• Avalon Lodge in South Lake Tahoe is giving 10 percent of its annual Monday profits to one charity. Nominate and select a nonprofit beneficiary via a short five-question form online. • Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s board will have its annual retreat Oct. 23 at 3:15pm at the student union at South Tahoe High […]
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Run Salmon Run, a community art project and fundraiser for the Tahoe Tallac Association, is Oct. 20 from 5-8p at MontBleu casino in Stateline. Thirty-five fiberglass fish designed by local artists will be featured at a live auction emceed by George Alm. Valerie Kuda, project organizer, was inspired to celebrate what she calls Tahoe’s favorite […]
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Do you know what went into getting American women the right to vote? The film “Iron Jawed Angels” (with Hilary Swank) tells the story of two courageous women who in the early 1900s helped get women the right to vote. Unity at the Lake is sponsoring the movie night on Oct. 15 at 7pm. Donations […]
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“Green Fire”, a documentary film about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold, will be shown Nov. 8 at Sierra Nevada College. Doors open at 6:30pm and film begins at 7pm. A question-answer period will follow. The screening is free. The college is at 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village.
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• Placer County has released the Notice of Preparation for the Squaw Village proposed project. The document is online. Comments will be taken through Nov. 9. • The Sacramento Bee did a study on California legislators that shows in the 2011-12 session 99 percent of the time Democrats voted the same way as the majority […]
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Organizations that are based in or serve the Truckee, Donner Summit, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and North Shore of Lake Tahoe may submit applications to Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation to possibly receive a grant. The deadline to do so is 5pm Oct. 31. Recipients will be announced in January. A copy of the application and […]
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Truckee Elementary School playground becomes the home of the much anticipated annual Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 20 from 10am-2:30pm. Admission is fee. Cost for event activities ranges from $1 to $4. If it rains or snows, the festivities will be moved inside. This ghoulish event includes a pumpkin patch, carnival games, pony rides, haunted and […]
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I would like to encourage everyone buying costumes for Halloween to check the labels to make sure they are made of flame retardant materials. Materials made of 100 percent polyester are best suited for Halloween costumes. These costume materials may be purchased at most local fabric stores. The use of commercial flame retardant sprays is […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is having a mixer at the Beacon restaurant at Camp Richardson on Oct. 17 from 6:30–9pm. The cost for non-members is a $5, while TRYP members are free. Becoming a member costs $40 annually, effective for one year from the purchase date. TRYP will also be volunteering, handing out candy and […]
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Flu vaccines are available for free for ages 3 to 18. Cost for ages 19 and older is $20 for flu shot and $35 for pneumonia vaccine. The clinics are: Barton Family Medicine, 1090 Third St., South Lake Tahoe, Oct. 20 9am-noon, Nov. 17 9am-noon. Barton Urgent Care & Family Practice at Stateline Medical Center, […]
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