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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Getting corporate money out of our elections
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 10:09amA Constitutional Amendment has been introduced in Congress that would overturn the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court which allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money to inf...
2 men brandish weapon during robbery at S. Tahoe gas station ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 5:58pmOfficials are not saying how money the men stole from the USA gas station at 2470 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The suspects entered the store area of the station about 10:30pm Oct. 8, “pulled a large revolver typ...
Gas station, USA, robbed at gunpoint in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 3:10pm
The USA gas station located on Lake Tahoe Blvd. was robbed by two men wearing masks late Saturday night. Suspect 1 pulled out a large revolver type gun on the clerk and demanded money. There were 3 customers in the store at the time. No one was hurt or injured.
S. Tahoe may pay to maintain private property improvements
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/08/2011 - 11:54pmMaintaining improvements made to private properties that were paid for with public money is creating a conundrum for the South Lake Tahoe City Council. While the work has yet to be done in the Bijou a...
S. Tahoe may pay to maintain private property improvements
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/08/2011 - 6:03amMaintaining improvements made to private properties that were paid for with public money is creating a conundrum for the South Lake Tahoe City Council. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-may-pay-to-...
Vail Resorts 4th-quarter loss widens
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 10:30amBroomfield, COLO. - Vail Resorts Inc. lost more money in its fiscal fourth quarter than it did a year ago, weighed down by seasonal losses at a resort that was acquired.The company, which runs ski ...
Public lands money for parks and trails dries up
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 8:37amThrough the sale of $3 billion in public land in Clark County, cities and counties throughout Nevada have built hundreds of parks and trails, pollution has been kept out of Lake Tahoe and forest fires have been prevented. The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 has been a boon for the entire state. But the good times are nearly over. Go here for more from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Soooo Money!
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 2:54pmBaseball is a favorite muse of poets and storytellers drawn by the game's rhythms and slow simmer. Though watching it seems idyllic for a lazy summer afternoon, the thwack of a bat and ball conn...
Author Of New Public Pension Reform Report Says Radical Changes Needed To Protect Taxpayers
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 2:48pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
Scott Beaulier is no fan of states borrowing money, but in his new working paper on transitioning public pensions to 401(k) style plans to reduce taxpayer liabilities to pay retirement benefits, the Troy University professor says it is an option worth considering.
Quiet Council Meeting Yields Interim Budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 8:53amBy Li Terrell
The South Lake Tahoe City Council met Tuesday to pass an interim budget in an effort to have more time to work out labor negotiation and budget shortfall issues that have the community up in arms. There were no comments offered by council or the public, and the motion passed unanimously. Prior to the meeting there was a closed session for bargaining units to meet, and following was another closed session for council to hear the latest of the negotiations.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Saving U.S. Postal Service would not be 'bailout'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 8:47amCongress can save our United States Postal Service and it won't be a "bailout" because the current insolvency of the Postal Service is not due to lack of profitable sales and money grubbing workers...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Saving U.S. Postal Service would not be 'bailout'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 8:47amCongress can save our United States Postal Service and it won't be a "bailout" because the current insolvency of the Postal Service is not due to lack of profitable sales and money grubbing workers...
Grant allows more lead to be stripped from S. Tahoe homes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 5:21amSouth Tahoe was one of five communities this month to be awarded money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The others are San ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../grant-allows-more-lead...
Opinion: Suggestions to save South Tahoe money
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 6:01pmTo the South Lake Tahoe City Council,. Councilmember Bruce Grego returns the $937.50 to the city that the grand jury said was unlawful to receive. No conference money for the City Council. Council tak...
Victims in Nevada air crash shared love of aviation
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 9:34amRENO, Nev. (AP) - Sharon Stewart needed money to visit her four sons in California so she took a minimum-wage job picking up trash at the National Championship Air Races in Reno. She was almost ...
City tells employees to come up with budget solutions; final meeting slated for Sept. 27
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 9:15amBy Li Terrell
To a crowd of about 200, the South Lake Tahoe City Council met to hear the 2011-12 Budget Proposal from its city manager and finance director on Thursday. There was an obvious tension between the council and members of the public who attended the meeting, though the general sentiment of the council and city manager is that the deficit issues are not their fault, and that employee sacrifice is what is required to balance the budget.
GUEST COLUMN: More people should get mail delivered
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 10:55amIf you want to eliminate thousands of miles of local traffic a week, improve unsightly streets, bring in local jobs and careers, and save the city time and money, then you are in luck. There is an ...
Soroptimists plan to give more money to big ideas
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:26amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe is making significant changes to its Community Service Grants Program in 2012. Rather than funding many smaller projects as ...
Nonprofit Groups Raise Funds With California Hunting Tags
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 8:52pmBy the California Department of Fish and Game
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) invites nonprofit organizations to help wildlife by auctioning big game hunting license tags for the 2012-13 season. These tags will allow the highest bidder to hunt bighorn sheep, deer, elk and pronghorn antelope in California. There are only 13 of these special fund-raising tags reserved for 501(c)(3) nonprofit groups to sell and they’re sure to draw many participants to any fund-raising event.
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.
