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Deal trims maximum jobless benefits to 73 weeks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amWASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Americans will continue to receive long-term unemployment benefits under legislation approved Friday in Congress, but the scope of the program is being scaled back to ...
Births at Barton Memorial Hospital
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amBassett, Amber Lynn, a daughter, was born Feb. 10, 2012 to Kari Bassett of South Lake Tahoe. Drew, Connor Jamison, a son, was born on Feb. 5, 2012 to Jason & Andrea Drew of South Lake Tahoe. Melto...
Tahoe Today: Predictions Can Come True
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amI was watching the Grammys last week. It was the very first time I watched the show in years. I was interested in what would be said about Whitney Houston. It seems every so many decades, someone c...
Youngsters 'use the board'at new Sierra terrain park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe's littlest snowboarders will be able to reach new dimensions by harnessing the powers of the board at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort.The Burton Star Wars Experienc...
Ex-STHS football player on a new track — one without heroin
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 1:59amTruckee resident competing in World SUP Championships
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:03pmGOP candidates talk about feds releasing control of Western lands
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 6:20pmDouglas County authorities capture Yuba County fugitive; man convicted of sexual assault on a minor
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:35pm
Douglas County authorities have arrested a California fugitive from justice who was convicted of sexual assault on a minor.
Rick David Oliver, 47, of Yuba County, Calif., was captured by Douglas County Sheriff's authorities and the FBI on Friday afternoon after he was located in the 1100 block of Linda Anne Court in the east valley area of Gardnerville, said Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell.
The law agencies learned that Oliver was at the location, recently having fled California to avoid sentencing and capture from law enforcement, Howell said.
Movie Review: 'The Vow' a romantic comedy that bounces along
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:11pmThe film "The Vow," currently on view at the Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, is a good bad film. The bad is the sweetness-loaded script and the apparently rock-dumb male lead, Channing Tatum, as Leo Collins. The good is co-star Rachel McAdams as Paige Collins. This is billed as a romantic comedy, ideal as a "date" outing. Maybe, but ...
Movie opens with a brief scene of now and then goes back to five years earlier when Paige and Leo exchanged vows in a yuppie-like wedding. Thus, "The Vow."
TRPA community liaison Jeff Cowen honored by North Tahoe chamber
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:38pmTahoe Regional Planning Agency employee Jeff Cowen was honored as the recipient of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber and Resort Association’s Employee of the Year Award for his outstanding work as TRPA’s Community Liaison.
“I was shocked and truly honored to receive this recognition,” Cowen said about the award. “I am lucky in my job because I get to inform the community about all the great work being done by TRPA staff. I know I share this award with them,” he said.
Toccata presents 'Brrroque Masters' in March
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its 7th anniversary Winter MusicFest with the "Brrroque Masters" concert series March 8-16.The program features guest cellis...
Busy Yosemite road to close for for repairs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:32pmYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - A busy highway in Yosemite National Park will be closed for several weeks as crews rebuild the roadbed damaged in a rock slide last month.Yosemite officials sa...
V-Day benefit performance targets violence against women and girls
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:31pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - V-Day South Lake Tahoe will present a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues to raise funds and awareness to end violence against women and girls.The benefit reading...
Shopping centers challenged by e-commerce
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:22pmRENO, Nev. - The growth of Internet retailing - up 15 percent to more than $161 billion nationwide in 2011 - is stifling many of the companies that typically locate in mid-sized retail spaces, nort...
Governor's plans: Big employment growth, careful accountability
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:19pmRENO, Nev. - Speaking into television cameras jammed into an auditorium at the University of Nevada, Reno, last week, Gov. Brian Sandoval said his administration seeks to create 50,000 new jobs in ...
Dry conditions posing problems for region's wildlife
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:10pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Many days this winter have been almost spring-like, which is great for hikers, bikers and skiers looking to ply the slopes in T-shirts. But it's bad for bears, who nee...
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 2:11pm
Event Date:
March 28, 2012 - 7:00pm Date & Time: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
7 p.m.
Location: Duke Theater
Lake Tahoe Community College
One College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Details: FREE Admission!
