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KUDOS & KINDNESS: Congratulations to readers
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 11:00amEach year the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library encourages children to read during summer vacation by providing the Summer Reading Club. This summer nearly 400 children registered for the Club, readi...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Looking to say 'thank you'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 10:45amI hope to find the two young men who helped me on Aug. 14 to say a proper thank you. Josh and his younger brother Zach helped me when I found myself lost while biking. They stayed with me and ensur...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 10:30amBread & Broth would like to thank the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for recently adopting a Day of Nourishment. Volunteers spent the day helping Bread & Broth volunteers serve those i...
DEATH NOTICE: Peggy June Van Wicklin
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 10:05amPeggy June Van Wicklin died at her home in Sacramento on Aug. 16, 2011. She was 90.Van Wicklin was born on Jan. 15, 1921, and was preceded in death by her husband, James Van Wicklin, in 1987.She is...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rules at Tahoe Beach and Ski Club not murky
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 10:02amI read the recent article "Law of the Sand - Rules governing public access to Tahoe shore murky at best" and found myself deeply frustrated. The beach at the Tahoe Beach and Ski Club is a public be...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bike-friendly enough
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 10:01amI am writing in response to the recent letters written about the bike-friendliness of Tahoe.While riding in Tahoe I have been hit by cars several times, bitten by several dogs, had a few others try...
GUEST COLUMN: Lake Tahoe environmental funding is a new ball game
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 9:59amSince 1997, Lake Tahoe has been the recipient of about $1.5 billion dollars for environmental improvement programs. But at some point the end was near.That's what happened when this year's host of ...
New casino rules force changes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 9:58amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Officials at 60-location Nevada casino chain Dotty's, which markets primarily to women, says its business model is under attack and the chain will be forced to make about $6 millio...
Grand opening at beauty bar Wednesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 9:57amSTATELINE, Nev. - V'z Image Option'z, Lake Tahoe's only beauty bar, is celebrating its Grand Opening on Wednesday.TahoeChamber.org will host a ribbon-cutting at 2:30 p.m. and the reception will con...
TRPA encourages property owners to control stormwater
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 9:56amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - TRPA is continuing efforts to encourage public-private partnerships that improve the clarity of Lake Tahoe by bring properties along Highway 50 into compliance with Best ...
South Shore residents prepare for Burning Man
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 9:48amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Shore resident Nick Palmer's front yard is overwhelmed with metal sculptures, waist-high polyhedrons made from bicycle parts, propane tanks and a 12-foot-tall sl...
Mysterious safe found at old Bill's Casino to be
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 12:52am... network, producers and the locksmith are flying in Tuesday to see if they can open the safe which was found during the demolition of a building that once housed two casinos in the region — Barne...
Minor league football games coming to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 8:32pmSaturday will be the first of several Minor League Football games to be played in South Lake Tahoe. A multi-year agreement reached Aug. 18 that was ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../minor-league-football-g...
Trail work for cyclists in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 8:32pm2 in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. The Marlette Hobart link trail will be three miles of flowy singletrack from the Tahoe Rim Trail to the bottom of Sunflower Hill. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../trail-...
Students show appreciative audience what STHS theater is all about ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amNearly 300 people were treated to a sneak preview to what the theater at South Tahoe High School is all about. Everyone on stage commented on the lights – how many more there are and the brightness ...
Opinion: Innovations in green lodging keep
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amBy David Hansen. I had the privilege of hosting, as well as speaking at the West Coast Green Lodging Conference this week at the Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe. This was the second annual conference here o...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amEdgewood is the only Lake Tahoe restaurant on OpenTable Diners' list of Most Scenic Restaurants in the United States. • Great Tahoe Flume Race-Sierra Cup No. 6 is Sept. 10. All proceeds from thi...
Department responsible for S. Tahoe's finances stays intact
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amWhile employees keep dropping off the payroll in South Lake Tahoe, and even more layoff notices are expected next month, the finance department has for the most part remained fully staffed. In fact, w...
Tahoe Bowl Saturday, first game canceled
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 10:22amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Bowl is slated for 4 p.m. Saturday and will feature the Pacifica Islanders (Pacifica, Calif.) versus the Kitsap County Bears (Kingston, Wash.). Originally, anot...
South Tahoe schools move to gold bracket
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 10:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a good day for both South Tahoe High School and George Whittell High School volleyball at the Yerington Tournament. STHS went 2-1 on the day, dropping their only m...
Yosemite highway remains closed as fire rages
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 9:13amYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - The main highway into Yosemite National Park remains closed as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire outside of the park.A U.S. Forest Service official sa...
Air show to wrap up busy season for airport
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake in the Sky Air Show will mark the end of the airport's busy season, which, as it turns out, wasn't all too busy. And it's a chance for airport staff to invite...
Outrigger canoe club ranking well in regional races
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - All the South Shore members of the Kawai'ulu O Tahoe outrigger canoe club have arms rippling with muscle. That muscle shows their dedication to paddling, and not just ...
2 arson suspects caught on video
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 1:26am25 at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe. Officers are hoping the public can help identify the men. When police and fire units arrived about 3:45am they found a trash can on the outside of the busin...
Forest Service burning piles to reduce risk of wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 1:26amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit fuels crew on Thursday had a prescribed fire operation on the West Shore near Rubicon Bay. This is part of an aggressive program to reduce wild...
