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Officials have handle on Zephyr Cove fuel leak
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 9:26pmBy Kathryn Reed. ZEPHYR COVE – A hum almost like a refrigerator emanates from the parking lot near Zephyr Cove Lodge and just before the pavement that leads to the cabins. It's an air sparge unit,...
Tamarack Lodge earns LEED certification
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 9:26pmHeavenly Mountain Resort's year-old Tamarack Lodge has received its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Tamarack Lodge is the first LEED...
Bread & Broth gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 9:26pmBread & Broth's 23nd annual Thanksgiving feast is Nov. 21 from 4-5:30pm for anyone in need. St. Theresa church is located at 1041 Lyons Ave. in South Lake Tahoe. Bread & Broth's Turkey...
Music students provide moving tribute to veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 9:26pmLauren Tang was on one side of the South Tahoe Middle School auditorium, Christina DeLallo on the other. Their duet of sorts visibly moved the nearly 500 people who turned out Thursday for the fourth ...
Officials have handle on Zephyr Cove fuel leak
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmWhile unleaded gasoline is moving via the groundwater toward Lake Tahoe and in other directions at a trickle of a pace, the lake has never tested positive for ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../officials-ha...
Pet owners worried about trapping regulations
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmBy Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal. The need to protect domestic pets from harmful animal traps, a risk of interfering with professional pest controllers and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../pet-owners-...
Treetop adventure park in the works for South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmWe went through it twice because we liked it so much,” Sherry Miller, who runs Lake Tahoe Airport, said. “It's a high-rope course. It's a fantastic outdoor activity ...www.laketahoenews.net/.....
Bread & Broth gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pm21 from 4-5:30pm for anyone in need. St. Theresa church is located at 1041 Lyons Ave. in South Lake Tahoe. Bread & Broth's Turkey Day celebration is Nov. 21. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../bread...
Tamarack Lodge earns LEED certification
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmHeavenly Mountain Resort's year-old Tamarack Lodge has received its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by the U.S. Green Building ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tamarack-lod...
Music students provide moving tribute to veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmLauren Tang was on one side of the South Tahoe Middle School auditorium, Christina DeLallo on the other. Their duet of sorts visibly moved the nearly 500 ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../music-students-pr...
Designer drugs get council's attention
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 5:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council could consider regulating synthetic drugs that mimic marijuana and cocaine and were, until recently, legal and readily available in C...
City could ban pot clubs following court decision
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 4:55pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An October court decision could result in the City of South Lake Tahoe repealing a recently enacted ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries and the cultivatio...
Contractors Waiting For Grant Money for Tahoe Defensible Space Work
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 3:26pmA number of companies who help clear the forest to prevent wild fires, have not gotten paid for the work they did this fire season, reports MyNews4.com and KRNV Channel 4 in Reno. Ken Curtzwiler and his company said they were hired to do defensible space work for residents in the Tahoe Basin. Go here for the story.
NBA: Players get a new deal, and a break to ponder it
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 2:43pmNEW YORK (AP) - David Stern is ready to start a 72-game season on Dec. 15.Players, however, aren't prepared to make that happen just yet.If they choose to reject the league's latest ultimatum, they...
NFL: Standings and weekend schedule
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 2:37pmAll Times ESTAMERICAN CONFERENCEEastWLTPctPFPANew England530.625222184N.Y. Jets530.625199163Buffalo530.625222174Miami170.125138169SouthWLTPctPFPAHouston630.667236157TenneCopyright 2011 Tahoe Daily ...
Raiders gain lead in AFC West with win over Chargers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:48pmSAN DIEGO (AP) - Carson Palmer is catching on with Oakland just as the Raiders are regaining their swagger.Palmer threw two touchdown passes and Michael Bush ran 30 times for a season-high 157 y...
Opinion: Humble start for a decorated sailor
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:44pmPublisher's note: After the annual Memorial Day ceremony in South Lake Tahoe this year, Mayor Hal Cole was criticized by members of the public for not attending. When Lake Tahoe News learned he sp...
Congregation strives to bring even more 'Unity' to the South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:07pm
By Dr. Stew Bittman
Unity at the Lake began as a small study group in Karen Martin's living room and 17 years later is a thriving, diverse and open spiritual community that well over a hundred locals and visitors call their spiritual home. Their spiritual leaders, Stew and Hillary Bittman, are currently in the process of becoming ordained Interfaith Ministers. Unity has published the "Daily Word" since 1924.
VETERANS DAY: A tribute to our veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:57pmAmerica, America, God shed his grace on theeBut without our Veterans where do you think we would be?From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of TripoliWithout our veterans we could never ever be f...
VETERANS DAY: Remembering my son, and his brothers, on Veterans Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:55pmFive years ago, on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq, someone placed an improvised explosive device. This particular type of IED was infamous for its destructive capability, and it was placed in the mor...
VETERANS DAY: Remembering my father and other veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:53pmHe was born on July 24, 1922, in St. Louis, Missouri. His young mother died five years later and he spent the rest of his childhood shuffled between orphanages, aunts and a stepfather. He had just ...
