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Nevada bear hunt ends Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 7:32amGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - There are a few hunters out looking for the last bear in Nevada's first bear hunt.It's been more than a week since the last bear was killed on Dec. 19, and hunters only have...
OBITUARY: Richard "Dick" Joseph Cooper
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 5:00amRichard "Dick" Joseph Cooper3.29.1934 - 12.18.2011Richard Joseph Cooper, 77, was born March 29, 1934 in Berkeley, CA and passed away December 18, 2011 in Carson City, NV. He was a former longtim...
Fireworks not allowed by individuals in Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 3:14amThe Forest Supervisor for the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is cautioning New Year's holiday visitors to leave their fireworks at ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../fireworks-not-...
Tahoe Vista land restoration, bike trail project proceeds
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:59amAcquiring an easement from the California Tahoe Conservancy is allowing Placer County to accept a $1 million grant from the state Natural Resources Agency ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-vista-land...
No guarantee of finding work out of state
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:59amBy Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee. Escape isn't easy. As California buckled under layoffs and hiring freezes last year, tens of thousands of residents saw lower ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../no-guar...
Postal cuts worry at-home entrepreneurs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:59amBy Karen E. Klein, Bloomberg Businessweek. When he hears about planned U.S. Postal Service cutbacks and closings in 2012, Michael Weiss doesn't think ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../postal-cuts-worry...
Rural residents protest state firefighting fee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:59amBy Wyatt Buchanan, San Francisco Chronicle. SACRAMENTO — Starting next year, hundreds of thousands of Californians, including thousands in El Dorado ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../rural-residents-protes...
California community colleges to ration classes
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:59amPosted by admin in News on December 28th, 2011 | no responses. By Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle. During World War II, there was food rationing. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../california-commun...
Dont allow holiday decorations to become fire hazard
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:47pmNow that the holidays are over the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department would like to remind everyone that they should be aware of the potentially explosive ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../dont-allow-holiday...
What will you remember most about 2011?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 11:46amSouth Lake Tahoe sees a little bit of promise with the construction @ “Bill's' ( Stateline, NV), construction at the old Mikasa building at the “Y”, and Grass Root's ...www.laketahoenews.n...
Ski report: Slopes will be full
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 11:46amExpect the resorts to be busy today. Here is the ski report for Dec. 26. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook Twitter · Email · PDF Send article as PDF ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/12/ski-repo...
Youngster walking after fall from Diamond Peak
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 11:46amSteve Eikam, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District battalion chief, told Lake Tahoe News his department first called for a helicopter, but canceled that when it ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../youngs...
State commission to reconsider Washoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 11:46amBy Kathryn Reed. Second thoughts is what the California State Park and Recreation commissioners are having regarding the October decision to approve the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../state-commission-t...
Ski report: Weather system may move through Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 11:46amA chance of rain at lower elevations today and snow above 7500 feet. Dress accordingly. Plan B for the afternoon might be off mountain fun in villages, ice rinks, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-repo...
Not a boys' sport anymore
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:46amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (TDT) - Wrestlers are a certain breed of people. They're strong, quick, flexible. They have their own type of personality, confident, a never-say-die attitude. But what ...
Heavenly skiers compete in Colorado
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:41amSTEAMBOAT, Colo. (TDT) - The Heavenly Freestyle Team sent three skiers to U.S. Freestyle Selection Events in Steamboat, Colorado Dec 17-22. Two former Heavenly athletes had excellent results as ...
Heavenly skiers compete in Colorado
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:41amSTEAMBOAT, Colo. (TDT) - The Heavenly Freestyle Team sent three skiers to U.S. Freestyle Selection Events in Steamboat, Colorado Dec 17-22. Two former Heavenly athletes had excellent results as ...
Stanford believes it's primed to stay on top
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:26amSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) - David Shaw gets the same question in a variety of forms: Can Stanford remain a top-tier team once projected No. 1 pick Andrew Luck is long gone for the NFL?Shaw is optimi...
Pro football picks: Giants over Cowboys for NFC East
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:16amThank you, Drew Brees and the Saints.Because of their 45-16 rout of Atlanta, Pro Picks not only is guaranteed being over .500 for the season against the spread, but also snapped an ignominious s...
A look back at 2011 with tales from the PGA tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:14amJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Mike Tuten has spent the last 20 years on the North Shore of Oahu shaping surf boards. He joined his brother, Titleist rep Chris Tuten, for a round of golf on the Plantati...
Column: Heat draining suspense out of young season
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:09amThat deflating sound you hear is the suspense beginning to leak out of the NBA season.Yes, it's only a few days old, but a fifth of the schedule has already been erased by the lockout and if Mia...
Patriots, 49ers lead Pro Bowl rosters
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:02amNEW YORK (AP) - The usual names - Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Troy Polamalu, Tony Gonzalez - are headed for Hawaii, barring a trip to the Super Bowl.Joining them at the Pro Bowl will be the not quite ...
Kashima finishes third in France
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 9:49amMERIBEL, France (TDT) - American skier Sho Kashima defeated compatriot Jeremy Cota in the consolation run to take third place of the World Cup Freestyle skiing last week. Mikael Kingsbury of Can...
2011 deadly year on Douglas highways
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 9:05amGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - A dozen people died on Douglas County highways during 2011, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.The number of crashes shot upward 300 percent compared to 2010 when only thre...
Made in Tahoe: Local woman adds spice to life
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:47am
From behind the island in a large stone and brick kitchen, Diane Weidinger goes about her business, carefully filling small tins with her spice blends to be shipped to customers near and far. Along with jars, tubs are stacked on a table at the end of the island. More jars crowd one end of the countertop. Weidinger is filling an order including blends of Egyptian, Scandinavian and Moroccan spices and more for a customer who wants to highlight workplace diversity.
