Hawaii planning to replenish sand at Waikiki Beach Nov 14, 2009
The PGA Tour is moving the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open to the same July weekend that a nationally televised celebrity golf tournament has been played at Lake Tahoe for 20 years, much to the chagrin of tourism officials at the nearby mountain lake. The PGA event with a $3 million purse historically has been played in August at Montreux Golf ry Club on the edge of Mount Rose between Reno and Lake Tahoe. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
How To Ski and Ride Heavenly for th... Nov 13, 2009
Heavenly is Lake Tahoe's Largest Ski Resort. Heavenly Valley ski resort allows guests to ski and ride in both California and Nevada while enjoying the most scenic views of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains ... Heavenly is Lake Tahoe's largest ski resort, a beautiful and huge 4,800 acre winter paradise that stretches between California and Nevada. (Suite101.com)
Storm Whets Snow-Lovers' Appetites Nov 13, 2009
-- A storm that dropped several inches of snow around Lake Tahoe has whetted the appetites of skiers and snowboarders. The Boreal resort atop Donner Summit said it would be able to open its lifts to the top of the mountain beginning this weekend after receiving 8 to 10 inches of snow. (KCRA 3, CA)
Continue reading Nov 12, 2009
They honeymooned at a cottage on Lake Tahoe ... For their anniversary this year, the couple returned to Lake Tahoe and stayed in the cottage where they spent their honeymoon. (Selma Enterprise, CA)
Roethlisberger suit is on hold, awaits Nev. high-court appeal Nov 11, 2009
The result is an indefinite suspension of the case in which a 31-year-old woman has accused Roethlisberger of raping her in his hotel room at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in July 2008 while she worked as a VIP hostess during a celebrity golf tournament. The woman also sued eight current or former Harrah's employees, alleging that they tried to cover up the incident. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Agostini On Golf: Creekside, a young course, is in pretty good shape Nov 11, 2009
" RENO-TAHOE CONFLICT Northern California golf fans were surprised by the Reno-Tahoe Open's announcement last week to move their 2010 dates from late August to July 15-18, which puts the event head-to-head against the popular American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Edgewood Tahoe.The conflict will affect local golf fans and volunteers who support both tournaments. The PGA Tour event, which now will be held the same weekend as the British Open, is held at Montreux CC south of Reno.The... (Modesto Bee, CA)
EDITORIAL: Board's ties to middlemen raise questions Nov 11, 2009
Villalobos hosted the 2004 wedding of Fred Buenrostro at his Lake Tahoe mansion. Buenrostro, who was the CEO for CalPERS at the time, says he reimbursed Villalobos for the wedding. (Fresno Bee)
Story:Breakdown of California water bill Nov 10, 2009
$100 million for Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program. $100 million for Salton Sea restoration. (Fresno Bee)
Building for big air Nov 10, 2009
We're the only one on the south shore (of Lake Tahoe). But we're super-committed to freestyle skiing and boarding. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tahoe skiing: All about deals Nov 8, 2009
This year, skiing at Lake Tahoe is all about the deals ... Ski across state lines and your panoramic view changes from bright blue Lake Tahoe to the dusty orange Nevada desert ... Tahoe skiing: All about the deals Articles This year, skiing at Lake Tahoe is all about the deals. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Editorial: CalPERS' ties to middleman raise suspicions Nov 8, 2009
Villalobos hosted the 2004 wedding of Fred Buenrostro at his Lake Tahoe mansion. Buenrostro, who was the chief executive officer for CalPERS at the time, says he reimbursed Villalobos for the wedding costs. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Editorial: Placerville growth not limited to thrift shops Nov 6, 2009
A lot of people in this region might think of Placerville solely in terms of its historic Gold Rush-era downtown or as a place to stop on the trip to Lake Tahoe. But many in the town of 10,000 feel it can be a lot more, and have begun to seriously explore what that could be, and what will have to be done to get there. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Roethlisberger accuser quits hotel job in Nevada (Yesterday) Nov 6, 2009
Calvin R.X. Dunlap, the Reno-based attorney for the woman, last night confirmed that his client quit late last week because of "the way she was being treated" by managers at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, where she was a casino host ... The woman sued Roethlisberger in July, claiming that he sexually assaulted her while staying at the Lake Tahoe hotel in 2008 for a charity golf outing ... Dunlap has filed the case in Reno, Washoe County, but Roethlisberger's attorneys -- and those representing the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Investment broker awarded for sales Nov 6, 2009
