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Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 5:03pmSarah Hussong-Johnson has been appointed director of engineering for South Lake Tahoe. • Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and Northstar offer ski lessons ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-l...
South Lake Tahoe to light holiday tree, menorah
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 5:03pmLake Tahoe Visitors Authority winter tree is Dec. 2 from 5-7pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center (3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.). Instead of standing outside the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-lake-ta...
TRPA Planner Earns Chamber’s Blue Ribbon Award
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 2:47pmBy Kristi Boosman
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency employee Gary Weigel was honored as the recipient of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Blue Ribbon Award in the Public Agency Service category for his exemplary customer service as a Senior Planner at TRPA.
“I was shocked and pleasantly surprised when I found out I had been selected for a Blue Ribbon Award by the community,” Weigel said, “but also very excited. It’s a tremendous honor.”
TRPA’s Executive Director, Joanne Marchetta, agreed.
Occupy in Black and White
Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 2:32pm
The Occupy Wall Street movement reaches South Lake Tahoe as several supporters stage a general assembly on Friday to raise awareness. The Facebook page can be found here. Photos submitted by South Lake Tahoe photographer Sugarwolf.
Heavenly opens for 2011-12 ski and snowboard season
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 8:29amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lifts began turning at Heavenly Mountain Resort at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, signaling the official kick-off to another Lake Tahoe ski and snowboard season.Ecstatic ...
Heavenly Mountain lives up to its name on opening day
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 8:13amCasey Bedell and Megan Hickel of South Lake Tahoe were two of the many with smiles on their faces as they made their way to the front of the gondola line ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../heavenly-lives-up...
Train to be a weather spotter
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 11:10pmThe National Weather Service is hosting a Weather Spotter training course at the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District on Nov. 30 from 6-7:30pm. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/11/train-to-be-a-weat...
South Shore nonprofits can benefit from celebrity golf tourney
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 11:10pmThe American Century Championship has $100000 to give out to South Shore nonprofit organizations. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30. Applications are online. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-shore-no...
Sugar Pine Point park receives donation from
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 11:10pmThe mansion is located within Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. ehrman mansion “The leadership and vision of the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sugar-pine-point-...
Lake Tahoe News resumes daily ski report
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 11:10pmIt's back — Lake Tahoe News' morning ski report brought to you by Curtis Fong — the Guy from Tahoe. New this year is the report having its own category on the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lake...
Police pepper spray and arrest passive students protesting at UC Davis
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 7:54pmTitle says all. During peacefully Occupy Movement, police came in to tear down tents and proceeded to arrest students who stood in their way. Once students peacefully demanded the release of the arrested, a police officer unnecessarily pepper sprays the students to open a path for the rest of the officers. Read full story here.
Voters may be asked to weigh in on Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 4:19pmA year ago I moved from South Lake Tahoe, California to Incline Village, Nevada in the hopes that the area would lead to more opportunity. NOPE very poor education system has led to very poor economic...
Sexual harassment training for managers
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 4:19pmThe California Fair Employment and Housing Act requires all employers with 50 or more employees to provide training for supervisors and managers on preventing sexual harassment. The training must: * B...
Coordinated trail system at Camp Rich in the works
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 4:19pmThe physical boundaries are Lake Tahoe to the east, Glen Alpine to the west, Mount Tallac to the north, and Angora Ridge to the south. The proposal that is out for public review contains 12.9 miles of...
South Shore nonprofits can benefit from
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 4:19pm5 and checks will be presented at the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority board meeting Dec. 8 at 3pm. A committee of tournament representatives will review each submission. For funding consideration, organ...
Sexual harassment training for managers
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 1:33pmThe California Fair Employment and Housing Act requires all employers with 50 or more employees to provide training for supervisors and managers on ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sexual-harassment-train...
Coordinated trail system at Camp Rich in the works
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 1:33pmThe physical boundaries are Lake Tahoe to the east, Glen Alpine to the west, Mount Tallac to the north, and Angora Ridge to the south. The proposal that is out ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../coordinated...
Reno fire far from contained; homes remain threatened
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 1:33pmPublisher's note: South Lake Tahoe firefighters have been sent to Reno. By Reno Gazette-Journal. 9:30pm: Containment for the Caughlin Fire was at zero ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../fire-rages-...
Tree of Remembrance ceremony in South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 1:26amThe annual Tree of Remembrance Interfaith Ceremony hosted by Barton Hospice and Foundation is Dec 7 from 530630pm at Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tree-of-remembrance-...
CHP collecting turkeys to help South Shore residents
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:44pmThe donated turkeys will then be given to the South Lake Tahoe Women's Center and the Sierra Community Church Hot Meal Program. “There's a definite need ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../chp-collec...
Opinion: Questioning logic of controlled burn
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:44pmPublisher's note: This letter was sent to the U.S. Forest Service office and then to Lake Tahoe News on Nov. 18. I'm not sure who to direct this comment to, and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../op...
Winds wreak havoc, destroy one South Lake Tahoe house
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:44pmThat's because this house on Anita Avenue in South Lake Tahoe has been condemned. Greg Falkner got a call from a neighbor at 6am Friday saying a tree had ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../winds-wreak-h...
Tahoe residents protest in mini occupy movement
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:44pmLake Tahoe residents may not protest by the hundreds or thousands like larger areas, but they were part of Friday's nationwide solidarity movement that is part of ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../taho...
Tahoe Grizzlies open season with a roar
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:44pmThe Tahoe Grizzlies Bantams (ages 13 and 14) hosted the undefeated Santa Rosa Flyers last weekend in a back-to-back weekend series. The Grizzlies hadn't ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-grizzlie...
