Local fire agencies are hosting a Wildfire Safety Expo on June 21 from noon to 3pm at the TJ Maxx parking lot in South Lake Tahoe. The event will include information on creating a home evacuation plan, preparing for fire, creating defensible space around your property and more. The Wildfire Safety Expo will provide fun […]
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The Oru kayak uses an origami-inspired design to transform from a compact box into a high-performance 12-foot boat. The creative team behind the San Francisco-based startup will be putting on an on-the-water demo at Kings Beach on June 14 from 11am to 2pm. The event is open to the public and attendees will be able […]
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Tahoe Derby Dames is having a pancake breakfast fundraiser on June 29 from 8am-noon. It is a pancake breakfast is at the American Legion in South Lake Tahoe. The funds raised will support the South Shore roller derby team’s 2014 season. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for kids. For more info, go online.
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By Robert D. Dávila, Sacramento Bee Mark A. Smith, a world-class adventurer and 4×4 motorsports pioneer who organized the first gathering of Jeep owners for an off-road trek along the torturous Rubicon Trail over the Sierra Nevada, died June 9 at 87. The cause was a stroke, said Pearse Umlauf, vice president of Jeep Jamboree […]
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By Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee The feel-good nature of farm-to-fork is hard to deny. But imagine a time when tomatoes aren’t grown every year, or a spring that passes with no strawberries at the downtown farmers market – all so secondary crops flourish and the area can retain the richest possible soils. This sounds like […]
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• South Lake Tahoe author Todd Borg will discuss his 12th book of the Owen McKenna mystery series on July 30 at 6:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. The book will be for sale and he will sign copies. • The natives and adapted natives workshop will cover the importance […]
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By Jeremy Miller “Edge of Tomorrow” is the first blowout blockbuster of the summer. It stars Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson. Earth has been invaded by a relentless alien race referred to as “mimics” and they’re a seemingly undefeatable force. Man unites and wins one battle against them via superstar soldier […]
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By Liberty Zikos MEYERS – It all started with the word “Handglovery” painted in black on a plain white wall. It’s a word that designers used in the past when creating new font or typeface, and ever since Kim Wyatt, owner and publisher of Bona Fide Books, put it up in her office last fall, […]
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To the community, Thank you to One Medical Group for donating 15 bikes to the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe. We were lucky enough to receive eight girls bikes and seven boys bikes with matching helmets. They are single-speed Huffy bikes. We plan to utilize these during our summer program to teach the […]
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• Merry Gold, left, is one of many bands that will be playing at Heavenly Village for free this summer. • Barton Ranch is on the June 12 South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission agenda. Staff is recommending indefinite postponement of the item so all sides can come to a resolution about the historic buildings near […]
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