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Howie is Starr struck at the Improv, which welcomes smoking comic Tony Camin
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:14pmIf you haven't seen "The Adventures of Tintin" make sure that you do. The Oscar-nominated movie features Joe Starr, who appears through Sunday at Harveys' Improv, in the role of Interpol agent B...
An Evening of Chautauqua with Mark Twain, Snowshoe Thompson and Warren Upson
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 12:28pm
Come to Genoa for an "Evening of Chautauqua: with Mark Twain, Snowshoe Thompson and Pony Express Rider - Warren Upson" Friday, March 2nd 6-8pm at the Genoa Town Hall. $10 at the door, first come-first seated. What fun to see our historical heroes come to life in 1860s Genoa. Great venue for the whole family. Event features McAvoy Layne as Mark Twain, Steve Hale as Snowshoe Thompson and Kim Copel as Warren Upson. Proceeds to benefit Friends of Snowshoe Thompson and Town of Genoa Concert on the Greens. For more information call (775) 315-7777 or (775) 220-0605.
USFS office in Truckee earns LEED gold classification
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:42amSurveillance photos released in Minden minimart robbery
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:33am
Updated Feb. 16, 5:08PM: Douglas County authorities have released surveillance photos of a Feb. 10 armed robbery at a Minden gas station and are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect and a possible accomplice.
A gun was drawn on a clerk and an undetermined amount of cash taken at the J&M Mini Mart in Minden on Friday Feb. 10.
A simple room provides relief for families of sick children
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:01amPoliticians returning funds from Nevada developer
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:48amLAS VEGAS - Some of Nevada's top politicians, including U.S. Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller, are shedding political donations amid reports that a prominent Nevada developer and lobbyist is the ta...
Analyst: Casino tax hike would mean job losses
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:43amAn initiative to raise the top tax rate on Nevada's highest-earning casinos is not economically sustainable by the industry and would lead to thousands of direct and indirect job losses, according ...
Fire safe council responds to audit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:37amMINDEN, Nev. - Many Nevada Fire Safe Council chapter members were already aware that federal auditors were recommending $2.7 million in recovery act grants to the Nevada Fire Safe Council be repaid...
Education Roundup: Host families recognized
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:34amTwo South Lake Tahoe families have received the President's Volunteer Service Award for active participation in student exchange programs. Mark and Stacy Romagnolo, who hosted Aneta Krizova from th...
FORTIER: City of South Lake Tahoe wins court battle against League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:31amAmid little media fanfare, the city of South Lake Tahoe won a major court battle recently against the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The city's decisive court triumph got little to no coverage in the r...
FORTIER: City of South Lake Tahoe wins court battle against League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:31amAmid little media fanfare, the city of South Lake Tahoe won a major court battle recently against the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The city's decisive court triumph got little to no coverage in the r...
SAUNDERS: Obama imposes his will, ignores Constitution
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:30amFrom San Francisco, where I live, the controversy over the White House decision to require church-affiliated employers to provide contraception in their employee health care benefits has felt like ...
Experts say California expected to add 500K jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 8:39amLOS ANGELES (AP) - Experts are forecasting modest growth in California's economy with the addition of nearly 500,000 jobs over the next two years, which would drop the state's jobless rate to near ...
'Speed Freak Killers' search yields 1K bone pieces
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 8:37amLINDEN, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say the search for possible victims of the "Speed Freak Killers" at an abandoned well has yielded about 1,000 bone fragments so far.Searchers following maps by Cal...
Judges rule for wild horse advocate
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 8:33amRENO, Nev. (AP) - A photographer and leading wild horse protection advocate who says her First Amendment rights were violated when she was denied access to mustang roundups in Nevada has scored a v...
Why we still need
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amThirty years ago, a brief report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described five young men with a rare form of pneumonia usually seen in people with severely depressed im...
Perfect canine performer sought for Shakespeare festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amAuditions for "Crab" the Dog Are Set for March 21, 2012.The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in Incline Village announces auditions for "Crab" - the dog who plays an important and loving role in Wil...
Info meeting on TahoeChamber's Costa Rica trip
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amEveryone is invited to attend a free informational session at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Beach Hut Deli,1072 Emerald Bay Road, to learn about the next TahoeChamber Trek to beautiful Costa Rica.Trip infor...
Chamber executive honored at association conference
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amBetty "B" Gorman, president/CEO of the TahoeChamber recently was recognized as an Accredited Chamber Executive (ACE) by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.).The designation i...
Neighborhood meeting planned
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:00amThe City of South Lake Tahoe is creating Neighborhood Service Teams to partner with residents to help increase communications with neighbors and help create positive improvements in its neighborhoo...
