· MontBleu casino now has a William Hill sportsbook. · The Genoa Cowboy Festival is April 28-May 1. For more info, go online. · Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ networking mixers are Feb. 10 from 5:30-8:30pm at The Loft in the Heavenly Village and Feb. 16 from 5:30-8pm at Moe’s BBQ in Tahoe City. They are free for members, $10 for […]
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Upon finding more historic photos of trains at Lake Tahoe, I contacted my friend Jeff Browne who is quite the railroad historian. “The Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company (aka Lake Tahoe narrow gauge RR) went from Glenbrook on the Tahoe East Shore and ended at Spooner Summit where a giant log flume sent […]
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The Super Bowl is America’s most watched national sporting event. That’s why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the California Office of Traffic Safety and law enforcement officials statewide are urging football fans to call the play now: drinking or driving. The Avoid the 6-El Dorado County DUI Task Force will be deploying roving DUI saturations patrols during and […]
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• Marjorie Springmeyer’s memorial service will be Feb. 27 at 11am at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Ave., Minden. • Here is the Sierra roadwork schedule from Caltrans for the upcoming week. • The Society of Professional Journalists awarded Jason Paladino, Sierra Nevada College grad and Truckee native, the NorCal 2016 James Madison Freedom of Information […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is hosting a civic engagement workshop on Feb. 17 from 6-7pm at the Lake Tahoe Community College board room. Topics include getting involved in the community and making your voice heard. This workshop will cover the basics of civic engagement, political landscape at Lake Tahoe, local elections, upcoming projects in the community, […]
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South Lake Tahoe is accepting applications for the spring Citizens Academy. The academy will be on consecutive Thursdays from 5:30-7:30pm beginning April 7 and running through May 19. The free, seven-session interactive course is designed to provide residents with an in-depth look into municipal government, as well as information about the services and programs of […]
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There is still time for Nevadans to register to vote in order to participate in the caucuses this month. Any registered Democrat or Republican is eligible to participate and vote. The deadline to register is Feb. 13 for Republicans and Feb. 20 for Democrats. Democrats caucus Feb. 20 beginning at 11am. The Republicans caucus Feb. 23 […]
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South Lake Tahoe firefighters recognized several people at the annual awards ceremony last month. Awards include: Firefighter of the year – Mike Mileski Paramedic of the year – Sophie Tetlow Dispatcher of the year – Linda Clark STAT volunteer of the year – Leonard Smith. Fire Chief Jeff Meston presented meritorious awards to Marty Creel, Kim George, Jody […]
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The Eldorado National Forest is developing preliminary applications to the Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division, which includes a strong emphasis on trail maintenance and repair, law enforcement across the four ranger districts, printing and distribution of the motor vehicle use maps, restoration of impacted areas, planning, and education. The agency will be hosting an open […]
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Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has been receiving numerous reports about a phone scam in which people pose as sheriff’s office personnel to fraudulently obtain money. Scammers are using names of sheriff’s office employees and are able to manipulate the phone technology so the caller ID shows an actual sheriff’s office phone number. The scammer tells the […]
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