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Brunning, Otomo, Taylor are bowlers of the week
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 11:21amOur top two men's bowlers of the week are Sonney Brunning and Tom Otomo. Brunning bowls in the His and Hers league on the Cassidy Coatings team and maintains a 166 average. Brunning connected for h...
Still time to register for Douglas County volleyball
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 11:20amThe Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department will continue taking registration for the Youth and Teen Volleyball League. Last day to register is Friday. The cost is $75 and includes all equip...
Two decades since state title run
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 11:14amIt's been 20 years since the 1992 South Tahoe basketball team won state. The actual anniversary is March 6. Two decades ago, a then-budding sports reporter named Tim Parsons (who is now the edit...
Local teams have mixed results at tourney
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 11:10amWhittell baseballWhen Whittell hit the road for Rite of Passage this weekend, the bus must have felt a little light. The Warriors traveled with just enough players to man each position, and still m...
NCAA tourney guide
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 11:02amButler and Virginia Commonwealth defied the odds with Hoosiers-like runs to the Final Four last season, leaving a trail of ripped up NCAA tournament brackets across the country.The Rams will get...
Fishing Report For March 14-21
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:56am
Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and portions of Southern Oregon.
Demographer: Douglas posts slight population increase
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:32amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County posted a slight increase in population over the 2010 census, according to figures released Monday by the Nevada State Demographer's Office.The county's population was ...
Remains found in Douglas county backcountry identified
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:29amMINDEN, Nev. - Investigators of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office have identified the skeletal remains discovered on Feb. 22 in the northeast backcountry area of Douglas County, as those of 40 ye...
Remains found in Douglas County identified as missing Minnesota man
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:01amSkeletal remains discovered in the northeast backcountry area of Douglas County on Feb. 22, 2012 have been identified as a 40-year-old Minnesota man, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports. The case is being investigated as a homicide.
Francisco Alejandro Lopez-Gonzalez was reported as a missing person out of Minnesota in June 2011. Gonzalez’ family has been notified of the discovery of his remains, said Sgt. Jim Halsey. The investigation is currently ongoing, and no additional information is being released at this time, he said.
Calstar Helicopter Rides Can Cost $10,000
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 9:45amA helicopter ambulance is often a lifesaver for victims of auto accidents, heart attacks, falls from cliffs, gunshot wounds or other sudden, life-threatening emergencies.But be prepared for some st...
Unemployment rates fell in 45 states in January
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 9:19amWASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate fell in 45 U.S. states in January, a sign that nearly all of the country is benefiting from an improving economy and job market.The Labor Department said Tue...
South Tahoe High Performing Arts Department presents The Royal Family
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 8:58am
South Tahoe High Performing Arts Department presents The Royal Family, a comedy by George S. Kaufman & Edna Ferber. Show dates are Friday March 30 at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 31 at 7p.m. and Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m.
The Royal Family opened in New York City in 1927 and quickly became an enduring favorite. The story is a parody of Drew Barrymore’s great-grandparents, the Barrymore family of Broadway fame. Like the Barrymores, the Cavendish clan is dedicated to theatre. But, for all their eccentricities and inflated emotions, the Cavendish clan is a family like any other.
Four tips to keep your bones strong
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amOsteoporosis, a condition that causes the bones to become brittle, afflicts about 44 million Americans, and estimates suggest half of women and up to 25 percent of men over age 50 will break a bone...
Feds release health overhaul blueprint for states
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amWASHINGTON - Fifty million people in America lack health insurance and the law says most of them must soon be provided coverage. But how to deliver?The Obama administration Monday finalized an ambi...
Trouble in winter wonderland
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amThe competition death this weekend of Nick Zoricic (Grindelwald) and the recent unnecessary skier collisions at Heavenly bring to mind the key role of South Lake Tahoe in contributing to advancing ...
Cyclists, drivers need to share the road
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amI manage Pearl Izumi, a local business in the cycling industry and am a cyclist. There are many in our community who utilize a bicycle as their primary mode of transportation. While I recognize tha...
SAUNDERS: Santorum, the exorcist candidate
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amRick Santorum has become the alternative to Mitt Romney because the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania comes across as, to use his words, "the conviction conservative" in the GOP presidential pr...
Speed limit should not be raised
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amIn regards to raising the speed limit thru Meyers: I've watched the debate on TV and would like to say - after 35 years of professional driving (18-wheeler and sometimes more), accident-free and mo...
OBITUARY: RAYMOND HENRY HOLLOWAY
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00am1932 - 2012Raymond Henry Holloway was born April 18, 1932, in Englewood, CO and left this life February 29, 2012, after a long battle with COPD. Ray enlisted in the Army in 1952, then studied en...
