By Michelle Lee, Hollywood.com Mobsters play a lot of games. You know, catch the machine gun fire, duck-duck-rat, follow the consigliere. But now, there’s a real board game made just for them. Or, at least fans of mobster movies. To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Godfather, Hasbro is launching Monopoly: The Godfather Collector’s […]
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Lakeview Avenue in South Lake Tahoe will be partially closed June 20 for the dedication of Lakeview Commons. A one-block section of Lakeview Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 11am. This closure of Lakeview Avenue will include the distance between Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Riverside Avenue. The reopening is anticipated to be […]
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El Dorado County Office of Education’s Head Start, state preschool, and early Head Start programs are accepting applications for the 2012-13 school year. For more info, call (530) 543.8200. While improvements are made to Bijou Community School, the Head Start/State Preschool classroom will be relocated to the Al Tahoe campus (Room C5) for the 2012-13 […]
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The Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove is sponsoring a special summer reading program on June 29 at 1:30pm. Children ages 5 to 12 will take part in an imaginary camp out by singing campfire songs with recording artist Nancy Raven around an imaginary campfire. Miss Carol will tell ghost stories or children may […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Development planning in El Dorado County is dysfunctional, according to an academic paper published this month by two scholars from UC Davis. Past practices and politics mean that the county may not, on its own, be able to create plans for growth that will be sustainable in the long run, […]
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An Air Force C-130 that landed at Lake Tahoe Airport on Saturday is expected to depart the afternoon of June 19. The crew is on the South Shore practicing high altitude para rescue jumping. “Para rescue jumpers are medics that jump out of an airplane to attend to wounded that can’t be reached via vehicle,” […]
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Members of the Boys & Girls Club Marching Beat Brigade will be on hand June 20 to help kick off the 2012 Paddlefest and other ceremonies commemorating the opening of Lakeview Commons. The drummers will perform at 5pm with Liz Broscoe, South Lake Tahoe professional drummer. Immediately following the performance, Broscoe will lead a drumming […]
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Douglas County Search and Rescue will soon have a training academy, and the team is looking for energetic men and women to join the organization. DCSAR is a volunteer unit within the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. DCSAR responds to assistance calls for lost or injured persons in the mountains, desert, backcountry, and waterways of Douglas […]
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Ironman is returning to Lake Tahoe next year. It used to be a mainstay on the South Shore. This time is will be the North Shore hosting the event on Sept. 22, 2013. California has not had the triathlon since 2001. “We estimate the total economic impact to the region to be approximately $8 million […]
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The Squaw Valley Institute presents Western States Ultra Runners and the movie premiere of “Unbreakable” on June 21, 6:30pm, at Olympic Village Lodge in Olympic Valley. Tickets are $15/person. The Western States Endurance Run is a 100-mile run starting at Squaw Valley and finishing in Auburn. The event is June 23-24.
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