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Lake Tahoe Community College accreditation status reaffirmed
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 6:19pmLake Tahoe Community College received notice today from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges accrediting commission that the college's accreditation is being reaffirmed.
LIVE: South Tahoe vs Sparks boys' basketball
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 6:05pmJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons broadcast South Tahoe vs. Sparks boys' basketball game live from the Blue Gym at South Tahoe High School. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. If you want to get in on ...
City of South Lake Tahoe - Vacation Home Rentals
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:41pmHere's an entertaining video on how to properly comply with the City of South Lake Tahoe's Vacation Home Rental Ordinances. Enjoy the presentation and if you have questions about a VHR in South Lake Tahoe, call (530) 542-6107.
Council to talk business tax, more paid parking
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Voters could again be asked to decide whether South Lake Tahoe should change its tax structure to decrease costs for most businesses in the city.On Tuesday, the South Lak...
Brown names longtime adviser to Hoover Commission
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:42pmGov. Jerry Brown has appointed a longtime friend and campaign adviser to an unpaid post on a state watchdog commission.The Democratic governor on Thursday named 67-year-old Tom Quinn to the Little ...
Forest Service resumes prescribed fire operations Monday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:41pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will resume prescribed fire operations in several locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin on Monday, according to a statement fro...
Chamber to hold forum for California businesses
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce will host a forum for South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County businesses next week that will present the low-cost and no-cost...
"Tahoe's Most un-Wanted" posters available
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:38pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This winter, the Tahoe Resource Conservation District launched a Facebook contest in support of its "Tahoe's Most un-Wanted" campaign in order to collaborate with communi...
City Finance Director Christine Vuletich resigns
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:36pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe Finance Director Christine Vuletich has resigned from her position at the city after accepting a job as assistant county manager/chief financial officer ...
Solution to crumbling roads, bridges elusive
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:34pmWASHINGTON - The nation's crumbling roads, bridges and transit systems are at the point of hindering U.S. economic growth, but Congress is struggling to come up with a solution.The problems are num...
USASA South Tahoe Series has weekend packed with competition
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:11pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Competitors from all around the Lake Tahoe area, and as far away as Mammoth and the Bay Area, came out to the first full weekend of competition for the USASA South Tahoe ...
South Tahoe Nordic team host home race
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:10pmSouth Tahoe middle and High School, along with Incline High, hosted a home race at Kirkwood Cross Country Resort, with this being the first race of the season for the middle school athletes. Under ...
South Tahoe team wins; Norton tops boy at Sierra race
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:08pmSIERRA at TAHOE, Calif. - The Vikings found themselves back on top of the Tahoe Basin ski league on Wednesday, followed by North Tahoe, Truckee and Whittell in that order. South Tahoe head coach Mi...
DeNunzio and Sprague top bowlers of the week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:07pmOur top men's bowler of the week is Tony DeNunzio. DeNunzio bowls on the Taylor Creek Auctions team in the His and Hers league and carries a 184 average. DeNunzio unloaded his high series of the se...
South Tahoe finance director taking job in Douglas County
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:05pmTruckee boys beat South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:59pmTRUCKEE - Unfortunately for South Tahoe, the sharp-shooting, tough-defending version of the Truckee boys' basketball team showed up Tuesday night.In an intense Mount Rose League battle with playoff...
Slow start cost Lady Vikings
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:57pmTRUCKEE - For 13 of the 16 minutes in the first half Tuesday, the Vikings' offense was nonexistent. And they "paid the price for it," as South Tahoe coach Mike Neiger put it.After Karley Martinez t...
Lake Tahoe Finance Director comes highly regarded says Douglas County Manager
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:46pmAfter three nationwide searches Douglas County Manager Steve Mokrohisky found the person he wanted for the top finance job right in his own back yard. The pick was Christine Vuletich, the City of South Lake Tahoe's director of finance.
Vuletich has resigned to take the position in Douglas County offered to her this week by Mokrohisky, where she will serve as the assistant county manager/chief financial officer.
Waterborne ski shuttles provide unique experience for snow lovers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 2:18pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Queen and the Tahoe Bleu Wave cruise ships are offering package products for snow enthusiasts and sightseers looking to combine transportation with the skiin...
Waterborne ski shuttles provide unique experience for snow lovers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 2:18pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Queen and the Tahoe Bleu Wave cruise ships are offering package products for snow enthusiasts and sightseers looking to combine transportation with the skiin...
Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:25pmLOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors closed their investigation of Lance Armstrong without charging him over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs Friday, ending a nearly two-year effor...
Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:25pmLOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors closed their investigation of Lance Armstrong without charging him over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs Friday, ending a nearly two-year effor...
Prescribed fires throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin set for Monday, Feb. 6
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:08pmPrescribed fires are planned beginning Monday at various Lake Tahoe basin locations, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The controlled burns are planned for Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin; the Logan Creek area; north of Emerald Bay; Kings Beach and McKinney Bay near Homewood.
