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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Library is continuing their summer events even though they cannot present them in person. On Friday, July 17 at 2:00 p.m., join he Fratello Marionettes on the library's Facebook page to see the performance of the classic fairy tale, The Frog Prince.

Outdoor performances have always been part of the Summer Reading Challenge but due to current circumstances, all performances have been moved online.

The South Lake Tahoe Library's Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/SouthLakeTahoeLibrary.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - During Saturday's second round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe, the Korbel Closest to the Pin contest on No. 17 was a big winner for the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe.

This Saturday, July 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., join Make Tahoe Records at Scott Forrest Fine Art Studio to help Tahoe's very own Tahoe Arts Alliance. Make Tahoe Records will be featuring an exhibit of "Freshly Groomed Vinyl", a curated collection of freshies on vinyl including new releases from independent and alternative artists. Meet Scott Forrest, Tahoe Arts Alliance board member, find out more about the Tahoe Arts Alliance, and learn how to become a member.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in our community, the Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation is hosting its annual Taste of Gold fundraiser as a virtual event this year through July 18. Funds raised from this event support the Lake Tahoe College Promise program that provides up to three years of tuition-free college for eligible students of all ages, a free textbook lending library, and the Lake Tahoe Community College Food Pantry, which provides crucial nutrition and personal hygiene products to LTCC’s neediest students.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A local man has started a Go Fund Me page to raise funds to fix his dog Titan's broken femur.

Just over a week ago Titan, an 11-month-old puppy, was chasing a chipmunk and went over a cliff trying to catch it. In the fall he broke his femur.

Demetrius Prunty, the dog daddy, lost his job due to COVID-19 closures and hasn't been able to get the dog's leg repaired. The $2,500 fundraising request is to pay for Titan's doctor bills.

Prunty, who has lived in South Lake Tahoe for four years, adopted Titan after his birth in August 2019.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) hosted a “Workout with Law Enforcement” day at Lampe Park in Gardnerville for Special Olympics Athletes, an event that concluded the ‘DCSO Special Olympics Fitness Challenge’.

Members of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office worked-out alongside the athletes, cheering each other on, just as they do at the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run event.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the fourth consecutive summer, the St. Theresa Bread & Broth 4 Kids Summer Program will provide weekly food bags for South Lake Tahoe youth every Wednesday until school resumes in August.

Since local schools closed in March due to the coronavirus, Bread & Broth 4 Kids (BB4K) has provided weekly food bags to students at bus stops and schools in coordination with the Lake Tahoe Unified School District as they distributed daily meals. Some weeks the BB4K bags went to over 410 children.

Tahoe Magic wants to thank the hundreds of donors who have contributed during this COVID-19 crisis. We have received $236,893 to date in donations since mid-March and, in turn, we have helped more than 300 families, about 1500 individuals, with assistance totaling $204,094. We are spending your contributions almost as quickly as we are getting them. Every donation has gone directly back into the South Lake Tahoe community to support those needing help with basics: shelter, food and utilities.

On our last day of school at South Tahoe Middle School, we look back with gratitude to the many individuals and organizations that helped to enrich the lives of our students throughout the 2019-2020 school year. Despite finishing the school year off-campus with remote learning, we were able to envision and execute some wonderful programs and activities including:

● The new STMS robotics team
● AVID college field trips
● High-interest books for classroom libraries
● New books for the school library
● Mountain bikes, parts & tools for PE
● Science magazine subscriptions

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Barton Foundation began accepting applications on June 15 from local nonprofit organizations for this year’s $100,000 Community Health Grant program. Area service groups and organizations that share Barton Health’s commitment to improving community health and well-being are encouraged to apply online at bartonhealth.org/foundation.

Applications will be accepted through June 30, 2020.

Richard "Jay" Thoma of South Lake Tahoe will be presented a custom bike in Carson City on Saturday as part of the Combat Hero Bike Build giveaway.

Thoma, who has lived on the South Shore since 1989, lost his leg in an accident on an aircraft carrier in the Philippines in 1973 at the age of 18. Since then he has been walking with a prosthetic leg but never gave up the love of riding motorcycles.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Library in-person events have been canceled and instead have taken a different form during the pandemic, and their Wild Things, Inc. 2:00 p.m. performance on Friday, June 19 has moved to Facebook Live.

Outdoor performances have always been part of the summer South Lake Tahoe library event schedule and the Summer Reading Challenge, but due to current circumstances, all performances have been moved online.

Thursday June 18 | 9 - 9:45 am
Tuesday, June 23 | noon - 12:45 pm
Wednesday, June 24 | 4:30 - 5:15 pm

Be a part of the solution by joining Tahoe Blue Crew and taking action to remove litter from your Lake Tahoe community! Through our Zoom training you will learn how to become a Tahoe Blue Crew Leader and how execute your own Blue Crew experiences.

