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Nevada Now Offering Fallen Military License Plate To Families Of War Dead

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles announced today that a new license plate honoring fallen military personnel who died of injuries while on active duty is now available to family members.

Film to explore the end of life

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The community is invited to a free screening of "Consider the Conversation," a documentary exploring the American struggle with communication and preparation for the end-...

Detect breast cancer early

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States and follows just behind lung cancer. Due to earlier detection and improved treatment, more patien...

KUDOS & KINDNESS: Bijou playground's new log border appreciated

Thank you Ed Cook Tree Service, Zephyr Point Presbyterian Center, and Bijou Parents who helped create a wonderful log border (and balance beam) around Bijou's playground. We could not have created ...

Edgewood investment seen as Tahoe key

RENO, Nev. - Edgewood Companies' plan to erect a spacious lodge costing upwards of $100 million represents the most significant private investment at South Lake Tahoe in several decades - and th...

Area fishing report through November 16

Here is this week's fishing report through Nov. 16 for lakes, rivers and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and southern Oregon.

Landfill byproduct being turned into energy

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Legality of Fallen Leaf Lake board members

“Someone can register, and that makes them eligible until the court tells them they're not,” Uthe told Lake Tahoe News. So even though they may be currently registered to vote within the district,...

South Tahoe woman wins 2 tickets to Soroptimist wine tasting

Paula Peterson of South Lake Tahoe and a guest are going to Friday night's annual wine tasting put on by Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe. Peterson is one of the many people who eloquent...

$25000 in health related grants awarded by Barton

Barton Foundation and Barton Health's Community Advisory Committee gave $25000 to 10 South Lake Tahoe organizations to help fund health-related services and programs. The recipients were honored a...

STHS students distinguish themselves among

Publisher's note: Four students from South Tahoe High School were honored as Young Women of Distinction on Nov. 9 by Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe. Different this year was the maturit...

Pray for Snow with Sierra-at-Tahoe on Thursday

Sierra-at-Tahoe resort's annual pre-season Pray for Snow party is Thursday night at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa's Opal Lounge. Contests including the first ever "La Niña" contest will give winter worshippers a chance to win gear including a sweet set-up from Rome snowboards and a Sierra Season Pass.

Powder House Explains the Art of Ski Boot Fitting

Brett Springbett and Jeff Volimus explaining from Megan of RSN Tahoe how to get a correct fit in a ski boot.

USFS to begin 2 prescribed burns today

... crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near South Shore and on the West Shore near the Tahoe Heights area today. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-to-begin-2-p...

Nevada Panel Begins Work On Creating Uniform Education Data Reporting System

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – It’s hard to know how well Nevada’s public school and college students are doing if there is no uniform and reliable data to view their performance over time.
Gov. Brian Sandoval is working to change that.

Tamarack Lodge at Heavenly Receives LEED Environmental Certification

Heavenly Mountain Resort announced today that Tamarack Lodge received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Tamarack Lodge is the first LEED-certified, on-mountain building at Lake Tahoe. It will serve as the blueprint for the construction of Northstar-at-Tahoe’s new on-mountain lodge and as a guide for future Vail Resorts development.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Day pass refusal a disappointment

I went to use the sauna and steam at MontBleu on Oct. 30 and was told they no longer sell day passes to the locals; you need to be a guest or buy a monthly membership. I know my $20 day pass is not...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hearing date set for bus driver

I would like to thank the Tribune for printing my letter on Oct. 21 concerning the City Council hearing on my husband's job. I'd also like anyone who would like to support Mike to know the hearing ...

SAUNDERS: Deficit reduction: Blaming easier than fixing

"I have great respect for each of you individually, but collectively I'm worried that you're going to fail - fail the country," former Bill Clinton chief of staff Erskine Bowles said last week to t...

Foghat's singer is a fool for city of South Lake Tahoe

It's not surprising Charlie Huhn used to play in Humble Pie. For a rock star and frontman for Foghat he certainly acts plenty humble."When we first played Harrah's, I thought I was going to be i...

Barton audiologist activates first Cochlear implant in Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The sounds coming from Danielle Knowlton could have been simple baby talk."Ba ba ba ba," she said to Juan "Emilio" Duran-Reyes, in a sing-song voice.The 14-month-old b...

Barton audiologist activates first Cochlear implant in Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The sounds coming from Danielle Knowlton could have been simple baby talk."Ba ba ba ba," she said to Juan "Emilio" Duran-Reyes, in a sing-song voice.The 14-month-old b...

Cool night warmed by Hot Buttered Rum

With Old Man Winter knocking on the door, the lingering vestiges of last weekend's snow gracin' the basin, and more weather forecast for this weekend, folks in Tahoe can use a little something t...

Double-barreled night of bluegrass with Michigan band

If you hear "Handguns" at Crystal Bay Casino Saturday at 9 p.m., there's no need to hit the floor or run for the exits. Instead, fight your way to the front of the crowd in the Crown Room and ge...

Shakeup on STPUD board, Measure R passes

Two new faces will be on the South Tahoe Public Utility District board, incumbents are returning to Lake Tahoe Unified and Lake Tahoe Community College boards, and the recreation measure on the South ...

Conservation groups oppose South Shore fuel

As reported on Lake Tahoe News a month ago, an objection to the final EIS by the Oct. 28 deadline would trigger a 30-day resolution period. It's been triggered by Earth Island Justice's John M...

