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The El Dorado National Forest Interpretive Association is offering several guided hikes/walks at Carson Pass over the next week.

Work zone updates from the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) for the Lake Tahoe area. Traffic in work zones will either be reduced to a single lane with flagger control or shifted lanes with reduced speeds. Drivers can expect up to 30-minute delay times. All work is weather and temperature permitting, and subject to change.

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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.

Report for June 16 - June 22, 2022

6/16

15:07 HARASSMENT REPORT - Occurred on Blitzen Rd, in South Lake Tahoe. Disposition: ADVISED.

6/17

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - The 2022 St. Theresa Bread & Broth 4 Kids Summer Program begins ON June 29 and will continue every Wednesday through August 24.

This is a wonderful opportunity for all Lake Tahoe South Shore children. Free food will be distributed weekly to children to ensure that every child has access to nutritious meals and snacks during the summer break from school. Children who have access to the free or reduced lunch program during the school year often have limited food resources during the summer, and the B&B Summer Program hopes to meet that need.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It has been 15 years since the Angora Fire swept through the North Upper Truckee and Angora Ridge neighborhoods of El Dorado County, taking with it 242 homes and 67 commercial structures as wind-driven flames burned through 3,100 acres.

It was a sunny afternoon on June 24, 2007, when the first calls of fire came in at 2:15 p.m. Within a few hours, the devastation was already evident but it was over a week before the fire was completely contained.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Historical Society is kicking off a summer of History Talks on the Beach on Tuesday, June 28 from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. To start off, the Borges Brothers will bring another entertaining evening of old South Lake Tahoe stories from their family's 65+ year local history in the area.

The history talks are at Lakeview Commons, 1004 Lakeview Avenue, South Lake Tahoe. Seating is in the beachfront stadium-style seating and the event is free.

Join them this summer for an hour filled with Lake Tahoe History fun,

Extended Interstate 80 (I-80) ramp closures between Kingvale and the Nevada state line are continuing next week for paving work.

A $2.4 million project is addressing deteriorated interstate on- and off-ramps at various locations in Nevada and Placer counties. Ramps throughout the Sierra corridor may be closed intermittently for paving, joint sealing, striping, and concrete curing time.

A 55-year-old man and his 10-year-old son from Berkeley, Calif. died on the North Fork of the Nooksack River in Washington after their raft overturned on June 14, according to authorities.

The father has been identified as John Coleman. He and his family had a second home in the county area of the South Shore for over ten years, and neighbors are mourning the loss of members of what they said was a "fun-loving" family.

A stray dog that survived more than five weeks on her own, during which time she was hit by a car and suffered injuries, is finally rehabilitated and ready for adoption. The dog's name is Estrella and she was first spotted in Tahoe City back in February. It took several tries and several weeks for animal control to rescue her. During that time, she was reportedly hit by a car and suffered injuries. Now, after extensive physical and mental rehabilitation, the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe (HSTT) is thrilled to announce she is available for adoption.

Join us for this sweet summer ritual that began at Kiva Beach in 2011! Start your Wednesday mornings connecting with nature, meditation, breath, movement and community on the beach.

Everyone welcome! Please bring a towel, blanket, or outdoor yoga mat to practice on (we will be on sand). It will most likely be sunny, so if you have sensitivities, bring appropriate sun protection. After class, optional beach clean up and/or cold plunge in the lake! Class starts at 8am and runs for a little over one hour.

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LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - As the summer season gets underway, the Tahoe Fund and agencies that manage Lake Tahoe’s public beaches have updated TahoePublicBeaches.org to help improve the recreation experience for residents and visitors. Designed as a resource guide to over 40 beaches that surround the iconic shores of Lake Tahoe, the site offers information about frequented hotspots and lesser-known locations.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The City of South Lake Tahoe has embarked on a Broadband Feasibility Study to identify how the City can improve broadband and internet service and infrastructure. NEO Connect, a broadband consulting firm, has been retained to conduct the analysis and present recommendations. The City Council recognizes the importance of high-speed broadband to the community in order to improve employment, educational, and economic development opportunities. The study directly addresses the City Council’s Strategic Priority 1.1 “Broadband for All” initiative.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Get ready for a wild time as the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS), Great Basin Institute (GBI), and the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) host Wild Tahoe Weekend! Join them June 25-26, 2022, at Taylor Creek Visitor Center, just three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. Residents and visitors are invited to attend this free family and fun event!

