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Kudos: Volunteers the bedrock of Barton Health

During Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 7 – 13, we celebrate those who give their time and energy to improve the lives of others. The benefits of volunteering go beyond lending a helping hand. Studies show volunteers have significant health benefits such as lower blood pressure, decreased likelihood of depression, and an increased sense of purpose and life satisfaction.

Volunteers are the bedrock of Barton Health. More than 55 years ago, our hospital was founded by volunteers, and the spirit of helping to support our community’s health thrives within our organization to this day.

Viking Corner: This Week at South Tahoe High

This week at South Tahoe High School included large amounts of caffeine-based drinks, as students crammed for semester midterms. But after today’s tests, Spring Break begins, giving some of us time to regain lost sleep. In sports, a new team is born.

Spring Break Is Here
With school out for Spring Break next week, here’s what a few STHS students plan to do:

Freshmen Maiella Riva is going to Fiji for the whole week. She is most excited about swimming with sharks and enjoying the warm weather.

Challenge Day at STMS and STHS: "Life-changing"

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In a world where youth are faced with continued bullying on social media and at school, and where they feel disconnected and unsafe, a program continues to be offered to South Lake Tahoe students to change the direction of negative outcomes.

Imagine a school where everyone feels safe, loved and celebrated. Imagine enemies finding common ground and making peace; friends healing past hurts and making amends; people igniting their passion for service and leadership; adults and youth working together to create a school where everyone is included and thrives.

16th annual Drug Store Project in South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Tuesday, April 2, 325 6th graders from South Tahoe Middle School, Zephyr Cove Elementary School and home-schooled youth, will spend the day at Lake Tahoe Community College going through the 16th annual Drug Store Project.

Since 2004, middle school students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) have gone through the Drug Store Project (DSP), a day-long comprehensive drug prevention program designed to educate youth about the dangers of substance use and abuse.

Tahoe Women's Community Fund announces awardees of $84,000 in grants

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund has announced their 2019 grant recipients. This year, there were over 27 organizations who applied for the grants, with $84,000 being distributed to 14 non-profit organizations

Focus Grant recipients in the category of Poverty, Housing, or Basic Needs (up to $10,000 each):

• Tahoe Youth & Family Services (Project: Tahoe Youth Transitional Living Program:
Basic Household Essentials)
• Tahoe Magic, Inc. (Project: One Time Family Emergency Housing Help Fund)

WASC visit at South Tahoe High a success

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - During their mid-cycle review of South Tahoe High School (STHS) the visiting committee from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) provided the school with positive feedback on all they are accomplishing at the school.

"Students and families feel safe on the campus and have multiple opportunities for connectedness to the school," said the committee in their report. "The facility is kept clean and safe from accidents. An SRO (student resource officer), social worker and empathy training has made the campus a friendly place for students and staff."

Viking Corner: This Week at South Tahoe High

Yet another snowfall struck South Tahoe High School, as Spring Break is just around the corner. Students prepared for a busy, stressful week with midterms and college prep testing. Juniors visit Lake Tahoe Community College for a career expo, seniors fight through senior projects, and STHS continues to impress in sports.

In Academics
Juniors at STHS today participates in LTCC’s Career Expo, as part of the CCC 10-year program that’s taught by Julie Cain, a teacher at STHS.

Volunteers needed for South Lake Tahoe Science Expo

The 2019 Science Expo being held at Lake Tahoe Community College by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is still in need of volunteers for the event between April 2-5, 2019. Volunteers will facilitate a hands-on science investigation station with small groups of elementary students. No experience necessary, just a willingness to have fun and share science with local youth.

Training will be provided on April 1 5:30 p.m. at the college or prior to each Science Expo shift.

South Tahoe Sports Med students place third in weekend competition

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe High's Sports Medicine students earned impressive third-place honors at the 18th annual High School Sports Medicine Competition at UC Northridge this past weekend. They competed against 700 students from 50 high schools from western states including Kansas, Texas, Washington, and California.

This is the third year the school's Sports Medicine Coordinator Isaiah Tannaci has taken a group of his students to the competition. The first year the group went to observe and learn, the second year they came in tenth, and now a top-three finish.

LTUSD and LTCC to hold joint board meeting Tuesday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The annual joint board meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Lake Tahoe Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) and Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) will be held on Tuesday, March 26, starting at 5:00 p.m. in the LTCC Board Room L104.

