Sierra State Parks Foundation is having a fundraiser aboard the Tahoe Gal on Oct. 7. The annual fall fundraiser leaves the dock behind the Safeway in Tahoe City promptly at 4pm for 2½ hours. Money raised will help restore the South Boathouse at Sugar Pine Point State Park. The cruise will turn around at the […]
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El Dorado County’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee will meet Oct. 12 to discuss proposed ordinance changes to the cannabis cultivation ordinance and code compliance ordinance to create a civil enforcement process for marijuana cultivation. The proposed ordinance changes were initiated through a process of six meetings of the committee. The group agreed that the first […]
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Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe has money to give away. SISLT’s goal is to fund quality projects that serve clearly identified needs of women and children in the South Shore community. The group will consider new programs, improvements and enhancements to current programs as well as supporting programs that have been proven effective in […]
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Have you ever wondered how Lake Tahoe was formed, why there are so many alpine lakes around here, or what all those strange rock formation are? Dave Schnake, a Tahoe Rim Trail Association board member and crew leader, and trained geologist and geochemist, will give the low down on Tahoe geology next month. He also […]
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· Nominations for the annual Lake Tahoe Bicycle achievement awards are open. Applications are due Oct. 15. For more info, go online. · The California Tahoe Conservancy board plans to go from four meetings to six a year starting in 2018. · Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District personnel have responded to 45 out-of-district fires; as close […]
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Caltrans is alerting motorists traveling on westbound Interstate 80 of the planned closure of Exit 184 from westbound I-80 to Donner Pass Road from 7am-5pm Sept. 26-27 for emergency pavement repairs. The on-ramp to westbound I-80 from Donner Pass Road will remain open. Motorists can continue on westbound I-80 to the next exit at Donner […]
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· Sierra-at-Tahoe is giving out 417 passes to students in Lake Tahoe Unified School District who got straight A’s. · A two-CD set featuring Elvis Presley will be released in October. The May 25-26, 1974, recording was live at the Sahara Tahoe (now Hard Rock) in Stateline. · The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District […]
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· The parks bond that will go before California voters in June, assuming Gov. Jerry Brown signs off on it, would bring $27 million to the California Tahoe Conservancy. · The Meyers Area Plan meeting has been changed to Oct. 25 at 9:30am at the Stateline office of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. TRPA’s Regional […]
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· Tahoe Rim Trail Association will be raffling one of its vistas at the annual celebration and fundraiser on Oct. 3 at North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The winner will name the view of Lake Tahoe from mile 15 of the Tahoe Rim Trail north of Tahoe City. Vistas are normally available for […]
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Helicopters are expected to be the stars this year at Fire Fest. The annual event is Sept. 30, 10am-3pm outside Hard Rock Lake Tahoe. Admission is free. This is an opportunity for families to have fun while learning about safety and conservation. Activities include fire engines and other big trucks on display, a burn house […]
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