The holidays will be a little brighter for more than 100 underprivileged local children/teenagers thanks to Tahoe Regional Young Professionals raising $5,000 at the organization’s 2nd annual Winter White Holiday Party. TRYP organized a holiday party to benefit Tahoe’s SkiDUCK,(SKi and snowboarding for Disabled and Underprivileged Children and older Kids) at Riva Grill. SkiDUCK is […]
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The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe’s Pet Pantry could be more full. With the slogan “Give what you can, take what you need,” this program collects pet food and distributes it to needy families and their pets in the Truckee-Tahoe area. Anyone with extra food or who wants to donate some, collection barrels are available at […]
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El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department is adding a detective to investigate elder abuse and financial crimes. The county’s population is 31.62 percent over the state’s average for citizens over the age of 65. Recent national statistics show, more than a half million reports of abuse against the elderly are reported every year, while millions more […]
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• Snowboarder Shaun White, who trains at Northstar, had his locks cut off Dec. 18 for a good cause. • More than 3,100 volunteers are needed for Ironman Lake Tahoe on Sept. 22. To register for a volunteer position, go online. • Shelly Aldean will be chairwoman of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board […]
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Help support Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care and Tahoe Youth & Family Services by eating at Freshies in South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 18. The restaurant is donating a portion of proceeds to these two nonprofits. Tom and Cheryl Millham from LTWC will have photos of the birds and other animals they have rehabilitated. Freshies is […]
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North Tahoe Arts is receiving an extra-special gift of generosity this holiday season. An anonymous donor has offered to match every donation that NTA receives through Dec. 31. North Tahoe Arts, located in Tahoe City for more than 24 years, has been supporting the arts in the Truckee North Lake Tahoe area with various events […]
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The World Explorers’ Club will meet once a month to learn about the world, do activities and write letters to their pen pals. The first meeting will be Jan. 15 at 3:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe branch library. Future meetings will be on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Sign up at the library […]
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• Karen Borges is president of the Lake Tahoe Community College board for the next year. • Nordic Fest on the North Shore is rescheduled for Feb. 8-10. • The South Lake Tahoe Rec Center is offering a special Kids Night Out on Dec. 31. More information is available at (530) 542.6056. • Here is […]
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A professional surfer who achieves her dreams in despite of a shark attack that resulted in the loss of an arm, and a New York Times bestselling author chronicles the impetus and discoveries on an 1,100-mile journey along the Pacific Crest Trail. These are the topics of upcoming Squaw Valley Institute events. The celebrities behind […]
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Lake Tahoe News is continuing its quest to give back to the community with each paid subscription we receive. (Here is a copy of a subscriber form.) Plenty of worthy causes are out there. We are focusing on putting food into people’s stomachs. Beside becoming a paid subscriber and knowing LTN is helping, people can […]
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