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South Tahoe Earth Day
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 12:44amSouth Tahoe Earth Day is back at the Bijou Community Park this year, across from the Lake Tahoe Community College, 1099 Al Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This year's Earth Day has something for everyone, including a new Speaker Corner with talks on Tahoe Tessie, the history of Lake Tahoe, our edible Sierra and more. Our Kid Zone will be full of recycle-themed arts and crafts like
'Stars of Tomorrow' Talent Competition Applications Due April 20
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 12:37amThe 6th annual STARS of Tomorrow Talent Competition has been scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the South Tahoe Middle School MPR. Applications are due April 20.
The competition is open to students currently enrolled in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in the South Tahoe area, both California and Nevada sides of the state line. This includes South Tahoe High, Whittell High and any student enrolled in a private high school program or an approved continuation or home-schooled program.
Free workshop: The Bullying Epidemic
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 12:18amEvent Date:
April 16, 2012 - 5:30pm
Is your child a bully or being bullied? Learn how to empower youth with tools to deal with put downs on and off school campuses at a workshop on Monday, April 16, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Community College board room.
Prepare for the El Dorado County Fair; entries being taken
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 11:53pm
Do you have a project you’ve been working on lately and now don’t know what to do with it? Enter it into the fair.
South Lake Tahoe entries will be picked up from library the week of May 8. There are some exceptions, for example, floriculture entries and baked items, need to be brought to the fair on their respective receiving days.
Entry guides for the “Grapest Show on Earth” — the 2012 El Dorado County Fair — are available online. Whether you’ve just begun a project or are looking to pick up a new hobby, browse through the entry guides.
National Trails Day on South Shore involves trail building, guided hikes
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 4:20pmCommunity college uses tiered tuition to balance budget
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 2:30pmWeather systems ahead this week for Lake Tahoe area
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 12:50pm
A pair of storm systems will impact the Lake Tahoe region this week bringing wind, rain, snow, and cooler temperatures, the National Weather Service in Reno reports.
Salaries prove Nevada public employees can’t cry poor
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 12:46pmPhotos: Subaru Freeskiing World Tour at Kirkwood
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 10:21amCopyright 2012 Tahoe Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, -Photos: Subaru Freeskiing World Tour at KirkwoodApril, 8 2012 11:22 am MST...
Photos: Subaru Freeskiing World Tour at Kirkwood
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 10:21amCopyright 2012 Tahoe Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, -Photos: Subaru Freeskiing World Tour at KirkwoodApril, 8 2012 11:22 am MST...
Road work to cause delays on Hwy. 50 near Shingle Springs
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 9:22amKirkwood airbag takes flight, derails chairlift
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 3:51pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A gust of wind blew Kirkwood Mountain Resort's airbag free of its anchors Saturday afternoon and sent it sailing into the Cornice Express chairlift, derailing it.The i...
Kirkwood airbag takes flight, derails chairlift
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 3:51pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A gust of wind blew Kirkwood Mountain Resort's airbag free of its anchors Saturday afternoon and sent it sailing into the Cornice Express chairlift, derailing it.The i...
Money from oil drilling pays for forest improvements
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 11:52amSanford pleads not guilty in Swanson killing
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 5:00amThe man accused of killing a 16-year-old South Shore gas station attendant more than 30 years ago pleaded not guilty to murder during an arraignment Friday in Placerville.Andrew Evan Sanford, 50...
Big summer ahead for stand-up paddlers
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 5:00amThe next step in the South Shore's stand-up paddle revolution is coming this summer. Chris Brackett and family, who own and operate South Tahoe Stand-Up Paddle, are already planning events aroun...
TAHOE TODAY: Some things are meant to be
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 5:00amA few weeks ago, while in Hawaii, I learned of an event so profound that it made me stop and think of how the world really works. When I arrived in the islands for a short stay of work, I found mys...
TRPA's unintended consequences
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 5:00amLAKE TAHOE - Nevada Senate Bill 271 certainly got Tahoe Regional Planning Agency off the dime on the Regional Plan Update but, unfortunately, the process has spun out of control. On April 25, TRPA'...
Shaping Lake Tahoe's future
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 5:00amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is rolling out an updated vision for the future of Tahoe, in which the lake and our communities are restored and sustainable. At Tahoe, our system is out of balan...
Placer, El Dorado two of the healthiest counties in California
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 2:00amLiving in Tahoe increases risk of getting skin cancer
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 1:59amSlow Rollers eye world record bike ride
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 5:39pmA single line of cars stretching from El Dorado Beach to Stateline is a fairly common sight during the summer. But a single line of bikes? That would be a record.And that's exactly what the Slow...
Workshops to offer tips on BMPs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 5:18pmThe 13th annual workshops for Erosion Control Best Management Practices in the Tahoe Basin will be held April 20 and 27 in Incline Village, Nev., and Stateline, Nev.Erosion control BMPS are designe...
Organizations benefit from Good Neighbor Donation Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 5:11pmTahoe Youth & Family Services and Christmas Cheer received more than $5,000 and a 12-foot trailer full of donations collected during Good Neighbor Donation Day on March 31.Good Neighbor Donation...
Biz briefs: April 7, 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 5:09pmExhibitor deadline approaching for Truckee Donner business expoThe deadline to exhibit at the 20th Annual Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce Business Expo & Chamber Mixer is Tuesday.The event will ...
