The Nevada Division of Forestry will start burning slash piles in the North Canyon area east of Carson City beginning Nov. 26, weather permitting. Upon completion of the North Canyon project, forestry crews will conduct pile burning at Sand Harbor, Slaughterhouse Canyon and the Van Sickle unit at South Lake Tahoe. The burning will continue […]
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The final public workshop of the draft groundwater management plan groundwater model for the Martis Valley will be Nov. 29 from 5-7pm. The Truckee Donner Public Utility District, Northstar Community Services District, and Placer County Water Agency have partnered to develop the plan. The workshop will be at Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s board room, […]
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• Harrison Avenue will be the main topic before the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission on Nov. 29 at 3pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • The Fields Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will meet Nov. 26 from 4–6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Jalapeños Taqueria is open on […]
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Diamond Peak Ski Area in Incline Village is seeking another 10-year special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service. No significant improvements are located on the permitted land, although grooming, hazard tree removal, and snowmaking are allowed. Comments are being sought on the draft decision memo. Only those who provided comment during the original spring […]
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The black and white photo (circa 1952) shows how the melding of highways 50 and 89 in Tahoe Valley formed a three-way Y intersection. The camera is on Highway 89, coming from Camp Richardson, looking at where 89 joined Highway 50 from Stateline (left) going (right) to Meyers. According to longtime local (since 1940s) Dave […]
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Two veteran officers will join the South Lake Tahoe Police Department on Monday. Jason Cheney and Kevin Whalen will be sworn in Nov. 26 at 11am at the department. Cheney has been a peace officer in California for more 11 years; mostly recently with the Sutter County Sheriff’s Department. Each officer is married and both […]
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The Nevada Division of State Lands is offering grants for projects that will preserve and restore the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Approximately $350,000 generated from the purchase of Nevada Lake Tahoe license plates will be available to public agencies seeking funding. Proposals which include the implementation of capital improvement projects that further […]
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The League to Save Lake Tahoe’s third Step into the Blue event will be Nov. 28 from 5-9pm at Apres Wine on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. Socialize, sip wine and have fun with like-minded people who want to Keep Tahoe Blue. RSVP on the Keep Tahoe Blue Facebook page. Step into the […]
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The deadline to apply to be on the Lake Tahoe Unified School District Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee has been extended to Dec. 28 There will be seven vacancies as of Jan. 31. The following reps are needed: · A person active in a senior citizens’ organization. · A person active in a bona fide taxpayers’ […]
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• El Dorado County sheriff’s Deputies Damian Frisby and Bryan Brown were recognized as the Mother Lode Lions Club 2012 Officers of the Year. • Sierra-at-Tahoe is opening Thanksgiving Day. • Truckee Community Christmas has a new website. • Conde Nast Traveler readers picked their top 20 ski resorts. Squaw came in at No. 16. […]
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