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This week, as part of the first EpicPromise Week, Vail Resorts will present the first ever EpicPromise Awards to two Heavenly or Kirkwood employees for their ongoing commitment to strengthening the local community and fostering a sustainable environment. The EpicPromise Awards are being given at Vail Resorts’ mountains across the country as part of the first annual EpicPromise Week (April 6-10, 2015), a full week dedicated to celebrating Vail Resorts’ widespread commitment to creating a more promising future for generations to come.

Join us for World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day at the library at 10 a.m. and be a healing part of history. Worldwide, people in hundreds of cities, spanning 80 nations, will come together for healthier bodies. Qi Gong originated in China over 3,000 years ago. Qi means life force energy. Gong means work. Qi Gong means working with life force energy. Qi Gong’s flowing movements mimic the movements of nature, especially the fluidity of water.

Come try something new.

Free and open to all.

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The Tahoe Citizens Climate Lobby will present legislative solutions to climate change. The Sierra Club will discuss their Beyond Coal Campaign and how it effects Liberty Energy. Solar options will also be offered by Tahoe Solar Designs. All our welcome.

April 2nd - 7pm
Unity at the Lake Center
1195 Rufus Allen Blvd

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Any parent will tell you raising teenagers is a stressful time! Are you in that stage? Talk to your teenager about it. Your stress may be similar stress for your teen.

Wind gusts that reached up to 150 mph last weekend knocked over power poles and toppled trees onto live electrical wires throught the Liberty Energy territory in Northern California.

“Basically, crews have been working non-stop since the first storm arrived on Friday,” according to Mike Smart, Liberty Utilities-CA President. “For the past four days, we’ve reset poles, restrung wire and even made repairs to another utility’s infrastructure because it affected our ability to serve our customers.”

Kirkwood Mountain Realty, the premier real estate company for Kirkwood, CA, announces the development of Timber Creek Townhomes, showcasing sustainable design with smart home technology and modern home features.

Construction is underway on 21 new, ski-in, ski-out townhomes in the heart of Timber Creek Village. Owners will enjoy easy access to the high-speed lifts of Vail Resorts’ Kirkwood Mountain Resort, and the renowned Ski & Ride School.

Instead of a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony, the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on the South Shore will celebrate with a grand ice guitar smashing.

The following is a summary of accomplishments during 2014 by the City of South Lake Tahoe.

Strategic Priority: Fiscal Sustainability
The most important issue facing cities and local agencies is continued steadfast attention to the budget, both short term and long term fiscal impacts.

· Implemented “budget watch” approach to financial analysis; a year-long effort evaluating state, national and global economic impacts for South Shore economy, and capital investment opportunities

To My Tahoe Neighbors,

As time goes by, and the older I get, it is truly rewarding to look back and reminisce over the many wonderful California Tahoe Conservancy projects that we have accomplished in Lake Tahoe.

I attribute our major successes to the outstanding Conservancy staff. Their knowledge, energy, and motivation make my tenure on this board very worthwhile.

I have always been very proud to say I am a member of the California Tahoe Conservancy. Although 29 years have come and gone, we still have a very bright future at Lake Tahoe.

Liberty Utilities is reminding customers to always be prepared for winter storms and possible power outages that may result from them.

“Although we’ve made significant progress in reducing electrical outages since acquiring the utility nearly four years ago, the reality is that a really big winter storm can impact our ability to keep the lights on,” according to Mike Smart, President of Liberty Utilities-California.

With the approaching winter storm, Liberty offers the following outage preparation tips:

Since winter is the time that people in South Lake Tahoe use the most energy. Liberty Utilities wants to help residents save 10-25% on their energy bills with some simple and no-cost steps.

1) Set your thermostat to 68 degrees when home, and then back to 55-68 degrees when the home is unoccupied.

2) Open window coverings on the sunny side of your home to take advantage of free heat from the sun.

3) Close foundation vents.

4) Turn off lights and appliances when not in use, including your computer.

Heavenly Mountain Resort is celebrating the five inches of fresh snow they received this weekend, and looking forward to a storm this week that is expected to drop a lot of snow at higher elevations.

