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Plenty of campsites available in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:55pmAt gorgeous D.L. Bliss State Park, perched near Emerald Bay above the shore of Lake Tahoe, you could have your choice of campsites for either this or Labor ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../plenty-of-camps...
South Shore bus bankruptcy case pushed back 2 months
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:55pmAt issue is MV Transportation has sued the now bankrupt South Tahoe Area Transit Authority in hopes of getting back the nearly $2 million the Fairfield company ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-shore...
Opinion Football field donors recognized by LTUSD
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:25pmThe excitement at South Tahoe High School was palpable Thursday as athletes coaches donors and staff members poured in to celebrate the completion of the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-football-...
Minden volunteers help Tahoe Rim Trail
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This past July, volunteers from GE Energy gathered to lend a hand to Mother Nature and make a piece of the Tahoe Rim Trail a little more beautiful. As part of GE's Global...
DA: Fire caused by negligence, not deliberately set
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:16pmMINDEN - Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with a delinquency offense in last week's Ray May fire, which alleges the fire was caused by negligence, and wasn't deliberately set.Deputy District ...
Police K9 Trial in September
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Police K9 Association will hosting the fourth annual Police K9 Trial on Sept. 23-24, 2011.The patrol dog competition will be held Sept. 24 at the Bab...
Crime-free program celebrates one year
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office and South Lake Tahoe Police Department are celebrating the one year anniversary of partnering in their support of the Crime Free Multi-Hou...
Firefighters raise money for cancer foundation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 3:49pm2139 Incline Village and Crystal Bay firefighters of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, proved to be another success, as they pedaled their way to raise ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../firefi...
Show goes on despite pier flap; League raises
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 3:49pmAlighting from a classic craft earlier this month at the elegantly rustic grounds of Mara Fritz's Lake Tahoe estate, Dede Wilsey, accompanied by designer Oscar ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../show-go...
Wildfire risk reduction at Tahoe's West Shore
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 2:07pm
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit fuels crew oversees Thursday's prescribed fire operation on the West Shore near Rubicon Bay, part of an aggressive program to reduce wildfire risk. Weather conditions have allowed the Forest Service to treat a total of 1800 acres over the past year, including 400 acres over the summer.
Photo by: Lisa Herron, U.S. Forest Service
Tahoe planning agency charts clear path for regional update
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 1:48pm
By Jeff Cowan
To streamline the review and deliberation of items crucial to the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Wednesday chartered a new committee to focus on update of the Plan.
The formation of this committee comes on the heels of the annual Lake Tahoe Summit where federal and state representatives urged swift completion of the plan update.
Pony Express riding late
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 10:32amMINDEN, Nev. - It was a long dark night for Pony Express re-riders crossing Nevada.The pony was running 3.5 hours behind schedule at 7:30 a.m. in Dayton, according to the Nevada hotline.Due to arri...
Skiers and snowboarders enjoying late summer
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:49amThere are few places in California where people can see snow year-round, let alone, ride or ski it. But this year, Lake Tahoe might be one of those places."I've never gone this late in the seaso...
STHS theater department going big with first
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:15amInstead of a small production, maybe even one that wouldn't be well attended, Niven is going all out when it comes to breaking in South Tahoe High School's ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sths-th...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:15amTahoe Keepers is a free training program designed to help non-motorized watercraft operators guard against inadvertently transporting aquatic invasive. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about...
Series of quakes throughout U.S. not related
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:09amBy David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle. Earthquakes that have shaken the country this week – from a tiny town in Virginia to the mountains of Colorado and on to the Bay Area – are unrelated, se...
Brain's real super-food may be learning new languages
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:09amBy Casey Schwartz, Newsweek. On a sweltering August morning, in a classroom overlooking New York's Hudson River, a group of 3-year-olds are rolling sticky rice balls in chocolate sprinkles, as a t...
Day of events for kids at Tahoe City fish hatchery
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:09amUC Davis volunteer David Long has a variety of activities planned for kids ages 6 and up at the fish hatchery in Tahoe City on Aug. 27 from 10am-2pm. Activities include: • Learn fly-tying and castin...
STHS theater department going big with first
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:09amInstead of a small production, maybe even one that wouldn't be well attended, Niven is going all out when it comes to breaking in South Tahoe High School's new theater. “42nd Street” with ...
STHS football field ready for action under lights
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:09amNext week South Tahoe High School will be playing a night game on its new football field. With the blue and gold Viking emblem encircled at the 50-yard line and the word Vikings in gold on a Tahoe blu...
Politicians recognize artwork from Tahoe youngsters
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:09amMembers and junior volunteers from Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club were among those honored at last week's Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit. Joining legislative dignitaries on the podium were teen...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:09amLake Tahoe Unified School District has released a map of what the traffic pattern around South Tahoe High School will be like when classes start next week. Click on STHS info for the map. ...Lake Taho...
Calif. Senate gets bill regulating health insurance rates
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A key legislative committee approved a bill Thursday to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but the measure faces a stiff f...
Gov. Brown proposes tax changes to promote CA jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday offered a tax plan designed to promote job growth within California by proposing to close one corporate tax loophole on out-of-state companies...
Douglas, Lyon counties combine for increased DUI patrols
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas and Lyon counties will be participating in two high visibility DUI enforcement patrols along the Highway 208 and 395 corridors Friday and Saturday, and again Sept. 2 and 3.Bo...
Police release surveillance photos of Thursday arson
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police are hoping to identify two men seen fleeing from a suspected arson at the Bijou Center early Thursday morning.Surveillance images from El Dorad...
