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Don Q Outdoors: Mackinaw fishing with first timers at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 12:33am
Sunday, May 20 was a memorable day for two of our friends. The two friends are Stephanie Parker (our neighbor) and her brother George, who was visiting our area from Phoenix, Ariz.
Stephanie is fairly new to Carson City and to our neighborhood, having moved here from Las Vegas, where she lived and worked for many years.
When I first discovered that George would be visiting and that he is an ardent fisherman, I asked Stephanie (who also fishes) if the two of them would like to try Mackinaw (Lake) Trout fishing at Lake Tahoe.
Without hesitation, she said, “You bet. Yes, we would!”
Column: As the Song Goes 'It Don’t Hurt'
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 9:30am
(Editor's note: This is the next installment in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
We all have regrets. Well, most of us anyway. Maybe (just maybe) there is someone out there that has walked on this planet and felt good about all of the choices they made from birth to death (but it is hard to imagine). And I’m quite aware that there are some that make loads of bad choices but don’t know how to take responsibility for them and instead blame others for why their life isn’t working. (This is an issue worthy of later discussion).
Sirota: Yes, we can walk and chew gum
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 6:00amOne of the most overused metaphors in a writer's arsenal is the one about "walking and chewing gum at the same time." As a hiker and Big League Chew enthusiast, I particularly hate this cliche. Non...
South Lake Tahoe lands popular online TEDx education series
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:28pm
TEDx an online education series and offshoot of the popular TED Talks programs, will happen at South Lake Tahoe this fall, those associated with the program confirmed Tuesday.
The conference was approved by TED administration and will likely be held at the new Viking Theatre at South Tahoe High School's Tahoe Arts and Design Academy.
Lake Tahoe cyclists look to break world record today
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 11:50am
Today is the day: South Lake Tahoe bicycle group Slow Rollers is asking the community to come out to its second annual Spirit Bike Parade today and an attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records by forming the longest single line of bicycles. To beat the record, now held by the city of Davis of 916 bicycles, South Lake Tahoe will have to produce 917 bicycles or more. The event begins at 4 p.m. with a start up at the old Miller's Outpost, South Shore Bikes, 955 Emerald Bay Road. Get there early to register.
Sparks Fly at Nevada Republican Party Convention
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 11:32pmSPARKS — An impassioned motion to revoke credentials for more than 300 delegates who arrived after the meeting began. Heated questions about the presence of guests and whether they were voting. An angry motion to remove the convention chairman. And that was just for starters.
More than 1,600 county delegates gathered Saturday at the Nevada Republican Party convention in Sparks in a meeting that fluctuated between contentiousness and relative calm as the hours rolled on.
Rapid Sierra Nevada uplift tracked by UNR scientists
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 11:24am
From the highest peak in the continental United States, Mt. Whitney at 14,000 feet in elevation, to the 10,000-foot-peaks near Lake Tahoe, scientific evidence from the University of Nevada, Reno shows the entire Sierra Nevada mountain range is rising at the relatively fast rate of 1 to 2 millimeters every year.
Fishing report for May 2-9
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 12:10amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 2-9.
Column: Every Day is a Winding Road
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 6:12am
(Editor's note: This is the next installment in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
For the past few weeks I have started and stopped writing this column. I've had some real inspiration, awoken with “brilliant” ideas in the middle of the night only to sit down, start writing and get absolutely nowhere. My virtual trashcan seemed to be getting full while the ideas seemed empty.
South Lake Tahoe Outlaws Bath Salts and Spice
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 2:10pmIf it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then... well, the answer is clear.
That's basically what the South Lake Tahoe City Council decided when it outlawed heretofore legal substances known on the street as "spice" and "bath salts," which are basically synthetic drugs intended to mimic the effects — and some of the side effects — of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
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,
DEA holds nationwide prescription drug Take-Back Day on April 28
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 11:58amThis spring, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its national and community partners will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 28th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its partners will hold their fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at sites nationwide. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
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.
Don 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.
Edgewood Tahoe Lodge Project Open House Event Well-Attended
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 10:19am
More than 100 people attended the March 29 Open House event to learn about the Edgewood Tahoe Lodge Project, a 194-room LEED-designed hotel with significant environmental improvements located adjacent to the Edgewood Clubhouse. The project will help boost the local economy and include a bistro-style restaurant, large conference meeting space, a spa, lakefront recreation, and links to nearby bike and walking trails.
STHS Performing Arts Presents 'The Royal Family'
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 3:50am
South Tahoe High Performing Arts Department presents The Royal Family, a comedy by George S. Kaufman & Edna Ferber. Show dates are Friday, March 30 at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 31 at 7p.m. and Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m.
Column: I’ve got a feeling, I’m not the only one
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/22/2012 - 8:12am
(Editor's note: This is the fourth in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
I want to have fun and live life to the fullest, do it all, see it all! I love to laugh, spend time with family and friends, listen to music, travel, eat, try new things, be challenged, learn, help others, and the list goes on. What is on your list? What are you doing (or better yet, what aren't you doing) to have a little fun in your life?
