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Tahoe Sports and Entertainment to amp up ice arena
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:30am
By Jessie Marchesseau
It’s official. Tahoe Sports and Entertainment has moved in and taken over management of the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena.
Fishing report through Sept. 21
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 10:45pmHere is the fishing report for the week through Sept. 21. The report covers Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra.
Road projects tangle traffic on Highway 50, Pioneer Trail
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 7:39pm
By Elaine Goodman / Tahoe Business Monitor
It will be double-trouble for South Lake Tahoe motorists over the next few weeks, as roadwork is expected to cause delays on the city's two main thoroughfares.
On Sept. 14, Caltrans began working around-the-clock on its $40.6 million Highway 50 project within the city. Crews are grinding and paving the road between Fremont Avenue and Trout Creek. Lane closures are planned between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., with traffic diverted to the eastbound lanes during paving of the westbound lanes, and vice versa. Motorists can expect up to 10-minute delays.
Long-time League to Save Lake Tahoe director resigns
Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 3:25pm
League to Save Lake Tahoe Executive Director Rochelle Nason has resigned today, effective October 2011, after nearly 20 years of working to protect and restore Lake Tahoe.
League Program Director Carl Young will serve as interim executive director, with Nason serving as a senior advisor, until a new executive director has been selected.
Winter is coming, are you ready?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 1:30pmI think we would all agree that last winter was long and full of bad weather. For some of us, bad weather is just irritating and extra work shoveling snow and pruning trees. For others, it can be l...
16 Year Old Continues Underwater Dream
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 7:58pm
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September 17, 2011 (All day) South Shore Lake Tahoe local Sid Loomis continues her work with the Undersea Voyager Project in Catalina on September 17. The 16-year-old was part of the original crew that brought a submersible to Lake Tahoe in May of 2009 to study Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf, as well as projects in Catalina and Bodega Bay in 2010.
On Saturday, Sept. 17 team leader Scott Cassell will scuba dive from Catalina to Cabrillo Aquarium near Long Beach for a study on sharks.
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.
Friends recall Florence Donovan-Gunderson; witness describes shooting as tragedy hits South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 7:57am
A gunman who opened fire inside a Carson City restaurant has torn a hole through the South Lake Tahoe community, taking the life of a long-time local woman, maiming her disabled husband, and sending shock waves in the community after learning the gunman has family business ties in town.
The brutal murder that happened inside the International House of Pancakes this week claimed the lives of three U.S. Army National Guard personnel and Lake Tahoe Keys resident Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67. Shooter Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City turned the automatic weapon he was packing on himself and left both communities stunned and asking questions about why such a senseless act of violence happened.
Fishing report through Sept. 14
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 5:55pm
Here is this week's fishing report for Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra and southern Oregon. This report runs this weekend through Sept. 14.
Tahoe doc puts skills to work at Army hospital in Afghanistan
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 11:15amKyle Swanson, orthopedic surgeon for Barton Health's Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, has seen and dealt with medical and hospital conditions that few people, let alone doctors, have exper...
Opinion: Barton Foundation fundraiser all about
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:28amA fund-raising event is an absolute collaboration from the volunteers who work that night, to the local businesses who donate dinners and goods to our auction, to Edgewood Tahoe who gave us a prime su...
UNR helps scientists take the world’s temperature as well as Lake Tahoe to monitor invasive weeds
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:56pm
By Mike Wolterbeek
From the suffocating heat of Death Valley to the bone-chilling cold of Antarctica, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are leading the way in new, more precise methods of collecting important temperature data from around the world.
Carson City IHOP Shooting: Four dead, including two National Guard personnel, six wounded (W/TRANSCRIPT)
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:43pm
By Kirk Caraway, Jeff Munson and T. Costa
Update 2:00 p.m.: Here is what we know at this point:
Four people are dead, including the gunman who shot himself and died later at the hospital. Two of the dead where a man and women in the National Guard, who were in uniform.
There is a press conference scheduled for 3 p.m.
A few minutes before 9 a.m., a lone gunman armed with automatic AK-47-type assault rifle drives up to the IHOP on South Carson Street, and begins shooting in the parking lot. Locals BBQ owner Ralph Swagler said he saw the man drive up, and then empty a clip of ammo outside the IHOP, then reloads and goes inside, where he fires more shots very rapidly and exits within a few seconds.
Swagler said the gunman then saw his son locking the door of their business and opened fire at them. He also allegedly fired shots at the H&R Block office next door. Sometime after, the gunman shot himself, and died later at the hospital.
Annual Markleeville creek day coming up
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 12:12pmThe Alpine Watershed Group invites everyone to help with its 10th annual Markleeville Creek Day, Sept. 17.Participants of all ages can work on different project sites in the area performing vari...
'Casino Women' tells struggles and triumphs of women working in casinos
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 12:23pm
By Claudene Wharton
A new book written by two University of Nevada, Reno social work professors, is a perfect Labor Day read, giving an in-depth look into the lives of women working in Nevada casinos and serving to remind why the national holiday exists.
