News
USFS' fish testing puts Upper Truckee River off
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 6:43pmAnglers and others wading in South Lake Tahoe's Upper Truckee River could be in for a shock – literally – if they fail to heed warning signs. Beginning the first week of August and continuing ...
Executive director of Tahoe Tallac Association resigns
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lori Cramer, executive director of the Tahoe Tallac Association, is set to leave the organization at the end of July. Cramer stepped down as executive director to help th...
Opinion: Taking note of superior El Dorado ... - Lake Tahoe News
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmTo the community,. I am proud to announce the top winner in the state of California of the prestigious “Golden Bear Award”, my neighbor Windwalker Winery. Of the 2800 wineries in the state of Cali...
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...
Opinion: From 'No and Slow' to 'Fast to Last'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmWell, unfortunately, too many of us know the outcome already – I never got a call back, so they never got the presentation so graciously offered, and it might have helped them, and Tahoe. Presumably...
STHS gridiron fund-raising goal inches closer to ... - Lake Tahoe News
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmThere are about two weeks left to donate to the Friday Night Lights project at South Tahoe High as part of the Heavenly Mountain Resort-South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts matching challenge. Heavenly and...
Block's former owner told to pay or face prison time
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmIt will take years for Eneliko “Sean” Smith to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes South Lake Tahoe in back hotel taxes, but the payment plan has been increased. The issue is whe...
Optimal cycling involves properly fitted bike ... - Lake Tahoe News
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmThat was the message Jason Collin, physical therapist with Tahoe Center for Orthopedics, dispersed Wednesday night. Besides being a PT, Collin has been a professional bike fitter for the past eight ye...
S. Tahoe man in jail for nearly killing his ex denied parole ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmSteve Wasserman, the South Lake Tahoe man in prison for nearly slashing his ex-wife to death, will spend at least another seven years in prison. He was up for parole this week, but was denied. The par...
Public workshops precede annual Tahoe enviro summit
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pm(The 9-11:30am summit is open to the public, too.) The workshops are: Aug. 3 3-5pm and 6-8pm at Inn by the Lake, South Lake Tahoe;. Aug. 4 10am-noon at Granlibakken Resort, Tahoe City and 3-5pm, North...
'Butcher and the Vegetarian' — a delicious read
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmBy Kathryn Reed. Our relationship with food seems to always be evolving. Tastes change. New foods are incorporated into our repertoire. Friends and eating are woven together. book All of these concept...
Body pulled from Tahoe had been there more than a decade
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmDivers out for a fun day under Lake Tahoe found a body that is believed to have been there since the late 1990s. The divers discovered the corpse last weekend, with sheriff's deputies able to reco...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmSugar Pine Bakery has moved to Emerald Bay Road in South Tahoe. • Parking at Push Fitness in South Lake is about to get better as the gym expands the slab of asphalt to the vacant lot next door. •...
Council to mull fate of redevelopment agency
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:39amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The fate of the South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency could be decided as soon as next week.At its Tuesday meeting, the South Lake Tahoe City Council will be asked to decide w...
Body discovered off Rubicon Point
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:38amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Dive Team members recovered a body from the water off of Rubicon Point about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.The team was able to recover the body a...
Power boat use drops, paddlers increase
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 9:31amIf the waters of Lake Tahoe seem a little less choppy from boat wakes, they likely are. While the popularity of paddling sports continues to increase, power boat use is decreasing locally and st...
Block's former owner told to pay or face prison time
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 7:48amIt will take years for EnelikoSean Smith to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes South Lake Tahoe in back hotel taxes but the payment plan ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../blocks-former-o...
Placer County exhibit wins at state fair
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:22amThe exhibit features the ski and recreation areas at Lake Tahoe, nature, culture , history, fine food and wines available throughout the county. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../placer-county-exhibit-wins...
Hard Rock gives a big thank you to community
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:22amHard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe's anniversary event was May 18 through June 26. Hard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe partnered with Bread & Broth; an all-volunteer program ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../hard-roc...
Opinion: Cruelty has a name even if you don't use one
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmBy Phil Bronstein. How much courage does it take to be mean about the dead? Or to scold them for dying accidentally? Two stories in the past week, about three young hikers swept over Yosemite's Ve...
Opinion: School board work — a challenging job
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmBy Vicki Barber. A friend said to me recently, “I didn't know being on a school board would be so difficult. I thought I would just try to help out. This is work.” I imagine most people have s...
Dugard's book breathing life into publishing world
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmBy Ben Schenkel, Sacramento Bee. Jaycee Lee Dugard's memoir, “A Stolen Life,” has been zipping off bookstore shelves since its release two Tuesdays ago. book Orders for new copies from Amazon....
Art and Animals workshop for youth
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmThe Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A. is presenting a weeklong Art and Animals workshop Aug. 15-19. Designed for youth ages 11 to 13, the class is an introduction to drawing and painting in all m...
Leviathan Mine treatment may set a record
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmContractors for Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board expect this to be a record summer for treatment of acid mine drainage at the Leviathan Mine superfund site in Alpine County. Treatment pre...
Small brush fire extinguished in Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmThe North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District responded to a brush fire on the corner of Alder Avenue and Northwood Boulevard in Incline Village on the afternoon of July 27. The cause of the 15 foot b...
