North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Incline's eighth grade boys basketball team finished the season undefeated at 8-0 with a win against St. Teresa's out of South Lake Tahoe last week. All seven players scored, with Johnnie Tarantino and Orin Porter leading the attack offensively, each scoring 20 points. This year's team is very unselfish and plays hard the entire game. The eighth graders also finished as ... Full Story »

Bob Purdy, 74, passed away in Reno, Nev., on Dec. 8, 2009. Robert Nixon Purdy was born June 3, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, to Ted and Albertis Purdy. In 1937 the family moved to San Mateo, Calif., where Bob and his older brother Al lived until they graduated from San Mateo High School. Bob attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Take one look at Lexie Mae Hidalgo, the adorable 2-year-old who looks just as cute sleeping in her car seat as she does smiling next to her newborn baby brother, and you'd never guess her unfortunate secret. Given that cheek-dimpling grin, you wouldn't want to believe it, either. "She has no idea - she's exactly the Lexie she was one year ago," said Incline resident ... Full Story »

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A new Lake Tahoe basketball rivalry may have been spawned on Tuesday night in South Lake Tahoe. Incline High, a Nevada 2A state semifinalist last season, surprised South Tahoe 63-55 to provide what coach Dan Schreiber believes is the Highlanders' first-ever win over the Vikings. The schools never met during Tom Orlich's 25-year coaching career at STHS, but have now ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Friends and family say Peggy Kempler will be remembered for her tireless work in the community, whether it was baby-sitting children, working with English learning students at the elementary school or just helping out whenever she could. Kempler died on Nov. 26, 2009, after fighting a brief illness at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee. She was 48. "We are going to miss a ... Full Story »

LAKE TAHOE - After two days of respite, a weaker winter storm is predicted to arrive Thursday, with another major one on its heels for the weekend. "It looks like whatever we get on Thursday will be a small event - a few inches of snow. The stronger storm will come closer to the weekend," said Mark Deutschendorf, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Reno. But the weekend storm ... Full Story »

LAKE TAHOE - Light, fluffy snow may be great for those on the slopes, but hydrologists look for wetter, denser white stuff when it comes to raising Lake Tahoe's level. "When you get out into this powder that sinks up to your waist when you step in it, that's great," said Dan Greenlee, Water Supply Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. "It's really the wet sloppy Sierra ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - As we approach the 2010 midterm elections more and more Harry Reid ads are pushing the AFLAC duck and GEICO gecko off our television screens. Many are paid for by the teacher union and the Service Employees' International Union, but Sen. Reid has his own stash of money to flood the airwaves. So far, though, it does not appear to be doing his image any good. Reid campaign ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - John Ensign continues to show us his true colors. First, of course, there was the tawdry affair with a married staffer and the transparent attempt to buy off the staffer and her husband by a "gift" of almost $100,000 through Ensign's parents. Not to mention the attempt to get the husband a lobbying position even though the man was also on Ensign's staff, and therefore not ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - In an effort to combat declining revenues at some venues, the Incline Village General Improvement District recently laid off two employees, mandated furloughs for others and cut back spending in other areas such as advertising and travel. The move - coupled with the delay of about $2 million in capital projects - should save the district an extra $500,000, a cut General ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - In an effort to combat negative revenues at some venues, the Incline Village General Improvement District recently laid off two employees, mandated furloughs for others and cut back spending in other areas such as advertising and travel. The move - coupled with the delay of about $2 million in capital projects - should save the district an extra $500,000, a cut General ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - While reports of a massive black bear's expensive prowl and the apparent shooting of another smaller bear have made recent headlines, the 2009 bear season at Lake Tahoe has been uneventful, officials said. "It's been pretty slow, both because of the climactic conditions and because we simply haven't been responding to every call," said Nevada Department of Wildlife ... Full Story »

Weather and Road updates INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Many of the roads in the Lake Tahoe basin have road controls due to a heavy snow storm that is expected to continue through Monday night, where anywhere from 14 to 22 inches of snow could accumulate in Incline Village. Highways 50, 28, 207 and 431 require motorists to have snow tires or chains. Highways 89 and 267 require chains for all vehicles ... Full Story »

