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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County School District Board of Trustees continued its 4-3 divisive vote this week as has been commonplace on many agenda items. The trustees had two items on the agenda that addressed the job of the superintendent, one was to hire interim Superintendent Jeanne Dwyer, and the other was to not hire her for the permanent spot and instead go through a process to evaluate the 13 applications they received after the previous deadline.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Learning Haven (TLH) is hosting its second Student Summer Job Fair on Wednesday, May 8 from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, 1100 Lyons Ave, South Lake Tahoe. It will be a free one-stop shopping event in which you can leave with a summer job!

Over 25 local businesses will be there, all looking for summer employees. TLH will help students ages 15-18 create a simple resume, complete applications, interview and complete your work permit. In 2.5 hours, students can leave with their perfect summer job.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Enjoy a 50-minute slide show, Reflections of Lake Tahoe, at South of North Brewing Company in South Lake Tahoe on Monday, April 15 at 4:30 p.m.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - The Tahoe Chamber, a bi-state membership organization has announced the launch of recruitment efforts for a new president/CEO.

“We are seeking a visionary leader with a growth mindset," said Board Chair, Chris Proctor. "The CEO will establish relationships within the community as a collaborative partner, and provide guidance and support to local businesses. We all understand the importance of a vibrant economy and the right CEO at the chamber is a key component of that vibrancy.”

On Thursday, April 25, 2024, UC Davis TERC is hosting a lecture about
Bees in the Tahoe Basin: Pollination Ecology and Conservation. This special event will feature Dr. Rachel Vannette with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. The in-person event will be held at Sunnyside Restaurant and Lodge in their Emerald Room. Dinners will be 20 percent off for interested guests.

Get ready to Hike! Tahoe Rim Trail Association and The Carson Valley Trail Association will be the next South Lake Tahoe Library presentation on April 23 at 5:30 p.m.

Delaney Diamond from the Tahoe Rim Trail will give a presentation on how to hike and complete the Tahoe Rim Trail. She will be joined by Juan Guzman from the Carson Valley Trail Association. Learn about the growing trail system down in the Carson Valley and where to get out and hike right now.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - El Dorado County’s Planning and Building staff launched the “Projects in Your Area” online tool that makes it easier to find the current status of and information about proposed, in-progress, and approved projects in the County. The new tool includes features and functionality community members and officials have requested.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Big THANK YOU to the South Lake Tahoe community for another successful Drug Store Project this year for our 6th-grade students from South Lake Tahoe Middle School, George Whittell High School, Diamond Valley Elementary School, and local homeschool youth.

Altogether, 160 agency personnel and community volunteers plus 285 students and the school staff gathered on the Lake Tahoe Community College campus for the 21st annual Drug Store Project.

This event only happens because of the support of our Tahoe community.

TBY Annual Passover Community Seder – Monday, April 22nd
Celebrate the first night of Passover with your South Lake Tahoe community and TBY family on Monday, April 22nd at 5:30 pm. Due to the limited space in our sanctuary, we will be honoring the first paid 75 reservations made, so get your reservations in as quickly as possible. Online registration is now open.
Members Cost: $75 adults, $50 children (ages 6-13), under 6 & over 80 are free. Non-Members Cost: $90 adults, $60 children (ages 6-13)

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The annual South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Festival will be held at Lake Tahoe Community College on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is outside near the Roberta Mason Library.

The event is geared toward all ages and recognizes, celebrates, and promotes the Lake Tahoe Basin's unique beauty while educating the public on how to preserve and protect it.

This is one of the largest environmental education events in the area, providing residents and visitors an opportunity to learn about the various environmental issues that affect Lake Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Sierra Nevada Alliance will host a special Earth Day event to benefit conservation efforts in the Sierra Nevada on April 22 in the Grand Hall at the historic Valhalla. The Spring Bounty Dinner fundraiser starts at 5 p.m. and the evening will include live music, mingling, and refreshments in the bar, an Earth Day Fair with tabling by over 15 local organizations, and a silent auction featuring lots of great prizes from local ski resorts, hotels, and others.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Historial Society is holding another of its popular Tahoe History Talks on Tuesday, April 16 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Museum Complex. The speaker is Peter Goin, a UNR Foundation Professor of Art in photography and time-based media. The topic of his talk is "Lake Tahoe: A Rephotographic History."

