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On Thursday, July 20, UC Davis TERC will be hosting the annual State of the Lake presentation at Granlibakken Tahoe located at 725 Granlibakken Road just south of Tahoe City.

TERC director Geoff Schladow will present the much anticipated State of the Lake Report. The Tahoe State of the Lake report informs nonscientists about important factors affecting the health of Lake Tahoe and provides the scientific underpinnings for restoration and management decisions within the Lake Tahoe Basin.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As part of the Summer Reading Challenge at the South Lake Tahoe Library, Peanut's Playhouse is coming to town on Friday, July 21 at 2 p.m.

Join Kasandra the Ventriloquist Pirate with her assistants, Shelly the Turtle, and Doggo the Dog, as they find the best treasure in all the world! Bring the whole family for this interactive outdoor show full of laughs.

The South Lake Tahoe Library is located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.

This show is sponsored by Friends of the Library.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - The 34th celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe doesn't get underway until Friday, but before that, a Celebrity Pro-Am will be held on Thursday with two shotgun start tee times.

The American Century Championship offers a purse of $600,000 and network television exposure on NBC and is the most prestigious celebrity tournament in golf. The 54-hole competition is for current and former professional athletes, entertainers, and media commentators. The tournament is contested among 90 competitors under a modified Stableford form.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The boat ramp at Sand Harbor State Park will be closed from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 15 to accommodate the Trans-Tahoe Relay Race. The swimmers will start their race at the beach located just south of the boat ramp at approximately 7 a.m.

The boat ramp will reopen for normal boater traffic at 8:30 a.m.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Nineteen miles of trail that travel through Desolation Wilderness from Echo Lakes to Lake Aloha are in desperate need of extensive restoration work due to high use, erosion, and extreme weather events. To address this critical need, the nonprofit Tahoe Fund is partnering with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association to launch a $50,000 matching campaign.

Erich E. Alexander, May 16, 1957 - July 6, 2023. Our hearts are broken as we announce the loss of our beloved husband, brother, uncle, and friend. Erich E. Alexander passed away peacefully with loved ones by his side.

He was a patient, loving, caring, sincere, and incredibly skilled person. He was grateful for every day. Erich was born in San Mateo, Calif., and spent his first seven years in Pleasanton, Calif. The family then moved to a new home in Dublin, Calif. where he lived with his two brothers and parents until he graduated from Dublin High School in 1975.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - The casino sportsbooks at Stateline have former professional tennis player Mardy Fish at 11/4 odds to win this week's American Century Championship (ACC) at Edgewood. That put him directly behind the favorite to win, Tony Romo
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Fish was in town ahead of the tournament to share his thoughts on golf, the ACC, tennis, and mental health.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - What was once Embassy Suites and the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe will be emerging as the Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe by the end of 2023 after a multi-million dollar top-to-bottom reimagination. On Tuesday Margaritaville announced the debut of Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe - the brand’s first lodging location in a ski destination and the only all-suite resort in South Lake Tahoe. The rumor had been circulating for a few weeks as the project went through the planning process.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 27th annual Lake Tahoe Summit will be held on August 9, 2023, at the Kings Beach Recreation Area from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

This year’s summit will highlight Tahoe’s Environmental Improvement Program, a successful bipartisan, bi-state collaboration among local, state, federal, and private entities. It will also examine the challenges that lie ahead in the face of climate change and increasingly unpredictable weather whiplash, as well as the growing demands on regional infrastructure.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Celebrating 30 years of family-friendly shows, Tahoe Improv Players (TIP) are going retro for their July 18 show at the Boathouse Theater at Valhalla Tahoe. “It’ll be a blast to the past!” says
Gerry Orton, Director of the Tahoe Improv Players. Orton, along with Frank Riley, co-founded ComedySportz Lake Tahoe in 1993. The troupe evolved into the Tahoe Improv Players in 1997.

They're unpacking their ComedySportz (CSz) Lake Tahoe uniforms, to dress for the occasion … a special grudge match with ComedySportz San Jose.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow was at the Tahoe Blue Events Center Monday to announce that he and partner David Hodges are bringing professional hockey to Lake Tahoe.

The new center will be home to the first professional sports team to call the Lake Tahoe area home. The team will launch in October 2024.

Hockey players from Tahoe Hockey Academy, Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy, and the Lake Tahoe Lakers were on hand for the announcement on the steps of the new center which should be open by the beginning of September.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Seasonable July heat continues into next week with dry and breezy afternoon zephyr winds prevailing. By next weekend, a strong area of high pressure will develop across the southwestern U.S. which could yield some of the hottest temperatures so far this year with record
high temperatures possible, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.