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Followed by Q&A session
Contact Info: Lisa Herron, U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, (530) 543-2815, laherron@fs.fed.us, http://www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu
Location
Duke Theater, Lake Tahoe Community College
One College Drive
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States
30° 8' 16.944" N, 81° 46' 25.6224" W
See map: Google Maps
Burst of snow to top Lake Tahoe powder ski weekend
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 12:47pm
A low pressure off the Pacific Northwest coast will move into Lake Tahoe Basin on Saturday morning, dropping temperatures to bring a nice powder dusting for the President's Day holiday ski and snowboard weekend.
Gusty winds to 30 mph are expected for valleys ahead of the front, with a quick burst of snow Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Hwy. 50 open after 3-car accident in American River canyon
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 11:34amNevada has third highest-rate of interracial marriages
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 11:30amOpen Letter from Lake Tahoe Books and Art Windows on the Sierra
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 10:34am
The following is from Michael Scialfa, owner of Lake Tahoe Books and Art Windows on the Sierra and Beyond. Follow them on Facebook here.
An open letter to our patrons:
Lake Tahoe bailout law draws fire from California Senate leader
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 10:21amCARSON CITY, Nev. - A California Senate leader has expressed sharp displeasure with Nevada legislation threatening to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.The bill, by state Sen. John Lee...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TRPA director's speech a harbinger for another hole?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:44amThose of us who want to see the TRPA succeed in bringing about the changes that are necessary in the basin to attain the environmental objectives required by the bistate compact can only be dismaye...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TRPA director's speech a harbinger for another hole?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:44amThose of us who want to see the TRPA succeed in bringing about the changes that are necessary in the basin to attain the environmental objectives required by the bistate compact can only be dismaye...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dale Schear: a great fiction
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:42amI was sitting reading the Tribune this past Friday, Feb 10. Then I had the misfortune to read Dale Schear's "Tahoe Today: Crossing over can bring closure, surprises." This must be classified as gre...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dale Schear: a great fiction
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:42amI was sitting reading the Tribune this past Friday, Feb 10. Then I had the misfortune to read Dale Schear's "Tahoe Today: Crossing over can bring closure, surprises." This must be classified as gre...
SIROTA: Will we choose a Chinese future?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:41amFor the last two decades, we've heard many myths purporting to explain the loss of American manufacturing jobs. CEOs, for instance, typically say they have sent jobs overseas because they can't fin...
Transportation district hires outreach specialist
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:27amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Transportation District has appointed Tiara Wasner as outreach specialist for the U.S. Highway 50 South Shore Revitalization Project, previously known as the Lo...
Libraries closed extra days
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:25amThe Douglas County Public Libraries in Minden and Zephyr Cove will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 29, and Thursday, March 1, due to budgetary constraints.The Zephyr Cove Library will re-open at 9 a.m...
Children can earn hamburgers for reading
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:24amThe Douglas County Public Library has again joined with In-N-Out Burger for their Cover to Cover Club reading program.Children ages 4 to 12 are eligible to receive certificates for a free In-N-Out ...
Three vehicle accident blocks Highway 50
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:04amThe California Highway Patrol is responding to a multiple vehicle crash on HIghway 50 near Camp Sacramento. Both the eastbound and westbound lanes are blocked.The cause of the crash and the number ...
Singer Kenny Loggins back in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:01amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Kenny Loggins has been many things to many people over the past three decades - "a moving target" as he's put it. In his time, Loggins has been a guitar-slinger with a ps...
Singer Kenny Loggins back in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:01amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Kenny Loggins has been many things to many people over the past three decades - "a moving target" as he's put it. In his time, Loggins has been a guitar-slinger with a ps...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin:Chillin' with Cherry Cheesecake Cuties
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 8:49amCherries have been on my mind because of Presidents Day (George Washington and the cherry tree story is one to cherish). My plan was to make a homemade cherry pie. Then, I got images of a cherry...
Meyers family pays it forward with St. Baldrick's Foundation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 7:51amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Jen Drennan was pregnant with her second child. Being a CALSTAR nurse, the wife of a South Tahoe firefighter took all the steps to make sure her baby was healthy while...
Foreclosure activity edges higher in January
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:00amLOS ANGELES (AP) - Banks took back more U.S. homes in January than in the previous month, the latest sign that foreclosures are accelerating after slowing sharply last year while lenders sorted out...
Free IHOP pancakes raises money for children’s hospitals
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 2:00amNevada makes sale or possession of ‘bath salts’ a felony
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 2:00am