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Road Beat: 2020 Toyota GR Supra
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 11:50pm
“It’s just a BMW, isn’t it?” Every Supra owner will indubitably be asked this annoying question at some point, likely many, many times. And that’s a real shame because, regardless of the backstory of how the new Supra came to be, it’s a wonderful sports car for the road.
Heavenly Village tenants buy turkeys for Christmas Cheer families
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/15/2019 - 8:29pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It started with a chat a few weeks ago between Tom Davis of the Christmas Cheer Board and Dreu Murin of the Heavenly Village. Tom had told Dreu there was a need for turkeys this holiday season in the South Lake Tahoe community.
Dreu then spoke with Gary Casteel Jr., owner of the Heavenly Village, and a plan for a Village Turkey Drive formed.
Create your own space rocket at next South Lake Tahoe Library STEAM program
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 8:58pm
Event Date:
July 26, 2019 - 2:00pm
Children are invited to create your own space rocket and launch it into the trees and beyond! Join the South Lake Tahoe Library at their Stomp Rockets activity on Friday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. and become the next rocket scientist.
This is part of the Summer Reading Challenge at the library which is located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
Open to all school-aged children, supplies are provided.
Sponsored by Friends of the Library.
Road Beat: 2019 Volvo V60 T6 AWD, Momentum is certainly not lacking
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/18/2019 - 5:22pm
Momentum has many synonyms such as thrust, energy, force or push. With this new Volvo, it is most appropriate as it can sprint from 0-60 mph in less than 5.2 seconds a world class time. OK, so there is little question this Volvo and many others powered by its T6, 316 hp 2.0L turbo and supercharged engine are extremely quick. It’s a relatively a new trait brought on about 20 years ago with an S60 T6 sedan, a vehicle I called the Rolex Rocket for its brilliant blue instrumentation ala a blue faced Rolex Submariner wristwatch.
Road Beat: 2019 Kia Forte - Performs as good as it looks
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 8:39pm
It’s hard to believe that it has been only 25 years since Kia came to the U.S. with the 88 hp Sephia. The first TV ad showed a Kia Sephia following a Honda Civic through the streets of Los Angeles (in fast motion) demonstrating it could do anything the Honda Civic could do.
1,600 runners expected for 4th annual Rock Tahoe Half Marathon in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 9:06pm
Epic Tahoe Adventure's fourth annual Rock Tahoe Half Marathon returns to Lake Tahoe on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Over 1,600 participants will enjoy the beautiful lake while running from the top of Spooner Summit to the Hard Rock Hotel at Stateline.
Three Latinas and a Navé Cinco de Mayo comedy show on South Shore
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 6:36am
Event Date:
May 5, 2018 - 8:00pm
Howie Nave has spread his comedic wings and has now produced a comedy show, Three Latinas and a Navé (accent on the 'e' that night), which will be unveiled May 5 at Hard Rock Lake Tahoe's Vinyl, starting at 8:00 p.m.
It's a Cinco de Mayo evening of comedy presented by Nave's Bear Tracks Promotions and KRLT 93-9 The Lake with Latina comedians Shayla Rivera, Monique Marvez, Jade Esteban Estrada. Nave will be hosting the show, something fans of comedy will know from his years in a South Lake Tahoe comedy club.
Letter: No Globe Alliance lays out plan
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 6:41pm
The following is an email sent to both the South Lake Tahoe City Council and the SnowGlobe Music Festival organizers:
1. Independent Engineer:
- a. Repeat previous dB tests for comparison
- b. Establish new dB tests and standards
- c. Establish Sound Czar with authority to adjust volume or end performance of artist
2. Must have standards, monitoring and fines for violations that are independently en-forced with a mechanism to have complaints responded to within 20 minutes of being reported (no unattended phone number for complaints).
3. Noise Engineering per Presentation.
Douglas County rules to keep people safe at Lake Tahoe on 4th of July
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 9:20pm
As the 4th of July approaches, Sheriff Pierini and members of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office are reminding the public about rules the county has surrounding the holiday.
Possession and or discharge of fireworks is unlawful and will not be tolerated. Persons found in violation of the fireworks ordinance face criminal penalties, including a fine of up to $1,000.00 and/or confinement in the county jail for a period of up to six months.
