One of the country's favorite discount stores has opened a store on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. Dollar Tree held a grand opening on Saturday, July 5th at it's Round Hill Mall location.

"You'll be amazed at what you can find at Dollar Tree," manager Lance Hendee told SouthTahoeNow. "We carry almost everything under the sun."

Hendee said their grand opening was a little slow, but that they were expecting that due to the holiday and the fact that "most people don't know we're here."

Les Schwab Tire Center of South Lake Tahoe is hosting their 4th Annual Locals Car Show on Sunday, July 6 at the "Y" area tire store.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. locals can show off their car, trucks, 4x4s and motorcycles for a $40 fee which included a bag of goodies. Everyone is welcome to attend and view the cars, have hot dogs, get cars washed, watch "the tire burn", listen to live music and enjoy the community event. There are also raffles and prizes.

All proceeds go to support Project 44, the foster family awareness program in South Lake Tahoe.

The U.S. National Weather Service in Reno is reporting that areas in Western Nevada and Lake Tahoe will reach record high temperatures this week.

Areas in western Nevada will reach triple digits with many areas in the Sierra reaching the upper 80's to low 90's.

The red line in the graphs indicate the current forecast high temperature and the black line indicates the record high temperatures. Records for Reno go back to 1888 and records for South Lake Tahoe go back to 1968.

The 3rd Annual 4th of July parade in South Lake Tahoe shows that hard work and persistence creates an event that people want to attend and participate in. Locals and visitors and their families lined the parade route from Les Schwab Tires to the American Legion where there was a presentation by the Legion and a BBQ.

The parade had 50 vehicles and 200 participants.

City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner and her business, Golden Bear Events, put on the event and it has grown each year.

As is tradition, Kings Beach held their July 3rd Fireworks celebration Thursday night.

They had food and beer vendors, games, souvenirs and music.

Thank you to Jon Peckham II of www.tahoeshooter.com for the photo. This was the view of the fireworks from Sand Harbor looking west.

Hijinks on the Comstock with a twist comes to Carson City this summer with "Where is the Gold?" a Wild West melodrama and murder mystery dinner set aboard a vintage Virginia and Truckee Railroad steam engine train, July 18 and August 15.

"Where is the Gold?" produced by the Brewery Arts Center will entertain with plenty of Comstock legend and lore intertwined with spellbinding whodunit mystery. The audience will be invited to help the cast of characters solve the mystery of who stole the gold, and who is responsible for the death of Mr. Big.

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department would like to invite business owners (with an ABC license) and their employees to attend a free seminar presented by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on Friday, July 18th.

The LEAD (Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs) seminar will give you:

□ Information on what is acceptable I.D.; the best way to check I.D.; how to refuse service; signs and prevention of illicit drug activity, and more

□ The facts about your criminal, civil, and ABC liability

□ An update on California alcohol laws

□ Helpful handouts

Roots and Wings Preschool is the first preschool in the state of Nevada to earn a five star rating from the state's quality review program, Silver State Stars.

The preschool is located at the Kahle Community Center in Stateline, Nevada.

The likelihood of four-year degrees coming to Lake Tahoe Community College just got a major boost. A bill authorizing California’s Community College System to launch a limited baccalaureate degree pilot program was just approved by the State Assembly Committee on Higher Education. Senate Bill 850 (SB 850) allows 15 California community colleges to offer one 4-year degree as early as January 1, 2015, and starting no later than the 2017-18 academic year. The bill already passed through the state Senate back in May by a 34-0 vote.