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Warriors soccer season kicks off
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 6:00amThe playoff shot may be a little clearer for the Warrior soccer teams this season with a possible split of Division 2 and 3 schools on the horizon.The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Associati...
Don Q's Northern California and Sierra fishing report for week of Aug. 29
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 12:55amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of August 29 to Sept. 4.
Labor Day weekend 2012 at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 3:01amJack Durst from Fabulous Lake Tahoe reports the following: Labor Day weekend is the last of the big summer holidays in Lake Tahoe, and we have a lot of great public events from concerts to parties to boat races to help you end the summer season in Tahoe in style. For full information go here.
Shows that last all Weekend:
South Lake Tahoe appoints Nancy Kerry as permanent City Manager
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 4:24pm
At the conclusion of Tuesday’s South Lake Tahoe City Council closed session, the council unanimously voted and offered the full time permanent City Manager position to Nancy Kerry. The terms of the two-and-a-half year contract are still being negotiated.
Tahoe Fund is Organizing Sponsor of 2012 Lake Tahoe Summit
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 08/09/2012 - 1:56pm
The need for more public-private partnerships to complete environmental projects at Lake Tahoe is the focus of the 16th annual Lake Tahoe Summit, which will be held this Monday, August 13 at the Edgewood Tahoe resort at Stateline, Nev. The free event will be held 9 a.m. to noon and is open to the public.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: ROBERT "PATRICK" VANN
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 6:00amA Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held for our Beloved Robert "Patrick" VannAugust 23, 20123:00 p.m. Horizon Casino Resort - Sequoia BallroomDonations in His Memory...Melanoma Resea...
AMERICAN CENTURY CHAMPIONSHIP | Bode Miller discusses possible 2026 Lake Tahoe olympics
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 6:00amSTATELINE, Nev. - London 2012 is still on the horizon, but the South Lake Tahoe community is already looking ahead to the 2026 Winter Olympics and the possibility that those Games could come to Lak...
Worldwide Recognition for Lake Tahoe South's Lights on the Lake Firework Display
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 2:07pmLake Tahoe South's famed "Lights on the Lake" Fourth of July, an eye and sky candy extravaganza over Lake Tahoe continues to generate international buzz, with the latest accolades coming from The Discovery Channel and Bing.com/MSN.
Heartstrings at Tahoe opens
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 6:00amHeartstrings at Tahoe has opened at the Horizon Resort and Casino.A unique gallery, gift and artisan shop, Heartstrings features one-of-a-kind works by local artists. The shop is manned by the arti...
Carnival comes to town
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:00amThrill seekers and cotton candy lovers have plenty to smile about this weekend, as a Davis Shows NW Inc. carnival sets up at Stateline.Held at Horizon Casino Resort the last two years, the carni...
Expect traffic delays Sunday for Lake Tahoe bike ride
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 3:36am
On Sunday, America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride participants will be riding clockwise around Lake Tahoe and from Tahoe City to Truckee and back to Tahoe City, beginning and finishing at the Horizon Casino Resort at Stateline, South Shore, Lake Tahoe, Nevada from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Man reportedly threatens 'shooting spree' at casino
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 6:00amDouglas County Sheriff's deputies responded to Horizon Casino Resort early Wednesday morning following a report of a suspicious phone call in which a man told a front desk clerk that he was going t...
Lake Tahoe hosts 3,300 plus for America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 11:55amImagine the scenic beauty of Lake Tahoe with its crystal clear blue waters surrounded by towering majestic snow capped peaks. Imagine being able to ride a bicycle around its 72-mile shoreline or a 100-mile century ride. On Sunday more than, 3,300-plus bicycling enthusiasts from all over the country will participate in the 21st annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride around Lake Tahoe.
'Ring of fire' eclipse to grace skies Sunday evening
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 6:00amFor Lake Tahoe Basin sky watchers, yet another treat is on the horizon.In April, there was the fireball that shook windows and woke residents as it exploded over the Sierra Nevada. Earlier this ...