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.
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care eyes Echo Creek Ranch for relocation
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 2:43am
A 16-acre parcel near where Highways 89 and 50 meet is being scoped as a possible and permanent relocation site for Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care.
The property, known as Echo Creek Ranch, sits in an estate and trust by the late Alex Graf and once had a value of about $7 million during the height of the real estate boom.
South Tahoe High Performing Arts Department presents The Royal Family
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 9:58am
South Tahoe High Performing Arts Department presents The Royal Family, a comedy by George S. Kaufman & Edna Ferber. Show dates are Friday March 30 at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 31 at 7p.m. and Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m.
The Royal Family opened in New York City in 1927 and quickly became an enduring favorite. The story is a parody of Drew Barrymore’s great-grandparents, the Barrymore family of Broadway fame. Like the Barrymores, the Cavendish clan is dedicated to theatre. But, for all their eccentricities and inflated emotions, the Cavendish clan is a family like any other.
Column: A Change Will Do You Good
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 11:13pm
(Editor's note: This is the third in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of creating a vision plan in order to begin getting what you want out of life. Just ONE thing you’d like to be different. Many people when faced with this task don’t know where to start because they get overwhelmed with thinking about ALL the things they want to change. Suddenly their eyes glaze over, their thoughts race in a thousand different directions, and frustration or helplessness sets in. Making changes just feels too difficult or even impossible to tackle.
Nevada Political Season Gets Under Way Today With Dozens Of Candidates Filing For Office
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 10:40pm
CARSON CITY – There was a flurry of candidates filing for office and some political maneuvering today as Nevada’s 2012 election season officially got under way.
Over 90 candidates filed for a variety of offices in Clark County.
Another 17 filed with the Secretary of State’s office and others filed in their respective counties around the state.
Open Letter from Lake Tahoe Books and Art Windows on the Sierra
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 11:34am
The following is from Michael Scialfa, owner of Lake Tahoe Books and Art Windows on the Sierra and Beyond. Follow them on Facebook here.
An open letter to our patrons:
Wage, construction defect laws hamper job growth says Nevada business group
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 4:19amCARSON CITY – Members of the Nevada chapter of a small business organization say the state’s minimum wage and construction defects laws are hampering job growth in the state.
The state’s prevailing wage law was also cited as a drag on economic development in the survey of its members by the Nevada chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business.
Sunday Funday at Sierra-at-Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 5:50pmFrom Sierra-at-Tahoe: "After the Snowboarder Superpass event was over some of the riders and locals kept riding. Also, thanks to Whitney Houston for providing everyone with amazing music and something we can dance (and ride) to. RIP Whitney Houston."
El Dorado County 2011 Sheriff's Report; future challenges include county gaining more inmates
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 12:33pm
To the citizens of El Dorado County,
The year 2011 is wrapped up, and so is my first year as your Sheriff. This year end report is to provide you, the community we serve, with information outlining some of the achievements by the men and women that make up your Sheriff’s Office. I believe it is my obligation to keep you, as the taxpayers of El Dorado County, informed as to the direction and accomplishments of this office.
Lawmaker Review Of 45-Year-Old Nevada Public Education Funding Plan Hits Financial Roadblock
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 11:34amCARSON CITY – A panel of lawmakers today began a review of the state’s 45-year-old formula for funding public education with an eye towards addressing the needs of the state’s urban districts as they work to educate special education students, English-language learners and children in poverty.
The panel is still searching for funding for a study to help in the review, however. The failure to find private funding for a study could jeopardize any meaningful review in this interim, lawmakers were told.
Full Text of President Obama's State of the Union address; GOP response
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 7:47pm
The following is the complete text of President Obama's State of the Union address as written.
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
"An America Built to Last"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Washington, DC
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Movie Review: Sc-fi horror film 'Underworld Awakening' wastes Beckinsale's talent
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 11:38pmThe sci-fi-horror film "Underworld Awakening 3D" playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas in Stateline is the fourth iteration of the series, in this case starring Kate Beckinsale as Selene for the third time.
Selene has been in suspended animation in a freezer for 12 years bust breaks out to find that humankind is at war with the vampires in the population a well as the werewolves.
Transcript from Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:29pm
Budget cuts and temporary taxes were on tap this morning in California Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address. Below is a transcript of his speech. Go here for an audio version and post-speech analysis moderated by Marianne Russ with Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project, former Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello, media/political analyst Barbara O'Connor.
Fishing report through Jan. 25
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:25am
Here is this week's fishing report for January 18-25. This report covers streams, lakes and rivers in Nevada, Northern California, southern Oregon and the Sierra.
Three cheers for Vail going for safety on the slopes
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 11:07amThose of us who have spent most of our adult life on ski and snowboard slopes know how important it is to follow the rules on the slopes. From our earliest snow days we have followed the Skiers Responsibility Code, simple rules that make fun on the trail safer. If you don't know the Code, check it out next time you're at a mountain resort.
A pet might help with sticking to New Year's
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 10:37pmBy Bonney Brown, Reno Gazette-Journal. The new year, with its fresh start, can inspire us to think about the ways we can become better people. Apparently, a ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../a-pet-might-he...