The agenda will include updates on items that affect both groups:

Viking Corner: This Week at South Tahoe High

At South Tahoe High School, the students celebrated the first day of Spring with jeans and t-shirts, as the temperatures got up to 50F and the ice melted away. This week started with an emotional experience at Challenge Day, students prepare for SAT and ACT testing, the athletics team have kicked off their seasons.

In School

South Lake Tahoe students celebrated during World Down Syndrome Day

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a day of crazy socks, mismatched shoes and untied shoelaces at the Sierra House Elementary campus at Al Tahoe Learning Center Thursday in celebration of World Down Syndrome Day.

Kindergarten teacher Amy Terpening organized #RockYourSocks day in her classroom and held a surprise celebration of her student Dylan Polan who has Down Syndrome. The six-year-old came through a tunnel created by her fellow students and then sat down to be "interviewed" by her teacher. The students displayed paper socks they decorated with fun shapes and colors.

Tahoe Arts Project brings Hip Hop Fundamentals to town

Event Date: 
March 29, 2019 - 7:00pm

Hip Hop Fundamentals, an award-winning team of diverse professional Breakdancers dedicated to Hip Hop Education, are heading to South Lake Tahoe courtesy of the Tahoe Arts Project.

They are the world’s only Breakdance education company combining academic and social content with the world’s most dynamic dance form. They'll be in local schools starting March 25 and ending their stay with a free public performance on Friday, March 29 with a 7:00 p.m. show in the South Tahoe Middle School gym.

Two weekends of South Tahoe HIgh's production of The Diary of Anne Frank

Event Date: 
March 21, 2019 (All day)

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On June 12, 1942, a young Jewish girl named Annelies Marie Frank made her first entry in her now-famous diary and little did she know that it would be read and discussed for generations to come, and that through her private musings she would become an unforgettable symbol of the tragedy of the Holocaust for millions of readers around the world.

Lime Scooters but not Lime Bikes return to South Lake Tahoe this summer

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After two summers in South Lake Tahoe, Lime is not bringing back their green bikes to town this May and instead are concentrating on their popular electric scooters, the fastest growing segment of the San Franciso-based company.

Teachers fill LTUSD board room to ask for pay increases

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Dozens of school teachers in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) filled the board room in South Lake Tahoe last Tuesday to show trustees they want a cost of living increase to their pay.

Jodi Dayberry, President of the South Tahoe Educators Association, led the teachers in their presentation to the LTUSD Board of Trustees, telling the five elected members teachers are struggling due to the high cost of living and many have second jobs and summer jobs to fill their financial void.

WNC offers 8-week course on stress and pain reduction

An eight-week course at Carson City's Western Nevada College campus will help participants develop more capacity to deal with short- and long-term stressors in life.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is starting March 26 and will meet weekly on Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with an all-day retreat from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 4. The cost is $365.

LTCC offering deep discounts on whitewater rafting classes

When the snow starts to melt and the rivers in the Sierra start running fast, be prepared to enjoy the whitewater excitement by taking three classes at Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) this spring. The Wilderness Education & Outdoor Leadership program at LTCC is offering three classes - Beginning and Intermediate Whitewater Rafting, and Whitewater Guide School - all available at deep discounts.

LTCC has drastically cut the fees to make it possible for more residents to safely prepare for what’s promising to be an incredible rafting season in the Sierras.

Bijou Community School taking steps to become 100% two-way immersion

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's been twelve years since Bijou Community School in South Lake Tahoe started offering two-way immersion classes where students become bilingual and learn Spanish and English in their daily work.

Viking Corner: This Week at South Tahoe High

South Tahoe High School endured the beginning of Spring weather as the snow stopped falling and temperatures rose to 45F, giving students hope of warmer weather for the next following weeks. This week at STHS students prepared for upcoming school events, Julia Russell discussed Challenge Day, and Sofia Hedqvist signed to a college to continue her volleyball career in North Dakota.

In School

Kindergarten registration dates set for South Lake Tahoe children

This story has been updated:

Registration for kindergarten students in Lake Tahoe Unified School District for the 2019/20 school year will be held April 29-May 10, 2019 for Tahoe Valley and Sierra House elementary schools. For those enrolling in the Two-Way Immersion program at Bijou and wanting to enter the lottery for enrollment at Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School, the deadline is March 22.

