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Safety week fun at Squaw Valley
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 4:34pmIn honor of National Safety Awareness Week, Squaw Valley is hosting a full calendar of events and activities this week promoting safety both on and off the mountain. Celebrated across the country now through Jan. 22, Safety Week is part of the National Ski Area Association’s safety-awareness program.
Whittell boys hold of North Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 3:27pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - Austin Neal's red-hot first half proved too much for the Lakers to overcome.The Whittell junior torched rival North Tahoe for 18 points on six three-pointers in the first ha...
Warrior girls rusty against North Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 3:21pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - Fueled by a large, spirited homecoming crowd rallying behind the school band, the North Tahoe girls' basketball team pulled away early en route to a 36-19 win against Whitte...
Nevada Think Tank Announces New Case Aimed At U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 12:35pmCARSON CITY — A conservative Nevada think tank today announced the second case taken on by its Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation (CJCL), this one aimed at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly flooding a Pahrump church camp through negligent and illegal work on two streams.
Uncertainty clouds recovery of skier Burke in Utah
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:37amSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke's agent and her publicist were teary-eyed at a hospital Monday as they tried to explain the lack of any prognosis report for the Olympic f...
Uncertainty clouds recovery of skier Burke in Utah
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:37amSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke's agent and her publicist were teary-eyed at a hospital Monday as they tried to explain the lack of any prognosis report for the Olympic f...
Obamas mark King's birthday with volunteer outing
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:33amWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama evoked Martin Luther King, Jr.'s own words about public service Monday as Obama and his family celebrated the life of the late civil rights leader with a...
California puts up map of Oregon wolf's travels
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:31amGRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - People interested in the far-flung wanderings of Oregon's celebrity wolf, OR-7, can keep up with his progress on a new website.The California Department of Fish and Game pu...
Project to pour water into volcano to make power
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:27amGeothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a...
Snow snarls Reno traffic; 11 wrecks; I-80 reopens
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:18amRENO, Nev. (AP) - An inch of snow ended the longest recorded winter dry spell in Reno history early Monday, a 56-day stretch that began Nov. 20.The old 54-day record dates to 1961.Monday's snow pro...
Truckee man part of U.S. Standup Paddleboard Team
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:39amBy Sparks Tribune. COSTA MESA — Truckee resident Jay Wild has been selected as a member of the United States Standup Paddleboard Team in the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../truckee-man-part-of-u-s-standu...
Ski report: Celebrate MLK Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:39amSki report: Celebrate MLK Day. Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on January 16th, 2012 | no responses. If you have the day off, thank Martin Luther King Jr. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-cel...
Seismic deficiencies necessitate changes to
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:39amFanny Bridge in Tahoe City does not meet seismic standards. ... After the meeting Tahoe Transportation District officials spoke briefly with Beals and Smith, with ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../seismic-...
Indian dancers may help bring snow to Tahoe like they did in 1960 ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:39am“Sugar Pine Point State Park was the summer home of the Washoe peoples and we are thrilled that their traditions will return to the West Shore of Lake Tahoe ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../indian-dancers...
Heavenly opens Cal to Nevada crossover trail
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:32amFor those of us who have been waiting to transit from California to Nevada at Heavenly Mountain Resort, the wait is over. The crossover trial is now open. That in conjunction with the predicted natural sow heading our way is indeed good news. Like many I've been waiting to ski Heavenly until the crossover trial opened. Now I'm off to the slopes.
Heavenly opens Skyline Trail
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 9:31amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Skiers and riders will be able to travel from California to Nevada at Heavenly Mountain Resort following the opening of the ski area's Skyline Trail Monday.Snow-making cr...
Heavenly opens Skyline Trail
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 9:31amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Skiers and riders will be able to travel from California to Nevada at Heavenly Mountain Resort following the opening of the ski area's Skyline Trail Monday.Snow-making cr...
Nevada State Prison: Locked but still loaded with history
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 9:19amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The 150-year-old Nevada State Prison sits silent, vacant now that the last medium security inmates are gone."It's like we just drove through the Bermuda Triangle," says Assoc...
