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The lessons of getting fired
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 9:40amRENO, Nev. - Rick Sontag learned to apply his three-day rule whenever he got fired - giving himself only 72 hours to feel sorry for himself before he got up and got back into action.And Sontag, who...
More executives, managers finding way back into employment
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 9:38amRENO, Nev. - Pieter Droog isn't sure the numbers mean anything at all, and he's certainly not willing to jump and declare that he's spotted a trend.But Droog, who manages the Reno office of a progr...
Electric rates dropping 2.43 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 9:36amMINDEN, Nev. - Beginning Saturday, Nevada electrical customers will see a 2.43 percent decrease in their bills, according to NV Energy.The company is also decreasing overall natural gas rates by 10...
TRPA Announces Winners of Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 9:32amSTATELINE, Nev. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced the winners of the Lake Spirit Awards honoring "real people making real progress protecting Lake Tahoe" at their first-ever Communi...
Vail Resorts 4th-quarter loss widens
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 9:30amBroomfield, COLO. - Vail Resorts Inc. lost more money in its fiscal fourth quarter than it did a year ago, weighed down by seasonal losses at a resort that was acquired.The company, which runs ski ...
Sierra Nevada Conservancy announces $5 million available for 'Healthy Forests'
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 9:27amAUBURN, Calif. - The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) has announced it has opened the solicitation period for its $5 million "Healthy Forests" grant program. Applicants have until Oct. 21, 2011 to s...
First storm of the season could come Tuesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 9:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe could see its first winter storm of the season as a strong area of low pressure is predicted to drop into the western United States Tuesday into Wednesday.T...
Public lands money for parks and trails dries up
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 7:37amThrough the sale of $3 billion in public land in Clark County, cities and counties throughout Nevada have built hundreds of parks and trails, pollution has been kept out of Lake Tahoe and forest fires have been prevented. The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 has been a boon for the entire state. But the good times are nearly over. Go here for more from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Finding the rhythm to connect nature and art
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 4:00amTahoe isn't New York City, so noise and the high-energy lifestyle are certainly not part of my day-to-day other than my part-time dealing job at Harvey's, yet I ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../fi...
What one improvement would you like to see at which Tahoe area ski ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 3:16amHeavenly Vally Ski Resort should give 50 cents on every ticket sold to the City of South Lake Tahoe for roads and Snow Removal and Fire protection ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../what-one-improvement-wou...
Lahontan seeks comments on use of pesticides
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 11:27pm... Basin Plan Amendment – Revised Draft Documents Provided for Public Comments” heading. For a hardcopy of the draft documents, contact Amber Wike at (530) 542.5400 or at awike@waterboards.ca.gov. – ...
Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation Food Fest on Oct. 8
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 4:11pm
The Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation's annual Food Fest will be Saturday, October 8, 6:30 to 10 PM, at Harrah's Convention Room. More than 18 local eateries plus area beer and wine suppliers will be serving there. Also, there will be a silent and live auction with items ranging from art to food to exotic vacation accommodations. Advance tickets are $35 each, available at each local LTUSD school, at the LTUSD District Office on Al Tahoe Blvd., and at the Fox gas station on Highway 50 at Takela.
Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week 2011
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 1:23pm
Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week, Oct. 2 to Sunday Oct. 9 puts the limelight on High Sierra fine dining, giving local food aficionados and visitors an opportunity to enjoy three-course, prix-fixe menus at participating restaurants, both new and established favorites, throughout the Lake Tahoe and the Truckee region for $20, $30 and $40 per person. Go to www.tahoerestaurantweek.com for more information.
Snow in Sierra by midweek; 10 inches possible above 7,000 feet
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 12:40pm
UPDATE: 5:25PM: Wind, rain and snow in the Sierra is what's shaping up for this week for the Lake Tahoe region. With the potential of up to 10 inches of snow possible in the Sierra above 7,000 feet, a winter storm watch has been issued, according to the latest from the National Weather Service in Reno.
