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Emergency response team accepting applications for training academy
The Carson City Community Emergency Response Team will offer a free Basic Training Academy in mid-September and is accepting applications from persons interested in volunteering. CERT is a nationwide program of community volunteers who help prepare local communities for critical events and support first responders in the event of a...
Carson City SET Collects Almost 1,000 Methamphetamine-Style Pipes
The Carson City Special Enforcement Team recently visited glass and liquor shops in the area to provide education on selling drug paraphernalia, as well as collect and destroy illegal paraphernalia, specifically pipes.
Free Outdoor Yoga in Carson City
Partnership Carson City and Grassroots Yoga Center are collaborating to bring free outdoor yoga to Carson City throughout the month of August. Beginning Monday, August 5, free yoga classes will be held every Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Carriage Square Park at 1099 Cabrolet Drive in Carson City. According to...
South Lake Tahoe ordinance aims to make community more fire resilient
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – A first-of-its-kind city ordinance aims to help the South Lake Tahoe community be safer and more fire resilient."They were definitely too close, so we had them removed entirely," Al Breitwieser, a South Lake Tahoe resident, said.Breitwieser is talking about three trees planted in his backyard that posed a risk to his home if a fire should spark nearby. "It's in the forefront of our minds," Breitwieser said. In 2021, Breitwieser and his wife Cheryl were evacuated during the Caldor Fire, which burned nearly 222,000 acres coming dangerously close to South Lake Tahoe."As we drove away, he looked back...
Historical society sues Alpine County over museum access
The Alpine County Historical Society is suing Alpine County claiming that efforts to evict them from the museum are a breach of an agreement dating back to 1990. The historical society has been given an Oct. 1 deadline to remove their artifacts from the museum and on June 7 filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court.
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