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Austin's House gets $65,000 donation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:21amAustin's House recently received a donation of $65,000 from Patty Clark, founder of the Austin Kirby Foundation. Clark and her colleagues at Century 21 Clark Properties work vigorously the entir...
OBITUARY: Heidi Wagner St.Martin
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:20amFebruary 1, 1964 ~ October 16, 2011Heidi Wagner St. Martin died October 16, 2011 comfortably in her sleep from complications surrounding epilepsy. Heidi was born February 1, 1964 in Phoenix AZ t...
Ski, snowboard injuries topic of discussion
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:19amTahoe Center for Orthopedics and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team physicians Terrence Orr and Jonathan Finnoff will present a free, hour-long discussion with a focus on ski and snowboard injury preventi...
Ski, snowboard injuries topic of discussion
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:19amTahoe Center for Orthopedics and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team physicians Terrence Orr and Jonathan Finnoff will present a free, hour-long discussion with a focus on ski and snowboard injury preventi...
Auditions for French comedy at LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:17amThe Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department announces auditions for "Tartuffe: Born Again," a contemporary adaptation of Moliere's classic French comedy, translated and adapted by Frey...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to Heavenly for feeding locals in need
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:12amBread and Broth would like to share our gratitude to Heavenly for recently adopting a Day of Nourishment.Heavenly has given service to our community "above and beyond" the call of duty, in our o...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Caring community helped fill a wonderful life
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:11amI wish to express my appreciation to the kind and loving friends of Crystal Delaney. Your commitment to her happiness, quality of life and continued independence in the face of serious medical chal...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Puga's surgery a success thanks to help
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:09amPizza for Puga night was a success. A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful community for your generous donations for this little dog. Puga had his surgery and is healing well. He's happy and health...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Christmas joy found at hardware store
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:08amThis has been a difficult year. Although I've been going through the motions preparing for Christmas, I just wasn't feeling it. That changed this morning at Nel's Tahoe Hardware.We moved into our h...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Wonderful community participation at fundraiser
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:05amOn Dec. 7, Freshies Restaurant hosted its 11th annual Christmas Charity Event to benefit Bread and Broth and Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. One hundred percent of proceeds were split between these two g...
D.C. tax drama averted, for a while
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:45amWASHINGTON - Their isolation complete, House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll t...
South Tahoe wrestler bounces back from rough season
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:43amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (TDT)- Lucas Espinoza's season ended last year without even losing a match. The wrestler missed weight by only a .1 pound during regionals, failing to advance to the sta...
Proud to Say: A slippery slope gets my best shot
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:40amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif (TDT) -I was there, about midway down Heavenly's Big Easy, working my way to an upright position, my feet firmly strapped to a snowboard and copious amounts of ice sliding d...
As the Bullwheel Turns: The challenges of checking out resorts' latest features
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:37amThis past week, Northstar at Tahoe, now known and re-branded as Northstar California, continued to open more lifts and terrain as its massive snowmaking system continues to pump out machine-made...
OBITUARY: Patricia Noble Whitely
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:36amAUG 15, 1926 - DEC 12, 2011PATRICIA NOBLE WHITELY died peacefully on December 12, 2011 at the age of 85. She was born in Oakland, CA on August 15,1926 to Lois and Kendall Noble. She attended San...
Weekend TV sports schedule
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:35amFriday, Dec. 23MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL4 p.m. ESPN2 - W. Kentucky at Louisville6 p.m. ESPN - Baylor vs. West Virginia, at Las Vegas8 p.m. ESPN2 - Diamond Head Classic, semifinal, teams TBD, at H...
Wolf Pack takes on Southern Miss. in Hawaii on Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:29amHonolulu, Hawaii (TDT) - Hawaii has been anything but paradise for the Nevada Wolf Pack football team over the past four-plus decades."It hasn't been a vacation for us over there," said Wolf Pac...
Great American Wreath and Pine Cone Company hangs unique decor
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As a child Zan Barker used to watch his mother twist evergreen branches into wreaths, adding lemon leaves and other tidbits to the holiday decorations. Today, the memo...
OBITUARY: Alexander Nicholas Graf
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 5:00amSept 19, 1944 ~ Dec 10, 2011ALEXANDER NICHOLAS GRAF of Cave Rock, Nevada died Saturday, December 10, 2011. Alex was born in San Francisco on September 19, 1944 to the late Nicholas and Minnie Gr...
Ski resorts creating good experiences despite lack of natural snow
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 5:00amAt Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort Wednesday beginners hurled themselves down the Broadway run alongside more experienced riders popping and sliding through a small terrain park. South Lake Tahoe sno...
Nevada spending millions on economic
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3.2 quake shakes Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 12:56amTruckee residents were slightly jostled by at 3.2 temblor at 9:30pm Thursday. The epicenter was located six miles northeast of Truckee. People on the North Shore, Reno and the Bay Area felt the Dec. 2...
Phone scammers dialing South Tahoe numbers looking for cash ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 12:56amA new twist on an old telephone scam has resulted in on South Shore resident being swindled out of $5000. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department says a number of these calls are coming into the commun...
Woman sues following collision with Heavenly employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 6:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Florida woman filed suit against Vail Resorts, Heavenly Valley and a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee this week after being injured during a ski collision with the emp...
Woman sues following collision with Heavenly employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 6:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Florida woman filed suit against Vail Resorts, Heavenly Valley and a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee this week after being injured during a ski collision with the emp...
Investigation continues into fatal chairlift fall
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 6:00pmNORDEN, Calif. - State regulators and Sugar Bowl Ski Resort officials continue to investigate varying eyewitness reports regarding what led to a 7-year-old boy falling 60 feet off a chairlift Sunda...
