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Freaker's Ball at MontBleu canceled for 2020
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 2:25pm
The long-running tradition of the Freaker's Ball is taking a year. The 42nd annual event will be waiting one more year but organizers promise it will be better than ever. Originally scheduled to take place Saturday, October 31, MontBleu found itself, like so many venues, unable to host the annual event due to Covid-19 and social distancing guidelines in effect statewide.
Forty years of Freaker's Ball in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 1:10pm
Event Date:
October 27, 2018 - 9:00pm
This year is a big milestone in the history of the Freaker's Ball....40 years of fun and entertainment at a variety of South Shore locations since its inception. On Saturday, October 26, 2018 the Freaker's Ball will be held at MontBleu Resort & Spa starting at 9:00 p.m. The crowds continue to grow and the costumes continue to entertain.
The following is a reprint of our story from 2014:
The Beginning in 1978
Tahoe Douglas Fire holds 2018 Firehouse Pancake Breakfast
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 10:00pm
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.
Family pets killed in early morning fire in Round Hill that displaces residents
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/01/2017 - 10:27am
1/1/17 update 3:20 p.m. - A local restaurant manager has been identified as one of the victims in the South Lake Tahoe New Year's fire that destroyed both sides of Round Hill duplex.
Joanna Janowicz, manager of Casey's, an American Cantina at the Round Hill mall, her five-year-old son and boyfriend were out to dinner when fire broke out in their home, destroying all of their belongings and killing their three pets.
New and traditional Halloween parties on the South Shore for adults
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/27/2016 - 7:21am
The 38th Annual Freaker's Ball, Lake Tahoe’s largest, oldest and most extravagant Halloween party, brings the wild with a four-ring costume circus in the Convention Center, Opal Ultra Lounge and Blu Nightclub venues at MontBleu on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. Cost is $35 prior to Saturday, then $40 at the door if tickets are available. Costume contest with prizes.
On Friday, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino holds the 2nd Annual Rockin’ Dead Halloween Bash inside Vinyl starting at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $25. Costume contest with prizes.
Local stylists open new hair salon in Round Hill
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 11:20pm
Event Date:
January 9, 2015 - 5:00pm
Many dream of opening a business, but only a few do so with the grace and style of the two local stylists that recently opened L’Atelier Hair Studio. Michelle Langmayer and Shelly McMillin opened this welcoming rustic boutique salon in Round Hill to offer full services ranging from makeup and color to waxing and specialty treatments. To celebrate their months of hard work, Langmayer and McMillin invite all to the grand opening and ribbon cutting of L’Atelier Hair Studio on Friday, January 9. The event begins at 5:00 pm and includes music, drinks, food and raffle prizes.
The Story Behind South Lake Tahoe's Freaker's Ball
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/13/2014 - 11:39pm
At the end of the month, costumed revelers will descend upon the MontBleu nightclubs for the 36th Annual Freaker's Ball in South Lake Tahoe. Partiers will be attired in everything from wild, provocative and risque to funny, crazy and creative costumes.
But how did one of the biggest and most popular Halloween events in the region ever come about?
The Beginning in 1978
Dollar Tree Opens Store in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/06/2014 - 10:57pm
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."
Douglas County Sheriff's Log
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/28/2014 - 12:25am
Crime log excerpts from the Douglas County Nevada Sheriff's Department, Lake Tahoe Subdivision
Highlighted Reports
1/11 - A purse stolen from a slot machine area at Harrah's Tahoe led to the arrest of Eric Beaman and Marcus Tillman on an assortment of charges including possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, possession of hypodermic needles and conspiracy to commit a crime.