More city services on the chopping block; budget meeting Thursday
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 9:07amBy Li Terrell
A special meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council to discuss the 2011-12 budget will be held this Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7pm. Not only is this the first look the public will have at the proposed budget, but this may be the only opportunity for public input before layoffs in crucial departments like streets and recreation. The regular council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Education foundation has money to give away
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 12:18amLake Tahoe Educational Foundation is accepting applications for enrichment grants. ... The primary source of funds comes from the annual Food Fest, which will be Oct. 8 at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in S...
Mixologists test their prowess — raise money for
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 11:15amAttendees enjoy the deck at Riva Grill and the Tahoe sunset. Attendees enjoy a Tahoe sunset from Riva Grill's deck. Organizer Laurie Brazil said ... Before the judging, Larson told Lake Tahoe News...
Tribune donates money to Christmas Cheer
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Daily Tribune Publisher Kimberly Kuntz presents a $500 check to City Councilman Tom Davis for Christmas Cheer All Year. The Tribune staff decided to donate the p...
Sketch released of person last seen with missing South Lake Tahoe woman
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:14pm
Authorities have released a sketch of a person of interest in the case of a South Lake Tahoe woman missing from a counter-culture gathering in southwest Washington state, the Reno-Gazette Journal reports.
Raley’s and Nevada governor campaign to help promote Nevada State Parks
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:03pm
By Bob Conrad / Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
CARSON CITY, Nev. — When shoppers use any reusable grocery bag — paper, plastic or canvas — at any Raley’s and Food Source store in Nevada, they will be helping more than the environment, they will also be raising money to preserve and enhance Nevada State Parks.
Firefighters raise money for cancer foundation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 4:49pm2139 Incline Village and Crystal Bay firefighters of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, proved to be another success, as they pedaled their way to raise ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../firefi...
September hearing set in South Lake Tahoe general plan lawsuit
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 6:18pm
By Heather Gould
The League to Save Lake Tahoe and the city of South Lake Tahoe are engaged in a tennis match worthy of the U.S. Open. A volley of charges and counter-charges have been flying back and forth regarding the League's recent lawsuit againt the city over the city's recently adopted general plan.
The plan guides overall growth and development within the city.
$4.5 mil. in federal money allocated for Tahoe bike trails
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 3:17amTahoe Transportation District secured the money through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../4-5-mil-in-federal-money-allocat...
NLTRA has money to give away
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 12:53pmThe North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, in collaboration with the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, is accepting applications for the 2011-12 Special Event Development Grant Program. The deadline...
Tahoe Fund partners with Heavenly, Northstar
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:17am
The nonprofit Tahoe Fund partnership with Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort, called the "Ski Conservation Fund", will raise an estimated $75,000 annually for the nonprofit Fund to support environmental improvement projects within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
PINE NUTS: A retort to 'The best government money can buy'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:15pmI'm not a Starbucks man. I like my coffee black and don't have the patience to wait in line behind folks ordering froufrou coffee that takes forever to order and longer yet to produce. But I like t...
Slideshow « Lack of money not stopping desire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:47pmHOMEWOOD – Money and cooperation were the overriding themes of the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit on Tuesday at Homewood Mountain Resort. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../lack-of-money-not-...
Lack of money not stopping desire, regulations
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:41amHOMEWOOD – Money and cooperation were the overriding themes of the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit on Tuesday at Homewood Mountain Resort. For the first time since then-President Bill Cl...
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.
Money in place to build bike path on Hwy. 50 in S. Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 3:05pmA high-priority bike path project in South Lake Tahoe has received the necessary funding — the El Dorado Beach to Ski Run route. This is a missing link in South Lake Tahoe and is listed as the highe...
Vail Resorts looking for nonprofits wanting some
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:48pmVail Resorts' corporate stewardship program Echo has money to give to South Lake Tahoe nonprofits. Echo encompasses environmental stewardship, charitable giving and community engagement and is aim...
Measure R to be on Nov. 8 ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:52pm... bike trails to be given funding for maintenance and more money for ball fields. The boundaries for the people paying the $18 a year fee are those who live within the Lake Tahoe Unified School Dist...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you to Crossfit
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:47amSports Connection would like to say thank you to South Lake Tahoe Crossfit for the money raised during their Firecracker Throwdown. The money will be invested directly into local youths. Thank you ...
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...
Money being raised to help find missing S. Tahoe woman
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 8:37pmAn event to raise money to find a missing South Lake Tahoe woman is scheduled for July 24 fro 5-8pm at Classic Cue, 1961 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Tahoe. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../money-being-raised-...
All-female cycling race accepting registration
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH 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...
Measure R headed to ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:02amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A measure that would allow money that is "just sitting there" to be spent on South Shore ball fields and bike trails inched closer to a ballot Wednesday afternoon.During ...
Measure R headed to ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 11:02amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A measure that would allow money that is "just sitting there" to be spent on South Shore ball fields and bike trails inched closer to a ballot Wednesday afternoon.During ...
Supreme Court knocks $62 million hole in budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 11:29amIn a unanimous decision Thursday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the state can't take the $62 million in cash from the Southern Nevada Clean Water Coalition.That money was used to balance the curre...
