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NLTRA has money to give away
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 12:53pmThe North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, in collaboration with the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, is accepting applications for the 2011-12 Special Event Development Grant Program. The deadline...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 12:53pm24 at Brothers Bar & Grill (888 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe) starting at 5pm. The South Lake Tahoe resident was last seen in Washington on July 10. • South Lake Tahoe Women's Center a...
Lambert dazzles Lake Tahoe audience with energetic show
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 12:53pmSTATELINE – With singer, guitarist Miranda Lambert in the house, many could argue the Harveys outdoor concert stage was built for her the way she twirled, strutted, danced, rocked and sang her heart...
Hunters successful in tracking down Nevada bears
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:07amFortyone hunters drew tags for the opportunity to harvest a bear Open areas include the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe in the Sweetwater Range the Pine Nut ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../hunters-successfu...
New sports editor joins the Tribune
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 10:45amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There's a new face in the Tahoe Daily Tribune's newsroom, Joe Proudman.Proudman will serve as the newspaper's sports editor."We're very excited to have Joe on board,&#...
Student safety at heart of anti-seizure med debate
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 10:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Parents with children who suffer from epilepsy can be haunted by the possibility that their child, while at school, could suffer permanent brain damage because of a lack o...
Douglas employers shed 3,550 jobs over three years
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:50amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County has shed 3,550 workers, or about 14 percent of its workforce, over the past three years.According to figures released Friday by the Department of Employment, Training ...
Ray May fire at 90 percent containment
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:47amMINDEN, Nev. - The cost of fighting the Ray May fire is reported to be $2.195 million as firefighters mop up the fire and prepare to demobilize.As of 9:30 a.m. today, the fire is 90 percent contain...
Social Scene: Tahoe Fund dinner raises more than $200K; seats big names, politicians
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:02amHOMEWOOD, Calif. - The martinis were blue and clear, just like Lake Tahoe. The senator was attired in Chartreuse, and the evening was painted all over with philanthropy. It was the first annual ...
Children flocking to Tahoe Vista playground
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 2:13amNorth Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista opened earlier this summer. The playground includes a play structure for children 5–12, swings for tots and older children, and new “spring rider” toys f...
Mother Goose is on the Loose at South Tahoe library
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 7:55pmMother Goose is on the Loose at South Tahoe library. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on August 17th, 2011 | no responses. Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../mother-goose-is-...
K's Kitchen: Finding a use for oversized zucchini
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 7:37pmBy Kathryn Reed. Monster zucchinis have three purposes in my book – compost material, used for stuffing, or turned into bread. I haven't composted since moving to Tahoe, so my choice is turn the...
Virginia City cemetery offering tours as fundraiser
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 7:37pmFuntime Theater, a nonprofit organization, in conjunction with the Comstock Cemetery Foundation is putting on “Voices of the Past,” an interactive look into life on the Comstock. Widow of the Silv...
TRPA: Amphibious tourist mobile not hurting lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 7:37pmTahoe Duck Tours, in its first full summer of operations, is offering daily, multiple hour-plus tours of the lake on its amphibious vehicles it calls ducks. The World War II-era boats feature six whee...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 7:37pmTahoe Youth & Family Services is starting an alcohol treatment program in Incline Village and is likely to be located in the Parasol Building. • Fire Fest 2011 is Sept. 24 from 10am to 3pm at La...
USFS historian talks about travel in the basin
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 11:20amLearn about the evolution of Tahoe travel from renowned U.S. Forest Service historian and recreation officer Don Lane on Aug. 24 at 8pm at the Lake of the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-historian-t...
TRCD looking for another board member
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 11:20amSouth Lake Tahoe-based environmental organization Tahoe Resource Conservation District is seeking a member to serve on its five-person board of directors. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../trcd-looking-for...
Green lodging conference returns to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 11:20amGreen lodging conference returns to South Lake Tahoe. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on August 17th, 2011 | no responses. Roxanna Lopez, operations manager in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../green-lodging-...
Event blends art and hiking in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 11:20amThe hike, modeled on the theme of “Reflections and Rhythms,” takes place at Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../event-blends-art-and-hiking-in-lak......
Trout habitat may decline with climate change
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A new study shows climate change could cut suitable trout habitat in the western U.S. in half over the next 70 years, with some species of trout experiencing greater decl...
Sexual harassment class for business owners, managers
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 11:33pmThe North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sexual-harassme...
Opinion: Why Measure R deserves to be defeated
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmAs residents, we deserve all of our trails to be in the same renovated condition as the Al Tahoe section recently completed. Locals should vote no on Measure R because our trails need 100% of the mone...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmTahoe Derby Dames are in action Sept. 17 at 2pm at Bijou Community Park. • Lorenzo Gigliotti, former South Lake Tahoe fire chief, is now a consultant at Sierra Nevada Strategies. • South Lake Taho...
S. Tahoe retirees grapple with potential spike in health care ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmLake Tahoe News obtained the following message from a 28-year city employee retired for 16 years who sent the following email to O'Rourke, “What is being proposed will put some of us on welfare....
El Dorado County supervisorial districts up for
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:16pmSome of the earlier proposals called for splitting the Lake Tahoe portion of El Dorado County into two supervisorial districts as had been done in the past. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../el-dorado-coun...
