The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Lake Tahoe Sustainable Communities Program are hosting the region’s inaugural sustainability summit June 22-23 at the Hyatt in Incline Village. Called Connections 2015, organizers say the summit will be about building more resilient and sustainable communities by strengthening mountain-urban partnerships, bringing together people and organizations from California, Nevada, and […]
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· The annual Environmental Summit is Aug. 24 from 9am-noon at Round Hill Pines. Sen. Deal Heller, R-Nev., is the host. This year’s theme is Transportation, Innovation and Sustainability. · The next Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Mixer is June 25 at 5:30pm at Basecamp Hotel at 4143 Cedar Ave. […]
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The Placer County Sheriff’s Office and Youth in Action Team are hosting a community information evening June 17. The event is from 6-7:30pm at North Tahoe High School auditorium, 2945 Polaris Road, Tahoe City. Sheriff’s representatives will be covering the following information: An overview of drug and alcohol resistance programs in the community; what to look […]
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Several troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, as well as other employees for the Department of Public Safety, will be volunteering their time to raise money for Special Olympics Nevada and California on June 14 at the Hard Rock Café inside Harveys. The state employees will serve as volunteer waiters and waitresses as they assist the restaurant […]
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A free weekend shuttle service in Incline Village starts June 27. Incline Village General Improvement District is providing the service for local and tourist beginning June 27. The shuttle will run on weekends through Aug. 16. It will also be available July 3. The hours are from 10am-7pm, though it will be extended July 3 and […]
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The First in the West Presidential Roundup will be at Harveys Outdoor Concert Arena on Aug. 22. The Nevada Republican Alliance has invited Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Mike Pence, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum and Scott Walker. Tickets are available online.
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· Charles Barkley is delaying hip surgery so he can play in next month’s American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline. · Tahoe Production House is having an open casting call for a national ad it is producing. More info is online. · Tahoe Donner’s annual Summer Concert on the Green returns with ’60s […]
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· Ellie Waller, who was at the June 6 Foreigner concert at MontBleu, raved about the concert. She received two free tickets and was able to meet the band because she is a Lake Tahoe News subscriber. · Rachel Michelin, 43, of El Dorado Hills has been reappointed to the California State Board of Optometry, […]
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If you stood on Highway 50 in 1930 near today’s Lakeland Village on the South Shore, the photo above would have been your view toward Mount Tallac. Slowly the area began developing in the early 1950s with more poles and wires, more facilities and services. Harrah’s and Heavenly Valley both opened in 1955. The late […]
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The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet from 9am-noon June 22 at the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Forest Supervisor’s office inSouth Lake Tahoe. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe.Items on the agenda include an overview of committee history, review of committee charter, update on […]
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