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Douglas employers shed 3,550 jobs over three years

MINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County has shed 3,550 workers, or about 14 percent of its workforce, over the past three years.According to figures released Friday by the Department of Employment, Training ...

Ray May fire at 90 percent containment

MINDEN, Nev. - The cost of fighting the Ray May fire is reported to be $2.195 million as firefighters mop up the fire and prepare to demobilize.As of 9:30 a.m. today, the fire is 90 percent contain...

Social Scene: Tahoe Fund dinner raises more than $200K; seats big names, politicians

HOMEWOOD, Calif. - The martinis were blue and clear, just like Lake Tahoe. The senator was attired in Chartreuse, and the evening was painted all over with philanthropy. It was the first annual ...

$4.5 million funding for Tahoe bikeways secured

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Funding of $4.5 million for two bikeway projects at Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been secured by Tahoe Transportation District through the Nevada Department of Transportation and...

Children flocking to Tahoe Vista playground

North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista opened earlier this summer. The playground includes a play structure for children 5–12, swings for tots and older children, and new “spring rider” toys f...

Mother Goose is on the Loose at South Tahoe library

Mother Goose is on the Loose at South Tahoe library. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on August 17th, 2011 | no responses. Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../mother-goose-is-...

K's Kitchen: Finding a use for oversized zucchini

By Kathryn Reed. Monster zucchinis have three purposes in my book – compost material, used for stuffing, or turned into bread. I haven't composted since moving to Tahoe, so my choice is turn the...

Virginia City cemetery offering tours as fundraiser

Funtime Theater, a nonprofit organization, in conjunction with the Comstock Cemetery Foundation is putting on “Voices of the Past,” an interactive look into life on the Comstock. Widow of the Silv...

TRPA: Amphibious tourist mobile not hurting lake

Tahoe Duck Tours, in its first full summer of operations, is offering daily, multiple hour-plus tours of the lake on its amphibious vehicles it calls ducks. The World War II-era boats feature six whee...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Youth & Family Services is starting an alcohol treatment program in Incline Village and is likely to be located in the Parasol Building. • Fire Fest 2011 is Sept. 24 from 10am to 3pm at La...

USFS historian talks about travel in the basin

Learn about the evolution of Tahoe travel from renowned U.S. Forest Service historian and recreation officer Don Lane on Aug. 24 at 8pm at the Lake of the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-historian-t...

TRCD looking for another board member

South Lake Tahoe-based environmental organization Tahoe Resource Conservation District is seeking a member to serve on its five-person board of directors. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../trcd-looking-for...

Green lodging conference returns to South Lake Tahoe

Green lodging conference returns to South Lake Tahoe. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on August 17th, 2011 | no responses. Roxanna Lopez, operations manager in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../green-lodging-...

Event blends art and hiking in Lake Tahoe

The hike, modeled on the theme of “Reflections and Rhythms,” takes place at Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../event-blends-art-and-hiking-in-lak......

Art Matters: You've got talent?

Do you have talent? It's a great question in this day of overdone, wanna-be shows dialed in on huge, detail-saturated LCD screens. The hard-to-accept-and-digest truth is this: We've all got it. End...

Trout habitat may decline with climate change

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A new study shows climate change could cut suitable trout habitat in the western U.S. in half over the next 70 years, with some species of trout experiencing greater decl...

Tahoe Today: The spiritual journey of the traveling ring

It was in the early '80s when I bought my black onyx diamond ring at a local jewelry shop in Lake Tahoe. This ring was one-of-a-kind. I fell in love at first sight and just had to have this beautif...

GUEST COLUMN: Parole Reform Act of 2011

Jaycee Lee Dugard's tragic case started and ended in our jurisdictions. As fathers, elected officials and Californians, we have felt it our duty to make sure that we act to prevent such horrible cr...

