The Tahoe Fund has $5,000 more in the bank thanks to Mark Rypien and Korbel. Rypien, a former NFL quarterback, on July 18 competed in the Korbel Closest-to-the-Pin Challenge as part of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. Teeing off from hole 17 he placed his ball 7 feet from the pin. Korbel Toast […]
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Reservations are being taken for the Placer County Sheriff Office’s Community Awareness Academy, which offers an inside look at the law enforcement agency. Each of the eight classes covers a different topic. Classes are Monday and Wednesday evenings, Sept. 3-29, in Auburn. Attendees must be at least 18, work or reside in Placer County and […]
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• Lake Tahoe painter Millicent Meng is the visiting artist at Valhalla on the South Shore through July 22 from 11am-4pm daily. Fifty percent of all sales from this exhibit will be donated to South Tahoe Middle School. • California has an official state amphibian: the California red-legged frog. • Truckee is looking for people […]
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Night work will begin on Truckee’s Glenshire Drive Bike Lane Phase 2 Project starting on July 20 at 9pm. Glenshire Drive will be closed between Donner Pass Road and Olympic Boulevard from 9pm-6am Sunday through Friday morning. Olympic Heights residents will be allowed to access their neighborhood during the closure via the emergency gate (which […]
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Nevada Division of Environmental Protection has approximately $1 million in federal funding available to provide grant assistance for projects that prevent or control nonpoint source water pollution. Nonpoint source water pollution occurs when rain, snowmelt and irrigation water flows over developed or disturbed land, carrying with it contaminants including oil, sediment, pesticides, bacteria and nutrients. […]
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Students entering kindergarten in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District in August need to be registered at their local school. A child must be 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2014. If your child will turn 5 before Dec. 1, they qualify for transitional kindergarten. California law requires: 1. The child’s birth certificate. 2. Proof […]
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Placer County is getting hit hard by phone scams. Savvy scammers are making money by using new tactics. Victims have reported to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office that they were contacted by someone saying they are from PG&E or another utility service. The victim is told that their service will be shut off if there […]
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• Placer County had the best agricultural presentation among all counties at the California Fair. • Measure E will be on the November ballot for Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District voters. E being for education, though the money is for facilities. • Carson Tennis Club’s second annual Compass Tournament is July 19-20. Click on for the […]
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The candidates forum for Sue Novasel and Kenny Curtzwiler, who will face each other in a November runoff for District 5 El Dorado County supervisor, has been moved to July 29. Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the 6:30-8pm event at the CCC building in Meyers, had not asked the candidates their […]
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Washoe County sheriff’s deputies are intensifying efforts to keep vehicles and valuables safe at county parks and trailheads. Data from previous years shows a definite increase in vehicle burglaries at parks and trailheads during the busy summer months. In order to reduce those burglaries, the department has launched a proactive, summerlong action plan. Investigators identified […]
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