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By Don Quilici
As I look forward to the year of 2012 with high expectations, hopes and dreams, this is a good time to reflect back on some selected personal memories from the rapidly ending year of 2011. Here are my top memories:

A Nevada man could begin pulling crayfish out of Lake Tahoe's waters by next spring following action by state wildlife officials. The Nevada Wildlife Commission on Dec. 3 unanimously approved regulations authorizing the commercial harvest of crayfish from Tahoe's Nevada waters. More hurdles need to be cleared by other agencies.

By Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is partnering with Christmas Cheer All Year and St. Theresa’s Catholic Church to collect donations for local families in need this holiday season.

“We are concerned that so many local families are struggling right now,” said Joanne Marchetta, Executive Director for TRPA. “We want to help make sure that no local child goes without warm clothes and that families don’t go hungry this holiday season.”

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will consider refinancing bonds sold under Measure S following a request by the city of South Lake Tahoe...

Registration under way for annual Nature Bowl. Posted by admin in Outdoor & Sports on December 5th, 2011 | no responses. By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../registration-un...

Publisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Buy your friends a membership for the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../gift-idea-...

By Kathryn Reed. Smoke fills the air. It's hard to see. Flames all around. It doesn't matter. No time to think; just time to instinctively react. Someone up the narrow ...www.laketahoenews.net...

Join the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber for a Winter Wine Walk BAHM on December 8th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
Check in at the Marriott Grand Residence and visit our member businesses while socializing with fellow chamber members.
Tickets are just $10 for members/$20 non and include food & beverages, raffle prizes, ice skating and more. Complimentary valet parking provided by the Marriott Grand Residence. See Tahoechamber.org for more information or call (775) 588-1728.

HONOLULU (AP) - Conference USA champions Southern Mississippi will face Western Athletic Conference runner-up Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl.The 22nd-ranked Golden Eagles (11-2) and the Wolf Pack (7-5) ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders don't have much time to get over Sunday's lopsided loss in Miami.With a trip to undefeated Green Bay this week, whatever problems the Raiders (7-5) had...

Zephyr Cove Ski Club will have the last signup opportunity December 13 at 6:00pm at the Kahle Community Recreation Center. Many options for participation and payment are available for kids K-12.

NEW YORK (AP) - With a month left in the regular season, the Packers, 49ers and Saints have separated themselves from the rest of the NFC, and perhaps the rest of the league.Green Bay and San Fr...

UPDATE: Santa will be "dropping-in" at 6:20pm by helicopter! Thanks to CalSTAR Lake Tahoe.
In the spirit of the season and coming together in community, the FIRST Annual Meyers Tree Lighting and Drum Circle Event will be December 9 at 6:00 pm, at the Divided Sky and Meyers Downtown Café parking lot. Local business will host the tree lighting and drumming circle. Please bring a drum to join in. Hot chocolate and popcorn will be offered.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2011-12 Winter Edition of Tahoe Magazine is your guide to enjoying winter on any shore of Lake Tahoe this upcoming season.The 148-page publication has stories abou...

Freshies of South Lake Tahoe has its vegetarian chili in it. • The 3D movie “Lake Tahoe in Depth” won the “Best of the Fest” award at the 2011 3D Film Festival in Los Angeles. • Christmas trees cause ...

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Tahoe Resource Conservation District has released a series of educational posters which identify some of the biggest threats to Lake Tahoe Basin, as well as what visitors, residents and even kids can ...

By Kathryn Reed
Even though the South Lake City Council in August voted to change the recreation bonds from non-taxable to taxable to allow the private ice rink operators to legally make a profit, the board with the ultimate power to ensure that happens didn’t have its first meeting about the issue until Monday.

JUDY OTVOS was born in Oakpark, Illinois to Mary and George Helmecy on February 17, 1918. She passed away quietly at Barton Hospital in South Lake Tahoe on November 18, 2011 with family at her s...

South Lake Tahoe should be one of the greatest destinations in the world Aside from the stunning beauty of the lake we are blessed with amazing writers ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-suggestions...

By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee. The California Department of Fish and Game is accepting registration for the 28th annual Nature Bowl, an activity-based ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../registration-under-...

South Lake Tahoe's Deb Howard has been named Resort and Second Home Property Specialists of the Year by the National Association of Realtors and its ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../howard-honored-for...

UPDATE 9PM: A power outage that affected NV Energy customers in Round Hill, Zephyr Cove and Glenbrook has been restored, according to the power company. Electricity was restored at around 8:40 tonight after reportedly going down at around 5:45 p.m. The preliminary cause of the outage was a bad piece of equipment in a substation, said NV Energy spokesman Karl Walquist.

A Total Maximum Daily Load is a regulatory term in the U.S. Clean Water Act describing a value of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive while still meeting water quality standards.