• Parade magazine calls Adventure Mountain and Granlibakken in Lake Tahoe two of the best sledding hills in the U.S. • Lynn Gillette this week resigned as president of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village and Shannon Beets, executive vice president and provost, is temporarily taking over the top spot. • The Christmas bird count […]
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• Dori Borjesson, a veterinarian and professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, will give a presentation on how stem cells function to heal tissues in animals and people, and clinical trials using stem cells to treat diseases in small and large companion animals on Jan. 15 at 5:30pm at Sierra Nevada College […]
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El Dorado County Senior Day Care Services is offering Dementia 101, a mini workshop for families and friends who care for or supervise people with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. The workshop will be Jan. 24 from 8:30am-noon at the Senior Day Care Center, 935A Spring St. in Placerville. The workshop features two sessions from […]
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• Employees of South Tahoe Public Utility District are making donations to Christmas Cheer and Live Violence Free this holiday season. Staff collected donations of food, toys, and more than $200 in cash for Christmas Cheer. They filled wish lists for 15 families of Live Violence Free. • Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board is […]
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Alpine Smith Inc. South Lake Tahoe is providing free snow and ice removal services to families of currently deployed military personnel as well as wounded and disabled veterans. Project EverGreen’s SnowCare for Troops program for in its fifth season. Snowplow and landscape professionals from across the country donate their services and time to ease the […]
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• Chuck Nelson, South Lake Tahoe resident and president of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, was appointed to the California Bicycle Advisory Committee. • A bobcat has been seen multiple times recently in Washoe Meadows State Park. • Lira’s market in Meyers is contemplating putting in an electric car charging station. • Surf Air, a […]
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Update Dec. 16 9pm: The Dec. 19 DUI checkpoint has been canceled because of the forecasted storm. —- South Lake Tahoe Police Department has plans for one DUI/driver’s license checkpoint and 12 roving DUI saturation patrols this month. The DUI saturation patrol will be operating from 7pm-3am now until Jan. 1. The DUI checkpoint will be Dec. […]
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Nationwide, approximately 10,000 motorists are killed in alcohol-related crashes annually. The Nevada Highway Patrol is increasing impaired driving enforcement now through Jan. 5 in an effort to reduce that number. The enforcement is part of the state’s Joining Forces program, consisting of officers from law enforcement agencies statewide, and is designed to keep travelers safe during […]
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On Dec. 18 from 4:30-6pm the Truckee Police Department is hosting a presentation on the new driver’s license available from the California DMV as of Jan. 1. This driver’s license will be available to any California resident regardless of immigration status. The presentation will be primarily in Spanish and will include information, applications and study guides from […]
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The Truckee Community Christmas toy, food, and coat drives are under way. Collection bins can be found all over town for toy donations. Coats may be donated at Church of the Mountains or Sierra Bible Church. And food items are being collected at local grocery stores. Look for the recommended food lists and barrels at […]
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