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Heavenly and Northstar Ignite with winter opening this weekend
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:00pm
With the Vail Resorts tie-in Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort and the newly renamed Northstar California mountain site are entering the early opening race behind Boreal. This is rare for Northstar to open early and with the new trails it's gotta get the season to a quick start. I hope to be there!
Here's Heavenly's announcement: Click here for details.
Sarah Hussong-Johnson Named South Lake Tahoe Engineering Director
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 6:00pm
By Nancy Kerry
The City of South Lake Tahoe announced today the appointment of Sarah Hussong-Johnson as Director of Engineering. Announcing her appointment, City Manager Tony O’Rourke said Ms. Hussong-Johnson, “has demonstrated outstanding capability to build public improvements on time and within budget and will lead the City’s Strategic Priority to Improve the Built Environment. Sarah brings a solution-oriented collaborative approach to resolving the challenges of constructing public improvements and will be an excellent leader for the years ahead.”
Nevada Panel Begins Work On Creating Uniform Education Data Reporting System
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 4:56pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – It’s hard to know how well Nevada’s public school and college students are doing if there is no uniform and reliable data to view their performance over time.
Gov. Brian Sandoval is working to change that.
Lakeview Commons Project Update Video
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 9:35amThe Lakeview Commons Project, a partnership between the California Tahoe Conservancy and the City of South Lake Tahoe, spans the beach area that was once known to locals as El Dorado Beach. Approaching from the western side is the boat ramp, and a newly constructed Boathouse. The downstairs will feature storage lockers for paddle boards and kayaks, restrooms, and a boat rental area. Upstairs will be a concession stand and patio with a gas fire pit and a more commercial size barbeque with a cook top.
Jessica Richitelli named Squaw Valley terrain park manager
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 8:56amSquaw Valley welcomes Jessica Richitelli as the resort’s new terrain park manager. Richitelli joins the Squaw Valley team with more than nine years of terrain park experience, including a background in park construction and maintenance, event execution, sponsorship relations, hiring, training and marketing. Most recently Richitelli served as the terrain park manager at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, NH.
New Year's at South Tahoe includes 3-Day SnowGlobe Festival
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 3:12pm
There’s ample reason to bring your New Year’s Eve celebration to South Lake Tahoe this year, as the town announces its plans to host the first-ever SnowGlobe Music Festival, December 29, 30 and 31, 2011. For three days the festival will sprawl out in the luxuriant setting of Lake Tahoe’s south shore, offering three main stages and over forty-five world-class musicians to help ring in what is sure to be an unbeatable New Year’s Eve celebration, according to a news release.
Lakeview Commons Project Nears Completion
Submitted by Li Terrell on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 9:42pm
The City of South Lake Tahoe hosted a special project walk-through at the Lakeview Commons Project Site Thursday afternoon, and revealed the almost-finished product that the city hopes will be a jewel in the recreation crown for the area.
“It’s going to be the Sand Harbor of South Shore” said Jim Marino, Capital Improvement Manager with the City of South Lake Tahoe.
U.S. dealt another La Niña winter but ‘wild card’ could trump it
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 5:48am
Colder and wetter than average conditions in northern California and the Sierra may be what is in store this winter as La Niña will influence weather patterns for the second year in a row across the country, according to the annual Winter Outlook released by NOAA on Thursday.
MBA program makes Princeton Review’s 'Best' list for fourth time
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 5:26am
By Claudene Wharton
For the fourth year in a row, The Princeton Review has recognized the excellence of the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business in its Best Business Schools guidebook, based on the quality of its MBA Program.
UC Merced gets $2M grant to track Sierra snowpack
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 1:07pmMERCED, Calif. (AP) - The University of California, Merced, has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to track the Sierra snowpack.The Fresno Bee says a web of wireless sensors will be installed ...
TRPA welcomes Arlo Stockham as new regional planning coordinator
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 5:33pmBy Jeff Cowen
As the Lake Tahoe Regional Planning Agency shifts into the final phases of its Regional Plan Update, the Agency announced Tuesday an associated change in leadership for its Regional Plan Update team. The effort that had been led by Harmon Zuckerman for the past two years will now be charged to Arlo Stockham, a planner and consultant with 14 years' experience in Northern Nevada.
Playing for Change: War/No More Trouble
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 12:51pmSome may say: You can't randomly put music videos on a news and information website. For this we would say: "Some rules are meant to be broken. This is one of them. So why not?"
Carmaker not able to Dodge Gardnerville family's savvy
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 9:37amMINDEN, Nev. - Leave it to a Gardnerville math professor and his 9-year-old son to track down a car in the wilderness within 16 hours of seeing it on a TV commercial."We do a lot of geocaching, ...
November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:55am
By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stories about bears killed unnecessary
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:25pmWhy is it that almost every time we pick up the Tribune, we have to read about another bear killing? Maybe you should just put out a flyer for that so that people that want to know can keep track? ...
Tahoe planning agency charts clear path for regional update
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 2:48pm
By Jeff Cowan
To streamline the review and deliberation of items crucial to the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Wednesday chartered a new committee to focus on update of the Plan.
The formation of this committee comes on the heels of the annual Lake Tahoe Summit where federal and state representatives urged swift completion of the plan update.
Weekend Fishing Report
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:45am
By Don Quilici
Here's the fishing report for the week of Aug. 24-31. The report covers lakes, rivers and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Girl racers tear up South Lake Tahoe's BMX track
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 12:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On her bright pink bike, Isabelle Wilson, 6, ruled South Lake Tahoe's BMX track Thursday night, adding another trophy to her collection of four already at home. Isabel...
Girl racers tear up South Lake Tahoe's BMX track
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 12:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On her bright pink bike, Isabelle Wilson, 6, ruled South Lake Tahoe's BMX track Thursday night, adding another trophy to her collection of four already at home. Isabel...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 3:19pmTahoe Area Mountain Biking Association is trying to keep track of trail conditions via its website. • The fourth annual Heritage Trail tour of 18 museums ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/07/41422/...
Only one 'all comers' track meet remains
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 5:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Every Thursday evening through the end of July, South Tahoe Middle School hosts an "all comers" track meet, open to everyone from the age of 2 to 90-plus.The event att...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 3:23amSouth Lake Tahoe has track meets for all ages on Thursdays from 5-8:30pm through July 28 at South Tahoe Middle School. • Scott Lankford, author of “Tahoe ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets...
