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GUEST COLUMN: Park closures not the answer

California State Parks belong to the people of California and the world. Since establishing the first state park in 1864, they have been known as "preserving the best of California forever."Visiona...

Young Shakespeare Program on stage

This month the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival proudly presents the D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program — celebrating its 10th anniversary of ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../young-shakespeare-prog...

Lake Tahoe All-Women Sports Camp

Lake Tahoe's All-Women Sports Camp is hosting a weekend of mountain biking, road cycling, triathlon training and running for women of all abilities on Aug. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lake-tahoe-...

Tahoe Family Festival

The 2011 Tahoe Family Festival, benefiting KidZone Museum, a nonprofit children's museum, is an event full of activities for families looking to play, discover, ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/08/ta...

History: Student enrollment goes from 30 to 4000

Publisher's note: This is reprinted with permission from the March 1976 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. February 24 was “Back to School” night for Historical Society members who hear...

Caltrans issues warning to cyclists, walkers in Tahoe construction ...

Caltrans is reminding pedestrians and cyclists to respect the cone zone around Lake Tahoe Basin projects, especially along the stretch from Trout Creek Bridge to Ski Run Boulevard on Highway 50. Caltr...

Girl racers tear up South Lake Tahoe's BMX track

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On her bright pink bike, Isabelle Wilson, 6, ruled South Lake Tahoe's BMX track Thursday night, adding another trophy to her collection of four already at home. Isabel...

Girl racers tear up South Lake Tahoe's BMX track

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On her bright pink bike, Isabelle Wilson, 6, ruled South Lake Tahoe's BMX track Thursday night, adding another trophy to her collection of four already at home. Isabel...

Pro mountain biker Katerina Nash discusses cycling career and more

It's no secret that the Truckee-Tahoe area is a breeding ground for world-class athletes. I recently had a chance to catch up with one of Truckee's finest - professional cyclist Katerina Nash of...

Tahoe Today: How to make contact with the other side

Yes it is possible, without a doubt to contact the other side. Now mind you, I never use to believe in this. However, through the years I have gone through many unexplainable instances. I always ch...

GUEST COLUMN: More needs to be done about radon

Kudos to Roseann Keegan and the Tahoe Daily Tribune for a well researched and reported two-part article on radon, "Fumes with a View," July 20 and 22, 2011 in the Tahoe Daily Tribune. As a 40-year ...

Murder suspect released

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate has been released from jail pending further investigation.Brad Macewan, 55, was released from El Dorado County...

Fire chief to retire next month

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Chief Guy LeFever will retire Sept. 2 after nearly 33 years at the district.LeFever, 55, thanked fellow firefighters and district b...

Caltrans issues warning to cyclists walkers in Tahoe construction ...

Caltrans is reminding pedestrians and cyclists to respect the cone zone around Lake Tahoe Basin projects especially along the stretch from Trout Creek ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../caltrans-issues-warn...

Census: Interaction between kids and parents on

Many young children are getting a head start on acquiring the skills needed to read, as family members take time out of their day on a regular basis to read aloud with them, the U.S. Census Bureau rep...

Financial relief may be possible for Nev

By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau. CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller is seeking more than half a million dollars from a legislative contingency fund to pay the counties for the cost of t...

3-day outdoor expo at El Dorado County Fairgrounds

Lovers of the great outdoors in El Dorado County can gather at the fairgrounds in Placerville for the second annual Gateway to the Sierra Sportsman's Outdoor Expo Sept. 30-Oct.2. The expo celebrat...

Vail Resorts looking for nonprofits wanting some

Vail Resorts' corporate stewardship program Echo has money to give to South Lake Tahoe nonprofits. Echo encompasses environmental stewardship, charitable giving and community engagement and is aim...

Dropout rate in California on the decline

Publisher's note: In Lake Tahoe Unified School District, South Tahoe High reports 13 dropouts for a rate of 1.1 percent; Mt. Tallac High had 18 drop out for a 18.8 percent rate. In the Tahoe-Truck...

Lake Tahoe's famed clarity getting substantially murkier

Lake Tahoe's famed clarity can increase or decrease based on any number of factors such as fine articles, algae growth, sediment runoff, snowmelt and others. Researchers say the decrease between 2...

Clarity of Lake Tahoe declines in 2010

CARSON CITY, Nev.-Scientists say Lake Tahoe's clarity declined by more than 3 feet in 2010.A report released Friday by researchers at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center says Tahoe's waters ...

Teddy Roosevelt and Sarah Winnemucca first up for historical series at Twain Center

Hungry for culture and entertainment people across late 19th and early 20th centuries, America gladly welcomed the Chautauqua's entertainers, writers, musicians and speakers on a variety of subj...

Teddy Roosevelt and Sarah Winnemucca first up for historical series at Twain Center

Hungry for culture and entertainment people across late 19th and early 20th centuries, America gladly welcomed the Chautauqua's entertainers, writers, musicians and speakers on a variety of subj...

EDITORIAL: Answers, not platitudes

When the political leaders who represent Lake Tahoe gather at Homewood Tuesday to discuss issues facing the basin, they have to address some big questions facing our lake-wide community.Some of tho...

2 OK after plane crash in Washoe Lake State Park

CARSON CITY, Nev. - A student pilot and his instructor escaped injury Wednesday when their ultralight aircraft crash-landed in Washoe Lake State Park. Rescue crews were called to the crash at 8:38 ...

