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S. Tahoe backpedals on some vacation rental policies
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 8:47pmGoogle “South Lake Tahoe vacation rentals” and about 319000 results show up. While there are nowhere near that many residences of any kind in the city limits, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-back...
Nepheles, Silkwood wow crowd at Soroptimist
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 6:13pmA line at the table was a good indicator Silkwood would end up being the people's choice for best winery Friday night at the annual Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe wine tasting. The Mod...
S. Tahoe backpedals on some vacation rental policies
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 6:13pmGoogle “South Lake Tahoe vacation rentals” and about 319000 results show up. While there are ... Jim Morris with Lake Tahoe Accommodations is a regular at meetings concerning vacation rentals and ofte...
Whittell volleyball loses to Yerington at State
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 4:11pmThe Lady Warriors fell to Yerington in three games 25-19, 25-13 and 25-17 in Las Vegas. Whittell is second in state for the second year in a row, while the Lions repeat as 2A state champions. --Whi...
South Tahoe girls' soccer state champs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 4:06pmThe South Tahoe girls' soccer team have done it again. The Lady Vikings are 3A state champions for a second year in a row after defeating Elko High School 3-0 on Saturday in Fernley. The Vikings av...
Heavenly Mountain Resort gets favorable environmental certification
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 12:02pmHeavenly Mountain Resort has announced that its new multi-million-dollar Tamarack Lodge received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Tamarack Lodge is the first LEED-certified, on-mountain building at Lake Tahoe. It will serve as the blueprint for the construction of Northstar California's new on-mountain lodge and as a guide for future Vail Resorts development.
49ers improving against the pass
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 10:12amSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have made it clear to the rest of the NFL that they can stop the run. But can they stop a top-flight passer?The 49ers get another opportunity S...
South Tahoe volleyball loses in first round of state playoffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 9:38amDown two games, the Lady Vikings fought back to push the match to five games and were within just two points of moving on to the final match to face Truckee. But Boulder City was able to stop the v...
Whittell volleyball heads back to state
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 9:36amLAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Whittell Warriors are back in the 2A state title game again this year, after defeating Calvary Chapel in four games on Friday night in Las Vegas, 25-19, 25-22, 21-25 and 25...
South Tahoe soccer advances to state final
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 9:28amDAYTON, Nev. - Last weekend was a tough loss for the Lady Vikings, after they dropped a 2-0 decision to Elko in the Northern 3A finals. But they have a shot at redemption tomorrow as they bounce...
Volunteer tax counselors are needed for 2012 tax season
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 5:00amVolunteer tax-aide counselors are needed for the 2011 tax season to provide free personal income tax assistance to El Dorado County for elderly and low-income residents under the AARP tax aid progr...
Aquatic invasive species committee to hold forum
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Coordination Committee will host a public forum from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the North Tahoe Events Center, located at 8318...
Heavenly's snowmaking system puts opening date in front of other resorts
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Centac air compressors, the size of vending machines, hummed smooth and loud in Heavenly Mountain Resort's lower pump house Wednesday. Across the building, man-siz...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No one should be exempt from handicap parking laws
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 5:00am"Theresa Souers and her husband, Dana Souers, received a ticket for parking in a handicap space - a $455 fine- in front of their business Pinnacle Realty, so Dana Souers could run in quickly." Real...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Excavating or digging prohibited in national forest lands
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 5:00amRegarding the Oct. 14, 2011, article "More than Stones," the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reminds forest users and rock collectors that excavating or digging on National For...
Heavenly's snowmaking system puts opening date in front of other resorts
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Centac air compressors, the size of vending machines, hummed smooth and loud in Heavenly Mountain Resort's lower pump house Wednesday. Across the building, man-siz...
Proud to Say: Highlighting more fall athletes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 5:00amContinuing with last week's column, I'd like to continue with highlighting athletes that have stood out for me over the fall season. They might not be the best athletes on the field, but players th...
