south lake tahoe
Council to give sign ordinance another go
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City councils change, but some issues never seem to go away.The current incarnation of the South Lake Tahoe City Council intends to take a closer look at a perennial deba...
Measure R rolls on
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:29pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A proposed measure to improve bike paths and youth ball fields at the South Shore inched closer to reality this week.The three member South Lake Tahoe Recreation Faciliti...
DEATH NOTICE: Jeanne Margaret Leverette Reum
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 4:10pmJeanne Margaret Leverette Reum died June 15, 2011. She was 93.Reum lived most of her life in Southern Oregon and moved to South Lake Tahoe to be near her son, Richard, and family in her final years...
OBITUARY: David J. Morrow
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:07pmDavid Morrow passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011 following a brief illness. David was born March 1, 1950 in Oakland, CA to the late Walter and Shirley Morrow. David grew-up in South Lake Tahoe wit...
Man donates 25 gallons of blood
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 3:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In the past 30 years of co-chairing the South Lake Tahoe Community blood drive Dan Kerr has given a lot - including 25 gallons of blood.Kerr donated his 200th pint of ...
Barton first in California to offer alternative colonoscopy preparation
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 11:48amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Cancer Institute estimated that nearly 143,000 new cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed in 2010. Estimated deaths of colorectal cancer were 51,370. C...
Donations are making a difference
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 1:30pmLast September, the Iron Girl Event Series offered a sprint triathlon for the first time in South Lake Tahoe. The day before the event, Iron Girl offered an awesome expo. Like many of the other ath...
Barton Health offers bike fitting to cyclists
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 1:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health's Rehabilitation Services has created a program to reduce injuries and maximize your bike performance by educating cyclists on comfort and safety with the B...
Chicago Conference Recognizes Tahoe Center for Orthopedics for their 2010 successes
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 3:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Seventh Annual Advanced Partner Conference in Chicago, IL took place April 10-12 focusing on "Positioning your Musculoskeletal Service Line to Compete." In attendance...
2011 Sports Medicine Symposium in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 2:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sports medicine professionals are invited to attend Barton Health's Tahoe Center for Orthopedics' first Sports Medicine Symposium from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 6, at Lake T...
Geotourists seek out unique experiences
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Tahoe Trail Bars line the racks at Grassroots Natural Foods store, South Lake Tahoe's only natural food store. Bulk bagged pine nuts chill in a refrigerator. Wafts of fresh gi...
Sex offender re-arrested
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/28/2011 - 10:12amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child pornogra...
Sex offender re-arrested after alleged federal violation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 5:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child porno...
BREAKING NEWS: Nevada Senate passes TRPA pull out bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 1:58pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Nevada Senate passed a bill that allows the state to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if the organization does not meet certain benchmarks by October...
DEATH NOTICE: Robert R. Moser
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 1:06pmRobert R. Moser died May 21, 2011 in South Lake Tahoe. He was 68.He was born April 23, 1943 in San Francisco and grew up in Fresno, Calif. He served in the U.S. Army and National Guard from 1965 un...
Basin should stay one district, supervisor says
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 6:56pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe doesn't need another political division, according to El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago.On Thursday, the District 5 supervisor said she supports keepi...
LSD gummy bears part of drug bust
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 6:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - LSD laden gummy bears were part of a South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team bust last week that included psilocybin mushrooms and more than 90 pounds of marijuan...
OBITUARY: Patricia A. Long
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 5:25pmPatricia A. Long, 81, died on May 21, 2011, at her home with family, and her beloved dog, Maggie, by her side in South Lake Tahoe, CA. She was born on May 11, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio. She moved t...
2011 Barton Health Community Calendar of Events
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 3:00pmMonthly2011 Wellness Lab panels and Additional Lab TestsSecond Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Barton Laboratory across from Barton Memorial Hospital (2169 South Ave. South Lake Tahoe,...
Special thank you to hospice volunteers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 2:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We all know it takes a very special person to be a hospice worker, helping the terminally ill patients every day 24-hours-a-day. Barton Health currently has 18 volunteers...
Solution set for high school graduation, construction overlap
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Class of 2011 graduates and Vikings football have struck middle ground. The renovation of South Tahoe High School's stadium was expected to overlap with either graduation...
State cuts cause preschool and childcare closures
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 8:50amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- Life for parents of preschoolers, infants and toddlers is about to get tougher, especially for families that receive state funds to pay for child care or preschool. Cuts t...
Utility district approves metered rate
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:08pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Public Utility District directors unanimously approved a rate structure for customers with water meters at a special meeting Tuesday.Forty-five percent of met...
Snowfall, cold weather delay start of fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A winter season that has been reluctant to end should keep the wildfire threat at a welcome low throughout much of the West this summer, according to an annual fire outlo...
South Shore resident realizes dream in graphic novel
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 8:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Meet South Shore's resident Crypt Keeper, Jared Manninen.The 36-year-old doesn't throw around puns like the ghoulish character from the "Tales from the Crypt" comic bo...
Triathlete and dialysis patient rides AMGEN route despite weather
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - During the snowy first stage of the Amgen Tour of California, there were many riders who protested conditions, fans who expressed skepticism and tour organizers who tried thei...
Skiers and riders get a splash of spring powder
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 8:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Wes Minton forgot his goggles. On most other spring days his sunglasses would've been enough. But Monday on top of Mt. Tallac the wind was howling and the torrents of ...
Rate increase approved by utility district
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 3 percent increase to sewer rates was approved by the South Tahoe Public Utility Board of Directors Thursday afternoon.The board also took steps towards approving a met...
Change of address leads to sex offender arrest
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a registered sex offender on a felony probation violation this week after he allegedly failed to report a change of address, according to a statement f...
Two climbers rescued after fall at Lover's Leap
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:15pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two rock climbers were brought to safety Saturday night following an "extremely dangerous" rescue mission at a popular Lake Tahoe area rock formation, according to a stat...
Narcotics team arrests two in heroin bust
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team members arrested two people last week after discovering more than two ounces of heroin at an Al Tahoe neighborhood home.Af...
Council passes development plan amidst League criticism
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 9:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A document that will shape the face of South Lake Tahoe for the next two decades gained approval this week, but not before being called premature by one Lake Tahoe Basin ...
Amgen snowed out, businesses look at the bright side
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 7:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- Expectations of businesses and fans fell with the snowflakes of the weekend's storm, but even after the cancellation of the Amgen Tour of California some contended ther...
City to talk TRPA, marijuana and redistricting Tuesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 4:15pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council will meet starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at City Council Chambers at Lake Tahoe Airport.Marijuana home cultivationWhat's the issue?The City ...
RECAP: First stage of Amgen cancelled
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 7:08amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first stage of the Amgen Tour of California has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.The race was originally delayed by almost three hours due to snow ...
California State Parks announces closure of 70 parks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Department of Parks and Recreation announced Friday a plan to close 70 of its 278 state parks and recreation areas beginning in 2012. None of Lake Tahoe...
Man arrested in sledding dispute
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 2:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - About 1 p.m. April 30 El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 26-year-old South Lake Tahoe man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly hit ...
Drug take back day nets more than 300 pounds of pills
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 2:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Shore law enforcement agencies collected nearly 350 pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 3...
Local cancer survivor to start Amgen race
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 2:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe resident and cancer survivor Valerie Smith will fire the gun Sunday to start the 2011 Amgen Tour of California at the Stage 1 start in her hometown.Amgen...
Hodges appointed Director of Development Services
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 6:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City Manager Tony O'Rourke has removed the "interim" tag from Hilary Hodges Director of Development Services title.O'Rourke announced the appointed of Hodges as the perma...
