Girl Scout Leader Tammy Blanchard and her South Lake Tahoe Brownie Troop No. 123 intend to “make the world a better place” by remembering and celebrating the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low’s, on her birth date – Oct. 31. The troop will be honoring the first-to-be-born-on-that-day baby girl […]
Read moreAttention all you crafty folk who sew, knit and crotchet. The 24h annual Caps for Kids’ collection is under way. The South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department is again the place to drop off all of your handmade goodies – booties, hats, scarves and mittens are wanted and appreciated for holiday distribution. All of […]
Read moreCalFire will be down staffing its two engines in the Lake Tahoe Basin (Station No. 5 in South Lake Tahoe and Station No. 55 in Carnelian Bay)starting Oct. 17 for winter. Staffing levels are sufficient to respond to local emergencies and CalFire is prepared to call back additional resources if fire weather conditions change.
Read moreThe month of October is fire prevention and awareness month. This month, city fire crews will be visiting all the elementary schools to provide kids with hands-on practice of what to do if your clothes catch on fire, how to escape a burning building, dialing 911 for emergencies, and an introduction to some of the […]
Read moreTahoe Douglas Rotary recently provided a donation to Zephyr Cove Elementary School for a climbing wall in the gym. “The climbing wall supports physical activities for our local youth and is a natural fit with the outdoor environment that we live in here at the Lake,” Keith Byer, a member of Tahoe Douglas Rotary, said. […]
Read moreAs part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is hosting a Business Identity Theft Compliance Workshop on Oct. 26, noon to 1:30pm, at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort, 6834 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe Vista. Deadline to register is Oct. 24. Attendees will learn […]
Read more• Northstar is the only California resort on Forbes magazine’s list of most kid-friendly ski areas. • Mark Williams, music department chairman at Lake Tahoe Community College, will be staring in Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company’s production of “Phantom of the Opera” in November. • Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows auctioned off the first combined […]
Read moreLattin Farms’ 14th annual Fall Festival and Corn Maze in Fallon is under way. This year’s maze was inspired by Tractors & Truffles, a small farm agriculture and arts event that will be celebrated in Fallon on Oct. 15. Visitors going through the maze will find a trail quiz filled with tractor trivia questions. The […]
Read moreSouth Lake Tahoe Ice Arena is having a coat drive Oct. 6-Nov. 1. Drop items off at the rink — 1176 Rufus Allen Blvd. They will be given to people on the South Shore. Items being collected include: -Blankets -Coats -Scarves -Hats -Gloves -Firewood -Other winter apparel. For each donation, the rink is offering $2 […]
Read moreNow is the time to order the finest fresh cut evergreen wreaths and decorations for the holidays. A portion of each purchase will benefit Austin’s House. Choose from four holiday evergreen arrangements at reasonable prices. Noble fir and mixed evergreen wreaths are $20, 10 feet of western cedar garland is $20 and the table centerpiece […]
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