Latest Stories
Two heads of one political monster
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 8:40amBy now, probably everyone reading this is already sick of America's quadrennial political spectacle - the one in which politicians and media outlets ask us to believe that there remain vast differe...
Gas leak at lower Kingsbury Grade prompts 'small area' evacuation
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 8:21amA natural gas leak, reported at around 8:50 this morning, has prompted the evacuation of a small area around the 200 block of S.R. 207 Kingsbury Grade, according to Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Ben Sharit. The initial report came in from the contracting firm Peak Construction. It was reported as a 2-inch gas line leak. The leak was secured quickly by crews and Southwest Gas has arrived, Sharit said. The evacuation area are buildings at 290 Kingsbury Grade near the 7-Eleven.
South Tahoe Greenway moves forward
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 8:06amSouth Lake Tahoe residents are one big step closer to having their own multi-use trail that will connect major points through town."It feels really good to get to the milestone where most of the...
South Tahoe Greenway moves forward
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 8:06amSouth Lake Tahoe residents are one big step closer to having their own multi-use trail that will connect major points through town."It feels really good to get to the milestone where most of the...
New Book Chronicles Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 5:30am
A new book, " Fairest Picture – Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe," by David C. Antonucci describes Mark Twain’s experiences and travels at Lake Tahoe. Fairest Picture is the first and only book to describe Lake Tahoe as it was in Mark Twain’s time and reveal in detail the locations where he traveled, camped and stayed at luxury hotels.
Legendary Bob Margolin hooks up with Reno's Jason King Band
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 5:00amThe instructions were simple, inspirational and scary as hell."Steady Rollin'" Bob Margolin, who has performed with every blues star during the last four decades, including Muddy Waters for seve...
Grant allows more lead to be stripped from S. Tahoe homes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 4:21amSouth Tahoe was one of five communities this month to be awarded money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The others are San ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../grant-allows-more-lead...
Dugard files complaint against federal government
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:48pmDugard was kidnapped in 1991 from her South Lake Tahoe street when she was 11 years old. She was then held captive and repeatedly abused at the Antioch home of Phillip and Nancy Garrido. Dugard had tw...
Taylor Creek spill almost completely cleaned up
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:48pmUsed oil is what was dumped into Taylor Creek, according to water samples taken from the South Shore tributary that leads to Lake Tahoe. The contamination has been isolated and almost fully contained....
Miss Chinese competition comes to Tahoe and Reno
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:48pm23-30 event will take place in Lake Tahoe and Reno. The contest moves around the world each year, last year taking place in Australia. This is the first time the pageant has been in the United States....
Bike event is all about kids
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:48pmNevada State Parks in cooperation with the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Backcounrty Patrol, the Reno Wheelmen, and the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association will host young riders, ages 6 to 16, for ...
Flu shots available on South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:39pmFlu and pneumonia vaccinations will be available at South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose room on Oct. 12 from 3-7pm; and at the Stateline Medical Center ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../flu-shots-availa...
Small group owns 40% of Incline's lakefront property
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:39pmBillionaires and millionaires have flocked to Lake Tahoe to build estates for decades. But the recession has presented additional opportunities for those who ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../small-group-o...
Tahoe City's Fanny Bridge in need of rehab
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:39pmAfter 83 years of service, Tahoe City's landmark – but crumbling – Fanny Bridge may soon be relieved of major duty. Transportation officials have drawn up ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-citys-...
Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 3:49pmJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons talk South Lake football as the Vikings travel to Dayton and Whittell faces Yerington at Home. --Tribune Sports TalkSeptember, 22 2011 4:51 pm MST...
Tourism focus groups know little about Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 1:56pmAnother mapmaker locatedVegasBeautiful Tahoe Winnemucca Wendover and Area 51 in approximately the right locations labeling the rest of the state asnothing ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tourism-focus-gr...
The Standards - A Cappella Quintet
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 1:53pm
Event Date:
October 7, 2011 - 7:00pm TAHOE ARTS PROJECT kicks off their 25th season with the a cappella quintet THE STANDARDS. The human voice, that’s how it all started for five brothers who shared a passion for music. Singing together at an early age, they began the makings of this one of a kind vocal group, forging a relationship beyond brotherhood and taking harmony to perfection. Hailed as one of the most sought after harmony vocal groups of today, The Standards have enjoyed success worldwide for their unique approach to vocal entertainment. Their shows offer more than just a typical music concert.
