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Joy Barney was recently honored for her dedication to the U.S. Forest Service's educational programs in the Lake Tahoe basin.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) Conservation Education Program Specialist was awarded the Gifford Pinchot Pacific Southwest Region Interpreter and Conservation Educator of the Year Award. Named in honor of the first Chief of the Forest Service, the annual award is a national honor given to Forest Service employees for achievement in environmental interpretation and conservation education.

During the holiday season many South Lake Tahoe locals and business owners want to help out agencies who deal with members of the public who are facing some sort of struggle, whether its financial, housing, counseling or something else.

Tahoe Youth and Family Services has found an easy way for the community to help out their agency with every day needs.

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department has received unspecific information about someone in South Lake Tahoe performing basic dental work without a proper dental office or licenses. A check with two local dentists indicates that some people have needed dental repair work after receiving substandard dentistry possibly occurring in someone’s kitchen. It appears that such activity would function as a “cash” business and prey on the vulnerabilities of the poor.

The police department asks:

Another key part of the continuing revitalization of South Lake Tahoe was unveiled to the local community Tuesday evening during an open house presented by the Tahoe Transportation District (TTD). What was once known as the "Loop Road" project has evolved into what is being called the "Community Revitalization Plan."

The South Tahoe Police Activities League (STPAL) would like to extend a thank you to the many community members, organizations and volunteers that made it possible to offer positive alternative activities to the youth of South Lake Tahoe this past summer.

STPAL reached over 60 local middle school-aged kids with the opportunity to learn lifelong skills in mountain biking, skateboarding, and golf alongside positive adult role models.

A father and his five children were rescued by the California Highway Patrol after becoming stranded in a wooded and snowy area of El Dorado County for hours, according to officers.

The family of six went on an off-road excursion about 8 a.m. in the Ice House Reservoir area, but realized they were lost soon after.

The Elk Grove father named Ed called the CHP about 2:30 p.m. and told them that his pickup truck had begun sliding toward a cliff, and that he had been holding the brake pedal with both feet for some time to prevent it from going over the edge, the CHP said.

Many of us have contributed to local school sports teams by buying candy bars, raffle tickets or attending fundraiser dinners, but how many of us have bought soap for ourselves, provided for a needy child in Africa at the same time we're also supporting the teams?

Once again, the pet of this week is Heavenly, a sweet female Pit who is about 2 years old. She is good with people and well behaved. Heavenly does, however, have a lot of energy!

She would be best in a home with no other female dogs and no cats.

Heavenly needs to find a home very soon. She is at risk of being put down very soon, so if you're interested, please visit her at the El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925.

For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Marking thirteen years of adventure sports cinematography and culture, Tahoe Adventure Film Festival (TAFF) is the annual gathering of the who’s who of outdoor adventure set in a hypnotic theatrical show of go-go dancers, DJs, and dramatic action imagery by Aurora Photos. It’s where the industry’s best filmmakers premier their latest adventure sports films one night only hosted by festival creator and swashbuckler, Todd Offenbacher. This year's festival in South Lake Tahoe will be on Friday, December 11, 2015 at MontBleu Resort at 7:30 p.m.

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department has released the schedule for their 2015 decorated Christmas engine. All of the fun runs nightly from December 10 to 24 barring any weather issues or emergencies.

The truck leaves Fire Station 2 at 5:00 p.m. nightly.

Thursday, December 10.....Keys/Venice
Friday, December 11.......Glenwood
Saturday, December 12.....Keys Blvd / State Sts
Sunday, December 13.......South Y /Tata
Monday, December 14.......Barton / Tahoe Island
Tuesday, December 15......Al Tahoe Blvd

Tuesday's Conditions:

Heavenly - Groomed conditions. 8% of their terrain is now open which means 400 acres, 8 lifts and 22 runs are open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. The base depth is 22". Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 10 mph.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Groomed conditions on 17 of their 21 open trails. 5 lifts are open.
Broadway Terrain Park and Burton Progression Park are open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. The base depth is 10" and the summit is 20". Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Winter has arrived in the Tahoe Basin with very welcome early snow events and freezing night time temperatures, allowing snowmaking operations to commence to help open ski resorts early. Given California’s drought and the District’s request for continued water conservation, one may wonder about the wisdom of using water for snowmaking.

Two separate accidents at the intersection of SR88 and Mottsville Lane on Friday night left one woman dead and three injured.

Gardnerville resident Janis Hill, 64, died when her BMW entered the intersection at the same time as a Ford Taurus driven by 22-year-old Holly Ducoing of Carson City. The two cars collided and then hit a Honda SUV driven by Minden resident Robin Owens, 64, who was stopped at the intersection.

Hill had been traveling eastbound on Waterloo Lane and Ducoing was southbound on SR88 approaching the intersection with Mottsville Lane.

There have been two home invasion robberies in El Dorado County in the last nine days, and in both cases the thieves were after money and marijuana.

On November 28 at 1:15 a.m., sheriff's deputies responded to a home invasion robbery in the 3000 block of Winter Creek Road in Mount Aukum. The unidentified male caller said his wife was the victim and she was home alone. He went home and met deputies there.

Zawadisha's annual Holiday Bazaar is back again, and this time in a new location. Join them at the Blue Angel Cafe on Saturday, December 5 to knock out your holiday shopping while helping to change the world at the same time. The event will be held in the loft upstairs at the restaurant located at 1132 Ski Run Blvd. from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Entrance is free and all ages are welcome.

The community is invited to gather and celebrate the memory of loved ones in a non-denominational ceremony on Thursday, December 17 at 6:00 p.m.. in the North Room at Edgewood Tahoe. Light up a Life is hosted by Barton Health’s Hospice staff annually to honor family members and friends we have loved and lost.

Jan Garcia has been hired as the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe’s director of human resources.

Prior to joining the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, Garcia served as human resources manager for Edgewood Companies. She has fourteen years of experience in the gaming industry, having served as regional director of human resources for Herbst Gaming, Inc., and director of human resources for both Caesars Lake Tahoe and the Reno Hilton.

Revenue for casinos on the South Shore continue to slide according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board who released their gaming revenue figures for the month of October today.

Income before expenses and taxes was $18,213,338 for Stateline casinos.

Net revenue for local casinos is down 3% when compared to figures from October, 2014, bringing their fiscal year total to 14.99% lower than the same period last year.

In the state of Nevada, casinos as a whole experienced a net loss of 2.85%, leaving the fiscal year totals almost even with the the prior year. Their "win" is $887,577,506

Monday's Conditions:

Heavenly - Groomed conditions. 8% of their terrain is now open which means 400 acres, 8 lifts and 22 runs are open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. The base depth is 22". Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Groomed conditions on 17 of their 20 open trails. 6 lifts are open.
Broadway Terrain Park is open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. The base depth is 10" and the summit is 20". Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

A man from Canyon Lake, Texas is sitting in a Carson City jail on suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation after attacking his girlfriend at the Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge in South Lake Tahoe.

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