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UPDATE: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is scheduled to begin understory burning on Oct. 23, through Oct. 30. The locations below have been updated with this updated information.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Clif. - The Marcella Foundation of South Lake Tahoe has introduced a new way to give back to the community, their Volunteer Network.

Everyone is invited to be a part of this exciting new opportunity. The Marcella Foundation believes that volunteers play a pivotal role in creating positive change and strengthening the local community. Whether you're passionate about mentoring, supporting literacy, packing food bags, or lending your tech skills, there's a place for you in the volunteer network.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following calls 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.

October 5 - October 11, 2023

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14:25 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN PROGRESS - Occurred at State Hwy 89/SPRING Creek Rd, in South Lake Tahoe. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.

As Commander of American Legion Post 795 in South Lake Tahoe, it is my pleasure to report to the South Lake Tahoe community, as well as areas beyond who assisted in this gigantic task, that we have been successful in raising all the funds needed ($64,105) to replace our outdated roof on our building.

Thomas Incopero was born on October 17, 1953, and passed away on September 26, 2023. Tom moved to Lake Tahoe in 1976 with his family and fell in love with the area and enjoyed the beauty.

Tom was married to his wife Julie for 50 years and they embraced their love together. At Lake Tahoe, he raised his daughter, Misty, and son, Tommy. He enjoyed archery, motorcycle riding, and his beautiful Cobra.

Tom was a very proud grandfather of two wonderful grandchildren.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) has arrested a Placerville man for the murder of his girlfriend, 36-year-old Cristina "Tina" Humlick, a former South Lake Tahoe resident and 2005 graduate of South Tahoe High.

EDSO deputies responded to a call of a stabbing on October 5 at 6:34 p.m. on Prado Vista Court, Placerville. There they found Humlick deceased. At a neighboring residence they located a man who was suffering from traumatic wounds. The male, 43-year-old Michael Thompson, was transported to an area hospital.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - St. Theresa's Bread & Broth 4 Kids (BB4K) program is holding a Cram-A-Hearse on Saturday, October 28 at Grocery Outlet in South Lake Tahoe from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Help fill a real hearse with food for local kids in need.

BB4k fills about 160 backpacks full of food every weekend for local school children including three dinners, two lunches, two breakfasts, and snacks.

Grocery Outlet is located at 2358 Lake Tahoe Bl., South Lake Tahoe.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - During the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, October 10, Supervisor Brooke Laine had an item pulled from the consent agenda that involved Measure S spending.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Lakers Hockey is back this weekend at the Tahoe Ice Arena. United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) action returns Friday, October 13 when the Lake Tahoe Lakers take to the ice for the first game of the season when they host the San Diego Sabers at 7:30 p.m. Head Coach Chad Olson and his Lakers team look to defend home turf during a three-game set.

The community is invited to head to the arena and show your support for the boys as they start their quest to be the last team standing in the Pacific Division.

A partial solar eclipse should be visible from the Lake Tahoe Basin this Saturday, October 14. The peak of the eclipse will occur at 9:21 a.m. from Tahoe and will appear as 85 percent of a total eclipse. Unfortunately, there is a chance that cloud cover will interrupt a clear view of the eclipse. At this time the forecast at 9 a.m. is "mostly cloudy" and 46 degrees.

This month the Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK) is sharing facts and information to educate the community about fentanyl and counterfeit pills.  Fake pills or counterfeit prescription pills are purposely made to resemble legitimate medicines but instead are made of illicit fentanyl or an illicit fentanyl analog.

Join the Sugar Pine Foundation as they get ready to begin a record-breaking planting season this weekend. They will be planting over 27,000 trees this fall and need volunteers.

South Shore Planting
Saturday, October 14
1 pm – 3 pm
1805 Jicarilla Dr, South Lake Tahoe
Join the Zephyr Cove parent group! Great event for families.

TRUCKEE RIVER DAY!
Sunday, October 15
11 am - 1 pm
Sawtooth Trailhead, Truckee FS 06 Road

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Three sisters reunite at the family home, what could possibly go wrong? The final play of the 2023 Valhalla Arts, Music, and Theatre Festival, Of Good Stock, will be at the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre on October 26-29 and November 2-5 at 7:30 p.m.