South Tahoe hotel implementing sustainable practices
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmPosted by admin in News on July 28th, 2011 | no responses. Avalon Lodge in South Lake Tahoe has partnered with Clean the World Foundation to recycle amenities to be redistributed to impoverished and d...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmSouth Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole will give a state of the city address Oct. 20 at 6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Chase International real estate agents Joshua Talayka and Edee Campbell were the only to...
Auburn likely to be part of Tahoe supe district in Placer County ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmEastern Placer County may see its political influence diminish as the county adjusts political boundaries to accommodate the Lake Tahoe area's shrinking full-time population. Under tentative redis...
Inertia plagues South Tahoe council regarding sign rules
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmWhat's another two hours of discussion about South Lake Tahoe's sign ordinance when it's been on the books for the past 15 years? The problem is the issue wasn't resolved at 9:15pm Tue...
Fine for illegal Tahoe City pier extension may increase
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmTamara Fritz had agreed to pay the penalty for altering her Tahoe City property without the proper paperwork in order. But it was pulled from the consent item at Wednesday's meeting. Because neith...
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...
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a 'positive vision for the world'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:25pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - It's Monday morning, and Jeff Krasno is already hard at work at Squaw Valley USA.Nothing new there."I work all year long," said an out-of-breath Krasno, a co-creator of Wa...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 12:18pmSouth Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole will give a state of the city address Oct. 20 at 6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Chase International real estate agents Joshua ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets...
More beach to emerge at brimming Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 9:13amRENO, Nev. (AP) - Brimming nearly full thanks to a winter of historic snowfall, Lake Tahoe is finally showing signs of leveling off and soon should expose the submerged shoreline that's kept beachg...
Tests raise mussel worries at 2 Nev. reservoirs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 9:11amRENO, Nev. (AP) - State wildlife officials said Tuesday new tests at two popular reservoirs in northern Nevada have heightened their concerns about the potential for an outbreak of invasive quagga ...
Join the conversation on Facebook
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 8:54amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Miss the comments on TahoeDailyTribune.com? There's another way to discuss the story that's buzzing around town on www.facebook.com/tahoedailytribune.Like us there and...
Youth poetry reading in Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amAdventure Risk Challenge's annual benefit poetry reading and reception is 5:30pm Aug. 2 at the Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee. Ten youth participants of ARC's 40-day literacy and outdoor i...
Concert business on upswing after lackluster 2010
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amBy Steve Jones, USA Today. In the first six months of 2011, total grosses for the top 100 North American tours was $1.12 billion. That's up $157 million or 16.2% over the same period last year, ac...
Placer County campaign treasurer pleads guilty
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amBy Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee. Brian Jagger, who served as treasurer for Placer County District Attorney Scott Owens' election campaign last year, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of wire fraud...
Bears are back in town — and in some houses
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amThe incidents come during the typical peak for bear activity in the Reno-Tahoe area as bears wander in search of food and often find trouble with people. “It's starting to get busy. The bears ar...
Opinion: Using common sense in the woods
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amBy John Heil. The national forests in California offer a variety of recreational opportunities and beauty. With the wonders of adventure, however, come certain hazards. usfs The most effective way to ...
6-day tour of art studios in South Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amThe 4th annual Tahoe Art League's Artist Studio Tour is July 29, 30 and 31 and Aug. 5, 6 and 7 from 10am-5pm each day. Maps are available at tour headquarters at 3062 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lak...
S. Tahoe considers doing away with 3 fire division chief jobs ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amBy Kathryn Reed. A fire department without upper management except for a chief who divides his time with the police department. That is one scenario on the negotiating table in South Lake Tahoe. ...La...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amTahoe City resident Tamara Fritz has been fined $35000 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for illegally constructing a pier extension. Her spread is the locale for the annual Oscar de la Renta Fash...
2 Tahoe adaptive athletes train locally for South Pole expedition ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amAs part of their rigorous training for this difficult journey – all of which will be professionally filmed – Lake Tahoe residents and spinal cord-injury athletes John Davis, a two-time Paralympics...
S. Tahoe man arrested in death of roommate
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amThe roommate of a South Lake Tahoe man who was found dead in their house Monday morning has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge. Brad Macewan, 55, of South Lake Tahoe was booked into El Dor...
Lake Tahoe's high-water mark leveling off
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amAfter experiencing its sixth most impressive rise in more than a century, a brimming Lake Tahoe is leveling off. Soon, maybe today and for sure within a week, Tahoe will begin a slow but steady drop a...
S. Tahoe man arrested in death of roommate
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 12:52amThe roommate of a South Lake Tahoe man who was found dead in their house Monday morning has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-man-arrested-in-death-o...
'Twelfth Night' delights audience on shore of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 12:52amIn its 39th season, the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is bringing “Twelfth Night” to the stage at Sand Harbor Tuesday-Sunday through Aug. 21. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../twelfth-night-delights-...
Quick response quashes Alpine wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 4:29pmMINDEN, Nev. - A rapid response quickly contained an 81-acre wildfire that at its height forced the evacuation of Indian Creek Campground and threatened the Alpine County Airport.The Airport fire s...
