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Two unhurt in Washoe Valley plane crash landing
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 2:45pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A student pilot and his instructor escaped injury Wednesday when their plane crash-landed in Washoe Lake State Park. According to Washoe County Sheriff's Deputy Armando Avina, c...
Grass Valley city employees agree to pay cuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 2:15pmGRASS VALLEY, Calif. - Employees at Grass Valley City Hall have agreed to a 2-percent pay cut and to paying more for their medical and pension benefits as the city enters a third year of declining ...
Erik Holland to demonstrate for art league
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 1:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Reno artist Eric Holland will return Wednesday to demonstrate for the Tahoe Art League. His last visit was in 2007, when he painted on one of his series of historical ...
Phish photos: inside and out
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 12:10pmJam band Phish plays Harveys Outdoor Arena Aug. 9, 2011. Hundreds of fans in the Horizon Casino Resort parking lot joined the thousands inside for one of the most anticipated concerts of the summer...
DEATH NOTICE: Violet Marie Pharris
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 8:31amFormer Round Hill businesswoman Violet Marie Pharris, 91, died in Reno on Aug. 6, 2011.Born in San Francisco on Oct. 17, 1919, she married Leland Pharris and the couple lived in Dover, Del., while ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Cyclists on South Upper Truckee Road should be more respectful
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 8:28amIt is a source of continuous frustration to have cyclists riding two and three abreast along South Upper Truckee Road. For the most part, they refuse to move over and will try and wave you by. In d...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don't like dogs? Go to another beach
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 8:28amThis letter is in response to a letter to the editor from July 15, 2011, from an "unhappy camper" who visited Kiva beach and was complaining about dogs being allowed on the beach. To him I ask: How...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The death of bears, the death of democracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 8:26amAs many of us feel a disenfranchisement and disappointment with national politics, we cling to the belief that, in our own back yard, every person has an equal vote and an equal voice. The Nevada W...
SAUNDERS: Ed Lee still will be Ed Lee - but which Ed Lee?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 8:25amBeware any candidate who tells you he is not a politician - after he refers to himself in the third person. That would be San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who on occasion now refers to himself as "Ed Le...
Football field nears completion
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 8:10amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The grass will always be green, and blue, and gold, and white, at South Tahoe High School once the new football field is finished. Crews are laying out the last of the...
Piercy wins Reno-Tahoe Open by 1 over Perez
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:28amRENO, Nev. (AP) - Scott Piercy was so pumped up, his hands were shaking with a one-stroke lead at the Reno-Tahoe Open and only the 616-yard closing hole standing between him and his first victory o...
Matt Tillson Youth Baseball Camp
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:12amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Former South Tahoe High School Varsity Baseball Coach, Matt Tillson, with help from current and former Varsity players will be conducting a youth baseball camp at Kahle C...
Spoke n' Word: Living life as a Category 1 bike racer
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:11amBy Justin RossiSpecial to the TribuneLife as a Category 1 cyclist has been the most fun I have had in years. Of course, you need a very understanding family and some serious discipline on your part...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Corvette Club thanks community
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:10amThe members of the Lake Tahoe Corvette Club wish to thank local businesses for their generosity and support for our ninth annual Corvettes At Lake Tahoe Car Show held June 24-26 at MontBleu Resort,...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Who is McClintock working for?
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:07amCould you please ask senator Rep. Tom McClintock who owns the ground under the soil? Is it the people or the speculators, as it seems the people are getting raw deal from the revenue created by ric...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The U.S. is burning while Washington fiddles
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 9:59amI am totally amazed at the economic IQ of our congressional members. It is like they have never read an economics book. Clearly they are not even aware of data that disproves their many of their ba...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An appeal to replace Borders bookstore in Carson City
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 9:51amI recently sent the following to Barnes and Noble's online customer service:"I'm writing out of desperation because of the closing of our local border's bookstore. We (customers) were told months a...
