· The Bicycle Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will meet Jan. 10 from 9-11am in the downstairs conference room at Lake Tahoe Airport. · Skiers and riders may purchase reduced-rate lift tickets valid at many North Lake Tahoe ski resorts through the Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation’s […]
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El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office is partnering with Uber to encourage local residents to use safe rides to reduce impaired driving. This comes on the heels of a similar partnership with Lyft. The program with Uber offers a $10 discount to any new Uber rider whose origin or destination is in El Dorado, Sacramento, […]
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· South Lake Tahoe’s SnowGlobe music festival hours will be Dec. 29, 2-11:30pm, Dec. 30, 2-11:30pm, and Dec. 31, 2pm-1am. · Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · South Lake Tahoe now has a vacation home rental page on Facebook. · Multi-platinum artist/musician/producer Charlie Puth is the first act […]
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People wanting to run for an office in El Dorado County may take out the paperwork now for the June 5 primary. Declaration of candidacy forms and nomination papers can be filed beginning Feb. 12. All El Dorado County elected offices are up, including supervisorial districts 4 and 5, the latter being Lake Tahoe. The […]
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More than 26 Nevada law enforcement agencies are joining forces between now and Jan. 2, targeting impaired drivers who not only pose threats to themselves, but passengers and other road users. During the past five years, an average of 300 people died in drunken driving crashes during the Christmas through New Year’s holiday period. In […]
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From Dec. 18 to Jan. 2, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office will dedicate extra deputies specifically to look for drivers under the influence. Funding for these extra patrols is made possible by a Joining Forces grant received from the Nevada Department of Public Safety/Office of Traffic Safety. Joining Forces is a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement program […]
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· Whittell High School’s National Honor Society will be wrapping gifts at the Round Hill Post Office on Dec. 16 from 10am-2pm. Donations will go toward the spring semester service project. · According to the California Craft Brewers Association, there are now 900 breweries in the state – there were 300 in 2012; 90 percent of […]
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· Stephen Graves and Eric Jenkins are Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s newest deputies. · The Aviation Roundup Airshow on Oct. 13-14, 2018, at the Minden airport will feature the Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron. · El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Family Caregiver Support Program will present a free Aging & Caregiver […]
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The Nevada Department of Transportation wants public input on the State Management Plan, which defines the administration of federal funding to rural transit services. Nevada’s local transit services provide more than 5 million rides a year. Each year, NDOT utilizes nearly $10 million in Federal Transit Administration funds to support local transit, including purchasing more […]
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· South Tahoe High School Holiday Music Concert is Dec. 18 from 7-8:30pm at the school. Cost is $5. · The first tree run in the Shirley zone at Squaw Valley was renamed “Mac & Ernie’s” for the 2017-18 season to honor and thank Ryan McInerney, president at Visa, and his family for their donation […]
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