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Race the Lake of the Sky at El Dorado Beach
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:36amSouth Tahoe Standup Paddle and Riviera Paddlesurf present: Race the Lake of the Sky at El Dorado Beach
Saturday, Jun 30 2012, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Jul 1 2012, 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Events include:
Free sports physicals, concussion tests offered to students
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 6:00amFree sports physicals will be offered to students Wednesday, June 6, from 4-6 p.m. at South Tahoe High School.Pop Warner athletes and South Tahoe High School and Whittell High School students who p...
South Tahoe alumni football game in the making
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 9:39amAlumni football is looking to come to South Lake Tahoe again. Gridiron Alumni is planning several full-contact alumni football games in the Tahoe area. The company tried to get a game going last fa...
Don Q's Northern California and Sierra fishing report for week of May 30
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 1:54amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This fishing report is for the week of May 30 to June 5, 2012.
South Tahoe SWAT team adds Humvee to arsenal of tools
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 9:40amSouth Tahoe National Little League majors recaps
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 9:16amThe Dodgers beat the Yankees 17-7 on Monday, with the boys in blue jumping out to a quick 4-1 lead in the first inning. Danny Anderson, Denver Orr, Kenny Clark and Nick Ilvento each drew walks in t...
Tahoe Yellow Cress planted in partnership with high school, private business and conservation groups
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/27/2012 - 11:11amA group of South Tahoe High School students joined Edgewood employees, conservation experts and officials on May 19 to plant new nursery grown stems of the threatened plant, Tahoe yellow cress on the beach at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Edgewood Companies is participating in a volunteer program called the Tahoe Yellow Cress Stewardship Program and has been assisting with inventory surveys as far back as 1979.
Kudos & Kindness: Children's book drive surpassed expectations
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 6:00amGroup Four of the Leadership Lake Tahoe Program - David Landry of Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Peter Lavallee of South Tahoe Public Utility District, Nick Exline of Midkiff and Associates, Shell...
Don Q's Northern California and Nevada fishing report through Memorial Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 1:06amMemorial 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 Outdoors: Mackinaw fishing with first timers at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 12:33amSunday, May 20 was a memorable day for two of our friends. The two friends are Stephanie Parker (our neighbor) and her brother George, who was visiting our area from Phoenix, Ariz.
Stephanie is fairly new to Carson City and to our neighborhood, having moved here from Las Vegas, where she lived and worked for many years.
When I first discovered that George would be visiting and that he is an ardent fisherman, I asked Stephanie (who also fishes) if the two of them would like to try Mackinaw (Lake) Trout fishing at Lake Tahoe.
Without hesitation, she said, “You bet. Yes, we would!”
Summer vacation at South Lake Tahoe promises beach fun and food, music and memories
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:19amAs David Letterman rhetorically asks: Hey kids, do you like the rock n' roll? Two outdoor concert venues at South Lake Tahoe will be filled with superstar performers, plus there's dozens of outdoor competitions and family events, fireworks extravaganzas and the country’s biggest celebrity golf tournament that has Tahoe South positioned as summer’s hot spot for entertainment, outdoor recreation and events.
South Lake Tahoe Community Cleanup Day
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 4:38amKeep your neighborhood clean by properly disposing of unwanted trash items in your garage, backyard or neighborhood. Participate in Clean Tahoe’s Annual Community Cleanup Day, Saturday, June 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Drop off furniture, tires and appliances to the South Tahoe Refuse Transfer Station for a discounted price of $5 per truckload. The event is also open to Nevada residents, who can dump their junk for $10 a truckload.
Tahoe Yellow Cress Planting at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 7:03amSaturday from 10am to noon, a group of students from South Tahoe High School will join Edgewood employees, conservation experts and officials to plant new nursery grown stems of the threatened plant, Tahoe yellow cress on the beach at the Edgewood Tahoe golf course. Edgewood Companies is participating in a volunteer program called the Tahoe Yellow Cress Stewardship Program and has been assisting with inventory surveys as far back as 1979.
The path to equality: South Tahoe looks to even playing field for girls softball
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 9:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is no softball field in South Lake Tahoe that is equal to the baseball field at South Tahoe Middle School, where high school and Babe Ruth baseball is played. Bu...
Column: As the Song Goes 'It Don’t Hurt'
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 9:30am(Editor's note: This is the next installment 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.)
We all have regrets. Well, most of us anyway. Maybe (just maybe) there is someone out there that has walked on this planet and felt good about all of the choices they made from birth to death (but it is hard to imagine). And I’m quite aware that there are some that make loads of bad choices but don’t know how to take responsibility for them and instead blame others for why their life isn’t working. (This is an issue worthy of later discussion).
