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WHS volleyball wins three straight
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 9:39amThe Warriors had a three game stretch this past week, playing Virginia City on Wednesday, North Tahoe on Thursday and Yerington on Friday, and it was a good week for them as they beat North Tahoe a...
As above so below, Lakeview project to enhance the area
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 8:24am
By Jessie Marchesseau
As the Lakeview Commons project in the middle of town plugs along, a building is taking shape near the El Dorado Beach boat ramp.
The two-story structure is intended, like most of the project, to enhance beachgoers’ experience at El Dorado Beach, as well as consolidate a number of different uses into one safe and secure location.
City tells employees to come up with budget solutions; final meeting slated for Sept. 27
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 8:15amBy Li Terrell
To a crowd of about 200, the South Lake Tahoe City Council met to hear the 2011-12 Budget Proposal from its city manager and finance director on Thursday. There was an obvious tension between the council and members of the public who attended the meeting, though the general sentiment of the council and city manager is that the deficit issues are not their fault, and that employee sacrifice is what is required to balance the budget.
Bouldering festival to highlight lesser known climbing spots
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 7:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - From practice to sport to spotlight, a climbing discipline that was once relegated to goofing around or preparing for longer ascents will get its own event this weeken...
2 South Shore bike projects gain significant
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:48amWhile implementation of new bike trails at Lake Tahoe seems to move at a glacial pace, on the same day boards on both sides of the South Shore unanimously ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../2-south-shore-bi...
Organized ride along S. Tahoe bike paths
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:48amOn Sunday, a group bike ride called the Tahoe Bike Fun Ride will leisurely ride along South Lake Tahoe's bike path system from Stateline to Camp Richardson ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../organized-r...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:48am21 from 5:30-6:00pm at Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe. For more info, call ( 530) 544.2266. • Need news from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency? ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-lake-...
'Get Ready' campaign encourages preparedness
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Health Services Department is encouraging all residents to make sure they have updated preparedness plans and supplies readily available in the event...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you for hosting Leadership Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 5:00amTahoeChamber.org and the Leadership Lake Tahoe Task Force would like to offer a special thank you to Aston's Lakeland Village for providing transportation and meeting space for this year's Leadersh...
Stateline to stateline bikeway project moves forward
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County, working in partnership with 11 other local state and federal agencies, has completed its approved feasibility report for an entire bike path around the Ne...
Bike ride on South Tahoe's trail system rolls on Sunday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A group bike ride called the "Tahoe Bike Fun Ride," will leisurely ride along the City's bike path system Sunday from Stateline to Camp Richardson and then back to Statel...
Stateline to stateline bikeway project moves forward
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County, working in partnership with 11 other local state and federal agencies, has completed its approved feasibility report for an entire bike path around the Ne...
Sierra silk reception at Bona Fide Books
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bona Fide Books will host a reception for Dorothy Davis's collection, "Around the Lake in Silk," at Bona Fide HQ in Meyers from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Sept. 29.The event is f...
Art Matters: A matter of the heart
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 5:00amWhat a phenomenal time our nation experienced leading up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11. From celebrating our innumerable heroes and soothing our still tender hearts and seared memories, to encour...
LIVE COVERAGE: Vikings homecoming game against Wooster
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 5:45pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Follow live coverage as the South Tahoe High School Vikings play a homecoming game against the Wooster Colts at Vikings Stadium.The Tribune will report on the game in ...
RGJ: At least 9 confirmed dead in Reno air race crash, 6 critically injured (W/VIDEO OF CRASH)
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 5:36pmThe Reno Gazette-Journal reports that at least nine people have died in the Reno Air Races crash. Among the dead include pilot Jimmy Leeward, for whom a memorial is planned today. Go here for the latest. A Victim Information Line has been established. Call (775) 972-6663.
More than 75 injured in air race crash
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 4:41pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - A World War II era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, injuring at least 75 spectators and leaving a horrific scene of bodies and w...
Gardnerville man witnesses air races crash
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 4:38pmGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - A Gardnerville Ranchos resident said he witnessed a fatal crash into thestands at the National Championship Air Races 4:30 p.m. Friday.Several casualties have been reported as ...
