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GUEST COLUMN: Ski resorts promote safety on the slopes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:44amAs we enjoy the holiday season, we'd like to address an important issue for all of us at Lake Tahoe: slope safety. The safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority and for years we...
Kinder Kup benefits Heavenly Foundation Alpine Team
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:41amThe Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will kick-off the 12th annual Kinder Kup Race Series at Heavenly Mountain Resort 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 22.Open to all skiers and snowboarders ages 6 and under...
Cioppino feed tickets on sale
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:38amGARDNERVILLE - The date has been set for the seventh annual cioppino feed fundraiser for Feb. 11. The proceeds from this fundraiser supports men and women in the military, veterans, and related ...
Call for art for fundraiser
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:31amThe Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe is seeking art to be donated for a fundraiser to Feb. 10 at the Inn by the Lake. One hundred percent of the funds raised at this event will go back into the comm...
Veteran Tahoe radio personality returns
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:21amGeorge Alm, a 17-year Lake Tahoe broadcast veteran and past president of the Tahoe Ambassadors Club for the Chamber of Commerce of South Lake Tahoe and Kiwanis, has joined community-oriented K-Taho...
Senior activities announced
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:18amEl Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency Area Agency on Aging has released an activities calendar for senior tours and events through spring.For more information about any of the trips, ca...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you from Tahoe Senior Plaza
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:15amTahoe Senior Plaza ended the 2011 year with a New Year's Eve Dinner Party presented to them by Jeannette Shippee and the So Good it's a Crime Catering Crew, Drs. David and Karen Borges, Donna Light...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Girls' team grateful for new jerseys
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:14amThe St. Theresa School girls' volleyball team would like to thank the Optimist Club for their donation to our team to purchase new jerseys. They look awesome and we are ready for a great season! Th...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Homemade stir-fry Tahoe-style
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:09amEvery winter at Tahoe I begin fantasizing about relocating to other states and countries. Today, it was Hawaii. It's not because we've been hit by super snowstorms teamed with shoveling powder a...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Homemade stir-fry Tahoe-style
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:09amEvery winter at Tahoe I begin fantasizing about relocating to other states and countries. Today, it was Hawaii. It's not because we've been hit by super snowstorms teamed with shoveling powder a...
Janis Joplin's original band plays CVIC Hall
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:02amMINDEN - The Carson Valley Arts Council will start 2012 with a baby boomer bash. Janis Joplin's original band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, along with vocalist Stephanie Keys will perfor...
Janis Joplin's original band plays CVIC Hall
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:02amMINDEN - The Carson Valley Arts Council will start 2012 with a baby boomer bash. Janis Joplin's original band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, along with vocalist Stephanie Keys will perfor...
Reno-based band to play Jethro's Live
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 8:58amGARDNERVILLE - The Mark Sexton Band is performing music from their newest release "Listen Out" 8:30 p.m. today at Jethro's Live. "Listen Out" is the musical creation of Mark Sexton's passionCopy...
Reno-based band to play Jethro's Live
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 8:58amGARDNERVILLE - The Mark Sexton Band is performing music from their newest release "Listen Out" 8:30 p.m. today at Jethro's Live. "Listen Out" is the musical creation of Mark Sexton's passionCopy...
As the Bull Wheel Turns : Plenty to do while waiting for more snow
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 8:54amWhere in the heck is all the snow? Dr. Stephen Bannar of Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine told me that I might be able to take some Green Runs in late January, so hopefully we will have nice a...
As the Bull Wheel Turns : Plenty to do while waiting for more snow
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 8:54amWhere in the heck is all the snow? Dr. Stephen Bannar of Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine told me that I might be able to take some Green Runs in late January, so hopefully we will have nice a...
OBITUARY: David James Baker
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 8:02amWith great sadness, we are mourning the loss of David, 28, who drowned in the ocean in Santa Marta, Columbia December 28, 2011.David was born July 10, 1983 in South Lake Tahoe and had just recen...