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - As Steph Curry walked off the court after the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Championship just a few days ago, he was asked what he planned to do next. Curry said he was going to spend time with family and get in some golf.

Lake Tahoe will take care of both of those and Steph, his dad Dell and brother Seth head to the South Shore for the 33rd annual American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe, July 8-10.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Tahoe Fund and Friends of Ski Run announced on Tuesday the extension of their matching campaign for Ski Run Community Park. After meeting the initial $75,000 goal, the two organizations are now working toward a $100,000 match to build a custom bouldering wall in the park.

Wylder Resort Hope Valley continues its Eastern Sierra history series this coming Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m. with a living history presentation by author and historian David Woodruff. This week, it is about "Snowshoe Thompson-Mailman of the Sierra.”

John “Snowshoe” Thompson carried the mail across the deep Sierra Nevada snow during the winter for 20 years. Carrying 80 pounds of mail over the 180-mile round trip in just five days on his hand-crafted snow skates (skis), with nothing more than a jacket, dried meat, and matches.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif. - The South Shore will soon have a new on-demand transit system serving the area from Al Tahoe Boulevard to the casino corridor. The launch of Lake Link, an app-based microtransit shuttle system will be on July 22.

Lake Link will be free to riders and will operate 365-days per year, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. Funding for the shuttles is a collaboration of public and private partnerships, and is a requirement of the new events center at Stateline.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Summer is here at Lake Tahoe and that means more visitors recreating in bear habitat, which increases the chance of encountering a bear – or a family of bears. Increased visitation also brings more temptations for bears to discover human food and garbage sources.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2022 Cannabis Revenue Grant Awards were announced during the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday. During a previous meeting, the Council approved $400,000 to be dispersed through a grant program, the amount being equal to half of the cannabis revenue received by the City last year.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – Banjos, flat-top guitars, fiddles, mandolins and more - The Lake Tahoe Bluegrass and Beyond Festival will have you dancing under the Tahoe sun and into the night with every band's unique combination of mountain music, bluegrass, jams, and jazz. The popular summer music & arts festival has officially announced its lineup to music lovers in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, Lake Tahoe. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe will host the event, Friday, July 22, 2022, in the Hard Rock Outdoor Arena, Stateline, Nev.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The 2021/22 Grand Jury report on the El Dorado County jails and Juvenile Treatment Center (JTC) was released Monday, and they found no major issues at any of the three facilities.

They conducted its annual physical inspections of the sites in Placerville on January 5, 2022, and in South Lake Tahoe on November 10, 2021, including interviews with staff. It had been two years since a physical inspection was done as COVID-19 forced the inspections to be virtual in 2020-2021.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is seeking information about the whereabouts of 15-year-old Matthew Jimenez. The teen was last seen on June 8 near Lampe Park.

Matthew is 5'11, 140 lbs, and has black/brown hair.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on the 8th, Matthew was seen near Lampe Park and was spotted wearing a gray shirt, black shorts, an unknown color backpack, and a silver necklace, and was in possession of his electric bicycle.

Authorities believe that Matthew may be in the Indian Hills or Carson City area.

After a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Laureate Trail has returned to El Dorado County. A collaboration between Arts and Culture El Dorado and the El Dorado County Library, the Laureate Trail sees El Dorado County Poet Laureate Lara Gularte visit all six libraries in El Dorado County for free poetry readings, workshops, open mics, and more. Lara will be joined on the Trail by Poets Laureate past and future, as well as special guests, including the winner of the 2023 El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud competition.

Global religious statesman Rajan Zed was presented with “Interfaith Leadership & Vision Award” by Episcopal Church in Reno on June 19.

The Reverend Father Thomas W. Blake, Rector, Saint Catherine of Siena Episcopal Church in Reno, presented Zed with this Award, “for leveraging interfaith skills to increase cooperation and harmony among the diverse communities.”