Goin is the author of several "then and now" photography books on the Lake Tahoe region where he and his students explore photos of locations in the past and find the same spot today.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Members of the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) will continue prescribed fire operations this week at Lake Tahoe, conditions and weather permitting. Smoke may be present throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding areas. View smoke management tips and the current air quality index at AirNow and the U.S.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County School Board trustees will be holding its April 9 meeting at George Whittell High School, starting at 4 p.m.

Two agenda items are concerning a new superintendent. After some missteps, the board will first discuss and take a vote on appointing the acting superintendent Jeanne Dwyer to the permanent position of superintendent.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Shops at Heavenly Village are ready to hit the road running as soon as summer arrives in South Lake Tahoe. They have announced the 40-band lineup for their Heavenly Village Summer Concert Series (HVSCS), starting with the David Perez Band on May 5, and wrapping up with Mariachi Cazadores on September 16.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following calls only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.

Mar. 28 - Apr. 3, 2024

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11:10 CIVIL INCIDENT - Officer initiated activity at Court Dept 3 Slt, Johnson Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: UNABLE TO CONTACT.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Thanks to the generosity of its donors, Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation expands its charitable aid to nonprofit organizations by cultivating philanthropy and making grants, supporting the people and places of Tahoe. In 2023, the Community Foundation awarded $12.1 Million in grants to nonprofits, the largest amount granted in a year to date. 2023 also marked the addition of a new opportunity for donors to co-invest in its Community Impact Grants as well as a new grant program intended to meet more immediate nonprofit needs.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The board of trustees for the Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) recently held their annual joint meeting. These meetings are a good highlight of the collaboration between the two.

Hosted by LTCC President Jeff Cowen and LTUSD President Valerie Mansfield, the meeting showcased a shared commitment to advancing educational opportunities in the community.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - While Lake Tahoe and the rest of California and Nevada are outside of the Path of Totality, there will still be a glimpse of the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.

As the moon passes in front of the face of the sun, the light from the sun is blocked. The path of Totality is 115 miles wide, and 10,000 miles long from Mexico to Newfoundland, passing over 15 states in its path. But, that doesn't mean the rest of us will miss out. If under its path, people will experience over four minutes of totality, which means total darkness and a drop in temperatures.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to during the weeks of Mar. 25 - Mar. 31, 2024. Location Checks are when officers search an area at a certain address. Transient/Homeless arrests/citations and calls are those normally categorized in other columns (Drunk in Public, Trespassing, etc.) but stats are collected separately.

Log for March 25 - March 31, 2024

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Arrests
09:35 Warrant Arrest - Occurred on Ponderosa St. Disposition: Felony Arrest.

The South Tahoe Public Utility District (District) is hosting a Public Meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive to discuss proposed rate increases. Most of South Lake Tahoe’s water and sewer systems were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Much of this infrastructure needs to be upgraded, repaired, or replaced.

The District is considering raising water and sewer rates over the next five years to provide revenue to address:

The Vacancy Tax initiative to tax 'vacant' second homes in South Lake Tahoe at a $6000 yearly rate is extraordinarily unfair to property owners who are not full-time residents in the city, yet who maintain their homes not as speculative ventures, but as intimate private family abodes.

The characterization of all such homes by the initiative as 'housing units' depersonalizes what to many of us are just extensions of our primary residences, albeit used intermittently, and exemplifies the callousness of the initiative's supporters.

A South Lake Tahoe man is facing more charges after a federal grand jury returned a 16-count superseding indictment against 45-year-old Richard Alan Abrusci. The new indictment charges him with 12 counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and three counts of monetary transactions with proceeds of specified unlawful activity, according to U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) is introducing its inaugural Hall of Distinction honorees. In November 2023, LTUSD asked for nominations for the program which acknowledges the outstanding achievements of former students, employees, and contributors to the school community.

After a meticulous review process, a committee of local community members selected the inaugural inductees. The committee selected three people for the Distinguished Service category, one for the Retired or Former Employee category, and one for the Former Student category.