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California creeks, levees may be next battleground for public access
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 4:30pmSouth Lake Tahoe Firefighters 'Fill the Boot for Burns'
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 3:29pmOn April 6-7, firefighters seen on South Lake Tahoe streets may not be responding to a fire or other emergency. Off-duty firefighters from South Lake Tahoe Fire Department will be shaking their turnout boots and collecting donations to help “Fill the Boot for Burns.” This event on Friday at the Safeway on Johnson Boulevard and Saturday Intersection of Lake Take Boulevard and Park Street will raise money to support burn prevention and recovery programs in Northern and Central California.
Two-week Heavenly Spring Loaded 2012 festival continues
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 2:59pmUPDATE, APRIL 6: With the California sun shining down on one of North America’s deepest snowpacks, Heavenly Mountain Resort is gearing up for its 16th annual Spring Loaded festival. The two-week event that began March 30 continues this weekend as a non-stop party full of concerts, competitions and some of the best spring ski and snowboard conditions at Lake Tahoe. This weekend's events include the Gunbarrel 25 hosted by Glen Plake.
Wind and snow expected this weekend for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 2:30pm
A strong cold front will move through the region Saturday afternoon bringing high winds to the Sierra and Lake Tahoe region and up to 18 inches of snow in the higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. A High Wind Warning is in effect across the Sierra and Western Nevada from Friday night through Saturday. Wind gusts are expected to reach 60 mph through most valleys and up to 70 mph in wind prone areas with gusts over 100 mph across Sierra ridges.
Opinion: Government has a role in industry and innovation
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 3:00pm9th Annual TeleGrass Festival at Sierra-at-Tahoe April 7
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 12:28pm
You know what they say about telemark skiing – right? Drop knees not bombs. Free your heel and your mind will follow. Be a winner. Date a pinner. Experience the tele-culture at the 9th Annual Telegrass Festival at Sierra-at-Tahoe, April 7, 2012.
Nevada’s Jobless Rate Shrinks Again In February But News Not All Good
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 11:26amCARSON CITY – Nevada’s unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a percentage point in February to a seasonally adjusted 12.3 percent, but the news is not all positive, a state agency reported today.
Bill Anderson, chief economist with the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), said an argument can be made that the forces behind the drop in the jobless rate were signs of weakness.
Whittell drops Heartbreaker to Hug
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 11:16amGARDNERVILE, Nev. - In a seesaw battle with more twists than a Grisham novel, the Hug Hawks bested Whittell's Warriors 8-7 Wednesday afternoon at Lampe Park. The teams treated the sparse crowd t...
Ritchie and Gur Crowned Kinder Kup King and Queen
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 11:10amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sunday's forecasted snow showers ended just in time for the first race run of the Kinder Kup season finale. The sun came out and kids showed up totting race suits, som...
Jerod Haase chats with the Tribune about UAB
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 11:05amIf Lake Tahoe Community College ever gets basketball program, Jerod Haase said he wouldn't mind being part of it. But for now he's excited to be the head coach at the University of Alabama at Bi...
Internet gambling prompts rare meeting of Gaming Policy Committee
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 11:00amTalk 'Sports Medicine' with Dr. Jonathan T. Finnoff
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 8:38am
Dr. Jonathan T. Finnoff, medical director of Barton Health's Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine services will present an informational, FREE lecture on Wednesday, April 4, 6-7 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community College, 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe.
Eleanor Cavitt, matriarch of pioneer ranching family dies
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 9:37amNew school offers solution
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amStarting in the fall, Lake Tahoe Unified School District will offer a new, sportier program to students who are just as interested in hitting the slopes as they are in their education.The school...
Softball signups Wednesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amThe South Lake Tahoe Softball League is sponsoring an adult coed and men's league. A team meeting will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Steamers Bar and Grill. All returning teams can sign up Wednesd...
Fun meets fitness at new Kingsbury business
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amWith the touch of a button, a grid of multicolored LEDs on eFit & Sports' Lightspace Play Floor comes to life. An electronic game of dodge ball is about to begin.In the other corner of the room,...
Auditions to be held for LTCC's production of 'The Rocky Horror Show'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amThe Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department will holding auditions for the live stage version of "The Rocky Horror Show" on Tuesday at Duke Theatre."The Rocky Horror Show" is a hit cul...
OBITUARY: Heidi M. Kanes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amHEIDI M. KANES, 31, died unexpectedly Feb. 2, 2012, in South Lake Tahoe, CA. She was born Dec. 1, 1980, to Monica E. Mann of South Woodstock, Maine, and Douglas F. Kanes of Homer, Alaska.Heidi g...
