• Placer County’s property tax assessment increased by 6.1 percent this year. • Find out what Courtney Blann of South Lake Tahoe has to say about being a ski instructor. • Ocean Minded lead the way regarding the Race the Lake of the Sky Cleanup/National Summer Cleanup Initiative. About 50 volunteers collected approximately 250 pounds […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency has money through the federally-funded Home Energy Assistance Program to help income-eligible families pay their energy bills. HEAP can help with electricity, wood, propane, pellets or heating oil. Renters whose utilities are not separate may qualify for help. HEAP applications are available in South Lake Tahoe at […]
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The Food Bank of El Dorado County and California Emergency Food Link will be continuing farmers markets style giveaways in South Lake Tahoe. The dates are July 24, Aug. 28, Sept. 25 and Oct. 23. The free distributions are at 10am each day at the American Legion. For more info, email info@foodbankedc.org or call (530) […]
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• South Lake Tahoe snowboarding sensation Elena Hight reveals a lot about herself in ESPN magazine. • July 17 is the final Business After Hours Mixer of the summer. It’s from 5:30-7:30pm at the Beach Retreat & Lodge at Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $10 for chamber member, $20 for prospective members. • […]
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In the 1940s, the Sky Harbor Casino and Airport was where today we know as Rabe Meadow at Stateline, with the popular Lam Watah Trail. Photo No. 1 (1946) shows the Sky Harbor Casino (“Cocktails, Dancing”). That site is roughly at the foot of today’s Kahle Drive near the entrance to Tahoe Shores Mobile Home […]
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A section of Boulder Mountain Road in the Angora burn area will be closed from July 22-Sept. 2. The pavement will be replaced. The road has had problems ever since the fire of 2007 because the water table rose and began to cause potholes and the road to buckle. A 350-foot section will be closed […]
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Cork & More is hosting the Pints for Peace Beer Tasting Fundraiser on July 18. The event benefits Live Violence Free. It is at 7pm at 1032 Al Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. The event is $15 and will feature beer from Belgium and treats from the deli. Tickets are available at Cork & More.
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The local items on the Nov. 5 ballot for El Dorado County will be limited. Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District will be looking for one director. The term goes through Dec. 1, 2017. Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District has one term that will expire Dec. 4, 2015, and two terms that will go to […]
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Caltrans will have overnight lane closures on sections of Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe next week. Grinding and paving will occur on eastbound lanes from 6pm-6am Tuesday through Thursday from the Y to Trout Creek. The repaving work is in addition to several Caltrans water-quality improvement projects in various stages of development along Highway […]
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The Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute is offering a workshop titled “Agritourism Opportunities in Northern Nevada” on Aug. 13. It will be from 11am-4pm at the Jeanne Dini Cultural Center, 120 N. California St., Yerington. Cost is $20 if registered by Aug. 7, $25 afterward. Lunch is included. Seating is limited, and registration is […]
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