Volunteers from the Truckee Tahoe Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, EAA No. 1073, will fly kids for free at Lake Tahoe Airport on Sept. 4 starting at 8am. Children between the ages of 8-17 are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The mission of this event is to provide […]
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Fine sediment particles and nutrient pollutants are impacting Lake Tahoe’s famed clarity. The Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load was a science-based effort designed to determine pollutant reductions needed to restore historic clarity within the lake and craft a cost-effective, workable strategy to reduce them. This video describes the TMDL analysis and provides information on what […]
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Enjoy helping out? Like office work? Like kids? Like arts and crafts? Like to teach a subject or activity? Have two hours or more to spare each month? If so, the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe wants you. The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe is seeking volunteers for a multitude of […]
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In September, a two week S.T.A.R. Academy will train candidates wishing to volunteer a few hours each month with the Sheriff’s Team of Active Retirees. You must be at least 55 years old, in good health and interested in becoming the “eyes and ears” on El Dorado County’s Sheriff’s team. This is an opportunity to […]
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Clint Schue, owner of Brothers Bar on Emerald Bay Road, has pulled out of the South Lake Tahoe City Council race. However, because of the timing his name will remain on the ballot. This leaves 10 people vying for three seats. No incumbents are running.
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Join Tahoe Area Coordinating Council for the Disabled at Coyote Grill in the Round Hill Mall at Elks Point Road on Sept. 2 from 5pm-closing for a fundraiser. Proceeds from the all you can eat chili will help TACCD. For more information, contact David Kelly at (530) 577.8012.
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Barton Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary is looking for people who have had something to do with the volunteers in the past 50 years. The auxiliary is having a fund-raising, celebration lunch on Sept. 20 at Edgewood Tahoe. Cocktails are at 11am, with a sit-down lunch at 1pm. Cost is $100. Patty Olson, 85, who is helping […]
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By Northern Nevada Business Weekly Z Loan and Investment Inc., a private equity fund led by three residents of Zephyr Cove, raised $375,000 in a private debt offering. The company disclosed the financing arrangement last week in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is licensed as a mortgage lender in Nevada. […]
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• Bhinder Shivdeep opened Speed Trac gas station on Highway 50 in South Tahoe this month. It’s about a block from U.S. Gasoline, the other station he owns. • The September/October issue of Via magazine delves into trains in the West, with the V&T Railroad in Nevada noted as rails worth riding. • Kris Vogt […]
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High fire danger is the weather forecast for Thursday and Friday in the Tahoe-Reno area as a high-pressure system sits over the region. Wind gusts of 35-45mph are expected. With the dry air combined with wind, it is a threat to move the slightest fire faster and farther. But don’t get too comfortable with the […]
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