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After 50 years with USFS, Supervisor Crabtree to retire
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/09/2019 - 1:02pm
PLACERVILLE, Calif. - Eldorado National Forest Supervisor Laurence Crabtree announced that he will retire on January 6, 2020, completing a career that spanned 50 years.
Tahoe Douglas Fire holds 2018 Firehouse Pancake Breakfast
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 9:00pm
Event Date:
September 1, 2018 - 8:30am
It's always fun for the whole family at the annual Firehouse Pancake Breakfast at the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Station on Elks Point Road in Round Hill. This year join them on Saturday, September 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for pancakes, fire station tours, fire safety games, bomb squad demonstrations, learn defensible space and much more. People can even dress like a fire fighter, take photos with the trucks and meet the fire chief.
56th annual Lake Valley Fire Fighter's Ball
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 11:58am
Event Date:
March 9, 2018 - 5:30pm
The 56th annual Lake Valley Fire Figher's Ball will be held on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Edgewood Tahoe.
Tickets are $100 and include dinner and dancing.
This is a save the date: more details will be coming soon.
Stretch of highway renamed for fallen South Lake Tahoe firefighter
Submitted by paula on Sat, 10/14/2017 - 5:31pm
The Michael “Mikey” Hallenbeck Memorial Highway was dedicated Saturday during a ceremony on Echo Summit near South Lake Tahoe.
The stretch of Highway 50 from Mt. Ralston Road to Echo Summit now has signage at each end commemorating the fallen fire fighter who worked winters at Sierra-at-Tahoe.
Lawrence "Larry" David Dunivent 1936 - 2017
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 6:13pm
Lawrence "Larry" David Dunivent, 81, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 7, 2017. He was born in Orange, Calif. to Harold David and Vada Alida Dunivent.
Join in on helping others during "Pay it Forward Week" in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/25/2017 - 8:43am
Most places take just one day to officially "Pay it Forward" but one person in the South Lake Tahoe community has made it his goal to cause a ripple effect of kindness through the community for a whole week.
International "Pay it Forward" day is on Friday, April 28 and more than 80 countries and 70 cities across America have made proclamations to join the global initiative and make a difference by creating a huge ripple of kindness across the world. Small acts of kindness, when multiplied by millions of people, can literally change the world for the better.
Scholarship fund created in honor of South Lake Tahoe's Mitch Underhill
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 11:59am
It's been almost two-and-a-half years since South Lake Tahoe native Mitch Underhill died unexpectedly at the age of 34. The firefighter/paramedic with Lake Valley Fire Protection District was passionate not only about his family and career, but for the mountains and community he left behind.
In his memory, the Mitch Underhill Mountain Fund has been created at Lake Tahoe Community College.
"He was so loved in the community," said his widow Sarah. "He was an inspiration."
Golf tournament to raise funds for fallen South Lake Tahoe firefighter
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/01/2015 - 12:27pm
There will be a golf tournament at the Tahoe Paradise Golf Course on Saturday, October 3 to benefit the family of fallen firefighter, Mikey Hallenbeck.
Hallenbeck, 21, died this summer after a tree fell on him while fighting his first fire as a member of the U.S.F.S. fire crew. He grew up in Shingle Springs, Calif., was living in Meyers at the time of his death and worked at Sierra-at-Tahoe during the winter.
The Wildland Firefighter Foundation will host the tournament, called "Barefoot for Birdies," with all funds raised going to the family as well as the foundation.
Tahoe Douglas Fire pancake breakfast to raise funds for injured firefighter
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 8:16pm
Event Date:
April 19, 2015 - 8:00am
On March 29, 2015, Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern fell through the roof of a burning home, resulting in severe burns over 70% of his body. In the days since the accident, firefighters and other concerned people from around the country have been sending both prayers and money to the family.
The outpouring of support is also evident on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. On Sunday, April 19, the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and The Local 2441 are putting on a pancake breakfast to raise money for the mounting expenses for Dern and his family.
Op/Ed: Harrison Project an Environmental Rape
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/08/2014 - 9:05pmThe following is an opinion article and does not necessarily reflect the views of South Tahoe Now:
