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Children flocking to Tahoe Vista playground
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 2:13amNorth Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista opened earlier this summer. The playground includes a play structure for children 5–12, swings for tots and older children, and new “spring rider” toys f...
Event blends art and hiking in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 11:20amThe hike, modeled on the theme of “Reflections and Rhythms,” takes place at Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../event-blends-art-and-hiking-in-lak......
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmTahoe Derby Dames are in action Sept. 17 at 2pm at Bijou Community Park. • Lorenzo Gigliotti, former South Lake Tahoe fire chief, is now a consultant at Sierra Nevada Strategies. • South Lake Taho...
Restoration work at Vikingholm includes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 2:44pm... and stately crossed dragon beams were installed along the roof ridges of the courtyard buildings at Vikingsholm in Emerald Bay State Park at Lake Tahoe. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../restoration-wo...
Tahoe bike path projects secure $4.5 million in grants
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:39am
Funding of $4.5 million for two bikeway projects at Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been secured by the Tahoe Transportation District through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a news release. Development of a 3.2 mile segment between Stateline and Round Hill at South Shore — part of an eventual 43 mile route along U.S.
Tennis players being aced out of court availability
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:51pmLake Tahoe Community College has offered tennis classes for years, and will again this fall. It used to be taught at Tahoe Paradise Park, then South Tahoe Middle School and now at South Tahoe High Sch...
Summer Jazz in the Park Series
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 5:14pmEnjoy a cool day of jazz from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Valhalla Grand Lawn, Tallac Historic Site. This week features a performance by Carolyn Dolen and Friends. Bring your picnic basket, lawn chairs, sunscreen and relax near the shoreline of Lake Tahoe, under the large ponderosa pines that are famous at Valhalla. Donations are appreciated. For more information call (530) 541-4975 or visit www.valhallatahoe.com. Click here to become a member and support this worthwhile organization.
Blight in Bonanza neighborhood gets recycled
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 2:16pm
Often it’s the quick demolition route developers will take to get rid of one project to build another. Materials are thrown in the trash with no consideration for their reuse potential. This is not the case with Edgewood Companies and the sustainable deconstruction effort at 1209 Bonanza Avenue, the site of the former C&M Lodge in South Lake Tahoe.
Yosemite deaths: Americans may have lost respect
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 3:02pmBy Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – Just three weeks after death laid a heavy hand on the Merced River, sweeping three tourists to their deaths over Vernal Fall, life went on fo...
Tahoe Fund doles out $50000 to 3 projects
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 9:43pmThe nonprofit Tahoe Fund is dividing $50000 between three entities – Van Sickle Bistate Park Lakeside Bicycle Trial and publication of the State of the Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-fund-d...
Keb Mo accentuates weekend get-away 4 miles from home
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 3:05pmSTATELINE – A relaxing weekend getaway featuring a Keb Mo concert, urban walk, jaunt to a new state park and pool time at the Forest Suites Resort proved there's more than one way to enjoy the h...
Wildflowers a bonus treat on hike to Dardanelles Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 8:42amFrom South Lake Tahoe, go west on Highway 50. Pass the bug station, then turn left onto Highway 89. Before reaching the summit of Luther Pass, Big Meadow trailhead parking is on the left. Park. Follow...
GUEST COLUMN: Park closures not the answer
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 6:00amCalifornia State Parks belong to the people of California and the world. Since establishing the first state park in 1864, they have been known as "preserving the best of California forever."Visiona...
2 OK after plane crash in Washoe Lake State Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 12:30pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A student pilot and his instructor escaped injury Wednesday when their ultralight aircraft crash-landed in Washoe Lake State Park. Rescue crews were called to the crash at 8:38 ...
Demolition begins start of park in South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:46pmEdgewood Companies is in the process of permitting a neighborhood park at the Bonanza site. In a partnership with South Lake Tahoe, the company will donate 1 acre to the city for the new park. ...Lake...
Demolition begins start of park in South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:35amEdgewood Companies is in the process of permitting a neighborhood park at the Bonanza site In a partnership with South Lake Tahoe the company will donate 1 ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../demolition-begi...
Tahoe Derby Dames to host contest
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 7:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Derby Dames will host the Central Coast Rough Diamonds at Bijou Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 20. Gates open at 4 p.m. and the bout begins at 5 p.m. Bleacher...
Two unhurt in Washoe Valley plane crash landing
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 3:45pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A student pilot and his instructor escaped injury Wednesday when their plane crash-landed in Washoe Lake State Park. According to Washoe County Sheriff's Deputy Armando Avina, c...
Names released of the two men killed in East Shore wreck
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 1:39pmINCLINE 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...
Two killed, six injured in three-vehicle wreck on Lake Tahoe's East Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 8:51amINCLINE 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...
Shakespeare is back at Sand Harbor with 'Twelfth Night'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 10:10amLAKE TAHOE - The Bard once again has arrived at Sand Harbor State Park.Where others pack sunscreen, the 39th annual Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is pulling "Twelfth Night" out of its bag of f...
