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Don Q's Northern California and Nevada fishing report through Memorial Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 12:06amMemorial Day weekend will make for near-perfect conditions for fishing in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams now through the holiday weekend.
Don Q's fishing report for the week of May 16-22
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:44amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 16-22, 2012.
Regulators: Nevada Online Poker in 7-10 Months
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 5:00pmAmericans could see the first U.S.-based licensed and regulated real-money poker site this holiday season.
At Monday’s Gaming Policy Committee meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli said that the Silver State will likely issue its first licenses in 30-60 days — and it will probably take another six to eight months after that before games are running.
Despite efforts from a handful of other states, Nevada remains the only jurisdiction in the country where online poker is legislatively authorized.
Don Q's Fishing Report for the week of May 9
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 11:14pmHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 9, 2012.
Enter for a chance to win a round of golf at Lake Tahoe with a celebrity at American Century Championship
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 11:41amWith the American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe South around the corner, you can now enter for a chance to play a round with a celebrity at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course as part of the July 17-22 festivities.
Winners will be picked July 1 by Edgwood Tahoe. The Grand Prize winner will receive two player spots in the Tuesday Celeb-Am on July 17, a Player Gift Bag for both players and accommodations at a South Lake Tahoe resort and casino property, Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17.
Supper Stroll Storyteller Night hits home, raises money for South Lake Tahoe library
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 9:45amLeadership Lake Tahoe produced a new kind of fundraiser on Ski Run Boulevard April 28 called the Unforgettable Supper Stroll and Storytellers’ Night. Event organizers Kalia Knutson, Jeff Sterns and Jeff Cowen aimed to combine three goals into an innovative event: raise funds for the Friends of the Library, promote local businesses during the shoulder season and highlight South Tahoe’s local history to promote pride in the community.
Fishing report for May 2-9
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 11:10pmHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 2-9.
Nevada Governor Sandoval says Amazon online sales tax revenue is about fairness
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 8:31pmCARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday that a recent deal announced with Amazon.com to collect sales taxes from on-line purchases in Nevada beginning in January 2014 is only the tip of the iceberg.
South Lake Tahoe Outlaws Bath Salts and Spice
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 1:10pmIf it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then... well, the answer is clear.
That's basically what the South Lake Tahoe City Council decided when it outlawed heretofore legal substances known on the street as "spice" and "bath salts," which are basically synthetic drugs intended to mimic the effects — and some of the side effects — of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
Fish On: California Opening Day river, lake and stream report
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 3:04pmHere is this week's fishing report and a reminder that Saturday, April 28 is the Opening Day of California lake, river and stream fishing. This report covers water ways throughout Northern California, the Sierra, Nevada and Southern Oregon. To learn more about opening day or to get a California fishing license, go here.
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Don Q's California and Nevada Fishing Report through April 25
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 1:35amHere is the fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of April 18-25. The opening day for all California fishing is on April 28.
Meyers man running Boston Marathon today
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 8:11amThree hours and 29 minutes. That is the goal for Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School custodian Ken Gerrard at the Boston Marathon. "Boston is tough, and it's not a tough course," Gerrard...
Nevada out of the running for federal education dollars
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 7:50pmDon Q's Fishing Report for week of April 11-17
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 5:47pmHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of April 11-17, 2012.
City manager a finalist for job in Oregon
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe City Manager Tony O'Rourke is among the finalists in the running for the city manager position in Medford, Ore.On Tuesday, the Medford Mail Tribune reported O'Rourke, William Ko...
Long-time Lake Tahoe lawman Les Lovell retires
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 1:41amSince as far back as he could remember, Les Lovell wanted to be a law enforcement officer.
The notions of keeping peace and preserving justice were always on his radar and for 30-plus years, the now-retired senior lieutenant for the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Lake Tahoe Branch fulfilled his commitment.
