• For 25 years the Bread & Broth program has served more than 125,000 hot, nutritious meals to those in need. There will be a community celebration Oct. 5 from noon-4pm at the Celio Ranch in Meyers. Cost is $10 adults, $5 children. • The second annual Halloween Freq Fest Costume Party featuring Freq Nasty […]
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The Placer County Sheriff Office’s Search and Rescue teams have started their annual telemarketing fundraising drive throughout the county. This year, search and rescue is again raising money to purchase mobile communications equipment for the Lake Tahoe area. Search and rescue volunteers donate thousands of hours each year to locate lost hikers, skiers and anyone […]
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Douglas County is accepting applications for the 2015 Community Development Block Grant program. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to allocate approximately $2.3 million for grants toward community facilities, planning and capacity building, economic development, micro enterprise programs, and low/moderate income development. Eligible projects must meet one of the following: 1) […]
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• This marks Sugar Bowl’s 75th year. Sugar Bowl Corporation was formed on Oct. 13, 1938, and the ski resort officially opened for skiing on Dec. 15, 1939. • High Fives Foundation has been honored with the 2014 op-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. • Forest Suites Resort […]
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The October professional workshop for Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is about the pros and cons of renting and buying. A panel of real estate, property management and finance gurus will talk Oct. 15 from 5:30-6:30pm at Inn by the Lake in South Lake Tahoe. TRYP workshops are free for members and $5 for non-members. For more info, […]
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The King Fire Fund has given out nearly $30,000 to local organizations. The fund was established by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation to provide support and future recovery efforts to those affected by the King Fire in El Dorado and Placer counties. Grants to the El Dorado Community Foundation, People for Animal Welfare in El […]
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• Lake Tahoe Blue’s hockey season at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena has started. For more info, go online. • Longtime Placer County Supervisor Kirk Uhler has been named CEO of Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance. • Two of Barton Health’s female doctors will talk for free about breast cancer and other common cancers that […]
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The 10th annual Mutt Strut Poker Run is Oct. 12 on your calendar. It will start and end at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe. And please have your fingers crossed that our weather will be more like this week, and not last weekend! Three poker hands are $20 in advance ($25 day of event) and three […]
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The Douglas County Library is celebrating Teen Read Week with an art contest. Enter a drawing, photograph, or story with a fall theme. Bring entries to the Minden or Zephyr Cove libraries between Oct. 6-17. Winners will be announced at the Teen Mystery Party. Winners and honorable mentions in each category will receive candy. Their […]
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The annual Fall Fish Festival is Oct. 4-5 at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore. It focuses on a variety of fish species that live in Lake Tahoe and its streams, including the federally threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout, little-known smaller fish, such as Speckled dace, and the Kokanee salmon. The weekend events […]
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