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Incline Village Tahoe Gala Dress in White July 9 2017

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TRPA Tahoe Blue Crew uses day of volunteering to clean up snow play area

Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/20/2021 - 4:54pm

STATELINE, Nev. - Using the MLK Day of Service to volunteer, staff from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) spent Monday picking up trash around the informal sled hill between Heavenly Village and Harrah's Tahoe.

The 11 volunteers picked up 68.5 lbs of trash equaling 90 gallons of volume. TRPA is part of the League to Save Lake Tahoe Blue Crew and have committed their volunteers to working in the area twice a month. They'll be back later this week to clean along Montreal Road and Van Sickle Bi-State Park.

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Lake Tahoe, Sierra and El Dorado County roadwork December 20 - 26

Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/19/2020 - 9:18am

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of the long term and short term projects the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled for the week around Lake Tahoe, in the Sierra and El Dorado County. At this time there is no work scheduled for the South Lake Tahoe area.

Most traffic-interfering work will be restricted from 6 a.m. Thursday, December 24 until 10 p.m. Sunday, December 27 due to the Christmas holiday weekend.

LONG-TERM PROJECTS

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Column: Cultivating cheer everywhere

Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 8:42am

Tahoe is a wonderland. Every season creates not only beautiful landscapes, but also new opportunities to get outside and play. For those of us that enjoy playing in the outdoors there are some simple practices we can all engage in to spread cheer all year and everywhere.

Tread Lightly
In the show "The Crown" the queen educates Margaret Thatcher on proper behavior while stalking a stag. She mentions the importance of dressing properly, speaking quietly, and avoiding wearing perfumes. The same is true for spending time outside while visiting Tahoe.

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Humane Society has cure for canceled vacations - Adopt Florence or other available pets

Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 10:26pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe will be holding an adoption day on Wednesday, September 23 at 10:00 a.m. They have over a dozen vaCATion puppies and kittens available for adoption at that time.

Adoptions will be via a safe and secure virtual adoption process.

If you're not quite ready for that kind of commitment, they are encouraging people to turn travel savings into a lifesaving donation. There are several different types of contribution levels the will be helping save lots of little lives.

Donate $50 for Treats & Toys for our Shelter Pets

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Trash pickup challenge weeks with Keep Tahoe Blue, Jamie Anderson, Clean Tahoe and Waste Not

Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 11:46am

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Busy summers come with lots of litter. Help the League to Save Lake Tahoe keep the Tahoe that we love clean by participating in Tahoe's Trash Pickup Challenge all September long. You can join them at in-person events, cleanup remotely or do both.

Every Saturday in September is a cleanup day. Join them by tidying up in your neighborhood, local happy place or one of the litter hot spots listed in the signup form. If Saturdays don't jive with your calendar, don't let that stop you! You can clean up any day, any time.

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Group rallies to ask for respect from tourists when visiting Lake Tahoe

Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 11:51pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe is the vacation destination for millions of people annually, but recent behaviors of many of the tourists have the residents on edge. Trash is being left behind on beaches, trails and picnic areas, overflowing trash containers are shown daily on social media pages, stores are packed and roads are crowded, all during a pandemic while travel orders are still in place for the California.

With international travel at a standstill many are keeping their vacationing during the coronavirus to locations near their homes, and Lake Tahoe is one of those spots.

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Clean Tahoe 2020 $5 Dump Day has been canceled

Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 10:52am

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Originally planned for June, then postponed to September, the popular $5 Dump Day in South Lake Tahoe has been canceledfor 2020.

Organizers will return in 2021 with both spring and fall dump events planned. They said the dump days rely heavily on personal contact, and with the socially distancing requirements to keep COVID-19 at bay, they decided there was no way to hold one at this time.

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Sign up for July 25 Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day- Summer

Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 12:58pm

A few spots are left in the this summer's Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day on Saturday, July 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Join the League to Save Lake Tahoe for a small, RSVP only and physically distanced restoration event. The deadline to sign up is coming quickly - 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 24.

By pitching in, you are improving ecosystem health and the wildlife habitats that surround Lake Tahoe. Healthy forests and meadows act as natural pollution filters to Keep Tahoe Blue.

Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are invited to this fun, hands-on restoration day.

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Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe offering increased support to South Lake Tahoe community

Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/13/2020 - 3:52pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT) has been providing increased support to the South Lake Tahoe community, distributing hundreds of pounds of cat and dog food along with numerous other services.

The food distribution from when HSTT shut down to the public due to COVID are as follows:

Dry dog food: 1719 lbs total ~ 171 lbs a week
Dry cat food: 178 lbs total ~ 18 lbs a week
Canned dog food: 636 cans ~ 64 cans a week
Canned cat food: 467 cans ~ 47 cans a week
Cat litter: 130 lbs total ~ 13 lbs a week

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Tahoe Blue Crew Training

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/11/2020 - 10:58am

Event Date:

June 18, 2020 - 9:00am

Thursday June 18 | 9 - 9:45 am
Tuesday, June 23 | noon - 12:45 pm
Wednesday, June 24 | 4:30 - 5:15 pm

Be a part of the solution by joining Tahoe Blue Crew and taking action to remove litter from your Lake Tahoe community! Through our Zoom training you will learn how to become a Tahoe Blue Crew Leader and how execute your own Blue Crew experiences.

Head to keeptahoeblue.org/events for more information and to register today!

