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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals mixer tonight at Naked Fish
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 11:34am
Event Date:
May 15, 2013 - 6:30pm
Tahoe Regional Young Professionals will host its May mixer at Naked Fish's recently remodeled Lounge, tonight, May 15, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Festivities will consist of a free sake beverage, discounts on the entire menu, networking and several raffle prizes including a $50 Naked Fish gift card.
South Lake Tahoe Spring into Summer Kick-Off Party
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/10/2013 - 9:30amEvent Date:
June 1, 2013 - 10:00am
The City of South Lake Tahoe’s Parks and Recreation Department invites residents to its inaugural Spring into Summer event on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m.
This event is FREE and allows families to tour the recreation swim complex, meet the recreation partners and sign up for programs such as the South Tahoe Adventure Recreation (STAR) Camps and meet camp leaders, swim lessons, and enjoy refreshments. Attendees of the event will receive a FREE one day use pass.
Tahoe Grizzlies Receive Certificate of Recognition from Mayor
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:43pm
The South Tahoe Amateur Hockey Associations Tahoe Grizzlies Bantam Ice Hockey Team received a Certificate of Recognition for winning the State Hockey Championship from the City of South Lake Tahoe’s Mayor Tom Davis at Tuesday's city council meeting.
The Tahoe Grizzlies bantam hockey team is comprised of youth ages 13-15 from the South Tahoe Amateur Hockey Association were the underdogs in the state tournament. They managed to win the California State title April 14 at Sharks Ice in San Jose. It is the first state title ever won by a team from Lake Tahoe.
Cave Rock
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 5:52am
This photo by South Tahoe Now reader Suzette Waite was taken April 29. Waite, who has lived at Lake Tahoe for more than 30 years, said she had never seen a reflection as beautiful. We would agree.
Lahontan water board OKs long-term South Lake Tahoe tree project to reduce fire danger
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 2:25pmFire fuel reduction plans and forest thinning projects amounting to about 10,000 acres around South Lake Tahoe have been approved by the Lahontan Regional Water Board. Plans will get underway this summer with efforts lasting anywhere between eight to 10 years, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The large-scale project has been in the works since the 2007 Angora fire where 254 homes burned.
The following is a joint news release from the U.S. Forest Service and the Lahontan Board.
Lake Tahoe young professionals group launches scholarship component of its organization
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 10:01am
Tahoe Regional Young Professionals will launch its ongoing scholarship/continuing educational program by offering one qualified member the opportunity to take part in Leadership Lake Tahoe for the 2013-14 term, valued at $900.
TRYP’s Continuing Education: The mission of TahoeChamber.org Leadership Lake Tahoe is to identify and develop current and future leaders through a comprehensive professional development program designed to increase knowledge and awareness of the issues and challenges facing the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.
Space Still Available for Thursday’s Tourism Forum
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 5:02pmThe Annual Tourism Forum is presented in partnership between the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, the South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts and TahoeChamber.
Each year, the organizations strive to bring highly sought after speakers and the most current information on the travel and tourism industry to South Lake Tahoe. This year’s forum will focus on the expectations of the international traveler.
Liberty Utilities offers high school, college scholarships
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/05/2013 - 2:58pmLiberty Utilities is pleased to announce the establishment of annual academic scholarships for eligible high school and college students within its Lake Tahoe service territory.
The seven schools participating in the new scholarship program are South Tahoe High School, Loyalton High School, Douglas High School (students residing in Alpine County only), Coleville High School, North Tahoe High School and Portola High School, as well as Lake Tahoe Community College.
STHS softball field almost ready
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 9:22pm
To the spectator’s eye, the South Tahoe High School softball field looks ready to play on. But it’s also less than ideal from a spectator’s point-of-view.
Tahoe Chamber, LTVA host joint Tourism Forum April 18
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 4:03pmEvent Date:
April 18, 2013 - 3:30pm
Tourism is a constantly evolving industry. Each year, the TahoeChamber and the Lake Tahoe Visitor’s Authority strive to keep our business community up to date on developing trends by hosting an Annual Tourism Forum.
