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The four Democratic 4th Congressional District candidates will participate in a public forum at Lake Tahoe Community College on Thursday, November 16. The forum, which is being sponsored by the South Lake Tahoe Democratic Club, South Lake Tahoe Solidarity Network, and the Tahoe Climate Change Action Network, will be held in the LTCC Board Room from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The powerful images of climate change, the catastrophic scenes of ice shelves collapsing and the rare fresh water lake system they leave behind will be the focus of the next U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) presentation on November 9 in Incline Village.

Epishelf lakes, the rare lake system where freshwater overlies seawater, have been researched by Assistant Professor Dr. Alex Forrest and his team in the remote Canadian Arctic.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Monday is the last day to buy tickets for the Tahoe Women's Community Fund (TWCF) annual Membership Celebration Dinner on Thursday, November 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Harvey's Lake Tahoe.

Ticket sales will close at noon. They can be purchased for $35 HERE.

As the road construction season winds down, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced the following work schedules on roads in the Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County:

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

Former South Lake Tahoe resident Wendy Shehadi passed away on October 19 2017 at the age of 76 in Las Vegas. Wendy is survived by her husband Dick; sons Mark and Scott; guardian son Mike Cokeron; grandsons Michael and Ryan Shehadi; brother Dr. Richard Rupp; sister in law Louise Rupp; brother in law Michael Shehadi; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

It wasn't a big one, but big enough to move the Richter scale at the University of Nevada Seismological Lab in Reno. At 1:10 a.m. there was a 1.2 magnitude earthquake Thursday morning 3.7 miles WSW of South Lake Tahoe, 10 miles southwest of Glenbrook.

It was the tenth small earthquake in just over 24 hours in the Sierra, most near Mammoth Lakes, Hawthorne and Bishop.

For current earthquake information, visit http://www.seismo.unr.edu.

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows formally announced its plan to install a base-to-base gondola connecting The Village at Squaw Valley and the base area at Alpine Meadows today. The freshly branded “California Express” gondola is targeted to open ahead of the 2019-20 winter season. The connection of these two mountains will realize the long-held dream of the pioneers who brought the sport of skiing and the 1960 Winter Olympics to Squaw Valley nearly 60 years ago.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Drier air moves into the region as high pressure builds over the Sierra. There will be warmer conditions are expected for the rest of this weekend and next week as temperatures increase well above seasonal averages.

Today - Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Tonight - Clear, with a low around 29. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday - Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night - Clear, with a low around 30. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

The second of two community meetings concerning the 2018 Sierra Boulevard Complete Streets Project will be held on Thursday, November 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center and Swim Complex at 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd.

The following are the 194 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from Sept. 20 - Oct. 10, 2017.

9/20

03:57 - 1000 block of 4th St - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury Yes Yes
09:17 - 4100 block of Lakeshore Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
21:35 - 800 block of Capistrano Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
22:07:01 1100 block of Herbert Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury

Before that question can be answered, we need to understand what a mega fire is. To be a mega fire it needs to meet these five points:

1. Starts near or in a high fire danger area during approaching or actual red flag conditions,
2. Escapes the initial attack,
3. Develops into a campaign fire covering a large area,
4. Requires thousand of firefighters and extensive additional resources to bring final containment,
5. Often cause huge property and other cultural losses in addition to vegetation destroyed.

Snowshoe Thompson, Julia Bulette and Mark Twain Together Again: What could possibly go wrong?

Featuring Steve Hale as "Snowshoe Thompson", Kim Harris as "Julia Bulette" and McAvoy Layne as "Mark Twain" presenting history and comedy as you've not seen since the last time they were together!

Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Donation at the door is $20 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. Cash, or Checks made payable to FOST are acceptable. Sorry, no credit cards.

Open seating. No-host bar. Dessert during intermission.

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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:

9/28

1:30 p.m. - Annoying Phone Calls - South Lake Tahoe - SUSPECT SENT HARASSING TEXT MSG TO 16-YEAR-OLD FEMALE VICTIM.

Lake Tahoe Unified School District is looking for volunteers to help them in their quest to help students with a healthy lifestyle as well as their efforts to be sustainable and use of renewable energy.

