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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Day pass refusal a disappointment
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:53pmI went to use the sauna and steam at MontBleu on Oct. 30 and was told they no longer sell day passes to the locals; you need to be a guest or buy a monthly membership. I know my $20 day pass is not...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hearing date set for bus driver
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:52pmI would like to thank the Tribune for printing my letter on Oct. 21 concerning the City Council hearing on my husband's job. I'd also like anyone who would like to support Mike to know the hearing ...
SAUNDERS: Deficit reduction: Blaming easier than fixing
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:47pm"I have great respect for each of you individually, but collectively I'm worried that you're going to fail - fail the country," former Bill Clinton chief of staff Erskine Bowles said last week to t...
Foghat's singer is a fool for city of South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:11pmIt's not surprising Charlie Huhn used to play in Humble Pie. For a rock star and frontman for Foghat he certainly acts plenty humble."When we first played Harrah's, I thought I was going to be i...
Barton audiologist activates first Cochlear implant in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:06pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The sounds coming from Danielle Knowlton could have been simple baby talk."Ba ba ba ba," she said to Juan "Emilio" Duran-Reyes, in a sing-song voice.The 14-month-old b...
Barton audiologist activates first Cochlear implant in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:06pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The sounds coming from Danielle Knowlton could have been simple baby talk."Ba ba ba ba," she said to Juan "Emilio" Duran-Reyes, in a sing-song voice.The 14-month-old b...
Cool night warmed by Hot Buttered Rum
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:04pmWith Old Man Winter knocking on the door, the lingering vestiges of last weekend's snow gracin' the basin, and more weather forecast for this weekend, folks in Tahoe can use a little something t...
Double-barreled night of bluegrass with Michigan band
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:01pmIf you hear "Handguns" at Crystal Bay Casino Saturday at 9 p.m., there's no need to hit the floor or run for the exits. Instead, fight your way to the front of the crowd in the Crown Room and ge...
Shakeup on STPUD board, Measure R passes
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:57pmTwo new faces will be on the South Tahoe Public Utility District board, incumbents are returning to Lake Tahoe Unified and Lake Tahoe Community College boards, and the recreation measure on the South ...
Conservation groups oppose South Shore fuel
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:57pmAs reported on Lake Tahoe News a month ago, an objection to the final EIS by the Oct. 28 deadline would trigger a 30-day resolution period. It's been triggered by Earth Island Justice's John M...
Ownership change at Timber Cove closes restaurants
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:57pmBoth restaurant locations will be operated by the family trust that has taken over operation of the South Lake Tahoe pier as well as the Best Western Timber Cove Lodge. Bob Maloff, who had owned the p...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:57pmThe 2012 Tahoe Rim Trail through-hikes are Aug. 4-8 and Sept. 18-22. Register online starting Nov. 21. Call Jaime at (775) 298.0231 for more info. • People are invited to get involved with the Lake Ta...
Bluegrass doubleheader next week in the Blu Nightclub at MontBleu
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:56pmMaybe they out to call this one "Bleugrass."In a bluegrass doubleheader the Drew Emmitt Band and the Infamous Stringdusters will perform at 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at MontBleu in the Blu Nightc...
Growing Dead Winter Carpenters still fit into the Divided Sky
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:52pmThe Dead Winter Carpenters are heating things up."We're touring, practicing and working really hard, putting it all together," said fiddle player Jenni Charles.The North Shore band coalesced fro...
Actual mother and son star in LTTC's first play of the season, 'Distracted'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:48pmConsidering that approximately 2.5 million children, according to the Centers for Disease Control, are being medicated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the first theater production ...
Improv features two headliners and a head case
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:40pmI went on YouTube to check out Bruce Fine's parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" and I have to admit I was cracking up. It received a couple hundred thousand hits. Not bad, Bruce. B...
Take Manhattan - please!