Sirota: Where we're going, we don't need roads
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:21amInterstate 70 in Colorado, one of the nation's best-known arteries, is the latest thoroughfare to incite an archetypal fight. Running at capacity as it cuts through Denver, this gateway to the Rock...
Fishing Report For the week of March 28 to April 3
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:13amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of March 28 through April 3.
Kudos & Kindness: Participants, community made Snowshoe Event a success
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:01amThe Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club would like to thank Kris Knox, Kevin Turner, and Mai Dalton for providing the perfect venue at Historic Camp Richardson Resort on Feb. 26 for our Snowshoe Eve...
Movie Review: Hit film 'The Hunger Games' lives up to hype
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 03/25/2012 - 11:55amThe blockbuster film "The Hunger Games," now at the Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, is an entertaining sci-fi film that has broken box-office records nationwide. Its chief virtue is the star, Jennifer Lawrence, as Katniss Everdeen, who lives with her widowed mother and younger sister Primrose Everdeen (Willow Shields). They are in district 12 of the world government which has replaced all others worldwide following a disastrous world war.
Free basketball clinic on Fridays
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/22/2012 - 4:05pmThe STBA Hoops Club will be running a free basketball clinic on Friday nights, at South Tahoe Middle School. Children in fifth through eighth grade are invited to work on their ball handling and sh...
Column: I’ve got a feeling, I’m not the only one
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/22/2012 - 7:12am(Editor's note: This is the fourth in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
I want to have fun and live life to the fullest, do it all, see it all! I love to laugh, spend time with family and friends, listen to music, travel, eat, try new things, be challenged, learn, help others, and the list goes on. What is on your list? What are you doing (or better yet, what aren't you doing) to have a little fun in your life?
Tickets on sale April 1 for American Century Championship at Edgewood Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 9:23amWhere else have you seen the likes of Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo and Ray Romano in the same place? No where but the American Century Championship on the shores of Lake Tahoe.
Fishing report for March 21-27
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 3:28pmHere is this week's fishing report covering rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of March 21-27.
Movie Review: '21 Jump Street' more basic teen fare but enough laughs to be a winner for all
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 12:35pmThe action-comedy film "21 Jump Street," currently playing at the Horizon Stadium at Stateline, Lake Tahoe, may seem a little familiar to those who saw the teen comedy "Project X" recently. And for good reason, the writer for both films was Michael Bacall. There's much of the same in both films, high school affairs drugs and teen mammoth parties.
Best of Lake Tahoe snowsports season coming up now; storms line up for weekend skiing
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 3:04pmOK, so it hasn't been the best snowsport season so far, but hold on, more snow is coming with storms over this weekend and we'll be able to ski off-piste without worrying about slightly hidden rock and logs. And on top of that, it's spring skiing, always the best of the year. Forget those crowds of December and January, don't recall those icy January days when the wind howled. It's spring skiing, lightly clad with plenty of sun for sitting on the lodge deck.
Fishing Report For March 14-21
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:56amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and portions of Southern Oregon.
National Flood Safety Awareness Week
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 2:44pmThe Nevada Division of Emergency Management/Homeland Security and the National Weather Service are partnering together to educate the citizens of Nevada on National Flood Safety Awareness Week, March 12-16.
According to the National Weather Service, Floods and Flash Floods are the #1 weather-related killer in the United States and can occur any time of the year. This is why the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service Offices in Reno, Las Vegas, and Elko want to help spread the word about being flood safe.
Movie Review: Action-scifi-adventure flick 'John Carter' a botch but sometimes fun
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 12:04pmMake no mistake about it, "John Carter," a movie playing now at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas at Stateline, Lake Tahoe, is a multi-million-budgeted film that takes itself seriously, although audiences may not. It's ripped from the pages of a 1912 newspaper series by Edgar Rice Burroughs of "Tarzan fame" (newspapers ran fun things like that in better times).
