The Jan. 14 Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce mixer is all about raising money for Bread & Broth and Christmas Cheer The 5:30-8:30pm event is at the Riva Grill in South Lake Tahoe. Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to receive additional raffle tickets. The cost is $20 for members, $30 for non-members; […]
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The latest phone scam in Nevada has people posing as officials form the state Attorney General’s Office or U.S. Department of the Treasury. Callers are trying to collect personal information and money. These agencies don’t actually call people directly asking for money. The Attorney General’s Office number is 775.684.1100 if anyone has questions.
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The Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club is having a fundraiser at the Nevada Museum of Art on then final night of the Tahoe: A Visual History. There will be an optional guided tour. The evening also includes a chef’s table dinner prepared as well as entertainment by the Ghost of Mark Twain to honor the […]
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Producers of the annual Renaissance Fair at Camp Richardson on Monday announced via Facebook that the 2016 event is a no-go. This is because the U.S. Forest Service is overhauling the campground. Work will not be done in time for the late May, early June fair. The Badger’s Den area at Camp Rich was a […]
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California State Sen. Pro Tem Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles, will be the keynote speaker at Operation Sierra Storm Meteorologist Conference on Jan. 8. He will discuss the outcome of the Paris climate conference and highlight results including the long term economic, environmental and cultural impacts and California’s role as a leader in addressing climate change. The […]
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NAMI Family Support Group is a free, confidential and safe support group of families helping other families who live with mental health challenges by utilizing their collective lived experience and group wisdom. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month form 6-7:30pm. Participants will learn best practices for caring for a loved one who is living with […]
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· Tahoe National Forest’s Truckee Ranger District has been named District of the Year by the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region. · Caltrans District 3 employees provided more than $16,200 in cash donations and 747 pounds of food for local charities throughout the Sacramento Valley and Sierra regions as well as the Yuba-Sutter Chapter of […]
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Defining the markers in the photo: A = Steve Myers’s original Tahoe Drive-In Theatre which moved to Bijou in the mid-1950s. Its curvy driveway leading from Cecil’s (C) ultimately became an extension of Park Avenue entering the Crescent V Center. Today that leg is renamed Heavenly Village Way. B = Jack VanSickle’s Crescent V Ranch […]
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The Douglas County Public Library continues its First Saturday of the Month Family Movies on Jan. 2. “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” will be shown from 2-3:15pm in the library meeting room. The movie and popcorn are free. First Saturday Afternoon Movies is sponsored by the Friends of the Douglas County Public Library. […]
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Learn more about environmental cancer causing agents from Roderick Turner, doctor with Barton Pathology, as he gives a talk Jan. 13. Cancer is caused by changes in a cell’s DNA. Some of these changes may be genetic or inherited from parents, while others may be caused by outside exposures, which are often referred to as […]
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