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Women's center launching Adopt-a-Family program

For the 11th year in a row, the South Lake Tahoe Women's Center is organizing an opportunity for community members and businesses to come together and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../womens-center-la...

State fiscal nightmare on the horizon; midyear

Tahoe needs small Business says: November 16, 2011 at 1:18 pm. In the battle between the private sector free enterprise and the public sector unions is at the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../state-fiscal...

Crime free housing program marking successes

She became the second multifamily housing property in South Lake Tahoe to be fully certified in the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program. The program was ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../crime-free-housing-pr...

Santa on his way to Tahoe City

Tahoe City Parks and Recreation Department's inaugural Breakfast with Santa at Rideout Community Center is Dec. 3 from 8:30-10:30am. This family event is ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../santa-on...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

golf • The 2011 American Century Championship golf tournament will be rebroadcast on the Golf Channel Nov. 25-27 at 4:30pm and Dec. 22-24 at 5pm. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-lake-...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Sarah Hussong-Johnson has been appointed director of engineering for South Lake Tahoe. • Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and Northstar offer ski lessons ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-l...

South Lake Tahoe to light holiday tree, menorah

Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority winter tree is Dec. 2 from 5-7pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center (3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.). Instead of standing outside the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-lake-ta...

TRPA Planner Earns Chamber’s Blue Ribbon Award

By Kristi Boosman
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency employee Gary Weigel was honored as the recipient of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Blue Ribbon Award in the Public Agency Service category for his exemplary customer service as a Senior Planner at TRPA.

“I was shocked and pleasantly surprised when I found out I had been selected for a Blue Ribbon Award by the community,” Weigel said, “but also very excited. It’s a tremendous honor.”

TRPA’s Executive Director, Joanne Marchetta, agreed.

Occupy in Black and White

The Occupy Wall Street movement reaches South Lake Tahoe as several supporters stage a general assembly on Friday to raise awareness. The Facebook page can be found here. Photos submitted by South Lake Tahoe photographer Sugarwolf.

Heavenly opens for 2011-12 ski and snowboard season

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lifts began turning at Heavenly Mountain Resort at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, signaling the official kick-off to another Lake Tahoe ski and snowboard season.Ecstatic ...

Heavenly opens for 2011-12 ski and snowboard season

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lifts began turning at Heavenly Mountain Resort at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, signaling the official kick-off to another Lake Tahoe ski and snowboard season.Ecstatic ...

Heavenly Mountain lives up to its name on opening day

Casey Bedell and Megan Hickel of South Lake Tahoe were two of the many with smiles on their faces as they made their way to the front of the gondola line ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../heavenly-lives-up...

Train to be a weather spotter

The National Weather Service is hosting a Weather Spotter training course at the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District on Nov. 30 from 6-7:30pm. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/11/train-to-be-a-weat...

South Shore nonprofits can benefit from celebrity golf tourney

The American Century Championship has $100000 to give out to South Shore nonprofit organizations. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30. Applications are online. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-shore-no...

Sugar Pine Point park receives donation from

The mansion is located within Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. ehrman mansion “The leadership and vision of the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sugar-pine-point-...

Lake Tahoe News resumes daily ski report

It's back — Lake Tahoe News' morning ski report brought to you by Curtis Fong — the Guy from Tahoe. New this year is the report having its own category on the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lake...

Police pepper spray and arrest passive students protesting at UC Davis

Title says all. During peacefully Occupy Movement, police came in to tear down tents and proceeded to arrest students who stood in their way. Once students peacefully demanded the release of the arrested, a police officer unnecessarily pepper sprays the students to open a path for the rest of the officers. Read full story here.

Voters may be asked to weigh in on Nevada

A year ago I moved from South Lake Tahoe, California to Incline Village, Nevada in the hopes that the area would lead to more opportunity. NOPE very poor education system has led to very poor economic...

Sexual harassment training for managers

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act requires all employers with 50 or more employees to provide training for supervisors and managers on preventing sexual harassment. The training must: * B...

Coordinated trail system at Camp Rich in the works

The physical boundaries are Lake Tahoe to the east, Glen Alpine to the west, Mount Tallac to the north, and Angora Ridge to the south. The proposal that is out for public review contains 12.9 miles of...

South Shore nonprofits can benefit from

5 and checks will be presented at the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority board meeting Dec. 8 at 3pm. A committee of tournament representatives will review each submission. For funding consideration, organ...

Sexual harassment training for managers

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act requires all employers with 50 or more employees to provide training for supervisors and managers on ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sexual-harassment-train...

Coordinated trail system at Camp Rich in the works

The physical boundaries are Lake Tahoe to the east, Glen Alpine to the west, Mount Tallac to the north, and Angora Ridge to the south. The proposal that is out ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../coordinated...

Reno fire far from contained; homes remain threatened

Publisher's note: South Lake Tahoe firefighters have been sent to Reno. By Reno Gazette-Journal. 9:30pm: Containment for the Caughlin Fire was at zero ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../fire-rages-...

Tree of Remembrance ceremony in South Tahoe

The annual Tree of Remembrance Interfaith Ceremony hosted by Barton Hospice and Foundation is Dec 7 from 530630pm at Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tree-of-remembrance-...

