U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Elks Point Road area of Round Hill on Dec. 5. Crews expect to burn 1 acre, conditions permitting. In addition, operations will begin above Highway 28 near Skunk Harbor. Crews expect to burn 4 acres, conditions permitting. Operations will continue as weather […]
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El Dorado County has funds available as low-interest rate loans for home repairs to income-qualified homeowners in the unincorporated areas of the county. Funding is provided through the State Community Development Block Grant Program and the county’s Housing Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Funds. These Housing Rehabilitation loans must be used to correct health and safety issues […]
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Comments are being taken until Jan. 8 on the draft initial study-proposed mitigated negative declaration for the Truckee River Legacy Trail Phase 3B Project. The project would construct a paved Class I trail south of the Truckee River, connecting Phase 3A trail (located west of the TTSA Wastewater Treatment Plant) to Glenshire Drive. The project […]
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By George Shirk, Mammoth Times After a one-year planned hiatus, June Mountain Ski Area will re-open for the 2013-14 winter season, CEO Rusty Gregory said. “We’re going to open it up,” he said. “We submitted our operating plan to the Forest Service and now we’re waiting for approval, and part of that operating plan is […]
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By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times Two nurses examined an earthquake victim writhing in pain inside a yellow triage tent recently on the lawn of Redlands Community Hospital. They suspected the woman had head trauma, a broken leg and internal bleeding as part of a disaster drill that morning for a magnitude 7.9 earthquake. The […]
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There is one less Best Western in South Lake Tahoe. What was the Timber Cove Lodge is no longer affiliated with Best Western, and it has a new name. As of Dec. 1, it is the Beach Retreat & Lodge at Tahoe. The changes are part of the new ownership. Urbana Holdings based in Georgia […]
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Lots of fresh snow to ski on. And the sun is out. Here is the Dec. 3 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Kitty came to the shelter when his owner died. Her family would have taken him in, but Kitty is very scared of their dogs. He is a beautiful, very sweet and affectionate cat who would like a quiet indoor-only home. He has his own litter box, scratcher and carrier to go home with. Kitty is […]
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By Huffington Post Finding time to exercise every day could be powerful tool in warding off brain shrinkage, called atrophy, that comes with aging, according to a new study. Researchers from the Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia in Japan found that adults who moved more during the day were less likely to […]
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To the community, Tahoe Community Church would like to say thank you for the community support as we feed the hungry in our community. This Thanksgiving we fed 148 households a turkey and bag of all the fixings. We are also feeding record numbers each Friday afternoon at the Food Pantry. We have fed over […]
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