Some of the businesses housed in this long-standing structure have included Shakey’s Pizza Parlor (pictured circa 1980), Bijou Furniture Outlet, a black and white shop for casino apparel, the state Department of Employment, Lou Pierini’s Gold & Pawn, and others. The building now houses Tep’s Villa Roma (and weddings) plus Pierini’s continuing business. Aside from […]
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The Douglas County Public Library Teen Advisory Board is putting on “Zombie Cannibal Asylum,” a teen mystery play, on Oct. 24 from 5-7pm at the Minden library. Investigate a murder witnessed by a room full of insane zombies. The staff of the zombie facility will be charged with solving the crime. Everyone attending will take part […]
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Simon Hook from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory will speak Nov. 13 at 6pm at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village. Hook uses Lake Tahoe as a validation site for earth observation satellites that measure surface temperature and recently used satellite surface temperature measurements made over the last 30 years to study large […]
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• Caltrans has an extension to work on Highway 89 in Tahoma past the Oct. 15 grading deadline. Work on Highway 28 in Kings Beach is also continuing. • If you need to ski before the Tahoe resorts open, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (aka A-Basin) in Colorado opened Oct. 17. • Nevada Department of Transportation […]
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The Food Bank of El Dorado County will be in South Lake Tahoe to host a Hunger Response Network meeting on Oct. 22 from 9:30-11am at St. Theresa’s Grace Hall on Lyons Avenue. Local organizations will discuss the results of the South Lake Tahoe focused Hunger Study in an attempt to understand the community’s needs and the best […]
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• Tahoe Rim Trail Association is asking users to take this survey. • Patrick Johnson, biathlete and cross country skier from Truckee, is training to be on the 2018 U.S. Olympic biathlon team. • Lake Tahoe Sustainability Collaborative Community Mobility group is asking people to take a survey about connectivity issues around South Tahoe Middle […]
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Twenty members and friends of Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra recently spent an evening at the Lake Tahoe Paint and Sip Studio at Ski Run Marina. Each month owners Jill and Frank Slipher provide a unique fundraising experience for a different nonprofit. They donate half of the $40 per person fee back to the designated […]
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• Douglas County Library now let’s people borrow free digital video, music and audiobooks with a library card. For more information, go online. • Here is the roadwork schedule for the Sierra from Caltrans. • Cork & More in South Lake Tahoe is hosting a wine tasting Oct. 16 from 7-9pm as a benefit for Tahoe […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Police Department and El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department received several phone calls last weekend from residents someone called saying they were identifying a specific individual from one of the agencies. Residents were told that they had warrants out for their arrest for failing to respond to a jury summons. The callers were then told […]
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The Douglas County community and senior center in the valley will open more than five months ahead of schedule and more than $10,000 under budget. Contractors expect to be done Dec. 6. Core Construction was credited for its help in keeping the project below the $16.9 million budget as well as for finishing well before the […]
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