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Embracing the family aspects of the season
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 3:10pmBy Brian Nordli, Reno Gazette-Journal. For each day of Hanukkah, Judy Schumer of southwest Reno gathers with her family and passes out a gift to each of her grandchildren. The family will feast on tra...
Budget gift: Just about everything at Adidas
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 11:35amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than ... It would be hard to find much above $20 at the Adidas store in South Lake Tahoe. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../bud...
Bookstore pops up at the Village Center
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 2:08pm
By Elaine Goodman / Tahoe Business Monitor
Shoppers who visit the just-opened Lake Tahoe Books and Art store in the Village Center won’t just be tackling their holiday gift lists — they’ll also be part of an experiment.
The store, which will be open through December and possibly longer, is in part a test to see if there is enough community support for a permanent, full-service bookstore at the South Shore.
Cancer League candy sales continue into next week
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Need that last minute gift or hostess remembrance? Look at what the South Lake Tahoe Cancer League has to offer.The Cancer League has been conducting its annual famous na...
Budget gift: Coffee and chocolate combo
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 11:44amPosted by admin in Grab Bag on December 11th, 2011 | one response. Publisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gift-coff...
Budget gift: Helping save the biggest pine in the world
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:14amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Your holiday gift can help save the biggest ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budg...
Budget gift: The gift of time via concierge service
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 9:18pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Imagine buying your friends the gift of time ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../bud...
Budget gift: Soap made in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 5:42amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. ... Tahoe Mountain Soap Company has locally made, handcrafted natural ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gift-s...
Budget gift: Soap made in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 2:29amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Tahoe Mountain Soap Company has locally made, handcrafted natural soaps, natu...
Budget gift: Coffee and chocolate combo
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:33pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Alpen Sierra coffee has lots of hot ideas ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget...
Budget gift: Making original necklaces or key rings
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:00amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Make your own unique necklaces and key rings as gifts at Gaia-Licious Global ...
Budget gift: Membership in Tahoe mountain bike club
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 11:25amBudget gift: Membership in Tahoe mountain bike club. Posted by admin in Grab Bag on December 9th, 2011 | no responses. Publisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less tha...
Budget gift: Membership in Tahoe mountain bike club
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 10:45amIf the answer is yes, then consider giving them a membership to TAMBA — Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association. The cost through the rest of 2011 is $10 for ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-...
Young Professionals’ raise more than $3,000 for Tahoe Youth & Family Services (SLIDESHOW)
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:07pm
By Rebecca Wass
Winter White was the theme at Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ (TRYP) inaugural holiday party raising more than $3,000 for Tahoe Youth & Family Services (TYFS) on Saturday, November 19 at Riva Grill.
“I was speechless,” Heather Avila, TYFS Alcohol and Drug Counselor and The Girls Project Coordinator said. “It was an emotional moment for me. I have never seen generosity in such abundance!”
Budget gift Treats from Lake Tahoe Chocolate Factory
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 3:04amImagine your friends opening a tin of his special Peppermint Bark Pecan Turtles Rocky Road Chocolate Mints or having the fun Tahoe Smores or the specialty ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gift-trea...
Gift idea: Friends of the library membership
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 3:29pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Buy your friends a membership for the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../gift-idea-...
Gift idea: Friends of the library membership
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 8:01amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Buy your friends a membership for the Friends of the Library. It not only hel...
Budget gift: Items from Tahoe museum, art league
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 11:28amStop by the Historical Museum of Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Art League, which are side by side near the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center on Highway 50. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gift-items-from-...
Budget gift: Items from Tahoe museum, art league
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 9:13amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Stop by the Historical Museum of Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Art League, which a...
Budget gift: Children's books about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 12:25amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Sing-along stories make a great gift for young children on your gift list. “I...
Budget gift: Children's books about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/04/2011 - 3:50pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. Sing-along stories make a great gift for ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-...
Tahoe Today: Life-saving remedies
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/04/2011 - 5:00amPsychics have many talents. I have the ability to see into the body to help someone know what is wrong; this is a very special gift.For example, a lady came to me - her name was Mrs. Wellington; bo...
Art Matters: She gave her gift to us
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/04/2011 - 5:00amI began this column a few days ago with various ideas and differing directions that had yet to coalesce into a final "platform" of content when distractions intervened and two days slipped by more ...
