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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe’s City Manager, Joe Irvin, is hosting a virtual Community Conversation to share information on proposed projects that would leverage the American Rescue Plan Act grant funding of $5.3 million.

The public is invited to join in to learn more about the proposed projects and the City’s participatory budget process. It is also an opportunity for the public to engage in meaningful conversation with city leadership and get answers to their questions.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) released comprehensive reports this week including a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory for the Tahoe Region and an evaluation of the environmental standards that measure Lake Tahoe’s ecological health. Both show substantial improvements even as new challenges arise, according to the agency.

Highlights from the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report

UPDATE 6.28.21: The person who shot the bear was not a resident of Lake Tahoe. He was renting a vacation home on Pioneer Trail. Dates have been updated below to reflect new information from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -The weekly COVID-19 report begins today and will continue on Fridays unless there is a concerning change in statistics.

El Dorado County has announced 32 new cases of COVID-19 since Monday: 0 from Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, 7 in El Dorado Hills, 3 in Diamond Springs/El Dorado, 3 in North County, 10 in Greater Placerville, 7 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue, 0 in South County, 2 in Lake Tahoe region. Awaiting address confirmation from the count: 0. Total now awaiting address confirmation: 79.

Two-time Emmy winner and Super Bowl champion Michael Strahan will make his inaugural appearance with athletes and entertainers at the American Century Championship golf tournament in Lake Tahoe July 9-11 at Edgewood Tahoe.

Strahan currently co-hosts ABC’s “Good Morning America,” serves as an analyst for “FOX NFL Sunday,” hosts ABC’s primetime game show favorite “$100,000 Pyramid,” and has two apparel lines, MSX and COLLECTION by MICHAEL STRAHAN.

Women, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, are 33 percent more likely than men to visit a doctor, and 100 percent more likely to have an annual exam. Considering most serious issues like diabetes and prostate cancer can be avoided by early detection and lifestyle management, it’s important for men to participate in general screenings to identify issues needing attention early on.

A federal grand jury returned a 27-count indictment Thursday against Carlos Villasenor, 38, of Placerville, charging him with possession of dogs for use in an animal fighting venture, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

On Gavin Newsom’s first full day in office, Jan. 8, 2019, the newly elected governor stood before the cameras, clad in jeans and sneakers and surrounded by emergency responders, and declared war on wildfires.

“Everybody has had enough,” the governor said, announcing he’d signed a sweeping executive order overhauling the state’s approach to wildfire prevention. Climate change was sparking fires more frequent, ferocious, and far-reaching than ever before, Newsom said, and confronting them would have to become a year-round effort.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Anthony John Gumina faces 30 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of his wife in 2019. The body of Heather Orr Gumina had been found two months after the mother of three went missing in El Dorado County.

Gumina pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and to two separate incidents of
felony domestic violence against Heather.

Lauren Rolfe, a registered nurse with Barton Women’s Health, has been selected as The DAISY Award winner for extraordinary nurses. The award is in recognition of the clinical skill and compassionate care nurses provide to create a superior experience for patients and their families. Rolfe was nominated by a patient who received her medical support during a high-risk pregnancy.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Just ten days ago there was the word "snow" in the Lake Tahoe forecast and since that time there have been record-breaking high temperatures with more to come. If anyone needs a reminder that summer is here, the next 7-10 days will take care of any questions you may have.

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. - An Incline Village man was arrested on several charges including attempted murder after allegedly shooting at a man in Kings Beach on Sunday.

Deputies from the Placer County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of shots fired in the Kings Beach area on June 20 at 3:37 a.m. A witness was contacted and claimed that they were woken up by at least five gunshots from outside their residence near Bear Street and Rainbow Avenue. The witness also told deputies they saw a vehicle drive off at a high rate of speed.

Western Nevada College’s latest group of students to earn Dean’s List honors has demonstrated how outstanding students can make the necessary adjustments to excel in higher education.

Despite taking most of their classes online during the COVID health pandemic, 413 students made the college’s Dean’s List.