Sumner was awarded a trip to Lake Tahoe by the Tampa-based firm. hpsc. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Fire district at Tahoe says controlled burns will cause hazy skies Nov 5, 2009
The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is conducting two prescribed burns this week. One on November 4 and one on November 5. (KRNV.com, NV)
Report: Garrido improperly supervised Nov 5, 2009
See images from the abduction and discovery of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped at the age of 11 in 1991 from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif ... Garrido, 58, was under federal parole supervision and required to register as a sex offender when he and his wife, Nancy Garrido, allegedly snatched Dugard outside her South Lake Tahoe home in 1991. (MSNBC -- Crime)
US officers 'failed kidnap girl' Nov 5, 2009
The girl had been snatched outside her home in the California town of South Lake Tahoe in 1991, and found in August at Garrido's home near Antioch. He had been released from prison in 1988 after serving 11 years of a 50-year sentence for rape. (BBC News -- Americas)
Woman who accused Roethlisberger leaves job Nov 5, 2009
The woman, Andrea McNulty, resigned from her position at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe, Calif. "because of the way she was being treated by her employer," said her attorney, Calvin Dunlap. (ESPN -- Football)
Probe: State missed chances to rescue Dugard Nov 5, 2009
But they never read a federal parole report from the early 1990s, around the time the couple allegedly kidnapped Dugard in South Lake Tahoe, indicating that Phillip Garrido had a soundproof recording studio beyond what appeared to be his back fence, the state audit found. Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate insisted Wednesday that his agents had never received the federal report. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Report Slams CDCR Over Garrido Parole Nov 5, 2009
Garrido, 58, was under federal parole supervision and required to register as a sex offender when he and his wife, Nancy Garrido, allegedly snatched Dugard outside her South Lake Tahoe home in 1991. Phillip Garrido had been convicted in 1977 for kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old woman. (KSBW 8, CA)
L.A. firm kept paying Villalobos long after firing him Nov 5, 2009
Villalobos hosted the 2004 wedding of then-CalPERS Chief Executive Fred Buenrostro at his Lake Tahoe mansion, although Buenrostro said he reimbursed him for the cost. Buenrostro now works for Villalobos' firm, Arvco Financial Ventures of Stateline, Nev. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Report: Calif's Corrections Dept 'failed to properly supervise' alleged kidnapper Nov 5, 2009
Authorities say Garrido was under federal parole supervision and required to register as a sex offender when he allegedly snatched the 11-year-old Dugard off the road in 1991 from a rural South Lake Tahoe community. Comments Terms of Use: We welcome your participation in our community. (KRNV.com, NV)
Harmonica maestro Norton Buffalo dies at 58 Nov 3, 2009
He is survived by his wife; children, Aisah of Lake Tahoe and Elias of Sonoma; stepchildren, Sierra Ruelas of Sonoma and Bo Winterburn of San Diego; father, Ken Jackson of Paradise; and five brothers and sisters. Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings, Tom Rigney and Flambeau and the Carlos Reyes Band will appear Nov. 22 in a benefit and memorial at the Paradise Performing Arts Center in Paradise. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sand man, bring me a castle Nov 1, 2009
Vikingsholm, ddEmerald Bay at Lake Tahoe ... 9999 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Kirkwood as alternative energy lab: Ski area joins fight against global warming Nov 1, 2009
It's an investment that makes self-interested sense for the remote, high-rent ski village about 40 miles from South Lake Tahoe, with a base elevation of more than 7,000 feet and about 500 inches of snowfall every year. "We represent a unique situation where the environmental goals and economic goals are similar," says Dave Likins, CEO for Mountainsprings Kirkwood, the holding company for the ski resort and its related utility company and real estate operation. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
SPORTS: Spider Sabich to be inducted into Ski HOF Oct 31, 2009
a tiny town near South Lake Tahoe. The grandson of Croatian immigrants, Sabich made a name for himself as a young racer and came to the University of Colorado to ski for Beattie in 1962. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Former victim locks eyes with Garrido in court Oct 31, 2009
