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Mayor Fortier's April Message: Focus is Fairness in Moving Forward, not Feuding
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 9:54am
“Destiny,” said William Jennings Bryan, “is not a matter of chance, but a matter of choice.”
A year ago, the City of South Lake Tahoe made some choices that resulted in a clear and methodical business plan. We chose to focus on five core missions. That sounds simple enough, but how many times are the words government and focus used in the same sentence?
But it is amazing what a little focus can accomplish. In less than a year, our city is making real progress in pulling ourselves out of the morass that was so scathingly profiled in the 2009/2010 Grand Jury Report.
Wash. plan to fend off mussels gets Lake Mead test
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 9:17amVANCOUVER, Wash. - Researchers in the Pacific Northwest plan to test whether a chemical coating that they hope prevents invasive mussels from clogging dams will work on Lake Mead at the Arizona-Nev...
How does Truckee/Tahoe work with an undocumented labor force?
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 9:11amTAHOE/TRUCKEE - In Truckee, they can be seen in the downtown Beacon parking lot near the intersection of Donner Pass Road and Bridge Street. In North Lake Tahoe, they stand near the 7-Eleven at the...
Vikings go 1-3 in Atascadero tourney
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 8:17amSouth Tahoe baseball traveled to the Central Coast for the Atascadero baseball tournament over spring break, coming home with a 1-3 record, moving the Vikings to 7-10-1 overall and 3-2 in Mount Ros...
As the Bull Wheel Turns: Nearly 150 participants at Gunbarrel 25
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 8:16amBlue skies and temperatures into the 50s set the tone for the ninth annual Gunbarrel 25 event hosted by Glen Plake at Heavenly Mountain Resort last weekend. If you read my article last week, this e...
Jere Crawford USSA Coach of the Year
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 8:12amJere Crawford is one of the few guys who doesn't like a powder day. He spent Friday morning trying to shovel snow off the mogul course at Heavenly Mountain Resort, while everyone else on the mounta...
Meyers man running Boston Marathon today
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 8:11amThree hours and 29 minutes. That is the goal for Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School custodian Ken Gerrard at the Boston Marathon. "Boston is tough, and it's not a tough course," Gerrard...
Opinion: Community support of childcare providers appreciated
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 8:45am'Cash mobs' mobilize to boost small businesses
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 6:22amBringing together strangers, often through social media, the cash mob events aim to support locally owned merchants. The upshot: stores get a windfall, and 'mobsters' learn more about their city and meet new friends.
Similar to so-called flash mobs — groups that assemble in public to perform often frivolous activities such as dancing — cash mobs bring together strangers. But the purpose is serious: to support locally owned businesses with a quick injection of cash. The trend is part of a larger "buy local" movement that has emerged in response to the rise of big-box national chains that are putting the squeeze on mom and pop stores.
Dat So La Lee party and North Shore Chamber mixer
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 5:20amThe famed Dat So La Lee Basket collection moves from the Gatekeeper’s Museum to the Autry Museum in Los Angeles later this month. North Lake Tahoe is sending the indigenous artwork off with great fanfare at the next North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association Mixer Thursday, April 19.
The mixer, held seven years to the day after these remarkable baskets first came to Tahoe City, will be hosted at the Gatekeeper’s Museum, 5-7 p.m., 130 West Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City, California, which is located near Fanny Bridge.
Board members sought by Tahoe Regional Young Professionals group
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 5:04am
The Tahoe Regional Young Professionals group seeks three new Board of Director positions: an Assistant Executive Director, Finance and Special Events Director. Application and nominations are being accepted until May 5. The current Board of Directors will conduct interviews, May 7-9, vote and announce the newest additions to the organization mid-May.
Forest Service prepares Lake Tahoe spring recreation openings
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 4:20amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the annual process of opening recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Free E-Waste Disposal
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:19amJoin the free E-Waste Recycling Event in South Lake Tahoe April 28-29. The E-Waste collection site will be at South Tahoe Middle School, located at 2940 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Drop off your E-Waste items between 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Items accepted include:
Lotus and guests at MontBleu Theater
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:03am
Mix one part rock, one part electronic and add a dash of jam and you get the international sensation Lotus, which will take the stage for the first time at MontBleu on April 20. Special guests, Eskmo, Lynx and Bass Heavy’s eclectic mix of music complements the evening jam session. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m.
