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Supreme Court knocks $62 million hole in budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:29amIn 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 - 9:46amCARSON 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 - 9:35amCARSON 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 - 4:26pmGeorgette 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 - 4:25pmPatricia 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 - 2:00pmMonthly2011 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 - 1:30pmSOUTH 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 - 9:19amSOUTH 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 - 7:50amSOUTH 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 - 6:08pmSOUTH 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 - 6:05pmSOUTH 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 - 9:29amCARSON 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 - 3:50pmCARSON 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 - 9:12amRENO, 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 - 8:54amCARSON 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 - 8:40amCARSON 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...
South Shore resident realizes dream in graphic novel
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 7:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Meet South Shore's resident Crypt Keeper, Jared Manninen.The 36-year-old doesn't throw around puns like the ghoulish character from the "Tales from the Crypt" comic bo...
Triathlete and dialysis patient rides AMGEN route despite weather
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 5:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - During the snowy first stage of the Amgen Tour of California, there were many riders who protested conditions, fans who expressed skepticism and tour organizers who tried thei...
Skiers and riders get a splash of spring powder
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 7:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Wes Minton forgot his goggles. On most other spring days his sunglasses would've been enough. But Monday on top of Mt. Tallac the wind was howling and the torrents of ...
I-80 project will narrow stretch of highway near Donner Lake to four lanes until October
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 4:30pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - An Interstate 80 project extending roughly from the Castle Peak Road exit to Donner Pass Road begins Monday, diverting traffic to the highway's westbound corridor and closing the ...
Woman gets five years probation in Incline stabbing
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 4:14pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Washoe County District Court Judge Robert Perry has sentenced a woman to probation in connection to the grisly slaying of her husband more than a year ago at Lake Tahoe, cou...
Rate increase approved by utility district
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 6:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 3 percent increase to sewer rates was approved by the South Tahoe Public Utility Board of Directors Thursday afternoon.The board also took steps towards approving a met...
Change of address leads to sex offender arrest
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 6:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a registered sex offender on a felony probation violation this week after he allegedly failed to report a change of address, according to a statement f...
Two climbers rescued after fall at Lover's Leap
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 6:15pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two rock climbers were brought to safety Saturday night following an "extremely dangerous" rescue mission at a popular Lake Tahoe area rock formation, according to a stat...
Narcotics team arrests two in heroin bust
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 6:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team members arrested two people last week after discovering more than two ounces of heroin at an Al Tahoe neighborhood home.Af...
Racers, organizers had big say in canceling Stage 1
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 2:48pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Inside the MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Sunday morning, conversations swirled.Outside, it was the wind and snow that did the same.Riders and organizers seemed up-beat amidst the e...
Snow halts Echo Summit work, next 48 hours will determine opening date
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 9:01amECHO SUMMIT, Calif.- Storms have dropped nine inches of snow on the construction site on Echo Summit, a far cry from the clear weather crews had hoped for when they started work. But, as of Tues...
Council passes development plan amidst League criticism
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 8:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A document that will shape the face of South Lake Tahoe for the next two decades gained approval this week, but not before being called premature by one Lake Tahoe Basin ...
Amgen snowed out, businesses look at the bright side
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 6:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- Expectations of businesses and fans fell with the snowflakes of the weekend's storm, but even after the cancellation of the Amgen Tour of California some contended ther...
Regional business: Boat dealers ride out choppy market
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 10:03amRENO, Nev. - Boat dealers in the Reno-Sparks area are struggling to stay afloat.In 2005, Custom Boat & Marine set revenue and volume records on sales of new boats previously thought impossible at t...
Bid to name Lake Tahoe cove after Mark Twain fails
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 9:40amRENO, Nev. - Mark Twain will have to wait to get recognition in the state where he assumed his pen name nearly 150 years ago.The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has rejected a bid by its Nevada coun...
