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6.26.21 UPDATE: Last night HASTY rescue divers found a man’s body submerged in Lake Tahoe off Chimney Beach. The man fits the description of Xavier Olivas, who crews searched for in excess of five hours. The official identification, cause, and manner of death will be confirmed by the Medical Examiner.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Crews are searching for a 69-year-old California man who jumped into Lake Tahoe near Chimney Beach Friday afternoon.

STATELINE, Nev. - The Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club is holding its annual Breakfast of Champions on July 7 at Hard Rock Casino Lake Tahoe. This year's guest is comedian Rob Riggle from Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, and the current co-host of Holey Moley.

The 7:30 a.m. breakfast will be held in the Hard Rock convention center and is open to the public. The cost is $25 per person.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Despite Tahoe’s reputation as one of our nation’s natural treasures – which sees four times the annual visitation of Yellowstone – Lake Tahoe is not a national park. So it lacks the consistent funding and strict protections needed to manage human impacts on the environment, including litter, tailpipe emissions, and habitat degradation. On the flip side, the Basin is an outdoor playground accessible to millions.

Illegal parking issues on Nevada highways at Lake Tahoe continue to keep the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) busy. After spending a day at the beach along SR-28 or Zephyr Cove on US-50, those parking over the white solid fog line or in areas marked with "No Parking" signs could find a ticket, or their car towed away.

Over the June 12 weekend, NHP troopers wrote 13 parking tickets at Sand Harbor and Zephyr Cove, the two hotspots for beachgoers that don't follow parking rules nor obey parking signs.

Sunsational Clothing & Tans of South Lake Tahoe will be holding their* annual Customer Appreciation Day Wednesday, June 30, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for all new and current members.

They will be displaying their new ULTRA Level 5 tanning bed and have free tanning, $20 spray tans, free red-light therapy, and infrared sauna. There will be raffles, food, prizes, and gift bags. They will also be offering discounts on all tanning packages and tanning lotions. Purchase a package for now, or later.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) is launching it in-person Summer Science Speaks series with the return of Dr. Charlie Bamforth. He specializes in beer and brewing and loves keeping all of Tahoe's beer-lovers in stitches.

On July 21, TERC is hosting "Beer: The reason we're live!" on the Patterson Patio at Sierra Nevada Universty from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Limited tickets are available for $45. This event is expected to sell out quickly.

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/06/19/2021/el-dorado-county-sheriffs-report

This Week's Log

6/14

Teens 4 Tahoe is a volunteer club for teens who love Lake Tahoe and want to help improve its natural environment. Through the Tahoe Fund, the teens are bringing awareness and solutions to the environmental issues impacting Tahoe.

This summer, they will be helping out with trail days, clean-ups, and other Tahoe Fund events. Teens are invited to the first event of the summer: a clean-up at Camp Wamp on July 2nd.

Teens 4 Tahoe Camp Wamp Day

The Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) will be revising and expanding some of its routes to help facilitate connections and increase access to transit throughout its service area. Transportation services will continue to be free for all riders for the foreseeable future, a change that was made amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Besides locals, TTD encourages all visitors to Lake Tahoe to consider using the free transit system.

New route improvements to start on Sunday, June 27, 2021:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Have you been missing a local furniture store when needing a couch, chair, lighting, wall art, or tableware? Well, you don't have to wait any longer, Tahoe Home Consignment has opened in The Crossing at Tahoe Valley in South Lake Tahoe.

Owner Jen Hause opened her store just over one month ago and has been so busy she hasn't been able to have an official Grand Opening celebration yet.

Tahoe Home Consignment offers a large variety of furnishings from Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, Old Hickory, Room and Board, Crate and Barrel, and more. T

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) has hired Michelle Y. Batista as its next Vice President of Student Services, with a planned start date of August 2, 2021. Batista has deep experience as a counselor, staff member, and as an administrator in both K-12 and community colleges in California.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A full response by local first responders not only helped find a man in distress but also showed that practiced procedures and community involvement work.

On Monday morning at about 10:35 a.m., the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) dispatch center received a 911 call from a male with what sounded like a Hispanic accent, who mumbled what dispatchers thought was "I'm under a Lincoln Navigator." After listening to the call a few times, police are thinking the person was working on a car, it fell on him, and now he needs help.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The daily COVID-19 report comes to an end on Monday. After today there will be a weekly report on Fridays unless there is a concerning change in statistics.

