El Dorado County’s 2012 Home Energy Assistance Program will begin accepting applications Sept. 10. Federally funded HEAP helps income-eligible families pay their energy bills. HEAP can help pay for electricity, natural gas, wood, propane, or heating oil costs of eligible households. Benefits may be paid once a year. The amount of the benefit depends on […]
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• Clean Tahoe was named volunteer of the year by Caltrans’ Adopt-a-Highway Program. • Alta, Aspen-Snowmass, Jackson Hole, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are partnering to offer one pass for the 2012-13 season. • A celebration of life for Chris Nelson is Sept. 30, 2pm at the Tahoe Donner Lodge in Truckee. • Here are […]
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A smoke detector with a missing or dead battery is of no help to anyone. It’s a good idea to test your smoke detector periodically and a bad idea to take the battery out and use it for something else. Read the instruction manual for your smoke detector and know how it operates and how […]
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Camp Tadaka is having its last fun trip of the summer on Aug. 21 for K-10. Campers will be going to Wild Island in Reno. Cost is $30 and it includes lunch. Bring swim stuff, sunscreen, and a water bottle. Space is limited — (530) 542.6056.
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El Dorado County residents can save big on energy bills and keep their homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter by taking advantage of free weatherization services available through the El Dorado County Community Services Weatherization Program. Through the Weatherization Program, qualified low-income property owners and renters can receive up to $3,055 […]
Read moreIf you drink and drive in El Dorado County, beware because the El Dorado County Avoid the 6 DUI Task Force is joining with law enforcement throughout the state for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign now through Sept. 3. A DUI-driver’s license checkpoint will be conducted in South Lake Tahoe on Aug. […]
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If you’ve got a computer headache, curiosity or question, the South Lake Tahoe Public Library’s Computer Tutor might be able to help. Bring your laptop, tablet, e-reader or smart phone and meet one-on-one with an experienced computer instructor. Appointments are available from 1–6pm on Sept. 18 and Sept. 25. Each appointment is 30 minutes and […]
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Kmart in South Lake Tahoe on Aug. 18 from 10am-1pm will be collecting school supplies and cash to fill backpacks for local children. The Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club is looking to fill 400 packs with pens, paper and other supplies. Kmart with Jon Hetherton Farmers Insurance Agency, KRLT and KOWL is putting n […]
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Friends of the Library book sale is Aug. 18 from 10am-3pm. Members get in a 9am. Membership is $10. The Friends are paying for many of the new book purchases, for the children’s programs and special programs. This is the only book sale of the summer. This is a “bag sale”, so all the books, […]
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• Squaw Valley President and CEO Andy Wirth received the honor of the Chairman’s Outstanding Service Award from the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority board of trustees. • Secret Cove on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe is listed as one of the top 20 awe-inspiring U.S. beaches by SmartTravel. • John Preston, 62, of Shingle Springs […]
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