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Illusion Fusion starring Alex Ramon at Horizon
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:09pm
"Illusion Fusion", a brand new, high-energy theatrical show stars Award-Winning Master Magician Alex Ramon & Friends, featuring mind-blowing illusions, slight-of-hand close-up, and unique, never-before-seen magic that defines the word "art". Appears nightly (Thursday-Monday) in the Golden Cabaret, with 2 Shows on Saturdays. Tickets are $24.95, with FREE tickets on Sundays for special guests 12 and under. See Horizon events online for more information or call (775)588-6211.
Sierra Crest Snowshoe Trek at Kirkwood
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 6:56pm
Hoot 'n Howl at the Moon! Join us for our monthly guided snowshoe trek under the light of the full moon. There is nothing more unique and beautiful than the reflected light of the moon on the snow. Arrive at 6:00pm. Reservations are required. Cost $25 (plus $5 snowshoe rental) For more information or to make a reservation call the Cross Country & Snowshoe Center at (209)258-7248.
Sierra Crest Snowshoe Trek at Kirkwood
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 6:52pm
Hoot 'n Howl at the Moon! Join us for our monthly guided snowshoe trek under the light of the full moon. There is nothing more unique and beautiful than the reflected light of the moon on the snow. Arrive at 6:00pm. Reservations are required. Cost $25 (plus $5 snowshoe rental) For more information or to make a reservation call the Cross Country & Snowshoe Center at (209)258-7248.
Suit claims well-known Nevada businessman embezzled millions
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 1:20pmSierra-at-Tahoe Resort Athletes Dominate Winter X Games
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 12:55pm
The Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., had the trademark of Sierra-at-Tahoe stamped on it this weekend in the form of medals won. In separate events, Jamie Anderson took home a gold, Maddie Bowman a silver and Hannah Teeter, a bronze. Here's the release provided by Sierra Resort:
South Lake Tahoe authorities continue search for Wells Fargo bank robber who fled with cash
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:30am
Update 2PM: The Following is from South Lake Tahoe Police Department Lt. David Stevenson regarding the Wells Fargo bank robbery that happened late this morning.
Police looking for possible bank robber
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:42amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police are looking for a man involved in a Monday morning incident at the Wells Fargo Bank branch inside of the Raley's Supermarket near Stateline.Dispatchers were alerte...
Man who died in Utah avalanche identified
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:29amSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Police have identified the victim of a Utah backcountry avalanche as a 24-year-old man from the Salt Lake City area.Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal says snowboarder Alecsander...
Man who died in Utah avalanche identified
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:29amSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Police have identified the victim of a Utah backcountry avalanche as a 24-year-old man from the Salt Lake City area.Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal says snowboarder Alecsander...
DUI patrols planned for Super Bowl Sunday
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Campaign is reminding football fans watching this year's Super Bowl game Sunday to designate a driver before Sunday's kickoff.The DUI...
Bowman takes silver in X Games superpipe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:46amWith Sarah Burke stickers adorned to her helmet, Canadian teammate and close friend, Roz Groenewoud, captured gold in women's ski superpipe with a 93.66 - the highest score in the events' histor...
University student dies after fall from Utah chairlift
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:46amVail Daily columnist Warren Miller: Helps to be able to make your own snow
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:41amBeing lucky is sometimes a lot better than being skillful. I have been very lucky for years because years ago, I decided to hang my skis on a mountain in Montana and move from the middle of the Col...
Wolf apparently gives up search for mate in Nev.
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:25amRENO, Nev. (AP) - A young gray wolf's search for a mate apparently won't take him to the northern Nevada desert where the annual Burning Man festival is staged.The wolf known as OR-7 came within 15...
Time short for Gingrich to close gap in Florida
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:21amPOMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Newt Gingrich slammed GOP rival Mitt Romney on Sunday for the steady stream of attacks he likened to "carpet-bombing," trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner's lea...
RAOK: Helping neighbor be able to stay warm in the winter
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 2:00amSouth Tahoe parceling out fire marshal responsibilities
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 1:59amUtility District to meet Thursday
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:07pm
Event Date:
February 2, 2012 - 2:00pm
The South Tahoe Public Utility District will have a regular board meeting on Thursday, February 2 at 2 p.m. at the District office at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive. The agenda can be found here.
Items on the agenda include a resolution establishing criteria for determining whether a public works project is "substantially complex.” Defining a project in this way will allow the District to withhold retention funds for contractors higher than the federal limit, which is 5 percent.
Could Winter X Games land at Lake Tahoe?
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:05pmCould the Winter X Games be moving to a Lake Tahoe ski resort? This year’s Winter X Games concluded Sunday, and also concluding was a contract that the X Games had with Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain. The contract expired and ESPN, which is the event owner, could be looking for another venue.
City Redevelopment Agency to be dissolved in Special Council Meeting
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 7:17pm
Event Date:
January 30, 2012 - 5:00pm
The South Lake Tahoe City Council will convene as the city's redevelopment agency, possibly for the last time, on Monday.
Movie Review: 'The Grey' tells a fine but grim story of men stranded in the Alaskan wilderness
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 7:12pmThe action-thriller film "The Grey," currently on view at the Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, is a stark story of men in wilderness and their efforts to survive. Liam Neeson is the de facto leader after a jet carrying oil field workers crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. It is directed by Joe Carnahan, who also directed 2006's "Smokin' Aces" which was set at South Lake Tahoe and filmed inside MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.
Study: Carson City is metro area hit hardest by recession
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 4:45pmS. Tahoe real estate group getting involved in TRPA Regional Plan
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 3:00pmU.S. men blow away snowboardcross competitors at X Games
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:27amReno’s Wise brings home X Games gold in ski superpipe
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:22amBusinesses feeling pinch from low snowpack
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - While this winter's unusually dry weather relented last week with several feet of snow falling during the weekend, businesses in South Lake Tahoe aren't breathing easy...
Mother Nature, lack of publicity hurt El Dorado wineries
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 1:59amLocal-food movement gets verbal support from El Dorado County officials
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 5:00pm