Kudos & Kindness: Thank you to South Tahoe Middle School Club Live
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 6:00amNational Alliance on Mental Illness South Lake Tahoe would like to thank teacher Larry Lambdin and the students in Club Live at the South Tahoe Middle School for their generous donation of $200. Th...
South Tahoe mayor likely won’t finish term on council
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 2:09pmT.J .Maxx looking for managers for South Tahoe location
Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 3:44pmDon Q's fishing report for the week of May 16-22
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 11:44amHere 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.
South Lake Tahoe lands popular online TEDx education series
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:28pmTEDx an online education series and offshoot of the popular TED Talks programs, will happen at South Lake Tahoe this fall, those associated with the program confirmed Tuesday.
The conference was approved by TED administration and will likely be held at the new Viking Theatre at South Tahoe High School's Tahoe Arts and Design Academy.
Education Roundup: Middle school changes schedule in response to poor grades
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 7:41pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Middle School will change its schedule next year in response to reports of poor student performance.Lake Tahoe Unified School District board members voted to ...
Board Poised to Further Conservation Efforts in the Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:15pmBill Boosman and Paul Sciuto, both Lake Tahoe residents with backgrounds in conservation issues, were sworn in as Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) Board members at a public meeting on Tuesday in South Lake Tahoe. They join 3 existing members to complete a five-person Board of Directors.
Films related to wildfires to be shown in South Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/13/2012 - 4:20pmDon Q's Fishing Report for the week of May 9
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 12:14amHere 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.
Outdoors with Don Q: Fishing The California Alps
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 11:47pmIt’s that time of the year to pick up your copy of a widely-distributed and widely-read annual publication known as “Fishing The California Alps.”
That outdoor newspaper is your personal guide to the fishing, camping, sightseeing and vacationing world in our general area and it has many, many pages of in-depth information provided by lots of experts in their specific areas of knowledge and experience.
Be sure to use this 2012 edition as your handy and ready-to-use guide on what, when, where and how to enjoy the Great Outdoors.
Proud to Say: South Tahoe little league opens ceremoniously
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 11:25amLong shadows were cast by the morning sun onto the freshly raked infield dirt on Saturday morning. It was warm enough to trade pants for shorts and even leave the jacket in the car, if warm-blooded enough. Clods of grass were scattered through the outfield, and coupled with the fresh smell in the air, it was immediately obvious that the grass had just been cut.
Up a creek without a permit
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 6:00amJust before the Upper Truckee River runs into the Lake Tahoe Golf Course, a line of black gravel bags create a small bubbling rapid. And beneath the gravel bags lies a South Tahoe Public Utility...
Fishing report for May 2-9
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 12:10amHere 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.
Sierra wins award for video produced by South Tahoe company
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 12:40pmVikings swim teams quicker than Wooster
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 8:08amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe swim teams beat Wooster High School on Saturday, with the boys winning 124-89, and the girls 141-123.In the girls' 50-yard freestyle, Kirsten Tang and ...
Column: Every Day is a Winding Road
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 6:12am(Editor's note: This is the next installment 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.)
For the past few weeks I have started and stopped writing this column. I've had some real inspiration, awoken with “brilliant” ideas in the middle of the night only to sit down, start writing and get absolutely nowhere. My virtual trashcan seemed to be getting full while the ideas seemed empty.
Stand-Up Paddle recommended for new concession
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 6:00amSouth Lake Tahoe may have a new tenant for its brand-new boat house at Lakeview Commons. The city's Parks and Recreation Department has recommended South Tahoe Stand-Up Paddle to fill the space.The...
Stand-Up Paddle recommended for new concession
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 6:00amSouth Lake Tahoe may have a new tenant for its brand-new boat house at Lakeview Commons. The city's Parks and Recreation Department has recommended South Tahoe Stand-Up Paddle to fill the space.The...
South Lake Tahoe Outlaws Bath Salts and Spice
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 2:10pmIf 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 - 4:04pmHere 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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Outdoors with Don Q: Have your California fishing license for opening day
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 3:25pmWith Saturday's opening day of fishing on California waters, you'll need to possess the proper 2012 license to be legal. You can purchase the license and any applicable stamp(s) at a number of South Lake Tahoe area outlets or on the Web. If you plan to fish this weekend, go here for the latest fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams around Northern California and the Sierra. Here's some info on license requirements:
Big sixth inning leads Vikings over Whittell
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 2:32pmZEPHYR COVE, Calif. - With an 8-1 win, South Tahoe can call themselves South Shore softball champs this season after beating Whittell on Monday. The two squads faced each other twice last week, ...
Whittell and South Tahoe split doubleheader
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 2:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Both coaches chalked up their team's win - and loss - to its mentality. For Whittell, their attitude proved to be the difference in the first game, while in the second...