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Forest Service meeting to explain Fallen Leaf Lake trail plans

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will host a meeting Sept. 19 to explain answer questions about its plan for trails in the Fallen Leaf Lake area. The Fallen Leaf Lake Access and Travel Management Plan seeks to improve the recreation experience for residents and visitors, while protecting its natural, cultural and […]

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SLTPD K9 Duke retires, handler moves to EDSO

South Lake Tahoe police Officer Tony Broadfoot is trading in a blue uniform for a brown one as he becomes a deputy with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department. Broadfoot has been one of the longtime K9 officers in South Lake Tahoe. His partner Duke will be retiring.  

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Ed foundation admits taking money from known felon

By Kathryn Reed “After several days of no comments, I feel that it is time to make a more detailed statement about the rumors that have been published as fact,” Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation President Nancy Rollston wrote in a Sept. 9 email to her board and others. The press release that was sent to […]

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Tahoe Fat Tire Festival lineup solidified

Mountain bikers from all over are expected to be at Squaw Valley Sept. 20-23 for the return of the Tahoe Fat Tire Festival. The festival is being brought back by the Truckee Trails Foundation and Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association in an effort to promote the Tahoe area and to create a fundraising event to […]

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McDonald’s to open vegetarian restaurants in India

By April Fulton, NPR McDonald’s, home of the iconic Big Mac, is going vegetarian. Well, at least in India, where 20 to 42 percent or more of the population (depending on how you count) eschews meat, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. According to AFP, McDonald’s will open its first vegetarian-only location next year […]

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Gaming win up in Nevada; stagnant on South Shore

Stateline casinos did not continue their winning ways in July. With June seeing a 17 percent spike, July was flat at $30 million in revenue. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Sept. 10 released the latest numbers, which showed revenues increased in July by 17 percent compared to July 2011. Nevada casinos brought in just […]

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Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• The League to Save Lake Tahoe is part of this year’s Chase Community Giving program. This fall, Chase is granting millions of dollars to organizations all over the country, and the League is among the groups on the list. But to win a grant, people need to go to the Chase Community Giving Facebook […]

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Tahoe Tails — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe

Russell is a pretty typical Jack Russell terrier – very cute, very friendly, and very energetic. He is house trained, crate trained and has good manners. He likes other well-mannered dogs nad has lived with cats and small children. Russell enjoys long walks and car rides. He came to the shelter because his owners’ new […]

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Opinion: Gary Johnson should be the next U.S. president

To the community, In the movie “Searching for Bobby Fisher” there is a moment where Joshua Waitzkin offers his opponent a draw. The opponent, looking at what he thinks is a tactically superior position spurns the offer, “why would I do that”. Joshua, having clearly seen his path to victory, replies, “You’ve already lost, you […]

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Grego: Expand recreation, reduce unemployment, make TRPA accountable

Publisher’s note: This is one of five Q&A profiles of a South Lake Tahoe City Council candidate running in the Nov. 6 election. Name: Bruce Grego Age: 59 How long have you lived in South Lake Tahoe?: 45 years Work/volunteer experience: Work History: I grew-up helping operate my parents’ motel for 30 years between 1967 […]

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