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What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Easter picnic with chicken, eggs and carrot muffins
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 12:12pmFood and pets are good for you. This week during Easter break I get it. There is a common thread between what we eat and our four-leggers. They are constant. We have control on what we feed ours...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Easter picnic with chicken, eggs and carrot muffins
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 12:12pmFood and pets are good for you. This week during Easter break I get it. There is a common thread between what we eat and our four-leggers. They are constant. We have control on what we feed ours...
Ozomatli's sax player selects the right course, makes it back to Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 12:06pmOzomatli's sound is all over the map, and fortunately for Tahoe, the band's GPS often points to Tahoe. The seven-piece group has played both major North Shore casinos, along with MontBleu and, t...
Long live the queen
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 12:02pmJulia Roberts submits to middle-age, portraying an aging queen determined to hang on to her beauty as a means to power. To ensure her rivals and "crinkles" both remain at bay, her highness order...
Mats effective in killing invasive clams on East Coast
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 1:00pmBurning Howie Nave's candles at both ends
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:58amI couldn't have asked for a better birthday present than having Rocky LaPorte and Ron Morey on the same bill this week. Both of these guys are hilarious and very improvisational. Rocky is one of...
Karl Denson and Anders Osborne perform Rolling Stones' album 'Sticky Fingers' at Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:52am"Wild Horses" couldn't drag Karl Denson and Anders Osborne away for long.The saxophone player and rock guitarist from February's four-night Snowlive in the Crystal Bay Casino will be together ag...
Sirota: Where we're going, we don't need roads
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:21amInterstate 70 in Colorado, one of the nation's best-known arteries, is the latest thoroughfare to incite an archetypal fight. Running at capacity as it cuts through Denver, this gateway to the Rock...
Second suspect arrested in North Shore burglary ring
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:15amEaster egg hunt at Sugar Bowl could mean free skiing
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:15amOPEN's Burger Night at Ernie's
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 8:45amOPEN's Burger Night at Ernie's again for their annual fundraiser on Wednesday, April 11th, from 5 pm to 7 pm. The wait staff are volunteers, so tips are appreciated. Tickets for the event are $10 for a burger, cheeseburger or veggie burger and a soft drink and fries.
Hang out and visit with lots of locals!
Please let Coco at The Substitute (544-6071) know how many tickets you want and she'll deliver them to you asap,
or you can pick them up from her at The Substitute.
Nevada, California to merge in 2022 Winter Olympics bid
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 8:37amFifty-two years after the Olympic flame was first ignited in the Tahoe region, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and Nevada Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki announced the formation of the Lake Tahoe Winter Games Exploratory Committee (LTWGEC) today, a new joint California Nevada initiative, building on the existing efforts, dedicated to developing an Olympic Bid for the 2022 Winter Games.
Trial date set for accused serial killer arrested in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 7:37amNOVATO, Calif. (AP) - The man accused of murdering four prostitutes with matching first and last initials in Northern California is set to go on trial in November.A Marin County judge set the date ...
Calif., Nev. merge Tahoe 2022 Olympic bid
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 7:27amSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California and Nevada officials announced Thursday that they are joining forces in their effort to lure the Winter Games back to the Lake Tahoe area in 2022, forming an expl...
Calif., Nev. merge Tahoe 2022 Olympic bid
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 7:27amSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California and Nevada officials announced Thursday that they are joining forces in their effort to lure the Winter Games back to the Lake Tahoe area in 2022, forming an expl...
4th-graders able to get a dose of history outside the classroom
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:15pmOpinion: Chamber thankful for successful Business Expo
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 3:30pmRegional fire chiefs worry about structures near wildland
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 1:45pmTRPA announces meeting schedule for Lake Tahoe plan update
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:36amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced the schedule of public meetings and workshops for public input on the Regional Plan Update draft and environmental documents for Lake Tahoe being released later this month.
Western ski resorts wrapping unpredictable season
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:34amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Western ski resorts are wrapping up one of the most unusual and unpredictable snow seasons in recent memory.New Mexico, traditionally warmer and with less reliable snowfall t...
Western ski resorts wrapping unpredictable season
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:34amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Western ski resorts are wrapping up one of the most unusual and unpredictable snow seasons in recent memory.New Mexico, traditionally warmer and with less reliable snowfall t...
Building permit issued for Gardnerville Walmart
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 9:10amIt was more than two years ago that a debate raged in the small precincts of Gardnerville about the large effects a giant retailer like Walmart would have on the community.Last week, Douglas Cou...
Douglas ranked healthiest Nevada county third year in a row
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 8:44amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas was the healthiest county in Nevada, according to a report issued today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Doug...
Western ski resorts wrapping unpredictable season
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 8:40amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Western ski resorts are wrapping up one of the most unusual and unpredictable snow seasons in recent memory.New Mexico, traditionally warmer and with less reliable snowfall...
Western ski resorts wrapping unpredictable season
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 8:40amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Western ski resorts are wrapping up one of the most unusual and unpredictable snow seasons in recent memory.New Mexico, traditionally warmer and with less reliable snowfall...
Pride - U2 - Martin Luther King
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 8:19am"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated 44 years ago today
OBITUARY: LESLIE VIRGIL GOODNER
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:00amMarch 5, 1939 - November 29, 2011Les, 72 of Stateline, Nevada passed away suddenly on November 29, 2011. He was born in Nebraska on March 5, 1939 to Virgil and Mae Goodner.Les worked in and arou...
Wet March can't make up for dry winter
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:00amIt's no "Miracle March," but this month's snowfall is somewhat better than expected after a drier-than-average winter."The water content we just measured is down in the lower 10 percent of years...
Kirkwood closes mountain after inbounds avalanche
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:00amKirkwood Mountain Resort was forced to shut down lifts after an avalanche was triggered inbounds Sunday.A skier reported to ski patrol that a small avalanche had occurred toward the top of Vista li...
Search and rescue teams locate lost walker, snomobilers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:00amMembers of the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team rescued four people lost in Saturday's storm in two separate incidents.About 2 p.m., personnel responded to a call from a man...
Noise, time frame issues on special event guidelines
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:00amJust how long and loud special events in South Lake Tahoe should be was the focus of a work session by the South Lake Tahoe City Council Tuesday.Guidelines being developed by the city are expected ...
Wet March can't make up for dry winter
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:00amIt's no "Miracle March," but this month's snowfall is somewhat better than expected after a drier-than-average winter."The water content we just measured is down in the lower 10 percent of years...
Kirkwood closes mountain after inbounds avalanche
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:00amKirkwood Mountain Resort was forced to shut down lifts after an avalanche was triggered inbounds Sunday.A skier reported to ski patrol that a small avalanche had occurred toward the top of Vista li...
2 businesses not open at S. Tahoe Y because of landlords
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 2:01am