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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An appeal to replace Borders bookstore in Carson City
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:51amI recently sent the following to Barnes and Noble's online customer service:"I'm writing out of desperation because of the closing of our local border's bookstore. We (customers) were told months a...
After extended delay due to Sierra snowpack, the Truckee River is open for rafting
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 8:30pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - The dam gates have finally opened and a flood of rafters are sure to follow.The two Tahoe City-based companies - Mountain Air Sports/Truckee River Rafting and Truckee River ...
Structures threatened in fire near Virginia City
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 11:40pmBy Reno Gazette-Journal. Between three and 10 structures might be threatened by the Bain Street Fire on Geiger Grade, Sierra Front Center Intelligence Dispatcher Helen Frazier said. Evacuations are un...
WAC coaches, media give Wolf Pack no respect
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 12:00pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - The Western Athletic Conference coaches and media have just handed the Nevada Wolf Pack all the motivation they need to repeat as conference football champions. The media and co...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to Gary Bell
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 12:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On behalf of the city of South Lake Tahoe Parks & Recreation department, Camp Tadaka and Camp Radical would like to thank Gary Bell of Sierra Ski & Cycle Works for tak...
Council to talk charter, pensions, marijuana
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council will meet starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Lake Tahoe Airport. Here are some of the issues to be discussed.Charter v. General Law cityWhat'...
Public workshops precede annual Tahoe enviro summit
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pm(The 9-11:30am summit is open to the public, too.) The workshops are: Aug. 3 3-5pm and 6-8pm at Inn by the Lake, South Lake Tahoe;. Aug. 4 10am-noon at Granlibakken Resort, Tahoe City and 3-5pm, North...
Council to mull fate of redevelopment agency
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:39amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The fate of the South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency could be decided as soon as next week.At its Tuesday meeting, the South Lake Tahoe City Council will be asked to decide w...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmSouth Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole will give a state of the city address Oct. 20 at 6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Chase International real estate agents Joshua Talayka and Edee Campbell were the only to...
Fine for illegal Tahoe City pier extension may increase
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmTamara Fritz had agreed to pay the penalty for altering her Tahoe City property without the proper paperwork in order. But it was pulled from the consent item at Wednesday's meeting. Because neith...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 12:18pmSouth Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole will give a state of the city address Oct. 20 at 6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Chase International real estate agents Joshua ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amTahoe City resident Tamara Fritz has been fined $35000 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for illegally constructing a pier extension. Her spread is the locale for the annual Oscar de la Renta Fash...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 3:19pmTahoe City resident Tamara Fritz has been fined $35000 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for illegally constructing a pier extension. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-lake-tahoe-22...
Site of League fundraiser fined for pier violations
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:14pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - A Lake Tahoe property owner has agreed to pay a $35,000 fine for illegally building a lakefront pier extension and repeatedly ignoring cease and desist orders, according to ...
June jobless rate in Nevada marks first increase this year
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:21amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's unemployment inched up by three-tenths of a percentage point in June - the first increase in a calendar year that had been showing slow but steady improvement.The rise ...
NDOT searches for new way to pay for roads
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:06amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The proliferation of electric and hybrid vehicles is rapidly making the gasoline tax not only an unfair but inadequate way to pay for road construction and maintenance.Scott ...
Opinion S Tahoe officials stonewalling the truth
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 2:12amDespite the official denials by the city manager and city attorney criminal wrongdoing by the South Lake Tahoe City Council has already been documented by ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-s-tahoe-...
Tahoe City rafters waiting for more water
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 1:10pmTAHOE CITY — The serenity of river life brought Jack Simon, 22, back to Tahoe City ... worked last summer as an intern for a Lake Tahoe entertainment guide. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-city-r...
Nevada governor takes spin in driverless car
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 5:03pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Gov. Brian Sandoval got behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius on Wednesday - and left the driving to a computer for a test drive through the capital and a scenic valley.San...
Borders bookstore in Carson closing
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 5:00pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - Borders bookstore customers expressed shock and disappointment Tuesday that the 40-year-old book giant was closing its doors nationwide, and some blamed electronics."It's sadnes...
City's outdoor markets are ripe for good selection, good times
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 4:04pmFrom the freshest greens to a cowboy hat made from a beer bottle box, South Lake Tahoe's outdoor markets have it all. And aside from the goods, the city's increasing number of farmers markets an...
GUEST COLUMN: Complaint to the Grand Jury
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:08amLast month, the South Lake Tahoe City Council boasted that it is going to spend $4 million a year on roads for the next five years. Unfortunately, that $4 million promise, which is probably only ha...
Ice arena gets new operator
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/12/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Big changes could be coming to the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena following a change in operators this week.The South Lake Tahoe City Council unanimously approved a 10-year a...
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...
Council to give sign ordinance another go
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City councils change, but some issues never seem to go away.The current incarnation of the South Lake Tahoe City Council intends to take a closer look at a perennial deba...
City removes Regan Beach playground over safety concerns
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 3:24pmCity officials removed the Regan Beach playground due to safety concerns. The steel jungle gym had been there for more than 20 years, said Parks and Recreation Department director Stan Sherer."B...
Nevada Assembly passes wedding, anti-graffiti bills
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 10:53amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - State lawmakers threw the book at taggers, defended puppies and kittens less than 8 weeks old, and approved more after-hours weddings during a rare Sunday session.Legislato...
Tahoe City's famed Fanny Bridge due for a makeover
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 5:43pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - While Fanny Bridge abounds in historical value, its functionality is being called into question as transportation officials say it is rapidly deteriorating into a state of d...
Small county lobbyist warns of load state dumping on locals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:46amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Lobbyists representing Western Nevada's counties warned Wednesday the state is dumping so many responsibilities on the counties that the state can't expect them to absorb everyt...
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...
Tavern owners push change in no-smoking law for bars
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 10:29amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Tavern owners Monday asked lawmakers to loosen the voter approved anti-smoking law to permit both food and smoking in their establishments.Lobbyist Sean Higgins said when that l...
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 ...
Nevada unemployment rate down to 12.5 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:40amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's unemployment rate fell again in April - the fourth consecutive month of declines.The seasonally adjusted rate dropped from 13.2 percent to 12.5 percent. The raw, unadju...
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...
City to talk TRPA, marijuana and redistricting Tuesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 4:15pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council will meet starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at City Council Chambers at Lake Tahoe Airport.Marijuana home cultivationWhat's the issue?The City ...
Hodges appointed Director of Development Services
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 6:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City Manager Tony O'Rourke has removed the "interim" tag from Hilary Hodges Director of Development Services title.O'Rourke announced the appointed of Hodges as the perma...