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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With three major road construction projects on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe this summer, both residents and visitors alike will have their patience put to the test as they navigate local roads.

Not only will CalTrans have three major projects on Highway 50 between Echo Summit and Al Tahoe Boulevard, but the City of South Lake Tahoe will have their own road projects going on at Sierra Boulevard and Gardner Mountain.

It truly will be a six-month-long "Road Construction Season."

After Earth Day celebrations in South Lake Tahoe, join the Sierra Nevada Alliance as they present their 14th annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Saturday, April 27 at Harrah's Tahoe. The 2nd annual Wild Child film fest is from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the adult's program 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Each year, they choose powerful environmental and adventure films so people are inspired to take further action regarding issues that impact the environment, ourselves and our world. This year they are showing a series of short films that will not only inspire kids but adults as well.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to April 17 - 22, 2019.

April 17

ARRESTS (1):
28-year-old male arrested for violation of probation and resisting arrest.

TRAFFIC STOPS (18)

OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE (37):
Alarm: 3400-block Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Alarm: 900-block Ski Run Blvd.
Alarm: 1100-block Emerald Bay Rd.
Child Molestation: Location Redacted.
Civil Problem: 3300-block Sandy Way
Disturbance: 3200-block Apple St.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's been a while since the forecast had nothing but sunshine in it, but that is what is ahead for the Lake Tahoe Basin next week! Due to the warming temperatures, watch for increased flow in area streams and rivers due to the snowmelt.

For Monday and Tuesday, the northerly flow that started over the weekend will persist but gradually weaken as high-pressure noses into the region. The northerly flow will still be rather gusty Tuesday morning across area ridges but should diminish through the day.

Join UC Davis TERC for an evening science lecture on Mountain Lakes and Climate Change on Thursday, April 25 in Incline Village.

Between 12,000 and 14,000 small lakes are scattered throughout the Sierra Nevada. How is climate change affecting these remote mountain lakes? Recent research provides insight into the climate sensitivity of these water bodies and the influence of warming temperatures and a shrinking spring snowpack. Join Dr. Adrianne Smits as she discusses how lakes across the Sierra Nevada are expected to change and what that change could mean for the surrounding ecosystems.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the 58 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from April 8 - April 15, 2019.

4/8

Barton Hospital - EMS call, Interfacility Transfer
Heavenly Resort - EMS call, Interfacility Transfer
Barton Hospital - EMS call, Interfacility Transfer
900 block of Park Ave - Alarm system sounded, no fire/unintentional
Barton Hospital - EMS call, Interfacility Transfer
Barton Hospital - EMS call, Interfacility Transfer

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After this summer's work is completed on Sierra Boulevard, those driving, walking and riding on the road will enjoy sidewalks, Class 1 and Class 2 bike lanes, parallel parking spots, reduced lane size, lighted sidewalks, underground utilities, landscaping, crosswalks and see the new water quality improvements.

The $5.5 million project on the .6 mile long Sierra Boulevard is funded mostly by grants.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Now has been posting the call logs from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department for years, and while that will still continue the format is changing. After today we will post complete logs Tuesday-Friday with Tuesdays being a list of the weekend calls.

The following is a full recap of all activity for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department from April 5 - 15, 2019.

April 5-7

ARRESTS (11):
36-year-old male arrested for disobeying a court order.
45-year-old male arrested for loitering on private property and resisting arrest.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Ever-changing weather for the Lake Tahoe Basin is a normal spring pattern though most are hoping with more sun and less snow and rain. This week will be much of the same.

Active spring weather returns to start the new week with a pair of storms set to make impacts to most of the region. Gusty southwest winds, valley rain, and mountain snow are expected through Tuesday. Sunshine and warmer temperatures return for the second half of next week as high pressure moves in according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. The League to Save Lake Tahoe is celebrating Earth Day with a movie, presentation, and festival on April 22, 2019 and the public is invited to join them at the Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe.

Make a difference, learn more and win fun prizes!

The day starts with a clean up of the area from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Now that the snow has melted trash is showing and help is needed to keep things clean. Meet at the village at 9:00 a.m.

Then, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. visit environmental non-profit booths at Heavenly Village. Visit all booths and win prizes.

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At a price tag of $150 million, the California legislature is considering a bill that, if approved, would change the way the Sierra snowpack is measured each year.

For 90 years the snowpack has been measured at several locations including Phillips, just west of Lake Tahoe. Normally performed in front of media, staff from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) snowshoe into a spot where they stick a pole into the snow to measure the depth and water content of the snow.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the 17 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from March 21 - April 7, 2019.

