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Just over two months ago, we wrote about how a large group of South Tahoe High alumni were rallying behind one of their classmates, Kevin Sullivan, who was suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

At October's homecoming football game at STHS, many of Kevin's classmates from the class of 1984 and former teammates from the wrestling and football teams came together to honor Kevin and fondly share their memories.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - A chair fell from Heavenly Mountain Resort's North Bowl chairlift today, resulting in 65 people being stranded for two hours before being evacuated from the lift.

Just before 11 a.m. on January 3, 2016, the unoccupied chair fell off the cable and the lift was immediately shut down.

Lara Miller of South Lake Tahoe was among those stranded on the chairlift. She said the resort's ski patrol checked on the stranded skiers during the two hour ordeal.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Sunday, January 3, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 37 and a low tonight of 21. Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind around 5 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

As we welcome in 2016, the City of South Lake Tahoe would like to reflect on the accomplishments of 2015. The following is a summary of accomplishments during 2015.

Strategic Priority: Fiscal Sustainability
The most important issue facing cities and local agencies is continued steadfast attention to the budget, both short term and long term fiscal impacts.
· FY 15/16 budget adopted on time and without use of alternative revenues (3rd consecutive year).
· Adopted 5-year Financial Forecast and 5-Year Capital Investment Plan.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Wednesday, December 30, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 35 and a low of 15]0. Today: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. East wind around 5 mph.

A new burger place has opened on the South Shore, giving residents on the Nevada side of town a new option for eating out (or on the run).

Neighborhood Burgers was opened by locals Erik Watada and Matt Grime, and in less than a week of being open its already a hit.

Grime, owner of The Fox & Hound at the top of Kingsbury, joined Watada in providing an option for people to get a quick bite, especially those on the Nevada side where options are at a minimum.

Construction at the Camp Richardson campsites will not be completed by June, 2016 which has led to the cancellation of the annual Renaissance Faire next summer.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Sunday, December 27, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 36 and a low of 16. Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind around 5 mph. Tonight: Scattered snow showers between 10pm and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - Lake wind advisory until 10:00 a.m. South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 23 and a low of 1. Today: Scattered snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

Recent storms have left enough snow for the Nordic Ski Center at Lake Tahoe Community College to open with seven kilometers of groomed and diverse trails around the 164 acre campus.

Cross country and skate skiers can enjoy the breathtaking views and great exercise right in the heard of South Lake Tahoe.

The LTCC CONNECT Community Education program manages the center with a number of affordable passes for the entire season or for single day use.

The Theatre Arts Department at Lake Tahoe Community College encourages actors of all ages and ethnicities to audition for its Winter production of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, written by John Bishop. Auditions will be held Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in LTCC’s Duke Theatre, inside the Fine Arts Building. Performances of the play take place March 11-20, 2016.

Zawadisha's annual Holiday Bazaar is back again, and this time in a new location. Join them at the Blue Angel Cafe on Saturday, December 5 to knock out your holiday shopping while helping to change the world at the same time. The event will be held in the loft upstairs at the restaurant located at 1132 Ski Run Blvd. from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Entrance is free and all ages are welcome.

This holiday season... GO LOCAL & WIN!

November 28, 2015 - January 1, 2016

Shop locally at any South Shore business during the holiday season and enter to win weekly prizes
from Tahoe Chamber with the chance to win the amazing grand prize!

Participating is easy - simply fill out our form on a weekly basis to enter to win weekly prizes.

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Pierro Jacare Innocenti, 40, of Paris, was killed when gunmen stormed the sold-out Eagles of Death Metal show that Innocenti was attending at the Bataclan Concert Hall. Innocenti posted a photo on his Facebook page of the concert billboard with the comment “Rock!” at 8:45 p.m., less than an hour before three gunmen gunned down 89 people at the venue.

On Friday evening, gunmen and suicide bombers with the Islamic State, or ISIS, almost simultaneously targeted the concert hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars in Paris, leaving at least 129 people dead and hundreds wounded.

A mysterious light that streaked across the night sky Saturday, visible as far away as Nevada and Arizona, was a Trident missile test-fired by the Navy, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

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KOLO reports it has spoken with the Orange County Sheriff's Office and they said the light in the sky was confirmed through the John Wayne Airport tower to be a Naval test fire off the coast. No further details.

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Dear Hopeful Henry,
I read your article about Halloween safety, thank you for the information on the artificial sweetener now showing up in peanut butters. I was hoping you could advise on what other food items are bad for my dog.

Thanks,
Betty

Betty, so glad you found the information from last week’s article useful and your question is a great one. To answer your question with the most accuracy I obtained this list from the ASPCA Poison Control Center.

Investigators are making a new push to solve the murder of a Nevada teen found slain in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., in 1979, as a part of a video campaign highlighting cold cases.

11/3/15 - Update - The scene of the crime has now been reported as the dead-end portion of Spruce Avenue.

Original Story:

Authorities have identified the suspected shooter in last week's drive-by shooting in South Lake Tahoe.

Samuel Tovar, 26, of South Lake Tahoe is wanted for shooting at a 19-year-old man who was standing in a lot near the corner of Highway 50 and Ski Run Boulevard just before midnight on October 14, 2015. Police were called when the unidentified victim showed up at Barton Hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg.

In just three years, SnowGlobe has become one of the major attractions in South Lake Tahoe, passing American Century Celebrity Golf as the number two event on the South Shore.

The much anticipated list of performers was announced on Wednesday, prompting thousands of tweets, facebook and instagram posts.

Galantis, E-40, Jack-Ü, Dillon Francis, Chet Faker, Cashy Cat, Lil' Dicky, Autograf, Eric Prydz, NGHTMRE, Hotel Garuda, What So Not, Ghostland Observatory, Duke Dumont are just a few of the acts booked for SnowGlobe 2015.

Thanks to the support of 38 local businesses/organizations, dozens of local vendors and hundreds of weekly attendees, On Course Events produced over 20 community events this summer, including 3 brand new event series’.

“None of these events would be possible without the support we have from our local
community,” states Leslie Schultz of On Course Events. “The best part is we’re able to recycle that support right back into the community and the local non-profit organizations that support it. That’s true Tahoe support!”

During the September 15 South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting, a man who identified himself as Ross Tisanrich approached the speaker's podium during the public comment period. He said he was a local wildland firefighter and wanted to bring the use of pesticides to a halt. He told the council he would drink the chemical weed killer Round-Up if they wouldn't commit to ending the use of pesticides that get into Lake Tahoe.

The inaugural Tahoe Games Bike Night Series, presented by On Course Events, Tahoe Center for Orthopedics and the Lake Tahoe Golf Course will conclude with the final races of the season on Saturday, September 26.

These family-friendly x-country night bike races feature a custom illuminated course that runs through the Lake Tahoe Golf Course, over fairways, into the rough, through sand traps and over bridges with the occasional cart path. The course is approximately 3 miles per lap, with most classes riding 2 laps.

The arrest of a 21-year-old transient in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday night follows a weekend where four cars were stolen and one was reported as missing.

As reported in South Tahoe Now, the cars were stolen from outside Domino's, Brother's Place, a Ruth Avenue business and a residence on Wiliam Avenue between Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12. In each case, the ignition keys had been left in the vehicle.

The South Lake Tahoe community is doing what they do best, helping out others when needed.

With the Butte Fire forcing hundreds out of their homes while destroying over a hundred of them, and burning tens of thousands of acres, people in that community are in need of assistance.

Enter into the picture Monica Nichols and dozens of other locals as they spearheaded a donation drive and are now taking them into the burn area.