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Amazon dispute puts California tax board in spotlight
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Great Lake Tahoe Sternwheeler
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 5:50pmThe Great Lake Tahoe Sternwheeler Race pits South Shore’s two Mississippi paddlewheelers, The Tahoe Queen and M.S. Dixie II, in a four-mile race along the shoreline to determine the coveted Tahoe Cup and lake supremacy, Sept. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The 19th renewal of the spirited “battle of the paddle,” Korbel California Champagne continues a home-grown tradition for annual bragging rights. The M.S. Dixie II holds an 11-7 edge over The Tahoe Queen.
Garridos deny involvement in '88 Hayward abduction
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:15amHAYWARD, Calif. (AP) - The California couple convicted of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard has told investigators they had nothing to do with the 1988 disappearance of a 9-year-old girl in Hayward.The Oakl...
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...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 8:44amLake Tahoe – both ends – are working together again to be part of the 2012 Tour de California cycling event that almost started on the South Shore this year ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snipp...
Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 6:12pm
Before summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Non-native smallmouth bass found in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 3:20pm
By Mike Wolterbeek
A new invasive species has been identified at Lake Tahoe, and it’s likely to be the most aggressive fish to ply the waters of the mile-high lake.
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...
Calif. whooping cough cases high, but declining
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 9:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Department of Public Health says cases of whooping cough remain high in 2011 compared with many past years but are declining from mid-2010, when the largest epi...
Calif. whooping cough cases high, but declining
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 9:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Department of Public Health says cases of whooping cough remain high in 2011 compared with many past years but are declining from mid-2010, when the largest epi...
GUEST COLUMN: Park closures not the answer
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 6:00amCalifornia State Parks belong to the people of California and the world. Since establishing the first state park in 1864, they have been known as "preserving the best of California forever."Visiona...
Dropout rate in California on the decline
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:48pmPublisher's note: In Lake Tahoe Unified School District, South Tahoe High reports 13 dropouts for a rate of 1.1 percent; Mt. Tallac High had 18 drop out for a 18.8 percent rate. In the Tahoe-Truck...
Court halts dismantling of California
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 10:23amBy Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle. The state Supreme Court put the brakes Thursday on a plan to dismantle redevelopment agencies in California, posing yet another challenge to California's ...
Positive earnings report for Liberty Energy's
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 10:23amLiberty Energy provides electricity to the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin as well as to Alpine County. Officials said the increase in revenue over 2010 is primarily the result of a subsidiary...
Opinion: New governance vital to balance Tahoe's future
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 10:23amConflicts between California and Nevada over how to manage Lake Tahoe are severely hindering effective management of a unique resource shared by the two states. It has been widely suggested that the i...
Food bank offering free farmers market
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Food Bank of El Dorado County, in partnership with California Emergency FoodLink will provide its first free farmers market of the season Aug. 19 in South Lake Tahoe....
Tahoe Visitor's Authority prepares bid for Amgen 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:25amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Though the overall start has already been awarded, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority is preparing a bid for any stage of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California."We want to ...
OBITUARY: Elizabeth Pastory
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 1:25pmElizabeth was born on February 1, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts to Harry and Anne Kurkjian. She moved to Modesto California at an early age, where she attended school. After graduating high scho...
OBITUARY: Nancy Marie Prosser Sjogren
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 1:24pmNancy Marie Prosser Sjogren passed gracefully from her earthly home and into the arms of her heavenly father July 12, 2011.Born September 12, 1943 in Oakland, California to parents Charles and Mari...
OBITUARY: Betty Jean Thomas-Greenwood
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 1:22pmJean passed away on the first day of spring of this year. Jean came out to California as a teenager with her mother, father and four brothers in the late 1940's. On the way, she passed through T...
Opinion: Taking note of superior El Dorado ... - Lake Tahoe News
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmTo the community,. I am proud to announce the top winner in the state of California of the prestigious “Golden Bear Award”, my neighbor Windwalker Winery. Of the 2800 wineries in the state of Cali...
Stateline man charged in California cold case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 5:39pmMINDEN, Nev. - A 50-year-old Stateline man - taken into custody by a Douglas County sheriff's deputy who stopped to help two men by the side of the road - has been charged with murder in a 30-ye...
OBITUARY: Betty Jean Thomas-Greenwood
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51pmJean passed away on the first day of spring of this year. Jean came out to California as a teenager with her mother, father and four brothers in the late 1940's. On the way, she passed through T...
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a 'positive vision for the world'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:25pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - It's Monday morning, and Jeff Krasno is already hard at work at Squaw Valley USA.Nothing new there."I work all year long," said an out-of-breath Krasno, a co-creator of Wa...
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a 'positive vision for the world'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:25pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - It's Monday morning, and Jeff Krasno is already hard at work at Squaw Valley USA.Nothing new there."I work all year long," said an out-of-breath Krasno, a co-creator of Wa...
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a 'positive vision for the world'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:25pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - It's Monday morning, and Jeff Krasno is already hard at work at Squaw Valley USA.Nothing new there."I work all year long," said an out-of-breath Krasno, a co-creator of Wa...
