• Douglas County has redesigned its website. • The Placer County Master Gardeners are selling a 2015 gardening calendar with the theme is California Dreaming … Beautiful Gardens with Less Water.” More info is available online. • Lake Tahoe Community College on Oct. 8 at 7pm will host novelist Josh Weil and poet Travis Mossotti. […]
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There will be two meetings in October about the Meyers Area Plan. Both are informational in nature. The first is Oct. 16 starting at 9am. The El Dorado County Planning Commission is having a workshop to receive an update, get feedback and offer direction about the plan. The second meeting is Oct. 28 starting at […]
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• South Lake Tahoe Fire Department is having an open house Oct. 11 from 10am-2pm at each of the three fire stations. • At the annual Barton Foundation cocktail contest MontBleu’s bartender Ken Newbold won the people’s choice award for his Holidaze concoction – made of smoked Tahoe Blue Vodka, infused hops, and homemade cranberry […]
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The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is making materials available to participants in the statewide Recycled Art Contest. Recyclables, including plastic bottles, newspapers, aluminum cans and steel cans, may be picked up in the lobby of the Bryan Building, 901 S. Stewart St., Carson City on Oct. 3. Call 775.687.9466 to schedule a time. The […]
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Rick Grosberg, a professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis and founding director of the Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, will deliver a different approach to family values on Oct. 16. His research focuses on how species of marine invertebrates, ants and fungi use competition and cooperation to maintain […]
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• Tahoe Douglas fire is offering a free hands only CPR and AED class at Kahle Community Center on Oct. 1. The class is for ages 13 and older. Sessions are form 9:30-11am and 1-2:30pm. RSVP by Sept. 30th by calling 775.586. 7271. • The North Lake Tahoe chamber/resort association member lunch (which is open […]
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This single photograph from 1964 depicts the then and the now of highway travel over Donner Summit. The twisting two-lane road seen on the lower half of the photo is historic “U.S. Route 40,” also known as part of the Lincoln Highway. Crossing Donner Summit, it passes Donner Ski Ranch, Sugar Bowl, Donner Lake, and […]
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Lake Valley Fire Protection District is putting on an educational forum on Measure H on Oct. 8 from 5:30-7pm at Fire Station 7 at 2211 Keetak St in Meyers. Measure H is on the Nov. 4 ballot. It is a special flat rate parcel tax for properties served by the Lake Valley Fire Protection District to fund […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is hosting the third annual Holiday Festival on Nov. 15-16 at South Tahoe Middle School’s multipurpose room. That Saturday the event is from 10am-4pm. It ends at 3pm on Sunday. It will feature art, craft and food vendors, entertainment, raffle prizes, and a visit from Santa. Admission is free. For more info, call 530.542.3632. […]
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Assistance League of Sierra Foothills’ fifth annual Homes for the Holidays tour in El Dorado Hills and surrounding area is Dec. 6-7. This is an opportunity to get an idea for your own holiday decorating. The tour features six homes throughout El Dorado County including QT Farm, a sustainable and elegant fiber farm producing sheep, alpaca, […]
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