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'My friend bled to death out there'
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 10:21amCARSON CITY, Nev. - When two Carson City women happened upon Anthony Joseph Kelich early Saturday morning, they said, he looked exhausted, filthy and in shock.Some 12 hours earlier, Kelich, 60, ...
Minden set to discuss town manager
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 10:19amMINDEN, Nev. - Minden town board members are holding a public hearing 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss qualities they seek in a new manager.The public is invited to the meeting at the CVIC Hall, 1602...
$83.7 million in unclaimed property moved to state's general fund
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 10:18amMINDEN, Nev. - The Nevada Treasurer's Office's Unclaimed Property Division has completed the transfer of $83.7 million to the state's general fund, the largest amount ever transferred by the State ...
Bruce Ajari: Invasive species could have huge consequences
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 10:17amTAHOE/TRUCKEE - It seems like every day now there is some new news account of an invasive specie issue. Two weeks ago it was all about the boat that got stopped coming in to Lake Tahoe from Lake Me...
Join the conversation on Facebook
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 10:04amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Miss the comments on TahoeDailyTribune.com? There's another way to discuss the story that's buzzing around town on www.facebook.com/tahoedailytribune.Like us there and...
Paddlers Help Protect Lake Tahoe from Invasive Species
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 9:00am
By Kristi Boosman
Paddlers at Lake Tahoe who enjoy the peace and solitude of skimming over crystal clear waters can now join the Tahoe Keepers stewardship community to protect Lake Tahoe from aquatic invasive species, according to an invasive species multi-agency committee.
Tahoe Keepers is a free training program designed to help non-motorized watercraft operators guard against inadvertently transporting aquatic invasive species to water bodies within the Lake Tahoe Basin by self-inspecting and decontaminating their boats and gear after each use.
Prescribed burns to resume on West Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 4:51amU.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations in the Rubicon Bay area Aug. 23. Operations are taking place near Scenic Drive, on small urban lots and ar...
Hunters successful in tracking down Nevada bears
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 4:51amForty-one hunters drew tags for the opportunity to harvest a bear. Open areas include the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe, in the Sweetwater Range, the Pine Nut Mountains and similar areas of western Nev...
Opinion: Power boat races have no business on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 4:51amFor everyone who remembers summer days when being outdoors meant hearing the roar of motorboat races on Lake Tahoe, the bad old days may be on their way back. The Pacific Outdoor Powerboat Racing Asso...
$4.5 mil. in federal money allocated for Tahoe bike trails
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 2:17amTahoe Transportation District secured the money through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../4-5-mil-in-federal-money-allocat...
Opinion Power boat races have no business on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:04pmFor everyone who remembers summer days when being outdoors meant hearing the roar of motorboat races on Lake Tahoe the bad old days may be on their way back ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-power-...
Chez Panisse — planting seeds of change
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:53amBy Sophie Brickman, San Francisco Chronicle. Moments after floating into the Chez Panisse kitchen one recent Tuesday evening, Alice Waters stopped short at a chef's station. “Whatcha got?” she...
Tahoe Tales — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:53amTahoe Tales — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on August 22nd, 2011 | no responses. Dennis is one of several adorable kittens looking for a new family. He is as sweet...
Beach, mountain, concert — and no need for a car
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:53amSummer in South Tahoe transforms this small town to a major tourist destination. The traffic has visibly picked up in August, reminiscent of the days when the population would swell to more than 10000...
Opinion: Honeymoon over, South Tahoe in shambles
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:53amOpinion: Honeymoon over, South Tahoe in shambles. Posted by admin in Voices on August 22nd, 2011 | no responses. To the community,. The honeymoon is over. The city manager, Mr. [Tony] O'Rourke, ha...
NLTRA has money to give away
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:53amThe North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, in collaboration with the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, is accepting applications for the 2011-12 Special Event Development Grant Program. The deadline...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:53am24 at Brothers Bar & Grill (888 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe) starting at 5pm. The South Lake Tahoe resident was last seen in Washington on July 10. • South Lake Tahoe Women's Center a...
Lambert dazzles Lake Tahoe audience with energetic show
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:53amSTATELINE – With singer, guitarist Miranda Lambert in the house, many could argue the Harveys outdoor concert stage was built for her the way she twirled, strutted, danced, rocked and sang her heart...
Hunters successful in tracking down Nevada bears
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 10:07amFortyone hunters drew tags for the opportunity to harvest a bear Open areas include the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe in the Sweetwater Range the Pine Nut ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../hunters-successfu...
New sports editor joins the Tribune
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:45amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There's a new face in the Tahoe Daily Tribune's newsroom, Joe Proudman.Proudman will serve as the newspaper's sports editor."We're very excited to have Joe on board,&#...
Student safety at heart of anti-seizure med debate
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Parents with children who suffer from epilepsy can be haunted by the possibility that their child, while at school, could suffer permanent brain damage because of a lack o...
South Lake Tahoe to host AAA National Championship football game
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 8:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe Sports Commission and South Tahoe High School reached a multi- year agreement with Minor League Football Ventures (MLFV), the leading national Minor Leagu...
Douglas employers shed 3,550 jobs over three years
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 8:50amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County has shed 3,550 workers, or about 14 percent of its workforce, over the past three years.According to figures released Friday by the Department of Employment, Training ...
Ray May fire at 90 percent containment
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 8:47amMINDEN, Nev. - The cost of fighting the Ray May fire is reported to be $2.195 million as firefighters mop up the fire and prepare to demobilize.As of 9:30 a.m. today, the fire is 90 percent contain...
Social Scene: Tahoe Fund dinner raises more than $200K; seats big names, politicians
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 8:02amHOMEWOOD, Calif. - The martinis were blue and clear, just like Lake Tahoe. The senator was attired in Chartreuse, and the evening was painted all over with philanthropy. It was the first annual ...
