Tahoe Women’s Community Fund’s second annual Grants Gala will be May 18 from 6-9pm at Tahoe Beach Retreat in South Lake Tahoe. In addition to the 2017 grant winners being announced, the 2016 grantees will return to share how they spent the TWCF’s giving funds. This year $29,000 in grants are being handed out; bringing […]
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Lake Tahoe-Truckee nonprofits will benefit from Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz and his wife, Elana’s, $1.6 million donation to causes where the company does business. The South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center and Tahoe Truckee Community Collaborative will each receive $125,000. Through this grant, the South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center, in partnership with the […]
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· South Lake Tahoe youth ages 5-13 may participate in the Junior Giants program this summer. Register online between now and June 1. · Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is looking for participants in the next Leadership Lake Tahoe class. The deadline to apply is June 12. For details, go online. · Your […]
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· Leap Frog Group, a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety, and transparency in the U.S. health care system, gave Barton Memorial Hospital an A for its commitment to reducing errors, infections, and accidents. This is the third consecutive A Barton Hospital has received. · Douglas is seeking public feedback through a quick survey of […]
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Hundreds of businesses and community leaders gathered at the Resort at Squaw Creek to celebrate the 63rd annual North Lake Tahoe Chamber Awards Dinner. The event celebrates businesses, organizations and individuals who have had a significant impact on North Lake Tahoe during 2016. This year, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber Resort Association gave special recognition […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce and Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority’s annual Tourism Forum will focus on the global traveler. The forum aims to prepare the South Shore tourism industry to better serve global travelers. According to Visit California, 17,000,000 global travelers visited California in 2015. Understanding how to attract this demographic and leverage […]
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Truckee Donner Public Utility District is issuing a warning about scammers claiming to be collections agents. Callers are impersonating the utility company claiming that an account is delinquent and must be paid immediately by a pre-paid debit card, credit card or money transfer. If refused, the caller will threaten disconnection from a remote location or […]
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· Through June, Squaw Valley will offer a number of youth training camps. Details are available online. · Tahoe Transportation District has closed the Y transit center in South Lake Tahoe because of vandalism and homeless people sleeping there. Buses still service the center. · Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Mark Amodei, both Nevada Republicans, will […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is hosting a gathering April 19 centered on recreational marijuana in California and Nevada. The panel of local and regional experts including: Lori Ajax, chief of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation for California; Sherellen Brook Gerhart, physician from Barton Memorial Hospital; South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler; local dispensary […]
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Clean Tahoe is organizing a clean up effort for May 6. South Tahoe residents will be cleaning up roadside and neighborhood litter that’s quickly becoming visible from the melting snow. After the 9am-noon cleanup there will be a free lunch for all volunteers at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe. Sign up to volunteer by […]
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