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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Public Utility Disrict (STPUD) is hosting four free gardening workshops this summer. The first one is on Tuesday, June 27 at 6 p.m. - Rethinking Your Lawn. Learn about turf alternatives and lawn removal methods.

Other workshops:

Planning our Tahoe-friendly landscape - July 18, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Designing Tahoe-friendly gardens - August 1, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Efficient irrigation and drip irrigation design - August 22, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

The workshops take place at STPUD, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive.

Mountain biking is an exciting sport with a variety of physical and psychological demands. On Tahoe’s world-class trails, riders maneuver their bikes at fast speeds, corner within inches of obstacles like trees and boulders, drop off elevated pitches, and rumble through rock gardens. It’s a sport that requires technical skills, quick decision-making, cardio fitness, power, total body strength, and confidence.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - The U.S. Forest Service responded to a small wildfire on the east shore of Lake Tahoe on Friday afternoon. The fire was in an area south of US50 called Montreal Canyon and was named the Genoa Fire.

The Genoa Fire was reported at 3:26 p.m. and was approximately 1/2 acre at 4 p.m. A helicopter provided by Bridgeport Helitack made bucket drops as fire engines headed to the area.

As of 7 p.m., a fuel break is around the fire and it is contained. Crews will remain on the scene overnight to watch the area.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Enjoy live music and good food for a great cause benefitting American River Conservancy's (ARC) Resilience Reserve all summer.​​​​​​​ In partnership with Marco's Cafe, ​​​​​​​ARC is hosting a series of outdoor concerts featuring local bands at the historical and quaint farmhouse of Wakamatsu Farm in Placerville. The gate opens at 5:30 p.m. for each show.

DATES & BANDS

· July 8 - Matt Rainey & the Dippin Sauce Allstars
· July 22 - Little Hurricane
· August 12 - Red Dirt Ruckus
· August 26 - Ryder Thieves

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Following the successful 2022 opening of its first luxury micro-resort in South Lake Tahoe, Desolation Hotel has announced its expansion to a second Sierra Nevada location: Desolation Hotel Hope Valley. The family-owned, eco-conscious hotel brand now offers two ways to explore the Sierra Nevada with a shuttle running between the properties, providing guests with convenient access to both experiences.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Lake Tahoe Dance Collective (LTDC) presents the eleventh annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, which will take place this summer from July 26-29, 2023 at venues in Tahoe City and Truckee, Calif. Tickets start at $25 and are available online at laketahoedancecollective.org.

This summer, the Lake Tahoe Dance Festival includes works by Lar Lubovitch, Natasha Adorlee, Liz Gerritt, Claudia Schreier, Holly Curran, and Marco Pelle.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - A 37-year-old man from Cameron Park, Kevin Van Streefkerk, has been arrested by the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) after an investigation by detectives into the death of the man's 5 1/2-week-old infant.

According to EDSO reports, detectives were called to investigate a report of physical abuse against an infant. As a result of the abuse, the infant sustained numerous injuries and was taken to a hospital in critical condition on Saturday. Sadly, the infant succumbed to the trauma and passed away while in the hospital on June 18, 2023.

After Tahoe’s celebrated July 4th festivities, our beaches can become covered with trash, endangering wildlife and the lake’s clarity. Each year on July 5, Tahoe residents and visitors turn out for the largest cleanup of the year to remove litter from Lake Tahoe’s shores. You can help Keep Tahoe Blue by volunteering at one of six beach cleanup sites around the Lake!

For more information and to RSVP head to keeptahoeblue.org/events.

Time: July 5, 2023 | 8 - 11:30 am
Location: Multiple locations around Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Action gets started on the basketball courts at South Tahoe High School (STHS) on Thursday, with ten teams from three states meeting for the four-day South Lake Tahoe Shootout.

On Thursday, in the school's Blue Gym, Highland 1 and 2, Woodcreek, Stagg, and Skyline 1 and 2 are meeting up starting at 4 p.m.

Friday's action is in both the Blue Gym and Gold Gym from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The South Lake Tahoe teams start action Friday with the first shootout.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bread & Broth (B&B) serves two free hot meals twice weekly and welcomes all members of the Lake Tahoe South Shore community to join them at their two weekly meals. The Monday Meal is served at St. Theresa’s Grace Hall from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and its Second Serving meal is on Fridays at the Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe's (HSTT) 2023 Pawsitively huge online auction starts today. With the help of generous donors, volunteers, and supporters, HSTT has pulled together a fantastic online auction. Featuring a wide array of stays, excursions, art, photo sessions, gift certificates for local food and services, and lots of wine, there's sure to be something you have to have.

