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Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and portions of Southern Oregon.

A grant to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will help develop a “Children’s Forest” for exploration and education in the Pope-Baldwin Recreation Area, off Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe.

One of the critical issues continuously expressed by our citizens has been the condition of our town. Rundown, second rate and blighted are words often used in the same sentence as City of South Lake Tahoe. We love where we live, but we hate how we keep it.

That message was loud and clear in the City’s 2011 Citizen Survey we recently received. More than 70 percent of respondents said the appearance of our town was poor. More than 80 percent considered our roads the same way, poor or worse.

Residents of Meyers met with Caltrans officials Tuesday evening in a public meeting to discuss the proposed raising of the speed limit on Highway 50. More than 50 residents, business owners and families showed up to question the wisdom of the proposal and the survey results themselves. However, the results of the meeting indicate that Caltrans will proceed with the changes and the new speeds posted within two months.

After El Dorado County supervisors agreed in fall to table the concept, plans are in the works to again bring federal protection measures to the Upper Truckee River.

A public meeting to discuss plans by Caltrans to increase speed limits within the Meyers area will be discussed at a public meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Valley Fire Department.
Last fall Caltrans had announced it was reviewing speed limits between Meyers and South Lake Tahoe, with the idea of increasing the speed limit by 5 mph.
The meeting is being hosted by the Meyers Roundtable Committee and the Meyers Business Group. The public is encouraged to attend and should park on Keetak Street due to limited on-site parking.

(Editor's note: Today begins a regular feature to South Tahoe Now by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
So here it is. Valentine’s Day. A day of love and romance for some. A dreaded day of heartache and bitterness for others. Some of you may receive cards, flowers, a phone call from a friend, a nice romantic dinner or even a marriage proposal. Some of you will spend the day alone, avoiding the satin heart mayhem and gooey sentimental couples that inevitably come with the traditions of February 14th.

Questions continue regarding a U.S. Forest Service plan to make trail and other improvements in the Fallen Leaf Lake area. With a comment deadline now past, the project entails improvements to 12,960 acres and includes nearly 42 miles of existing trail from Pope to Baldwin beaches on the north end to the south and west ends of Fallen Leaf Lake.

Spent some time skiing at Heavenly Mountain Resort the other day and the snow was fine, though pretty hard at 9 a.m. but softening as the sun at Lake Tahoe came into play. Couldn't help noticing how many skiers are still using the old rotary shoulder turn yet skiing on modern, shaped skis. That's a waste of energy.
On shaped skis keep the body facing down the fall line, letting the edges do the turn. That's what today's skis are all about. The deep sidecut makes the skis turn when you put the edges in. Gotta keep the hands out front, which incidentally is crucial in avoiding ACL injury.

With last week's winter storms dropping nearly four feet of snow at Lake Tahoe's south shore, Heavenly Mountain Resort will open more trails and terrain beginning Saturday. Heavenly will open Galaxy Chairlift and the associated trails, Groove Terrain Park with six jumps and 18 creative features, and Lakeview Lodge, which is the final of Heavenly’s nine on-mountain restaurants to open.

The following is the complete text of President Obama's State of the Union address as written.
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
"An America Built to Last"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Washington, DC

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:

Here is this week's fishing report for January 18-25. This report covers streams, lakes and rivers in Nevada, Northern California, southern Oregon and the Sierra.

A series of storms is headed to the Truckee/Tahoe region, according to the National Weather Service in Reno, although it's unclear how much snow and rain is expected to fall by the end of the we...

The year of 2011 was anything but quiet for the California Department of Fish and Game.
Pesky bears, a roaming gray wolf, significant poaching arrests, tsunami relief work and dramatic wildlife rescues were among the stories that captured the public’s attention.
DFG also welcomed new Director Charlton H. Bonham, who was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in August.

Even two days after the fact, so many people are still upset by the firing of Bill Polian that you'd think he was a member of their family.There was no question someone had to take the fall for Ind...

By Kathryn Reed. LAKE TAHOE NEVADA STATE PARK – Tromping along the dirt under sunny skies, the only indication this is not a fall day in the Sierra is the fact the lake is nearly completely frozen. Wh...

Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on December 30th, 2011 | no responses. Windy is the all-day forecast and wet is the afternoon forecast. Snow could fall above 7500 feet. Here is the ski report for De...

Diamond Peak Ski Resort on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe is the home mountain for a January 7-8, 2012, ski camp hosted by legendary skier Wayne Wong.

The camp begins with an evening “meet and greet” at Village Ski Loft in Incline Village on January 6 and then continues with two full days of on snow instruction at Diamond Peak.

Steve Eikam, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District battalion chief, told Lake Tahoe News his department first called for a helicopter, but canceled that when it was determined the injury was minor...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - A 4-year-old boy is in stable condition after falling off a chairlift Tuesday morning at Diamond Peak Ski Resort, an official said.While a CareFlight helicopter was initiall...

NORDEN, Calif. - State regulators and Sugar Bowl Ski Resort officials continue to investigate varying eyewitness reports regarding what led to a 7-year-old boy falling 60 feet off a chairlift Sunda...

Publisher's note This is printed from the Lake Tahoe Historical Society's 1977 fall quarterly newsletter. There was a time the Amundsons remember when bears ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../histor...

NORDEN, Calif. - A 7-year-old boy died Tuesday from injuries suffered after falling 60 feet from a chairlift Sunday at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort.The boy was identified Wednesday by family and friends a...

NORDEN, Calif. - A 7-year-old boy has died from injuries suffered after falling 60 feet from a chair lift Sunday at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, an official confirmed Tuesday."It is with great sadness th...