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Remember to Vote
Community - Monday, November 3, 2014 - 9:48pm

If you have an absentee ballot and have not mailed it in, there is still a way to make sure your vote is counted! You can turn in your ballot at any precinct location on Tuesday. All precincts are open from 7 am to 8 pm. You can also hand deliver your ballot to the El Dorado County Elections Department, 2850 Fairlane Ct., Placerville or the El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk's Office, 3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Suite 108, South Lake Tahoe. Ballots must be received by the Elections Department no later than 8 pm on Tuesday.

Below is a list of all locations in El Dorado County's District V:

It's "Curtains" for South Tahoe HIgh
Schools - Monday, November 3, 2014 - 4:48pm

It’s the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959. Boston’s Colonial Theatre is host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage the entire cast & crew are suspects.

Paint & Sip at Hard Rock Cafe to raise money to fight hunger
Community - Monday, November 3, 2014 - 9:32pm

The Hard Rock Cafe will be hosting two fun evenings that will be full of painting and socializing in the name of childhood hunger.

Paint & Sip at the Hard Rock will benefit WHYHunger.org's "Imagine No Hunger" program. On both November 10 and December 1, participants will learn how to paint a 16' x 20' canvas from a professional artist. All the materials needed will be provided.

The cost is $40 per person. Ticket & select Beer and wine sales will directly benefit WhyHunger. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the Hard Rock Cafe inside Harvey's.

Voters in South Lake Tahoe to decide the direction the city and county will take

Community - Monday, November 3, 2014 - 8:55am
By Paula Peterson

You've seen the ads, you've heard the commercials and you've read the materials that all lead to your voting on Tuesday, November 4. Tuesday is Election Day!

On the South Shore we have a few different races to decide along with state issues and candidates, and it's not as simple as filling in the bubbles on your ballot.

El Dorado County Sheriff's Crime Log
News - Monday, November 3, 2014 - 12:49am
Report for 10/24 - 10/30

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore.

10/24
1 p.m. - Elks Club Drive - REPORTING PARTY CALLED EDSO DISPATCH AFTER FINDING DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY.

1:31 p.m. - South Avenue - A 93 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.

County Commission on Aging looks to fill one vacancy
Community - Monday, November 3, 2014 - 1:16am

The El Dorado County Commission on Aging is actively recruiting to fill one vacancy. The Commission plays a very important advisory role to both the Area Agency on Aging and the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on matters concerning senior residents. The Commission focuses its efforts on issues such as:

Development of community centers in strategic areas of the County to ensure provision of accessible services to all senior residents Promotion of services that enable seniors to remain in their homes for as long as possible identification and prevention of elder abuse

Public can weigh in on County's Mental Health Plan

Health & Wellness - Monday, November 3, 2014 - 1:10am

The passage of Proposition 63 in 2004 gave needed funds to support county health programs. Every year the public can view the proposed budge and plans for the El Dorado County's portion of the funds received via MHSA (Mental Health Services Act).

The first meeting for the South Shore will be on November 20 at 10 a.m. at the South Lake Tahoe library located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.

The plan for the 2015/16 year can be viewed on line.

Comment forms are available on line as well.

Set your clocks back one hour Sunday, November 2
Lifestyle - Sunday, November 2, 2014 - 7:55am

Daylight savings time ends Sunday, November 2 so don't forget to move your clocks back one hour. This means brighter mornings and the evenings will get darker sooner.

Completion of Bijou Erosion Project celebrated in South Lake Tahoe
Community - Saturday, November 1, 2014 - 11:44pm

If you've driven through the Bijou area of South Lake Tahoe over the last couple of years you know that it's been undergoing a major stormwater treatment transformation with the replacement of pipes and the addition of water treatment chambers.

The City of South Lake Tahoe held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, celebrating the near completion of the project which is treating stormwater runoff from 42 acres within the Bijou Commercial Core area, preventing 21,000 pounds of fine sediment particles from reaching Lake Tahoe each year.

Community update meeting on the South Shore Community Vitalization Project
News - Saturday, November 1, 2014 - 11:28pm

Known as the "Loop Road," the U.S. 50/South Shore Community Revitalization Project is about two months away from having its environmental analysis completed. Expecting that completion in January, 2015, the Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) is holding a community meeting will update people on the plan to realign traffic through the casino corridor.

Planners are working on a concept with a more walkable, bikeable and transit friendly "main street" from Pioneer Trail's intersection with Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe to the loop road to the east side of MontBleu.