South Lake Tahoe's Director of Finance Christine Vuletich resigns; hired as Douglas County finance officer
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:56amThe City of South Lake Tahoe's Director of Finance, Christine Vuletich, has resigned to take a position in Douglas County, where she will serve as the assistant county manager/chief financial officer. Her last day is Feb. 17.
Vuletich, who was hired in October 2004 as the director of finance, has been responsible for the overall operation and oversight of the city's finance department, and has served as primary financial advisor to the city council and city manager.
Brown negotiating tribal gaming deals as they fill his campaign fund
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:45amRepublican Presidential Candidates Make Their Pitch In Reno As Saturday Caucus Nears
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:26am
RENO — From a cheering crowd of several hundred at a brief but energetic Mitt Romney rally to a more subdued event for Rick Santorum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition to another well-attended rally for Ron Paul, it was a trifecta of presidential candidates in Reno ahead of the Saturday GOP caucus.
Romney got the balling rolling at the Grove, with an estimated 800 supporters packed inside and standing outside the event center in South Reno. Romney spoke briefly to those standing outside before giving a short but enthusiastic speech to those crowded inside.
Yellow-legged frogs earn spot on endangered list
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:44amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - They aren't as famous as the threatened red-legged frogs of Calaveras jumping fame, but two types of yellow-legged frogs are getting new special protections.The California...
OBITUARY: Carole Mazzera Camoren
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:20am1963 - 2012Carole Mazzera Camoren, 48, passed away unexpectedly in January 2012, at her home in South Lake Tahoe.Ms. Camoren was born in Stockton, California. She attended local schools and was a g...
Extension will continue to offer free radon test kits
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:18amWhile the rest of the state will have to start paying for radon test kits, they will continue to be free in Douglas County, according to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Radon Educa...
Extension will continue to offer free radon test kits
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:18amWhile the rest of the state will have to start paying for radon test kits, they will continue to be free in Douglas County, according to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Radon Educa...
TRPA executive director to host fireside chat
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:16amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Executive Director Joanne Marchetta will host a "fireside chat" at Lake Tahoe Community College on Wednesday, according to a statemen...
Gaines blasts plan to ax fire funding at Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:14amSen. Ted Gaines, R-Rocklin, expressed concerns Thursday regarding California Gov. Jerry Brown's 2012-'13 budget proposal that slashes fire protection funding for the Lake Tahoe Basin."As we near th...
Montgomery '99 percent' certain that Kings Beach three-lane project is a go
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:09amThe odds are very high the Highway 28 three-lane project will go ahead as planned and on schedule despite Wednesday's mandated demolition of statewide redevelopment agencies, Placer County Supervis...
Poll puts Romney ahead of Gingrich in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:05amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney had commanding support from prospective Nevada Republican caucus-goers over rival Newt Gingrich just days before the GOP meets to allocate the st...
Taking part in caucus Saturday? Be sure to have photo ID ready
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:04amParticipants in Saturday's Republican caucus and precinct meetings should bring photo identification to get in and a smartphone if they'd like to find out what they just did.Thousands of Republican...
SIROTA: Schools need to be smart about the new gizmos
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:00amThe release of Apple's computer-based textbooks last month had the usual technology triumphalists buzzing. "Apple And The Coming Education Revolution," blared the headline at Fast Company magazine....
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What mistakes, Congressman McClintock?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:58amIn a recent newsletter, our congressman, Tom McClintock, criticizes President Obama's State of the Union Address, saying that "the more we invest in our mistakes, the less willing we are to correct...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What mistakes, Congressman McClintock?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:58amIn a recent newsletter, our congressman, Tom McClintock, criticizes President Obama's State of the Union Address, saying that "the more we invest in our mistakes, the less willing we are to correct...
Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:09amPHILADELPHIA -- Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a cro...
Miller barely misses victory in downhill; 2 Squaw skiers not close
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:00amSkiers, snowboarders riding backcountry despite variable conditions
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though this winter hasn't been characterized by plentiful powder, skiers and snowboarders are still taking trips into the region's backcountry for untracked snow."It's...
Skiers, snowboarders riding backcountry despite variable conditions
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though this winter hasn't been characterized by plentiful powder, skiers and snowboarders are still taking trips into the region's backcountry for untracked snow."It's...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Take a mini vacation with home-style fish and chips
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amDuring pre-Callie's Cabin days, I was a busy author but I admit that I was going through an anti-cooking phase. I didn't like to cook or bake. I'm talking during the beginning of The Great Reces...
Fundraiser set for Toccata Performing Arts Theater
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amA fundraiser for the new Toccata Performing Arts Theater, "Hearts, Tarts & Olde Farts IV," will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. The Incline Village venue is the former Mark Twain Culture Center...
Zany, sarcastic weekend with comedians at Tahoe's Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amWhen comedian Kevin Jordan made his debut here last week and learned Bob Zany would headline at Harveys Improv this week, Kevin told me said it was Zany who first booked him in a series of rooms ac...
