2019

Every day we wash our dishes, fill our water glass, and flush the toilet, likely without thinking much about the systems required to make this all possible. I’d like to think we are doing our job so you don’t have to think too much about it.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first manual snow survey of the season at Phillips Station Thursday, and they found 33.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 11 inches. The snowpack at this location is 97 percent of average, with the Sierra as a whole at 90 percent of average.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A we say goodbye to 2019, 2020 is on the horizon with hopes, dreams and a list of wishes for the new year.

Instead of taking a look back at 2019 let's take a look forward to 2020 in South Lake Tahoe. What does this year have in store for us?

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 and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.

This story was updated after new information released by the Sheriff's Office.

The last report - http://southtahoenow.com/story/12/08/2019/el-dorado-county-sheriffs-report.

Report for 12/8 - 12/28

Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $937,471,737 for the month of November 2019. This amounts to a 3.07 percent decrease compared to November 2018, when licensees reported a gaming win of $967,117,904 according to the monthly report released today by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The driver of a Prius involved in a deadly tanker crash on US50 near South Lake Tahoe will be charged with a single count of misdemeanor manslaughter.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2nd annual Wish Tree at the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe (BGCLT) brought community members together to help make the holiday special for children.

The South Lake Tahoe Association of REALTORS® (STAR) would like to thank realtors and the local community for taking part with their donations to fulfill the wish lists of 50 children.

Holiday “Wish Tree” gift tags were crafted from the list provided by BGCLT and each child selected received two gifts, said Jana Nelson, co-chair of the program and STAR communications and public relations chair.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With the City of South Lake Tahoe in need of both a city manager and fire chief, the City Council today discussed the best route to take on their recruitment.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the 116 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances to from November 1 - November 13, 2019.

11/1

00:01 - 2700 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
08:10 - 800 block of Julie Ln - Public service assistance, other
09:28 - West Way at 89 Hwy - Smoke scare, odor of smoke
10:36 - 900 block of Julie Ln - Assist invalid
11:23 - 500 block of Emerald Bay Rd - Assist invalid

MEYERS, Calif. - Due to a lack of viable bids from local snow removal contractors there will be no plowing of the multi-use trails on the lake side of El Dorado County this winter.

In July the Bicycle Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities JPA awarded $22,000 to El Dorado County for bike trail plowing in the county for winter of 2019/20. When the project went out to bid they only received interest from Alpine Smith, according to Donaldo Palaroan, P.E., senior civil engineer for the County. Their $48,500 bid was more than double of what was budgeted.

The public is invited to attend the first Wreaths Across America ceremony in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, December 14 at Happy Homestead Cemetery. Join the Lake Tahoe Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at 9:00 a.m.

The ceremony will begin with a moment of silence.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Christmas Cheer toy distribution for the holidays will take place at the American Legion Hall December 19-20, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All households must be preregistered to receive the packages.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - What do you get when you mix two angels with a comic on morning radio in Lake Tahoe? Daily cash giveaways that can turn an ordinary day into something magical.

It started on November 7, 2018. Ricky Reich, a local man who has become known as "The Angel of Tahoe's Guardian," walked into the studios of KRLT-FM on Kingsbury Grade in Stateline, Nevada. He had been listening to Howie Nave's Morning Rush shown on the station and wanted to pay homage to Lisa Maloff, the Angel of Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library will be presenting "An Anthology of Authors" on Saturday, December 14, 2019, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the library.

Stop by to meeting these authors: Gantt Miller, Lyla Dusing, Carol Haase, Karin Holmes, Jennifer Quashnick, Sondra Garner, Pat Crane, Jayme Willison, Mark Klitsie and Lynne Goldsmith.

Books will be available for purchase and signing and there will be raffle prizes.

The library is located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

The 5th annual Tahoe Film Fest presents an incredible selection of new feature films and documentaries on various topics, as well as important award-winning environmental films. Several filmmakers introduce their works. The event is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy almost thirty films and interact with other film aficionados.

All proceeds from the festival, which runs on the North Shore from December 5-8, go to support educational programs at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is over, as is Black Friday, and Small Business Saturday is here, time can shift to nonshopping activities like volunteering and charity donations.

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world on December 3, 2019, and every day. There are several South Lake Tahoe nonprofits participating in GivingTuesday this year.

Casinos on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe posted big gains in October according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board's monthly recap of the state's casino revenue. Nevada’s non-restricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $952,404,403 for the month.

The $19,503,080 South Shore "gaming win" is 14.32 percent above the same month in 2018. As a state, the revenue of $1,021,909,865 is down 3.85 percent. They have posted gains over 2018 in three of the last four months.

The "gaming win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sierra-at-Tahoe announced today they will begin spinning lifts for the 2019-20 Winter Season this Saturday, November 30, at 8:30 a.m.

After a slow start to November, Mother Nature has turned on the tap, bringing Sierra two feet of snow and counting in the last 48 hours. This, combined with Sierra’s snowmaking efforts, will allow the resort to open for operations. Conditions permitting, Sierra plans to run Easy Rider Express, Rock Garden Chair and two surface lifts, with access to 2 runs and one terrain park.

On Thursday evening, November 21, members of Lake Tahoe Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and guests gathered to honor two local high school students with the prestigious DAR Good Citizen Award.

This award has been presented to deserving high school students since 1934. However, the award has never been presented in the greater Lake Tahoe Basin because, until February 2019, there was no DAR chapter in the area.

Most traffic-interfering work will be restricted from 6 a.m. Wednesday, November 27 until 10 p.m. Monday, December 2 due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $5.2 million project to upgrade metal beam guardrail and construct concrete barriers at 89 locations from the Red Hawk Undercrossing to 1.9 miles west of the junction with State Route 89 in Meyers. Completion is expected this fall or spring 2020.

The South Lake Tahoe Branch of the El Dorado County Library will feature a display celebrating and honoring 100 years of the American Legion through November and December 2019.

The centennial display includes memorabilia from local American Legion Post 795, Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary.

The display can be viewed during open library hours Monday through Saturday. The library is located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will begin the sale of Christmas tree permits on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Permits cost $10 each payable by cash, check or credit card (though they prefer the quicker transaction of cash).

There is a change to the policy this year - only one permit will be allowed per family or per address, instead of the previous two. They said by limiting permits to one per family, more will enjoy cutting down a tree this year.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - MTV has released their daily lineup and single ticket sales for the 9th annual SnowGlobe Music Festival taking place in South Lake Tahoe December 29-31, 2019.

The VIP three-day passes are all sold out, but single festival tickets make it easier for fans of specific artists or time constraints. A limited quantity of Advanced Single Day general admission and VIP tickets have been released.

When the 'Advanced' ticket tier sells out their 'Last Chance' tickets will immediately go on sale, normally at a higher rate than those purchased early.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The search is on for a new superintendent for Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) to replace Dr. James Tarwater who informed the board in June he would be retiring at the end of the school year in 2020.

At their last meeting, the Board of Education hired Rich Thome and former LTUSD Superintendent Rich Fischer of Leadership Associates to conduct the search.