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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...
Who can turn the world on with her ... hug?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:30amIn this girl-takes-on-the-world saga, we never actually see Mary Richards throw her hat into the air, but it feels as though we do. Jennifer Lawrence, of the acclaimed "Winter's Bone," plays Kat...
Minnesota-Mexico jazzman uses eraser to redefine music
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:27amTo guitarist Todd Clouser, Kurt Cobain was a folk artist - and he's not sorry the notion might seem far-fetched. He is, however, whimsical about his pigeonhole.The first of Clouser's three album...
Residents raise concerns over proposed pilot shuttle program on Tahoe's East Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 9:27amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Throughout the years, overcrowding and traffic back-ups during summer weekends along Highway 28 around Sand Harbor State Park have become increasing safety concerns to pe...
Nevadans' income up 4.1 percent in 2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 9:23amNevadans' personal income rose an average of 4.1 percent in 2011.Nationally, personal income rose an average 5.1 percent in 2011 after rising 3.7 percent in 2010, according to estimates released We...
Police looking for Wells Fargo robber
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 9:18amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police are looking for a man who robbed the Wells Fargo bank inside Raley's near Stateline this morning.Dispatchers received a report of a robbery at the bank about 10 a....
Recent storms extend dirt road and trail closure two weeks
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 9:00amThe seasonal closure of dirt roads and trails to motor vehicles in the Eldorado National Forest has been extended for two weeks due to the recent storms and the weather forecast of intermittent sto...
Stranded man survives 10 days on snow; friend dies
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 8:49amRENO, Nev. (AP) - A 76-year-old Colorado man survived 10 days in the remote Nevada desert by melting snow and using skills he learned as a Boy Scout, but his travel partner has been found dead.Pers...
Opinion: Important to help animals in hard economic times
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 9:00am‘Veggie revolution’ may be digestable in super small doses
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 2:01amNorth Shore voters being asked to keep TOT rate in place
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 2:00amNevada board to renew efforts to name Lake Tahoe cove after Mark Twain
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:45pm
CARSON CITY — Nevada is considering taking another stab at naming a cove on the east shore at Lake Tahoe after Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. But an ill-fated campfire at Tahoe is slowing the efforts of the state Board on Geographic Names.
Opinion: America’s moral crisis lies in boardrooms, not bedrooms
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:15pmSports academy to be offered in S. Tahoe starting this fall
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 2:25pmWhittell softball takes two from Sparks
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:10pmIn girls softball action this weekend the Lady Warriors faced off against Sparks High School in their first conference double header of the season at Lampe Park. In the first game the Warriors came...
Derby Dames top Merced to open season
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:08pmMERCED, Calif. - The Tahoe Derby Dames kicked off their bouting season against the Merced Rollin' Roulettes Derby Girls on St. Patrick's Day. The Dames returned home triumphantly, beating Merced on...
Lady Vikings score 38 runs in doubleheader
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:07pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - In the first game of a doubleheader against North Tahoe, the Viking softball team erupted for 15 runs to the Lakers' three. Emily Gardner was the winning pitcher, throwing three...
Mixed results for South Tahoe at Fallon Elks invitational
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 12:03pmFALLON, Nev. - South Tahoe coach Geoff Nelson described his team's performance at the 40th annual Fallon Elks Invitational as, "a roller coaster ride of ups and downs."Most of the ups were on the g...
South Tahoe's Jerod Haase takes over at UAB
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 11:42amBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Jerod Haase got emotional when he had to tell his longtime mentor and boss Roy Williams he was leaving North Carolina to take over UAB's program."When I left his office y...
Computer classes at South Lake Tahoe Library through April
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 11:04am
Beginning Saturday, April 7, 2012, the South Lake Tahoe Library will offer a series of computer classes throughout the month. Please pre-register by calling (530) 573-3185 or stop by the library.
Computer Basics Class, Saturday
April 7th at 10 am
Gas prices already closing in on last year's high
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 10:12amNEW YORK (AP) - The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year's high.Gas reached a nationwide average of $3.90 per gallon on Monday. It has risen 17 cents so far this month. Pump pr...
Vikings split against Lakers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:43amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The South Tahoe baseball team split a pair of Mount Rose League games against North Tahoe in Carson City on Saturday, winning 7-2 before dropping the second game 8-3.In the firs...
Warriors Brave Sparks Onslaught
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:39amGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - When the Sparks Railroaders rolled into Lampe Park Saturday for a twin-bill against Whittell, the Warriors knew they were moving up in class.Way up.Sparks High's student bod...
Chains required on U.S. 50
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As of 9:30 a.m. chains are required over Echo Summit on U.S. Highway 50. The traction control devices are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel drive vehicles with snow...
Meyers Community Plan to be discussed at April 4 meeting
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:27amA community meeting, hosted by El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago, will take place on Wednesday, April 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School (formerly Meyers Elementary School). This meeting will be a first step towards implementing an update of the Meyers Community Plan. The agenda includes a presentation by Supervisor Santiago in which she will review major components and past processes along with identifying current community assets.
Fishing Report For the week of March 28 to April 3
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:13amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of March 28 through April 3.
Lake Tahoe Basin removed from Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amLake Tahoe Basin bears will not be under the gun this summer and fall following a decision by the Nevada Wildlife Commission last weekend.
OBITUARY: John A. Giannotta
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amSeptember 13, 1923 - March 22, 2012Long time Carson City resident, John A. Giannotta, passed away on March 22, 2012. He was born on September 13, 1923 in San Jose, California. John was preceded ...
Drug Store Project reaches its ninth year
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amLake Valley firefighter and medic Colin Hargrove comes across drugs almost daily. The scenario he was acting out during the Drug Store Project Tuesday is not much different from the cases he res...
Lake Tahoe Basin removed from Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amLake Tahoe Basin bears will not be under the gun this summer and fall following a decision by the Nevada Wildlife Commission last weekend.After two days of testimony Friday and Saturday, the commis...
News briefs: March 28, 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amMeyers Community Plan meeting April 4El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago will host a community meeting on the Meyers Community Plan April 4, according to an announcement this week.The meetin...
Man suffers two broken legs in alleged hit-and-run
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:00amA 29-year-old Elk Grove man was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno following an alleged hit-and-run Saturday morning.About 6:50 a.m. the man was walking near Pioneer Trail east of Ski ...
