The inherent dangers of having so many homes located in such dangerous terrain prompted University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Living With Fire program six years ago to sponsor the first The annual Nevada Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Summit is Oct. 1-2 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. It will give homeowners and firefighters a chance […]
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• The M.S. Dixie II and Tahoe Queen on Sept. 1 will race along Tahoe’s South Shore in a four-mile race for the title of the fastest paddle-wheeler on the lake. For more info, call 800.238.2463. • South Lake Tahoe’s library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.) is hosting a Princess Party on Oct. 6 at 2 […]
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The bands that will battle Friday during CASA El Dorado’s Best Sunset Band fundraiser have been announced. Taking the stage Aug. 31 at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe will be Groovebox, In Escrow, and Cash Only. The crowd will determine the winner. The free event is from 3-8pm. But it costs to vote. That […]
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• To celebrate “The Godfather’s” 40th anniversary, there is a Monopoly board game out – and it includes Lake Tahoe properties. • Tahoe Prosperity Center has hired Mone´ Haen to be CEO. • Fire Fest, presented by Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe, is Sept. 29 from 10am to 3pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • The […]
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Will Richardson of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Sciences will talk about the fall migration in Tahoe and the effects of change climate patterns on migration and the birds and wildlife found in the basin on Sept. 18. The event is at the South Lake Tahoe branch library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. The free event […]
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Ask an improv actor what is improvisation’s most challenging skill, and chances are pretty good they’ll say making up a song. That’s what improv actors and students will be practicing Sept. 1 in a workshop taught by song improvisation masters Laura and Rick Hall. The workshop will focus on using musical or song improv as […]
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El Dorado County voters have the option to not receive a paper sample ballot. Go online and click on the sample ballot opt out link next to the green leaf, and follow the directions. This allows voters to begin receiving the sample ballot via email.
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• Do you want to win two tickets to the Signature Cocktail fundraising event for Barton Health Foundation? If yes, then check out this story. • To win those tickets, you must be part of Lake Tahoe News’ special NEWS team. You do so by becoming a paid subscriber. • The Heavenly Mountain Run will […]
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With the completion of $130,311 in energy improvements, South Lake Tahoe expects to see an annual savings of $19,623 by reducing kilowatt hours by 186,889. The improvements were paid for by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Approximately 150 lights at the Motor Pool […]
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Anchor stores in the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe have changed through the years. TRPA was not around in 1965 to regulate the color scheme. Why the yellow painted ovals on the roadway in 1965? — Bill Kingman
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