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Couple of comics from television appear at the Improv

As 2011 draws to a close, some of us like to look back and say this either was one hell of a year or maybe one which could have been better. In Al Madrigal's case it was, indeed, one hell of a y...

UPDATED: 2012 Lake Tahoe Storm Drain Outfall

Submitted by Tahoe Pipe Club
The 2012 Lake Tahoe Storm Drain Outfall Calendar has been prepared by anonymous members of the Tahoe Pipe Club. The calendar presents photographs of example storm drain pipes which are polluting Lake Tahoe. In spite of decades of restoration in the name of lake clarity these pipes and hundreds of other pipes like them are allowed to pollute Lake Tahoe with toxic storm water. Tahoe Pipe Club wants the urban storm water infiltrated into the ground before it reaches these pipes.

Tahoe Transportation District blog: Maneuvering Mountain Roads

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

Jonah 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

It'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

"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

By 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

By 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

RENO, 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

Publisher'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

Past 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

TAHOE 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

SAN 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

CARSON 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

The 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

OLYMPIC 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

OLYMPIC 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

Through 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

A 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

SOUTH 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

By 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

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

By 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

Behind 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

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Sierra-at-Tahoe opens Saturday

SOUTH 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

SOUTH 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

LAS 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

WASHINGTON (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

CARSON 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

By 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

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

SOUTH 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'

SOUTH 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

I 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

Re: 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?

Former 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

TRUCKEE, 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

Red 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 ...

The 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

SOUTH 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

SOUTH 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

CHICAGO - 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

All 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

The 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

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 Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic...

Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds

CHICAGO - 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

The 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

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 Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic...

TRPA approves Homewood development

SOUTH 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...

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