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Family identifies man who died at Cascade Falls
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 4:27pmUPDATE: 9:15PM: A 23-year-old Bay Area man who died on Saturday after slipping on ice and plunging about 150 feet near Cascade Falls, has been identified by family members as Michael James Machell of El Cerrito, Calif.
Small fires break out near Vikingsholm, Upper Echo Lakes area
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 3:21pmFire crews responded to two fires this afternoon, one near the boat ramp at Vikingsholm and the other in the Upper Echo Lakes area. Both fires were reportedly small and didn't pose immediate hazard.
A Lake Valley Fire Protection District captain said that crews were sent to the Vikingsholm fire at around 3 this afternoon after a power line went down. The status of the fire was it was about a 10 foot by 10 foot fire and was reportedly knocked down.
Diamond Peak at Lake Tahoe is the little resort that can
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 2:01pm
Diamond Peak mountain resort doesn't get much national press coverage largely because it is a family resort. But it has some fine runs and great views of Lake Tahoe. And its Last Tracks windup to a day on the slopes is unmatched anywhere around Tahoe. I know, I've gone it several times.
Truckee man part of U.S. Standup Paddleboard Team
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amBy Sparks Tribune. COSTA MESA — Truckee resident Jay Wild has been selected as a member of the United States Standup Paddleboard Team in the upcoming World Championship in Miraflores, Peru, Feb. 20 th...
Kashima doesn't make podium for first time this season
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amBy USSA. MONT GABRIEL, Quebec — Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Vt., captured her first victory at Mont Gabriel, extending her FIS Freestyle World Cup win streak to 10 consecutive. Jeremy ...
Discovering history en route to a scenic bike ride
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amIn a quest to find someplace new to mountain bike while the ground is snowless in January, we ventured just outside the Lake Tahoe Basin. I can't count the times we've driven by this dirt coun...
Communities turning wastewater into drinking water
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amBy Wendy Koch, USA Today. Drinking wastewater? The idea may sound distasteful, but new federally funded research says more Americans are doing so — whether they know it or not — and this reuse will be...
Vonn wins super G, Mancuso 5th
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amBy USSA. CORTINA d'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn of Vail dominated the Cortina super G to notch the 47th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win of her career and launch ahead of Austrian great Renate Goets...
Opinion: People should not be living in fear
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amThis Friday, the South Lake Tahoe city attorney issued a “Title and Summary” for a new, citywide, voter initiative that will fix the current dangerous and unworkable SLT cultivation ordinance. That me...
Ski report: Wind is the word of the day
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amIt's expected to be super windy today. This means lift operations will be affected. Wind is such a concern that agencies have firefighters on heightened alert. Here is the Jan. 15 ski report. – Cu...
GUEST COLUMN: Dimmer switch on freedom lowered with compact fluorescent light bulbs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amAs we say hello to 2012, it is time to say goodbye to an old friend, the trusty and dependable 100-watt light bulb. It will disappear into the new, uncomfortably bright white world of the compact f...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tahoe ex-pat a songwriter opposing online piracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amA songwriter's take on the Stop Online Piracy Act.My name is Bob Regan (as in Regan beach, named after my father). I consider myself lucky to have grown up in South Lake Tahoe, and though I've been...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How about real bands for SnowGlobe Festival?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amSnowGlobe complaints have been rolling in from residents while business owners seem pleased about the money the event brought. A lady recently wrote this paper about a compromise, complaining mostl...
Tahoe Today: Keep eyes peeled for Tahoe Tessie
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amI am a boater; a few years back my friend Cheryl and I spent one whole summer on Lake Tahoe boating in my Bayliner. We experienced so many unbelievable experiences on the lake.Once we were boating ...
Dry weather to continue through MLK weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's still dry in Lake Tahoe. How dry, you ask? Dry enough that the whole place could burst into flames at any moment.The National Weather Service issued a fire weathe...
