Scary
Quarantine in South Lake Tahoe leads to poem brought to life in new children's book
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 9:46am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In search of something positive to do while staying at home during the pandemic, South Lake Tahoe parent Gantt Miller and his daughter Mackenzie started brainstorming. They couldn't sew, so making masks were out of the question. What could they do?
They could tell a story.
The nine-year-old Mackenzie and her dad, who wrote the book under a pen name, M.C. Behm, started to explore what messages they could convey between the front and back covers.
Howie’s Top 21 Favorite Halloween Pics
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 7:36pm
There are those that would say 2020 is hands down the scariest Halloween movie ever and yeah, I wouldn’t argue with that. The script for this year has certainly freaked everybody out. Add to that an election year and the advent of modern day zombies who’ve been quarantined a little too long and you have the ultimate scary flick that appears to have no ending. Are you wearing your mask? Yeah, I’d rather be scared by a movie and not real life if that’s okay?
El Dorado County and South Lake Tahoe remain in state's orange reopening tier
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/13/2020 - 8:43pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - During Tuesday's El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting, the county's Public health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams said the region remains in the orange tier of the California reopening plan.
During the meeting, Dr. Williams told the supervisors it is now obvious that California is in the midst of a second wave of coronavirus cases, and El Dorado County is experiencing a second wave as well, but so far the numbers have kept the region in the "orange."
Douglas County Sheriff's Office hosts Fright at the Fairgrounds through October
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 9:10pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is hosting their fourth annual “Fright at the Fairgrounds” every Friday and Saturday night through the month of October starting Friday October 2.
Fright at the Fairgrounds happens at the Douglas County Fairgrounds located off Pinenut Road in Gardnerville. Tickets are $5.00 for kids and $10.00 for adults.
Week-long series "Getting to Net Zero in Tahoe: Taking Local Climate Action"
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 8:44am
Event Date:
October 5, 2020 (All day)
The Tahoe Climate Change Action Network (TCCAN) is hosting a week of online events with opportunities to connect individual, community and regional efforts to the global movement to ensure we are counting down to a better, carbon neutral future.
Local teen facing brain surgery, fundraiser established
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/05/2020 - 12:54am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Maddy Moody, a former South Lake Tahoe student and current Douglas High sophomore, will be at the UC San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital at the end of the month for brain surgery.
Dr. James Tarwater says goodbye to Lake Tahoe Unified School District
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/16/2020 - 6:51pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Dr. James Tarwater will be bringing his 54-year career in education to a close this month as he passes the torch to the new Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) superintendent June 30.
Letter: Owner of Sessions grateful for the South Lake Tahoe community
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 11:57am
After living here for over 42 years and working/owning Sessions Salon for 34 of those years, I have never been so grateful to be here.
Watching the extreme loss of life in our country has been heartbreaking, to say the least. Not having full access to our grandkids is painful but nothing compared to what people in many cities in the country have dealt with.
Senior Citizen services and store hours in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/20/2020 - 1:20pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The threat of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 is a scary one for all people, especially the more vulnerable citizens of the community including senior citizens.
The South Lake Tahoe Senior Center is closed but nutrition services are being provided on a "to go" basis. Those 60 and older can stop by Monday through Friday between 11:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. and get a hot meal to go for a $3 suggested donation. Their Meals on Wheels program serves about 80 seniors with hot meals delivered Monday through Friday.
Letter: Facts show South Lake Tahoe VHRs not the bad guys
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/06/2020 - 4:36pm
I successfully have been tracking the City of South Lake Tahoe’s Vacation Rental Enforcement for well over a year and it’s a wonder why vacation rentals continue to get a bad name? Yes, there are some issues but ultimately VHR’s are a relatively minor nuisance in the scheme of things.
Viking Corner: This Week at South Tahoe High
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/08/2019 - 11:45am
Stress levels were high this week for students at South Tahoe High School. Seniors finish college applications due at the end of the month and sports head off to regional championships.
Seniors
College applications have been an ongoing battle for the seniors this year. Counselors have been working with each student to make sure they are on track. Deadlines are coming up and here’s what a few seniors have to say about it:
Lake Tahoe real estate market news
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 11:39pm
“Sales volumes and prices are down”
“Facing another bubble?”
