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Stateline woman wins trip to this year's Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 9:58amBeth Peterson of Stateline has won a trip to the 40th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Oct. 5-8.Peterson's name was drawn from over 12,000 sweepstakes entries.Peterson will be a return visi...
Flu shots available on South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 11:39pmFlu and pneumonia vaccinations will be available at South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose room on Oct. 12 from 3-7pm; and at the Stateline Medical Center ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../flu-shots-availa...
Organized ride along S. Tahoe bike paths
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 7:48amOn Sunday, a group bike ride called the Tahoe Bike Fun Ride will leisurely ride along South Lake Tahoe's bike path system from Stateline to Camp Richardson ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../organized-r...
Bike ride on South Tahoe's trail system rolls on Sunday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A group bike ride called the "Tahoe Bike Fun Ride," will leisurely ride along the City's bike path system Sunday from Stateline to Camp Richardson and then back to Statel...
Stateline to stateline bikeway project moves forward
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County, working in partnership with 11 other local state and federal agencies, has completed its approved feasibility report for an entire bike path around the Ne...
Stateline to stateline bikeway project moves forward
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County, working in partnership with 11 other local state and federal agencies, has completed its approved feasibility report for an entire bike path around the Ne...
Stateline to stateline bikeway project moves forward
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:38amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County, working in partnership with 11 other local state and federal agencies, has completed its approved feasibility report for an entire bike path around the Ne...
Stateline to stateline bikeway project moves forward
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:38amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County, working in partnership with 11 other local state and federal agencies, has completed its approved feasibility report for an entire bike path around the Ne...
Tahoe Sports and Entertainment to amp up ice arena
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:30amBy Jessie Marchesseau
It’s official. Tahoe Sports and Entertainment has moved in and taken over management of the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena.
TRPA Announces Community Appreciation Day and Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 10:41amBy Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hosting a Community Appreciation Day event on Thursday, September 29 from 4 - 7 pm to celebrate the Tahoe Basin community's commitment to protecting Lake Tahoe.
This fun, family event will include bluegrass music by local band, Bison, a free BBQ dinner, activities for the kids, an ice cream social hosted by members of TRPA's Governing Board and Advisory Planning Commission, and demonstration booths explaining TRPA's mission.
Local media denied access to opening of safe at
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 12:39am... exclusive media rights to witness the opening of the safe found at the old Bill's Casino in Stateline. Lake Tahoe News was at the casino Tuesday at 2pm – the time Douglas County sheriff's ...
Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe to Give $28,000 to Local Nonprofits
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 8:25amRather than funding many smaller projects as in the past, this year Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe Foundation, Inc. (SISLT) will distribute $28,000 to a maximum of five local nonprofit organizations. The goal of this new approach is to encourage applicants to think big and create increasingly impactful programs for the community.
Stateline casinos rake in the cash in July
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 2:33pmJuly has also become the busiest summer month on the South Shore, and throughout Lake Tahoe, because more schools start in August. It also helped that the weather was near perfect, which is a huge dra...
Stateline casinos see 25 percent revenue increase in July
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 7:27amGood news for South Shore Lake Tahoe casinos to report this morning. Stateline gaming establishments saw a 25.42 percent increase in revenue over July 2010 figures, according to figures released today from the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Statewide casinos had an overall 3.66 percent increase in "gaming win" for the month.
Stateline man sentenced to jail for road rage incident
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 5:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Aug. 22, a Stateline man was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years formal probation for a road rage incident in December 2010, according to court documents.Willi...
Tour de Tahoe - Bike Big Blue
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:21amLake Tahoe — Big Blue, as it is referred to by many — is North America’s Largest Alpine Lake and the Jewel of the High Sierra ... and the Reno Tahoe Territory of the Nevada Commission on Tourism and Bike the West will host the 9th Annual Tour de Tahoe — Bike Big Blue bicycle ride on Sunday, Sept. 11. This 72-mile shoreline ride has been booked as of Sept. 2 online registration has been closed. Call 800-565-2704 and go here for more information. After Sept.
Heat tape on pine needles cause of S. Tahoe structure fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 1:17amSouth Lake Tahoe and Tahoe-Douglas firefighters arrived at the boarded up hotel near Stateline about 1pm Friday to find flames and smoke billowing from the back left corner of the roof. Tahoe-Douglas ...
Fire breaks at former stateline hotel
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 8:24pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Investigators believe heat tape was the cause of a Friday afternoon fire that broke out at the building formerly occupied by The Block hotel.Dispatchers received report...
New terrain, wider trails and a whole lot of South Lake Tahoe festivities ahead
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:48pmLAKE TAHOE — If another La Nina visits the Sierra this winter – all-time records were approached in 2010-11 with more than 700 inches of snow – Tahoe South ski resorts are ready to roll on another epic season.
Sierra Colina housing project prevails in court
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:20pmThe League had sued the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency – citing transfer of land coverage as its main issue. Sierra Colina in Stateline won in court on Aug. 30. Sierra Colina, outlined in orange, in...