Celtic Music Series: Ciana

Event Date: 
March 16, 2019 - 7:00pm

Brewery Arts Center
449 W King St, Carson City, NV 89703

Carson Valley's own high-octane, traditional Irish music group returns to the Celtic Music Series for a Saint Patrick's Day blow-out, featuring the fiddle duo of 2017 and 2018 Nevada State Fiddle Champion, Holly Sternberg along with Tina Carlsen. Come to the Brewery Art Center's Black Box Theatre on March 16th, and be sure to wear green, to be a part of the holiday fun!

Price: $15.00 to $20.00 —$15 BAC member, students&seniors, $18 Advance, $20 at door

More Info
https://www.facebook.com/events/404450210306417/

Location

Brewery Arts Center
449 W King St
United States

Viking Corner: This week at South Tahoe High

This week at South Tahoe High School, students put on their coats and boots to bear the snow, which continued to fall throughout the week. With temperatures on campus as low as 15F in the morning, it seldom got warmer than 30F. Also this week, the local 4-H club is looking for leadership coaches, and Kody Griffis just signed up to play college football in South Dakota.

In School

Lake Tahoe Community College celebrates their first leader's 90th birthday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College held a 90th birthday celebration this week for their first president, Dr. James Duke.

Dozens of past and current leaders, staff, students and community members enjoyed the party for Dr. Duke who started with the college on September, 1974 when a key to a post office box was all there was.

Viking Corner: This week at South Tahoe High

In School

Students from South Tahoe High School are back from their Presidents’ Day break just in time for Advanced Placement, SAT and ACT tests to begin. The SAT exam takes place on March 9, while the ACT test is scheduled for April 13.

With the constant snow, the some of the students at STHS said they’re feeling the effects.

Alex Boyko, junior, said the miserable weather has made him a lot sadder recently.

Schools open for Lake Tahoe Unified students, Tahoe Truckee closed, Douglas on delay

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It is NOT a snow day for students of Lake Tahoe Unified School District in South Lake Tahoe, but other students are off on Wednesday, February 27.

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District on the North Shore is closed.

For Douglas County schools at the lake, start time is a 90-minute delay. School buses will stop at main bus stops only for all lake schools (ZCES, GWHS) 90 minutes later than regularly scheduled.

Incline Village schools are on a two-hour delay and will not be the normal early release.

Tahoe Parents Nursery School celebrates 60 years

Event Date: 
March 30, 2019 - 5:30pm

Some experiences are life changing. They top our grateful list and remain in our memories and hearts forever. Participating in Tahoe Parents Nursery School (TPNS) was one of those experiences for me and for my family.

It's a Snow Day for many area schools

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - During the winter that keeps on giving. local students have already had more than an average number of days off of school due to snow.

For Lake Tahoe Unified on the South Shore, students will not be going to school Tuesday, their sixth so far this year. The closed schools due to the "blizzard and Extremely low visibility."

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District on the North Shore is also closed Tuesday.

Incline Village schools will hold a Digital School Day.

Douglas County Schools at the Lake (Zephyr Cove Elementary and Whittell High) are closed.

Column: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

He’s not Romeo.

I know that you think that when he told you that he would love you forever, take care of you, and accept you, that he really meant it. Maybe it was the 13th “What are you doing?” text that made you believe he really cared. Maybe it was his “Is that your other boyfriend?” response when he saw you talking to another man that made you believe he truly valued you. Maybe it was when he said “No one will love you like I love you” that made you believe he was the only person that would truly accept you.

Food trucks approved for South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Except for special events, food trucks have been missing from the South Lake Tahoe horizon, with a previous ordinance preventing an vehicle selling food items for stopping more than 15 minutes.

On Tuesday, the South Lake Tahoe City Council approved a new food truck ordinance that will take effect on March 19, 2019.

V-Day South Lake Tahoe holds 17th annual benefit performance of The Vagina Monologues

Event Date: 
February 22, 2019 (All day)

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A benefit performance of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues will be held in South Lake Tahoe February 22-23 at MontBleu Resort.

Originally scheduled for the LTCC Duke Theater, the fundraiser had to move due to some broken water pipes in the theater on Tuesday.

The Vagina Monologues returns for its 17th year in South Lake Tahoe with a goal this year of raising $15,000 for scholarships for female-identified students at Lake Tahoe Community College.

