Karen Bender (and five people she chooses to take) is going to the Dec. 2 Family Night during the annual Festival of Trees and Lights on the South Shore. Lake Tahoe News in collaboration with the Barton Foundation is giving away four packages of tickets to Family Night. The package includes tickets for six people […]
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So often we give what we would like to receive and at this stage in our life we seldom want. So, what about donating $20 to the Family Resource Center with a friend’s name listed? It is a win-win because the money is dispersed locally. Those in need receive and your friend is still acknowledged […]
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Select a fresh tree with good color and firm, flexible needles that do not easily pull from the branches. Place the tree in plain water immediately after recutting the trunk at least one-half inch above the old cut. The container you use for your tree should hold 2 to 4 quarts of water. The longer […]
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Shop — it’s a four letter word in a super negative way for so many people this time of year. With the economy being what it is, household incomes such as they are and the pressure to buy, buy, buy this time of year, let’s help each other out. Twenty dollars. What if that were […]
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Austin’s House expects to have many children in crisis staying over the holidays. You can brighten their days with a simple donation. The best donation is a gift card to a store or cash. This allows Austin’s House to purchase the exact gift that each child wants, even if they arrive on Christmas Eve. A […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District will be pile burning on U.S. Forest Service urban lots in the Saddlehorn and Crystal Bay areas through December. Smoke resulting from the pile burns will affect the surrounding area intermittently. People who are smoke sensitive are advised to please stay inside and close their windows and doors […]
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RMC, a longstanding destination management and special events company with six operations in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, is moving west this month with the addition of its Lake Tahoe California/Nevada operation. RMC was also recently hired to be the exclusive destination service provider partner for the Ritz-Carlton at Northstar. The RMC Lake Tahoe division will […]
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• Two vacancies (chamber and at-large) will occur on the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee in Lake Tahoe Unified School District on Jan. 31. For more info, call (530) 541.2850, ext. 225. • Sierra Nevada Alliance has promoted Kay Ogden to associate director. Ogden has served for the last six years as the development director. • […]
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• Kirkwood Mountain Resort will be open Nov. 25-27 and Dec. 2-4, with full operation expected Dec. 9. • The Donner Summit Safety Roadside Rest Area reopened this week. It was completely reconstructed to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards. • JW McClenahan Co. won one of four Pinnacle Awards from the Nevada Chapter of […]
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The Public Health Division of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency has wrapped up its community flu clinics for the season and is now offering low-cost flu vaccine by appointment. The seasonal influenza vaccine is available in the shot and nasal mist forms through Public Health for $10 per vaccination. No one […]
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