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Word Wave, a festival for readers, writers, and lovers of story has returned to South Lake Tahoe. The three day long Word Wave will feature readings, workshops, panels, music, and plays from October 21-23, 2016 at Tallac Historic Site.

Every culture has used, and continues to use, story to entertain, educate, preserve history and tradition, and connect and WordWave will celebrate those words and the story in all its forms for the second year on the South Shore.

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Friday, October 21

The Lake Tahoe Historical Society is holding another one of their popular History Clubs on Saturday, October 22 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the museum. The History Club is designed for children to experience activities from the past, learn a new skill,
play a game, and use their imagination.

Due to limited class size, reservations are required. The cost is $20 per child.

Sign-ups are also being taken for the other two clubs on Saturday, November 4 and December 10.

For more information, or to make reservations, contact the museum at 530-541-5458.

Leilani (Lani) Mock Anderson died peacefully on September 12, 2016 at the age of 77. She was born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1939 to Henry Mock of Waipio Valley, Hawaii and Mary Jane Brashier Mock Shirley of Pennsylvania. She had one sister Jane Rowe Ronca who lives in Arizona.

The first two rounds of discounted tickets to the annual three-day SnowGlobe music festival in South Lake Tahoe are already sold out, but "Advanced Sale" tickets are available through tomorrow.

SnowGlobe promoters will release the line-up to the December 29-31, 2016 outdoor concert on Thursday, September 15 and will continue to sell the early-bird tickets until they too sell out.

Advanced sale tickets are $179 for a 3-day pass, $219 for a 3-day pass with shuttle and $349 for a 3-day VIP pass.

This week's Pet of the Week is Charlie, a young Rat Terrier. He likes to play with other dogs and seems to be fine with confident cats.

Charlie loves to cuddle in laps and go for car rides.

Visit Charlie at the El Dorado County Animal Services, 530-573-7925.

For Spay-Neuter services and other support, call the Lake Tahoe Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at 530-542-2857.

Last week’s pet of the week Mandy found her forever home!

Part One in an NPR Ed series on mental health in schools.

You might call it a silent epidemic.

Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder in a given year.

So in a school classroom of 25 students, five of them may be struggling with the same issues many adults deal with: depression, anxiety, substance abuse.

And yet most children — nearly 80 percent — who need mental health services won't get them.

A series of fires along the South Shore of Lake Tahoe are still under investigation and have caused some concern among residents. The most recent one, on Tuesday, burned a portion of grass at Rabe Meadow near Kahle Drive at Stateline.

The fire, which burned a patch 30 feet by 40 feet, was reported at 10:13 a.m. Both Tahoe Douglas Fire Department and the US Forest Service responded.

The body of a 36-year-old Georgetown woman missing since August 20 was found near her home Wednesday. Jennifer Wilson-Johnston, who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis and memory loss, left her residence on foot Saturday evening and hadn't been seen since.

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office issued a press release earlier Wednesday, asking for the public's help in finding Jennifer.

The cause of death is under investigation and foul play in not suspected.

It was an overflowing crowd at the Tahoe Beach Retreat on Wednesday evening at the housing forum hosted by the Tahoe Regional Young Professionals. A well informed panel of experts in the field of affordable housing answered a slew of questions from both the in-house crowd, and those able to ask from home via a live-stream telecast.

What was evident after two hours of discussion is that there is no one single answer to the issue of affordable housing and it will take much more than a wave of a magic wand to bring about a solution.

Young visitors to the Lake Tahoe History Museum have been enjoying old-fashioned games and crafts when stopping ball all summer, now they can enjoy them during the new three-hour long History Club adventure on Wednesday, August 17.

Visitors and locals are invited to join in on the club's activities which have been designed for children to experience activities from the past, learn a new skill, play a game, and use their imagination.

Due to limited class size, reservations are required. The cost is $20 per child.

For the seventh year, the Barton Foundation is holding their annual Cocktails for a Cause event on Wednesday, September 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Riva Grill in South Lake Tahoe. Not only will attendees get samples of alcoholic creations made by ten local bartenders, but they'll be treated with heavy appetizers, live music and a raffle.

South Lake Tahoe is opening doors for a new venture with TEDx, hosting the inaugural TEDxSouthLakeTahoe event on October 5, 2016 at The Loft in Heavenly Village from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

A local, independently organized event, TEDxSouthLakeTahoe is striving to create an environment which inspires individuals to think and engage on both a community and global scale, much like what is expected from the popular phenomenon of TED.