Judge dismisses League to Save Lake Tahoe suit against TRPA
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 5:11pmBy Kristi Boosman
LAKE TAHOE — A federal judge has dismissed a suit against the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Sierra Colina project that was brought on by the League to Save Lake Tahoe.
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 8:53amKiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra's annual SeptOberfest is Sept. 23 at 6pm at MontBleu in Stateline. Tickets are $35. • Geocachers can ride Squaw Valley's cable car ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/...
OBITUARY: Jeffrey A. Large
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 11:09amJeffrey A. Large November 8, 1955 - July 8, 2011Jeffrey A. Large entered into peace on July 8, 2011, Stateline NV. Jeff was born on November 8, 1955 in Hackensack NJ. He achieved the rank of Eagle ...
Grand opening at beauty bar Wednesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 10:57amSTATELINE, Nev. - V'z Image Option'z, Lake Tahoe's only beauty bar, is celebrating its Grand Opening on Wednesday.TahoeChamber.org will host a ribbon-cutting at 2:30 p.m. and the reception will con...
Lambert dazzles Lake Tahoe audience with energetic show
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 12:53pmSTATELINE – With singer, guitarist Miranda Lambert in the house, many could argue the Harveys outdoor concert stage was built for her the way she twirled, strutted, danced, rocked and sang her heart...
Annual Pony Express Re-Ride
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:24pmThe Re-Ride of the Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, will pass through Stateline and South Lake Tahoe in front of Harrah’s at Friday’s Station to exchange the Mochila on Friday, August 26th at 11:30am. The annual re-ride is a 10-day, 24-hour a day, non-stop event by over 500 riders and horses.
Tahoe bike path projects secure $4.5 million in grants
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:39amFunding 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.
Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 6:12pmBefore summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
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...
Nevada gaming: Stateline casinos see loss as fiscal year ends
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 1:00pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada casinos saw a nearly 16 percent jump in winnings for June, capping the fiscal year with signs that business is beginning to come back.Gaming Control Board Analyst Mike...
KC and the Sunshine Band play at Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/07/2011 - 6:00amSTATELINE, Nev. - KC and the Sunshine Band, the definitive group from the days of disco, perform at 9 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $33 at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.Named after lead singer Harry W...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Traffic solutions needed at Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:41amGod bless the woman who recently passed away after being struck outside of MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa, and much respect to law enforcement who spent hours investigating this tragedy.Frankly, I'...
Pedestrian dies crossing Hwy. 50 in Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 11:40pmA Calaveras County woman has died from the injuries she sustained after being hit by an alleged drunken driver while she was crossing Highway 50 in Stateline. Joan Marie Hamrick, 60, of Valley Springs...
Stateline man arrested in connection with 1982 murder
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmBy Jesse B. Gill, San Bernardino Sun. Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 51-year-old man in Douglas County they suspect killed a 62-year-old Yucaipa man in 1982. On Oct. 2 that year, deputies arri...
Gangster of Love plays Harveys
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:09pmSTATELINE - He sings of swirling, opaque ideas such as epistemology and pompitus, but he's still just the plain ole' gangster of love. After 44 years entertaining the masses with novel, catchy h...
Stateline man charged in California cold case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 5:39pmMINDEN, Nev. - A 50-year-old Stateline man - taken into custody by a Douglas County sheriff's deputy who stopped to help two men by the side of the road - has been charged with murder in a 30-ye...
Sakic earns $1 million for hole-in-one
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:20amSTATELINE, Nev. - Joe Sakic took up the game of golf when he signed his first hockey contract in 1988, but he waited until he was on the big stage at the American Century Champions to make his f...
In football and golf, linebacker A.J. Hawk is a hard hitter
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:18amSTATELINE, Nev. - A.J. Hawk turned his baseball cap backwards and grabbed a handful of practice balls as he strolled off to begin his third round at the American Century Championship. "I'm getti...
Jack Wagner wins American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:11amSTATELINE, Nev. - Actor Jack Wagner birdied the par-3 17th hole and survived a bogey on the final hole for a 3-point win over Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo at the American Century Champio...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 12:13pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 12:13pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 8:59amSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 8:59amSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
Comedian Nick Cannon coming to MontBleu
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 3:00pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Laugh it up on Saturday when MontBleu brings comedian and nationally recognized entertainer Nick Cannon to its theater Saturday. Cited by People Magazine as one of the "Top 10 ...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:16amSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:16amSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
Want a good spot to watch the ACC? The TDT has you covered
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 7:49amEDGEWOOD TAHOE - Over 35,000 spectators per day encompassing six days are expected to pass through the gates at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev. this week.The madness started Tuesda...
Racers, organizers had big say in canceling Stage 1
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 3:48pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Inside the MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Sunday morning, conversations swirled.Outside, it was the wind and snow that did the same.Riders and organizers seemed up-beat amidst the e...