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Tahoe symphony plans holiday concerts
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:38pmTahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its annual holiday production of Handel's Messiah. The program includes selections from the Messiah as well as many holiday favor...
Fire department to burn house as part of training
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 4:13pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department will conduct a live burn training exercise at 1152 Third Street Tuesday through Friday, said city spokeswoman Nancy Kerry in a Monday...
Truckee book stores hang on despite digital dangers
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 3:02pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - What's the worth of a book store? What's the worth of touching a cover page or hearing the ruffle of pages?These are questions the publishing and book industry have been grappl...
Nevada's first bear hunt drawing to close
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 2:56pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - Hunters are nearing the end of Nevada's first bear hunt.Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy said while the season is scheduled to close Dec. 31, it will end premat...
Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Public Forum Nov. 16 at Kings Beach
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 2:39pmBy Peter Brumis
The Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Coordination Committee will host a free public forum on November 16th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the North Tahoe Events Center, located at 8318 North Lake Boulevard in Kings Beach.
Tahoe Tails — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:47amSnoopy is a goofy, entertaining, and smart little puppy. He probably has some Shetland sheepdog in him, considering his long and slender muzzle, but he's ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-tails-a...
Holiday party to raise money for Tahoe family in need
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:47amTahoe Regional Young Professionals will bring the Lake Tahoe community together to raise funds for Tahoe Youth & Family Services on Nov. 19 from 6- 10pm at ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../holiday-par...
Get thankful and win a turkey
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 10:45amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - What are you most thankful for this year?Your adorable pooch? Loving family? Best friend? The return of winter?Tell us on our Facebook page and you could win a 14-16 p...
Valhalla Grand Hall hosts two winter events
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 9:42amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Kick off the holiday season with two days of merriment and do your Christmas shopping locally at the 16th annual Valhalla Holiday Faire, Nov. 19 and 20 at the Grand Hall ...
Get listed in the Tribune's Giving Guide
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 9:17amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tribune is compiling a list of local nonprofits and their needs to publish in its Holiday Giving Guide.Nonprofits wishing to be part of the guide should send the foll...
Safeway shopping center at Zephyr Cove acquired
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:51amRENO, Nev. - The Round Hill Square Shopping Center at Zephyr Cove has been acquired by a New York investment firm.Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. of Purchase, N.Y., said last week it acquired ...
Tahoe prosperity center to hold industry workshops
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:29amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The newly formed Tahoe Prosperity Center is announcing a series of workshops to jump-start an effort to bring economic stability and prosperity back to the Tahoe Basin. T...
Zephyr Photonics transitioning to commercial markets
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:28amRENO - A Zephyr Cove company that's worked a quarter of a century on secret defense projects is coming into the light under the guidance of new owners.Zephyr Photonics, a company that previously op...
Officers not tolerating parking violators
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:21amWith two part-time employees needing to make their job pay itself, more parking tickets are being issued in South Lake Tahoe. “Absolutely, we are writing more tickets because we are going from nonexis...
Documentary about end-of-life issues
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:21am“Consider the Conversation” is a documentary done by Terry Kaldhusdal, a teacher and filmmaker from Wisconsin as well Mike Bernhagen, the director of community outreach and care partner relations at R...
Lake Tahoe Basin transportation plan open to public input
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:18amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization, charged with creating a 23-year vision for transportation in the Tahoe Basin, wants to hear the public's ideas and prioritie...
Low turnout expected for Tuesday election
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 8:13amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Fewer voters are expected to turnout at fewer polling places during Tuesday's odd year election.Seats are up for grabs on the Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Tru...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 1:20amTahoe Rim Trail volunteers this season put in more than 12000 hours to build 2.4 miles of new trail on the DaggettVan Sickle State Park project and 1.75 ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-abou...
Federal Advisory Committee to meet in South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 11:20pmThe Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 18 from 10am-3pm at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, South Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../federal-advisory-committee-...
Auditions for 'The Tortoise Versus the Hare'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 10:43amAuditions for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of “The Tortoise Versus the Hare” are Nov. 14 from 4-6pm at South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose room. If cast, there will be a fee of $3...
Officials keeping eye on high water levels in region
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 10:43amTrout Creek is higher in October than it has been in years. Photo/LTN. Water is still being released into the Truckee River from the Lake Tahoe Dam. That's because Tahoe is still much higher than ...
Sierra eliminates the hike to resort's extreme terrain
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 10:43amAdrenaline junkies will want to head to Sierra-at-Tahoe this winter because of the exclusive snowcat-guide provided trek to and through Huckleberry Canyon. These 320 acres of expert terrain first beca...
Backcountry ski swap at LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 10:43am19 Backcountry Ski and Gear Swap is being put on by Hope Valley Outdoors and Future Business Leaders of Lake Tahoe. The swap is located at Lake Tahoe Community College from 9am-3pm that Saturday. Gear...
Opinion: S. Lake council violating federal drug laws
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 10:43amPublisher's note: The following is a letter written to the South Lake Tahoe City Council that is reprinted with permission. Dear City Council Members,. The California Court of Appeal for the Secon...
Tahoe's transportation vision outpaces implementation
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 10:00amThe Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization, an arm of TRPA, rolled out its plan for the future to about 50 people who attended a meeting Nov. 3 at Inn by the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoes-tran...
South Tahoe Whittell Truckee volleyball teams headed to State ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 8:44amSouth Tahoe Whittell and Truckee high school volleyball teams are head to ... South Tahoe will be up against Truckee in the Class 3A division at 620pm on ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-tahoe-whitt...
