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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On February 15, Liberty is hosting an event in South Lake Tahoe to help customers apply for California’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and other utility assistance programs that may help people save money on their monthly bills. English and Spanish-speaking representatives will be on-site to help with enrollment in financial assistance and energy savings programs.

Other participating utilities - South Tahoe Refuse and South Tahoe Public Utility District

Where: South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Head on down to the Tahoe Ice Arena and cheer on your Lake Tahoe Lakers as they take on the Las Vegas Thunderbirds this Friday through Sunday. This weekend marks the Lakers' last home games for the season so don't miss out on the action.

Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday and at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door.

The ice arena is located at 1176 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

More information on the Lakers can be found at https://laketahoelakers.com/.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Vitalant urges all eligible blood donors to make an appointment and give in February after plummeting temperatures and harsh winter weather, including rain, snow, sleet, and wind, caused blood drives to cancel and hindered donors from getting to Vitalant centers and mobile blood drives. Nearly 2,000 expected Vitalant blood donations went uncollected in January, including from scheduled drives in the Tahoe and Northern Nevada region.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County residents who sought to get an initiative on the November ballot to ban vacation home rentals (VHRs) have failed to get the required signatures.

On Wednesday, the Douglas County Clerk’s Office filed a "Certificate of Petition Insufficiency" related to the petition that had circulated to amend the ordinance, banning in neighborhoods and allowing them only commercial and tourist-zoned areas.

Petitioners needed 4,389 valid signatures and they ended up with 4,277 accepted, 112 short.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe has launched a new snowplow tracking tool allowing residents to view the progress of snow removal operations throughout the city. GPS tracking devices installed on each snowplow provide updates to the tracking system once a street has been plowed. Residents can easily view the status of snowplow operations in near real-time via a color-coding system applied to each street. Streets on the tracking tool map will change color based on the timeframe of service.

Forbes Travel Guide, an independent, global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas, and ocean cruises, today unveiled its 2024 Star Awards. The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe and The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe were each awarded four stars in their categories.

The hotel ratings expanded into new destinations, including Baku, Azerbaijan; Curacao; Iceland; Sardinia, Italy; Kenya; Algarve and Madeira, Portugal; Rwanda; Koh Samui, Thailand; Rabat, Morocco; Makkah, Saudi Arabia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

For February, the Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK) is collaborating with Live Violence Free to share what healthy relationships and communication look like. Even though we are two months into a new year, it is not too late to make 2024 a year to be a good communicator and build positive and healthy relationships in all aspects of your life. It is important to know what behaviors are okay in any kind of relationship from love interests to friendships and with parents and trusted adults.

TASK is going to feature a three-part campaign for healthy relationships and communication.

The Tahoe Resource Conservation District, a member of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, is encouraging homeowners and residents at Lake Tahoe to participate in the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Community program in 2024. The initiative focuses on creating Fire Adapted Communities through a multifaceted approach that includes physical measures like home hardening and defensible space and prevention, planning, education, and Firewise certification.

AARP Tax-Aide of South Lake Tahoe will be providing free tax preparation to the community for the upcoming tax season. Our first shift will be this Thursday, February 8th from 2-6 PM at the Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. You must bring a photo ID for yourself (and spouse, if filing jointly); Social Security or ITIN cards for everyone listed on the tax return; last year’s tax return; and all 2023 tax documents (e.g. W-2s, Social Security statements).

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra invites the South Lake Tahoe community to a very special presentation by longtime South Tahoe resident Leona Allen. They will be meeting in the Aspen Room at the Lake Tahoe Community College on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

On January 1, 2024, Leona was honored by marching in the 135th Rose Parade with the U. S. Forest Service’s float celebrating Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Fannan Fellowship, a scholarship initiative led by Sean Fannan, a South Tahoe High graduate, is now accepting applications from all South Tahoe High School seniors. Driven by a commitment to paying it forward and providing support for students to achieve their goals, this fellowship provides scholarships and seeks to create a support system fostering a strong sense of community among past and present awardees.