AAA: Gas prices soar 15 cents in Northern California and Nevada
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:57amThe February survey from AAA shows pump prices throughout Northern California and Nevada has soared by an average of 15 cents a gallon over last month.
In Northern California the average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.83; the average price in Nevada for is $3.51.
Wage, construction defect laws hamper job growth says Nevada business group
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:19amCARSON CITY – Members of the Nevada chapter of a small business organization say the state’s minimum wage and construction defects laws are hampering job growth in the state.
The state’s prevailing wage law was also cited as a drag on economic development in the survey of its members by the Nevada chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business.
Fishing report through Feb. 21
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:10amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is through Feb. 21.
Proposed speed limit hike is topic of Meyers community meeting
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:23amA public meeting to discuss plans by Caltrans to increase speed limits within the Meyers area will be discussed at a public meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Valley Fire Department.
Last fall Caltrans had announced it was reviewing speed limits between Meyers and South Lake Tahoe, with the idea of increasing the speed limit by 5 mph.
The meeting is being hosted by the Meyers Roundtable Committee and the Meyers Business Group. The public is encouraged to attend and should park on Keetak Street due to limited on-site parking.
Feminist Artist Joanna Frueh Workshop at Sierra Nevada College
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:02am
Following her performance at UNR on March 1, scholar, teacher, and artist Joanna Frueh will conduct a workshop at Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Blvd., on Friday, March 2 from 1 -3:30pm in David Hall, 3rd floor. The workshop is limited to 25 people. There is a $10 workshop fee that includes a copy of the book The Glamour of Being Real. The book and workshops focus participants on being true to themselves through practices of self-transformation and conscious self-creation.
If you were to create the salary schedule for public entities — be it city-county-state level — what would you pay people in salary and benefits and why?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:00am2 performances of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:00amSurvey: Residents less than enamoured with South Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 1:59amLeading the League: New environmental leader pledges transparency, community involvement
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 7:12pmLove them or hate them, it's impossible to deny the influence the League to Save Lake Tahoe has on decision-making at the lake. And for the first time in nearly two decades, the environmental organization has a new leader.
Whittemore, Seeno lawsuits’ impact may ripple through Nevada
Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 7:00pmHighway Patrol seeing fewer winter accidents
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 4:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - No injuries were reported in a two-car accident that stopped traffic on U.S. Highway 50 near Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort Friday night. After one car rolled over on its ...
New Snow At Heavenly in time for holiday weekend
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 3:21pmHeavenly Mountain Resort received five inches of new snow Monday, just in time for President’s Weekend. More snow is on the way with a new storm expected to arrive by Wednesday morning.
Opinion: Schoolchildren showing importance of state parks
Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:12amThe Burton Star Wars Experience Continues
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:07amThe Force is strong at Sierra for Younglings and Padawans this winter in Yoda's Riglet Park at Wild Moutain Children's Center. The Burton Star Wars Experience uses the beloved intergalactic saga to help children ages 3-6 make their first snowboard turns using Burton's innovative Riglet Reel Technology.
Local musician Jesse Kalin announces the hiring of new personal manager
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:04am
Refining his sound by ‘going solo’ local singer and songwriter Jesse Kalin is pleased to announce the hiring of personal manager, Karen Estes of Estes Management Company.
Jesse and Karen first worked together when she worked at Caesars Tahoe and Jesse was getting started with his career. Their hope is to bring the best of Jesse’s music to every one , performing in Lake Tahoe and in cities such as Reno, Sacramento, San Francisco and beyond! “The sky is the limit with the passion and talent that Jesse beholds.” Says Estes.
Heavy snow expected with quick-moving storm
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 10:42am
More much-needed snow for the Lake Tahoe Basin is on the way, with a cold low pressure system that will move into the region by Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
The strong jet stream and sufficient moisture associated with the system may produce heavy snow at times.
City appoints MaryAnne Brand interim finance director
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 10:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The city has announced the appointment of MaryAnne Brand as South Lake Tahoe's interim finance director, replacing Christine Vuletich who resigned to accept a position wi...
China's future leader to visit California
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 9:19amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will welcome the vice president of China to California this week, his last stop on a U.S. tour.The governor's o...
Court hears challenge to CA affirmative action ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 9:16amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep dro...
Grisly discoveries give families hope for closure
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 9:00amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The childhood friends killed for the first time less than three months after their high school graduation in 1984. Then they seemingly killed with impunity for the next 15 y...
Column: Some gentlemanly advice this Valentine's Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:52amK, guys. Just a heads up. Today is Valentine's Day.I know ... "Is that TODAY?"Yep. It's today, but the good news is, it's still today and you still have time. Unless you are reading this tonight .....
