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A look back at 2011 with tales from the PGA tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:14amJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Mike Tuten has spent the last 20 years on the North Shore of Oahu shaping surf boards. He joined his brother, Titleist rep Chris Tuten, for a round of golf on the Plantati...
Column: Heat draining suspense out of young season
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:09amThat deflating sound you hear is the suspense beginning to leak out of the NBA season.Yes, it's only a few days old, but a fifth of the schedule has already been erased by the lockout and if Mia...
Patriots, 49ers lead Pro Bowl rosters
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:02amNEW YORK (AP) - The usual names - Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Troy Polamalu, Tony Gonzalez - are headed for Hawaii, barring a trip to the Super Bowl.Joining them at the Pro Bowl will be the not quite ...
Kashima finishes third in France
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 9:49amMERIBEL, France (TDT) - American skier Sho Kashima defeated compatriot Jeremy Cota in the consolation run to take third place of the World Cup Freestyle skiing last week. Mikael Kingsbury of Can...
2011 deadly year on Douglas highways
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 9:05amGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - A dozen people died on Douglas County highways during 2011, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.The number of crashes shot upward 300 percent compared to 2010 when only thre...
Made in Tahoe: Local woman adds spice to life
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:47am
From behind the island in a large stone and brick kitchen, Diane Weidinger goes about her business, carefully filling small tins with her spice blends to be shipped to customers near and far. Along with jars, tubs are stacked on a table at the end of the island. More jars crowd one end of the countertop. Weidinger is filling an order including blends of Egyptian, Scandinavian and Moroccan spices and more for a customer who wants to highlight workplace diversity.
GUEST COLUMN: No Obama scandals this year? Not so fast, elite media
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:24amWith 2011 drawing to a close, it is time to account. As an early-and-often chronicler of Chicago-on-the-Potomac, I am amazed at the stubborn and clingy persistence of President Barack Obama's snowb...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Turn Tahoe economy around by hiring locally
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:22amAs a longtime local, I applaud the effort to help our economy by promoting local shopping. Local hiring of Tahoe residents remains a vital component of this effort. All our local employers should r...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What if only Tahoe residents could decide golf issue?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 8:20amThe issue of moving nine holes of the Lake Tahoe Golf course into Washoe Meadows State Park has been debated for years. It has gotten to the point where a lawsuit has been filed and it has become a...
SnowGlobe Music festival setup begins
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 7:59amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As fans and artists begin to arrive for South Lake Tahoe's inaugural SnowGlobe Music Festival, dozens of volunteers and staff members are working to prepare the festiv...
Free New Year's Day hike at Spooner Lake
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 7:40am
Celebrate the New Year with park rangers on a fun outing around Spooner Lake. This free First Day Hike is sponsored by the National Association of State Park Directors. Park entrance fees are waived for participants in the hike, or snowshoe, depending upon snow availability.
Blackwood Canyon project on Lahontan's agenda
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:36amLahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board at the Jan. 11-12 meetings in Apple Valley will consider a resolution regarding the California Tahoe Conservancy restoration project in lower Blackwood Cr...
Heavenly, Northstar and Mammoth score well
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:36amVail — 79765 fans. 5. Breckenridge — 66060 fans. 6. Jackson Hole — 62088 fans. 7. Keystone, Colo. — 56145 fans. 8. Northstar — 49498 fans. 9. Beaver Creek — 40068 fans. 10. Mountain High, Calif. — 397...
Youngster walking after fall from Diamond Peak
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:36amSteve Eikam, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District battalion chief, told Lake Tahoe News his department first called for a helicopter, but canceled that when it was determined the injury was minor...
State commission to reconsider Washoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:36amAt the Lake Tahoe meeting two months ago the decision was unanimous to accept staff's recommendations. The decision by the commissioners came as Ruth Coleman, director of the Department of Parks a...
