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Two colleges to be housed in LTCC University Center in Fall 2018
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 8:21pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Students will soon be able to graduate from South Tahoe High, move into Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) for their associate degree, then head over to the new Lisa Maloff University Center for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts, Global Business Management, Psychology, and possibly in the near future, Ski Resort Management.
Sierra Nevada College was the first school to offer four-year degrees at LTCC, and now there will be another.
Man facing drug charges after driving car into building in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 2:34pm
A Minden, Nevada man was arrested in South Lake Tahoe Tuesday after allegedly "nodding" off at the wheel after using heroin and crashing into a building on the corner of 3rd Street and James Avenue.
The 27-year-old man was driving as part of his local job. He is being charged with DUI, Driving While Addicted and Possession of Narcotics, all misdemeanors. He is currently in the El Dorado County Jail with a bail of $22,500.
There was some damage to a utility cover on the building .
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Police Departments responded. The driver was not injured.
Youth empowerment program to be full of singing and dancing
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 1:57pm
Event Date:
April 29, 2018 - 10:00am
Unity at the Lake believes that every single child is special, that they make a difference and that they have infinite resources within them. Every Sunday Unity offers a youth empowerment program concurrent with their regular Sunday Service.
In keeping with this, they invite all children in the community to a special musical program, facilitated by Jodene Hurt, a local child educator, on Sunday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m.
High School essay contest sponsored by Unity at the Lake
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 1:16pm
Unity at the Lake will be giving away $2,000 to local youth during their essay contest, part of their long-standing intention to empower youth in the South Lake Tahoe community.
South Tahoe High School students in grades 9-12 are invited to submit a 400-600 word essay with the title "How I Make a Difference." The essay should explore what these words mean to the student and how they have incorporated them (or intend to incorporate them) into their personal life. Unity will select one winning essay in each grade for each $500 award.
Opinion: May take years to recover from negative national VHR news
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 7:51pm
We recently received talking points from a local public relation firm relating to how we could handle the adverse publicity which occurred due to the CBS morning show about the draconian VHR ordinance and subsequent $1000 fine enforcements. We, as property managers and owners, have been requesting support from the Chamber of Commerce, LTVA, and the Lodging Association in helping us fight the selfish attitudes of some locals regarding their entitlement to Lake Tahoe without visitors to their neighborhoods.
Fuel reduction plan released for over 3700 acres of National Forest lands
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 7:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Fuels on 3,737 acres of South Lake Tahoe area National Forest lands will be reduced by thinning forest stands and removing forest biomass vegetation, prescribed burning, and reforestation.
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) announced the the final decision on the project last week. This project helps decrease the risk of wildland fires and complements defensible space treatments implemented by local municipal fire districts on adjacent non-federal lands.
Board of Supervisor District 5 Candidate Forum
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 4:17pm
Event Date:
April 26, 2018 - 6:00pm Meet the four candidates for the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors at the South Lake Tahoe Democratic Club's candidate forum on Thursday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m. at the California Conservation Corps, 1949 Apache Avenue in Meyers.
Sue Novasel, the incumbent is being challenged by former Supervisor Norma Santiago, local businessman Ken Curtzwiler and transportation specialist Jeffrey Spencer.
The primary will be held on June 5, 2018.
Find out about South Lake Tahoe Optimist Club at meet and greet
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 3:38pm
Event Date:
April 24, 2018 - 5:00pm Join the South Lake Tahoe Optimist Club at Cold Water Brewery on Tuesday, April 24 and find out more about their club and how they support local youth. The event is from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Learn a little more about what they do, the youth organizations that they support and how you can support youth organizations.
Kudos: Choices for Children thanks community
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/21/2018 - 10:50pm
In honor of Month of the Young Child, Choices for Children held their 26th annual Provider Appreciation Breakfast on April 14 at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course. Choices for Children would like to thank Pam West and her twin sister Katty for a fabulous presentation on Sing and Play the Sensory Way. Child care providers appreciated the access local professional development in a fun and engaging way.
Thank you to Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge & Spa for providing accommodations to the Wests.
Chef Mark Estee teaches teen healthy cooking classes, shares the recipes
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 8:39pm
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Mark Estee, chef and restaurateur, capped off a 6-month series of Healthy Lifestyles programming and curriculum at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada’s William N. Pennington Teen Center with a full menu of Local Mushroom Risotto, Panzanella Salad and Sabayon with Berries (recipes listed at the end of story).