Catch the Perigee 'Super Moon' on Saturday Night
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 8:55amThe full Moon has a reputation for trouble. It raises high tides, it makes dogs howl, it wakes you up in the middle of the night with beams of moonlight stealing through drapes. If a moonbeam wakes you up on the night of May 5, 2012, you might want to get out of bed and take a look. This May’s full Moon is a "super Moon,” as much as 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full Moons of 2012.
Concern continues over clarity, near shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 6:00amMuch of Lake Tahoe's environment has stayed the same or improved during the past 25 years, but the biggie - restoring Lake Tahoe's historic clarity - remains over the horizon, according to a report...
KTHO radio enters partnership with Coyote Grill owner
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 11:37pmImagine a place at Lake Tahoe where local bands can go to play, with quality sound and lighting — and live performances streamed across the Internet to be potentially heard around the world.
That vision could become a reality this year under a new partnership between Coyote Grill owner Leland Faegre and South Lake Tahoe-based KTHO radio.
Barton Memorial Hospital adds robot 'DaVinci' to its surgical team
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 1:45am
Have you ever met a surgeon with three arms? Well, Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe has just acquired one. The daVinci surgical robot has found a home at the hospital.
Movie Review: '21 Jump Street' more basic teen fare but enough laughs to be a winner for all
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 1:35pmThe action-comedy film "21 Jump Street," currently playing at the Horizon Stadium at Stateline, Lake Tahoe, may seem a little familiar to those who saw the teen comedy "Project X" recently. And for good reason, the writer for both films was Michael Bacall. There's much of the same in both films, high school affairs drugs and teen mammoth parties.
TAHOE TODAY: How real are our dreams?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 6:00amA letter: Aloha Dayle: I really enjoy reading your column in the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Many years ago I attended your show at the Horizon Casino and was intrigued by your gift.I have always been cur...
Movie Review: Action-scifi-adventure flick 'John Carter' a botch but sometimes fun
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 1:04pmMake no mistake about it, "John Carter," a movie playing now at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas at Stateline, Lake Tahoe, is a multi-million-budgeted film that takes itself seriously, although audiences may not. It's ripped from the pages of a 1912 newspaper series by Edgar Rice Burroughs of "Tarzan fame" (newspapers ran fun things like that in better times).
El Dorado County plans land-use meetings and online information to aid project planning
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:00amPlacerville - With several high-level planning projects on the horizon, El Dorado County has created a new webpage and scheduled a series of community meetings to gather public feedback. "Land use ...
Tahoe Today: Let the people speak
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 7:11pmDear Ms. Schear: About four or five years ago, we had the pleasure of attending your show at the Horizon. We were four guys up to Tahoe for a volleyball tourney, and you had a great time (all in fu...
Movie Review: 'Star Wars' rages again in 3D With 'The Phantom Menace'
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 6:28pmI was busy some other place when "Star Wars, The Phantom Menace" opened in 1999. Lucky me. Not so lucky now when I went to see the reworked original decked out in 3D. The film is now playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinema at Stateline, Lake Tahoe. And for all those Star Wars fans, and they know who they are, you won't want to miss it; though you can see the release without 3D and you won't be missing much.
Movie Review: 'Chronicle' is above average sci-fi thriller
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:28amThe sci-fi thriller "Chronicle," currently showing at the Horizon Stadium inside the Horizon Casino Resort in Stateline at Lake Tahoe, explores the world of ESP in general and telekinesis in particular. The explorers at three teens, Andrew (Dane DeHaan), Steve (Michael B. Jordan) and Matt (Alex Russell). Most of the movie is composed of film clips from Andrew, a nerd and unpopular at school.
'Illusion Fusion' provides fun
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:00amBlink and you'll miss it. The Horizon Casino Resort has conjured up a top-notch, family-friendly act, with "Illusion Fusion Starring Alex Ramon" dropping jaws and turning heads five nights a wee...
