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Opinion: The good and bad of Congress in 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:17pmBy Ed Feulner. It's hardly news to say that the American people are fed up with Congress. Public disapproval of the legislative branch is practically as old as the country itself. But lawmakers se...
RAOK: Giving clothes and giving away RAOK prize
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:17pmIn the spirit of Random Acts of Kindness, the person selected as today's winner has generously given her prize to Shannon Parker. Babette wrote in about giving to a family who lost many of their b...
Ski report: Beat the crowds
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:17pmPosted by admin in Ski Conditions on January 13th, 2012 | no responses. A lucky day to be on the slopes before the masses arrive for the long weekend. Here is the Friday the 13th ski report. – Curtis ...
Free flights for kids at Truckee airport
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:17pm14, the Truckee-Tahoe Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association is hosting its monthly pancake breakfast and Young Eagles Flights. Kids 8-17 who attend with their parents can fly for free out o...
Tahoe tourism agencies back Olympic effort with cash
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:17pmBy Kathryn Reed. STATELINE – Lake Tahoe tourism agencies are doing their financial part to help bring the 2022 Winter Olympics to the region. On Jan. 12 the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority allocated $25...
Winter forecast to arrive in Tahoe next week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:17pmBy Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal. The winter that didn't come may be on its way. Hopefully, anyway. After a record-making spate of sunny, dry weather kept conditions bone dry through December ...
High winds expected Sunday prompt Forest Service fire alert
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:05pmFire personnel in the Lake Tahoe Basin have been put on alert for this Sunday because of the possibility of strong winds that could cause a wildland fire to intensify and spread rapidly. Lack of rain or snow has already pushed the fire danger level back to high, and the Forest Service is urging the public to use caution with activities that could start a fire, according to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
Lakeview Commons Project Update
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 2:20pmLocated where Highway 50 meets Lake Tahoe, the Lakeview Commons Project is expected to become a showcase of collaboration, innovation and sustainable practices that will significantly improve erosion control and thus, lake clarity. The project will also improve the visual appearance of the surrounding built environment and provide visitors and residents with a world-class open space and civic gathering place. The project will be the centerpiece of the community's efforts to develop a sustainable and vibrant environment and economy.
Forest Service OKs South Shore Lake Tahoe fuels reduction
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 1:13pmThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has approved a project that will reduce wildfire risk to communities on Lake Tahoe's South Shore and restore the health of the area's forests. The South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project will thin trees and brush on more than 10,000 acres of national forest system land from the Nevada state line to Cascade Lake.
TRPA announces Code Cleanup Public Workshops
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:53amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host two public workshops to help orient customers to the reorganization of TRPA’s Code of Ordinances, which will go into effect on March 1, 2012.
Three locals head to X-Games after USASA rail jam
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:53amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (TDT) - The second USASA Rail Jam was held last Friday at the South Shore Snow parking lot at the "Y." Not only was this a qualifier for the national championships but t...
Smaine, Bowman Top Podium at Revolution Tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:51amNORTHSTAR (TDT) - South Lake Tahoe was well represented Tuesday at the USSA Revolution Tour Opening Day at NorthStar Resort. Skier half pipe was the event for the day and the crowd was well enterta...
As the Bull Wheel Turns: Take advantage of the conditions
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:47amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (TDT) - Wow, mid-January and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend upon us. Where is this season going? The Good News - the storm door may be opening by end of next we...
Adult baseball league looking to expand to Tahoe's South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:45amThis past season, the Tahoe Twins of the North Shore went 7-1 in the National Adult Baseball Association World Championships Series in Phoenix to win their division. They proved to be one of the be...
Harrah's and Harveys donate $21,400 to CALSTAR
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:40amSTATELINE, Nev. - Randy Conroy, the regional vice president for finance at Harrah's Lake Tahoe and Harveys Resort and Casino, was on the slopes for opening day at Heavenly in 2004. It was an ear...
