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Kiwanis of Tahoe Sierra helping children in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:46am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra has been busy this winter with helping the children of South Lake Tahoe.
Club members started the season by providing snow pants and boots to children in the Tahoe Head Start program, knowing that every child deserves the opportunity to keep warm as they play in the snow. The club would like to thank Cheryl the K-Mart store manager for her support of the project.
South Tahoe Association of Realtors donates Easter baskets to local youth
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/04/2017 - 3:40pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Local Realtors recently donned rabbit ears and grabbed empty Easter baskets to fill with donations for 80 children in the South Lake Tahoe community.
The South Tahoe Association of Realtors (STAR) and their Community Service Committee combined their funds with donated money to shop for items to fill Easter baskets.
The committee was able to donate 80 baskets to the Family Resource Center and Live Violence Free Center in South Lake Tahoe. These organizations give the baskets to kids who otherwise would not receive anything this season.
Feed your inner Cookie Monster - Girl Scout cookie sale time in South Lake Tahoe!
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/02/2017 - 9:39pm
It's time again to feed your need for Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles, Shortbread/Trefoils and/or Caramel deLites! Girl Scout Cookie season arrives in South Lake Tahoe on March 3.
Not only is it about cookies, it's also about the fact that money raised goes to support local, life-changing programming for girls. It’s about empowering girls to become community leaders, social entrepreneurs and change agents, building girls of courage, confidence and character.
Cookies are $5 a box, with almost $4 of that going back into scouting.
Reno man arrested in Stateline after SLT theft
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 11:04am
Micah Flaherty, 33, from Reno was arrested on Monday evening after word got out about a theft at the South Lake Tahoe K-Mart by a man seen dropping a gun in the store's parking lot.
On May 30, 2016, at 5:10 p.m., the Douglas County Sheriff's Office received information about the theft, and that a male suspect was reportedly running toward his vehicle when he dropped, and retrieved, what appeared to be a handgun. The suspect fled in a silver Volkswagen.
Need a girl scout cookie fix? Use their easy locator to find sales in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/27/2016 - 8:21pm
Its that time of year again, when uniform clad girls and their tables full of cookies line up outside local grocery stores to sell their famous cookies. South Lake Tahoe Girl Scouts join over two million others around the country for their seasonal sales of Thin Mints, Samoas, Trefoils and other popular cookies.
There is a feature on the scouting website that alerts people to where their local cookies sales are taking place.
South Lake Tahoe Police looking for suspects in five burglaries
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/24/2014 - 10:12am
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is investigating several burglaries in the "Y" area of the city that occurred over the last two days.
On Wednesday, October 22 at 11:15 p.m., SLT Police responded to an alarm at the K-Mart Garden Center where they found the front glass door smashed in. Two suspects attempted to steal the cash registers but stole cash instead. They fled on foot and witnesses described the suspects as males wearing grey hooded sweatshirts.
No Bomb Found During Search of South Lake Tahoe's Y
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 3:14pm
Event Date:
May 29, 2014 - 2:00pm Customers and employees were evacuated from businesses around noon today at the South Y Center in response to suspicious circumstances surrounding an overheard conversation and a possible bomb.
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department received a call from an employee at the South Y K-Mart, stating they had overheard a suspicious conversation between store patrons. The employee stated that the patrons had exited the store and that the employee walked around the shopping center and reported hearing a ticking sound coming from the shopping center general mailbox.
Suspicious Package Found at South Y Center, South Tahoe High on Lock Down
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 11:45amUpdate at 12:55 pm: At noon Thursday, a K-Mart employee overheard two youth in the store talking about planting a device. Once they departed, the employee searched for something out of the ordinary. He walked past the vendor mailboxes in between K-Mart and Raley's and thought he heard a ticking sound and called the SLT Police.
Aaron Crawford, the South Tahoe High on site officer responded first. He has extensive experience with bombs, and based on what he could hear at the mailboxes he felt the situation warranted more investigation.
Over 500 South Lake Tahoe Students Complete We Can! Program
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/25/2013 - 6:29pm
Congratulations to the five hundred and sixty-seven students from Lake Tahoe Unified School District who participated in Barton Health’s sixth annual We Can! program. We Can, which stands for Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition, is a 7-week program designed for 4th and 5th graders that encourages healthy eating habits, activity, exercise, and overall wellness. We Can! is a national program that is implemented locally by Barton Health and the school district’s physical education teachers.
South Tahoe Middle School Students Treated to Shopping Spree
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 10:10pm
It took several cashiers and 3 check out lines to process the carts full of clothing, coats and shoes that 120 South Tahoe Middle School students spent the day shopping for at Kmart. On Saturday, October 5. The Assistance League® of Sierra Foothills (ALSF) partnered with the South Lake Tahoe Kmart to bring the Operation School Bell® program to the students.
South Lake K-Mart not on list slated for closure
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 9:44amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe's K-Mart will not be closed by parent company Sears Holdings. The company released the list of closures Friday. Three California Sears stores will close ...
Free child passenger safety seat check this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 7:58amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol will conduct a child safety seat check-up event in the South Lake Tahoe K-mart parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, according to a s...
