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Mysterious safe at former Bill's Casino may be
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:20pmA hidden safe found during the remodeling of a casino in South Lake Tahoe will be opened next week. The safe — found underneath a stairway at the old Bill's Casino — may be linked to an unsolv...
Babysitting bill in Calif. Legislature
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 1:02pmSACRAMENTO, 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...
New York Post's take on Bill's Casino safe: Where's Geraldo?
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 3:06am
The snarky, gossipy Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post (yeah, yeah, we know) is the latest to take up the Bill's Casino safe mystery. The Post rhetorically asks: Where is Geraldo Rivera when you need him?
Mysterious safe found at old Bill's Casino to be
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 1:52am... network, producers and the locksmith are flying in Tuesday to see if they can open the safe which was found during the demolition of a building that once housed two casinos in the region — Barne...
Calif. Senate gets bill regulating health insurance rates
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:00amSACRAMENTO, 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...
Calif lawmakers OK statewide rules on circumcision
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 11:33amSACRAMENTO, 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...
Pilot Hero 'Sully' Sullenberger to Discuss Thunderbird Preservation; tickets now available
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:49am
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who calmly and heroically landed his jetliner on New York’s Hudson River saving all 155 passengers and crew on board, will speak in Incline Village at a benefit for the Thunderbird Preservation Society on Saturday, Sept. 3.
The man who redefined “hero” on January 15, 2009, will discuss the importance of core values, including the preservation of vintage Americana – specifically Lake Tahoe’s historic Thunderbird Lodge and Yacht.
Bill's safe opening hits snag
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 2:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The owner of the casino building where a hidden safe was found last week has had more trouble than initially anticipated opening the relic.Two locksmiths and a safecra...
Hidden safe discovered during Bill's renovation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A funny thing happened on the way to the CVS.While demolishing a wall on second floor of the former Bill's building late Thursday afternoon, construction crews found a...
Tahoe bike path projects secure $4.5 million in grants
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:39am
Funding of $4.5 million for two bikeway projects at Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been secured by the Tahoe Transportation District through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a news release. Development of a 3.2 mile segment between Stateline and Round Hill at South Shore — part of an eventual 43 mile route along U.S.
Lack of money not stopping desire, regulations
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:41amHOMEWOOD – Money and cooperation were the overriding themes of the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit on Tuesday at Homewood Mountain Resort. For the first time since then-President Bill Cl...
Brown: 'Sharp differences' exist regarding SB 271
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 10:44amHOMEWOOD - No progress has been made regarding if California will consider stipulations set forth in a Nevada Senate bill that threatens the Silver State's withdrawal from the Tahoe Regional Pla...
Calif. bill would require helmets on ski slopes
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 4:49pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill requiring skiers and snowboarders younger than 18 to wear helmets at California ski resorts after the Senate sent him the legislation...
Calif. bill would require helmets on ski slopes
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 4:49pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill requiring skiers and snowboarders younger than 18 to wear helmets at California ski resorts after the Senate sent him the legislation...
Drug store, gaming and restaurant slated for former Bill's building
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 4:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Good bye Bill. Hello Dotty.After more than a year and a half, new tenants have been confirmed for the building previously occupied by Bill's Casino.A CVS drug store, a...
Two headliners are better than one at the Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 10:56amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We have a strong week when it comes to comedy at the Improv, with two headliners on the same bill: Steve White and Mark Pitta. Steve has more movie credits than anyone...
Gaines' TRPA transparency bill signed into law
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 4:52pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, today announced that Governor Brown has signed his legislation to create additional transparency, accountability and oversight within the Tahoe Re...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: McClintock's vote on debt ceiling was wrong
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:37amThis is a response to an email I received from Rep. Tom McClintock on why he voted against the new debt budget bill on Aug. 1.As a 33-year resident of this district, I'm unhappy with your vote. We ...
GUEST COLUMN: Congress helps education head outside
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 9:21amThe following is paraphrased, quoted and otherwise cobbled together from the bipartisan introduction of the No Child Left Inside bill, by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and Rep. Sarban...
Sandoval makes Lake Tahoe visit, discusses bear hunt, TRPA withdrawal bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 12:11pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - For a small municipality of 8,000 residents, maybe half of whom reside full-time, Incline Village/Crystal Bay wields a surprising amount of political clout.On Tuesday, Ju...
OBITUARY: Susan Elaine Adams
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:18pmSusan Elaine Adams was born on July 28, 1950 in Ft. Collins, Colorado to Ruth and Bill Jordan. She was the 3rd child of 5 girls and 1 boy. Her family spent most of her childhood in Brawley, CA, ...
Study: Nevada smoking laws haven't hurt restaurants, bars
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 10:45amRENO, Nev. - Nevada's smoking laws have not hurt business at restaurants and bars, according to a study by an advocacy group that was released as lawmakers debate a bill that would water down the r...
BREAKING NEWS: Nevada Senate passes TRPA pull out bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 1:58pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Nevada Senate passed a bill that allows the state to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if the organization does not meet certain benchmarks by October...
Carson officials to take stand on bill to withdraw from TRPA
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:35amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Carson City officials are meeting Friday - as are Douglas County leaders - to discuss a newly amended bill calling for the potential withdrawal of Nevada from the Tahoe Regional...
Senate panel tones down Lake Tahoe withdrawal bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 4:50pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A Nevada Senate committee tempered anger toward California and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Monday, seeking changes to its bi-state compact instead of immediate with...
Bill would ease Nevada's indoor smoking ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:54amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada taverns and bars would be allowed to sell food and still allow smoking under a late-session bill introduced Friday in the state Assembly.AB571 was introduced by the ...