OBITUARY: Helen Wyant
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 7:54amAugust 2, 1909 ~ December 11, 2011Helen will be deeply missed and remembered with much love and laughter.Helen Wyant, 102, of South Lake Tahoe, died peacefully on Sunday December 11, 2011. Helen...
RAOK: Giving to others who are in need
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 7:26amThis is truly evident by the varied comments that have been posted through this promotion Lake Tahoe News is sponsoring through the month of January. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../raok-giving-to-others...
Opinion: Are you prepared for a winter storm?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 7:26amIn the midst of the winter season many people who travel to and live in the Lake Tahoe area may forget about some common winter safety precautions, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-are-you-prepare...
History: Wagons had many uses in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 7:26amPublisher's note: This is reprinted from the August 1988 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. It is a relic, a commemoration of life lived in an earlier time. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../his...
Lawsuit prevents Homewood from starting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 7:26amEarthjustice on behalf of Friends of the West Shore and Tahoe Sierra Club is suing to stop the project that was approved Dec. 14 by the Tahoe Regional ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lawsuit-prevents-hom...
Tahoe, Reno celebrate Elvis Presley's birthday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 7:26amHis live appearances at the Las Vegas International (now the Las Vegas Hilton) are the most famous, but his concerts at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe (now the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-reno-cel...
Heavenly kicks off new safety campaign
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 7:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With National Safety Awareness Week kicking off next weekend, Heavenly Mountain Resort, along with all of Vail Resorts, is launching a new safety program."Safety of bo...
Heavenly kicks off new safety campaign
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 7:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With National Safety Awareness Week kicking off next weekend, Heavenly Mountain Resort, along with all of Vail Resorts, is launching a new safety program."Safety of bo...
Ski resorts, USFS battling over water rights
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:09pmSnowmaking is what's allowing resorts in the Lake Tahoe area to be open this season. Photo/LTN. After intense lobbying — which included stern letters from a host of congressman and senators — last...
TRPA and Placer County Sued Over Homewood
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 6:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a notice of intent to file suit on the recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project, officials said.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.
Lack of snow not stopping Olympic Heritage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:45pmBy Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee. In 1960, with the sports world poised to show up on their doorstep, organizers of the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley grew increasingly nervous through an unus...
RAOK: From school mascot to restaurant diner
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:45pmPedro Kinner will soon be eating at Echo Restaurant inside Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. This is because he is Lake Tahoe News' latest Random Acts of Kindness winner and Echo donated a $25 g...
Brown proposes $4.2 billion in cuts to California
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:45pmBy Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee. Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Thursday slashing nearly $1.4 billion in welfare and child care aid for the poor while holding voters liable for $5 billion in education fu...
Lake Tahoe conservation groups file suit against Homewood renovation
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:28pmHOMEWOOD, Calif. - Saying they had no other choice but to protect Lake Tahoe and preserve the communities that surround it, a pair of regional conservation groups filed a lawsuit Thursday against t...
Purple Haze pays tribute to rock 'n' roll's greatest guitarist
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:55pmJimi Hendrix was so innovative he's been dead more than 40 years and is still considered the greatest guitarist of all time.The Rolling Stone in November listed its top 100 players, and Hendrix ...
Snow or no snow, Olympic Heritage Celebration Week starts Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:49pmOlympic fans can keep the cross country skis in the garage for now and instead get out the hiking boots.A lack of snowpack threatened to cancel biathlon and cross country events at Lake Tahoe's ...
From the horse's mouth to Spielberg's ear
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:44pmSteven Spielberg's "War Horse" sentimentalizes the effect one remarkable animal has upon many distressed humans. The disconnect arises from presenting this fairytale as though it was grounded in...
Have a post-New Year's night 'Cap' at Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:38pmWhat a nice way to bring in 2012: Chicago native John Caponera headlines at Harveys Improv through Sunday. John's a fun guy both on and off the stage. "Cap," as we affectionally refer to him, is...