See images from the abduction and discovery of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped at the age of 11 in 1991 from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif ... See images from the abduction and discovery of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped at the age of 11 in 1991 from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif ... Dugard was just 11 when she was snatched from in front of her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Garrido hearing attracts 1976 victim Oct 30, 2009
Hall was a blackjack dealer in South Lake Tahoe when Garrido kidnapped her in November 1976 and drove her to a storage unit in Reno that he had stocked with pornography, sex devices and a mattress ... Under sentencing guidelines now in place, Garrido would have been behind bars for more than two decades - and wouldn't have been free in 1991, when Dugard was snatched off the street in South Lake Tahoe ... Dugard was snatched from a South Lake Tahoe street as she waited for a school bus near her... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Rose Marie Jamison (2) Oct 27, 2009
She was married to Mark E. Skip Jamison on Sept. 18, 1982, in Lake Tahoe, Nev. They made their home in North Bend, where they have since lived. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Tahoe Creek Restoration Complete Oct 27, 2009
-- Federal, state and local officials have completed a restoration project for a creek at north Lake Tahoe they said will improve fish habitat and reduce sediment flows into the lake while enhancing recreational opportunities. One major component of the Third Creek project was removal of fish passage barriers that not only made it difficult for fish to get upstream, but caused bank erosion that allowed sediment to flow into Lake Tahoe. (KCRA 3, CA)
For Walker, financial fouls mount Oct 25, 2009
In the early morning hours of July 16, two Douglas County sheriff s deputies were combing through the crowds around the gaming tables at Harrah s Lake Tahoe casino in Stateline, Nev. trying to find a certain high-roller, a sort-of celebrity, a wanted man. (Boston Globe)
Delhomme, Smith have to get it done Oct 24, 2009
A Nevada judge denied a motion Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping a woman at a hotel-casino in Lake Tahoe. Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith said Wednesday he stands by the comments he made after Sunday's victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (News & Observer -- Sports)
* Sports Briefs Oct 24, 2009
A Nevada judge on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping a woman at a hotel-casino at Lake Tahoe. Washoe District Judge Brent Adams also refused a request by a lawyer for the two-time Super Bowl champ to sanction the womans attorney for pursuing the case without sufficient evidence. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Letters to the editor Oct 24, 2009
Even if the train goes twice around Lake Tahoe on its way from San Diego to San Francisco, that can't be more than 1,000 miles, which means 450 permanent jobs per mile, which means one permanent job for every 3. 91 yards. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Lewis hopes to stick Oct 24, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Fri, Oct 23, 2009 05:49 AMModified Thu, Oct 22, 2009 11:17 PM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Raiders head coach will not be charged Oct 23, 2009
Courts: A Nevada judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping a woman at a hotel- casino at Lake Tahoe. Washoe District Judge Brent Adams also refused a request by a lawyer for the two-time Super Bowl champ to sanction the woman's attorney for pursuing the case without sufficient evidence. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Judge: Motion to drop Roethlisberger case denied Oct 23, 2009
(AP) -- A Nevada judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing quarterback of raping a woman at a hotel-casino at Lake Tahoe ... The judge said in a one-page order Thursday that lawyer Cal Dunlap has met the minimal standards required to avoid the imposition of sanctions in his representation of a former host at Harrah's Lake Tahoe hotel-casino. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
NOTES Jets' Ryan sits down players Oct 23, 2009
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Judge refuses to dismiss rape suit against Big Ben Oct 23, 2009
(AP) - A Nevada judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping a woman at a hotel-casino at Lake Tahoe ... The judge said in a one-page order Thursday that lawyer Cal Dunlap has met the minimal standards required to avoid the imposition of sanctions in his representation of a former host at Harrah's Lake Tahoe hotel-casino. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Veteran umpires will call World Series Oct 23, 2009
Football Roethlisberger rape suit not dismissed A Nevada judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping a woman at a hotel-casino at Lake Tahoe. Washoe District Judge Brent Adams also refused a request by Roethlisberger s attorney to sanction the woman s attorney for pursuing the case without sufficient evidence, saying lawyer Cal Dunlap has met the minimal standards required in his representation of a former host at Harrah s... (Boston Globe)