Eligibility and Awards

Jimmy was born January 18, 1945 in Woodward, Oklahoma to Nick and Theresa Reszetylo. The oldest of six children he graduated from Aliquippa High School in Aliquippa, PA. He enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Minot, North Dakota where it was so cold he volunteered to go to Vietnam in 1966. Upon honorable discharge, he moved to San Diego and worked for Beneficial Finance then on to Ventura County where he won highest producer awards at Winfield Title Co.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Even with school closures due to snow, the Douglas County School District will still hold its candidate meet and greet for the two finalists for school superintendent.

On Monday, February 5 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., two finalists, Dennis Holmes and John Ramirez Jr., will be in the Douglas High School Commons to meet the public, and answer questions.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Meyers Elementary School is now taking names for its 24/25 kindergarten classes. Students' date of birth must be on or before September 1, 2019 to be able to attend this next school year. For those born after that date, see below for TK classes.

If you don't know which school your child will attend, use the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) Transportation Zone Map to find your school.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to during the week of Jan. 15-21, 2024. Location Checks are when officers search an area at a certain address. Transient/Homeless arrests/citations and calls are those normally categorized in other columns (Drunk in Public, Trespassing, etc.) but stats are collected separately.

Log for January 15-21, 2024

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Arrests
08:39 Other Misd - Officer initiated activity at Blue Lake Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: Misdemeanor Arrest.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - "You bet on us, so we placed a bet for you," said the favors at the September 2023 wedding of locals Matt and Jessica Grime at the 4H Camp in Stateline.

What was that bet you ask?

The Grimes purchased 180 $2 tickets at the Harveys Lake Tahoe sportsbook for the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl. They made the bets on June 7, so each $2 bet would pay out $17 extra, for a total of $19, with the +850 money line it came with should the 49ers win on Sunday.

The Sacramento chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar International (WTS) bestowed its 2023 Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Transportation Equity Study. Sacramento WTS leaders presented the award to TRPA staff at the annual awards and scholarship event on January 31 in Sacramento, Calif.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The popular Shops at Heavenly Village Easter Egg Hunt returns on Sunday, March 31 at 10 a.m. Tickets for this anticipated family event are now on sale, and they are expected to sell out. Tickets are just $5 for this event filled with fun, excitement, and surprises for all ages.

The 5th annual extravaganza is presented by Trans Sierra Investments and The Shops at Heavenly Village. The events during the egg hunt include:

15,000 plastic Easter eggs filled with candy and toys
$1000 in cash-filled eggs
Build-a-bunny station for $20

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.

January 25 - January 31, 2024

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10:45 CIVIL INCIDENT - Officer initiated activity at Greenwood Rd, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: SERVED.

Mental health access and support continue to be a critical issue for mountain communities across North America. On February 1, the Katz Amsterdam Charitable Trust announced that Rob Katz, Vail Resorts executive chairperson, and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Elana's Pantry, have made significant contributions totaling more than $2.66 million to support mental and behavioral health programs in 12 mountain communities, including 10 where Vail Resorts operates.

This letter is in response to the letter written by Property Manager Kevin Kjer. Mr. Kjer has been making a substantial sum of money renting homes in purely residential neighborhoods to people who don’t care about the community, abuse their neighbors, and regularly trespass on neighbors’ land and HOA’s docks and beaches.

MEYERS, Calif. - Funding for the Apache Avenue Pedestrian Safety and Connectivity Project in Meyers is in place. Caltrans announced the awarding of $1.7 million in Active Transportation Program funds for the project and combined with multiple sources including federal and local funds the project is ready for El Dorado County (EDC) Board of Supervisors approval.

If approved by the Board on February 27, the project will go to bid with an anticipated start of construction in mid-May 2024, and completion this fall.

Many mountain and remote residents in California rely on landlines for their telephones, and a proposal before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) could bring those to an end.

UPDATE: Enfield Overland has increased its match to $25,000. This match donation is set to end on April 1, 2024.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Enfields Overland has graciously decided to match up to $15k in donations to Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe’s Community Playground Campaign - Let the Kids Play!