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V&T Railroad offering special edition Mother's Day Train Rides
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 5:58pm
This Mother’s Day, take mom on an historical train excursion via the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Sunday, May 13.
This special edition train ride from Carson City to Virginia City will provide mom with a long stem rose, Wild West history, storytelling, shopping and dining in Virginia City to go along with the spectacular scenery. The train features a 1953 ALCO heritage diesel locomotive leading 100 year-old Pullman coaches displaying the distinctive yellow and green of the V&T.
Barton letting public see new surgical tool without needing surgery
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 4:50pmOpinion: Bread & Broth workers recognized for volunteerism
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 3:05pmAmerican River Canyon restaurateur not going back to jail
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 1:20pmWhittell sweeps Silver Stage in 10 innings to advance in playoffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 8:13amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - It only took Whittell 10 innings to sweep Silver Stage on Friday afternoon and advance to the second round of the Northern Nevada 2A softball playoffs, routing the Hawks 10-0...
Four Heavenly instructors make PSIA-AASI national team
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 8:10amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors have announced their 2012-16 national team, with four instructors from H...
Four Heavenly instructors make PSIA-AASI national team
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 8:10amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors have announced their 2012-16 national team, with four instructors from H...
U.S. Freestyle Championships come back to Heavenly
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 8:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Heavenly Mountain Resort will host the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14 according to a press release from resort. The two-year deal brings the women's ...
U.S. Freestyle Championships come back to Heavenly
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 8:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Heavenly Mountain Resort will host the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14 according to a press release from resort. The two-year deal brings the women's ...
Douglas County open league adult basketball standings
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 8:04amTEAMSWINLOSSRaiders50Steamers50A M Construction32Tahoe B.C.23Reno-Tahoe Party Bus23KD Builders23Sports LTD14Swamp Donkeys05Game Results from 4/24/12Steamers 79, Tahoe BC 51 Raiders 47, RenCopyright...
As the Cranks Turn: Few resorts still open this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 8:01amFor you snowsports fans, locally, Kirkwood Mountain Resort has decided to open one more weekend, this Friday through Sunday with Chairs No. 6, No. 10 and No. 11. Should be some great spring skiing ...
Saunders: Obama's Afghan War unhindered by partisan fights
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 5:00amPresident Barack Obama was entitled to a victory lap. In August 2007, then-Sen. Obama stuck out his neck when he said that there were terrorists holed up in the mountains of Pakistan and that he wa...
Kudos & Kindness: Flipping boards on bridge makes a big difference
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 5:00amWho do we thank? Last week I took off on my bike. It was a nice spring day. Someone took all the boards on the Truckee River Bridge and flipped them over. It makes such a big difference, it is smoo...
Kudos & Kindness: Mount Tallac High School students given opportunity to hit the slopes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 5:00amThe future is brighter when opportunities are gifted. In the case of Mount Tallac High School students, the future will require sunglasses after the generous gift of skiing and snowboarding made...
Up a creek without a permit
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 5:00amJust before the Upper Truckee River runs into the Lake Tahoe Golf Course, a line of black gravel bags create a small bubbling rapid. And beneath the gravel bags lies a South Tahoe Public Utility...
LTN tidbit 6: Weekly health column offers sound advice
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 2:02amOpinion: Cycling is important aspect of transportation
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 2:00amSparks Fly at Nevada Republican Party Convention
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:32pmSPARKS — An impassioned motion to revoke credentials for more than 300 delegates who arrived after the meeting began. Heated questions about the presence of guests and whether they were voting. An angry motion to remove the convention chairman. And that was just for starters.
More than 1,600 county delegates gathered Saturday at the Nevada Republican Party convention in Sparks in a meeting that fluctuated between contentiousness and relative calm as the hours rolled on.
Low-carbon living made easy through just published book
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 9:30pmAnnual Spring Paddle
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 4:38pm
Come join the Lake Tahoe Water Trail's Annual Spring Paddle! We will be launching from Commons Beach in Tahoe City for a morning paddle, followed by lunch at Sunnyside Restaurant and Lodge. Interpretive guides will navigate and educate about the Lake Tahoe environment. All ages and skill levels are welcome! For more information and registration log onto www.laketahoewatertrail.org.
