· Eyes on Lake Tahoe, a component of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, is having a training Aug. 16 from 4-6pm at the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association office. Volunteers will focus their efforts on aquatic invasive plants. · The parking debacle at Fitness Evolution in South Lake Tahoe may so soon improve. The […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is hosting a town hall about homelessness. It will be Aug. 30, 6-7:30pm at Tahoe Beach Retreat in South Lake Tahoe. There will be a panel of experts addressing local homelessness issues, including the impact of services for the homeless like Lake Tahoe Warm Room, causes of homelessness including the housing […]
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There will be a community information meeting Aug. 17 about the Sierra Boulevard complete streets project. Preliminary plans call for a class 1 mixed use recreational trail, sidewalk, driveway connections, curbs, gutters, drainage system, and storm water infiltration and treatment. Class 2 bike lanes are proposed for each side of the road. Lighting will be […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s Senior Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy will be Sept. 11-15. Registration is open for people interested in attending the academy and learning about law enforcement. Students must be at least 50 years of age and residents of Douglas County. Students attending the academy will learn about topics such as uniformed patrol […]
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· Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe’s second annual Rotary Hootenanny is Aug. 19, 3-7pm at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. Tickets are $50 for unlimited beer and food tasting. · Starting Oct. 1 it will cost more money to record documents in Douglas County. · On Aug. 7, Douglas High grad Zack […]
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There will be a free concert under the stars on Aug. 25 from 6-10pm at the Veterans Healing Camp property located on Highway 50 in Silver Springs. Bring the entire family, a picnic basket, chairs and blankets to hear Smoken Rabbits play classic rock. Music will start at 7pm. Food, drinks and ice cream will […]
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Now through Aug. 14, law enforcement throughout Nevada will be Joining Forces issuing citations to pedestrians and motorists who are breaking traffic safety laws. Nevada state law requires pedestrians to use sidewalks, crosswalks and pedestrian bridges and obey all traffic-control signs and signals. If there is no sidewalk, pedestrians must walk on the left side […]
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The No. 2 westbound lane of Interstate 80 between Donner Summit and Colfax will be closed between Gold Run and Cape Horn in the “3-Mile Grade” area from on Aug. 10 from 7am to 4pm while Caltrans performs maintenance activities. Approximately seven miles of the right lane will be closed to perform guardrail repair to […]
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Roadwork over Echo Summit will cause delays this week. Caltrans will be performing overnight grinding and paving work on Highway 50 on a section of the roadway that descends after Echo Summit into the Lake Tahoe Basin. Work to repair rough sections of the highway will be performed at various locations between Johnson Pass Road […]
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The USDA Rural Development has about $2.8 million for rural low-income home buyers. The Direct 502 Home Loan Program is available in all areas of Nevada except Carson City and metropolitan Clark and Washoe counties. Applicants must fill out a two-page form to determine eligibility. For more info, call Brad Gallimore at 775.748.8468, ext. 104.
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