Location
MontBleu Theater
Stateline, NV
United States
38° 57' 44.6688" N, 119° 56' 23.6508" W
See map: Google Maps
Fuels reduction project impacts East Shore beach parking
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 1:11pmBy Lisa Herron
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin fuels reduction and forest health thinning work near two East Shore beaches the week of Sept. 26, 2011. The project areas are located on National Forest System lands on approximately 15 acres near the Chimney Beach parking lot and 18 acres near Secret Harbor Beach on the Lake Tahoe’s East Shore.
Motor oil identified in Taylor Creek spill
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 12:08pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Motor oil appears to be the substance that was dumped in Taylor Creek this weekend, according to Scott Ferguson, the chief of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control ...
Jaycee Dugard Sues Feds Over Handling of Abductor
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 11:38amKidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard has filed a claim against the U.S. government over failings by federal parole agents to detect her presence in the home of sex offender Phillip Garrido from 1991 through 1999, according to her publicist. Go here for the Sacramento Bee story.
Jaycee Dugard sues feds over handling of abductor
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 11:09amSAN FRANCISCO-Jaycee Dugard is suing the federal government for failing to monitor the convicted sex offender who kidnapped her and held her captive for 18 years.The complaint filed in U.S. Distric...
OBITUARY - John E. Peery III - 6/22/58 - 8/31/11
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:06amJohn attended George Whitell High School,excelling in all sports. He graduated in 1977. After graduating from high school he moved to Santa Barbaraand established a successful electrical contrac...
OBITUARY - John E. Peery III - 6/22/58 - 8/31/11
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:00amJohn attended George Whitell High School,excelling in all sports. He graduated in 1977. After graduating from high school he moved to Santa Barbaraand established a successful electrical contrac...
Nevada cellphone warnings begin Oct. 1
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:52amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - While the Nevada bill outlawing texting and talking on non-hands-free cellphones while driving officially becomes law in January, regional law enforcement plans to be active...
Experts: Pilot likely unconscious in Reno crash
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:40amRENO - The veteran aviator whose plane slammed into a crowd of Nevada air race spectators at 400 mph had no chance to save his ill-fated flight after likely losing consciousness from acceleratio...
Gardnerville air race crash victim's son back in school
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:37amMINDEN, Nev. - Gardnerville contractor John Craik was one of a group of a half dozen people who were attending the National Air Races together on Sept. 16.His 12-year-old son Ethan was standing nex...
County approves new dog breeding rules
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:35amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance that implements the state's new puppy mill law.The bill was approved in the last Legislative session and targe...
Ziggy Marley carries the torch
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:13amQ Where you living now, Ziggy?A California, Florida, Jamaica - mostly California. (Where I) make music with different people with different experiences in life, which I like. No one thing is a p...
Wolfgang Gartner rocks the electro house
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:04amIt is great to see new scenes populating our backyard. In this case, it happens to be the electro music scene, bringing one of the biggest DJs and producers in electro house, Wolfgang Gartner. A...
A driving force
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:59amOnce in a while, a spectacular piece of movie-making reminds us that films are capable of telling stories in a unique way. "Drive," a 100-minute film that easily navigates a broad range of emoti...
Hick rock Americana comes in from heat
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:55amCountry rock is a pretty broad musical description so Reckless Kelly's frontman explained his band's sound. "We've always called it roots rock or hick rock Americana," Willy Braun said. "It'--Hi...
On deck: Halford bats cleanup in the Crystal Bay Club's Red Room
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:51amJeffrey Halford is the master of storytelling in songs. George Thorogood is a loquacious teller of stories. So it's no surprise their recent show together started a little bit late."He wouldn't ...
Dogs get their own special day on the Tahoe Rim Trail
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:43am"Who Let the Dogs Out" is an unforgettable song, even if you want to forget it.An event with the same name and offered by the Tahoe Rim Trail Association will prove to be an unforgettable experi...
