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Mountain Resort Television reporter Nicole Marsel gives this weeks Local Spotlight with artist Jake Gillispie. He's an extremely talented artist in South Lake Tahoe using recycled materials and triggering our interactions with nature, Earth and our emotions. Catch him around town at a live painting, at onusartprojects.com and at the Benko Art Gallery in South Lake. Tracy Franklin also gives this week's City in 60.

Mountain Resort Television reporter Nicole Marsel reports on the family friendly Earth Day Celebration Saturday at Bijou Park in South Lake Tahoe and how to spend Earth Day the grown up way at 968 Park Hotel.

The opening dates for recreational facilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin have been announced, with the first ones set to e ready April 30, 2016.

Kiva Picnic area, Baldwin and Nevada beaches, Big Meadow trailhead, the McKinney Rubicon Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) area and Sawmill Pond, Eagle Falls, Chimney Beach and Secret Harbor parking areas will open April 30, 2016.

The Tallac Historic Site opens April 30, 2016, and will be staffed beginning Saturday, May 21, 2016 for Memorial Day weekend.

The Sandpit OHV area opens May 10, 2016.

The Google Research Van started off in North Carolina and made its way across the country with eight stops in Atlanta, Colorado, Utah, Reno and, of course, the South Lake Tahoe/Stateline area.

Research was conducted at each stop to determine how people use Google products, and what users are looking for in the future.

The Food Bank of El Dorado County will bring their mobile food pantry to South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, April 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the American Legion located at 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

One allocation of emergency supplemental groceries will be given per qualifying household. Those who are struggling to make ends meet, live in El Dorado County and meet the State of California Health and Social Services Agency Emergency Food Assistance Program income guidelines may stop by for food distribution. Income guidelines can be found online at www.dss.cahwnet.gov/efap/.

Seniors at South Tahoe High School must pick something to do for their senior project, a requirement of graduation, one that pushes them to do something different and unfamiliar. Some students learn to play a guitar, while others do stand up comedy. And some students like Ethan Strain, learn how to give back to their community and work with children.

The students must select an advisor for their project, someone who knows the chosen subject and can guide the student to a successful completion.

The 5th annual Lake Tahoe Home and Garden Show will be held April 22 and 23 at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex on Rufus Allen Blvd. The show will begin on Friday at 4:00 p.m. and run until 7:30 p.m. Saturday hours will be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission to the show is free, and each attendee will receive a small gift and be entered into a chance to win a door prize.

To televise or not televise, that was the question in front of the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday, April 19. While live streaming of the Council meetings is not required by law, it is something the City has done on both the internet and television since May, 2007.

The agenda item was added after discussion arose during the April 5 meeting when Mayor Wendy David asked that they stop televising the public comment portion of the meetings. Her comment caught many by surprise, even by some of her Council members.

Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting a free children’s soccer tournament on Sunday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Playfield next to the college's Physical Education building. Children from kindergarten through 5th grade, of all playing abilities are welcome to participate.

Warmer water led to a loss in clarity of Lake Tahoe in 2015, according to data released Tuesday by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The average annual clarity (measurements from both summer and winter) is at 73.1 feet, a 4.8 foot decease from the previous year.

This isn't all bad news though, the clarity is still over nine feet greater than the lowest recorded average of 64.1 feet in 1997.

Researchers lower a 10-inch wide disk called a Secchi into the lake, and researchers measure the depth of its visibility.

The Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club hosted the Rotary District 5190 Area 9 speech contest finals on Friday, April 15 at MontBleu Resort. Each Rotary club in the area had individual contests, then the winners went onto Friday's Area final.

The topic for the speeches was "Be a Gift to the World."

1st Place: Alessandro Figueroa of Carson High School
2nd Place: Dusty Winter Whittell High School
3rd Place: Scarlett Baeza Carson High
4th Place: Siobhanie Cook South Tahoe High School

Google wants to get a better idea of how people use their products, so it put a few researchers inside a van and sent them off to drive around the country to find out. That van makes a stop in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday, April 21, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Kahle Community Center.