Safe-opening likely pushed to next week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A hidden safe that was found during renovation of the former Bill's Lake Tahoe building could be opened as soon as next week, said Mike Laub, the building's owner.Opening...
El Dorado County approves redistricting map
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors gave initial approval Tuesday to new boundaries for the county's five supervisor seats, said county spokesman Mike Applegarth in...
DUI checkpoint results in arrests
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Wednesday DUI checkpoint netted four arrests for suspected drunken driving, according to a Friday statement from police. One person was also arrested for possession of ...
Researchers look for missing equipment
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Scientists from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center are asking for the public's help in locating a piece of research equipment believed stolen from Lake T...
Expo to benefit lake with sustainable fun
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 6:04pmINCLINE VILLAGE - On Sept.10, embrace Lake Tahoe with family friendly, informative and fun activities that connect you to the area's magic.This day-long event is hosted around the lake by organi...
LTCC grant to help local kids move onward, upward
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:37pm
Lake Tahoe Community College has been awarded a five-year federal grant designed to provide academic support for 500 low-income, first generation college-bound students from South Tahoe Middle School and South Tahoe High. The Department of Education grant will be consist of five annual payments of about $230,000 each, said LTCC spokeswoman Christina Proctor. The college was informed it had been awarded the grant by the offices of California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer.
Injunction denied in Angora burn area restoration
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:27pm
An injunction to halt fuel reduction work in the Angora Fire area was denied last month after a lawsuit was filed by two environmental organizations.
A three-person panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an emergency injunction was not needed after a U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento, Garland Burrell, upheld the agency's environmental
analysis. The suit was brought on by Earth Island Institute and Center for Biological Diversity over the protection of a rare black-backed woodpecker.
September hearing set in South Lake Tahoe general plan lawsuit
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:18pm
By Heather Gould
The League to Save Lake Tahoe and the city of South Lake Tahoe are engaged in a tennis match worthy of the U.S. Open. A volley of charges and counter-charges have been flying back and forth regarding the League's recent lawsuit againt the city over the city's recently adopted general plan.
The plan guides overall growth and development within the city.
Man arrested in hammer assault
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 4:56pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon last week after he allegedly hit a neighbor in the head with a hammer.About 2:50 a.m. ...
Name of possible overdose victim released
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 4:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the woman who died from a possible drug overdose last week.Nicole Steffke, 26, was found dead about 12:30 a...
Arson suspected in Thursday fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 4:52pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police are investigating a possible arson at the Bijou Center early Thursday morning.The fire started about 3:30 a.m. after an unknown suspect poured a f...
Gas station planned for the "Y"
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 4:44pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A gas station, convenience store and a car wash would replace a long vacant building near the intersection of Emerald Bay Road and Lake Tahoe Boulevard under an applic...
Congressional debate live tonight at 6 p.m. on public radio and television
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 2:32pm
Three Reno news organizations are teaming up to provide a debate tonight, two days before early voting begins for the Congressional District 2 Special Election. The debate begins at 6 p.m. and will be aired in a collaborate effort between Reno Public Radio 88.7 FM (KUNR); KNPB-TV Channel 5 (PBS) and the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Obama edict on deportation a relief to
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 12:59pmBy Stephen Magagnini, Sacramento Bee. For years, Roberto Guzman was afraid to drive to class at Sacramento City College for fear he would be pulled over and deported to Mexico. Now Guzman – whose pa...
Opinion: A compassionate and sensible step on
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 12:59pmPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Aug. 22, 2011, Sacramento Bee. It's not amnesty, back-door or otherwise. It's just a little more sanity in our broken immigration system. The O...
S. Tahoe air show to introduce budding pilots to the sky
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 12:59pmLake Tahoe seems so much bigger from the sky, the boats so much smaller. All those trees. The Lake Tahoe Basin really is a forest and not a concrete jungle. For youths ages 8 to 17 they get to experie...
S Tahoe air show to introduce budding pilots to life in the sky ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 9:19amSoaring through the air at eye level with the mountains Lake Tahoe seems so much bigger from the sky the boats so much smaller All those trees The Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-air-show-to...
Space available to cycle in annual Tour de Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 2:13amImagine the scenic beauty of Lake Tahoe with its crystal clear blue waters surrounded by towering majestic peaks. Imagine being able to ride a bicycle around its 72-mile shoreline. On Sept. 11, more t...
Critical drugs in short supply in U.S.
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 9:09pmBy Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle. Record shortages of prescription drugs in the United States are forcing pharmacists and doctors to scramble to find medications for their patients, suita...
Placer County supervisors make much less than
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 9:09pmBy Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee. The five Placer County supervisors agree on this: At $30000 annually, they're underpaid. They also agree that nobody is going to do anything about it anytime soon. ...
Measure S bonds to be resold to accommodate S. Tahoe ice rink ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 9:09pmAt least that is what South Lake Tahoe wants done with them. But the city is just one-third of the equation. The joint powers authority that oversees the voter approved recreation measure must vote on...
Memorial service set for Norma Schwartz
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 5:41pmA memorial and celebration of life or former North Tahoe Public Utility District board member and North Tahoe resident Norma Schwartz will be Sept. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../memorial-service-set-fo...
City passes marijuana dispensary ordinance
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 11:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After almost two years of public meetings, wordsmithing and debate, the South Lake Tahoe City Council gave initial approval to an ordinance regulating medical marijuana d...
Hunter bags biggest bear near Kingsbury
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 11:01amMINDEN, Nev.- So far the biggest black bear taken in Nevada's first hunt was killed in Douglas County on Tuesday.A 700-pound male bear was hunted between Highway 50 and Kingsbury Grade, according t...
