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Exploring the bad-luck banana superstition
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 1:00pmLAKE TAHOE - A few weeks ago I was fishing on the beautiful Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur on my annual fishing trip with friends. On the fourth day that we were going to take the pangas out ...
Calling bikers to join Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 11:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association is now accepting memberships on its website. TAMBA is dedicated to the stewardship of sustainable, multiple-use trails and to p...
New technology provides more dynamic riding experience
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 9:00amLAKE TAHOE - Riding bikes is one of my favorite pastimes, and in years past, like-minded friends and I would ride endless adventures, making unforgettable memories on some of the best roadways and ...
Free guided hikes in July, August
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 7:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Get those boots out of the closet because the snow hasn't stopped Tahoe Rim Trail Association. The organization his offering free guided hikes in July and August. The hik...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Friends of Library say thanks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library would like to thank the following local businesses, which generously supported the Lifetime Member Reception July 13. Aspen Hollow provided the trees and shr...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 5:00amBread & Broth would like to again thank Heavenly Mountain Resort for its continued support in our Adopt-A-Day of Nourishment Program. Volunteers spent July 11 helping Bread & Broth volunteers se...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Great service appreciated
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 5:00amThank you to Cardinale Way Toyota Service Department for the great service I received when my car broke down on Saturday. I am grateful to Mark Hilderbrand, Service Manager, and Tim the mechanic fo...
KUDOS AND KINDNESS: Day of nourishment
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 5:00amBread & Broth would like to thank The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for its support of the Adopt-A-Day of Nourishment Program. Volunteers helped Bread & Broth volunteers serve thos...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Lake Tahoe rocks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 5:00amHard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe's anniversary fundraiser event was held May 18 through June 26, 2011. Hard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe partnered with Bread & Broth, an all-volunteer program in South Lake Tahoe ...
GUEST COLUMN: Facts please, for the record
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 5:00amSteve Kubby recently wrote about a complaint he filed with the Grand Jury, which he has a right to do. However, misrepresenting the facts is harmful to the community and creates confusion. The foll...
Japan earned World Cup victory
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 1:00pmIf the United States' women's soccer team had to lose in the World Cup finals, it's nice that it was to Japan. A soccer game is not going to wipe out the devastation caused by an earthquake, tsunam...
Finding a Crowd Free Tahoe: Why Climb?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Recently I engaged in a conversation with a new friend that temporarily focused on the question of why climbers climb. At first I thought that her question had an obvi...
Donner Lake Triathlon draws mixed bag of athletes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 11:00amTRUCKEE - Who knew the Donner Lake Triathlon attracted the likes of retired Major League Baseball players and world-class mixed martial arts fighters?It does - evidenced by last Sunday's 30th an...
Tahoe Fund hosts youth art contest
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 9:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Fund today announced that it is hosting a Youth Art Contest in conjunction with the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit on Aug. 16 at Homewood Mountain Resort. The th...
GUEST COLUMN: Californians celebrate freedom from higher taxes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 7:00amAs Californians celebrated our nation's independence and the freedom that we all cherish, we also celebrated another gift of freedom over the holiday weekend - taxes went down. Governor Brown at le...
Gardeners show off what can be done in Tahoe yards
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 5:10amWhimsical, practical, lush, inviting, colorful – that's what people will find as they meander through the six gardens on the annual Lake Tahoe Historical ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../gardeners-s...
Squaw Valley USA prepares for a $50 million 'Renaissance'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 5:00amOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Nearly a year to the date after his official hiring as CEO at Squaw Valley USA, Andy Wirth revealed plans this week for numerous transformative projects at the North Shore ...
Mountain bike terrain around Lake Tahoe continues to open
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Take off the training wheels and pull out the full-suspension - Tahoe trails are finally ripe for riding."This is our golden hour right now," said South Shore's Gary B...
USFS expands offerings at Lake Tahoe recreation sites
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 1:12amTahoe Treats a division of California Land Management is operating nine concessions throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin for the U.S. Forest Service ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-expands-offerings-at-l...
Opinion S Tahoe officials stonewalling the truth
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 1:12amDespite the official denials by the city manager and city attorney criminal wrongdoing by the South Lake Tahoe City Council has already been documented by ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-s-tahoe-...
Call to mountain bikers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association is accepting memberships on its website, www.mountainbiketahoe.org. TAMBA is dedicated to the stewardship of sustainable, multi...
True grit sports camp
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 5:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Pop Warner in conjunction with True Grit Sports Academy and The Maddbacker Foundation will sponsor a two-day Football Skills and Drills Camp on July 29-30 fro...
All-female cycling race accepting registration
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 5:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Girl Power 2011, an all-female road race celebrating women, is taking entries for riders. The race, scheduled to start at 7 a.m. on Aug. 6, will raise money for the South...
Adult flag football standings
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:30pmDouglas County Parks & Recreation Department - as of July 20TEAM W-LTeam Violators5-0The Mavericks3-2The Fish3-2Tahoe Quik Lube3-2Yochheim Construction1-4Fat Kids on Swings0-5Game Results --Adult f...
Only one 'all comers' track meet remains
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Every Thursday evening through the end of July, South Tahoe Middle School hosts an "all comers" track meet, open to everyone from the age of 2 to 90-plus.The event att...
Lahontan cutthroat stocking not intended to be permanent
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:51pmFor the first time in more than 35 years, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will stock Lake Tahoe with Lahontan cutthroat trout, the only trout species native to the basin.Over the course of the ne...