Invasive smallmouth bass gain foothold in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:16pmInvasive smallmouth bass have become established in Lake Tahoe, posing what researchers call a “much more ferocious threat” to native fish than anything ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../invasive-small...
Farmers market in S. Tahoe for people needing food assistance ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:16pmFarmers market in S. Tahoe for people needing food assistance ... 19 in South Lake Tahoe. This event takes place at Saint Theresa Church at 1041 Lyons Ave. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../farmers-market-...
Changes to worker visas could affect ski industry
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03amBy Nancy Lofholm, Denver Post. Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado has added his voice to mounting pressure on the State Department to improve oversight of a 50-year-old foreign-exchange visitor program that ...
Miranda Lambert brings country star husband on stage
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03amBlake Shelton made a surprise appearance at Lake Tahoe on Friday night. The country music star shared the stage with his wife Miranda Lambert for one song. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert at Harveys...
Tahoe Young Professionals raising awareness about Christmas Cheer ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03amWhat do you get when you combine networking, local charity, and a bar with karaoke — a Tahoe Regional Young Professionals' August FUNdraiser at Murphy's Irish Pub on Aug. 25 at 7:30pm. It is...
Workshop focuses on various aspects of greening
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 6:17pmAs part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../workshop-focuses-on-v...
La Niña may be gaining steam to return to Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 6:17pmLa Niña, the weather pattern that helped produce an epic winter for the Reno- Tahoe region in 2011, could return in a few months. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../la-nina-may-be-gaining-steam-to-r......
Redevelopment on hold as projected deficits widen
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - The future of the South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency remains in up in the air as the California Supreme Court considers a legal challenge to bills that would eliminate redev...
Hidden safe discovered during Bill's renovation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A funny thing happened on the way to the CVS.While demolishing a wall on second floor of the former Bill's building late Thursday afternoon, construction crews found a...
Placerville mayor arrested on perjury, conspiracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:31pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A small-town Northern California mayor has been arrested on charges of perjury and conspiracy for trying to profit on a redevelopment property he approved.The El Dorado Co...
Restoration work at Vikingholm includes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 2:44pm... and stately crossed dragon beams were installed along the roof ridges of the courtyard buildings at Vikingsholm in Emerald Bay State Park at Lake Tahoe. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../restoration-wo...
Wildfire no deterrent to first day of school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:45pmMINDEN, Nev. - Smoky skies from a south county wildfire couldn't diminish the fresh enthusiasm elementary students showed on the first day of school Wednesday.According to the Douglas County Sch...
Living With Fire program offers tips
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:15pmRENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Living with Fire program is encouraging residents in the area of the Ray May Fire to take extra precautions to prepare their families a...
Juveniles attend hearing in Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:00pmMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys held for allegedly starting the Ray May fire were ordered held in detention until a hearing could be set to determine their culpability.District Judge David Gamb...
Defensible space key to home protection
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:45amMINDEN, Nev. - As fire crews continue making progress on the Ray May fire, officials have one message for homeowners: create defensible space. "The more defensible space we have, the better opportu...
Tahoe bike path projects secure $4.5 million in grants
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:39am
Funding of $4.5 million for two bikeway projects at Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been secured by the Tahoe Transportation District through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a news release. Development of a 3.2 mile segment between Stateline and Round Hill at South Shore — part of an eventual 43 mile route along U.S.
Ray May fire down for count
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:30amMINDEN, Nev. - The smoke plume that rose above Carson Valley most of the week was absent on Friday morning, replaced by a smoky haze.After a long night with reasonably light winds and higher hum...
Defendants extradited to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:15amMINDEN, Nev. - A 62-year-old Holbrook woman and her son were extradited to South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday in the alleged custodial kidnapping of a year-old baby boy.Salvador Miguel Aquino-Villavi...
Forest Service uses shocking method to survey fish in Upper Truckee River
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Chris Lemmers has been shocked more times than he can remember. As a fish surveyor for the Forest Service, his job is to walk or boat the rivers, streams and creeks of...
Opinion: Another round of McCarthyism
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:25amBy Stephen D. Foster Jr., Addicting Info. Get ready for another round of McCarthyism. Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Santorum have all signed a pledge to form a commission to investigate the ...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:25amKeb Mo, who was in town last weekend, told Harrah's Lake Tahoe officials he would consider recording a live album in the South Shore Room. • Burger King is inviting all Lake Tahoe families to ce...
South Tahoe may layoff 2 dozen to close $5.2 mil. deficit
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:25amSouth Lake Tahoe has 43 days to figure out how to close a $5.2 million budget deficit. That's the start of the next fiscal – Oct. 1. The reality is the deadline is 25 days from now because the C...
Opinion: A blue Tahoe means a clear shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:25amOne of Lake Tahoe's greatest assets is its beautiful shoreline. When we wade into its crisp water, we can often see clear down to our toes. When we swim, we may spot white sand and boulders 20 or ...
S Tahoe may layoff 2 dozen workers to close $5.2 mil deficit ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 6:32amSouth Lake Tahoe has 43 days to figure out how to close a $5.2 million budget ... revenue sources for South Lake Tahoe the above paragraph points to two of ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-may-lay...
Man arrested for alleged ecstasy sales
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 6:17pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Aug. 9, Douglas County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 28-year-old Charleston, W.Va. man on suspicion of possessing drugs for sale after finding a bag containing what wa...