This year’s forum is scheduled for April 18, 3:30-6pm in the Cabaret Theater at Harveys. Building off of last year’s presentations on local demographics, the 2013 Trends in Tourism Forum will cover the international guest along with service philosophies and what these culturally sophisticated visitors expect and demand.
San Diego State students forego traditional spring break to serve South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 9:42am
Event Date:
March 31, 2013 (All day) Fifteen students from San Diego State University will forego the typical spring break of beaches and relaxation to teach thousands of children in a small mountain community how to save energy and save the environment.
Members of the student organization CALPIRG Energy Service Corps will travel to South Lake Tahoe, Calif., from March 31 through April 5 to spread the word on energy savings.
Location
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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South Tahoe Chamber to host a business mixer
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 11:12amEvent Date:
March 21, 2013 - 5:30pm
The South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce will hold a business mixer on Thursday, March 21. Borges Chiropractic and Tahoe Valley Pharmacy will host the event, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Tahoe Valley Pharmacy center, 2074 Lake Tahoe Blvd. (across from Staples near the “Y”).
The event is open to chamber members as well as the public and is free.
There will be food and prizes, including a pair of sunglasses valued at $160 donated by Lake Tahoe Eye Care. Other sponsors for donations include Tahoe Valley Pharmacy, Borges Chiropractic and Ross Groelz, DDS.
Tahoe Chamber Expo to feature at least 97 businesses
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/13/2013 - 4:50pm
Event Date:
March 22, 2013 - 4:30pm
With dozens of local business lined up to show their stuff, TahoeChamber’s annual Business Expo is the premier event of its kind at South Shore Lake Tahoe. And it is right around the corner with a wide open invitation to the 2013 Business EXPO — “The South Shore EXPOsed” — set for March 22 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. in the Convention Center at Harrah’s Tahoe.
On the Rocks for Tahoe Regional Young Professionals March Mixer
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 3:22pm
Event Date:
March 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
The Tahoe Regional Young Professionals will host its March mixer at the new On the Rocks Bar & Grill, March 20 from 7 – 10 p.m. to network, volunteer opportunities and announce TRYP’s upcoming professional development and scholarship program for its members.
The post St. Patty’s Day themed mixer (i.e. wear green) at the recently opened On the Rocks Bar & Grill (located in Round Hill Shopping Center behind Anytime Fitness) will also include hearty appetizers and a free beverage. Admission is complimentary for TRYP members and $5 for non-members.
Father and two sons injured when SUV crashes into South Lake Tahoe Denny's
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 8:41pm
A South Lake Tahoe father and two sons were injured Thursday morning after the SUV they were in crashed Denny's restaurant on Al Tahoe Boulevard, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department reports.
Todd Jackson, 28, suffered moderate injuries in the 8:50 a.m. accident after being extricated from the 2002 Dodge Durango by the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. He was taken to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Jackson's two sons, 11 and 8-years-old, were taken to Barton Memorial Hospital where they were treated and released for minor injuries.
Little League Registration Today
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:06pmRegister for the 2013 Little League season today from 6 -7:30 p.m. at the South Tahoe Ice Arena, or register online at http://www.eteamz.com/tahoelittleleague/There are divisions for boys and girls...
Babe Ruth Baseball sign ups today
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 6:00amSouth Tahoe Babe Ruth Baseball is holding sign ups for the upcoming season today at the South Tahoe Ice Rink from 6 - 7:30 p.m. All boys and girls ages 13 through 15 are welcome to come sign up. Pl...
South Shore girls capture eight All-League spots
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 7:02pmThe All-League girls' basketball results are in, and the South Shore girls earned eight names on the prestigious roster, including four first team spots. The South Tahoe girls claimed five spots...
Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe to become independent beginning April 1
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 3:16pmThe corporation that owns Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe – Hotel & Ski Resort announced today that as of April 1 the hotel will be operating as an independent property with a new management company. PHR Management, Inc., an affiliate of Ken Corporation, LTD., the Japan-based ownership group, will assume management of the hotel. Max Saito, vice president of PHR, said the company will retain the hotel’s 220 employees.
Results from state finals: Day 1
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 6:48pmThe Vikings' ski team and a few Whittell wild cards hit the slopes for state finals Monday and Tuesday at Sierra-at-Tahoe.The top eight boys and top eight girls from South Tahoe, along with six ...
South Tahoe athletes bring Olympics home
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/23/2013 - 6:00amThat fireball seen winging across the Russian skies may just be a winter athlete from South Lake Tahoe. Halfway across the world, hometown favorites Maddie Bowman, Kyle Smaine and Whitney Gardne...
Study: South Shore Lake Tahoe Loop Road plan would contribute up to $25 million annually
Submitted by newsroom on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 11:51am(Stateline, Nev.) – A recent US Highway 50 economic analysis indicates that a completed downtown area outlined within the US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization project (aka Loop Road), City of South Lake Tahoe’s General Area Plan and the South Shore Vision Plan would provide for an annual retail sales increase of $16 million to $25 million.
South Shore stacks All-League lineup
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 7:34pmSouth Tahoe and Whittell basketball players had a season of hard work campaigning for them when the All-League vote rolled around this year. "Typically, I attend these meetings with stats in han...
Elko ends boys' playoff run
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 7:05pmReno, Nev. - The boys came out of the locker room to a standing ovation from the remaining South Tahoe fans long after the game had ended.They hadn't won the trip to state, but it was a winning ...
Weekend Reading
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/16/2013 - 6:00amIn this weekly round-up, we scour our website for the week's best articles. This issue focuses on a lawsuit filed against the TRPA's Regional Plan Update, stellar South Tahoe basketball performance...
South Tahoe drops semifinal games
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/16/2013 - 3:28amRENO, Nev. - South Tahoe's playoff run came to an end when it hit an Elko roadblock at Wooster High School on Saturday.The lady Vikings hung in until the fourth quarter, but Elko slowly and steadil...
Lady Vikings advance to semifinals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 4:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Defense isn't glamorous, but it does win basketball games, and South Tahoe proved that Wednesday."We just clamped down on defense and protected. It's not the most exciting bra...
South Tahoe boys claim quarterfinals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 10:46amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In the final 2 minutes of Tuesday's game, Brandon Cramer ripped the ball from Fallon and sprinted coast-to-coast."He just blew through everybody," said South Tahoe coa...
Boy safe after incident at middle school
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 4:34pmA 12-year-old boy is safe after a Wednesday incident at South Tahoe Middle School initially reported as a child abduction was determined to be a related to a child custody dispute.Police received a...
Lady Vikings advance to semifinals
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Defense isn't glamorous, but it does win basketball games, and South Tahoe proved it Wednesday.The lady Vikings used defense to shut down a disorganized Truckee team 3...
Education Roundup: LTUSD moves toward paperless classrooms
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 6:00amSouth Tahoe Middle School teacher Carol Murdock took her social studies class from St. Louis to the Washington coast Tuesday, but unlike Lewis and Clark's journey, the eighth-graders followed th...
Bickert, Norton lead South Shore skiers
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 6:00amThe pressure was off. The Vikings had already secured first place in the "We secured the Basin in the last race," South Tahoe coach Mike Shreve said. "We would have to not show up at this point and...
Viking boys capture South Shore win
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 6:00amBy Becky Reganbregan@tahoedailytribune.comZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - On paper, a South Tahoe versus Whittell contest looks like it would be close. South Tahoe lost to Incline by three earlier this year...
Kings of the court
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 6:00amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - The lady Warriors were ready for Round 2, but then so were South Tahoe's King sisters.Whittell never let South Tahoe get out of reach Saturday, but Brooke King and Ally King ...
