January is National Mentoring Month and Tahoe Youth & Family Services is looking for mentors. TYFS needs mentors for ages 4-17. A Big Brothers/Big Sisters study shows that youth who are mentored by a trusted adult are “more confident in their schoolwork performance, able to get along better with their families, 46 percent less likely […]
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• The Office of Public School Construction named South Tahoe High the school of the month for December. • Unity at the Lake’s New Year’s Eve Meditation is from 7-8pm, 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. For more info, call (530) 544. 2266. • Four companies seeking permits to harvest crayfish from Lake Tahoe […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s “live” snow removal route interactive map is online. This tells people where snow removal operators are clearing the roadways. Updates to the snow removal route map are provided as streets are plowed every eight, 16, and 24 hours. The street superintendent is reminding residents to park all vehicles out of the city […]
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Here’s one extra 1963 photo showing a naked Tahoe Keys and naked Heavenly parking lot. I’m working on getting permission to use other oldies. Until then, Dec. 30 will the last Then and Now. — Bill Kingman
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The environmental nonprofit Tahoe Fund has launched the Lake Tahoe License Plate Plate Spotte’ program to reward owners of Lake Tahoe license plates with free lift tickets during the 2013 ski season. Tahoe plates spotted by official “spotters” and the general public will be entered to win free lift tickets every week until March 20. […]
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The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet from 9am-noon Jan. 10 at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe. Items on the agenda include updates on Tahoe Interagency Executive Steering Committee activities, the Tahoe Regional Planning […]
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• Twenty-one writers respond to America’s war on women’s rights and reproductive health in “Get Out of My Crotch” – which will be released Jan. 22 on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Order a copy online. • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will be closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1. • The San Francisco Giants World […]
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Kid’s Club is having a Fun Trip on Jan. 3 for grades K-8 at the South Lake Tahoe Rec Center. Activities include: Tahoe Tot Spot, bowling, swimming and more. Cost is $25. Preregistration is necessary — (530) 542.6056.
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With the winter storms lined up for this weekend, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents and visitors to be mindful of the local parking regulations. In the county it is unlawful to park on the roadway during snow removal conditions or in any manner which obstructs traffic. This is defined as any […]
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• Après Wine Co. in South Lake Tahoe and Petra Wine Bar at Northstar are recommended as places to visit in the January issue of Ski magazine. • John Wagnon, marketing guru at Heavenly-Kirkwood, is now on the Nevada Commission on Tourism. He is filling the remainder of his boss Blaise Carrig’s term, which expires […]
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