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Quest is on to save Tahoe's famous Thunderbird Lodge
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 1:50pmThe Thunderbird Lodge and yacht in Lake Tahoe first opened in the early 1930s, and over the years have become one of northern Nevada's biggest cultural tourist attractions. But the lodge is strugg...
Fireworks, food and wine today
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 10:05amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Nearly 2,000 foodies and wine aficionados are expected to converge on Ski Run Boulevard Second Annual Sample the Sierra from noon to 5 p.m. today.Afterwards, South Lak...
USFS trying to be innovative to fund healthy
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 9:50amHe spoke with Lake Tahoe News a bit about the scarcity of funding sources for fuels reduction projects as well as the perceived diminishing concern for wildfires ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-tryi...
Sullenberger wows crowd at Thunderbird benefit
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 9:45amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Four hours passed before pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was told all 155 passengers and crew on board Flight 1549 had survived a harrowing plunge into the Hudson Rive...
Near and unclear
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As a plan to return Lake Tahoe to historic levels of clarity moves forward, concerns persists about whether the part of the lake visitors and residents are most famili...
Labor Day weekend, in photos
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Fireworks, a race between the Tahoe Queen and M.S. Dixie II and the Sample the Sierra festival rounded up the 2011 summer season in South Lake Tahoe.Check out some pho...
Lake Tahoe Eagle Rock Hiking Trail Opens To The Public
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 1:41pm
A trail to the stunning Eagle Rock overlook opened this week, providing visitors easy access to the summit of one of Lake Tahoe's most spectacular vistas, as noted by the Huffington Post and the Sacramento Bee. The new trail, created at a cost of $100,000 by the California Tahoe Conservancy, was built with erosion-control measures.
Sternwheeler race, food and fireworks highlight holiday weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 9:39amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Not so fast, shoulder season, South Shore still has some summer celebrating to do. Highlights this weekend are Saturday's race between the Tahoe Queen and M.S. Dixie I...
Charges in Broc's Puppies case being reduced
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 5:20amCharges against Dennis Franks, one-time owner of the now closed Broc's Puppies in South Lake Tahoe, will be reduced. It was decided in El Dorado County Superior Court this week the new grand theft...
Opinion: 'Miracle' at STHS opens to round of applause
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 5:20amThis is music to the ears of everyone I've spoken to regarding the Tahoe Arts and Design Academy at South Tahoe High School whose grand opening Aug. 26 was clearly not the result of a miracle, tho...
K-9 Trials in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 5:20am24 at 9am the South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association will host the 2011 K9 Trials at Babe Ruth Little League Field, 1100 Lyons Ave., South Lake Tahoe. This event is sanctioned through the Western ...
9/11: Stage becomes a vehicle to share
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 5:20am1-12 about how Lake Tahoe is tied to 9/11. By Susan Boulanger. On Sept. 11 at 2pm, the LTCC Theatre Arts Department will have a special theatrical presentation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9...
Celebration of Writers lineup released
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 5:20amTahoe Writers Works will host the third annual Celebration of Writers Around the Lake on Sept. 16 at 7pm at the Valhalla Grand Hall. It's an evening of literature at the lake with eight writers wh...
South Tahoe's Anderson gets Gnu pro model
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 4:01amJust 21 years old in September, the South Lake Tahoe native has been a sponsored rider since she was 9 years old. Among her slopestyle accolades (a list ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-tahoes-ander...
Heat tape on pine needles cause of S. Tahoe structure fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 1:17amSouth Lake Tahoe and Tahoe-Douglas firefighters arrived at the boarded up hotel near Stateline about 1pm Friday to find flames and smoke billowing from the back left corner of the roof. Tahoe-Douglas ...
Vikings fall short in home opener under lights
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 11:35pm
By Dave Price
A fast start didn't translate into a strong finish for the South Tahoe High School football team in its season home opener on Friday night.
Churchill County scored five unanswered touchdowns in the second half to pull away for a 53-17 Northern 3A victory in a game that marked the unveiling of the Vikings' renovated stadium that now features Field Turf and permanent lights.