Lake Tahoe Eagle Rock Hiking Trail Opens To The Public
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 1:41pm
A trail to the stunning Eagle Rock overlook opened this week, providing visitors easy access to the summit of one of Lake Tahoe's most spectacular vistas, as noted by the Huffington Post and the Sacramento Bee. The new trail, created at a cost of $100,000 by the California Tahoe Conservancy, was built with erosion-control measures.
Angora thinning project gives vets chance to
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:16amA group of out of place spectators in hardhats watches the work as though this is something unique in the forest adjacent to houses in Lake Tahoe. And in some ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../angora-thinn...
U.S. military veterans gain job skills while reducing Lake Tahoe wildfire risk
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:50pm
By Cheva Heck
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A crew of military veterans who are preparing for future employment while they're helping to protect Lake Tahoe communities from wildfire were visited today by U.S. Forest Service and California Conservation Corps officials.
Fishing report through Sept. 6
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:39pm
By Don Quilici
Here is the fishing report for the week of Aug. 31 through Sept. 6. The report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Trail work for cyclists in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 9:32pm2 in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. The Marlette Hobart link trail will be three miles of flowy singletrack from the Tahoe Rim Trail to the bottom of Sunflower Hill. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../trail-...
Weekend Fishing Report
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:45am
By Don Quilici
Here's the fishing report for the week of Aug. 24-31. The report covers lakes, rivers and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Injunction denied in Angora burn area restoration
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 6:27pm
An injunction to halt fuel reduction work in the Angora Fire area was denied last month after a lawsuit was filed by two environmental organizations.
A three-person panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an emergency injunction was not needed after a U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento, Garland Burrell, upheld the agency's environmental
analysis. The suit was brought on by Earth Island Institute and Center for Biological Diversity over the protection of a rare black-backed woodpecker.
Blog: Former Tahoe photographer now living in Beijing returns for visit
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 11:23am
Here are two blog items from former Tahoe resident Jonah M. Kessel (www.jonahkessel.com), now a freelance visual journalist based in Beijing.
Restoration work at Vikingholm includes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 2:44pm... and stately crossed dragon beams were installed along the roof ridges of the courtyard buildings at Vikingsholm in Emerald Bay State Park at Lake Tahoe. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../restoration-wo...
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.
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Dog days of summer salad
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 10:10amI admit it. I love rabbit food. Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and nuts are on my daily menu. But when the late days of summer roll around and finishing up the seasonal work and anticipating ...
Tahoe agency encourages property owners to control stormwater
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:33pm
By Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is continuing efforts to encourage public-private partnerships that improve the clarity of Lake Tahoe by bring properties along Highway 50 into compliance with Best Management Practice (BMP) erosion control requirements.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. is burning?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 9:34amThis U.S. is burning issue is a gross misunderstanding of the economic policies that do work. The left liberal, progressive, Keynesian economic book some politicians read is what got us into this s...
Forest fuels reduction work in Rubicon Bay area
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:41amForest fuels reduction work in Rubicon Bay area. Posted by admin in Grab Bag on August 16th, 2011 | no responses. U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire ope...
Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 6:12pm
Before summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
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.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: High beams unnecessary
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:34amI'm normally a big fan of our law enforcement agencies, but recently I've had some experiences that make me question my loyalty. I work a very early shift that puts me on the road at the same time ...
Mayo Clinic physician joins Barton Health
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 4:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health welcomes Dr. Jonathan T. Finnoff, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.Dr. Finnoff will work along side Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine physicians Drs Ke...
Vegetable gardening grows up in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 6:00amJule Abner took a break from work at Aspen Hollow Nursery to check on her garden at home just down the street. She poked through the peppers, pulled on the scallions, pointed at the old bucket w...
Opinion: School board work — a challenging job
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmBy Vicki Barber. A friend said to me recently, “I didn't know being on a school board would be so difficult. I thought I would just try to help out. This is work.” I imagine most people have s...
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a 'positive vision for the world'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:25pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - It's Monday morning, and Jeff Krasno is already hard at work at Squaw Valley USA.Nothing new there."I work all year long," said an out-of-breath Krasno, a co-creator of Wa...
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a 'positive vision for the world'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:25pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - It's Monday morning, and Jeff Krasno is already hard at work at Squaw Valley USA.Nothing new there."I work all year long," said an out-of-breath Krasno, a co-creator of Wa...
Wanderlust California 2011: Creating a 'positive vision for the world'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:25pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - It's Monday morning, and Jeff Krasno is already hard at work at Squaw Valley USA.Nothing new there."I work all year long," said an out-of-breath Krasno, a co-creator of Wa...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 7:26pmCheck out Tahoe Regional Young Professionals at work. Filming was done by Brandi Ledbetter of South Lake Tahoe's Princess Productions. ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets-about-lake-tahoe-2...
Noise-induced hearing loss - a growing epidemic
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 1:36pmNoise-induced hearing loss is irreversible, but preventable. About 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have high-frequency hearing loss from overexposure to loud noise at work or dur...
Snow halts Echo Summit work, next 48 hours will determine opening date
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 10:01amECHO SUMMIT, Calif.- Storms have dropped nine inches of snow on the construction site on Echo Summit, a far cry from the clear weather crews had hoped for when they started work. But, as of Tues...
