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Arrests made in Lake Tahoe cocaine sting
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 4:13pm
The Tri-NET Narcotic Task Force, working in conjunction with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team (SET), the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, and the Santa Cruz California Police Department arrested 26 year-old Joseph Perez and 25 year-old Oscar Madriz, both of Santa Cruz, California, on charges of trafficking and sales of cocaine. The arrests were made on March 2.
Medical marijuana supporters taking cause to Legislature, not voters
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 1:44pmEl Dorado County film event features local who worked on ‘The Artist’
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 1:25pmAward-winning Poet to Lead Workshop at Bona Fide Books
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:48pm
Event Date:
March 31, 2012 - 3:00pm Award-winning poet and editor Ravi Shankar will be in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, March 31 to give a poetry workshop from 3-6pm at Bona Fide Books in Meyers. The cost is $25. Interested participants should bring 10 copies of a poem to workshop. Advance reservation is necessary, as space is limited. To sign up, please call or email Suzanne Roberts: 530-541-4660 X708 or robertss@ltcc.edu. All abilities and aesthetic stances are welcome.
Snowlive likely an annual event; Wanderlust continues to grow
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:35pmReggae singer Matisyahu put his faith in Tahoe's support when he dove from the bandstand into the crowd at the Crystal Bay Casino. The people did not let him down. Instead, they carried him back...
Wild & Scenic Film Festival includes film on the Truckee River Watershed
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:33pmOne of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival returns to South Shore Friday for the seventh consecutive year. With a growing public...
Tahoe twinbill at Legion Hall with DWC and Dad's LPs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:27pmLake Tahoe Action's 2011 Band of the Year play a show Friday which will be opened by a band which might make a run at next year's title.The Dead Winter Carpenters, which last month packed the Cr...
'Mike and Molly' star Billy Gardell living large
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:24pmHere's a true Hollywood story.Aspiring comedian Billy Gardell moved to Southern California hoping to launch a successful career. After getting a few acting roles, he ran out of work. He decided ...
East Coast theme at Improv with Fitzsimmons, Eagle
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:21pmAward-winning comedian, writer and multiple Emmy winner Greg Fitzsimmons returns to the Improv after a long absence. The headliner through Sunday night at Harveys has quite a bit going on these ...
Hollywood hammers away at Dr. Seuss' charm
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:18pmDuring his life, author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to readers as Dr. Seuss, zealously guarded the misappropriation of his works. However, since his death in 1991, his second wife and sur...
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 10:31amJerod Hasse, South Tahoe state champion and University of North Carolina assistant coach, chats with Joe Proudman for Tribune Sports Talk. It's been 20 years since South Tahoe won the AAA Nevada...
Debate reignites over private entities doing work for California
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 10:10amBiggest solar storm in years hits, so far so good
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 10:02amWASHINGTON (AP) - One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out.Hours after the storm arrived, officials said were n...
Yosemite road closed by rockslide set to reopen
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 9:53amYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - A road on a busy entrance to Yosemite National Park will be reopening ahead of schedule on Saturday after a giant rockslide damaged part of it in January.Big O...
In quest to create jobs, some states get creative
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 9:51amOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - In the quest to create jobs, some states are getting creative: Nevada may hold contests to encourage entrepreneurs. Ohio is giving control of its liquor profits to a group of ...
Vail Resorts posts 'modest declines' early in ski season
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 9:47amBROOMFIELD, Colorado - Given Mother Nature's stubborn refusal to provide snow during the first months of the ski season, it would be easy to assume Vail Resorts' CEO is tuning to the blues station ...
South Lake Tahoe City Council Meeting (March 6, 2012)
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 8:35amWatch now the entire March 6, 2012 meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council. The complete agenda for this meeting is available here.
Seasonal dog ban at Upper Truckee Marsh planned for late spring
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 8:26am
For the second straight year the Tahoe Conservancy will enforce a seasonal dog prohibition at the Upper Truckee Marsh at south shore Lake Tahoe. The dog ban is meant to protect sensitive wildlife areas, including threatened and endangered species, during breeding season. The Upper Truckee Marsh provides critical breeding habitat. The dog ban begins May 1.
Family of Tahoe twins who died together found
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 7:49amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - It took 11 days and the help of dozens of strangers, but police have located the family of reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their California home las...
Opinion: Ski resorts not doing enough to protect children
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 2:01amAuthorities find relatives of dead South Lake Tahoe twins
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:53pm
It took 11 days and the help of dozens of strangers, but authorities have finally been able to locate the family of a pair of reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their South Lake Tahoe home last month.
