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Sutter County turning over soil to become wine region
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 9:45amFamily heads fundraiser for childhood cancer research
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 8:24amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bailey Johnson had cancer four times before he was 5 years old. The South Lake Tahoe child went through chemotherapy, radiation, a bone marrow transplant, a stem cell ...
Finding a Crowd-Free Tahoe: Ride the Tahoe Queen to good times
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 8:21amIn this town there are some things that are considered local to-dos and then there are other things that are considered tourist activities. It's not that people living here don't want to go for ...
South Shore gals reach finals at Dew Tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 8:17amOGDEN, Utah - Three South Shore women are in the finals of their respective competitions at the Winter Dew Tour in Ogden, Utah. Julianne Brackett, Joanna Dzierzawski and Maddie Bowman all advanc...
South Tahoe second, Whittell fourth in TBSL
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 8:14amALPINE MEADOWS, Calif. - The Viking boys' and girls' teams both finished second again in a Tahoe Basin Ski League Race, but again, it wasn't enough to secure first place on Thursday at Alpine Me...
As the Bull Wheel Turns: Enjoying Canadian skiing
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 8:09amEditors NoteThis is the second and final part on Curtis Fong's journey to the North American Snowsports Journalist Association's annual Western Winter Summit in British Columbia. The first part ...
Barton Health introduces minimally invasive gallbladder procedure
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amBarton Memorial Hospital general surgeon, Dr. Scott Welker is now performing cholecystectomies (removal of the gallbladder) through a small single incision procedure enabled by the GelPOINT system....
GUEST COLUMN: Mayor gives state of the city, and it's pretty good
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amIt's a new year, a challenging year, a year that is critical for our lake and our community. So what's the city of South Lake Tahoe doing about it?Well, quite a bit, actually. Each month we will pr...
GUEST COLUMN: Love potions number nine
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amIn putting together this column, I had to do a lot of research on aphrodisiacs. That is not to say I sat around ingesting all sorts of exotic concoctions and taking my pulse. No, for starters, I di...
Tahoe Today: Crossing over can bring closure, surprises
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amKeep in mind I specialize in the future and I am very good at giving futuristic information to many of my clients. As of late I have added crossing over with great pleasure, especially when I see t...
A wait in the clouds
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Even weather modification experts are having a difficult time manipulating much white stuff from this year's clear skies."You can't just make it snow or rain," said Ha...
NDOT proposes night work to get Highway 28 project done by 2014
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amINCLINE VILLAGE - The seasonal road construction project on Highway 28 between Incline Village and Crystal Bay could stretch out over another five years if crews do not begin working at night, o...
BUSINESS Q & A: BLACKLIGHT Taxi
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amQ: What type of business do you operate - what do you sell, or what service do you provide?We are a taxi establishment - seven vehicles servicing the South Shore, making us the second largest in Ta...
GUEST COLUMN: Mayor gives state of the city, and it's pretty good
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amIt's a new year, a challenging year, a year that is critical for our lake and our community. So what's the city of South Lake Tahoe doing about it?Well, quite a bit, actually. Each month we will pr...
Tahoe Today: Crossing over can bring closure, surprises
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amKeep in mind I specialize in the future and I am very good at giving futuristic information to many of my clients. As of late I have added crossing over with great pleasure, especially when I see t...
Barton Health introduces minimally invasive gallbladder procedure
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amBarton Memorial Hospital general surgeon, Dr. Scott Welker is now performing cholecystectomies (removal of the gallbladder) through a small single incision procedure enabled by the GelPOINT system....
Be an effective communicator during a crisis
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amWASHINGTON - Because it's easy for even the best leader to be overwhelmed when a crisis hits and misinformation shows up in a twitter feed, managing the flow of information about your company is cr...
Douglas GOP committee to meet in March
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amDouglas County Republican Central Committee meeting will take place 7-9 p.m. March 8, at the county GOP headquarters at 1615 Hwy 395, Minden.Assemblyman Kelly Kite is the guest speaker.For more inf...
Education proposal would challenge Brown on the ballot
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 2:00amMillions of dollars for Tahoe fuels projects may have been misspent by Fire Safe Council
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:46pmFeds: Nevada fire council mismanaged grants
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 6:04pmFederal auditors say a nonprofit Nevada fire safety group mismanaged $2.7 million in federal grants and should repay the money issued for fuel reduction projects at Lake Tahoe.
Obama budget predicts $1.3T deficit for 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 3:47pmWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's new budget predicts a $1.3 trillion deficit for the ongoing fiscal year but that would drop to $575 billion in 2018 if the president gets his wish to rais...
