Latest Stories
Tahoe Transportation District blog: Maneuvering Mountain Roads
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 1:30pm
Whether it’s sharing the road with bicyclists during the summer or using four wheel drive or chains in winter, even seasoned drivers will tell you mountain driving isn’t the flat lands with its share of switch backs and blind spots, steep hills and wildlife.
Weather conditions change how we drive Sierra roads and in winter chains and snow tires are certainly a given factor when crossing mountain passes in snowy conditions. Caltrans and the Nevada Department of Transportation are good places to start before you even hit the road with up to the minute reports on travel conditions.
Revenge of the Slacking Sitter
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 1:26pmJonah Hill's character Noah, describes himself as the sort of baby sitter who expects to sit on the couch and watch TV while the kids make themselves scarce. Oddly enough, that description more ...
Durga: an unbeatable children's drum adventure
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 1:21pmIt's probably hard to find a fourth-grader who doesn't admire a superhero or like to bang a drum.The two are combined in Liz Broscoe's "Adventures of Durga, Messenger of the Drum.""I wanted to b...
An in-depth look into the stories of Tahoe required reading for all who love the lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 1:15pm"Tahoe Beneath the Surface" is the must-read book of the year for anyone who has an interest in Lake Tahoe.An easy and entertaining read, the book by Foothill College professor Scott Lankford is...
Forest Service extends Meyers Landfill closure for public safety
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 1:11pmBy Cheva Heck
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reminds snowmobilers, snowshoers, cross-country skiers, mountain bikers, off-highway vehicle users and other recreationists that the Meyers Landfill site off Pioneer Trail near South Lake Tahoe remains closed due to safety hazards.
Family Science Day at UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Center
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 12:47pmBy Heather Segale
On January 5, 2012 from 2 to 5 p.m., the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center will host a winter-themed Family Science Day. Families are invited to explore the mysteries of snow and ice. Engaging activities will provide your child an opportunity to learn about the science of winter. Children will conduct scientific experiments, view snowflakes under a microscope, take a snow-core and determine the water content of snow, learn about wind chill and why some animals hibernate, and much more.
Reno man accused of using bait in Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:29amRENO, Nev. (AP) - A Reno man who killed the first black bear during Nevada's inaugural hunt for the animals has been accused of using apples and bacon grease as bait.Washoe County deputy district a...
Budget gift: Helping save the biggest pine in the world
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:14amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Your holiday gift can help save the biggest ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budg...
Beneficiary of 2012 Truckee wine event being sought
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:14amPast beneficiaries have included Girls on the Run Sierra, Sierra Senior Services, Tahoe Women's Services, Truckee and Glenshire Elementary Schools' Special ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../benefic...
Homewood to enter 21st century with mega-upgrades
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:14amTAHOE CITY – What's another 10 hours when five years had already been spent on the revitalization plan of Homewood Mountain Resort? For Art Chapman ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../homewood-to-enter-2...
Governor vows to prepare Calif. for climate change
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 9:55amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The United Nations' top climate change official is in San Francisco to join California Gov. Jerry Brown at a conference addressing the costs associated with preparing for the e...
Nevada IHOP reopens 3 months after deadly rampage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 9:51amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Christmas tree was lit and the holiday hotcakes special for sale again Thursday as dozens of people gathered at an IHOP restaurant in Nevada's capital city as it reopen...
Thanks to Meyers Supporters for Generosity and Spirit
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 9:18amThe Meyers Business Group would like to thank the individuals and businesses that made our inaugural Meyers Tree Lighting event on Dec. 9, 2011 such a success. More than 350 people showed up to ring in the holidays and celebrate Meyers, and we couldn’t have done it without phenomenal local support.
Officials: Tahoe man, 39, arrested after illegal BASE jump
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 7:58amOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - A successful BASE jump off the 730-foot-high Foresthill Bridge near Auburn landed a local man in jail last week after he was spotted by a police helicopter, law enforcem...
Officials: Tahoe man, 39, arrested after illegal BASE jump
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 7:58amOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - A successful BASE jump off the 730-foot-high Foresthill Bridge near Auburn landed a local man in jail last week after he was spotted by a police helicopter, law enforcem...
