U.S. Forest Service personnel are doing what they can to not have a repeat of last Fourth of July when Ski Beach on the South Shore nearly became a riot scene. To help the regular law enforcement officers, five California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and five El Dorado County probation officers will be assisting […]
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The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on July 5 on Highway 50 between Pioneer Trail and Highway 89. The goal is to target roads where there is a high frequency of drunken driving. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the […]
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Several Northern Nevada law enforcement agencies will be putting extra officers on the street this weekend. On Friday afternoon and evening, police officers from the Reno and Sparks police departments, deputies from the Washoe, Lyon and Douglas counties sheriff’s offices, and troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol will be conducting the DUI road block on […]
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• Ted Jackson and Luke Anderson have been promoted to engineer at Lake Valley Fire Protection District. • Joe Craven and his 12-year-old daughter, Hattie, are putting on a music workshop July 9 from 3-5pm at Valhalla on the South Shore. He will put on a concert that night at 7:30 at the Boathouse Theatre. […]
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Truckee’s Fourth of July fun includes a morning parade, evening music and nighttime fireworks. The annual Firecracker Mile leads the festivities with a one mile race along the parade route down Donner Pass Road from US Bank to the Train Station. The parade, which starts at 10am, offers up close views of the legendary Wells […]
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• There will be a blood drive Aug. 4 from noon-6pm at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe. • Fireworks of all sizes and types are illegal in unincorporated areas of Placer County. • The Attic, Barton’s thrift store in South Lake Tahoe, will bring out a large selection of clearance priced holiday […]
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Emergency prevention is the subject of the Aug. 19 6-7pm lecture at Lake Tahoe Community College’s board room in South Lake Tahoe. Barton’s registered nurse Tamara Burns will talk about preparing for any adventure from short hikes to long overnight trips. She will review the minimum essentials of what to bring and learn what to […]
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• Lights on the Lake Fireworks on the South Shore start at 9:45pm July 4. • There is a Worm Composting Workshop July 28, 5:30pm that is part of the UCCE Master Gardener Green Thumb Series. It is at Lake Tahoe Community College’s demonstration garden. • Residents in the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District will […]
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• Thunderbird Lodge is offering Friday wine and cheese tours in July and August for $100. For reservations, go online. • There is a Type I Diabetes Support Group the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm in Barton Memorial Hospital’s board room. • The second annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival is July 15-17 in Tahoe […]
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Caltrans is going to begin a paving project on Highway 89 in Meyers on Monday. About 8.6 miles will be microsurfaced and then restriped from the intersection of highways 89 and 50 south to the El Dorado/Alpine county line. Microsurfacing involves applying a cement-mixed slurry seal to the pavement.Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc. was awarded the […]
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