· Jamie Orr has been appointed to the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission. · Reports say Nevada needs 200 pilots to make up for a rash of retirements and high demand for flights. · El Dorado Winery Association’s second annual Blind Barrel is July 15 at 6pm at Lava Cap winery. For more info, go […]
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It’s going to be a quick summer break for Lake Tahoe Unified School District students. Because of the snow days the last day of school is June 20. The first day for the 2017-18 school year is Aug. 28. The state Department of Education waived five of the seven days the district applied for. Each […]
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· California Tahoe Conservancy has closed the Upper Truckee Marsh to dogs. The ban will last through July 31 to protect critical breeding habitat for special, threatened and endangered species such as the Willow Flycatcher and Yellow Warbler. · Vicki Moore is now CFO for Douglas County. · Boys and girls ages 4-18 who want […]
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Forms are do soon for those wanting to enter the El Dorado County Fair. Ribbons and Rides is the theme of the fair, which will be in Placerville June 15-18. One of the special entries this year is the Farm Bureau art project in celebration of the organization’s 100th birthday. It’s not just food and […]
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Bread & Broth 4 Kids’ Cram-a-Cruiser food drive will be at South Lake Tahoe’s Grocery Outlet on May 6 from 10am-3pm. Community members will fill up the police car with food items such as: individual Cup-of-Noodles, cups of macaroni and cheese, canned soup or meals like ravioli and chili, fruit snacks, granola bars, individual packets […]
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Expect delays on Kingsbury Grade through June as NDOT removes debris from eroded roadside slopes and drainages. Work takes place Monday through Friday from 7am-6pm on the Carson Valley side of the highway between the summit and Foothill Road. While travel delays will average less than five minutes, up to 30-minute delays are possible during […]
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Five communities in Northern Nevada have received funding from State Farm to support activities aimed at reducing potential loss of life, property and natural resources to wildfire in their communities. The five residents were among 150 winners chosen nationwide to receive funding from a pool of 420 applicants. Applicants provided a brief description of their […]
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· Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation is accepting applications for its 2017 fall grant cycle. Applications are available online. · Martis Camp, a private residential golf and ski community in North Lake Tahoe, has sold its final home site (No. 671), after launching sales in 2006. · State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado, has moved his […]
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Grading season in the Lake Tahoe Basin may be delayed in some areas because of how wet the ground is. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency does not allow soil to be moved until May 1 for erosion reasons. Officials warn if groundwater is hit while digging, then stop and call your project inspector. Soil disturbing […]
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· The following are dates for public hearings regarding the draft EIS/EIR for the loop road: June 9, 9:30am Tahoe Transportation District board; June 14, 9:30am, TRPA Advisory Planning Commission; and June 28, 9:30am TRPA Governing Board. All meetings are at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency office, 128 Market St., Stateline. · El Dorado County […]
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