“Millennials aren’t buying”
The headlines are intimidating if not scary. But let’s compare the market data for single-family residences to discover the real story:
South Lake Tahoe & County
....................4th. Quarter ‘17........4th. Quarter ‘18
Active listings..........unavailable.................71
Pending Sales............unavailable.................12
Units Sold...................183....................153
Median sales price.........$449,000...............$455,000
South Lake Tahoe woman's cross country run/walk nears completion
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/29/2019 - 11:24am
The journey started as South Lake Tahoe resident Ari Ramos touched the Atlantic Ocean and left Jacksonville, Florida on January 28, 2016, , and if all goes well it will end this February when she touches the Pacific Ocean at the Santa Monica Pier.
Column: South Shore domestic violence survivors speak out
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/23/2019 - 6:49pm
The following is the first of many stories that Blue Marie Balcita will be writing for South Tahoe Now on a myriad of subjects. Blue, a 19-year-old student at Lake Tahoe Community College, is the author of five books, a contributor to three more and recently started the college's new newspaper, 1974.
Do you know what it is like to look at the person you love and see hatred reflected back to you? Do you know what it is like to move mountains for a person
Goodies and treats for ghouls and goblins of all ages
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/30/2018 - 11:52am
Kids of all ages will be donning their Halloween best on Wednesday as they hit the streets of South Lake Tahoe seeking their bag full of treats.
Besides the door-to-door trick or treaters, two popular parties for kids will also be hopping.
Treat Street, sponsored by KRLT 93.9 FM and KOWL 1490 AM, returns to Lake Tahoe Community College on October 31 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Participants will go from room to room for an indoor treating experience.
SLT City Council candidates respond to 100% Renewable Committee questions
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 12:14am
On April 18, 2017 the South Lake Tahoe City Council unanimously passed a resolution to do two things: Power the South Lake Tahoe community with electricity provided from 100 percent renewable sources by 2032; and reduce community carbon emissions from baseline by at least 80 percent by 2040. The 100% Renewable Committee was formed to help the City accomplish these tasks.
Letter to the Editor: Beware of scary and violating phone scam
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 11:23pm
I felt it was important to make as many people aware of scam and psychological horror that was perpetrated on my wife just a few days ago.
Bijou Community School principal to receive LTCC Distinguished Alumni Award
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/19/2018 - 1:48pm
Event Date:
June 29, 2018 - 6:00pm
The Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) Foundation is pleased to announce that Bijou Community School Principal Cindy Martinez is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2018, which she will receive at LTCC’s Commencement ceremony on Friday, June 29. Each year, the LTCC Foundation recognizes one special LTCC graduate to receive this prestigious award based on their exemplary achievements in academic, business, artistic or civic activities.
AlertWildfire mountaintop camera network tracked 240 western wildfires in 2017
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:32pm
Mountaintop cameras from the University of Nevada, Reno spotted or tracked 240 fires in Nevada and California in 2017. This helped to keep firefighters more situationally aware and able to mount appropriate responses more rapidly over tens of thousands of square miles of forests and rangelands, including rural communities.
This is a new and expanding tool for fire managers who oversee the wildland and wildland/urban interface.
Couple donates cash and candy for the DCSO Haunted House
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 8:39am
The Douglas County Sheriff's Honor Guard Team was presented $500 and bags of candy for their upcoming Haunted House by Ben and Amber Larimer from CoComoe’s Q and Catering.
“This is the most caring community I have ever lived in, and I want to help the children have a great time,” said Ben.
Their Haunted House will be held at the Douglas County fairgrounds during the weekends of Oct 13-14, 20-21, and 27-28 at the DC Fairgrounds. Who will Frankenstein take to the DCSO Haunted House? His ghoul friend of course!
Douglas County Sheriff's Office hosting Haunted House next three weekends
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/08/2017 - 11:00pm
Event Date:
October 13, 2017 (All day)
Ready for a ghoulishly fun time? For a creepy clown thrill?
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is holding their Haunted House at the Douglas County Fairgrounds for three weekends: Oct. 13/14, Oct. 20/21 and Oct. 27/18. From 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. the haunted house is "not so scary" and perfect for younger children. Then, make room for "the main event," for those that wanted to be scared from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Children under 18 are $5.00, and adults are $10.00. Get an all night pass for just $15.00.
City of South Lake Tahoe looks at temporary ban of marijuana sales
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/30/2017 - 12:55am
There is no need to rush into an ordinance regulating the sale of marijuana in South Lake Tahoe. That was the overwhelming opinion of the SLT City Council Tuesday night after a special, four-hour long Cannabis Workshop.
"We owe it to our community to make sure we take every measure to protect them," said SLT Mayor Austin Sass.
"You can be anything you want to be" - Olympian Kristen Armstrong
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 2:06pm
"I love Tahoe," Olympic Gold medalist Kristen Armstrong said as she greeted South Tahoe Middle School (STMS) students on Wednesday. "You're lucky to have the mountains and the lake."