Developers' bust proves a boon for land trusts Oct 20, 2009
The group, called the Northern Sierra Partnership, has been buying 1-square-mile parcels of private land known as the Sierra checkerboard between South Lake Tahoe and Lassen Volcanic National Park. For Vink and his colleagues, every plot of land saved during hard economic times is an investment in the emotional well being of future generations. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Harrah's employee sues Roethlisberger accuser Oct 20, 2009
One of the eight Harrah's Lake Tahoe employees being sued by the Nevada woman who also is suing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on a claim of sexual assault yesterday countersued the woman. Roethlisberger's attorneys have denied the accusation and countersued the woman last week. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Sierra hikers misuse portable GPS trackers Oct 19, 2009
Perched atop the Sierra Nevada just southwest of Lake Tahoe, its spectacular, glacier-carved scenery and proximity to cities make it a backpacker's mecca -- not only for Sacramento-area residents, but for outdoors lovers among the Bay Area's nearly 7 million people. Crime growing in parks. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Liver Transplant From Friend Saves Fredericksburg Doctor Oct 18, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (WUSA) -- Dr. Brian Buckley is beginning to understand he's been given a second chance at life. (W-USA News, DC)
Office vacancy hits new high nearly 22 percent Oct 18, 2009
Lake Tahoe seemed to dry up completely, and scientists predicted it would take 25 years to recover. One good rainy season solved the problem. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Steelers’ Big Ben wants damages from woman accuser Oct 18, 2009
Steelers Big Ben wants damages from woman accuser - Somerset - Daily American. The woman alleged in a civil suit filed in Washoe District Court in July that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her at Harrah s in July 2008 after he lured her there under the false pretense of needing his television repaired. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
On the move in 2007 (2) Oct 18, 2009
His most difficult cycle was a 140-mile ride to South Lake Tahoe last year with City Attorney Stephen Schwaubauer. The trip took about 9 hours, Pirnejad said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Slain Conn. student feared man resuming contact Oct 18, 2009
Alvaro Brito, a former assistant manager at the Cabo Wabo Cantina at Harrah's Lake Tahoe who had worked for the company for 12 years, said he was fired in July 2008 in a lawsuit filed against the hotel-casino and its Lake Tahoe president John Koster ... Alvaro Brito, a former assistant manager at the Cabo Wabo Cantina at Harrah's Lake Tahoe who had worked for the company for 12 years, said he was fired in July 2008 in a lawsuit filed against the hotel-casino and its Lake Tahoe president John... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Mom Convicted Of Letting Child Wander Oct 17, 2009
Stamps was charged for a March 25 incident in which she took her boy, then 7, to the Village at Northstar near Lake Tahoe and allowed the youngster, who is nonverbal, to run off unsupervised, prosecutor Estelle Tansey said in a news release. After looking for the boy unsuccessfully, the mother left Northstar to pick up her 14-year-old daughter, who was staying nearby at a home, Tansey said. (KCRA 3, CA)
Roethlisberger seeking damages from accuser Oct 17, 2009
-- is seeking unspecified counter damages from a woman he says falsely accused him of rape in what his lawyer describes as a plan she hatched to seduce the quarterback in his Lake Tahoe casino-hotel room ... McNulty's lawsuit alleges hotel officials for Harrah's Lake Tahoe went to great lengths to cover up the incident. (ESPN -- Football)
Friday's Sports In Brief Oct 17, 2009
- Ben Roethlisberger is seeking unspecified counter damages from a woman he says falsely accused him of rape in what his lawyer describes as a plan she hatched to seduce the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback in his Lake Tahoe casino-hotel room. The woman alleged in a civil suit filed in Washoe District Court in July that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her at Harrah's in July 2008 after he lured her there under the false pretense of needing his television repaired. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Roethlisberger countersues accuser, seeks unspecified damages Oct 17, 2009
In the filing, John Echeverria, Mr. Roethlisberger's Reno-based attorney, said the woman, an employee of Harrah's Lake Tahoe, willingly entered Mr. Roethlisberger's room on July 11, 2008, with plans to seduce him ... The 31-year-old woman, a casino host at Harrah's, filed a civil suit in Reno in July claiming Mr. Roethlisberger, who had been in Lake Tahoe for a charity golf outing, lured her into his room by saying his television wasn't working and then raped her. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
