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Noise-induced hearing loss - a growing epidemic
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 1:36pmNoise-induced hearing loss is irreversible, but preventable. About 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have high-frequency hearing loss from overexposure to loud noise at work or dur...
Memorial service for Denver Driver
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 11:15amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A memorial service will be held for Denver Driver July 16 at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.Denver died in December 2010 in Stockton, Calif.T...
Officials urge boating safety over weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sometimes on the Fourth of July, there's so many boats bobbing on Lake Tahoe, the lights of the South Shore seem to extend way out into the water. Marvelous as the sig...
Gary Bell smiles back on decades in Tahoe as shop hits 30th anniversary
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 9:29amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Gary Bell peered out the smudged window of his small Lake Tahoe Boulevard shop, Sierra Ski and Cycle Works, at a row of bikes brought in by customers for a fix or a tu...
Council to give sign ordinance another go
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City councils change, but some issues never seem to go away.The current incarnation of the South Lake Tahoe City Council intends to take a closer look at a perennial deba...
Measure R rolls on
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:29pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A proposed measure to improve bike paths and youth ball fields at the South Shore inched closer to reality this week.The three member South Lake Tahoe Recreation Faciliti...
Judge orders Amtrak crash evidence protected
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:38amRENO, Nev. - A judge handling the first lawsuit in a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada issued a protective order Wednesday prohibiting the destruction or disposal of any evidence tied to last week's fi...
DEATH NOTICE: Jeanne Margaret Leverette Reum
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 4:10pmJeanne Margaret Leverette Reum died June 15, 2011. She was 93.Reum lived most of her life in Southern Oregon and moved to South Lake Tahoe to be near her son, Richard, and family in her final years...
City removes Regan Beach playground over safety concerns
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 3:24pmCity officials removed the Regan Beach playground due to safety concerns. The steel jungle gym had been there for more than 20 years, said Parks and Recreation Department director Stan Sherer."B...
Cops, Caltrans prep for Fourth of July
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 9:18amCome this weekend, cops will be out in full force and Caltrans will pull construction crews off the roads to prepare for the influx of visitors.Construction on Echo Summit will halt from July 1 ...
OBITUARY: Susan Elaine Adams
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:18pmSusan Elaine Adams was born on July 28, 1950 in Ft. Collins, Colorado to Ruth and Bill Jordan. She was the 3rd child of 5 girls and 1 boy. Her family spent most of her childhood in Brawley, CA, ...
OBITUARY: Peggy Stovall
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:15pmPEGGY STOVALL passed away on Sunday June 12, 2011, after a year's battle with cancer.Peggy is survived by her husband Alan, her daughter Katy and her son, Alex.Peggy's family has requested that, in...
OBITUARY: Karla Alayne (Lanz) Coburn
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:14pmKarla Alayne (Lanz) Coburn, at the young age of 34, died in her home Saturday, May 21st, 2011. She is survived by her three vibrant and amazing children, Dana (10), Katie (7), and Drew (5), two adu...
OBITUARY: Candria Johnson Ackermann
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:13pmCandria Johnson AckermannMay 22, 1950 - May 22, 2011After a 10 month battle with cancer, Candy passed on to her next adventure on her 61st birthday. Candy was born in San Francisco, CA and her fami...
OBITUARY: David J. Morrow
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:07pmDavid Morrow passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011 following a brief illness. David was born March 1, 1950 in Oakland, CA to the late Walter and Shirley Morrow. David grew-up in South Lake Tahoe wit...
Man donates 25 gallons of blood
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 3:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In the past 30 years of co-chairing the South Lake Tahoe Community blood drive Dan Kerr has given a lot - including 25 gallons of blood.Kerr donated his 200th pint of ...
Barton Auxiliary gives $6,000 in scholarships
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 2:30pm--Barton Auxiliary gives $6,000 in scholarshipsJune, 23 2011 1:56 pm MST...
OBITUARY: Karla Alayne (Lanz) Coburn
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 12:33pmKarla Alayne (Lanz) Coburn, at the young age of 34, died in her home Saturday, May 21st, 2011. She is survived by her three vibrant and amazing children, Dana (10), Katie (7), and Drew (5), two ...
OBITUARY: Diane (Williamson) Weinstein
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 12:30pmDiane loved working as a respiratory therapist for 32 years. She was an avid surfer, windsurfer, skier, kayaker, mountain climber, fly fisher, flute player and glider pilot. She worked at Barton...
Barton first in California to offer alternative colonoscopy preparation
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 11:48amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Cancer Institute estimated that nearly 143,000 new cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed in 2010. Estimated deaths of colorectal cancer were 51,370. C...
Donations are making a difference
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 1:30pmLast September, the Iron Girl Event Series offered a sprint triathlon for the first time in South Lake Tahoe. The day before the event, Iron Girl offered an awesome expo. Like many of the other ath...
Barton Health offers bike fitting to cyclists
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 1:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health's Rehabilitation Services has created a program to reduce injuries and maximize your bike performance by educating cyclists on comfort and safety with the B...
Chicago Conference Recognizes Tahoe Center for Orthopedics for their 2010 successes
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 3:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Seventh Annual Advanced Partner Conference in Chicago, IL took place April 10-12 focusing on "Positioning your Musculoskeletal Service Line to Compete." In attendance...
