By Jaclyn O’Malley, Reno Gazeztte-Journal Washoe County sheriff’s deputies said they cited a Reno Gazette-Journal photographer because he entered an active fire scene in Sun Valley without authorization and repeatedly resisted deputies’ commands as they tried to confirm his media affiliation, according to statements made by officers in incident reports that were released Tuesday to […]
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“The Lake burst upon us – a noble sheet of blue water lifted six thousand three hundred feet above the level of the sea, and walled in by a rim of snow-clad mountain peaks that towered aloft full three thousand feet higher still! It was a vast oval, and one would have to use up […]
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• Pottery Barn was doing a shoot this month at a Truckee residence for the holiday catalog. Look for bottles of Truckee River Winery’s Volo and White Barn Pinot Gris to be in the photos. • The Truckee Police Department has returned some officers to bicycles in Regional Park and the Legacy Trail area, downtown, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Little was accomplished Tuesday when the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors schlepped to Tahoe for the once-a-year meeting in the basin. An update five years after the Angora Fire was given to the board as well as a presentation on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan update. A discussion about […]
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To the community, On June 20, at the dedication for the new El Dorado Beach project, Mayor Claire Fortier said in praise of the project manager he, Jim Marino, “had to deal with two contentious city councils.” Why the mayor would drag previous councils into what was supposed to be a celebration is a mystery […]
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By Anne Knowles Nevada’s future in the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is still up in the air despite the recent defeat of the man who sponsored the bill that was approved last year that threatens to remove the state from the Compact. Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, the main proponent of Senate Bill 271 […]
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By Kathryn Reed The abrupt resignation Tuesday of Judy Cefalu from the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board upstaged everything else on the agenda. Not even board President Wendy David was given a heads-up about the letter written by Cefalu. That letter was addressed to Superintendent Jim Tarwater. Reached at home by Lake Tahoe News […]
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Tahoe Adventure Company is offering several astronomy kayak and full moon kayak tours, as well as sunset kayak tours every Friday. The next full moon kayak is July 3 from 7-10pm and the astronomy paddle is July 6 from 6-10pm. For more information, call (530) 913.9212.
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South Lake Tahoe BMX partners with USA BMX and the U.S. Olympic team to host a free race at the track on June 28. The race is open to all ages and abilities and all participants will receive an Olympic Day certificate. All riders must wear long pants, long sleeve shirt and a helmet. Bicycles […]
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