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San Jose man dies boating with friends at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:50pmThe name of a San Jose man who died from injuries suffered when he fell off a boat and was struck by the watercraft's propeller at Lake Tahoe has been released. He was identified as 46-year-old St...
Flight originating in South Lake Tahoe ends in back of passenger ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:50pmThe CHP shut down that portion of Highway 29 for about 40 minutes after the crash. The pilot, who flew from Lake Tahoe Airport in South Lake Tahoe, was planning to land at Napa County Airport before t...
Class teaches people how to use QuickBooks
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:50pmAs part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is hosting a two-day “QuickBooks” seminar Sept. 6...
Helicopter rescue latest in busy rescue stint
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 6:45pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A California Highway Patrol helicopter was used to rescue a man who suffered a head injury following a fall at Lower Eagle Falls Saturday afternoon.The man slipped and...
Judge dismisses League to Save Lake Tahoe suit against TRPA
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 4:11pmBy 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.
Lawsuit against TRPA and Sierra Colina dismissed
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 3:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A federal judge dismissed the League to Save Lake Tahoe's lawsuit against the Sierra Colina project Tuesday.Sierra Colina is an 18-acre residential development project...
Babysitting bill in Calif. Legislature
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:02pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - How will parents react when they find out they will be expected to provide workers' compensation benefits, rest and meal breaks and paid vacation time for...babysitters? Dinner...
They don't take cruelty sitting down in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:59amKINGS BEACH - On Sept. 16, for the third consecutive year, Kings Beach resident John Merryfield and his ever-growing band of merry paddlers will embark on a stand-up paddle circumnavigating Lake...
Boys admit setting campfire that sparked Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:56amMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys admitted to setting the campfire that eventually sparked the 3,895-acre Ray May fire that threatened homes in the Pine Nut Mountains.Both boys appeared in Dou...
Barn dance benefits Alpine County firefighters
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:02amProceeds benefit the Eastern Alpine County Fire Department (Woodfords and Markleville) and also the South Tahoe High School football team. Al Moss and the Rip Tides will be the entertainment. Tickets ...
New leader implements big changes to Calif
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:02amFinally, Baldwin canceled an extravagant conference for recruiters and their families, planned at a Lake Tahoe resort, that Guard members likened to an extended party. He voiced frustration that his c...
Sheriff's volunteers add manpower to streets of El Dorado County ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:02amThis particular Thursday the South Lake Tahoe couple is on a four-hour patrol shift. Another team had taken a morning shift. No two days are a like – just like with sworn personnel. They might be as...
3 Barton doctors to receive philanthropy award
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:02amThe award is presented each year to an outstanding individual, group or family that has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the health of the South Lake Tahoe community and in particular to Barto...
Bouldering event being launched in Meyers
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:02am17. Joshua Welch of Safe Haven Chiropractic in Meyers is spearheading the event so people can watch and learn about the beauty and athleticism of playing on granite. He says Lake Tahoe bouldering has ...
Sheriff's volunteers add manpower to streets of El Dorado County ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 7:53amThey put in about 16 hours a month. This particular Thursday the South Lake Tahoe couple is on a four-hour patrol shift. Another team had taken a morning shift. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sheriffs-v...
LTCC's Spanish Institute dominated by out-of-towners
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 7:53amEverything Spanish was the rule of the day this month at Lake Tahoe Community College with 527 students attending the college's 18th Intensive Spanish ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ltccs-spanish-in...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 7:53amKiwanis 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/...
Classes about crime-free housing complexes
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 1:07amCrime Free Multi-Housing Program is offering two free training classes with the support of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Classes are Sept. 12 from 8am...
Opinion: Garden tour committee thankful for
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 1:07amThe Lake Tahoe Historical Society's 8th annual garden tour was a success despite a very late spring and a long, cold winter. We lost one large and lovely garden due to storm damage, and we thank o...
Donner Summit visitors center to close after Labor Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:40am... winter's heavy snowfall and because of the extent of the damage, it will not be reopened, said Ann Westling, public affairs officer for the Tahoe National Forest. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../...
Fire raging in rugged terrain outside Yosemite
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:40am... was not threatened, but residents occupying the two dozen homes in the community of Florea are on a voluntary evacuation. — Lake Tahoe News staff report ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../fire-raging-...
Authorities searching for missing teen
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 5:32pmMINDEN, Nev. - Authorities are seeking the public's help in finding an Indian Hills teenager who has been missing since Wednesday.Sixteen-year-old Brian Ray Hearold was last seen leaving his gra...
Douglas helps contain Alpine wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 5:30pmMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County firefighters assisted Alpine County authorities in responding to a small wildfire near Diamond Valley off Highway 88 on Monday.Calls first came in around 12:25 p.m. A ...
Tourism recovery sparks flurry of new businesses
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 12:28pmRENO, Nev. - Nevada tourism executive Larry Friedman can't remember a time during his two decades in the business that two tourist attractions have opened in rural Nevada within a few days of one a...
