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Movies were in a Quonset hut where movie goers had to bundle up to fight the cold. Lake Tahoe was full of one way roads and a 2 room school. The switchboard operator knew where all 50 winter residents were at all times. Cattle walking down Highway 50.

The history of the south shore came alive last week at the Camp Richardson Lodge during the Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s “Do You Remember?” series.

Three Placerville 18 year olds have been arrested in connection with three auto thefts that took place in South Lake Tahoe between 7 p.m. March 31 and 11 a.m. April 1. The trio is also suspected in stealing contents from other cars as well.

Brian Barnes, Elija Kidwell and Sean Murphy were arrested and book into El Dorado County Jail on felony charges of auto theft, possession of stolen property and conspiracy for at least one of the auto thefts and to some of the property thefts.

For the week of March 20 through March 26, 2014, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 131 calls.

Call Resulting in Arrests:

3/20
Violation of Court Order in the 1100 block of Julie Lane

3/21
Trespassing in the 700 block of Patricia
Battery in the 1700 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Unlicensed driver in the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drug Offense at the corner of Tamarack & Sonora
DUI at the corner of Modesto & Riverside
DUI at the corner of Pioneer Trail & Tamarack

3/22
DUI in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Road

From February 25 through March 19, 2014, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 495 calls.

Call Resulting in Arrests:
2/25
Resisting in the 900 block of Poplar
"Other" Misdemeanor in the 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
"Other" Felony in the 2200 block of Iverness

2/26
Unlicensed Driver at Tahoe Keys Blvd & Lake Tahoe Blvd
Unlicensed Driver at Lakeview Avenue & Lake Tahoe Blvd

2/27
Warrant in the 1100 block of Wildwood Avenue
Juvenile Problem in the 1700 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Battery in the 2400 block of Chris Avenue

El Dorado County Sheriff's Search and Rescue teams were called out twice on Friday evening, once to the Cascade Falls area and the other to Vikingsholm.

The first call came in just before 5 p.m. on Friday, March 15. Two women from Illinois were hiking near Cascade Falls and became lost. They called 911. While waiting to be located, the women came across other hikers who assisted them in returning to the camp ground where they were met by Search and Rescue at approximately 6 p.m. No injuries were reported.

During the 10 day period from February 14 to February 24, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 214 calls.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

2/14
"Other" misdemeanor in the 1900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Spousal Abuse in the 2500 block of Elwood

2/15
Violation of court order for domestic violence in the 700 block of Emerald Bay Road

2/16
Drug Offense in the 3900 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Unlicensed driver in the 3800 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Driving with Suspended or revoked license in the 3400 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

2/17

The Lake Tahoe Humane Society and the SPCA will celebrate "World Spay Day" with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on February 25 at 3 p.m.

The public is invited to attend and learn about spay and neutering, meet their teams and mascot Hopeful Henry. There will be raffles, food and a TahoeChamber ribbon cutting at the offices which are located at 870 Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe.

During the week of January 31 to February 6, 2014, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 174 calls.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

1/31
Petty theft in the 3700 block of Aspen
Driving on a suspended license at the corner of Alameda & Harrison Avenues

2/1
DUI at the corner of Chonokis & Rocky Point Roads
Under the influence of drugs in the 3600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Auto Theft in the 1200 block of Beecher

2/2
DUI in the 0 block of Montreal
Drunk in Public at the corner of Ski Run Blvd & Mackedie Way

During the week of January 24 to January 30, 2014, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 150 calls.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

1/24
Warrant served in the 2500 block of Bertha Ave
Spousal Abuse in the 2000 block of 10th St
Drug Offense in the 0 block of Emerald Bay Road

1/25
DUI at the corner of Friday and Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drunk in Public in the 1000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Petty Theft in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Road
Unlicensed Driver at Tallac and Lake Tahoe Blvd
DUI at Lakeview Ave and Lake Tahoe Blvd

1/26

During the eight days from January 7 to January 15, 2014, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 163 calls.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:

1/7
Burglary in the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Road
City Ordinance "Other" at corner of Paradise and Wildwood Avenues

1/9
Unlicensed Driver at the corner of Johnson Blvd and Treehaven Court

1/10
City Ordinance "Other" in the 2100 block of Jean Avenue

1/11
Warrant at the corner of Chonokis & Rocky Point Road
Resisting in the 1800 block of 13th Avenue
Unlicensed Driver in the 2100 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

The single use plastic bag ban goes into effect on January 15 in South Lake Tahoe. In order to help people with the transition, the city's Lead Safe Tahoe team is giving away free reusable shopping bags on the following dates:

January 13 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. @ Raley's at 4000 Lake Tahoe Blvd. (near Stateline)
January 14 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. @ Safeway on Johnson Blvd.
January 15 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. @ Raley's on 1040 Emerald Bay Rd. (The "Y")
January 15 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. @ South Lake Tahoe Grocery Outlet on 2358 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

During the week of December 19 through the 25th, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 156 calls.