New Women's Suite at Barton Memorial Hospital
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 3:12pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A $230,000 donation from the Barton Auxiliary allowed the hospital to eopn a new Women's Suite complete with a 3D tomosynthesis mammogram machine. During a grand opening this week, the new era in local cancer screenings and community health
Tahoe Art League hosts exhibit in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 12:16pm
Event Date:
April 30, 2018 - 6:00pm Participants in El Dorado County Wellness Center programs will have a chance to show off their artistic skills in the “Each Mind Matters” art exhibit hosted by the Tahoe Art League. The exhibit will take place at Lake Tahoe Community College April 30 – May 4, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.
The art that will be on display has been created through Art Angels, a program of the Tahoe Art League.
South Lake Tahoe community group attempts to get new initiative on the ballot
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/19/2018 - 6:51pm
The "South Lake Tahoe Vacation Home Rentals Restrictions Initiative" may be added to the ballot in November should proponents get enough signatures to put it there.
Created by the Sustainable Community Alliance (SCA), a group in South Lake Tahoe, the initiative is giving voters another chance to voice their opinion about vacation home rentals (VHRs) and should be on the ballot along with another initiative that wants to ban VHRs.
Book reading and signing with local author at Camp Richardson General Store
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/18/2018 - 7:15pm
Event Date:
April 22, 2018 - 11:00am Jennifer Quashnick is the local author of the Mountaingirl Mysteries series, in which Rachel Winters, a Lake Tahoe resident frequently accompanied by her dog Bella, finds herself embroiled in murder, mystery, and romance in the Tahoe Basin and beyond. The series begins with the Sierra Nevada Trail of Murder, where Rachel and Bella discover a murder victim along a local hiking trail. The series continues with Sierra Nevada River of Lies and Sierra Nevada Dangerous Developments.
Location
Camp Richardson General Store Cafe
1900 Jameson Beach Road.
United States
38° 56' 4.0596" N, 120° 2' 26.9376" W
See map: Google Maps
Amgen cyclist Peter Stetina hits the road from South Lake Tahoe to Kirkwood
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/18/2018 - 3:28pm
American professional road cyclist Peter Stetina was in South Lake Tahoe Wednesday, inviting local cyclists to join him on a training run from Sprouts to Kirkwood, and back.
Daniel Knight of Dayton, Nev., the assistant manager of Save Mart in Carson City came to town to join Stetina. Chadwick Clark of South Lake Tahoe, the chef at Camp Galilee in Glenbrook, also joined in. Both ride their bikes to work when weather allows.
Could South Lake Tahoe become the Napa Valley of cannabis?
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/18/2018 - 11:52amCould South Lake Tahoe become the Napa Valley of cannabis? Could a new slogan be "Made in Tahoe, Enjoyed in California?" Or will Tahoe weed be world famous?
These are all possible, and the desire of many entrepreneurs, but the South Lake Tahoe City Council wants regulations around the cannabis industry to be done correctly, and thus slowly, to prevent unseen issues that could arise as they develop the first ordinance for adult use cannabis in South Lake Tahoe.
Angel of Tahoe strikes again: Large donation headed to Boys & Girls Club
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/17/2018 - 2:20pm
Lisa Maloff, whose name is synonymous with gracious donations to the South Lake Tahoe community, has once again thrown her financial support behind a local need.
Maloff has given the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe $500,000 to get started on a new building, but she won't be stopping there.
TERC talk at Lake Tahoe: The Last Straw
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/17/2018 - 10:09am
Event Date:
April 19, 2018 - 6:00pm
In advance of Earth Day, the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center will have a presentation on April 10 around the fact that 500 million straws used, and discarded, daily in the United States.
That is enough straws to wrap around the Earth's circumference 2.5 times a day.
Opinion: Saddened by Laine's stunningly secretive display, hope we can find a path back
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 11:00am
The last few months have been some of the most difficult for our City Council, for our City and for our community. Similar to the national conversation, with immediate access to social media in many forms, controversial opinion pieces go immediately out to the public, even before the accused have an opportunity to hear the allegations. Soon after, public comment and “opinion” on the opinion begins with little interest in whether there is truth.
