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Washoe County educator named U.S. superintendent of the year
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 7:31pmMcAvoy Lane The Ghost of Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe Books and Art
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:50pm
President's Day is just around the corner and Lake Tahoe Books and Art is pleased to present McAvoy Lane, The Ghost of Mark Twain, in a special evening performance on Presidents and Presidential Politics, 1782-2012. The event is on Sunday, Feb. 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Books and Art, 4000 Lake Tahoe Blvd – Suite 10 (Village Center, formerly known as the Crescent V Center), South Lake Tahoe. Call (530) 600-2020 or (530) 542-3245. Click on the photo above to enlarge.
Reno-Tahoe named 3rd best ski airport in the nation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 4:59pm
Noted for being able to get in and out with relative ease, short check-in lines, and an uncrowded atmosphere, Reno-Tahoe International Airport was named as the Third Best Airport in the Nation for Skiers by Ski Magazine. The write-up was authored by Elyse Saugstad and Cody Townsend. Go here for the story, click through and see how other airports compare.
California Trout pushes for "wild and scenic" designation on Upper Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 4:14pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for life. That is, unless, the fish populations have been depleted due to a constantly gro...
Calif. senator calls Nev. Tahoe law inflammatory
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 4:09pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A leader in the California Senate has some strong words for Nevada over its threats to withdraw from the decades-old Lake Tahoe Compact.Sen. Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat f...
Sugarland added to summer series
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 2:25pmSweet news: Sugarland is coming to Tahoe.The country duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush will perform Aug. 18 in the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the 2012 Summer Outdoor ...
Sugarland added to summer series
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 2:25pmSweet news: Sugarland is coming to Tahoe.The country duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush will perform Aug. 18 in the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the 2012 Summer Outdoor ...
Full Circle Compost & Hungry Mother Organics 3rd Annual Seed Swap
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:52pm
Event Date:
March 3, 2012 (All day) Have you ever been to a Seed Swap? It's soooo much fun! Bring your own seeds to swap or just come down and get rare locally grown Heirloom varieties. Our seeds have been proven to grow here in the Sierra Nevada Environment... flowers, heirloom vegetables, trees, shrubs and much much more! If you don't have your own seeds, that's ok, we only ask for a small donation.
Full Circle Compost & Hungry Mother Organics
3190 Hwy 395, Minden, NV 89423
Please call 775-267-5305 or go to our website www.fullcirclecompost.com
Opinion: Redevelopment appears to have a slight heart beat
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:30pmNew Snow Allows Heavenly to Open Milky Way Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:59am
After receiving 12” of new snow on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, Heavenly Mountain Resort will open Milky Way Bowl for the first time this season, giving the resort additional expert and off-piste terrain. Heavenly will have 50 percent of the resort open, totaling 2,400 acres.
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:34amJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons are live talking about South Shore athletics and professional sports as well. Today we're talking Whittell boys' playoff basketball and South Tahoe girls' playoffs. ...
Grammy Awards had plenty of connections with Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:56amThe Beach Boys are back.The legendary rock 'n' roll band will perform July 15 at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series. Tickets go on sale March...
Grammy Awards had plenty of connections with Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:56amThe Beach Boys are back.The legendary rock 'n' roll band will perform July 15 at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series. Tickets go on sale March...
International Olympic Committee president in U.S., but relations still prickly
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:50amWeather Window | Flooding rains broke four-year drought
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:48amEditor's note: This is the first in a two-part installment.TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - During the second survey of the 2012 water year on Feb. 1, Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Sn...
Sacramento police arrest suspect in South Lake Tahoe bank robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:47amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sacramento police arrested a man suspected of bank robberies in South Lake Tahoe, Sacramento and San Francisco, according to a press release sent out by the Sacramento...
IOC President Jacques Rogge arrives in Los Angeles
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:23amLOS ANGELES (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said Wednesday night that there's no ideal time for the United States to make another bid to host an Olympics.With inte...
South Tahoe Wells Fargo Bank robbery suspect arrested in Sacramento
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:07am
The man believed to have robbed the Wells Fargo Bank inside the Raley's at the Village Center in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 30 is sitting in a Sacramento jail after allegedly robbing a bank.
Wild and Scenic push for Upper Truckee River reappears with workshops
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:47am
After El Dorado County supervisors agreed in fall to table the concept, plans are in the works to again bring federal protection measures to the Upper Truckee River.