Black Ice Theatre Co. presents “Harbor” in South Lake Tahoe

Event Date: 
Repeats every day until Sun Mar 17 2019 .
March 14, 2019 (All day)
March 15, 2019 (All day)
March 16, 2019 (All day)
March 17, 2019 (All day)

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Black Ice Theater Co. presents "Harbor" at CoWork Tahoe March 14 - 17, 21 - 23 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 24 at 2:30 p.m.

Column: Nobody should be food insecure

Do you know what it is like to be hungry? I mean really hungry and not just a little growl in your stomach. I do and so do over 49 million Americans who are what we call “food insecure.” It is a feeling that can best be described as a fist inside of your stomach ever-so-slowly tightening until you are writhing in pain.

Having a nutritious diet has a direct correlation in academic success, psychological well-being, growth, and overall health. A lack of proper nutrition is estimated to cause 678, 000 deaths in the US each year.

Viking Corner: This Week at South Tahoe High

In School

This week started out great at South Tahoe High School with another snow day on Monday, making it three days for the year so far. With a week-long Presidents’ Day break coming up, here are what some STHS students plan to do:

Anthony LoRe, a junior, who also plays for Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy, is traveling to the Bahamas with his family for some fun on the beach.

Senior Jordyn Yochheim said she’s going to go sledding, work on her senior project, and spend time vacationing in San Diego.

South Lake Tahoe schools, including college, are closed Friday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District get to start their winter break a day early as they will have a Snow Day on Friday, February 15.

In an announcement Thursday, Christy Blach, the LTUSD transportation supervisor said the extreme weather this afternoon and in the forecast for tomorrow led them to the decision for the safety of our students and staff.

All LTUSD schools will be closed next week for Presidents Holiday Break. Schools will resume a regular schedule on Monday, February 25th.

Tres Noctambule at Brewery Arts Center

Event Date: 
February 16, 2019 - 7:00pm

Celtic mandolin mster MARLA FIBISH,and guitarist, BRUCE VICTOR, join forces with Marin County's Irish fiddle virtuoso SUZUKI CADY. With elegant performances of intimate songs and intricate Celtic tunes, NOCTAMBULE remains a Brewery Arts Center favorite since the beginning of the Celtic Music Series.

Location

Brewery Arts Center
449 W King St, Carson City, NV 89703
United States

38 years after skull is found, Jane Doe has a name

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - On March 22, 1974, Nancy Webster, 37, and her daughter, 19-year-old Rebecca Dinkel were seen at a café in the Garden Valley area of El Dorado County.

They left the cafe shortly after Nancy received a threatening phone call from her abusive, common-law husband, Clifton Mahaney.

It was the last time anyone saw either one of them alive.

Snow Day Monday for South Lake Tahoe students

Due to heavy snowfall this weekend, all schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District will be closed on Monday, February 11 to allow the district, city, county, and state snow removal crews time to make roadways safe for students and staff to get to and from school.

Both Douglas County schools at Lake Tahoe, Whittell High and Zephyr Cove Elementary, are closed.

Also closed or have late starts:

Camino Union School District
Pollock Pines Elementary School District
Silver Fork School District

Viking Corner: This Week at South Tahoe High

South Tahoe Now will now be publishing stories from Ruby Abuhajleh, a student at South Tahoe High. Her column, Viking Corner: This Week at South Tahoe High, will feature stories about students, faculty, and events.

In School
This was a short week with Monday and Tuesday canceled due to snow days, which meant plenty of sleep and skiing for some of the students at South Tahoe High School.

With five feet of snow outside, Lily Perez, a freshmen, spent two nights at her friend’s house, unable to make it home.

Know Before You Go - Avalanche presentation for South Tahoe High students

Event Date: 
February 27, 2019 (All day)

South Tahoe High School students and staff are invited to a presentation on avalanches on February 27 at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. in the school's Angora and Cascade rooms in the student union.

Popular avalanche educator Richard Bothwell will be the presenter for the event which is sponsored by the Nickolay Dodov Foundation Avalanche Education and Backcountry Safety program. This is the fourth year the foundation has made the presentation to South Tahoe High students.

Snow Day again for South Lake Tahoe students on Tuesday

It's the storm that keeps on giving!

For the safety of students and staff, all schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District in South Lake Tahoe will be closed on Tuesday, February 5th due to the continued blizzard.

There are continued snow removal operations throughout the city, county and school district properties.

