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Hawaiian rock 'n' roll at MontBleu
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 5:00amIration will spread warm Hawaii- and California-inspired music to chilly Lake Tahoe.The band performs at 9 p.m. Saturday with special guests Trevor Hall and Thrive at the MontBleu Resort and Cas...
Carrots are always in season
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 5:00amFor generations, kids have watched Bugs Bunny gobble up pound after pound of carrots. And while many will always associate the carrot as rabbit food, there are plenty of reasons why we should al...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Tasty tacos with a vegan twist
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 5:00amWelcome to the taco - a Mexican food created with a corn or flour tortilla folded around a pile of filling. A taco can be concocted with or without meat, poultry and seafood. But a vegetarian taco ...
Redefining buying meat in bulk has nothing to do with big box store
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 2:00amOpinion: Postal Service cutbacks could impact timing of election results
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 2:00amGroups want to forever protect Lahontan cutthroat trout
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 1:59amNevada firms struggle to comply with California clean air regs
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 8:00pmBounds found in northeast Douglas County identified as human
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 2:32pmThe bones that were discovered in the northeast backcountry area of Douglas County on Wednesday have been identified as human, according to a Thursday statement from the Douglas County Sheriff's Of...
Tax plans would boost schools but leave social safety net vulnerable
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 2:25pmAuthor of ‘The Glamour of Being Real’ to conduct workshop
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 12:00pmLIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 10:37amJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons talk South Shore sports and professional sports on their podcast, which airs live every Thursday at noon. This week the two have George Thorogood of "Bad to the Bone...
New video: Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort Burton Star Wars Experience
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 10:02amThe Force is strong at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort with the new Burton Star Wars TM Experience, the first snowboard park in the world that features iconic Star Wars themes to introduce children as young as 3 to snowboarding. The Burton Star Wars Experience combines Lucasfilm and Burton's industry-leading Learn To Ride hardgoods, teaching systems and Riglet Park features with Jedi Master Yoda's methods of balance, movement and control. The park will open as conditions allow. www.sierraattahoe.com.
Mardi Gras Dance on Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 10:01amEveryone, of all ages, is invited to the "Mardi Gras Dance" from 7:30-10 p.m. Friday at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center.The 17-piece Tahoe Dance Band will play a variety of great music for liste...
Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Train with the California National Guard in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:36amOn Sunday, February 12, 2012, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team hosted a joint training with the 1-168th Medevac Wing of the California National Guard and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team. Training was conducted in and around Emerald Bay State Park. The 1-168th Medevac Wing, based at Mather Army Air Field Base near Sacramento, brought two Blackhawk helicopters equipped for search and rescue operations with hoists as well as their crew of Chiefs and Medics.
Too Short headlines rap show in the Cal Neva Resort
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:13amToo Short was the first West Coast rap star, recording three albums on his own before he made his major-label debut with 1988s gold album "Born to Mack," his next four all went platinum. Anticip...
Too Short headlines rap show in the Cal Neva Resort
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:13amToo Short was the first West Coast rap star, recording three albums on his own before he made his major-label debut with 1988s gold album "Born to Mack," his next four all went platinum. Anticip...
Crown belongs to hometown bands
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:11amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Floor space in the Crown Room at Crystal Bay Casino was at a premium last Saturday night.People were crammed wall to wall and stacked five or six deep at the bar, whil...
Crown belongs to hometown bands
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:11amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Floor space in the Crown Room at Crystal Bay Casino was at a premium last Saturday night.People were crammed wall to wall and stacked five or six deep at the bar, whil...
THC hero Rob Cantrell hits Tahoe before 'Marijuana-Logues'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:07amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Where do marijuana and coffee meet? For Rob Cantrell, it's green tea.Cantrell, best known at Tahoe for two performances of "The Marijuana-Logues" at the Crystal Bay Ca...
THC hero Rob Cantrell hits Tahoe before 'Marijuana-Logues'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:07amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Where do marijuana and coffee meet? For Rob Cantrell, it's green tea.Cantrell, best known at Tahoe for two performances of "The Marijuana-Logues" at the Crystal Bay Ca...