47 nonprofits benefit from donations given by
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 7:54amThrough Echo 24 nonprofit organizations in the South Lake Tahoe area will receive cash grants in the coming year including Bread & Broth a weekly dinner ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../47-nonprofits-...
Memorial for WWII veteran on Sunday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 5:00amA soldier's farewell and celebration of life will be conducted 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday at the American Legion Hall in honor of Col. Lowell Landre.Landre, 85, was a veteran of World War II, Korea and ...
TRPA approves Homewood development
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -Following countless hours of analysis and public input over five years, Lake Tahoe area planners gave a thumbs up Wednesday to a proposal that could reshape the West Sh...
Change in leadership in South Lake Tahoe government
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 11:39pmBy Kathryn Reed. In a bit of a power play, Claire Fortier was voted by her colleagues on the South Lake Tahoe City Council to be mayor for the next year, but ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../change-in-lea...
Powder House Contest: Win 3-day pass to SnowGlobe Music Festival, ski rental packages
Submitted by tmg on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 9:19pm
Powder House Ski and Snowboard Lake Tahoe is giving away a three-day SNOWGLOBE Music Festival Ticket and Demo Rental Package including great runner up prizes. Complete the Holiday Sweepstakes Entry Form. Winners announced on Facebook on Christmas Day. Go here to sign up for your chance to win.
Homewood project at Lake Tahoe approved by TRPA; League responds
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 7:56pmBy Kristi Boosman
To a packed house of observers, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted to approve Phase 1 of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 14.
Heavenly Mountain at Lake Tahoe opens top to bottom skiing in Nevada
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 7:20pmBehind the power of the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system, Heavenly Mountain Resort opened Stagecoach Express on Wednesday, Dec. 14, giving skiers and snowboarders top-to-bottom skiing and riding on the resort’s Nevada side.
Amazing Chinese downhill and cliff drops at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 7:12pmCheck out this video.
Sierra-at-Tahoe opens Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 3:11pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort will open for the 2011-12 season on Saturday with very limited terrain. Due to low snow, Sierra will open Easy Rider Express chairlift accessing...
Heavenly opens top-to-bottom skiing in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 3:03pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Behind the power of the West Coast's largest snowmaking system, Heavenly Mountain Resort opened Stagecoach Express on Wednesday, giving skiers and snowboarders top-to-bot...
Nevada gas prices down 21 cents
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 2:18pmLAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada's average gas price is $3.40 per gallon after a month where prices made double-digit dips in all but one region.AAA said Tuesday that their latest number is up 34 cents from...
U.S. urges states to ban all driver cell phone use
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 2:15pmWASHINGTON (AP) - Texting, emailing or chatting on a cell phone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed, federal safety investigators declared Tuesday, urging all states to impose total...
Carson City IHOP to reopen at 7 a.m. Thursday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 2:11pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - The IHOP restaurant where four people were shot to death in September will reopen Thursday at 7 a.m.Rhonda Barnat, a spokeswoman for the restaurant, said in October that IHOP ho...
Nevada Highway Patrol personnel to be awarded medals for actions during IHOP shooting
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 1:23pmBy Chuck Allen / Nevada Highway Patrol
Several personnel from the Nevada Highway Patrol will each be awarded a Commendation Medal this Friday for their timely, professional and outstanding performance they displayed on the morning of September 6th, in Carson City.
Shortly before 9:00 am that morning, the Nevada Department of Public Safety-Communications Center began receiving information of an active shooter near the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurant on South Carson Street.
Tahoe Snow Sports Icons Daron Rahlves, Jeremy Jones Partner With Plate for Powder Campaign
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 11:21am
By Maja Thaler
Two of Lake Tahoe's most popular ski and snowboarding icons, Daron Rahlves and Jeremy Jones, have finished shooting public service ads this week for the nonprofit Tahoe Fund's Plate for Powder program. Rahlves and Jones donated their time for the California and Nevada Lake Tahoe specialty license plates program, which gives new Tahoe license plate buyers two free Alpine or Nordic ski tickets to their choice of 12 major Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts.