Old Kingsbury Middle School listed for sale
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 10:21amSTATELINE, Nev. - The property that formerly housed Kingsbury Middle School has been listed for sale by the Douglas County School District.Appraisers valued the property at about $4 million. Superi...
UC Davis researchers to share data on fragrance chemicals in Jan. 26 lecture
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 9:23amThere are many people who experience unpleasant physical effects from scented products, such as perfumes and colognes. Sometimes, it might be a headache or nausea when passing by a department store’s fragrance counter or riding in an elevator with someone wearing a certain fragrance.
A need for care: Families choose which kind of foster care works best for them
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 8:33amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Mikayla and Russell Grant knew they wanted to adopt. They looked into foreign adoptions and adoption agencies. After learning about the options involved with foster paren...
Douglas school board approves redistricting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 8:20amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - At their Tuesday meeting, the Douglas County School Board voted unanimously to rearrange the districts from which board members are elected.With the new arrangement of voting pr...
Snow surveyors come from across the West for snow school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 8:15amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Snow can actually make winter survival in the wilderness easier.The 37 students at the Westwide Snow School learned that the hard way Wednesday as they dragged old Chr...
Snow surveyors come from across the West for snow school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 8:15amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Snow can actually make winter survival in the wilderness easier.The 37 students at the Westwide Snow School learned that the hard way Wednesday as they dragged old Chr...
OBITUARY: WALLY ROTHGEB
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 7:02amWALLY ROTHGEB, SR., 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Ketchum, Idaho on January 5, 2012. Born July 26, 1922 in Wenatchee, Washington, the only child of Clyde and Wanda Rothgeb, Wally lea...
Report: Officials stay one step ahead of aquatic
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 6:15amSTATELINE – Sixty-three percent of the vessels inspected in 2011 had to be decontaminated before being allowed to enter Lake Tahoe. Of the 30400 boats that were launched, 7600 had to be checked for aq...
Arc to establish new program for Nevadans with disabilites
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amThe Arc of the United States announced the launch of the "Growing a Grassroots Advocacy Movement" project in Nevada.This program, funded by the Nevada Governor's Council on Developmental Disabiliti...
CAL FIRE suspends prescribed burning
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amCAL FIRE is suspending controlled burns in El Dorado and Amador Counties due to continued dry conditions."Due to the lack of measurable precipitation and drying north and east winds, we have suspen...
Nominations sought for business visionaries
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amThe Sierra Business Council hosts an annual event to recognize and encourage leadership in the Sierra, honoring community members whose work achieves excellence in projects and approaches that fost...
Business meeting to focus on employment law updates
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amThe business community is invited to attend an employment law update "What's on Your Mind?" 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 24 at the TahoeChamber Conference Room, 169 Highway 50, Stateline.The seminar is sponsor...
Book sale benefits Family Resource Center
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amStock up on all kinds of books at Bookworks' New Year's sale.Bookworks is a non-profit used book store operated by the Family Resource Center of South Lake Tahoe.Bookworks has more than 12,000 book...
Chefs root for ginger's versatile properties
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amFresh, dried, candied or pickled, the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale - ginger root to you and me - is a hot commodity at the moment.Used quietly for years to add zip to everything from...
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with Asian Cooking
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amChinese New Year is just weeks away and is the most important of traditional Chinese holidays. It is known as the "Spring Festival" and marks the end of the winter season. Celebrating other cult...
Strange 'Brew' and an Improv debut
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amWe love it when comedian Steve White headlines Harveys Improv.He has enough energy to power a small city, and that's just when he's off stage. When we get to talking about religion, Steve is nev...
Winery Association presents Bring Out the Barrel event
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amEl Dorado Winery Association will host the annual Bring Out the Barrel wine-tasting event 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 28 and 29. The event is a self-guided tour of 27 wineries in and around the Sierra Foot...