Ski report: Get up early for corduroy
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:13pmKeep those edges sharp to carve turns on the hardpack. Here is the ski report for Jan. 5. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook Twitter · Email · Free PDF ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report...
Arrest made in Douglas County sexual assualt case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:13pmMora was booked into the Minden jail on an arrest warrant for lewdness with a minor. Bail was set at $50000. – Lake Tahoe News staff report. Facebook Twitter ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../arrest-made-i...
Ski report: Get up early for corduroy
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:13pmPosted by admin in Ski Conditions on January 5th, 2012 | no responses. Keep those edges sharp to carve turns on the hardpack. Here is the ski report for Jan. 5 . ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-repor...
Forest Service to resume prescribed burn Friday near Meyers
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 1:09pmPrescribed fire operations will continue on Friday at South Lake Tahoe near Meyers, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Smoke will be visible throughout the area.
Nevada Faces Potential Loss Of Federal Highway Funds For Delay In Implementing New Trucker Safety Rule
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:47pmCARSON CITY – Nevada is one of several states that will not make a Jan. 30 federal deadline to implement a newly mandated safety rule to ensure truck drivers have proof they are medically safe to drive, potentially putting federal highway dollars at risk.
NHP plans increased enforcement for pedestrian violations
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In light of the recent accidents involving pedestrians who have been struck and killed, and the fact that pedestrian-related crashes in Douglas, Lyon and Washoe counties ...
Prescribed fire operations resume near Meyers
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:08pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - U.S. Forest Service crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations at the South Shore Friday, according to a statement from the agency. Burns will take place in...
NHP: Increased and Targeted Enforcement Planned for Crosswalk and Pedestrian Violations
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:50amIn light of the recent accidents involving pedestrians who have been struck and killed and the fact that pedestrian-related crashes in Douglas, Lyon and Washoe Counties were higher in 2011, as opposed to the previous year, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol will be concentrating their enforcement efforts on pedestrian and crosswalk violations over the next several weeks*.
Registration open for Kinder Kup Race Series to Benefit Heavenly Foundation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:36amThe Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will kick-off the 12th Annual Kinder Kup Race Series at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Sunday, January 22, from 8am to 2pm. Open to all skiers and snowboarders age six and under, the Kinder Kup series is designed to introduce young athletes to competition in a friendly environment. No previous race experience necessary and all abilities are welcome. Entry is $20 and includes a World Cup only competitor lift ticket if needed.
Dry winter has CAL FIRE on alert
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:30amThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has increased staffing levels following an unusually dry start to the 2011-2012, according to a Thursday statement from CAL FIRE.On Tuesday...
Three cheers for Vail going for safety on the slopes
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:07amThose of us who have spent most of our adult life on ski and snowboard slopes know how important it is to follow the rules on the slopes. From our earliest snow days we have followed the Skiers Responsibility Code, simple rules that make fun on the trail safer. If you don't know the Code, check it out next time you're at a mountain resort.
Forest Service temporarily reduces Incline Village office hours
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:45amNew hours are in the mix, at least temporarily, for the Incline Village office of the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Beginning Jan. 11, the office at 855 Alder Ave., will be open Wednesday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The change is a reduction of about two hours each day and is only temporary, said Lisa Herron, Forest Service spokeswoman. It is not a result of funding cuts but changes to staffing.
Euthanasia to control shelter population unpopular
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:42amLOS ANGELES (AP) - Seven in 10 pet owners say they believe animal shelters should be allowed to euthanize animals only when they are too sick to be treated or too aggressive to be adopted.Only a...
8 arrests, $60k in meth seized in NV-CA drug probe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:41amRENO, Nev. (AP) - State and federal drug agents in Nevada have arrested eight suspected members of a California-based drug trafficking organization accused of distributing multiple pounds of metham...
Nevada Supreme Court takes up foreclosure case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:38amThe Nevada Supreme Court weighed arguments Wednesday on whether U.S. Bank can foreclose on a Douglas County couple's home despite findings by a mediator that not all required documents were present...