Reluctantly conceding to a running injury
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:49pmRunning takes a toll on your body. Recreational runners get the occasional sprained ankle or shin splints. But for the avid runner, or like I've been called, an obsessive runner, there are a long l...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Housing for workers needed, too
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:40pmI will be moving back to the Tahoe area next month and have just been made aware of the beach club project scheduled for the Tahoe Shores area. I was really hoping this "let's move more rich people...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Business as usual on the South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:30pmMy wife and I decided that it was time to replace our tired and totally torn-up-by-tree-roots driveway.So, we called a contractor for a bid. He remarked that the offending trees must be removed.So,...
Local ultrarunner finishes first-ever 100-mile race
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:30pmSPOONER LAKE, Nev. - After racing through nagging running injuries for the better part of the past 20 years, Ron Nageotte can finally scratch "finish a 100-miler" from his bucket list.The 61-yea...
SIROTA: The terrorist threat we're ignoring
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:28pmAccording to the U.S. government, the list of known bogeymen working to compromise American national security is long, and getting longer by the day. By my back-of-the-envelope count, we have shoe ...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin | Winning mountain fries and shake
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:24pm"I'll have French fries and a milkshake, please."I've used these words countless times on the South Shore. Fries at Freshies to KFC, and numerous restaurants have served me crispy fries. And I've o...
'King Arthur's Quest' performed this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:20pmJoin King Arthur, Guinivere, Lancelot and a host of others in a musical wonderland Saturday when the Missoula Children's Theatre and 50 local students present an original musical adaptation of "Kin...
Radon regulation varies widely from state to state
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:10pmCalifornians are required to disclose the radon level in their home, if known, before transferring it to a new owner.Nevadans are not. In both states, renters are particularly vulnerable."There are...
Not much action for fishermen from Lahontan cutthroat yet
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 8:28amFishermen looking to hook Lake Tahoe's only native trout species, the Lahontan cutthroat, now have that opportunity - but anglers shouldn't expect much of a fight from the recently planted fish....
Scramble to top of Twin Peaks provides great views
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 1:49amSummiting several of the wellknown peaks in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin can give a hiker the feeling of being on top of the world Same with Twin Peaks ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../scramble-to-top-...
Comedian Dunkleman walked away from 'Idol' gig, has been busy ever since
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 4:37pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The last time Brian Dunkleman performed up here was in 2002. The first time I worked with him was before that when he was middling. He had some decent credits way back th...
Queen of Mean' Lisa Lampanelli comes to Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 4:33pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lisa Lampanelli is Comedy's "Queen of Mean," and her explicit - OK, extremely explicit - stand-up act is presented Saturday, July 23, in the MontBleu Theatre.Heralded --Q...
Rebelution is right for Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 4:32pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though Rebelution hails from the Santa Barbara coast, its brand of easy reggae fits in just fine here in the mountains. Finishing up a third full-length album, the band i...
Denson, Carlos join Slightly Stoopid for outdoor concert
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 4:22pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sublime lighted the torch of California reggae and passed it to Slightly Stoopid.The San Diego band's Seedless Summer 2011 Tours stops Wednesday, July 27, at the Lake ...
Tahoe officials: Kings Beach off the table as possible site for biomass plant
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 1:44pmKINGS BEACH, Calif. - The community of Kings Beach is no longer an option as a potential site to host a biomass facility, officials said this week.On Thursday, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency staff ...
Tahoe City rafters waiting for more water
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 12:10pmTAHOE CITY — The serenity of river life brought Jack Simon, 22, back to Tahoe City ... worked last summer as an intern for a Lake Tahoe entertainment guide. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-city-r...
Lake Tahoe hotel room occupancy below state average
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 12:10pmLake Tahoe, Monterey/Carmel, Napa and other Northern California locations were among the weakest markets for hotel occupancy, average nightly rates and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lake-tahoe-hotel-ro...
9th Circuit asked to block logging at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 11:32amRENO, Nev. (AP) - Conservationists have asked a federal appellate court to keep the Forest Service from starting logging operations next week in an area near Lake Tahoe where a wildfire destroye...
Trade group: US resorts see record skier visits
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 9:18amLAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The National Ski Areas Association says a ski season that stretched into July helped U.S. resorts set a record this year for skier visits.The Lakewood, Colo.-based trade grou...
Tahoe governing agency hires part-time chief operating officer
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 8:59amLAKE TAHOE - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency hired a part-time chief operating officer to help implement its recently unveiled strategic shift.Ed Gurowitz, an Incline Village resident and man...
Nevada governor takes spin in driverless car
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 4:03pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Gov. Brian Sandoval got behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius on Wednesday - and left the driving to a computer for a test drive through the capital and a scenic valley.San...
Borders bookstore in Carson closing
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 4:00pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - Borders bookstore customers expressed shock and disappointment Tuesday that the 40-year-old book giant was closing its doors nationwide, and some blamed electronics."It's sadnes...
Names released of the two men killed in East Shore wreck
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 12:39pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Two men were killed and six others injured in a three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on Lake Tahoe's East Shore near Sand Harbor State Park.According to Nevada Highwa...
Don't get burned
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:15amLAKE TAHOE - People come from all over the world to enjoy Lake Tahoe's beautiful views, clear air, and sunny skies. Whether you hike or ride bikes, play golf, or just lounge on the beach, you have ...