Tahoe National Forest, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, plans to prescribed burn up to 500 acres near French Meadows Reservoir, approximately 36 miles northeast of Foresthill, west of Lake Tahoe. Dependent on environmental conditions, the burn is planned to start June 21 and may last up to two weeks.

After ignitions, Tahoe National Forest fire staff will patrol and monitor the area 24 hours a day until the fire is determined out.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A two-day Super Spikers Volleyball Skills Clinic will be held August 10-11, 2023. Instruction will be given by South Tahoe High School (STHS) players and coaches and the clinic is open to all levels, both boys and girls, ages 8-13.

The clinic is being held as a fundraiser for the STHS team. The cost for both days is $100 per player.

The clinic is being held in the STHS Blue and Gold gyms from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. each day, with a scrimmage from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Great Basin Institute (GBI) and the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) have announced the summer schedule of programs at the Tallac Historic Site and Taylor Creek Visitor Center on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There was a quick response Tuesday to a reported vegetation fire at Vikingsholm on SR89 north of South Lake Tahoe. An emergency call was received at 1:41 p.m. for a "small vegetation fire."

Upon arrival, fire teams were able to extinguish the 2 ft x 2 ft fire.

CalFIRE responded since it is on California State Parks land. With the winds at Lake Tahoe Tuesday, any small fire is a threat so caution is urged.

The cause of the fire at this time is undetermined.

STATELINE, Nev. - One person was critically injured Monday morning after the vehicle they were driving left the roadway in front of Harveys Lake Tahoe crashing into the fence along US50.

At 10:25 a.m. on June 19, a red Kia Forte departed its westbound travel lane on US50, crashing into the fence line in front of the casino, and sticking it twice before returning to the roadway where it struck a vehicle stopped at the red light, causing that vehicle to then strike the car in front of it.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A group of teens from the Sacramento area arrived in South Lake Tahoe recently for a weekend, but it wasn't the typical tourist weekend filled with hiking, biking, and beach time. These students were participating in an intense weekend entrepreneurial experience that they had spent months preparing for.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Rarely are those who break the rules rewarded, but that is essentially the case if Caltrans goes forward with its plan to raise the speed limit on some segments of the highway in South Lake Tahoe.

If a "reasonable person" will drive over the speed limit 85 percent of the time during a speed study, then the speed limit may be raised.

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. - All aboard the Star-Spangled Murder Mystery Train for a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience on the 4th of July!  Enjoy libations and appetizers served on board the train while a live murder mystery show is played out during your round trip from the historic Virginia City Depot to Gold Hill and back. 

How the Murder Mystery works:

• Your hosts at Funtime Theater will provide you with clues to help you solve the murder. These could be delivered through various methods, such as acting out scenes, providing written clues, or even staging murder weapon “accidents.”

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If you were looking for a summery start to the week, you'll have to go somewhere beside Lake Tahoe. A cold front will bring gusty winds and a temperature drop - something local residents have seen perhaps too much of over the last seven months.

At least no snow is in the forecast, but there will be sub-freezing temperatures before summer officially starts on Wednesday. By midweek onward more typical late-day winds return along with a rebound to milder temperatures.

Dry and sunny forecast, and it looks like the "warm" part will come at the end of the week.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Historical Society starts off a summer of history on the beach at Lakeview Commons, every Tuesday through August 1 (except for the 4th of July holiday).

Tahoe History Talks on the Beach feature different speakers for an hour every week, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the steps at the west side of the Commons.

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Vicky Benzing will join the aerial performance line-up at the Truckee Tahoe Air Show & Family Festival at Truckee Tahoe Airport on Saturday, June 24. As a renowned and celebrated aerobatic pilot, Vicky will dazzle air show visitors with her PT-17 Boeing Stearman demonstration.

It’s Men's Health Month – a time to remind the men in your life to take care of their health by eating right, exercising, and importantly – attending their annual wellness visits and health screenings.

Many health screenings, such as hypertension and colon cancer screenings, can be conducted during an annual wellness visit, and your care team may request separate screenings based on your health history and risk.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - 60 years ago, the community’s dream of a local, Tahoe-based hospital became a reality. Barton Health has assembled a collection of articles to commemorate 60 years of quality and compassionate health care for our community and its visitors. Beginning with the 1950s, an article outlining the events of each decade will be published monthly, culminating with the 2020s on Barton’s official 60th anniversary in November. Follow along this historical journey each month and learn more at BartonHealth.org/History.