The South Lake Tahoe Moose Lodge is hosting the 12th annual Kid’s Fishing Derby on Sept. 22 at Tahoe Paradise’s Lake Baron. The derby is free to all children under the age of 16. Registration begins at 7am at Lake Baron near the main entrance. Hot dogs, chips, sodas, and water will be provided free […]
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Kirkwood was full of runners young and old on Aug. 31. Eight children participated in the two Kid’s Fun Runs. Alexander Slezak, 6, won the half mile race in 4:46, Madeleine Walbrun, 6, was second in a close 4:49, while 3-year-old Kipton Walbrun ran his heart out to a cheering crowd at the finish line […]
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Zephyr Cove resident Susan Henson, an ovarian cancer survivor and cancer awareness advocate, was selected this summer to attend the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance conference in Washington, D.C. She had the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in treatment with the expectation that she would help raise the level of awareness of ovarian cancer […]
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Soldiers and airmen of the Nevada Guard are set to participate in an informal memorial run-walk to commemorate the victims of the International House of Pancakes shooting on Sept. 6, 2011. The run/walk will start at the Carson City IHOP at 3883 S. Carson St. at 6am Friday. Shooting survivor Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Mock […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is waving the fishing license requirement on Sept. 7. This is one of two free fishing days the department sponsors each year. Size and number limits remain, thought. Angler must have an appropriate report card if they are fishing for abalone, steelhead or sturgeon anywhere in the state, […]
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times WALKER — State fisheries biologist Dave Lentz poured poison into a remote High Sierra stream and watched quietly as every rainbow and golden trout in the water turned belly up. After the rotenone spread along 11 miles of Silver King Creek last Wednesday, other biologists poured in a neutralizing […]
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The League to Save Lake Tahoe is spending the 16th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day at Tahoe Paradise Park. On Sept. 28 from 9am-2pm volunteers will work on trail restoration, stream bank stabilization and native garden planting. Contact info@keeptahoeblue.org to register.
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The League to Save Lake Tahoe will be participating in the Great Sierra River Cleanup on Sept. 21and will be hosting a cleanup site at Zephyr Cove Beach. During the first four years of the Great Sierra River Cleanup more than 14,700 volunteers have joined together to remove more than 550 tons of trash and […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau INCLINE VILLAGE – Every time Max Jones rides the Flume Trail, he can’t help but take notice of a certain overhanging boulder that once caught the bar of a chain saw he was carrying on his back that sent him, his bicycle and the chain saw tumbling down the steep granite hillside […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s first Color Blast 5K Fun Run is Sept. 14 from 8am-1pm. Runners wear white and are doused in color at different stations throughout the run. Colors are corn starch based, non-toxic and biodegradable. The race is followed by food, drinks and live music. Register online. The run will be at Lake Tahoe […]
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