Employees from Heavenly and Kirkwood mountain resorts spent a day working at Lakeview Commons. Through Vail Resorts Echo Day on Sept. 8, 179 resort employees, friends and family members planted trees and shrubs, laid sod, installed park benches, picked up trash, and redistributed sand to even out the beach. Volunteers also conducted a neighborhood cleanup […]
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Eight awards will be presented at the 5th annual Blue Ribbon Awards Ceremony & Dinner at Embassy Suites on Nov. 15. Award categories include the Geotourism, Tourism, Experience, Entrepreneur, two Customer Service awards, and the large and small Green Business awards. Nominations for this Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce event are being taken […]
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• The speed training season is officially under way in South America as the women’s U.S. Ski Team, including Olympic gold Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley and medalists Lindsey Vonn of Vail are in their second week in Portillo, Chile. The World Cup season opens Oct. 27 in Soelden, Austria. • Bike Habitat in Carson […]
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Washoe Meadows Community will be participating in the annual Great Sierra River Cleanup event Sept. 15 from 9am to noon. Meet at the Lake Tahoe Boulevard entrance to Washoe Meadows State Park to pick up instructions and supplies. Wear comfortable trail walking shoes, bring something to drink, and use sunscreen. The first 80 volunteers that […]
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The Gold Rush created a demand for crossings of the seemingly impassable Sierra Nevada range so Americans could reach the gold field. John Calhoun Johnson surveyed and opened the route to traffic in spring 1852. Learn about this man whose name is on Johnson’s cut-off near Echo Summit on Sept. 18 at 7pm. The full […]
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• Here are Caltrans’ El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork plans for this week. • Lake Tahoe Forest Supervisor Nancy Gibson on Sept. 5 signed off on Heavenly Mountain Resort’s desire to expand summer offerings. • Northstar has begun accepting applications and started hiring for the more than 1,200 seasonal positions that will be available at the resort […]
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Two forums are being put on this month for residents in Truckee to find out about issues that will be on the Nov. 6 ballot. The Sept. 20 6-8pm event is a chance to learn about Measure J, the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park measure, and who the candidates for Truckee Donner Public Utility District […]
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South Lake Tahoe police Officer Tony Broadfoot is trading in a blue uniform for a brown one as he becomes a deputy with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department. Broadfoot has been one of the longtime K9 officers in South Lake Tahoe. His partner Duke will be retiring.
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• The League to Save Lake Tahoe is part of this year’s Chase Community Giving program. This fall, Chase is granting millions of dollars to organizations all over the country, and the League is among the groups on the list. But to win a grant, people need to go to the Chase Community Giving Facebook […]
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El Dorado County students in grades 8-12 are invited to participate in the juvenile justice system through the Teen Court program. Volunteer training will be Sept. 27 from 5-7pm in El Dorado County Superior Court, at 1354 Johnson Blvd., Department 4, in South Lake Tahoe. Upon completion of the mandatory training, teens will serve as […]
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