Ownership change at Timber Cove closes restaurants

Both restaurant locations will be operated by the family trust that has taken over operation of the South Lake Tahoe pier as well as the Best Western Timber Cove Lodge. Bob Maloff, who had owned the p...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

The 2012 Tahoe Rim Trail through-hikes are Aug. 4-8 and Sept. 18-22. Register online starting Nov. 21. Call Jaime at (775) 298.0231 for more info. • People are invited to get involved with the Lake Ta...

Bluegrass doubleheader next week in the Blu Nightclub at MontBleu

Maybe they out to call this one "Bleugrass."In a bluegrass doubleheader the Drew Emmitt Band and the Infamous Stringdusters will perform at 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at MontBleu in the Blu Nightc...

Growing Dead Winter Carpenters still fit into the Divided Sky

The Dead Winter Carpenters are heating things up."We're touring, practicing and working really hard, putting it all together," said fiddle player Jenni Charles.The North Shore band coalesced fro...

Actual mother and son star in LTTC's first play of the season, 'Distracted'

Considering that approximately 2.5 million children, according to the Centers for Disease Control, are being medicated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the first theater production ...

Improv features two headliners and a head case

I went on YouTube to check out Bruce Fine's parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" and I have to admit I was cracking up. It received a couple hundred thousand hits. Not bad, Bruce. B...

Take Manhattan - please!

Ben Stiller leads an ensemble in this production that trades plausibility for a shot at winning a Miss Congeniality award. Stiller plays Josh Kovacs, building manager of a Trump-like Tower playe...

Junior Brown's amazing night at Tahoe

Smoke rose from the strings of Junior Brown's "guit-steel" as he picked into musical yesteryear Friday, Nov. 4, in the Crown Room at Crystal Bay Casino. It was my first Junior Brown concert, and...

Women's Wellness Weekend held at Granlibakken

Ladies, if your lives are in a quandary, you have qualms about your health or turn queasy over finances, head to the Granlibakken Lodge, outside Tahoe City, this Saturday morning.The Women's Wel...

Voters approve Measure R, two new STPUD board members

Voters on Tuesday approved Measure R and two new South Tahoe Public Utility directors. Measure R won approval by 70 percent. It expands the South Lake Tahoe Recreational Facilities Joint Powers Authority's use of Measure S funds to include the renovation of bike trails and makes improvements to ball fields. Go here for the story and here for the results.

Forest Service continues prescribed burns along Kingsbury Grade

By Lisa Herron
U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near South Shore and on the West Shore near the Tahoe Heights area today, Wednesday, Nov. 9, weather permitting. Both project areas are small, approximately two acres. Operations may continue through the week.
Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from these prescribed fire project areas. Smoke may be visible on Highway 207 on Kingsbury Grade and on Highway 89 on the West Shore.

September casino revenue declines

Nevada casino winnings declined nearly 6 percent in September over 2010 figures, with South Shore Lake Tahoe down 14 percent, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reports. Carson Valley casinos, which include Carson City, saw a slight decline at 2.54 percent.
Statewide Nevada casinos report a 5.8 percent decrease compared to September 2010.

Don't forget to vote

Lake Tahoe News applauds all those who run for office or bring their issue (or opposition to an issue or candidate) to the people's attention. It's not easy to be a candidate. They don't h...

Code enforcement becoming a priority for South Tahoe

Inconsistent code enforcement in South Lake Tahoe may be rectified soon. The City Council at a workshop last week was given an update by staff on where the city stands in streamlining this issue. slt ...

Deputies to hold safety seat checkpoint

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies will hold a child passenger safety seat inspection checkpoint at their Lake Tahoe Station this Saturday, according to a statement...

Extensive fuel reduction project faces challenges

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Whether a massive South Shore fuel reduction project adequately protects rare species and takes into account Echo Lakes' unique forests has been called into question by t...

Forest Service welcomes more California jobs under new ski legislation

By John Heil
California is expected to see a boost in its local mountain economies as a result of a new legislation that now permits year-long recreation opportunities on U.S. Forest Service ski areas. The Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011, which was signed by President Barack Obama on Nov. 7, is estimated to create and annually sustain up to 600 extra jobs nationwide.

Opinion: Bighorn sheep in N. - Lake Tahoe News

Just days ago, eight of them were released into Virginia mountains east of Reno in the Reno Tahoe Industrial Center. This marks the first step in an effort to ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-bigh...

Snippets from Lake Tahoe

Cool Black Kettle and Headphone Union will be playing at the South Lake Tahoe restaurant. • William Cottrell, physician with Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/11/snippets-fr...

South Tahoe seeking dismissal of most of League's case

The League to Save Lake Tahoe amended its lawsuit against South Lake Tahoe in regards to the General Plan to state it has a right to contest the documents ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-tahoe-seek...

First nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Wednesday at 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, the federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. The duration of the test will ...

UNR scientists explore climate change in the Sierra using art

By Mike Wolterbeek
Scientists from the University of Nevada, Reno helped renowned environmental artists Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison create an exhibition on display at the Nevada Museum of Art in downtown Reno that predicts the potential effects of climate change on the Sierra Nevada mountains.

“The exhibition by the Harrisons helps people see how climate change may alter natural areas that many of us enjoy,” Thomas Albright, professor of geography in the University’s College of Science, said.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Quote on voter's guide taken out of context

It has come to my attention that Stephen Reinhard has written an argument against Measure R in the upcoming election pamphlet. Mr. Reinhard uses my name and a quote that is taken out of context and...

Invasive mussels found in Idaho, Wash. inspections

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho officials intercepted 24 boats contaminated with invasive zebra or quagga mussels and Washington decontaminated 20 boats during the last boating season - numbers that have...

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