To the community, When you see an emergency vehicle either coming from behind or toward you, with it’s red lights and siren sounding, please give the right-of-way to that ambulance, fire truck, or police car by pulling over to the right side of the road and stopping. Even if you are in the center turn […]
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To the community, Spring has El Dorado County residents thinking about gardens, hiking and the great outdoors. It is also time to think about preventing West Nile virus infection. As the weather warms, the El Dorado County Environmental Management and Health Services departments would like to remind residents to take precautions to prevent West Nile […]
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To the community, As summer road construction begins, the Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to drive safely in road work zones during National Work Zone Awareness Week April 19-23 and throughout the year. “Each driver truly needs to give their undivided attention while driving, particularly through road work zones. That means always driving […]
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To the community, This is in response to “Notice of Intention to Circulate Recall Petition.” Fallen Leaf Lake CSD accomplishments since January 2008 [partial]: Agreed to a six-year contract with store/café/marina concessionaire with a guaranteed base rent of $110,000 per year that achieves the minimum targeted needs of the CSD while providing complete financial transparency. […]
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To the publisher, Attached is my response [click on letter] to the recall as required. Rather then continue to throw mud, I felt it was important to remind people who may be asked to sign the recall petition of all the positive things our board has accomplished over the past two years. I am limited […]
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By Joseph Day and Richard McIntyre, Sacramento Bee The Sierra Nevada is the foundation of California’s water system and needs attention. The Sierra supplies 65 percent of all water used by the people of the state, from the clean, safe water that comes from your faucets to the water used to grow crops. Without its […]
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To the community, When you leave your children in the care of a babysitter, take time to cue the babysitter to your family’s escape plan. Discuss the floor plan of your house, and leave the phone number where you can be reached. Explain the family fire safety plans to your babysitter. If the smoke detector […]
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To the community, The Parasol Community Collaboration is a membership organization dedicated to providing resources and support to our local nonprofits and greater community. The public face of the Parasol Community Collaboration, the Smallwood Collaboration Resource Center, includes a host of resources open to the general public that we urge you to take advantage of. […]
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To contractors, I’m so glad to be able to finally release the 8-hour (1 day) Training Program we told you about. Working out the logistics took a few weeks longer than expected. Lake Tahoe Community College is set to offer the training to all of you who expressed interest in getting some work out of […]
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To the community, The 2010 Elegant Evening at Harrah’s was quite a success and that was due, in the most part, to the generosity of businesses and friends in our community. Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra wishes to thank everyone who attended this fun and worthwhile event and also those who donated to make it […]
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