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Tahoe bear needs driving lessons, wrecks car
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pmThe Pleasanton man's car had been parked in the driveway of his west Lake Tahoe cabin. After wedging itself inside the car, the bear became stuck. Frustrated, hungry and mad, it kicked, scratched,...
South Lake Tahoe woman killed in Carson City shooting rampage ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pmA South Lake Tahoe woman is one of the four people killed by a gunman Tuesday at IHOP in Carson City. Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, was at the restaurant having breakfast with her husband, Wally Gun...
9/11 event benefits Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pm11 from 11am-4pm, the Horizon Casino-Resort in conjunction with JRW Group Entertainment will host a community event with 100 percent of the proceeds to be donated to the Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad. Admi...
Pedestrian hurt, South Tahoe man in jail on DUI charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pmA man walking on Ski Run Boulevard near Forest Avenue in South Lake Tahoe was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle. South Lake Tahoe police officers did not have specifics on the injured ...
We Can! Program hosts Walk the Block on Sept. 21
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 5:18pm
Let's get moving South Lake Tahoe with the kick-off event for our 2011 We Can! Wellness Challenge. Barton Health and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District invite you and your family to WALK THE BLOCK. What a great way to meet new neighbors, have great conversations with your family about fitness and have fun in our great outdoors! Walk your neighborhood at any time on September 21st.
$2.3 Million for Tahoe Center will Fund 3-D Public Education on Lake Ecosystems
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 4:12pmBy the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Members of the public will be able to visually immerse themselves in two of the best-known lakes in the United States, thanks to a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to UC Davis' Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
Carson City IHOP shooting: Names of deceased victims released
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 3:03pm
Names of those killed in yesterday's IHOP shooting are:
Major Heath Kelly, 35, Reno, decorated field artillery officer, husband and father, commander of Joint Force Headquarters in Carson City, served in Iraq 2004-2005. Avid student of military history, known for his dry sense of humor. See story
Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, 38, Carson City, father of three, served in Afghanistan 2009-2010, also served in U.S Navy for two years before joining the Guard
Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, Reno, owner of a small baking company, well known in the company for providing cupcakes for guard functions. See story
Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, South Lake Tahoe. See story
According to Sheriff Kenny Furlong, the names of those wounded are not going to be released at this time.
One of those wounded is Wally Gunderson, husband of Florence Donovan-Gunderson, who died in the attack.
Nevada Highway Patrol busy over Labor Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 2:36pmBy Chuck Allen, NHP
The Labor Day holiday weekend produced a high volume of traffic on northern Nevada highways resulting in a large number of calls for service. During the three-day weekend, nineteen people were arrested in the Reno-Sparks area with fifteen of those arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Troopers assigned to the Carson City area logged 3 DUI arrests. The DUI arrest activity for Lovelock, Fernley, Fallon and Hawthorne was not available this morning.
Taylor Creek Visitor Center seeks volunteers during annual salmon run
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 2:17pmBy Lisa Herron
'Brighter Days' indeed; JJ Grey and Mofro returning to Tahoe, set to release live DVD/CD
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:46pmJJ Grey's live performance recorded for a DVD was so good a CD was also produced."Brighter Days," a two-hour DVD and a 78-minute CD recorded in January at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse, will be relea...
Grape-stomping good time at Northstar's Autumn Food and Wine Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:39pmHow can you tell autumn is about to arrive?Look for people with purple feet. The Village Grape Stop and Vineyard Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 9 will be done by teams of adults and singles, more tha...
Dat Phan bigger than ever with new commercial, returns to Tahoe's Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:26pmHave you seen Dat Phan's new television commercial? It's funny."I'm so excited, Howie," he wrote in a text. "I just finished shooting a commercial for DirecTV and I think it's going to come --Da...
The South Shore Room didn't want Keb' Mo' to stop
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:21pmKeb' Mo' stepped onstage Aug. 13, all tall and lanky, in his trademark black fedora, relaxed khaki shirt, casually distressed name-brand jeans and tidy Vans sneaks, then burst right into his openin...
IHOP SHOOTING: Sencion described as 'quiet' and 'nice' by patrons
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:07pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As FBI agents combed through the Mi Pueblo Meat Market Wednesday morning, regulars at the store expressed disbelief that someone they knew to be friendly and quiet cou...
South Lake Tahoe woman killed in Carson City shooting spree
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:29amFamily friend Suzy Krzaczek remembers Florence "Florrie" Donovan-Gunderson as "incredibly generous" and "incredibly full of life.""That woman had the energy of a 25-year-old," KrzaczekCopyright ...
Trails and Vistas art hike
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:29am
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Tue Sep 20 2011 .