Investigation continues into fatal chairlift fall
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 6:00pmNORDEN, Calif. - State regulators and Sugar Bowl Ski Resort officials continue to investigate varying eyewitness reports regarding what led to a 7-year-old boy falling 60 feet off a chairlift Sunda...
TRPA committee endorses changes to coverage rules
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:58pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Regional Plan Update Committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has endorsed updated policies to improve land coverage restrictions and local gov...
Forest Service reminds public no fireworks on New Year's
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:57pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The supervisor for the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit cautioned New Year's holiday visitors to leave their fireworks at home this week."The use of a...
Prosecutors warn against holiday scams
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:55pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - At least one South Shore resident has been bilked out of $5,000 after being caught up in a new twist on a familiar scam, according to an El Dorado County prosecutor.South...
Reno man fined after admitting he baited bear
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:03pmBy Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal. The Reno man who killed the first bear in Nevada's controversial black bear hunt pleaded guilty today to charges he ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../reno-man-fine...
Derby Dames looking for new teammates
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:03pmLake Tahoe Derby Dames is having an open recruitment night Jan. 3 at 7:30pm at Kahle Community Center in Stateline. Information about joining the roller ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../derby-dames-lookin...
Phone scammers dialing South Tahoe numbers looking for cash ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:03pmA new twist on an old telephone scam has resulted in on South Shore resident being swindled out of $5000. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department says a ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../phone-scammers-dial...
Dry weather to persist through Christmas weekend, snow possible Tuesday
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 4:29pm
Dry weather will prevail through the Christmas holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Lows tonight will drop into the single digits to lower teens across western Nevada, with lows below zero in the Sierra valleys. A warming trend will occur for the holiday weekend as high pressure moves over western Nevada. Highs Christmas Day will warm into the lower 50s. There is the potential for light rain and mountain snow next Tuesday through Thursday.
Crews respond to Kyburz, El Dorado National Forest fires
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 3:03pmFirefighters were putting out hot spots this afternoon on a small fire between Highway 50 and Kyburz. According to Capt. Daniel Berlant with Cal Fire, there was a downed, live power line in the area. It was possible the power line was the origin of the flames but that wasn't clear yet, Berlant said. Dry and breeze conditions were also a concern to keep the quarter to half-acre fire from spreading.
Jeremy Hotz has Christmas presence at the Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:29pmMy Christmas wish come true. I can't think of a more miserable comic to have here this week than Jeremy Hotz. He performs with Marc Price and myself at 9 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Sunday at the ...
Tosh left videos behind, but had outlandish, hilarious performance
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:27pmI've often heard good comedians feed off their audience. Daniel Tosh did just that during two sold-out shows last weekend in MontBleu Theatre. He heckled the crowd, played off their ridiculous rema...
Bethany Owen made quite an impression
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:21pmWhen a bounding adult bear nearly stomped on her foot, Bethany Owen did what comes naturally after many years in show business: she improvised."I was walking down a trail by Camp Richardson and ...
Sherlock isn't Holmes
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:14pmGuy Ritchie's second go at Sherlock Holmes overflows with frenetic action, jumbled plotting, bickering characters and trick photography. It's a children's movie seeking an adult audience because...
Ski report: Winter has arrived
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:06pmSki report: Winter has arrived. Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on December 22nd, 2011 | no responses. Winter is here and the days are getting longer. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-winter-...
Burning Bowl Ceremony
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:06pmUnity at the Lake's New Year's Burning Bowl Ceremony is Dec. 31 from 7-8pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/12/burning-bowl-ceremony-2...
3 top youth shredder movies shot by S. Tahoe firm
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:06pmFirst Tracks Productions in South Lake Tahoe immortalized the event on film. This video and two others by the local company caught the attention of Ski Channel ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../3-of-the-to...
Pier installation signals start of Tahoe Beach Club
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 1:06pmThe Tahoe Beach Club pier brings the number of floating docks on Lake Tahoe to 19. The 275-foot one at the Hyatt in Incline comes all the way to the shore. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../pier-installati...
AG seeks changes to CA medi-pot laws
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 9:27amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Attorney General Kamala Harris urged California lawmakers Wednesday to get serious about clarifying the state's 15-year-old medical marijuana law, saying numerous holes in the ...
Gridlock could hurt 1.1M unemployed Californians
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 9:18amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - About 1.1 million unemployed Californians will be affected if Congress and President Barack Obama fail to break their political deadlock before the end of the year, state ...
Unusual winter wildfire near Kyburz
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 8:52amKYBURZ, Calif. (AP) - An unusual winter wildfire pushed by strong winds is threatening cabins in a Sierra Nevada community that typically is covered with snow this time of year.State fire spokesman...
Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue: Not just another day in the backcountry
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 7:47amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The winter months in Tahoe can sometimes stretch from late October through April, and the ever-changing weather in the Sierra can take many visitors by surprise. But the ...
Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue: Not just another day in the backcountry
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 7:47amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The winter months in Tahoe can sometimes stretch from late October through April, and the ever-changing weather in the Sierra can take many visitors by surprise. But the ...
History Amundsons reflect on a time gone by
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 7:35amPublisher's note This is printed from the Lake Tahoe Historical Society's 1977 fall quarterly newsletter. There was a time the Amundsons remember when bears ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../histor...
Airline travel during the holidays can be less
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:39amBy Reno Gazette-Journal. If you plan on flying this week, prepare yourself. Volatile weather and packed planes make the Christmas and New Year's season one of the trickiest times of the year for a...