Budget gift: Lake Tahoe News T-shirt
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 7:25pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. What could be more stylish than sporting a ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budge...
Budget gift: Lake Tahoe News T-shirt
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 3:55pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. What could be more stylish than sporting a Lake Tahoe News T-shirt? OK, proba...
Budget gift: Books from Lake Tahoe publisher
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 5:25pmPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. For another shop local option, consider Meyers' Bona Fide Books, the Sout...
Give the gift of giving
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 4:27pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe has two ways that people can impact the lives of many young people in the South Shore community this holiday season.For the first ti...
Musical '42nd Street' to Take Stage at Lake Tahoe's Newest Stage
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 12:32pm
Viking Road is soon to become the way to 42nd Street with the first student performance to take the stage at the new Viking Theatre at South Tahoe High School’s Tahoe Arts and Design Academy.
For those who want to experience the big bold musical production of 42nd Street, the curtain rises Friday, December 9, Saturday, December 10, and Saturday, December 17 at 7pm; and on Sunday, December 11 and 18 at 2pm. Tickets are on sale at South Tahoe High School’s Associated Student Body office at $5 for Students; $10 for age 65+; $15 for General Admission.
Budget gift: Books from Lake Tahoe publisher
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 11:38amPosted by admin in Grab Bag on December 2nd, 2011 | no responses. Publisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gift-books...
Budget gift: Slew of choices at Made in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 7:45pmThere is a great shop in South Lake Tahoe that offers many gift ideas for under $20. I'm talking about Made in Lake Tahoe at Ski Run Marina. The shop offers ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budget-gif...
Budget gift: Slew of choices at Made in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 1:49pmFor $20 or less you can get a beautiful pair of handmade sterling silver earrings made by Range of Light Designs which has been in business in South Lake Tahoe since 2005. Or, how about a clip-framed ...
Heavenly Foundation to host Winter Welcome on Dec. 9
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:47am
By Aimi Xistra-Rich
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will host the Winter Welcome on Friday, December 9th, 2011 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm at Heavenly’s California Lodge on Saddle Rd. at the top of Ski Run Blvd. Celebrate the coming of Winter in après style, the event will feature heavy gourmet hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and a beer and wine bar; live music will be played by local musicians Jerel Dutton and JT Chevallier.
Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program Open Enrollment Period Begins
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 4:27pm
By Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — The 2012 open enrollment period for Nevada’s Prepaid Tuition Program starts Thursday and runs through Feb. 28, 2012, the state Treasurer’s Office announced today. Since its inception, 14,120 Nevada Prepaid Tuition contracts have been purchased by Nevadans.
Budget gift: Helping Boys & Girls Club
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 2:19amPublisher's note: Lake Tahoe News is looking for gift ideas that are less than $20. Find out how to make a suggestion. The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe has ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../budg...
Agency advises to celebrate the holidays safely
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 1:12pmBy Tia Rancourt
The winter holidays are a time for celebration with family and friends, and that means more cooking, entertaining, home decorating and an increased risk of home fires due to increased usage of cooking and heating equipment. Most home fires and injuries occur in the kitchen as reported by the U.S. Fire Administration. Here are some simple and easy life-saving tips from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District to remember during the holiday season:
What's your idea for a budget holiday gift?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 9:26amMake the ideas as Lake Tahoe or Sierra Nevada oriented as possible. If you have a picture of the item, the store, yourself, then send it along as a jpeg. Include ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../whats-you...
Movie Review: 'Hugo' is Scorsese at his best and a holiday treat for all
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 4:05pmThe motion picture "Hugo," now playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas at South Shore Lake Tahoe in Stateline, is a holiday movie that kids and adults can enjoy. It's Martin Scorsese's homage to film pioneer Georges Méliès, a French innovator who created much of the library of movie techniques back before World War I only to be forgotten amid the strife on combat in France. His films were largely destroyed to make such things as guitar picks.
Red Cross presents an idea for gift giving
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/24/2011 - 12:16pmIn the last year, the Capital Region Chapter of the Red Cross — which Lake Tahoe is part of — responded to more than 400 local disasters, educated more than 50000 residents in lifesaving skills like f...