State finally prevails — Kindertown day care closed
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 8:06pmBy Kathryn Reed. Kindertown Day Care and Preschool will not open Monday. It may never open again, at least not with Maria Barrows-Crist as owner-operator. Officials from the California Department of S...
Round Hill Shopping Center owners' revenue grows
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 8:06pmRetail Opportunity Investments Corp., owners of the Round Hill Square Shopping Center, posted its quarterly earnings report this week showing net income attributable to common stockholders for the qua...
MontBleu's owners post quarterly profit
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 8:06pmTropicana Entertainment, which has two properties in Laughlin and one in Lake Tahoe, among other properties around the country, said it earned $14.9 million in the quarter ended Sept. 30 vs. a profit ...
South Tahoe sets record low; more snow coming
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 8:06pmweather South Lake Tahoe on Saturday set a record low at 13 degrees, breaking the previous record of 16 from 2002. Tahoe City and Truckee are equally as cold, but not setting records. The National Wea...
Mountain Magic dance convention swings into South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 7:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It took Michelle Kinkaid four U.S. titles to figure out she wanted to host a dance convention. Then another three years to figure out where to hold it."I really wanted...
The JAYC Foundation: Jaycee Dugard Public Service Announcement
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 11:04amJaycee Dugard makes a Public Service Announcement on behalf of The JAYC Foundation: "Just Ask Yourself to Care. If you see something that looks wrong or amiss, speak out! You might be wrong, but you might just save someone's life. This is presented by the JAYC Foundation."
Go to www.theJAYCfoundation.org
State finally prevails — Kindertown day care closed
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 10:16amOfficials from the California Department of Social Services showed up at the South Lake Tahoe center Friday about lunchtime with an order from a judge stating ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../state-finall...
South Shore officials attempting to erase state line
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 10:16am“One of the fundamental problems is recreation is not close to the bed base,” Shaw said during the inaugural joint meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-shore...
South Lake Tahoe may outsource airport management
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 9:14amBy Kathryn Reed. Lake Tahoe Airport in the near future may not be run by people on South Lake Tahoe's payroll. “It's not so much what we save in employee costs, as it is having a more entrepre...
South Shore officials attempting to erase state line
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 9:14amBy Kathryn Reed. STATELINE – Land capability is being redefined on the South Shore. Mostly is has to do with using what exists to its maximum potential. A presentation Nov. 4 by Richard Shaw, principa...
Bonanza Park expected to be built in 2012 in S. Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 12:42amBrandon Hill with Edgewood Companies told Lake Tahoe News a decision should be made this month regarding who the contractor will be. Two finalists are in the running. Originally the company had expect...
Tickets for 3-day South Shore music fest on sale today
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 12:42amWith thousands of people milling about the Stateline casino corridor each New Year's Eve with nothing to do but be cold and drink, South Lake Tahoe has come up with an alternative for this crowd a...
Winter recreation lunch on North Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 12:42amThe North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Winter Recreation Lunch on Nov. 17 at noon, with an 11:30am registration check-in at the Olympic Village Lodge (formerly Olympic Village ...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 12:42amReckless redefines what a war horse really is. • The Springmeyer family, who owns the Highway 50 property where the decades-old amusement park was in South Lake Tahoe, has had the structures disassemb...
Opinion: Candidates need reminder that Nevada is important
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 5:00pmOpinion: Candidates need reminder that Nevada is important. Posted by admin in Voices on November 1st, 2011 | no responses. Publisher's note: This editorial ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-ca...
Genoa in process of reinventing itself
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 5:00pmGenoa in process of reinventing itself. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on November 2nd, 2011 | no responses. By Rob Sabo, Northern Nevada Business Weekly ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../genoa-in-process-of...
Nevada not alone in bear hunt controversy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 5:00pmBy Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal. Hunters might be quietly stalking Nevada's woods, but the policy decision that put them there was decidedly noisy. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../nevada-not-alo...
Customers saying no to corportate banking
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 5:00pmBy Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle. Ken Wilkins has been a Citibank customer for more than 20 years, but on Thursday he was at Berkeley's Cooperative ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../customers-s...
City, county talk partnerships at first joint meeting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 4:37pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council and Douglas County Board of Commissioners met at Edgewood-Tahoe Golf Course Friday for a first-ever joint meeting dubbed as "historic" b...
Water consolidation fight returns
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 1:11pmGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - Douglas County commissioners may ask staff to look at creating a single Carson Valley water system for administrative purposes at their meeting on Thursday.Commissioners receiv...
City, developer spar over convention center plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 12:48pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Several investors have expressed interest in a stalled condominium and convention center project at the state line in recent months, according to court documents filed...
Dugard releases PSA for JAYC Foundation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 12:07pmSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California woman who was kidnapped and held captive by a sex offender for 18 years is urging people to help keep their neighborhoods safe by looking out for strange occurre...
Bijou Fall clean up scheduled for Tuesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 10:09amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The city of South Lake Tahoe is organizing a fall clean up of the Bijou neighborhood at 10 a.m. Tuesday.Participants should meet at Bijou Community School in front of the...
Shoe company to donate to League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 9:18amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - BEARPAW Footwear will make a donation, as well as dedicating a portion of the profits from their new flip-flop collection for 2012, to the League to Save Lake Tahoe.BEARP...