Nevada celebrates 150 years as a state; Parade on Saturday
News - Friday, October 31, 2014 - 9:16pm

The rush was on in 1864 to make Nevada a part of the union. Congress was in a hurry to have the support of the Republican dominated Nevada territory for President Abraham Lincoln's reelection. The three electoral votes Nevada would bring helped bring the end of slavery when Lincoln was re-elected just 9 days after Nevada became a state.

Comedy "Leading Ladies" hits the LTCC stage in November
Community - Friday, October 31, 2014 - 7:11pm

They call it a mixture of Monty Python, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Some Like it Hot. The comedy farce, Leading Ladies, is being presented by the Theatre Arts Department at Lake Tahoe Community College November 14 through November 23 at the Duke Theatre on campus.

Sierra Snowball Fight, A Dodgeball Tournament

Community - Friday, October 31, 2014 - 8:42pm

Get your teams ready for the annual Sierra-at-Tahoe Dodgeball Tournament. Dubbed a snowball tournament in anticipation of winter, teams will play in a good old fashioned dodgeball tourney.

The event will be held at Steamers' Bar & Grill located at 2236 Lake Tahoe Blvd in South Lake Tahoe. From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. there will be a Passholder Appreciation Hour, followed by the doors opening to the public at 7 p.m. for team paperwork hour. Dodgeball Tournament on the back patio will be from 8 p.m. to about 10 p.m.

Over 300 acres to be burned from Van Sickle Park to North Shore starting Sunday
Outdoors - Friday, October 31, 2014 - 7:48pm

Smoke will be visible from various locations around the lake due to prescribed burns of underbrush and wood piles starting Sunday.

The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Incline Village, Ponderosa Ranch, Tunnel Creek trailhead areas and on scattered urban lots around the Lake Tahoe Basin beginning, Sunday, November 2, 2014, and continuing as conditions allow.

Local scouts learn campfire safety from Smokey the Bear
Community - Friday, October 31, 2014 - 7:31pm

Smokey Bear and the Tallac Hotshots teamed up with local South Lake Tahoe Cub Scout Pack 592 to teach them about campfire safety. The scouts and their parents learned how to safely prepare and extinguish a campfire. Several Tallac Hotshots were on hand to show the parents how to put out a campfire using the “Soak, Stir, Feel, Repeat” method. Learn more about campfire safety and help Smokey Bear prevent wildfires at http://www.smokeybear.com/campfire-safety.asp.

LTCC library to be renamed the Roberta L. Mason Library
Schools - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 10:26pm

The name Roberta Mason has been synonymous with Lake Tahoe Community College for the last 40 years, and her name will soon be permanently added to a college building.

Family friendly treats for Halloween

Lifestyle - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 11:15pm
By Paula Peterson

There are several safe trick or treat events going on around the South Shore on Halloween as well as thousands of homes to visit along city streets. Rain is expected as the sun sets so dress warm, stay dry, be safe and have fun!

Halloween Cove returns to the Beach Retreat & Lodge located at 3411 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Kids will go from room to room getting treats, enjoy face painting, games, photos and music. Head for the courtyard of the hotel. It goes from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and it's free.

Letter: Measure F will provide new pathways
Opinion - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 10:35pm

I’ve lived in South Lake Tahoe for 22 years, and I’m the Dean of Career & Technical Education and Instruction at Lake Tahoe Community College. I'd like to share a few stories about students I’ve known through my work at LTCC, and how Measure F will provide new pathways to create many more great stories like these – stories about young people whose lives were changed because of the programs and opportunities available through our local community college.

Olympian Jamie Anderson hosts fundraiser for the Sugar Pine Foundation

Community - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 8:04pm

South Lake Tahoe's Golden Girl Jamie Anderson is throwing a party in her hometown to help raise money for the sugar pine trees.

On Thursday, November 6, Jamie in presenting "Golden Experience" at Azul Latin Kitchen in the Heavenly Village from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. She will talk about her trip to Socchi, Russia and the winning of a gold medal.

The Sugar Pine Foundation will be auctioning off some snowboard gear signed by Jamie, Vail lift tickets and winter themed art.

Tickets $20 per person include a poster of Jamie snowboarding. Kids are free.

Time for Barton's Cheeseballs and Holiday Faire
Community - Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 10:07pm

Kick off the holiday season at the 44th Annual Holiday Faire. On Sunday, November 9, community members and visitors of all ages are encouraged to attend this merry event.

Barton Auxiliary volunteers and employees from The Attic, Barton’s thrift store, have selected their favorite holiday and winter donations to sell. Treasures available for purchase will include jewelry, crystal, antiques and collectibles, holiday decorations, winter wear, vintage dolls, purses, and other gift items.

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