To earn the distinction of making WNC’s Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

Honorees include:

Carson City

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Theatre returns to the historic boathouse at Valhalla with performances of Murdered to Death, The opening night is already sold up but tickets for the other performances are still available. Find out Whodunit in this hilarious spoof on Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries.

This play is sure to get you laughing and leave you guessing!

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) put out information on social media Monday, alerting the public that this coming weekend will be a "Maximum Enforcement" one June 25-27.

A two-day long Aces High Rally & Car Show will be taking place at Hard Rock LakeTahoe, and while this is a legal event and not the same group that held an illegal gathering in South Lake Tahoe last summer, SLTPD is letting the public be aware it's going on.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The fireworks may be canceled but the 4th of July holiday spirit on the North Shore has not been. Incline Village and Crystal Bay Association (IVCBA) has brought the community together for the first-ever “Local Heroes” Fourth of July Parade. Businesses will be adding in the jam-packed holiday weekend full of festivities for all ages.

Earlier this month the TRPA Local Government and Housing Committee and Advisory Planning Commission heard presentations on a package of housing recommendations to help meet regional workforce housing needs and to implement Regional Plan goals of walkable communities. Both bodies recommended continuing to move the proposed amendments forward.

The changes target:
- Flexibility for allowing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 15-year-old South Lake Tahoe boy is moving up the ranks of hockey as he sets off on a new adventure as one of two goaltenders named to the Golden State Elite 15AAA team.

Brooks Smyrski was recently invited to a prospects camp for the Golden State Elite hockey club. After that camp, Brooks was invited to try out for the upcoming year's 15AAA team. He was then offered a position on the team.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Hot temperatures continue Sunday with a few degrees of cooling by Monday. This week won't have the record-breaking heat experienced in South Lake Tahoe this past week. Breezy winds are expected the first half of this
coming week, with temperatures cooling to near normal by midweek, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.

Another heatwave with chances for thunderstorms is possible going into next weekend.

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.

Last Week's Log: http://southtahoenow.com/story/06/07/2021/el-dorado-county-sheriffs-report

This Week's Log:

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I met my Lil' Mama at Frank’s Restaurant and knew she was out of my league. I ate breakfast and lunch there every day just to check her out. I was working construction and a friend of mine, Del Lafountain, begged her to go out with me so he could go to another place to eat.

The first date was great. On the second date we got in a car wreck and she went to the Truckee Hospital and I went home. Jimmy Newton, my future best man, and I went to pick her up, and as I looked at her lying there all busted up, I turned to him and said, “I am going to marry this one.”

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - While Sunday, June 20 is the first day of astronomical summer, most in the Lake Tahoe Basin and around the west will say the heat of summer is already here! The forecast has a high of 90 for much of the Lake Tahoe Basin on Saturday and if that comes to be, it will be a tie of the high temperature for the date. The record high for June 20 is 88, which also happens to be Sunday's forecast.

Here is a glimpse of the temps this week:

June 14 - 71. Record is 84.
June 15 - 77. Record is 86.
June 16 - 86. Tied record.
June 17 - 89. New record, previous was 84.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There will be a workshop on proposed changes to the South Lake Tahoe Cannabis Ordinance on Tuesday, June 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.

The City Council Cannabis Subcommittee (Mayor Pro Tem Devin Middlebrook and Councilmember John Friedrich) is hosting this workshop to present proposed changes to the City’s cannabis ordinance and receive feedback from community members.

Proposed changes include:

The Reno Jazz Orchestra’s (RJO) 17-piece big band will heat up the summer as they perform “Now, Then and Forever – Celebrating Earth, Wind & Fire,” in Reno and Lake Tahoe, NV. Accompanying the RJO are vocalists Lori Johnson, David Wells, Kira McGlothen, Caitlin Collins Martin, and Kandeh Jones who together will present the captivating sounds of soul, funk, jazz, and chart-topping hits such as Shining Star, In the Stone, After the Love Has Gone, September, and many other favorite songs.

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