thanksgiving

The First “Light up South Lake Tahoe” event took place over Thanksgiving weekend with multiple businesses along Highway 50 participating by decorating their store fronts and turning on their lights as the South Lake Tahoe Fire Departments fire truck and Streets Department snow plow led the procession from Stateline to the “Y.”

“We are very pleased with the turnout of tonight’s event with at least 150 people coming out to watch the tree lighting and we look forward to next year’s event being even bigger and better,” said Mayor Pro Tem Tom Davis.

During this Thanksgiving week of sketch comedy (and yes, we do have a show Thanksgiving night) the Improv at Harveys Lake Tahoe audience is going to be treated to a couple of holiday-inspired surprises.

Last Thursday, Elaine and I spent an enjoyable morning (as usual) fishing for Mackinaw (Lake) Trout at Lake Tahoe with our longtime friend and sport fishing guide, Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters at South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

"Gino" has fished Tahoe for some 30 years and is one of the top, if not the top, fishing guides at that lake.
Sigh, and as usual on that day, Man's Favorite Sport belonged to Elaine for the fourth straight year!

Sitting in front of a tray filed with turkey, gravy, stuffing and fresh cranberry sauce, Alex Magowan smiled. He attended Bread & Broth's 24th annual Thanksgiving dinner in Grace Hall of St. The...

UPDATE 411PM: Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort will open for the 2012-13 season on Thursday, November 22, 2012, offering Easy Rider Express lift, Rock Garden lift, and three surface lifts, giving guests access to four trails including, Broadway, Easy Street, Echo, and Lower Sleighride. Building on the reputation as one of the nation’s top terrain park resorts, Sierra Resort™ will offer a small to medium jib park on Broadway consisting of multiple features including new boxes and rails, giving eager guests a chance to get their park legs back underneath them.

Some years the weather has been unseasonably warm and the Lake Tahoe region is devoid of any skiing or snowboarding at Thanksgiving. However, this is certainly not one of those years.
There will be seven Lake Tahoe ski resorts open on Thanksgiving day and one more – Homewood ski resort – will open on Friday.
Read more here.

Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar are each expected to open additional terrain to skiing and snowboarding ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.Kirkwood operators plan to open Chair 6 (Cornice E...

The ultimate Christmastime crowd-pleaser show is taking place at the Viking Theatre at South Tahoe High School’s Tahoe Arts and Design Academy this December 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 7pm and December 9 and 16 at 2pm. It’s the holiday favorite musical production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas performed by the students of South Tahoe High School’s Performing Arts Department.

More snow is on the way for Lake Tahoe, securing ski resorts preparing for the long Thanksgiving weekend.
The first of two low pressure systems will bring some snow to the Sierra beginning late Thursday night into Friday. The second and wetter system should arrive late Saturday night or Sunday with periods of heavy snow possible for the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Models have been mixed and the weather service hasn't suggested snow amounts from these storms.

Following a late start to the 2011-12 ski season, early snowfall at the start of this winter has Lake Tahoe area ski resorts ready to open well ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.As of late Frida...

Many Nevadans have already voted. I could not do that. To me, voting early would be akin to eating Thanksgiving dinner on Monday. Election Day is a day to put on your best clothes, throw out your c...

Looking to drum up holiday spirit, the city of South Lake Tahoe is calling for a partnership among local businesses to create the first “Light up South Lake Tahoe” event over Thanksgiving weekend. The idea is to have every business on Highway 50 lit up end to end from the big tree at the “Y” to Stateline for the entire holiday season.

The Carson Valley Trails Association (CVTA) is making plans for the grand opening of the 16-mile Genoa Trail System, 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 12. This free event is open to the public and will take place at the Eagle Ridge Trailhead, located next to the green water tank, approximately 1.8 miles north of Genoa off of Jacks Valley Road on Eagle Ridge Road.

Sugar Bowl is open. Other resorts are opening more terrain. This all means more things to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day. A weather system is moving ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ski-report-b...

For most people in America, Thanksgiving was spent with family and friends sharing a huge meal, football games and a nap.But for some in our local community, they would have had nothing without the...

The Brotherhood Motorcycle Club wishes to thank local businesses and community members here in South Lake Tahoe and Stateline for their generous donations for our annual fundraiser, HOGG WILD XVI. Because of our community’s generosity, we were able to provide 50 complete Turkey dinners to families in need this Thanksgiving. The giveaway at Sierra Community Church was a huge success thanks to the following individuals, businesses and community members. Thanks to Christine from Lira’s Market for putting the dinner packages together.

The fragrance of the turkey cooking, the coffee brewing was unbelievable. We, the Widowed Persons Association of California had the best cooks ever. The clubhouse at Tahoe Verde was professionally ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Schools around the South Shore are getting the jump on those Thursday Thanksgiving dinners with turkey feasts all their own."I think it's important to celebrate what w...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Jessica Roberts and Jonny Red will receive a 14- to 16-pound turkey from Overland Meat & Seafood Company each for winning the Tribune's Thanksgiving Thankful Contest.Robe...

The Brotherhood Motorcycle Club of South Lake Tahoe will have their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner giveaway at 10am at Sierra Community Church located at 1165 Sierra Blvd on Wednesday November 23rd. Thanks to our Hogg Wild XVI event we raised enough money to give 50 complete Turkey dinners to those in need in our community through Christmas Cheer.