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Lake Tahoe environmental report shows promising results
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 9:17am
Several environmental gains over the last five years have been made at the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s “Threshold Evaluation Report” released Wednesday, which highlights water quality as a continued area of concern.
The comprehensive report offers a snapshot of the health of the ecosystem in the Tahoe Basin by documenting the status and trends of more than 100 environmental standards ranging from air and water quality to fish and wildlife. The biggest improvements were documented in air and water quality, and scenic resources.
Forest Service seeks input for MojoMan Challenge at Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:04amPublic input is sought by the U.S. Forest Service on a proposed one-time event at Heavenly Mountain Resort, called the MojoMan Challenge. This is an adventure race competition that covers approximately 10.5 miles and incorporates 25 to 30 challenge obstacles along the course that participants will negotiate.
Edgewood Companies, City of South Lake Tahoe to break ground on Bonanza Park
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 8:59am
Event Date:
April 30, 2012 - 5:30pm
A local South Lake Tahoe neighborhood will soon have something to cheer about because on Monday, April 30 from 5:30pm to 6 pm Edgewood Companies will join City officials, families, neighbors and community members at a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony. The groundbreaking will mark the start of construction on Bonanza Park, located at 1209 Bonanza Street.
With construction equipment ready to go at the Bonanza neighborhood site of the former C&M Lodge,
Firefighters anticipate busy fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 6:00amA lackluster winter could create a long, hot summer for Lake Tahoe area firefighters.With the water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack sitting near 50 percent of normal, Lake Tahoe Basin fore...
MontBleu will have outdoor concert series
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 2:20pmThe chairman of the Douglas County Commission didn't use the same words as those screamed in an AC/DC song, but his message on Thursday was the same: “Let there be rock.”
Stateline's summer music scene has exponentially expanded, spanning both sides of the casino corridor. A music venue will be built at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, the site of a six- to 10-show 2012 Summer Concert Series, Director of Marketing Mike Donovan said Friday.
MontBleu will have outdoor concert series
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 2:20pmThe chairman of the Douglas County Commission didn't use the same words as those screamed in an AC/DC song, but his message on Thursday was the same: "Let there be rock."Stateline's summer music sc...
Fire danger likely to be high this summer because of dry winter
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 1:21pmSpring means planting Sugar Pine around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 3:00am
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not” — Dr. Seuss
As you may know, sugar pines and other white pines are plagued by a non-native invasive pathogen. White pine blister rust kills about 90 percent of sugar pines it infects. Scientists and restoration managers have agreed that the only effective restoration strategy is to identify seed trees resistant to the rust and plant their progeny. That is exactly what the Sugar Pine Foundation does and you can help too. Last fall, a volunteer described planting sugar pines as “creating life in our neck of the woods.”
Lotus and guests at MontBleu Theater
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 4:03am
Mix one part rock, one part electronic and add a dash of jam and you get the international sensation Lotus, which will take the stage for the first time at MontBleu on April 20. Special guests, Eskmo, Lynx and Bass Heavy’s eclectic mix of music complements the evening jam session. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m.
Expansive fuel-reduction project at South Shore approved
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 6:00amA 10,000-acre forest fuel reduction project covering much of the California side of the South Shore will begin this summer following an approval this week.The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Con...
Tahoe Regional Young Professionals to Host Hop-pening Spring Mixer
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 5:04am
Tahoe Regional Young Professionals keep the spring season hopping with a post-Easter egg hunt and mixer at Lakeside Beach Grill, April 19 from 6 – 9 p.m. with food and drink specials.
Washoe offers sacred name 'Tahnu Leweh' for Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 4:00am
With the Washoe Tribe's offering and support of El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago, a move is underway to rename Lakeview Commons Park at South Lake Tahoe in time for an official June 20 dedication.
Given its 6,000 year history, the Washoe Tribe has presented the name Tahnu Leweh (Pronounced Tah-New Lay-Way) which, in native language, means "all the people's place." It is a name the Tribe would like to gift to El Dorado County and South Lake Tahoe as a symbol of peace, prosperity and goodness, said Darrel Cruz, Culture and Language Director for the Washoe Tribe.
USFS multimillion dollar South Shore fuels reduction project to start this summer
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:24amDon Q's Fishing Report for week of April 11-17
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 6:47pmHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of April 11-17, 2012.
