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Local Photographer's Work to be Microsoft Wallpaper and Background Images

John Cocores had forgotten about submitting photos to an online casting call hosted by Microsoft. That is, until this week when the computer software giant contacted him about using his photos for the background on computers as well as wallpaper that can be purchased by users.

Local Celebrities Join Dancing with the Tahoe Stars

Event Date: 
March 8, 2014 - 6:30pm

Ten local dancers will hit the stage for the Tahoe Arts Project's 2nd Annual Dancing With the Tahoe Stars on March 8 at 6:30 pm.

Watch former Mayor Tom Davis, STHS Theater Director Liz Niven, Realtor Klaus Utecht, Director of Tahoe Center for Orthopedics Chris Proctor, Tahoe Tot Spot owner Amy Thompson, Environmental Engineer Eric Taxer, Soroptimist Roberta Benvenuto, Jazzercise Instructor Jodi Stewart, Sierra at Tahoe Director Sean Sweeney and Dental Hygienist Frances Caro as they are paired with professional dancers in a fun competition.

Elevate Your View Leadership Conference

Event Date: 
May 10, 2014 - 8:00am

Leadership Lake Tahoe, on behalf of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, is proud to host the first annual Elevate Your View Lake Tahoe Leadership Conference at MontBleu Resort. This one-day conference, on May 10, 2014 is meant to raise awareness and empower our community to improve the future of Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe Leadership Summit

Event Date: 
May 10, 2014 - 9:00am

When: Saturday, May 10th, 2014
Where: Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa - 55 Highway 50, Stateline, Nevada 89449

Leadership Lake Tahoe, on behalf of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, is proud to host the first annual Elevate Your View Lake Tahoe Leadership Conference. This one-day conference is meant to raise awareness and empower our community to improve the future of Lake Tahoe.

New South Lake Tahoe Outdoor Sports Area Creates Snow When Mother Nature Fails

A lack of snow in South Lake Tahoe has caused local businesses to get creative in order to succeed. Over the next several days we'll be taking a look into what they're doing to make it.

Opportunities to go snowmobiling or go tubing down a run have been few and far between, that is, until now.

Tahoe Adventure Film Festival

Event Date: 
December 14, 2013 - 6:30pm

High-flying adventure flicks and non-stop entertainment arrives with the 12th Annual Lake Tahoe Adventure Film Festival, Saturday, Dec. 14 at MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa.

Rooted as the nerve center for skiers, boarders, climbers and year-round adventurers, the film festival provides mountaintops, cliffhangers and enough high-energy entertainment between showings to ignite fervor for the New Year. The night includes guest speakers, action photo displays, break-dancers, DJs and a handful of surprises.

12th Annual Tahoe Adventure Film Festival at MontBleu

Event Date: 
December 14, 2013 - 6:30pm

High-flying adventure flicks and non-stop entertainment between films will arrive in Tahoe fashion Saturday, Dec. 14 with the 12th Annual Tahoe Adventure Film Festival.

Rooted as the nerve center for elite skiers, boarders, climbers and year-round adventurers, the film festival provides plenty of mountaintops, cliffhangers and enough high-energy entertainment between showings to ignite fervor for the New Year.

Holiday Activities in South Lake Tahoe This Weekend

Freshly fallen snow will add to the holiday ambiance of events in South Lake Tahoe this weekend!

The Lake Tahoe Historical Society invites everyone to their annual Holiday in History Open House on Saturday and Sunday, December 7-8. On Saturday from 11 to 7 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm, visitors can tour the 1930s log cabin, view a Victorian holiday scene, enjoy free cider and cookies and children can even call the North Pole from a special antique phone! The event is free.

Terry Bradshaw Brings His Variety Show to Lake Tahoe December 13

Event Date: 
December 13, 2013 - 9:00pm

Many know Hall of Fame Steelers Quarterback Terry Bradshaw as just that, a superstar football player. Others know Bradshaw for his entertaining commentary on football games from his commentator seat. While yet another group will know him from his acting in such movies as Cannonball Run and Hooper, television shows Las Vegas and Malcolm in the Middle and from singing with his daughter, country singer Rachel Bradshaw.

Stateline's MontBleu Names New General Manager

Stephen Ditchkus has been named the new General Manager of South Lake Tahoe's MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa. “Our plan is to combine the spectacular attractions of Lake Tahoe with the amenities of the property, with a focus on the gaming experience,” said Ditchkus. “It’s a great time to be back in Tahoe with the destination moving forward with all its improvements for visitors and locals, alike.”

