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  • Bike ride around Tahoe may impact traffic

    Bike ride around Tahoe may impact traffic

    Motorists should expect to see thousands of bicyclists all around Lake Tahoe during Sunday’s annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride. Northbound traffic on Highway 89 in Emerald Bay from Spring Creek Road to Vikingsholm Vista Point will be held to through traffic from 6:30-8:30am on June 7. The southbound lane will remain open. There are […]

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  • Entry forms available for Tahoe tennis tourney

    Entry forms available for Tahoe tennis tourney

    The Tahoe Tennis Classic is so popular that it has become a four-day tournament, July 30-Aug. 2. Teams are already signing up for the 32nd annual event. The all doubles event (women’s, men’s, mixed) at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club each year features teams from across the country as well as those from the Tahoe-Truckee-Reno area. Levels of […]

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  • Youngsters pedal to school in bike challenge

    Youngsters pedal to school in bike challenge

    Expect to see lots of young cyclists on the roads until the end of the school year. All Lake Tahoe Unified School District elementary schools are participating in the Tahoe Bike Challenge. Businesses, agencies, kids and individuals are tabulating the number of miles pedaled between June 1-14. Plus, there are a number of events throughout the […]

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  • Volunteers sought for bike path cleanup

    Volunteers sought for bike path cleanup

    As part of the Tahoe Bike Challenge there will be a community bike path cleanup on June 13 from 10am-noon. Volunteers may meet at one of four locations throughout South Lake Tahoe to pick up litter. Afterward volunteers will be treated to lunch League to Save Lake Tahoe office (2608 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake […]

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  • Time to work on Van Sickle Connector Trail

    Time to work on Van Sickle Connector Trail

    The Tahoe Rim Trail Association will celebrate the 23rd anniversary of National Trails Day on June 6 from 10am-2pm. American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day is the country’s largest celebration of trails. TRTA is putting on a trail building day to complete maintenance work on the Van Sickle Connector Trail on the South Shore. For this […]

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  • Boat show adds Elvis-themed dinner

    Boat show adds Elvis-themed dinner

    The South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic is having a dinner fit for the king. The Fifties and Fins theme includes the Pink Hour and some of Elvis’ favorite foods. The July 24 6pm event is at the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association Beach and Pool site. Like the boat show, shuttles will be provided from the Keys […]

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  • Tahoe Bike Challenge begins with 2 organized rides

    Tahoe Bike Challenge begins with 2 organized rides

    The Tahoe Bike Challenge kick-off — Ready, Set, Pedal — is June 1 from 4-6pm. The party is at Pearl Izumi at the Y. There will be to rides. The 5-mile route partially goes through the Tahoe Keys and over to the bike trail on Eloise Avenue. The 10-miler is along Lake Tahoe Boulevard, up Ski Run […]

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  • Turf buyback sprouts endless possibilities

    Turf buyback sprouts endless possibilities

    Publisher’s note: This is one in a random series of stories about what it’s like to go through the South Tahoe Public Utility District turf buyback program. By Kathryn Reed I’m exhausted and overwhelmed, and I haven’t turned over one blade of grass. It’s going to be a long summer, or two. My front yard […]

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  • Mountain bike specific helmets on the rise

    Mountain bike specific helmets on the rise

    By Aaron Gulley, Outside After years of chasing the lightest, most minimal shapes for cross-country riders, helmet companies have started building lids with more rear coverage and added safety features. Bell wasn’t the first into this space, but it made a splash with the launch of its Super two years ago. This year, BRG Sports, […]

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  • Tahoe ice skaters bring home awards

    Tahoe ice skaters bring home awards

    The Tahoe Snowflakes took first place in the production number category at the all stars competition at Vacaville Ice Sports. The May 24 event was an artistic showcase competition sanctioned by the Ice Skating Institute. The production number consists of all the skaters from all the teams. Also in first place was the oldest of the […]

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