south lake tahoe
S. Tahoe investment broker pleads guilty
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 11:54amA South Lake Tahoe investment broker who in July pleaded not guilty to wire fraud switched her plea Oct. 21 to guilty. Lori Zoval, 46, was indicted in July 2010 on three charges of wire fraud stemming...
Mountain bike trail showcase this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association will host a fall trail showcase Saturday and Sunday.On Saturday the association will be working on the upper sections of Toads ...
GUEST COLUMN: In favor of Measure R - here's why
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00amAs you may have heard, a new measure will be on the ballot Nov. 8 to amend Measure S, the 2000 special tax that secured funding for the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena, along with new bike trail mainten...
Sensory deprivation tank spa open on Kingsbury
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Northern Nevada's only fully licensed float, or sensory deprivation tank, spa recently opened in the Lake Tahoe area.Peace of Mind Float Spa is located at 290 Kingsbur...
Trick or treat with young professionals at annual Treat Street
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Trick or Treat with Tahoe Regional Young Professionals at KRLT's annual Treat Street Oct. 31.Every Halloween KRLT takes over a local motel and fills rooms with local busi...
Kingsbury project may head into fourth year
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Construction on what was supposed to be a two-year project may head into its fourth year next year, or it may be canceled without completion, according to Nevada Departme...
State parks commission's controversial vote a step forward for golf course reconfiguration
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Golf is a simple game.You hit the ball in the hole.Reconfiguring Lake Tahoe Golf Course into Washoe Meadows State Park, so you can keep the 18 holes and restore the Up...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Measure R good for the community
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 6:00am"Recreation - A positive choice," "Play - it does a community good," "South Lake Tahoe - America's year-round playground." These are familiar slogans in South Lake Tahoe for --LETTER TO THE EDITOR:...
South Lake Tahoe broker admits stealing from investors
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 7:08pmA South Lake Tahoe investment broker has pleaded guilty to stealing from clients' investment and retirement accounts.
LTN has 2 tickets for the Soroptimist wine tasting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 6:40pmReady to sample wine from 30 vintners and food from about 20 restaurants? It's time for the annual Evening of Food & Wine Tasting put on by Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe. This ...
South Tahoe brings back powderpuff game
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:20pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the first time in several years, Viking Stadium hosted a powderpuff game between senior and junior girls, coached by current football players. The seniors sneaked ...
Spring art show winners on display at college
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:07pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "The Winners Art Show" is on display at Lake Tahoe Community College.The Student Art Show spring quarter winners have on display their winning pieces plus three most rece...
One last game at Viking Stadium for South Tahoe seniors
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 11:59amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When he was 8 years old, South Tahoe's Tyler Nesbitt remembers coming to Senior Night at Viking Stadium, and shaking the hands of those players that would be playing f...
S. Tahoe settles case involving CPS
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 11:22amSouth Lake Tahoe has written a check for $39130 to settle a case involving how police officers removed children from a home on the behalf of Child Protective ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-settl...
South Shore prescribed fire operations resume
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:56amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations Monday near Meyers, on the south side of the intersection of Pioneer Trail a...
Smoke is from planned South Shore prescribed fires
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:43amSmoke that set in around South Lake Tahoe Monday afternoon was from a prescribed burn operation near Meyers. Service fuels management crews have resumed prescribed fire operations on the south side of the intersection of Pioneer Trail and U.S. Highway 50.
In addition, operations were to resume in the Angora fire area weather permitting. Both operations may continue through the week.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bus driver deserves his job
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:34amMy husband is a city bus driver here in town. A lot of you probably know him. His name is Mike. He is a big guy who loves his job and his riders.Last week the South Lake Tahoe Police Department den...
Safety seat inspection planned for November
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:32amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office will be holding a child passenger safety seat inspection checkpoint from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at their Lake Tahoe Stat...
Stateline post office considered for closure
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:31amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Letters went out this week to boxholders at the Stateline post office, alerting them that the branch is being considered for closure."This is just a study," said United S...
Man bites security guard, draws blood
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:30amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County sheriffs arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of battery after he allegedly bit the forearm of a security guard at Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa security...
Man arrested for intending to steal burrito
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:29amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police arrested a 57-year-old man on suspicion of burglary after he allegedly entered 7-Eleven with the intent to steal a burrito, said Lt. David Stevens...
Murder suspect back in police custody
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:28amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Brad Macewan, who was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder, but then released earlier this year, is back in custody and will face charges, said El Dorado County ...
Edgewood touts lodge plans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:23amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The message at Edgewood's media tour of the site of their planned 194-room lodge Wednesday was, "We can expand and we can improve the natural environment.""There's not...
Vikings can't keep up with Fernley
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe's Jacob Stowell rushed for 238 yards. John Cefalu passed for 143 yards. The Vikings totaled for nearly 450 yards on offense. But Fernley had the number tha...
South Tahoe settles with former transit employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:56amSouth Lake Tahoe has paid John Andoh, former transit administrator for the now defunct South Tahoe Area Transportation Agency, $5000 to settle the claim he filed in August 2010. The civil rights lawsu...
Drug lab found in S. Tahoe apartment, resident arrested
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:56amA homemade contraption to extract THC from marijuana, along with ecstasy and Oxycontin pills were seized from an apartment in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday afternoon. “This can blow up just as easily a...
Frank Sinatra Jr. returns to Harrah's Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 4:43pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When he calls on the phone, he introduces himself thusly: "Hello, this is Frank Sinatra. I understand that you wanted to speak with me." None of this Frank Sinatra Jr....
