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Sample the Sierra set for Labor Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 1:40pm
Event Date:
August 31, 2012 (All day)
Foodies and wine lovers alike are invited to attend the variety of Sample the Sierra festivities during the 3rd annual farm-to-fork festival over Labor Day Weekend. Friday, August 31st kicks off Sample the Sierra with a Winemaker and Chef’s Table dinner at Crystal Basin Bistro in Camino on the Western Slope of the Sierras. Saturday, September 1st hosts a Sip & Shop at Après Wine Company featuring the award winning wines of Synapse “Microwinery” and locally made gifts.
Tahoe Fund Raises $55,000 for Critical Tahoe Environmental Projects
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 11:32amFounders Circle members of a Lake Tahoe nonprofit donated $55,000 at Sunday's annual Tahoe Fund Summer Dinner and croquet party for three specific projects that will improve lake clarity and recreational opportunities in the Tahoe Basin. The money raised by the Fund is for shovel-ready public projects that require additional private support to be completed, and was in addition to the more than $120,000 raised by the dinner for the organization.
Lake Tahoe agency hosts bicycle community planners from Utah and Oregon
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 12:34pm
Event Date:
July 26, 2012 - 5:00pm
UPDATED: As Lake Tahoe continues to earn the respectable distinction of having bicycle-friendly communities, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host experts from two well-established cities to discuss ways the basin can improve its trails and paths.
The TRPA has invited bicycle community planners from Portland, Oregon and Park City, Utah for a community speaker panel today, Thursday, July 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community College in the Board Room. A similar speaker panel was held on Wednesday at Kings Beach.
South Lake Tahoe 'Market on the Run' Farmers' Market today
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 11:52am
The Ski Run Boulevard "Market on the Run" Farmers' Market begins today, Friday, June 22, between 3 and 8 pm in South Lake Tahoe. The Farmers Market will be held every Friday afternoon throughout the summer between Larch and Birch on Ski Run Boulevard.
Exploring new ways to fund transportation projects and road repair
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/13/2012 - 3:07pmTransportation projects are not always about new capacity for automobiles and trucks. Transportation projects may include improvements for, airports, railroads, mass transit, bike lanes and walking paths. These projects are often constructed to help environmental impact, provide for better safety and more economical ways for people to do there business or pleasure.
Ski Run Boulevard Farmers Market set to begin June 22
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:42pmGet ready for the Ski Run Boulevard Farmers Market beginning Friday, June 22nd, between 3 and 8 pm. The Farmers Market will be held every Friday afternoon throughout the summer between Larch and Birch on beautiful Ski Run Boulevard.
Open house to present Incline to Sand Harbor transit service
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/13/2012 - 10:48amThe Tahoe Transportation District will host an Open House forum on Wed., May 16, to discuss the SR Highway 28 corridor safety and congestion issues. The forum will introduce the East Shore Express, a proposed shuttle from Incline Village to Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area this summer as well as updates on the North Demonstration Bikeway, a 3-mile off-road path between Incline Village and Sand Harbor.
Lake Tahoe cyclists look to break world record today
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 11:50am
Today is the day: South Lake Tahoe bicycle group Slow Rollers is asking the community to come out to its second annual Spirit Bike Parade today and an attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records by forming the longest single line of bicycles. To beat the record, now held by the city of Davis of 916 bicycles, South Lake Tahoe will have to produce 917 bicycles or more. The event begins at 4 p.m. with a start up at the old Miller's Outpost, South Shore Bikes, 955 Emerald Bay Road. Get there early to register.
O'Rourke: Reserves should go to streets and bike paths
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 6:00amSouth Lake Tahoe should lower the amount of reserves it keeps on hand to pay for improvements to its streets, bike paths and recreation center, according to recommendations from outgoing City Manag...
Bicyclists should use the bike paths
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:00amI was interested to see the article on adjusting speed limits. It seems some cyclists are concerned about safety. The front-page photo in the article showed a cyclist riding on the roadway facing i...
Tahoe Fund Considers Funding Opportunities
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 10:21am
The non-profit Tahoe Fund is working with public and nonprofit agencies basinwide to develop its funding priorities for the next year. The Fund has a 10-year goal of raising and distributing $50 million to restore andenhance the Lake, including work on Nevada and California bike paths, hiking trails, restoration projects, interpretive programs, public parks and related projects. Founded in 2010, the Tahoe Fund raises private money to leverage the limited public funding available for such efforts.