September 17, 2011 (All day)
Event Date:
September 18, 2011 (All day)
Event Date:
September 19, 2011 (All day) Experience a unique blend of art and the natural world during the eighth annual Trails and Vistas art hike on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18. The hike, modeled on the theme of “Reflections and Rhythms,” takes place at Spooner Lake in Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park (Glenbrook, NV ) – just fifteen from Incline Village and less than a one-hour drive from Reno, Carson City, South Lake Tahoe and Truckee.
Location
Spooner Lake
Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park
United States
39° 12' 38.2356" N, 119° 53' 35.124" W
See map: Google Maps
Celebrated speaker on peace, faith and forgiveness presents "Left to Tell"
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:20am
Event Date:
September 17, 2011 (All day) On Saturday, Sept. 17, experience Immaculée Ilibagiza, a compelling storyteller, author and inspirational speaker who will present "Left To Tell: Discovering God amidst the Rwandan holocaust” at the Truckee Community Recreation Center at 7 p.m. “Left to Tell” is presented in honor of the international day of peace and in support of Peace One Day and the upcoming Truckee Tahoe Peace Day by For Goodness Sake with generous support from the Kling Family Foundation.
Location
Truckee Community Recreation Center
8924 Donner Pass Road
(Pioneer Center round-a-bout, directions http://www.tdrpd.com/rec_center.html)
United States
39° 20' 18.168" N, 120° 10' 22.9764" W
See map: Google Maps
OBITUARY: Amelio Cattoni
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:33amSeptember 1, 1919 - July 31, 2011A memorial service will be held for Amelio Cattoni on Sept. 28, 2011 at St. Theresa's Church , 1041 Lyons Ave., So. Lake Tahoe, CA at 2:00 in the afternoon.Tom w...
OBITUARY: Thurston Ott
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:29amThurston Ott passed away peacefully in his home the morning of August 25, 2011. It just so happened to be 65 years to the day from his baptism. He was 89 years old and lived a full life. Thurst...
OBITUARY: Melody Yvonne Halverson
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:24amOur dear friend and beautiful lady loved Lake Tahoe and the summers but couldn't get out of here fast enough before winter hit. She was a true realist, with determination, hardheadedness and somet...
Vail Resorts announces fiscal 2011 year-end earnings release date
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:00amBROOMFIELD, Colo. - Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced it will release the Company's financial results for its fiscal 2011 year ended July 31, 2011, prior to market open on Sept. 22. The Comp...
IHOP SHOOTING: Timeline of events
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 9:33amTuesday, Sept. 68:58.24 Carson City Sheriff and Fire Communications received the first call(all 911 lines subsequently rang at full capacity)8:58.58First CCSO units dispatched (34 seconds after fir...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tahoe doesn't need more condos
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 9:03amThank you for printing my previous letter about The Beach Club project. For those of you not aware of what this project is, it is a development project that will build multi-million dollar condos (...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Nevada bear hunt endangers humans
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 9:02amWas public safety even on the radar of the Nevada Department of Wildlife when planning for this bear hunt? There are about 800 hunting related accidents per year with 90-100 fatalities. A study on ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Water park should replace 'The Hole'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 9:01amI'm sure I'm not the first person to think of this, but on a recent visit to Sun River Resort near Bend, Ore., it came to me. We need a water park to be built from the ruins of the convention cente...
SAUNDERS: Solyndra debacle spotlights Obama's folly
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 9:00amLast year, President Barack Obama came to the Bay Area to tout "green jobs" at an event at solar panel manufacturer Solyndra's Fremont plant. Quoth the president: "The true engine of economic growt...
Weekly Varsity Sports Schedule
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:52amThursday3 p.m. STHS boys tennis at Churchill County High School3 p.m. STHS girls tennis vs. Churchill County High School6 p.m. STHS girls volleyball vs. North Tahoe High School FridayTBD STHS girls...
Athletes of the Week
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:47amSouth Tahoe High SchoolIt's hard to pick just one standout athlete on the South Tahoe girls' soccer team. The Vikings have dominated teams, with multiple girls scoring, but one of the more impre...
Vikings soccer sweep Warriors
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - It was the first soccer games played on the new turf at South Tahoe High School, and the Vikings rung in the field in winning fashion. The boys outlasted Whittell High ...
STHS tennis wins again
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:35amBoth boys and girls improved to 3-0 on the season after defeating Damonte Ranch 12-6 on Tuesday.The Lady Vikings won on the road. Maggie Lee won all three of her single matches, Cassandra Marin ...
Vikings face another tough opponent Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:24amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - South Tahoe's schedule does not get any easier this week, as the Vikings head to Lowry High School to take on a team expected to make a run for the State title this yea...
