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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe High School (STHS) graduate Nick Sanchez has overcome more than youth should have to, but despite everything, he is on his way to college and playing soccer at the next level. Nick will be playing for the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe (BGCLT) is inviting the kids of the community on Friday, July 28 at 3 p.m. as the Honey Bee Ice Cream truck stops by the club.

BCGLT wants to give all kids the opportunity to enjoy a delicious cold treat!

Instead of collecting at the ice cream truck, donations are being accepted at the front desk or at www.bgclt.org.

The club's goal is to raise $1,000 to cover the cost of the ice cream.

They are located at 1100 Lyons Ave., South Lake Tahoe.

Tahoe Douglas Rotary is now accepting golf foursome signups to play in their popular annual Fun-Raiser Charity Cup Golf Tournament on Sunday, September 17 at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course. For decades the Rotary Club became synonymous with St. Patrick's Day fun with its annual silent auction and celebration. While there won’t be free wine and Irish jigs on the golf course (well unless you feel like dancing of course), the Rotarians have pledged to host a memorable day on the links! The Club will cap off the day with a 19th Hole Awards Happy Hour followed by an End of Summer Weenie Roast. 

Join officers from the California Highway Patrol at their next Coffee With A Cop event on Wednesday, July 26. They will be gathering with locals and other members of law enforcement at the Cutthroat Brewing Co. in Markleeville from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Coffee With A Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions & learn more about the CHP's work in Alpine County.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Longtime Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) Board of Trustees member Kerry S. David was recently honored by the Community College League of California for 30 years of dedicated service as a community college trustee in the state. David was given the Fulfilling the Trust award, which honors elected trustees statewide who have served with distinction at California community colleges for either 20 or 30 years.

Want to ride off into the sunset on this super sweet Specialized electric bike while helping pets in need?

Donate $20.00 to support Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe's (HSTT) lifesaving programs between Monday, June 24, and Monday, August 14 at 5:00 PM PST, and be entered to win a 2023 Specialized Turbo Como SL 5.0 E-Bike - Size: Medium, Color: Yellow. The bike has an MSRP of $2799.99.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Continuing their support of Bread & Broth’s Monday Meal, Kirkwood Mountain Resort hosted the July 10 full-course Mexican-themed dinner as the Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor. In addition to the $300 sponsorship donation funded by Vail’s EpicPromise Grant program, three Kirkwood Mountain Resort team members, Skier Services Manager Cara Bourne; Director of Skier Services Justin Hartwell; and Building Maintenance Assistant Manager Gordon Vizenor joined the Bread & Broth (B&B) volunteers. Together they served the 78 dinner guests who arrived at St.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging has a limited supply of Senior Farmers’ Market check booklets for El Dorado County older adults who meet age and income guidelines. Each eligible senior may receive one booklet. Each booklet has five checks redeemable for $10 each to be used at Certified Farmers’ Markets to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, cut herbs, and raw unprocessed honey. Checks are good at Certified Farmers’ Markets in California.

Date: August 19, 2023
Time: 10 am - noon
Location: Tahoe Keys Pavilion, 365 Ala Wai Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Description: Join us for a free Eyes on the Lake training! This training is open to the public, all ages welcome.
Learn how to identify Tahoe’s various native and invasive aquatic plants, and how to report observations that allow the League and our partners to control new populations of aquatic invaders before they do lasting damage to Lake Tahoe.
Register: keeptahoeblue.org/eyes-on-the-lake-training-aug-19-2023

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision (PPPS) Week is July 17-21, and to get the week started off, El Dorado County's Chief Probation Officer Brian Richart cooked a big breakfast for staff on Monday.

Richart's department is 122 strong with staff on both the west and east slopes of the county. Since 2014 Richart has cooked up a big breakfast for staff, and he will repeat what he did in South Lake Tahoe on Monday and again on Thursday on the West Slope.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - MasterCraft has been involved in the American Century Championship (ACC) for a few years now, offering celebrities and players the opportunity to go out on their boats between rounds. This year, celebrities could enjoy their time on the water while also supporting a great cause. The ‘Surf to Save Lives’ campaign was launched in May by MasterCraft to raise funds and awareness for the St. Jude mission.

They had a large display of boats near the 17th tee all week, as well as rides on the lake.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A family heading home after a fun-filled holiday weekend in South Lake Tahoe was involved in the devastating collision on Pioneer Trail that killed not only a 17-year-old local man but also a three-month-old baby.

