Empowering the Next Economy: Advancing Entrepreneurship in Truckee is the topic of a Jan. 14 meeting. The Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce it putting on the 7-8:30am event at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. Eric Brown with Castle Peak Ventures and Megan Michelson with Tahoe Mill Collective are the speakers. Steve Frisch with Sierra Business Council […]
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For the third winter, Alpine Smith of South Lake Tahoe is providing free snow removal services for military families with a spouse or family member currently deployed in the Armed Forces. SnowCare for Troops is a national program underwritten by The Boss Snowplow. Register for the SnowCare for Troops program by calling (530) 541.0250 or […]
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• Paul Middlebrook has left KTHO radio and is now employed by KRLT. • This is a powerful (albeit incredibly long) story about the rising incidence of brain injury in athletes such as skiers and mountain bikers. • Ty Cobb’s hunting and fishing retreat at Lake Tahoe has an asking pricing of $6.5 million. • […]
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The black and white photo is hand-captioned “Engine #2 Along the Truckee River 1911.” Southern Pacific replaced the original narrow-gauge rails with standard gauge in 1926. Those rails were removed permanently in 1942 for scrap iron needed during World War II. The color photo shows today’s bicycle path on that historic rail bed, running along […]
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Truckee officials are considering raising the sales tax by one-quarter cent. The money would be used to construct and maintain trails. There will be a town hall meeting Jan. 7 at 5:30pm at Truckee Town Hall. Officials would like to put the question to voters on the June ballot. The town council will discuss the […]
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• The January issue of Travel + Leisure magazine has a story about Lake Tahoe ski resorts. • Steve Robinson, the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources rep on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board, attended his last meeting Dec. 18. His replacement has not been named. • Rachael Woods is now senior […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ is putting on a workshop Jan. 15 titled New Year, New Resume. TRYP member Megan Arneson, a business coach and strategist, will talk about what to put on a resume and how to structure it. The event is from 5:30-6:30pm at Blue Angel Cafe, 1132 Ski Run Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. […]
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• The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is planning a series of snowshoe excursions this winter. More info is online. • Sugar Bowl signed a 25-year lease with the Truckee Donner Land Trust to operate Royal Gorge. • People may ski or ride for free with Jonny Moseley at Squaw Valley on Dec. 28 and Dec. […]
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• Roberta Mason is now president of Lake Tahoe Community College’s board of education. • Former Lake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Rich Fischer has been appointed to fill the seat on the El Dorado County board of education that was vacated by Gene Rasmussen. • Robert Silk is Barton Health’s newest radiologist. • Lake […]
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• The Emergency Medical Services Agency and Public Health Preparedness program of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency have moved to 2900 Fair Lane Court in Placerville. The move is expected to save the $40,000 per year in lease costs. Phone numbers will remain the same. • Here is the Caltrans roadwork schedule […]
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