If a fire broke out tonight while you were sleeping, would you and your family get out alive? Today is a great time to develop a home fire escape plan. Teach it to and practice it with your family on a regular basis. Check your smoke detector and replace the battery at least once a […]
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As Lake Tahoe Community College gears up to celebrate its 40th birthday it is taking the time to focus on what the college is and what it can become over the next 40 years. The community is invited to a visions session to help define the college’s future, and by extension, the region’s future. The […]
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• Tahoe Arts Project’s spaghetti benefit is May 23 from 5:30-7:30pm at Bert’s Cafe, 1146 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe. Cost is $10 per person. Purchase tickets at Bert’s or call (530) 542.3632. • BASSmaster magazine has ranked Clear Lake as the third best bass lake in the country. Other Northern California waters on […]
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Sno-Flake Drive-In — a Highway 50 landmark in the Al Tahoe area. A burger joint first started there in the 1950s. And at one time, it was purple. It has been Sno-Flake since July 1961. Here is a Lake Tahoe News story about the burger joint turning 50. — Bill Kingman
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Caltrans on May 6 will begin work on Highway 50 from Ski Run Boulevard to Wildwood Avenue. Construction through June 30 will occur primarily from 6am-6pm Monday through Thursday and Friday from 4am-noon. Beginning July 1, night work is expected from 8pm-11am Monday through Friday. Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians are asked to be patient and […]
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AT&T wants to install overhead fiber optic lines on existing poles near Diamond Peak Ski Resort in Incline Village. The idea is that people would have better cell phone and Internet service. The U.S. Forest Service, as landowners, will decide if the project goes forward. No land has to be disturbed in the 10,740-square-foot area […]
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• Are you a paid subscriber to Lake Tahoe News? Here is a paid subscriber form. • The National Ski Areas Association named Kirkwood as having the Best Avalanche Safety Program, Sugar Bowl the Best Chairlift Safety Program and Mammoth the Best Safety Week Program. • North Lake Tahoe has an ad in Southwest Airline’s […]
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Community Wildfire Protection Plans and Fire-Adapted Communities are the focus of webinars on May 7 and May 14 put on by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. The first one-hour, free webinar will be offered at 10am May 7 in conjunction with Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week that begins May 4. Participants will learn about the […]
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• Lake Tahoe’s West Shore Café and Inn has hired Mike Davis as executive chef and Stacie Krenicki as the property’s general manager. Both were most recently at Martis Camp. • The U.S. Forest Service will talk May 4 at 4pm about the acquisition of the Hole in the Ground, Lola Montez and Castle Peak […]
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Spirit of Spring on May 14 benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe. The 7-9:30pm event at Edgewood Tahoe is $40/person. The event is sponsored by Edgewood and Southern Wine and Spirits, with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to the Boys & Girls Club and the 900 youths its serves. Tickets […]
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