GUEST COLUMN: Government for whom and for what?
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 9:50amOver the past years I have written several articles about the role of government and the responsibilities of voters. With the recent passing of a New York law that allows gay marriage and all the c...
KC and the Sunshine Band play at Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/07/2011 - 5:00amSTATELINE, Nev. - KC and the Sunshine Band, the definitive group from the days of disco, perform at 9 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $33 at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.Named after lead singer Harry W...
After extended delay due to Sierra snowpack, the Truckee River is open for rafting
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 7:30pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - The dam gates have finally opened and a flood of rafters are sure to follow.The two Tahoe City-based companies - Mountain Air Sports/Truckee River Rafting and Truckee River ...
Genoa OKs poetry festival contract
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 3:30pmMINDEN, Nev. - Genoans saddled up on Tuesday for a third Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival.Town board members approved a contract with the Carson Valley Arts Council to put on the event April 26-29, 2...
Trail running doesn't always have to be about the workout
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 1:00pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - Finally enough snow has melted up high to safely navigate and find trails. This week I took a hike up the Warren Lake Trail to the Frog Lake overlook with the family. Obviously, I...
Tahoe Today: Dispatches from the Future News Network
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 12:30pmSpooky news from the other side. We have all heard of CNN; however, hardly anyone I know has heard of Future News Network. What channel is that, you say? Well this is my own private news channel, t...
Adult flag football standings
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 12:00pmFinal League StandingsTEAMW-LTeam Violators6-1Tahoe Quik Lube5-2The Mavericks5-2The Fish4-3Yochheim Construction1-6Fat Kids on Swings0-7Game Results from Aug. 3Tahoe Quik Lube30Yochheim Constructio...
Whittell High baseball standout signs with Williston State College
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:30amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Alex Potnick, a three-sport letterman and 2011 graduate of Whittell High School, has signed to join the Tetons baseball program at North Dakota's Williston State Colle...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you to Crossfit
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 10:47amSports Connection would like to say thank you to South Lake Tahoe Crossfit for the money raised during their Firecracker Throwdown. The money will be invested directly into local youths. Thank you ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Traffic solutions needed at Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 10:41amGod bless the woman who recently passed away after being struck outside of MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa, and much respect to law enforcement who spent hours investigating this tragedy.Frankly, I'...
GUEST COLUMN: From 'No and slow' to 'Fast to last'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 10:40amInteresting that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency hired a part-time chief operating officer, Ed Gurowitz, with a doctorate in psychology and management consultant as his shingle. Hopefully, he ha...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: McClintock's vote on debt ceiling was wrong
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 10:37amThis is a response to an email I received from Rep. Tom McClintock on why he voted against the new debt budget bill on Aug. 1.As a 33-year resident of this district, I'm unhappy with your vote. We ...
O'Hern's 7-under 65 leads Reno-Tahoe Open
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 5:00pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - Nick O'Hern took advantage of calm morning conditions as one of the first players off the tee Thursday to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and take a one-stroke lead over Chris Riley in the...
Pop Warner officials needed
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 1:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Pop Warner youth football is searching for officials. No experience is required. Training will be provided. Call 530-846-0822 or e-mail cwhitbeck@att.net for more info.--...
Annual Squaw Mountain Run draws elite competition from across country
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 1:30pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - The question is, will someone not from North Carolina win the 31st Annual Squaw Mountain Run on Saturday?Recent history suggests not. It hasn't happened since 2007, anyway, as a d...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin | Escape with tropical mountain muffins
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 1:00pmA few years ago, I had a big affair with small muffins. After my swim at our hotel resorts, I'd often buy a bag of Starbucks bran muffins and a cup of java. It was pre-Great Recession days: The ...
Tahoe Tennis Classic celebrates 28th year
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 10:13amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Tennis fans around the South Shore will rejoice this weekend, Aug. 5-7, as the 28th annual Tahoe Tennis Classic graces the Zephyr Cove Tennis Club, with matches starting ever...
