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Raiders don't have time to rest

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders don't have much time to get over Sunday's lopsided loss in Miami.With a trip to undefeated Green Bay this week, whatever problems the Raiders (7-5) had...

49ers ready for next step: earning 1st-round bye

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers had just returned to the celebratory locker room after clinching the NFC West and ending an eight-year playoff drought when players immediately...

Zephyr Cove Ski Club signups at Kahle

Zephyr Cove Ski Club will have the last signup opportunity December 13 at 6:00pm at the Kahle Community Recreation Center. Many options for participation and payment are available for kids K-12.

Zephyr Cove Ski Club signups and Breakfast with Santa at Kahle

Zephyr Cove Ski Club will have signups and "Breakfast with Santa" December 10 from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Kahle Community Center. Many options for participation and payment are available for kids K-12.

Contenders and pretenders for NFL playoffs

NEW YORK (AP) - With a month left in the regular season, the Packers, 49ers and Saints have separated themselves from the rest of the NFC, and perhaps the rest of the league.Green Bay and San Fr...

Zephyr Cove Ski Club signups at Kahle

Zephyr Cove Ski Club will have the first of three signup opportunities December 6 at 6:00 pm at the Kahle Community Center. Many options for participation and payment are available for kids K-12.

First Annual Meyers Tree Lighting and Drum Circle this Friday

Event Date: 
December 9, 2011 - 6:00pm

UPDATE: Santa will be "dropping-in" at 6:20pm by helicopter! Thanks to CalSTAR Lake Tahoe.
In the spirit of the season and coming together in community, the FIRST Annual Meyers Tree Lighting and Drum Circle Event will be December 9 at 6:00 pm, at the Divided Sky and Meyers Downtown Café parking lot. Local business will host the tree lighting and drumming circle. Please bring a drum to join in. Hot chocolate and popcorn will be offered.

Winter - at your fingertips

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2011-12 Winter Edition of Tahoe Magazine is your guide to enjoying winter on any shore of Lake Tahoe this upcoming season.The 148-page publication has stories abou...

Winter - at your fingertips

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2011-12 Winter Edition of Tahoe Magazine is your guide to enjoying winter on any shore of Lake Tahoe this upcoming season.The 148-page publication has stories abou...

Winter - at your fingertips

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2011-12 Winter Edition of Tahoe Magazine is your guide to enjoying winter on any shore of Lake Tahoe this upcoming season.The 148-page publication has stories abou...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Freshies of South Lake Tahoe has its vegetarian chili in it. • The 3D movie “Lake Tahoe in Depth” won the “Best of the Fest” award at the 2011 3D Film Festival in Los Angeles. • Christmas trees cause ...

SLTFD getting holiday fire truck ready to roll

For times and dates to see the fire truck in your neighborhood, Lake Tahoe News will have them when the department finalizes the schedule. These scheduled dates will be dependent on the weather, and m...

Gift idea: Friends of the library membership

Publisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Buy your friends a membership for the Friends of the Library. It not only hel...

Ski report: Groomers doing their job

Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on December 6th, 2011 | no responses. It's looking like it will be a beautiful ski day. But it time to do a snow dance so some freshies start falling. Here is the...

Tahoe RCD on mission to educate public about unwelcome species ...

Tahoe Resource Conservation District has released a series of educational posters which identify some of the biggest threats to Lake Tahoe Basin, as well as what visitors, residents and even kids can ...

Tahoe Tails — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Tails — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on December 6th, 2011 | no responses. Angel is a lovely purebred Persian cat who was relinquished to the shelter because ...

Financial cracks emerge in S. Tahoe ice rink deal

By Kathryn Reed
Even though the South Lake City Council in August voted to change the recreation bonds from non-taxable to taxable to allow the private ice rink operators to legally make a profit, the board with the ultimate power to ensure that happens didn’t have its first meeting about the issue until Monday.

Opinion: Suggestions for how to fix South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe should be one of the greatest destinations in the world. Aside from the stunning beauty of the lake, we are blessed with amazing writers, athletes and artists in this community. Meanw...

OBITUARY: JUDY OTVOS

JUDY OTVOS was born in Oakpark, Illinois to Mary and George Helmecy on February 17, 1918. She passed away quietly at Barton Hospital in South Lake Tahoe on November 18, 2011 with family at her s...

OBITUARY: Fannie L. Funderburk, June 7, 1917 - November 22, 2011

FANNIE FUNDERBURK was born to George and Larcey Pinkham of Washington, NC on June 7, 1917. Fannie was raised on a farm in rural North Carolina and attended Bath High School there. She saw many c...

Opinion Suggestions for how to fix South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe should be one of the greatest destinations in the world Aside from the stunning beauty of the lake we are blessed with amazing writers ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-suggestions...

Nevada looking to attract skiers from nearby

By Northern Nevada Business Weekly. Nevada's advertising for the ski season in the Sierra Nevada this year targets nearby markets rather than distant cities. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../nevada-lo...

Registration under way for annual Nature Bowl

By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee. The California Department of Fish and Game is accepting registration for the 28th annual Nature Bowl, an activity-based ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../registration-under-...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Freshies of South Lake Tahoe has its vegetarian chili in it. • The 3D movie “Lake Tahoe in Depth” won the “Best of the Fest” award at the 2011 3D Film Festival in ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../snippets...