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:34pmBen Stiller leads an ensemble in this production that trades plausibility for a shot at winning a Miss Congeniality award. Stiller plays Josh Kovacs, building manager of a Trump-like Tower playe...
Junior Brown's amazing night at Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:31pmSmoke rose from the strings of Junior Brown's "guit-steel" as he picked into musical yesteryear Friday, Nov. 4, in the Crown Room at Crystal Bay Casino. It was my first Junior Brown concert, and...
Women's Wellness Weekend held at Granlibakken
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:25pmLadies, if your lives are in a quandary, you have qualms about your health or turn queasy over finances, head to the Granlibakken Lodge, outside Tahoe City, this Saturday morning.The Women's Wel...
Voters approve Measure R, two new STPUD board members
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 9:59amVoters on Tuesday approved Measure R and two new South Tahoe Public Utility directors. Measure R won approval by 70 percent. It expands the South Lake Tahoe Recreational Facilities Joint Powers Authority's use of Measure S funds to include the renovation of bike trails and makes improvements to ball fields. Go here for the story and here for the results.
Forest Service continues prescribed burns along Kingsbury Grade
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 8:42amBy Lisa Herron
U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near South Shore and on the West Shore near the Tahoe Heights area today, Wednesday, Nov. 9, weather permitting. Both project areas are small, approximately two acres. Operations may continue through the week.
Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from these prescribed fire project areas. Smoke may be visible on Highway 207 on Kingsbury Grade and on Highway 89 on the West Shore.
September casino revenue declines
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 7:27amNevada casino winnings declined nearly 6 percent in September over 2010 figures, with South Shore Lake Tahoe down 14 percent, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reports. Carson Valley casinos, which include Carson City, saw a slight decline at 2.54 percent.
Statewide Nevada casinos report a 5.8 percent decrease compared to September 2010.
Don't forget to vote
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 5:09pmLake Tahoe News applauds all those who run for office or bring their issue (or opposition to an issue or candidate) to the people's attention. It's not easy to be a candidate. They don't h...
Code enforcement becoming a priority for South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 5:09pmInconsistent code enforcement in South Lake Tahoe may be rectified soon. The City Council at a workshop last week was given an update by staff on where the city stands in streamlining this issue. slt ...
Deputies to hold safety seat checkpoint
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 4:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies will hold a child passenger safety seat inspection checkpoint at their Lake Tahoe Station this Saturday, according to a statement...
Extensive fuel reduction project faces challenges
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 4:25pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Whether a massive South Shore fuel reduction project adequately protects rare species and takes into account Echo Lakes' unique forests has been called into question by t...
Forest Service welcomes more California jobs under new ski legislation
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 12:30pmBy John Heil
California is expected to see a boost in its local mountain economies as a result of a new legislation that now permits year-long recreation opportunities on U.S. Forest Service ski areas. The Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011, which was signed by President Barack Obama on Nov. 7, is estimated to create and annually sustain up to 600 extra jobs nationwide.
Opinion: Bighorn sheep in N. - Lake Tahoe News
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 11:50amJust days ago, eight of them were released into Virginia mountains east of Reno in the Reno Tahoe Industrial Center. This marks the first step in an effort to ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-bigh...
Snippets from Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 11:50amCool Black Kettle and Headphone Union will be playing at the South Lake Tahoe restaurant. • William Cottrell, physician with Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/11/snippets-fr...
South Tahoe seeking dismissal of most of League's case
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 11:50amThe League to Save Lake Tahoe amended its lawsuit against South Lake Tahoe in regards to the General Plan to state it has a right to contest the documents ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-tahoe-seek...
First nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 11:37amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Wednesday at 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, the federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. The duration of the test will ...
UNR scientists explore climate change in the Sierra using art
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 11:34am
By Mike Wolterbeek
Scientists from the University of Nevada, Reno helped renowned environmental artists Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison create an exhibition on display at the Nevada Museum of Art in downtown Reno that predicts the potential effects of climate change on the Sierra Nevada mountains.
