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California, Nevada governors agree to preserve Lake Tahoe Compact, renew commitment from both states
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:50pm
The governors of California and Nevada have agreed to renew a bi-state partnership to preserve, protect and enhance Lake Tahoe through the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Compact.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Calif. Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced Tuesday an agreement that renews the partnership, which has been under threat of repeal.
State water board OKs multi-state plan to protect Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 11:00amThe State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved certification of a water quality management plan that allows regional planning and water quality agencies to balance infill development needs and environmentally protective policies focused on improving Lake Tahoe clarity.
South Lake Tahoe celebrates Earth Day at Bijou Community Park
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 8:16pm
Event Date:
April 27, 2013 - 10:00am
The South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Festival will kick off Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bijou Community Park.
Earth Day recognizes, celebrates and promotes our region’s unique beauty while educating the public about local environmental issues.
Bring your friends and family to learn about ways to counteract global climate change through recycling and composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability, and reducing our ecological footprint.
No questions asked: South Lake Tahoe police take back unwanted prescription drugs
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 04/06/2013 - 4:37pmEvent Date:
April 27, 2013 - 10:00am
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
Bring your medications for disposal to Safeway at 1020 Johnson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Forest Service extends deadline for proposals to operate Round Hill Pines Resort
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 11:11amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit extended the deadline for proposals to reconstruct, operate and maintain Round Hill Pines Resort.
Applications must be received by Friday, June 21, 2013, 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Forest Supervisor's Office, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.
South Lake Tahoe wins excellence award for Lakeview Commons
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 9:18amThe City of South Lake Tahoe received an Award of Excellence from the California Park and Recreation Society for Lakeview Commons at El Dorado Beach. The City’s recognition in the category of Park Planning will be honored at the 2013 California and Pacific Southwest Recreation and Park Training Conference, held in San Jose March 6-8.
Improv comics make quite an impression
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 2:15pmScott Henry can prank people with his voices.Although this week's headliner at Harveys Improv doesn't use these voices in his stage act, Scott will use them when accenting a funny set-up. On rad...
All eyes on Nevada for online poker bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 7:59amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Lawmakers were urged Tuesday to act quickly on Gov. Brian Sandoval's plan to let companies offering online poker in Nevada take bets from players in other states - a potential m...
Senate tries again to move anti-violence bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 7:30amWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate took up the Violence Against Women Act Monday, seeking to remedy Congress' failure last year to extend and expand a law protecting women from domestic abuse while broa...
Nine apply for South Lake Tahoe City Council seat appointment
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 5:54pmThe deadline for submittal of applications for one appointed seat on the South Lake Tahoe City Council closed Friday at 5 p.m. and nine applications have been received, City Clerk Susan Alessi reports.
Applicants will be interviewed in the following order at the Special City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 29, beginning at 9 a.m. The first interviewee is Howard Bittner, followed by Kathay Lovell, Joan Walthall, Brooke Laine, Bruce Grego, Austin Sass, Billy Crawford, Scott Valentine, and Kay Ogden.
Text of Gov. Jerry Brown's 2013 State of the State Address
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 10:17am
California Gov. Jerry Brown today delivered the 2013 State of the State Address. Here's the prepared text:
Federal Rural Schools Act money allocated to 3 basin counties
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 12:40amText of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 6:20pmAs Prepared for Delivery Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013:
Madam Speaker, Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Legislature, Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court, Constitutional Officers, Senator Heller, honored guests ...
Tahoe emerges from the Time Capsule
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 4:10amLake Tahoe’s new regional plan can be viewed many ways — an act of self-preservation, a pendulum swing in planning, a plea for private investment. But what it seeks to do is indisputable — to re-engineer Tahoe development into denser town centers with taller buildings and more coverage.
The policies and development incentives in the new Tahoe regional plan intend to crack the Tahoe time capsule that has kept the Basin’s town centers in stasis for the past 30-plus years.
Women of the Wild West: Eilley Bowers and Julia Bulette
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/12/2013 - 3:02pm
The Wild West returns to Genoa Feb. 1-3. See the early days of Nevada through the eyes of Eilley Bowers – famous “Queen of the Comstock” and Julia Bulette – Virginia City’s most beloved “working girl”. With their dislike for one another, the comedy and the drama will unfold for you on the stage of Genoa’s Historic Town Hall.
Location
Genoa Town Hall
Main Street, Genoa, NV
United States
39° 0' 27.1116" N, 119° 50' 39.0084" W
See map: Google Maps
Letter to the editor: Cancer bill becomes law
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 10:14amOn Thursday, President Barack Obama signed into law the defense bill, which included the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act! Formerly known as the Pancreatic Cancer Research & Education Act, this bil...
