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Room for business
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00amAung Oo wandered the colorful halls of his newest property, South Lake Tahoe's Fantasy Inn, Wednesday. He eyed the ceiling-mounted mirrors, the hanging television sets and the circular beds begi...
Conservancy pursues Alta Mira purchase
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00amOne of the South Shore's most recognizable views could get more expansive following a decision by California Tahoe Conservancy this week.On Thursday, the agency's board authorized staff to pursu...
County offers loans for first-time homebuyers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00amThe El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency is offering low-interest rate deferred payment loans to first-time eligible homebuyers in the unincorporated areras of El Dorado County.The Fir...
Heavy snowfall expected this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00amThis week's storms have brought little more than a dismal drizzle to lake level, but colder temperatures — and bigger snow totals — are expected from a system moving through the Lake Tahoe region this weekend.
CHP to offer driver safety class
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00amCalifornia Highway Patrol will offer a free driver safety class Monday at the South Tahoe High School Library.The class, Start Smart, is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage ...
Health department warns of ticks and tick-borne diseases
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00amCalifornia Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ron Chapman is warning those who play outside to beware of ticks that may carry bacteria that cause Lyme disease and other illnesses."Although mo...
Kudos & Kindness: Overwhelmed by community support that made St. Baldrick's fundraiser a success
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00amOn behalf of the families of Bailey Johnson and Caitlyn Drennan, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the community of South Lake Tahoe for the tremendous response to the first St. Baldri...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: St. Patty's Brunch - Spinach pasta with vegetables and yogurt pear parfairs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00amI bet you think this article is about your favorite corned beef and cabbage fare, a typical St. Patrick's Day feast. Don't you? I'm too vain, with respect to Carly Simon, to cook it up this year...
OBITUARY: Kurt Gasser
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:00am1948-2012 KURT GASSER was born to Jean and Ruth Gasser on December 9, 1948 in Switzerland. Kurt passed away on March 3, 2012 in Cusco, Peru.A longtime resident of South Lake Tahoe and world reno...
Endurance swimmer to take on circumference of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:00amTRPA delays release of Regional Plan update documents
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:00amCTC, S. Tahoe land swap could add parking to Harrison Ave.
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 1:59amChamber members donate cash, food to Christmas Cheer
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 10:30pmDocumentary about mountain bikers to be shown in Reno
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 10:21pmTourism conference to focus on bolstering rural Nevada
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 8:30pmAmerican Legion St. Paddy's Day Dinner
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 5:08pm
Come to the American Legion Post #795 for the annual St. Paddy's Day Dinner on this Saturday, March 17, from 5 pm to 7 pm. Cost is $8 for dinner of corned beef cabbage with all the trimmings. No-host bar and music by the Cash Only Band will be on hand for a great evening - this is a locals favorite tradition. See you there!
SIROTA: The layer ploy
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 4:50pmOf all the political tactics used to protect business interests, none is as powerful as the layer ploy - the one in which an ugly corporate giveaway is hidden one layer beneath something popular. I...
Feds settle with PG&E over 2004 forest fires
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 4:21pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's largest utility and two tree-trimming subcontractors have agreed to pay nearly $30 million to settle federal lawsuits over the cause of wildfires in two national f...
Douglas deputies to be out in force on St. Patty’s Day
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 5:00pmPowder arrives for Kirkwood's Freeride Flow Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 3:59pmAs it turns out, the timing just might be perfect for the Freeride Flow Festival at Kirkwood Mountain Resort.A week of heavy snowfall was forecast before the March 16-18 event, which will featur...
Generations of Japanese Americans were scarred by WWII internments
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 3:15pmCelebrate St. Patrick’s Day Safely This Year and Every Year
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 12:11pmEverybody may be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day but nobody should drive drunk after celebrating Ireland’s patron saint this Saturday, March 17, 2012. The Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Campaign will be deploying additional officers on overtime this weekend, supporting routine traffic and patrol officers and focusing on drinking driver hotspots. Police, sheriff and CHP officers will have a “zero tolerance” response toward impaired drivers who fail to use a designated sober driver.
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency updates regional plan schedule
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 12:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is updating the schedule for the release of the Regional Plan draft documents for late April, according to TRPA officials, and remains committed to completing the updated Regional Plan by December 2012 as scheduled.
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 10:25amJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons talk South Shore and national sports today. The two will be joined by Josh Sweigert, who is going to talk about the San Francisco 49ers offseason moves. Be sure to c...
Drive-By Truckers pull over at Harrah's Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 10:03amTwo of the most storied musical towns south of Memphis and Nashville are Muscle Shoals, Ala., and Athens, Ga. Those are the hometowns of the founders of perhaps today's hottest alt country band ...
Hard Rock Tahoe bands a clash in styles, London calling the winner
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 9:57amNo one ever said rock was easy.The Hard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe is the qualifying site of one of 86 in a worldwide Battle of the Bands.The last of three opening rounds begins at 9 p.m. Thursday, Ma...
Giving new life to early science fiction
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 9:47amOriginally titled "The Princess of Mars," and serialized in a pulp fiction magazine 100 years ago, this Edgar Rice Burroughs saga blends the western genre, science fiction and a sandals-and-toga...
Have a double St. Paddy's week with the Flynns
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 9:43amThis week it's all about being green. You can interpret that to mean being of Irish descent and St. Paddy's Day and all things green that come with it - although I still don't get the whole gree...
OBITUARY: Daniel Kuhner
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 9:04amThere will be a memorial service for Daniel Kuhner on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 4pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1151 Kimmerling Rd, Gardnerville.Copyright 2012 Tahoe Daily Tribune...
Prescribed fire operations resume today in Angora fire area
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 8:48amU.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations in the Angora fire area near Mule Deer Circle today. Crews will be burning piles of logs left from the mechanical...
Minden glider pilot honored for record flight
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 8:06amRecord-breaking Minden glider pilot Gordon Boettger traded in his flight suit for a tuxedo this week as he was recognized by the National Aeronautic Association in Washington D.C.On Tuesday, he att...
OBITUARY: John Palmiro Cattoni
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 5:00amOctober 22, 1923 - February 18, 2012John was born in Pocatello, Idaho. What an incredible story he had ... his family moved back to Italy when John was one year old and there they remained until...
