Lake Tahoe Community College has started a scholarship in honor of a former instructor who passed away in late May. The Carl Young Memorial Earth Science Scholarship is being established to honor the meteorology teacher, who died when he and two colleagues were chasing tornadoes just outside Oklahoma City. This Earth Science scholarship will be […]
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Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger will talk July 6 during the opening ceremonies of the Truckee Tahoe Air Fair & Family Festival. Sullenberger is the US Airways pilot who landed in the Hudson River. The Truckee event is at 11am, Truckee Tahoe Airport, 10356 Airport Road. Sullenberger will be signing copies of his book.
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The Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to Chris Gerrard and Nic Francis to attend Lake Tahoe Community College in the fall. The idea for the BE GREAT Graduate Scholarship fund started with Jeff Tillman, Boys & Girls Club board president Gerrard and Francis volunteered at the club while in high […]
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• Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, R-O’Neals, is having a community coffee July 8 at 9:30am at Centro Coffee House, 385 Main St. in Placerville. • Services for Irene Morris are June 29 at 1pm at Hope Lutheran Church in South Lake Tahoe. Cards may be sent to the family (children Darlene, Cathy, and Paul) at P.O […]
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“Dig into Reading” this summer at the Douglas County library. The Zephyr Cove library is sponsoring “Composting Worms on Tour” with Craig Witt from Full Circle Compost. Come to the gazebo in Zephyr Cove Park on July 11 at 1:30pm to learn about the natural process of composting. Plant a vegetable plant in a pot […]
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The seasonal North Tahoe Water Shuttle has resumed operations. The boat will service Tahoe City, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay and two Homewood docks though Labor Day weekend. For reservations or more more info, go online or call (530) 581.8708.
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Live Violence Free will be hosting an event on June 29 for dad’s and their children with the support of the El Dorado County Child Abuse Prevention Council. Make kites and bird feeders. Then enjoy a free lunch and vie for prizes. The event is from 11am-2:30pm at Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe. For […]
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• Tony Lashbrook, Truckee town manager, is looking for input about banning plastic bags. Click here to read more about the topic. • Now in its third year, Cowboys and Cornbread is a daylong celebration of western living and old-fashioned fun. It is July 21 from 11am-5pm at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville […]
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On July 20, the Friends of the Library will be having a huge book sale with hundreds of previously read, and loved books (some new) being sold. Members get access at 9am, while the public may start buying at 10am. Then at noon, The “Alan Miller Trio”, will be playing Jazz standards and a few […]
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The Green Thumb Workshop Series starts today with a talk about “Food Gardening 101” featuring Christy Daugherty, formerly from the U.S. Forest Service and now part of the Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners. For people who are interested in making their landscape a little more productive, this is a talk to go to. Learn how to […]
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