2011 Sports Medicine Symposium in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 2:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sports medicine professionals are invited to attend Barton Health's Tahoe Center for Orthopedics' first Sports Medicine Symposium from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 6, at Lake T...
Nevada Assembly passes wedding, anti-graffiti bills
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 10:53amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - State lawmakers threw the book at taggers, defended puppies and kittens less than 8 weeks old, and approved more after-hours weddings during a rare Sunday session.Legislato...
Study: Nevada smoking laws haven't hurt restaurants, bars
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 10:45amRENO, Nev. - Nevada's smoking laws have not hurt business at restaurants and bars, according to a study by an advocacy group that was released as lawmakers debate a bill that would water down the r...
Geotourists seek out unique experiences
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Tahoe Trail Bars line the racks at Grassroots Natural Foods store, South Lake Tahoe's only natural food store. Bulk bagged pine nuts chill in a refrigerator. Wafts of fresh gi...
Sex offender re-arrested
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/28/2011 - 10:12amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child pornogra...
Sex offender re-arrested after alleged federal violation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 5:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child porno...
BREAKING NEWS: Nevada Senate passes TRPA pull out bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 1:58pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Nevada Senate passed a bill that allows the state to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if the organization does not meet certain benchmarks by October...
DEATH NOTICE: Robert R. Moser
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 1:06pmRobert R. Moser died May 21, 2011 in South Lake Tahoe. He was 68.He was born April 23, 1943 in San Francisco and grew up in Fresno, Calif. He served in the U.S. Army and National Guard from 1965 un...
Basin should stay one district, supervisor says
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 6:56pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe doesn't need another political division, according to El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago.On Thursday, the District 5 supervisor said she supports keepi...
LSD gummy bears part of drug bust
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 6:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - LSD laden gummy bears were part of a South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team bust last week that included psilocybin mushrooms and more than 90 pounds of marijuan...
Tahoe City's famed Fanny Bridge due for a makeover
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 5:43pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - While Fanny Bridge abounds in historical value, its functionality is being called into question as transportation officials say it is rapidly deteriorating into a state of d...
Supreme Court knocks $62 million hole in budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 11:29amIn a unanimous decision Thursday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the state can't take the $62 million in cash from the Southern Nevada Clean Water Coalition.That money was used to balance the curre...
Small county lobbyist warns of load state dumping on locals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:46amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Lobbyists representing Western Nevada's counties warned Wednesday the state is dumping so many responsibilities on the counties that the state can't expect them to absorb everyt...
Carson officials to take stand on bill to withdraw from TRPA
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:35amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Carson City officials are meeting Friday - as are Douglas County leaders - to discuss a newly amended bill calling for the potential withdrawal of Nevada from the Tahoe Regional...
OBITUARY: Georgette L. "Toni" Vogel
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 5:26pmGeorgette L. "Toni" VogelJuly 13, 1935 - April 20, 2011 At this moment as we say,"There she goes," There are other eyes watching her comingAnd other voices ready to take up the glad shout:"--OBI...
OBITUARY: Patricia A. Long
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 5:25pmPatricia A. Long, 81, died on May 21, 2011, at her home with family, and her beloved dog, Maggie, by her side in South Lake Tahoe, CA. She was born on May 11, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio. She moved t...
2011 Barton Health Community Calendar of Events
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 3:00pmMonthly2011 Wellness Lab panels and Additional Lab TestsSecond Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Barton Laboratory across from Barton Memorial Hospital (2169 South Ave. South Lake Tahoe,...
Special thank you to hospice volunteers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 2:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We all know it takes a very special person to be a hospice worker, helping the terminally ill patients every day 24-hours-a-day. Barton Health currently has 18 volunteers...
Solution set for high school graduation, construction overlap
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Class of 2011 graduates and Vikings football have struck middle ground. The renovation of South Tahoe High School's stadium was expected to overlap with either graduation...
State cuts cause preschool and childcare closures
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 8:50amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- Life for parents of preschoolers, infants and toddlers is about to get tougher, especially for families that receive state funds to pay for child care or preschool. Cuts t...
Utility district approves metered rate
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:08pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Public Utility District directors unanimously approved a rate structure for customers with water meters at a special meeting Tuesday.Forty-five percent of met...
Snowfall, cold weather delay start of fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A winter season that has been reluctant to end should keep the wildfire threat at a welcome low throughout much of the West this summer, according to an annual fire outlo...
Tavern owners push change in no-smoking law for bars
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 10:29amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Tavern owners Monday asked lawmakers to loosen the voter approved anti-smoking law to permit both food and smoking in their establishments.Lobbyist Sean Higgins said when that l...
Senate panel tones down Lake Tahoe withdrawal bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 4:50pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A Nevada Senate committee tempered anger toward California and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Monday, seeking changes to its bi-state compact instead of immediate with...
Nevada should see less severe fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 10:12amRENO, Nev. (AP) - It's considered a double-edged sword in the wildfire forecasting business.Above-normal temperatures and drought-like conditions dry out the forests, grasses and shrubs, raising th...
Bill would ease Nevada's indoor smoking ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:54amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada taverns and bars would be allowed to sell food and still allow smoking under a late-session bill introduced Friday in the state Assembly.AB571 was introduced by the ...
Nevada unemployment rate down to 12.5 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:40amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's unemployment rate fell again in April - the fourth consecutive month of declines.The seasonally adjusted rate dropped from 13.2 percent to 12.5 percent. The raw, unadju...
