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Ski resorts, USFS battling over water rights
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:09pmSnowmaking is what's allowing resorts in the Lake Tahoe area to be open this season. Photo/LTN. After intense lobbying — which included stern letters from a host of congressman and senators — last...
TRPA and Placer County Sued Over Homewood
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 6:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a notice of intent to file suit on the recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project, officials said.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.
Lack of snow not stopping Olympic Heritage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:45pmBy Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee. In 1960, with the sports world poised to show up on their doorstep, organizers of the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley grew increasingly nervous through an unus...
RAOK: From school mascot to restaurant diner
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:45pmPedro Kinner will soon be eating at Echo Restaurant inside Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. This is because he is Lake Tahoe News' latest Random Acts of Kindness winner and Echo donated a $25 g...
Brown proposes $4.2 billion in cuts to California
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:45pmBy Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee. Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Thursday slashing nearly $1.4 billion in welfare and child care aid for the poor while holding voters liable for $5 billion in education fu...
Lake Tahoe conservation groups file suit against Homewood renovation
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:28pmHOMEWOOD, Calif. - Saying they had no other choice but to protect Lake Tahoe and preserve the communities that surround it, a pair of regional conservation groups filed a lawsuit Thursday against t...
Purple Haze pays tribute to rock 'n' roll's greatest guitarist
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:55pmJimi Hendrix was so innovative he's been dead more than 40 years and is still considered the greatest guitarist of all time.The Rolling Stone in November listed its top 100 players, and Hendrix ...
Snow or no snow, Olympic Heritage Celebration Week starts Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:49pmOlympic fans can keep the cross country skis in the garage for now and instead get out the hiking boots.A lack of snowpack threatened to cancel biathlon and cross country events at Lake Tahoe's ...
From the horse's mouth to Spielberg's ear
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:44pmSteven Spielberg's "War Horse" sentimentalizes the effect one remarkable animal has upon many distressed humans. The disconnect arises from presenting this fairytale as though it was grounded in...
Have a post-New Year's night 'Cap' at Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:38pmWhat a nice way to bring in 2012: Chicago native John Caponera headlines at Harveys Improv through Sunday. John's a fun guy both on and off the stage. "Cap," as we affectionally refer to him, is...
Ski report: Get up early for corduroy
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:13pmKeep those edges sharp to carve turns on the hardpack. Here is the ski report for Jan. 5. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook Twitter · Email · Free PDF ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report...
Arrest made in Douglas County sexual assualt case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:13pmMora was booked into the Minden jail on an arrest warrant for lewdness with a minor. Bail was set at $50000. – Lake Tahoe News staff report. Facebook Twitter ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../arrest-made-i...
Ski report: Get up early for corduroy
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:13pmPosted by admin in Ski Conditions on January 5th, 2012 | no responses. Keep those edges sharp to carve turns on the hardpack. Here is the ski report for Jan. 5 . ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-repor...
Forest Service to resume prescribed burn Friday near Meyers
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:09pmPrescribed fire operations will continue on Friday at South Lake Tahoe near Meyers, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Smoke will be visible throughout the area.
Nevada Faces Potential Loss Of Federal Highway Funds For Delay In Implementing New Trucker Safety Rule
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:47pmCARSON CITY – Nevada is one of several states that will not make a Jan. 30 federal deadline to implement a newly mandated safety rule to ensure truck drivers have proof they are medically safe to drive, potentially putting federal highway dollars at risk.
NHP plans increased enforcement for pedestrian violations
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In light of the recent accidents involving pedestrians who have been struck and killed, and the fact that pedestrian-related crashes in Douglas, Lyon and Washoe counties ...
Prescribed fire operations resume near Meyers
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:08pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - U.S. Forest Service crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations at the South Shore Friday, according to a statement from the agency. Burns will take place in...
NHP: Increased and Targeted Enforcement Planned for Crosswalk and Pedestrian Violations
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:50amIn light of the recent accidents involving pedestrians who have been struck and killed and the fact that pedestrian-related crashes in Douglas, Lyon and Washoe Counties were higher in 2011, as opposed to the previous year, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol will be concentrating their enforcement efforts on pedestrian and crosswalk violations over the next several weeks*.
Registration open for Kinder Kup Race Series to Benefit Heavenly Foundation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:36amThe Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will kick-off the 12th Annual Kinder Kup Race Series at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Sunday, January 22, from 8am to 2pm. Open to all skiers and snowboarders age six and under, the Kinder Kup series is designed to introduce young athletes to competition in a friendly environment. No previous race experience necessary and all abilities are welcome. Entry is $20 and includes a World Cup only competitor lift ticket if needed.
Dry winter has CAL FIRE on alert
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:30amThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has increased staffing levels following an unusually dry start to the 2011-2012, according to a Thursday statement from CAL FIRE.On Tuesday...
Three cheers for Vail going for safety on the slopes
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:07amThose of us who have spent most of our adult life on ski and snowboard slopes know how important it is to follow the rules on the slopes. From our earliest snow days we have followed the Skiers Responsibility Code, simple rules that make fun on the trail safer. If you don't know the Code, check it out next time you're at a mountain resort.
Forest Service temporarily reduces Incline Village office hours
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:45amNew hours are in the mix, at least temporarily, for the Incline Village office of the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Beginning Jan. 11, the office at 855 Alder Ave., will be open Wednesday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The change is a reduction of about two hours each day and is only temporary, said Lisa Herron, Forest Service spokeswoman. It is not a result of funding cuts but changes to staffing.
Euthanasia to control shelter population unpopular
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:42amLOS ANGELES (AP) - Seven in 10 pet owners say they believe animal shelters should be allowed to euthanize animals only when they are too sick to be treated or too aggressive to be adopted.Only a...