"In the blink of an eye, our lives have been forever shattered as baby Charlie, previously declared brain dead, passed away on July 11, 2023, at 8:05 p.m.," said the baby's aunt.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Housing El Dorado, in partnership with the El Dorado Community Foundation, is conducting a mobile home park rent survey to assist Housing El Dorado in their ongoing efforts to improve affordable housing options within El Dorado County, including South Lake Tahoe. If you are a current resident of a mobile home park within El Dorado County, you are invited to participate in this survey online or through one of many collection locations throughout the county (listed below).

The survey period is July 17th, 2023 - August 14th, 2023.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Optimist Club's annual Day in Paradise Duck Races will be held at Tahoe Paradise Park on Saturday, July 22 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The day full of family-friendly fun will include the duck races starting at noon, a beer garden, live music, a car show and shine, and food trucks with burgers, pizza, kettle corn, sno-cones, and more.

There is also a free bike valet provided by the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition.

Tahoe Paradise Park is located at 1011 E San Bernardino Avenue in Meyers.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — South Lake Tahoe’s first indoor mini golf course, Flatstick Pub, also known as Tipsy Putt, will be teaming up with Live Violence Free to give back to South Lake Tahoe’s community. Each Sunday in July, Flatstick Pub will donate $1 for every beer and $1 for every round of mini golf purchased.

Join them on July 9, 16, 23, 30 between 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Art League will highlight 17 artists this year during the 16th annual Artists Studio Tour that spans two weekends this summer, July 28–30, and returning the following weekend, August 4–6.

The Free self-guided tour will include a variety of artistic venues including acrylic, oil, ink, dye on silk, pastel, mixed media and watercolor painting, photography, and copper wall sculpture.

Bread & Broth (B&B) is always happy to have new sponsors supporting our Adopt A Day of Nourishment program. Sponsoring their first Monday Meal on June 26, Tahoe Green Dispensary was a welcome addition to our amazing list of sponsors who have helped serve over fifty thousand meals since the inception of the Adopt A Day (AAD) program in 2011. Although B&B began serving hot meals in 1989, the creation of the Adopt A Day program provided individuals, businesses, churches, and service organizations the opportunity to participate in serving meals to members in need in the community.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - For years it was Tahoe Douglas Fire Division Chief/Fire Marshal Eric Guevin who inspected the fireworks barges sitting offshore on Lake Tahoe. This year was different though, and it wasn't Guevin checking out the safety of operation as he is newly retired.

His service to the community was recently celebrated at the fire house on Elk Point Road, one that started off with a 911 Emergency Services dispatch announcement over the airwaves announcing Guevin's retirement.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - You may remember last year when Orly Larson and David Kramer, two former Navy shipmates, reunited at the South Lake Tahoe 4th of July Parade after 56 years since seeing each other.

Now, in 2023, the new tradition continues.

The year was 1962, and Orly Larson and David Kramer enlisted in the Navy from their perspective hometowns. Two years later the men met when they were assigned to the USS Belknap DLG26, what was then a brand-new guided-missile destroyer.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Since 2017, Bread & Broth has provided Lake Tahoe South Shore food-insecure children with nutritious groceries and kid-friendly meals over the summer. This year’s B&B 4 Kids Summer Program begins on Wednesday, July 5, and continues every Wednesday through August 23 when children get ready to return to school.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Local Girl Scout and South Tahoe High School student Sadie Beall envisioned a campaign to educate the people about the dangers of cold water shock. Her dad Lucius, general manager of Tahoe Keys Boat Rentals, would share stories with Sadie about the people who die in Lake Tahoe and she wanted to do something about it.

"It's so preventable, but nobody is listening," Sadie said of cold water shock and the education that surrounds it annually at Lake Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The dinner guests at Bread & Broth’s Monday Meal on June 19 were raving about the evening’s dinner of Chicken Cacciatore, Rigatoni, sauteed zucchini, and garden salad. Prepared by the Bread & Broth (B&B) Week #3 cooking crew, the meal was just another example of the culinary skills that the volunteer cooks bring to the meals prepared every Monday for the dinner guests who come to St. Theresa Church’s Grace Hall between 4 and 5:30 p.m. for a free meal.

Missing Power Line Trail/Cold Creek and surrounding area. Please share and be on the lookout.

The dog might be running scared.

Please do not call out, approach, follow or chase.

If seen, observe from a distance & CALL (831)359-7326 ASAP.

Let it approach you, if it feels comfortable but do not approach it, so as not to push it to run.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - July is Parks Make Life Better Month and the City of South Lake Tahoe’s Parks & Recreation Department is thrilled to celebrate with the Movies in the Park series, a captivating cinematic experience taking place every Friday night in July at Bijou Community Park.

This free event aims to bring joy, entertainment, and community spirit to residents and visitors of South Lake Tahoe.