The season’s final walking tour of the historic Al Tahoe neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe is Oct. 26. Walkers will leave the Lake Tahoe Museum at 1pm. The tour is about two hours. The tour is limited to 10 people and reservations must be made to Lee.Vestal.LTHS@outlook.com. Bring water, wear comfy shoes and a suggested […]
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• Tahoe Transportation District is asking people who play outdoors between Spooner Summit and Sand Harbor to take this survey. • Sierra Nevada College’s Holiday Gala is Dec. 6 at 5:30pm, with dancing going to 10:30pm. The black-tie event is at the Hyatt in Incline. For more information, contact Aga Dabrowska at adabrowska@sierranevada.edu or (775) […]
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• Tahoe Youth & Family Services needs an executive director because Alissa Nourse has resigned after having the job for nine years. She is going to be Alpine County’s director of Behavioral Health. • California Controller John Chiang has updated the public employee compensation website with the latest wage and benefit data for community college […]
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A series of public meetings will be convened across the state to get input from Californians on how the state should prepare for climate risks. The California Natural Resources Agency in coordination with other state agencies will be drafting the new Safeguarding California Plan, an update to the 2009 climate adaptation strategy, and is inviting […]
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Truckee is well on its way to becoming the home to a community complex to house nonprofit groups, much like the Parasol Foundation in Incline Village. The Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe (CATT), which is spearheading the efforts, has secured a generous land donation from the Joerger family, and a number of nonprofit tenants and […]
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In an effort to encourage dog owners in El Dorado County to have their dogs licensed or renew expired licenses, El Dorado County Animal Services is offering an amnesty period for late and never-licensed, spayed or neutered dogs through Nov. 30. During the amnesty licensing period, the penalty fees for late, expired, and never-licensed spayed […]
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Shoulder Injuries and Treatment Options is what Dr. Kyle Swanson will be talking about Oct. 23. The free lecture is from 6-7pm at Kahle Community Center in Stateline. Swanson will talk about arthroscopic treatment of rotator cuff tears and treatment options for shoulder arthritis. For more info, call (530) 543.5537.
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The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Mental Health Division is looking for public comment on the 2013-14 Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Plan. The draft plan is online or a copy may be obtained by contacting Stephanie Carlson at (530) 621.6315. The plan provides information on current and new MHSA programs and […]
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The Barton Meadow and Dunlap Ranch are the green zones adjacent to and above the Tahoe Keys area. The older picture (courtesy of the Lake Tahoe Historical Society) is from 1939; while the more recent one is from Google Earth this year. — Bill Kingman
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board will discuss the electrical transmission line upgrades from Kings Beach to Tahoe City on Oct. 23. CalPeco, the parent company of Liberty Utilities, wants to improve the system in that part of the basin. On the agenda are the draft environmental impact report and draft environmental impact statement. […]
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