Fun meets fitness at new Kingsbury business
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amWith the touch of a button, a grid of multicolored LEDs on eFit & Sports' Lightspace Play Floor comes to life. An electronic game of dodge ball is about to begin.In the other corner of the room,...
New school offers solution
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amStarting in the fall, Lake Tahoe Unified School District will offer a new, sportier program to students who are just as interested in hitting the slopes as they are in their education.The school...
Harrah's, Harveys to observe 'Earth Hour'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amHarrah's and Harveys Lake Tahoe, along with Harrah's Reno, will turn out all non-essential lights Saturday from 8:30-9:30 p.m. in honor of "Earth Hour.""Earth Hour," an annual event organized by tC...
Firefighters to host 'Fill the Boot for Burns'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe Firefighters will host their annual "Fill the Boot for Burns" campaign on April 6-7.On those days, off-duty firefighters from South Lake Tahoe Fire Department will shake their turn...
K’s Kitchen: Asparagus will make you feel like you’re royalty
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 2:01amOpinion: Being gay should not matter in professional sports
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 2:00amInjured cub leaves Tahoe to return home to the wild
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 1:59am
No. 8626 is home. While still small at 35 pounds, this black bear left Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care at the break of dawn Thursday headed for Soda Lake near San Luis Obispo. This is the area where she was picked up in September and where California Department of Fish and Game officials released her later Thursday.
Open auditions for 'The Rocky Horror Show' at LTCC April 3
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 2:46pmThe Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department is holding auditions for the live stage version of “The Rocky Horror Show,” the hit cult classic by Richard O’Brien. Brad, Janet, Frank ‘N’ Furter and the whole gang hit the stage in the ultra-campy classic that unfolds on a dark and stormy night where an uptight couple seeks refuge at the castle of a mad scientist just as he unveils his latest creation.
Haldan Art Gallery welcomes Great Basin Exteriors: A Photographic Survey
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 1:02pm
Lake Tahoe Community College’s Haldan Art Gallery is the next stop for the Nevada Arts Council’s traveling exhibition program. There will be an artists’ reception April 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. for “Great Basin Exteriors: A Photographic Survey.”
Efforts renewed to name Lake Tahoe cove after Samuel Clemens
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:40pmKudos & Kindness: Private-public partnership makes Zephyr Cove Ski Club possible
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:29amWith almost 50 years behind us, the Zephyr Cove Ski Club can't do it without the private-public partnership we enjoy. The ZCSC is part of a bigger group, The Douglas County Ski Club. The Douglas Co...
Robber hits South Lake Tahoe Wells Fargo bank at Raley's; second robbery at same bank this year
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:25am
For the second time this year, the Wells Fargo Bank at South Lake Tahoe, located inside the Raley’s supermarket in the Heavenly Village Shopping Center, was robbed.
Kudos & Kindness: Nordic ski teams thankful for Heavenly's support
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:24amSouth Tahoe High School and South Tahoe Middle School Nordic ski teams would like to thank Heavenly Ski Resort for their generous support this past season. Our teams were faced with very little ...
Letter to the Editor: April's fool
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:23amWith April 1 just around the corner, it appears that the meat industry is playing us as April fools by hiding its violations of humane and sanitary laws.Under intense pressure from the meat lobby, ...
Kudos & Kindness: Jerod Haase brings fans with him
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:21amCongratulations to Jerod Haase. Today Lake Tahoe and Northern Nevada became UAB's biggest fans. I have no doubt in my mind that you will win there or anywhere you decide to coach. Angelo ClelanReno...
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:57amJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons talk South Shore sports and with South Tahoe Product Jerod Haase, who was recently named head coach at UAB. Also, we're giving away some prizes. Ciick play on the Sp...
Give a hoot and check out the Hooch at the American Legion hall
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:45amThere's no need to sneak booze into Saturday's show in the American Legion hall. Not only is there a bar, the Smugglin' Hooch Band will be in attendance.
Head for the Hills does just that as bluegrass comes to Sierra Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:42amHead for the Hills is stringing along a Colorado tradition.The Fort Collins band is the latest bluegrass band to come out of the Rocky Mountain state which was the home of Hot Rize and has produ...
Monkeying around with a ukulele leads to a serious jazz project
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:39amCheck out this trio: fresh powder, microbrewed beer and a jazz ukulele band.If the latter component is a bit startling, just imagine how Thelonious Monk might react."It's a lot easier to twirl a...
No run of the Mill comic, Mark Pitta pockets Improv laughs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:36amOf all his accomplishments, such as opening for Chris Issak, Celene Dion, Tom Jones, James Brown, Olivia Newton John, Smokey Robinson, Paul Anka, Howie Mandel, Dana Carvey, Foreigner and Rick Sp...