Purchase Of ‘Air Time’ Not Frequent But Some Nevada Lawmakers Want to Review
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 2:25amCARSON CITY – A little-known benefit of Nevada’s public employee pension plan is the right to purchase up to five years of service towards retirement.
Referred to by some as “air time,” or the ability to add years of retirement without actually putting in the time in a public sector job, the benefit can allow state and local government workers to retire early, collecting annual pensions years before they would be eligible otherwise.
Snow golf tournament at Alpine Meadows
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 2:10amWith a Lake Tahoe backdrop, Alpine Meadows’ annual Snow Golf Tournament will tee off at 9 a.m. at the top of the mountain off the Summit Express chairlift Saturday, April 21. This highly anticipated spring event features the only mountaintop snow golf course around. It’s the best of both worlds: skiing or snowboarding combined with golf. What better way to spend a beautiful spring day than on the slopes for a game of snow golf?
Wine Tasting and Art Auction feature Thomas Kinkade Prints
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 2:01amThe El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce Education Council will hold its annual Wine Tasting/Art Auction on Friday, May 4, 2012, at 6 p.m. where ten Thomas Kinkade framed prints, along with artwork from other area artists, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
David Girard Vineyard will be the site where the Wine Tasting/Art Auction will take place, and the Wine Tasting will feature fine David Girard Vineyard wines.
Tahoe Choir presents 'Radio Daze'
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 1:46amTickets are now available from Tahoe Choir members for their 41st spring concerts; they will be performed at LTCC"s Duke Theatre on Friday and Saturday evenings May 4-5 at 8:00 PM and on Sunday, May 6 at 2:00 PM. Adults are $l0 and seniors and students $8. Tickets will be available at the door l/2 hour before performances.
Garbage bills going up for South Shore customers
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 1:59am
Garbage rates are expected to go up throughout the South Shore starting May 1.
The joint powers authority that oversees waste matters agreed to recommend the rate increase earlier this month. Now the three jurisdictions — South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, and Douglas County — need to approve the hike.
Hot and sweet combine for mouthful of fun at salsa contest
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/15/2012 - 6:29pmMeet the Authors at Marcus Ashley Fine Art Gallery
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/15/2012 - 4:50pm
Event Date:
May 5, 2012 - 12:00pm Come join us for a double author, book signing event. Dance of the Electric Hummingbird, by Author Patricia Walker and Bonners Fairy, by Author Elizabeth A. Patterson.
Location
Marcus Ashley Fine Art Gallery
4000 Lake Tahoe Blvd, Suite 23
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 57' 16.488" N, 119° 56' 42.5004" W
See map: Google Maps
Opinion: KidZone Museum thanks community for support
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/15/2012 - 12:15pmWorld of freelancing growing, but not an easy way to make a living
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/15/2012 - 10:46amLocal group donates food grown in unique structure to Project MANA
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/15/2012 - 5:00amTRUCKEE - Project MANA's Stephanie Bloom and local food advocate Susie Sutphin talk about salad spinners and clothes dryers as Sutphin hand-washes freshly picked greens in a small vat.Bloom take...
Kinkade paintings selling briskly after artist’s death
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/15/2012 - 2:00amGenoa — a town steeped in history, with modern amenities
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/15/2012 - 1:59amNew ballot to greet voters in California’s June primary
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/14/2012 - 5:30pmPlacer County library checking out new ways to balance books
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/14/2012 - 3:47pmJesse Kalin 'Lonesome Highway'
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 04/14/2012 - 12:11pmVideo location in Lake Tahoe. Filmed and co produced by Jackie Dauzat. Music and lyrics by Jesse Kalin. For more go to www.jessekalin.com and follow him on Facebook here.
Here is the official release:
Local singer and songwriter Jesse Kalin has just released a new single. Yet another great original song, it’s called, Lonesome Highway.
Lake of the Sky Outfitters 'Movie Night'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/14/2012 - 12:06pm
Event Date:
April 23, 2012 - 7:00pm Lake of the Sky Outfitters will be showing the award winning documentary about the Pacific Crest Trail entitled "Walking the West." Admission is free but please RSVP as we have limited seating. There will be a free raffle after the film.
Call 541-1027 to RSVP. See them on Facebook or go Lake of the Sky Outfitters website at www.lakeoftheskyoutfitters.com
Location
Lake of the Sky Outfitters
1023 Emerald Bay Rd.
Next to Subway at the Y
United States
38° 54' 45.09" N, 120° 0' 14.5728" W
See map: Google Maps
