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Good morning skiers and riders, and if you're visiting, welcome to Lake Tahoe.

Today is Monday, March 20.

WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST DAY OF SPRING 2017… EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS! UPPER MOUNTAIN LIFTS MAY BE AFFECTED AND SUBJECT TO WIND HOLDS… SPRING CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH MACHINE GROOMED & SKIER RIDER FIRM PACKED SNOW… SOFTENING WITH DAY TIME TEMPERATURES. TAKE SOME RUB ON WAX TO HELP YOU SLIDE… WEATHER IS PREDICTED TO CHANGE BY TUESDAY WITH SNOW IN THE FORECAST.

As he reflects back on 30 years in uniform for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Lt. Brian Williams knows the dates that will be forever etched into his memory. 12/29/1986, 6/10/1991, 1/29/1997, 10/25/2005 and 8/26/2009.

December 29, 1986: Brian starts with SLTPD and heads off to the Police Academy in Santa Rosa.

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 Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

3/12

No Reports

3/13

12:43 p.m. - Petty Theft - Saddle Road

3/14

12:19 p.m. - Grand Theft - Highway 50 - IPHONE REPORTED STOLEN TO EDSO.

A 3.86 mile shared used bike trail from Van Sickle Bi-State Park to Sierra Boulevard is getting closer to becoming reality after a Memo of Understanding (MOU) has been developed between its three partners.

The first phase of the South Tahoe Greenway Shared Use Trail was completed through the Bijou neighborhood in Summer, 2015, but the next phase needed a partnership between the City of South Lake Tahoe (City), Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) to be completed.

The Tahoe Resource Conservation District (TRCD) was awarded a $260,128 grant to conduct a pilot project to kill invasive weeds at Lakeside Beach and Marina in South Lake Tahoe with ultraviolent C (UVC) light. The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) awarded the grant during their board meeting held in Tahoe City Thursday, March 16.

TRCD will use innovative new technology that uses ultraviolet light to kill aquatic invasive species (AIS). The technology was successfully demonstrated in a laboratory and this project seeks to determine its effectiveness in Lake Tahoe.

Good morning skiers and riders, and if you're visiting, welcome to Lake Tahoe!

Today is Saturday, March 18.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS PREDICTED FOR TODAY! ALL UPPER MOUNTAIN LIFTS WILL BE OPERATING WIND PERMITTING… SPRING CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH MACHINE GROOMED & SKIER RIDER FIRM PACKED SNOW… SOFTENING WITH DAY TIME TEMPERATURES. TAKE SOME RUB ON WAX TO HELP YOU SLIDE… DON’T FORGET THE SUNSCREEN TODAY…

Douglas County 911 Emergency Services was approved as an approved as an Emergency Fire Dispatch Center of Excellence on March 17, 2017 by the Board of Accreditation of the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED), the first in the state of the Nevada and the 36th such center in the world.

They are also the first dual accredited Fire and Medical accredited center in Nevada.

Hope you got out to enjoy the last full day of sunshine Friday as over a week's worth of storms enters the Lake Tahoe Basin starting Saturday.

The weekend will have unsettled weather as a system headed to California is starting to split, with heavier rain to the north and south, and a chance of rain for South Lake Tahoe. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued a Lake Wind Advisory for Lake Tahoe, which is in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Winds: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Wave Heights: 1 to 3 feet, highest from midlake to northeast shores.

Good morning skiers and riders, and if you're visiting, welcome to Lake Tahoe!

Today if Friday, March 17.

HAPPY ST. PATTY’S DAY! GET OUT TODAY TO ENJOY SPRING CONDITIONS… MACHINE GROOMED & SKIER RIDER FIRM PACKED SNOW… FIRM IN THE MORNING AND SOFTENING WITH DAY TIME TEMPERATURES. TAKE SOME RUB ON WAX TO HELP YOU SLIDE… DON’T FORGET THE SUNSCREEN TODAY…

TODAY’S WEATHER (NWS GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA): Expect Partly Cloudy Skies. Highs: 58F to 68F. Southwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 65 mph.

Matthew D. Muller, a 40-year-old disbarred lawyer from Orangevale who often spent time at his family cabin in the South Lake Tahoe area, was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for the kidnapping Denise Hoskins at the Vallejo home she shared with her boyfriend on March 23, 2015.

Choices for Children and the City of South Lake Tahoe Recreation Services hosted Day of the Young Child on Saturday March 11, 2017. Twenty-seven agencies came together to offer a wide variety of early childhood activities including art, sensory activities and physical activities. Children enjoyed face painting, beading, painting, play
dough, planting, rock climbing, paper collages, chalk art, Pequeños Rascal Learning Center dancers and more. It truly was a lively day for families to connect and get information on community resources.

If conditions are favorable, California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service may resume prescribed fire operations beginning today, March 16, 2017. Operations may take place near Tahoe City and Glenbrook and may continue as conditions allow.

