BATS
Reminder to keep up on pet's vaccines after rabid skunks found in El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 9:25pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The identification of three rabid skunks on the West Slope has prompted the El Dorado County Animal Services to remind pet owners to keep up on their animal's rabies vaccines.
SLT Council Candidate Stacey Ballard
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/07/2020 - 2:12pm
South Tahoe Now reached out to all nine candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council and provided the same list of questions to each one of them. Once a day their answers have been published in the order received. Today is our final candidate.
Today's candidate is Stacey Ballard
Profession: Artist/Author
How many years in SLT: I have lived in Tahoe on and off since 1997, over 16 in total.
Dr. James Tarwater says goodbye to Lake Tahoe Unified School District
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/16/2020 - 5:51pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Dr. James Tarwater will be bringing his 54-year career in education to a close this month as he passes the torch to the new Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) superintendent June 30.
Facts about the flu and Wuhan coronavirus
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 2:47pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - At least one vacationing family is canceling their trip to Lake Tahoe due to fears about the spread of coronavirus 2019-nCoV, but health officials say this virus is not currently spreading in the community, here or in the United States. If they want to be concerned about anything being spread, they say, the flu is what they really need to be focusing on.
During this 2019-20 flu season, 10,000 people have died in the United States and there have been 19 million cases and 180,000 hospitalizations, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Bat Week Celebrated at SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 4:52pm
Event Date:
October 29, 2019 - 6:00pm Celebrate Bat Week. Sarah Hockensmith from the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will share her love of Bats. Learn about these wonderful mosquito-eating creatures, their presence in our area and the contributions they make to the ecosystem. There will be bat specimens and we will listen to echolocation. Bring the kids! There will be treats but no tricks. Free and open to all.
Location
South Lake Tahoe LIbrary
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
See map: Google Maps
Wild Tahoe Weekend at Taylor Creek in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 9:04pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's Wild Tahoe Weekend at the US Forest Service's Taylor Creek Visitor Center June 21-22! On Saturday it's the Native Species Festival and on Sunday, the 10th annual Lake Tahoe Bird Festival.
SATURDAY
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will host the seventh annual Native Species Festival on Sunday, June 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This free family event is at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89.
Public Health reminder: Keep pets current on rabies vaccines
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 5:46pm
El Dorado County Animal Services is reminding residents to keep pets current on rabies vaccines and notify Animal Services of any animal bite. Last week, Animal Services identified a skunk on the 5600 block of Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines that tested positive for rabies. This is the second rabid skunk to be found in El Dorado County in the past six months.
Tahoe Women's Community Fund announces awardees of $84,000 in grants
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/31/2019 - 8:28pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund has announced their 2019 grant recipients. This year, there were over 27 organizations who applied for the grants, with $84,000 being distributed to 14 non-profit organizations
Focus Grant recipients in the category of Poverty, Housing, or Basic Needs (up to $10,000 each):
• Tahoe Youth & Family Services (Project: Tahoe Youth Transitional Living Program:
Basic Household Essentials)
• Tahoe Magic, Inc. (Project: One Time Family Emergency Housing Help Fund)
Soroptimist of Tahoe Sierra fundraiser Saturday: Find out where donations go
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/18/2018 - 10:18pm
Many people donate both money and auction items to the Soroptimist of Tahoe Sierra club for their annual Elegant Evening which occurs on Saturday, April 21. What many don't know is where those donations go. There was question recently in the community about donations, so the club wanted to clear up any misunderstandings.
The club recently created a diagram to better explain where each penny goes as they don't have must left over funds after they issue scholarships, grants and other forms of financial support.
Last year’s Elegant Evening funds went to provide:
SITS throwing the party of the year: 2018 Elegant Evening
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 10:37pm
Event Date:
April 21, 2018 - 5:30pm
The community is invited to join the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (SITS) club for an evening of live music, great food, drinks and friends at the 29th annual Elegant Evening will be held at Harrah's Tahoe on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
The evening's festivities start with a 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. cocktail party and social time, moving to a seated dinner from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and dancing all night with Trey Stone until 10:30 p.m.
Guests will enjoy selective tastings from Crystal Basin Cellars, Tahoe Blue Vodka, Lake Tahoe AleWorx and Double Bond Wine.
Letter: South Lake Tahoe community benefited by many service clubs
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 11:47am
This letter was sent to South Tahoe Now. We will be running all three "Letters to the Editor" received at the same time.
To the community,
American Century Golf hands out over $50,000 to local nonprofits
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/10/2016 - 10:12pm
It's been four months since the 27th annual celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe, but area nonprofits continue to reap financial rewards from the tournament sponsor, American Century.
Winged Flight at Night
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/13/2016 - 8:50am
Event Date:
July 15, 2016 - 8:30pm Join Tahoe Heritage Foundation and NorCal Bats for a LIVE bat presentation. This Friday, July 15, at 8:30 pm. This event is open to the public and is a $5.00 donation to the Tahoe Heritage Foundation.
