Bona Fide Books has an exciting fall line-up, with writing classes for newbies, craft classes for the experienced and art and music for all. All Bona Fide Books events feature entertainment, peculiarities and wholesome libations. Check out the schedule at Tahoe Arts and Mountain Culture.
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Thunderstorms move over Lake Tahoe
A band of thunderstorms, carrying pea to marble-sized hail, heavy wind and lightning has moved over the Lake Tahoe region late Sunday. The National Weather Service in Reno began tracking the strong thunderstorm system near Carnelian Bay on the north side of Lake Tahoe nears Kings Beach.
The storm, moving southwest at around 10 mph, carries many lightning bolts, moderate rain amounting to about one half inch per hour, which is reducing visibility in the basin to less than three miles.
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Capital City Residents, State And Local Officials, Gather To Commemorate 9-11
By Sean Whaley
CARSON CITY – Residents of this capital city, hit with tragedy earlier in the week with the shooting deaths of four people at a local restaurant, gathered at two somber ceremonies today to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
About 300 people gathered at Mills Park for the Patriot’s Day – 9-11 Remembrance sponsored by the Capital Baptist Church.
A similar number then gathered at the park to see the unveiling of a 1,600-pound I-beam from the World Trade Center towers donated to the city to form the basis of a 9-11 memorial.
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Douglas authorities arrest man on abduction, attempted sexual assault charges on a child
By Sgt. Jim Halsey
Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 21-year-old Jacob Wilcher on charges of kidnapping and attempted sexual assault. At approximately 11:40 am on Sunday, Douglas County deputies were dispatched to a call of an attempted child abduction at the Lifepoint Church, in Minden.
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South Lake Tahoe remembers 9/11
Nathan Griffith of Boy Scouts of America Troop 468 in South Lake Tahoe prepares for the 9-11 Memorial at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theatre on this day of remembrance.
Photo by Taylor Flynn/ Tahoe Mountain News
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Friends recall Florence Donovan-Gunderson; witness describes shooting as tragedy hits South Lake Tahoe
A gunman who opened fire inside a Carson City restaurant has torn a hole through the South Lake Tahoe community, taking the life of a long-time local woman, maiming her disabled husband, and sending shock waves in the community after learning the gunman has family business ties in town.
The brutal murder that happened inside the International House of Pancakes this week claimed the lives of three U.S. Army National Guard personnel and Lake Tahoe Keys resident Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67. Shooter Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City turned the automatic weapon he was packing on himself and left both communities stunned and asking questions about why such a senseless act of violence happened.
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Fishing report through Sept. 14
Here is this week’s fishing report for Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra and southern Oregon. This report runs this weekend through Sept. 14.
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Outdoors with Don Q: Visit a great website known as Modern Sportsman
By Don Quilici
If you are a sportsman or a sportswoman who hunts, fishes, camps, owns dogs, reloads ammo, cooks wild game, photographs, etc., you might want to take the time to visit www.modernsportsman.proboards.com.
About now, you’re probably asking yourself, “What in the heck is this?
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Abalone die-off observed in Sonoma County
By the California Department of Fish and Game
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has confirmed reports of dead red abalone and sea stars inside coves along the coast in Sonoma County.
The number of dead and dying abalone is not known but reports have come from Bodega Bay, Russian Gulch, Fort Ross, Timber Cove and Salt Point State Park, beginning on August 27.
DFG biologists and game wardens have collected abalone, mussels and water samples and are continuing to document reports from the public.
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DFG biologists determine cause of Pelican deaths
By the California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) biologists say that sea lions are responsible for recent pelican deaths in the San Luis Obispo area.
Residents and local law enforcement have been finding the carcasses of California Brown Pelicans along the beaches for the past few days.
More than a dozen of the large aquatic birds have been injured or killed by large puncture wounds.