Tahoe Tales — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 11:38amTahoe Tales — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe. Posted by admin in ... For spay-neuter assistance for South Tahoe residents, go online. – Karen Kuentz ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-tales-ad...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 11:38am7 at Lake Tahoe Community College is designed to talk about the needs of those between the ages of 18 and 26. For more information, contact Vonnie Shane at ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-a...
Private golf courses supplement income with non-member play ...
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Lecture on history of atomic testing in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 10:28am16 from 10am-noon at Sierra Nevada College, Prim Library, Room 213, 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village. The event is free. For details, contact Debi Noonan at (775) 831.1314, ext. 7420, dnoonan@sierrane...
Authorities clear 13,000 marijuana plants found in Mono County
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 10:27amMINDEN, Nev. - More than 13,000 marijuana plants were destroyed on Thursday, after Mono County authorities found several grow sites in the Sweetwater Mountains.The plants had a potential street ...
TRPA forms Regional Plan Update committee
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 10:12amLAKE TAHOE - As pressure mounts to complete a regional plan update, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has formed a committee tasked to streamline the review and deliberation of items crucial to it...
San Jose man, 46, killed in boating accident at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 10:10amTAHOMA, Calif. - A 46-year-old San Jose man was killed in a boating accident Saturday afternoon on Lake Tahoe's West Shore, officials have confirmed.Stephen Joseph Keller, a passenger in a motorboa...
Opinion Paddlers have a role in keeping lakes clean
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 1:48amPaddlers at Lake Tahoe Fallen Leaf and Echo Lakes get to enjoy the peace and solitude of skimming over some of the world's clearest water while being ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-paddlers-...
Book publisher to speak at S Tahoe library
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 1:48amWyatt will speak at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library Sept 14 The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd South Lake Tahoe. For additional information call530 ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../book-publisher...
Weaving — a shared love among various cultures
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 11:04amWhen I moved up to Lake Tahoe in 1982 to take a position as a school principal in Lake Tahoe Unified School District, I soon realized that I wouldn't have much time for weaving. In spite of that r...
Heavenly Mountain proves it's not just a one
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 11:04amI knew where I was (because I could see Lake Tahoe), but at the same time I felt like I didn't know where I was. And the signs everywhere – they are so tall when there aren't several feet of...
Grand opening at beauty bar Wednesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 9:57amSTATELINE, 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...
TRPA encourages property owners to control stormwater
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 9:56amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - TRPA is continuing efforts to encourage public-private partnerships that improve the clarity of Lake Tahoe by bring properties along Highway 50 into compliance with Best ...
South Shore residents prepare for Burning Man
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 9:48amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Shore resident Nick Palmer's front yard is overwhelmed with metal sculptures, waist-high polyhedrons made from bicycle parts, propane tanks and a 12-foot-tall sl...
Mysterious safe found at old Bill's Casino to be
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 12:52am... network, producers and the locksmith are flying in Tuesday to see if they can open the safe which was found during the demolition of a building that once housed two casinos in the region — Barne...
Minor league football games coming to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 8:32pmSaturday will be the first of several Minor League Football games to be played in South Lake Tahoe. A multi-year agreement reached Aug. 18 that was ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../minor-league-football-g...
Trail work for cyclists in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 8:32pm2 in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. The Marlette Hobart link trail will be three miles of flowy singletrack from the Tahoe Rim Trail to the bottom of Sunflower Hill. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../trail-...
Students show appreciative audience what STHS theater is all about ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amNearly 300 people were treated to a sneak preview to what the theater at South Tahoe High School is all about. Everyone on stage commented on the lights – how many more there are and the brightness ...
Opinion: Innovations in green lodging keep
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amBy David Hansen. I had the privilege of hosting, as well as speaking at the West Coast Green Lodging Conference this week at the Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe. This was the second annual conference here o...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amEdgewood is the only Lake Tahoe restaurant on OpenTable Diners' list of Most Scenic Restaurants in the United States. • Great Tahoe Flume Race-Sierra Cup No. 6 is Sept. 10. All proceeds from thi...
Department responsible for S. Tahoe's finances stays intact
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amWhile employees keep dropping off the payroll in South Lake Tahoe, and even more layoff notices are expected next month, the finance department has for the most part remained fully staffed. In fact, w...
Yosemite highway remains closed as fire rages
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 9:13amYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - The main highway into Yosemite National Park remains closed as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire outside of the park.A U.S. Forest Service official sa...
Air show to wrap up busy season for airport
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake in the Sky Air Show will mark the end of the airport's busy season, which, as it turns out, wasn't all too busy. And it's a chance for airport staff to invite...
2 arson suspects caught on video
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 1:26am25 at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe. Officers are hoping the public can help identify the men. When police and fire units arrived about 3:45am they found a trash can on the outside of the busin...
Forest Service burning piles to reduce risk of wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 1:26amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit fuels crew on Thursday had a prescribed fire operation on the West Shore near Rubicon Bay. This is part of an aggressive program to reduce wild...
Opinion: Football field donors recognized by LTUSD
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 1:26amThe excitement at South Tahoe High School was palpable Thursday, as athletes, coaches, donors, and staff members poured in to celebrate the completion of the artificial turf field. The 44-year-old sta...