“Light up a Life” Interfaith Memorial Ceremony

Event Date: 
December 4, 2013 - 6:00pm

Gather together and celebrate the memory of loved ones. Barton Health’s Hospice will host their annual “Light up a Life” interfaith memorial ceremony to honor those we have loved and lost. The event is free and all attendees will receive a free personalized ornament.

If you would like to honor someone during the ceremony, please contact Barton Health’s Hospice staff. Unable to attend, but would like to share your honorees? Hospice staff members will graciously read out loud any honorees’ names provided ahead of time.

Fall Harvest Jam at Lake Tahoe's MontBleu Resort Featuring Shaggy and Black Uhuru

Event Date: 
November 29, 2013 - 10:00pm

Grammy Award winning island music superstars Shaggy & Ravon and the legendary group Black Uhuru will headline separate shows at the Lake Tahoe Fall Harvest Reggae Jam at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Nov. 19 and Nov. 29.

Fall Harvest Jam at Lake Tahoe's MontBleu Resort Featuring Shaggy and Black Uhuru

Event Date: 
November 19, 2013 - 10:00pm

Grammy Award winning island music superstars Shaggy & Ravon and the legendary group Black Uhuru will headline separate shows at the Lake Tahoe Fall Harvest Reggae Jam at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Nov. 19 and Nov. 29.

Heavenly Receives 6-8” of Snow; Kicks Off Snowmaking for November 22 Opening

In anticipation of a November 22, 2013 opening day, Heavenly Mountain Resort has fired up the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system and has begun making snow at the top of the Gondola and on California Trail. The resort received its first significant snowfall of the season last night with 6-8 inches of snow overnight on the mountain.

Halloween Fun in South Lake Tahoe Starts This Weekend

Halloween is always a celebration in South Lake Tahoe and this year is no different. Even though the actual holiday is on Thursday, October 31, the parties and celebrations start in town this weekend. Here is an overview on all that is happening:

Halloween Dance with the Tahoe Dance Band - at the Senior Center on Friday, October 25. The 17 piece dance band will perform big band music, food, drink, costume prizes. 7:30 - 10 pm. $10.

Blue Ribbon Award Nominees Announced by TahoeChamber

TahoeChamber announced the nominees for the 2013 Blue Ribbon Awards. 175 people and businesses were nominated.

Congratulations to the nominees:

Experience Award – Sponsored by Marriott Vacation Club

South Lake Tahoe Woman Hits $1.407 Million Dollar Jackpot at MontBleu

A South Shore Lake Tahoe woman won $1.4 million at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Wednesday, Oct. 16, which is the largest single win in the property’s seven year history.

The lucky Tahoe local, in her 30s who wished to remain anonymous, hit the big payload on the IGT Wheel of Fortune® progressive slot for a total of $1,407,656.68 Wednesday evening in the High Limit Room. The winner played $100 before hitting the jackpot.

Blue Ribbon Award Nomination Period Nears End

The nomination period for the Blue Ribbon Awards is coming to a close. If you haven’t had the opportunity to nominate businesses or individuals deserving of this honor, don’t let it pass. Nominees and winners will receive recognition at the 6th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards Dinner & Ceremony on November 14 at MontBleu.

The HGTV Dream Home Giveaway

For the past 16 years, HGTV has been giving away custom built, unique homes to lucky viewers around the country. For the 2014 home, producers came to the Lake Tahoe area in search for the new location and have chosen to build in the Schaffer's Mill neighborhood of Truckee.

Something Blue Wedding Expo

Event Date: 
November 17, 2013 - 12:00pm

The very best of Lake Tahoe's wedding and special event industry comes together at the Something Blue Wedding Expo on Sunday, November 17 at MontBleu Casino Resort Hotel. The event runs from noon to 3 pm and will help brides and grooms plan their big day. Join the fun with raffle prizes, fashion show, champagne, food samples, music and more!

Tickets will be available at the door for $15 each. Get your FREE Ticket by pre-registering by October 17, 2013 here:
http://tahoeweddings.org/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=6

New Marketing Director Named at MontBleu Resort

Brett Hunn, a 10-year Northern Nevada gaming veteran, was recently appointed marketing director at Tahoe’s MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa. With a marketing and gaming background, extensive knowledge of the region, Hunn offers a fresh approach on promoting and positing the property as a leading gaming, entertainment and dining venue in Tahoe South.