Living to tell about it, outdoor writer back at Mark Twain Center
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:39amA longtime outdoor reporter and award-winning book author, Paul McHugh always carries with him a notepad, upon which he came up with a mantra: "Don't be too careful or someday you might wind up ...
East Coast flavor this week at Harveys Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:34amNick Griffin's back and not a moment too soon. The star at the Tahoe Improv through Sunday, Sept. 25, just finished doing his seventh "Letterman" appearance in addition to appearances on "Conan ...
CTC acquires land it wants to eventually swap with S. Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:06amA long dormant piece of land between Fantasy Inn and IHOP in South Lake Tahoe may have a chance of being developed even though the California Tahoe Conservancy now owns it. This is one of three parcel...
Ice rink operators want Tahoe facility to be a destination
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:06amSaturday marks one full month since South Lake Tahoe turned the ice rink keys over to private operators. The most noticeable difference walking in is the retail shop on the right is not there. Instead...
Winter's Playground Awaits at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe Ski Resort
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 7:53amPRESS RELEASE — Lake Tahoe, California offers outdoor enthusiasts, shoppers, sightseers, and those just wanting to relax the opportunity to indulge in the sights and sounds of one of the country's most cherished year-round vacation spots.
Here, with the snow season upon us, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe hotel offers luxurious accommodations, a relaxing spa, and fine dining -- the ultimate escape for winter sports enthusiasts.
Opinion: S. Tahoe explains why it does what it does
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 7:19amIn fact, the city of South Lake Tahoe ranked last among 267 other cities surveyed in this category. The survey clearly indicated the City needed and in fact was ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-s-...
Open Letter: South Lake Tahoe City Manager offers explanation to proposed budget cuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 4:23amHere's an open letter from Tony O'Rourke, city manager of South Lake Tahoe, sent to the local press. South Tahoe leaders will meet Sept. 27 to vote on proposed cuts to the budget, which could mean eliminating several more city jobs.
Focus groups reveal Nevada tourism branding challenges
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 4:01amNevada tourism leaders trying to figure out the best way to brand the Silver State to attract visitors may have a bigger challenge on their hands than they thought. Six focus groups in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, demonstrated little knowledge of the Silver State and its tourism attractions including Lake Tahoe, reports the Las Vegas Sun. Go here for the story.
Tahoe Sierra Century
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:12pmTahoe Sierra Century Ride is Sept. 24. The three routes of ... The ride benefits the music students at North Tahoe middle and high schools. To register or for ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/09/tahoe-si...
Opinion: Embracing art as the medium that heals
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:12pmAs a community seeking an identity, Lake Tahoe has an abundance of artists and talent waiting to be creative in ways only they can imagine. Public art and the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-embr...
Opinion: Chamber thankful for help with
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:12pmLake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Lake Tahoe Task Force would like to offer a special thank you to Aston's Lakeland Village ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-chamber...
Readers can win iPad by taking Tribune survey
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 3:56pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Daily Tribune is asking readers and advertisers to help the publication better understand the region's market and expectations of the communities it serves. Any...
Retired teacher battles M.S., climate change
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 2:49pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Riding more than 300 miles on a tricycle may seem like an unusual way to combat climate change, but South Lake Tahoe resident George Drake isn't an average bicyclist.A...
O'Rourke issues open letter on city's budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 1:41pmSeptember 21, 2011Open Letter to the Community:At the September 15, 2011 Special City Council meeting to discuss the City's projected $5.2 million deficit, several members of the community made sta...
Contractors hit water line on near Highway 50
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 1:27pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Southwest Gas Corporation subcontractor accidentally hit a four inch steel waterline earlier this afternoon, causing flooding near the intersection of Herbert Avenue...
Cell phone law: Nevada motorists to get warnings beginning Oct. 1
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 12:07pmHere is a reminder from the Nevada Department of Transportation about the handheld cell phone use law, passed this spring by the Nevada Legislature. Officers will begin issuing warnings beginning Oct. 1. The law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012. It is already illegal to drive while talking on the phone or texting in California.
Zephyr Cove family escapes injury at Reno Air Races
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:24amIt was close … a little too close for comfort,” Ellen Dauscher told Lake Tahoe News minutes after returning home tonight with daughter Jillian and husband Andy. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../zephyr-cov...
