Washoe Meadows Community Garage Sale is June 22 from 8:30am-2pm, 1093 Clear View Drive, South Lake Tahoe. Proceeds go the group’s efforts to protect Washoe Meadows State Park from golf course development. For sale will be kitchen appliances, sporting goods, clothing, books, games, fold out couch, lamps, antique table, headboard, and more. For more info, […]
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It’s time for the June spaghetti night at the Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club. It is June 20 from 5-6:30pm at the club, 1100 Lyons Ave, South Lake Tahoe. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. The $5 includes pasta, salad and bread. Steamers is responsible for all the fixings this […]
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• Another popular golfer at the annual American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe is not coming. Tony Romo is going to be at the Cowboys’ training camp instead next month. Michael Jordan is also skipping the July event. • Douglas County commissioners are set to vote on the Tahoe area plan June 20. The meeting […]
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Now is the time to work on your home’s defensible space. Please clear all combustible vegetation at least 30 feet from around your house. Install a fire safe roof, and clean the pine needles from the roof and eaves. Trim tree limbs back 10 feet from your chimney and remove any branches hanging over the […]
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The Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recognized 13 students during the annual scholarship luncheon this month at Tep’s Villa Roma. Scholarships of $1,500 were given to the following students who will pursue an education in health care and attend a university in the fall: Douglas High School: Kaelin Mejia and Kendra Wynar. South Tahoe High School: […]
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The California State Parks and the Sierra State Parks Foundation are hosting Living History Day at Pine Lodge, also known as the Ehrman Mansion, July 27 from 10am-3pm. Living history activities will include tours, a children’s activity zone, an antique car show and a wooden boats display. Refreshments will be available for purchase. All events […]
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In keeping with the South Lake Tahoe library’s Summer Reading Club theme “Reading is So Delicious”, there will be a series of special storytimes at the farmers’ market on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. The program is free, and features stories and activities appropriate for young children. This will be on Fridays from […]
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Truckee is celebrating its railroad history and the town’s 150th and 20th anniversary’s on June 20 from 5-9pm. Throughout 2013, Truckee is celebrating 150 years since establishment and 20 years since incorporation. As workers built the Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento to Reno, Truckee became a thriving boomtown. Today, the railroad remains a central part […]
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Douglas County Public Library is hosting “I Dig Dinosaurs,” a puppet show presented by the Dragon Theater Puppets. The event is at the C.V.I.C. Hall (1602 Esmeralda Ave. in Minden) on June 25 at 4pm. Puppeteers will take people back in time to see dinosaurs. This program is presented as part of the Summer Reading […]
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I guesstimate this map to be dated about 1961, issued by the then-chamber of commerce. Notice the Y was still a Y. Tahoe Keys is naked. Al Tahoe Boulevard didn’t exist, nor much of Pioneer Trail. And some of those planned streets represented by dashes never happened. The map to the left from the Lake […]
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