Sample the Sierra attendees for the first time will be able to vote for their favorite booth. The booth with the most votes will be awarded the Best Tasting Experience of 2014. The farm-to-fork festival is Aug. 31 at Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe from noon-4pm. The event pairs regional growers and producers […]
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Ta-Hoe Nalu is the longest running and largest SUP race event in the United States. This family friendly event features distance and beginner races, a live concert, sand castle building contests, and more than $10,000 in cash and prizes. It is Aug. 15-17 in Kings Beach. Attendees may participate in workshops, dine at the full-service […]
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By Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times Most of California’s major reservoirs are now less than half-full — or at what officials call a “seriously low” level — but that’s still nowhere near the historic lows set in 1977, the state’s driest year on record. The latest report released Wednesday by the California Department of Water […]
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Engine trouble forced a small plane to try to land on Pyramid Highway on Saturday morning. It struck a moving truck. The two occupants of the truck were not injured. The two people in the plane sustained cuts from broken glass, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol Part of the highway was closed after the […]
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The Comstock History Center will feature 22 artists at the One Is Silver, the Other Is Gold: Celebrating 25 Years of Nevada Folklife Apprenticeships exhibit. Each recognized master is encouraged to work with one or more dedicated apprentices so their traditional art forms and personal contributions endure. The artists come from a range of tribal, […]
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“Tahoe Ghost Boat” is the 12th and latest installment of the Owen McKenna mystery series. Lake Tahoe author Todd Borg is releasing the book this summer. It is about a 15-year-old girl named Gertie O’Leary. She has a messy bird’s nest of red hair, a serious softball pitch, and a dream to be a movie […]
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Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort in South Lake Tahoe admitted it dumped thousands of gallons of pool water inappropriately. The hotel reported the month-old incident to Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board. “Nothing got to the lake. [It] entered a city storm drain and then to the ground. They have since developed a pool draining plan […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tahoe Keys Marina staff illegally removed vegetation to create a dirt parking lot close to the water. “It’s fairly significant. Eleven thousand square feet is the size of an entire lot,” Julie Regan, spokeswoman for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, told Lake Tahoe News. “It’s a serious matter and we will want […]
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To the community, At four o’clock, as the dinner guests lined up for Bread & Broth’s meal on July 14, the three sponsor crew members from Wyndham Vacation Ownership had already spent the last hour packing 65 “giveaway bags” with fruits, vegetables, can goods and bread and were now preparing to serve over 95 guests […]
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By Kathryn Reed Rum is one of Sue’s favorite spirits. It has something to do with all those fruity drinks that can be made with it. But I have to be in the mood for a sweet drink. To compromise, she created the concoction below. I’m a native of Florida, so that’s how she came […]
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