Lake Tahoe weather: At long last, snow is in the forecast
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 9:11amA series of storms is headed to the Truckee/Tahoe region, according to the National Weather Service in Reno, although it's unclear how much snow and rain is expected to fall by the end of the we...
Movie Review: 'Contraband' a so-so thriller with Mark Wahlberg as macho-in-chief
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 9:07amThe action-thriller "Contraband," now playing at the Hollywood Horizon Stadium in Stateline, stars Mark Wahlberg as Chris Farraday, a reformed former ace smuggler living in New Orleans with with wife Kate (Kate Beckinsale) and two sons (largely ignored) making home burglar alarms as a business.
No snow? Lake Tahoe recreation firms shift their focus
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 7:49amRENO, Nev. - Nimble operators of firms that rent recreational equipment around Lake Tahoe are doing just fine despite a nearly snow-free winter, operating as if summer never came to an end.Inste...
No snow? Lake Tahoe recreation firms shift their focus
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 7:49amRENO, Nev. - Nimble operators of firms that rent recreational equipment around Lake Tahoe are doing just fine despite a nearly snow-free winter, operating as if summer never came to an end.Inste...
Sierra Business Council looking to recognize
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 3:01amEach year Sierra Business Council hosts an event to recognize and encourage leadership in the Sierra, honoring community members as their work continues to achieve excellence in projects and approache...
Kirkwood gearing up for Freeride Flow Fest
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 3:01amKirkwood Mountain Resort is hosting the inaugural Freeride Flow Fest on March 16-18. The three-day event brings together novice and recreational winter athletes with professional athletes, backcountry...
Cross country ski event benefits search and
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 3:01amThe Great Ski Race is the main fundraising event for the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team, a nonprofit all volunteer organization. Team members, along with community supporters, organize the Great ...
Jazz pianist finds many paths for musical harmony
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 3:01amIn the mid-1970s, the band had a gig on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, and Hecht said he fell in love with the area's beauty. “I ended up in Lake Tahoe because, of all the places that we went, tha...
Seismic deficiencies necessitate changes to
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 3:01amBy Kathryn Reed. STATELINE – News that a main sewer line may possibly run under where the intersection of highways 28 and 89 in Tahoe City could be relocated came as a surprise to transportation offic...
Opinion: People should not be living in fear
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:37pmThis Friday, the South Lake Tahoe city attorney issued a “Title and Summary” for a new, citywide, voter initiative that will fix the current dangerous and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-people-s...
Discovering history en route to a scenic bike ride
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:37pmIn a quest to find someplace new to mountain bike while the ground is snowless in January, we ventured just outside the Lake Tahoe Basin. I can't count the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../discovering...
Ski report: Wind is the word of the day
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:37pmWind is such a concern that agencies have firefighters on heightened alert. Here is the Jan. 15 ski report. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook Twitter ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-...
Cross country ski event benefits search and
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:37pmThe Great Ski Race covers 30 kilometers beginning at the Tahoe Cross Country Center in Tahoe City to the Cottonwood Restaurant in Truckee. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../cross-country-ski-event-benefits...
RAOK: Recognizing a trustworthy customer
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:37pmIt's not about being in the running for a great prize from one of the many Lake Tahoe businesses that have contributed to Lake Tahoe News' Random Acts of ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../raok-reco...
Open house for 2 South Tahoe doctors
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:37pmRonald Roth, a doctor from Barton Ear, Nose & Throat and audiologist Danielle Knowlton from Barton Audiology are having an open house at their new office ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../open-house-fo...
Family identifies man who died at Cascade Falls
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 4:27pmUPDATE: 9:15PM: A 23-year-old Bay Area man who died on Saturday after slipping on ice and plunging about 150 feet near Cascade Falls, has been identified by family members as Michael James Machell of El Cerrito, Calif.
