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EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – Tips from El Dorado County Public Health on how residents and visitors can stay safe and healthy over the holidays.

“The change in season and upcoming holidays prompt gatherings and behaviors that increase many health and safety risks,” said El Dorado County Health Officer, Dr. Nancy Williams. “Taking simple preventive measures can reduce the chances of the holidays being ruined by things like improperly cooked turkeys, drunk driving, or respiratory infections, and can also ensure everyone stays safe.”

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the fifth consecutive year, a tree was cut down and transported to the Heavenly Village for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting celebration.

Early Tuesday morning, Ken Curtzwiler of K & K Services, Ed Cook Crane Services, and Haen Construction orchestrated the cutting of the large tree in South Lake Tahoe and transportation to its final destination.

Attention children of South Lake Tahoe: What act of kindness will you do this holiday season? Children will be celebrated this holiday season for who they are and what they do, and the Suicide Prevention Network will join in by offering a special mailbox for letters to Santa.

Write a letter to Santa, telling him about one act of kindness you'll do this holiday, and in return, you'll receive a Certificate of Kindness back!

The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) will resume fall prescribed fire operations after the Thanksgiving holiday and will continue burning throughout much of the fall and winter season, conditions and weather permitting. Prescribed fires help land managers reduce hazardous fuels that can feed unwanted wildfires. Smoke will be present.

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1. Sugar Pine Point State Park - California State Parks. Location: Between Hwy 89 and General Creek Campground. Burn Type: Hand Piles - 9.00 acres.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - There have been 12 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths recorded since yesterday in El Dorado County. Case updates for all other counties around Lake Tahoe will be updated on Fridays.

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 928 cases - +1 - The 14-day new case rate is 19 with 140 per 100,000 residents.
El Dorado Hills - 3479 cases - +5 - The 14-day new case rate is 81 with 191 per 100,000 residents.
Diamond Springs, El Dorado - 815 cases - +1 - The 14-day new case rate is 25 with 266 per 100,000 residents.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the truck owner and trailer owner and has added more charges to the driver involved in the Nov. 9 multi-vehicle crash that killed a Dayton couple and injured several others at the junction of I-580, South Carson Street, and Highway 50.

The owners of the 2017 Ford F-350 truck are Xiomara Leyva and Alfredo Xiomara Leyva, both listed from Florida. The trailer owner, also out of Florida, is listed as Maria Cruz-Mirete, according to NHP.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - While the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors has to give their new district boundary maps to the state before the end of the year, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) has a bit longer.

Every ten years after the federal census, trustee lines for school districts must also be adjusted to ensure that each area contains the same number of
residents.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - There have been 73 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths recorded since Friday in El Dorado County. Case updates for all other counties around Lake Tahoe will be updated on Fridays.

73 cases (16,285) 2 in Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz; 15 in El Dorado Hills; 7 Diamond Springs, El Dorado; 11 in North County; 8 in Greater Placerville; 14 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue; 2 South County; 14 in Lake Tahoe region; (0) awaiting address confirmation (total awaiting address confirmation is 139)

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - A new team member has been added to Tahoe Douglas Fire, Tracker the EOD K9. The Hungarian Vizala is a member of the department's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team.

The Lake Valley Firefighters Foundation would like to thank the community, the 646 individuals who donated to their Community Relief Fund, and the "Angel of Tahoe" Ms. Lisa Maloff, Ricky Reich, and the Upper Montgomery Estates neighborhood for donations to the foundation.

Together, $140,000 was raised.

The Foundation is also expressing its gratitude for the hundreds of food and delicious treat donations from families and local caterers.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There will be a windy start to the week, and cooler weather returns by Tuesday with another system expected to roll into the Sierra Thursday, bringing increased chances for stronger winds and precipitation.

There is a Lake Wind Advisory in effect for Lake Tahoe from 9:00 a.m. to midnight Monday. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are expected with waves 1 to 3 feet. Small boats, kayaks, and paddleboards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.

