U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations above Andria Drive on Kingsbury Grade on Feb. 14. The project will begin with approximately 5 acres and may expand depending on the weather. Operations will continue through the week and possibly the weekend, weather permitting. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke […]
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• U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Karlton rejected the plaintiffs’ — Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore — request that he preside over the Homewood lawsuit rather than the randomly assigned judge, William Shubb. TRPA calls this a victory. Karlton is the judge who heard the shorezone case that TRPA lost. • South […]
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Dressed to the nines, with leash in hand. That is what Feb. 18 is all about at the Ritz Carlton in Lake Tahoe. A Champagne celebration to people’s best friends wouldn’t be the same without them present, which is why the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe invites pooches and their people to the fourth annual gala. […]
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Don’t be alarmed if you see and hear Blackhawk helicopters today. It’s all in the name of training. A big search and rescue training event is going on Sunday at Vikingsholm where medics will be working as though there are victims on the cliff. The public will not be allowed in the area. — Lake […]
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• Eight wineries of the El Dorado Winery Association will be pouring Syrahs on Feb. 16 from 5:30-7:30pm at the El Dorado Hills California Welcome Center, 2085 Vine St., Ste. 105, El Dorado Hills. • North Lake Tahoe Realtor Alison Elder was awarded 2011 Realtor of the Year by Chase International. • Unity at the […]
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Caltrans is having a public meeting in Meyers on Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 8pm at the Lake Valley Fire Protection District building. The main topic will be the proposed changes to the speed limits in the area. Also to be discussed is the issue of pedestrian crossings in Meyers.
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Robert Rupp and Rene Hoogendijk will give two lectures in March about hips. The Barton Health officials will talk about alternative treatments for people with hip pain. The first meeting is March 7 from 6-7pm at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe. The second is March 21 from 6-7pm at Sierra Nevada College […]
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• The 50th annual Lake Valley Firefighters’ Ball is March 2 at 8pm at MontBleu in Stateline. Click on the flyer for more info. • The South Lake Tahoe women’s center received a grant to build an emergency shelter in Alpine County, which will include permanent offices. It will be able to house three families with […]
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Unity at the Lake has moved into a sanctuary at 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe after 17 years of meeting in the senior center. Sunday celebration services are at 10am with Stew and Hillary Bittman and music by OneVoice. Sunday meditation is at 9:15am in the Annex. Youth empowerment program and childcare […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering “The Manager as Coach” Feb. 14 from 8:30am to noon at Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road, Truckee. This workshop is designed to bolster leadership effectiveness, including how to juggle […]
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