Small fires break out near Vikingsholm, Upper Echo Lakes area
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 3:21pmFire crews responded to two fires this afternoon, one near the boat ramp at Vikingsholm and the other in the Upper Echo Lakes area. Both fires were reportedly small and didn't pose immediate hazard.
A Lake Valley Fire Protection District captain said that crews were sent to the Vikingsholm fire at around 3 this afternoon after a power line went down. The status of the fire was it was about a 10 foot by 10 foot fire and was reportedly knocked down.
Diamond Peak at Lake Tahoe is the little resort that can
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 2:01pm
Diamond Peak mountain resort doesn't get much national press coverage largely because it is a family resort. But it has some fine runs and great views of Lake Tahoe. And its Last Tracks windup to a day on the slopes is unmatched anywhere around Tahoe. I know, I've gone it several times.
Truckee man part of U.S. Standup Paddleboard Team
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amBy Sparks Tribune. COSTA MESA — Truckee resident Jay Wild has been selected as a member of the United States Standup Paddleboard Team in the upcoming World Championship in Miraflores, Peru, Feb. 20 th...
Kashima doesn't make podium for first time this season
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amBy USSA. MONT GABRIEL, Quebec — Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Vt., captured her first victory at Mont Gabriel, extending her FIS Freestyle World Cup win streak to 10 consecutive. Jeremy ...
Discovering history en route to a scenic bike ride
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amIn a quest to find someplace new to mountain bike while the ground is snowless in January, we ventured just outside the Lake Tahoe Basin. I can't count the times we've driven by this dirt coun...
Communities turning wastewater into drinking water
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amBy Wendy Koch, USA Today. Drinking wastewater? The idea may sound distasteful, but new federally funded research says more Americans are doing so — whether they know it or not — and this reuse will be...
Vonn wins super G, Mancuso 5th
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amBy USSA. CORTINA d'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn of Vail dominated the Cortina super G to notch the 47th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win of her career and launch ahead of Austrian great Renate Goets...
Opinion: People should not be living in fear
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amThis Friday, the South Lake Tahoe city attorney issued a “Title and Summary” for a new, citywide, voter initiative that will fix the current dangerous and unworkable SLT cultivation ordinance. That me...
Ski report: Wind is the word of the day
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 10:46amIt's expected to be super windy today. This means lift operations will be affected. Wind is such a concern that agencies have firefighters on heightened alert. Here is the Jan. 15 ski report. – Cu...
GUEST COLUMN: Dimmer switch on freedom lowered with compact fluorescent light bulbs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amAs we say hello to 2012, it is time to say goodbye to an old friend, the trusty and dependable 100-watt light bulb. It will disappear into the new, uncomfortably bright white world of the compact f...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tahoe ex-pat a songwriter opposing online piracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amA songwriter's take on the Stop Online Piracy Act.My name is Bob Regan (as in Regan beach, named after my father). I consider myself lucky to have grown up in South Lake Tahoe, and though I've been...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How about real bands for SnowGlobe Festival?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amSnowGlobe complaints have been rolling in from residents while business owners seem pleased about the money the event brought. A lady recently wrote this paper about a compromise, complaining mostl...
Tahoe Today: Keep eyes peeled for Tahoe Tessie
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amI am a boater; a few years back my friend Cheryl and I spent one whole summer on Lake Tahoe boating in my Bayliner. We experienced so many unbelievable experiences on the lake.Once we were boating ...
Dry weather to continue through MLK weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's still dry in Lake Tahoe. How dry, you ask? Dry enough that the whole place could burst into flames at any moment.The National Weather Service issued a fire weathe...
GUEST COLUMN: Dimmer switch on freedom lowered with compact fluorescent light bulbs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amAs we say hello to 2012, it is time to say goodbye to an old friend, the trusty and dependable 100-watt light bulb. It will disappear into the new, uncomfortably bright white world of the compact f...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tahoe ex-pat a songwriter opposing online piracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:00amA songwriter's take on the Stop Online Piracy Act.My name is Bob Regan (as in Regan beach, named after my father). I consider myself lucky to have grown up in South Lake Tahoe, and though I've been...
