The Tahoe Keys Polar Bear Plunge is Feb. 16. People will be taking to the water at 356 Ala Wai. Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe at noon that Sunday. Registration and check in is from 10-11:30am. This is a fundraiser for Christmas Cheer. For more info, email ltpolarbear@yahoo.com or call 800.916.0900.
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Josh Kornbeck, youth of the year for Lake Tahoe Boys and Girls Club, will vie for the California Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 college scholarship from Tupperware Brands Corporation. The 16-year-old was selected for his sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community. Being named youth of the […]
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• Terry Orr and Jonathan Finnoff, physicians with Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, will volunteer as U.S. Ski Team physicians at the 2014 Winter Olympics. • The February issue of Sunset magazine has a feature on why people should live certain places. Kings Beach is a runner-up for “Best Place to Postpone Your Career”. • […]
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The sixth annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser to benefit Austin’s House is Feb. 28 at the Carson Valley Inn from 6-10pm. The atmosphere will be of Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. This casual fundraiser features food, music, dancing, games, raffle prizes, and silent auction. The party starts at 6pm with a cocktail […]
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BloodSource will be conducting a blood drive in South Lake Tahoe on Feb. 3 from noon-6pm. Walk-ins are welcome. Blood drive participants will receive a parking validation for Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel parking lot at the blood drive check in. The blood drive is sponsored by the Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Donors must weigh at […]
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• Nevada Chief Justice Mark Gibbons and Justice Katrina Pickering get to keep their jobs because no one filed paperwork to challenge them in this year’s election. • A wedding at the West Shore Café in 2012 is the cover photograph of Coastal Living magazine. • Linchpin Structural Engineering, a Truckee-based engineering firm, recently launched […]
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The future of Lake Tahoe Airport will be discussed Feb. 13 at 5:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe facility. C&S Companies is developing, reviewing and creating an airport master plan to address the airport’s needs. The meeting will include a presentation of the master plan process and a description of how the public can provide […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in its role as the Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization has $600,000 in grant money to dole out. The On Our Way Community Grant Program is designed to help Lake Tahoe organizations and local governments improve walking and biking or support economic vitality. Up to a maximum of $200,000 will be […]
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is accepting nominations for the 24th annual Best in the Basin awards. Projects completed between Oct. 12, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2013, may be nominated. This is a new schedule for the awards program to allow judges to tour project sites in better weather conditions. Nominations are due March 28. Entry […]
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• Squaw Valley, Diamond Peak, Mammoth and Kirkwood made CNN’s list of the world’s 100 best ski runs. • Marlon Buckmiller has joined Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate in Zephyr Cove. • Here is the January draft update of the Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan. A Summary of Changes companion document has been posted […]
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