For today, El Dorado County has announced 25 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday: 1 from Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, 3 in El Dorado Hills, 2 in Diamond Springs/El Dorado, 2 in North County, 6 in Greater Placerville, 9 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue, 0 in South County, 2 in Lake Tahoe region. Awaiting address confirmation from today's count: 0. Total now awaiting address confirmation: 79.

Almost exactly a year after I was impressed with Hyundai's newly introduced compact crossover, the Venue, I had the chance to revisit the cute mini 'ute from the South Korean auto giant. After having the chance to drive other offerings in the meantime, I was excited to reacquaint with a surprising favorite. Yes, you read that right, I was genuinely looking forward to this sub-$25,000 Hyundai. Just because it's affordable doesn't mean it can't be a fun way to navigate through your day.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Embarc celebrated its first anniversary in South Lake Tahoe this weekend. The cannabis dispensary was the first to open under a new ordinance established in the city in 2019.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The season will be wrapping up for South Tahoe Little League Majors on Monday, June 21, when the Giants and Yankees meet in the championship game. The game is being held at the Little League Majors field at 5:00 p.m. on Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

Giants

#12 Tyler White
#49 Jake Hennessee
#27 Colton Brown
#2 Hudson Jame
#4 Jonah Benavidez
#18 Conner Hennessee
#22 Braden Agnew
#17 Cruz Hernandez
#10 Cobin Browne
#52 Danny Aguila
#11 Bryce Nye-Morell
#32 Adrian Grajeda

Several different agencies have roadwork projects around the Lake Tahoe Basin from spring to fall. Each week we publish projects planned by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the County of El Dorado, and the City of South Lake Tahoe.

NDOT - Lake Tahoe and Douglas County

Start off your Wednesdays in July and August by connecting with nature, meditation, breath movement, and community on the beach this summer at Kiva Beach. Join Tahoe Outdoor Yoga on Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

Please bring a towel, blanket, or yoga mat to practice on. After class, optional beach clean-up, or jump in the lake! The class runs for about one hour.

Community Gathering / Donation Based

El Dorado County Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a virtual town hall meeting Thursday, July 15, 2021, to discuss the current pilot project initiated over the Memorial Day weekend to reduce the historical traffic congestion caused by holiday traffic exiting the Tahoe Basin.

The town hall meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. To participate, visit www.zoom.us and enter the following ID 951 6742 5157.

Coldwell Banker Select offices around Lake Tahoe and the surrounding area are collecting life jackets until June 24. They have a goal of collecting 2,000 jackets that they can hand out before the 4th of July weekend.

A lack of a life jacket has put many swimmers, boaters, and water recreationists in danger of cold water shock and drowning.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We will be bringing the daily COVID-19 report to an end on Monday. From then on there will be a weekly report on Fridays unless there is a concerning change in statistics. For today, El Dorado County has announced 8 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday: 0 from Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, 0 in El Dorado Hills, 1 in Diamond Springs/El Dorado, 0 in North County, 4 in Greater Placerville, 3 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue, 0 in South County, 0 in Lake Tahoe region. Awaiting address confirmation from today's count: 0.

Chautauqua 101, a course on presenting living history in first-person, will be held on Sunday, July 11, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park. Pre-registration is required.

The course will cover the history of Chautauqua through the present, research methods and resources, appropriate era costuming, and character presentation.

Course instructors include historian Debbe Nye, author Karen Dustman, and Chautauquans DebiLynn Smith, and Kim Harris.

Join a newly formed Senior Kayaking Group for a morning of relaxing paddling at 8:00 a.m on Thursday, June 24 at Kiva Beach in South Lake Tahoe, and continue weekly on Thursdays all summer.

This is not a business or tour so no equipment is available at the site - bring your own.

The group plans on paddling for four miles (about two hours). They have formed in order to kayak safely with others.

For more information, contact Barry at blederman@ca.rr.com, otherwise, he says "hope to see you there!"

Angela Zajic makes dreams come true, and we're just not talking about one of her hundreds of brides. She is also making her own dreams come true.

The South Lake Tahoe native opened her first salon, Rah Hair Studio, in 2009 after working for other salons on the South Shore. Then, after ten successful years, expanded into a new home at The Crossing at Tahoe Valley.