Poet Jason Schossler at Lake Tahoe Community College
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 10:56am
Philadelphia poet and writer Jason Schossler, winner of the first annual Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize, will read from his collection Mud Cakes, as part of the Lake Tahoe Community College Writers' Series. This reading is appropriate for all ages - bring the kids! The event begins at 7 p.m. Go to www.BonaFideBooks.com for more information.
Memorial services announced for U.S Army soldier Garrett Fant
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 9:46amFamily and friends have announced memorial services in South Lake Tahoe this week for U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant, 21, who died on Sept. 26, 2011 in Afghanistan.
Here is what was sent to us:
Heavenly reacts to the Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows deal
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 7:00amAfter a season where it seemed no mountain could touch the size and value of the Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe partnership, the region's biggest ski area duo is now facing new ...
Heavenly reacts to the Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows deal
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 7:00amAfter a season where it seemed no mountain could touch the size and value of the Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe partnership, the region's biggest ski area duo is now facing new ...
Bridgeport fire completely contained
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 11:41pmNearly 300 firefighters worked the blaze, including a crew form the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District. — Lake Tahoe News staff report. Share/Bookmark ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../bridgeport-fi...
Whittell loses to Battle Mountain 32-19
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 5:56pmZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - It came down to a game of numbers, and Whittell just didn't have them. The Warriors were faced with a season-low number of players, ending the game with just 11 players able to ...
Al Tahoe residents going to spend a day sprucing things up
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 4:14pmThe Al Tahoe neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe is having a clean-up day on Oct. 15 from noon-3pm. Meet at Regan Beach. This clean-up day event is the result of feedback from a neighborhood service team...
OBITUARY - Jay G. Seals - March 2, 1950 - September 21, 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 8:12amJAY G. SEALS died peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 with his family and brother surrounding him, in South Lake Tahoe, CA. He battled CLL for 10 years and succumbed to AML at his time o...
OBITUARY - Shirley N. Kennedy - December, 1922 - September 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 8:08amShirley N. Kennedy passed away peacefully on September 22, 2011 at Barton Hospital. She was born December of 1922 in California and raised in Montana. Shirley graduated from Nursing School 1948 ...
Tahoe Arts Project kicks off 25th season with a cappella quintet
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 7:23amThe human voice. That's how it all started for five brothers who shared a passion for music. Singing together at an early age, they began the makings of this one of a kind vocal group, forging a re...
Student artists reception Monday at LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 7:20am"The Winners Art Show" at Lake Tahoe Community College will hold a reception for the public, Monday, Oct. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served in The Commons, D Wing of the Main Building...
Trails and Vistas offers unique artistic view
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 7:18am"Take me back!""I remember when.""Those were the good ol' days."Have you ever had thoughts like these when unexpectedly you were back in a special place or activity and flooded with joyoCopyright 2...
Ribbon cutting scheduled for Angel Touch Day Spa
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 7:16amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Angel Touch Day Spa has recently relocated to a more visible location on Highway 50 near Stateline and is honoring this next step by holding a ribbon cutting with the Lak...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Burning portrait of Gov. Goodhair
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 7:14amA quick snapshot of Rick Perry, leading contender as the Republican presidential nominee: 139 countries (72 percent of the countries in the world) have abolished the death penalty in law or practic...
REID: Urgent need to put rural Nevadans back to work
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 7:12amWe have an urgent need to put Nevadans back to work. Most of the ideas we've talked about in recent weeks, like the American Jobs Act, have been supported on a bipartisan basis in the past, and it ...
Technology spurs gas project
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 7:09amNew technology, federal tax breaks and lower construction costs combined to spur efforts by Southwest Gas to replace miles of vintage plastic pipe in its system at Lake Tahoe this year.The Las Vega...
Taxable sales up for Douglas County
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 7:07amCarson City, Nev. - Taxable sales for July were up in all but three Nevada counties, and Carson City, Churchill and Lincoln were the three without gain.For Carson, the reason came mainly from a nea...
