To the community, The Zawadisha Fund would like to thank the following local businesses for their generous donations and participation in She Is Beautiful Lake Tahoe fundraiser: BioSpirit Day Spa, Bliss Skin Care Studio, Elevate Wellness, Gaia-Licious, LauraNidra Yoga, and Mountain Yoga. Together they raised $1058, which will fund self-defense and HIV/AIDS prevention workshops for […]
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The Tahoe Derby Dames will be hosting the first home bout of the season June 16 at the outdoor flat track at Bijou Community Park. The home opener will feature a double-header with the Tahoe Derby Dames splitting into two squads. The opening bout pits the Tahoe Derby Dames against the Riverside Roller Belles, followed […]
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During the month of June, the Truckee Police Department, in cooperation with other local law enforcement agencies, will be assigning officers to special DUI saturation patrols designed to find and arrest impaired drivers. This program is geared toward drivers of all ages, but is especially focused on under-age drinking and driving. June is the end […]
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Harriette (Hap) McCallum passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2012. Harriette Florence Porter McCallum, born in San Francisco to Bennie and Dorothy Porter on March 30, 1930, was nicknamed “Happy” by her father at birth. “Hap” began a true love for animals and raised and showed Boston Bull Terriers as a young lady in Ojai. […]
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Bears are coming to the Gatekeeper’s Museum in Tahoe City this summer. The museum’s new exhibit — Ursus Among Us: The American Black Bear in the Tahoe Basin — is slated to open July 1. The exhibit will consider two main topics regarding Tahoe’s ursine residents: Bears Up Close and Personal: Bear Facts and Observations […]
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Bongo is a very sweet Australian shepherd mix who is only about 9 months old, but he is already house trained and has great manners. He loves to play with other dogs, and is very friendly with people. Bongo is ready to go to training classes to learn about walking on a leash instead of […]
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Grass Roots, the natural food store in South Lake Tahoe, is hoping to open the doors to the larger facility in a week. The tentative date is June 18 — about three months later than originally planned. Jon McElroy, who owns the store with his wife Sandra, said it was a much bigger project than […]
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By Beth Hoffman, NPR It’s hard to go a day without hearing people brag about how they eat local. In-the-know consumers wax poetic about their local farmers’ markets, and some even make pilgrimages to meet their rancher, visit cows grazing and see pigs playing happily in the mud. But the dirty little secret is, while […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting is hoping his county can wield the word “coordination” like David wielded his slingshot. Nutting has been frustrated with decisions from the big guys – the state and federal government. The state has curbed dredge mining in the creeks of his county – the […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun During his Carson City heyday, Harvey Whittemore was the King of the Overreach. Mostly on behalf of the gaming industry, superlobbyist Whittemore tried to get jury verdicts against casinos retroactively annulled, pushed for a special art tax break for Steve Wynn and even persuaded a Senate committee chairman to […]
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