Armstrong, a four-time Olympian and three-time gold medalist stopped by two South Lake Tahoe schools (South Tahoe Middle School and Sierra House Elementary) to meet with students and deliver a message.
Lt. Brian Williams retiring after 30 years serving the South Lake Tahoe community
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/19/2017 - 5:05pm
As he reflects back on 30 years in uniform for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Lt. Brian Williams knows the dates that will be forever etched into his memory. 12/29/1986, 6/10/1991, 1/29/1997, 10/25/2005 and 8/26/2009.
December 29, 1986: Brian starts with SLTPD and heads off to the Police Academy in Santa Rosa.
Founder of South Tahoe High Ally Club returns to speak to students
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/23/2016 - 1:49am
Being gay and a high school student in South Lake Tahoe in 2005 was challenging.
"It was a scary, dark place at the time," said Alex Boyar, who 'came out of the closet' at age 14. "Its a much different environment today."
Boyar, along with his mother Dr. Virginia Berry and sister Christina Boyar, stopped by South Tahoe High Thursday to talk to the students of Ally, the Gay-Straight Alliance Club at the school that he co-founded in 2005.
New and traditional Halloween parties on the South Shore for adults
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/27/2016 - 7:21am
The 38th Annual Freaker's Ball, Lake Tahoe’s largest, oldest and most extravagant Halloween party, brings the wild with a four-ring costume circus in the Convention Center, Opal Ultra Lounge and Blu Nightclub venues at MontBleu on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. Cost is $35 prior to Saturday, then $40 at the door if tickets are available. Costume contest with prizes.
On Friday, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino holds the 2nd Annual Rockin’ Dead Halloween Bash inside Vinyl starting at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $25. Costume contest with prizes.
Ask Henry: What are the best tips for my pets on Halloween?
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/11/2016 - 11:10am
Every year around Halloween the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center gets flooded with calls from pet owners who are worried about what their pet has eaten. In order to avoid this worry and to help you prepare for the big night and weeks before we put together a list of the most common issues they encounter.
Family and pet-friendly Halloween fun in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/30/2015 - 7:32pm
Event Date:
October 31, 2015 (All day)
Halloween on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe will have something for all ages. Here are some activities for kids:
Lego Block Party at the South Lake Tahoe Library at 10 a.m. - Design, build, invent with Legos! Join us as we build with Legos and Duplo blocks. The whole family is welcome. Your Lego creation will be displayed in the library until next month’s Block Party when the fun begins again. All blocks will be provided. Sponsored by Friends of the Library.
Dirt Nasty, Smoov-E & DJ Aspect in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/02/2015 - 12:07pm
Event Date:
August 8, 2015 - 9:00pm Late-Nite Productions is proud to present Dirt Nasty plus guests, Smoov-e and DJ Aspect. This is happening on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Whiskey Dicks Saloon in South Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $15 adv. at Whiskey Dicks, The Spot (South Lake Tahoe), online at www.Ticketweb.com or $20 at the door.
DIRT NASTY:
Winter wonderland at Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 10:06pm
The word of the day: Pogonip.
That is what gave the top of South Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort the look of winter and fresh snow on Saturday morning.
According to the National Weather Service in Reno, a cloud deck around 8,000-9,000 feet was in place most of the night and the supercooled liquid droplets froze on the branches becoming a thick coating of frost.
Here is the definition of "pogonip" from Wikipedia:
12th Annual Treat Street at the airport on Halloween
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/24/2014 - 12:51pm
Event Date:
October 31, 2014 - 5:00pm The 12th Annual Treat Street has moved to a new location, and because of the expected storm, it's now inside!
Bring your children to Trick or Treat in a safe, dry and fun environment at the 12th annual Treat Street Friday, October 31st at the South Lake Tahoe Airport. Local Businesses and non-profits will hand out candy and other treats inside the terminal.
There will be a spooky haunted house, games and a live radio broadcast. Costumes are encouraged so bring your little ones decked out!!!
Location
South Lake Tahoe Airport
1901 Airport Rd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
See map: Google Maps
Tahoe Queen gets stuck: 258 passengers transported to safety
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/04/2014 - 8:39pm
What started off as a leisurely 90 minute cruise on the Tahoe Queen turned into quite the adventure for passengers on board Monday afternoon.
The boat was about 30 minutes into its Emerald Bay cruise when it became stuck on a sandbar. At about 3:30 p.m., South Lake Tahoe Fire Department received a call that the Tahoe Queen was stuck off the Regan Beach shore. It is not known at this time why emergency personnel weren't called to the scene until 90 minutes after the Tahoe Queen got stuck.
