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Tahoe Transportation District blog: Before the Rubber Meets the Road
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 10:11am
Whether you’re heading down Echo Summit or going up Kingsbury Grade, driving in Tahoe has its own set of challenges. Your vehicle does experience stress as it climbs steep grades as well as those moments of tricky navigation during periods of heavy snow. One element to driving at Lake Tahoe that should never be overlooked is the need to have good tires on your vehicle. You should check your tires for wear at least once a month and before and after long trips.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Golf course relocation best for environment
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 9:35amI support relocating Lake Valley Golf Course to less sensitive areas across the river. This is Alternative 2 of the State Park's plan to restore and improve the Upper Truckee River corridor and wat...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Practice sexual assault awareness all year round
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 9:32amI am a football fan. I watch the NFL and college ball regularly. For those of us that watched any game this past month, it is impossible to miss the top news story - Penn State. Every day the South...
SAUNDERS: For super committee, failure was an option
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 9:31amA few months ago, Washington's big bad wolf was Republicans' refusal to compromise by supporting any deficit reduction plan that included tax increases. Republicans were unreasonable, editorial pag...
TRPA committee endorses new permitting approach
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 9:30amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Regional Plan Update Committee of the TRPA Governing Board took a step forward this week in moving toward a different permitting system at Tahoe where many parcel-by-...
Forest Service urges proper disposal of woodstove, fireplace ashes
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 9:28amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning people to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two...
Schools around the South Shore celebrate Thanksgiving with feasts of their own
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 9:11amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Schools around the South Shore are getting the jump on those Thursday Thanksgiving dinners with turkey feasts all their own."I think it's important to celebrate what w...
Mountain bike movie examines access to public lands
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:23amThe Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association is presenting “Pedal-Driven: a bike- umentary”, a new documentary film from Jamie Howell at Moon Productions. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../mountain-bike-movi...
Judge taking a month to rule on Kindertown's future
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:23amKindertown Day Care will remain closed as El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Warren Stracener reviews charge brought against the South Lake Tahoe ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../judge-taking-a-month-t...
Turkey fryers a leading cause of fires at Thanksgiving
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:23amTahoe Douglas Fire Protection District wants to warn residents and guests that cooking fires are the leading cause of fire injuries in homes. These fires are ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../turkey-fryers...
Dickson explores sales of Tahoe-Reno homes to Chinese
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:23amDickson Realty wants to discover if there's a market for luxury homes in the Reno- Tahoe market among wealthy Chinese. After a week in Beijing, Harvey Fennell ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../dickson-...
Thanks comes in all art forms
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:23amTo this point in the big picture, I just took part in a workgroup session of the Tahoe Prosperity Center at the Lake Tahoe Community College and came away ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../thanks-come...
State forcing South Tahoe drug task force to disband
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:23amBy Kathryn Reed
Drug dealers and users may have something to celebrate with the New Year. For everyone else it might not be such good news that the South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team is disbanding.
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:23am30 at 6:30pm sponsors the test screening of “Dam California,” an independent feature film created and produced by a team of Tahoe-based filmmakers. It will be ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippet...
City to dismiss parking tickets from annual feast
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 5:20pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe will dismiss 10 parking tickets issued to attendees of an annual meal to feed the hungry following a misunderstanding, according to city officials.The ti...
Illinois man takes home poker event's biggest prize
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 5:17pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After 12 days and more than 30 poker tournaments, it was Carpentersville, Ill. resident Bryan Schultz who took down the 2011/2012 World Series of Poker Harveys Lake Ta...
Nevada Seeks New State Public Schools Chief To Implement Education Reforms
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:40pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada is looking for a new state public schools chief to push forward with education reforms sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval and approved by lawmakers in the 2011 legislative session.
Keith Rheault, Nevada’s superintendent of public instruction since 2004, is retiring in early April and Sandoval wants to have a new schools chief to take over the Department of Education by then.