Movie Review: 'The Sitter' has some moments but not many
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 2:26amBy Sam Bauman
"The Sitter," billed as a black comedy and currently flickering at Heavenly Village Cinema at South Shore Lake Tahoe, is mercifully only 81 minutes long, but that's long enough to spell disaster to any discriminating movie goer.
It stars comic actor Jonah Hill as college failure Noah forced into baby sitting three of the most repellent child actors in living memory. He is also pursuing a blonde who is suggesting intimacy that night.
Movie Review: 'New Year's Eve' can be enjoyed without a guilty conscience
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 8:50amSometimes watching a dreck movie and enjoying it can be embarrassing. Such is the case with "New Year's Eve," a multifaceted comedy of sorts playing at the Heavenly Village Cinema. The cast is all-star, from Hilary Swank to Robert De Niro. And while the film is pure twaddle, director Gary Marshall keeps all the balls in the air. And he should be able to; he made the same movie last year on a Valentine's Day theme.
SIROTA: What real education reform looks like
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:32pmAs 2011 draws to a close, we can confidently declare that one of the biggest debates over education is - mercifully - resolved. We may not have addressed all the huge challenges facing our schools,...
CASA Corner: Making the holidays happy for all
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Everywhere we look we can see the beginning signs of the holidays - frozen turkeys wait to be warmed up in the oven and stuffed animals and dolls search for that special ...
Agency and Lake Tahoe Scientists Share Knowledge with Lake George
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 3:41pm
By Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and a delegation from the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program presented to a consortium of public agencies, non-profits and interest group at Lake George, New York last month.
TRPA’s Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Ted Thayer, Sudeep Chandra, Professor of Limnology from University Nevada Reno, and Marion Wittmann, Postdoctoral Research Associate from the University of Notre Dame and UC Davis, traveled to Lake George to speak about the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program and ongoing research.
Movie Review: 'Hugo' is Scorsese at his best and a holiday treat for all
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 5:05pmThe motion picture "Hugo," now playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas at South Shore Lake Tahoe in Stateline, is a holiday movie that kids and adults can enjoy. It's Martin Scorsese's homage to film pioneer Georges Méliès, a French innovator who created much of the library of movie techniques back before World War I only to be forgotten amid the strife on combat in France. His films were largely destroyed to make such things as guitar picks.
Offenbacher talks Tahoe Adventure Film Festival and Flying Wild in Alaska
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:41am
It has been quite a year for Lake Tahoe's outdoor adventure tribal elder Todd Offenbacher. The film festival founder, Lake Tahoe TV host, mountaineer and unofficial statesmen of all things uniquely outdoors has been to the Arctic Circle, just returned from a trip to Antarctica, and will be featured in two segments on the popular Discovery Channel program Flying Wild in Alaska.
Feeling the Squeeze: City's recent round of layoffs will be noticeable
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:42pmBy Li Terrell
The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted October 18 to approve the budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012, which imposed layoffs for 19 employees who were relieved of their duties last Friday, November 18.
Nevada Governor Orders Transmission Line Construction Assessment For Renewable Energy
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:41pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval issued an executive order on Monday directing a state agency and task force to assess the regional market for Nevada’s renewable energy resources.
TRPA committee endorses new local government permit process
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 6:01pmBy the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
A committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board took a major step forward this week in moving toward a different permitting system at Lake Tahoe where many parcel-by-parcel regulations would shift to local county or city governments.
Forest Service: Dispose woodstove and fireplace ash properly
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:49pmBy Cheva Heck
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning local residents to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two wildfires caused by disposal of woodstove ashes on National Forest System lands.
Forest Service: Dispose woodstove and fireplace ash properly
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:48pmBy Cheva Heck
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning local residents to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two wildfires caused by disposal of woodstove ashes on National Forest System lands.
DFG honors disabled veterans with discounted sport fishing and hunting licenses
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 11:06pm
By the California Department of Fish and Game
The California Department of Fish and Game reminds veterans that service-related injuries need not keep them from enjoying wildlife and the great outdoors.
America’s disabled veterans get a break on the price of sport fishing and hunting licenses and are provided some special opportunities.
DFG offers reduced-fee hunting and fishing licenses to both resident and nonresident disabled veterans.
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Mountain comfort fall fruit salad
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 11:29amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - I admit it. I've been fantasizing about making comfort foods including pecan pie, chocolate cake, oatmeal cookies and cheesy pizza. The thing is, in the fall we can start...
We Can Challenge Week 7: Practice your habits
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 1:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This is the final week of the challenge. The students are now asked to practice all of their habits and to be healthy. These healthy habits should not stop after the prog...
Tournament at Edgewood Tahoe raises $39,614 for Boys and Girls Club
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:51amThe 18th Annual Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Tournament raised $39,614 during the Oct. 17 event held at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, funds which will support various programs for area kids. In addition to 120 players, the event raised money through sponsor donations, raffle tickets and a silent auction.