On the schedule is the burning of 50 acres of hand piles at Logan Creek Drive and Highway 50 as well as 30 acres at Burton Creek State Park between North Tahoe High and Rocky Ridge Properties.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. – Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless hosted over 100 people at the second South Lake Tahoe Warm Room Open House event on February 22, 2017. We were proud to honor City Councilwoman Wendy David for her participation in the establishment of the Warm Room. David was facilitator of the Lake Tahoe Collaborative when a committee was established to create a vision and a plan for the Warm Room. Her support through nonprofit collaboration and in her role at the City of South Lake Tahoe has been greatly appreciated by all at TCH who have had the honor to work with her.

Pequeños Rascals Daycare has moved into a new center in South Lake Tahoe after operating at a local home for 15 years. Filling a big need on the South Shore, the owners are offering quality care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children up to age 13.

It's not just babysitting either. It's care with a heavy emphasis on education, music, art, physical activity and family.

The public is invited to see for themselves when Pequeños holds an open house on Saturday, March 18 from noon to 5:00 p.m. They are located at 3336 Sandy Way in South Lake Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - Its been years in the making, and finally, on Monday, March 20, Sierra Suds Car Wash will be open to the public.

In the 1950's, the 23-unit Cedar Lodge was located at 2685 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The motel was eventually demolished and South Lake Tahoe dentist Dr. Jim Getzelman bought the property in hopes of developing it into a car wash.

"We’re trying the best to make this a very clean alternative to washing a car at home,” Getzelman said in March, 2008 of his plans to open the car wash in the fall of that year.

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - There are now eight nights of summer concerts scheduled for the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena. Lenny Kravitz is the latest to book and will head to the South Shore July 14 for an 8:00 p.m. show at the arena at Harveys. Pre-sale tickets go on sale March 22, general public sales March 24.

Kravitz will be one of two artists booked to perform on the outside stage during the annual American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament in South Lake Tahoe July 11-16, 2017. Third Eye Blind plays after the final round.

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The South Lake Tahoe City Council made it official Tuesday and unanimously approved the purchase of the Knight's Inn for $5,935,000, paving the way for the 850-acre Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project. The 110-unit Knight's Inn, a motel built in 1956 on Highway 50 near Ski Run Blvd., has been owned by the Patel family since 1994.

"This project has been in the works for 10-12 years," said Pradip Patel. "This is the best for me, my family, and the community."

Yes! The one vegetable (actually a fruit) that everyone wants to grow, but is that problem child here in Tahoe. Learn the techniques required to grow these plants in our cool summers. Topics include proper varietal selection, location in the garden or container, planting options and methods for protecting the young plants and fruit. Join UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe for a free workshop to learn how food can be grown at the Lake. Participants receive instruction on cultivation techniques, and history/background on the plants being highlighted.

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The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe (BGCLT) is need of a truck after a recent crash on Johnson Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe totaled their 2002 Chevy. This truck was vital to the club's transportation needs and insurance will not cover replacement.

Nobody was hurt in the collision.

During the school-year, the truck is used to transport food to and from the club's satellite site, Bijou Elementary School, as well as donations that the community provides.

A big thank You to the City of South Lake Tahoe, the County of El Dorado, and the businesses and residents of Tahoe’s South Shore for clearing the snow from your sidewalks and paths.

Even during these big storms, you have made sure the multi-use paths and many sidewalks on the South Shore are passable. And after two feet of snow overnight, you made the roads and paths safe enough for 500+ locals to take to the streets by 11am on Jan 21st for the Women’s March. This is a big and welcome change from the previous years of sidewalk and bike path "freshies". Let’s save those for the slopes.

The carport of a South Lake Tahoe home at the corner of Sierra Boulevard and Pinter Avenue collapsed on Monday.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue responded to the call at 2:30 p.m. March 13. Upon arrival they found the carport down with some damage to the home.

Crews responding to the scene secured utilities and patched the roof to avoid further damage.

What is officially known as the Bijou Park Creek Watershed Restoration Project, or unofficially the Knight's Inn Project, will be brought before the South Lake Tahoe City Council to be approved during a special meeting on Tuesday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m.

The three phase, 850-acre project will be both an environmental and economic development project, something the City has been working on for several years.

Tickets are now available for the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra Elegant Evening, a time-honored tradition in South Lake Tahoe. This evening of fun, food, and community will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The ticket prices will be going up to $75, so get your $65 tickets until April 1. They can be purchased here.

8:30 a.m. Update: The road is now clear and free of controls and debris.

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A boulder "the size of a Volkswagon" fell onto SR89 near Emerald Bay at 9:22 p.m. Sunday night and 20 minutes later a Toyota Prius crashed into it. No injuries are reported but the vehicle sustained major damage. As of 10:40 p.m., a tow truck is on the way and the roadway will be closed in both directions to remove the vehicle.

According to Caltrans' Twitter page, a tree also fell onto the road but has since been removed.

The road is open but expect delays and use caution until the boulder is removed.