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Douglas County libraries to close for 2 days next week
Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:45pmOpinion: Demise of Kodak a good example of a free market
Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 2:00pm26 homes lost in Reno fire and 2,000 evacuated
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:52pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - Reno hasn't seen a winter this dry in more than 120 years. So residents welcomed a forecast that a storm was due to blow across the Sierra Nevada this week.Instead, as many as 10,...
Washoe Drive Fire burns 26 homes, 3,900 acres, Highway 395 between Carson City and Reno still closed
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:57pmOfficials reported this morning that the Washoe Drive Fire destroyed 26 homes, and has currently consumed 3,900 acres.
At a 9 a.m. press conference, officials reported the blaze is 50 percent contained, and that 700 firefighters are working to extinguish hot spots in advance of the high wind that are forecast for this afternoon.
There were 20 homes reported lost last night, but in the light of day, personnel working the fire were able to get a better count of the structures that burned.
California wildlife officials release orphaned bear cub back into the wild
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:46pmTAHOE NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. - A sedated black bear lies on the tailgate of Marc Kenyon's truck. Kenyon is trying to draw a sample of blood from the animal, but he can't find the artery. He pok...
Air service between Reno and San Jose to begin in June
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:46pmBeginning in June, two flights will be offered from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to San Jose International Airport via Alaska Airlines.
The new service is also tied to flights to Hawaii from Reno offered through Alaska Airlines.
Biden to Galena students: College still smartest option
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:35pmRENO - In a speech delayed by winds and shortened by an approaching brush fire, Vice President Joe Biden told Galena High students Thursday that America must restore the accessibility and affordabi...
World not quite as hot in 2011; ranks 11th warmest
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:33pmWASHINGTON (AP) - The world last year wasn't quite as warm as it has been for most of the past decade, government scientists said Thursday, but it continues a general trend of rising temperatures.T...
Brown defends tax increase to O.C. business group
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:32pmIRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday defended his ballot proposal to raise taxes, arguing that Californians paid more in taxes in 2009 and 2010 than they would under his plan if it's ...
Legislature stops GOP override of state parks bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:30pmSACRAMENTO (AP) - Republican lawmakers on Thursday failed to override Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of a bill that would have allowed local governments to take over the operations of state parks forced t...
Fewer layoffs, lower inflation give economy a lift
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:22pmWASHINGTON - The economy is off to a fast start in 2012.The outlook for hiring has brightened as applications for unemployment benefits near a four-year low.Adding to the optimism, inflation remain...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Did SnowGlobe bring the right crowd?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:20pmI read the comments from local business owners stating how their business was up during the festival and about how many people were attracted to Tahoe as a result of the SnowGlobe Festival. Let me ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Be on the lookout for car burglars at Al Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:18pmI am writing this letter so that people in the Al Tahoe neighborhood, mainly between Los Angeles, Oakland and El Dorado avenues, can be warned of a thief loose in the area. Last night my husband an...
SIROTA: Our selective definition of bigotry
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:16pmIf they have any value at all anymore, presidential election campaigns at least remain larger-than-life mirrors reflecting back painful truths about our society. As evidence, ponder the two-sided d...
Chamber presents community breakfast
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:14pmThe TahoeChamber will host an inaugural community breakfast 8-9:30 a.m. Jan. 26 at Inn by the Lake.The event is free and the public is invited. Call for reservations at 775-588-5900 ext. 303. - Pro...
TahoeChamber introduces two staff additions
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:10pmTahoeChamber recently announced the newest additions to the chamber staff: Shannon McIsaac, Membership Services Director, and Jessica Cunningham, Communications Coordinator.McIsaac joins the TahoeC...
Douglas County libraries to close two extra days
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:08pmThe Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove and Minden will be closed next Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 25-26, due to budgetary constraints. The Zephyr Cove Library will re-open at 9 a.m. Jan....
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Contributions made Christmas better for many
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 10:28amA Special "Thank You!" to the following businesses in South Lake Tahoe for their support and financial contribution to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), (Benefiting local individua...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to Harrah's for remembering the locals
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 10:25amKudos to the food and beverage crew at Harrah's for extending their "Forest Buffet Locals Special" into the New Year, five nights per week plus Sunday champagne brunch. These feasts for only 10 buc...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: BAHM raises $2,000-plus for Christmas Cheer
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 10:24amTahoeChamber would like to thank everyone who came out to support Christmas Cheer at Thursday night's mixer at Riva Grill. With over 175 people in attendance, the evening was a huge success. TahoeC...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks for response to couple in need of help
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 10:20amTo the South Lake Tahoe Community,The Fundraiser Committee for Jake Fonken & Taryn Callahan would like to thank all so very much for your kindness, care, and thoughtfulness. The turnout for the fun...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Snowy Winter Trail Mix
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 10:17amThis week as I prepare for rain and snow in the Sierra (remember, I forecasted we'd get a few significant winter snowstorms in), thoughts of baking and cooking aren't on my mind. Instead, memories ...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Snowy Winter Trail Mix
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 10:17amThis week as I prepare for rain and snow in the Sierra (remember, I forecasted we'd get a few significant winter snowstorms in), thoughts of baking and cooking aren't on my mind. Instead, memories ...
