The 8th annual Poker Run to benefit Austin’s House is Sept. 20. All types of vehicles are welcome to join in the fun. Registration is from 9-10am in the parking lot at Century 21 Clark Properties located at 1674 Highway 395 in Minden. The entry fee is $30 plus $20 for a second rider. The […]
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By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee The catastrophic collapse in real estate prices that started in 2007 left more than a legacy of mass foreclosures in the Sacramento region; it also left vast expanses of newly preserved open space in the Sierra Nevada that the public can use for recreation. Depressed land prices allowed private conservation […]
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A rig carrying cement missed a turn on Highway 89 and rolled over Tuesday morning. The driver sustained minor injuries. A colleague took him to Barton Memorial Hospital. California Highway Patrol Officer Wayne Tillman said alcohol was not an factor in the Sept. 9 accident that happened after 9am. “He didn’t make the turn,” Tillman […]
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By Carl Zimmer, New York Times Every second, people around the world drink more than 26,000 cups of coffee. And while some of them may care only about the taste, most use it as a way to deliver caffeine into their bloodstream. Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world. Many of […]
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• Amber Monforte of South Lake Tahoe, who is a nurse at Barton Memorial Hospital, set a record for the fastest time by a woman to complete the Tahoe Rim Trail – 49:17 – from Sept. 5-7. • Danette Winslow is St. Theresa Catholic Church’s director of Religious Education. • Truckee is hosting a workshop-open […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the seven South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Austin Sass Profession/work experience: Work experience: I am currently retired, but started […]
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By Vern Pierson On Sept. 5, the following letter to the editor was submitted to and received by the Sacramento Bee: A June 2014 Gallup Poll confirms that Americans have lost confidence in the news media. Across newspapers, TV, and the Internet, confidence is less than 22 percent. In fact, confidence in newspapers has declined […]
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There will be a Patriots Day ceremony Sept. 11 at 11am at the American Legion Post 795 in South Lake Tahoe. The observance was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler and Fire Chief Jeff Meston will be speaking.
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The following is an update from Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board in regards to dredging on the California side of Lake Tahoe: Obexer’s Marina – issued dredging authorization April 23. Meeks Bay — authorized dredging May 23; completed, included a beach replenishment. Tahoe City — authorized dredging Aug. 8. Had an incomplete application in […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee The questions linger after a tumultuous political and legal drama in El Dorado County. They dangle amid the clutter of campaign signs on hillsides along Highway 50 and beneath Ponderosa pines on back-country roads. What is the mood of this county after a veteran supervisor, Ray Nutting, was put on […]
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