South Shore casinos back to downward slide
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:51pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After two positive months, the casinos at Stateline posted a 14.37 percent loss for September.The main source of Douglas County's gaming revenue, the casinos won $17.1 mi...
Vision plan, loop road seen as paths to better economy, environment
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:48pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Remodeled casinos rise above tree-lined streets where people walk leisurely between new restaurants and retail shops.An orchestra plays at a new entertainment venue at...
Kindertown closes, final hearing next week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:45pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe's Kindertown Preschool and Infant Center was shut down by the California Department of Social Services last week, but owner Maria Barrows-Crist has one l...
SnowGlobe announces full lineup
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:24pmSouth Lake Tahoe, Calif. - SnowGlobe Music Festival, the South Shore's biggest New Year's Eve event, has dropped the full list of artists that will appear during the 3-day festival.The festival wil...
Grizzlies hold their own against the division's best
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This past weekend the Tahoe Grizzlies Bantams (ages 13 & 14) hosted the undefeated Santa Rosa Flyers in a back-to-back weekend series. The Grizzlies hadn't played in a...
Urias and Devan top bowlers of the week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Our top women's bowler of the week is Jessica Urias. Urias bowls on the WE DON'T GIVE A SPLITS team in the His & Hers league and maintains a 192 average. Urias exploded f...
Lady Vikings face Boulder City in state playoffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:56amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When asked what he knew about Boulder City, South Tahoe's first-round opponent in the state soccer playoffs, girls' head coach Chris DeLeon said he didn't know much."I...
From Mexico to Whittell's gridiron
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:51amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Whittell's football match against Incline was the end of not just the season, but the careers of several of the Warriors who will be graduating this year. For one senior, tho...
Time stamp: 11:11 / 11-11-11
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:11am
Angora fire restoration draws complaints
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 10:55amA prescribed forest burn in the Angora fire area caused quite a stir earlier this month after wind gusts of up to 50 mph carried some of the burn slash piles and brush further than what was comfortable for nearby homeowners.
The U.S. Forest Service, however, says that at no point did the prescribed fire, which consisted mostly of slash piles and dead trees, get out of hand and the agency remains both cautious about its undertaking and empathetic to nearby neighbors who rebuilt their homes following the June 2007 Angora fire.
Bill opens ski areas to summer recreation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 8:00amA new bill signed by President Obama Monday could turn Lake Tahoe ski resorts into year-round playgrounds. But don't expect waterslides down your favorite run, because that is now clearly illega...
Bill opens ski areas to summer recreation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 8:00amA new bill signed by President Obama Monday could turn Lake Tahoe ski resorts into year-round playgrounds. But don't expect waterslides down your favorite run, because that is now clearly illega...
University women to host college president Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Dr. Kindred Murillo, president of Lake Tahoe Community College will a guest and speaker at the South Lake Tahoe American Association of University Women's meeting at 10 a...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you from Spc. Garrett Fant's family
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 5:00amGarrett's family wants to extend a heart-felt thank you to the community of South Lake Tahoe for the support you gave us after the loss of our beloved son, Spc. Garrett A. Fant. We are truly blesse...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to Annual Shop to Stop Domestic Violence participants
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe Women's Center would like to thank the Village Shopping Center for hosting the recent Second Annual Shop to Stop Domestic Violence event. A big thank you goes out to the following ...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks for support from health professionals
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe Women's Center would like to thank the following health professionals for volunteering their time to educate the public on the effects of Domestic Violence on Health at our Second ...
Stateline gaming results bring down entire state
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 7:58pmThe Carson Valley-Carson City area fared better, but still fell 2.5 percent. Reno, though, came through with 2.6 percent increase. – Lake Tahoe News staff report ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../stateline...
NLTRA doles out $46000 to 17 entities
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 7:58pmThe North Lake Tahoe Resort Association in collaboration with the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce has awarded $46250 in grants to 17 businesses ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../nltra-association-dole...
SnowGlobe Festival early bird and advance tickets sell out; 3-day and VIP passes on sale
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 5:16pm
Who said there's never any good news on Thursdays? The folks over at SnowGlobe Music Festival report that the advance and early bird tickets for the Dec. 29 through New Year's Eve concerts have sold out. But there are plenty of tickets remaining for the regular 3-day and VIP passes, according to the website.
South Tahoe boys cross country state champs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 4:38pmRENO, Nev. - Connor Henderson led South Tahoe to a 3A state title on Saturday at San Rafael Park in Reno. The Vikings battled injuries and sickness on their way to the being the top 3A team in the ...
Lady Vikings head to state after win in Elko
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 4:31pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Monday, South Tahoe volleyball coach Dan McLaughlin huddled his team together in the gym to go over their next match against Boulder City High School. The last time...
Forum focuses on aquatic invasive species
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 1:00pmThe Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Coordination Committee will host a free public forum on Nov 16 from 530 to 730pm at the North Tahoe Events Center in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../forum-focuses-...
Nevada Now Offering Fallen Military License Plate To Families Of War Dead
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:00pm
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
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:04amSOUTH 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
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:19amSOUTH 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
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:16amThank 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
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 8:31amRENO, 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
Submitted by Don Quilici on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 6:26amHere 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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