Nevada Political Season Gets Under Way Today With Dozens Of Candidates Filing For Office
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 9:40pmCARSON CITY – There was a flurry of candidates filing for office and some political maneuvering today as Nevada’s 2012 election season officially got under way.
Over 90 candidates filed for a variety of offices in Clark County.
Another 17 filed with the Secretary of State’s office and others filed in their respective counties around the state.
Tahoe Fund Considers Funding Opportunities
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 9:21amThe non-profit Tahoe Fund is working with public and nonprofit agencies basinwide to develop its funding priorities for the next year. The Fund has a 10-year goal of raising and distributing $50 million to restore andenhance the Lake, including work on Nevada and California bike paths, hiking trails, restoration projects, interpretive programs, public parks and related projects. Founded in 2010, the Tahoe Fund raises private money to leverage the limited public funding available for such efforts.
Movie Review: 'Act of Valor' mixes recruiting with SEALs
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 1:03pmThe action-thriller film "Act of Valor," now playing at Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, merges real-life SEALs (we all know who the SEALs are, thanks to the Osama bin Laden assassination) with Hollywood actors in action photography taken during maneuvers at the SEAL training grounds.
No SEALs are identified by name, although there is a surprisingly length listing of SEALs who have died in action at the end of the film.
Knicks overpowered by Heat; Durant leads Thunder over Lakers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 6:35amMIAMI (AP) - Jeremy Lin was no match for the Miami Heat.Forcing Lin into easily the worst game of his remarkable run as New York's starting point guard by running streams of defenders at him, Mi...
Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Train with the California National Guard in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:36amOn Sunday, February 12, 2012, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team hosted a joint training with the 1-168th Medevac Wing of the California National Guard and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team. Training was conducted in and around Emerald Bay State Park. The 1-168th Medevac Wing, based at Mather Army Air Field Base near Sacramento, brought two Blackhawk helicopters equipped for search and rescue operations with hoists as well as their crew of Chiefs and Medics.
Movie Review: 'The Vow' a romantic comedy that bounces along
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:11pmThe film "The Vow," currently on view at the Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, is a good bad film. The bad is the sweetness-loaded script and the apparently rock-dumb male lead, Channing Tatum, as Leo Collins. The good is co-star Rachel McAdams as Paige Collins. This is billed as a romantic comedy, ideal as a "date" outing. Maybe, but ...
Movie opens with a brief scene of now and then goes back to five years earlier when Paige and Leo exchanged vows in a yuppie-like wedding. Thus, "The Vow."
Surveillance photos released in Minden minimart robbery
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:33amUpdated Feb. 16, 5:08PM: Douglas County authorities have released surveillance photos of a Feb. 10 armed robbery at a Minden gas station and are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect and a possible accomplice.
A gun was drawn on a clerk and an undetermined amount of cash taken at the J&M Mini Mart in Minden on Friday Feb. 10.
Fishing report through Feb. 21
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:10amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is through Feb. 21.
Douglas County authorities seek help in Minden minimart robbery
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 9:30amA gun was drawn on a clerk and an undetermined amount of cash taken at the J&M Mini Mart in Minden on Friday night. Douglas County authorities are seeking the public's help in finding the robber and a possible accomplice.
The armed robbery happened at about 8:45 p.m., with the suspect, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, dark mask and gloves, getting inside a gray four-door sedan with dark-tinted windows, possibly and Audi or a Volkswagon Jetta. It is believed a second person was in the vehicle and served as the driver, said Douglas County Sgt. Jim Halsey. The clerk was unhurt.
Owner of Sierra mine surrenders to face charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:26amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A man who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation in California's Sierra Nevada surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges o...
South Lake Tahoe gourmet shop celebrates 35 years
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:50pmFor those born after 1976, the Cork and More is older than they are. The specialty food and wine shop recently celebrated a milestone, marking its thirty-fifth year in business last month. From a small wine and cheese shop to a complete culinary business, the store has grown and changed over the years to offer the consumer gourmet food, products and accessories for the kitchen and the table.
