· The Great Lake Tahoe Sternwheeler Race between the Tahoe Queen and M.S Dixie II is Sept. 5 at 11am on the South Shore. · Liberty Utilities is planning an outage on Aug. 19 from 11pm to Aug. 20 at 5am in South Lake Tahoe to replace a bad cable. It will affect Tahoe Beach Retreat, Days […]
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· Citywater, a contemporary classical music group, will play at the Boathouse Theatre on the South Shore on Aug. 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets may be purchased online. · Nevada County’s Citizens’ Academy is Sept. 14-Nov. 23. For more info, go online. · Squaw Valley Institute’s 4th annual Farm to Table Dinner is Aug. 27 at […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s permit center at Tata Lane is expanding hours to improve customer service. Beginning Aug. 17 the center will be open 8am-4pm, Monday through Friday, with no closures during the day. The city has seen a substantial increase in the number of requests for service and submission of permits due to an increase in construction […]
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· Truckee is asking people to take this survey about Donner Pass Road improvements. · The High Fives nonprofit foundation’s 7th annual Bocce Tournament at Truckee River Winery is Sept. 13 starting at 10am. To register, call 530.587.4453. Cost is $125 per two-person team. · Patagonia has opened a store in the Village at Squaw […]
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A “Then and Now” in 2013 looked at how the Tahoe Valley Y”intersection evolved. Just recently, I came upon a detailed aerial photo, perhaps 1949, which includes labels on early landmarks around the Y. None of which exists today. Nevada Lumber and the schoolhouse were gone before 1960. They were near today’s sites of Tahoe […]
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· Lake Valley fire’s Brush 7 crew, above, being filmed by the media at the Jerusalem Fire. They are part of the El Dorado County Strike Team. · Tahoe Area Sierra Club’s annual garden party and fundraiser at Aspen Hollow Nursery in South Lake Tahoe is Sept. 20 from 4-7pm. · […]
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The Geeks are in Charge: Big Data, Autonomous Vehicles and the Sharing Economy is the subject of a webinar and discussion on Aug. 19. The event is fro 11am-12:30pm in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe. This webinar will examine the emerging technologies — from autonomous cars and trucks, to […]
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· Trey Stone, Niall McGuinness and John Shipley are putting on a fund-raising concert for Tahoe Arts Project on Aug. 27 from 7-9pm at Lake Shore Lodge and Spa in South Lake Tahoe. Cost is $10. · Admission will be free Aug. 15-16 at the 20 museums in Placer County from Lake Tahoe to Roseville. […]
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· Volunteers are needed for the Aug. 28-30 Tahoe Rim Trail Backcountry Camps which will be near Armstrong Pass. For more info, go online. · Alan G. Walker has been hired as president of Sierra Nevada College. He starts the job Sept. 21. · Andrew Laughlin, who owns Tahoe City Kayak, has opened Zephyr Cove Adventures. · The […]
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