Opinion: Using common sense in the woods
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amBy John Heil. The national forests in California offer a variety of recreational opportunities and beauty. With the wonders of adventure, however, come certain hazards. usfs The most effective way to ...
Fire agencies adopt identification system
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:31amMINDEN, Nev. - Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one in California have agreed to implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Agencies from Douglas, Lyon, a...
Calif. economist says technology drives June gains
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:24amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California added tens of thousands of jobs in June, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday, but the economy continues to show a split personality, wit...
Exploring the bad-luck banana superstition
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 2:00pmLAKE TAHOE - A few weeks ago I was fishing on the beautiful Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur on my annual fishing trip with friends. On the fourth day that we were going to take the pangas out ...
USFS expands offerings at Lake Tahoe recreation sites
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 2:12amTahoe Treats a division of California Land Management is operating nine concessions throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin for the U.S. Forest Service ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-expands-offerings-at-l...
Denson, Carlos join Slightly Stoopid for outdoor concert
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 5:22pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sublime lighted the torch of California reggae and passed it to Slightly Stoopid.The San Diego band's Seedless Summer 2011 Tours stops Wednesday, July 27, at the Lake ...
Lake Tahoe hotel room occupancy below state average
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 1:10pmLake Tahoe, Monterey/Carmel, Napa and other Northern California locations were among the weakest markets for hotel occupancy, average nightly rates and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lake-tahoe-hotel-ro...
OBITUARY: Angelina McFarlane
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 2:46pmAngie passed away peacefully at her home in Hanford, California on her birthday, July 6, 2011.Angie was born in Springfield, Illinois, on July 6, 1925, to Giovanni and Virginia Bavaresco. She mo...
OBITUARY: Colleen Ann Willis
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 2:51pmColleen Ann Willis died peacefully in her home in Carson City on June 30, 2011. She was 85. She was born May 4, 1926 in San Bernardino, California to James F. and Catherine L. (Walsh) Collins. S...
OBITUARY: Laurette Axelle Rankin Lee
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 2:49pmFamily matriarch taken tragically in train accident.Born to Donald and Lillian Rankin at the County Hospital in Martinez, California. She had 5 siblings: Ken, Billy, Steve, Paul, and Kathryn.Gro...
Barton first in California to offer alternative colonoscopy preparation
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 11:48amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Cancer Institute estimated that nearly 143,000 new cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed in 2010. Estimated deaths of colorectal cancer were 51,370. C...
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...
Triathlete and dialysis patient rides AMGEN route despite weather
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - During the snowy first stage of the Amgen Tour of California, there were many riders who protested conditions, fans who expressed skepticism and tour organizers who tried thei...
Amgen snowed out, businesses look at the bright side
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 7:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- Expectations of businesses and fans fell with the snowflakes of the weekend's storm, but even after the cancellation of the Amgen Tour of California some contended ther...
Stage 2 of Amgen moved from Squaw Valley
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 6:24amNEVADA CITY, Calif. - Due to uncertain weather and road conditions, race organizers have determined that the best way to ensure a complete course for Stage 2 of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California...
Officials stand by decision to cancel race
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 8:00pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - Race officials hope Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California will proceed as planned after Stage 1 was cancelled Sunday due to harsh weather.Monday's Stage 2 start from Squaw Va...
RECAP: First stage of Amgen cancelled
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 7:08amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first stage of the Amgen Tour of California has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.The race was originally delayed by almost three hours due to snow ...
California State Parks announces closure of 70 parks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Department of Parks and Recreation announced Friday a plan to close 70 of its 278 state parks and recreation areas beginning in 2012. None of Lake Tahoe...
Local cancer survivor to start Amgen race
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 2:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe resident and cancer survivor Valerie Smith will fire the gun Sunday to start the 2011 Amgen Tour of California at the Stage 1 start in her hometown.Amgen...
Tahoe prepares for tour as Sunday start nears
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 10:29amLAKE TAHOE - From North Shore to South Shore, locals are preparing to greet Amgen Tour of California spectators and competitors as the event touches the Tahoe Basin and moves into Nevada for the...
PHOTO GALLERY: Hundreds gather for Slow Rollers Bike Parade
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 9:44amIn celebration of the Amgen Tour of California, hundreds of people came out for the Slow Rollers Bike Parade May 12. Dressed in wild costumes, wigs and bright colors, the cyclists pedaled from t...
Bus routes to stop temporarily for bike race
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 6:28pmBlueGo bus system routes 50 and 53 will stop temporarily Sunday to allow Amgen Tour of California racers to pass by.The routes will cease operation between 10:15 and 11:15 a.m., as well as between ...
Clear Capital takes it to the top in Amgen Tour of California sponsorship
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 3:00pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - Clear Capital announces the company will sponsor the Amgen Tour of California's Stage 1 and Stage 2 King of the Mountains (KOM) cycling competitions, which is awarded to the faste...
