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Kudos & Kindness: Thanks to Lakeside Inn and Casino
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:00amZephyr Cove Elementary School would like to thank Lakeside Inn and Casino for generously donating the turkey for our fourth annual Sharing Feast. Lakeside Inn always donates to this heartfelt event...
School secretary taking her name off attendance sheet
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 2:00amOpinion: Mortgage interest deduction tied to fiscal cliff
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 2:00amOpinion: Time to keep weapons away from the mentally ill
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:50pmMancuso trying to find a ski to get her on the podium
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:21pmSnowboard champion Jamie Anderson gives back to South Lake Tahoe community on Winter Solstice
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 4:46pm
On Friday, Dec. 21, the Winter Solstice, pro snowboarder Jamie Anderson will provide a surprise sponsorship for four lucky kids and hold a winter clothing drive in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. In partnership with Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Anderson will sponsor four young, middle school students from her hometown this winter season with a “surprise sponsorship".
TRPA office closed for holidays from Monday through Jan. 1
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 4:27pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has announced its holiday schedule of operations. The Stateline office will be closed from Monday, Dec. 24 through Tuesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays. The Lake Tahoe agency's front counter staff will be available to serve customers again beginning Wednesday, Jan. 2. TRPA’s front office is usually closed on Tuesday of each week.
The TRPA website, trpa.org, contains documents, frequently asked questions and other valuable information which can assist project applicants during the holiday office closure.
SKorea's 1st woman leader vows new NKorea effort
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:21pmSEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun-hye, daughter of a divisive military strongman from South Korea's authoritarian era, was elected the country's first female president Wednesday, a landmark win tha...
South Lake Tahoe updates its juvenile curfew ordinance
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:09pmThe City of South Lake Tahoe has updated it’s Curfew Ordinance (18-1-3.7). Because of the recent changes and the desire by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department to enforce the ordinance from 1/1/2013 forward, we would like to update the community on the recent passage of the “Day Time Curfew.”
USFS looking for someone to operate Round Hill Pines
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 12:55pmTeacher sole heir of $7.4M gold coin fortune
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 11:48amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Walter Samaszko Jr. was a loner whose death went largely unnoticed. That all changed when a crew sent to clean out his house found a fortune stashed away in the garage of h...
Lake Tahoe 2035 transportation plan targets emission reduction strategies
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 11:41amAlong with the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update, Mobility 2035, which is the Lake Tahoe Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, was also approved by regional boards last week at Harveys Resort convention center in Stateline.
Passage of the Sustainable Communities Strategy makes Tahoe the fourth region in the state of California to approve a plan that complies with new greenhouse gas emissions legislation, according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPO).
FCC Chairman cites Barton Health's program as a catalyst for nationwide broadband expansion
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 11:29am
Barton Health's Telemedicine program, which was launched as part of a Rural Healthcare Pilot Program, received accolades this month from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission who noted the South Lake Tahoe program aided in recent decisions made by the Commission to expand a broadband Telemedicine program nationally.
Controller finds more problems in California parks
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 11:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - More than 200 state employees were overpaid more than $500,000 by managers who deliberately broke state rules at the troubled California Department of Parks and Recreation...
2 Calif. tribes sue to block casino proposal
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 10:55amMARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Two California casino-owning tribes have filed lawsuits to block a third tribe from building a casino.The two tribes say the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians' propose...
Officials continue search for plane in Yosemite
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 10:29amYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Clear skies are helping authorities search for a small plane that disappeared from radar over the backcountry of Yosemite National Park.Park spokeswoman Kari C...
Fire trucks light up for the holidays
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 10:07amWhen it comes to fire trucks, lights are to be expected. It's just that they're typically urging motorists to pull over, not spreading holiday cheer.But a long-held tradition at the South Shore ...
El Dorado County adding detective specializing in elder crimes
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 9:45amThe Doctors: High or low? You need to know.
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:00amThey're both characterized by the amount of sugar you have in your blood, they're both linked to diabetes - and that's about all hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia have in common.A little background: W...
Kudos & Kindness: Thanks to Ernie's for supporting basketball program
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:00amThe South Tahoe Boys Basketball Program would like to thank Paul and Judy Bruso and their staff at Ernie's for hosting our 6th Annual Ernie's Burger night. With the generous donation of their resta...
Letter to the editor: Leaders need to take charge
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:00amHow much longer will our presidents, Supreme Court justices, senators and representatives allow themselves to be held hostage by the National Rifle Association, a group representing only about 1 pe...
Kashima captures A Team status
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:00amMoguls are tough on the knees, and Sho Kashima knows that better than most.After two season-ending knee surgeries, the South Tahoe moguls pro also knows exactly what it takes to get back on the ...
Ganong posts career-best World Cup finish
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:00amVAL GARDENA, Italy - After missing all of the 2011-12 season with a torn Achilles, American Steven Nyman stormed out of the 39th start position to steal a victory on a foggy, snowy Saslong Class...
Mott Canyon makes its debut
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:00amWith 2.5 feet of snow dropping last week, Heavenly opened its expert-only, double black diamond terrain of Mott Canyon to skiers and riders Sunday for the first time this season. For Mott Canyon...
Warriors snag pair of preseason wins
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:00amThe Warriors kept their winning ways on a roll Friday in a preseason matchup at Loyalton High School.The boys defeated Loyalton 48-44 in overtime, and the girls secured their game with a 49-33 win....
South Tahoe boys bag Spring Creek match
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:00amFunny enough, but it was actually a positive turning point for the Vikings when Spring Creek stole the ball, dribbled the length of the floor and slammed home a two-handed dunk.After the play, ...
What is the worst or funniest gift you’ve ever received?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:00amLTWC submits expansion plans to TRPA for wild animal rehabilitation facility in Meyers area
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:00amNevada judge: Mental illness at the root of mass killings
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 6:15pmSheriff's investigator to focus on elder abuse
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 5:12pmThe El Dorado County Sheriff's Office announced the addition of a new investigator position this week that will focus solely on elder abuse and financial crimes.The county's elderly population is 3...
Man arrested with nearly a pound of marijuana in Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 5:09pmDouglas County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 30-year-old Anderson, Calif., man on suspicion of drug sales after a traffic stop turned up almost a pound of marijuana Sunday afternoon.Jason Tescher w...
Firefighters spent thousands to keep Stracener off bench
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 4:30pmLTUSD schools strengthen security
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 4:11pmTahoe Valley Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Irene Kaelin asked her group of 30 students Monday to raise their hands if they'd heard about what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Con...
South Lake Tahoe businesses, school elevating Compost Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 3:52pmA handful of local businesses - and a South Shore school - are taking South Lake Tahoe food waste management to the next level, and hope to close the recycling circle by spring. Composting isn't...
Winter storms through the weekend, Christmas holiday to bring feet of snow to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 3:36pm
Arriving in time for the Christmas holidays, a series of winter storms are headed for Lake Tahoe prompting the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a Winter Storm Watch.
Snow amounts of 18 to 30 inches are expected above 7,000 feet and around a foot at lake level Friday through Saturday, according to the weather service.
Nevada governor appoints Lake Tahoe ski industry stalwart John Wagnon to Tourism Commission
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 1:33pm
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday appointed John Wagnon of Vail Resorts and Herb Santos, Jr. to the Nevada Commission on Tourism. Wagnon, a 40-year veteran of the snowsports industry, is senior director of brand marketing for Vail Resorts, Inc at Heavenly Mountain Resort south shore Lake Tahoe and Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
He has served on the on the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, Ski Lake Tahoe and the California Travel Industry Association boards. Wagnon is also a trustee and past chairman of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Board.