South Tahoe took a 14-7 lead in its opening two possessions as Jacob Stowell struck pay dirt on runs of 5 and 68 yards. Stowell rushed for 164 yards on 20 carries in the first half.
Fire breaks at former stateline hotel
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 8:24pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Investigators believe heat tape was the cause of a Friday afternoon fire that broke out at the building formerly occupied by The Block hotel.Dispatchers received report...
LIVE COVERAGE: Vikings play Fallon under the lights
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:01pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Follow live coverage as the South Tahoe High School Vikings play their first game under permanent lights at the newly renovated Vikings Stadium. The Vikings will take ...
Bartenders to serve cocktails for a cause - Barton's Community Clinic
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 2:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Foundation will hold its annual Signature Cocktail Contest from 5:30 -8 p.m. Sept. 8 at Riva Grill. This contest "kicks off" the third annual Festival of Trees and...
Second annual Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week approaches
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 1:30pmLAKE TAHOE - The second annual Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week is a celebration of the scrumptious cuisine and culinary talent that has made the Lake Tahoe region the best mountain-dining destination in...
SugarPine Bakery's Katie Schultz featured in Brides Magazine
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 1:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe pastry chef Katie Schultz joins an elite group of top pastry artists in the September issue of Brides Magazine, with a Jackson Pollack-inspired weddin...
Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 1:15pmSports editor Joe Proudman and Action editor Tim Parsons talk Tahoe football with STHS athletic director Don Borges. --Tribune Sports TalkSeptember, 2 2011 1:43 pm MST...
Angora burn provides job opportunities for veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Watch your wedges," shouts U.S. Forest Service forestry technician Brent Grueter to Joel Gallagher over the din of an idling chain saw on Angora ridge Wednesday after...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stories about bears killed unnecessary
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:25pmWhy is it that almost every time we pick up the Tribune, we have to read about another bear killing? Maybe you should just put out a flyer for that so that people that want to know can keep track? ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bear hunt an embarrassment
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:23pmI would like to express my opposition in regards to the Nevada bear hunt. Despite public opposition, the hunt was allowed to take place. I have lived in Nevada for more than 20 years. I have never ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bear hunt is wrong
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:22pmI have lived in Lake Tahoe for nearly 56 years, being born here in 1955. I can remember hearing coyotes cry when I was a kid living on Gardner Mountain in the late '50s and early '60s.The first tim...
SIROTA: The lesson of the Chinese invasion
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:19pmMany economic Nostradamuses have long predicted that the epitaph on America's tombstone will ultimately read, "Made In China." But casual observers probably didn't think the funeral procession woul...
Tahoe Conservancy builds new trail to Eagle Rock
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:13pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Tahoe Conservancy recently completed a new trail to the top of Eagle Rock, a popular landmark and hiking destination on Lake Tahoe's West Shore, south of T...
New turf and lights, South Tahoe field unveiled tonight
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 11:50am
By Dave Price
South Tahoe High School will celebrate the unveiling of its renovated Viking Bowl facility tonight by hosting Churchill County in a Northern 3A football contest.
The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff on a field that has been converted from natural to synthetic turf and now has permanent lighting.
South Tahoe kicked off its season last Friday with a 35-12 victory at Portola, Calif.
Tonight will be the league opener for both the Vikings and Churchill County Greenwave (Fallon).
Alpen Wine Festival a Squaw Valley tradition
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 9:48amThere will be plenty of wining at the Village of Squaw Valley. That is whining without the "h," and it is for a good cause.The 23rd annual Alpen Wine Festival Sunday, Sept. 4 will present more t...
Progress made on Lakeview Commons
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 8:31amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Apart from a boathouse and concession stand that sprang up last month, it's hard to notice much progress on the Lakeview Commons project simply by looking at it from L...
Warrior athlete overcomes injury after injury
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:00amZEPHYR COVE, Calif - A dislocated thumb, two torn ligaments, a punctured knee, a fractured fibula and a displaced tibia. That's a laundry list of injuries suffered by Nina Jimenez during her ath...
Proud to say: High School football meant for Friday nights
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:00amI remember walking with my dad through that field on a Friday night. I was about 4 years old, and my family lived across the street from the high school athletic fields in a small one-bedroom blue ...