STPUD receives second award for transparency
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 10:04am
South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) has been awarded the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence through California Special District’s Association. The certificate is good for two years and is the second consecutive time STPUD has been issued one.
Opinion: Secrecy, manipulation, lies, and power struggles rampant in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/15/2018 - 2:30pm
To: The Community
I am providing the following information because I can no longer be a party to the violations of law, secrecy, manipulation, lies, and power struggles that are rampant at the City today.
Art Exhibit: Ellen Nunes - Creation Series - Make Tahoe "quantum" installation
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/14/2018 - 8:46am
Event Date:
April 20, 2018 - 5:00pm Join MakeTahoe.com for the latest installment of “Make Tahoe quantum” at Benko Art Gallery on Friday, April 20, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. as we present the art of Ellen Nunes.
Ellen Nunes is a professional artist and 35 year local resident to Lake Tahoe.
Location
Benko Art Gallery
3979 Lake Tahoe Blvd
United States
38° 57' 16.1568" N, 119° 56' 46.014" W
See map: Google Maps
Changes ahead for South Shore bus services
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 10:07pm
One thing is certain, something has to change or there will not be enough money to operate buses around the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. What isn't certain is how those changes will look, where extra funding can come from, or if services will have to be cut.
During Friday's Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) board meeting, options to keep a sustainable transit system in place for Lake Tahoe were discussed. Buses continue to operate at a loss and that cannot continue, according to the TTD staff.
Mountaingirl Mystery Author at the Zephyr Cove Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 7:07pm
Event Date:
April 18, 2018 - 6:00pm The Douglas County Public Library will be hosting local Lake Tahoe author Jennifer Quashnick at both branches of the library. Jennifer will be at the Lake Tahoe Branch in Zephyr Cove on Wednesday, April 18 at 6:00 p.m. to introduce her Mountaingirl Mysteries series. She will then bring the discussion to the Minden Branch on Wednesday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m.
Location
Douglas County Library - Zephyr Cove, NV
233 Warrior Way
United States
See map: Google Maps
FIrst phase of El Dorado County VHR ordinance closer to approval
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 7:03pm
Weather has not be the best friend of those wanting to get a revised vacation home rental (VHR) ordinance for El Dorado County. Snow and unsafe travel conditions for staff driving to South Lake Tahoe from Placerville for the meetings lead to the cancellation of the March 3 and March 24 meetings, and the original February 1 meeting had to be stopped due to overcrowding. The next Board of Supervisors meeting on VHRs will be in South Lake Tahoe on May 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the South Tahoe Middle School multi-purpose room.
Fundraising talent show in Carson City to feature South Shore dancers
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 2:25pm
Event Date:
April 14, 2018 (All day)
Carson’s Got Talent, a talent show featuring performers from Reno, Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Douglas County, Dayton and Yerington, hits the stage at the Bob Boldrick Theater in Carson City on Saturday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m.
The show, which will be emceed by local comedian Roger Diez, is a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels Carson City.
Judging the competition is a star-studded line up of regional celebrities:
Mark Estee, chef and restaurateur
Sierra Scott, grants director for the Nevada Arts Council
Rebecca Kitchen, KOLO 8 reporter
Join the next STAT class with SLTFR
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/12/2018 - 2:13pm
Event Date:
April 18, 2018 (All day) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is another chance to become part of the South Tahoe Action Team (STAT), a team that provides valuable assistance to the community during a disaster.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) is now accepting applications for the next four-week long STAT Class starting April 18, and continuing on April 25, May 2 and May 16. The Wednesday classes run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and participants must be able to commit to all four classes.
South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Celebration
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/12/2018 - 11:53am
Event Date:
April 28, 2018 - 10:00am The South Lake Tahoe Earth Day celebration will be on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Bijou Community Park. The special day recognizes, celebrates, and promotes our region’s unique beauty while educating the public about local environmental issues.
Location
Bijou Community Park
1201 Al Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States
See map: Google Maps
Letter: There must be a difference between politics and administration in local government
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/11/2018 - 6:49pm
Over the years I was employed by the City of South Lake Tahoe, I had the privilege to work with many fine City employees, far too many to mention in one letter. I found that most employees cared a lot about their community and wanted to be given the chance to do the best job possible for all residents of South Lake Tahoe. They take their public employment seriously, and they just need the support and help from management and elected City officials. They are committed to the public service.
