Truckee River Winery is calling artists to turn retired barrels into works of art. We painted barrels will be auctioned off at the end of the summer, with the proceeds going to local charities. Artists interested in the Cask as Canvas project have until July 4 to fill out an application. Registration is free and […]
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• Rocky and Teri Rothschild have made a $10,000 donation for the Joy Rothschild Scholarship that helps students at Mt. Tallac School. Rothschild started the scholarship before she died two years ago. Rocky is her father and Teri her sister. • The Smiling Tree Symposium is the topic of the free July 14, 5:30pm UCCE […]
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• North Lake Tahoe’s Peter Joseph Burtt and the Kingtide will kick off the third season of Live at Lakeview in South Lake Tahoe on June 26. Liquid Kactus opens the free event at 4:30pm. • Beginning July 1, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe will present Tuesday Night Tributes, a summerlong series featuring tribute bands recreating the […]
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There will be more than 150 positions available on various local city councils, school boards, parks, fire, water, and utility districts in Placer County in November. Placer County Office of Elections will put on five free candidate workshops throughout Placer County to take the mystery out of running for office. The workshops will explain many […]
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• Don’t be surprised to see South Lake Tahoe police officers on bicycles this summer. They will be joining the motorcycle cops in targeted enforcement to educate the public about pedestrian and bicycle safety laws. • Philip Hartley will be Lake Tahoe Community College’s interim vice president of Instruction for the 2014-15 school year. • […]
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Placer County Library is part of a drive to create an online exhibit of tattoo art displayed by California veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. War Ink is a proposed multimedia exhibit that will feature 30 veterans from throughout the state. The stories surrounding their tattoos will be recorded by the StoryCorps Military Voices […]
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Reservations are being taken for the 21st annual Sierra Nevada Alliance conference, Sept. 6-8. Tim Palmer, award winning author of 24 books, conservationist and landscape photographer, will be the keynote speaker. The conference is at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. For more info and to register, go online.
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Truckee Tahoe Airport District is seeking public input on the draft 2014 Master Plan. The purpose of the document is to create a blueprint for facility and infrastructure planning for the next 10 to 15 years. The ultimate goal of the updated plan is to recommend development options and policies that best fit the needs […]
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The Lake Valley schoolhouse was at the Y in South Lake Tahoe until the 1950s when Safeway opened a new supermarket on that site in the building now occupied by TJ Maxx. The schoolhouse building was picked up and moved to the corner of Young Street and William Avenue behind Ahern Rentals and Chapel of […]
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Pine Lodge, also known as the Ehrman Mansion, at Sugar Pine Point State Park is having a living history day July 26 from 11am-4pm. It will include tours, a children’s activity zone, antique car show, the Eagle Wing Dancers, live music and historic wooden boat display. Refreshments will be available for purchase. All events are […]
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