The local community is invited to stop by and provide feedback on Google products, and for doing so, get Google swag or Starbucks gift cards as a thank you.

A project designed to help protect environmentally sensitive resources while providing safer, adequate access the area south of Lakeshore Drive along State Route 28 is the focus of an upcoming public meeting on Tuesday, April 26 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m at The Chateau at Incline Village. A question and answer period will be at 5:30 p.m.

The Northern Nevdada Coin Shop on Highway 395 in Minden was broken into in the early morning hours Monday, April 18.

At 1:50 a.m., Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies responded to an alarm at the business. When they arrived they discovered unknown suspects had forced entry into the building through an exterior door. One inside, the suspects entered the business and stole coins and jewelry.

The Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series welcomes novelist and short story writer Daniel Chacón on Friday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. in LTCC’s library. Chacón will read selections from his works, answer audience questions about the writing process, and sign copies of his books, which will be available for sale. This event is sponsored by LTCC’s Equity Office, and is free and open to the public.

Join Tahoe Chamber and its ambassadors at the Members Meet Up Lunch, an intimate networking session exclusive to chamber members. This monthly event offers members the opportunity to introduce themselves and their businesses to a dynamic group of professionals.

Each month Tahoe Chamber will choose a local restaurant to host these networking events. This month's location will be Toast Tahoe!

RSVP as soon as possible, as these events are capped at 25 people.

$15 for Members
$30 for Non-Members
Please RSVP in advance to attend!

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Tahoe Chamber’s “Level Up” workshop series brings the latest business resources and hot topics to the South Shore business community. The chamber works directly with expert facilitators to host a variety of topics including, customer service training, marketing, social media, human resources and more. Each “Level Up” workshop is designed so participants will be able to solve actual work related issues or gain hands-on experience to further their expertise.

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Name: Future-Ready South Shore Forum & Luncheon
Date: April 26, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

This summer, the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society and the University of Nevada, Reno Photography Program will be co-hosting digitization day, a one day event where you can bring your historical Lake Tahoe photographs, postcards, and memorabilia in for professional-quality scanning.

Participants will be given free copies of scans on USB drives, and will have the option to donate a digital copy of materials for inclusion in the NLTHS’s databases, contributing to the visual history of Lake Tahoe.

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UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe Present: South Lake Tahoe's Changing Climate on Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community College Aspen/Board Room.

Our climate is unhealthy but we have the power to heal. You've heard people talk about it. We all sense that our climate is changing right here in Tahoe, but is it true? And if it is changing, what can we possibly do about it?

Presentation by South Lake Tahoe local and UCCE Master Gardener Bonnie Turnbull.

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O.P.E.N., Ordinary People meeting Extraordinary Needs, will hold it's annual Burger Night fundraiser at Ernie's restaurant April 19 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

O.P.E.N. has served South Shore residents for over 2 decades, providing medical transportation and medication for those who cannot afford it.

Join them for food and fun to help your neighbors! Tickets are $10 for burger, fries and drink.

Ernie's is located at 1207 Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe.

Just like the graphic in this story, which was shared on Facebook this week by Julia Montgomery of Incline Village, the weather in Lake Tahoe is going to start off the week with near 70 with clear skies, and wrap up with a chance of rain and snow and highs in the 40s.

The record highs for this week are in the 70s, with record lows recorded in the single digits and teens. South Lake Tahoe won't get to either

Today - Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Tonight - Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Weather permitting, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service are schedule to continue prescribed fire operations starting Monday, April 18, 2016.

East Shore: Burning planned on the north side of Spooner Lake off Highway 28, Spooner Summit, Camp Galilee and on Kingsbury Grade near Edgewood Drive.

South Shore: Burning planned near Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Sawmill Road, Panther Lane near South Tahoe High School, off Highway 89 near Spring Creek, and off Santa Claus Drive and West River Parkway near Christmas Valley.

With the warmer weather and melting snow, more hikers are headed to the back country, and with that migration the El Dorado County Search and Rescue teams are getting busy.