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Tahoe governing agency hires part-time chief operating officer
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 9:59amLAKE TAHOE - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency hired a part-time chief operating officer to help implement its recently unveiled strategic shift.Ed Gurowitz, an Incline Village resident and man...
Nevada governor takes spin in driverless car
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 5:03pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Gov. Brian Sandoval got behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius on Wednesday - and left the driving to a computer for a test drive through the capital and a scenic valley.San...
Borders bookstore in Carson closing
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 5:00pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - Borders bookstore customers expressed shock and disappointment Tuesday that the 40-year-old book giant was closing its doors nationwide, and some blamed electronics."It's sadnes...
Names released of the two men killed in East Shore wreck
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 1:39pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Two men were killed and six others injured in a three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on Lake Tahoe's East Shore near Sand Harbor State Park.According to Nevada Highwa...
Don't get burned
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 10:15amLAKE TAHOE - People come from all over the world to enjoy Lake Tahoe's beautiful views, clear air, and sunny skies. Whether you hike or ride bikes, play golf, or just lounge on the beach, you have ...
Sports editor leaving Tribune
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:59amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sports Editor Doug Etten has left the Tahoe Daily Tribune to go home and deal with a family emergency in Wisconsin."I want to thank South Lake Tahoe and surrounding commu...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Do real skiers like sewage snow?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:58amHow would you feel if one of the Tahoe ski resorts decided to make snow out of reclaimed water? Water that chaps your hands within minutes of submersion, has an odd stench and is definitely not pot...
SAUNDERS: U.S. default wouldn't be anything like Carmageddon
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:58amIf Washington fails to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling and default follows, the results won't mirror that of L.A.'s "Carmageddon" weekend (when Angelenos stayed home in response to a major fr...
Radon exposure risk could be greater than expected, effects difficult to measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:52amRENO - More than two decades after U.S. regulators first issued guidelines on radon infiltration into homes and buildings, the World Health Organization reports that the radon threat to human healt...
Two killed, six injured in three-vehicle wreck on Lake Tahoe's East Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 8:51amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Two men were killed and six others injured in a three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on Lake Tahoe's East Shore near Sand Harbor State Park.According to Nevada Highwa...
Summer libations keep the season lively
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 6:28amBut for those who are not invited to Brenda's, I recommend Voodoo on Your Woody at Riva Grill in South Lake Tahoe; Sue says order the mojito at Brooks Bar ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../summer-libat...
Finding a Crowd-Free Tahoe | That sweet summer song
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Seven years ago I moved to South Lake to make a life out of skiing. Back then, I didn't have a clear idea what that life would be or how I would make that unrefined co...
City's outdoor markets are ripe for good selection, good times
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 4:04pmFrom the freshest greens to a cowboy hat made from a beer bottle box, South Lake Tahoe's outdoor markets have it all. And aside from the goods, the city's increasing number of farmers markets an...
Tahoe Today | My connection with Jaycee Lee Dugard
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 3:09pmMy name is Dayle Schear and I am a psychic. I have lived in beautiful Lake Tahoe since 1974 with the exception of a brief time out in the islands of Hawaii. My husband and I moved back to the lake ...
Backcountry patrol hopes to keep Tahoe trails safe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 3:03pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - More than 30 volunteers recently completed the annual training program to begin patrolling by bike, foot, or horseback on the backcountry trails around Lake Tahoe. The...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you for celebrity golf experience
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 3:00pmThe Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation wishes to thank Michael Milthorpe, American Century Championship Golf Tournament Director, and Sue Barton, Deputy Director, Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, for ...
Celebrity chasers flock to Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 12:32pmAction at Edgewood Tahoe on July 15 starts at 9:30am with Jim McMahon, Bode Miller and Robbie Gould teeing off. Photos/Kathryn Reed ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../celebrity-chasers-flock-to-edgewoo......
Sakic earns $1 million for hole-in-one
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:20amSTATELINE, Nev. - Joe Sakic took up the game of golf when he signed his first hockey contract in 1988, but he waited until he was on the big stage at the American Century Champions to make his f...
In football and golf, linebacker A.J. Hawk is a hard hitter
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:18amSTATELINE, Nev. - A.J. Hawk turned his baseball cap backwards and grabbed a handful of practice balls as he strolled off to begin his third round at the American Century Championship. "I'm getti...
Jack Wagner wins American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:11amSTATELINE, Nev. - Actor Jack Wagner birdied the par-3 17th hole and survived a bogey on the final hole for a 3-point win over Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo at the American Century Champio...
GUEST COLUMN: Complaint to the Grand Jury
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:08amLast month, the South Lake Tahoe City Council boasted that it is going to spend $4 million a year on roads for the next five years. Unfortunately, that $4 million promise, which is probably only ha...
Tahoe friends take paragliding to new heights
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 9:25amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A pair of friends in South Lake Tahoe are flying. No, not boarding an airplane and cramming into too-small seats. Not whirling around in a helicopter. Like birds, they...