Popular Rock Tahoe Half Marathon returns for 3rd year
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/05/2017 - 11:19am
Epic Tahoe Adventures (ETA) is bringing the third annual Rock Tahoe Half Marathon to Lake Tahoe on June 17, 2017. 2,000 runners are expected for the event that takes participants from Spooner Summit to Stateline along Highway 50, past some of the best scenery around.
Over 3,000 family members and friends are expected to join the runners in town for the unique "Run, Rock and Recover" event.
Was that fireball in the sky a comet, missile, rocket or what?
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 1:15pm
Social media lit up about stories of a fireball streaking across the sky on Wednesday evening just after 9:30 p.m. A flaming image across the sky could be seen by people from Colorado to California, with most not knowing the cause, but admiring the beauty.
The "fireball" was actually space junk from China's newest satellite launcher a Chinese CZ-7 rocket that re-entered the atmosphere at 9:36 p.m. PST. According to the Associated Press, the rocket was launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in China on June 25 and was expected to reenter on July 28.
Did you see it? Object flies across sky, observed from San Diego to Carson City
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/07/2015 - 11:47pm
A mysterious light that streaked across the night sky Saturday, visible as far away as Nevada and Arizona, was a Trident missile test-fired by the Navy, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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KOLO reports it has spoken with the Orange County Sheriff's Office and they said the light in the sky was confirmed through the John Wayne Airport tower to be a Naval test fire off the coast. No further details.
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Flying Eagles F 18 Super Hornet Demonstration Team headed to Minden
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/15/2015 - 8:56pm
Event Date:
August 22, 2015 (All day)
The Carson Valley Aviation Roundup has announced the Flying Eagles VFA-122 will be performing demonstration flights in the F18F Super Hornet during their air show, the Aviation Roundup on August 22 and 23, 2015. This is an outstanding addition to an already fantastic lineup of performers.
The Thunderbirds coming to Minden-Tahoe Airport
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/31/2015 - 7:32pm
Event Date:
August 22, 2015 (All day)
The 5th Annual Aviation Roundup will be held on August 22 and 23 at the Minden-Tahoe Airport. The show will feature the US Air Force Thunderbirds, Team Rocket, Bill Stein, Kyle Franklin, Matt Younkin, Manfred Radius, and Dan Buchanan.
The performers will perform on both days, with the gates opening at 10:00 a.m. and Opening Ceremonies at 12:00 pm.
There will be no bleachers or seating available so lawn/beach chairs are encouraged.
Full Steam Ahead activities at SLT library all month
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 1:52pm
Event Date:
May 7, 2015 - 3:30pm Kids are invited to drop-in at the South Lake Tahoe library all month to enjoy makerspace activities. All kids, ages 8 - 16, are invited to make Squishy Circut, BrushBot Terrarium, Paper Circuit and Stomp Rocket
The free activities will be at the library on Thursdays and Fridays, May 7, 8, 14, 15, 21
from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Each day will feature a different project. Please call the library for more information.
Community Carnival
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 10:26pmEvent Date:
September 14, 2013 - 10:00am
A Community Carnival will be help on Saturday, September 14 at the Recreation Center from 10 am to 4 pm. There will be live music, a pirate race, a cake walk, rocket launch, limbo contest and more. The carnival is hosted by Gerri Grego, a candidate for El Dorado County Supervisor.
Free admission, tickets for games are .75 each.
Nevada researchers collaborate to preserve Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 1:44pm
From Tahoe’s mountaintops to the lake’s sandy bottom, scientists from the University of Nevada, Reno continue to study and find solutions to the breadth of issues that face the entire Lake Tahoe Basin. Their research is making a tangible contribution to the decisions, policies and practices that guide the basin’s environmental health.
Latest Earth satellite to launch from Calif. coast
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 7:44amVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- A rocket carrying an Earth observation satellite is scheduled to blast off from the California coast on a mission to keep a continuous eye on the planet's ...
NKorea rocket launch shows young leader as gambler
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 8:59amPYONGYANG, North Korea - A triumphant North Korea staged a mass rally of soldiers and civilians Friday to glorify the country's young ruler, who took a big gamble this week in sending a satellite i...
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.
