• Do you want to send Smokey Bear a letter? Just make sure it has the ZIP code 20252. • Reno-Tahoe Open landed a new title sponsor and will change its name to the Barracuda Championship under a four-year, multimillion-dollar deal with Bay Area-based Barracuda Networks Inc. This year’s event is set for July 31-Aug. […]
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Your Child’s Health and Immunizations is the subject of the Aug. 6 lecture. It will be presented by Allison Steinmetz from Barton Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Rhonda Sneeringer from Barton Memorial Hospital People hear about why immunizations matter and what diseases doctors recommend patients immunize against. The free lecture begins at 6pm in the […]
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• Dennis Walsh has been promoted to captain and has assumed command of the North Lake Tahoe Station of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. • El Dorado County’s Sheriff’s Team of Active Retirees is looking for members. For more info, call 530.573.3000. • The red-legged frog made famous in a tale by Mark Twain is […]
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Douglas County is looking for community members to help select the next county manager. The 71 applicants are being whittled down, with a slate expected to be presented to county commissioners July 17. Following the selection of top candidates, an panel, including advisory members from the public, will be part of interview process. The chosen […]
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Work at the Chateau in South Lake Tahoe is nearly finished. The sidewalk along Highway 50 is open to the public. The storefronts are just waiting for finishing touches and then tenants. While it was anticipated shops would have been open before July 4, there is no opening date now. South Lake Tahoe officials still […]
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El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools Jeremy Meyers and EDCOE legal counsel David Girard will conduct a workshop for perspective school board members on July 14 from 5:30-7pm. Subject matter will include time commitment, the Brown Act, policy development, budget responsibilities, and the role school boards play in public education. The workshop is free. It […]
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• The Tahoe Art League Artist Studio Tour is July 25-27 and Aug. 1-3 from 10am-5pm. Go online for more info. • Douglas High grad Whitney Weaver won the Dave Fulstone II scholarship from the Nevada Heritage Foundation, which is the nonprofit associated with the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation. • Meet urologist Bradley Anderson at […]
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• Tough Mudder returns to Northstar Aug. 16-17. For more info, go online. • Squaw Valley’s Full Moon Party is returning to the top of the mountain on Aug. 9 immediately following the Brews, Jazz and Funk Festival in the Village at Squaw Valley. The party takes place at High Camp under the super moon. […]
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Either more people were in town or they were less respectful of their surroundings because the beaches in Lake Tahoe were full of garbage from July 4 revelers. For the 17th year, Skibumfamily Inc. spent July 5 clearing trash from El Dorado and Regan beaches, and the surrounding area. About 42 yards of trash were […]
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Lake Tahoe Dance Connection is putting on a two-day workshop for people to learn to dance from pros. Top professionals from around the country will be at Lake Tahoe Community College on Aug. 16-17 teaching ballet, contemporary, tap, jazz, and hip hop. Instructors include Chip Abbott, Maia Wilkens, Michael Levine, Tyler Critelli, Stacey Printz, Maia […]
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