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LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – New boating safety programs are coming online at Lake Tahoe this summer, according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA).

Additional enforcement of no-wake zones and excessive boat noise under TRPA’s Shoreline Program are two measures being taken to protect the lake and non-motorized watercraft and swimmers. Boat inspections fees are also being adjusted for the first time in seven years to better safeguard the lake from aquatic invasive species, and sticker fees now include a $12 fee as part of the Shoreline Program.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Leadership Lake Tahoe has been helping shape the South Shore community since 2003 and organizers are looking for the next class of participants for the ten-month program.

The intensive development program helps emerging leaders from various sectors of the community, including Barton Health and The City of South Lake Tahoe, as well as small business owners and entrepreneurs such as Cowork Tahoe, Lake Tahoe AleWorX and South Tahoe Now.

Carson Tahoe Care Center, an advanced care center designed to deliver high-quality memory care, skilled nursing and transitional rehabilitation services opening this spring, is now welcoming residents to its memory care community. This center, which is part of Prestige Care Inc., will offer the most comprehensive memory care and skilled nursing services in the region.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) Board has approved the City of South Lake Tahoe's proposal to purchase an ecologically important parcel on Rockwood Drive as part of its broader plans to restore the Bijou Park Creek watershed.

While it still feels like winter, with a healthy snowpack and ski resorts reporting record monthly snowfall in February, another building season is fast approaching. One of the questions people ask the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency each year is why they have to pay mitigation fees for their development, like new homes and remodeling projects.

Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe recently held their annual awards program that honor women for their volunteer efforts in the community. President Pam Barrett welcomed members, guests and awardees. Mistress of Ceremonies was Ellen Camacho.

Schoolchildren from across the state of Nevada will be taking part in organized event that promote walking or bicycling to school on Nevada Moves Day, March 20, 2019.

The 10th annual event will feature school-wide events in Carson City, Clark, Washoe, Lyon and many other counties. Children not taking part in an organized school event are encouraged to involve their families in safely walking or bicycling to school on this special day and throughout the year.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - It takes real people making real progress to conserve Lake Tahoe’s unique natural environment. The 2019 Lake Spirit Awards will honor those committed to a spirit of cooperation and protecting Lake Tahoe.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) will accept nominations for the awards through Friday, March 29, 2019. The nomination form for the Lake Spirit Awards can be found online at http://www.trpa.org/get-involved/lake-spirit-awards/.

We are stronger at Lake Tahoe when we work together. Everyone benefits when people of different interests, backgrounds, and perspectives agree to bring their ideas, energy, and creativity to the table to shape solutions for a healthier, more vibrant, and sustainable Lake Tahoe.

Working together can be hard, of course. But we’ve built a spirit of collaboration at Lake Tahoe and it’s growing. Through it we are achieving things that once seemed impossible, things that we could never achieve working on our own.

PARK CITY, Utah -- Jamie Anderson knew what she had to do. The two-time slopestyle snowboarding Olympic champion considered dropping out of the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle Ski and Freeski World Championships but realized she could use the event for a greater good and get out a message near and dear to her heart.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Emanate Gallery Art & Framing is celebrating their first anniversary with a Tahoe Chamber ribbon cutting party on Saturday, February 9 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Stop by and enjoy South Lake Tahoe's newest fine art gallery and custom frame shop as they celebrate with music by Carolyn Dolan and Peter Supersano, live artist demonstrations, fine art by regional talent, refreshments, and, of course, a flash-sale.

LAKE TAHOE, CA/NV – Lake Tahoe needs our help. The “Jewel of the Sierra” is being loved to death. The vast amount of trips being made by motor vehicles have contributed to severe traffic congestion, unsafe conditions for cars, pedestrians, and cyclists, mounting air pollution, declining lake clarity, and other negative impacts.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As part of Operation Sierra Storm, the National Television Meteorologists' Conference held annually in Lake Tahoe, the public is invited to attend a lecture and panel discussion on living with climate change and wildland fires.

On Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Living the New Reality: What You Should Know About Climate Change & Wildland Fires will be held at Harveys in the Cabaret Theater. It is free to the public and offers free validated parking in Harveys parking garage.

Join the Friends of the Library as author, lawyer and animal advocate Dave Simon shares his book, the first to fully explore and expose the rigged economics of the American meat and dairy industries, and what this peculiar system means for our health, the environment, and billions of farm animals. Written in a clear and accessible style, MEATONOMIC$ provides vital insight into how the economics of animal food production influence spending, eating, health, and longevity. This should be an eye opening presentation followed by open discussion. Book sale and signing to follow.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - SnowGlobe’s 2018 is over but their donations to the local community will continue for months, years and decades to come.

SnowGlobe donated fresh food, water, personal items and clothing to 11 local charities, including Live Violence Free, The Warm Room (Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless), South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center, the Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club, Christmas Cheer, Tahoe Youth & Family Services, St. Theresa’s Church and their Bread & Broth program, Focus, Case de Fida, and the Reno/Sparks Gospel Mission.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In 2014, the South Tahoe Public Utility District’s Board of Directors approved a series of annual rate increases to fund more than $50 million in critical improvements to South Tahoe’s water, wastewater, and recycled water systems. These upgrades lower long-term costs, improve fire flow, protect the environment and ensure longterm, quality service. On Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 6 p.m. the District will host a public meeting on the upgrades to the water, sewer and recycled water systems, and the ongoing improvements still needed.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless has announced the opening of their Warm Room for the 2018-19 season on Wednesday, December 12. This year they will be located inside the old Emerald Bay Dentistry office at 1201 Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe.

The Warm Room will operate nightly from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. through April 2019.

For the fourth year, the Warm Room will provide overnight refuge from the elements in a safe and warm environment for approximately twenty-five adult men and women who are experiencing homelessness during winter months.

The purpose of the Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center (DWR), run by the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, is to provide an economical and collaborative environment for non-profit organizations. Tahoe Prosperity Center is all about collaboration, so we are thankful to be one of the resident non-profit organizations in the building.

STATELINE, Nev. - A project to replace the roof, siding, interior flooring and add new wall padding at Kahle Community Center is now completed.

Construction was done by Shaheen Beauchamp Builders of Carson City.

The center located off Kingsbury Grade in Stateline is multi-use center with gymnasium, weight room, jogging track and class rooms, as well as a large public park.

Modifications to the roof included removing decorative dormers and all old metal roofing, reframing and adding new metal roofing.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is already international interest in two buildings at the nearly completed Bijou Marketplace in South Lake Tahoe after being listed for sale just over a week ago.

I’m Lou Pierini and I am running for the South Tahoe Utility District Board of Directors. I would like to be part of the process that makes decisions regarding our sewer and water service. I have the experience, the knowledge and the ambition to positively contribute to the direction South Tahoe Public Utility District takes now and in the future.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Does this bus look any different than your usual school bus? Well it is. The little turquoise bird above the door with the electric cord tells all. It is an all electric bus!

Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) received a grant earlier this year to purchase two electric school buses. Tuesday was the first test drive of the production vehicle and we expect a few more test drives this winter If all goes well LTUSD expects to have the two buses in service by next school year.

Carson Tahoe Care Center, a Prestige Care center opening soon in Carson City, Nev., invites the community to attend a free screening of the film Alive Inside on Wednesday, October 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. This award-winning documentary explores music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a sense of self to those living with dementia.

The Clean Tahoe Program would like to extend our sincere thanks to Ricky Reich for a $53,000 donation that allowed the program to purchase a new truck for our field crew. The donation came as a result of an emergency situation, as one of our much-used trucks was involved in an accident and deemed a total loss.