Illusion Fusion starring Alex Ramon at Horizon
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:09pm
"Illusion Fusion", a brand new, high-energy theatrical show stars Award-Winning Master Magician Alex Ramon & Friends, featuring mind-blowing illusions, slight-of-hand close-up, and unique, never-before-seen magic that defines the word "art". Appears nightly (Thursday-Monday) in the Golden Cabaret, with 2 Shows on Saturdays. Tickets are $24.95, with FREE tickets on Sundays for special guests 12 and under. See Horizon events online for more information or call (775)588-6211.
Kudos & Kindness: Many made variety show possible
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 6:00amThank you for your time and for the "Tahoe Variety Show - Traveling Around America" for the benefit of the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, on Aug. 20, 2011, at the Horizon.Thanks to the helpers: Ro...
Movie Review: 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' a youth's journey searching for his lost father
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 12:25pmThe new film "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" by director Stephen Daldry ("The Hours") and playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas in Stateline is the story about a 9-year old boy Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) who loses his father in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. He suffers perhaps from Asperger's and a clear case of overwhelming anxiety.
Movie Review: Sc-fi horror film 'Underworld Awakening' wastes Beckinsale's talent
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 11:38pmThe sci-fi-horror film "Underworld Awakening 3D" playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas in Stateline is the fourth iteration of the series, in this case starring Kate Beckinsale as Selene for the third time.
Selene has been in suspended animation in a freezer for 12 years bust breaks out to find that humankind is at war with the vampires in the population a well as the werewolves.
New storm to arrive on Sunday; ski resorts prepare for brisk business
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 12:34pmWinter weather continues through today in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Ski resorts report up to 2 feet of snow from the system which arrived Friday and continues today. The National Weather Service in Reno reports that a second and much colder storm will move into the area on Sunday into Monday, dropping temperatures and bringing more snow. Here is the latest from the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority on the storms:
Air service between Reno and San Jose to begin in June
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:46pmBeginning in June, two flights will be offered from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to San Jose International Airport via Alaska Airlines.
The new service is also tied to flights to Hawaii from Reno offered through Alaska Airlines.
Heavenly opens Cal to Nevada crossover trail
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:32amFor those of us who have been waiting to transit from California to Nevada at Heavenly Mountain Resort, the wait is over. The crossover trial is now open. That in conjunction with the predicted natural sow heading our way is indeed good news. Like many I've been waiting to ski Heavenly until the crossover trial opened. Now I'm off to the slopes.
Movie Review: 'Contraband' a so-so thriller with Mark Wahlberg as macho-in-chief
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:07amThe action-thriller "Contraband," now playing at the Hollywood Horizon Stadium in Stateline, stars Mark Wahlberg as Chris Farraday, a reformed former ace smuggler living in New Orleans with with wife Kate (Kate Beckinsale) and two sons (largely ignored) making home burglar alarms as a business.
California wildlife makes headlines in 2011
Submitted by Don Quilici on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 3:10amThe year of 2011 was anything but quiet for the California Department of Fish and Game.
Pesky bears, a roaming gray wolf, significant poaching arrests, tsunami relief work and dramatic wildlife rescues were among the stories that captured the public’s attention.
DFG also welcomed new Director Charlton H. Bonham, who was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in August.
The nightly magic starts tonight in Golden Cabaret
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 3:27pmWith a long-running show, it's important to be in shape.Alex Ramon is a magician and a runner who tonight begins an extended run of "Illusion Fusion" in the Horizon Casino Resort Golden Cabaret....
Illusion Fusion show at Horizon
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 11:59am
"Illusion Fusion" is a brand new, high-energy theatrical show opening Thursday, Jan. 12 at 8 pm at the Horizon Golden Cabaret.
Starring Master Magician Alex Ramon, and featuring mind-blowing illusions, slight-of-hand close-up, and unique, never-before-seen magic that defines the word "art".
