http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com Serving Lake Tahoe Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 en 30 http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6548230-113/historical-society-tahoe-airports http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6564258-113/river-fork-american-carson Bob “4-Wheel Bob” Coomber has climbed some of California’s tallest peaks, not on foot, but in his wheelchair. The legendary hiker, now 58, has new plans. He’s training for a 30-mile Sierra Nevada crossing later this summer. Coomber took a few minutes to talk about his life and his passion … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6563542-113/coomber-trail-trails-chair http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6562465-113/wildlife-snow-according-cover Suspended over an 80-foot granite face with her hand touching the metal anchor, Andréia Christenson let out a victory shout and pumped her fist in the air Wednesday. She’d just completed her first climb as fellow members of the local Chicks Climbing group yelled encouragement from the forest floor below. … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6533813-113/climbing-chicks-group-lemay http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6524993-113/temple-bat-yam-community http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6550512-113/art-ltcc-exhibition-shafer http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6548620-113/court-employees-percent-reduced Around the South Shore hulls are being scrubbed, drain plugs are being screwed in tight, crew members are being interviewed and boats are being plunked in the water. Once again, it’s boating season at Lake Tahoe. “A lot of what we’re doing right now is making sure everything is as … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6548377-113/tahoe-boating-boats-accidents http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6550813-113/talent-include-temple-anniversary Despite wet and gray weather, hundreds turned out for the third annual Slow Rollers Bicycle Club’s Spirit Parade in South Lake Tahoe. Colorful costumes and bikes of all different shapes and sizes rolled slowly down U.S. Highway 50 Thursday afternoon. “We were going to be road warriors, but I threw … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6551774-113/tahoe-south-lake-parade http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6536816-113/bmw-california-chase-orr http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6536503-113/crash-plane-canyon-kings http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6523039-113/county-nissensohn-case-court http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6522398-113/plan-deal-regional-tahoe http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6525696-113/barton-auxiliary-hospital-memorial http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6525846-113/thanks-students-fort-service Lake Tahoe Community College’s improv program keeps evolving as more colleges across the state develop their own off-the-cuff theater groups. LTCC Theater Director Susan Boulanger started seriously developing the college’s improvisation group, Random Acts of Improv, last year. She saw how popular the form of theater was becoming and she … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6521006-113/improv-boulanger-workshop-hall http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6523017-113/district-guide-ltusd-contractors Whittell High School English teacher Catherine Scully strives to take students’ learning beyond the classroom and into the community. And it’s her drive to go beyond the expected that earned Scully the Douglas County School District Teacher of the Year award last week. “She does a lot in the classroom, … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6508935-113/tahoe-district-teacher-scully http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6518864-113/county-lake-subdivision-homes The Academy of Dance Arts will present its 19th annual spring concerts Friday and Saturday at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa. “The soundtracks of our lives” is the theme of this year’s production. Choreographed dances will be performed to songs from movies such as “Tangled,” “Tootsie” and “The Breakfast Club.” … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6513809-113/academy-beaty-concerts-dance Hopeful strides toward a culture which honors humane values — and criminalizes all forms of abuse — have been made in recent years. Palo Alto will host the annual Animal Law Conference at Stanford Law School this fall. An international event, it is sponsored by the Center for Animal Law … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6513758-113/animal-protect-law-crime Grace is a model for the short hair gray feline. She is calm, regal and curious, but polite. Grace waits for you to approach her with gentle affection. Like many gray cats, Grace has an air of wisdom and reassurance about her. For adoption, call El Dorado County Animal Services … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6509327-113/grace-pet-week http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6509368-113/bicyclist-according-body-renstrom http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6504895-113/garment-workers-bangladesh-building http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6504777-113/marriage-gay-bill-vote http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6504731-113/simpson-galanter-trial-court http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6504683-113/patients-california-health-care http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6474830-113/baron-victim-las-vegas http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6474706-113/court-appear-case-due http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6474730-113/brown-sheriff-arrested-lake For South Lake Tahoe physical therapist Chris Kozlowski, it’s not “just like riding a bike.” The phrase used to describe returning to an activity with ease diminishes the techniques necessary for the most effective pedaling, Kozlowski told about a two dozen attendees to a presentation on maximizing bicycle performance at … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6473019-113/kozlowski-panzera-pedal-physical The National Ski Areas Association reported an 11 percent rise in skier and snowboarder visits from last season, the largest gain posted by the industry in 30 years. Vail Resorts doesn’t report visits by ski area, according to Heavenly Mountain Resort Director of Communications Russ Pecoraro, so it’s difficult to … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6471567-113/visits-percent-skier-season A local committee is working to replace the 19-year-old Children’s Memorial Tree by Aug. 9. The memorial, originally dedicated in 1994 to honor young people from the community who had died, is rotting and the committee has started raising money to save it. “This will be such a huge community … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6469253-113/memorial-log-committee-project http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6470469-113/woman-missing-strawberry-vehicle http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6461964-113/pass-resorts-access-area http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6461942-113/lake-bill-california-commercial http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6461927-113/park-pass-according-national http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6461922-113/dugard-women-cleveland-ago The Lake Tahoe Basin planting season has arrived, but whether it sticks around through May is all part of the spring “roller coaster” gardeners face when it comes to backyard farming at elevation. While the weather forecast looks ideal for producing herbs and vegetables, experienced basin gardeners know an unexpected … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6461268-113/tahoe-aspen-hollow-lake Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of “Farewell to Manzanar” will invite listeners to ask questions about the book next week at the South Lake Tahoe library as a way to facilitate discussion of the incarceration of Japanese Americans that took place more than 70 years ago. “It’s a personal talk about … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6459546-113/houston-manzanar-tahoe-book http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6457276-113/nursing-barton-skilled-cuts http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6439581-113/heavenly-community-thank-helping http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6430014-113/council-kerry-budget-local http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6430024-113/council-cvra-district-enright http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6431224-113/prediabetes-blood-percent-sugar Tahoe Lobster Co. traps have continued to disappear from Lake Tahoe, threatening the lake’s first commercial crawfish harvest operation. Tahoe Lobster Co. Owner Fred Jackson said 160 traps have gone missing since last fall, a loss of more than $21,000 including the lost crawfish haul. Four sets of 10 traps … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6418177-113/crawfish-tahoe-traps-jackson Plaques line the walls of South Tahoe Middle School, silver and gold dots connecting a 38-year musical history at the district. It’s an era that will end next month when longtime music teachers J.J. Clause and Linda Kurek retire from Lake Tahoe Unified School District, but they don’t plan to … ]]> http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6425944-113/tahoe-kurek-clause-lake http://www.TahoeDailyTribune.com/southshore/snews/6430383-113/foster-homes-parents-family