Howard honored for work in resort, second

South Lake Tahoe's Deb Howard has been named Resort and Second Home Property Specialists of the Year by the National Association of Realtors and its ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../howard-honored-for...

Tahoe RCD on mission to educate public about unwelcome species ...

Tahoe Resource Conservation District has released a series of educational posters which identify some of the biggest threats to Lake Tahoe Basin, as well as ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-rcd-on-m...

NV Energy power outage affects Stateline Lake Tahoe area

UPDATE 9PM: A power outage that affected NV Energy customers in Round Hill, Zephyr Cove and Glenbrook has been restored, according to the power company. Electricity was restored at around 8:40 tonight after reportedly going down at around 5:45 p.m. The preliminary cause of the outage was a bad piece of equipment in a substation, said NV Energy spokesman Karl Walquist.

Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins Announces Candidacy

Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins announced today he will seek election to a full term as Justice of the Peace for East Fork Township. Judge Perkins was appointed in 2010.

Tahoe Transportation District Blog: What TMDL means for the lake

A Total Maximum Daily Load is a regulatory term in the U.S. Clean Water Act describing a value of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive while still meeting water quality standards.

Opinion: Unable to understand logic of STPUD's

I am extremely upset and frustrated with South Tahoe Public Utility District. As a consumer and full-time resident of this community, I believe many of us are being ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinio...

Ski report: Be thankful for skiing on Thanksgiving Day

Sugar Bowl is open. Other resorts are opening more terrain. This all means more things to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day. A weather system is moving ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-b...

'Maintaining spiritual well-being through the holydays'

“Maintaining Spiritual Well-Being through the Holydays” will be Hillary Bittman's topic Dec. 5 from 6:30-8pm through Unity at the Lake. Discover how to stay in a ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../maint...

Ski report: Cold and sunny

Ski report: Cold and sunny. Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on December 5th, 2011 | no responses. It's another bluebird day in Lake Tahoe. Dress warm and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-...

SLTFD getting holiday fire truck ready to roll

For times and dates to see the fire truck in your neighborhood, Lake Tahoe News will have them when the department finalizes the schedule. These scheduled ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sltfd-getting-ho...

Holiday party at South Tahoe library

The South Lake Tahoe branch library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.) is having a Children's Holiday Party on Dec. 10 at 2pm. Join us for an afternoon of family fun: ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../holiday-pa...

Budget gift: Items from Tahoe museum, art league

Stop by the Historical Museum of Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Art League, which are side by side near the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center on Highway 50. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gift-items-from-...

OBITUARY: REN ERNEST SMANIA

REN ERNEST SMANIA, 47, passed from this world, way too soon, on November 29, 2011, after a courageous three year battle with cancer. Born in San Francisco of Swiss parents, his family returned t...

'42nd street' to play at Lake Tahoe's newest stage

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Viking Road is soon to become the way to "42nd Street" with the first student performance to take the stage at the new Viking Theatre at South Tahoe High School's Taho...

Homeowners bring a renewed glow to holiday contractors

RENO, Nev. - Companies that provide holiday lighting services expect December to be both merry and bright.Although budget cutbacks at some large businesses in the Truckee Meadows have impacted ligh...

Cuts to first-class mail to slow delivery in 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letter...

Foodie news | Keep your grocery bill in check for the holidays

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Though it may be the most wonderful time of the year, the holiday grocery bill often ends up looking less than wonderful. With moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents, in-laws and...

TRPA and Lake Tahoe scientists share knowledge with Lake George

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and a delegation from the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program presented to a consortium of public agencies, non-profits and ...

Opinion: Unable to understand logic of STPUD's

I am extremely upset and frustrated with South Tahoe Public Utility District. As a consumer and full-time resident of this community, I believe many of us are being victimized by STPUD's current w...

Ski report: Cold and sunny

Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on December 5th, 2011 | no responses. It's another bluebird day in Lake Tahoe. Dress warm and bring the sunscreen. Here is the ski report for Dec. 5. – Curtis Fon...

House engulfed in flames — all to train firefighters

A house on Third Street near the corner of South Avenue is being used by South Lake Tahoe and Lake Valley firefighters as live fire training. Barton Health recently acquired the tiny structure with th...

Budget gift: Items from Tahoe museum, art league

Publisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Stop by the Historical Museum of Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Art League, which a...

Reno-Tahoe International Airport to undergo $40 million in renovations

Beginning today the Reno-Tahoe International Airport will be undergoing $40 million in renovations, including a Lake Tahoe-themed ticket lobby. The Gateway Project, which will bring about 275 jobs now through April 2013, features an upgrade to the baggage claim area, creating a first floor single security checkpoint, plus new retail and places to eat.

Jamie Anderson: Not afraid to go big

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If women's snowboarding is a stampeding herd of buffalo, South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson will be the first to trample whatever gets in its way. At 21, she's already ...

Jamie Anderson: Not afraid to go big

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If women's snowboarding is a stampeding herd of buffalo, South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson will be the first to trample whatever gets in its way. At 21, she's already ...

An economic way to learn how to ski or snowboard at Lake Tahoe

While choosing to allow family members and friends to teach you to ski or snowboard may have an economic advantage, most experts would advise against this practice. There are many subtleties involved in both skiing and snowboarding, and in many cases, only trained professional ski instructors are able to communicate them effectively. Unfortunately, lessons can be expensive. On the other hand, injuries that come from poor technique are even more expensive.

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