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Olympic and X-Games medalists Jamie Anderson and Maddie Bowman, both from the Meyers/South Lake Tahoe area, have received nominations to their sports' 2016-2017 teams.

With thousands of fans lining the streets of Santa Rosa, Team KATUSHA’s star sprinter Alexander Kristoff (NOR) catapulted to a stage win, his eighth of the season, by a rim over all-time Amgen Tour of California stage win record holder Peter Sagan (SVK) of Tinkoff, who had spent much of the 109.1-mile day in a breakaway. The Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease™ Women’s Race Empowered with SRAM also spent the day in Santa Rosa, with cycling’s winningest woman Marianne Vos (NED) cinching the victory for Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team.

WHO:
Spectators, volunteers, residents, visitors, businesses, sponsors, media, and cycling enthusiasts

WHAT:
Amgen Tour of California returns to Lake Tahoe, May 19:
Men’s Stage 5 races 132.4 miles from Lodi to South Lake Tahoe
Women’s Stage 1 start/finish in South Shore 72.7 mile circumnavigation of the lake

WHERE:
Race headquarters: Heavenly Mountain Resort California Base Lodge
3860 Saddle Rd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

WHEN:
Thursday, May 19 from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Not only do people around South Lake Tahoe get the opportunity to watch international stars of men's cycling on Thursday, they also get to watch the women as the Amgen Tour of California features both races.

There will be a Lifestyle Festival in the parking lot at Heavenly California Base Lodge from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is the starting and ending point for the women's race, as well as the finish for the men, so a great viewing spot, but there are other opportunities to watch the cyclists as they zip by all through town.

In a representative democracy, the system the United States supposedly has, the policy making is controlled by the representatives elected by the people. The idea behind representative democracy is that people will elect representatives that will serve their best interest. However, in the United States the funding for election campaigns is provided by large corporations, banks, and a handful of wealthy individuals that results in the election of representatives who serve the best interests of the large corporations, banks, and wealthy individuals.

A community group effort led by the Women of the Moose (WOTM) Chapter 408 in South Lake Tahoe is helping the homeless youth of the community

WOTM help out with the kids who are part of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District's McKinney Vento program. LTUSD receives an annual allocation of about $1,000 to purchase school supplies and help with bus transportation for its approximately 250 homeless students.

The following is a recap of activity the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 188 calls between April 12 and April 25, 2016.

Charles Barkley, Justin Timberlake, and Steve Kerr and Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors lead a group of 90 sports and entertainment stars coming to South Lake Tahoe for the 27th annual American Century Championship, July 19 – 24, 2016. Many were hoping to see Steph Curry on the list, but with the Olympic Games in Rio just after the tournament, speculation is that he had to skip the stop in Tahoe.

Dr. Mireya Ortega of High Sierra Dental Care was recently the honored recipient of the 2016 Ruby Award given by Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (SITS). This award honors women who are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of other women.

The Amgen Tour of California South Lake Tahoe Organizing Committee is seeking 300 volunteers for the combined stages for men and women on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

The men’s elite race Stage 5 will begin in Lodi, Calif. at 10 a.m., and finish around 3:45 p.m. at Heavenly Mountain Resort’s California Base Lodge in South Lake Tahoe totaling 132.4 miles. The women’s Stage 1 will start at 10:50 a.m. and finish approximately at 2:00 p.m. at Heavenly, totaling 72.7 miles.

Women of all ages are invited to celebrate the health and wellness of women at the fifth annual Mom’s Morning Out on Saturday, April 30.

“Mom’s Morning Out is an event just for women that unites the body and mind.” says Natasha Schue, Barton’s Community Relations Coordinator. “It’s an opportunity to slow down, unwind, and be pampered.”

The first activity, Beyond Yoga with The Studio Lake Tahoe, starts at 8:00 a.m. Other fitness classes throughout the morning include Cardio Core with Tahoe Fit and Healthy Mommies Yoga with Lake Tahoe Yoga.

The 170 women that make up the Tahoe Women's Community Fund recently voted to give away $22,000 to four local groups that met the criteria in four different categories.

Focus Grant Recipient for $10,000 in the category of Children and Youth: Bread and Broth for Kids

Impact Grant Recipient for $4000 in the category of Education and Literacy: Sierra House School, Tahoe Valley School, and Bijou School (LTUSD)…Books for School Libraries and Classrooms

Members of Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (SITS) handed out checks to 22 different project that are created by non-profits to serve the women and children of South Lake Tahoe on Thursday.