Time Once Again for Lake Tahoe's 35th Annual Freaker's Ball

Event Date: 
October 26, 2013 - 8:00pm

Head spinning Halloween costume get-ups will be mashed into a giant four-ring party at one price, Saturday Oct. 26 during the 35th Annual Freaker's Ball at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa with $10,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs.

TahoeChamber Seeking Nominations for Blue Ribbon Awards

TahoeChamber is now accepting nominations for the 6th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards. After six years, this prestigious awards program has grown from three key awards to eight including Tourism, Geotourism, Entrepreneur, Experience, Large & Small Green Business, and Customer Service.

Free Tina Turner Tribute Concert at MontBleu Resort

Event Date: 
September 28, 2013 (All day)

The music of legendary R&B artist Tina Turner will be featured in "Simply The Best" a one-night-only free Lake Tahoe tribute concert, Saturday, Sept. 28 at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.

With Turner now retired from performing, many fans long for her music, energetic stage presence and powerful vocals. Singer Stephanya has filled Turner's famous high heels with soulful interpretations of her most beloved songs including "Proud Mary," "River Deep Mountain High" and "Simply the Best." Tickets are available on a first come first serve basis. Call 888-829-7630 for show time.

Nevada Association of Counties, League of Cities meet at Stateline

Event Date: 
September 10, 2013 (All day)

The Nevada Association of Counties and the Nevada League of Cities will hold their first joint conference September 10-12 at the MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa at Stateline, Lake Tahoe. This year's event is hosted by Douglas County, The Town of Gardnerville, Gardnerville Ranchos GID and Indian Hills GID.

Kiwanis SeptOberfest

Event Date: 
September 26, 2013 - 6:00pm

Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra is holding their annual SeptOberfest at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa on Thursday, September 26 from 6 pm to 10 pm.

This fundraiser is always a fun event with great German food, Biergarten, Wine Tasting, Music, Dancing, Silent Auction, Envelope Prizes, Stein Holding Contest and Free Beer Mug (while supplies last).

All Inclusive. Advanced Tickets $35 / At Door $40

Contact email mizmarie@charter.net Contact phone 530-318-9197

NHP: Carson City man dies from injuries in Highway 50 hit and run at Stateline

A 31-year-old Carson City man hit by a vehicle that left the scene of the accident last month along Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe at Stateline has died from his injuries, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports. Cody J. Dobson died on Friday, Aug. 23 from injuries in the early morning accident, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen.

On the morning of Aug. 10, NHP troopers were dispatched to a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian who was struck just east of the casino corridor near Lake Parkway in Douglas County, said Allen.

Barton Foundation Signature Cocktail Contest

Event Date: 
September 12, 2013 - 5:30pm

Barton Foundation Signature Cocktail Contest returns Sept. 12, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Riva Grill.
This year, the Barton Health Festival of Trees and Lights annual Signature Cocktail Contest will feature unique and tasty drinks created by bartenders from Chart House, Heavenly, Kalani’s, LewMarNel’s, MontBleu, Naked Fish and Riva Grill.

Labor Day Weekend in Lake Tahoe full of Activities

The is a plethora of activities for visitors and residents alike to enjoy in South Lake Tahoe this weekend.

The Great Sternwheeler Race between the MS Dixie and Tahoe Queen on Saturday at 10 am. The boats will leave their respective piers and head for their opponent's. Action at Ski Run Marina, Zephyr Cove Resort and points in between.

Announcing the Leadership Lake Tahoe 'Class of 2014'

TahoeChamber is pleased to announce the participants for the Leadership Lake Tahoe Class of 2013/2014. 25 applicants have been accepted in to the upcoming program due to start next month. Leadership Lake Tahoe is an intensive 10-month experience in which participants meet once each month for a full class day.

Steve Martin, Edie Brickell bring bluegrass revival to Lake Tahoe at MontBleu

Event Date: 
October 5, 2013 - 9:00pm

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell will bring a blend of music and comedy to the MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa at Lake Tahoe stage for one-night only, Saturday, Oct. 5.

On the second leg of a successful North American tour, the show combines bluegrass music, heavy on the banjo, with dashes of Martin's comedy genius. The show begins at 9 p.m. Tickets are $60 to $80 and available through Ticketmaster.com or the MontBleu Box Office, 888-829-7630.