GUEST COLUMN: Dimmer switch on freedom lowered with compact fluorescent light bulbs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amAs we say hello to 2012, it is time to say goodbye to an old friend, the trusty and dependable 100-watt light bulb. It will disappear into the new, uncomfortably bright white world of the compact f...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tahoe ex-pat a songwriter opposing online piracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amA songwriter's take on the Stop Online Piracy Act.My name is Bob Regan (as in Regan beach, named after my father). I consider myself lucky to have grown up in South Lake Tahoe, and though I've been...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How about real bands for SnowGlobe Festival?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amSnowGlobe complaints have been rolling in from residents while business owners seem pleased about the money the event brought. A lady recently wrote this paper about a compromise, complaining mostl...
Tahoe Today: Keep eyes peeled for Tahoe Tessie
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amI am a boater; a few years back my friend Cheryl and I spent one whole summer on Lake Tahoe boating in my Bayliner. We experienced so many unbelievable experiences on the lake.Once we were boating ...
El Dorado County / Tahoe Roadwork Schedule
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 11:02pmToday's Date: December 30, 2011, 2011 #12-004. District: District 3 - Marysville, http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3. Jody Jones, District Director. Contact: Deanna ...www.laketahoenews.net/wp-content/.....
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 11:02pmSnippets about Lake Tahoe. Posted by admin in Grab Bag on January 14th, 2012 | 2 responses. • Calstar landed at the top of Harveys on Jan. 10 to pick up a ...www.laketahoenews.net/2012/.../snippets-ab...
Windy conditions Sunday ahead of midweek weather changes
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 7:19pm
A major pattern change next week should finally bring snow to Lake Tahoe, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
In the photo illustration above, the first three images show the jet stream and large scale (synoptic) pattern changes forecast to take place over the Eastern Pacific Ocean next week. The persistent high pressure ridge that had kept most of the West Coast abnormally dry this winter is forecast to amplify and retrograde allowing the Sub-Tropical Jetstream to bring strong winter storms back to the Sierra. The fourth image shows a significant amount of moisture that should prompt the storms at the end of next week.
Ski report: Be safe on the slopes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00pmPosted by admin in Ski Conditions on January 14th, 2012 | no responses. National Ski Safety Week begins today. Know the code. Here is the Jan. 14 ski report. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-be...
LTVA attempts to lure motorcyclists with money
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00pmThe Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority on Jan. 12 authorized $15000 for the inaugural Lake Tahoe Moto Adventure. The Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority is putting ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ltva-attempts-t...
S. Tahoe library bridging the digital divide
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00pmThe South Lake Tahoe Branch library is hosting free individual training sessions for many popular digital devices including laptops, tablets, iPads, Kindles and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-li...
Lecture about history of winter sports in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00pmMark McLaughlin, author of “Longboards to Olympics: A Century of Tahoe Winter Sports”, presents stories and photos of the men and women who made Tahoe ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lecture-about-histor...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00pmJanuary is national Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month and most resorts in the Lake Tahoe area have deals. • Lake Tahoe Community College's board of ...www.laketahoenews.net/2012/.../snippets-about-...
U.S. Forest Service eyes changes near Fallen Leaf Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 11:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There's no doubt that the Fallen Leaf Lake area is a great place to hike, ride a bike, trot on horseback or just enjoy the outdoors. The question is how to make the tr...
Truckee tops South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 10:01amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (TDT) - Momentum looked to be on the side of South Tahoe early in the fourth quarter, but Truckee had the momentum killer as they won 45-35.The Vikings fought back from ...
Ex-welfare kids won't face parents' old debts
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amBy Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle. The state will no longer allow counties to seek refunds from former welfare recipients who were minors when their caregivers were overpaid, officials announce...
Free admission to national parks this weekend
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Truckee hires police chief from San Joaquin Valley
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amAdam McGill, 39, has been hired as Truckee's police chief. He will be sworn in Feb. 22 at 4pm. He was the police chief in Newman, a small town in the Central Valley. For the last 18 months, McGill...