Weather systems could generate some snow at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 3:17pm
A weak low pressure will sweep over the West on Saturday bringing the potential for light showers over the Sierra and western Nevada, the National Weather Service in Reno reports. Behind it will be a slightly larger system bringing some snow to Lake Tahoe.
Precipitation on Saturday will be light and short lived, with the main impact being cooler temperatures by the afternoon with cloudy during the north flow.
Banzai weekend at Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 2:57pmThe Rahlves’ Banzai Tour returns this weekend for another year. This big mountain freeride action meets ski and boarder-cross strategy in a mad-dash race for an $80,000 cash purse. Register now online or just come and watch. Join the after party and hang out with the athletes on Saturday afternoon at Bub's. Need a ride?
Jill Kinmont Boothe, whose story was the basis of 'The Other Side of the Mountain' dies
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:55pm
Jill Kinmont Boothe, the former ski champion and Olympic hopeful who was left paralyzed after a skiing accident in Utah in 1955 and whose life story was the subject of the film "The Other Side of the Mountain" and a subsequent sequel, died Thursday at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, the Los Angeles Times reports. She was 75.
Ruth Rhines, senior deputy coroner of Carson City, confirmed that Boothe died. A cause of death wasn't given and Rhines could not confirm reports that Boothe died of complications related to surgery.
Lawrence Livermore Lab studying groundwater in Martis Valley
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:13amTahoe South Epic I-Do's Adventure Wedding Finalists
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:54amBy way of Facebook, the Tahoe South Epic I-Do's Adventure Wedding Finalists have been announced. Go here to read and comment.
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Owner of Sierra mine surrenders to face charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:26amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A man who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation in California's Sierra Nevada surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges o...
Feds: Nevada fire council mismanaged grants
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:24amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Federal auditors say a nonprofit Nevada fire safety group mismanaged $2.7 million in federal grants and should repay the money issued for fuel reduction projects at Lake Ta...
Homewood lawsuit: Court rejects plaintiffs' request for shorezone judge
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:07amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a positive ruling in the opening stages of the lawsuit challenging the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Master Plan that was filed by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the West Shore.
Homewood lawsuit: Court rejects request for Shorezone judge
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:50amHOMEWOOD - A federal judge recently denied a request from local conservation groups that the same judge who ruled on the 2010 Shorezone plan also preside over the lawsuit challenging the multimilli...
Brand land: The South Shore gets decked out in a new label
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:44amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Every great tourist destination has a great brand, a great slogan or a great logo. There's "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas," the "I (heart) NYC" stickers or Mex...
Groups to host wild and scenic river designation discussions
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:41amTrout Unlimited and California Trout will hold open houses in Markleeville and South Lake Tahoe later this month to discuss a proposed Wild and Scenic River designation for the Upper Truckee River ...
Son gets prison for pointing loaded gun at sheriff's captain
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:36amMINDEN - The son of a Douglas County sheriff's captain was sentenced Tuesday to three years in Nevada State Prison for pointing a loaded gun at his father who was intervening in a child custody ...
Tahoe area organization thinks big (and small) to help Kenyan women
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:29amBarey's eyes widened with wonder as she held the piece of paper in her hand. She struggled to decipher the words on the document but understood its significance - the number, 5,000 Kenyan shilli...
SIROTA: Embracing 'Enough'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:24amOf all the no-no's in contemporary America - and there are many - none has proven more taboo than the ancient doctrine of dayenu. Translated from the original Hebrew, the word roughly means "It wou...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Glider pilot's safe landing to be applauded
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:11amThis is in Response to the glider landing where Russ Pecoraro commented about his "disappointment" and called the company "irresponsible." I have a question for you, Mr. Pecoraro: have you ever flo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Glider pilot's safe landing to be applauded
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 9:11amThis is in Response to the glider landing where Russ Pecoraro commented about his "disappointment" and called the company "irresponsible." I have a question for you, Mr. Pecoraro: have you ever flo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Government is broken - Let's just call them 'Republicrats'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 8:59amWow, all this talk about how Republicans block everything for political reasons. Really?It's about time you holier-than-thou Democrats got off your high horses. Both parties are at fault and hypocr...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Government is broken - Let's just call them 'Republicrats'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 8:59amWow, all this talk about how Republicans block everything for political reasons. Really?It's about time you holier-than-thou Democrats got off your high horses. Both parties are at fault and hypocr...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I decide not to go to the movies
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 8:58am"There's nothing so tragic as seeing a family pulled apart by something as simple as a pack of wolves." - Jack HandeyIn February and March, Alaska and Idaho are planning to follow through on an aer...
Two Billion Cars: Driving Towards Sustainability
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 5:00amAmericans' love affair with the automobile and its environmental impacts will be the topic of a presentation at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Dr...
