Volunteers needed for Great Sierra River Cleanup
The Great Sierra River Cleanup is Sept. 21 starting at 9am. Help pick up trash and recyclables in South Lake Tahoe along the river and lake. Email nikki@sierranevadaalliance.org to register.
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• The old Royal Valhalla sign is being given away by the owners who have transformed the South Lake Tahoe property into the Landing Resort & Spa. Inquiries should be directed to information@thelandingresortandspa.com. • The annual League to Save Lake Tahoe fashion show fundraiser is Aug. 3 at a private Incline Village home. For tickets, […]
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Cyclists riding cross country to raise awareness about cancer
Twenty-two students from the University of Illinois called the Illini 4000 Bike America Team will be in South Lake Tahoe this week. The team has been cycling from New York City to San Francisco each summer since 2007 raising hope, funds, and awareness for cancer research. The 2013 Bike America Team aims to raise more […]
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Gore to attend Lake Tahoe enviro summit
Al Gore will be one of the speakers at the 17th annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit. It was 1997 when he was vice president that then President Bill Clinton launched the summits. This year’s event is being hosted by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. It will be at Sand Harbor on Aug. 19. The governors of […]
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Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Live at Lakeview will be running a live stream of every Thursday night concert. • Squaw and Alpine CEO Andy Wirth has joined the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority board. • Homewood Mountain Resort and Sugar Bowl have joined Ski Lake Tahoe as associate members. • Go online to find out when you can ride BlueGo, […]
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Barton offers monthly bereavement groups
Barton Hospice encourages people who have experienced the loss of a loved one or have endured a significant, life-altering event to their ongoing bereavement group called “Reflections of Life and Loss.” Sessions are the first and third Thursday of each month from 5-6pm at 2092 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Suite 600, South Lake Tahoe. The benefits […]
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Then and now: Lake Christopher — from wet to dry
Lake Christopher was a man-made 55-acre reservoir at South Tahoe near the southwest corner of Black Bart Road and Pioneer Trail. I’m told that in the late 1950s the lake was 4- to 50feet deep, was fed by Cold Creek (that road sign exists today), and that it had lots of fish. A decade later, […]
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2-day Placer County supes meeting in Tahoe
Placer County Board of Supervisors will have one of its thrice annual meetings in the Lake Tahoe area July 22. The meeting will begin at 4pm at the Tahoe City Public Utility District offices, 221 Fairway Drive, in Tahoe City. The board will receive a report from the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association on the […]
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Lecture to focus on all things about tendonitis
“Tendonitis: State of the Art Treatment Options” will be the topic of Jonathan Finnoff’s lecture on Aug. 21 from 6:30 to 7:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College’s boardroom. Learn why tendons get injured, debunk the myth that tendon injuries are usually inflammatory, discuss the latest research regarding medications, exercise, and regenerative techniques to treat tendon […]
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Nevada art collector to give talk
Renowned Nevada art collector Wally Cuchine will give a two-hour presentation Aug. 3 at the Comstock History Center in Virginia City. Cuchine will be discussing his love and talent for collecting Nevada art as well as each of the 35 pieces in Wally’s World: The Loneliest Art Collection in Nevada, an exhibit currently featured at […]
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