GUEST COLUMN: Stonewalling the truth from city hall

Despite the official denials by the city manager and city attorney, criminal wrongdoing by the City Council has already been documented by the grand jury. In its previous investigation into the con...

Racing the Tahoe Sierra 100

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Did you happen to notice all the mountain bike racers around Tahoe's north shore last weekend? If you did see one, there is a good chance he or she was here for the Tahoe Sierra 1...

Tahoe athlete to compete in the TransRockies Run

TRUCKEE, Calif. - As punishing as it may be to traverse 120 miles on foot through the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Ross McMahan can't seem to get enough of it.The multisport athlete from Incline V...

Finding a Crowd-Free Tahoe: North Ridge - A sidewalk in the sky

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "Hey, dude, what are you doin' Sunday?" That's how the conversation started."Sleepin' in," came the gruff response through the phone."You sure you don't want to go cli...

Sexual harassment class for business owners, managers

The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sexual-harassme...

Opinion: Why Measure R deserves to be defeated

As residents, we deserve all of our trails to be in the same renovated condition as the Al Tahoe section recently completed. Locals should vote no on Measure R because our trails need 100% of the mone...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Derby Dames are in action Sept. 17 at 2pm at Bijou Community Park. • Lorenzo Gigliotti, former South Lake Tahoe fire chief, is now a consultant at Sierra Nevada Strategies. • South Lake Taho...

S. Tahoe retirees grapple with potential spike in health care ...

Lake Tahoe News obtained the following message from a 28-year city employee retired for 16 years who sent the following email to O'Rourke, “What is being proposed will put some of us on welfare....

South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market

Check out the South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market from 8am-1pm, Tuesdays through Oct. 4 at the American Legion parking lot, 2732 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Hosted by the El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association, there's plenty of fresh, farm grown vegetables and produce, bread, cheese, tamales, lavender, jams-jellies, salsa, fish, kettle corn, pottery, photography and more.

South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market

Check out the South Lake Tahoe Certified Farmers' Market from 8am-1pm, Tuesdays through Oct. 4 at the American Legion parking lot, 2732 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Hosted by the El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association, there's plenty of fresh, farm grown vegetables and produce, bread, cheese, tamales, lavender, jams-jellies, salsa, fish, kettle corn, pottery, photography and more.

Arts and Crafts Fair - Tahoe Art League Benefit

An arts and crafts fair to benefit the Tahoe Art League will be held Sept. 2-5 at the South Tahoe 'Y" where highways 89 and 50 connect. This Outdoor Show venue is for the Art League's diversified artists who want to get exposure for and sell their art in a casual and professional environment outside the galleries. 

Viva Valhalla, a Celebration of Tahoe's Latino Culture at Ski Run

Viva Valhalla, a celebration of Tahoe's Latino culture will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 3, at Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe. Entry is free to the public. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come and have some Cerveza and local Latino food; listen to the sounds of Spanish culture, watch the colorful dancing. Viva Valhalla. Mas Cerveza Por Favor!

Forest Film Festival: Satuyama: Japan's Secret Forest

Satuyama: Japan's Secret Forest will be viewed on Aug. 27, 8 p.m. at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater at Taylor Creek. This film explores an ancient oak forest and how its people harvest and respect their cherished land.

Heavenly’s Labor Day Weekend Ski & Board Sale

This Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5 Heavenly Sports raises up its tent and drops its prices on all skis & snowboards, winter apparel, winter gear and so much more. This is the one weekend all year to save big for the whole family. Covered live by KRLT, we open the gates at 9am on Saturday, 10am on Sunday and Monday, at Heavenly’s Cal Main Lodge at the top of Ski Run Boulevard.

El Dorado County supervisorial districts up for

Some of the earlier proposals called for splitting the Lake Tahoe portion of El Dorado County into two supervisorial districts as had been done in the past. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../el-dorado-coun...

Invasive smallmouth bass gain foothold in Lake Tahoe

Invasive smallmouth bass have become established in Lake Tahoe, posing what researchers call a “much more ferocious threat” to native fish than anything ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../invasive-small...

