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Column: As the Song Goes 'It Don’t Hurt'
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:30am
(Editor's note: This is the next installment in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
We all have regrets. Well, most of us anyway. Maybe (just maybe) there is someone out there that has walked on this planet and felt good about all of the choices they made from birth to death (but it is hard to imagine). And I’m quite aware that there are some that make loads of bad choices but don’t know how to take responsibility for them and instead blame others for why their life isn’t working. (This is an issue worthy of later discussion).
OBITUARY: James Francis Jeffries
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amWas born on February 11, 1933 and peacefully passed away on May 2, 2012 at the age of 79. Jim was the loving husband of Ann Christine Jeffries who passed away on May 26, 2009. They were both fro...
OBITUARY: Sharon Ann Bonsack
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amPassed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 2, 2012 in South Lake Tahoe. Sharon was born October 19, 1940 in San Jose, Ca. Survived by her husband of 52 years Rolf Bonsack, son...
OBITUARY: Donald O. Dendauw
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amApril 30, 1929 - November 23, 2011A memorial service for Donald O. Dendauw will be held on May 26, 2012, at 11:00 a.m., at Fitzhenry's Funeral Home, 3945 Fairview Drive, Carson City, Nevada. Don...
Slow-rolling record?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amUnofficially, South Lake Tahoe handily defeated Davis, Calif. Thursday to become the world record holder for the longest single line of bicycles.One thousand one hundred and eighty-eight bicycli...
Regional Plan Update enters high gear
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amThe plan for how the Lake Tahoe Basin will look in the next 20 years is contained in thousands of pages released by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency last month.And several public meetings next we...
Wildfire Awareness Week begins
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is encouraging local residents and part-time homeowners to become "wildfire aware" by taking advantage of public education activities during Lake Tahoe Wildfire A...
State board approves Lake Tahoe pesticide plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amThe California State Water Resources Control Board has approved a proposal by the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board that would allow the use of aquatic pesticides at Lake Tahoe under ce...
Police locate woman reported missing
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amA woman who was reported missing from outside of her work Tuesday "voluntarily" went missing, according to a Wednesday statement from South Lake Tahoe police.Police located Michaela Vandenberg, 23,...
Applications accepted for Summer of Service Program
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amParasol AmeriCorps program has four 300-hour positions available this summer.Two of the positions are at Tahoe Rim Trail, and two are at the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe. Positions will ta...
El Dorado County offers funding for heating and cooling appliance repairs, replacements
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amThe El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency's Home Energy Assistance Program has heating and cooling funding available for eligible El Dorado and Alpine County households that need emerge...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: French toast is a good, homey food
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amOn Wednesday morning I woke up to a day full of springtime happenings. One email from a fellow author greeted me. He described his travels on a train in the countryside of England. At first, the...
Sirota: Yes, we can walk and chew gum
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amOne of the most overused metaphors in a writer's arsenal is the one about "walking and chewing gum at the same time." As a hiker and Big League Chew enthusiast, I particularly hate this cliche. Non...
Gas price reality: It's not pretty, but it's not 'gouging'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amI recently read an unfortunate letter to the editor printed in the Tahoe Daily Tribune on Wednesday, May 16, claiming that Tahoe gas stations are gouging customers by raising their gas prices. Pric...
Kudos & Kindness: Businesses helped make Mother's Day BAHM a success
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amTahoeChamber would like to thank the event sponsors, volunteers, vendors and attendees of the Mother's Day Business After-Hours Mixer for a fabulous evening on May 10 at Valhalla. The weather wa...
Kudos & Kindness: Thank you to South Tahoe Middle School Club Live
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:00amNational Alliance on Mental Illness South Lake Tahoe would like to thank teacher Larry Lambdin and the students in Club Live at the South Tahoe Middle School for their generous donation of $200. Th...
Sugar is a natural enemy that is hidden in many foods
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:01amSouth Shore students receive scholarships from Soroptimist
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:00amOpinion: Truckee Donner Land Trust in acquisition mode
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:00am1,188 — South Lake Tahoe sets a Guinness cycling record
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 7:26pmFormer Tahoe Tribune editor to fill governor’s appointment
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 6:37pmWork begins on Sawmill Road bike path
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 5:33pmConstruction season has started in South Lake Tahoe and local bicyclists can look forward to bike tours on a newly created and paved path this summer.The El Dorado County Department of Transport...
Work begins on Sawmill Road bike path
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 5:33pmConstruction season has started in South Lake Tahoe and local bicyclists can look forward to bike tours on a newly created and paved path this summer.The El Dorado County Department of Transport...