Douglas plans St. Patrick's Day DUI patrols
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amDouglas County law enforcement officers will hold several high-visibility traffic enforcement details during St. Patrick's Day celebrations, according to a Tuesday statement from the Sheriff's Offi...
New date chosen for forum
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amThe free City of South Lake Tahoe/El Dorado County Forum, originally scheduled for Feb. 28 and canceled due to snow, has been rescheduled to March 21.The forum will take place at Lake Tahoe Communi...
Restaurant, new lifts included in Kirkwood Master Plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amVail Resorts' announcement late last month that it has agreed to purchase Kirkwood Mountain Resort inspired strong reactions from the ski area's passionate clientele.Some people thought the purc...
Restaurant, new lifts included in Kirkwood Master Plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amVail Resorts' announcement late last month that it has agreed to purchase Kirkwood Mountain Resort inspired strong reactions from the ski area's passionate clientele.Some people thought the purc...
What’s your fancy — spring training or March Madness?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 2:00amBarton doc, Tahoe patients part of national drug study
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:59amRestaurant, new lifts included in Kirkwood Master Plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 5:22pmVail Resorts' announcement late last month that it has agreed to purchase Kirkwood Mountain Resort inspired strong reactions from the ski area's passionate clientele.Some people thought the purc...
Restaurant, new lifts included in Kirkwood Master Plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 5:22pmVail Resorts' announcement late last month that it has agreed to purchase Kirkwood Mountain Resort inspired strong reactions from the ski area's passionate clientele.Some people thought the purc...
Man pleads guilty to reckless driving, required to keep monitor on
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 5:16pmA California man faces up to six years in Nevada State Prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless driving that caused the death last summer of a pedestrian at Stateline.District Judge Da...
Nevada Governor to Extend Sunsetting Taxes Into Next Two-Year Budget To Avoid Education Cuts
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 4:51pm
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today he will propose to extend a package of taxes now set to expire in June 2013 into the next budget to avoid further cuts to education, which he said cannot withstand further reductions.
To maintain a basically flat spending plan for the two-year budget that will begin on July 1, 2013, Sandoval said the modified business tax that was maintained at a higher rate for large businesses in the 2011 legislative session, along with a small increase in the sales tax, must be continued.
Kudos & Kindness: Members, speaker, event host made Tahoe Sierra Club meeting a success
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 4:33pmTahoe Sierra Club thanks all its members and the community for attending our meeting on March 8. We send special thanks to our speaker, Will Richardson, and to cosponsor Tahoe Institute for Natural...
Kudos & Kindness: Artwork helps make South Tahoe a more beautiful, special place
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 4:31pmFor the past three years I have noticed, with pleasant interest, the gradual proliferation of artwork appearing on utility boxes and elsewhere. This is an excellent means of eradicating ugly and me...
National Flood Safety Awareness Week
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 2:44pmThe Nevada Division of Emergency Management/Homeland Security and the National Weather Service are partnering together to educate the citizens of Nevada on National Flood Safety Awareness Week, March 12-16.
According to the National Weather Service, Floods and Flash Floods are the #1 weather-related killer in the United States and can occur any time of the year. This is why the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service Offices in Reno, Las Vegas, and Elko want to help spread the word about being flood safe.
Poetry workshop to be taught by award-winning writer
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:49amLetter to Caltrans regarding speed limit on Highway 50
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 10:27amThe following letter from former South Lake Tahoe City Manager David Jinkens was sent to Jody Jones, District 3 director of Caltrans in Marysville.
Increase in backcountry skiing leads to more avalanches, deaths
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:20amTahoe Valley school locked down briefly; distraught man inside home with gun surrenders to police
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 10:08am
Tahoe Valley Elementary School was briefly locked down at around 10:30 a.m. after a report of a distraught man with a gun inside a home in the 800 block of Tahoe Island Drive.
The man walked out of a home, speaking on a phone, and was detained by South Lake Tahoe police and El Dorado County sheriff's deputies. According to police scanner traffic, Tahoe Valley school was locked down, briefly, as authorities circled the perimeter of the home, cutting off traffic in the area.
Francis "Frank" McConnell identified as victim in Topaz Lake incident
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 9:20amMINDEN, Nev. - A man who died when his vehicle rolled into Topaz Lake on Friday has been identified as Francis "Frank" McConnell, 74, of Topaz, according to the Mono County Sheriff's Office.Frie...
No deal: Still no agreement on US-IOC revenues
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 8:58amLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - As Olympic leaders gather for their first executive board meeting of 2012, there is one thorny issue that won't be on the agenda for approval.The long-running revenue n...