At the Improv: Eddie Ifft and Frances Dilorinzo
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:31pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's been a while since we had a brand new headliner up here and we're going to get two of them over the next few weeks, beginning this week with Eddie Ifft. No, I tho...
Game preps his game for Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:29pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Hip hop star Game makes his way to Tahoe once again, but this time brings his rap game."I've definitely been to Tahoe and I've definitely had a Tahoe and I definitely had...
Legendary Rhythm and Blues revue makes waves in South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 12:27pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "You gotta serve somebody!" belted out Tommy Castro while covering the classic Bob Dylan tune to a seated audience in Harrah's Lake Tahoe South Shore Room on Oct. 15. ...
'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...
Dance Convention at MontBleu
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 10:07amThe Mountain Magic 13th annual Swing, Hustle and Night Club Two Step Convention and Championships will be held at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Nov. 3-6 2011.
Special features: Free workshops – hospitality room – welcome party – 3 ballrooms – dancing – competitions –Cabaret Sunday after party.
New this Year: Mini intensive w/Michael Kiehm; Latin Dance Party (Salsa, Bachata & Cumbia) w/BB and KiKi of Salsa Reno.
Ski resorts host annual job fairs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 8:53amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Looking for a winter job? Now's the time. All three South Shore ski resorts are gearing up for the winter season.Heavenly will host its jobs fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Ski resorts host annual job fairs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 8:53amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Looking for a winter job? Now's the time. All three South Shore ski resorts are gearing up for the winter season.Heavenly will host its jobs fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Business confab mixes marketing, gaming
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 2:56amCarl Ribaudo, who runs Strategic Marketing Group in South Lake Tahoe and is executive director of Ski Lake Tahoe, will be one of two speakers at a Minden ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../business-confab-m...
South Tahoe settles with former transit employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 2:35amSouth Lake Tahoe has paid John Andoh former transit administrator for the now defunct South Tahoe Area Transportation Agency $5000 to settle the claim he ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-tahoe-settl...
Opinion: Finding the truth to myths circulating in S. Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:32pmPublisher's note: The following letter was submitted by South Lake Tahoe resident Mary Ann Klein to the City Council prior to the Oct. 18 budget hearing. Lake Tahoe News is publishing it with her ...
Perimenopause subject of health talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:32pmThe free event is at Lake Tahoe Community College's board room, 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. The doctor will discusses perimenopause, which is the process of change that leads up to menopaus...
November workshops focus on transportation issues
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 5:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization will host two workshops Nov. 1 and Nov. 3 to solicit public input on transportation priorities.The workshops are part of a fo...
OBITUARY: Timothy Craig Blaha
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 4:59pmTimothy Craig Blaha, 53, of South Lake Tahoe, died peacefully October 13, 2011, at Barton Memorial Hospital. Tim was born March 31, 1958, was raised in Catonsville, Maryland and graduated from Cato...
OBITUARY: Dale Arthur Epps
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 4:01pmLongtime resident Dale Epps passed away on October 7, 2011 after a battle with cancer. He moved to South Lake Tahoe with his family in 1958. He graduated from South Tahoe High School in 1976. Da...
Low-cost flu clinics available for Tahoe residents
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 3:49pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Health Services Department is holding low-cost community flu clinics for South Lake Tahoe residents over the next few weeks.The seasonal flu vaccine,...
S. Tahoe cops arrest man ordered to stop soliciting money for ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 2:13pmA Rolling Hills Estates man ordered recently to stop soliciting donations online for Hurricane Irene victims has been arrested in South Lake Tahoe, police said. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-co...
Doctor to discuss women's health
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 11:24amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join Dr. Allison Steinmetz from Barton Internal Medicine as she discusses perimenopause, which is the process of change that leads up to menopause.Steinmetz will lead the...
We Can Challenge Week 5: Avoid soda and sugary drinks
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 11:08amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Soda and other sugary drinks can be a source of large amounts of empty calories. They also supply excessive amounts of sugar to young children who may be consuming them. ...
Sierra-at-Tahoe clean-up hauls in 1,750 pounds of trash
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:15amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - More than 175 members of the community came out to Sierra Resort on Saturday to help clean up the mountain on Keep Sierra Clean Day. More than 1,750 pounds of trash wa...
South Lake Tahoe Applebee's hosts 'Tip-a-Cop' for Special Olympics
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:13amSeveral law enforcement officers from Northern Nevada and South Lake Tahoe will volunteer their time Thursday by participating in the annual Applebee’s “Tip-A-Cop” fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Nevada. Officers and deputies will serve during the lunch and dinner-time hours shadowing the restaurant staff as honorary waiters and waitresses. A special envelope will be left at each table for those patrons wishing to donate.
OBITUARY: Patrick E. Purnell
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:09amPatrick lived the majority of his life in South Lake Tahoe, and he had a one way lift ticket to Heaven with the first snow of the season. He loved snowboarding, the mountains, the lake, his fami...
Girl scouts to honor founder, newborn girl
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 9:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join Girl Scout Leader, Tammy Blanchard and her South Lake Tahoe Brownie Troop No. 123 in remembering and celebrating the birthday of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gord...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Measure R should be passed
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 9:21amMeasure R is a good thing for South Lake Tahoe, and I urge local voters to support it. Most importantly, its passage will allow the use of existing unused joint powers recreation authority funds fo...
