Live Violence Free’s and Friends of Ally’s inaugural Drag for Love Show is Oct. 26 from 7-9pm. Presale tickets are $7; or $10 at the door. Purchase tickets at the Live Violence Free office or at Lake Tahoe Community College’s student services office. The show will take place at the Duke Theatre at Lake Tahoe […]
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Lake Tahoe Airport is a public airport also known as Tahoe Valley Airport (TVL). The 1963 photo of TVL (courtesy of Dave Borges) shows a Lockheed L-049 Constellation propliner used by Paradise Airlines which served Salinas, San Jose, Oakland and Lake Tahoe until a fatal accident on Genoa Peak in 1964. Nineteen different carriers — […]
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• The South Tahoe Public Utility District board is having a workshop Oct. 16 from 1-4pm to review the strategic plan and discuss funding for the capital improvement plan. The meeting is at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe. • The American Planning Association picked C Street in Virginia City as one of the […]
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A variety of chemicals are used in everything from textiles to cosmetics and personal care products to food packaging. Many of these exhibit unintended harmful consequences to humans and wildlife. Three researchers from the UC Davis Superfund Research Program will discuss how these chemicals interact within our bodies to disrupt normal functions and the development […]
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The Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation will have its annual signature fundraiser — Fall Food Fest — on Oct. 26 from 6:30-10pm at Harveys in Stateline. This community event will feature food by local restaurants, beer, wine, tequila, and vodka tasting, silent and live auctions, and live music. The money from this fundraiser is used to […]
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• SnowGlobe has released its lineup for the Dec. 29-31 South Lake Tahoe music festival. Tickets are also on sale. • Douglas County is working on a program called Open for Business. The goal is to evaluate how the county is communicating with the business community, including existing businesses and businesses looking to relocate. Here […]
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I would like to encourage everyone buying costumes for Halloween to check the labels and make sure they are made of flame retardant materials. Materials made of 100 percent polyester are best suited for Halloween costumes. These costume materials may be purchased at most local fabric stores. The use of commercial flame retardant sprays is […]
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• Lake Tahoe Community College Math Club has volunteer tutors to help K-12 students Monday-Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30pm. No appointments necessary. Tutors are at the TLC at LTCC, which is upstairs in the main building. •The South Lake Tahoe Library parking lot will be closed for parking lot patching, seal coating, and striping Oct. […]
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The El Dorado County Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) is offering free assistance to all Medicare beneficiaries in El Dorado County from Oct. 15-Dec. 7. During open enrollment, people with Medicare can join, unenroll from, or change a Part D drug plan or Medicare Advantage plan, with changes taking effect Jan. 1. HICAP […]
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Fall fun awaits at Tahoe Donner’s signature Fall Festival scheduled for Oct. 12 from 10am-5pm at the Northwoods Clubhouse. Fall Festival is fun for the whole family featuring a day packed full of fall-themed activities and events. Fall Festival includes a beer garden featuring fall beers, bocce ball, arts and crafts vendors, the annual doggie-dip […]
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