Nevada seeks waiver from No Child Left Behind
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amPublisher's note: Nevada Department of Education is taking a survey about No Child Left Behind until Jan. 27. By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau. CARSON CITY — Nevada is joining with many other st...
Opinion: Things that NCLB taught us
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Jan. 9, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle. No Child Left Behind, an ambitious federal program to ensure that disadvantaged children are learning, has had a...
Public input changes USFS Fallen Leaf Lake plans
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amBy Kathryn Reed. CAMP RICHARDSON – People are cycling and walking on what's commonly referred to as the Camp Rich bike trail. A red-tail hawk soars overhead. Fallen Leaf Lake is glassy, almost inv...
RAOK: Recognizing workers at the Backdoor Pantry
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amBill will be receiving a cookbook from area bed and breakfasts as well as two coffee mugs from the Black Bear. Random Acts of Kindness is Lake Tahoe News' promotion to spread kindness. We are enco...
Workshop to focus on WHS' 4-day school week
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amDouglas County School District is looking for input about how the four-day school week is working at Whittell High School. The Jan. 19 6pm meeting at the Zephyr Cove school will be facilitated by Stev...
3 American woman in top 9 in downhill at Cortina
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amBy USSA. CORTINA d'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn of Vail fought gusting winds to finish second on the Olympia della Tofane downhill in Cortina today. Stacey Cook of Mammoth was sixth and Julia Man...
Ski report: Be safe on the slopes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amSki report: Be safe on the slopes. Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on January 14th, 2012 | no responses. National Ski Safety Week begins today. Know the code. Here is the Jan. 14 ski report. – Curti...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 8:38amUsing a plane to get to a ski destination Read this story to find out what people have to say about different airports – including TahoeReno ...www.laketahoenews.net/2012/.../snippets-about-lake-tahoe...
Sage-grouse summit to examine conservation efforts
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amIssues related to the conservation and management of sage grouse will be addressed at a Nevada Department of Wildlife meeting 2 p.m. Wednesday in Carson City at the Nevada Legislative Building at 4...
Kinder Kup benefits Heavenly Foundation Alpine Team
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amThe Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will kick-off the 12th annual Kinder Kup Race Series at Heavenly Mountain Resort 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 22.Open to all skiers and snowboarders ages 6 and under...
CASA El Dorado: Standing up for children
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amThanks to Judge David Soukup, a very special juvenile court judge in Seattle in 1977, children around the country have been helped through some very difficult times. Judge Soukup founded the first ...
TRPA to hold public workshops
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host two public workshops to help orient customers to a reorganization of agency's code going into effect March 1."These workshops...
Massive South Shore fuels reduction project approved
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has approved a more than 10,000 acre project to reduce wildfire risk to communities at Lake Tahoe's South Shore a...
City could join Legislators in asking for more time on redevelopment
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council may join California Legislators in asking for more time to figure out how to handle a December State Supreme Court decision that is expe...
Harrah's and Harveys donate $21,400 to CALSTAR
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Randy Conroy, the regional vice president for finance at Harrah's Lake Tahoe and Harveys Resort and Casino, was on the slopes for opening day at Heavenly in 2004. It w...
Sage-grouse summit to examine conservation efforts
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amIssues related to the conservation and management of sage grouse will be addressed at a Nevada Department of Wildlife meeting 2 p.m. Wednesday in Carson City at the Nevada Legislative Building at 4...
Kudos & Kindness: Delightful performance by children's choir
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amThe Widowed Persons Association had the pleasure of the "Blue Ribbon Choir" (directed by Paul Kushner) come and entertain our members at the holiday/Christmas party in December. It was a delightful...
Kudos & Kindness: Thanks for calling attention to foster care needs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amWe've appreciated the recent articles about foster families. Those who have been doing this service to children for years deserve a heartfelt thanks. Our town has many children who are either tempo...
