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South Tahoe team wins; Norton tops boy at Sierra race
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:08pmSIERRA at TAHOE, Calif. - The Vikings found themselves back on top of the Tahoe Basin ski league on Wednesday, followed by North Tahoe, Truckee and Whittell in that order. South Tahoe head coach Mi...
DeNunzio and Sprague top bowlers of the week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:07pmOur top men's bowler of the week is Tony DeNunzio. DeNunzio bowls on the Taylor Creek Auctions team in the His and Hers league and carries a 184 average. DeNunzio unloaded his high series of the se...
South Tahoe finance director taking job in Douglas County
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:05pmTruckee boys beat South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:59pmTRUCKEE - Unfortunately for South Tahoe, the sharp-shooting, tough-defending version of the Truckee boys' basketball team showed up Tuesday night.In an intense Mount Rose League battle with playoff...
Slow start cost Lady Vikings
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:57pmTRUCKEE - For 13 of the 16 minutes in the first half Tuesday, the Vikings' offense was nonexistent. And they "paid the price for it," as South Tahoe coach Mike Neiger put it.After Karley Martinez t...
Lake Tahoe Finance Director comes highly regarded says Douglas County Manager
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:46pmAfter three nationwide searches Douglas County Manager Steve Mokrohisky found the person he wanted for the top finance job right in his own back yard. The pick was Christine Vuletich, the City of South Lake Tahoe's director of finance.
Vuletich has resigned to take the position in Douglas County offered to her this week by Mokrohisky, where she will serve as the assistant county manager/chief financial officer.
Waterborne ski shuttles provide unique experience for snow lovers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 2:18pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Queen and the Tahoe Bleu Wave cruise ships are offering package products for snow enthusiasts and sightseers looking to combine transportation with the skiin...
Waterborne ski shuttles provide unique experience for snow lovers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 2:18pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Queen and the Tahoe Bleu Wave cruise ships are offering package products for snow enthusiasts and sightseers looking to combine transportation with the skiin...
Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:25pmLOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors closed their investigation of Lance Armstrong without charging him over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs Friday, ending a nearly two-year effor...
Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:25pmLOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors closed their investigation of Lance Armstrong without charging him over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs Friday, ending a nearly two-year effor...
Prescribed fires throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin set for Monday, Feb. 6
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:08pmPrescribed fires are planned beginning Monday at various Lake Tahoe basin locations, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The controlled burns are planned for Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin; the Logan Creek area; north of Emerald Bay; Kings Beach and McKinney Bay near Homewood.
South Lake Tahoe's Director of Finance Christine Vuletich resigns; hired as Douglas County finance officer
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:56amThe City of South Lake Tahoe's Director of Finance, Christine Vuletich, has resigned to take a position in Douglas County, where she will serve as the assistant county manager/chief financial officer. Her last day is Feb. 17.
Vuletich, who was hired in October 2004 as the director of finance, has been responsible for the overall operation and oversight of the city's finance department, and has served as primary financial advisor to the city council and city manager.
Brown negotiating tribal gaming deals as they fill his campaign fund
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:45amRepublican Presidential Candidates Make Their Pitch In Reno As Saturday Caucus Nears
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:26am
RENO — From a cheering crowd of several hundred at a brief but energetic Mitt Romney rally to a more subdued event for Rick Santorum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition to another well-attended rally for Ron Paul, it was a trifecta of presidential candidates in Reno ahead of the Saturday GOP caucus.
Romney got the balling rolling at the Grove, with an estimated 800 supporters packed inside and standing outside the event center in South Reno. Romney spoke briefly to those standing outside before giving a short but enthusiastic speech to those crowded inside.
Yellow-legged frogs earn spot on endangered list
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:44amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - They aren't as famous as the threatened red-legged frogs of Calaveras jumping fame, but two types of yellow-legged frogs are getting new special protections.The California...
OBITUARY: Carole Mazzera Camoren
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:20am1963 - 2012Carole Mazzera Camoren, 48, passed away unexpectedly in January 2012, at her home in South Lake Tahoe.Ms. Camoren was born in Stockton, California. She attended local schools and was a g...
Extension will continue to offer free radon test kits
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:18amWhile the rest of the state will have to start paying for radon test kits, they will continue to be free in Douglas County, according to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Radon Educa...
Extension will continue to offer free radon test kits
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:18amWhile the rest of the state will have to start paying for radon test kits, they will continue to be free in Douglas County, according to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Radon Educa...
TRPA executive director to host fireside chat
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:16amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Executive Director Joanne Marchetta will host a "fireside chat" at Lake Tahoe Community College on Wednesday, according to a statemen...
