Now through June 13 the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and other state agencies are beefing up patrols and issuing citations to pedestrians and motorists who are breaking traffic safety laws. Nevada state law requires pedestrians to use sidewalks, crosswalks and pedestrian bridges and obey all traffic control signs and signals. If there is no sidewalk, pedestrians […]
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· Barton Memorial Hospital was one of 798 hospitals to receive an A ranking from the Leapfrog Group, making one of the safest hospitals in the United States. · Doug Pierini is now general manager of Kirkwood Mountain Resort. He comes from Breckenridge. · Lionel Richie has been added to the Harveys Outdoor […]
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Don’t worry when an army of fire vehicles descends upon Truckee on Tuesday. Truckee Fire, U.S. Forest Service, Calfire and the town of Truckee are hosting a multi agency wildland drill June 7 from 8am-3pm. Fire agencies will be training on a multi-faceted scenario that includes wildland fires, wildland urban interface areas, police tactics on road closures, […]
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· HGTV Ultimate House Hunt contest features homes from around the world, including one from Glenbrook. Vote online. Each vote enters people into a contest to win $10,000. · Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · The Blue Angels will headline National Championship Air Races in Reno, Sept. 14-18. […]
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· Animal Coalition of Tahoe is having a fundraiser June 9 from 5-9pm at Chevy’s in South Lake Tahoe. Bring this coupon so Chevy’s will donate 20 percent of the bill to ACT. · Truckee Thursdays runs June 9-Aug.18, 5:30-8:30pm. The street fair includes food, music, beer garden and kids activities. · The 11th annual Truckee Brew Fest […]
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TEDxUniversityofNevada is looking for speakers for the fifth annual event on Jan. 21, 2017. Local speakers interested in participating in the event have until June 24 to submit proposals to share their “big idea worth spreading.” TEDxUniversityofNevada is moving the event to the Grand Theater at the Grand Sierra Resort because it seats 2,700 people. The 1,200-seat […]
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· America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride is June 5. Cyclists will be riding around the entire lake. · The Truckee Donner Public Utility District recently won the Resource Efficiency & Community Service Award for its support of the Truckee High School Trashion Shows from the California Municipal Utilities Association. · Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy’s […]
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The annual wagon trail will roll through the South Shore on this weekend. Now its 67th year, the re-creation of the wagons what went west to Placerville during the Gold Rush will stop at MontBleu in Stateline on Saturday. On Sunday the procession will continue to Placerville, leaving the South Shore in the late morning.
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· The Native Species Festival is June 12 from 10am-4pm at Taylor Creek Visitor Center on the South Shore. · The El Dorado County Fair will have a free shuttle running Placerville. Click the flyer for more info. · Staff from the California Board of Equalization’s Statewide Compliance & Outreach Program will soon visit non-residential retail […]
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Douglas County Public Library will be showing five movies geared toward adults (rated PG to PG-13) on selected Wednesdays throughout the summer. All showings begin at 3pm, with free popcorn and beverages provided. Scheduled showings include: · June 15: “Hail, Caesar!” – starring George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson (PG-13) · June 29: “The Monuments Men” […]
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