California is trying to get Oregons water Oct 17, 2009
The lake needs to be dredged and then we can make the area another Lake Tahoe and all the attractions with it. Why don t we have an open forum on this matter. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Jaycee Dugard emerges - first time since rescue Oct 16, 2009
"I'm so happy to be back with my family," Dugard said, who was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe. "Nothing is more important than the unconditional love and support I have from them.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Multi-instrumental Oct 16, 2009
Currently a resident of the Lake Tahoe area, he recently released his companion recordings, each with 24 tracks of original music, performed more than 40 instruments from around the world. For more information on the concert, contact Pequot Lakes Community Education at (218) 568-9200. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Dismissal denied for employees connected to Roethlisberger suit Oct 16, 2009
A Nevada judge has ruled that a woman who has accused Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault can continue with her civil lawsuit against seven Harrah's Lake Tahoe employees who, she said, covered for the Steelers quarterback. A 31-year-old employee of Harrah's filed a civil suit in July accusing Roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her while he was staying at the hotel for a July 2008 charity golf event. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Squaw Valley will hold job fair for 800 positions Oct 16, 2009
The year-round resort is located five miles north of Lake Tahoe along the Truckee River on Highway 89. Department managers will be at the job fair to interview prospective employees, and in many instances will offer jobs on the spot, a news release said. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Garrido Not Ruled Out In Hayward Kidnap Oct 15, 2009
Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy Garrido, were arrested in August on suspicion of kidnapping then 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard from near her South Lake Tahoe home in 1991. They allegedly held her captive for 18 years in a series of tents and sheds in the backyard of their home just outside of Antioch, where she gave birth to two daughters fathered by Phillip Garrido. (KCRA 3, CA)
Woman Loses $70,000 To Online Dating Scam Oct 15, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. HOPKINS, S.C. () - It's a love story with a very sad ending for a South Carolina woman after she gets scammed while looking for her soul mate online. (W-USA News, DC)
Jaycee Dugard Breaks Her Silence Oct 15, 2009
() - We're getting our first look at kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard, 18 years after she was snatched off a street in South Lake Tahoe. The first picture of the 29-year-old mother appears in the new issue of People Magazine. (W-USA News, DC)
Photo of woman held captive released Oct 15, 2009
Garrido and his wife, Nancy, have been charged with kidnapping and rape in Dugard s 1991 disappearance outside her South Lake Tahoe home. The Garridos have pleaded not guilty. (Boston Globe)
Jaycee Dugard breaks silence about 18-year ordeal Oct 15, 2009
Her hair is darker than the light blonde tresses of the child who disappeared in 1991 from outside her Lake Tahoe home. But surprisingly the eyes of this young woman sparkle and she looks much younger than her 29 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
First pictures of freed 18-year captive published Oct 15, 2009
Dugard was at the centre of a worldwide media frenzy in August when she was found alive nearly two decades after she was abducted outside her home by convicted rapist Phillip Garrido in South Lake Tahoe in 1991. Now 29, Dugard has spent the past two months in seclusion with her mother, Terry Probyn, 50, and her two daughters, Angel, 15, and Starlit, 11, who were fathered by her alleged kidnapper Garrido. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
First Photo Released of Jaycee Dugard as an Adult Oct 15, 2009
Dugard was 11 when police say she was abducted outside her South Lake Tahoe home in 1991. Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, have been charged with kidnapping and rape in Dugard's 18-year disappearance. (Fox News)
Kidnap victim releases first public statement, picture published Oct 15, 2009
For the first time since her discovery in late August, 29-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped from a rural Lake Tahoe community in 1991, is releasing a statement through a family spokesperson and allowing People magazine to release photographs of her. Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the Dugard family released the woman's first public statement, saying "she is happy to be with her family, and have their unconditional love and support."Also, the first photo of Dugard since her kidnapping 18... (KRNV.com, NV)