Column: Frozen by Parkinson's, still The Greatest
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 8:35amLAS VEGAS (AP) - They gathered in the bowels of the arena where most of the great fights of the last two decades have taken place, old men now all sharing one shining moment from years gone by. The...
Pablo Sandoval unconcerned about weight questions
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 8:24amSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Pablo Sandoval's portion sizes and weigh-in statistics always seem to be a hot topic this time of year.He understands it - and he doesn't much care anymore. He doesn't t...
Dodgers bankruptcy case on track
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 8:23amWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the disclosure statement outlining the Los Angeles Dodgers' proposed bankruptcy reorganization plan, keeping the team's plan for an ...
Lin has 17 points as Knicks handle Hawks
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 8:20amNEW YORK (AP) - Jeremy Lin had an easy night ahead of his toughest opponent yet, and the New York Knicks tuned up for their trip to Miami by beating the Atlanta Hawks 99-82 Wednesday night.Lin had ...
Nesbitt leads South Tahoe at State
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 8:10amLAS VEGAS, Nev. - South Tahoe senior Tyler Nesbitt came within one win of being crowned a state champion, finishing second at the Nevada 3A state tournament over the weekend in Las Vegas. Nesbit...
Pursuit race held at Auburn Ski Club
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 8:05amBOREAL RIDGE, Calif. - Due to warm and sunny weather and a lack of snow, the North Tahoe Nordic ski race on Feb. 10 was moved from North Tahoe High School to the Auburn Ski Club. In this race, the ...
TBSL ends regular season with duals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 7:54amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Skiers went head-to-head at Heavenly Ski Resort on Friday in the final races of the Tahoe Basin Ski League. The race is the only one in the season in which competitors...
Douglas County recreation basketball
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 7:53amThird and fourth grade boys divisionTEAMWINLOSSThunder72*Mavericks54*Nuggets54Spurs18*Tie Breaker based off head to head competitionGame Results from 2/14/12Thunder 32, Mavericks 31 - overtimeNugge...
Future of Sierra Nevada College topic of fireside chat
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 5:00amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Lynn Gillette, president of Sierra Nevada College, will talk about what's new, what's changing and what future may hold for the Incline Village private school next Thursday ...
Remains found in shallow grave in the Pine Nuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 5:00amGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - A Carson Valley woman riding her horse found a grave in the Pine Nuts on Tuesday afternoon.Tracey DeJong was riding near Sunrise Pass Road when she found a recently uncovered s...
National group wants freeze on benefit pension plans for public workers
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Vail Resorts Inc. announced today that it has agreed to buy Kirkwood Mountain Resort for about $18 million.According to a press release, Vail is purchasing the ski resort...
Time to restock the cellar with wines for less than $20
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 2:00amSouth Tahoe council told economic recovery is years away
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 2:00amS. Tahoe residents express dislike for parking meters
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 1:59amSkiers and industry officials react to Kirkwood purchase
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 4:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Add Kirkwood Mountain Resort to Vail Resorts' growing list of Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts.The Colorado-based company announced Wednesday it has agreed to buy Kirkwood ...
Skiers and industry officials react to Kirkwood purchase
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 4:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Add Kirkwood Mountain Resort to Vail Resorts' growing list of Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts.The Colorado-based company announced Wednesday it has agreed to buy Kirkwood ...
Fight over taxing comped casino meals enters next stage
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 3:45pmFormer Action reporter was Lin's middle-school coach
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 2:18pmBefore he was an Action figure, Rick Chandler was Jeremy Lin's coach.Chandler was a Lake Tahoe Action reporter from 2007-09 and with the Tahoe Daily Tribune in the late 1990s. In between those s...
'Shake it with your baby' and G. Love
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 1:59pmIt's been a busy year for Garrett Dutton, who is better known as the Philadelphia born and bred G. Love. He released a reinvigorating, blues-inspired album, "Fixin' to Die," began work on a seco...