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Meyers Landfill bill doubles to $13 mil.; case back in court
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 1:59amGym, art classes may be rationed at community colleges
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:15pmOpinion: Bread & Broth thankful for Heavenly’s support
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 6:00pmTahoe Today: A simple love story if there ever was one
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 4:44pmI have been asked on mumerous ocassions how I met my husband. Now, most people can answer this question rather easily; however, our meeting, I believe, was destined in heaven. How do I know this? I...
Man charged with murder in pedestrian's death
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 3:10pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a man on suspicion of murder Thursday afternoon for allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol and cocaine in...
Nevada Unemployment Shows Slight Improvement In First Quarter Of 2012
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 2:55pmCARSON CITY — A broader measure of Nevada’s unemployment picture, including those who have given up looking for work, showed slight but continued improvement through the first quarter of 2012, a federal report released today shows.
The rate in Nevada dropped from 22.7 percent in the four quarters through Dec. 31, 2011, to 22.3 percent through March 31, according to the quarterly report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sierra Wins Award for Most Heart-Warming Video with Burton Star Wars Experience
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 1:56pmSierra-at-Tahoe Resort is honored to be recognized by Ski Area Management in the Best Video category of their 2011-12 Marketing Awards. Produced by First Track Productions Sierra received the "Most Heart-Warming Video" award featuring the Burton Star Wars Experience.
In its inaugural year, the Burton Star Wars Experience is a snowboard experience that introduces three to six year-old kids how to snowboard in an interactive environment like no other.
Tahoe Dine: Digital endeavor aims to host restaurants in one online directory
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:55amLAKE TAHOE - The evolution of smartphones coupled with a multitude of website forums allowing people to write restaurant reviews and criticisms before they take their final bite is making the decis...
Tahoe Dine: Digital endeavor aims to host restaurants in one online directory
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:55amLAKE TAHOE - The evolution of smartphones coupled with a multitude of website forums allowing people to write restaurant reviews and criticisms before they take their final bite is making the decis...
Officials determine improper ash disposal caused Incline Village condo fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:51amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Officials on Thursday determined improper ash disposal to be the cause of a fire severely damaged a pair of condos near Lake Tahoe's North Shore.According to a North Lake...
Nevada Fire Safe Council to close doors due to lack of funding
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:48amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The Nevada Fire Safe Council will close its doors Monday, but will keep its status as a nonprofit group until it learns its fate, board members announced Thursday."We will be cl...
TRCD: Inspector trainees prevent mussel-infested boat from entering Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:40amLAKE TAHOE - In what officials are calling a fortunate coincidence, regional boat inspectors last week intercepted a vessel with more than 40 adult zebra mussels on it from entering Lake Tahoe.I...
Douglas schools try to close $1 million gap
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:33amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County School District leaders are asking all employees for a 2.5 percent reduction in pay in order to bridge a $1 million gap in next year's budget."We're looking for conces...
Douglas posts first big February sales increase in years
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:29amMINDEN, Nev. - February showed the first increase in taxable sales over January since 2008, and posted a 9.9 percent increase over February 2011.According to information released by the Nevada D...
Placer, Nevada counties on quest to find foster parents
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 9:20amColumn: Every Day is a Winding Road
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:12am
(Editor's note: This is the next installment in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
For the past few weeks I have started and stopped writing this column. I've had some real inspiration, awoken with “brilliant” ideas in the middle of the night only to sit down, start writing and get absolutely nowhere. My virtual trashcan seemed to be getting full while the ideas seemed empty.
OBITUARY: Rick Louis Pershing
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:00amJuly 8, 1955 - April 23, 201Rick was a South Lake Tahoe resident for many years; leaving a legacy of attributes in his life time.He learned the trade of masonry at a young age, becoming a second...