Editorial: New Congress must act on judicial appointments
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 1:25amForest Service approves Upper Echo Lakes Fuels Reduction project
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 3:10pmA tree thinning and fuels reduction project on about 100 acres in the Upper Echo Lakes area and portions of a roadless area could begin this year, according to a decision by the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
The project would take up to six years to complete and includes the removal of trees up to 16 inches in diameter, which would be collected, put into piles and either burned or made available for firewood. There is a possibility of brief closures of areas adjacent to the Pacific Crest Trail, according to the Forest Service.
Authorities prepare for Lake Tahoe New Year's Eve party at Stateline
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/26/2012 - 10:55amThe Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is readying itself for the upcoming New Years Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe beginning Monday, Dec. 31. Each year upwards of 60,000 celebrants ring in the New Year in the casino core area of Stateline, Nev.
Due to the ordinarily high volume of celebrants within the Stateline casino core area during the event, U.S. Highway 50 may be closed to vehicle traffic in the evening if necessary for public safety. If that should occur, vehicle traffic will be diverted around the Stateline casino core area using upper and lower Lake Parkway Drive.
Kudos & Kindness: Thanks for the presents
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 5:00amDear Mr. McCall and all of McCall Realty,My fellow students and I at Mt. Tallac High School would like to sincerely thank you for the kind act of amazing presents filling our school with joy and...
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).
Forest Service seeks proposals to operate Round Hill Pines Resort
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 9:55amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is soliciting proposals to reconstruct, operate and maintain Round Hill Pines Resort. Round Hill Pines is a family-oriented lakeside resort located on the LTBMU in Douglas County, Nevada, near the communities of Stateline, Nev., and South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Obama calls for 'meaningful action' after shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:55amWASHINGTON - A tearful President Barack Obama said Friday he grieved about the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school as a father first, declaring "our hearts are broken today. He promised act...
Supervisors Offer Support for Naming Lake Tahoe Peak for Fallen Warriors
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 9:58amThe Placer County Supervisors this week gave their support to efforts to name an unnamed peak in Eastern Placer County in honor of three Tahoe-area servicemen who were killed in action in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The peak, located in the Lake Tahoe Basin on United States Forest Service land in Placer County, will be called Gold Star Peak.
The three fallen men include two soldiers and one Marine:
PFC Phillip Brandon Williams, USMC, 21, died October 9, 2006 in Iraq;
Sergeant Timothy M. Smith, USA, 25, died April 7, 2008 in Iraq; and
Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update approved
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 5:34pm
For the first time since 1987, Lake Tahoe has a new regional plan for development and land use.
Twelve of the 14 voting members of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's governing board voted in favor of the new plan, with one member voting against it and another abstaining, according to TRPA spokesman Jeff Cowan.
Business interests say the plan is an overdue overhaul of regulations that will jump-start Tahoe's tourism economy while also protecting its environment.
Kudos & Kindness: Thank you for your act of kindness
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 12:51pmAs the parent of Rory Hrbacek, one of the three boys killed on Pioneer Trail on Feb. 2, 1991, I became the founder of The Children's Memorial on Highway 50 at Wildwood Avenue. Over the years the me...
KLS Capital buys 24 percent stake in Whistler Blackcomb
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 6:04amKLS Capital Partners, the owners of ski resorts Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, has entered into a purchase agreement with Intrawest to acquire 24 percent of shares in Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc.
The deal is for $115,929,375, according to UnofficialNetworks.com. As a result of the sale Whistler Blackcomb Holdings CEO, Bill Jensen, has tendered his resignation as well as directors Wes Edens and Jonathan Ashley.
Lake Tahoe Heavenly improvements proposed include climbing wall, zipline, adventure park
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 6:14pm
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is asking for public input on proposed summer projects at Heavenly Mountain Resort. These projects are consistent with the improvements identified in Heavenly's Master Plan Amendment and are intended to improve the overall quality of the visitor experience. In addition, these projects would provide for high-quality summer recreational uses of National Forest System land as directed by the Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011.
Neighborhood Service Team Area 5 Meeting
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 12:02amEvent Date:
December 5, 2012 - 6:00pm
South Lake Tahoe's regular neighborhood community meetings continue Wednesday, Dec. 5 for the Service Team Area 5 part of the city. This includes the Rancho Bijou and Bijou Acres. The meeting will be at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 6 p.m. 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Q&A with political humorist Will Durst
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 9:37amQ: Have you ever had a busier year and have you started to decompress after the election?Durst: It was exciting. It was energizing and right now I am in the midst of recalibrating my act.Q: Will...
Lake Tahoe ski resorts count on deep pocket investments to pay off
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 5:56pmThis winter at Lake Tahoe ski resorts marks the latest progression in merger mania. The Vail Corp. now owns Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood, while KSL Capital Partners is investing in acquisitions Squaw and Alpine Meadows. Even independent Sugar Bowl is getting into the act with a recently inked agreement to operate the Royal Gorge Cross Country Resort.
Chick anthems from Dan Band
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 11:14amSTATELINE, Nev. - The Dan Band went "Old School" on us when we requested an interview.They didn't reply.According to the Dan Band website, the concept of the act began when Dan Finnerty, "as a d...
