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Opinion: Important to help animals in hard economic times
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 9:00am‘Veggie revolution’ may be digestable in super small doses
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 2:01amNorth Shore voters being asked to keep TOT rate in place
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 2:00amNevada board to renew efforts to name Lake Tahoe cove after Mark Twain
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:45pm
CARSON CITY — Nevada is considering taking another stab at naming a cove on the east shore at Lake Tahoe after Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. But an ill-fated campfire at Tahoe is slowing the efforts of the state Board on Geographic Names.
Opinion: America’s moral crisis lies in boardrooms, not bedrooms
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:15pmSports academy to be offered in S. Tahoe starting this fall
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 2:25pmWhittell softball takes two from Sparks
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:10pmIn girls softball action this weekend the Lady Warriors faced off against Sparks High School in their first conference double header of the season at Lampe Park. In the first game the Warriors came...
Derby Dames top Merced to open season
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:08pmMERCED, Calif. - The Tahoe Derby Dames kicked off their bouting season against the Merced Rollin' Roulettes Derby Girls on St. Patrick's Day. The Dames returned home triumphantly, beating Merced on...
Lady Vikings score 38 runs in doubleheader
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:07pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - In the first game of a doubleheader against North Tahoe, the Viking softball team erupted for 15 runs to the Lakers' three. Emily Gardner was the winning pitcher, throwing three...
Mixed results for South Tahoe at Fallon Elks invitational
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:03pmFALLON, Nev. - South Tahoe coach Geoff Nelson described his team's performance at the 40th annual Fallon Elks Invitational as, "a roller coaster ride of ups and downs."Most of the ups were on the g...
South Tahoe's Jerod Haase takes over at UAB
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 11:42amBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Jerod Haase got emotional when he had to tell his longtime mentor and boss Roy Williams he was leaving North Carolina to take over UAB's program."When I left his office y...
Computer classes at South Lake Tahoe Library through April
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 11:04am
Beginning Saturday, April 7, 2012, the South Lake Tahoe Library will offer a series of computer classes throughout the month. Please pre-register by calling (530) 573-3185 or stop by the library.
Computer Basics Class, Saturday
April 7th at 10 am
Gas prices already closing in on last year's high
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 10:12amNEW YORK (AP) - The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year's high.Gas reached a nationwide average of $3.90 per gallon on Monday. It has risen 17 cents so far this month. Pump pr...
Vikings split against Lakers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:43amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The South Tahoe baseball team split a pair of Mount Rose League games against North Tahoe in Carson City on Saturday, winning 7-2 before dropping the second game 8-3.In the firs...
Warriors Brave Sparks Onslaught
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:39amGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - When the Sparks Railroaders rolled into Lampe Park Saturday for a twin-bill against Whittell, the Warriors knew they were moving up in class.Way up.Sparks High's student bod...
Chains required on U.S. 50
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As of 9:30 a.m. chains are required over Echo Summit on U.S. Highway 50. The traction control devices are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel drive vehicles with snow...
Meyers Community Plan to be discussed at April 4 meeting
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:27amA community meeting, hosted by El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago, will take place on Wednesday, April 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School (formerly Meyers Elementary School). This meeting will be a first step towards implementing an update of the Meyers Community Plan. The agenda includes a presentation by Supervisor Santiago in which she will review major components and past processes along with identifying current community assets.
Fishing Report For the week of March 28 to April 3
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:13amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of March 28 through April 3.
Lake Tahoe Basin removed from Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amLake Tahoe Basin bears will not be under the gun this summer and fall following a decision by the Nevada Wildlife Commission last weekend.
OBITUARY: John A. Giannotta
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amSeptember 13, 1923 - March 22, 2012Long time Carson City resident, John A. Giannotta, passed away on March 22, 2012. He was born on September 13, 1923 in San Jose, California. John was preceded ...
Drug Store Project reaches its ninth year
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amLake Valley firefighter and medic Colin Hargrove comes across drugs almost daily. The scenario he was acting out during the Drug Store Project Tuesday is not much different from the cases he res...
Lake Tahoe Basin removed from Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amLake Tahoe Basin bears will not be under the gun this summer and fall following a decision by the Nevada Wildlife Commission last weekend.After two days of testimony Friday and Saturday, the commis...
News briefs: March 28, 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amMeyers Community Plan meeting April 4El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago will host a community meeting on the Meyers Community Plan April 4, according to an announcement this week.The meetin...
Man suffers two broken legs in alleged hit-and-run
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amA 29-year-old Elk Grove man was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno following an alleged hit-and-run Saturday morning.About 6:50 a.m. the man was walking near Pioneer Trail east of Ski ...
60-year-old arrested on suspicion of assault
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe police arrested a 60-year-old man March 20 on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly attacked his roommate with a glass bottle.Timothy Lawson was arrested abo...
Voting opens for Best of Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amVoting is now open for the Tribune's 2012 Best of Tahoe contest, where you, the reader, get to choose which activities and entertainment, places to eat and drink, service businesses and people are ...
What would you do to change the drug culture in Tahoe?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 2:00amDrug use — students learn consequences of their choices
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 1:59amSouth Tahoe basketball star to coach Alabama-Birmingham
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:10pmCompany abruptly stops marketing controversial crop fumigant
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:00pmToastmasters helps members develop public speaking skills
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 5:12pmFor some people, there's a certain fear that comes along with public speaking. Blood rushes into your face. The eyes of the audience seem to be burning holes right through you. Your mouth might ...
Most California parks likely to stay open
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 4:41pmSACRAMENTO - Only a fraction of the 70 California parks originally slated to close this summer because of budget cuts are likely to be shut down, a senior state parks official said Tuesday.Agreemen...