Tackling the snow capped mountains of Lake Tahoe ... are you physically ready?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amWinter is finally here and while we're waxing our skis and/or boards, dusting off our goggles and making sure our boots are still comfortable, many of us tend to forget about pre-season conditionin...
Bradford joins the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District board
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amTahoe Douglas Fire Protection District recently announced the appointment of local business leader Mike Bradford to the Board of Trustees."I'm really looking forward to working with Fire Chief B...
Child Safety Seat Law changes go into effect Jan. 1
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amThe California Office of Traffic Safety is reminding parents, caregivers, and drivers to take note of a new law aimed at saving more lives and preventing more injuries of children across the state....
Tackling the snow capped mountains of Lake Tahoe ... are you physically ready?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amWinter is finally here and while we're waxing our skis and/or boards, dusting off our goggles and making sure our boots are still comfortable, many of us tend to forget about pre-season conditionin...
Keeping your New Year's resolution to get fit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 5:00amReplacing the tattered 2011 calendar with a pristine 2012 version will inspire many of us to take stock of our lives and try to figure out how to be a better, richer, kinder, fitter person in the n...
Ski report: Clouds may show up later today
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:48amExpect partly cloudy skies and some wind on the slopes today. Here is the Dec. 27 ski report. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook · Twitter Email ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-clouds...
Heavenly, Northstar and Mammoth score well
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:48am8. Northstar — 49498 fans. 9. Beaver Creek — 40068 fans. 10. Mountain High, Calif. — 39742 fans. – Lake Tahoe News staff report. Facebook Twitter · Email ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../heavenly-northsta...
Court: Tahoe beaches do not have to be open to public
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:48amCARSON CITY — A general improvement district that purchased four beaches on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe in 1968 is not violating the U.S. Constitution in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../court-tahoe-bea...
Two dogs killed in structure fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 4:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Hot ashes left in a trash can on a deck are believed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a house on the 900 block of Onnontioga Street and killed two dogs Monday ...
Woodpecker may alter how Forest Service
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmThis is the same woodpecker species that Earth Island Justice's John Muir Project said should prevent the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit from initiating ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../woodpecker-m...
No scarcity in visitors to Lakeview Commons
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmGone are the fences, construction crews and machines needed to complete the multimillion dollar project in South Lake Tahoe. The City Council will tour the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../no-scarcity-in-...
Ticket prices lower for New Year's Eve weekend in Tahoe-Reno ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmBy Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee. New Year's Eve in Northern Nevada casinos is usually a pretty good barometer of the state of the economy. In prosperous and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ticket-pric...
Fire destroys 2 houses, kills 2 dogs on South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmBy Kathryn Reed
Two dogs are dead and the residents of two South Shore houses have been displaced after a fire raced through both structures Monday night.
STR recycling Christmas trees
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmSouth Tahoe Refuse will recycle Christmas trees through Jan. 6. Place the tree with the trash on the normal garbage day. All lights, tinsel and other decorations ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/12/str-r...
Opinion: Why TMDL is good policy for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmRecent news articles and guest opinions have raised questions about the science behind the Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and the decision ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-why-tmdl-is-...
Court upholds Incline Village beach restrictions
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:12pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Not all residents have the same privileges to access beaches owned by the Incline Village General Improvement District at Lake Tahoe, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday....
Snowcial announces speaker lineup and headline performance
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:05pmThe worlds of digital storytelling, snowsports and technology will converge at Heavenly Mountain Resort Jan. 18-21 for the fourth annual Tahoe Snowcial (www.tahoesnowcial.com), a winter festival th...
Snowcial announces speaker lineup and headline performance
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:05pmThe worlds of digital storytelling, snowsports and technology will converge at Heavenly Mountain Resort Jan. 18-21 for the fourth annual Tahoe Snowcial (www.tahoesnowcial.com), a winter festival th...
Company to close at least 100 Sears, Kmart stores
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 1:59pmNEW YORK (AP) - After a disastrous holiday shopping season, the parent company of Sears and Kmart will close at least 100 stores to raise cash - a move that sparked speculation about whether the 12...
