south lake tahoe
Opinion: Do temps mean refund on snow removal tax?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 10:25amThe city of South Lake Tahoe was created by popular vote in 1965. The main issues were police, fire, and snow removal. People were not happy with county services. Presently, because of hard economic t...
Lake Tahoe weather: Winter storm warning begins 11 p.m.
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 10:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - What started last week as a chance for snow to a winter storm watch on Monday has turned into a winter storm warning for Tuesday night and much of Wednesday, all-but assuring ...
Memorial services planned for fallen soldier
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Memorial services for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant are planned for this week.Fant's body is scheduled to be flown into Lake Tahoe Airport about 12:50 p.m. Wednesday.Fant d...
Halloween event at S Tahoe Denny's
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 7:12pmSpooky Night is Oct 5 from 610pm at Denny's in South Lake Tahoe ... Call Clean Tahoe at530 544.4210 if you have questions ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../halloween-event-at-s-tahoe-dennys/...
Spooky Night at Denny's
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 2:11pmSpooky Night is Oct. 5 from 6-10pm at Denny's in South Lake Tahoe. ... The actors from “Terror in Tahoe” will be on hand to make the evening fun and spooky . ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/10/spook...
Services in S. Tahoe for man killed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 2:11pmServices for Army Spc. Garrett Fant, 21, will be Oct. 7 in South Lake Tahoe. Fant, who attended South Tahoe High School, died Sept. 26 fighting in Afghanistan. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../services-in...
Memorial services planned for fallen soldier
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 10:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Memorial services for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant are planned for this week.Fant's body is scheduled to be flown into Lake Tahoe Airport Wednesday. The time of the arriva...
First storm of the season could come Tuesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 10:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe could see its first winter storm of the season as a strong area of low pressure is predicted to drop into the western United States Tuesday into Wednesday.T...
What one improvement would you like to see at which Tahoe area ski ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 4:16amHeavenly Vally Ski Resort should give 50 cents on every ticket sold to the City of South Lake Tahoe for roads and Snow Removal and Fire protection ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../what-one-improvement-wou...
Memorial services announced for U.S Army soldier Garrett Fant
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 10:46amFamily and friends have announced memorial services in South Lake Tahoe this week for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant, 21, who died on Sept. 26, 2011 in Afghanistan.
Here is what was sent to us:
Al Tahoe residents going to spend a day sprucing things up
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 5:14pmThe Al Tahoe neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe is having a clean-up day on Oct. 15 from noon-3pm. Meet at Regan Beach. This clean-up day event is the result of feedback from a neighborhood service team...
OBITUARY - Jay G. Seals - March 2, 1950 - September 21, 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 9:12amJAY G. SEALS died peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 with his family and brother surrounding him, in South Lake Tahoe, CA. He battled CLL for 10 years and succumbed to AML at his time o...
Ribbon cutting scheduled for Angel Touch Day Spa
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 8:16amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Angel Touch Day Spa has recently relocated to a more visible location on Highway 50 near Stateline and is honoring this next step by holding a ribbon cutting with the Lak...
Canadian sex offender behind bars in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 5:02amA man wanted in Canada on child molestation charges was arrested today in South Lake Tahoe. James William Robertson, 71, has been living at Lakeland Village for the past year. Officers could not pick ...
TRPA welcomes new regional planning coordinator
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:42pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency shifts into the final phases of its Regional Plan Update, the agency announced this week an associated change in leadership for its ...
Public meeting next week for bike project
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:40pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Members of the public are invited to provide input on a "high priority section" of Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bikeway project next week.On Oct. 5, local, regional, sta...
Public meeting next week for bike project
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:40pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Members of the public are invited to provide input on a "high priority section" of Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bikeway project next week.On Oct. 5, local, regional, sta...
Council to talk pesticides and signs at Tuesday meeting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:38pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Changes to the city's long-debated sign ordinance, as well as a proposal to allow aquatic pesticide use in the Lake Tahoe Basin will be discussed by the South Lake Tahoe ...
Forest Service to burn Angora piles this fall
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:37pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - U.S. Forest Service crews could begin prescribed fires in the Angora fire area as soon as next week, according to a Friday statement from the Forest Service.The burn pile...
BlueGO announces new fare structure, more Carson Valley service
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Shore bus passengers will be able to use an expanded bus service from the Gardnerville Ranchos to Carson City beginning Monday, according to a Friday statement from...
STHS JV Soccer host home games
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The girls' junior varsity team responded with a pair of wins at home, after losing for the first time in several years on Sept. 17. The won in their only home matches of ...
Proud to Say: Taking a plunge while stand-up paddle boarding
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:24pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There are a lot of activities fairly specific to Tahoe-like places, which I've never been able to attempt. Some are so common that you might scoff at my lack of adventure...
Local kids go the extra 22 miles
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:20pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Twenty-two miles is a long way to go. But three of Tahoe's youngest paddle-boarders did it, starting at Camp Richardson and ending at Kings Beach for the 2011 Tahoe Fa...
Canadian sex offender behind bars in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:06pmA man wanted in Canada on child molestation charges was arrested today in South Lake Tahoe. James William Robertson, 71, has been living at Lakeland ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../canadian-sex-offender-...
S. Tahoe pot applications, complaint forms online
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:06pmSouth Lake Tahoe residents cultivating medical marijuana must submit an application for a permit no later than Dec. 20 or face a fine of $1000 per day. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-pot-applica...
Police arrest Canadian child molester in South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Delays in securing the necessary warrant allowed a convicted child molester who was wanted by Canadian authorities to live in South Lake Tahoe for nearly a year before...
Family, friends remember fallen soldier
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:55amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As far back as James Keough can remember, his younger brother Garrett Fant wanted to be in U.S. Army."Ever since he was a little kid, it's what he had always wanted to...