At least 75 seriously injured, 25 critically in Reno Air Races crash (W/VIDEO OF CRASH)
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 4:28pmThe Associated Press and KRNV News Channel 4 in Reno are reporting that at least 75 people have been injured, 25 critically after a P51 Mustang crashed in front of the grandstands at the Reno National Air Races at around 4 p.m. this afternoon. Keep up with the latest from the Reno Gazette-Journal. Go here for the latest.
Proam disc golf tourney in Tahoe Vista
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 4:09pmThe Tahoe Mountain Sports 5th Annual ProAm Disc Golf Tournament at the North Tahoe Regional Park 18hole disc golf is Oct 89 ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../proam-disc-golf-tourney-in-tahoe-......
Residents protest city job cuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 2:38pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Plenty of anger, but few answers, were directed at the South Lake Tahoe City Council during a heated four hour special meeting Thursday night to discuss the 2011-2012 bud...
Opinion: S. Tahoe council meeting another disappointment
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 2:17pmThey are not talking at council meetings – I'm there to know. They are not writing letters or guest columns to/for Lake Tahoe News to share with others what is going on, their thoughts, desires an...
S. Tahoe council asks for help if workers want to keep jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 2:17pmAfter nearly three hours, the South Lake Tahoe City Council turned the budget discussion on the nearly 200 people who attended the special meeting Thursday night. Councilman Bruce Grego led the charge...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 1:29pmThe Kids Fishing Derby at Tahoe Paradise Park's Lake Baron is Sept. ... Tahoe Truckee Unified School District is one of seven districts in California selected by ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../...
State Parks moves forward to relocate golf course
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 11:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Eight or nine holes of Lake Tahoe Golf Course could soon be moved into Washoe Meadows State Park as part of a controversial environmental restoration project.Californi...
Delicious delicacies are found at farmers market
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 11:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is no question that fall is on its way here in Tahoe. I usually surprise people when I remark about how much of a summer person I am living here, and although I ...
Second Sample the Sierra well attended
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 10:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - More than 1,500 foodies and wine aficionados converged on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe, California for the Second Annual Sample the Sierra, which was held Sep...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin?: Harvest full moon custard
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 10:04amOn Sept. 12, the day of the September Harvest Full Moon, it inspired me. Actually I was going to cook up a pre-Autumn Stir Fry or Apple-Walnut Bundt Cake. But then, I listened to Neil Young's cl...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Community support appreciated
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 10:01amOn behalf of everyone involved is organizing the spaghetti dinner fundraiser and the Jazzercise class benefit for the Higgins family, we want to thank everyone who donated prizes and cash to raise ...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Second annual Sample the Sierra was a success
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 10:00amIf you were not on Ski Run Boulevard Sept. 4, then you might have been the only one.Crowds of people lined up to taste local food and wine at the second year of the Sample the Sierra farm to fork f...
GUEST COLUMN: More people should get mail delivered
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 9:55amIf you want to eliminate thousands of miles of local traffic a week, improve unsightly streets, bring in local jobs and careers, and save the city time and money, then you are in luck. There is an ...
SIROTA: University of hypocrisy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 9:54amIn the firmament of celebrated Americana, there is Mom, apple pie, football and beer - but there most certainly is not marijuana. As it relates to drugs, this bizarre culture has us implicitly acce...
Gaines takes nautical tour of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 9:51amTAHOE CITY - It's pretty common for people to tell politicians to go jump in a lake.On a fair, clear and placid Tuesday morning at Lake Tahoe, one of California's 40 state senators did just that...
League to Save Lake Tahoe changes leadership
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 9:45amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Longtime League to Save Lake Tahoe Executive Director Rochelle Nason announced her resignation this week.The resignation will become effective in October, according to a ...
Nevada Unemployment Rate Climbs
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 8:26amBy Elizabeth Crum / Nevada News Bureau
The statewide unemployment rate has increased to 13.4 percent, up from 12.9 percent in July. In all, 176,200 people were out of work in August.