Douglas County authorities prepare for New Year's Eve revelry
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 1:46pmThe Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is preparing itself for the upcoming New Years Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe, on Saturday, December 31st, 2011. Each year upwards of 50,000 celebrants ring in the New Year in the casino core area of Stateline, Nevada.
Site ranks Heavenly among most popular resorts in North America
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 12:44pmSkireports.com came out with a ranking today based on Facebook fans and Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, which has 93,887 Facebook followers, ranked second among the most popular resorts in North America. Northstar ranked eighth in the field and Squaw Valley, 14th.
State parks to reconsider controversial golf course approvals
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 12:05pmThe California State Park and Recreation Commission is scheduled to reconsider several October approvals related to a controversial restoration project along the Upper Truckee River.
Official: Boy, 4, in stable condition after fall from Diamond Peak chairlift
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 11:25amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - A 4-year-old boy is in stable condition after falling off a chairlift Tuesday morning at Diamond Peak Ski Resort, an official said.While a CareFlight helicopter was initiall...
Official: Boy, 4, in stable condition after fall from Diamond Peak chairlift
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 11:25amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - A 4-year-old boy is in stable condition after falling off a chairlift Tuesday morning at Diamond Peak Ski Resort, an official said.While a CareFlight helicopter was initiall...
Ski experts: Riding in car riskier than ski lift
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:54amCARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) - It was a perfect day for skiing at Sugarloaf on fresh powder left by a December snowstorm the day before. But something seemed amiss as Rick Tonge and his son rode...
Calif. teen becomes youngest to climb 7 summits
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:52amBIG BEAR, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California teenager became the youngest person to successfully climb to the summit of the seven tallest mountains on Earth's seven continents, according to his we...
Calif could lose 1,500 inmate firefighters
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:49amLOS ANGELES (AP) - An unforeseen result of the state's prison realignment that moves prisoners from state to county facilities is that it may reduce the number of inmate firefighters in California....
California to stop towing unlicensed drivers
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:40amESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) - Delfino Aldama was fixing a customer's brakes this month when his smartphone chimed with a text message that tipped him to a police checkpoint more than an hour before o...
Raiders need win, help to return to playoffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:26amALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The final week of the season for the Oakland Raiders has been mostly about the status of the coach, personal goals and planning for the offseason the past eight years.There's...
Raiders need win, help to return to playoffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:26amALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The final week of the season for the Oakland Raiders has been mostly about the status of the coach, personal goals and planning for the offseason the past eight years.There's...
Northern NV business: Tourism sector looks to rebound from its difficulties of 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 8:59amRENO, Nev. - By all accounts 2011 was a difficult year for special events in northern Nevada.A shooting during Street Vibrations left a San Jose man dead, and a plane crash at the National Champion...
Northern NV job-growth outlook: Better, but still slow
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 8:57amRENO, Nev. - Katie Weigel, who heads the Robert Half International office in Reno, feels a little more optimism as she talks with employers these days."Most people are going to end the year slightl...
Residential market recovers as lower prices draw buyers
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 8:53amRENO/TAHOE - Signs point to a recovery in the residential sales and construction market.Inventories of homes for sale are declining, and lower prices are attracting investors and other buyers.Realt...
Kyburz post office threatened with closure, cuts to service
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 8:33amA sign on the Kyburz Lodge reads "Welcome to Kyburz. Now leaving Kyburz," a reference to the blink-and-you-miss-it community along Highway 50 halfway between the South Shore and Placerville.
But the mountain hamlet is actually home to 110 people and the community is fighting to save its 150-year-old post office, located in the lodge.
Random Acts of Kindness
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 12:51amLake Tahoe News wants to start off 2012 on a happy, positive, joyful (insert ... that said, January will be Random Acts of Kindness Month on Lake Tahoe News. ...www.laketahoenews.net/random-acts-of-ki...
