Lake Tahoe Community College’s 38th annual commencement ceremony is June 28 at 6pm in the gymnasium. This year’s graduation ceremony theme is One College, One Community. This year, 140 students will receive their AA degrees. Following the ceremony, a reception with light refreshments will be served just outside the gymnasium. This year’s commencement address will […]
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The annual Family Blast at El Dorado Fairgrounds is July 4 starting at 4pm. Bring a coolers, propane barbecue and your dancing shoes. There will be kids’ activities, food and beverages to buy, music from 6-10pm, hay mazes, arts and crafts, and fireworks. For more info, call (530) 621.5860; prices vary based on age and […]
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There will be an authors’ fair in Carson City on July 27 from 11am to 3pm. Books will be available to purchase. Many genres of writing will be represented. The free event is at 310 S. Carson St., Carson City. Authors who would like to attend this event, may contact Sandie at admin@sandiespsychicstones.com.
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Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol recently received grant funding from the Northern Nevada DUI Task Force to host an “If You Drink, Think” event. It will June 26 from 5-9pm at 1864 Tavern in downtown Reno. Patrons visiting the establishment that evening will be able to log or track the amount of alcohol consumed […]
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The Friends of the Library are bringing history alive in a unique way with Paulette Grune’s “Reflections of the Past”. Grune shares the life of a Civil War era woman told through her attire. This is one way to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg. This free presentation is July 13 at 3pm. The South […]
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• Journey has been added to Harveys Outdoor Concert Series. The groups will play Sept. 14 at 7pm. • Chase International real estate company had opened its first office in Minden. • John Carlson, who was principal of McQueen High School in Reno, has been hired as principal of Tahoe Truckee High School. • Lava […]
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• The California Tahoe Conservancy board on June 20 gave Executive Director Patrick Wright his evaluation. Board Chairman Larry Sevison would only tell LTN that a three-member committee has been set up to create goals for Wright. No raise was given. • Volunteers are needed for the U.S. Junior Amateur golf tourney July 22-27 at […]
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Fleming Music Company was here in the 1960s selling everything from grand pianos to 45-rpm records, and boasting “Color TV!” Following numerous other occupants, this is now Auntie Q’s in South Lake Tahoe on Highway 50. The 1969 photo was supplied by Bob Rockwell, while the current photo is mine. — Bill Kingman
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Norbert Yao’s energetic performances are filled with cultural details about his homeland, Cote d’Ivoire or the “Ivory Coast” of western sub-Saharan Africa. He learned to play the “talking drums” — djembe and dundun — from family and community members in Africa. He will be performing July 12 at 2pm at the South Lake Tahoe library […]
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• Golf.com has named Brooks’ Bar at Edgewood Tahoe the fifth best 19th hole in the country. • After traveling 450 miles across the Nevada backcountry, Samantha Szesciorka, her horse Sage, and her dog Bells are headed for home June 22 at about 1pm. The trail ends at the foot of Toll Road in south […]
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