The Academy of Dance Arts: A Spring Celebration
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 4:31pmThe Academy of Dance Arts is proud to present, in it’s 18th year, A Spring Celebration at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa May 18-19. The show will consist of two parts. First will be performed a ballet entitled Princess For A Day, which will feature excerpts from seven different fairytales, with seven different princesses including the beautiful Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, the fun and feisty Ariel from The Little Mermaid, and the playful and spunky Jasmine from Aladdin. Accompanying the princesses will be different characters from each fairytale.
Slow Rollers Spirit Bike Parade
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 4:24pmSouth Lake Tahoe cycling enthusiasts are going after the world record for the largest bicycle parade.
Slow Rollers bike club is sponsoring the May 17 event at 4pm. Riders will go from the Y in South Lake Tahoe to MontBleu in Stateline.
Preregister at Sports Ltd. in the Village Center or call (530) 544.3979.
Come in costume for a chance be named Best of Show. A party after the ride will be at Mo’s Place on Highway 50. Go to www.slowrollers.org or call (530) 544-3979
Who's Al in Al Tahoe Presentation
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 4:19pmDr. David Borges, D.C., author, lecturer and historian will show homes and places of historical interest and other highlights in Tahoe's oldest neighborhood as part of the Lake Tahoe Historical Society lecture series.
We'll meet at 7 p.m. in the lodge at Camp Richardson. Free. refreshments served. Open to the public, bring your For information go to www.laketahoemuseum.org or call (530) 541-5458.
Men's Circle meets
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 3:34pm
If you could …Find a Sacred Space in Your own Heart; Love the Being You Are; Focus on Wisdom rather than Lessons
would you? Embrace your true nature and become inspired with Tribal Wisdom, Ceremony Teachings and Group Support And then BE the Change you choose to Create in your Self, your Community, and the New Earth.
Men's Circle will also be this Monday, May 7, at 5 pm at 191 Pine Drive Kingsbury Grade. (Please call or email for directions).
Genoa Trail System Grand Opening
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 3:17pm
The Carson Valley Trails Association (CVTA) is making plans for the grand opening of the 16-mile Genoa Trail System, 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 12. This free event is open to the public and will take place at the Eagle Ridge Trailhead, located next to the green water tank, approximately 1.8 miles north of Genoa off of Jacks Valley Road on Eagle Ridge Road.
Para-snowboarding in Sochi Games could have Tahoe ties
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 4:10pmFriends of the Library offers free Trail Talk
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 3:09pmJoin the Friends of the Library for a free Trail Talk with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association in South Lake Tahoe at the El Dorado County Library on Wednesday, June 6, 6:30 p.m. Meet other trail enthusiasts and learn about what the TRTA does from trail building, hiking and youth programs as well as numerous educational opportunities.
We’ll also swap trail stories, so bring a friend! We hope your experience will inspire you to get more involved with this “trail like no other.”
Tahoe wildflowers presented in photos at library presentation
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 3:02pmRoger Rosenberger, noted local wildflower enthusiast, will share his wonderful photos of wildflowers found in our local Sierra on June 20, 6:30 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library. He will provide tips for identification while motivating us to get out there and enjoy nature's little jewels. FREE. Sponsored by Friends of the Library.
For more information call (530) 573-3185 or go to www.eldoradolibrary.org.
Finalists to be Nevada’s tourism agency all from outside the state
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 2:28pmWhooping cough vaccinations reduce number of California cases
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 9:00amLetter to the editor: Politicians need to pay attention to the real issues
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 5:00amI sit here at my desk at the Ski Run Marina, Souht Lake Tahoe, Calif. I have just digested all of the topics that were brought up at our many debates. What I got out of them was just a lot of dream...
Letter to the editor: Health insurance should be looked at like car insurance
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 5:00amAs usual, conservatives like Harold Parks seems to think that Michael Zucker doesn't love this country as much as himself because Zucker, along with myself, has a different view of where this count...
Tahoe Today: Remembering the Achille Lauro
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 5:00amIt was October 1985, I caught myself dreaming of a ship out in the ocean. I was in the dream trying to escape while aboard a cruise ship. In my dream I tried so hard to get off the ship, but every ...
OBITUARY: Donna Claire Niebur
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 5:00amDonna Claire Niebur 80, a 5-year resident of Rio Vista passed on May 17 2011. She was born Donna Claire Kingston on August 7, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois. Donna was a Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmothe...
OBITUARY: Patti C. Duhamel
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 5:00amPATTI C. DUHAMEL was born on June 30, 1924 and went home to be with our Lord on May 1, 2012. She is survived by two children, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Patti was a 22 year ...
