Shannon Skarritt, director of membership and outreach with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, will give a presentation in South Lake Tahoe on April 22. She will introduce people to a snippet of TRTA’s 33-year history as well as its many programs, volunteer projects and all eight segments via a slideshow. The evening will provide the […]
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BevMo, which plans to open later this year in South Lake Tahoe, is getting ready to tear down the existing building at the Y. There will be a public hearing on the proposal on March 13 at 3pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. This will before the city’s Planning Commission and a Tahoe Regional Planning Agency […]
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Lake Tahoe’s immediate neighbor to the south, Alpine County, officially marks its 150th anniversary on March 16. Although it’s the smallest California county in terms of population with only 1,200 residents (two per square mile), Alpine is not the smallest county in terms of size. That fact belongs to San Francisco. Alpine County is bordered […]
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Liberty Utilities is again warning the public of phone and email scams targeting utility customers that appears to becoming more aggressive. Customers are receiving a phone call from someone posing as a Liberty Utilities representative and threatening to shut off the power if payment was not made within a specified period of time. Sometimes the […]
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• Dick Derby, chief financial officer for Barton Health, turned in his resignation this week. He will be leaving in August, but not before he is able to collect a bonus this spring. • Staples is closing 225 stores. Corporate said it doesn’t know which stores are closing so it’s not known how the South […]
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It’s almost time to spring forward an hour. Daylight saving time begins March 9 at 2am. This means to start with it will be a little lighter at night and darker in the morning. It also means losing an hour of sleep on the first day.
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• Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee was named by Outside magazine as the place to stay in the Lake Tahoe area. • The Tahoe Junior Freeride Series will return to Sugar Bowl March 8-9 for the second stop of the 2014 season. • Children in foster care in California have typically lost their Medi-Cal […]
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• Two more shows have been added to the lineup for the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys. Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan will perform June 24 and classic rockers Boston and the Doobie Brothers share the bill Aug. 3. • Robert Levy, 49, of Markleeville has been reappointed to the 18th District Agricultural Association, Eastern […]
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“My name is Nir Voloshin and I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area, and my dream prom date would be with none other than Olympian snowboarder Jamie Anderson. I know it’s a long shot, but I’m foolish enough to at least try.” Here is his video:
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• More than 1,000 changes to the Title 24 building codes took effect Jan. 1. South Lake Tahoe building official Dave Walker is giving a presentation on March 12 from 5-7pm at Lake Tahoe Airport about some of the most significant changes. • Outside magazine in its April issue, which will be on newsstands March […]
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