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'Great ShakeOut' public earthquake drill registration begins
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 11:54am
All California and Nevada residents, businesses, schools and organizations are urged to register now to be part of the world’s largest public earthquake drill - “The Great ShakeOut.” The University of Nevada, Reno’s Seismology Laboratory is again teaming Nevada up with California and new partners Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia and Guam to build awareness and get residents to practice how to respond in an earthquake.
Tahoe Sierra Century
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 12:12amTahoe Sierra Century Ride is Sept. 24. The three routes of ... The ride benefits the music students at North Tahoe middle and high schools. To register or for ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/09/tahoe-si...
'We Can!' returns to teach students seven healthy habits
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The "We Can!" program will launch in South Shore schools Sept. 19, challenging all fourth- through sixth-grade students in the area to practice and adopt seven healthy ha...
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.
Stateline casinos rake in the cash in July
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 2:33pmJuly has also become the busiest summer month on the South Shore, and throughout Lake Tahoe, because more schools start in August. It also helped that the weather was near perfect, which is a huge dra...
Whittell High School loses tough one
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 7:39pmYERINGTON, Nev. - It was a game of numbers in Whittell High Schools football game against Silver State Academy, and the Warriors came up short.Whittell lost 41-15 to the Rite of Passage school, ...
$2.3 Million for Tahoe Center will Fund 3-D Public Education on Lake Ecosystems
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 5:12pmBy the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Members of the public will be able to visually immerse themselves in two of the best-known lakes in the United States, thanks to a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to UC Davis' Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
Carson City IHOP shooting: Names of deceased victims released
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 4:03pm
Names of those killed in yesterday's IHOP shooting are:
Major Heath Kelly, 35, Reno, decorated field artillery officer, husband and father, commander of Joint Force Headquarters in Carson City, served in Iraq 2004-2005. Avid student of military history, known for his dry sense of humor. See story
Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, 38, Carson City, father of three, served in Afghanistan 2009-2010, also served in U.S Navy for two years before joining the Guard
Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, Reno, owner of a small baking company, well known in the company for providing cupcakes for guard functions. See story
Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, South Lake Tahoe. See story
According to Sheriff Kenny Furlong, the names of those wounded are not going to be released at this time.
One of those wounded is Wally Gunderson, husband of Florence Donovan-Gunderson, who died in the attack.
South Tahoe schools move to gold bracket
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a good day for both South Tahoe High School and George Whittell High School volleyball at the Yerington Tournament. STHS went 2-1 on the day, dropping their only m...