Volunteers are needed to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive plants in Lake Tahoe. The League to Save Lake Tahoe's Eyes on the Lake program allows water lovers to do what they enjoy doing while helping preserve the lake's clarity.

If you are a SCUBA diver, paddler, swimmer, beachgoer, or boater and want to help ensure Tahoe's waters stay clear and pristine, Eyes on the Lake is for you. Volunteers will learn how to identify plants in the classroom and in the field. Help protect the Lake while you play.

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On Sunday, former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder became the first back-to-back winner at the American Century Golf Championship at Edgewood Tahoe since Rick Rhoden accomplished the feat in 2008 and 2009.

Coming from 5 points off the lead on Saturday, Mulder won the annual championship by 5 with the Modified Stableford scoring they use in the tournament. Second place finisher, tennis player Mardy Fish, missed a 12-foot putt for eagle on the 18th hole which would have forced a playoff.

Mulder takes home a trophy and $125,000 for his efforts. Fish, $60,000.

Now you see him, now you don't!

Justin Timberlake has such a hectic schedule that he's had to fly away from the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe not once, but twice, to head off to other engagements, only to return in time to tee off.

On Wednesday, JT golfed 18 holes in the Harrah's-Amateur tournament.

On Thursday, JT appeared at Comic Con in San Diego as part of the promotion for his upcoming movie, Trolls.

On Friday, he has a 6:50 a.m. tee time in Lake Tahoe, and an evening event, reportedly in Florida.

A self proclaimed golf junkie, NBA Most Valuable Player and Golden State Warrior Steph Curry, is enjoying his return to Lake Tahoe to golf in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. This, his second visit to the tournament is special as he is playing with his dad, retired NBA player Dell Curry.

NFL Hall of Famers, former Major League Baseball players and other sports celebrities will gather July 17-18 to once again pay tribute to the former Oakland Raider at the 8th annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic at the Schaffer’s Mill Golf & Lake Club in Truckee, Calif.

Upshaw, who often played in the Celebrity Golf Tournament in South Lake Tahoe, died of pancreatic cancer in 2008 at Tahoe Forest Hospital.

In just over a week, the eyes of sports fans will be on Lake Tahoe as the 27th annual American Century Golf Championship opens at Edgewood Tahoe. The field of 86 celebrities from sports, television, music, stage, screen, politics, Nascar, and the US Marine Corps are all headed to the South Shore July 19-24 to play.

"The golfers anticipate getting the invitation letter to play," said Former NFL Head Coach and ESPN Analyst Herm Edwards. "We get excited at that moment."

Summer in South Lake Tahoe is already known for its outdoor entertainment – great beaches, hiking trails, kayaking, mountain biking, and more. I don’t often hear talk about South Lake Tahoe as a theatrical hub, but that really should change.

When the American Century Champsionship comes to South Lake Tahoe July 19-24, Korbel California Champagne® will be joining them for the fifth year by hosting a $250,000 Closest to the Pin competition in addition to the favorite annual “Celebrity Spray-Off,” which encourages players to show off their champagne-spraying skills.

Along with having their tent offering cocktails between holes 17 and 18, Korbel will offer fans and celebrities numerous opportunities to participate in the fun such as:

June is wildfire awareness month at Lake Tahoe. And nine years later, the 2007 Angora Fire remains a vivid remember that wildfire is one of the greatest threats facing our environment, our homes, and our businesses. We must prepare accordingly.

Our region continues to take important steps to manage that wildfire threat, improve the health of our forests, and create fire adapted communities that are prepared for the next wildfire at Tahoe. But there is more work to do.

For two weeks every year, Lake Tahoe area commuters, students and recreational riders get on their bikes instead of in the cars to get to where they need to go. This year's event started on June 1 and goes until June 14 so there are just a few days to make your bike rides count.

In addition to all the other reasons to participate (including that it is fun & free), the data collected goes to help show the need for bicycle paths and other infrastructure when we apply for grants and other funding.

The smash-hit Broadway musical Cabaret hits the Duke Theatre stage at Lake Tahoe Community College with seven performances June 10-19, 2016.

The college's Theatre Arts Department presents the Tony Award-winning musical with with music and lyrics by the Broadway powerhouse team of John Kander and Fred Ebb.

The weather is starting to clear and temperatures are warming up, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Don't forget, when you are coming or going from the Lake Tahoe Basin, check out the Caltrans message board at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/. Click on "Options" and "message boards." This handy tool shows you the exact time it takes to get from town over the mountain so you can stay longer and avoid the traffic!

Here is a list of some of the things to do on the South side:

Lake Tahoe Summer Kick Off Car and Bike Show at the Heavenly Village