The final two rounds of the American Century Championship at Edgewood should see a high of 90 degrees.

The South Lake Tahoe weekly forecast from NWS Reno:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Babe Ruth of South Lake Tahoe, Inc., is raising funds to support the team as they travel to upcoming regional tournaments in Tulare and Taft, California. The all-volunteer baseball organization said funds raised will help cover expenses associated with transportation, lodging, meals, and other incidentals for coaches the players and coaches.

The 2023 Pacific Southwest Babe Ruth 14u Regional All-Stars Tournament will be held July 16-22, followed by the 13u Regional All-Stars Tournament in Taft on July 23.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A perfect venue for a fantastic play! Men On Boats at the historic Valhalla Boathouse Theatre is based on the actual river expedition through the Grand Canyon by John Wesley Powell in 1869. The 10 male roles are played by 10 female actors, you will recognize many of our talented local yokel thespians. Histrionics ensue from the first moment the performance begins. To quote one of my fellow theatergoers last night, "The acting was enthusiastic, entertaining, and superb!"

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There has been an outpouring of support for the family and friends of Andy Martinez, the South Lake Tahoe teen who was killed in the Pioneer Trail crash on Thursday.

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been established to assist with funeral costs and other upcoming expenses.

Toyota's Tacoma pickup is one of the best-selling vehicles in the United States, but after spending another week in one, I'm left scratching my head as to why. Full disclosure, Toyota has unveiled a completely refreshed Tacoma this past month, and after seeing the new model, it becomes quite clear just how in need this truck was of a redesign. However, to Toyota corporate, they didn't have to change a thing and it'll continue to sell.

STATELINE, Nev. - It is almost time for the 34th annual American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe, and with it comes thousands of people to the area to enjoy the tournament.

For years, Lake Parkway (also known as the Loop Road) has been a "No Parking" zone, but with the number of cars parking there authorities have not enforced the rules during the tournament.

That is changing this year.

Cones were placed along the road on Saturday from US50 to the state line, along with an electronic message board stating "No Parking on Loop Road."

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Art League will highlight 17 artists this year during the 16th annual Artists Studio Tour that spans two weekends this summer, July 28–30, and returning the following weekend, August 4–6.

The Free self-guided tour will include a variety of artistic venues including acrylic, oil, ink, dye on silk, pastel, mixed media and watercolor painting, photography, and copper wall sculpture.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Friends of the Library will be hosting local author Todd Borg on July 25 at the South Lake Tahoe. He will be discussing his new book, Tahoe Flight.

From 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., there will be a book signing, followed by a program from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Bread & Broth (B&B) is always happy to have new sponsors supporting our Adopt A Day of Nourishment program. Sponsoring their first Monday Meal on June 26, Tahoe Green Dispensary was a welcome addition to our amazing list of sponsors who have helped serve over fifty thousand meals since the inception of the Adopt A Day (AAD) program in 2011. Although B&B began serving hot meals in 1989, the creation of the Adopt A Day program provided individuals, businesses, churches, and service organizations the opportunity to participate in serving meals to members in need in the community.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is inviting the public to a webinar to receive an update on the Department’s progress and future plans in collaborative efforts to build a reliable statewide electric vehicle (EV) charging network. The Zoom webinar will take place on Wednesday, July 12 from 2-3 p.m. and will be available online later for those unable to attend.

Clean Up the Lake and The League to Save Lake Tahoe, two leading environmental organizations in the Tahoe basin, have forged a powerful partnership to address the aftermath of extensive littering at Zephyr Cove following the July 4th celebrations. In their second year of partnership for the 5th of July Cleanup, the two organizations led a collaborative cleanup effort where dedicated volunteers successfully removed an astonishing 6,318 lbs of litter from the beach and beneath the surface of the lake.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The second annual Vatican Speakeasy fundraiser returns to the Tallac Historic site on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Presented by the Great Basin Institute (GBI) and USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU), the event celebrates the culture and history of the prohibition era, with period-appropriate cuisine, beverages, attire, and dance. Hosted outdoors at the Pope Estate Courtyard, event gates open at 6 p.m. and close at 10 p.m.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Construction of the new 2.3-mile Tunnel Creek Singletrack Trail is now underway, thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Tahoe Fund, a Recreation Trails Program grant from Nevada State Parks, and trail-building efforts by Great Basin Institute and the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA). This new trail will reduce conflicts between hikers and bikers on the busy Tunnel Creek Road, which is a popular route to and from Monkey Rock, Marlette Flume Trail, Incline Flume Trail, and the Tahoe Rim Trail.