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New turf and lights, South Tahoe field unveiled tonight
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 10:50am
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 - 8:48amThere 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 - 7:31amSOUTH 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 - 5:00amZEPHYR 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 - 5:00amI 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 - 5:00amThe 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 - 5:00amThe 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 - 5:00amFALLON, 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 - 7:09pm
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 - 6:48pm
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 - 12:29pm
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 - 10:11amSOUTH 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 - 9:50amSOUTH 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 - 6:16amA 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 - 6:16amPresently, 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 - 6:16amSouth 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 - 1:57amThe 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 - 7:34pmMarie 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 - 6:00pmSOUTH 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 - 4:20pmA 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 - 4:20pmThe 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 - 4:20pmThe 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...
Bluegrass delight with Rowan, friends
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 4:08pmWhile a slim crescent moon hung low in the star-studded August sky and warm lake water lapped lazily on Sand Harbor's shore, the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band closed out the opening night of the th...
Athletes of the Week
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 4:02pmEach week the Tahoe Daily Tribune will feature an athlete of the week from South Tahoe High School and George Whittell High School. This week our athletes are the South Tahoe High School offensi...
Weekly varsity sports schedule
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:57pmWednesday6 p.m. STHS volleyball at Galena High School Thursday10 a.m. STHS Girls Golf at Fallon3 p.m. STHS Boys Tennis at Incline High School3 p.m. STHS Girls Tennis vs. Incline High School6 p.m. S...
Atmosphere brings 'family' vacation to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:55pmThere's nothing like a family vacation in paradise, a.k.a. South Lake Tahoe. The Rhymesayers family visited Tahoe last week on its "Family Vacation Tour." The lineup consisted of artist Prof, Bl...
STHS alumni football game planned for October
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Gridiron Alumni is planning a full contact alumni football game between South Tahoe High School and Truckee High School alumni this October. Players are needed to sign up,...
10 minutes with 30 Seconds to Mars
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:43pmOne of the most intimate shows on 30 Seconds to Mars' worldwide tour is Sunday, Sept. 4, inside the MontBleu Theatre. The metal-neo prog rockers captured the world's attention with their self-ti...
Annual Kirkwood run this Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:42pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - The 31st annual Kirkwood 5K and 10K Trail Adventure Run is on Saturday at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The one mile and half mile fun run for kids starts at 9 a.m., with the ...
Sample the Sierra all week long
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:26pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Participating business are offering discounts on local specials in preparation for Sunday's Sample the Sierra farm to fork festival on Ski Run Boulevard. Luigi's Tahoe Pi...
Sample the Sierra all week long
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:26pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Participating business are offering discounts on local specials in preparation for Sunday's Sample the Sierra farm to fork festival on Ski Run Boulevard. Luigi's Tahoe Pi...
DEATH NOTICE: Deborah King Macdonald
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:25pmDeborah King Macdonald died in her South Lake Tahoe home, surrounded by family Aug. 14, 2011.She was 53.Macdonald was born Sept. 9, 1957 in Tracy, Calif.She is survived by her son, Steven Hamel; pa...
DEATH NOTICE: Melody Yvonne Halverson
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:24pmMelody Yvonne Halverson died Aug. 13, 2011.She was 60 years old.Halverson is survived by her mother, Dolly, and sons Scott, Mark and D.J.--DEATH NOTICE: Melody Yvonne HalversonAugust, 31 2011 4:24 ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Deputies should be held accountable also
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:22pmI'd like to respond to a recent letter to the editor regarding being tailed by a sheriff's office vehicle recklessly with brights on.I live out near North Upper Truckee Road and drive from there al...
EDITORIAL: 'Field with beams' - let's all come out and celebrate on Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:20pmThe community will score a victory Friday with a flick of a switch. And this improbable win is one we can all celebrate.We've seen in recent years many of our neighbors move off the hill to the Car...
SAUNDERS: The near death of a convicted terrorist
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:19pmWhen the Scots released convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi on Aug. 20, 2009 - ostensibly because prostate cancer left him less than three months to live - Megrahi presen...
Fire near Yosemite now 80 percent contained
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:17pmSTANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters have begun repairing ecological damage caused by the creation of fire lines as a blaze near Yosemite National Park nears containment.Incident ...
2 sought in S Tahoe arson seen at concert hours before fire ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:59pmThe two people who police believe started last week's fire at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe were caught on other surveillance tape ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../2-sought-in-s-tahoe-arson-see...
Sketch released of person last seen with missing South Lake Tahoe woman
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:14pm
Authorities have released a sketch of a person of interest in the case of a South Lake Tahoe woman missing from a counter-culture gathering in southwest Washington state, the Reno-Gazette Journal reports.
U.S. military veterans gain job skills while reducing Lake Tahoe wildfire risk
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 12:50pm
By Cheva Heck
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A crew of military veterans who are preparing for future employment while they're helping to protect Lake Tahoe communities from wildfire were visited today by U.S. Forest Service and California Conservation Corps officials.
Purple Haze plays Saturday in a tribute to Jim Hendrix
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:22amThe ghost of Jimi Hendrix won't go away.Ralph Woodson knew this before his recent trip to Seattle."They are waiting for him to come back," Woodson said. "He's totally relevant. And if it's his b...
Purple Haze plays Saturday in a tribute to Jim Hendrix
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:22amThe ghost of Jimi Hendrix won't go away.Ralph Woodson knew this before his recent trip to Seattle."They are waiting for him to come back," Woodson said. "He's totally relevant. And if it's his b...
Shades of blues and Grey
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:54amLike any musical genre, blues can have a nebulous definition.Just look at Alligator Records, the nation's best-known blues label. Its top-selling artist, J.J. Grey, who plays at Tahoe next week,...
Shades of blues and Grey
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:54amLike any musical genre, blues can have a nebulous definition.Just look at Alligator Records, the nation's best-known blues label. Its top-selling artist, J.J. Grey, who plays at Tahoe next week,...
Best man Rocky LaPorte lights up night
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:10amRocky "Rock" LaPorte has a lot of reasons to be happy.This week's headlining comic at the Improv at Harveys is getting ready to shoot a television pilot with the legendary comedic actor Tim Alle...
Best man Rocky LaPorte lights up night
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:10amRocky "Rock" LaPorte has a lot of reasons to be happy.This week's headlining comic at the Improv at Harveys is getting ready to shoot a television pilot with the legendary comedic actor Tim Alle...
Saldana's assassin not your average girl
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:04amLuc Besson wrote this lethal-woman action pic that chronicles the events causing a young girl to grow into a vengeful assassin. It's pure fantasy, but Zoe Saldana's performance - especially duri...
Saldana's assassin not your average girl
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:04amLuc Besson wrote this lethal-woman action pic that chronicles the events causing a young girl to grow into a vengeful assassin. It's pure fantasy, but Zoe Saldana's performance - especially duri...
Slow start to fire season doesn't guarantee slow end, officials say
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 8:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A not so long, not so hot summer is set for an unofficial close this weekend, but fire risk in the Lake Tahoe Basin may just be getting started."Quiet," was how U.S. F...
Give them a hand: Masters of Magic's summertime run coming to a close
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 8:51amChristopher Hart isn't paranoid about his hands, but don't look for him at the bowling alley.Hart's hands are his livelihood, so he has to be careful not to injure the digits. Hart is one of the...