South Tahoe girls' bested by Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After the game, South Tahoe coach Mike Neiger had one word for his teams performance on Friday night against Truckee."Frustration."The Vikings lost 44-27 in the Blue G...
USFS changing hours for Incline office
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 2:53amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is temporarily changing the hours of operation for its North Shore office in Incline Village. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-changing-hours-...
Report: Officials stay one step ahead of aquatic
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 2:53amSTATELINE – Sixty-three percent of the vessels inspected in 2011 had to be decontaminated before being allowed to enter Lake Tahoe. Of the 30400 boats that ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../report-official...
K's Kitchen: New veggie passes the taste test
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:19pmAmber Oaks, a vendor from the South Lake Tahoe farmer's market, is selling them on the stalk at their booth in Reno on Califonia in front of the house of bread ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ks-kitc...
TTUSD hires superintendent from Southern California
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:19pmRob Leri has been selected as the next superintendent of Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, with the board of trustees expected to vote on the contract Jan. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ttusd-hire...
Bomb squad takes care of ordnance left at gun shop
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:19pmOrdnance left at a Gardnerville gun store was disposed of Monday by the Douglas County bomb squad. Deputies took it to the Douglas County Shooting Range ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../bomb-squad-takes-c...
Fire officials on heightened alert because of dry
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:19pm“We ask that that people remember that campfires and warming fires generally are not allowed on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.” The chart shows fire ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../fire-officials-...
4 STHS students stand out among their peers
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:19pmPublisher's note: Four seniors from South Tahoe High School were honored as Young Women of Distinction on Jan. 11 by Soroptimist International South Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../4-sths-studen...
RAOK: Finding good people in Tahoe's schools
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:19pmShe is the latest winner of Lake Tahoe News' Random Acts of Kindness. However, she wants Joy Santos, the worker, to receive the award. So it is Joy who will ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../raok-findi...
Biathlon course open in Tahoe City
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:19pmTahoe Cross Country Ski Area and Tahoe Peak Endurance will be hosting a free Laser Biathlon “do-it-yourself” mountain biking and/or running course Jan. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../biathlon-course-ope...
6 nominated to be Youth of the Year by Boys
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pmThe six finalists for the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe are: Alejandro Aguirre, Michael Bergsten, Jade Burghard, Aria D'Aintree, Angela Rheault, and Owen Slater. All six were selected using ...
Opinion: O'Rourke's performance worthy of an F
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pmIn his essay “The Prevention of Literature” (1964), George Orwell wrote that “freedom of the press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose.” Thus, it is time to assess ...
Ski report: Groomers and more groomers
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pmSki report: Groomers and more groomers. Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on January 12th, 2012 | no responses. Make sure your edges are sharp. Here is the Jan. 12 ski report. – Curtis Fong, the Guy f...
Bomb squad takes care of ordnance left at gun shop
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pm9. The ordnance consisted of unexploded gas canisters, grenade simulators, and an 81mm smoke mortar round. Authorities say dropping ordnance off in this manner is not safe. To dispose of items properl...
Jam event at Boreal for skiers and boarders
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pmBoreal's Expression Sessions are returning for the 15th consecutive season. The Expression Sessions are a series of four jam-style events between January and April for skiers and snowboarders of a...
Teen Court looking for youth to participate
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pmEl Dorado County Teen Court program in Placerville will conduct training for new student volunteers, and for all student attorneys currently in the program, on Jan. 18 from 6-7:30pm at the El Dorado S...
Biathlon course open in Tahoe City
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pmTahoe Cross Country Ski Area and Tahoe Peak Endurance will be hosting a free Laser Biathlon “do-it-yourself” mountain biking and/or running course Jan. 14 from 10:30am-2:30pm. Six biathlon stations, a...
Fire officials on heightened alert because of dry
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pm1 cause was illegal or abandoned campfires,” Forest Service spokeswoman Cheva Heck said in a release. “We ask that that people remember that campfires and warming fires generally are not allowed on th...
