Douglas County Parks & Recreation along with Steve Maltase of Whittell High School will be offering a weeklong soccer camp from July 29-Aug. 2. The camp is open to everyone ages 4-14. Participants ages 4-6 (Lil Kicks) will have camp from 10am-1pm each day and the cost is $125. Kids 7 and up will have […]
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Get Wild in Your Garden: Native Plants and Beneficial Insects is the name of the lecture being hosted by the Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners. The free event is July 29 at 5:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College’s demonstration garden. Learn how to welcome wildlife and beneficial insects through the use of native plants. Novice and […]
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The two-day Ragnar Trail Tahoe is July 26-27. More than 1,000 runners are expected to participate in this relay event. The 17.6-mile course consists of three loops of varying length and difficulty at Sierra-at-Tahoe. Ragnar Relay Series has also partnered with TAMBA (Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association) to continue improvements to the local trails in […]
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It took a three-hole playoff Sunday to determine the winner of the American Century Championship golf tournament. Two former NFL quarterbacks Mark Rypien and Billy Joe Tolliver vied for the title, with Tolliver coming out on top on the third hole. Each has won the celebrity golf event before – Rypien in 1990 and Tolliver […]
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By Robert S. Wood GLACIER NATIONAL PARK – It was shocking to learn that the last of famous Glacier Park’s hundreds of glaciers will be dead and gone in as little as seven years. With an extra month of summer on our hands, it seemed a good time to go up and have a look […]
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One round is left in the annual American Century Celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe. After two days, Stephen Curry, guard with the Golden State Warriors, has the lead. He is one point ahead of Chris Chandler and Jeremy Roenick. This tournament uses the Stableford scoring system. The person with the highest score wins. Here […]
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By Mike TeSelle, KCRA-TV Gordon Seitz, an earthquake expert with the California Geological Survey, expressed excitement about a first-of-its-kind exploration that took place below the surface of Lake Tahoe on Thursday. “Oh yeah, there’s not too many chances to get that new discovery,” Seitz said. Seitz said a specially designed submarine, equipped with a high […]
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Perennial fan favorite Charles Barkley has pulled out of the American Century Championship golf tournament. An injury forced the withdrawal. He was lifting weights and felt something snap. Barkley tried to play on Wednesday, but his right shoulder said no. Barkley had played at the Edgewood Tahoe event since 1993. But he’s not leaving. Barkley […]
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The 29th annual South Tahoe Girls Basketball Jamboree is June 18-20. The 19 teams will each play five games. South Tahoe girls play Sonora High School at 8am on Thursday in the Blue Gym at South Tahoe High. Their second game against Live Oak from Morgan Hill and is at 11:20am in the Blue Gym. […]
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The Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Foundation hosting its first fundraiser Aug. 24 to raise scholarship funds to support athletes on the Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows snow sports teams. The Alpine 2 Squaw 10K Challenge consists of a 10K run from Alpine Meadows to Squaw Valley. The challenge is open to runners and walkers, as […]
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