Rediscover Woodfords: Walk the old with us and discover the new
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/10/2018 - 4:01pm
Event Date:
June 9, 2018 - 10:00am Join local guides wearing period dress for a short stroll through the historic town of Woodfords! Visit the site where the old Merrill Hotel and Daniel Woodford’s “Sign of the Elephant” once stood, and hear true tales about the Emigrant Trail wagons and Pony Express riders that once passed through town.
Location
Mad Dog Cafe
290 A Old Pony Express Road
Markleeville, California 96120
United States
See map: Google Maps
Walmart staff thanks Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 8:11pm
Staff from the Gardnerville Walmart recently stopped by to see Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) staff for two things, one to thank them for their help, and the other to fill them in on their foundation and how they can help the community.
Prescribed burns in Lake Tahoe ahead of next storm
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 6:31pm
Prescribed fire operations will continue around several areas around Lake Tahoe this week, weather permitting. he Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations in Sugar Pine Point and Burton Creek state parks on the West Shore, Carnelian Bay and Kings Beach on the North Shore, Logan Shoals on the East Shore and on Kingsbury Grade and off Ski Run Boulevard on the South Shore. Smoke may be present.
Shop at Whole Foods April 19 and support Tahoe Rim Trail
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 11:54am
Event Date:
April 19, 2018 - 8:00am STATELINE, NEV. - Whole Foods Market in Reno is donating 5 percent of their net sales on April 19 to the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. Funds raised at this event will be used to get mpre under-served youth out on the trail, make critical trail repairs, and help ensure the Tahoe Rim Trail System remains a world-class experience for all through simply grocery shopping. Stock up on all the essentials, build an epic trail mix in the bulk foods aisle, and enjoy a lunch or dinner buffet.
Connect for Kids fundraiser to collect money and new bikes for local youth
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/08/2018 - 6:58pm
Mark your calendar for a night of fun on Thursday, April 26 as the Connect for Kids Charity Mixer helps our community's youth through a silent auction, raffle and a Donate & Decorate" bike contest at South Lake Brewing Company from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The mixer will include delicious lite bites by Verde Mexican Rotisserie. Several local non-profits who serve South Shore youth will be in attendance to highlight their organizations. All raffle, silent auction proceeds, and donated bikes will benefit participating non-profits.
Donate & Decorate Bike Contest:
Pick a team of 4 to 6
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/08/2018 - 11:25am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
3/29
Jamie Anderson headed to Dancing With the Stars: Athletes
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/07/2018 - 5:38pm
The complete list of athletes who have committed to ABC for a special four-week long Dancing With the Stars Athletes will be announced on Friday, April 13, but the names of four athletes have been revealed.
South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson will be one of the dancing athletes according to Us Weekly and CBS Sports.
She'll be joining Olympians Tonya Harding, Adam Rippon and Jennie Finch. The rest of the athletes on the show which starts April 30 will be announced next Friday.
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.
Tahoe Truckee Snapshot Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 10:57am
Event Date:
May 19, 2018 - 9:00am Join the fun as we capture the water quality of the Tahoe Truckee Watershed through this hands-on monitoring event. Meet at Lake Tahoe Community College Aspen Room Saturday, May 19 at 9 am. Teams led by trained team leaders will then go out to local streams and rivers throughout South Tahoe to collect data to create a snapshot in time of water quality. The data collected can be used for restoration projects and overall watershed protection.
Wear layers, sunglasses, sun hat and sunscreen. Be prepared to possibly wade in the water. Bring a reusable water bottle.
Location
Lake Tahoe Community College
United States
See map: Google Maps
Tahoe Wildlife Care: Layton released back into the wild
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 8:50pm
In the 18 years that Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care have been caring for bear cubs, 96 have passed through their doors. Most of those 96 have wintered at the facility on Cherry Hills Circle, and today, Layton, left his temporary home in South Lake Tahoe and went back Laytonville, Calif., the area he was found in.
Late in the evening on June 23, 2017, Layton arrived at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care after being found alone, full of mites, foxtails, ticks and underweight. He weighed in at 15 pounds and was about four or five months old.
Opening night for Tahoe Valley production of The Jungle Book
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:59pm
This isn't your mother's school play. Tahoe Valley Elementary Performing Arts is presenting The Jungle Book to local schools, parents and the community this week, and the production shouldn't be missed.
