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GUEST COLUMN: Stonewalling the truth from city hall
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:00amDespite the official denials by the city manager and city attorney, criminal wrongdoing by the City Council has already been documented by the grand jury. In its previous investigation into the con...
Racing the Tahoe Sierra 100
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:00amTRUCKEE, Calif. - Did you happen to notice all the mountain bike racers around Tahoe's north shore last weekend? If you did see one, there is a good chance he or she was here for the Tahoe Sierra 1...
Tahoe athlete to compete in the TransRockies Run
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:00amTRUCKEE, Calif. - As punishing as it may be to traverse 120 miles on foot through the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Ross McMahan can't seem to get enough of it.The multisport athlete from Incline V...
Finding a Crowd-Free Tahoe: North Ridge - A sidewalk in the sky
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Hey, dude, what are you doin' Sunday?" That's how the conversation started."Sleepin' in," came the gruff response through the phone."You sure you don't want to go cli...
Sexual harassment class for business owners, managers
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 11:33pmThe North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sexual-harassme...
Opinion: Why Measure R deserves to be defeated
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmAs residents, we deserve all of our trails to be in the same renovated condition as the Al Tahoe section recently completed. Locals should vote no on Measure R because our trails need 100% of the mone...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmTahoe Derby Dames are in action Sept. 17 at 2pm at Bijou Community Park. • Lorenzo Gigliotti, former South Lake Tahoe fire chief, is now a consultant at Sierra Nevada Strategies. • South Lake Taho...
S. Tahoe retirees grapple with potential spike in health care ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmLake Tahoe News obtained the following message from a 28-year city employee retired for 16 years who sent the following email to O'Rourke, “What is being proposed will put some of us on welfare....
South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 2:38pm
Check out the South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market from 8am-1pm, Tuesdays through Oct. 4 at the American Legion parking lot, 2732 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Hosted by the El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association, there's plenty of fresh, farm grown vegetables and produce, bread, cheese, tamales, lavender, jams-jellies, salsa, fish, kettle corn, pottery, photography and more.
South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 2:27pm
Check out the South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market from 8am-1pm, Tuesdays through Oct. 4 at the American Legion parking lot, 2732 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Hosted by the El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association, there's plenty of fresh, farm grown vegetables and produce, bread, cheese, tamales, lavender, jams-jellies, salsa, fish, kettle corn, pottery, photography and more.
Arts and Crafts Fair - Tahoe Art League Benefit
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:58pmAn arts and crafts fair to benefit the Tahoe Art League will be held Sept. 2-5 at the South Tahoe 'Y" where highways 89 and 50 connect. This Outdoor Show venue is for the Art League's diversified artists who want to get exposure for and sell their art in a casual and professional environment outside the galleries.
Viva Valhalla, a Celebration of Tahoe's Latino Culture at Ski Run
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:38pmViva Valhalla, a celebration of Tahoe's Latino culture will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 3, at Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe. Entry is free to the public. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come and have some Cerveza and local Latino food; listen to the sounds of Spanish culture, watch the colorful dancing. Viva Valhalla. Mas Cerveza Por Favor!
Forest Film Festival: Satuyama: Japan's Secret Forest
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:33pmSatuyama: Japan's Secret Forest will be viewed on Aug. 27, 8 p.m. at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater at Taylor Creek. This film explores an ancient oak forest and how its people harvest and respect their cherished land.
Heavenly’s Labor Day Weekend Ski & Board Sale
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:31pmThis Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5 Heavenly Sports raises up its tent and drops its prices on all skis & snowboards, winter apparel, winter gear and so much more. This is the one weekend all year to save big for the whole family. Covered live by KRLT, we open the gates at 9am on Saturday, 10am on Sunday and Monday, at Heavenly’s Cal Main Lodge at the top of Ski Run Boulevard.
El Dorado County supervisorial districts up for
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:16pmSome of the earlier proposals called for splitting the Lake Tahoe portion of El Dorado County into two supervisorial districts as had been done in the past. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../el-dorado-coun...
