· The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department has installed automated external defibrillators in all city staffed buildings. · The Tahoe Kids Triathlon hosted by Athlete’s United and Epic Tahoe Adventures will be at the South Lake Tahoe rec center on Aug. 16 at 1pm. · Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from […]
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Truckee Fire Protection District staffed stations are now safe surrender sites for newborns. First created in January 2001, the Safely Surrendered Baby Law was signed permanently into state law in January 2006. The law’s intent is to save lives of newborn infants at risk of abandonment by encouraging parents or persons with lawful custody to […]
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Even in the early 1900s old and new intersected. The above photo shows a horse-drawn carriage and a horseless carriage meeting on the Old Meyers Grade while crossing Echo Summit. This was years before the current Highway 50 Echo Summit route was built in the 1930s. Now paved, the Old Meyers Grade still exists. It is […]
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· Signs recently posted at South Lake Tahoe post offices announcing changes to retail service hours were posted in error, and have since been removed. There are no plans to adjust retail service hours in the Lake Tahoe region at this time. · Truckee Department of Public Works road crews will be performing cross country […]
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The Placer County Sheriff Office’s search and rescue teams have started their annual telemarketing fundraising drive throughout the county. Money is being raised to purchase mobile communications equipment for the Lake Tahoe area. Telephone solicitors will be calling Placer County residents to ask for donations. Anyone wishing to make a donation will be sent a pre-addressed […]
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More than nine miles of Highway 49 in El Dorado County are being repaved to extend the service life of the roadway another 10 years or more. Caltrans is resurfacing Highway 49 from the Amador County line to just south of Pleasant Valley Road in the town of El Dorado. Work, which will also include […]
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· The Tahoe Rim Trail Association offers a variety of guided hikes. For more info, go online. · El Dorado County Senior Day Care Services is hosting a free training for family caregivers of people with dementia on Aug. 24 from 2:30-4:30pm at the senior center, 990 Lassen Lane in El Dorado Hills. Seating for the […]
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· There will be a two-day Insect Adventure Camp at Northstar on Aug. 11-12, with Tahoe Institute for Natural Sciences providing the instruction. The camp is for ages 4-12. For more info, go online. · San Diego-based elctro hiphop soul collective Vokab Kompany will headline the Fun First party at the Crystal Bay Club in Crystal Bay on Aug. 28 […]
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· There is going to be a clean up day in Washoe Meadows State Park on Aug. 8 from 9am-noon. Meet at the Lake Tahoe Boulevard entrance near Tahoe Mountain Road. To RSVP and for more info, email Sarah Markowitz at sarah.r.markowitz@gmail.com. · Squaw Valley’s Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest is Aug. 8-9 from 2-8pm each day. […]
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Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, on Aug. 5 will join officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide information on the department’s benefits and its service delivery procedures. All veterans are welcome and encouraged to bring questions and observations on how the department is serving those who served our nation. The meeting will be at […]
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