health
More city services on the chopping block; budget meeting Thursday
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 9:07amBy Li Terrell
A special meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council to discuss the 2011-12 budget will be held this Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7pm. Not only is this the first look the public will have at the proposed budget, but this may be the only opportunity for public input before layoffs in crucial departments like streets and recreation. The regular council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Friends recall Florence Donovan-Gunderson; witness describes shooting as tragedy hits South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 7:57am
A gunman who opened fire inside a Carson City restaurant has torn a hole through the South Lake Tahoe community, taking the life of a long-time local woman, maiming her disabled husband, and sending shock waves in the community after learning the gunman has family business ties in town.
The brutal murder that happened inside the International House of Pancakes this week claimed the lives of three U.S. Army National Guard personnel and Lake Tahoe Keys resident Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67. Shooter Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City turned the automatic weapon he was packing on himself and left both communities stunned and asking questions about why such a senseless act of violence happened.
Help restore forest health: Saturday is Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 6:00amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Join hundreds of Tahoe Basin community members to help improve forest health at the League to Save Lake Tahoe's 14th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day Saturday, Sept. 10, ...
Abalone die-off observed in Sonoma County
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 4:51pmBy the California Department of Fish and Game
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has confirmed reports of dead red abalone and sea stars inside coves along the coast in Sonoma County.
The number of dead and dying abalone is not known but reports have come from Bodega Bay, Russian Gulch, Fort Ross, Timber Cove and Salt Point State Park, beginning on August 27.
DFG biologists and game wardens have collected abalone, mussels and water samples and are continuing to document reports from the public.
Incline Village focus of Stewardship Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 11:15amJoin hundreds of Tahoe basin community members to improve forest health at the League to Save Lake Tahoe's 14th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day on Saturday from 9am-2pm in Incline Village. Thi...
Tahoe doc puts skills to work at Army hospital in Afghanistan
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 11:15amKyle Swanson, orthopedic surgeon for Barton Health's Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, has seen and dealt with medical and hospital conditions that few people, let alone doctors, have exper...
Top comedy continues with Tosh, Titus at Tahoe's MontBleu Resort
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 11:01amWARNING: Audiences are to be advised of potential health concerns: vein-popping hilarity, oxygen deprivation and side-splitting laughter are in store this fall as MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa at Lake Tahoe continues to offer an impressive line-up of comedians including Daniel Tosh, Christopher Titus and 36th Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition.
Incline Village focus of Stewardship Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 12:38amJoin hundreds of Tahoe basin community members to improve forest health at the League to Save Lake Tahoe's 14th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day on ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../annual-stewardsh...
We Can! Program hosts Walk the Block on Sept. 21
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:18pm
Let's get moving South Lake Tahoe with the kick-off event for our 2011 We Can! Wellness Challenge. Barton Health and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District invite you and your family to WALK THE BLOCK. What a great way to meet new neighbors, have great conversations with your family about fitness and have fun in our great outdoors! Walk your neighborhood at any time on September 21st.
$2.3 Million for Tahoe Center will Fund 3-D Public Education on Lake Ecosystems
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 5:12pmBy the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Members of the public will be able to visually immerse themselves in two of the best-known lakes in the United States, thanks to a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to UC Davis' Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
Carson City IHOP shooting: Names of deceased victims released
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 4:03pm
Names of those killed in yesterday's IHOP shooting are:
Major Heath Kelly, 35, Reno, decorated field artillery officer, husband and father, commander of Joint Force Headquarters in Carson City, served in Iraq 2004-2005. Avid student of military history, known for his dry sense of humor. See story
Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, 38, Carson City, father of three, served in Afghanistan 2009-2010, also served in U.S Navy for two years before joining the Guard
Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, Reno, owner of a small baking company, well known in the company for providing cupcakes for guard functions. See story
Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, South Lake Tahoe. See story
According to Sheriff Kenny Furlong, the names of those wounded are not going to be released at this time.
One of those wounded is Wally Gunderson, husband of Florence Donovan-Gunderson, who died in the attack.
Gunman identified as South Lake Tahoe employee with history of mental health issues
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:31pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an AK47 rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday in south Carson City, injuring eight people and killing three and himself. Among the de...
Carson City IHOP shooting: Gunman named, four confirmed dead, eight wounded; shooter worked at South Shore
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 3:48pm
5:30 p.m. Update: Press conference concludes with a few more details. Officials state that shooter Eduardo Sencion had two other weapons at his vehicle, another rifle and a handgun. Neither were used in the incident. The FBI stated that there doesn't appear to be any connection to terrorism.
Sencion was born in Mexico, and had a U.S. passport. The Lake Tahoe News reports Sencion, 32, of Carson City is the owner, along with two brothers, of Mi Pueblo market in South Lake Tahoe on Pioneer Trail. Click here to read the story.
Three victims were killed inside the restaurant, two male National Guard members, and a civilian woman. Two female and one male National Guard members were wounded. Ten of the victims were shot inside the restaurant, while one woman standing outside next to a motorcycle was shot and wounded.
Sheriff Kenny Furlong said they are still working to determine the shooter's motive, saying it is too early to tell if the National Guard members were intentionally targeted.
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3:30 p.m. Update: Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong released the name of the person suspected of shooting 11 people at the IHOP restaurant on South Carson Street this morning.
The person's name is Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City. He allegedly shot himself after shooting 11 people, and died about two hours later.
Furlong said he works at his family's business in South Lake Tahoe, and that he might have had some "mental issues."