Nevada approves regulations for self-driving cars
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:01amRENO, Nev. - Nevada is becoming the first of the U.S. states to regulate self-driving vehicles on its roadways.The state's legislative commission on Wednesday approved regulations that were vetted ...
‘Miss Representation’ — a plea to stop exploitation of women
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:59amNorth Shore daredevil must remove cable across American River
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 7:35pmWayne Brady describes the ups and downs of 'spontaneous theater'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:33pmImprovisational entertainer Wayne Brady doesn't do standup routines, but on occasion an ambitiousness attitude brought him violently down in both a wrestling ring and in the Lake Tahoe wildernes...
Riveting show from brothers Garza
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:30pm"We're gonna' bring you some acoustic Texican rock and roll!" Henry Garza yelled into the microphone, peering out at the audience behind shaded sunglasses framed by dark, shoulder-length hair.Los L...
Expendables were anything but during Tahoe show
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:25pmFeaturing a unique fusion of musical genres, the Expendables are just as amazing live as it is on its records. It hit the crowd last week in the MontBleu Theatre with a plethora of songs, old an...
Dance like the plot doesn't matter, sting like a giant bee
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:21pmThere's more wrong with "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" than is indicated by its Jules Verne ripoff title.As the film opens, Sean (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from 2008's "Journey to ...
Howie is Starr struck at the Improv, which welcomes smoking comic Tony Camin
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:14pmIf you haven't seen "The Adventures of Tintin" make sure that you do. The Oscar-nominated movie features Joe Starr, who appears through Sunday at Harveys' Improv, in the role of Interpol agent B...
An Evening of Chautauqua with Mark Twain, Snowshoe Thompson and Warren Upson
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 12:28pm
Come to Genoa for an "Evening of Chautauqua: with Mark Twain, Snowshoe Thompson and Pony Express Rider - Warren Upson" Friday, March 2nd 6-8pm at the Genoa Town Hall. $10 at the door, first come-first seated. What fun to see our historical heroes come to life in 1860s Genoa. Great venue for the whole family. Event features McAvoy Layne as Mark Twain, Steve Hale as Snowshoe Thompson and Kim Copel as Warren Upson. Proceeds to benefit Friends of Snowshoe Thompson and Town of Genoa Concert on the Greens. For more information call (775) 315-7777 or (775) 220-0605.
USFS office in Truckee earns LEED gold classification
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:42amSurveillance photos released in Minden minimart robbery
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:33am
Updated Feb. 16, 5:08PM: Douglas County authorities have released surveillance photos of a Feb. 10 armed robbery at a Minden gas station and are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect and a possible accomplice.
A gun was drawn on a clerk and an undetermined amount of cash taken at the J&M Mini Mart in Minden on Friday Feb. 10.
A simple room provides relief for families of sick children
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:01amPoliticians returning funds from Nevada developer
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:48amLAS VEGAS - Some of Nevada's top politicians, including U.S. Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller, are shedding political donations amid reports that a prominent Nevada developer and lobbyist is the ta...
Analyst: Casino tax hike would mean job losses
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:43amAn initiative to raise the top tax rate on Nevada's highest-earning casinos is not economically sustainable by the industry and would lead to thousands of direct and indirect job losses, according ...
Fire safe council responds to audit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:37amMINDEN, Nev. - Many Nevada Fire Safe Council chapter members were already aware that federal auditors were recommending $2.7 million in recovery act grants to the Nevada Fire Safe Council be repaid...
Education Roundup: Host families recognized
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:34amTwo South Lake Tahoe families have received the President's Volunteer Service Award for active participation in student exchange programs. Mark and Stacy Romagnolo, who hosted Aneta Krizova from th...
FORTIER: City of South Lake Tahoe wins court battle against League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:31amAmid little media fanfare, the city of South Lake Tahoe won a major court battle recently against the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The city's decisive court triumph got little to no coverage in the r...
FORTIER: City of South Lake Tahoe wins court battle against League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:31amAmid little media fanfare, the city of South Lake Tahoe won a major court battle recently against the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The city's decisive court triumph got little to no coverage in the r...
SAUNDERS: Obama imposes his will, ignores Constitution
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 9:30amFrom San Francisco, where I live, the controversy over the White House decision to require church-affiliated employers to provide contraception in their employee health care benefits has felt like ...
