Our Melting Poles: Where Life on Earth is Changing is a presentation by Professor Warwick F. Vincent from the Center for Northern Studies, Laval University, Quebec City. The event is Sept. 15 at 6pm at Sierra Nevada College, Room 106, Incline Village. There is a no-host bar at 5:30pm. Cost is $5. Vincent is known […]
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Ray Lacey, deputy director of California Tahoe Conservancy, and Hilary Hodges, director of Development Services for South Lake Tahoe, will be at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library on Sept. 28 at 6:30pm to discuss Lakeview Commons, the community and civic development currently under construction at El Dorado Beach. They will talk about the origins […]
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Friends of the Library is having a royal Princess Party on Oct. 22 at 2 pm. Wear royal attire, including crowns, tiaras and diamonds. Games, crafts and refreshments will be available. Call (530) 573.3185 for additional information. South Lake Tahoe Branch Library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
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Friends of the Library is sponsoring an autumn wreath-making workshop with Anna McLeod on Oct. 1 at noon. Bring the following supplies: Wreath frame: sturdy wire, grapevine or straw. 2 spools florists’ green paddle wire Wire cutters and scissors or garden clippers 2-3 grocery sacks of 6-8 inch pieces of plant materiel: sagebrush, laurel, dried […]
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On Sept. 11 from 11am-4pm, the Horizon Casino-Resort in conjunction with JRW Group Entertainment will host a community event with 100 percent of the proceeds to be donated to the Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad. Admission is free. Members of the bomb squad will put on a demonstration, along with K-9 units. The event on the […]
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As part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is hosting a “Thinking of Selling Your Business” workshop Sept. 14, noon to 1:30pm, at the Tahoe City Public Utility District Boardroom, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City. Deadline to register is Sept. 9. […]
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Alpine Meadows Ski Resort base lodge will host the California premiere of the Teton Gravity Research 2011 ski film “One for the Road” on Sept.23. Doors open at 7pm, where guests can enjoy pre-show beverages at the Last Chair Bar leading up to the 8pm show. “One for the Road” presents in HD quality the […]
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The 16th annual Truckee River Day is Oct.16. Volunteers will have their choice of half or full day restoration projects with different levels of difficulty. There will be 13 projects including revegetation for further restoration at Perazzo Meadows, plantings to restore the former Town Corporation Yard, and surveying for fish habitat in the Little Truckee […]
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Gardening and sustainability presentations, live music, crafts for kids and adults, games, a local artisan market, dancing, storytellers, pony rides, local food vendors and a pumpkin patch are all part of the 5th annual Autumn Fest. Tahoe RCD is putting on the free event at the Lake Tahoe Community College Demonstration Garden in South Lake […]
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Overcome the challenges of planting and growing bulb flowers in Lake Tahoe. Local gardener Kathy Campion will discuss the many types of hardy, spring blooming bulbs available, planting times and techniques, companion plants, and the never-ending battle with bulb eating animals. The talk is Sept. 27 at 2:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe branch library, […]
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