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GUEST COLUMN: From 'No and slow' to 'Fast to last'

Interesting that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency hired a part-time chief operating officer, Ed Gurowitz, with a doctorate in psychology and management consultant as his shingle. Hopefully, he ha...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: McClintock's vote on debt ceiling was wrong

This is a response to an email I received from Rep. Tom McClintock on why he voted against the new debt budget bill on Aug. 1.As a 33-year resident of this district, I'm unhappy with your vote. We ...

O'Hern's 7-under 65 leads Reno-Tahoe Open

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nick O'Hern took advantage of calm morning conditions as one of the first players off the tee Thursday to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and take a one-stroke lead over Chris Riley in the...

Pop Warner officials needed

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Pop Warner youth football is searching for officials. No experience is required. Training will be provided. Call 530-846-0822 or e-mail cwhitbeck@att.net for more info.--...

Annual Squaw Mountain Run draws elite competition from across country

TRUCKEE, Calif. - The question is, will someone not from North Carolina win the 31st Annual Squaw Mountain Run on Saturday?Recent history suggests not. It hasn't happened since 2007, anyway, as a d...

What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin | Escape with tropical mountain muffins

A few years ago, I had a big affair with small muffins. After my swim at our hotel resorts, I'd often buy a bag of Starbucks bran muffins and a cup of java. It was pre-Great Recession days: The ...

Tahoe Tennis Classic celebrates 28th year

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Tennis fans around the South Shore will rejoice this weekend, Aug. 5-7, as the 28th annual Tahoe Tennis Classic graces the Zephyr Cove Tennis Club, with matches starting ever...

Reno-Tahoe champ Bettencourt out with rib injury

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Defending champion Matt Bettencourt has withdrawn from the Reno-Tahoe Open because of a rib injury.Bettencourt got off to a good start Thursday morning with birdies on two of his ...

Hypnotist back for a spell at Horizon

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Chris Cady's Get Hypnotized Comedy Hypnosis Show" is an all-ages comedy hypnosis show where audience members can volunteer to get hypnotized by master hypnotist Chris...

Steve Miller still having fun: plays hits, rocks Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Here we are, up in the mountains, with all these redwoods," Steve Miller said during his Harvey's Summer Outdoor Concert Series stop. Other than the fact that he's not a...

Husband and wife perform together in 'Twelfth Night'

LAKE TAHOE - "Theater is a team sport," Lynn Robert Berg says.Onstage as the starchy and enamored servant Malvolio with the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's production of "Twelfth Night," Berg isC...

Young thespians give Shakespeare a whirl

LAKE TAHOE - Join the celebration.A "gift of the gods," a "feast of language" mixed with "fair play" and "dancing days" and all with "a touch of nature" is what the --Young thespians give Shakespea...

FILM REVIEW: Sci fi-Western mashup is adequate, but overwhelming

Mixing science fiction with the Western genre constitutes the lion's share of the appeal of "Cowboys & Aliens." But the muddled result falls short of fulfilling its potential. Adapted from a gra...

Organist arranges classic songs for Hot August Pipes

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Let the solo talents of David Brock cool down the summer nights Friday and Monday, August 5 and 8.Brock is an organist with Toccata, the regional chorale and orchestra...

TV star appears live at Tahoe's Improv comedy stage

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Comedian John Henton will send me a text message out of the blue just to comment on something or merely to say hello.He's coming to the blue - the Tahoe blue of the Impro...

It feels like a Mediterranean breeze off of Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Tallac Association's Valhalla Arts and Music Festival continues to be a crowd pleaser, with many great events still to come.Don't miss "Virtuosi Delle Corde" on...

Calif. death, 76 illnesses linked to ground turkey

WASHINGTON - Nevada state and local health officials say there has been one confirmed case of salmonella poisoning in Nevada that appears linked to tainted ground turkey.Jennifer Sizemore of the So...

Disabled Sports US Far West hosts three-day water play at Donner Lake

TRUCKEE, Calif. - A three-day Disabled Sports Far West event was chock full of sailing, canoeing, kayaking, tubing and dining at Donner Lake. Dave Ceruti, owner of Donner Lake Water Sports, dona...

Bettencourt tries to defend at Reno-Tahoe Open

RENO, Nev. (AP) - For the first time in its 13-year history, the Reno-Tahoe Open will be played this week the way Jack Nicklaus originally designed the course at Montreux Golf & Country Club and de...

Hot fishing - and dangerous fire season - upon us

Hello, fellow anglers. The haze in our sky is a grim reminder of what can happen when one is not careful in our wilderness areas.Last week, as many are aware, 80 acres of timber burned in our lo...

Buyten strikes X Gold ... again

MINDEN, Nev. - As though 1998 Douglas High graduate Matt Buyten hadn't already cemented his freestyle motocross already, he added just a bit more to his legacy this past Thursday night to kick o...

Mayo Clinic physician joins Barton Health

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health welcomes Dr. Jonathan T. Finnoff, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.Dr. Finnoff will work along side Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine physicians Drs Ke...

Enjoy star gazing while kayaking on Lake Tahoe

LAKE TAHOE - Push off in a kayak and there is that moment where balance floats between the human body and the body of water.When that body of water is Lake Tahoe, the kayaker often requires seve...

Ex-Pack star inks 4-year deal with St. Louis Rams

FALLON, Nev. - Former Fallon High School and University of Nevada offensive lineman Harvey Dahl has agreed to a four-year contract with the St. Louis Rams. Dahl declined to disclose the terms of th...