SnowGlobe announces slew of musicians for Tahoe event
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 4:08am29-31 on the campus of Lake Tahoe Community College – all outside — discounted lift tickets for festival patrons, a rail jam and a midnight fireworks display on ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../snowglobe-...
Officials have handle on Zephyr Cove fuel leak
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 9:26pmBy Kathryn Reed. ZEPHYR COVE – A hum almost like a refrigerator emanates from the parking lot near Zephyr Cove Lodge and just before the pavement that leads to the cabins. It's an air sparge unit,...
Tamarack Lodge earns LEED certification
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 9:26pmHeavenly Mountain Resort's year-old Tamarack Lodge has received its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Tamarack Lodge is the first LEED...
Bread & Broth gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 9:26pmBread & Broth's 23nd annual Thanksgiving feast is Nov. 21 from 4-5:30pm for anyone in need. St. Theresa church is located at 1041 Lyons Ave. in South Lake Tahoe. Bread & Broth's Turkey...
Music students provide moving tribute to veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 9:26pmLauren Tang was on one side of the South Tahoe Middle School auditorium, Christina DeLallo on the other. Their duet of sorts visibly moved the nearly 500 people who turned out Thursday for the fourth ...
Officials have handle on Zephyr Cove fuel leak
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmWhile unleaded gasoline is moving via the groundwater toward Lake Tahoe and in other directions at a trickle of a pace, the lake has never tested positive for ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../officials-ha...
Pet owners worried about trapping regulations
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmBy Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal. The need to protect domestic pets from harmful animal traps, a risk of interfering with professional pest controllers and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../pet-owners-...
Treetop adventure park in the works for South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmWe went through it twice because we liked it so much,” Sherry Miller, who runs Lake Tahoe Airport, said. “It's a high-rope course. It's a fantastic outdoor activity ...www.laketahoenews.net/.....
Bread & Broth gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pm21 from 4-5:30pm for anyone in need. St. Theresa church is located at 1041 Lyons Ave. in South Lake Tahoe. Bread & Broth's Turkey Day celebration is Nov. 21. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../bread...
Tamarack Lodge earns LEED certification
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmHeavenly Mountain Resort's year-old Tamarack Lodge has received its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by the U.S. Green Building ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tamarack-lod...
Music students provide moving tribute to veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:00pmLauren Tang was on one side of the South Tahoe Middle School auditorium, Christina DeLallo on the other. Their duet of sorts visibly moved the nearly 500 ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../music-students-pr...
Designer drugs get council's attention
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 5:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council could consider regulating synthetic drugs that mimic marijuana and cocaine and were, until recently, legal and readily available in C...
City could ban pot clubs following court decision
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 4:55pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An October court decision could result in the City of South Lake Tahoe repealing a recently enacted ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries and the cultivatio...
Contractors Waiting For Grant Money for Tahoe Defensible Space Work
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 3:26pmA number of companies who help clear the forest to prevent wild fires, have not gotten paid for the work they did this fire season, reports MyNews4.com and KRNV Channel 4 in Reno. Ken Curtzwiler and his company said they were hired to do defensible space work for residents in the Tahoe Basin. Go here for the story.
NBA: Players get a new deal, and a break to ponder it
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 2:43pmNEW YORK (AP) - David Stern is ready to start a 72-game season on Dec. 15.Players, however, aren't prepared to make that happen just yet.If they choose to reject the league's latest ultimatum, they...
NFL: Standings and weekend schedule
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 2:37pmAll Times ESTAMERICAN CONFERENCEEastWLTPctPFPANew England530.625222184N.Y. Jets530.625199163Buffalo530.625222174Miami170.125138169SouthWLTPctPFPAHouston630.667236157TenneCopyright 2011 Tahoe Daily ...
Raiders gain lead in AFC West with win over Chargers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:48pmSAN DIEGO (AP) - Carson Palmer is catching on with Oakland just as the Raiders are regaining their swagger.Palmer threw two touchdown passes and Michael Bush ran 30 times for a season-high 157 y...
