SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network is hosting an event for 1st Time Homebuyers on Wednesday, May 15th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Lake Tahoe Pizza Co. back room.

Interested buyers are encouraged to join them at the free event to learn more about the home-buying process. During the event, people will hear from a local mortgage lender, insurance broker, title and escrow company, home inspector, and REALTOR® to start building knowledge about what’s entailed in purchasing a home, and how to best get set up for success.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe has held a Spelling Bee for students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District for the last 40 years. Last week the word action returned, with students from Sierra House, Bijou, and Meyers elementary schools participating (all local schools are invited).

B-a-r-r-a-c-k-s
B-o-n-a-n-z-a
H-i-c-c-u-p-s
S-c-r-a-w-n-y

These were some of the words presented to the students. Meyers Elementary took top honors by winning all divisions.

Division 1
1st/2nd Grade

Meyers Elementary - 120 points

On May 2nd, an article was published in South Tahoe Now, “Technology being used as a partner in forest fuels treatment at Lake Tahoe,” describing the new “BurnBot” and its brush clearing capabilities. The article opens with a statement from Amy Berry of the Tahoe Fund, claiming that “we are going to lose the whole forest” if they aren’t “thinned”.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two South Lake Tahoe residents have been honored by the Pay It Forward Project for their volunteer work on the South Shore. Dave Carneggie and Bonnie Driscoll were given a $250 grant in their honor to give to the nonprofit of their choice, and they selected Tahoe Magic. They were also treated to dinner at the Chart House as a thank-you for all they have done for the community.

Comedian Jo Koy has announced his all-new Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour, and one of his stops will be at the Tahoe Blue Event Center on November 9, 2024. Pre-sale will begin Wednesday, May 8 at 12 p.m., and tickets go on sale Thursday, May 9 at 12 p.m. Ticket prices will range from $49 - $125 and will be available to purchase at: TahoeBlueEventCenter.com.

“I never take for granted that I get to live out my dream on the stage every week and this new tour is something special that I can’t wait to share with everyone,” says Jo Koy.

Monday Meal is a weekly, full-course, nutritious hot dinner that is served by Bread & Broth (B&B), a ministry of St. Theresa Catholic Church. For over 34 years, B&B has been extending an invitation to all members of the Lake Tahoe South Shore community to join their communal dinner. In recent years, in addition to the meal service, B&B also provides food “giveaway” bags filled with dairy products (milk, eggs, butter), fresh fruit and vegetables, breads and pastries, meat, and a varied assortment of staples.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The future is indeed bright if the youth attending the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe (BGCLT) are any indication. The club held its 2nd annual Bright Futures Awards Ceremony in the Angel of Tahoe building.

Over 700 children are registered at BGCLT this year and they now operate at four locations with 18 summer programs and even had a teen sleepaway camp this past summer.

Social media can have positive and negative effects on children and teens. While it can contribute to spaces of community and self-expression, social media has been shown to lead to low self-esteem, disordered eating, and depression. Research shows that the effects these media exposures have on mental health are closely related to how and why they are engaging with the content they are seeing and posting.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It is amazing how far simple praise on a job well done can go. Praise is one of the simplest and most powerful tools to engage and motivate a student, and something that happened ten years ago shows that praise and recognition can be life-long.