Lake Tahoe
Finding a crowd-free Tahoe: Woodfords Canyon, a Western frontier
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 12:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Rock climbers around Lake Tahoe have an array of cliffs to choose from when looking for a day of excitement. The problem is that many of these areas are crowded and ve...
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...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 8:27amAnytime Fitness is looking to open a second Lake Tahoe gym. According to an employee at the Zephyr Cove facility, negotiations are under way for the Minnesota-based company to lease the Tahoe Daily Tr...
South Shore election season dominated by incumbents
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 8:27amThere is going to be a new face on the South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District board in December. Marylou Mosbacher, who has served for 21 years, is not running for another term. She knows she will m...
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'...
Biomass plant in Lake Tahoe: TRPA chief reiterates Kings Beach is off the table
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 6:00amKINGS BEACH, Calif. - The North Tahoe property originally offered by Placer County as the preferred location to house a two-megawatt biomass facility is no longer a viable option after the leader o...
USFS' fish testing puts Upper Truckee River off
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:31pmAnglers and others wading in South Lake Tahoe's Upper Truckee River could be in for a shock – literally – if they fail to heed warning signs. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../usfs-fish-testing-put...
Pop Warner practice quickly approaching
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 7:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first day of practice for South Tahoe Pop Warner Football and Cheer Association is Aug. 8, with a parent/player meeting at 4:30 p.m. Practice begins immediately after...
Firefighters keep sharp on outdoor rescue techniques
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 6:43pmPersonnel from the Lake Valley Fire Protection District are participating in rope rescue training this month in conjunction with El Dorado County Search and Rescue, South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, M...
USFS' fish testing puts Upper Truckee River off
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 6:43pmAnglers and others wading in South Lake Tahoe's Upper Truckee River could be in for a shock – literally – if they fail to heed warning signs. Beginning the first week of August and continuing ...
All-female cycling race accepting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 6:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Girl Power 2011, an all-female road race celebrating women, is taking entries for riders. The race, scheduled to start at 7 a.m. on Aug. 6, will raise money for the South...
NBA general manager to return home, speak with area youths
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Today he's leading an NBA franchise, but for Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant, it all started in South Lake Tahoe where he developed his love for sports. T...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: A sandwich picnic, local-style
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 3:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In the summertime, no-cook sandwiches play a role in my life. My favorite ones are cheese, tuna and turkey. During the past days while feeling the happy vibe of tourists ...
Learn to draw and paint animals
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 3:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A. is presenting a week long Art and Animals workshop Aug. 15 - 19.Designed for youth ages 11 to 13, the class is an introduction ...
Variety show tickets on sale
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tickets are now available for the "Tahoe Variety Show - Traveling Around America. Doors open at 1 p.m. and the performance begins at 2 p.m. Aug. 20 in the Golden Cabaret ...
Music on the beach benefit
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join Tahoe Arts Project for an evening of music on the beach from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge and Spa.This benefit will feature the music of Niall McGuin...
Artist studio tour this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 1:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 4th Annual Artists' Studio Tour sponsored by the Tahoe Art League will again be held two weekends this year. Studios will be open on from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sa...
Executive director of Tahoe Tallac Association resigns
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lori Cramer, executive director of the Tahoe Tallac Association, is set to leave the organization at the end of July. Cramer stepped down as executive director to help th...
Paul Mach captures top spot in Leadville Trail qualifier
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:45pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Paul Mach of South Lake Tahoe posted the fastest time out of 195 participants in the Lake Tahoe Trail 100K at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort this past Sunday. The event was the s...
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...
STHS gridiron fund-raising goal inches closer to ... - Lake Tahoe News
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmThere are about two weeks left to donate to the Friday Night Lights project at South Tahoe High as part of the Heavenly Mountain Resort-South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts matching challenge. Heavenly and...
Block's former owner told to pay or face prison time
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmIt will take years for Eneliko “Sean” Smith to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes South Lake Tahoe in back hotel taxes, but the payment plan has been increased. The issue is whe...
Optimal cycling involves properly fitted bike ... - Lake Tahoe News
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmThat was the message Jason Collin, physical therapist with Tahoe Center for Orthopedics, dispersed Wednesday night. Besides being a PT, Collin has been a professional bike fitter for the past eight ye...
S. Tahoe man in jail for nearly killing his ex denied parole ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmSteve Wasserman, the South Lake Tahoe man in prison for nearly slashing his ex-wife to death, will spend at least another seven years in prison. He was up for parole this week, but was denied. The par...
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...
