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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If a fan of ski weather, the holiday weekend is turning out to be a bit of turkey, but there is a chance of what you're looking for late Sunday into Monday. Those driving over the Sierra after the holiday should check the weather and road conditions but it looks like all will be clear through Sunday.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue has announced the schedule for its decorated Christmas Engine. They will be starting the anticipated seasonal visit through local streets beginning Saturday, December 10. The decorated engine will be leaving the station each night at 5 p.m. barring any weather issues or emergencies.

People can also see the engine on Dec 9 and 10 at the Festival of Winter Lights at the Recreation Center/Museum Complex.

Saturday - 12/10
Al Tahoe Blvd and Al Tahoe neighborhood

Sunday - 12/11
Sierra Blvd neighborhoods

Monday - 12/12

The longstanding tradition of a decorated fire truck in South Lake Tahoe and Meyers continues again in 2022. Here is the Lake Valley Fire Protection District's holiday engine neighborhood schedule.

The truck runs December 11-23.

December 11 – Echo View Estates, Tahoe Mountain Road, Mule Deer Circle
December 12 – Lake Tahoe Blvd from Boulder Mountain Drive to Grizzly Mountain Drive
December 13 – West side of North Upper Truckee from Zuni Street Highway 50, Chiapa Drive
December 14 – East side of North Upper Truckee from Grizzly Mountain to West San Bernardino Ave.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Over 200 dinners were served at the annual Bread & Broth Community Thanksgiving dinner.

A traditional meal was served, seconds and “to go” dinners were also provided, and food giveaway bags were handed out as well.

Thanks to the South Lake Tahoe community, Bread & Broth received over $6,000 in cash donations for the dinners and food bags, and Smart & Final provided pies, Hard Rock Hotel Casino provided rolls and utensils, and Safeway gave the non-profit gift certificate to help with the purchase food.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Each year, Live Violence Free (LVF) hosts its “Gift a Holiday” program. The holidays can be stressful and financially challenging for many clients they serve. Join them in celebrating the holidays by helping someone in need. LVF would like to thank you in advance for providing them with a holiday but, most importantly - a smile!

Click here to sign up online:
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As the holiday season approaches, the Stanislaus National Forest is pleased to announce our inaugural season offering Christmas Tree permits. In celebration of this event, this year only, Christmas Tree permits will be made available for free. Christmas Tree permits will be available Friday, November 25 through recreation.gov which charges a $2.50 processing fee. There will be a limit of 5000 permits issued.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - "This profession never crossed my mind," said Sheriff John D'Agostini as he reflected on his 28 years in law enforcement.

D'Agostini is a 4th generation resident of El Dorado County. He was working in construction as a general contractor and raising turkeys on the family ranch for Foster Farms before turning to a career in law enforcement. They raised 50,000 turkeys a year but found it tough to compete with the large turkey farms that put out numbers closer to one million of the birds.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The young faces of the families of highway workers are reminding you to move over a lane or slow down for their loved ones who help keep our roads safe. The “Kids of Caltrans” provide the personal, impactful messages behind the new public awareness campaign from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP), that kicked off today at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) has just been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting recognizes colleges and universities
nationwide for taking intentional steps to increase student participation in elections.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A gradual warming trend will bring temperatures to near seasonal averages by Thanksgiving Day. Otherwise, dry conditions will remain through most of the upcoming week. A more unsettled pattern could arrive toward the end of the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe voters overwhelmingly approved Measure G in the November 8 election.

Measure G – the City of South Lake Tahoe Cannabis Funding/Taxation Measure – was placed on the ballot for local voter consideration, following an audit of government processes that identified the annual cannabis business fee collection process as one which could be streamlined.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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.

November 10-16, 2022

11/10

13:09 CIVIL INCIDENT - Occurred on Atroari St, in South Lake Tahoe. Disposition: SERVED.

This old-school SUV has off-road ability, but it's probably not for you.


What is it?


Toyota's perennial SUV, the 4Runner, in its maximum guise: the TRD Pro. TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development, their in-house 'cool' branding department, while the Pro moniker means this is the best of the best, with honors. Think of it as akin to Macbook computers, where the Pro naming scheme is reserved for the serious workhorse machines. But, the 4Runner TRD Pro is the antithesis of a high-tech computer, instead relying on rugged, passive construction to go about its business.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Gym Love will be hosting its first Community Day on Wednesday, November 30 at South of North from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. They will be making tie blankets for the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH) and hanging out together as a community.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy some music, desserts, and South of North’s delicious food and drinks. It will be $5 a person which will be going towards the TCH housing and homeless programs. This includes all the supplies and desserts!