'Butcher and the Vegetarian' — a delicious read

By Kathryn Reed. Our relationship with food seems to always be evolving. Tastes change. New foods are incorporated into our repertoire. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../butcher-and-the-vegetarian-a-delici...

Maltase Youth Soccer camp

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Maltase Youth Soccer Camp, coached by Whittell High varsity boys' soccer coach Steve Maltase, is scheduled for Aug. 1-5. The camp is for players ages 4 and older. Bri...

STHS athletic eligibility forms

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - All South Tahoe High School athletes must complete the athletic eligibility forms by Aug. 4. These forms can be printed from the website southtahoehigh.net or be picked u...

GUEST COLUMN: Breaking down the debt crisis

Imagine a family that earns $50,000 a year but is spending more than $88,000 with a credit card balance of $330,000. The discussions around the kitchen table are likely to be a little tense.Proport...

Best of both worlds with amphibious Tahoe Duck Tours

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When was the last time you were actually on the lake?Not walking its shores, skipping stones across or contently gazing at it, but actually gliding across the waters l...

Tahoe Fund adds five board members

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Fund, an nonprofit that is partnering with public agencies to restore and enhance the natural and recreational resources of Lake Tahoe, has named five new membe...

Join the conversation on Facebook

SOUTH 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...

Structures threatened in fire near Virginia City

By Reno Gazette-Journal. Between three and 10 structures might be threatened by the Bain Street Fire on Geiger Grade, Sierra Front Center Intelligence Dispatcher Helen Frazier said. Evacuations are un...

Pedestrian dies crossing Hwy. 50 in Stateline

A Calaveras County woman has died from the injuries she sustained after being hit by an alleged drunken driver while she was crossing Highway 50 in Stateline. Joan Marie Hamrick, 60, of Valley Springs...

Opinion: 'It's the spending, stupid'

... time-consuming and thoroughly unpleasant process. But there's an infinitely worse alternative. Just ask the Greeks. Tom McClintock represents the 4th Congressional District, which encompasses ...

Auburn likely to be part of Tahoe supe district in Placer County ...

Eastern Placer County may see its political influence diminish as the county adjusts political boundaries to accommodate the Lake Tahoe area's shrinking ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../auburn-like-to...

Tulare County fire bringing smoke to Lake Tahoe Basin

Tulare County fire bringing smoke to Lake Tahoe Basin. Posted by admin in News on July 28th, 2011 | no responses. By Juan Lopez, Reno Gazette-Journal ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tulare-county-fire-br...

Great Gatsby Gala is a trip back in time

Tickets are available at both Tahoe Youth & Family Services offices, 1021 Fremont Ave., South Lake Tahoe (530) 541.2445 or in Gardnerville at 1422 Mission ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../great-gatsby...

WAC coaches, media give Wolf Pack no respect

CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Western Athletic Conference coaches and media have just handed the Nevada Wolf Pack all the motivation they need to repeat as conference football champions. The media and co...

Finding a crowd-free Tahoe: Woodfords Canyon, a Western frontier

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Rock climbers around Lake Tahoe have an array of cliffs to choose from when looking for a day of excitement. The problem is that many of these areas are crowded and ve...

KUDOS & KINDNESS: Young professionals barbecue a success

Tahoe Regional Young Professionals would like to thank all who joined the group, Wednesday, at Pope Beach for the group's mixer and barbecue. More than 30 people attended the warm sunset filled ...

KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to Gary Bell

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On behalf of the city of South Lake Tahoe Parks & Recreation department, Camp Tadaka and Camp Radical would like to thank Gary Bell of Sierra Ski & Cycle Works for tak...

El Dorado County woman ready to compete after

By Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee. Such plans Nicole Young made for her 40th year. She could hardly wait. In fact, she chose not to. She ramped up her running and bike training early last October so that...

Nevadans relying on food stamps more as jobs

By Nevada News Bureau. Nevada experienced the greatest growth among the states in food stamp caseloads between 2007 and 2010 with an increase of 128 percent, according to a recent report from the Urba...

South Shore election season dominated by incumbents

There is going to be a new face on the South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District board in December. Marylou Mosbacher, who has served for 21 years, is not running for another term. She knows she will m...

Golf tourney helps fund cancer center in Truckee

Tahoe Forest Health System raised more than $119000 to benefit Tahoe Forest Cancer Center at its annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic charity event. The cancer center is projected to open in 2012....

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Anytime Fitness is looking to open a second Lake Tahoe gym. According to an employee at the Zephyr Cove facility, negotiations are under way for the Minnesota-based company to lease the Tahoe Daily Tr...

Cross training for the trails

TRUCKEE, Calif. - I'm spending more and more time on a bike these days. I don't quite get the same satisfaction that I do when I'm running, but it's much better than doing nothing at all. Seriously...

Tour De Nez cycling race returning to its roots

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Planning a Costco or Trader Joe's run in Reno this weekend? Consider doing it Sunday morning so you can spend the afternoon watching the 19th annual Tour De Nez bike race. Tour De...

GUEST COLUMN: The fox in charge of the hen House

El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steven Bailey may have thought he was doing the right thing, according to the law, when he ruled on June 30 that The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Bo...

Council to talk charter, pensions, marijuana

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council will meet starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Lake Tahoe Airport. Here are some of the issues to be discussed.Charter v. General Law cityWhat'...

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