• The 27th annual Booster Club Golf Tournament is May 3-4 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. All proceeds benefit the students of South Tahoe and Whittell high schools. The price is $125 per player and includes lunch. For more information, contact Kevin Kjer at 775.588.6354 or kjkjer@aol.com. • Tickets for the Sept. 6-7 Trails and […]
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Between now and April 20, Nevada Highway Patrol troopers will be cracking down on distracted drivers throughout the state. Any use of a handheld electronic device — cell phone, mp3 player, GPS device, etc. — while driving is illegal and offenders will be pulled over and cited. Nevada’s ban on handheld devices while driving went […]
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• Homewood and Tahoe Donner ski resorts had super short seasons. They are closed. • Tahoe Donner golf management anticipates opening the golf course by mid-May, with perhaps the earliest opening to date. It’s also likely the driving range may open before May. • Truckee’s capital improvement program budget will be the subject of a […]
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• A Free Medication Take-Back day is set for April 26 from 10am-1pm at the Old Tahoe City Fire Station (above Commons Beach), 300 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. • Movie in the morning at the South Lake Tahoe library is April 12 at 10am. It will be Disney’s latest hit. And it’s free. The […]
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Are you a homeowner or do you know a homeowner who needs a little help with the exterior of he home? Are you unable to do it yourself or pay someone else to do it for you? Do you need exterior paint, minor exterior repairs, or basic landscaping or yard clean up? If so, A […]
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Mark S. Morris, collector and historian, has a vast bottle collection and will speak about collecting. Hewill have copies of his book, “Mark’s Bottles: 50 Years of Collecting” on April 12 at Lake Tahoe Museum in South Lake Tahoe. Reservations are required as space is limited — 530.541.5458. Leave your name and phone number. The […]
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• McDonald’s restaurants – including South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City and Truckee – are offering a free small coffee during breakfast hours from March 31-April 13. • Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center has recently earned Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. The Joint Commission is the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United […]
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Comstock Muckfest in Virginia City is a celebration of Nevada’s mining history. On June 7 people may take the trolley around town to see demonstrations of how the miners of the 1800s worked and learn about modern mining; tour local museums and learn about the history of Virginia City and the important role mining had […]
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As part of April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign, South Lake Tahoe police officers will be joining more than 200 other local law enforcement agencies in a monthlong zero tolerance enforcement campaign to curb texting or operating hand-held cell phones while driving. Special high visibility enforcement operations to cite cell phone violators will take place […]
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Today, the historic Barton Ranch front building still stands unobtrusively on highways 50 and 89 near the Y in South Lake Tahoe across from Pier 1 Imports. The original Barton Ranch extensive land holdings, which were on both sides of the highway, included where today’s Barton Memorial Hospital stands. Next to the Barton Ranch home […]
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