City of Soutn Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 4:44am6. City of Soutn Lake Tahoe. "making a positive difference now". SEPTEMBER 26 , 2011. STAFF REPORT. FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 4, ...www.laketahoenews.net/wp-content/uploads/......
Canadian sex offender behind bars in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 4:02amA man wanted in Canada on child molestation charges was arrested today in South Lake Tahoe. James William Robertson, 71, has been living at Lakeland Village for the past year. Officers could not pick ...
Flu shots available in Incline Village
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 4:02amIncline Village Community Hospital and the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District will be offering flu vaccines beginning Oct. 1 for residents of Incline Village and Crystal Bay. The charge for the...
8th-grader's pedaling prowess benefits Boys
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 4:02amWhat started as a challenge during a spin class turned into a fundraising effort of more than $1000 by South Tahoe Middle School eighth-grader Mykala Muskovitz. Muskovitz was in a spin class with her ...
What to look for at next week's S. Tahoe council meeting
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 4:02amLake Tahoe News has been told the format of the review has been changed, which caused some of the delay. No longer is it council members writing down what they like or don't like about the person....
TRPA welcomes new regional planning coordinator
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:42pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency shifts into the final phases of its Regional Plan Update, the agency announced this week an associated change in leadership for its ...
Public meeting next week for bike project
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:40pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Members of the public are invited to provide input on a "high priority section" of Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bikeway project next week.On Oct. 5, local, regional, sta...
Public meeting next week for bike project
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:40pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Members of the public are invited to provide input on a "high priority section" of Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bikeway project next week.On Oct. 5, local, regional, sta...
Council to talk pesticides and signs at Tuesday meeting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:38pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Changes to the city's long-debated sign ordinance, as well as a proposal to allow aquatic pesticide use in the Lake Tahoe Basin will be discussed by the South Lake Tahoe ...
Forest Service to burn Angora piles this fall
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:37pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - U.S. Forest Service crews could begin prescribed fires in the Angora fire area as soon as next week, according to a Friday statement from the Forest Service.The burn pile...
STHS girls' soccer shutout streak ends, but win streak continues
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:34pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - South Tahoe defeated Incline 5-1 on Tuesday at Highlander Stadium. It was the first goal scored on South Tahoe this season.The score did not tell the action of the game thou...
BlueGO announces new fare structure, more Carson Valley service
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Shore bus passengers will be able to use an expanded bus service from the Gardnerville Ranchos to Carson City beginning Monday, according to a Friday statement from...
STHS and WHS compete in Stanford Invitational
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:31pmIn one of the largest meets of the year, the Stanford Invitational, South Tahoe High boys finished 13th and Whittell High School boys finished 19th in their divisions. Over 5,000 schools spread acr...
STHS JV Soccer host home games
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The girls' junior varsity team responded with a pair of wins at home, after losing for the first time in several years on Sept. 17. The won in their only home matches of ...
Proud to Say: Taking a plunge while stand-up paddle boarding
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:24pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There are a lot of activities fairly specific to Tahoe-like places, which I've never been able to attempt. Some are so common that you might scoff at my lack of adventure...
Harassment suit filed against Resort at Squaw Creek's management company
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:21pmOLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - A federal lawsuit filed Thursday against Destination Resorts & Hotels alleges a former female employee at The Resort at Squaw Creek was sexually harassed and that the natio...
Local kids go the extra 22 miles
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:20pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Twenty-two miles is a long way to go. But three of Tahoe's youngest paddle-boarders did it, starting at Camp Richardson and ending at Kings Beach for the 2011 Tahoe Fa...
My kind of band - Chicago's Lubriphonic is
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:18pmLubriphonic, a Chicago band comprised of side players for high-profile bluesmen, has broken out in its own funky way.The group makes its second appearance in a year and third overall Oct. 6 in the ...
Australian for funny: Jim Short
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:12pmJim Short loves to make people laugh. When you first hear this week's headliner at Harveys' Improv, you immediately know he's from Australia. However, his career in standup started when he moved to...
