Give them a squeeze
Think Pink — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Have you had your mammogram?
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Discount on specialized breast cancer test
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the HALO breast test is discounted to $50 until Oct. 30. The regular price is $75. Tahoe Women’s Care is among the few OB/GYN practices in the region to offer the new HALO breast test which collects breast fluid to be tested. There are no others in Northern […]
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Barton offers free mammograms
Barton Health received more than $20,000 from the Susan G. Komen for The Cure Foundation to pay for screening and diagnostic mammograms for uninsured or underinsured women and men in South Lake Tahoe, and Douglas and Alpine counties. Apply for the free mammograms at the Barton Community Clinic on South Avenue across from the hospital’s […]
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Scholarship opportunities for students, women
Application forms are available for the Womens’ Opportunity Award Scholarship and the Violet Richardson Award Scholarship, which are sponsored by Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe and Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra. The Violet Richardson Award, which is a monetary award, is open to young women 14-17 years of age. Applications may be picked up […]
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TY&FS receives 2 grants
After a yearlong grant process, Tahoe Youth & Family Services was awarded $50,000 each year for the next three years from the California Wellness Foundation. The $150,000 in grant funding provides core operating support to sustain the Drop In Center and services for homeless and runaway youth. More specifically, these grant funds will enhance counseling […]
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Celebrating First Amendment
Kim Wyatt, publisher of Bona Fide Books in Meyers, sends a reminder that this is Banned Books Week. The American Library Association provides a list of banned and challenged books. (http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics/index.cfm) Wyatt says, “Celebrate the First Amendment and our freedom to read by picking up a banned book.”
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Kindertown march of support
Supporters of Kindertown will meet Oct. 3 at 11am at the Miller’s Outpost parking lot in South Lake Tahoe. The peaceful march will end at Kindertown Preschool with a barbecue. Supporters are protesting the state wanting to close down the facility in mid-October. Details about the case are at: https://www.laketahoenews.net/2009/09/state-forcing-kindertown-to-close/.
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Salmon arrive in time for annual festival
The salmon are here — and just in time for the 20th annual Kokanee Salmon Festival at Taylor Creek Visitor Center on Highway 89 on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe. The Oct. 3-4 event is from 10am-4pm. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the salmon started their migration up Taylor Creek on Sept. 13. […]
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EDC mental health seeks public input
The El Dorado County Health Services Department, Mental Health Division is inviting the public to review and provide comment on the Prevention and Early Intervention Component of its Mental Health Services (MHSA) Act Plan. The goal of the three-year prevention plan is to help identify and help youth, older adults and others who are at […]
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Hwy. 50 congestion subject of special meeting
Congestion along the main artery to South Lake Tahoe — Highway 50 — will be the subject of a special El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting Oct. 5 at 6pm. Supervisor John Knight is spearheading the discussion about traffic through El Dorado Hills. At the meeting the Board of Supervisors will receive updates from […]
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