Movie Review: 'Chronicle' is above average sci-fi thriller
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:28pmThe sci-fi thriller "Chronicle," currently showing at the Horizon Stadium inside the Horizon Casino Resort in Stateline at Lake Tahoe, explores the world of ESP in general and telekinesis in particular. The explorers at three teens, Andrew (Dane DeHaan), Steve (Michael B. Jordan) and Matt (Alex Russell). Most of the movie is composed of film clips from Andrew, a nerd and unpopular at school.
Glider makes emergency landing at Heavenly Mountain Resort; pilot, passenger OK; Witness: 'I thought it was a stunt'
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 1:59pmWith hundreds of weekend skiers on the slopes, a glider crash landed on a ski run at Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe on Sunday, with the pilot and passenger having walked away unhurt. No one else was injured.
El Dorado County authorities report the incident happened at 1:26 p.m. near the front of the First Run area of the California Lodge of the Lake Tahoe resort, which straddles the California and Nevada border.
A spokesman for Minden-Tahoe Airport based Soaring NV, said the pilot was flying a Duo Discus aircraft and lost altitude and was forced to land. The pilot is experienced and was doing a flight review, the spokesman said. The pilot and passenger were unhurt, he said.
Heavenly Mountain Resort spokesman Russ Pecoraro called the incident "irresponsible."
"We're outraged that something like this could happen. We're glad that everyone came out of this okay, but there's no excuse for this kind of irresponsible behavior," Pecoraro said in an email. "We'll do everything in our power to make sure this doesn't happen again. We're extremely lucky no one was hurt today."
Movie Review: 'The Grey' tells a fine but grim story of men stranded in the Alaskan wilderness
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 7:12pmThe action-thriller film "The Grey," currently on view at the Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, is a stark story of men in wilderness and their efforts to survive. Liam Neeson is the de facto leader after a jet carrying oil field workers crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. It is directed by Joe Carnahan, who also directed 2006's "Smokin' Aces" which was set at South Lake Tahoe and filmed inside MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.
'Pursuit of a Dream' to be shown by historical society
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 5:00amThe Lake Tahoe Historical Society will present the documentary "In Pursuit of a Dream."Imagine going back in time (with no electronic devices or running water) to travel across the country like the...
Full Text of President Obama's State of the Union address; GOP response
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 6:47pmThe following is the complete text of President Obama's State of the Union address as written.
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
"An America Built to Last"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Washington, DC
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
British songwriter/artist Kate Bush sings of a woman, a lost dog and Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 1:43pmNew up on NPR's All Songs Considered is a review of "50 Words for Snow" by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush and the release of the song "Eider Falls at Lake Tahoe" a shortened version of an 11-minute song about a woman and a lost dog.
Movie Review: 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' a youth's journey searching for his lost father
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:25amThe new film "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" by director Stephen Daldry ("The Hours") and playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas in Stateline is the story about a 9-year old boy Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) who loses his father in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. He suffers perhaps from Asperger's and a clear case of overwhelming anxiety.
Movie Review: Sc-fi horror film 'Underworld Awakening' wastes Beckinsale's talent
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 10:38pmThe sci-fi-horror film "Underworld Awakening 3D" playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas in Stateline is the fourth iteration of the series, in this case starring Kate Beckinsale as Selene for the third time.
Selene has been in suspended animation in a freezer for 12 years bust breaks out to find that humankind is at war with the vampires in the population a well as the werewolves.
New storm to arrive on Sunday; ski resorts prepare for brisk business
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 11:34amWinter weather continues through today in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Ski resorts report up to 2 feet of snow from the system which arrived Friday and continues today. The National Weather Service in Reno reports that a second and much colder storm will move into the area on Sunday into Monday, dropping temperatures and bringing more snow. Here is the latest from the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority on the storms: