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A flea from a Yellow pine chipmunk in the Tahoe area has tested positive for plague according to El Dorado County health officials. The flea was sampled from one of three rodents trapped in the Fallen Leaf Campground area during routine plague surveillance May 18, 2016.

Ryann and Morgan Canfield were recognized during Tuesday's Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board meeting for their commitment to achieving perfect attendance as students.

Ryann, and eighth grader at South Tahoe Middle School, has missed just one day of school in her life, and that was one day in kindergarten so she has eight consecutive years of perfect attendance. Her sister, Morgan, a fifth grader at Tahoe Valley Elementary has had perfect attendance throughout her six-year (to-date) school career, including a year of transitional kindergarten.

Graduates of the Spring South Lake Tahoe Citizens Academy were honored during Tuesday's City Council meeting on June 7.

The graduates are: Kevin Brown, Dan Gill, Patrick Jarrett, LeeAnn Jarrett, Kirsten Jensen, Natalie Lehman, Michelle Lloyd, Eanad Lott, Devin Middlebrook, Kae Reed, Nicole Stimac, Jarred Uppendahl, and Kirk Wooldridge.

The California State Primary is Tuesday, June 7, and there are a few local items on the ballot.

The following are summaries of what voters on the lake side of El Dorado County will be voting on. If people are unsure of their polling place, visit this site, input your address and birthdate: http://elections.edcgov.us/lookup.fwx

Measure A - The preamble of the County Charter will be changed if passed. The proposed wording is below, with :

Headlines, both regionally and nationally are full of the message: Opioid addiction is sweeping the country and its out of control. With the death of musical artist Prince of an opioid overdose, the stigma of the addiction to strong prescription pain pills has been erased. It isn't a poor person's problem, it isn't an unemployed person's problem, it isn't a metropolitan problem. It is a problem in South Lake Tahoe, Reno, the west and the whole country.

On Monday, May 30, Bread & Broth’s “Adopt A Day of Nourishment” dinner was sponsored by a grant from John McDougall, of the 'Pay It Forward Community Fund' held at the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation. John and his sister, Janet McDougall, were on hand at his Pay It Forward sponsorship dinner to help as needed to feed the 80 folks who attended the evening’s meal.

The California Highway Patrol is continuing their investigation of a crash near Lake Tahoe on Friday night that has killed two teens from Reno. Two more are still hospitalized with major injuries.

According the the CHP, at about 8:30 p.m. June 3, a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 15-year-old Gregorio Martinez-Reyes made an unsafe turn and left State Route 267 near Northstar Drive, flipped an unknown number of times and came to rest in a field.

How do aquatic invasive plants and animals threaten the ecology and water quality of Lake Tahoe? Learn about steps you can take to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species during the next Tahoe Talks in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College on Wednesday, June 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Local experts will talk about why it’s important to inspect your boat, clean your recreational equipment and keep an eye out for aquatic invasive plants.

Speakers:

Zack Bradford, Natural Resources Manager, League to Save Lake Tahoe

The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 486 calls between May 16 and May 31, 2016.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

5/16
DUI in the 2000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drunk in Public in the 2000 block of 12th St
Resisting in the 3800 block of Aspen Ave
Domestic Battery in the 900 block of James Ave
DUI at Pioneer and Woodbine

5/17
Brandishing in the 800 block of Stateline Ave

5/18
Drunk in Public in the 4100 block of Pine Bl

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time and the story will be updated when provided.

5/29

1:15 a.m. - Battery to a person - Meyers

1:41 a.m. - Vacation Rental Issue - Turnback Lane - VACATION RENTAL REPORT FILED AGAINST 32-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

4:45 p.m. - Driving on a suspended license due do previous DUI - Lake Tahoe Blvd - 51-YEAR-OLD MALE ARRESTED

The popular historical walking and biking tour through the Al Tahoe neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe has taken a big step forward and is now easy for everyone to participate.

Joining forces, the City of South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe Historical Society have placed permanent posts in nine locations through the neighborhood, all in spots where history took place.

"History Lives Here!" was rolled out in the summer of 2015 as part of the City's 50th anniversary celebration. Now with the posters placed on permanent posts, the historical spots are not only fun to find, but easy to see.

Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe was one of 798 hospitals in the United States to earn an "A", making it one of the safest hospitals in the country.