California top state for how it treats animals, Nevada ranked 30th
Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 10:00amReno fire 50 percent contained; 2,000 evacuated
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 8:02amRENO, Nev (AP) - Firefighters worked to hold the line Friday on a fast-moving brush fire that tore through the Reno area, destroying at least 20 houses and forcing thousands of residents to flee.Th...
Lake Tahoe could be removed from Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 7:59amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin could be off-limits to bear hunters under a proposal to be considered by the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners next month.Following public input...
Officials: Fire ripping through Washoe Valley is not threatening Lake Tahoe homes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 7:52amUPDATE: 5 p.m.Washoe County Manager Katy Simon has declared an official emergency for Washoe County as the wildfire burns in the northern Washoe Valley area, officials announced in a press release....
OBITUARY: Michael T. Todd 1944-2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 7:49amMICHAEL T. TODD aka Mike Lang passed away in Oklahoma City, OK on December 28, 2011. He was a 30 year resident of South Lake Tahoe. Michael was born in Duarte, CA on June 13, 1944. Mike owned Ca...
D.A. trying to link accused killer Naso with cold cases
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 7:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An El Dorado County law enforcement task force is working to connect the area's cold case murders with suspected killer Joseph Naso. The task force works continuously ...
OBITUARY: Paul Allan Habberstad
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 7:37amSeptember 20, 1941 ~ December 4, 2011PAUL ALLAN HABBERSTAD, former resident of Blooming Prairie, MN, passed away December 4, 2012. He was at his residence in Palm City, FL. Paul is survived by h...
OBITUARY: Col. Lowell H. Landre (Ret.)
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 7:30am1926~2011Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lowell Henry Landre died in comfort at his home in South Lake Tahoe, California on the morning of November 22, 2011. He was born in 1926 in Copyright 2012 ...
Column: 'It brings the taste of vomit back.'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:00amTrey Junkin spent nearly every minute of his 19 years in the NFL trying to be invisible, and might have succeeded, if not for his very last snap.That came at the end of a 2003 NFC playoff game, ...
South Tahoe wrestling results
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:00am2010 Sparks InvitationalNatomas High School, Sacramento, Calif. Dec. 2932 Teams Competing from CaliforniaSouth Tahoe 8th Place FinishIndividual Results - South Tahoe120 - Robert Hook (10) 0 - 2126 ...
Gooding and Barnwell Earn Top 10 finishes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:00amHeavenly Foundation athletes traveled to their first races of the season this past weekend. Far West athletes raced slalom at Sugar Bowl, while those competing in the Tahoe League Series, raced ...
Miller and Taylor bowlers of the week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:00amOur top men's bowler of the week is Kevin Miller. Miller bowls on the Piece of Filth team in the Guys and Dolls league and maintains a 202 average. Miller unloaded games of 237-267-268 enroute to h...
Women's freeski suffers tragic loss
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:00amSALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Sarah Burke was an X Games star with a grass-roots mentality - a daredevil superpipe skier who understood the risks inherent to her sport and the debt she owed to it.The p...
Freestyle skiing trailblazer Sarah Burke dies after Jan. 10 training accident
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 2:00am
Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke died Thursday in a Salt Lake City hospital, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah. Burke, who lived near Whistler in British Columbia, was 29. She was injured Jan. 10 while training at a personal sponsor event at the Park City Mountain resort.
Tests revealed Burke suffered "irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest," according to a statement released by Burke's publicist, Nicole Wool.
Fire spreads from firebox into attic of South Tahoe home
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:37am
A house fire that started in a box in back of a fireplace and spread into the attic of a Cold Creek Trail home was knocked down Thursday night. No one was hurt in the blaze, which was largely confined to the attic and ceiling, said Lake Valley Fire Protection District Chief Gareth Harris.
The house, located at 2497 Cold Creek Trail is not habitable but still standing. The fire was reported at around 7 p.m. Estimated damage to the home is between $75,000 to $100,000, Harris said.
Ready for the wild: Tahoe bear cubs rehabilitated and set free
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:29am
Three bear cubs, nursed back to health by Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Inc., were released into the wild this week.
The bears, each close to a year old, were brought to the South Lake Tahoe facility last summer where they were found malnourished and without mothers.
The California Department of Fish and Game released one of the cubs, a female, north of Truckee on Tuesday and two were taken to Alpine County on Wednesday. The cubs were put into winter dens made by Fish and Game biologists.
NHP: Highway 395 closed Friday from SR 431 Mount Rose to Carson City
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:13pmThe Nevada Highway Patrol advises Highway 395 through Washoe Valley, from SR 431 Mount Rose to Carson City will remain closed through Friday and possibly Saturday. Motorists should find alternative routes to Carson City as agencies continue to work on the fire.