Of Good Stock is by Melissa Ross.

There’s a mushroom sprouting in the Lake Tahoe Basin that’s poisonous and may cause health issues for both humans and pets.

The Amanita muscaria mushroom is red with white spots and white gills, and eating it can cause gastrointestinal and possibly neurological issues. It is attractive to children because of its bright colors. It also resembles mushrooms in Super Mario video games and Smurf cartoon shows. Cases of accidental exposure in children have already been reported at Lake Tahoe.

Barton Health is alerting the community after seeing some cases in the Emergency Department.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) is scheduled to continue its fall-prescribed fire operations this week, conditions and weather permitting. California State Parks is scheduled to continue understory burning through Oct. 20, 2023, in Burton Creek and Sugar Pine Point state parks and the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit may continue burning piles on Angora Ridge near Fallen Leaf Lake and on Echo Summit near Echo Lakes through Oct. 13. Smoke will be present.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Barton Health is holding its Community Health Fair on October 19 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Bijou Elementary School. This is an inclusive event to benefit all community members, and no registration is required.

The health fair is an opportunity for individuals to connect with healthcare providers and explore various resources for managing their health and wellness effectively.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Michael K. Johnson was appointed to fill the position of Justice of the Peace for the Tahoe Township during the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting on October 5. Johnson will be filling the seat vacated by the retiring Judge Richard Glasson.

Johnson joined Richard Gardner and Cynthia Mohiuddin in interviewing for the position that will be through Glasson's original term, January 5, 2025.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Historical Society is hosting another history talk on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 6 p.m.

This month, join them as they welcome authors Chris and Lisa Couper with their presentation "Bits and Pieces from the Echo Summit Route." The Coupers wrote the history of Sierra-at-Tahoe last year, and will share information through a slideshow presentation about the history of the summit from footpath to a two-lane highway, and why it didn't become a four-lane highway like I80.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join the Friends of the Library for an illustrated talk by Steve Robison, printer at Tahoe Letterpress. Mr. Robison will explain how Mark Twain wound up in Virginia City, and on occasion in the Lake Tahoe basin. He will also share his discovery of a vast collection of antique 1860s types from the Territorial Enterprise newspaper in Virginia City where Mark Twain was a reporter and city editor during the early silver discoveries of the Comstock Lode.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As inflation has increased food prices by 24 percent since the beginning of the pandemic, it has imposed significant hardship on those least able to afford the higher costs of essential food. To help those most impacted by the food price increases, Bread & Broth (B&B) offers hot meals twice weekly to any individual who comes through our doors to enjoy the Monday Meal served at St. Theresa Grace Hall or Second Serving every Friday at Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - With the popularity of electric bikes, or e-bikes, growing around Lake Tahoe, the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the USFS (LTBMU) has proposed an update to its current regulations on trails around the lake. This planned move is to offer increased potential for recreational experiences on National Forest lands. They have opened a 30-day public comment period for the newly released Basin Wide Trail Analysis, which includes constructing 25 miles of new multi-use trail and opening 106 miles of existing trail around the basin to class-1 e-bikes.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Hope you enjoyed the final warm day before some unsettled weather arrives for much of the upcoming week. Gusty winds, much cooler temperatures, and chances for showers are expected through midweek (as well as a slight chance of upper-level snow around Lake Tahoe). A brief, slow warming trend in the latter half of the week will allow for near-normal
temperatures next weekend but with another chance for precipitation, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Reno.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With the belief that a sandwich is only as good as the bread it is made with, West Coast Sourdough's founders still create sandwiches from its original sourdough start in San Francisco.

South Lake Tahoe has the newest franchise of the company to open and it is inside the Crossing at Tahoe Valley.

For franchisee Sherry Bhatia, the South Lake Tahoe store is her third, following two in Sacramento and she is preparing to open another new location in Rancho Cordova.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There are 70 more students currently enrolled in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) than originally expected. During their budgeting process for the 23/24 budget, 3,551 students had been projected by the District and they now have 3,621.