sacramento
Athletes returning to wool to stay warm, dry
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:24amBy Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee. In the past 15 or 20 years, there have been countless technical advances in clothing for athletes and active folks. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../athletes-re...
Registration under way for annual Nature Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 3:29pmRegistration under way for annual Nature Bowl. Posted by admin in Outdoor & Sports on December 5th, 2011 | no responses. By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../registration-un...
Registration under way for annual Nature Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 8:38pmBy Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee. The California Department of Fish and Game is accepting registration for the 28th annual Nature Bowl, an activity-based ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../registration-under-...
PG&E turning thousands of acres over to public
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 7:25pmBy Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee. More than 1500 acres of mountain land in Nevada and Placer counties will be handed over to public agencies as part of ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../pge-turning-thousands...
Nevada Tourism Commission welcomes skiers with new winter campaign
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 6:52pmAs the Silver State enters what appears to be another record-breaking ski season at Lake Tahoe and the Sierra, the Nevada Commission on Tourism has launched an ad campaign geared at winter enthusiasts in several key markets, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced Wednesday.
California unemployment rate falls, South Lake Tahoe remains steady
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:51pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's unemployment rate fell slightly to 11.7 percent in October from 11.9 percent in September as the state added nearly 26,000 jobs in areas including professiona...
S. Tahoe officials jittery about legalities of medical pot
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 5:43pmBy Kathryn Reed. Cities across California are fearful of what a medical marijuana decision out of Long Beach will mean to them as well as what the feds may do. South Lake Tahoe and Sacramento's ci...
S. Tahoe officials jittery about legalities of medical pot
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 10:16amSouth Lake Tahoe and Sacramento's city councils on Tuesday wrestled with what to do with their respective ordinances. In predictable fashion, South Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-offici...
DFG honors disabled veterans with discounted sport fishing and hunting licenses
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 10:06pmBy the California Department of Fish and Game
The California Department of Fish and Game reminds veterans that service-related injuries need not keep them from enjoying wildlife and the great outdoors.
America’s disabled veterans get a break on the price of sport fishing and hunting licenses and are provided some special opportunities.
DFG offers reduced-fee hunting and fishing licenses to both resident and nonresident disabled veterans.
Hellman family donates $100K to keep mansion functional
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 10:51amThe family that built a century-old Lake Tahoe mansion now owned by the state has donated $100,000 for its upkeep. The state Department of Parks and Recreation has accepted the donation from the Hellman family of San Francisco to support restoration efforts at the Hellman-Ehrman estate in Lake Tahoe. The mansion is along the west shores of Lake Tahoe in the Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park.
El Dorado, Placer foreclosure numbers on the rise
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 12:19amBy Rick Daysog, Sacramento Bee. New foreclosure filings in the Sacramento area continued to surge in October as lenders worked to reduce their backlog of ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../el-dorado-placer-...
Area fishing report through November 16
Submitted by Don Quilici on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 6:26amHere is this week's fishing report through Nov. 16 for lakes, rivers and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and southern Oregon.
Convention center site may move out of bankruptcy court
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 2:44pmMore time. That’s what Randy Lane has been given by a bankruptcy court judge in Sacramento. January is the next scheduled court date for the convention center debtor and creditors.
Criteria for closing state parks murky
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 8:32pmBy Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee. Leaders of the California parks department on Tuesday were unable to explain to lawmakers the full list of criteria they used to ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../criteria-f...
CA lawmakers balance taxpayers, public employees
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 4:11pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday unveiled his plan for overhauling public retirement benefits requiring California lawmakers to tread carefully between protecting taxpayers an...
Fishing report through Nov. 2
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 11:56pmHere is the fishing report for the week of Oct. 26 to Nov. 2. This report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Nevada, the Sierra, Northern California and Southern Oregon.
Meters getting little credit for less water consumption
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 12:50pmBy Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee. As communities around the Sacramento region continue to install water meters, a number of local officials say the devices are ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../meters-gettin...
Ex-Placerville mayor faces more criminal charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 12:50pmBy Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee. Former Placerville Mayor David Machado's legal woes increased Monday. A grand jury indictment unsealed in El Dorado ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ex-placerville-mayo...