$4.5 million funding for Tahoe bikeways secured
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 8:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Funding of $4.5 million for two bikeway projects at Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been secured by Tahoe Transportation District through the Nevada Department of Transportation and...
Children flocking to Tahoe Vista playground
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 1:13amNorth Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista opened earlier this summer. The playground includes a play structure for children 5–12, swings for tots and older children, and new “spring rider” toys f...
Mother Goose is on the Loose at South Tahoe library
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:55pmMother Goose is on the Loose at South Tahoe library. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on August 17th, 2011 | no responses. Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../mother-goose-is-...
K's Kitchen: Finding a use for oversized zucchini
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:37pmBy Kathryn Reed. Monster zucchinis have three purposes in my book – compost material, used for stuffing, or turned into bread. I haven't composted since moving to Tahoe, so my choice is turn the...
Virginia City cemetery offering tours as fundraiser
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:37pmFuntime Theater, a nonprofit organization, in conjunction with the Comstock Cemetery Foundation is putting on “Voices of the Past,” an interactive look into life on the Comstock. Widow of the Silv...
TRPA: Amphibious tourist mobile not hurting lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:37pmTahoe Duck Tours, in its first full summer of operations, is offering daily, multiple hour-plus tours of the lake on its amphibious vehicles it calls ducks. The World War II-era boats feature six whee...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 6:37pmTahoe Youth & Family Services is starting an alcohol treatment program in Incline Village and is likely to be located in the Parasol Building. • Fire Fest 2011 is Sept. 24 from 10am to 3pm at La...
USFS historian talks about travel in the basin
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 10:20amLearn about the evolution of Tahoe travel from renowned U.S. Forest Service historian and recreation officer Don Lane on Aug. 24 at 8pm at the Lake of the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-historian-t...
TRCD looking for another board member
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 10:20amSouth Lake Tahoe-based environmental organization Tahoe Resource Conservation District is seeking a member to serve on its five-person board of directors. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../trcd-looking-for...
Green lodging conference returns to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 10:20amGreen lodging conference returns to South Lake Tahoe. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on August 17th, 2011 | no responses. Roxanna Lopez, operations manager in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../green-lodging-...
Event blends art and hiking in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 10:20amThe hike, modeled on the theme of “Reflections and Rhythms,” takes place at Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../event-blends-art-and-hiking-in-lak......
Art Matters: You've got talent?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 5:00amDo you have talent? It's a great question in this day of overdone, wanna-be shows dialed in on huge, detail-saturated LCD screens. The hard-to-accept-and-digest truth is this: We've all got it. End...
Trout habitat may decline with climate change
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A new study shows climate change could cut suitable trout habitat in the western U.S. in half over the next 70 years, with some species of trout experiencing greater decl...
Tahoe Today: The spiritual journey of the traveling ring
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 5:00amIt was in the early '80s when I bought my black onyx diamond ring at a local jewelry shop in Lake Tahoe. This ring was one-of-a-kind. I fell in love at first sight and just had to have this beautif...
GUEST COLUMN: Parole Reform Act of 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 5:00amJaycee Lee Dugard's tragic case started and ended in our jurisdictions. As fathers, elected officials and Californians, we have felt it our duty to make sure that we act to prevent such horrible cr...
GUEST COLUMN: Stonewalling the truth from city hall
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 5:00amDespite the official denials by the city manager and city attorney, criminal wrongdoing by the City Council has already been documented by the grand jury. In its previous investigation into the con...
Racing the Tahoe Sierra 100
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 5:00amTRUCKEE, Calif. - Did you happen to notice all the mountain bike racers around Tahoe's north shore last weekend? If you did see one, there is a good chance he or she was here for the Tahoe Sierra 1...
Tahoe athlete to compete in the TransRockies Run
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 5:00amTRUCKEE, Calif. - As punishing as it may be to traverse 120 miles on foot through the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Ross McMahan can't seem to get enough of it.The multisport athlete from Incline V...
Finding a Crowd-Free Tahoe: North Ridge - A sidewalk in the sky
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Hey, dude, what are you doin' Sunday?" That's how the conversation started."Sleepin' in," came the gruff response through the phone."You sure you don't want to go cli...
Sexual harassment class for business owners, managers
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 10:33pmThe North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sexual-harassme...
Opinion: Why Measure R deserves to be defeated
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 5:03pmAs residents, we deserve all of our trails to be in the same renovated condition as the Al Tahoe section recently completed. Locals should vote no on Measure R because our trails need 100% of the mone...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 5:03pmTahoe Derby Dames are in action Sept. 17 at 2pm at Bijou Community Park. • Lorenzo Gigliotti, former South Lake Tahoe fire chief, is now a consultant at Sierra Nevada Strategies. • South Lake Taho...
S. Tahoe retirees grapple with potential spike in health care ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 5:03pmLake Tahoe News obtained the following message from a 28-year city employee retired for 16 years who sent the following email to O'Rourke, “What is being proposed will put some of us on welfare....
South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:38pm
Check out the South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market from 8am-1pm, Tuesdays through Oct. 4 at the American Legion parking lot, 2732 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Hosted by the El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association, there's plenty of fresh, farm grown vegetables and produce, bread, cheese, tamales, lavender, jams-jellies, salsa, fish, kettle corn, pottery, photography and more.
South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:27pm
Check out the South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market from 8am-1pm, Tuesdays through Oct. 4 at the American Legion parking lot, 2732 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Hosted by the El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association, there's plenty of fresh, farm grown vegetables and produce, bread, cheese, tamales, lavender, jams-jellies, salsa, fish, kettle corn, pottery, photography and more.