Under the direction of Jack Suglian, a Tahoe Valley Elementary and South Tahoe High graduate and stage veteran, the 55 students have been in rehearsal since January, not only working on lines but also on 15 musical numbers.
The play is inside the schools "Thunderbird Theater."
Collaboration key to keeping all sides happy with SnowGlobe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 10:02pm
"This is what our community is all about, true collaboration," said Mayor Pro Tem Tom Davis during Tuesday's Council meeting. "I want to thank all of you for working with us and finding solutions."
Chad Donnelly, the CEO of SnowGlobe Music Festival, the City of South Lake Tahoe and members of the No Globe Alliance spent the month of march working together to address concerns about the three-day music festival held annually in South Lake Tahoe.
LimeBike to expand to use of scooters in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 8:14pm
South Lake Tahoe was the first city in California to carry the dockless bicycle sharing system, LimeBike, and now the community may soon be seeing the next generation, Lime-S.
At Tuesday's City Council meeting, Sam Dreiman, Manager of Strategic Development for LimeBike, and Jesse Patterson, Deputy Director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, made a presentation to Council on numbers from 2017 and plans for 2018.
Smoke from large prescribed fire may come into Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 6:40pm
The Eldorado National Forest will begin implementing the Power Fire Fuels Maintenance project 13,50 acres southwest of Lake Tahoe on April 4, ahead of the incoming storm.
Two portions of that project, units 4 and 6, will be prescribed burned. These units are south of Highway 88 between Bear River Reservoir and the Mokelumne River in the 2004 Power Fire burn scar. Due to wind flows, smoke from this fire may come into the Lake Tahoe basin starting Wednesday.
Postpartum Support International to hold annual Climb Out of the Darkness in SLT
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 11:51am
Event Date:
June 24, 2018 - 9:00am SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Climb Out of the Darkness®, the world’s largest event raising awareness of pregnancy and postpartum mental health disorders, will hold a regional climb in South Lake Tahoe on June 24, 2018.
Prescribed fire operations continue around Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 6:56pm
Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team has announced continued prescribed fire operations by the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team at several locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin this week, weather and conditions permitting. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S.
Column: Funds needed to make fire response proactive instead of reactive
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 6:20pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Last October, California experienced a series of devastating wildfires that destroyed property and took lives. In a four month period the State endured fires and floods from San Diego to Mendocino that destroyed over 11,000 homes and commercial structures and killed 64 Californians. Local Government fire and rescue personnel and equipment comprised up to 80 percent available resources for mutual aid throughout the State. The City of South Lake Tahoe Fire Department along with other fire agencies around the basin engaged in these critical fire fights.
Christening ceremony for Ms Lisa, the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue boat
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 5:25pm
In South Lake Tahoe, the name Lisa Maloff is synonymous with philanthropy. She has earned the name "Angel of Tahoe" through her large donations, including $10 million to Barton Memorial Hospital for their new Robert Maloff Center of Excellence (Wellness and Sports Performance Center) and $5.8 million to Lake Tahoe Community College for the Lisa Maloff University Center. To date, Mrs. Maloff has donated $35 million in the past four years.
Letter: SnowGlobe's token changes not enough
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 10:16am
On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, the City of South Lake Tahoe will consider the permit requirements for the 2018 SnowGlobe Event. As of this writing there are no contractual changes to sound levels which were arbitrarily created the 2nd year of SnowGlobe.
Memorial "Face Rat" party for Ronson Sakioka
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/01/2018 - 6:34pm
Event Date:
April 6, 2018 (All day)
There will be a memorial day on the slopes in memory of Ronson Sakioka on Friday, April 6 on the face of Heavenly, followed by an after-party in the California Lodge.
The 64-year-old Sakioka was a long time South Lake Tahoe area local. He was killed by a car as he attempted to cross Highway 49 at night during the Victorian Christmas in Nevada City on December 20, 2017.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue to christen Ms. Lisa on Monday
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/01/2018 - 11:11am
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue is inviting the public to the christening of their new boat, the Ms. Lisa, on Monday, April 2 at 1:30 p.m. at the Tahoe Keys Marina Boat Ramp.
Financed by a generous donation by local philanthropist Lisa Maloff, the new water safety rescue boat bears her name.