Invasive smallmouth bass gain foothold in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:16pmInvasive smallmouth bass have become established in Lake Tahoe, posing what researchers call a “much more ferocious threat” to native fish than anything ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../invasive-small...
Farmers market in S. Tahoe for people needing food assistance ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:16pmFarmers market in S. Tahoe for people needing food assistance ... 19 in South Lake Tahoe. This event takes place at Saint Theresa Church at 1041 Lyons Ave. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../farmers-market-...
Changes to worker visas could affect ski industry
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03amBy Nancy Lofholm, Denver Post. Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado has added his voice to mounting pressure on the State Department to improve oversight of a 50-year-old foreign-exchange visitor program that ...
Miranda Lambert brings country star husband on stage
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03amBlake Shelton made a surprise appearance at Lake Tahoe on Friday night. The country music star shared the stage with his wife Miranda Lambert for one song. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert at Harveys...
Tahoe Young Professionals raising awareness about Christmas Cheer ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03amWhat do you get when you combine networking, local charity, and a bar with karaoke — a Tahoe Regional Young Professionals' August FUNdraiser at Murphy's Irish Pub on Aug. 25 at 7:30pm. It is...
Workshop focuses on various aspects of greening
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 6:17pmAs part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../workshop-focuses-on-v...
La Niña may be gaining steam to return to Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 6:17pmLa Niña, the weather pattern that helped produce an epic winter for the Reno- Tahoe region in 2011, could return in a few months. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../la-nina-may-be-gaining-steam-to-r......
Top 10 do's and don'ts of trail running
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 6:00pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - The other night I gave a brief seminar about trail shoes and on good and bad choices I've made over the years as a runner. I thought it would be fun to highlight some of those ...
Redevelopment on hold as projected deficits widen
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - The future of the South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency remains in up in the air as the California Supreme Court considers a legal challenge to bills that would eliminate redev...
2011 Lake in The Sky Air Show
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 4:01pm
The 22nd annual Lake in the Sky Air Show, considered the biggest and best air show in the high Sierra is on Saturday, Aug. 27 beginning at 8 a.m. and runs throughout the day.
You won’t want to miss the spectacular opening ceremonies Warbird ‘fly bys!’ And then get up close to several vintage Warbirds and military static display aircraft, including the Air Forces C-17 Globemaster, and the #1 rated fighter plane of WWII - the legendary P-51 Mustang. Plus many more Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corp aircraft on display.
Hidden safe discovered during Bill's renovation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A funny thing happened on the way to the CVS.While demolishing a wall on second floor of the former Bill's building late Thursday afternoon, construction crews found a...
Placerville mayor arrested on perjury, conspiracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:31pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A small-town Northern California mayor has been arrested on charges of perjury and conspiracy for trying to profit on a redevelopment property he approved.The El Dorado Co...
Annual Pony Express Re-Ride
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:24pm
The Re-Ride of the Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, will pass through Stateline and South Lake Tahoe in front of Harrah’s at Friday’s Station to exchange the Mochila on Friday, August 26th at 11:30am. The annual re-ride is a 10-day, 24-hour a day, non-stop event by over 500 riders and horses.
Restoration work at Vikingholm includes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 2:44pm... and stately crossed dragon beams were installed along the roof ridges of the courtyard buildings at Vikingsholm in Emerald Bay State Park at Lake Tahoe. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../restoration-wo...
Wildfire no deterrent to first day of school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:45pmMINDEN, Nev. - Smoky skies from a south county wildfire couldn't diminish the fresh enthusiasm elementary students showed on the first day of school Wednesday.According to the Douglas County Sch...
GUEST COLUMN: Lake Tahoe gives up one of its deadly secrets
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:30pmFALLON, Nev. - I will always remember the extraordinary spectacle that unfolded before my eyes 14 years ago as I stood on the Hyatt Hotel pier at the north shore of Lake Tahoe.It was July 27, 1997,...
Living With Fire program offers tips
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:15pmRENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Living with Fire program is encouraging residents in the area of the Ray May Fire to take extra precautions to prepare their families a...