8 arrests, $60k in meth seized in NV-CA drug probe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:41amRENO, Nev. (AP) - State and federal drug agents in Nevada have arrested eight suspected members of a California-based drug trafficking organization accused of distributing multiple pounds of metham...
Nevada Supreme Court takes up foreclosure case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:38amThe Nevada Supreme Court weighed arguments Wednesday on whether U.S. Bank can foreclose on a Douglas County couple's home despite findings by a mediator that not all required documents were present...
Wolf that crossed into Calif. likely photographed
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:19amGRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A young male gray wolf that wandered hundreds of miles across Oregon and eventually crossed into California as he searched for a mate has apparently been photographed fo...
Big Sky offers free skiing to Epic Pass holders
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 8:49amBIG SKY, Mont. (AP) - With less-than-epic snow in parts of Colorado so far this season, Montana's Big Sky Resort is offering some Colorado and California season pass holders free skiing and snowboa...
Big Sky offers free skiing to Epic Pass holders
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 8:49amBIG SKY, Mont. (AP) - With less-than-epic snow in parts of Colorado so far this season, Montana's Big Sky Resort is offering some Colorado and California season pass holders free skiing and snowboa...
Highway 28 crosswalks in Incline to be analyzed after married couple's deaths
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 7:31amState transportation officials plan to analyze Highway 28 through Incline Village to determine the safety of its pedestrian crosswalks, five days after a married couple was killed attempting to cross the road during the start of the busy New Year's Eve holiday weekend.
Reno air races: Officials moving ahead with 2012 plans
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 7:28amRENO (AP) - Organizers of the Reno air race that was the site of a deadly crash in September have decided against canceling the event and are already selling tickets for the 2012 competition despit...
Rescue crews locate body of 24-year-old whose canoe capsized in Donner Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 7:23amTRUCKEE, Calif. - Regional rescue crews on Wednesday located the body of a 24-year-old Truckee man whose canoe capsized Monday evening in Donner Lake, officials have confirmed.
STPUD part of pool that owes $915 mil. to PERS
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:25amSouth Tahoe Public Utility District says it has no unfunded liability other than the $3 million for sick days employees could claim. But it is part of pool that pays ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../stpud...
RAOK: Emotional freedom for people and animals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:25amHe rescued a pigeon that flew into an office window, calmed it down and then took it to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. Larry is the winner of a 45-minute Emotional ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../raok-emotion...
RAOK: From school mascot to restaurant diner
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:25amPedro Kinner will soon be eating at Echo Restaurant inside Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. This is because he is Lake Tahoe News' latest Random Acts ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../raok-from-scho...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:25amPlacer County is enforcing its rules about where to park – or not as the case may be – even when there isn't snow at Tahoe. Vehicles may be cited or towed if ...www.laketahoenews.net/2012/.../snip...
Gardnerville man wanted in connection with
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:45amDouglas County sheriff's deputies are looking for 28-year-old Victor Manuel Mora Jr. A felony arrest warrant was issued for Mora in December as a result of an investigation into a sexual assault o...
End of bear hunting season does not make
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:45am... said of the state's inaugural bear hunting season. Lackey said a few more bears were killed than he expected and that he was somewhat surprised only two of them were taken in the Carson Range....
Body of Truckee man pulled from Donner Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:45amKiser's body was found about 150 yards from shore in 15 feet of water at 11am Jan. 4. An autopsy is scheduled to confirm exact cause of death. It is not known if either person in the canoe had bee...
California labor law issues to be discussed
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:45amAs part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce and the Sierra Human Resources Association is hosting a le...
Undercover agents seize $20000 in drugs at
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:45amSouth Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team agents were at the SnowGlobe Music Festival for two nights during the Dec. 29-31 event at Lake Tahoe Community College. At the entrance people who had d...
History: Photographers capture Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:45amPublisher's note: This is reprinted from the July 1988 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. No one has recorded the first appearance of a camera at Lake Tahoe but human beings have been attem...
Pedestrian killed on Hwy. 50 identified
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:32pmThe pedestrian killed in Stateline in the early morning of New Year's Day has been identified as Alex M. Moore, 21, of Walnut Creek. He was pronounced dead ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../pedestrian-...
California labor law issues to be discussed
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:32pmAs part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../california-labor-law-issu...
Ski report: Let the snow gods hear you
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:32pmDance, pray and wash the car — it's time for snowmaking rituals. Here is the Jan. 4 ski report. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook Twitter · Email ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-...
Body of Truckee man pulled from Donner Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:32pm4. An autopsy is scheduled to confirm exact cause of death. It is not known if either person in the canoe had been wearing a life jacket. – Lake Tahoe News staff ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../body-of-t...
Undercover agents seize $20000 in drugs at
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:32pm29-31 event at Lake Tahoe Community College. At the entrance people who had drugs or other items not allowed at the venue could dump them in “amnesty ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../undercover-agents-sei...
Businesses count SnowGlobe cash; concert
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:32pmWhile the South Lake Tahoe City Council was prepared to get an earful from residents Tuesday about the three-day SnowGlobe Music Festival, only 10 people ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../businesses-count-...
Water content in Sierra dismal, record low set for
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:32pmPHILLIPS STATION – Scanning the field at the base of Sierra-at-Tahoe, Frank Gehrke wonders if he needs to bring his equipment out of the vehicle. It turns out ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../water-conten...
History: Photographers capture Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 8:32pmPublisher's note: This is reprinted from the July 1988 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. No one has recorded the first appearance of a camera at Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../history-p...
Lady Wave shuts down South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 1:16pmFALLON - Choppy or sloppy, either way the Fallon girls basketball team locked down the South Tahoe Vikings on Tuesday.The Lady Wave (5-5 overall, 0-1 3A Lahontan League) pulled away in the second h...