Unemployment in Las Vegas rose for the fourth straight month. the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) reported this morning. The jobless rate jumped to 14.2 percent in August, up from 14 percent in the prior month.
South Tahoe soccer dominates Dayton
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 5:00amThe boys' and girls' varsity soccer teams for South Tahoe High School combined for a total of 23 goals against Dayton High School on Thursday night. The boys won 13-0, while the girls won 10-0.T...
Ted Gaines calls for deregulation to bolster local, state economy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 5:00amTRUCKEE, Calif. - Calling for deregulation at the state and local levels, Republican Sen. Ted Gaines this week challenged residents to identify and eliminate unnecessary roadblocks and consider str...
Stowell rushes for 441 yards, Vikings win
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Coach Kevin Hennessee wasn't sure if it was a record, but thought it might be.Senior running back Jacob Stowell rushed for 441 yards and had 515 yards from the line of ...
Artist's reception in Meyers features watercolors on silk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 10:58pm“Around the Lake in Silk” is a collection of watercolor paintings on silk, featuring iconic Lake Tahoe landscapes, which include images from the Angora Fire and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../artists-re...
South Lake Tahoe employees weighing down city's budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 9:36pmWhile South Lake Tahoe employees cry poor, city documents show their wages keep going up. Furlough days that were implemented did not reduce salaries. They reduced take home pay because fewer hours we...
Carson City IHOP gunman had more weapons, ammunition in his home
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 9:29pmSixteen AK-47 magazines with live rounds, a Glock 26 9mm firearm with a holster, ammunition for various weapons, gun videos and body armor were among the items Carson City Sheriffs detectives found at the home and in the car of the man who shot 11, killing four, at an IHOP last week.
Warrant receipt details items removed from IHOP shooter's home, vehicle
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:40pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - In addition to two weapons and ammunition recovered from IHOP shooter Eduardo Sencion's vehicle, police found dozens of rounds of ammunition, a bulletproof vest and a religious ...
IHOP shooting video captures terrifying 77 seconds
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:37pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - Surveillance video from a restaurant adjacent to the scene of a massacre in Carson City last week records the dramatic sounds and some images of the one minute and 17 seconds it...
IHOP SHOOTING: Shooter's mental issues surfaced quickly
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:35pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - Within three hours of a mass shooting last week in which four people were killed and 11 injured, investigators knew they were dealing with a mentally unstable man, according to ...
'The Art of FLIGHT' Screening at MontBleu
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:30pm
A new breed of action sports film comes to life as Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema, present "The Art of Flight," a Curt Morgan film on Monday, Sept. 19 at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show beginning at 8 p.m.
Teens sentenced to 500 hours community service in Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two 15-year-old boys who admitted setting a campfire that led to the 3,895-acre Ray May fire in the Pine Nut Mountains were ordered Tuesday to perform 500 hours of commun...
Tahoe Conservancy Approves Signature South Lake Projects
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 3:42pm
By Ray Lacey
The California Tahoe Conservancy today awarded funding for two of South Lake Tahoe's signature environmental and recreational projects: the Bijou Creek Watershed Project and the South Tahoe Greenway bike trail.
OBITUARY: Bill Cusac, July 24, 1947 - Sept. 4, 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 2:34pmBill served in the US Army from 1965 - 1971. In 1977, he moved to Lake Tahoe looking for a new start in life after a divorce. He started umpiring for Little League baseball in South Lake Tahoe. ...
Tahoe Bulb Gardening
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 2:13pm
Event Date:
September 27, 2011 (All day) Overcome the challenges of planting and growing bulb flowers in Tahoe! Local gardener, Kathy Campion, will discuss the many types of hardy, spring blooming bulbs available, planting times and techniques, companion
plants and the never-ending battle with bulb eating animals. Free. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Please call the library at 573-3185 for addition information.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Branch Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States
38° 56' 43.5372" N, 119° 58' 21.9648" W
See map: Google Maps
'Get Ready' campaign encourages emergency preparedness
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 1:13pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Health Services Department is encouraging all residents to make sure they have updated preparedness plans and supplies readily available in the event...