'You're Not Alone' a music benefit at MontBleu's Blu Nightclub
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 11/04/2012 - 5:33pm"You're Not Alone" a concert with proceeds to benefit Solace Tree, an organization that supports families who have lost a loved one to a tragic accident, will be at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa inside the Blu Nightclub Nov. 10.
Doors: open at 8 p.m. Must be 21. The opening comedic act is Rod Rodriguez who will provide a tribute to Rodney Dangerfield. The music lineup is Workin' Minerva, Knowledge Lives Forever and Seasons Of Insanity. Mixing by: Micah j! For more information go to www.solacetree.org.
Barton skilled nursing facility receives five-star designation
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 5:00amBarton Memorial Hospital's skilled nursing facility was recently awarded five stars by Medicare.According Medicare.gov, the five-star quality ratings are: "based on the Omnibus Reconciliation Act o...
Berkley In Attack Mode, Heller Takes More Restrained Approach In Second Senate Debate
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 9:46pm
CARSON CITY – Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley used a second Senate debate tonight to attack Sen. Dean Heller on issues ranging from Medicare to online poker legislation, while her Republican opponent took a more restrained approach in the hour-long discussion on public television.
Health care reform at heart of Barton, OB-GYN conflict
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 5:00amAs the debate on health care reform continues to take center stage across the country, some very real effects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act have already reached California and the Lake Tahoe Basi...
Health care reform at heart of Barton, OB-GYN conflict
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 5:00amAs the debate on health care reform continues to take center stage across the country, some very real effects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act have already reached California and the Lake Tahoe Basi...
Barton continues to support women’s health services in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 10:16am
Health Care Reform continues to be the buzz word around the nation, and with the upcoming presidential election, reform will continue to be among one of the hottest discussion topics. Reform is aimed at bringing coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, while improving the quality of patient care provided. As a result, medical providers will be faced with cuts in reimbursement for patient services from government and private payers to help pay for the expanded coverage.
For California Gov. Brown, Busy Final Weekend of Bill Actions
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 5:46amCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown cleared a mountain of legislation off his desk over the weekend ahead of a midnight Sunday deadline. Here are some of the highlights of the bills he signed and vetoed.
Jobs, Support Of Middle Class Focus Of Spirited Senate Debate Between Heller, Berkley
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 2:14pm
CARSON CITY – It took all of about ten minutes for Sen. Dean Heller and Rep Shelley Berkley to mix it up in their first debate in the U.S. Senate race Thursday, criticizing each other on campaign issues ranging from ethics to Medicare to big oil subsidies.
The hour-long debate on KNPB-TV in Reno was the first chance for many voters to see the two candidates spar on the issues, most of which have already been the focus of campaign attacks in the race to date.
Column: California senate bill addresses ADA lawsuit abuse
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 5:00amOver the past few years, numerous small business owners have been hit with a frivolous Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit. It has been frustrating and disturbing to watch predatory attorneys w...
Column: California senate bill addresses ADA lawsuit abuse
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 5:00amOver the past few years, numerous small business owners have been hit with a frivolous Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit. It has been frustrating and disturbing to watch predatory attorneys w...
Law bans predatory ADA lawsuits against businesses
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 9:37amSACRAMENTO, Calif.-A new law will protect California businesses, especially small-business owners, from frivolous lawsuits filed under the Americans With Disabilities Act.Gov. Jerry Brown announced...
South Lake Tahoe celebrates big fish during Kokanee Salmon Festival at Taylor Creek
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 10:40pm
Event Date:
October 7, 2012 (All day)
Celebrate the annual fall migration of the Kokanee salmon of Lake Tahoe at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. Join the fun and participate in this free family event which has become one of the most fascinating educational and wildlife viewing events in Northern California.
The festival encourages participation by children and their parents in a wide variety of educational and entertaining activities including:
Douglas County adds online voter registration option; now aligned with all Nevada counties
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 9:57amCARSON CITY — With 60 days until the general election and just over six weeks until early voting begins, the Secretary of State’s Office Friday announced that Douglas County has become the final county to offer online voter registration.
Fallen Leaf Lake board accused of violating Brown Act
Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 2:00amAct fast to ensure having camping spot for Labor Day weekend
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 8:45pmBill would expedite pipeline maintenance
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 5:37pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Utility companies will be able to act more quickly to maintain and replace pipelines if a bill approved by the Assembly becomes law.The legislation, which passed unanimously Th...
South Lake Tahoe to save thousands using LED lighting
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 11:13amThe city of South Lake Tahoe, known for world class skiing and outdoor recreation, can now add energy efficiency to its acclaim. Thanks to the federal stimulus funds, energy efficient lights were installed throughout the city.
About 150 lights at the Motor Pool Building and 88 street lights on Ski Run Boulevard were switched from incandescent bulbs to Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). LEDs are more energy efficient and are longer lasting than traditional lights, saving the city money and maintenance costs.