Lake Tahoe’s Chanukah celebrations will receive a significant boost this year with the carving and lighting of a large Ice Menorah at the Ski Run Marina. A sculptor will use a chainsaw and carving tools to carve blocks of ice into a four-foot ice menorah.

Chanukah, The Festival of Lights- for many brings back fond memories of childhood years and serves to renew our sense of identity. The Chanukah lights provide us with warmth, joy, strength, and inspiration. Such is the purpose of a community-wide celebration to be held at the Ski Run Marina.

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.

For the week of October 29 - November 11, 2021:

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02:17 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE REPORT - Officer initiated activity at Modoc Way, South Lake Tahoe

Lasagna Love has a mission of feeding families, spreading kindness, and strengthening communities through the power of home-cooked meals.

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. They also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Memorial Hospital received another ‘A’ grade for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group. Assessment data from more than 30 quality measurements demonstrated better patient outcomes at the Lake Tahoe hospital; the result of collaborative, team-driven systems in place at Barton Health that protect patients from harm.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Dangerous and illegal driving behaviors will be the target of a new grant received by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD).

They will be rolling out a police services traffic services program to deter these actions that increase the risk of crashes in the community.

The grant will pay for additional enforcement measures, including:

- DUI checkpoints and patrols specifically focused on suspected impaired drivers.
0 Bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operations focused on driver behaviors that put vulnerable road users at risk.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - A new Sacramento/South Lake Tahoe connector bus route has started, allowing riders from the lake to get to the west slope, the Sacramento Valley, and train stations.

Join the shops and restaurants at The Village at Rancharrah for their first Christmas Tree Lighting on November 26, 2021, at 4:00 p.m.

The event is open to the public and there are free pictures with Santa Claus, Christmas carolers & free drinks & bites. Bring a new, unwrapped gift to support the local Toys for Tots program.

The Village at Rancharrah is located at 7300 Rancharrah Parkway in Reno. For more information about the new center, visit https://www.villageatrancharrah.com/.

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Fall is a natural time for transitions. They can be beautiful and fleeting, like the golden leaves near Fallen Leaf Lake, or the time change transition, or they can happen over decades as we’re seeing with the challenges of climate change. And this week, Congress gave a big boost to the transition to coordinated climate action.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join the Lake Tahoe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Happy Homestead Cemetery on December 18, 2021, as wreaths are placed in honor of veterans. The Wreaths Across America (WAA) ceremony honoring active military personnel, veterans, and first responders will begin at 9:00 a.m.

The South Lake Tahoe chapter joins others from around the country in placing the wreaths on gravesites for the holidays.

Happy Homestead Cemetery is located at 1261 Johnson Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe.

The XSE trim is new, bringing much-improved looks to the popular SUV. Words and photos by Mitchell Weitzman.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We hear the words resiliency, sacrifice, and vulnerability almost daily, but their true meanings may have never been more relevant than in the ultimate comeback story being told in the film, Momentum.

If you aren't aware of the comeback stories of South Lake Tahoe residents Chris "Coco" Cocores and Ryan Wallace, you soon will through the vision and camera of local filmmaker Michelle Aguilar and co-director Lane Power.

Chris was a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) titleholder at the time of a life-changing event in 2017.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In honor of veterans and military personnel, many local businesses will be offering specials on Veterans Day, November 11.

Here is a list that will be added to as more specials are uncovered.

Starbuck's - Free 12 oz. fresh-brewed coffee
Glazed and Confused Tahoe Donut - 10% off
Ladles by the Lake - 10% off
Montbleu - 50% off at restaruant
IHOP - Free pancakes Thursday to all military veterans with a choice of two limited-time menu items.
Denny's - Free "Build Your Own Grand Slam"

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed a new judge to the El Dorado County Superior Court Wednesday along with an Associate Justice and ten other Superior Court judges. El Dorado County had an opening on the bench and will have another opening in January with the retirement of Judge Suzanne Kingsbury.

Fourth District Court of Appeal