“The exhibition by the Harrisons helps people see how climate change may alter natural areas that many of us enjoy,” Thomas Albright, professor of geography in the University’s College of Science, said.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Quote on voter's guide taken out of context
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 11:06amIt has come to my attention that Stephen Reinhard has written an argument against Measure R in the upcoming election pamphlet. Mr. Reinhard uses my name and a quote that is taken out of context and...
Invasive mussels found in Idaho, Wash. inspections
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 10:28amBOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho officials intercepted 24 boats contaminated with invasive zebra or quagga mussels and Washington decontaminated 20 boats during the last boating season - numbers that have...
UPS expects 6 percent rise in holiday shipments
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:37amNEW YORK (AP) - Online gift-buying procrastinators are expected to drive a 6 percent increase in UPS package deliveries the week before Christmas this year.The world's largest package delivery comp...
Lecture to follow Muir's battle to create Lake Tahoe National Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:34amTAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Through thought provoking images, well-told stories and excerpts from John Muir's journals, Foothill College English professor Scott Lankford will trace Muir's high-stakes a...
Winter driving tips from Caltrans
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:32amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As the winter season approaches, Caltrans District 3 crews are taking the necessary measures to prepare for major rain and snowstorms throughout the season. Caltrans is a...
Soldier returns to work after IHOP shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:30amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Instinctively, Jeremiah Mock reached down for the tourniquet he kept in the left cargo pocket of his Army uniform. But it wasn't there. This wasn't war - he'd been to war thr...
Most of the unemployed no longer receive benefits
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:29amWASHINGTON - The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America's unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. Early last year, 75 percent were receiv...
US wealth gap between young and old is widest ever
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:27amWASHINGTON (AP) - The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young ...
Governor directs Gaming Policy Committee to focus on technology and web
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:25amCARSON CITY - Gov. Brian Sandoval will be convening the Gaming Policy Committee to discuss issues related to technology and the modernization of the gaming industry.Speaking at the Gaming Law Confe...
State of the Lake Tahoe ski industry: 'This is our time'
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:16amLAKE TAHOE - Lake Tahoe has always been entangled in a wrestling match between ski industry growth and local community interests - now more than ever, as millions in resort upgrades are under wa...
State of the Lake Tahoe ski industry: 'This is our time'
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 9:16amLAKE TAHOE - Lake Tahoe has always been entangled in a wrestling match between ski industry growth and local community interests - now more than ever, as millions in resort upgrades are under wa...
Highway 50 may be routed through neighborhoods
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:38pmHighlights of the project were touched on by Carl Hasty, executive director for Tahoe Transportation District – lead agency on the project, at the Nov. 4 joint South Lake Tahoe City Council-Douglas Co...
El Dorado County late to the game to support
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:38pmBy Kathryn Reed. El Dorado County Board of Supervisors waited until the last possible date to give its blessing to Measure R, and even then the discussion nearly spun out of control. edc The board – w...
Still looking for winner of Soroptimist wine tasting tickets
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:38pmReady to sample wine from 30 vintners and food from about 20 restaurants? It's time for the annual Evening of Food & Wine Tasting put on by Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe. This ...
Tahoe symphony plans holiday concerts
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:38pmTahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins its seventh season with its annual holiday production of Handel's Messiah. The program includes selections from the Messiah as well as many holiday favor...
Fire department to burn house as part of training
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 4:13pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department will conduct a live burn training exercise at 1152 Third Street Tuesday through Friday, said city spokeswoman Nancy Kerry in a Monday...
Truckee book stores hang on despite digital dangers
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 3:02pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - What's the worth of a book store? What's the worth of touching a cover page or hearing the ruffle of pages?These are questions the publishing and book industry have been grappl...
Nevada's first bear hunt drawing to close
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 2:56pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - Hunters are nearing the end of Nevada's first bear hunt.Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy said while the season is scheduled to close Dec. 31, it will end premat...