South of North is located at 932 Stateline Avenue, South Lake Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Just as the original "Guilty Pleasures" did in 2002, "Guilty Christmas" is the ultimate parody of life at South Lake Tahoe.

A talented group of performers presents the play at the Valhalla Boathouse Theater, but you'll have to hurry if you want to catch it as the last performances are November 19 and November 20 (tickets can be purchased here).

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - As promised, more results from the November 8 election were released today in El Dorado County, with 70 - 343 ballots with signature cured remaining. The next results will be released on Monday, November 21 at 5 p.m. Voter turnout in the county overall was 64.70 percent of the 138,537 registered voters.

Current results:

El Dorado County Supervisor District V - 14,317 votes, 53.75% of registered voters
BROOKE LAINE - 7,325 58.28%
KENNY CURTZWILER - 5,175 41.17%
WRITE IN - 69 0.55%
Vote for neither - 1,748

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The community is invited to join the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe at the Angel of Tahoe building on Monday, December 5 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at their inaugural Holiday Tree Lighting.

Celebrate the holidays with caroling, cookies, and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Starbucks will be on-site serving complimentary coffee and hot cocoa, and Sombrero's will be serving their delicious Mexican food.

All are welcome so bring your family and friends!!

The Boys and Girls Club is located at 1100 Lyons Ave, South Lake Tahoe.

November is National Diabetes Month, a great time to explore the role that nutrition and lifestyle choices play in our lives. Although eating habits can be difficult to change, simple adjustments can be beneficial to manage diabetes and promoting better health.

Following a healthy meal plan and being active can help keep your blood glucose level—also called blood sugar—in your target range, a key component to managing diabetes. To manage your blood glucose, you need to balance what you eat and drink with physical activity and diabetes medicine, if you take any.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Gondola at Heavenly Mountain Resort will be back open for sightseeing only starting Friday, November 18. It will be operating from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Guests can purchase their sightseeing tickets at ticket windows, and Epic Pass holders will also have access to scenic Gondola rides for free. Tamarack Lodge and Café Blue will also open for food and beverage as a result of operating the Gondola.

Skiing and riding will not be accessible from the Gondola at this time.

SPOONER LAKE, Nev. – Nevada State Parks and partners, including local officials, private donors, and stakeholders, gathered at Spooner Lake State park on Thursday for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the highly anticipated completion of the new Visitor Center and Amphitheater. These new facilities also include a gift shop, restrooms, a warming room, an interpretive atrium, group picnic pavilions, and a park office.

The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless is requesting proposals for the Bear's Den rehabilitation, at 2250 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe. The Bear’s Den is in need of the installation of a new fire life safety alarm system at 2244/2250 Lake Tahoe, and repair and installation of framing, and installation of new drywall, texture, and paint at its 2250 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A large fir tree made its way through South Lake Tahoe Wednesday morning, escorted by the California Highway Patrol and South Lake Tahoe Police Department from the airport to its destination at Heavenly Village.

For seven years, Kenny Curtzwiler of K & K Services has gone in search of the "perfect tree" for the community, normally scouting it out a year or two before it's needed. Many times the tree comes from a forest thinning project, and Kenny asks if it could remain until needed.

Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. — Entries for new Lake Tahoe moorings (buoys, boat lifts, etc.) can be submitted by lakefront owners to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) starting on December 1, 2022. Annually there is a mooring lottery and the Lake Tahoe Shoreline Plan. This annual lottery will continue until all allocations allowed under the plan are distributed.

The plan, approved in 2018, places a cap on the total number of moorings and piers allowed in the Tahoe Region and established this annual lottery system to allocate new moorings.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Most ballots have been counted in South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County, with 850 left to be tabulated for the whole county. With the trend of votes since the November 8 election, results should not change but the final count on Friday, November 18 will make everything clear.

Brooke Laine is the new supervisor for El Dorado County District V. Any new votes would not change the results as Laine is ahead of Kenny Curtzwiler by 2,111 votes.