'Story of the Drum' to be presented at Duke Theatre

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Around the world and back, the Drumchik has returned to Tahoe."DURGA and the Story of the Drum," a multimedia "drumaganza" will be presented Aug. 18, in the Lake Tahoe...

Summit opportunity to talk Tahoe transportation

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An annual gathering of Tahoe's leaders is an opportunity for pivotal transportation concerns to be addressed, according to Carl Hasty, District Manager, Tahoe Transportat...

List of acts in variety show announced

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tickets are now available for the "Tahoe Variety Show - Traveling Around America.Doors open at 1 p.m. and the performance begins at 2 p.m. Aug. 20 in the Golden Cabare...

Accused kidnapper arrested

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -  A South Dakota man accused of kidnapping hiselderly mother from an assisted-living facility in Great Falls wasarrested, along with his daughter, Wednesday while trying to...

What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Meet Orange Julius on the hill

During the warm days I fell into a smoothie kick. I did raspberry and strawberry. But these fruity drinks only spawned memories of the classic orange smooth and frothy Orange Julius that you get...

Rail festival in Carson City and Virginia City

The 6th Annual Virginia City/Carson City Railfest – a celebration of trains and the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is Aug. 13-14. Events take place all day both days in Virginia City and Carson Cit...

Court halts dismantling of California

By Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle. The state Supreme Court put the brakes Thursday on a plan to dismantle redevelopment agencies in California, posing yet another challenge to California's ...

Route, fare changes planned for BlueGo

BlueGo bus routes and fares are likely to be tweaked by the Tahoe Transportation District board of trustees at their meeting this morning. The changes, if approved, would go into effect after Labor Da...

Zephyr Cove doesn't have fuel for private boaters

If we are unable to accommodate private boaters, we will direct them to one of the other marinas,” David Freireich, spokesman for Aramark, told Lake Tahoe News. The Dixie is having to fuel up at Lak...

Reading, signing of book about Fallen Leaf Lake

Author Janet Kaidantzis will sign her book “Fallen Leaf, A Lake and its People: at the Lake Tahoe Museum on Aug. 19 form 3-6pm. The cover says, “From the Washoe to the pioneering families of Natha...

A filling lineup for North Shore food and wine

The 26th Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, considered one of Lake Tahoe's premier gourmet events, is scheduled for Sept. 9-11 at the Village at Northstar in Truckee. The three-day e...

Positive earnings report for Liberty Energy's

Liberty Energy provides electricity to the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin as well as to Alpine County. Officials said the increase in revenue over 2010 is primarily the result of a subsidiary...

Tahoe Fund aims to be conduit to bring cash to basin

The nonprofit Tahoe Fund will announce funding for its first basin project at a fundraising dinner on Lake Tahoe's West Shore next week. The Tahoe Fund, formed about a year ago, plans to raise muc...

Opinion: New governance vital to balance Tahoe's future

Conflicts between California and Nevada over how to manage Lake Tahoe are severely hindering effective management of a unique resource shared by the two states. It has been widely suggested that the i...

Paper or plastic?

TAHOE/TRUCKEE - You faithful readers will recall that a year and a half ago we were critical of a Court of Appeal decision allowing a consortium of plastic bag manufacturers to sue under the Califo...

Food bank offering free farmers market

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Food Bank of El Dorado County, in partnership with California Emergency FoodLink will provide its first free farmers market of the season Aug. 19 in South Lake Tahoe....

Dental office gets ready for patient appreciation barbecue

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - The staff of Zephyr Cove/ Arrowhead Dental Centers get ready for their patient appreciation barbecue from noon to 3 p.m., Aug. 21 at Round Hill Pines beach Resort. All patien...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: High beams unnecessary

I'm normally a big fan of our law enforcement agencies, but recently I've had some experiences that make me question my loyalty. I work a very early shift that puts me on the road at the same time ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Raising taxes hurts economy

Mr. Eric Bickett misunderstands the message from conservatives about holding the line on taxing the so-called "wealthy." In his letter of Aug. 5, he used the phrase "...refuse to invest in the econ...

SIROTA: Collateral damage in the war on anonymity

From warrantless wiretapping to ever-present surveillance cameras, our world is right now in the midst of a long war on anonymity.In the media and political arenas, we've seen paparazzi culture fam...

Measure R ready for November ballot

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bike paths and ball fields will be on the ballot come November.The three-member South Lake Tahoe Recreational Facilities Joint Powers Authority unanimously voted Wedne...

Tahoe Visitor's Authority prepares bid for Amgen 2012

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though the overall start has already been awarded, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority is preparing a bid for any stage of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California."We want to ...

International dignitaries visit Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - International dignitaries from Armenia, Finland, Kenya, and Japan, traveled to Lake Tahoe as part of an American tour organized by the Northern Nevada International Cente...

Feinstein: Public dollars will be scarce

HOMEWOOD - The 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit may not be a typical glad-handing event, featuring congressional delegates and state and local leaders trumpeting their ability to secure millions fo...

Fewer hikers expected to finish Pacific Crest Trail this year

With a long-lasting snowpack up high and an extra short window for success, this year has been especially tough for the intrepid few who planned to trek the entire 2,650-mile span of the Pacific...

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