Spirit Bike Parade at South Lake Tahoe photos
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 5:30pm
Nearly 1,200 cyclists, and probably a lot more, lined up Thursday in South Lake Tahoe in an attempt to break a Guinness Book of World Record of forming the longest single file line of bicycles. The South Lake Tahoe bicycle group Slow Rollers, which organized the event, reports it signed in 1,200 cyclists for the event and ran out of tickets to give out. Many more were believed to have joined in. A full tally of cyclists should be made available late Thursday. Check back here to find out the unofficial count.
Casino company making effort to connect kids with outdoors
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 6:20pmLake Tahoe Spirit Bike Parade Photo Gallery 2
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 4:58pm
Spirit Bike Parade at South Lake Tahoe brought more than 1,000 cyclists together to attempt to break a Guinness Book of World Record of the longest single-file line of moving bicycles. Scroll and click on each tile to enlarge photo, click again to make it even larger. To read the full story and to see Photo Gallery 1 go here.
Taylor Creek Visitor Center hosts Lake Tahoe Bird Festival
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 4:13pmThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) invite residents and visitors to attend the third annual Lake Tahoe Bird Festival on Saturday, June 2, 2012, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event is free and takes place at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89.
Spirit Bike Parade of Nearly 1,200 Cyclists Rolls Though South Lake Tahoe to Break World Record
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 4:02pm
More than a thousand cyclists peddled their way through South Lake Tahoe on a breezy Thursday afternoon to break a Guinness Book of World Record by forming the longest single file line of bicycles.
Organizers said nearly 1,200 bicyclists had signed in by the 4 p.m. start time. Many cyclists were clad in costumes and face paint, all in the spirit of fun. The South Lake Tahoe bicycle group Slow Rollers has sponsored the second annual Spirit Bike Parade Thursday and its attempt to break the world record by forming the longest single line of bicycles. The record is held by the City of Davis of 916 bicycles. With nearly 1,200 cyclists on board Thursday, it looked promising that the record would be broken, said Richard Cutright, one of several event coordinators.
Gaines uses taxpayer money on flier, but ignores current constituents
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 4:40pmTRPA kicks off Fire Awareness Week with activities
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 1:20pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is encouraging local residents and part-time homeowners to become “wildfire aware” by taking advantage of public education activities during Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Week happening May 26 to June 3.
“With the fifth anniversary of the Angora fire coming up, this is a good opportunity for our community to discuss the importance of wildfire awareness,” said Joanne Marchetta, Executive Director of TRPA.
South Tahoe mayor likely won’t finish term on council
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 2:09pmMeet Lake Tahoe Community College student artist Ashley Pfister
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:15pm
Event Date:
May 20, 2012 - 2:00pm
Ashley Pfister has art in her blood. Pfister grew up in a small Connecticut town. From an early age Pfister enjoyed building things with her father and spending time outdoors. Her artistic imagination led to an early career in mud pies and mud Easter eggs, which she hid around the neighborhood for other kids to find.
Open Houses and hearings set for Lake Tahoe agency's Regional Plan Update
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:49amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has scheduled a series of open houses and public hearings to give the public an opportunity to provide input on the draft Regional Plan Update and Regional Transportation Plan, as well as the environmental documents that were released at last month’s Governing Board meetings.
Expert outlines Reno-Tahoe’s good-bad points for attracting businesses
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:37amBurton wallows in the 'Shadows'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:24am"Dark Shadows" stars Johnny Depp, director Tim Burton's omnipresent muse. The actor gamely embraces the least flattering look of his career to portray pasty-faced Barnabas Collins, a character f...
Military's favorite comic Kennedy gets Tahoe duty
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:18amI used to wonder every time Scott Kennedy boarded an airplane if he thought he was heading someplace or staying within the boundaries of this country? He's back from Iraq and Kuwait for the 55th...
Fairytails and story lines at Academy of Dance performances
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:08amThe 18th annual Spring Concerts of the Academy of Dance Arts will be presented in the MontBleu Theatre at Stateline at 6 p.m. Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19. Doors open at 5 p.m. "For the l...
Hot Buttered Rum served Saturday at Mo's Place
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:06amMo's Place in South Lake Tahoe will have a savory beverage on tap one night this weekend, immensely popular and only available a few times a year at this elevation.And no, it's not Pliny the Eld...
Beatles vs. Stones debate amplified
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:59amTalk about an old score.The debate about who was the greatest band, The Beatles or the Rolling Stones has been going on for a half-century. (The answer is revealed at the end of this story.)A pa...
Lisa's home video capsules
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:56amOut on home video this weekHAYWIRE(2011)CR: * * *1/2 (A-)Directed by Steven SoderberghStarring Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Mathieu Kassovitz, Michae...
Lower oil prices ease load on consumers and Obama
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:34amNEW YORK (AP) - A threat that's been hanging over the economy is starting to look a lot less menacing.Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and consumers who a few weeks ...
Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:28amWASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.New 2011 cen...
Postal Service to begin closing plants this summer
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:25amWASHINGTON (AP) - The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying it can no longer wait for Congress to decide how to cut posta...