City adopts interim budget, changes 'State of the City' date
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:54amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole will give a "State of the City" address two days earlier than previously scheduled.The address is now scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 18 at Lake...
Chris Isaak's 'Heart Shaped World' includes Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:44amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A couple of things about Chris Isaak: n His concerts are attended by women who will look you in the eyes long and winsomely.n His songs are used in movies.Regarding the l...
Chris Isaak's 'Heart Shaped World' includes Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:44amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A couple of things about Chris Isaak: n His concerts are attended by women who will look you in the eyes long and winsomely.n His songs are used in movies.Regarding the l...
Award-winning poet to launch book at reading
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:40amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College will host a reading by Jason Schossler, winner of the 2010 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize at 7 p.m. Oct. 7. The reading will launch ...
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...
Fall has arrived at the farmers market
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:34amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Walking up to the farmers market this week, I was overtaken by the fall feeling. The morning air was still a little crisp, and pumpkins and squash have joined the amaz...
Tahoe Tallac Association station places in Lake Tahoe Marathon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:26amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Tallac Association's "Valhalla Boathouse Mile" water aid station took a share of first place in the Lake Tahoe Marathon's annual contest for best decorated, ...
NV Energy to lower rates for Nevada power customers
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:26amEffective Saturday, Oct. 1, NV Energy will decrease its overall electric rates by 2.43 percent for northern Nevada customers including those in Stateline, Zephyr Cove and Incline Village.
Tahoe Toastmasters member takes second
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Toastmasters is an international organization with clubs all over the world. Members practice public speaking to help them overcome their fears and develop communicati...
New route between Minden and Carson City, simplified fares greet BlueGo bus riders
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:12am
A simplified fare structure will greet BlueGo passengers this weekend and a new route between Minden and Carson City begins Monday, the Tahoe Transportation District announced today.
The new fare and route structure allows BlueGo to hold the line on bus fares without major price increases on its main routes and enables the transportation system to operate in a positive and sustainable manner.
KUDOS & KINDNESS: A great community success story
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 8:45amSouth Lake Tahoe Women's Center would like to share our deepest appreciation of our community supporters for their charitable contributions toward the success of the 12th annual Sunset Gala Bali Ba...
Vikings unable to hold on against Elko
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This one hurts.South Tahoe led Elko High School 28-14 after the Vikings started the third quarter with a 55-yard diving touchdown run by Jacob Stowell. But by the time...
Opinion: Finding your inner artist
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:58amRobert Schimmel is a professional artist and teacher in South Lake Tahoe as well as host of “Lake Tahoe Art Scene” on KTHO radio on Thursdays at 5:15pm. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-finding-yo...
Apple season means time to make a pie
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:58amPublisher's note: Apples are being sold at the Tuesday farmers' market in South Lake Tahoe, which runs through Oct. 11. By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../apple-s...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:49pmSouth Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole's state of the city address has been moved to Oct. 18 at 6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Julia Mancuso left Chile for her home at Squaw Valley to shoot a profile piece...
Candidate Forum
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 2:01pm
A candidate forum the South Tahoe Public Utility District election will be held at Harrah's Convention Center on Oct. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. The forum is sponsored by Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe. Ann Swallow will moderate.
Two high school students cited for marijuana possession
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 11:14amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two South Tahoe High School students were cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia Monday following a K-9 search around student vehicles, said Lt. David S...
Snow on the way? Weather advisory issued for Sierra
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:43amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With a storm on the way next week, the National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for South Lake Tahoe and much of the region."After a period of rela...
South Shore grad killed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 9:58amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A South Tahoe High School graduate was killed while serving in Afghanistan this week.Spc. Garrett Fant, 21, died Monday after his unit was attacked with an improvised ...
South Tahoe grad Army Spc. Garrett Fant dies in Afghanistan
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:59am
UPDATE: 9:50AM: We received word this morning that U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant, 4th Calvary, died on Sept. 26 in Afghanistan. He was 21-years old and listed as attending South Tahoe High School. The U.S. Army has not sent an official notice of his death but it has been confirmed through the news organization KSAL out of Fort Riley, Kansas. Fant's mother is Julia Towle Farell of South Lake Tahoe.
The U.S. Army announcement to the press came this morning but details have remained vague. News also reached Fant's Facebook page. Word surfaced from family friend and Gold Star Mother Patty Smith, who's son Sgt. Tim Smith, of South Lake Tahoe, died April 7. 2008 in Iraq. According to KSAL, Garrett Fant died due to injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan. He was on patrol in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar Province on Monday of this week when the IED detonated.
Fant, who was listed on KSAL News Radio as being from American Canyon, Calif., was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Fant joined the Army in March 2009 as an indirect fire infantryman. This was his first deployment. Fant's awards include the Combat Infantryman's Badge, NATO Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star, and the Army Service Ribbon.
League appeals Sierra Colina decision
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 5:25pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The League to Save Lake Tahoe filed an appeal Wednesday to an August court decision that would have allowed a South Shore housing development to move forward.The environm...
Vikings best Incline in three games
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 2:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Drew Norberg started things off with a kill, and ended the match with one as well to lift South Tahoe over Incline on Tuesday night. The junior had 12 kills on the day fo...
BUSH Coming to Tahoe's MontBleu, Nov. 26
Submitted by tmg on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 2:23pmTo launch the ski season and “The Sound of Winter” in South Lake Tahoe, MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa and Heavenly Mountain Resort presents multi-platinum rock band BUSH on Saturday, Nov. 26. The band is celebrating the release of "The Sea of Memories," their first new album in 10 years, and their chart-topping lead single, “The Sound of Winter.”