California unemployment rate dips to 11.9 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:38pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 11.9 percent in September but has not moved significantly from where it has been through most of the recession, the state...
Fishing report through Oct. 26
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 8:18amHere is this week's fishing report through Oct. 26 for Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Sinatra does it his dad's way at Harrah's Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 9:32pmBy Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee. The career of Frank Sinatra Jr. has never been easy. His appearance at Harrah's Lake Tahoe on Saturday night will mark the fourth time he's performed “Sinatra S...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you for community support
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 10:47amThere are times in life when the unimaginable happens. For our family that time started in August of this year, when our 16-year-old son Cody was hospitalized in Sacramento for the first of two li...
California attorney general considers changing focus
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 12:33pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California attorney general's office has been considering a major restructuring to make white collar and cybercrimes its priority after state budget cuts targeted unit...
Barton Health doctors offer special acid reflux treatment
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 8:33amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health physicians, Dr. Scott Welker and Dr. Daniel Norman, are the only doctors from Sacramento to Reno to use the EsophyX Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication, a...
Occupy Tahoe's Second General Assembly(South Lake Tahoe Edition)
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 9:59amTahoe's Link to the Occupation Movement
Because of demand, our 2nd general assembly will be held in South Lake Tahoe.
Occupy Tahoe is an information dissemination device linking the people of the United Tribes of Tahoe to the #Occupy Movement. Direct links will be established to our closest sister group, #Occupy Reno, as well as our two most strategic target cities and their organizations (#Occupy Sacramento and #Occupy San Fransisco).
Occupy Tahoe's First General Assembly
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 3:21pmOccupy Tahoe is an information dissemination device linking the people of the United Tribes of Tahoe to the Occupy Movement. They will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at North Tahoe Beach, across from Safeway in Kings Beach, Calif.
Direct links will be established to our closest sister group, #Occupy Reno, as well as our two most strategic target cities and their organizations (#Occupy Sacramento and #Occupy San Fransisco).
This is meant to be a sounding board and organizational tool for our networks to aid the in-progress and burgeoning movements. Go to www.occupytahoe.wordpress.com
Lake Tahoe casinos at Stateline continue winning streak
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 9:30amLake Tahoe casinos at Stateline continued healthy gains this summer, taking in $27.3 million in August, a 16.2 percent increase over 2010 figures for the same month, the Nevada gaming control board reports today.
Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $886,861,912 for the month of August 2011, 6.10 percent decrease compared to August 2010, when licensees reported a gaming win of $944,457,344. Gaming profits in Stateline in August 2010 were 23,518,599.
Calif. Governor Brown signs bill banning open carry of handguns
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 9:14amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A new ban signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown prohibiting the open carry of handguns in public could lead to an unintended proliferation of rifles and other long guns in p...
Brown signs California health care legislation
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 9:12amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Racing to finish work on bills from state lawmakers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law three health care bills, including two designed to protect teenagers from skin cancer...
Putting green spin on Halloween with costume
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 3:56amPutting green spin on Halloween with costume exchange. Posted by admin in Lifestyle on October 9th, 2011 | no responses. By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../putting-green-spin...
Apple season means time to make a pie
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:58amPublisher's note: Apples are being sold at the Tuesday farmers' market in South Lake Tahoe, which runs through Oct. 11. By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../apple-s...
Jaycee Dugard Sues Feds Over Handling of Abductor
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 11:38amKidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard has filed a claim against the U.S. government over failings by federal parole agents to detect her presence in the home of sex offender Phillip Garrido from 1991 through 1999, according to her publicist. Go here for the Sacramento Bee story.
Less than two weeks left for Tahoe's best season pass deal
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 6:51amOne of the best Tahoe ski and board pass deals around, offered through Sierra-at-Tahoe, is nearing deadline time. The folks at Sierra sent us this reminder and so we're passing this information on to you:
Fishing report through Sept. 21
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:45pmHere is the fishing report for the week through Sept. 21. The report covers Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra.
