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Secretary Of State Revokes Corporate Status Of 427 Businesses For Failure To Respond

by South Tahoe Now EditorThursday, September 8, 2011 - 7:21pm

By Nevada News Bureau staff
Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller today revoked the corporate status of more than 400 limited liability corporations (LLC’s) and corporations registered with the state of Nevada for failing to respond to an official inquiry into the companies’ status as home-based businesses.

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Planning Commission OKs Emerald Bay Road Gas Station

by South Tahoe Now EditorThursday, September 8, 2011 - 4:36pm

By the Tahoe Business Monitor
The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission voted 4-0 this week to approve the “Raley’s Aisle 1” gas station, convenience store and car wash.

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Nevada Military Support Alliance Offers a Way to Donate to Fallen Guardsmen

by South Tahoe Now EditorThursday, September 8, 2011 - 4:25pm

CARSON CITY –The Nevada Military Support Alliance (NMSA) has established a way to donate to the families of the Guard members killed in Tuesday’s shooting rampage in Carson City. Those interested in making a donation to support the families of the fallen may do so at www.nvmilitarysupport.org.
Once on the page, click the red “Nevada National Guard Victims of 9/6/11” button.
In the middle of the next page, choose “NEVADA MILITARY Support Alliance” from the drop-down menu. Fill-in the fields and then press the “submit” button.

Lifestyle

Bear Breaks Into Prius, ‘Drives’ Away As Family Vacationing in Lake Tahoe Watch

by South Tahoe Now EditorThursday, September 8, 2011 - 2:22pm

A family vacationing in Lake Tahoe, Calif., awoke to the sound of their car horn only to find a bear trapped inside their Toyota Prius. The bear, reportedly stuck inside the car, began thrashing in an attempt to free itself and moved the gear shift from park to neutral. Click here to read the story.

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Fire on Old Clear Creek Road contained; Highway 50 open

by South Tahoe Now EditorThursday, September 8, 2011 - 11:32amMonday, August 12, 2024 - 12:49pm

Update 2 p.m.: Fire crews have contained a fire that broke out this morning near Old Clear Creek Road near the top of Spooner Summit, and Highway 50 has reopened.
The fire was last reported to be about 1.5 acres in size, and there was one home in the area that was threatened. Light winds and cool temperatures helped firefighters get a handle on the blaze, with a helicopter dumping water to help out the hand crews on the ground.

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Gas station proposal goes to Planning Commission today

by South Tahoe Now EditorThursday, September 8, 2011 - 9:16am

By the Tahoe Business Monitor
The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission is scheduled to vote today on whether to approve a new gas station, car wash and convenience store at the “Y”
shopping center.
The project would replace the vacant service station at 1020 Emerald Bay Road, next to the Raley’s supermarket, which was recently demolished.

Lifestyle

We Can! Program hosts Walk the Block on Sept. 21

by South Tahoe Now EditorWednesday, September 7, 2011 - 6:18pm

Let’s get moving South Lake Tahoe with the kick-off event for our 2011 We Can! Wellness Challenge. Barton Health and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District invite you and your family to WALK THE BLOCK. What a great way to meet new neighbors, have great conversations with your family about fitness and have fun in our great outdoors! Walk your neighborhood at any time on September 21st.

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$2.3 Million for Tahoe Center will Fund 3-D Public Education on Lake Ecosystems

by South Tahoe Now EditorWednesday, September 7, 2011 - 5:12pm

By the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Members of the public will be able to visually immerse themselves in two of the best-known lakes in the United States, thanks to a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to UC Davis’ Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

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Carson City IHOP shooting: Names of deceased victims released

by South Tahoe Now EditorWednesday, September 7, 2011 - 4:03pmMonday, August 12, 2024 - 12:49pm

Names of those killed in yesterday’s IHOP shooting are:

Major Heath Kelly, 35, Reno, decorated field artillery officer, husband and father, commander of Joint Force Headquarters in Carson City, served in Iraq 2004-2005. Avid student of military history, known for his dry sense of humor. See story
Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, 38, Carson City, father of three, served in Afghanistan 2009-2010, also served in U.S Navy for two years before joining the Guard
Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, Reno, owner of a small baking company, well known in the company for providing cupcakes for guard functions. See story
Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, South Lake Tahoe. See story

According to Sheriff Kenny Furlong, the names of those wounded are not going to be released at this time.

One of those wounded is Wally Gunderson, husband of Florence Donovan-Gunderson, who died in the attack.

See all stories on IHOP Shooting

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Nevada Highway Patrol busy over Labor Day weekend

by South Tahoe Now EditorWednesday, September 7, 2011 - 3:36pm

By Chuck Allen, NHP
The Labor Day holiday weekend produced a high volume of traffic on northern Nevada highways resulting in a large number of calls for service. During the three-day weekend, nineteen people were arrested in the Reno-Sparks area with fifteen of those arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Troopers assigned to the Carson City area logged 3 DUI arrests. The DUI arrest activity for Lovelock, Fernley, Fallon and Hawthorne was not available this morning.