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Construction Resumes on Cameron Park Assisted Living Complex

El Dorado County Counsel Lou Green announces that the County has prevailed in the Lawsuit brought against the County by The California Native Plant Society and the Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation.  Building an assisted living for up to 345 seniors, including 50 to 60 with Alzheimer's disease will now resume. See related stories below.

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22nd annual Gatsby Tea and Fashion - SLT

Calling all flappers and socialites to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon on the shore of Lake Tahoe. The 22nd annual Gatsby Tea and Fashion is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 on the lawn at Valhalla Estate. Roaring '20s costumes are encouraged, but not required.

Sierra Club to throw a party

The Tahoe Area Sierra Club is gearing up for its fourth annual celebration of great regional art, music, wine and food. This year the party will be from 5 p.m. to sundown Aug. 19 at historic Berkeley Camp atop Echo Summit.

Off-road users angry over forest-access plan

Off-road vehicle users continued to vent their anger over a proposal to significantly reduce the number of miles of roads and trails open to motorized recreational activities in the Eldorado National Forest during a Tuesday night meeting in Folsom.

Notes from the Tahoe Rim Trail: fire in the forest

Rounding the southern end of Lake Tahoe on the Tahoe Rim Trail, one can't help but think of one of the most pressing issues in the area - fire.

$500k fine still remains in limbo; City OKed for airport tree cut

As early as August, the City of South Lake Tahoe could trim, top or cut 408 trees at the airport, even as a $500,000 fine from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency remains unsettled.

Echoes of serentiy

ECHO LAKES -- On an early Thursday afternoon, one might expect a Bay Area architect to be in a hurried office setting, perhaps wearing a shirt and tie with the sleeves rolled up, poring over plans or blueprints or other architect-type documents.

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Sierra volunteers

Each summer volunteers from all around the United States spend several weeks free of charge at the Tallac Historic Site. These fortunate folks camp under the towering pine trees, swim in Lake Tahoe and hike the many trails. The only catch is -- they also work without pay.

Off-road Supporters Cram Eldorado National Forest meeting

Off-road vehicle enthusiasts turned out in force Tuesday night to protest a proposal to reduce the number of roads and trails open to public use in the Eldorado National Forest. ... The environmental impact study, released July 20, analyzed five alternatives, ranging from current conditions, allowing use of 2,003.5 miles of existing roads and 249.3 miles of existing trails, to one limiting wheeled motor vehicle use to 751.3 miles of roads and 136.3 miles for trails.

Doolittle: Allow forest thinning in sensitive environmental areas

Agencies governing the Lake Tahoe Basin should loosen regulations to allow for mechanized thinning of forest land susceptible to wildfire, Congressman John Doolittle, R-Rocklin, said in a telephone press conference Thursday.

El Dorado Kids Top Winners in Nature Bowl

The Department of Fish and Game recently announced the names of the top winners of the 22nd annual Nature Bowl Competition held in May at California State University, Sacramento. ... Charter Home Study Academy team of El Dorado County received first place ... Latrobe Elementary placed second

The annual event, open to all third- through sixth-graders, is one of seven such events held in California. Teams compete in either the third- and fourth-grade or fifth- and sixth-grade divisions.

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