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Lake Tahoe concert line-up for August
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/03/2014 - 10:44pm
August 01 Leche De Tigre / Connor Party @ Heavenly Village
Young Shakespeare: "As You Like It" @ Valhalla Boathouse
Theater
The Novelists @ The Beacon
Straight Jacket @ Himmel Haus
DJ Enfo @ Peek Tahoe
Tressa Bell @ 968 Park
the Wrinkle @ King's Beach
Lisa Marie Johnston @ Cottonwood bar and grill
Ana Popovitch w/ The Steepwater Band @ Crystal Bay Club
August 1-2 Ashley Red @ Cabo Wabo
August 02 LADY GAGA Artpop Ball w/ Lady Starlight @ Harvey's Outdoor
Amphitheatre
Naive Melodies / Patrick Walsch @ heavenly Village
Iraq War Veteran Chad Pfeifer leads American Century Golf
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/18/2014 - 6:32pm
Retired United States Army Corporal Chad Pfeifer, an Iraqi War Veteran and amputee whose golf-centered rehabilitation has turned him into a top-tier tournament player leads the pack of celebrity golfers after day one of the 25th Annual American Century Championship.
"Didn't remember much," Pfeifer said after play Friday. "There was a lot of nerves, that's for sure. Just tried to play my own game and just tried to play steady golf."
South Lake Tahoe's Loop Road Project Update
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/08/2014 - 11:31pm
The US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization Project, also known as the Loop Road Project, is halfway through an Environmental Impact Study which should be released in about nine months.
Military Set to Receive Free Tickets to American Century Celebrity Golf
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/27/2014 - 9:58pm
All active duty, reservists, National Guard and veterans will receive complimentary tickets to the 25th Annual American Celebrity Golf Championship in South Lake Tahoe July 15-20.
The free tickets are being offered in appreciation of their service to the country.
Iraq War Veteran Chad Pfeifer Selected to Golf in South Lake Tahoe Celebrity Golf Event
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/03/2014 - 10:55am
For the past 25 years, the South Lake Tahoe's signature sporting event has been the American Century Championship. This year's event will feature a hero among the slate of celebrities from the sports and entertainment fields. Retired United States Army Corporal Chad Pfeifer, an Iraqi War Veteran and amputee whose golf-centered rehabilitation has turned him into a top-tier tournament player, will play in the July tournament.
El Dorado County Sheriffs Trying to Reunite Recovered Property With Owners
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/26/2013 - 5:57pm
Throughout recent months El Dorado County Sheriff's Office detectives have been investigating an increasingly high volume of residential burglaries. As previously released, four suspects were arrested related to burglaries. One of those suspects was Gary Joseph Masse who was paroled in July 2013 after serving prison time for a previous burglary conviction.
1st woman to lead in combat 'thrilled' with change
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 6:00amRALEIGH, N.C. - Former U.S. Army Capt. Linda L. Bray says her male superiors were incredulous upon hearing she had ably led a platoon of military police officers through a firefight during the 1989...
Deployed Tahoe, Truckee area soldiers miss the mountains of home
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 6:00amNels Gordon Hansen of Incline Village experienced a real-life classroom in the field during his deployment to Afghanistan.The Nevada Army National Guard specialist, a crew chief aboard a Chinook...
Text of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 7:20pmAs Prepared for Delivery Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013:
Madam Speaker, Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Legislature, Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court, Constitutional Officers, Senator Heller, honored guests ...
Opinion: An army makes Clean Tahoe the success that it is
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 2:00amBarton Women’s Health Offers OB/GYN Care
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/26/2012 - 5:59pmWomen have a new choice for their health care in South Lake Tahoe with the grand opening of Barton Women’s Health offering obstetrics, gynecological and infertility services. OB/GYN physician, John Missanelli, DO, joins longtime family nurse practitioner, Patience Wenck, MSN, at Barton Women’s Health which opens on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Conveniently located across from Barton Memorial Hospital and Barton’s Family Birthing Center at 2175 South Avenue, Barton Women’s Health features a newly remodeled office. Barton Women’s Health offers complete women’s care services including:
OBITUARY: Einar (Ike) Glenn Nelson (74)
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 6:00amwas born in Anchorage Alaska on September 8, 1938. He passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 in Coulee Dam, Washington. He graduated high school at 17. He was in the army from 1961-1967 and h...
