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  • EDC promoting vacation rental program

    EDC promoting vacation rental program

    El Dorado County is putting on a meeting March 4 about the Good Neighbor Program for vacation home rentals. It starts at 11am in the conference room at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. The purpose of the meeting is to explain how the Good Neighbor Program works and […]

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  • Going bald to raise money for cancer research

    Going bald to raise money for cancer research

    South Shore residents filled the South Lake Tahoe ice rink Feb. 27, but it had nothing to do with skating of any kind. It was all for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s annual fundraiser. People show their support by volunteering to have their heads shaved and then seek donations to support childhood cancer research. People of all ages participated, […]

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  • Then and now: Architectural improvements

    Then and now: Architectural improvements

    The two-story grey building on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe collapsed in 2005 when it was hit by a truck. The red “Trader” building was razed soon after. At the same parcel today is more modern looking structure that has a bit of a mountain theme. It fits in with the natural environment better […]

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  • Interchange work to impact travel on Hwy. 50

    Interchange work to impact travel on Hwy. 50

    All westbound lanes on Highway 50 in El Dorado County are scheduled to be closed overnight starting March 1 as part of ongoing construction of the county’s Silva Valley interchange project. The $57 million project in El Dorado Hills is to construct a new overcrossing over Highway 50, new on- and off-ramps with signalized intersections, […]

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  • Snippets about Lake Tahoe

    Snippets about Lake Tahoe

    • Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is putting on a beginning QuickBooks class March 11 from 9am-2pm about setting things up, while the March 18, 9am-2pm class is about data entry, and March 25 is putting it to use. They are at Lake Tahoe Community College. For more info, go online. • The […]

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  • Bill would honor fallen El Dorado County Marine

    Bill would honor fallen El Dorado County Marine

    Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, has introduced a bill to honor Marine Staff Sgt. Sky Mote, who was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2012. The legislation will designate a mountain peak in the John Muir Wilderness, under which the Mote family gathered to camp every year, as “Sky Point.” Every member of the California congressional […]

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  • SLT changes dates for Citizens Academy

    SLT changes dates for Citizens Academy

    South Lake Tahoe has changed the dates of the spring Citizens Academy. The academy will be on consecutive Wednesdays from 5:30-8pm beginning May 6 and running through June 17. The change is to avoid potential conflicts with the South Tahoe Action Team (STAT) class which will be April 2-23. The Citizens Academy is a free, seven session […]

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  • Snippets about Lake Tahoe

    Snippets about Lake Tahoe

    • An article about Tahoe will be published in the May issue of Bike magazine. • Drew Sainte Marie is opening Tahoe Amore, a Venetian gondola business, in the Tahoe Keys on May 1. • Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Tech Tuesday on March 10 is about how to better communicate with hearing […]

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  • Reading could earn kids free burgers

    Reading could earn kids free burgers

    The Douglas County Public Library is participating in the In-N-Out Burger Cover to Cover Club reading program starting March 7 and continuing through April 18. Children ages 4-12 are eligible to receive certificates for a free In-N-Out hamburger or cheeseburger by reading books. Both branches of the library are participating in the program. Fill out […]

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  • Myths about Tahoe to be dispelled

    Myths about Tahoe to be dispelled

    David Antonucci will debunk the common myths and provide accurate answers to the most common questions about Lake Tahoe on March 24. His talk — Fibs, Fakes and Falsehoods – Mistaken Tahoe — is an opportunity to gather correct and accurate information about Lake Tahoe. The talk is at 6pm at the Tahoe Science Center in Incline […]

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