3/21
Tahoe Island Dr - Unintentional transmission of alarm, other
Morro Dr - Public service assistance, other
Tamarack Ave - CO detector activation due to malfunction
Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
Pony Express Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
Barton Hospital - EMS call, Interfacility Transfer

3/22

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The forecast is beginning to sound like a broken record - Rain, snow, sunshine, repeat. Mother Nature keeps sending us bits of everything in the Lake Tahoe forecasts. Never fear....at this point it looks like a week of sunshine coming soon!

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Lake Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon to 9:00 p.m. Monday. The advisory is for Tahoe, Donner, Fallen Leaf, Prosser, and Boca lakes. Winds will be from the southwest 15 to 20 mph, gusts to 40 mph. Waves on the lakes will be 1 to 3 feet.

The annual Lake Tahoe Home and Garden Show will be held on Friday, April 26, from 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The show will be staged in the South Tahoe Middle School Multi-Purpose Room, behind the bus garage and next to the track, entrance off Al Tahoe Blvd.

Admission to this show is FREE, and free door prize drawings will be held every twenty minutes with prizes going to show attendees.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A quick moving weather system will bring gusty winds, showers, and mountain snow to the Lake Tahoe region on Friday according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno. This will fall on the heels of a smaller system on Thursday.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Road rehabilitation has long been a concern of City Council, but there hasn't always been money in the budget to do anything more than patching, pothole filling and some resurfacing. With almost 130 miles of roads (260 lane miles) maintained by the City of South Lake Tahoe, with many of them past their prime, it would take millions of dollars to get all of them to a top rating.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For ten years the RAH Hair Studio has operated at a location near Sierra Boulevard, but as they enter their second decade, they have moved to a beautiful new space at The Crossing in South Lake Tahoe.

Is was not a normal April Fool's Day when Rah's owner Angela Zajic opened the doors on her new place for the first time. In the works for five months, the new space in The Crossing next to Verde Mexican Rotisserie has been turned into something that looks like it's straight from the pages of Etsy and Pinterest.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Under a misty rain, the fourth, and perhaps final, measurement of the snowpack in Philips, California for 2019 is complete, and it's good news from the Department of Water Resources (DWR).

Their manual survey recorded 106.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 51 inches, which is 200 percent of average for the Phillips location outside Sierra-at-Tahoe.

Statewide, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is 162 percent of average.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Tuesday, April 2, 325 6th graders from South Tahoe Middle School, Zephyr Cove Elementary School and home-schooled youth, will spend the day at Lake Tahoe Community College going through the 16th annual Drug Store Project.

Since 2004, middle school students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) have gone through the Drug Store Project (DSP), a day-long comprehensive drug prevention program designed to educate youth about the dangers of substance use and abuse.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City Council will receive a presentation about broadband and wireless communications infrastructure in South Lake Tahoe during their meeting on Tuesday, April 2. The presentation will be from representatives with AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and a communications expert.

The meeting, which starts at 9:00 a.m. in Council Chambers at the airport, will have the following items up for discussion and vote:

On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, voters will be selecting their new District 1 State Senator, a vacancy created when Ted Gaines won a seat on the state Board of Equalization in November.

District 1 spans California’s northeastern corner from the Oregon border to Lake Tahoe, including some of the Sacramento area’s eastern suburbs. Residents living in Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, and Siskiyou Counties are in District 1 as well as parts of Placer County (Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Loomis, and Rocklin) and Sacramento County (Folsom, Orangevale, and Fair Oaks).

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Dry weather and good travel conditions are on tap for Sunday before a series of storms move through the region this week. These storms
will bring periods of mountain snow, valley rain, and gusty winds. The greatest travel impacts will be overnight and during the early morning hours, however, the strongest storm may bring significant travel difficulties Tuesday night through Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a day of crazy socks, mismatched shoes and untied shoelaces at the Sierra House Elementary campus at Al Tahoe Learning Center Thursday in celebration of World Down Syndrome Day.

Kindergarten teacher Amy Terpening organized #RockYourSocks day in her classroom and held a surprise celebration of her student Dylan Polan who has Down Syndrome. The six-year-old came through a tunnel created by her fellow students and then sat down to be "interviewed" by her teacher. The students displayed paper socks they decorated with fun shapes and colors.

When the snow starts to melt and the rivers in the Sierra start running fast, be prepared to enjoy the whitewater excitement by taking three classes at Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) this spring. The Wilderness Education & Outdoor Leadership program at LTCC is offering three classes - Beginning and Intermediate Whitewater Rafting, and Whitewater Guide School - all available at deep discounts.

LTCC has drastically cut the fees to make it possible for more residents to safely prepare for what’s promising to be an incredible rafting season in the Sierras.