Supervisors Offer Support for Naming Lake Tahoe Peak for Fallen Warriors
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 10:58amThe Placer County Supervisors this week gave their support to efforts to name an unnamed peak in Eastern Placer County in honor of three Tahoe-area servicemen who were killed in action in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The peak, located in the Lake Tahoe Basin on United States Forest Service land in Placer County, will be called Gold Star Peak.
The three fallen men include two soldiers and one Marine:
PFC Phillip Brandon Williams, USMC, 21, died October 9, 2006 in Iraq;
Sergeant Timothy M. Smith, USA, 25, died April 7, 2008 in Iraq; and
Tahoe Fund Presents $10,000 Check for Nevada’s Highest Priority Restoration Project
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 6:09am
The environmental non-profit Tahoe Fund presented a $10,000 check today to the Nevada interagency team responsible for implementing thestate’s highest priority Lake Tahoe restoration project, the Third Creek and Incline Creek watershed project. The grant finances a pedestrian bridge over Incline Creek to provide a recreational amenity in the heart of Incline Village and support the Environmental Improvement Program to improve lake clarity and recreational opportunities in the Tahoe Basin.
'Taps' has special meaning to Tubb
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 6:00amPerforming as a professional musician is a dream come true to Jesse Tubb. Performing on national and world stages for the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," however, goes beyond even his wildest d...
Injured Army Specialist Hero Returns to Placerville home Oct. 31
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 10/27/2012 - 9:35amUPDATE MONDAY, OCT: 29: Due to the storm on the East Coast the return of Army Specialist Charles Douglas Harris has been delayed from the previously reported time of Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 11:10 am to Wednesday, October 31 at 7:10 pm on flight #1827.
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Update: Bobcats, 'Chips' plus a Golden Eagle release on Sunday
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 9:14pm
As ‘some’ of you may be aware, Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care now has a total of FIVE (5) bobcats in house. We have had a total of six this year, which is the most we have EVER had, but the one we got in about a month ago, was just with us for about 3 days, after being hit by a car in the Woodfords, Calif., area. We got ‘her’ back so she could - hopefully – take care of her babies.
LTCC auditions for Agatha Christie's 'The Mouse Trap' on Sunday, Tuesday
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 7:03amEvent Date:
September 16, 2012 - 7:00pm
The Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department celebrates the 60th anniversary of the longest-running show of any play in history with Agatha Christie's "The Mouse Trap." Auditions are on Sunday Sept. 16, Tuesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. in the Duke Theatre. Casting 8 men and women of various ages.
Nevada Emergency Management, Homeland Security hold multi-county drills
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 5:39pmA series of drills simulating emergencies such as extreme weather, power outages, aircraft mishaps, lost climbers and transportation issues will be performed this weekend as part of operation Green Light organized by the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the the Department of Homeland Security.
Operation Green Light will further develop and strengthen regional partnerships and enhance emergency preparedness, response, and prevention capabilities, according to Nevada Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Gail Powell.
Golden Bear Events Thanks Community for 4th of July Participation
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 10:12pmGolden Bear Events would like to thank the community of South Lake Tahoe for the success of the Inaugural Community Wide 4th of July Parade and Celebration. Parade participants and vendors came from primarily Meyers, Stateline, and South Lake Tahoe. Several new businesses, like The Oven, the Yum Truck, and Lake Tahoe Custom Cycles were happy to be a part of something as new as they.