Three of the 11 victims have died, including two uniformed National Guard members. Three of the wounded were also National Guardsmen.
The other victim who died was a civilian female, according to Furlong.
The investigation into why Sencion carried out the shooting is still underway.
More stories about today's shooting
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'Casino Women' tells struggles and triumphs of women working in casinos
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 12:23pm
By Claudene Wharton
A new book written by two University of Nevada, Reno social work professors, is a perfect Labor Day read, giving an in-depth look into the lives of women working in Nevada casinos and serving to remind why the national holiday exists.
Chair yoga is for everyone
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 7:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - No matter what age you are or what condition you are in, you can experience the health benefits of chair yoga.I bet you didn't know that you can perform yoga postures, br...
3 Barton doctors to receive philanthropy award
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:02pmThe award is presented each year to an outstanding individual, group or family that has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the health of the South Lake Tahoe community and in particular to Barto...
BACK TO SCHOOL: Childhood health and fitness, a family affair
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 11:47amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Childhood obesity is a hot topic in the media. With many obesity related diseases, like Type II diabetes (once referred to as adult onset diabetes), hitting kids at yo...
Calif. Senate gets bill regulating health insurance rates
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A key legislative committee approved a bill Thursday to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but the measure faces a stiff f...
Barton Health hosts triathlete workshop
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 7:22pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first of three Tri Connect Workshops, organized by Barton Health, Lake Tahoe Community College and Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, was held Saturday at Lakeside Bea...
Injunction denied in Angora burn area restoration
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 6:27pm
An injunction to halt fuel reduction work in the Angora Fire area was denied last month after a lawsuit was filed by two environmental organizations.
A three-person panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an emergency injunction was not needed after a U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento, Garland Burrell, upheld the agency's environmental
analysis. The suit was brought on by Earth Island Institute and Center for Biological Diversity over the protection of a rare black-backed woodpecker.
Mandatory boat inspections to expand to Truckee area
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 12:12pmTahoe RCD officials said during the forum that the need to keep aquatic invasive species out of local waterways is broad reaching. AIS affect the food supply of native species and the health of local ...
S. Tahoe retirees grapple with potential spike in health care ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmLake Tahoe News obtained the following message from a 28-year city employee retired for 16 years who sent the following email to O'Rourke, “What is being proposed will put some of us on welfare....
'Mr. Tahoe' Darin Talbot moving to Costa Rica for winter months
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Mr. Tahoe knows he will miss Tahoe.Citing health issues, Darin "Mr. Tahoe" Talbot plans to spend winters away from his lifelong home."This decision comes with such a h...
South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center 12th Annual Sunset Gala
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 4:04pmCome enjoy fine wines, great beer, Tahoe’s best hors d’oeuvres, desserts, classical guitar, and an impressive silent auction at South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center’s 12th Annual Sunset Gala on Sept. 17, 2011 from 5:00-8:00 pm. This year’s event will be held where Lake Tahoe meets the beautiful beaches of Bali at Dr. Sean Degnan’s fabulous lakefront home. The home’s Bali design has become a central theme for the Gala as the event will feature local fire dancers, tropical mixed drinks and a Most Fabulous Flip Flops contest.
Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 6:12pm
Before summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Calif. whooping cough cases high, but declining
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 9:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Department of Public Health says cases of whooping cough remain high in 2011 compared with many past years but are declining from mid-2010, when the largest epi...
Calif. whooping cough cases high, but declining
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 9:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Department of Public Health says cases of whooping cough remain high in 2011 compared with many past years but are declining from mid-2010, when the largest epi...
Study: Carson City 10th most expensive metro
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 8:32pmBy Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal. High costs for treating insured adults makes Carson City the 10th most expensive metropolitan area in the United States for health care costs, a study released We...
New location for Barton hospice office
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 5:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Home Health and Hospice has moved its office moved from 1609 U.S. Highway 395 in Minden, Nevada to 1503 Highway 395 in Gardnerville, Nev., near The Record Courier....
Proctor promoted to director of Tahoe Center for Orthopedics
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 4:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Chris Proctor was recently promoted to the director of Tahoe Center for Orthopedics with Barton Health. Proctor has been with Barton for more than two years as the practi...
Calif. death, 76 illnesses linked to ground turkey
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 10:30pmWASHINGTON - Nevada state and local health officials say there has been one confirmed case of salmonella poisoning in Nevada that appears linked to tainted ground turkey.Jennifer Sizemore of the So...
Mayo Clinic physician joins Barton Health
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 4:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health welcomes Dr. Jonathan T. Finnoff, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.Dr. Finnoff will work along side Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine physicians Drs Ke...
Golf tourney helps fund cancer center in Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 8:27amTahoe Forest Health System raised more than $119000 to benefit Tahoe Forest Cancer Center at its annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic charity event. The cancer center is projected to open in 2012....
Health Information Exchange moves closer to reality in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:39amRENO, Nev. - Supporters of a system that will allow hospitals, physicians and others in Nevada to share patient information in real time across digital networks are confident they've found the righ...
Radon exposure risk could be greater than expected, effects difficult to measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:52amRENO - More than two decades after U.S. regulators first issued guidelines on radon infiltration into homes and buildings, the World Health Organization reports that the radon threat to human healt...
Low-cost Tdap vaccine offered to students
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 2:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Health Services Department, Public Health Division, is offering Tdap vaccine at low-cost this summer in time for middle school and high school studen...
2011 Barton Health community calendar of events
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 1:37pmMonthly2011 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, ...
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...
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...
