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LTCC auditions for Agatha Christie's 'The Mouse Trap' on Sunday, Tuesday
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 7:03amEvent Date:
September 16, 2012 - 7:00pm
The Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department celebrates the 60th anniversary of the longest-running show of any play in history with Agatha Christie's "The Mouse Trap." Auditions are on Sunday Sept. 16, Tuesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. in the Duke Theatre. Casting 8 men and women of various ages.
FDA detains imports of Mexican mangoes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is detaining mango imports from a Mexican packing house after the company's mangoes were linked to salmonella illnesses in 15 states.The FDA announced ...
Tahoe Cup race series wraps up
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amThe Donner Lake and Jam from the Dam competitions could be considered warm-ups for the final stand-up paddleboard race in the O'Neill Tahoe Cup Series, a 22-mile monster that will take paddlers ...
Job cuts proposed to balance city's budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amThe elimination of six jobs at the city of South Lake Tahoe has been proposed as part of measures to close a $1.6 million budget deficit in the city's $84 million 2012-13 budget.The City Council wi...
10th annual Kids Fishing Derby to take place at Lake Baron
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amA truck filled with $5,000 worth of live rainbow trout rolled into Meyers Thursday afternoon to fill Lake Baron for Sunday's Kids Fishing Derby.Put on by the Moose Lodge, the event was started 1...
Submit your business news to the Tribune
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amDo you have a new business? Has your business undergone any changes that you'd like the community to know about? The Tribune wants to hear about it.Email your business news to the Tahoe Daily Tribu...
Business column: Stuck in a job search rut? Five common snags to avoid
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amAfter months of unemployment and a double dose of disappointment, jobseekers can fall into a rut. Take a moment to look at these commonly shared issues. Do any of these sticking points apply to you...
Vikings drop home opener
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amNo doubt that John Cefalu and Kyante Wilson are a winning combination, but despite their flashes of greatness South Tahoe couldn't pull off the win in its home opener against Lowry Friday. Cefal...
Vikings soccer splits against Highlanders
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amA hat trick for the girls followed by a hard-fought loss for the boys resulted in a soccer split Thursday as South Tahoe hosted Incline. A Brooke King hat trick helped propel the South Tahoe gir...
Girls give support to Warrior's win
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amTAHOE CITY, Calif. - Everything about Thursday's Mount Rose League clash on Dollar Hill indicated that a rival was in town - from the soccer-hooligan-loud fans to the physically intense action o...
Health and Fitness: Swing to slim down
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amOver the last decade or so, the kettlebell has enjoyed a successful reintroduction into the fitness industry. Kettlebell exercises are usually fast-paced, relatively simple, and tend to involve the...
Column: TRPA's 21st Century role is fostering regional cooperation
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amThe Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update has spurred many important discussions about the vision for Lake Tahoe and what future role the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency TRPA should play. As we consider c...
Tahoe Cup race series wraps up
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amThe Donner Lake and Jam from the Dam competitions could be considered warm-ups for the final stand-up paddleboard race in the O'Neill Tahoe Cup Series, a 22-mile monster that will take paddlers ...
Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra hosts SeptOberFest at MontBleu
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 4:41amSample the schnitzel, drink beer out of steins and prepare to do the polka as the Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra hosts its SeptOberFest at MontBleu, Sept. 27, 6-10 p.m. This annual fundraiser features great German food, a beer garden, wine tasting, music, dancing, silent auction, envelope prizes, a Stein Holding Contest and a really cool beer mug (while supplies last). Advanced Tickets $35, $40 at the door. Email mizmarie@charter.net. Call (530) 318-9197.
South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association hosts 5th annual K9 Trials
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 4:30amThe South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association will host the 5th annual K9 Trials on Sept. 21-22 in South Lake Tahoe. It is anticipated that 50 K9 teams from police departments throughout California and Nevada will compete in the competition. The narcotics trials will be held on Friday, September 21 at the Royal Valhalla Motor lodge at 2pm. The patrol dog competition will be held at the Babe Ruth Little League Field on Saturday, September 22 beginning at 8am. Contact Josh Adler at (530) 208-6243 or at jadler@cityofslt.us for more info for go to www.SLTPCA.org
Tahoe Improv Players performance at Unity at the Lake
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 4:27amTahoe Improv Players will perform at Unity at the Lake, Sept. 21, 7-9 p.m. 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd. (across from Rec. Center.) Refreshments will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30. It’ll be an evening of great fun and admission is only $10 per person. For more info and a current schedule of events, call (530) 544-2266 or go to www.unityatthelake.org.
Tahoe Derby Dames final home bout of the season on Saturday
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 4:22am
Tahoe Derby Dames, Live Flat Track Roller Derby will be at Bijou Community Park, 6 p.m. All ages, families welcome. This will be the last home bout of the season. The Dames Green Team will go against Merced's Grim Reap-Hers. TDD's Black Team will go against Reno's Battle Born Derby Demons. Gates open at 2 p.m. Spectators are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs as seating is limited. Tickets $10 in Advance and $12 at the door.
Go to www.tahoederbydames.com.
Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows’ Job Interview Fair set for Nov. 3
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 4:15amEvent Date:
November 3, 2012 - 10:00am
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows will be hosting a seasonal job interview fair Saturday, November 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The job fair will take place at the Olympic House at Squaw Valley and will include interviews for a wide range of positions including ski/snowboard school instructors, lift operations, grooming, terrain parks, culinary services, rental services, retail, security, product sales and services, and parking. Opportunities include full-time as well as part time positions. Skiing or snowboarding abilities are not required for all available positions.
TRPA seeks Best in the Lake Tahoe Basin nominees
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 4:06amThe nomination period is open for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 2012 Best in the Basin awards program, which annually recognizes environmentally compatible projects in the Tahoe Basin that stand out as the best designed, planned and implemented.
For more than two decades, the Best in the Basin awards program has recognized those property owners, contractors, architects and planners whose work and investment should be held up as examples to follow.
Great Sierra Cleanup Saturday around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 3:47am
Event Date:
September 15, 2012 - 9:00am
Saturday is the Great Sierra River Cleanup with more than 11,200 volunteers joining together to scour watersheds throughout the Sierra Nevada. Hundreds of community groups will spread across 22 counties and 1,052 river miles to pull appliances, cigarette butts, beverage cans, baby diapers, tires, furniture, and more from the rivers and streams that supply the State of California with 65 percent of its water. This effort, in partnership with the California Coastal Cleanup Day, serves to promote good stewardship on all of our waterways, from the source to the sea.
Hear in person what S. Tahoe council candidates have to say
Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 2:01amOpinion: TRPA’s 21st century role is fostering regional cooperation
Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 2:01amIncline’s Corporate Visions acquires WhiteboardSelling
Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 2:00amTTD board, staff ready to take fresh approach with loop road
Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 1:59amGreen thumbs get tips at Sunday festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 4:34pmAt Lake Tahoe, "extending the season" typically applies to a certain desperation felt by skiers and snowboarders as spring makes its inevitable advance on their sports.But extending Lake Tahoe's le...
TRPA seeks nominations for Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 2:27pmTahoe Regional Planning Agency is looking for nominations for its Lake Spirit Awards.Nominees should be people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect Lake Tahoe, exhibit a stron...
Amazon to charge California customers sales tax starting this week
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 2:10pmStudy: Woodchips tilled into soil best for erosion, fire concerns
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 12:40pmVolunteers needed for Iron Girl Triathlon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 12:11pmVolunteers are needed for the third annual Iron Girl Triathlon, which will take place Sunday, Sept. 16.The community benefits from the many visitors, and it also contributes to the Young Survival C...
Ironman Lake Tahoe: More than 3,100 volunteers needed for 2013 race
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 10:41amTAHOE CITY, Calif. - More than 3,100 volunteers are needed to successfully execute the first full-distance Ironman event in California since 2001 - Ironman Lake Tahoe, scheduled for Sept. 22, 2013,...
Reno Air Race disaster recounted from cockpits
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 10:12amSTEAD, Nev. (AP) - Two-time champion Steve Hinton Jr. thought the National Championship Air Races would never run again.The 24-year-old pilot and son of a former six-time champ of the same name was...
Tax on Amazon purchases in Calif. begins Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 10:01amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Online retailer Amazon.com has tried to become all things to all consumers, but in California, it is about to take on a role it has fought against for years: tax collector...
A wallop of words
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 9:50amA ponderous drama, "The Words" wraps a story within a story, and then another story within that, folding yet a fourth story into the third.Are you confused? Sadly, this mediocre effort squanders...
Lisa's home video caps
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 9:48amTHE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT(2012)*1/2 (C-)Directed by Nicholas StollerStarring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Rhys Ifans, Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Kevin Hart, Lauren WeedmanUniversal//Rated R...
Tahoe shredding
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:00amWhat started as a small idea in the South Lake Tahoe skateboarding community has snowballed into the revival of one of the largest skateboarding competitions to come to the basin. Terror in Taho...
Meyers climbing competition returns
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:00amAbout 100 competitors from around the West will try to crimp, crank and jam their way to victory this weekend during an event that will utilize a slice of Lake Tahoe's omnipresent granite.The Me...
Lam Watah trailhead parking closed through mid-October
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:00amThe Tahoe Transportation District and the U.S. Forest Service are asking the public to park in alternate locations to use the Lam Watah Trail while work is underway on Phase 1B of the Nevada Statel...
Tahoe shredding
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:00amWhat started as a small idea in the South Lake Tahoe skateboarding community has snowballed into the revival of one of the largest skateboarding competitions to come to the basin. Terror in Taho...
Teen Court back in Tahoe after two-year break
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:00amStarting this October, middle- and high-school students in El Dorado County can get an up-close view of the juvenile justice system, without having to commit a crime beforehand. The Teen Court prog...
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care's Bear TV goes viral
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:00amIt's South Lake Tahoe's very own reality TV show. There are five rowdy cubs in the bear den, a pint-sized celebrity named Chips in the bobcat area, and a group of playful raccoons who like the nigh...
Appeals court hears Sierra Colina arguments
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:00amA panel of federal court judges heard oral arguments this week over a proposed residential development in Douglas County.The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals listened to arguments in League to S...
Comments sought for Tallac Historic Site proposal
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 6:00amThe U.S. Forest Service is asking for public input on proposed changes to the Tallac Historic Site.The agency is proposing a variety of erosion control measures at the site, several new parking lot...