Community members with an interest or expertise in any of these areas are encouraged to join one of the following committees:

Wellness Committee – Nutrition, Wellness Committee – Physical Education and Activity, and Renewable Energy and Sustainability Committee

7:00PM UPDATE 10/4 - The Cutter Fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountains of Douglas County has now burned through 1,697 acres of brush. A chainsaw started the fire which started on October 3 at 12:19 p.m. Several firefighters are on the scene according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.

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The Cutter Fire in Douglas County has burned 650 acres since starting just after noon Tuesday, according to Sierra Front. The brush fire is burning in the area of U.S. 395 in the Pine Nut Mountains near Leviathan Mine Road in Douglas County.

After a winter when we learned more about atmospheric rivers that we ever wanted to, where the average storm seemed to be measured in feet instead of inches, and where the national attention of Lake Tahoe resulted in amazing photos, what is coming? After that relentless 2016-17 winter with flooding, blizzards, historic snowpack, and crazy winds, people are understandably interested in what next winter will bring. Is it time to freak-out yet?

For the fourth consecutive year, several Douglas County businesses were awarded a Spotlight Award. This year’s awards were given at the Critical Issues Conference held on Thursday, September 28, 2017. The Spotlight Awards recognized businesses in 7 different categories: Retail, Restaurant, Manufacturing and Production, Sports and Recreation, Entrepreneur, Business and Professional Service, Tourism and Hospitality and special recognition was given to the Business Council for their 25 years of dedicated service to Douglas County.

he Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) on Wednesday recognized 15 exceptional projects completed in 2016 with Best in Basin awards.

Now in its 27th year, TRPA’s Best in Basin awards program each year showcases projects around the lake that demonstrate exceptional planning, implementation, and compatibility with Tahoe’s natural environment and communities.

As we watched the horrific images out of the islands of the Caribbean after the one-two punch of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, we saw people wading through waist-deep water to get to safety, with no homes or belongings to go back to.

Two of those residents who lost their home in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands are on a road trip and currently in Lake Tahoe. "We needed to get to nature," Lissa Ress explained about how they ended up in the Sierra.

Clear skies and light winds are expected through the coming week as a ridge of high pressure along the west coast gradually strengthens, leading a slow warming trend.

Aside from some freezing fog near Truckee and the Sierra Valley, benign conditions remain on tap for the near future as that high pressures continues to build. According to some modules, there is the potential for cooler and wetter weather toward the end of the first week of October, but in the meantime its dry with above normal temperatures by the weekend.

Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Cali. - Winter may have popped into town for a few days, but fall is back as so is the 23rd annual Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson October 7-8.

This popular rite of passage features the required Oktoberfest and fall inspired brews as well as activities for the whole family from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Admission and parking are free, and festival goers are encouraged to take advantage of the free bike valet in front of the Mountain Sports Center. Bikers will receive an ice cream coupon when they valet their bikes.

The following are the 82 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from Sept 1 - 6, 2017.

9/1
01:36 - Barton Hospital - EMS Interfacility Transfer
09:41 - 4100 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - Motor vehicle accident with no injuries
09:43 - 1300 block of Emerald Bay Rd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
10:06 - 3800 block of Pioneer Tr - Public service
10:39 = 3800 block of Pioneer Trail - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
11:16 - 1000 block of William Ave - Fire, other

The following is the roadwork schedule from Caltrans on Lake Tahoe area roads.

SPECIAL EVENT
State Routes 28 and 267 (Placer County): Motorists should be alert for increased road cyclists on sections of State Routes 28 and 267 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday during the “Stetina’s Sierra Prospect” cycling event. Remember to share the road and allow at least three feet of space. For race information, visit:https://www.sierraprospect.com/

EMERGENCY PROJECTS

How does the 2017 yellow jacket population compare to previous years? Will a changing climate mean more regular population increases of these stinging things?

Join Dr. Lynn Kimsey, from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will speak at the next Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) talk in Incline Village on September 21 at 5:30 p.m.

Get an overview of yellow jacket diversity and biology and learn how to distinguish them from other wasps. Dr. Kimsey will also discuss effects and treatments of stings, and even more importantly, how to prevent or treat outbreaks.