Opinion: Humble start for a decorated sailor
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:44pmPublisher's note: After the annual Memorial Day ceremony in South Lake Tahoe this year, Mayor Hal Cole was criticized by members of the public for not attending. When Lake Tahoe News learned he sp...
Congregation strives to bring even more 'Unity' to the South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:07pm
By Dr. Stew Bittman
Unity at the Lake began as a small study group in Karen Martin's living room and 17 years later is a thriving, diverse and open spiritual community that well over a hundred locals and visitors call their spiritual home. Their spiritual leaders, Stew and Hillary Bittman, are currently in the process of becoming ordained Interfaith Ministers. Unity has published the "Daily Word" since 1924.
VETERANS DAY: A tribute to our veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:57pmAmerica, America, God shed his grace on theeBut without our Veterans where do you think we would be?From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of TripoliWithout our veterans we could never ever be f...
VETERANS DAY: Remembering my son, and his brothers, on Veterans Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:55pmFive years ago, on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq, someone placed an improvised explosive device. This particular type of IED was infamous for its destructive capability, and it was placed in the mor...
VETERANS DAY: Remembering my father and other veterans
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:53pmHe was born on July 24, 1922, in St. Louis, Missouri. His young mother died five years later and he spent the rest of his childhood shuffled between orphanages, aunts and a stepfather. He had just ...
South Shore casinos back to downward slide
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:51pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After two positive months, the casinos at Stateline posted a 14.37 percent loss for September.The main source of Douglas County's gaming revenue, the casinos won $17.1 mi...
Vision plan, loop road seen as paths to better economy, environment
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:48pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Remodeled casinos rise above tree-lined streets where people walk leisurely between new restaurants and retail shops.An orchestra plays at a new entertainment venue at...
Kindertown closes, final hearing next week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:45pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe's Kindertown Preschool and Infant Center was shut down by the California Department of Social Services last week, but owner Maria Barrows-Crist has one l...
SnowGlobe announces full lineup
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:24pmSouth Lake Tahoe, Calif. - SnowGlobe Music Festival, the South Shore's biggest New Year's Eve event, has dropped the full list of artists that will appear during the 3-day festival.The festival wil...
Grizzlies hold their own against the division's best
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This past weekend the Tahoe Grizzlies Bantams (ages 13 & 14) hosted the undefeated Santa Rosa Flyers in a back-to-back weekend series. The Grizzlies hadn't played in a...
Urias and Devan top bowlers of the week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Our top women's bowler of the week is Jessica Urias. Urias bowls on the WE DON'T GIVE A SPLITS team in the His & Hers league and maintains a 192 average. Urias exploded f...
Lady Vikings face Boulder City in state playoffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:56amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When asked what he knew about Boulder City, South Tahoe's first-round opponent in the state soccer playoffs, girls' head coach Chris DeLeon said he didn't know much."I...
From Mexico to Whittell's gridiron
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:51amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Whittell's football match against Incline was the end of not just the season, but the careers of several of the Warriors who will be graduating this year. For one senior, tho...
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Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:11am
Angora fire restoration draws complaints
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 10:55amA prescribed forest burn in the Angora fire area caused quite a stir earlier this month after wind gusts of up to 50 mph carried some of the burn slash piles and brush further than what was comfortable for nearby homeowners.
The U.S. Forest Service, however, says that at no point did the prescribed fire, which consisted mostly of slash piles and dead trees, get out of hand and the agency remains both cautious about its undertaking and empathetic to nearby neighbors who rebuilt their homes following the June 2007 Angora fire.
Bill opens ski areas to summer recreation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 8:00amA new bill signed by President Obama Monday could turn Lake Tahoe ski resorts into year-round playgrounds. But don't expect waterslides down your favorite run, because that is now clearly illega...