Stage 2 of Amgen moved from Squaw Valley
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 5:24amNEVADA CITY, Calif. - Due to uncertain weather and road conditions, race organizers have determined that the best way to ensure a complete course for Stage 2 of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California...
Officials stand by decision to cancel race
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 7:00pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - Race officials hope Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California will proceed as planned after Stage 1 was cancelled Sunday due to harsh weather.Monday's Stage 2 start from Squaw Va...
Do you need social media?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 7:00pmRemember in the 1980s when anyone who was anyone in the computer industry felt pressured to participate in the COMDEX trade shows? Not to be seen there was considered the kiss of death; others woul...
Making the most of your opportunities at trade shows
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 6:30pmThere's no place like a trade show for carefully-strategized networking. Everyone attends trade shows for the express purpose of meeting other professionals, generating leads and building business ...
City to talk TRPA, marijuana and redistricting Tuesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 3:15pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council will meet starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at City Council Chambers at Lake Tahoe Airport.Marijuana home cultivationWhat's the issue?The City ...
RECAP: First stage of Amgen cancelled
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 6:08amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first stage of the Amgen Tour of California has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.The race was originally delayed by almost three hours due to snow ...
California State Parks announces closure of 70 parks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 5:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Department of Parks and Recreation announced Friday a plan to close 70 of its 278 state parks and recreation areas beginning in 2012. None of Lake Tahoe...
Donations accepted at The Attic
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 4:00pmSpring cleaning at The Attic Thrift Store is almost complete and the store is ready for donations. Donations can be given from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday...
Man arrested in sledding dispute
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 1:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - About 1 p.m. April 30 El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 26-year-old South Lake Tahoe man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly hit ...
Drug take back day nets more than 300 pounds of pills
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 1:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Shore law enforcement agencies collected nearly 350 pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 3...
Local cancer survivor to start Amgen race
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 1:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe resident and cancer survivor Valerie Smith will fire the gun Sunday to start the 2011 Amgen Tour of California at the Stage 1 start in her hometown.Amgen...
Tahoe prepares for tour as Sunday start nears
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 9:29amLAKE TAHOE - From North Shore to South Shore, locals are preparing to greet Amgen Tour of California spectators and competitors as the event touches the Tahoe Basin and moves into Nevada for the...
The road less traveled: Highway 50 detour
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 3:44pmThe Highway 50 detour has some travelers grumbling over its longer length. But if you've got the time to enjoy it, there's much to see and do along the way. From the vast views from Carson Spur ...
Tibetan monks tour Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 9:02amThe growling, multiphonic chant of five Gaden Shartse monks rumbled through the Blue Angel Cafe. The low booming resonance filled the space, echoing from the slanted ceilings and into the ears of t...
Bikes of a different stripe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 8:58amThe ear-to-ear smiles on the Klementis' faces in photos of their bicycle career belie what's happening just beneath the surface.Yes, the trio - twin brothers Egon and Helmut, as well as Egon's w...
PHOTO GALLERY: Hundreds gather for Slow Rollers Bike Parade
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 8:44amIn celebration of the Amgen Tour of California, hundreds of people came out for the Slow Rollers Bike Parade May 12. Dressed in wild costumes, wigs and bright colors, the cyclists pedaled from t...
Hodges appointed Director of Development Services
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 5:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City Manager Tony O'Rourke has removed the "interim" tag from Hilary Hodges Director of Development Services title.O'Rourke announced the appointed of Hodges as the perma...
Bus routes to stop temporarily for bike race
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 5:28pmBlueGo bus system routes 50 and 53 will stop temporarily Sunday to allow Amgen Tour of California racers to pass by.The routes will cease operation between 10:15 and 11:15 a.m., as well as between ...
Lake Tahoe Basin Prosperity Plan: Cultivating a culture of collaboration for the region
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 2:03pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Those who closely follow public matters in the Lake Tahoe Basin know the region is heavily fraught with sharp fragmentation and stark division. Meanwhile, the outsiders who ...