Garrett McIntyre makes the cut
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:13amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Garrett McIntyre has always had to earn his spot on a team, and this year was no different for the South Tahoe grad who made the final roster cut for the New York Jets ...
South Lake Tahoe woman among those killed, husband wounded in IHOP shooting
Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 7:55am
Florence Donovan-Gunderson and her husband Wally Gunderson, who split their time between Southern California and their home in the Tahoe Keys, were having breakfast at IHOP in Carson City Tuesday morning when a gunman shattered their lives forever.
According to a family friend, Florence was killed inside the restaurant, along with three Nevada National Guard members, while Wally was wounded. A man interviewed by KRNV 4 described how he applied first aid to Wally, while his wife was obviously killed instantly.
The Carson City Sheriff's Office held a news conference at 9 a.m. this morning to officially release the names of the victims.
Suzy Krzaczek, a teacher at South Tahoe Middle, said her and the victim's families had been close friends for more than 30 years. She said that Wally had called her mother yesterday from the hospital to take care of the couple's dog before he was wheeled into surgery.
STHS grad makes opening day roster for Jets
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 7:43am11, South Tahoe High School grad Garrett McIntyre will be dressed ready to play. This is the first season McIntyre has made an opening day roster. He is a ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sths-grad-makes-...
Complaint against Kings Beach improvement
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 7:43amThe project's goals include improving Lake Tahoe's clarity by reducing stormwater runoff; providing better, safer pedestrian and bicycle access; and enhancing ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../comp...
LIVE COVERAGE: Victim names in IHOP shooting may be released at 9 a.m.
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 7:25amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Officials may release the names of victims in Tuesday's Carson City IHOP shooting at a press conference at 9 a.m. today in Carson.Police believe Eduardo Sencion killed...
Multiple 911 calls paint chaotic scene at Carson City IHOP
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 3:00amCARSON CITY, NEV - A series of emergency calls that came into Carson City 911 displayed the fear that surrounded the Tuesday morning mass shooting at the IHOP. "It's IHOP, there's a shooting goi...
4th victim in Carson City IHOP killing dies
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 12:37amUpdate 3:45pm: Lt. David Stevenson of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department said his department was contacted earlier Tuesday to contact the brother of the Carson City IHOP shooter, but that the man ...
Series of writing, literary events in Tahoe this fall
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 12:37amBona Fide Books' fall line-up includes writing classes for newbies, craft classes for the experienced, and art and music for all. On Sept. 14 at 6:30pm, Bona Fide Books Publisher Kim Wyatt will sp...
Lake Tahoe customer of Carson City shooter — 'This came out of ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 12:37amSouth Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News the police report is being given to Carson City officers to assist them with their investigation into the Sept. 6 shooting spree at the IHOP i...
Photos: Candlelight vigil held for IHOP shooting victims
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 11:49pm
Photos by T. Costa
A candlelight vigil was held for the victims of the shooting this morning at the IHOP restaurant on South Carson Street. The unofficial vigil was held from around 8:30 p.m. to around 9:15 p.m. at the fallen soldier's memorial at the State Capitol grounds, with a couple of hundred people in attendance.
Fourth Victim of Carson City IHOP Shooting Dies
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 8:28pmCarson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms that a fourth victim of today’s tragic shooting at the IHOP restaurant located in south Carson City has died. The victim was a female member of the Nevada National Guard, had been flown to Renown Medical Center and had undergone surgery. To date, four victims have died (3 Nevada National Guard members and one civilian); the shooter has also died.
Gunman identified as South Lake Tahoe employee with history of mental health issues
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 5:31pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an AK47 rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday in south Carson City, injuring eight people and killing three and himself. Among the de...
Carson City gunman kills 3, self in IHOP attack; 8 hurt
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 5:18pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an AK47 rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday in south Carson City, injuring eight people and killing three and himself. Among the dead ...
Authorities probe motive in IHOP shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 5:05pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A gunman wielding an AK-47 opened fire on a table of uniformed National Guard members at an IHOP restaurant on Tuesday in an outburst of violence that killed four people...
Carson City IHOP shooting: Gunman named, four confirmed dead, eight wounded; shooter worked at South Shore
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:48pm
5:30 p.m. Update: Press conference concludes with a few more details. Officials state that shooter Eduardo Sencion had two other weapons at his vehicle, another rifle and a handgun. Neither were used in the incident. The FBI stated that there doesn't appear to be any connection to terrorism.
Sencion was born in Mexico, and had a U.S. passport. The Lake Tahoe News reports Sencion, 32, of Carson City is the owner, along with two brothers, of Mi Pueblo market in South Lake Tahoe on Pioneer Trail. Click here to read the story.