South Lake Tahoe to remember fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 10:46pm
A Memorial Day service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Happy Homestead Cemetery, 1261 Johnson Blvd., in South Lake Tahoe. The service will recognize veterans past and present and will be followed by cake and coffee at American Legion Post 795, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
The following was submitted by Gold Star Mom Patty Smith:
New earthquake technology reveals Lake Tahoe faults could generate large events
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 2:08pm
CARNELIAN BAY — Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study found that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, and could potentially generate earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.3 to 6.9. A close association of landslide deposits and active faults also suggests that there is an earthquake-induced landslide hazard along the steep fault-formed range front west of Lake Tahoe.
OBITUARY: Maynard Pinkham
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 7:59amJune 8, 1941 - May 12, 2012Maynard Pinkham passed away at the age of 70 on May 12, 2012 in Bradenton FL after a short battle with cancer. He served 2 years in the army stationed in Germany. As a...
OBITUARY: Jack (John) Phillip Leonard
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 6:00am1947 - 2012Mr. Leonard was born on February 8, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of James and Bernice Leonard. Jack served in the US Army from 1967 to 1969, and was awarded the Purple Heart. For t...
Group works to find and name South Lake Tahoe area peak in memory of fallen soldiers
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 2:22pm
At the urging of Congressman Tom McClintock, R-Calif., a committee has been formed to find an unnamed mountain peak seen from South Lake Tahoe that will be dedicated to fallen U.S. soldiers from the area.
Congressman McClintock's office approached the U.S. Forest Service about opportunities for a memorial. Forest Supervisor Nancy Gibson came up with the idea of naming an unnamed peak as one of the options for a memorial on National Forest System lands.
OBITUARY: RAYMOND HENRY HOLLOWAY
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 6:00am1932 - 2012Raymond Henry Holloway was born April 18, 1932, in Englewood, CO and left this life February 29, 2012, after a long battle with COPD. Ray enlisted in the Army in 1952, then studied en...
Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Train with the California National Guard in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 10:36amOn Sunday, February 12, 2012, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team hosted a joint training with the 1-168th Medevac Wing of the California National Guard and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team. Training was conducted in and around Emerald Bay State Park. The 1-168th Medevac Wing, based at Mather Army Air Field Base near Sacramento, brought two Blackhawk helicopters equipped for search and rescue operations with hoists as well as their crew of Chiefs and Medics.
Soldier injured in IHOP shooting to re-enlist
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:23amMINDEN, Nev. - After surviving the Carson City attack on Sept. 6, 2011, Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Mock will reenlist in the Nevada Army National Guard. Gov. Brian Sandoval will administer the oath of e...
Full Text of President Obama's State of the Union address; GOP response
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 7:47pm
The following is the complete text of President Obama's State of the Union address as written.
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
"An America Built to Last"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Washington, DC
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
OBITUARY: Col. Lowell H. Landre (Ret.)
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 8:30am1926~2011Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lowell Henry Landre died in comfort at his home in South Lake Tahoe, California on the morning of November 22, 2011. He was born in 1926 in Copyright 2012 ...
Movie Review: Spielberg's 'War Horse' is a warm and bitter tale
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 7:54amDirector-producer Steven Spielberg's film "War Horse," currently showing at Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe and elsewhere, is fine movie making, with a splendid cast. If it sinks into sentimentality at times, bear with it because the story, from a British children's book of 1982.
Battle over Lake Tahoe Golf Course proposal continues
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 1:51am
By Jeff Munson
The fight is pure Tahoe: A project proposed to improve the environment versus a group of people who don't want things to change.
Mud has been thrown, sides are dug in, and lawsuits are likely looming with the proposed reconfiguration of the Lake Tahoe Golf Course as it backs up to Washoe Meadows State Park and Recreation Area.
Soldier returns to work after IHOP shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 10:30amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Instinctively, Jeremiah Mock reached down for the tourniquet he kept in the left cargo pocket of his Army uniform. But it wasn't there. This wasn't war - he'd been to war thr...