Lake Tahoe vacation rentals stabilize short stays the new norm ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 8:36amThe market for vacation rentals at Lake Tahoe is strengthening and consumers arent demanding deep price discounts as they did in recent years property ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lake-tahoe-vacation-...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 3:23amSouth Lake Tahoe has track meets for all ages on Thursdays from 5-8:30pm through July 28 at South Tahoe Middle School. • Scott Lankford, author of “Tahoe ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets...
Jack Is Back ! ! !
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 3:41pmEDGEWOOD TAHOE - Jack Wagner knew he'd have to shoot in the 60's if he wanted to hold off favorite Tony Romo. Coming into 18, it was going to take an eagle from Romo and a slip-up from Wagner er...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 12:13pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 12:13pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
Wagner has all he needs to lead ACC golf tourney
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 9:40amThe final round of the three-day tournament starts Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe at 8 :05am with Deron Williams, Tim Brown and Mason Crosby. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../wagner-has-all-he-needs-to-keep-le....
Science day teaches youth about Tahoe's environment
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:57pm13 with scientists learning about the unique ecology, function, restoration and preservation of Lake Tahoe. The 12th annual Children's Environmental Science ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../science-da...
Wagner still holds lead after round two at Edgewood
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 7:47pmEDGEWOOD TAHOE - Conditions for scoring were good, and players took advantage of one more day around Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course Saturday as day one leader Jack Wagner holds his lead heading into...
GUEST COLUMN: Congress helps education head outside
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 9:21amThe following is paraphrased, quoted and otherwise cobbled together from the bipartisan introduction of the No Child Left Inside bill, by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and Rep. Sarban...
Children perform in 'Charleston'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 9:15amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Take a trip back to the fabulous Roaring '20s with the cast of Sierra Tahoe Children's Theater production "Charleston." Flappers, Ziegfield Girls, newsies and gangsters a...
Median home price drops in first half
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 9:13amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's a buyer's market out there.The median price of a South Lake Tahoe home dropped by almost 10 percent since 2010 in the first half of 2011, leaving the market ripe wit...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 8:59amSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 8:59amSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
Tahoe artist takes a swing at creating golf icons
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 2:38amThe first two went in Tuesday at Edgewood Tahoe and Zephyr Cove Resort, with a third to be installed late Thursday afternoon at Harrah's Lake Tahoe. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../artist-takes-a-swi...
Paddling between watering holes on the shore of Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 2:22amLuckily everything went smoothly last Sunday except for the water as we headed back to port Lake Tahoe has been windy for what seems like all of 2011 with ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../paddling-between...
Hollywood on top after first round at ACC
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 7:54pmEDGEWOOD TAHOE - Five years ago was the last time a non-sports celebrity tasted victory at the American Century Championship.After Friday's opening round at Edgewood Tahoe, 2006 champ Jack Wagne...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 7:26pmCheck out Tahoe Regional Young Professionals at work. Filming was done by Brandi Ledbetter of South Lake Tahoe's Princess Productions. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-lake-tahoe-2...
Lahontan cutthroat trout to be stocked at Lake Tahoe starting this week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 6:41pmLAKE TAHOE - For the first time in more than 35 years, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will be stocking Lake Tahoe with Lahontan cutthroat trout, the only trout species native to the Basin.Over t...
Watercolor workshop Tuesdays in August
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 3:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Nationally recognized artist Teri Sweeney will offer an Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor class through the Tahoe Art League beginning in August. The class is designed ...
Trails and Vistas art hike seeks volunteers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 3:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Local non-profit Trails and Vistas is looking for trail guides for an art hike scheduled for Sept. 17-18 at Spooner Lake.The most high profile role is that of the Trai...
Comedian Nick Cannon coming to MontBleu
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 3:00pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Laugh it up on Saturday when MontBleu brings comedian and nationally recognized entertainer Nick Cannon to its theater Saturday. Cited by People Magazine as one of the "Top 10 ...
OBITUARY: Angelina McFarlane
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 2:46pmAngie passed away peacefully at her home in Hanford, California on her birthday, July 6, 2011.Angie was born in Springfield, Illinois, on July 6, 1925, to Giovanni and Virginia Bavaresco. She mo...
OBITUARY: Frank Benevento
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 2:44pmFrankie (Frank) Genaro Benevento, first generation American, born of Italian immigrant parents, April 29, 1923 passed from this earth, Saturday, July 9, 2011. He was 88 years old. Mr. Benevento ...
Wine-pairing dinner offered at Apres Wine
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 2:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Apres Wine Company will offer a wine pairing dinner every Friday and Saturday evening throughout the summer. Seating is available. Call 530-544-WINE for reservations.A...
Restaurant At Black Bear Inn announces wine-pairing dinners
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 2:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Black Bear Inn in South Lake Tahoe has announced its first ever wine pairing dinners.Jeff Runquist Wines of Amador County, just south of El Dorado County, will be highlig...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin | Tahoe bundt cake is sweet
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 2:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This morning, I made my first bundt cake. I've always seen food photos of bundt cake - a versatile shape of pan that lends to all seasons - not just wintertime. I chos...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:16amSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
LIVE COVERAGE: American Century Championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:16amSTATELINE, Nev. - Tribune Sports Editor Doug Etten is out at Edgewood Tahoe to cover the American Century Championship. Read about celebrity sightings and how the players are faring live.To read...