El Dorado County health offering low-cost vaccinations
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:33pmThe Public Health Division of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency has wrapped up its community flu clinics for the season and is now offering low-cost flu vaccine by appointment. The...
James Coleman Foff — 1953-2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:33pmJim Foff, former owner of the Fantasy Inn in South Lake Tahoe, died Nov. 16. He was 58. James Coleman Foff was an active member in the lodging community, having been a past president of the South Lake...
Opinion: Is anyone listening to the Occupy movement?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:33pmBy Garry Bowen. Last Thursday we had our first official Occupy Tahoe (according to some, it will soon be Occupy SLT, to herald the idea that someone had co-opted the first). What is Occupy? Is that th...
Squaw Valley ready to revamp its reputation
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:33pmAt a meeting last month put on by the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, CEO Andy Wirth talked a bit about the changes coming to Squaw. He was not shy in admitting improvements beyond on-mountain up...
Restaurant owner gambles on moving to more
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:33pmUnable to come to an agreement with his landlord on Ski Run Boulevard, Dodd decided to move his 20-year-old Scusa's restaurant to Highway 50 in the middle of South Lake Tahoe where he had been ope...
Breakfast with Santa
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:15pmTahoe City Parks and Recreation Department's inaugural Breakfast with Santa at Rideout ... This family event is co-sponsored by the Tahoe City Rotary Club. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/11/breakfa...
Multiple controlled burns throughout this week
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:15pmU.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to continue prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin today. In addition ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../multiple-controll...
Opinion: Is anyone listening to the Occupy movement?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:15pmLast Thursday we had our first official Occupy Tahoe (according to some, it will soon be Occupy SLT, to herald the idea that someone had co-opted the first). ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-is-an...
Squaw Valley ready to revamp its reputation
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:15pmAt a meeting last month put on by the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, CEO Andy Wirth talked a bit about the changes coming to Squaw. He was not shy in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../squaw-valley-re...
James Coleman Foff — 1953-2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:15pmJim Foff, former owner of the Fantasy Inn in South Lake Tahoe, died Nov. 16. He was 58. James Coleman Foff was an active member in the lodging community, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../james-coleman-fof...
Restaurant owner gambles on moving to more
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:15pmPlus, the traffic up Ski Run isn't like it used to be – and it has little to do with the ongoing recession in Lake Tahoe. When the gondola opened in 2000 it meant ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../rest...
Nevada Department of Wildlife expert to discuss latest in quagga mussel threat
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:20amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The Carson River Advisory Committee will hear a quagga mussel presentation when it meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. Willi...
Perfect storm of conditions fueled fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:19amRENO - One of the worst fires in state history was a nearly perfect storm of unfortunate luck, and unfavorable circumstances and conditions. Ferocious winds, power outages, rocky canyons and gated ...
Nevada's jobless rate dips a half percent on school, holiday staffing
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:17amCARSON CITY, Nev. - With schools back in session and retailers beginning to staff up for the holidays, Nevada's raw unemployment rate fell a half percent in October to 12.7 percent.But the seasonal...
Ride-brokering service expands reach to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:12amRENO, Nev. - Zimride, a ride-sharing service that allows private drivers with open seats in their vehicles to rent them to passengers in need of a lift, said last week it's created a route to link ...
Art Matters: Thanks for giving
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:54amThere are times when I just wish there was nothing to be thankful for, then I'd be justified in all my whining, "what ifs?" and pity parties. After all and selfishly, I don't do as much of what I r...
$100,000 from American Century Championship available to South Lake Tahoe non-profits
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:53amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The American Century Championship is keeping $100,000 in the community that helps make the annual event a success. Livestrong, the celebrity golf tournament's nationally ...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Sugar Pine Foundation says thanks
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:51amThe Sugar Pine Foundation would like to thank its fall planting volunteers for helping us plant more than 3,000 sugar pine seedlings in the Gondola fire scar, Dreyfus Estates (near Skyland) and Gle...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks for supporting Measure R
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:50amThe Committee for Community Recreation wants to thank our community's voters for approving Measure R on Nov. 8. Your approval affirms our community's support for quality recreation facilities as im...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Dames say thank you
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:49amThe Tahoe Derby Dames would love to extend a heart-felt thank you to the always helpful and supportive city of South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation, each of our generous sponsors, our fanatically ...