KINGS BEACH, Calif. - The long-running debate between three or four lanes of traffic on State Route 28 could be decided by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in January. The Kings Beach Commercial Core Project, as proposed by Placer County Planning staff, would reduce Highway 28 through Kings Beach to three lanes (two traffic lanes and one center turn lane) with roundabouts at intersections. The ... Full Story »

No one could have said it better than Emily Peltier about Bubba the bear and the arrogance and stupidity of the human race. People need to invest in Bear Saver Trash cans. The Improvement District is willing to go out of its way to help. The phone number to call is (775) 831-8603, and very nice people will answer all your questions. Bubba doesn't have anyone he can call for help. He's on Carl ... Full Story »

Isn't it against the law to discharge firearms in residential neighborhoods? Is it now going to be acceptable for Incline Village residents to take up arms against the bears since being reported in the newspaper, or is everyone out to get the "Big Boy" creating havoc in the village and a trophy? My husband and I have taken, and are certified in gun safety, and you do not discharge firearms in ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Wildlife officials say they are looking for a bear that was apparently shot by an Incline Village man after he says it charged him at his house. Officials say the man told game wardens he heard a commotion outside his home early Sunday. He says he opened his door and was charged by a black bear that was about 10 feet away. Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris ... Full Story »

TAHOE CITY, Calif. - The Incline girls basketball team rebounded after an opening loss to finish 2-1 and win the consolation bracket of the Tahoe Invitational Tipoff Tournament this past weekend. The inaugural tournament was hosted by neighboring rival North Tahoe and included eight small-school teams from Nevada and California. The Highlanders opened the tournament Thursday with a 45-34 loss to ... Full Story »

Peggy Kempler was an Incline Village resident for forty-four years. She passed away on Nov. 26, 2009, after fighting a brief illness at the Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She worked at the Incline Elementary School as a Teachers' Aid for ESL students. Her passion was helping children. She loved the students, teachers and her ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Every time I pick up the phone or look at an e-mail, it seems it's from someone in our community telling me about more people in need. This year seems to have been hard on so many, and with the holidays approaching, more and more are asking for help. Our community always comes to the rescue for those in need and I wanted to remind everyone about the giving programs that ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Many of the roads in the Tahoe basin have road controls due to a heavy snow storm. Anywhere from 14 to 22 inches of snow could accumulate in Incline Village by Monday night. Highways 50, 28, 207 and 431 require motorists to have snow tires or chains. Highways 89 and 267 require chains for all vehicles except for those with four-wheel drive. Chains are mandatory on Highway ... Full Story »

LAKE TAHOE - The Lake Tahoe Basin will be under a winter storm warning from 7 p.m. Sunday through 7 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Snow is expected to become moderate and heavy throughout the night into Monday morning, with as much as 10 to 20 inches forecast above 5,000 feet. Up to 30 inches is expected above 7,000 feet. Winds gusting up to 35 mph at lake level ... Full Story »

NORTHSTAR-AT-TAHOE - To say Steven Holt and the crew at the the Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe was busy on Friday would be a understatement. Hundreds of employees at the region's soon-to-be posh hotel were finalizing training, and every dish the kitchen could prepare was on display, filling in the spaces not already occupied by people and furniture. It's typical for the week before a hotel ... Full Story »

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - While implementing tighter inspections to prevent aquatic invasive species from entering Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Resource Conservation District inspectors looked at about 12,800 vessels since November 2008. Those numbers are consistent with what the TRCD and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency officials were expecting to see given low lake level and a hurting economy, said ... Full Story »

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - So you say your accounts receivable are up? Then you won't be shedding any tears for the great state of California - we hear the (formerly) "Golden State" has customers who owe Ahnold, as of last August, a paltry $1.6 billion more than the year before! Seems individual income tax accounts due to California were up about $1 of the billion, with business entities making up ... Full Story »