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Herbicides on target at Tahoe Keys Laney Griffo Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Initial observations of the aquatic invasive species control methods test at Tahoe Keys shows promise but the test is far from over. The methods test, which will take place over three years, is two months under way. Scientists are testing several different methods to knock-back aquatic invasive species such as non-native pondweed and Eurasian milfoil. Applications of herbicides began May 25 and wrapped up May 31, the same day UV light treatments began. “Initial observations are encouraging,” said Dr. Lars Anderson, lead scientist. There were two different herbicides applied and, Anderson said, so far they’ve seen a reduction of target plants and minimal effects on native species. As per permit conditions, extensive monitoring has been ongoing since the start of the test. During a presentation to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board, Aquatic Resources Program Manager Dennis Zabaglo said the large wind events at the end of May did cause a trace amount of herbicides to be detected on the wrong side of the turbidity curtains, which were set up where herbicide testing was taking place. The contingency plan was immediately put in action, including Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association divers diving down to repair the curtain. Additional monitoring took place at multiple locations closer to the channel and lake and no additional herbicides were detected. “Our plan worked as we intended it to and nothing got close to reaching the lake,” Zabaglo told the board. Waterways have been closed to Tahoe n
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Crosswalks are closed and traffic restricted to right turns only at Spring Street/ Highway 49 and Highway 50 as the Trip to Green experiment to reduce congestion rolled out Saturday and Sunday.
Trip to Green test vexes some, impresses others Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer This past weekend’s Trip to Green experiment, while confounding some, went off without a hitch, according to officials in charge of the pilot project. On Saturday and Sunday Highway 50 traffic lights through Downtown Placerville were set to green from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. North and southbound travel across the highway at Canal Street, Spring Street and Bedford Avenue was closed, diverting local traffic to Mosquito Road or Placerville Drive. Right-hand turns onto and off Highway 50 remained available at Spring and Bedford. Detour and closure signs placed around town directed drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Placerville Police Department, the lead law
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A sign directs motorists from Clay Street to Main Street as a detour to Highway 50.
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Local woman takes X-ray business on the road Jacob Bassett Democrat correspondent A great many things are now available in PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE
the convenience of our homes and Valerie Rondone has added another service to that list with El Dorado Imaging, which brings X-ray capabilities right through the front door. After years of working in the corporate medical world, Rondone said she had the idea to create a more “patient-focused” business that brings much-needed imaging technology to the homes of people who have difficulty making their way to a hospital or imaging center. “(I thought) I’m gonna take the corporate out of it and I’m going to do it individually and try to make it happen. That way, patients get
the care they need at an affordable price,” she explained. “They don’t have that huge burden of having to be transported to an imaging center and having then to pay this bill for imaging and then (hear), ‘Oh, it was nothing.’” El Dorado Imaging is extremely convenient to the differently abled who might have physical or mental trouble traveling outside their homes. The company accepts Medicare insurance and Rondone said she’s working to eventually accepting Medi-Cal and possibly private insurance. She also hopes to expand her services
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Get an X-ray right in your living room, as demonstrated by El Dorado Imaging owner Valerie Rondone, right, and her model patient, mom Sharon Rondone. to include other medical imaging in her repertoire. “As I grow, I’m hoping to allow more services like EKG,
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