Reno-Tahoe champ Bettencourt out with rib injury
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 2:30pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - Defending champion Matt Bettencourt has withdrawn from the Reno-Tahoe Open because of a rib injury.Bettencourt got off to a good start Thursday morning with birdies on two of his ...
Hypnotist back for a spell at Horizon
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 1:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Chris Cady's Get Hypnotized Comedy Hypnosis Show" is an all-ages comedy hypnosis show where audience members can volunteer to get hypnotized by master hypnotist Chris...
Steve Miller still having fun: plays hits, rocks Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Here we are, up in the mountains, with all these redwoods," Steve Miller said during his Harvey's Summer Outdoor Concert Series stop. Other than the fact that he's not a...
Husband and wife perform together in 'Twelfth Night'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 11:30amLAKE TAHOE - "Theater is a team sport," Lynn Robert Berg says.Onstage as the starchy and enamored servant Malvolio with the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's production of "Twelfth Night," Berg isC...
Young thespians give Shakespeare a whirl
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 11:00amLAKE TAHOE - Join the celebration.A "gift of the gods," a "feast of language" mixed with "fair play" and "dancing days" and all with "a touch of nature" is what the --Young thespians give Shakespea...
FILM REVIEW: Sci fi-Western mashup is adequate, but overwhelming
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:30amMixing science fiction with the Western genre constitutes the lion's share of the appeal of "Cowboys & Aliens." But the muddled result falls short of fulfilling its potential. Adapted from a gra...
Organist arranges classic songs for Hot August Pipes
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 9:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Let the solo talents of David Brock cool down the summer nights Friday and Monday, August 5 and 8.Brock is an organist with Toccata, the regional chorale and orchestra...
TV star appears live at Tahoe's Improv comedy stage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 9:35amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Comedian John Henton will send me a text message out of the blue just to comment on something or merely to say hello.He's coming to the blue - the Tahoe blue of the Impro...
It feels like a Mediterranean breeze off of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 9:32amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Tallac Association's Valhalla Arts and Music Festival continues to be a crowd pleaser, with many great events still to come.Don't miss "Virtuosi Delle Corde" on...
Calif. death, 76 illnesses linked to ground turkey
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 9:30pmWASHINGTON - Nevada state and local health officials say there has been one confirmed case of salmonella poisoning in Nevada that appears linked to tainted ground turkey.Jennifer Sizemore of the So...
Disabled Sports US Far West hosts three-day water play at Donner Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 7:30pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - A three-day Disabled Sports Far West event was chock full of sailing, canoeing, kayaking, tubing and dining at Donner Lake. Dave Ceruti, owner of Donner Lake Water Sports, dona...
Bettencourt tries to defend at Reno-Tahoe Open
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 7:00pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - For the first time in its 13-year history, the Reno-Tahoe Open will be played this week the way Jack Nicklaus originally designed the course at Montreux Golf & Country Club and de...
Hot fishing - and dangerous fire season - upon us
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 5:00pmHello, fellow anglers. The haze in our sky is a grim reminder of what can happen when one is not careful in our wilderness areas.Last week, as many are aware, 80 acres of timber burned in our lo...
Buyten strikes X Gold ... again
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 4:30pmMINDEN, Nev. - As though 1998 Douglas High graduate Matt Buyten hadn't already cemented his freestyle motocross already, he added just a bit more to his legacy this past Thursday night to kick o...
Mayo Clinic physician joins Barton Health
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 3:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health welcomes Dr. Jonathan T. Finnoff, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.Dr. Finnoff will work along side Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine physicians Drs Ke...
Enjoy star gazing while kayaking on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 11:00amLAKE TAHOE - Push off in a kayak and there is that moment where balance floats between the human body and the body of water.When that body of water is Lake Tahoe, the kayaker often requires seve...