CHP collecting turkeys to help South Shore residents

The donated turkeys will then be given to the South Lake Tahoe Women's Center and the Sierra Community Church Hot Meal Program. “There's a definite need ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../chp-collec...

Opinion: Questioning logic of controlled burn

Publisher's note: This letter was sent to the U.S. Forest Service office and then to Lake Tahoe News on Nov. 18. I'm not sure who to direct this comment to, and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../op...

Winds wreak havoc, destroy one South Lake Tahoe house

That's because this house on Anita Avenue in South Lake Tahoe has been condemned. Greg Falkner got a call from a neighbor at 6am Friday saying a tree had ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../winds-wreak-h...

Tahoe residents protest in mini occupy movement

Lake Tahoe residents may not protest by the hundreds or thousands like larger areas, but they were part of Friday's nationwide solidarity movement that is part of ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../taho...

Tahoe Grizzlies open season with a roar

The Tahoe Grizzlies Bantams (ages 13 and 14) hosted the undefeated Santa Rosa Flyers last weekend in a back-to-back weekend series. The Grizzlies hadn't ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-grizzlie...

Thanksgiving Tips from a Pro: Side dish sensations 'rooted' in tradition

Mix tradition with new techniques to add a fresh twist to Thanksgiving favorites. Each family is different, but we all share a root in certain traditions. This celery root, potato and apple puree a...

What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Fruit-nut scones with sweet surprise(s)

Ever notice that when you make plans or have an expectation that sometimes things just don't turn out the way you saw it in your vision? Well, that happened to me on Wednesday. After the dog walk a...

KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to Cal-Fire and Nevada Fire Safe Council

Many thanks to Martin Goldberg and Terry at Cal-Fire and Ann Grant at The Nevada Fire Safe Council, for their professional help and guidance. With their help and guidance, my wife and I have been a...

Snow removal company offers help to military families

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the second year in a row, Alpine Smith, Inc., of South Lake Tahoe joins ranks with the SnowCare for Troops Program, a community based program to provide free snow rem...

Grants available from the El Dorado Community Foundation

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado Community Foundation has about $72,000 in available grant funding for 2012 and applications are now being accepted.The El Dorado Community Foundation target...

Local food service provides annual free community Thanksgiving dinner

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bread & Broth will be holding its 23nd Annual Thanksgiving feast on Monday, Nov. 21, for anyone in need. The church is located at 1041 Lyons Ave in South Lake Tahoe and w...

Tahoe Transportation District blog: The bad news about letting your car run idle

We’re confronted with it every day at every stop light. When the light goes red, we stop and our vehicles sit idle letting out exhaust and that’s just at the traffic signal. We also allow our vehicles to idle if we’re warming up our engines, running multiple errands with stops in which we don’t turn the engine off, and at fast food drive through windows. Vehicle idling is a problem because it wastes energy, is bad for the environment, and with recent studies, bad for our brain cells.

TRPA committee endorses new local government permit process

By the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
A committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board took a major step forward this week in moving toward a different permitting system at Lake Tahoe where many parcel-by-parcel regulations would shift to local county or city governments.

California unemployment rate falls, South Lake Tahoe remains steady

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's unemployment rate fell slightly to 11.7 percent in October from 11.9 percent in September as the state added nearly 26,000 jobs in areas including professiona...

Scanio taken into custody following Thursday hearing

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A South Lake Tahoe man who was convicted of possessing child pornography in 2007 has been taken into custody prior to being sentenced on violations of his supervised rele...

1 death, 16 injuries, 2000 acres charred in Reno fire

Publisher's note: South Lake Tahoe firefighters have been sent to Reno. By Reno Gazette-Journal. 2:30pm update: NV Energy spokeswoman Faye Anderson said 4100 electricity customers and 140 natural ...

Opinion: Questioning logic of controlled burn

Publisher's note: This letter was sent to the U.S. Forest Service office and then to Lake Tahoe News on Nov. 18. I'm not sure who to direct this comment to, and although I did not lose my home...

Forest Service: Dispose woodstove and fireplace ash properly

By Cheva Heck
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning local residents to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two wildfires caused by disposal of woodstove ashes on National Forest System lands.

Forest Service: Dispose woodstove and fireplace ash properly

By Cheva Heck
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning local residents to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two wildfires caused by disposal of woodstove ashes on National Forest System lands.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Viva Lake Tahoe

I'd like to share my feelings of optimism to I what I'm witnessing around town and reading in our local publications. Seeing local government moving towards change here at the lake is great. I've a...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don't bash water rate hikes

Why is it that the people on the South Shore always jump on the water company for rate hikes? They don't say anything about when the gas and power companies do their increasing. The staff and emplo...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: AARP responds to Saunders

In the San Francisco Chronicle column in your Nov. 9 issue, Debra Saunders suggests that the super committee charged with finding 1.5 trillion in deficit reductions must cut the Social Security and...

SIROTA: Anger sowing seeds of a new consumer movement

As we all know, America is angry. Really angry. To put it in pop culture terms, we've moved from the vaguely inspiring agita of Peter Finch in "Network" to the wild-eyed, primal-scream rage of Sam ...

TRPA announces holiday schedule

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has announced its holiday schedule of office closures.For the Thanksgiving Holiday, TRPA will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday...

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