Tahoe resorts, business outfit vehicle fleets with Lake Tahoe license plate
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 5:26pm
New Lake Tahoe license plates are appearing on the vehicle fleets of major ski resorts and businesses in the Tahoe Basin, as support for the Tahoe plate program in California and Nevada continues this winter.
Heavenly Ski Resort helped launch the program in 1996 and has 140 vehicles plated for Tahoe. Northstar Resort, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, and Tahoe Dave’s Skis and Boards have ordered new Tahoe plates.
JT Holmes Shoots Promo for Lake Tahoe 'Plate for Powder' program
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:45am
Extreme snow sports legend and Transformers film wingsuit stuntman JT Holmes has finished shooting promotional TV spots for the Tahoe Fund’s Plate for Powder program, which gives purchasers of California and Nevada
Tahoe License Plate for Powder Program To Benefit from Snow Forecast
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:00pm
The snow forecast to hit the Lake Tahoe region during the next few days is expected to give the Tahoe Fund's Plate for Powder program a boost along with Sierra ski resorts and businesses. Drivers who purchase a California or Nevada Tahoe vehicle license plate will receive two free ski lift or Nordic tickets to the resort of their choice. New Tahoe plates cost $50 in California and $61 in Nevada.
Jazz pianist finds many paths for musical harmony
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 4:01amIn the mid-1970s, the band had a gig on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, and Hecht said he fell in love with the area's beauty. “I ended up in Lake Tahoe because, of all the places that we went, tha...
Pedestrians Killed in Incline Village Identified as North Lake Tahoe couple
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 11:41amAn Incline Village couple have been identified in the fatal pedestrian accident on Friday night at a crosswalk on State Route 28 in Incline Village. The Nevada Highway Patrol reports Robert C. Mathis and Linda Mathis, both 46 and husband and wife, died from injuries sustained in the accident. Family members have been notified.
Two die in Incline Village vehicle pedestrian accident; Grass Valley man arrested
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 12:15am
Two pedestrians were killed Friday night when they were struck by a pickup, shortly before 8 p.m. in Incline Village on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports. The driver of the pickup, Christopher Torii Smith, 25, of Grass Valley, was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence causing death. Names of the deceased have not been released.
Tahoe Snow Sports Icons Daron Rahlves, Jeremy Jones Partner With Plate for Powder Campaign
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 12:21pm
By Maja Thaler
Two of Lake Tahoe's most popular ski and snowboarding icons, Daron Rahlves and Jeremy Jones, have finished shooting public service ads this week for the nonprofit Tahoe Fund's Plate for Powder program. Rahlves and Jones donated their time for the California and Nevada Lake Tahoe specialty license plates program, which gives new Tahoe license plate buyers two free Alpine or Nordic ski tickets to their choice of 12 major Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts.
Vision plan, loop road seen as paths to better economy, environment
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:48pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Remodeled casinos rise above tree-lined streets where people walk leisurely between new restaurants and retail shops.An orchestra plays at a new entertainment venue at...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Measure R is Fair Play
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 12:36pmMeasure R is fair to taxpayers because no taxes are raised in this economy. Existing funds are shared equitably between bike paths and youth ball fields. Ball field improvements can go to enhance b...
Organized ride along S. Tahoe bike paths
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 7:48amOn Sunday, a group bike ride called the Tahoe Bike Fun Ride will leisurely ride along South Lake Tahoe's bike path system from Stateline to Camp Richardson ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../organized-r...
Organized ride on South Shore bike paths
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 5:54am18, Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition's board of directors will lead a recreational bike ride along South Lake Tahoe's bicycle path system. The ride starts and ends at Blue Dog Pizza at the north e...
Measure R ready for November ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:27amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bike paths and ball fields will be on the ballot come November.The three-member South Lake Tahoe Recreational Facilities Joint Powers Authority unanimously voted Wedne...
Measure R rolls on
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:29pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A proposed measure to improve bike paths and youth ball fields at the South Shore inched closer to reality this week.The three member South Lake Tahoe Recreation Faciliti...
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