Vikings get run over by Fallon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:00amThe Vikings played one heck of a half of football against Churchill County High School, but Fallon played two halves and rocked the Vikings 53-17 on Friday at Viking Stadium."We battled for a fu...
Vikings Tennis defeats Incline High School
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:00amThe South Tahoe tennis teams beat Incline High School, the girls 15-3 at home, while the boys won on the road 11-7."The girls played well and are looking forward to more league matches," said girls...
South Tahoe Golf takes fourth at Fallon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:00amFALLON, Nev. - It was a long, hot day in Fallon for the Vikings girls' golf team on Thursday, but the team was able to pull out a positive fourth place finish out of eight teams. Head coach Greg Ku...
Nevada's top forester issues warning about fire danger
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 8:09pm
By Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
From Southern Nevada to Lake Tahoe and all parts above and in between, state, federal, local and volunteer firefighting resources have responded to numerous lightning- and human-caused wildfires across Nevada so far this year. The state has lost about 94,000 acres to wildfire this summer, which is significantly less than the five-year average of 428,084 acres a year.
New terrain, wider trails and a whole lot of South Lake Tahoe festivities ahead
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:48pm
LAKE TAHOE — If another La Nina visits the Sierra this winter – all-time records were approached in 2010-11 with more than 700 inches of snow – Tahoe South ski resorts are ready to roll on another epic season.
Lake Tahoe Lights Up Labor Day Weekend With Food and Fireworks Extravaganza
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 1:29pm
The South Shore Lake Tahoe Labor Day Weekend Fireworks Extravaganza explodes over Lake Tahoe this Sunday, at around 8:30 p.m. and will once again famously feature spectacular patterns and a variety of lights, designs, and shapes.
Police release additional photos in suspected Bijou arson
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:11amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police have released additional surveillance photos of two men suspected of running from a possible arson at the Bijou Center last week.After receivin...
Sketch released in missing South Lake Tahoe woman case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 10:50amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Skamania County Sheriff's detectives have released a sketch of a person of interest in the search for missing South Lake Tahoe woman Marie C. Hanson.Hanson, 54, was re...
Angora thinning project gives vets chance to
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:16amA group of out of place spectators in hardhats watches the work as though this is something unique in the forest adjacent to houses in Lake Tahoe. And in some ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../angora-thinn...
Opinion: Vail's tentacles spreading throughout Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:16amPresently, Vail is the big toe in the Tahoe basin ski industry controlling Northstar and Heavenly. Also, recently Heavenly bought a vacation home rental business. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:16amSouth Lake Tahoe author Todd Borg is conducting a workshop called “The Hook, the Twist, and the Cliffhanger” Oct. 14-16. Go online for more details. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-abou...
2 sought in S. Tahoe arson seen at concert hours before fire started ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 2:57amThe two people who police believe started last week's fire at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe were caught on other surveillance tape. The two men are on video taken at MontBleu casino in Stat...
Police looking for man in S. Tahoe missing woman case
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 8:34pmMarie Hanson of South Lake Tahoe vanished after attending what she had described as a “peace rally” in the remote Washington forest on July 6. Police are ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../police-lookin...
Chair yoga is for everyone
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 7:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - No matter what age you are or what condition you are in, you can experience the health benefits of chair yoga.I bet you didn't know that you can perform yoga postures, br...
Mysterious safe at former Bill's Casino may be
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:20pmA hidden safe found during the remodeling of a casino in South Lake Tahoe will be opened next week. The safe — found underneath a stairway at the old Bill's Casino — may be linked to an unsolv...
Sierra Colina housing project prevails in court
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:20pmThe League had sued the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency – citing transfer of land coverage as its main issue. Sierra Colina in Stateline won in court on Aug. 30. Sierra Colina, outlined in orange, in...
West Shore trail completion makes views of Tahoe easier to access ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:20pmThe popular West Shore trail offers panoramic views of Lake Tahoe. Until now, severely eroded user-created trails had been the only means of accessing Eagle Rock. Gullies were trapping water and depos...
