The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and South Tahoe Refuse and Recycling are teaming up to make giving to Christmas Cheer easier than ever. The LTVA’s Drive and Drop for Christmas Cheer takes place Dec. 7-12 from 9am-5pm. Drive through the visitor center parking lot at 3066 Highway 50, South Lake Tahoe, and drop donations of […]
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Minden was founded in 1906 on Dangberg Ranch property by Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr., who named it after a town in Germany near his father’s birthplace. The white columns barely visible at the far end of the street (between the trees) front the Douglas County offices. Built 105 years ago in 1910, “The Heidlberg” (as […]
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· The trial for Gilbert Wetenkamp, who is accused of killing a bear on the South Shore in July, is scheduled to start Jan. 8 in El Dorado County Superior Court. · NCE, a civil and environmental engineering firm headquartered in Reno with regional offices located throughout California, received the PSMJ 2015 circle of excellence […]
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· South Lake Tahoe Library’s Winter Extravaganza is Dec. 12 from 10am-noon, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. Creation stations will be set up with fun, easy to make, seasonal decorations suitable for all ages. Santa Claus is scheduled to drop by. · Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s fourth-graders will be using the city pool through Dec. […]
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Douglas County Public Library is putting on a Winter Break Lego Building Challenge at the Zephyr Cove and Minden libraries between Dec. 14 and Jan. 2. Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place winner in each age category. Children and adults may participate; one entry per person. Children younger than 4 must […]
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There will be a discussion Dec. 16 titled Uniting Tahoe’s Communities: Addressing Prosperity for Tahoe’s Residents. It is free from noon-1:30pm in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College Heidi Hill Drum with the Tahoe Prosperity Center, Jesse Walker of New Economics & Advisory, and B Gorman with Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce will be the […]
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Light up a Life is hosted by Barton Health’s Hospice staff to honor family members and friends who have died. Light up a Life is a non-denominational ceremony. It will be Dec. 17 at 6pm in the North Room at Edgewood Tahoe. Hospice staff will share readings and a remembrance message. Attendees will have the opportunity […]
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· The Tahoe Rim Trail Association has added transit info to its website. · Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s draft Active Transportation Plan will be released for a 30-day public comment period on Jan. 15. · Jan Garcia has been hired as human resources director at Lake Tahoe Hard Rock. · Sierra Nevada College’s annual winter concert […]
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Kathryn Reed, Lake Tahoe News publisher, will be on Austin Sass’ “The High Sierra Report” to discuss the top five local stories of 2015. The program will air on Lake Tahoe TV (available to Charter Cable customers) on Wednesdays throughout December at 1:30pm, 4:30pm and 7:30pm.
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The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Area Agency on Aging, in partnership with the Commission on Aging, is conducting a needs assessment survey of older adults in the community. This survey, Aging – Empowering New Horizons, will help identify needs and challenges faced by current and future seniors. The survey results will […]
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