Nearly 100 children took part in the 9th annual Kids’ Fishing Derby on Sept. 18 at Lake Baron in Tahoe Paradise Park. The South Lake Tahoe Moose Lodge stocks the lake each year with about 1,000 pounds of 1- to 4-pound rainbow trout. The lodge sets up a cook trailer and provides free hot dogs, […]
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North Tahoe Public Utility District is changing operating hours for the North Tahoe Regional Park, Tahoe Vista Recreation Area Boat Launch and Coon Street Boat Launch. The North Tahoe Regional Park will remain open until 8pm through September. From Oct. 1-Nov. 30 the park will close at 7pm. Winter hours begin Dec. 1, with the […]
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By Jill Oberly, Reno Gazette-Journal Cast. Reel. Repeat. The motions of fly fishing on the Truckee River have a rhythm. Until the moment a line goes taught, and you discover an unusual-looking fish on the end of your line. It’s the bottom-feeding mountain whitefish, and it’s about as local as a fish in these parts […]
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On Sunday, a group bike ride called the Tahoe Bike Fun Ride will leisurely ride along South Lake Tahoe’s bike path system from Stateline to Camp Richardson and then back to Stateline. Led by members of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, bicyclists will meet at the Van Sickle Bi-State Park’s barn under the Heavenly Gondola […]
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By Kathryn Reed While implementation of new bike trails at Lake Tahoe seems to move at a glacial pace, on the same day boards on both sides of the South Shore unanimously approved aspects of different projects that will eventually link together. First came the approval Thursday by the California Tahoe Conservancy board (with Larry […]
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The Tahoe Mountain Sports 5th Annual Pro/Am Disc Golf Tournament at the North Tahoe Regional Park 18-hole disc golf is Oct. 8-9. The tournament, a PDGA Sanctioned “B” Pro/Am event, brings golfers from all over the Western United States to the Tahoe Vista course, All levels are welcome – or stop by to cheer on […]
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Tahoe Sierra Century Ride is Sept. 24. The three routes of varying distances start and finish in the Village at Squaw Valley. The ride benefits the music students at North Tahoe middle and high schools. To register or for information, go online.
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South Tahoe High junior Sid Loomis will go to great depths to satisfy her curiosity about life under water. The 16-year-old left for Southern California today to be part of a dive team led by Scott Cassell. On Sept. 17 a team will dive from Catalina to Cabrillo Aquarium near Long Beach. The intent is […]
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Douglas County commissioners on Sept. 15 are expected to approve environmental documents, the feasibility report and allocate money for the Stateline-to-Stateline Bikeway. The meeting starts at 1:30pm at the Stateline offices. It was hoped the South Demonstration Project from Stateline to Roundhill Pines Beach would have broken ground this year. However, the environmental assessment by […]
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Due to thunderstorm activity in recent days and the current weather forecasts for this storm pattern to continue in the Amador-El Dorado Unit of CalFire, Unit Chief Kelly Keenan wanted to remind everyone of some basic lightning safety tips: — Lightning bolts can strike 10-15 miles from a thunderstorm, — If you hear thunder, then […]
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