Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hosting meetings this week at both ends of the lake to gather input from residents about unmet transit needs. The first gathering is Sept. 30 at 1pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The Tahoe City meeting is Oct. 1 at 1pm the transit center on West Lake Boulevard. For […]
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How can we improve transit options to trailheads and other dispersed recreation areas? That is the topic of the next Tahoe Talks Brown Bag Lunch series. The free talk is Oct. 21 from noon-1:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College in the Aspen Room. This panel will discuss barriers to improving transit to trailheads and other dispersed […]
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The FBI is looking for high school juniors within the 34 California counties served by the FBI’s Sacramento field office to participate in the Sacramento FBI Teen Academy. The academy is Nov. 20 in Sacramento. Prior classes engaged in classroom discussions offering insight into a number of topics and specialties such as the importance of making good choices when […]
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· Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care on Sept. 25 received a 5 months old bobcat that had just been hit by a car near Truckee. Someone picked up the cat, took it into the nearest vet clinic, where an LTWC volunteer happened to be working. They took X-rays and sent him to Kevin Willitts, LTWC’s vet. · All […]
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Various microbreweries have produced beers with Tahoe-like names, but the original 1860s patented brand “Tahoe Beer — Famous As The Lake” has been dormant for decades. This National Park Service website offers an enlightening one-page pictorial history of Tahoe Beer and its origination in Carson City, two years before Nevada became a state. Today, the […]
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Placer County is having a meeting Oct. 19 to gather feedback for the Speedboat Beach Master Plan. It will be from 6-7:30pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The Placer County Board of Supervisors and the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association provided $50,000 in March to develop a master plan for Lake Tahoe’s […]
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· Beginning Oct. 5 Douglas County Commission meetings will be able to be seen live via computers or mobile devices. · Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a blood drive Oct. 16 from noon-5pm at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, be 17 years old (16 year olds […]
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· Edgewood Tahoe Resort officially breaks ground Oct. 1 at 11am in Stateline. · High Fives Foundation raised $10,225 at the 7th annual Bocce Tournament at Truckee River Winery. The money goes toward supporting the dreams of mountain action sports athletes with injury prevention awareness, while also providing resources and inspiration to those […]
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If the predicted big storms come this winter, they could have big impacts on Lake Tahoe’s clarity. The League to Save Lake Tahoe is gathering an expert panel to discuss how runoff from big storms can convey pollution to Lake Tahoe. Attendees will hear what Tahoe’s communities are doing to address stormwater pollution and find […]
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· The final section of the Sawmill bike trail in El Dorado County officially opens Oct. 14 at 3pm. · There will be a free wildflower slideshow at Lake Tahoe Community College on Oct. 6 at 7pm in the Aspen Room (inside the library building). Photos are by LTCC English faculty member and wildflower enthusiast […]
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