PR Pond Newswire - US:CA: Placerville & Greater El Dorado County

New city council members ready to get to work

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:26:59 -0800

Getting sidewalks built along Highway 50 and keeping the city's budget balanced are at the top of the to-do lists for South Lake Tahoe's two newly elected council members.

School district ready to dive into Measure G

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:26:59 -0800

It's been a long wait, but the Lake Tahoe Unified School District can finally celebrate the passage of Measure G, the $64.5 million school bond.

Grant will pay for nearly 200 recycling containers

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:26:59 -0800

Recycling recently received a boost in South Lake Tahoe with the city's acceptance of a $394,000 grant from the California Department of Conservation.

New city council members ready to get to work

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:09:41 -0800

Getting sidewalks built along Highway 50 and keeping the city's budget balanced are at the top of the to-do lists for South Lake Tahoe's two newly elected council members.

School district ready to dive into Measure G

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:09:41 -0800

It's been a long wait, but the Lake Tahoe Unified School District can finally celebrate the passage of Measure G, the $64.5 million school bond.

Grant will pay for nearly 200 recycling containers

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:09:41 -0800

Recycling recently received a boost in South Lake Tahoe with the city's acceptance of a $394,000 grant from the California Department of Conservation.

Down in Dixie: Georgia Sen. Chambliss wins re-election in runoff

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:18 -0800

ATLANTA - Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington, winning a bruising runoff battle Tuesday night that had captured the national limelight.

Gates: Military looks to accelerate Iraq pullout

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:18 -0800

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness Tuesday to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration:

Tahoe Daily Tribune: In the works for Wednesday

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:18 -0800

Now that election results are in, and Measure G - Lake Tahoe Unified School District's $64.5 million bond measure - has officially won, learn what officials say are the next steps toward implementation.

HORROR: Chained teen shows up at Calif. gym; 2 arrested

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:18 -0800

SAN FRANCISCO - A husband and wife were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.

Mize leads WHS to season-opening victory

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:18 -0800

Freshman Megan Mize led all scored a game-high 10 points, while Tierney McKool added eight points to help lead the Whittell girls' basketball team to a 40-8 nonleague win over Lee Vining in the Warriors' home opener on Monday in Zephyr Cove.

Nevada learns lessons from previous loss

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:17 -0800

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Mark Fox insists valuable lessons are learned from losses. The Nevada coach need only point to the marked turnaround Tuesday night following a weekend loss in Portland.

Viking Classic schedule

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:17 -0800

Viking Classic Schedule

WHS grabs numerous fall all-league honors

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:17 -0800

Team and individual achievements were at a premium during the fall at Whittell High School.

Vikings need double OT for first win

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:17 -0800

South Tahoe literally snatched victory from the jaws of defeat on Tuesday night in South Lake Tahoe.

Voice of Civil Rights movement, dies at 77

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:17 -0800

NEW YORK - Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77.

Dense Fog Advisory - Motherlode (California)

Admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:16 -0800

DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING FOR THE MOTHERLODE.

WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
MOTHERLODE THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAINLY BELOW THE 2000 FOOT
ELEVATION. COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE DENSE FOG WILL MAINLY BE
ALONG HIGHWAY 49 AND INCLUDE AUBURN...JACKSON... SAN ANDREAS AND
SONORA.

IMPROVING VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING IN THESE AREAS
OF DENSER FOG...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY
OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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