Body pulled from Tahoe had been there more than a decade
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmDivers out for a fun day under Lake Tahoe found a body that is believed to have been there since the late 1990s. The divers discovered the corpse last weekend, with sheriff's deputies able to reco...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmSugar Pine Bakery has moved to Emerald Bay Road in South Tahoe. • Parking at Push Fitness in South Lake is about to get better as the gym expands the slab of asphalt to the vacant lot next door. •...
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...
Body discovered off Rubicon Point
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:38amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Dive Team members recovered a body from the water off of Rubicon Point about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.The team was able to recover the body a...
Power boat use drops, paddlers increase
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 9:31amIf the waters of Lake Tahoe seem a little less choppy from boat wakes, they likely are. While the popularity of paddling sports continues to increase, power boat use is decreasing locally and st...
Power boat use drops, paddlers increase
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 9:31amIf the waters of Lake Tahoe seem a little less choppy from boat wakes, they likely are. While the popularity of paddling sports continues to increase, power boat use is decreasing locally and st...
Block's former owner told to pay or face prison time
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 7:48amIt will take years for EnelikoSean Smith to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes South Lake Tahoe in back hotel taxes but the payment plan ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../blocks-former-o...
Placer County exhibit wins at state fair
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:22amThe exhibit features the ski and recreation areas at Lake Tahoe, nature, culture , history, fine food and wines available throughout the county. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../placer-county-exhibit-wins...
Hard Rock gives a big thank you to community
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:22amHard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe's anniversary event was May 18 through June 26. Hard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe partnered with Bread & Broth; an all-volunteer program ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../hard-roc...
Art and Animals workshop for youth
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmThe Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A. is presenting a weeklong Art and Animals workshop Aug. 15-19. Designed for youth ages 11 to 13, the class is an introduction to drawing and painting in all m...
Small brush fire extinguished in Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmThe North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District responded to a brush fire on the corner of Alder Avenue and Northwood Boulevard in Incline Village on the afternoon of July 27. The cause of the 15 foot b...
Inertia plagues South Tahoe council regarding sign rules
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmWhat's another two hours of discussion about South Lake Tahoe's sign ordinance when it's been on the books for the past 15 years? The problem is the issue wasn't resolved at 9:15pm Tue...
South Tahoe hotel implementing sustainable practices
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmPosted by admin in News on July 28th, 2011 | no responses. Avalon Lodge in South Lake Tahoe has partnered with Clean the World Foundation to recycle amenities to be redistributed to impoverished and d...
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...
Auburn likely to be part of Tahoe supe district in Placer County ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmEastern Placer County may see its political influence diminish as the county adjusts political boundaries to accommodate the Lake Tahoe area's shrinking full-time population. Under tentative redis...
'Ghost Whisperer' speaks with the spirits at Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 4:38pmJames Van Praagh makes his first Lake Tahoe appearance Saturday in the MontBleu Theatre. He says he is a "survival evidence medium," one who speaks with spirits. He produced the CBS television show...
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...
More beach to emerge at brimming Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 9:13amRENO, Nev. (AP) - Brimming nearly full thanks to a winter of historic snowfall, Lake Tahoe is finally showing signs of leveling off and soon should expose the submerged shoreline that's kept beachg...
More beach to emerge at brimming Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 9:13amRENO, Nev. (AP) - Brimming nearly full thanks to a winter of historic snowfall, Lake Tahoe is finally showing signs of leveling off and soon should expose the submerged shoreline that's kept beachg...
Join the conversation on Facebook
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 8:54amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Miss the comments on TahoeDailyTribune.com? There's another way to discuss the story that's buzzing around town on www.facebook.com/tahoedailytribune.Like us there and...
6-day tour of art studios in South Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amThe 4th annual Tahoe Art League's Artist Studio Tour is July 29, 30 and 31 and Aug. 5, 6 and 7 from 10am-5pm each day. Maps are available at tour headquarters at 3062 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lak...
S. Tahoe considers doing away with 3 fire division chief jobs ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amBy Kathryn Reed. A fire department without upper management except for a chief who divides his time with the police department. That is one scenario on the negotiating table in South Lake Tahoe. ...La...
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...
2 Tahoe adaptive athletes train locally for South Pole expedition ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amAs part of their rigorous training for this difficult journey – all of which will be professionally filmed – Lake Tahoe residents and spinal cord-injury athletes John Davis, a two-time Paralympics...
S. Tahoe man arrested in death of roommate
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amThe roommate of a South Lake Tahoe man who was found dead in their house Monday morning has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge. Brad Macewan, 55, of South Lake Tahoe was booked into El Dor...