Juveniles attend hearing in Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:00pmMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys held for allegedly starting the Ray May fire were ordered held in detention until a hearing could be set to determine their culpability.District Judge David Gamb...
Defensible space key to home protection
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:45amMINDEN, Nev. - As fire crews continue making progress on the Ray May fire, officials have one message for homeowners: create defensible space. "The more defensible space we have, the better opportu...
Tahoe bike path projects secure $4.5 million in grants
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:39am
Funding of $4.5 million for two bikeway projects at Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been secured by the Tahoe Transportation District through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a news release. Development of a 3.2 mile segment between Stateline and Round Hill at South Shore — part of an eventual 43 mile route along U.S.
Ray May fire down for count
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:30amMINDEN, Nev. - The smoke plume that rose above Carson Valley most of the week was absent on Friday morning, replaced by a smoky haze.After a long night with reasonably light winds and higher hum...
Tahoe Fund partners with Heavenly, Northstar
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:17am
The nonprofit Tahoe Fund partnership with Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort, called the "Ski Conservation Fund", will raise an estimated $75,000 annually for the nonprofit Fund to support environmental improvement projects within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Defendants extradited to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:15amMINDEN, Nev. - A 62-year-old Holbrook woman and her son were extradited to South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday in the alleged custodial kidnapping of a year-old baby boy.Salvador Miguel Aquino-Villavi...
GUEST COLUMN: Lessons learned from Ritz bankruptcy action
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:00amThe recent bankruptcy filing by East West Partners, the group that owned The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, hotel property at Northstar-at-Tahoe, is not an indicator of the state of the tourist economy ...
Kaepernick receives tough greeting in NFL
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:11amWelcome to the National Football League, Colin Kaepernick. It took all of one NFL game - a practice game, no less - for Kaepernick to receive more criticism than he had to absorb in all of his high...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Dog days of summer salad
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:10amI admit it. I love rabbit food. Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and nuts are on my daily menu. But when the late days of summer roll around and finishing up the seasonal work and anticipating ...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks for support
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:09amI would like to thank the community for the love and support shown at the fundraiser benefit on my behalf last month at the Tahoe Verde Clubhouse. Your generosity has helped me tremendously in tryi...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Higher taxes won't hurt businesses
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:08amIn response to Don Carsten, I disagree with your notion that raising income taxes will hurt business owners. First of all, income taxes are not a cost of doing business. They are the result of bein...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is Tahoe too bike friendly?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:07amThere have been lots of letters about motorists verses bicycles lately. Just a reminder that bikes have the same right to the road as cars. Just another reminder, bikes have to follow the same laws...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Put country above party
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:06amRep. Tom McClintock tells only part of the story in the article "Market loss linked to deficit spending" when he says that the downgrade is a direct result of deficit spending.The text of the S&P d...
SIROTA: The vegetarian's daily dilemma
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:04amAs a new father who (ages ago) did a short stint as a press secretary, I'm already thinking ahead to the questions my son will throw at me. Yes, I know 8-month-old Isaac can't even say "Dad" yet, b...
Forest Service uses shocking method to survey fish in Upper Truckee River
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Chris Lemmers has been shocked more times than he can remember. As a fish surveyor for the Forest Service, his job is to walk or boat the rivers, streams and creeks of...
Opinion: Another round of McCarthyism
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:25amBy Stephen D. Foster Jr., Addicting Info. Get ready for another round of McCarthyism. Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Santorum have all signed a pledge to form a commission to investigate the ...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:25amKeb Mo, who was in town last weekend, told Harrah's Lake Tahoe officials he would consider recording a live album in the South Shore Room. • Burger King is inviting all Lake Tahoe families to ce...
South Tahoe may layoff 2 dozen to close $5.2 mil. deficit
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 8:25amSouth Lake Tahoe has 43 days to figure out how to close a $5.2 million budget deficit. That's the start of the next fiscal – Oct. 1. The reality is the deadline is 25 days from now because the C...
