• Douglas County Manager Jim Nichols has been invited to attend the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs in Shenzhen, China, where he will have the chance to meet with numerous Chinese officials, business leaders and dignitaries. He is paying for the trip. • Douglas County dispatch recently achieved its accreditation for emergency medical dispatch […]
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The Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce in partnership with South Lake Tahoe is offering a workshop called How to Protect Your Brand and Your Bottom Line from Negative Buzz on May 13 from 9am to noon. The goal of the workshop is to teach attendees how to protect the reputation of their businesses […]
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• This is a photo of the two Twains together at Ski Run Marina. The sculpture is by Jon Hair at the entrance of Riva Grill. • Lake Tahoe’s Paint and Sip Studio is hosting a fundraiser for the League to Save Lake Tahoe on May 4 from 6-8pm. The painting will be of Bonsai […]
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The Great Ski Race, which has been the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team’s bread and butter fundraiser, has been canceled three out of the last four years due to poor snow conditions. While TNSAR’s annual operating costs are relatively modest, the team needs to find other sources of revenue in order to support its […]
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Special Olympics Nevada, local law enforcement agencies, and Applebee’s Restaurants are teaming up to raise money for the nonprofit through tip-a-cop. Officers will trade their handcuffs and badges for aprons and menus this month at Applebee’s in the region. Applebee’s Restaurants for 11 years has helped raise more than $55,000 for Special Olympics Northern Nevada. Special Olympics […]
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• Lake Tahoe Historical Society will be putting on a Fireside Chat featuring Bill Kingman, who does the weekly Then and Now column for Lake Tahoe News, presenting a slideshow of Tahoe history at Camp Richardson Lodge on April 14 at 7pm. • Tahoe Transportation District’s top planner, Alfred Knotts, has left to be the […]
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McAvoy Layne will embody the host of Mark Twain for “Mark Twain’s Tales of Tahoe” on April 24. The Incline Village & Crystal Bay Historical Society is putting on the event at Twain Room at the History Exhibit (across fromStarbucks) 969 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village Doors open at 6:30pm, event is at 7pm. Cost is $20 at […]
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The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe has partnered with locally owned D.A.F.F.Y skate company to introduce skateboarding to its members. On April 8 D.A.F.F.Y ran a four-hour workshop teaching the boys and girls how to skateboard. D.A.F.F.Y’s mission is to empower young people to find fun and enjoyment through skateboarding. For every skateboard […]
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• Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. • Base Camp Festival, a day of electronic music, is set for July 25 at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. For more info, go online. • The FNCTN Winter Music Series’ final concert features NURELIX inside the Lake Tahoe Golf Course […]
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• People are invited to plant sugar pines with NV Energy and South Lake Tahoe Girl Scouts on April 19 from 10am-noon in Glenbrook. Meet at the old Kingsbury Middle School. • Check out this video about Nevada bears. • Truckee tax measure for trails and road maintenance workshop is April 13 from 1-2pm at […]
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