Third annual Tahoe Show brings body building, flex and muscle to MontBleu

Event Date: 
August 24, 2013 (All day)

The third annual Tahoe Show body building and sculpting competition at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa is Aug. 24, and will bring hundreds of the region’s fittest to compete for cash prizes in a judged competition featuring bodybuilding, figure and physique, fitness and bikini.

The women’s pro figure segment is International Federation of Body Building and Fitness sanctioned and they’ll compete to win a $6,000 prize.

Go here for more information.

Boil 'n Fry Day Festival at MontBleu

Event Date: 
August 24, 2013 (All day)

With Lake Tahoe teeming with crawfish, why not celebrate the tiny fresh water crustaceans with their own festival? MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa fires up the vats and gets the stew pots steaming Aug. 24 with the inaugural Boil 'n Fry Day Festival, featuring fresh crayfish straight out of Lake Tahoe.

The all-day festival at the MontBleu Outdoor Event Center features live music by five bands, crawfish fried, boiled or barbecued, carnival and lawn games, a dunk tank, craft beer and a full bar, hot wings, a cool-off zone, cash prizes and raffles.

Reggae greats Rebelution, Matisyahu at Lake Tahoe's MontBleu Outdoor Event Center

Event Date: 
August 21, 2013 - 6:00pm

World and reggae greats Rebelution and Matisyahu will bring their Island-fused rock, spirited jams and blissful irie grooves to Lake Tahoe Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the MontBleu Outdoor Events Center.

Early Saturday morning hit and run victim remains in critical condition; alcohol appears to be a factor

A 31-year-old man remains in critical condition Monday after being struck by a vehicle that sped away in the Stateline area of Lake Tahoe on Highway 50 early Saturday morning, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Pedestrian critically injured in hit and run along Highway 50 in Stateline

A 31-year-old Carson City man was critically injured early Saturday morning at Lake Tahoe after being hit by a Dodge pickup that sped away on Highway 50 and Lake Parkway in Stateline, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

This hit and run was report 3:13 a.m. The 31-year-old Carson City man was walking on the road just east of the MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa when he was hit. It is possible the man may have been struck by more than one vehicle, said Trooper Chuck Allen.

Fabulous Lake Tahoe recap: Hot August Nights 2013 Classic Car Show and Shine

More than 400 classic cars showed up for Hot August Nights 2013 at the Montbleu Resort Casino and Spa at South Shore Lake Tahoe recently. Among the cars were rare and seldom seen models like a 30 Cadillac Rosewood, a 1928 Ford model A reproduction, and a lot of customs and reproductions. Jack Durst of Fabulous Lake Tahoe talks to the owners about their passion for collecting and restoring vintage automobiles.

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care holds open house on Sunday

Event Date: 
August 4, 2013 - 10:00am

This Sunday, August 4, is the Annual Open House at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This is the one opportunity of the year that the public is allowed to pass beyond our fenced area and see the cages and animals which are in rehabilitation.

Actress-Comedian Whitney Cummings brings brassy styling to Lake Tahoe's MontBleu

Event Date: 
August 9, 2013 - 9:00pm

The brassy comedian, notable TV star and talk show host, Whitney Cummings, will bring her barbed, observational delivery style to Lake Tahoe’s MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa for a night of laughs, Aug. 9.

Hot August Nights: The South Lake Tahoe Experience 2013

Event Date: 
August 2, 2013 (All day)

Rev your rebuilt engines for Hot August Nights, a celebration of classic cars and 1950s culture at Montbleu Resort Casino and Spa. Pomade your pompadour for the automotive show-and-shine and don’t miss the Village People live on stage on Saturday, Aug. 3. Free family entertainment, automotive exhibits, vendors, 50s and 60s style outdoor stages of live music, awards and competitions.
Go here for more information.

Brit phenomenon Russell Brand at MontBleu

Event Date: 
July 27, 2013 - 9:00pm

Brit-bending humor mashed with acerbic pop culture shots extending coast to coast and across-the-pond will land at Lake Tahoe, July 27, when comedic actor Russell Brand takes the stage at Lake Tahoe’s MontBleu Resort, Casino and Spa.

The evening promises plenty of potty-mouth pranking, self-deprecating barbs and wicked rantings to match Brand's signature big hair in this one-night-only, laughter-fueled romp on the MontBleu Theater stage. The mature-audience-only show begins at 9 p.m. with tickets at $55 to $75 available through Ticketmaster.com or the MontBleu Box office, 888-829-7630.