Opinion: Lawsuits Are Not The Answer To Fireworks Debris
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/29/2014 - 5:27pm
As we all know, the economy and our environment are fundamentally intertwined. If we ever doubted the connection, those doubts should have been erased through the impacts of the Great Recession on our local economy. We need revenue from tourism to sustain our economy, which in turn helps to fund environmental projects that protect the natural beauty, which draws millions of visitors every year. We cannot have a thriving economy without protecting the environment and we cannot have a beautiful natural environment without money to protect and properly sustain it.
El Dorado County Law Enforcement: Halloween Crackdown on Drunk Drivers
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 3:39pmThis Halloween, police, sheriff and CHP Officers in El Dorado County will crack down on drunk and drugged drivers throughout the region with an aggressive Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement effort. The Avoid the 6 DUI Task Force has given a fair warning to all partygoers: keep the party off the road.
“The scariest part of Halloween is not the spooky costumes and scary pranks, it’s the impaired drivers. All too often, partygoers don’t plan ahead and choose to drive impaired, but a costume can’t disguise drunk driving,” said Press Information Officer Dave Stevenson.
Buddy the bear
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 8:15amHi. I’m Buddy the bear. I guess that’s my name because I hear people calling me that. “Hey Buddy get out of here.” Or “There’s that bear, Bud get out of here. Maybe my name is Get out of here. I live in the neighborhood at South Lake Tahoe. I have lived here a long time. I like it because the people are good to me. They put food in the garage for me. I get the big bags out, doesn’t have a good smell. Kind of like the dried grass in the field. Some time I share it with some noisy four legged animals. I see the people give them food first and then they put it back in the garage for me to take.
Take shelter
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 6:00amWinter is a long stretch for all the warm weather backpackers out there. A snowy trek is tempting, but also scary. Packs are heavy and stakes are higher. There's another option for those trying ...
The peaceful adrenaline of Paragliding over Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 10:54am
Is it possible to be thrilled and relaxed at the same time?
I learned the answer to this question hanging beneath the canopy of a paraglider as it soared several hundred feet over the forested ridge that runs along the border between California and Nevada on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.
The excitement of flying through the air under an oversized parachute was matched only by the peaceful beauty of the blue lake below. It's a vantage point that might have left the great Mark Twain speechless.
Opinion: Ski Bum spouts off...again
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/13/2012 - 9:19am
Event Date:
May 11, 2012 (All day) Had a brain fart last month and couldn’t think of anything worthwhile to say. Guess I will have a little catching up to do this month as the ski season is over and I am bored out of my mind as well as pissed I have to go back to work.
Wow, what a closing we had on The Face for the last day at Heavenly. Pete Sonntag and Todd Rudis opened The Face from noon till 4:15 and we got our last jolly’s in before the annual parking lot party which by the way was one of the biggest I have seen in a long time.
Column: A Change Will Do You Good
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 11:13pm
(Editor's note: This is the third in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of creating a vision plan in order to begin getting what you want out of life. Just ONE thing you’d like to be different. Many people when faced with this task don’t know where to start because they get overwhelmed with thinking about ALL the things they want to change. Suddenly their eyes glaze over, their thoughts race in a thousand different directions, and frustration or helplessness sets in. Making changes just feels too difficult or even impossible to tackle.
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.
Scary slam and costume contest at Meyers small press
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join Bona Fide Books at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 for the second annual Scary Slam and literary costume contest at Bona Fide HQ in Meyers. The event is free and open to the publi...
Haunted trails await at Campground by the Lake
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 10/08/2011 - 3:01pmTerror in Tahoe, which for years has spooked young and old Halloween enthusiasts is under new direction and has new digs.
Hosted by the City of South Lake Tahoe Community Services/Parks and Recreation, and the South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, organizers have prepared a haunted trail in the woods at the Campground by the Lake on Highway 50, dead in the center of South Lake Tahoe.
Lubriphonic says Chicago Bears not as scary at the Tahoe variety
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 11:59amThe thought of walking down a dark Chicago street might be scary to someone from Tahoe. But it works both ways. So if you talk to Lubriphonic's guitar player, don't tell him our bears are prepar...
Legendary Bob Margolin hooks up with Reno's Jason King Band
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 6:00amThe instructions were simple, inspirational and scary as hell."Steady Rollin'" Bob Margolin, who has performed with every blues star during the last four decades, including Muddy Waters for seve...