GUEST COLUMN: No Obama scandals this year? Not so fast, elite media
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:24amWith 2011 drawing to a close, it is time to account. As an early-and-often chronicler of Chicago-on-the-Potomac, I am amazed at the stubborn and clingy persistence of President Barack Obama's snowb...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Turn Tahoe economy around by hiring locally
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:22amAs a longtime local, I applaud the effort to help our economy by promoting local shopping. Local hiring of Tahoe residents remains a vital component of this effort. All our local employers should r...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What if only Tahoe residents could decide golf issue?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:20amThe issue of moving nine holes of the Lake Tahoe Golf course into Washoe Meadows State Park has been debated for years. It has gotten to the point where a lawsuit has been filed and it has become a...
SnowGlobe Music festival setup begins
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 7:59amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As fans and artists begin to arrive for South Lake Tahoe's inaugural SnowGlobe Music Festival, dozens of volunteers and staff members are working to prepare the festiv...
Free New Year's Day hike at Spooner Lake
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 7:40am
Celebrate the New Year with park rangers on a fun outing around Spooner Lake. This free First Day Hike is sponsored by the National Association of State Park Directors. Park entrance fees are waived for participants in the hike, or snowshoe, depending upon snow availability.
Blackwood Canyon project on Lahontan's agenda
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:36amLahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board at the Jan. 11-12 meetings in Apple Valley will consider a resolution regarding the California Tahoe Conservancy restoration project in lower Blackwood Cr...
Heavenly, Northstar and Mammoth score well
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:36amVail — 79765 fans. 5. Breckenridge — 66060 fans. 6. Jackson Hole — 62088 fans. 7. Keystone, Colo. — 56145 fans. 8. Northstar — 49498 fans. 9. Beaver Creek — 40068 fans. 10. Mountain High, Calif. — 397...
Youngster walking after fall from Diamond Peak
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:36amSteve Eikam, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District battalion chief, told Lake Tahoe News his department first called for a helicopter, but canceled that when it was determined the injury was minor...
State commission to reconsider Washoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:36amAt the Lake Tahoe meeting two months ago the decision was unanimous to accept staff's recommendations. The decision by the commissioners came as Ruth Coleman, director of the Department of Parks a...
Tackling the snow capped mountains of Lake Tahoe ... are you physically ready?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amWinter is finally here and while we're waxing our skis and/or boards, dusting off our goggles and making sure our boots are still comfortable, many of us tend to forget about pre-season conditionin...
Bradford joins the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District board
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amTahoe Douglas Fire Protection District recently announced the appointment of local business leader Mike Bradford to the Board of Trustees."I'm really looking forward to working with Fire Chief B...
Child Safety Seat Law changes go into effect Jan. 1
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amThe California Office of Traffic Safety is reminding parents, caregivers, and drivers to take note of a new law aimed at saving more lives and preventing more injuries of children across the state....
Tackling the snow capped mountains of Lake Tahoe ... are you physically ready?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amWinter is finally here and while we're waxing our skis and/or boards, dusting off our goggles and making sure our boots are still comfortable, many of us tend to forget about pre-season conditionin...
Keeping your New Year's resolution to get fit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amReplacing the tattered 2011 calendar with a pristine 2012 version will inspire many of us to take stock of our lives and try to figure out how to be a better, richer, kinder, fitter person in the n...
Ski report: Clouds may show up later today
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:48amExpect partly cloudy skies and some wind on the slopes today. Here is the Dec. 27 ski report. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook · Twitter Email ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-clouds...
Heavenly, Northstar and Mammoth score well
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:48am8. Northstar — 49498 fans. 9. Beaver Creek — 40068 fans. 10. Mountain High, Calif. — 39742 fans. – Lake Tahoe News staff report. Facebook Twitter · Email ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../heavenly-northsta...
Court: Tahoe beaches do not have to be open to public
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:48amCARSON CITY — A general improvement district that purchased four beaches on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe in 1968 is not violating the U.S. Constitution in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../court-tahoe-bea...
Two dogs killed in structure fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 4:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Hot ashes left in a trash can on a deck are believed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a house on the 900 block of Onnontioga Street and killed two dogs Monday ...
Woodpecker may alter how Forest Service
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmThis is the same woodpecker species that Earth Island Justice's John Muir Project said should prevent the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit from initiating ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../woodpecker-m...
No scarcity in visitors to Lakeview Commons
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmGone are the fences, construction crews and machines needed to complete the multimillion dollar project in South Lake Tahoe. The City Council will tour the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../no-scarcity-in-...
Ticket prices lower for New Year's Eve weekend in Tahoe-Reno ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmBy Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee. New Year's Eve in Northern Nevada casinos is usually a pretty good barometer of the state of the economy. In prosperous and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ticket-pric...
Fire destroys 2 houses, kills 2 dogs on South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmBy Kathryn Reed
Two dogs are dead and the residents of two South Shore houses have been displaced after a fire raced through both structures Monday night.
STR recycling Christmas trees
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmSouth Tahoe Refuse will recycle Christmas trees through Jan. 6. Place the tree with the trash on the normal garbage day. All lights, tinsel and other decorations ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/12/str-r...
Opinion: Why TMDL is good policy for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmRecent news articles and guest opinions have raised questions about the science behind the Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and the decision ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-why-tmdl-is-...
Court upholds Incline Village beach restrictions
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:12pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Not all residents have the same privileges to access beaches owned by the Incline Village General Improvement District at Lake Tahoe, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday....
