· Erin Jones is the newest doctor at Barton Family Medicine in South Lake Tahoe. · Barton Health Community Advisory Committee is having a mental health forum on Oct. 1 from 8:30am-1pm at South Tahoe High School in the Fallen Leaf-Cascade rooms. Email lwagoner@bartonhealth.org if interested in attending. · A group opposing development on a […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s 50th anniversary parade on Sept. 19 will slow traffic. The route is from the Y to Bijou Community Park. The two westbound lanes of Highway 50 from Stateline to the Y will be open. The two eastbound lanes of Highway 50 from the Y will be closed from 9:30-10:30am, with a rolling lane opening […]
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Expect traffic delays on the North Shore and in Truckee on Sept. 20 during Ironman Lake Tahoe. It starts at the Kings Beach State Recreation Area; with bike ride going to Tahoe City through the Truckee River corridor, following the Truckee River past Squaw Valley and into Truckee. Here the course turns south back toward the lake, […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the annual Blue Ribbon Awards. The categories are: Geotourism – Providing an authentic Tahoe experience. Tourism – Innovative program, promotion or product for visitors. Experience – Business providing compelling and captivating experiences. Entrepreneur – An innovative individual who assumed the risk of starting a […]
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The North Tahoe Public Utility District is asking registered voters within the district to complete the election format change survey by Sept. 15. Results will be announced at the Oct. 13 board meeting. The board is looking to go from members being elected to a specific seat to an at large model. Since formation in 1948, the NTPUD has […]
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Douglas County is looking for residents to participate in a Flood Control and Roads Task Force. The countywide task force will consist of residents and staff with complementary skills such as storm water, flooding, drainage management, engineering and other related technical skills. The task force will be responsible for establishing a recommended process to develop a Countywide […]
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Cherie Boulton, a Lake Tahoe News reader, is sharing her aunt’s family album snapshots which were taken in the 1920s during trips to Lake Tahoe. The slight yellowing is indicative of these 90-year-old prints. According to E. B. Scott’s “The Saga of Lake Tahoe”, all three steam ships shown below met their fates within a […]
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· The Tour de Tahoe bike ride starts at 6:45am Sunday at Hard Rock Lake Tahoe. Expect cyclists to be on the highways around the lake until about 5pm. They ride clockwise around the 72 miles of the lake. · The Tahoe Rim Trail Association has named the last mile of the Rim to Reno […]
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The 4th annual Fall Festival and Chili Cook Off is Sept. 12 from 10am-4pm at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex on Rufus Allen Boulevard. Admission is free. There will be free games and prizes for the kids, and a free door prize ticket for all attendees. Several local nonprofit organizations and public safety entities, South […]
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· Truckee police are beefing up patrols in the Worchester Circle and Rolands area because of several thefts from unlocked cars and garages. · Justin Kaplan of Cold Water Brewery and Grill won the Sierra Chef Challenge at Sample the Sierra in South Lake Tahoe. · The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic […]
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