· The BBC will be filming the Sugar Pine Foundation’s sugar pine cone collections for the “Wild West” series. Filming will occur Sept. 10-14 at Sugar Pine Point State Park and Secret Harbor. · Senate Bill 168, which would protect forests, property and the lives of citizens, firefighters and emergency personnel from drone interference, passed out of […]
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· The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, Lahontan Audubon Society and Tahoe Rim Trail Association are co-sponsoring an easy stroll to search for migrant birds heading south for the winter at Spooner Lake on Sept. 12. For more info, go online. · Thrifty ice cream is returning to South Lake Tahoe. It will open later […]
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The 1960s local map, above, shows how Sonora Avenue used to join Highway 50. That junction was covered over by the construction of the Fantasy Inn, now named Postmarc. The red X on the map is where the Lake Valley Fire Department station stood next to the Tahoe Shores Motel. — Bill Kingman
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· Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · El Dorado County is ranked in the top 2 percent of U.S. counties for the number of natural amenities, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. · Tahoe Donner’s Fall Festival is Oct. 10 from 11am-5pm at the Northwoods Clubhouse. There will […]
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September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. During the month, the South Lake Tahoe Library is encouraging people to showing their existing library card or sign up for a new one in order to be entered in a drawing. Elementary school students who use their cards or sign up for one during September will be entered into a drawing for […]
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· Here is the agenda for the Aug. 31 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting in South Lake Tahoe. · Sawmill Road in El Dorado County was supposed to open this week. However, utility conflicts have led to unforeseen delays, according to officials. No date has been set for when it will reopen. The bike […]
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The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is looking for volunteers. Current volunteer needs include: Drivers — are needed to deliver meals one day each week from 10:30am to 12:30pm to homebound adults in Placerville, Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, and the Georgetown Divide, and especially in South Lake Tahoe. Kitchen volunteers — are needed to help with […]
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The California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service are hosting two open houses to present a land exchange concept that they say would help both agencies better manage their holdings in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The proposal would transfer Forest Service urban lots to the California Tahoe Conservancy, while conveying some larger CTC parcels to the Forest Service. The […]
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As part of an effort to begin a countywide strategic planning initiative to formulate a long term sustainable broadband strategy, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is planning a workshop to examine the state of broadband service in the county and its impacts on businesses and residents. The workshop is Sept. 1 at 5pm at […]
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· Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District’s board is meeting Aug. 27 at 6pm at the park. Dogs and motorized boats are on the agenda. · Barton Health and Lake Tahoe Community College have collaborated to provide Fit Program for the community to get fit and stay fit. For more info, go online. · Kenneth Spielvogel […]
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