Gaines blasts plan to ax fire funding at Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:14amSen. Ted Gaines, R-Rocklin, expressed concerns Thursday regarding California Gov. Jerry Brown's 2012-'13 budget proposal that slashes fire protection funding for the Lake Tahoe Basin."As we near th...
Montgomery '99 percent' certain that Kings Beach three-lane project is a go
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:09amThe odds are very high the Highway 28 three-lane project will go ahead as planned and on schedule despite Wednesday's mandated demolition of statewide redevelopment agencies, Placer County Supervis...
Poll puts Romney ahead of Gingrich in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:05amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney had commanding support from prospective Nevada Republican caucus-goers over rival Newt Gingrich just days before the GOP meets to allocate the st...
Taking part in caucus Saturday? Be sure to have photo ID ready
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:04amParticipants in Saturday's Republican caucus and precinct meetings should bring photo identification to get in and a smartphone if they'd like to find out what they just did.Thousands of Republican...
SIROTA: Schools need to be smart about the new gizmos
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:00amThe release of Apple's computer-based textbooks last month had the usual technology triumphalists buzzing. "Apple And The Coming Education Revolution," blared the headline at Fast Company magazine....
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What mistakes, Congressman McClintock?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:58amIn a recent newsletter, our congressman, Tom McClintock, criticizes President Obama's State of the Union Address, saying that "the more we invest in our mistakes, the less willing we are to correct...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What mistakes, Congressman McClintock?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:58amIn a recent newsletter, our congressman, Tom McClintock, criticizes President Obama's State of the Union Address, saying that "the more we invest in our mistakes, the less willing we are to correct...
Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:09amPHILADELPHIA -- Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a cro...
Miller barely misses victory in downhill; 2 Squaw skiers not close
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:00amSkiers, snowboarders riding backcountry despite variable conditions
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though this winter hasn't been characterized by plentiful powder, skiers and snowboarders are still taking trips into the region's backcountry for untracked snow."It's...
Skiers, snowboarders riding backcountry despite variable conditions
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though this winter hasn't been characterized by plentiful powder, skiers and snowboarders are still taking trips into the region's backcountry for untracked snow."It's...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Take a mini vacation with home-style fish and chips
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amDuring pre-Callie's Cabin days, I was a busy author but I admit that I was going through an anti-cooking phase. I didn't like to cook or bake. I'm talking during the beginning of The Great Reces...
Fundraiser set for Toccata Performing Arts Theater
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amA fundraiser for the new Toccata Performing Arts Theater, "Hearts, Tarts & Olde Farts IV," will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. The Incline Village venue is the former Mark Twain Culture Center...
Zany, sarcastic weekend with comedians at Tahoe's Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amWhen comedian Kevin Jordan made his debut here last week and learned Bob Zany would headline at Harveys Improv this week, Kevin told me said it was Zany who first booked him in a series of rooms ac...
Before European tour, Tower of Power pays soulful visit to Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amWhen it comes to rare air, few bands have endured like Tower of Power, the soulful R&B 10 piece from Oakland.Tower of Power has performed at Tahoe since the early 1970s, when its band leader and...
Kudos & Kindness: 'Stars' were out at booster fundraiser
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amThe South Tahoe High Performing Arts Booster Association Board would like to thank the many people who helped to make "Stars Night Out" a successful fundraising event. The musical, "42nd Street," p...
Kudos & Kindness: Non- profits help other non-profits
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amThank you! Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra for the donated funds of $500. These funds are so greatly appreciated and desperately needed, it will help this new year. You have been there fo...
Kudos & Kindness: Sports store gives back to community
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amOn behalf of Tahoe Valley Elementary School I would like to thank Sports LTD for all of their hard work in helping us rebuild our winter outdoor activity equipment so that the kids can enjoy sports...
CASA Corner: CASA a nerve-wracking but rewarding endeavor
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amMy knees felt weak and I thought I might throw up.I walked into the courtroom for the first time in my life as a participant. The thing was though, I was not in any trouble, wasn't there to be repr...
Ribbon Cutting for ServiceMaster First Response
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amThe TahoeChamber representatives and the staff of ServiceMaster First Response cut the ribbon Monday at their location at 164 Shady Lane on Kingsbury Grade. The family-owned business has 20 year...
Tim Tebow cancels talk with Ohio prosperity pastor
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amTim Tebow has canceled an appearance at a revival organized by a controversial Ohio preacher, a spokesman for the star athlete said Wednesday.The Denver Broncos quarterback and dedicated Christian ...
Book sale for romantics
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:00amStock up on all kinds of books at Bookworks' Valentine's sale with special prices on romance novels and war/spy novels through Feb. 29.Bookworks is a non-profit used book store operated by the Fami...
Study: 3 Tahoe area counties expected to see job growh
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:02am