Come learn about the importance of bats in the ecosystem, such as keeping those pesky mosquitoes populations down. The LIVE bats will be projected onto a large screen so everyone can see there delicate structures. All bats are certified as non-releasable by California Department of Fish & Game and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-injury precludes them from surviving in the wild.
American Century donates $55,500 to Lake Tahoe non-profits
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/12/2015 - 10:56pm
Thirty South Lake Tahoe non-profits were given a share of $55,600 on Thursday, bringing the total the American Century Golf Championships have donated to the community this year to $107,100.
Wing Flight at NIght bat program returns to Visitor Center
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 9:09am
Event Date:
August 21, 2015 - 8:00pm If you missed the LIVE bats at Taylor Creek Visitors Center in July, you are in luck, they will be back this Friday August 21 at 8:00 p.m. Join Tahoe Heritage Foundation and NorCal Bats for a LIVE bat presentation. This event is open to the public and is a $5.00 donation to the Tahoe Heritage Foundation.
Winged Flight at Night
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/20/2015 - 8:57am
Event Date:
July 24, 2015 - 8:30pm Join the Tahoe Heritage Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service at Lake of the Sky Amphitheater on Friday, July 24 for a fun and educational presentation by NorCal Bats. Learn about these amazing flying mammals and their importance to our ecosystem, such as insect control.
The live lecture is at Taylor Creek Visitor Center's Lake of the Sky Amphitheater at 8:30 p.m. It is open to the public. Cost is a $5 donation which goes to the Tahoe Heritage Foundation.
Local artists give Tahoe Valley students a special day of art
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 8:55pm
Kids reached their inner Vincent Van Gogh and Jackson Pollock this week at Tahoe Valley Elementary School during special day of BATS, Bringing Art to Schools.
Third, fourth and fifth graders were given a treat by three local artists who gave their time to help the kids get created through paint and mosaics.
Third rabid skunk found in El Dorado County this year
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 7:20pm
A rabid skunk was found in the Pleasant Valley area of El Dorado County, bringing the total number of the rabid animals found to three so far in 2015.
The county's Animal Services reported the skunk was found on Pleasant Valley Road near Grindstone Road and White Rose Lane.
One of their officers was called to the scene around noon on April 24, 2015, after a member of the public observed the skunk showing signs of rabies. The officer retrieved the skunk and sent it to the El Dorado County Public Health Laboratory for testing. Test results came back positive for rabies on April 27.
Bringing Art To Schools in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/12/2014 - 8:55am
In keeping with its mission to bring more arts to more people, El Dorado Arts Council is thrilled to announce its new partnership with BATS, Bringing Art to Schools, an art appreciation and art history program for South Lake Tahoe students in kindergarten through fifth grade. BATS students both learn about classic works of art—their meanings, styles, and the movements that informed them—and create their own art based upon a selected theme.
Taylor Creek Visitor Center hosts bird and native species festivals
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/31/2013 - 8:06pmThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will host the fourth annual Lake Tahoe Bird Festival on Saturday, June 8, followed by the third annual Native Species Festival on Sunday, June 9.
Residents and visitors are invited to attend these free family events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89.
June 8 event:
Taylor Creek Visitor Center hosts Native Species Festival
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 2:23pmEvent Date:
June 9, 2013 - 10:00am
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will host the third annual Native Species Festival on Sunday, June 9, 2013. Residents and visitors are invited to attend this free family event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89.
BATS seeks volunteers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 5:00amBringing Art to Schools is looking for volunteers to become classroom helpers.BATS, an all-volunteer program that provides art education and hands-on art activities to children in the elementary sc...
Kudos & Kindness: BATS thanks Friends of the Library for its support
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 5:00amBringing Art to Schools thanks the Friends of the Library of El Dorado County, South Lake Tahoe Branch, for its generous financial donation. Our local library also supports arts education by provid...
Volunteers practice stewardship during Tahoe Forest Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 5:00amHundreds of volunteers will grab shovels, picks, bats and wheelbarrows this Saturday for the League to Save Lake Tahoe's 15th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day. This year workers will head sou...
Program at Zephyr Cove library aims to educate on the importance of bats
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 07/07/2012 - 10:08pm
Event Date:
July 20, 2012 - 1:30pm
Cassandra Root-Gerguson, 3, checks out the bats during the NorCal Bats presentation at the Carson City Library on Saturday afternoon. Bat-rescuer Corky Quirk will also be speaking July 20 at 1:30 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Branch of the Douglas County Library, 233 Warrior Way in Zephyr Cove. Call (775) 588-6411.
Brian Turner featured author of the month
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 5:00am"Curfew"The wrong is not in the religion;The wrong is in us.- Saier T.At dusk, bats fly out by the hundreds.Water snakes glide in the ponding basinsbehind the rubbled palaces. The mosquescall th...
On deck: Halford bats cleanup in the Crystal Bay Club's Red Room
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 8:51amJeffrey Halford is the master of storytelling in songs. George Thorogood is a loquacious teller of stories. So it's no surprise their recent show together started a little bit late."He wouldn't ...
