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With hundreds of new laws every year for the past 45 years, one might wonder if anyone knows them all or can keep track of the changes. There are new laws on the books for both California (800 new laws) and Nevada (45 new laws) that Lake Tahoe residents might want to brush up on.

Here is an overview of some of them:

California

With the holidays right around the corner, many of us are beginning to think about warm meals with loved ones and the joys of exchanging gifts. However, many local families with few resources are struggling to rebuild their lives after experiencing violence. They are solely focused on how they will pay rent and provide food and warm clothing for their families. For the thirteenth year in a row, Live Violence Free is organizing an opportunity for community members and businesses to come together to provide happier holidays for local survivors of violence.

Everything from Yoga to plastic surgery to food and fitness will be covered during the Annual Lake Tahoe Women's Wellness Weekend at Granlibakken Lodge & Conference Center November 9-10. Speakers, women's health professionals, authors and others will present on a myriad of topics concerning women and their health.

Buona Sera in Minden is presenting holding a wine tasting and dinner Thursday, October 17. This special event will be "Sangiovese Tasting 101 – Five Vino Noceto Sangioveses: The Differences – The Clones."

This is an educational and fun class that will cover 5 of the 7 Sangioveses and will be followed by a 5 course wine dinner with Rusty Folena, Winemaker.

Miss me? I have been working for the last year on The Children’s Memorial Tree and I would like to take this opportunity to say Thank You to the community of South Lake Tahoe for their support in rebuilding the memorial. I wanted to keep the Skibum as well as my alter ego out of the publicity due to the fact that there would be resistance to the idea from those that do not always agree with my views and I wanted no distractions. We had to play good cop / bad cop with the city in order to push the memorial through and guess which role I played.

Come to our Course Enrollment and Job Fair this Friday, September 20th, we will be answering all your questions regarding the course and the job openings we have today.

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H&R Block Income Tax Course - last seats available. Do you want to learn more about taxes? Gain valuable Tax knowledge today that you can profit from tomorrow? We still have openings for our classes in South Lake Tahoe. We offer flexible schedules in the morning and afternoon to fit your busy life! Classes start 9/23 and the course ends on 11/22/2013.

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* Course includes both classroom instruction and web-based learning and activities

A Placerville couple was arrested Tuesday and face criminal charges after federal investigators said they defrauded the government by filing false tax returns and false liens against IRS employees.

Charles and Victoria Tingler face conspiracy and other charges. According to an indictment, the Tinglers and Teresa Marie Marty, are charged with filing liens against the property of three IRS employees and filing liens of at least $84 million against the property of two U.S. Justice Department attorneys, according to a news release.

The City of South Lake Tahoe and the South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association are working in partnership to prepare and install the agility equipment at the Bijou Park.

After careful consideration and discussions with all of the City Departments involved in this project it has been decided that the dog agility park will be located across from the dog park instead of inside the current dog park. We believe this is a better option and will be easier to maintain.

The Loyal Order of the Moose 1632 of South Lake Tahoe announces its second annual Yard Sale on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16, 2013 from 9 am to 5 pm.

Not only will the lawn be full of fabulous yard sale bargains but there will also be a silent auction full of great prizes including San Francisco Giants and 49er tickets and delicious dinners from local restaurants. Members of the Moose Lodge and Women of the Moose will have a table full of scrumptious bake sale items available as well.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Rural Housing Authority (NRHA) has named Guild Mortgage Loan Officer Jorge Montoya as a “Most Valuable Partner.” Montoya has been instrumental in helping promote NRHA programs that are designed to make home ownership more attainable by making it more affordable for working Nevadans.

The Friends of the Library are currently accepting donations of books and audio/visual materials (DVD & books on Tape/CD only please) for the upcoming book sale. We would greatly appreciate materials only in good condition and with a copyright date no earlier than 2000.

When it comes to sports and taxes, I'm like most Americans. I like downing a beer and watching a good game every now and again, and I'm fine with paying my fair share of taxes for genuine societal ...

The Nevada Rural Housing Authority (NRHA) has named Nevada State Bank, “Most Valuable Partner, ” one of the NRHA’s highest awards to a bank or lending institution.

“Nevada State Bank has been instrumental in providing WISH program funding for the NRHA,” said Gary Longaker, NRHA Executive Director. “The money comes from an award by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and Nevada State Bank has been an important player in bringing these dollars into our region to help young rural families go from renters to first time home buyers,” he said.

Christina Proctor, public relations professional, and Bev Ducey, a resource development expert with an extensive history in grant procurement, will be advancing the mission of the Tahoe Prosperity Center (TPC) in 2013. The TPC Executive Committee contracted with Proctor and Ducey after Mone´ Haen, former chief executive officer, announced her resignation in December. Proctor will be developing TPC materials, presentations and handling the daily administrative tasks of the organization. Ducey will focus on strengthening the TPC’s financial resources through grant development.

California Republican lawmakers say more revenue from Proposition 30 should go toward freezing tuition at the state’s colleges and universities. They’ve introduced several bills they say would help college students.

Two Republican backed bills would freeze tuition rates at all of the state's universities and community colleges as long as the Proposition 30 tax measure is in effect.

WASHINGTON - Tucked into the "fiscal cliff" tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for businesses of many stripes, includ...

WASHINGTON - Racing the clock, the White House sealed a New Year's Eve accord with Senate Republicans late Monday to neutralize across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts in government progra...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers peering over the "fiscal cliff" don't like what they see.Fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect next week sent consumer confidence ...

Chase International recently closed the sale of the Osprey Estate in Incline Village, Nev., a deal which marks the largest sale in Lake Tahoe since January 2008.

WASHINGTON - In a test of divided government, the White House and congressional Republicans bargained in secret and sparred in public Tuesday over a deal to prevent year-end tax increases for middl...

The South Tahoe High School Performing Arts Booster Association will host its 2nd annual special fundraising event ‘Stars Night Out’ on Friday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. The fundraiser dinner is $30 per person and will take place at South Tahoe High School.

Participants can purchase their discounted ‘White Christmas’ show ticket for $10 at the theatre where they will be seated in a special section (show ticket not included with dinner fundraiser). Catering by the STHS Culinary Arts and entertainment by the STHS music department.