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A major milestone for Lake Tahoe’s restoration and environmental redevelopment was reached today with the unanimous adoption by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board of the Douglas County South Shore Area Plan—the first local government Area Plan to be enacted under the 2012 Lake Tahoe Regional Plan—according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA).

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department Log for 9/1/13 - 9/18/13:

Officers were called out on 44 disturbing the peace calls for either parties or loud music.

DUI arrests - 8

Calls for suspicious circumstances - 49 calls leading to 1 arrest

Drunk in Public - 21 calls with 7 arrests

Driving under a revoked or suspended license - 4 arrests

Petty theft or defrauding cases leading to arrest - 4

Spousal abuse calls leading to an arrest - 3

Temperatures into the 40s and a chance of snow is in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday in the Lake Tahoe region. Cloudy skies are expected on Wednesday with scattered showers. The snow level will be just above lake level at 6500 to 7000 ft on Wednesday with wind gusts in the morning expected to 55 mph over the ridges.

Thursday's forecast calls for a chance of snow showers in the morning with sunny skies in the afternoon. The snow level will be 7000 ft and ridge wind gusts at 50 mph.

The cooler weather will be replaced by the weekend by temperatures in the low 70s.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will lift fire restrictions on National Forest System lands beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, September 24, 2013. “The arrival of cooler, wetter weather brings safer conditions and has allowed us to lift restrictions on Forest Service managed lands,” said Forest Service fire chief Kit Bailey. “Even though restrictions will be lifted, we still need hikers and campers to use caution with campfires, stoves, barbecue grills and cigarette smoking.”

For some, their only connection to the Lake Tahoe Marathon is the billboard sign they see attached to a pick up around South Lake Tahoe. For others, it’s an amazing series of races that fill the south and west shore for several days every fall.

The man behind the race is Les Wright, long time South Lake Tahoe local. It is tough to find time to talk to Les these days. He is working 18 hour days and the time left for rest finds his mind full of marathon details, planning and organizing.

Christmas Cheer, one of South Lake Tahoe’s local food banks, could not open its doors on some Sundays this fall from lack of available funds and contributions. The South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts (STAR) came to the rescue with a $5,000 donation that will significantly replenish the shelves at the food bank for the 400 households it serves.

Sunday is the first day of Fall and the change of seasons is bringing cooler temperatures with it to the Lake Tahoe region. But, how chilly it will get is differing between the popular weather forecasters.

Accuweather.com says the temperatures for Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be 72,60,62 respectively. Wunderground.com has the temperatures as 70,52 and 63 while weather.com states 74, 58 and 66.

There is a 50% chance of rain on Saturday night which may bring snow to elevations over 8,000 feet above sea level.

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The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors conceptually adopted a $587 million balanced budget for fiscal year 2013-14 at a special budget hearing held September 16.

Chief Budget Officer Laura Schwartz presented the numbers to the supervisors. Focusing on the General Fund which pays for many of the county’s discretionary programs, Schwartz highlighted an $11 million increase in fund balance from the initial budget approved earlier this summer. The change in fund balance represents a combination of increased revenue and decreased spending within county departments.

"Look at Lake Tahoe as the picture and Highway 50 as the frame" were the words of South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tom Davis as he spoke at the Trout Creek Bridge to Ski Run Boulevard Project Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Friday.

Funding opportunities for South Lake Tahoe area charities will once again be made possible after the American Century Championship, Lake Tahoe's celebrity golf tournament, agreed to donate $85,000, according to a Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority news release.

For the first time since 1996, enrollment in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District appears to be on an upward trend. There are 102 new students in the district so far this school year, bringing the total number of students currently enrolled to 3,832.

This figure is still far below the number of students attending local school in the 1996-1997 school year when there were 5,978 in grades K to 12.

The breakdown of students at the district's 6 schools:

Bijou Community School – 572
Sierra House Elementary School 493

The Lake Tahoe basin still saw small amounts of smoke during the day yesterday, proof that the Rim Fire is still active.

The Rim Fire continues to burn though the fire burns in interior areas that have been contained for over a week. The fire has burned 255,560 acres so far and containment is still projected for September 20.

Fernando Vargas, a 25-year veteran of Boys & Girls Clubs, has been appointed Executive Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lake Tahoe.

Vargas, 54, brings extensive experience from Clubs throughout the country, most recently in Elko, Nev., to the position. His successful background with fundraising, fiscal management, strategic and youth development initiatives were cited by Jeff Tillman, Club President, as major reasons for his appointment.

The American Legion Post 795 of South Lake Tahoe will host a memorial ceremony in honor of Patriot Day on 9/11/13.

The ceremony will begin at 5 pm at the legion at 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Snacks and coffee will be served.

David Kelly of South Lake Tahoe has been recognized by the State of California’s Department of Rehabilitation as one of the “50 Notable People in the Disability Community.”

The Nevada Association of Counties and the Nevada League of Cities will hold their first joint conference September 10-12 at the MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa at Stateline, Lake Tahoe. This year's event is hosted by Douglas County, The Town of Gardnerville, Gardnerville Ranchos GID and Indian Hills GID.

Former South Lake Tahoe resident George Aaron Carver, 40, was arraigned in San Bernardino on charges he committed another murder over the Labor Day weekend. Carver, who was a patient at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino, was charged with the first degree murder of fellow patient, Kenneth Taylor, 65.

In 2006, Carver was sentenced to 4 years in prison for the hammer attack on a Cool, Calif., man. While serving time in the Napa State Prison he was charged with the murder of patient David Wengall. He was found guilty of manslaughter on that charge.

"We will never, never forget" were the words spoken by U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, 4th District of California, as Gold Star Peak was dedicated in South Lake Tahoe today. A bronze memorial plaque commemorating the peak was unveiled during the ceremony held at Lakeview Commons. Mayor Tom Davis told the group gathered, "We're proud to be able to have a memorial we can view every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year." The plaque is placed near beach level with a clear view of Gold Star Peak.

There will be a community meeting and open house to discuss the Meyers Area Plan on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the dining hall of the CCC, 1949 Apache Ave., in Meyers.
For information about the Meyers draft plan, go here. The plan is also provided below.

Investigators from the U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations and Tuolumne County District Attorney's Office have determined the Rim Fire began when a hunter allowed an illegal fire to escape. There is no indication the hunter was involved with illegal marijuana cultivation on public lands and no marijuana cultivation sites were located near the origin of the fire. No arrests have been made at this time and the hunter's name is being withheld pending further investigation.

Ribbon cutting ceremony at Lakeview Commons at 2 pm to celebrate the completion of the US Highway 50 Trout Creek Bridge to Ski Run Blvd Project.

The project was a decade in the planning and took 3 building seasons to complete. The project included new storm drains to treat stormwater runoff to protect the lake, ADA compliant sidewalks with lighting and landscaping and Class II bike lanes to give bikers a safer ride.

Lakeview Commons is at the corner of US Highway 50 and Lakeview Avenue.

A 31-year-old Carson City man hit by a vehicle that left the scene of the accident last month along Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe at Stateline has died from his injuries, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports. Cody J. Dobson died on Friday, Aug. 23 from injuries in the early morning accident, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen.

On the morning of Aug. 10, NHP troopers were dispatched to a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian who was struck just east of the casino corridor near Lake Parkway in Douglas County, said Allen.

The is a plethora of activities for visitors and residents alike to enjoy in South Lake Tahoe this weekend.

The Great Sternwheeler Race between the MS Dixie and Tahoe Queen on Saturday at 10 am. The boats will leave their respective piers and head for their opponent's. Action at Ski Run Marina, Zephyr Cove Resort and points in between.