Patricia and Joan Miller lived for nearly 40 years in South Lake Tahoe but often shunned their neighbors. Their shared life ended in a mysterious double-death. Police found one sister in a bedroom, and the other in a hallway during a routine welfare check on Feb. 26. They were 73. Three cousins stepped forward Wednesday to identify the sisters.
Hands-on science expo for students and adults in Incline
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 6:34pmMilestone: Heavenly resort at Lake Tahoe has most Facebook fans among ski resorts worldwide
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 4:27pmHeavenly Mountain Resort at South Shore Lake Tahoe is officially the world’s most popular ski and snowboard resort on Facebook.
USFS going after funds for OHV recreation; public input sought
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 4:15pmWild & Scenic Film Festival includes film on the Truckee River Watershed
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 3:05pmOne of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival returns to South Shore today for the seventh consecutive year. With a growing public ...
Tahoe athletes top podiums at Mammoth
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:24amLake Tahoe was well represented on the podium at Mammoth during the VISA U.S. Grand Prix, FIS World Cup and platinum AFP event his past weekend. South Lake Tahoe's Joanna Dzierzawski, who is spo...
Tahoe athletes top podiums at Mammoth
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:24amLake Tahoe was well represented on the podium at Mammoth during the VISA U.S. Grand Prix, FIS World Cup and platinum AFP event his past weekend. South Lake Tahoe's Joanna Dzierzawski, who is spo...
Heavenly Foundation athletes compete in Far West Kombi
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:22amALPINE MEADOWS, Calif. - Heavenly athletes traveled to Alpine Meadows on Feb. 25 and 26, taking part in the first technical Kombi race ever, as part of the Far West race series. Considered an "open...
Sierra's King wins at Tahoe League race; several Heavenly athletes finish in top 15
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:15amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort hosted the fourth Tahoe League race of the season on February 26, a split race, in which half the field of competitors race at one location ...
Local course knowlege helps Bochenek take Banzai
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:12amSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - With three of four stops on the Rahlves Banzai Tour in the bag, a decided trend has developed atop the leaderboard of the big-mountain, ski-cross-style race series. In war...
Colts announce they're releasing Peyton Manning
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:05amINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts ended their successful partnership with a tearful goodbye Wednesday, when team owner Jim Irsay released the star quarterback rather ...
Benny's World: Locals remember avalanche victim's spirit, passion for life in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:00amOLYMPIC VALLEY - Whether he was charging down a powder-blanketed backcountry ski run, mastering a complex rock climb or simply having that wonderful ability to make people laugh, Benjamin Bracke...
A's eager for resolution to territorial rights
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 10:58amOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Athletics say their attempt to relocate some 40 miles away to San Jose is not "a move that seeks to alter or in any manner disturb MLB territorial rights."The A's...
Cabrera hits 2 homers in Giants' 8-4 win
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 10:55amGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Melky Cabrera showed off his offensive prowess on Tuesday.Cabrera homered from both sides of the plate in the San Francisco Giants' 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.Barry...
Jemile Weeks helps Oakland blank Milwaukee 6-0
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 10:53amPHOENIX (AP) - Once Jemile Weeks got the ball in this rundown, he wasn't about to give it up.Weeks made a diving tag to nab his older brother Rickie in the first inning and finished with two hits i...
Nevada think tank publishes sourcebook for policymakers, public
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 10:04amMarch Message from the Mayor: The Choice to Move Forward Rests With Our Community
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:44am
One of the critical issues continuously expressed by our citizens has been the condition of our town. Rundown, second rate and blighted are words often used in the same sentence as City of South Lake Tahoe. We love where we live, but we hate how we keep it.
That message was loud and clear in the City’s 2011 Citizen Survey we recently received. More than 70 percent of respondents said the appearance of our town was poor. More than 80 percent considered our roads the same way, poor or worse.
OBITUARY: Gysberta "Berta" Boogaard Van Veenendaal
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 7:11amDec. 31, 1918 - March 1, 2012BERTA VAN VEENENDAAL, 93, passed away peacefully at home March 1, 2012 at her residence in Gardnerville, NV with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. Berta was b...
OBITUARY: DAVID C. BARTHOLOMEW
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 7:02amDavid C. Bartholomew passed away at the age of 71 on Monday, February 13, 2012 in Sun City, AZ after a year and a half battle with cancer. He was born in Geneva, IL on May 13, 1940 and grew up i...