South Tahoe claims quarterfinals
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Round 1 of the playoffs went to the Vikings. A strong fourth-quarter led the Vikings to a 66-54 quarterfinal win over Fallon at South Tahoe High School, Tuesday. The Gr...
Wild and Scenic Film Festival arrives March 8 at South Shore Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 2:39pm
Event Date:
March 8, 2013 - 7:00pm
The silver screen meets glittering Lake Tahoe at the 8th Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival On Tour Friday, March 8 at the MontBleu Showroom, a benefit for the Sierra Nevada Alliance.
Presented by the Sierra Nevada Alliance, South Tahoe Earth Day Committee and Patagonia South Lake Tahoe, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival combines award winning environmental and adventure fi lms with the energy of local activism.
Featured films at the event will cover fun outdoor adventures, environmental battles and inspirational stories of people making a difference.
South Tahoe teen takes flight
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/09/2013 - 6:00amFifteen-year-old South Shore resident Grant Swift can't quite pinpoint the moment flight first grabbed his interest.But now that the love of being airborne has taken hold, it appears unlikely to...
Lake Tahoe Regional Young Professionals to mix it up at Hard Rock
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 11:48am
Event Date:
February 13, 2013 - 7:00pm
Tahoe Regional Young Professionals would love to mingle with its rock star members and network with new individuals, Feb. 13 at Hard Rock Café inside Harveys at Stateline, Lake Tahoe from 7 to 10 p.m.
South Tahoe boys cruise to Truckee win
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 6:04pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Defense has always been the Vikings' strong point, but Tuesday they took it to another level.Maybe it was a good Monday practice, or maybe it was the sting of a recent loss in...
South Shore Lake Tahoe prepares for second round of winter season
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:53am
With snow on the way in time for the weekend, South Shore Lake Tahoe has a number of activities at ski resorts, lodges and casinos lined up now through spring. Besides skiing and snow boarding at Sierra Resort, Heavenly and Kirkwood there's concerts, contests and festivals planned in the weeks ahead.
Kudos & Kindness: Thanks for lending waxless skis to our team
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 6:00amThe South Tahoe Middle School Nordic Ski Team would like to express its apprecitation and gratitude to Scott Shehadi of the Sportsman and Tyler Cannon of Lakeview Rentals for their generous loan of...
Defense leads South Tahoe boys to win
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 4:28pmDefense has always been the Vikings' strong point, but Tuesday they took it to another level.South Tahoe seemed to anticipate Truckee's every move in a 73-42 win at South Tahoe High School. The win...
Vikings drop Incline games
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 6:00amWith one week left in regular season play, the South Tahoe basketball teams hit an Incline roadblock. The South Tahoe boys struggled to find their shot Friday, resulting in a 36-33 loss in Incline....
Don Q's weekly fishing report for Feb. 6-12
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 4:55amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Feb. 6-12.
South Tahoe hosts Truckee on Tuesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 1:51pmSupport the South Tahoe boys and girls basketball teams Tuesday night as they host the Truckee Wolverines at the South Tahoe High School blue gym. Girls play at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 pm. This a c...
Bickert takes two at Heavenly
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 6:00amMaia Bickert is making it look too easy.Bickert, a sophomore at South Tahoe, and North Tahoe senior Nico Monforte dominated Wednesday's Tahoe Basin League doubleheader at Heavenly, each recordin...
Babe Ruth Baseball Sign-ups this week
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 6:00amSouth Tahoe Babe Ruth Baseball is holding signups for the upcoming season Tuesday and Wednesday at the Kahle Park Recreation Center from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Additional signups will be held Thursday at th...
Smith serving it up in Division I
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 6:00amPlaying Division I ball was a dream for Melissa Smith, so when the former South Tahoe pitcher finally got her chance she took it. Smith accepted a full-ride scholarship to pitch for a Division I...
Bronken Basketball
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 7:26pmBasketball must be a Bronken family trait. Four Bronkens hit the court Saturday for the Whittell versus South Tahoe cross-town rivalry. Copyright 2013 Tahoe Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. T...