Other El Dorado County closures:

Black Oak Mine Unified School District

Camino Union School District

Pollock Pines Elementary School District

Silver Fork School District

Community gives thanks to Douglas County Sheriff's and District Attorney's offices

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - After the recent tragic events in Douglas County, members of the community thought it would be nice to thank the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office for all their hard work and dedication after the murders and accidental deaths.

Jewish approach to criminal justice to be studied at Chabad

Event Date: 
Repeats every week until Mon Mar 18 2019 .
February 4, 2019 (All day)
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February 11, 2019 (All day)
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February 18, 2019 (All day)
Event Date: 
February 25, 2019 (All day)
Event Date: 
March 4, 2019 (All day)
Event Date: 
March 11, 2019 (All day)
Event Date: 
March 18, 2019 (All day)

With criminal justice reform center-stage in the United States, Chabad will offer Crime and Consequence, a new CLE accredited six-session course by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) exploring 3000 years of Jewish perspective on conviction, sentencing, and criminal rehabilitation.

Beginning Monday, Feb. 4 at 7:00pm participants in the course will challenge their thinking, ponder the implications of ancient Talmudic wisdom for complex modern cases, and get to the heart of the most pressing injustices facing our criminal justice system today.

Location

Chabad at Lake Tahoe
United States

South Lake Tahoe woman's cross country run/walk nears completion

The journey started as South Lake Tahoe resident Ari Ramos touched the Atlantic Ocean and left Jacksonville, Florida on January 28, 2016, , and if all goes well it will end this February when she touches the Pacific Ocean at the Santa Monica Pier.

SNC scholarship set up in teacher's name for locals pursuing teaching degrees

A new education endowment has been established at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village in memory of the late John Nemes, a teacher in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District for over 30 years.

This is the college's first teacher education endowment and will provide scholarships to support future teachers and honors the beloved Tahoe teacher who died on October 2, 2016.

Nemes passed on to his students a love of reading that came straight from his heart. John also loved gardening, his dog Buddy, Fallen Leaf Lake, a great glass of wine, and a good laugh.

Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour returns to South Lake Tahoe

Event Date: 
January 22, 2019 - 7:00pm

Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery will be returning to South Lake Tahoe at the end of their two year tour of the United States. During their visit to South Lake Tahoe they will be sharing a variety of presentations, focussing on Green Tara the female Buddha of Compassionate Action. Events will include a Buddhist Philosophy Lecture by Venerable Geshe Wangyal, a Healing Ritual, an Empowerment/Blessing of Green Tara, a Meditation and Tibetan Calligraphy Workshop.

Location

Blue Angel Cafe
1132 Ski Run Blvd South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States

Schools open around Lake Tahoe on Friday

Friday, January 18, 2019 - Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Truckee Tahoe Unified School District and Washoe County schools at Incline Village are open today.

Douglas County Schools are open with the following instructions for busses at the lake:

School busses will stop at main bus stops only for Lake school Zephyr Cove Elementary (ZCES). These stops are designated as:

The corner of Tina Court and Ski Court for students living in the Tramway and Kingsbury Village area:

ZCES - Bus will arrive at 7:57 a.m. and depart at 8:20 a.m.

Soroptimists honor South Tahoe High and Whittell High girls

Ten senior girls at South Tahoe High School and Whittell High Schools were honored by the Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe club on Wednesday for their service to the community and their leadership, athletic and academic achievements.

For over 30 years the club has honored local students via their "Women of Distinction" award program.

This year's recipients:

South Tahoe High - Emily Dilts, Summer Furrer, Rita McCann, Megan McGill,
Kylie Pilkinton, Zyena Tolhurst

Whittell High - Brianna Johns, Rebecca Petty, Melanie Sanchez, Anna White

Letters: January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month

As January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, one might ask, “exactly what is human trafficking?”

Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by means of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, for the purpose of exploitation. Sex trafficking is defined as a commercial sex act that is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age. Of particular note is the automatic classification of trafficking in children under 18 years of age.

Schools on the South Shore open; Douglas County on 90 minute delay

All schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (South Lake Tahoe) will be open on Wednesday, January 16 but there are some program cancellations - All after[school AAA programs are cancelled, STHS cross country practice going to Kirkwood cancelled as are the high school alpine practices at Sierra-at-Tahoe.

Up at the North Shore, Truckee Tahoe School District schools are closed. All school activities are cancelled unless notified otherwise.

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