Farmers market in S. Tahoe for people needing food assistance ...

Farmers market in S. Tahoe for people needing food assistance ... 19 in South Lake Tahoe. This event takes place at Saint Theresa Church at 1041 Lyons Ave. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../farmers-market-...

Changes to worker visas could affect ski industry

By Nancy Lofholm, Denver Post. Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado has added his voice to mounting pressure on the State Department to improve oversight of a 50-year-old foreign-exchange visitor program that ...

Miranda Lambert brings country star husband on stage

Blake Shelton made a surprise appearance at Lake Tahoe on Friday night. The country music star shared the stage with his wife Miranda Lambert for one song. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert at Harveys...

Tahoe Young Professionals raising awareness about Christmas Cheer ...

What do you get when you combine networking, local charity, and a bar with karaoke — a Tahoe Regional Young Professionals' August FUNdraiser at Murphy's Irish Pub on Aug. 25 at 7:30pm. It is...

Workshop focuses on various aspects of greening

As part of its Chamber EDucation program, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Economic Development Corporation is ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../workshop-focuses-on-v...

La Niña may be gaining steam to return to Tahoe

La Niña, the weather pattern that helped produce an epic winter for the Reno- Tahoe region in 2011, could return in a few months. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../la-nina-may-be-gaining-steam-to-r......

Top 10 do's and don'ts of trail running

TRUCKEE, Calif. - The other night I gave a brief seminar about trail shoes and on good and bad choices I've made over the years as a runner. I thought it would be fun to highlight some of those ...

Redevelopment on hold as projected deficits widen

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - The future of the South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency remains in up in the air as the California Supreme Court considers a legal challenge to bills that would eliminate redev...

2011 Lake in The Sky Air Show

The 22nd annual Lake in the Sky Air Show, considered the biggest and best air show in the high Sierra is on Saturday, Aug. 27 beginning at 8 a.m. and runs throughout the day.
You won’t want to miss the spectacular opening ceremonies Warbird ‘fly bys!’ And then get up close to several vintage Warbirds and military static display aircraft, including the Air Forces C-17 Globemaster, and the #1 rated fighter plane of WWII - the legendary P-51 Mustang. Plus many more Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corp aircraft on display.

Hidden safe discovered during Bill's renovation

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A funny thing happened on the way to the CVS.While demolishing a wall on second floor of the former Bill's building late Thursday afternoon, construction crews found a...

Placerville mayor arrested on perjury, conspiracy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A small-town Northern California mayor has been arrested on charges of perjury and conspiracy for trying to profit on a redevelopment property he approved.The El Dorado Co...

Annual Pony Express Re-Ride

The Re-Ride of the Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, will pass through Stateline and South Lake Tahoe in front of Harrah’s at Friday’s Station to exchange the Mochila on Friday, August 26th at 11:30am. The annual re-ride is a 10-day, 24-hour a day, non-stop event by over 500 riders and horses.

Restoration work at Vikingholm includes

... and stately crossed dragon beams were installed along the roof ridges of the courtyard buildings at Vikingsholm in Emerald Bay State Park at Lake Tahoe. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../restoration-wo...

Wildfire no deterrent to first day of school

MINDEN, Nev. - Smoky skies from a south county wildfire couldn't diminish the fresh enthusiasm elementary students showed on the first day of school Wednesday.According to the Douglas County Sch...

GUEST COLUMN: Lake Tahoe gives up one of its deadly secrets

FALLON, Nev. - I will always remember the extraordinary spectacle that unfolded before my eyes 14 years ago as I stood on the Hyatt Hotel pier at the north shore of Lake Tahoe.It was July 27, 1997,...

Living With Fire program offers tips

RENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Living with Fire program is encouraging residents in the area of the Ray May Fire to take extra precautions to prepare their families a...

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