Snow removal company offers help to military families
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:42pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the second year in a row, Alpine Smith, Inc., of South Lake Tahoe joins ranks with the SnowCare for Troops Program, a community based program to provide free snow rem...
Grants available from the El Dorado Community Foundation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado Community Foundation has about $72,000 in available grant funding for 2012 and applications are now being accepted.The El Dorado Community Foundation target...
Local food service provides annual free community Thanksgiving dinner
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:38pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bread & Broth will be holding its 23nd Annual Thanksgiving feast on Monday, Nov. 21, for anyone in need. The church is located at 1041 Lyons Ave in South Lake Tahoe and w...
Tahoe Transportation District blog: The bad news about letting your car run idle
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:20pm
We’re confronted with it every day at every stop light. When the light goes red, we stop and our vehicles sit idle letting out exhaust and that’s just at the traffic signal. We also allow our vehicles to idle if we’re warming up our engines, running multiple errands with stops in which we don’t turn the engine off, and at fast food drive through windows. Vehicle idling is a problem because it wastes energy, is bad for the environment, and with recent studies, bad for our brain cells.
TRPA committee endorses new local government permit process
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:01pmBy the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
A committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board took a major step forward this week in moving toward a different permitting system at Lake Tahoe where many parcel-by-parcel regulations would shift to local county or city governments.
California unemployment rate falls, South Lake Tahoe remains steady
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:51pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's unemployment rate fell slightly to 11.7 percent in October from 11.9 percent in September as the state added nearly 26,000 jobs in areas including professiona...
Scanio taken into custody following Thursday hearing
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:47pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A South Lake Tahoe man who was convicted of possessing child pornography in 2007 has been taken into custody prior to being sentenced on violations of his supervised rele...
1 death, 16 injuries, 2000 acres charred in Reno fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:09pmPublisher's note: South Lake Tahoe firefighters have been sent to Reno. By Reno Gazette-Journal. 2:30pm update: NV Energy spokeswoman Faye Anderson said 4100 electricity customers and 140 natural ...
Opinion: Questioning logic of controlled burn
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:09pmPublisher's note: This letter was sent to the U.S. Forest Service office and then to Lake Tahoe News on Nov. 18. I'm not sure who to direct this comment to, and although I did not lose my home...
Forest Service: Dispose woodstove and fireplace ash properly
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:49pmBy Cheva Heck
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning local residents to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two wildfires caused by disposal of woodstove ashes on National Forest System lands.
Forest Service: Dispose woodstove and fireplace ash properly
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:48pmBy Cheva Heck
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning local residents to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two wildfires caused by disposal of woodstove ashes on National Forest System lands.
TRPA announces holiday schedule
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has announced its holiday schedule of office closures.For the Thanksgiving Holiday, TRPA will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday...
Incline fire district lends its chief, much more support to Caughlin fire in Reno
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 12:38pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Mike Brown, chief of the Incline Village-based North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, received a call at 1:30 a.m. Friday to help manage the regional fight against the C...
New energy put into prosperity plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 12:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Business leaders, entrepreneurs and organizers are once again looking to turn the Lake Tahoe Basin Prosperity Plan into reality."What we want to do is promote a spirit of...
California Highway Patrol to hold turkey drive
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 12:18pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol South Lake Tahoe Area will collect turkeys from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in front of the Bijou Safeway Store at 1020 Johnson Boulevard, ac...
Units respond to fire near Gardnerville, 'major incident' possible
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:57amGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - Fire crews have shut down Highway 395 in response to the fourth wildland fire reported today, the latest located near Stone Throw's Road in south Gardnerville. The call came in...
Swanson appointed to League of California Cities committee
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:54amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The League of California Cities has appointed South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman Angela Swanson to the League's Policy Committee on Transportation, Communication and Publ...
Ceremony for fire commanders Monday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:53amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe will hold a promotional ceremony for three new fire department shift commanders Monday, according to a statement from the city.The ceremony is open to th...
Map of Caughlin Fire
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:44am
See the interactive map of the fire below the fold.
Sex offender in custody; attorney fighting for release
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:41amSouth Lake Tahoe has a local ordinance that prohibits any sex offender from being at the recreation center/ice rink even if his/her child is there. Even though Scanio had been going to watch his daugh...
Tahoe residents protest in mini occupy movement
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:41amLake Tahoe residents may not protest by the hundreds or thousands like larger areas, but they were part of Friday's nationwide solidarity movement that is part of the larger Occupy Wall Street mov...
New parking program paying for itself
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:37amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Earlier this year city officials scrapped a parking enforcement system that was costing South Lake Tahoe tens of thousands of dollars and managed parking problems spor...
Shifts in several restaurants around town
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:33amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A recent flurry of activity has a few well-known eateries around South Lake Tahoe switching locations, changing names or shutting down altogether.Scusa makes moveScusa...
Wind storm downs trees around town
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:57amWith winds gusting over ridges at more than 125 mph, more than a half dozen trees around town fell across roads and on houses Friday."This time of year we get these big storms, but the ground is...
Tahoe firefighters sent to Reno fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:55amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe firefighters have been sent to battle a Reno wildfire that has been burning out of control since early Friday morning.A strike team of Lake Tahoe area firefigh...
Tree smashes through South Tahoe homes (SLIDESHOW)
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:02am
Wind toppled a large tree on Anita Drive in South Lake Tahoe early this morning damaging at least three homes. One home suffered severe interior and exterior damage and two of the homes were clipped. No one was hurt but the damage created is significant. The unoccupied homes are second residences. The tree came down around 3 a.m.
Photos by Shelley Piscitelli