Nonprofit Groups Raise Funds With California Hunting Tags
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 7:52pmBy the California Department of Fish and Game
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) invites nonprofit organizations to help wildlife by auctioning big game hunting license tags for the 2012-13 season. These tags will allow the highest bidder to hunt bighorn sheep, deer, elk and pronghorn antelope in California. There are only 13 of these special fund-raising tags reserved for 501(c)(3) nonprofit groups to sell and they’re sure to draw many participants to any fund-raising event.
Friends recall Florence Donovan-Gunderson; witness describes shooting as tragedy hits South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 6:57amA gunman who opened fire inside a Carson City restaurant has torn a hole through the South Lake Tahoe community, taking the life of a long-time local woman, maiming her disabled husband, and sending shock waves in the community after learning the gunman has family business ties in town.
The brutal murder that happened inside the International House of Pancakes this week claimed the lives of three U.S. Army National Guard personnel and Lake Tahoe Keys resident Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67. Shooter Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City turned the automatic weapon he was packing on himself and left both communities stunned and asking questions about why such a senseless act of violence happened.
Lake Tahoe Eagle Rock Hiking Trail Opens To The Public
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 12:41pmA trail to the stunning Eagle Rock overlook opened this week, providing visitors easy access to the summit of one of Lake Tahoe's most spectacular vistas, as noted by the Huffington Post and the Sacramento Bee. The new trail, created at a cost of $100,000 by the California Tahoe Conservancy, was built with erosion-control measures.
New terrain, wider trails and a whole lot of South Lake Tahoe festivities ahead
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 6:48pmLAKE TAHOE — If another La Nina visits the Sierra this winter – all-time records were approached in 2010-11 with more than 700 inches of snow – Tahoe South ski resorts are ready to roll on another epic season.
Fishing report through Sept. 6
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 10:39pmBy Don Quilici
Here is the fishing report for the week of Aug. 31 through Sept. 6. The report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Babysitting bill in Calif. Legislature
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:02pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - How will parents react when they find out they will be expected to provide workers' compensation benefits, rest and meal breaks and paid vacation time for...babysitters? Dinner...
The Muscle Show at MontBleu
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 2:52amSacramento television station News Channel 10 has a good write-up and photos of Saturday's Anytime Fitness Presents the Tahoe Show at MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa. Go here for the story, here for the website and here for Livestrong.com's fitness guide. Good luck.
DEATH NOTICE: Peggy June Van Wicklin
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 10:05amPeggy June Van Wicklin died at her home in Sacramento on Aug. 16, 2011. She was 90.Van Wicklin was born on Jan. 15, 1921, and was preceded in death by her husband, James Van Wicklin, in 1987.She is...
Weekend Fishing Report
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:45amBy Don Quilici
Here's the fishing report for the week of Aug. 24-31. The report covers lakes, rivers and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Calif. Senate gets bill regulating health insurance rates
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A key legislative committee approved a bill Thursday to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but the measure faces a stiff f...
Gov. Brown proposes tax changes to promote CA jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday offered a tax plan designed to promote job growth within California by proposing to close one corporate tax loophole on out-of-state companies...
Injunction denied in Angora burn area restoration
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:27pmAn injunction to halt fuel reduction work in the Angora Fire area was denied last month after a lawsuit was filed by two environmental organizations.
A three-person panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an emergency injunction was not needed after a U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento, Garland Burrell, upheld the agency's environmental
analysis. The suit was brought on by Earth Island Institute and Center for Biological Diversity over the protection of a rare black-backed woodpecker.
Obama edict on deportation a relief to
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 12:59pmBy Stephen Magagnini, Sacramento Bee. For years, Roberto Guzman was afraid to drive to class at Sacramento City College for fear he would be pulled over and deported to Mexico. Now Guzman – whose pa...
Opinion: A compassionate and sensible step on
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 12:59pmPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Aug. 22, 2011, Sacramento Bee. It's not amnesty, back-door or otherwise. It's just a little more sanity in our broken immigration system. The O...
Placer County supervisors make much less than
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 9:09pmBy Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee. The five Placer County supervisors agree on this: At $30000 annually, they're underpaid. They also agree that nobody is going to do anything about it anytime soon. ...
Calif lawmakers OK statewide rules on circumcision
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 10:33amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to block local jurisdictions from banning male circumcision, a debate that evolved from a divisive ballot...