Nightly magic show to begin in Horizon's Golden Cabaret
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 6:00amThe new year will feature a new nightly show in the Horizon Casino Resort Golden Cabart."Illusion Fusion," a brand new, high-energy theatrical show will Award-Winning Master Magician Alex Ramon & F...
Nightly magic show to begin in Horizon's Golden Cabaret
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 6:00amThe new year will feature a new nightly show in the Horizon Casino Resort Golden Cabart."Illusion Fusion," a brand new, high-energy theatrical show will Award-Winning Master Magician Alex Ramon & F...
"Xstadic" at Horizon Casino New Years Eve 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 12:19pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Mon Jan 02 2012 .
December 31, 2011 - 9:00pm Our band, Xstadic out of El Dorado Hills Ca, will be performing at the Horizon Casino on both Dec.30th with part of the band at the Cabaret bar and the full band New Years Ever Dec 31st,in the Aspen Lounge. Xstadic will be playing a mix of Rock n Roll for your dancing and listening pleasure. Songs by some of the greats like Van Halen, REM, Deep Purple, Puddle of Mudd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ACDC,Guns n Roses, and ZZ Top to name a few.
Movie Review: 'Hugo' is Scorsese at his best and a holiday treat for all
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 5:05pmThe motion picture "Hugo," now playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas at South Shore Lake Tahoe in Stateline, is a holiday movie that kids and adults can enjoy. It's Martin Scorsese's homage to film pioneer Georges Méliès, a French innovator who created much of the library of movie techniques back before World War I only to be forgotten amid the strife on combat in France. His films were largely destroyed to make such things as guitar picks.
Climate Ride part two: Teacher plans solo bike trip
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Despite some bumps in the road, a retired Lake Tahoe Community College teacher once again has his eyes set on the horizon.South Shore resident George Drake took part i...
State fiscal nightmare on the horizon; midyear
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 6:03pmTahoe needs small Business says: November 16, 2011 at 1:18 pm. In the battle between the private sector free enterprise and the public sector unions is at the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../state-fiscal...
'One Voice' combines singing and standup comedy in one show
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Watching cartoons with her little brother made quite an impression on Bethany Owen. The star of the nightly show at the Horizon Casino Resort, "One Voice," said her br...
Edgewood Tahoe Lodge plans unveiled (WITH SLIDESHOW)
Submitted by Li Terrell on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 6:19pm
Reinvention: We're all in this together.
This is the vision of the proposed Edgewood Tahoe Lodge at Stateline.
The plan by Edgewood Companies is to create a unique world-class destination that delivers significant economic, environmental and community benefits to South Shore Lake Tahoe.
“That is one of the things that investment can bring to the community, said Patrick Rhamey, vice president of Real Estate for Edgewood Companies. “We have continued to re-invest our property over the years and hope to be a pathway for others to follow.”
Johnny and June Carter Cash together again in tribute at Horizon
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 11:58amRemember when country music was, well, country music?SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - From the first note, a listener could tell if the singer was Johnny Cash or Waylon Jennings.Traditional country comes...
Christmas Cheer: The bikes are back
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:38amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In keeping with a many-year tradition, the Harleys and the other big bikes will roar down the highway from the Horizon Resort and Casino to the "Y," left around the corne...
Tahoe Toy Run
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 8:36amThe 21st annual Tahoe Toy Run roll through South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, Oct. 1, The South Lake Tahoe event is a major fundraiser for Christmas Cheer, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing food to needy families and Christmas toys to underprivileged children. Motorcycles will start at the Horizon Casino at Stateline beginning at 10 a.m. and parade down Highway 50, led by Santa Claus, to the Lake Tahoe Airport. Entertainment will include raffle prizes, auction, barbecue, and live music featuring the Cash Only band and Deep Fryed Mojo playing from noon to 8 p.m.
9/11 event benefits Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 7:58pm11 from 11am-4pm, the Horizon Casino-Resort in conjunction with JRW Group Entertainment will host a community event with 100 percent of the proceeds to be donated to the Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad. Admi...