Bass Camp Lake Tahoe brings dubstep, DJ greats to MontBleu outdoor stage

Event Date: 
July 20, 2013 - 4:00pm

The outdoor electronic dance and dubstep event of the summer — Bass Camp Lake Tahoe 2013 — will arrive in one sight, sound and sensory-driven night, July 20, at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa Outdoor Event Center.

The multimedia-charged concert will pump up the jam and lay down the beats with dance heavyweights Excision featuring The Executioner Video & Lighting, Installation, Adventure Club, Seven Lions, The M Machine, AndDrop! and Fiasko Daniels.

Working-class country singer Gretchen Wilson at MontBleu Theater Lake Tahoe

Event Date: 
May 31, 2013 - 9:00pm

Country music's "Redneck Woman," Grammy-Award winner Gretchen Wilson will kick up the dust and swing into overdrive, Friday, May 31 at Lake Tahoe's MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa.

The hard-singing country music star has charted 13 times including the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman." Wilson's anthems are as real as her album titles imply; most noteworthy being "Here to Party," "Work Hard, Play Harder," "All Jacked Up," "One for the Boys" and "I've got Your Country Right Here."

Co-GRAMMY winners hit the stage at MontBleu

Co-GRAMMY winners Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros offered revelation, during Thursday evenings performance, at the MontBleu Theatre. They won a GRAMMY at the '55th Annual Awards' for “Best Long Form Music Video” category portraying the bands incredible performances with Mumford & Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show, in the docu-concert film, “Big Easy Express". Last nights performance at MontBleu, the Los Angeles bands indie-rock-folk sermon, at times, huanted then elevated the nearly sold out audience.

Wildfire Awareness Week kick-off May 25 at MontBleu

Lake Tahoe fire protection agencies all agree: defensible space isn’t a bunch of hot air. To back up the importance of defensible space, they’re organizing a free Wildfire Awareness Week kick-off event that includes free tethered Smokey Bear hot air balloon rides (weather permitting), firefighter photo opportunities, a pancake breakfast and more on Saturday, May 25th from 8am – 12pm outside MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa.

Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival returns to MontBleu

Event Date: 
June 29, 2013 (All day)

MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa’s Summer Concert Series second annual Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival returns on Saturday, June 29. Tahoe's taste of island irie at the 4,000-seat outdoor amphitheater will feature breezy Jamaica rhythms and reggae ska beats from headliners SOJA and Alpha Blondy, along with special guests Passafire, Stickfigure, Tomorrow's Bad Seed and Island of Black & White.

May brings live theater to Lake Tahoe's MontBleu Showroom with performances of 'Motherhood Out Loud'

Event Date: 
May 9, 2013 - 7:30pm

Where else have you been able to entrust the subject of motherhood to such a dazzling collection of celebrated American writers and local Lake Tahoe talent? Motherhood Out Loud will take the stage at MontBleu May 9, and 10 at 7:30 p.m. and May 12 at 3 p.m. It is a moving hilarious theatrical event perfect for a Mother’s Day weekend outing. Go here for tickets, call (530) 541-4975 or stop by the MontBleu Box Office.

Fabulous Lake Tahoe takes on Tahoe Business Exposed 2013

Jack Durst of Fabulous Lake Tahoe takes viewers on a tour of Friday's 2013 South Shore Tahoe Exposed. TahoeChamber puts on this annual Expo with this year's among the biggest and wildest yet.

Says Durst: I've never been photobombed so many times in one video in my life. There were more than 96 businesses presenting; plus live entertainment by the Heavenly Angels and Montbleu Boogie Nights dancers, Dreu and Adra from "Wake Up Tahoe" an actual bomb disposal robot, and much more.

Saturday was Heavenly at Lake Tahoe

With up to 26 inches of snow falling earlier this week around Lake Tahoe area ski resorts, officials at Heavenly Mountain Resort report solid conditions for March ski and boarding.

"With the US Freestyle National Championships March 29-31, and Shaun White’s High Roller Hold ‘Em April 6, followed by the Gunbarrel 25 on April 7, it’s going to be an amazing spring," said Heavenly spokesman Russ Pecoraro.

TAP to host Dancing with the South Lake Tahoe Stars

Tahoe Arts Project will host Dancing with the South Lake Tahoe Stars, a fundraiser, tonight at MontBleu.Tahoe Arts Project brought the Utah Ballroom Dance Co. into the schools the week of Feb. 25-M...

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