The awardees:

Three women were arrested in Stateline, Nevada on Saturday, March 12 by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team (DCSET) on charges of engaging in prostitution.

The prostituted women, 23-year-old Claudia Bernal, Brenda Fee, 51, and 30-year-old Monique Lopez were arrested after DCSET was investigating reports of prostitution in the Stateline casino core. All three women were associated with an unnamed escort service.

This is part two in a series of a look into Human Trafficking in South Lake Tahoe.

Human trafficking. Its not just a Third World problem, its not just a big city problem, and its not a poor or rich problem. There are millions around the world who are victims to human trafficking, a business that is estimated to be a $32 billion industry.

And its happening in our backyard.

The facts are sobering.

Women of all ages – mothers, grandmothers, daughters, and sisters – are encouraged to attend. Yoga class starts at 8:00am. Other complimentary activities start at 9:00am and include coffee and brunch, wellness booths put together by local businesses, health presentations, and a Zen room with complimentary pampering and massage services.

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2:45 p.m. 2/28/16 update:

Two different high speed chases through the Carson Valley and up Kingsbury Grade resulted in the arrest of two men and two women on Saturday, February 27, 2017.

At 3:10 p.m., a trooper from the Nevada Highway Patrol spotted a silver Mercedes-Benz with California plates going down U.S. 50 (Spooner Summit) at 85 mph. The driver failed to pull over for the trooper, instead turning South on Highway 395 towards Minden, Nev., at speeds in excess of 100 mph.

It started with a spark of energy provided by Diana Hankins in December of 2013, and Thursday night two years of constant work and determination were celebrated at the Tahoe Warm Room during an Open House.

The Tahoe Warm Room opened their doors on December 18, 2015, and since then they have served 74 different people who have come in from the cold to keep warm, get clothing and blankets, a hot cup of coffee and meet with a social worker, if desired.

Mountain Resort Television reporter Nicole Marsel discusses a flash mob happening this Sunday (Valentines Day) in awareness of violence against women, backcountry snowcat adventures offered at a local mountain resort, and gives a reminder about the nearing submission date for The Dream Life Vide Awards.

Park City, UT (Feb. 3, 2016) – The U.S. qualified seven total skiers to the finals of the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix at Park City on Wednesday, with Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe leading the way with the top spot for the women while Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte, CO) was the top American for the men, qualifying in second.

"Qualifying went really well," said the South Tahoe High graduate. "Everyone’s pretty tired after X Games but everyone went out and did the best that they could do and laid down a good qualifier, so I’m excited for finals."

Lake Tahoe will be the scene of both Amgen Tour of California's men's and women's races in May of 2016, and the routes announced Thursday show cyclists will ride into the Tahoe Basin from Kirkwood and Hope Valley, circle the lake, ride up the mountains leading to the Heavenly Mountain Resort and through South Lake Tahoe.

Amgen officials said more than 350 of the world’s top cyclists will challenge themselves in Lake Tahoe by putting their strength and muscle power to the test as they climb, descend and break away along steep and winding stretches of the Sierra on Thursday, May 19.

You’ve heard people talk about it. We sense that our climate is changing. But is it actually true? And if it is changing, what could we possibly do about it? In this talk focused on our south shore home, Bonnie Turnbull will explore the evidence, and show you that not only can you do something—you already are.

The public is welcome to attend this informative, free presentation by local Bonnie Turnbull at the February general meeting of the South Lake Tahoe branch of the American Association of University Women.

Community groups can now apply for grants from the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra club.

They are accepting applications that support programs and projects that align with their Mission to “Strengthen the lives of women and youth in our community and the world."

The deadline to submit an application is January 31, 2016.

The application packet is available on our website www.sitahoesierra.org.
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Soroptimist International of the Tahoe Sierra is holding their 27th annual Elegant Evening on Saturday, April 23, 2016 in the Harrah's Lake Tahoe Ballroom.

Since this is the group's major fundraiser of the year you can count on a silent auction, and this year the ladies are stepping it up by going digital, following in the footsteps of Tahoe Douglas Rotary's successful auction last year. Even though the event is still a few months away, people can view auction items and buy tickets on line.