A national patient safety watchdog, the Leapfrog Group, announced the New Hospital Safety Scores which come in the form of grades A, B, C, D and F.

Reporters from Mountain Resort Television visit Squaw Valley during their last weekend and summer activities open June 17. The City of South Lake Tahoe's City in 60 from Al Martinez of SLT Fire Rescue on next weekend's Fire Expo.

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

June 5-10 - State Route 89 (Placer County) from Mankato Place to Granlibakken Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday until 11 a.m. Friday for drainage work and curb and gutter construction.

June 6-9 - State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Meeks Creek to Wilson Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday for pavement fog sealing.

Thousands of bicyclists will be sharing the highways around Lake Tahoe on Sunday and during practice rides on Saturday. Drivers on Highways 50, 89 and 28 will need to be aware of the extra activity on the road created by riders participating in the 25th America's Most Beautiful Bike ride, a 72-mile ride around the lake.

The park is clean, the picnic tables are stained, and the pond is stocked, all in time for the annual Kid's Fishing Derby hosted by the Lake Tahoe Optimist Club.

From 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 4, all children 14-years-old and under are invited to Sawmill Pond to enjoy a morning packed with fun.

There will be prize giveaways, free hot dogs and drinks donated by Raley's Supermarket.

Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters, Francine Tanner and Mack the Naw will be on hand with loaners poles, tackle and to help with fish cleaning.

The South Shore Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration project on 10,000 acres near Fallen Leaf Lake has resumed.

Crews with the U.S. Forest Service will be mechanically removing whole trees off Fallen Leaf Road near the campground over the next several months and the area will be closed for public safety.

The goal of the project is to reduce the risk of severe wildfire and create healthier forests.

During the past three days, students from South Lake Tahoe schools have been participating in Bike to School days as part of the two-week Tahoe Bike Challenge.

At South Tahoe Middle School, students rose to the occasion and came out in big numbers on their bikes each day.

Each participant received a raffle ticket for each day they rode to school. 15 students were drawn daily for a plethora of prizes including Amgen Tour of California shirts and hates, bike reflectors, bells and lights, gift bags and more.

A federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment Thursday against Vivian Wang, 53, of Lilburn, Georgia, and Frank Luo, 48, of Las Vegas, Nevada, charging them both with wire fraud and charging Wang with aggravated identity theft. The defendants were arrested today at their residences in Georgia and Nevada.

The 12th annual Reno Tahoe Odyssey will take runners from Reno, north of Verdi, down to Boca Reservoir, Truckee, down to South Lake Tahoe, over to Virginia City and back to Reno starting Friday afternoon, June 3. The event this year is 178 miles long, has 260 teams which split up 36 legs of the race, and they don't stop as the sun drops, they run all night long.

Three men were plucked from Lake Tahoe on Monday afternoon after they crashed their jet ski near Nevada Beach. The teen and men, ages 13-31, were in the water for about 25 minutes and were all nearly hypothermic when rescued.

At 1:30 p.m., the crew of the newly launched Marine 7 of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office was on routine patrol when they noticed a jet ski stopped about 1/8 of a mile off shore. They heard a shout for help as the approached the jet ski.

After crashing the jet ski, the riders lost its key.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 3 is developing a safety project that proposes to construct a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and State Highway 89 in Meyers beginning in 2018. The department has looked at several options at this location and has identified a roundabout as the preferred alternative to address safety concerns and improve traffic flow.

Two vehicles driving down Kingsbury Grade on Monday night were involved in a road rage incident that led to the arrest of a Stateline, Nevada man.

On May 30, 2016, at approximately 10:51 p.m., the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) received calls about a road rage incident between two cars driving down Kingsbury Grade. Both of the involved drivers called 911 to complain about the other driver's aggressive and possibly intoxicated driving.

During the incident it is alleged that a gun was pointed at a driver after which the parties separated.

The California Highway Patrol office in South Lake Tahoe is informing the public that they will be having an "Active Shooter Drill" on Thursday, June 2 at one of the Barton facilities near the hospital.

This is a dramatization involving law enforcement and may look very real to the public. CHP would like the public to tell their friends and neighbors, and anyone who might be in the area on Thursday, about the drill and not to be alarmed. Weapon simulators will be used in place of actual weapons, therefore giving the drill the appearance of an actual active shooter event.