Head to keeptahoeblue.org/events for more information and to register today!

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On Thursday afternoon about 4:30 p.m. a fire crew from South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) responded to a brush fire at the Christian Science Church near Smart & Final. The crew managed to contain and extinguish the blaze and the church building sustained only minimal damage.

A shopping cart was found near what appeared to be the fire origin and contained what appeared to be personal property. The exact cause of the blaze is unknown but illegal campers have been a continuing problem in that area.

The Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club (TMMRC) is inviting the public to lace up your shoes and run/walk/hike during the month of June for the 100 Miles for Tahoe Virtual Challenge, a fundraiser benefiting the Tahoe Rim Trail Association.

Each year, TMMRC contributes part of the proceeds from races like Escape from Prison Hill to the TRTA, but these race, like so many others, are canceled for the time being. Still, running isn't canceled, and neither is the need for stewardship and maintenance of the Tahoe Rim Trail.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A candlelight vigil in honor of George Floyd is planned for Saturday, May 30 at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe from 8:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Organizers, the I Run With Maud group of South Lake Tahoe, are asking those who plan on attending to wear a mask and stay 6-12 feet away from each other. Signs are also encouraged: #BlackLivesMatter #iRunWithMaud #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #iCantBreathe.

Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer put his knee to Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes on May 25.

Wednesday, June 10 | noon - 12:30 pm
Wednesday, June 10 | 4:30 - 5 pm

Be a part of the solution by joining Tahoe Blue Crew and taking action to remove litter from your Lake Tahoe community! Through this Zoom training you will learn how to become a Tahoe Blue Crew leader and how to execute your own Blue Crew experience.

Head to https://www.keeptahoeblue.org/news/events/2020-June-3-TBC-training for more information and to register today.

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Friday, May 29 | 1 - 1:30 pm

Be a part of the solution by joining Tahoe Blue Crew and taking action to remove litter from your Lake Tahoe community! Through our Zoom training you will learn how to become a Tahoe Blue Crew Leader and how to execute your own Blue Crew experience.

Head to https://www.keeptahoeblue.org/news/events/2020-May-29-TBC-training for more information and to register today.

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Monday, June 1 | 5 - 8 pm
Locations: Various locations along the bike path.

Celebrate the Tahoe Bike Challenge with this fun, physically distanced community cleanup event to prepare our bike paths for the summer. We will ride our bikes and walk on the paths as we clean. Volunteers that ride their bike or walk to the cleanup will receive a Tahoe Bike Challenge prize!

Head to https://www.keeptahoeblue.org/news/events/bike-path-cleanup-2020 for more information and to register today.

Deadline to complete a waiver: Friday, May 29 at 3 pm

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The Tahoe Chamber is having another one of their virtual Town Hall meetings on Friday, May 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This week's focus will be on the reopening of recreation services in the basin.

Representatives from the US Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will provide updates on the availability of access to the USFS beaches and recreation sites and the phased opening of boating season at Lake Tahoe.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-0rCKNqnQ7WBnuRyOhKyRg

Western Nevada College in Carson City, working with a core of performers from the Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company, has created a virtual choir — Broadway Rising! — to share the power and beauty of Broadway during these times when live performance is no longer possible.

Since WNMTC's most inspiring experience on stage was “Les Misérables” in the fall of 2013, they thought it fitting to select “One Day More” from that musical as the musical theatre company’s first virtual project.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Saint Joseph Community Land Trust (SJCLT) has announced a new program that seeks to preserve existing housing stock for permanently affordable, full-time homes for Tahoe Basin employees and residents. It is called the TAHOE (Tahoe Affordable Home Ownership Enabling) program.

TAHOE has been created to do three things:

1. Provide assistance to income-qualified households searching for a home in the Tahoe Basin;
2. Enable SJCLT to purchase available homes to be made available to income-qualified Tahoe Basin employees or full-time residents;

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With many people and families struggling to keep food on the table during the pandemic, the South Lake Tahoe community is providing several weekly options as well as special days. Community support of volunteer time and donations has been overwhelming during these trying times.

Friday, May 15

The Nevada Food Bank will be at the parking lot of the American Legion with Christmas Cheer. The truck with fresh produce will be there from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Hundreds of people from the South Lake Tahoe community have benefited from the generosity of Overland Meat and Seafood Company at their hamburger giveaways.

The final one will be held on Monday, May 18 starting at 10:00 a.m.

The Grand Finale will have a theme of "Tahoe Dinners for Tahoe."

Raley's will be donating 500 packages of taco seasoning, Safeway is donating produce, Mission Tortilla is donating tortillas and Overland is donating over 1,200 pounds of hamburger.

The partnership will give hundreds of residents a taco dinner.