Six yearling bears nursed at Lake Tahoe are returned back to Mother Nature
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 9:09am
Rehabilitated through Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, a total of six orphaned bear cubs have been returned to the wild this spring, ending the California Department of Fish and Game's 2012 yearling bear release program.
The cubs were found in various locations around the state in the summer months of 2011 and were rehabilitated at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care prior to being judged ready to return to the wild. The state program is ongoing and will continue as new cubs come into the facility.
Two percent TOT funds Tahoe City project; future money for Kings Beach
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 2:04pmThe existing 2 percent Transient Occupancy Tax, which is up for renewal on the June 5, 2012 ballot, has funded a number of North Lake Tahoe public improvement projects and services since voters first authorized it in 1996.
The renewal, called Measure F, is not a tax increase and, if passed, would continue to be paid by lodging guests only via the TOT bed tax when they spend the night in North Lake Tahoe. North Lake Tahoe residents would not be taxed under Measure F.
Long-time Lake Tahoe lawman Les Lovell retires
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 2:41am
Since as far back as he could remember, Les Lovell wanted to be a law enforcement officer.
The notions of keeping peace and preserving justice were always on his radar and for 30-plus years, the now-retired senior lieutenant for the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Lake Tahoe Branch fulfilled his commitment.
Big summer ahead for stand-up paddlers
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 6:00amThe next step in the South Shore's stand-up paddle revolution is coming this summer. Chris Brackett and family, who own and operate South Tahoe Stand-Up Paddle, are already planning events aroun...
Slow Rollers eye world record bike ride
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:39pmA single line of cars stretching from El Dorado Beach to Stateline is a fairly common sight during the summer. But a single line of bikes? That would be a record.And that's exactly what the Slow...
Residents raise concerns over proposed pilot shuttle program on Tahoe's East Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:27amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Throughout the years, overcrowding and traffic back-ups during summer weekends along Highway 28 around Sand Harbor State Park have become increasing safety concerns to pe...
Lake Tahoe Basin removed from Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 6:00amLake Tahoe Basin bears will not be under the gun this summer and fall following a decision by the Nevada Wildlife Commission last weekend.
Lake Tahoe Basin removed from Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 6:00amLake Tahoe Basin bears will not be under the gun this summer and fall following a decision by the Nevada Wildlife Commission last weekend.After two days of testimony Friday and Saturday, the commis...
Most California parks likely to stay open
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 5:41pmSACRAMENTO - Only a fraction of the 70 California parks originally slated to close this summer because of budget cuts are likely to be shut down, a senior state parks official said Tuesday.Agreemen...
Tahoe Windjammers Yacht Club Annual Chowder Feed
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 3:02amThe Lake Tahoe Windjammers Yacht Club annual Chowder Feed and new members meeting will be on Friday, March 30 beginning at 6 p.m. at the WYC Clubhouse in the Tahoe Keys Marina (Located upstairs from the Harbor Master's Office next to the Fresh Ketch). RSVP by March 27. Do you want to sail on Lake Tahoe this summer? Don't own a boat? - that's okay! We have lots of skippers looking for people to help them sail their boats this summer.
Next phase of Upper Truckee Restoration slated for 2013
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 6:00amWork on restoration of the section of the Upper Truckee River known as Sunset Stables Reach 5 could begin as soon as this summer following a decision by the U.S. Forest Service this week.Lake Tahoe...
Bike park close to becoming reality
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 6:00amMountain bikers and BMXers may have a new place to ride as early as this summer.The South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department is proposing to build a multi-faceted bike park in Bijou Comm...
Next phase of Upper Truckee Restoration slated for 2013
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 6:00amWork on restoration of the section of the Upper Truckee River known as Sunset Stables Reach 5 could begin as soon as this summer following a decision by the U.S. Forest Service this week.Lake Tahoe...
Fishing report for March 21-27
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 4:28pm
Here is this week's fishing report covering rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of March 21-27.
Best of Lake Tahoe snowsports season coming up now; storms line up for weekend skiing
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 4:04pm
OK, so it hasn't been the best snowsport season so far, but hold on, more snow is coming with storms over this weekend and we'll be able to ski off-piste without worrying about slightly hidden rock and logs. And on top of that, it's spring skiing, always the best of the year. Forget those crowds of December and January, don't recall those icy January days when the wind howled. It's spring skiing, lightly clad with plenty of sun for sitting on the lodge deck.