Education Roundup: $1 billion cut from schools, social services
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 11:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Officials on Tuesday announced better-than-projected "trigger cuts" to the state's education system and other social services would be activated to the tune of around ...
Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Handel's 'Messiah'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:21amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its sixth annual production of Handel's "Messiah" with performances in five locations including the Res...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Responding to my letter about 'Occupy' protests
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:16amI was gratified to read the responses to my letter to the editor in the Dec. 2 issue. Unfortunately, both missed my point that we need to educate our youths on how business economics works. Both re...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Condolences all around in Gardnerville shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:14amRe: Deputy shoots, kills gun-wielding man in GardnervilleMy best goes out to the family of the man and also the the deputy for the decision to protect the community and his life. The life of the ma...
SAUNDERS: How long will the 'Newter' stay in control?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:07amFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich believes he has invented a bold new way of running a political campaign. "I told somebody at one point, 'This is like watching (Sam) Walton or (Ray) Kroc develop ...
Transient's death likely caused by weather
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:01amTRUCKEE, Calif. - The death of a homeless man in Truckee last month, likely due to climate exposure, is heightening the need for an emergency shelter in a region known for its harsh winter conditio...
Red Hut burger night benefits Heavenly Foundation
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:01amRed Hut on Ski Run Boulevard in South Tahoe will host a Burger Night fundraiser to benefit the Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation's Scholarship Fund on ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../red-hut-burg...
'Vagina Monologues' looking for cast, volunteers for S. Tahoe ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:01amThe South Shore community has again been granted the privilege of producing the Eve Ensler production “The Vagina Monologues”. A casting call and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../vagina-monologues-looking...
Free child passenger safety seat check this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 7:58amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol will conduct a child safety seat check-up event in the South Lake Tahoe K-mart parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, according to a s...
Friday last day to buy holiday tree permit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 7:49amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Friday is the the last day to purchase holiday tree permits, according to a statement from the U.S. Forest Service.Permits are sold at the Forest Service's office at 35 C...
Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:00amCHICAGO - One is a healthy first-grader, the other an honors college student majoring in psychology. Once the tiniest babies ever born, both girls are thriving, despite long odds when they enter...
Early NYE party on Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:00amAll ages are invited to listen and/or dance to several kinds of music by the 17-piece Tahoe Dance Band's "Pre-New Year's Eve Dance Party" 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday.Dress up or not - it's your call. PC...
Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra selling tickets to annual fundraiser
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:00amThe Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra is selling tickets annual fundraiser, An Elegant Evening, to be held April 21 at Harrah's Lake Tahoe.The evening includes a gourmet dinner, silent and ...
Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Handel's Messiah
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:00amTahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its sixth annual production of Handel's Messiah with performances in five locations including the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic...
Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:00amCHICAGO - One is a healthy first-grader, the other an honors college student majoring in psychology. Once the tiniest babies ever born, both girls are thriving, despite long odds when they enter...
Cork & More celebrates 35th anniversary
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:00amThe Cork & More, Inc., designed to be a "Napa-style market in the heart of Lake Tahoe," first opened its doors for business in November 1976 on Ski Run Blvd. A ribbon cutting to commemorate The Cor...
Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents Handel's Messiah
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:00amTahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its sixth annual production of Handel's Messiah with performances in five locations including the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic...
TRPA approves Homewood development
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board approved the first phase of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan Wednesday night.The project includes co...
Movie Review: 'The Sitter' has some moments but not many
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 1:26amBy Sam Bauman
"The Sitter," billed as a black comedy and currently flickering at Heavenly Village Cinema at South Shore Lake Tahoe, is mercifully only 81 minutes long, but that's long enough to spell disaster to any discriminating movie goer.
It stars comic actor Jonah Hill as college failure Noah forced into baby sitting three of the most repellent child actors in living memory. He is also pursuing a blonde who is suggesting intimacy that night.
Opinion: Ways to prevent being scammed
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 9:18pmBy Armando Avina. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office would like to warn people to be aware of scams in which dishonest people pose as friends, family, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-ways-to-...
