· BlueGo is offering free rides on routes 50 and 53 on the South Shore from Dec. 24-Jan. 1. For more info, go online. · El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is having a special meeting on Dec. 28 at 10am in Placerville to consider accepting a $57.14 million loan from the USDA to build […]
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This holiday season, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows will offer a pilot intra-valley transit program in partnership with the app-based transportation provider Chariot. It will be available Dec. 23-Jan. 4. Chariot’s mobile app will allow people to book rides for on-demand and fixed-route services within the Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows neighborhoods, using new 14-passenger Ford […]
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Starting Jan. 9 Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School will begin taking names for the fall 2017 line-up of kindergartners. Parents of students who will turn 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2017, may fill out a “Kindergarten Enrollment Request Form” at the school office or online. This a lottery. Forms are due at the end of March. The […]
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· The Crossing in South Lake Tahoe is gradually filling up with new tenants. Besides Sierra-at-Tahoe, expect Lake Tahoe AleWorX Taproom & Pizzeria, Elevate Wellness Center, and Omni yoga plan to have storefronts. · The 24-year-old Bookshelf bookstore in Truckee is closing Dec. 29. However, the town won’t be without a bookstore for long. In the […]
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· Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe’s 35th annual Mid-Winter Beach Party Crab Feed is Jan. 27 starting at 6pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $40 each. For more info, call 530.541.5900. · +Impact School and Tahoe Expedition Academy, fully accredited independent pre-K-8 and 9-12 schools in Lake Tahoe, have raised $10 million in partnership […]
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· The board room at Lake Tahoe Community College will be named after Fritz Wenck, who retired this month after being the longest serving board member. He was there from day one. There will be a celebration in late January. · Here are the El-Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · Rep. Tom […]
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· El Dorado County issued a warning saying travel on the Rubicon Trail is not advised the next few days because of the weather. · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Heavenly Mountain Resort, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board were presented with a 2016 Regional Forester Honor award for their […]
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The National Weather Service is predicting the Truckee River to get close to moderate flood stage from the storm that is hitting the area today and tonight. Truckee has sand bags available for local residents. They may be picked up at 11473 Donner Pass Road (Fire Station 92) and at Stockrest Springs by the U.S. Forest […]
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· Live Violence Free in South Lake Tahoe accepts donations from 8am-4pm on Wednesdays. Clothing and food are needed. · Zephyr Cove Library will be hosting a cookie decorating event on Dec. 22 from 3:30-4:30pm. Children will frost and decorate snowman sugar cookies while listening to stories, and they will be invited to take part in a […]
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· Tahoe Transportation District has pushed back the release date of the environmental documents related to the loop road to January at the earliest. · South Tahoe Refuse Company’s 1.59 percent rate increase will be voted on Dec. 15 by the Douglas County commissioners. · Christmas tree permits in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit are […]
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