Friday was opening day at Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe, and if the crowds that hit the slopes is any indication, the weekend will be a busy one. The ski resort has been busy making snow since the Mother Nature variety has been lacking so far this season.

The resort is reporting an 18" base.

Heavenly Village was full of skiers, riders and families all day. The outdoor dining areas at Base Camp Pizza and Gun Barrel Tavern were busy for lunch and apres ski activities.

For his "State of the City" address, South Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole took everyone on a trip through the city, celebrating the successes of the last year and creating an anticipation for a future seen with new investments, an improved economy, more businesses and a community that will continue to thrive.

Sunday 10:22 a.m. Update: There is an arcing power line in the Bijou area that Liberty Utilities is now working on. A pocket of residents around Herbert Avenue are without power.

A power outage on Saturday night affected over 15,000 customers from South Lake Tahoe through Douglas County to Carson City and Reno.

According to Liberty Utilities, electricity was out briefly for some areas around Carson City and up to 3 hours in South Lake Tahoe. Power went out in South Lake Tahoe at 11:45 p.m. and returned at different times through the night.

To the Community,

I offer a friendly challenge to my fellow city council candidates to make South Lake Tahoe a “Sign Free” zone this campaign season. Whether or not they take me up on the offer, I am forgoing them and focusing my energy instead in walking neighborhoods and listening to what is on voters’ minds.

Cold Water Brewery and Grill at 2544 Lake Tahoe Blvd. is having their pre-opening job fair; apply Thursday, September 4th 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, September 6th 9-11 a.m. The timing of Cold Water Brewery & Grill’s opening is just perfect. As the South Shore is getting ready to hunker down for the slow season and laying people off, Cold Water Brewery is getting ready to fire up and bring great food, great people and great beer to Midtown.

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Three fires were started in the Gardnerville area in the early morning hours of Sunday.

The first fire started at 1:39 a.m. in a vacant lot behind 1309 Langley Avenue in Douglas County. The fire ignited a power pole next to a 16 unit apartment building. While on the scene, fire fighters were called to a second fire just south of the first fire, behind the Frontier Telephone Exchange.

As fire fighters responded to that fire, a third fire was reported nearby in a vacant field further south along Tillman Ave.

All three fires were extinguished quickly.

Barton Memorial Hospital has received notification from the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that it will receive an additional .5 percent in Medicare reimbursement for its high performance scores in patient care. Barton Hospital was compared to other hospitals nationally for its work in quality outcomes, patient safety and patient satisfaction. The higher
reimbursement will be allocated from October 2014 through September 2015.

If you own a home or business in the City of South Lake Tahoe you will soon be able to install renewable energy, energy efficiency, and water conservation improvements and pay for it with a voluntary lien against your property.

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is a volunteer program which will give property owners a chance to improve their properties. Figtree Financing and the California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) will facilitate the program in the city.

France Carreau turned the disappointing closing of one long time business into the creation of another. Her dream store, Tahoe Toys & Treasures, opens in South Lake Tahoe on July 1st.

Carreau owned The Yellow Pager, the local AT&T store for two decades when she found out at the beginning of the year that she was being replaced as the local AT&T retailer. She turned the shock into the energy needed to create the type of store she'd always wanted, a toy store full of educational, organic and fun hands on toys.

This year, Lake Tahoe Community College is marking 40 years of providing excellence in education to the Tahoe Basin. As the college prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a gala this weekend, we wanted to take a moment to express our deepest thanks to our community—for its support, energy, time, donations and commitment to helping us provide access to quality college education for all members of our community.

If you haven't been to the Heavenly Village lately, perhaps now is the time to make your way down there to see what's going on.

Blue Shield of El Dorado Hills’ IT Shared Services division offered its community “Day of Giving” services to benefit the Food Bank of El Dorado County. About 50 volunteers arrived at the Food Bank warehouse Tuesday to sort and bag food for three hours, racking up more than 130 hours in volunteer services. In the days leading up to their “Day of Giving”, Blue Shield employees hosted a department wide food drive bringing in 230 pounds of food for El Dorado County’s at-risk population.