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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...
Tahoe ski resort heavyweights to advance Olympic chances
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:33pmCarrig, co-president of Vail's mountain division, brings to the Tahoe table his experience at The Canyons resort in Park City during the 2002 Winter Games at Salt Lake City and a steadfast investm...
Strange 'Brew' and an Improv debut
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 4:27pmWe 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...
New Doors open with Manzarek-Rogers Band
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 1:17pmThe Doors in the 1960s recorded "Twentieth Century Fox." Today its keyboardist plays "21st century blues."Ray Manzarek's new musical partner is accomplished slide guitarist Roy Rogers, and their...
Bay Area Ski Bus Running Buses to Snow deprived Tahoe Resorts
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Now in its 16th season, the luxury Ski Buses run every Saturday, every Sunday, every Wednesday and one additional weekday per week with pick up locations in San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Sunnyvale, Foster City, Pleasanton and San Rafael. The buses are stylish and comfortable with a restroom, multiple TVs for movies, and of course, are run by professional drivers and hosts!
Freestyle skier Burke remains critical after surgery
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:14amSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remains in critical condition Thursday after a successful operation to repair a tear to an artery that caused bleeding between her skul...
Gray wolf moving east in northeastern Calif.
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:08amSUSANVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A lone gray wolf that has zigzagged hundreds of miles through Oregon and California has been moving east and is now in Lassen County.California wildlife officials said Tue...
2011's foreclosure rate lowest since pre-recession
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:02amNEW YORK (AP) - About 1.9 million homes entered the foreclosure process in 2011, the lowest level since 2007 when the recession began, according to a report Thursday by the foreclosure listing firm...
Ski report: Groomers and more groomers
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:57amMake sure your edges are sharp. Here is the Jan. 12 ski report. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook Twitter · Email · PDF Creator Send article as PDF ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-gr...
Reception for South Shore oil painter
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:57amPosted by admin in Lifestyle on January 11th, 2012 | no responses. On Feb. 4, Bona Fide Books will host a reception for Kit Night and her collection “New Work, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../reception-f...
South Tahoe woman dies in Montana car accident
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:57amA South Lake Tahoe woman killed in a roll-over crash Tuesday afternoon in Montana has been identified as 32-year-old Rachael Platt. Madison County Sheriff ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-tahoe-woma...
Tommy Hoey — 1971-2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:57amTommy is survived by his loving daughter, Riley of Lake Tahoe; his devoted parents, Thomas Hoey of Lebanon, N.J. and Margaret Byrne of Amesbury, Mass.; ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tommy-hoey-1971-201...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:57amPeter Fink has been appointed to the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Commission. • It's time to register to vote. Need to know how and what the deadline is? ...www.laketahoenews.net/2012/.../snippets-...
Tahoe ski resort heavyweights to advance Olympic chances
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:57amThey would like to share it again in 10 years. If organizers get their way, the Olympics will return to Lake Tahoe 62 years after they were in Squaw. Photo/LTN file ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-...
Carrig, Wirth join Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition Board of Directors
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:55amAndy Wirth, president and CEO of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows resorts, and Vail Resorts co-president Blaise T. Carrig have been elected to the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition's Board of Direct...
Carrig, Wirth join Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition Board of Directors
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:55amAndy Wirth, president and CEO of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows resorts, and Vail Resorts co-president Blaise T. Carrig have been elected to the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition's Board of Direct...
Tragedy in Incline: Couple 'lived for walking and running'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:52amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - For as long as friends and family can remember, Linda and Robert Mathis had a passion for walking and ultrarunning.But it was a particular moment 15 years ago that allowe...
Nevada seeks waiver from No Child Left Behind
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 8:48amNevada is joining with many other states in seeking a waiver from the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, a state panel was told today.If granted, the waiver being sought by the N...