OBITUARY: Lorraine " Rainney" Anderson
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:00amJune 22 1924-April 25, 2012Lorraine Anderson flew on angels wings to be with her Lord April 25th, 2012. Born in Orange, California June 22nd, 1924. Lorraine lived the first sixty-five years of h...
OBITUARY: JUDITH KENNEDY GIBSON
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:00amJUDITH KENNEDY GIBSON, 64, passed away on January 6, 2012 in Palm Springs, Calif. She was born in Pomona, Calif. to Leonard (deceased) and Patsy Oldham. Before moving to Tahoe, Judy lived for 20...
Regional plan released
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:00amThe release of thousands of pages of documents that will guide development in the Lake Tahoe Basin during the next two decades was hailed as a long-awaited milestone this week.Public review of t...
Stand-Up Paddle recommended for new concession
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe may have a new tenant for its brand-new boat house at Lakeview Commons. The city's Parks and Recreation Department has recommended South Tahoe Stand-Up Paddle to fill the space.The...
Tahoe Beach Club to continue construction on pier
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:00amThough the larger phases of building have not been planned, the Tahoe Beach Club, a housing development project just southeast of Nevada Beach, will continue to move forward with the construction o...
Volunteers needed for search and rescue team
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:00amDouglas County Search and Rescue is looking for volunteers to join its team.The team is a volunteer unit run by the Douglas Sheriff's Deparment. The team responds to lost and injured people in the ...
Stand-Up Paddle recommended for new concession
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe may have a new tenant for its brand-new boat house at Lakeview Commons. The city's Parks and Recreation Department has recommended South Tahoe Stand-Up Paddle to fill the space.The...
Opinion: Make polluters, not taxpayers, responsible for the damage
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 2:00am60-day showdown begins over TRPA draft EIS for Regional Plan update
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 1:59am
STATELINE – Sixty days. That’s how long people have to review and comment on the environmental documents associated with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan update as well as the transportation update.
Dr. Scott Welker Talks da Vinci
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 9:05pm
Barton Health's Health and Wellness Lecture Series continues as Barton General Surgery's, Dr. Scott Welker, discusses minimally invasive surgery with the da Vinci Si Surgical System.
Nevada Governor Sandoval says Amazon online sales tax revenue is about fairness
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 8:31pm
CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday that a recent deal announced with Amazon.com to collect sales taxes from on-line purchases in Nevada beginning in January 2014 is only the tip of the iceberg.
Firefighters ready to deal with what’s expected to be busy season
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 8:50pmSirota: The politics of sight
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 4:41pmWould Americans eat less meat, and would animals be treated more humanely, if slaughterhouses were made with glass walls and we all could see the monstrous killing apparatus at work? This is the qu...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Berries and nuts: The caveman diet for spring
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 4:39pmToday at Lake Tahoe spring is in the air - sort of. It's raining at lake level, not snowing. The changes in temperature, warm and cold, are confusing to me, my dogs, fish and taste buds. One min...
Kudos & Kindness: Local business provides quality service
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 4:36pmAfter sliding off the pavement last year, our car was in need of alignment and tires. I had the privilege of doing business with Robert Borja, Manager of Ken's Tire Center. He educated us on the di...
Kudos & Kindness: Heavenly continues to support Bread & Broth
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 4:34pmBread & Broth would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Heavenly Valley volunteers for recently, and yet again, adopting a Day of Nourishment. Volunteers from the Heavenly team - Elizabeth...
Kudos & Kindness: A sincere thank you to Barton Memorial
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 4:33pmMy wife, after a routine mammogram at Barton Hospital, was told she needed another procedure. We were referred to Barton's sister facility where the equipment was (to avoid duplication of costs). W...
Driver unhurt after falling asleep, crashing Walmart semi truck at I-80 on-ramp
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 4:25pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - It was quite the scene in west Truckee on Thursday after Mark Alvarez of Hayward, Calif. fell asleep at the wheel at about 10 a.m. while driving westbound on Interstate 80.His ...