Three victims were killed inside the restaurant, two male National Guard members, and a civilian woman. Two female and one male National Guard members were wounded. Ten of the victims were shot inside the restaurant, while one woman standing outside next to a motorcycle was shot and wounded.
Sheriff Kenny Furlong said they are still working to determine the shooter's motive, saying it is too early to tell if the National Guard members were intentionally targeted.
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3:30 p.m. Update: Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong released the name of the person suspected of shooting 11 people at the IHOP restaurant on South Carson Street this morning.
The person's name is Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City. He allegedly shot himself after shooting 11 people, and died about two hours later.
Furlong said he works at his family's business in South Lake Tahoe, and that he might have had some "mental issues."
Three of the 11 victims have died, including two uniformed National Guard members. Three of the wounded were also National Guardsmen.
The other victim who died was a civilian female, according to Furlong.
The investigation into why Sencion carried out the shooting is still underway.
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Carson City IHOP shooter was South Lake Tahoe employee
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:09pm
The dead suspect who killed three others, including two National Guard personnel and then himself at a Carson City IHOP has been identified as Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City and works at South Lake Tahoe. Sencion was employed at a family-owned South Lake Tahoe area restaurant, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
The suspect, Sencion, was said by family to have mental problems.
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UNR helps scientists take the world’s temperature as well as Lake Tahoe to monitor invasive weeds
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 1:56pm
By Mike Wolterbeek
From the suffocating heat of Death Valley to the bone-chilling cold of Antarctica, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are leading the way in new, more precise methods of collecting important temperature data from around the world.
Carson City IHOP Shooting: Four dead, including two National Guard personnel, six wounded (W/TRANSCRIPT)
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 1:43pm
By Kirk Caraway, Jeff Munson and T. Costa
Update 2:00 p.m.: Here is what we know at this point:
Four people are dead, including the gunman who shot himself and died later at the hospital. Two of the dead where a man and women in the National Guard, who were in uniform.
There is a press conference scheduled for 3 p.m.
A few minutes before 9 a.m., a lone gunman armed with automatic AK-47-type assault rifle drives up to the IHOP on South Carson Street, and begins shooting in the parking lot. Locals BBQ owner Ralph Swagler said he saw the man drive up, and then empty a clip of ammo outside the IHOP, then reloads and goes inside, where he fires more shots very rapidly and exits within a few seconds.
Swagler said the gunman then saw his son locking the door of their business and opened fire at them. He also allegedly fired shots at the H&R Block office next door. Sometime after, the gunman shot himself, and died later at the hospital.
Four dead, six injured in Carson City IHOP shooting; Two military personnel among dead
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 11:24am
12:10 p.m. update: The Associated Press is reporting that the Carson City Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the shooter in the Carson City IHOP incident has died of his self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Update 11:45: At least three people, two uniformed members of the National Guard, have died in a shooting this morning shortly before 9 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes, IHOP, in Carson City, according to Sheriff Ken Furlong. In all, 10 people were shot, with three dead as of 11:30 a.m.
The suspected shooter, reportedly using an automatic weapon, apparently shot himself and is clingling to life, Furlong said during a press conference. Three police chaplains have also been called in to respond to and speak with families of the shooting victims. The shooting on South Carson Street has the roadway closed at both sides of Highway 395 and at Eagle Station Lane.
A couple inside the restaurant, Howard and Evelyn MacDonald from Southern California who were visiting family from Carson City, both managed to escape with other customers out of the back door of IHOP when bullets began flying. The MacDonalds said they had been eating their breakfast when they heard several shots being fired, windows breaking and an employee who came out of the kitchen yelling "Get out now!" said Howard MacDonald.
"I'll never forget that sound," said Ellen MacDonald.
Across the parking lot at Locals' BBQ, owner Ralph Swagler said witnessed much of the shooting. He said that he and his son were inside his restaurant when he saw a man pull into the IHOP parking lot i a blue minivan, where he began shooting outside the restaurant. Swagler said he then saw a body on the ground next to a motorcycle, as the male shooter began shooting from the front of the restaurant to the inside. Swagler said the weapon was a fully automatic assault-style weapon, in which he said the man fired off an entire clip, reloaded and then walked inside the IHOP and began shooting.
The shooter then walked outside restaurant, saw Swagler and his son as they attempted to lock the Locals' BBQ door, then began shooting at the restaurant, he said. And then Swagler said the gunman began shooting at the H&R Block office next door.
Stray bullets have been found all over the area, in between the McDonald's building and Casino Fandango, as well as throughout the IHOP parking lot.
Law officers from agencies around Northern Nevada are responding to scene, with officers asked to respond to Carson Tahoe and Renown Medical Center in Reno to speak with and identify the victims, according to police scanner dispatch.
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