Opinion: Football field donors recognized by LTUSD
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 1:26amThe excitement at South Tahoe High School was palpable Thursday, as athletes, coaches, donors, and staff members poured in to celebrate the completion of the artificial turf field. The 44-year-old sta...
Plenty of campsites available in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:55pmAt gorgeous D.L. Bliss State Park, perched near Emerald Bay above the shore of Lake Tahoe, you could have your choice of campsites for either this or Labor ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../plenty-of-camps...
South Shore bus bankruptcy case pushed back 2 months
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:55pmAt issue is MV Transportation has sued the now bankrupt South Tahoe Area Transit Authority in hopes of getting back the nearly $2 million the Fairfield company ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-shore...
Opinion Football field donors recognized by LTUSD
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:25pmThe excitement at South Tahoe High School was palpable Thursday as athletes coaches donors and staff members poured in to celebrate the completion of the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-football-...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin? The malted milkshake mountain adventure
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:00pmI miss our South Shore Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors store. Ice cream flavors, classic coffee to strawberry cheesecake, often had me at the name. I'd walk back and forth peering in at dozens of large c...
Minden volunteers help Tahoe Rim Trail
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This past July, volunteers from GE Energy gathered to lend a hand to Mother Nature and make a piece of the Tahoe Rim Trail a little more beautiful. As part of GE's Global...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bear hunt, 'Sustainable'?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:00pmThis bear hunt is maddening. So the Nevada Department of Wildlife is saying this hunt is sustainable with Nevada's bear population being 200 to 300 bears. Sustainable in my opinion, is a very loose...
Sample the Sierra pairings announced
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join neighbors and visitors during Labor Day weekend, from noon to 5 p.m., Sept. 4, on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe for the second annual Sample the Sierra.This ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Cycling Advocates for Measure R
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:23pmHey cycling advocates - let's not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The JPA has offered a reasonable way to use funds left over from Measure S that balances the diverse interests of our com...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not the bears' fault
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:22pmAs a 30-year resident of South Lake Tahoe, I have never seen so many bears in my neighborhood as this year. There are several reasons, but one summer neighbor has me livid. Several times, a neighbo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Small mouth bass, small discovery
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:20pmI just read your story on small mouth bass. I had to shake my head and say, "What?" Wow, it took these experts all these years to prove that bass live in Tahoe and make a heart stopping announcemen...
SIROTA: Race and the church of denialism
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:17pmRepublican guru Karl Rove recently appeared on Fox News to dispute the idea that America is a "Christian nation." And he was right to do so, but not because our country lacks an overarching canon. ...
DA: Fire caused by negligence, not deliberately set
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:16pmMINDEN - Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with a delinquency offense in last week's Ray May fire, which alleges the fire was caused by negligence, and wasn't deliberately set.Deputy District ...
Police K9 Trial in September
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Police K9 Association will hosting the fourth annual Police K9 Trial on Sept. 23-24, 2011.The patrol dog competition will be held Sept. 24 at the Bab...
Crime-free program celebrates one year
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office and South Lake Tahoe Police Department are celebrating the one year anniversary of partnering in their support of the Crime Free Multi-Hou...
LIVE COVERAGE: Vikings football game
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 4:26pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Follow live coverage as the South Tahoe High School Vikings kick their season off tonight against Portola High School, looking to build on a 3-6 record in 2010. The Tr...
Firefighters raise money for cancer foundation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 3:49pm2139 Incline Village and Crystal Bay firefighters of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, proved to be another success, as they pedaled their way to raise ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../firefi...
Show goes on despite pier flap; League raises
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 3:49pmAlighting from a classic craft earlier this month at the elegantly rustic grounds of Mara Fritz's Lake Tahoe estate, Dede Wilsey, accompanied by designer Oscar ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../show-go...
Wildfire risk reduction at Tahoe's West Shore
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 2:07pm
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit fuels crew oversees Thursday's prescribed fire operation on the West Shore near Rubicon Bay, part of an aggressive program to reduce wildfire risk. Weather conditions have allowed the Forest Service to treat a total of 1800 acres over the past year, including 400 acres over the summer.
Photo by: Lisa Herron, U.S. Forest Service
Tahoe planning agency charts clear path for regional update
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 1:48pm
By Jeff Cowan
To streamline the review and deliberation of items crucial to the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Wednesday chartered a new committee to focus on update of the Plan.
The formation of this committee comes on the heels of the annual Lake Tahoe Summit where federal and state representatives urged swift completion of the plan update.
Mavericks win Douglas County flag football league
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 1:45pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the first time in 10 years, Tahoe Quick Lube wasn't on field for the final game of the Douglas County Parks and Recreation adult flag football season.The team, whi...
Vikings Stadium just needs lights, fence for action
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 1:27pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe High School athletes gathered at mid-field on Friday for pictures on the completed turf at Vikings Stadium, signaling the near completion of phase one of t...
Vikings football season opens at Portola on Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 11:23amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe High School Vikings kick their season off on Friday against Portola High School, looking to build on a 3-6 record in 2010. The team will be led by two ...
Pony Express riding late
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 10:32amMINDEN, Nev. - It was a long dark night for Pony Express re-riders crossing Nevada.The pony was running 3.5 hours behind schedule at 7:30 a.m. in Dayton, according to the Nevada hotline.Due to arri...
Skiers and snowboarders enjoying late summer
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:49amThere are few places in California where people can see snow year-round, let alone, ride or ski it. But this year, Lake Tahoe might be one of those places."I've never gone this late in the seaso...