Editor of Tribune sister paper headed to Afghanistan
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 9:27amFALLON, Nev. - In 28 years of service with the U.S. Army, National Guard and Army Reserve, Lahontan Valley News Editor Steve Ranson never deployed to a war zone before he retired two years ago.He s...
Rep. McClintock honors Army Specialist Garrett Fant in Washington
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 12:20pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - U.S. Congressman Tom McClintock spoke about Army Specialist Garrett Fant of South Lake Tahoe on the house floor Thursday.Fant died Sept. 26 from injuries he suffered f...
Remembering Fallen Soldier U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 5:14pm
Garrett Fant, the 21-year-old U.S. Army soldier who died Sept. 26, 2011 in Afghanistan, left a legacy South Lake Tahoe can be proud of, friends and family say. The young man, who attended South Tahoe High School and considered South Lake Tahoe his home, will be remembered for his personable nature and affable character. For as young as he was, he was a gentlemen and treated everyone around him with dignity and respect, including those he didn’t personally know.
Photos: Memorial services for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 11:06am--Photos: Memorial services for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett FantOctober, 10 2011 11:08 am MST...
South Tahoe remembers a fallen soldier — Garrett Fant
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/08/2011 - 11:54pmBy Linda Fine Conaboy. U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Anthony Fant died Sept. 26 from injuries when he stepped on an improvised explosive device while on duty in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was born...
Coming home: Mother of fallen soldier talks about son's life
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 5:41pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant scored so high on his military entrance exam that he could have done any job in the armed forces, even those would have kept him out of the...
Fallen soldier U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant returns home
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 11:35pm
A procession made up of several law enforcement agencies passed through South Lake Tahoe late Wednesday night to deliver the body of fallen soldier U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant, who was killed on Sept. 26 in Afghanistan.
Fallen soldier's body being flown to Reno
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 6:48pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Due to weather, U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant's will be flown to Reno Wednesday evening instead of South Lake Tahoe. A number of South Lake Tahoe residents are traveling to...
Fallen soldier's arrival delayed until Wednesday evening
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 12:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The arrival of U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant's body to South Lake Tahoe has been delayed due to weather. His body is now tentatively scheduled to be flown into Lake Tahoe A...
U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant's body to arrive in Reno tonight
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 12:21pmThe body of U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant, who was killed on Sept. 26 in Afghanistan, will arrive at Reno Tahoe International Airport later tonight. Heavy snow forced the change. Family and friends left the Lake Tahoe Airport along with military personnel at around 6:45 p.m.
Memorial services planned for fallen soldier
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Memorial services for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant are planned for this week.Fant's body is scheduled to be flown into Lake Tahoe Airport about 12:50 p.m. Wednesday.Fant d...
Services in S. Tahoe for man killed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 2:11pmServices for Army Spc. Garrett Fant, 21, will be Oct. 7 in South Lake Tahoe. Fant, who attended South Tahoe High School, died Sept. 26 fighting in Afghanistan. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../services-in...
Memorial services planned for fallen soldier
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 10:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Memorial services for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant are planned for this week.Fant's body is scheduled to be flown into Lake Tahoe Airport Wednesday. The time of the arriva...
Memorial services announced for U.S Army soldier Garrett Fant
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 10:46amFamily and friends have announced memorial services in South Lake Tahoe this week for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant, 21, who died on Sept. 26, 2011 in Afghanistan.
Here is what was sent to us:
Family, friends remember fallen soldier
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:55amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As far back as James Keough can remember, his younger brother Garrett Fant wanted to be in U.S. Army."Ever since he was a little kid, it's what he had always wanted to...
Soldier had hopes of becoming a teacher
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:03amGarrett Fant knew since he was a young boy that he wanted to be a soldier. He enlisted in the Army as soon as he was old enough, dismissing pleas from his brother to join him in the Navy. Family members spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle about the young man, including his aspirations to return to South Tahoe to teach. Go here for the story.
