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South Tahoe Refuse has four scheduled free green waste days for commercial clients and offers it free to residential residents every day. Vouchers are no longer required, but customers must provide their resident service address at time of drop-off.

Clean Green Waste only: pine needles, pinecones, weeds, leaves, branches, etc. – vegetation only. Residential drop off by trucks, trucks with trailers, small tip-trucks and small box vans.

Long-time teacher and community member Donald H. Kortes died March 24, 2021 at home in South Lake Tahoe surrounded by his family. His death was due to congestive heart failure and complications from surgery in October. He was 90 years old.

Vail Resorts and Sierra-at-Tahoe have opened sales for the 2021//22 season, and skier and riders will notice some big savings. They are both dropping prices by 20 percent across the board.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of the long term and short term projects the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled for the week around Lake Tahoe, in the Sierra and El Dorado County. At this time there is no work scheduled for the South Lake Tahoe area.

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Illegal fentanyl has been in the news for years, but it is not somebody else's problem. It is in Douglas County, in El Dorado County and in Placer County.

The illicit fentanyl comes as a cheap filler in counterfeit Xanax, OxyContin, and Percocet pills. It is now also being found in marijuana and vaping products (bootleg vaping cartridges) bought online, through social media, and other illegal distributers.

The Sober Grad Night Task Force for the South Tahoe High School Class of 2021 is planning a special night for a senior class that has faced many challenges due to the pandemic.

The 28th annual Sober Grad Night will be held on Friday, June 11 on the MS Dixie. What better way to celebrate with friends than on a chartered cruise on beautiful Lake Tahoe?

With the 2021 seniors missing most of their school year in person, organizers want a special send off for the students. To keep costs down, they are asking for donations to encourage attendance and to provide tickets for those in need.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has upgraded its website, www.trpa.gov, to improve access to documents, environmental resources, and permit information and to answer the demands of an increasingly online and virtual public, the agency said today.

Spring has arrived in Placer County, an expansive and diverse 1,400-square-mile destination along Interstate 80 in Northern California. The county has been anticipating a safe return to tourism throughout the region and welcomes regional travelers in accordance with the California Department of Public Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In an effort to promote responsible and safe travel amidst pandemic restrictions, outdoor and leisure activities are a focus.

With supply of vaccines expected to significantly increase in the coming weeks, the state is expanding vaccine eligibility to more Californians. Starting April 1, individuals aged 50+ will be eligible to make an appointment, and individuals 16+ will be eligible to make an appointment to be vaccinated starting on April 15.

STATELINE, Nev. - Nevada’s non-restricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $$772,408,499 for the month of February 2021. This amounts to a 25.93 percent decrease compared to February 2020, when licensees reported a gaming win of $1,042,742,489, according to the monthly report released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Casinos on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe had a "win" of $20,477,444, up 15.79 percent from February 2020. The casinos on the South Shore reported $7,259,000 in winnings from table games and $13,128,000 from slots.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bread & Broth 4 Kids (BB4K) will be adjusting its food bag distribution program to meet the needs of children in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) as they make a shift in school schedules in South Lake Tahoe.

Starting the week of March 29, 2021, the bags will be on buses on Mondays for Cohort A students and on Fridays for all other students. For the current week the bags are on the buses Thursday as scheduled.

South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace has proclaimed March 24, 2021 to be “Education and Sharing Day, South Lake Tahoe” in recognition of the crucial importance of ethical and moral education. The day will be a time to focus on education after a year in which the pandemic took a tremendous toll on education, with in-person schooling widely curtailed for months. Against this background, the Education Day proclamation seeks to highlight the emphasis that must be placed on education for each of South Lake Tahoe’s young people.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County is reporting 11 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since yesterday: 0 from Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, 3 in El Dorado Hills, 1 in Diamond Springs/El Dorado, 1 in North County, 1 in Greater Placerville, 1 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue, 3 in South County, 1 in Lake Tahoe region. Awaiting address confirmation from today's count: 0. Total now awaiting address confirmation: 109.

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, March 25 at Stateline has opened up available appointments to those who are currently eligible for vaccination in the Quad-County Region. Food industry and hospitality workers are also eligible.

The event is by appointment ONLY. This is for all Quad-county residents and workers 16-years-old and above who are eligible for vaccination. The Pfizer vaccine has been authorized for use in those 16 years and older.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County is reporting 10 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since yesterday: 1 from Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, 1 in El Dorado Hills, 1 in Diamond Springs/El Dorado, 3 in North County, 1 in Greater Placerville, 3 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue, 1 in South County, 0 in Lake Tahoe region. Awaiting address confirmation from today's count: -1. Total now awaiting address confirmation: 111.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - El Dorado County might be moving down to the Orange Tier of the California reopening plan next week. The county currently meets the three criteria metrics for the less restrictive tier and if current case and positivity levels remain stable the county will shift on March 31.

STATELINE, Nev. - With the cancelation of the 2020 Outdoor Music Series at Harveys Lake Tahoe due to the pandemic, many of the scheduled shows were pushed to 2021 in hopes groups could once again gather.

Kenny Chesney was one of those acts and he has announced the postponement his whole tour to 2022. His 2020 dates in Lake Tahoe had been moved to June and July of this year, and they will be rescheduled to dates yet unannounced.

If you have purchased tickets for the original or previously rescheduled dates, your tickets will be honored at the newly rescheduled dates in 2022.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Three men have been arrested in connection with two crimes that took place in Incline Village early Sunday.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County is reporting 34 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday: -1 from Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, 3 in El Dorado Hills, 1 in Diamond Springs/El Dorado, 0 in North County, 7 in Greater Placerville, 8 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue, 0 in South County, 16 in Lake Tahoe region. Awaiting address confirmation from today's count: 2. Total now awaiting address confirmation: 112.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In the first two months of 2021, 102 vacation home rental (VHR) permits have expired under the terms of Measure T. The 2018 voter-initiated measure phases out all VHRs in residential areas of the City of South Lake Tahoe, with the expiration date being their permit renewal date this year.

Starting in 2021, the measure allows for unlimited rentals in commercial zones and in the tourist core, and permanent residents are still able to rent out their homes for up to 30 days per year.

STATELINE, Nev. - A player visiting Lake Tahoe on March 18 hit the Mega Progressive Jackpot on Three Card Poker at Harrah's for $251,175. The Caesars Reward member, who won chose to remain anonymous, was visiting from Orangevale, Calif.

The lucky guest wasted no time getting off to a hot start and clinching a win of their own by scoring a Straight Flush on the first hand dealt.

Join the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) for the Spring Science Speaks lecture on Thursday, March 25, at 12:00 p.m. on the topic of "Calculating the Costs of Climate Change.”

What are the costs if climate change increases the risk of extinction of plants and animals? What about costs from impacts to agricultural production and the risk to the global food supply? These are some of the important costs involved in estimating the costs of climate change damages, a value known as the social cost of carbon.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The snow cleared in time for the South Tahoe High School (STHS) Lady Vikings to win both their Varsity and Junior Varsity soccer games Friday, the second week for both teams to come out on top.

The STHS JV played a game against North Tahoe and won 2-0. Giulia Lancellotti scored a goal from a direct kick, and Olivia Kwachak Hall scored off a steal. Molly Adams and her backline earned their first shutout, said Coach Julia Russell.

Varsity took on Hug at their first home game of the modified season.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. – Partnership Douglas County (PDC) in collaboration with public health agencies, substance use prevention coalitions and DreamPilot Films, announced the first of two mini documentaries on youth substance use in Nevada as part of a 2021 Nevada Youth Advocacy series.