Turkey contest winners announced
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:47amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Jessica Roberts and Jonny Red will receive a 14- to 16-pound turkey from Overland Meat & Seafood Company each for winning the Tribune's Thanksgiving Thankful Contest.Robe...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you from Spc. Garrett Fant's family
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:44amGarrett's family wants to extend a heart-felt thank you to the community of South Lake Tahoe for the support you gave us after the loss of our beloved son, Spc. Garrett A. Fant. We are truly blesse...
Offenbacher talks Tahoe Adventure Film Festival and Flying Wild in Alaska
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:41am
It has been quite a year for Lake Tahoe's outdoor adventure tribal elder Todd Offenbacher. The film festival founder, Lake Tahoe TV host, mountaineer and unofficial statesmen of all things uniquely outdoors has been to the Arctic Circle, just returned from a trip to Antarctica, and will be featured in two segments on the popular Discovery Channel program Flying Wild in Alaska.
(Super) pipe dreams: Halfpipe has come long way since a ditch in Tahoe City in the 70s
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:39amTAHOE/TRUCKEE - Shaun White owes a heartfelt thank you to the Lake Tahoe skate rats of the late 1970s.Because without them, there might not exist the finely manicured, giant snow ditches with th...
Parking tickets issued to people at community
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:25amPeople attending and volunteering at the annual community Thanksgiving Dinner at Grace Hall have one less thing to be thankful for – the South Lake Tahoe ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../parking-tickets-i...
Polar Express Carson City Train Sold Out; 7,500 tickets purchased
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:33pmBy the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau
Six weeks after tickets went on sale, The Polar Express™ has officially sold out, according to the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.
More than 7,500 riders will board the magical holiday train on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, the only officially licensed Polar Express event in the region this holiday season.
Motorcycle Club and Christmas Cheer bring Thanksgiving to Those in Need
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 7:49pm
Event Date:
November 23, 2011 (All day) The Brotherhood Motorcycle Club of South Lake Tahoe will have their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner giveaway at 10am at Sierra Community Church located at 1165 Sierra Blvd on Wednesday November 23rd. Thanks to our Hogg Wild XVI event we raised enough money to give 50 complete Turkey dinners to those in need in our community through Christmas Cheer.
Feeling the Squeeze: City's recent round of layoffs will be noticeable
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 7:42pmBy Li Terrell
The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted October 18 to approve the budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012, which imposed layoffs for 19 employees who were relieved of their duties last Friday, November 18.
Nevada Governor Orders Transmission Line Construction Assessment For Renewable Energy
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 7:41pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval issued an executive order on Monday directing a state agency and task force to assess the regional market for Nevada’s renewable energy resources.
Kirkwood Mountain Resort to open Friday
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 7:13pm
Kirkwood Mountain Resort announced it will open Friday, Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, and remain open through the weekend, and then again from Friday, Dec. 2 to Dec. 4. Kirkwood says it will use midweek operations for on mountain preparation, snow making and readying more terrain. The resort hopes to open for full seven-day-a-week winter operations beginning Friday, Dec. 9. The date may change, however, with significant snowfall.
How would you promote Lake Tahoe if you were in charge
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 4:43pm8 Responses toHow would you promote Lake Tahoe if you were in charge. Info says. November 16 2011 at 533 pm. I wouldnt use Blue Have you seen the shoreline ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../how-would-you-p...
Kirkwood to open this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 3:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Kirkwood Mountain Resort will honor 2011/2012 season passes from any resort for two "preview weekends" beginning this Friday, according to a Monday statement.The resort w...
Kirkwood to open this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 3:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Kirkwood Mountain Resort will honor 2011/2012 season passes from any resort for two "preview weekends" beginning this Friday, according to a Monday statement.The resort w...