Polar Express Carson City Train Sold Out; 7,500 tickets purchased
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:33pmBy the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau
Six weeks after tickets went on sale, The Polar Express™ has officially sold out, according to the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.
More than 7,500 riders will board the magical holiday train on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, the only officially licensed Polar Express event in the region this holiday season.
Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows merger complete
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 10:26am
The previously announced transaction between KSL Capital Partners and JMA Ventures which joins Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows under one operating company has officially closed. This announcement affirms that skiers and riders can access Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows’ 6,000 acres, 44 lifts and over 270 trails on one lift ticket or season pass. The two resorts will be connected by convenient, complimentary shuttles that will provide transportation between the two resorts.
“Since announcing the merger, the Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley joint pass products –the Tahoe Super Pass and Tahoe Super Six, and Squaw Valley’s $50 million Renaissance, the response from our guests has been overwhelmingly positive” said Andy Wirth, Squaw Valley’s president and CEO.“The opportunity to experience these two incredible mountains, each with their own unique spirit and character, through one pass and one ticket has resonated deeply with our guests,” said Wirth. Wirth will take the helm as the president and CEO of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, LLC, the newly formed parent company of both Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows.
Opinion: A gift for military families
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 5:34pmPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Oct. 22, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle. The war that was initiated on a false pretext, and continued for more than eight ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../o...
Anonymous donor gives $25K to Thunderbird Preservation Society, seeks match
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 4:34pm
An anonymous donor who presented $25,000 to the Thunderbird Preservation Society has offered a second donation for the same amount on the condition the public can match it by Thanksgiving, according to a news release.
Barton Auxiliary’s Famous Cheese Balls On the Way
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 2:22pmThere are balls of cheese and then there are Barton Auxiliary’s Famous Cheese Balls.
One creamy swipe across a piece of sourdough bread or dipped with a cracker, and anyone with a discerning palate can tell the difference between store-bought and these homemade delights. This superior concoction is garlicky, nutty and slightly spicy.
With the holidays around the corner, Barton Auxiliary will once again sell these delicious concoctions for $7.50 at the following locations:
TRPA Announces Winners of Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 1:53pmBy Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced the winners of the Lake Spirit Awards honoring "real people making real progress protecting Lake Tahoe" at their first-ever Community Appreciation Day event held on September 29 at TRPA's office.
Free gift for first time mammogram patients
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 5:40pmTahoe Forest Health System celebrates National Breast Health Awareness Month by ... Tahoe Forest Hospital utilizes the most advanced technology to perform ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../free-gift-for-fi...
Camp Richardson at Lake Tahoe celebrates festivals, fall colors and fine dining
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 2:50pm
NEWS RELEASE — Camp Richardson Historic Resort & Marina, Lake Tahoe’s favorite family resort, is gearing down for an anticipated season of fall colors, crisp mountain air, special events, activities, dining with a view and lakefront lodging value.
Located on Tahoe’s south shore, Camp Richardson is an outdoor enthusiast’s mecca. The fall season offers warm days and sweater-wearing nights that allow guests to take in hiking, biking, live music and beach time without the larger summer crowds.
Philanthropist gives from heart
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 8:41amPhilanthropist Jessica Ledbetter continues to support Lake Tahoe Community College programs and students with her recent gift of scholarships. In 2008, Jessica gave a major gift to create the Ledbe...
Opinion: Financial acts of kindness help LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 3:36amPhilanthropist Jessica Ledbetter continues to support Lake Tahoe Community College programs and students with her recent gift of scholarships. Un 2008, Jessica gave a major gift to create the Ledbette...
TRPA Announces Community Appreciation Day and Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 9:41amBy Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hosting a Community Appreciation Day event on Thursday, September 29 from 4 - 7 pm to celebrate the Tahoe Basin community's commitment to protecting Lake Tahoe.
This fun, family event will include bluegrass music by local band, Bison, a free BBQ dinner, activities for the kids, an ice cream social hosted by members of TRPA's Governing Board and Advisory Planning Commission, and demonstration booths explaining TRPA's mission.
S. Tahoe shooting victim — compassionate, outgoing, giving
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:28amA while back, Florence Donovan-Gunderson dropped by Scott Shehadi's business with a gift — two hats she knitted to keep his sons warm during the Tahoe winter. She did it, Shehadi said, not becau...