Calls Resulting in Arrests:
12/19
Drunk in Public in the 4000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Warrant served in the 4100 block of Pine Blvd
DUI in the 600 block of Eloise

12/20
Petty Theft in the 1000 block of Heavenly Village Way
Unlicensed driver at the corner of Lake Tahoe Blvd and Sierra Blvd

12/21
Unlicensed driver in the 2500 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drunk in Public in the 3400 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

During the two weeks from November 27 to December 12, 2013, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 325 calls.

Calls resulting in arrests:

11/26
DUI at Fairway Drive and Fairway Avenue

11/27
Drunk in Public at James Avenue and Tahoe Keys Bl
Drunk in Public in the 1100 block of Bonanza
Domestic Violence Battery in the 1200 block of Emerald Bay Road

11/28
Spousal Abuse in the 2200 block of Colorado
Spousal Abuse in the 900 block of Friday
Felony "other" in the 3600 block of Spruce

11/29
DUI in the 3700 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd

There will be prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade and at Emerald Bay resume on Wednesday, December 4. The U.S. Forest Service fuels management team announced that crews will burn about 10 acres per day on Lower Kingsbury near Meadow Lane, weather permitting. Operations are expected to continue through the weekend. In the Emerald Bay area near Inspiration Point, crews will burn approximately three acres over one or two days.

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 214 calls between October 31 and November 8.

Calls resulting in no arrests:

Auto theft on the 1300 block of Dick Lake Road
Auto burglary on the 1000 block of Moss Road
Burglary on the 3700 block of Larch
Battery on the 1000 block of Heavenly Village Road
Battery on the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail
Petty theft on the 3700 block of Tamarack
Petty theft on the 1700 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Vandalism on the 2100 block of Eloise
Vandalism on the 900 block of Emerald Bay Road
Vandalism on the 700 block of Merced

During the week of October 15 through the 22nd, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 200 calls

Arrests

10/15
Drunk in Public on the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail
Drunk in Public on the 900 block of Julie
10/16
Warrant on the corner of Glenwood and Fairway
Under the influence of drugs on the 3600 block of Forest
10/17
Felony on the 3500 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
Drunk in Public on the 1000 block of Emerald Bay Road
10/18
DUI on the 2600 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd
10/19
Drug Offense on the 900 block of Park

During the week of October 8 to the 15th, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to 166 calls.

Arrests

10/8
One arrest for spousal abuse.
One arrest for a drug offense on the 1700 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd.
One arrest for embezzlement on the 2300 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd.
One arrest for a DUI on the corner of Craig Avenue and Pickett Avenue.
10/9
One arrest for a domestic disturbance on the 1000 block of Herbert Avenue.
10/10
One arrest for being drunk in public on the 1000 block of Heavenly Village Way.
10/11

Visit California’s annual “California SuperFAM,” in conjunction with British Airways, returns to the Golden State, October 10-17, 2013 for the sixth consecutive year. Sixty travel agents from the United Kingdom and Ireland will get the VIP treatment on this fast-paced, educational and entertaining California familiarization (“fam”) tour. Split into five groups, agents will embark on five different themed itineraries designed to allow them to experience all that California has to offer firsthand – from Southern California and the Desert to the North Coast and High Sierra.

South Tahoe Music Department "Rummage Sale"

Next Saturday Oct. 12th 9am-4pm at Emerald Bay Center for Women's Health 1154 Emerald Bay Road.

Donations for rummage sale can be dropped off on Friday, Oct. 11th at the Music Room #2 in the TADA Theater at South Tahoe High between 3pm - 6pm. All proceeds benefit South Tahoe Music Department. Thank You!

For some, their only connection to the Lake Tahoe Marathon is the billboard sign they see attached to a pick up around South Lake Tahoe. For others, it’s an amazing series of races that fill the south and west shore for several days every fall.

The man behind the race is Les Wright, long time South Lake Tahoe local. It is tough to find time to talk to Les these days. He is working 18 hour days and the time left for rest finds his mind full of marathon details, planning and organizing.

H&R Block Income Tax Course enrollment and Job Fair on September 11th
Course teaches fundamentals of tax preparation

Location

South Lake Tahoe firefighters were able to contain a fire in the attic of Lake Tahoe Pizza Co., in the 1100 block of Emerald Bay Road on Monday night.

The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time, said South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Shift Commander Rob Hembree in a news release. No injuries were reported.

The fire department responded at 11:09 p.m. Other responding agencies were the Lake Valley Fire Protection District, CalFire and Tahoe Douglas Protection District.

More than running occurs at the annual Lake Tahoe Marathon, Sept. 27-29. The point-to-point runs pass some of the world’s greatest scenery in both states.

Challenges await half and full marathoners as they climb and descend along Lake Tahoe’s western shore in California heading toward South Shore. The run includes the switchback hills near Emerald Bay. Participants of the 10K will also experience some of the stunning vistas by starting at Inspiration Point above Emerald Bay.

The Tahoe Fund, the first and only nonprofit in the Tahoe Basin dedicated to raising money for environmental improvement projects, announced Wednesday the appointment of Timothy Cashman as chair of the board of directors.