Man pleads guilty to reckless driving, required to keep monitor on
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 6:16pmA California man faces up to six years in Nevada State Prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless driving that caused the death last summer of a pedestrian at Stateline.District Judge Da...
Grant supports Lake Tahoe 'Children’s Forest' at Pope-Baldwin
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 2:33pmA grant to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will help develop a “Children’s Forest” for exploration and education in the Pope-Baldwin Recreation Area, off Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe.
Vail Season Passes on Sale Today, Includes New Lake Tahoe Local Pass
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 8:37amVail Resorts, Inc. ski and snowboard season passes for the 2012-2013 winter season go on sale today and feature the best prices in the industry.
Public workshops to discuss water transit at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 6:51am
The idea of a coordinated public transit system that spans across Lake Tahoe has been talked about for years. Now it is becoming closer to reality.
The public is invited to workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6-7, to discuss a North Shore to South Shore transit connection by Aquabus, a waterbourne public transit ferry service that could be implemented, possibly, by summer 2015.
Court Orders New Study of Boat Buoys on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:02amOn Feb. 29 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) acted illegally in not analyzing the boat pollution impacts for over one thousand illegal boat mooring buoys in the lake and that it must do so before it can approve other lake development.
The appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that found proposed amendments to the shoreline development plan were invalid. Under the new ruling, TRPA will retain discretion in how it will conduct a new study of the impacts of legalizing these buoys.
Water clarity at Lake Tahoe improved in 2011
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 9:54amLake Tahoe clarity improved in 2011, but overall has remained nearly stable since 2000, according to a summary issued by UC Davis scientists who study the lake. Data released today by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency reported the average annual clarity level for 2011 at 68.9 feet, a 4.5-foot improvement over 2010, when average clarity levels were the second-worst on record.
Are you happy winter is here or would you rather skip to summer?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 6:14amLake Tahoe Adventure Motorcycle Ride and Rendezvous set for August 23-26
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 6:01pmThe first Lake Tahoe Motorcycle Adventure Ride and Rendezvous is slated for August 23-26 on the beautiful South Shore of Lake Tahoe (Tahoe South). The event includes both off road and pavement rides, evening social events, entertainment, guest speakers, vendors and Tahoe summer activities. The event welcomes all makes of bikes and riders.
Lake Tahoe planning agency announces 2011 Best in The Basin award winners
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 12:43pmRecognized for stewardship and care taken in the building and construction of developments around Lake Tahoe, the 22nd annual Best in the Basin awards were announced Tuesday by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
The TRPA, which sets policy for development around Lake Tahoe, will recognize the winners, listed below, during the 2011 Best in the Basin awards presentation during the meeting of its Governing Board on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Stateline. Go here for the agenda.
South Lake Tahoe to undergo a ‘complete physical’
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 8:09amBarton Health and other community organizations and businesses have joined forces to give South Lake Tahoe and its surrounding areas a “complete physical.”
According to Monica Sciuto, Community Health Needs Assessment Lead Coordinator and Director of Public Relations at Barton Health, “For years, healthcare has been focused on treating individuals. If we are going to create a healthcare system that is right for our area, we need to broaden that focus to the entire community. This project will help us accomplish that.”
Sugarland added to summer series
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 3:25pmSweet news: Sugarland is coming to Tahoe.The country duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush will perform Aug. 18 in the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the 2012 Summer Outdoor ...
Sugarland added to summer series
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 3:25pmSweet news: Sugarland is coming to Tahoe.The country duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush will perform Aug. 18 in the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the 2012 Summer Outdoor ...
Grammy Awards had plenty of connections with Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:56amThe Beach Boys are back.The legendary rock 'n' roll band will perform July 15 at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series. Tickets go on sale March...
Grammy Awards had plenty of connections with Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:56amThe Beach Boys are back.The legendary rock 'n' roll band will perform July 15 at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys as part of the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series. Tickets go on sale March...
Wild and Scenic push for Upper Truckee River reappears with workshops
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:47am
After El Dorado County supervisors agreed in fall to table the concept, plans are in the works to again bring federal protection measures to the Upper Truckee River.
Fishing report through Feb. 21
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 4:10amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is through Feb. 21.