Tahoe Blue Crew Training

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 5:16pm

Event Date:

June 11, 2020 (All day)

Thursday, June 11 | 11:30 am - noon
Thursday, June 11 | 3:30 - 4 pm

Be a part of the solution by joining Tahoe Blue Crew and taking action to remove litter from your Lake Tahoe community! Through our Zoom training you will learn how to be a Tahoe Blue Crew leader and learn how to execute your very own Blue Crew experience.

Head to https://www.keeptahoeblue.org/news/events/2020-June-11-am-TBC-training for more information and to RSVP today.

Tahoe Blue Crew Training

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 5:06pm

Event Date:

June 10, 2020 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, June 10 | noon - 12:30 pm
Wednesday, June 10 | 4:30 - 5 pm

Be a part of the solution by joining Tahoe Blue Crew and taking action to remove litter from your Lake Tahoe community! Through this Zoom training you will learn how to become a Tahoe Blue Crew leader and how to execute your own Blue Crew experience.

Head to https://www.keeptahoeblue.org/news/events/2020-June-3-TBC-training for more information and to register today.

Sugar pine seedlings to be handed out to students at South Lake Tahoe elementary schools

Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/23/2020 - 9:28am

2nd community give away Saturday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A team of volunteers will be handing out sugar pine seedlings to students at four South Lake Tahoe school sites on Friday, April 24.

The Sugar Pine Foundation has given a box of seedlings to Bijou Community School, Sierra House Elementary, Tahoe Valley Elementary, and South Tahoe Middle School. The free seedlings will be given out when students pick up their meals between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. while supplies last.

At Tahoe Valley, TRex will be on hand to hand out the sugar pines, and at the Middle School, meet Hans the service dog.

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Incline Village GID votes to ban smoking from all facilities

Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/06/2020 - 1:29pm

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to prohibit the use of any form of tobacco at all district-owned and operated facilities, including restrooms, spectator and concession areas.

Per Nevada statutes, marijuana and vaping use were already prohibited in all public spaces.

The move by the board was to "help protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and guests of Incline Village and Crystal Bay."

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Great Sierra River Cleanup

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/29/2019 - 2:36pm

Event Date:

September 21, 2019 (All day)

Join Clean Tahoe on Saturday, September 21st from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Cove East for a cleanup along the Truckee River, followed by a beach picnic. Volunteers can meet at the Cove East trail (to the right of the entrance to the Keys Marina)and pick up trash on foot, or launch your kayaks behind Motel 6 and pick up litter on the river banks from the water. Our field crew will escort the kayaks down the river. Sign up at www.clean-tahoe.org/great-sierra-river-cleanup

250 cigarette butt collection canisters to be installed around Lake Tahoe

Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/23/2019 - 7:08pm

Cigarette butts are the most commonly gathered items at beach and other clean-ups around Lake Tahoe. At the League to Save Tahoe's most recent cleanups this month (the Tahoe City Cleanup and the South Lake Tahoe Bike Path Cleanup) over 4,500 cigarette butts were collected. Last year more than 27,600 cigarette butts were collected in and around Lake Tahoe by the League alone.

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Bike Path Cleanup

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 5:08pm

Event Date:

June 3, 2019 - 5:00pm

Monday, June 3 | 5 - 8 pm

Help get South Tahoe's bike paths clean for the summer biking season, and prevent litter from entering our streams and Lake Tahoe.

Earn points for the Tahoe Bike Challenge.
Ride your bike to the event & receive a raffle ticket.
Free to attend & all ages welcome.

Hosted celebration for volunteers to follow at the League to Save Lake Tahoe with Oskar Blues beer, Robert Mondavi wine and Hors d'oeuvre.

For more information and to RSVP go to https://www.keeptahoeblue.org/news/events/bike-path-cleanup-2019.

Multiple locations in South Lake Tahoe

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4th annual Spring Clean

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/15/2019 - 2:43pm

Event Date:

May 11, 2019 - 9:00am

Volunteer to keep our community clean

Help spruce up our neighborhoods and Keep Tahoe Clean! The Clean Tahoe Program is organizing the 4th annual Spring Cleanup to remove litter from the South Lake Tahoe community on May 11.

Cleanup begins at 9:00 a.m. at various locations around town and all volunteers are invited to a free lunch, raffle and celebration after the cleanup.

Register and select your cleanup location at the event webpage: http://clean-tahoe.org/spring-clean/

City calls second night of SnowGlobe a "success"

Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/31/2018 - 5:30pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Law enforcement and medical issues associated with the 2018 SnowGlobe Music Festival were down again on the event's second night, leading City of South Lake Tahoe staff to call the evening "another success."

After much concern from the community, staff has been working to alleviate concerns from them concerning noise and trouble for law enforcement.

Highlights of the second day include:

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Day 1 wrap up of South Lake Tahoe's SnowGlobe

Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/30/2018 - 8:46pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 8th annual SnowGlobe Music Festival in South Lake Tahoe is underway, and after Day 1 city officials reports it was a "smooth start."

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) said they had no significant problems or issues of any kind on Saturday and made just one arrest between 2:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

In comparison, there were 13 arrests on the first day of the festival in 2017.

Even outside the festival things were quiet.

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Liberty Utilities collecting items at their Tahoe offices for Camp Fire victims

Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/17/2018 - 9:32pm

Liberty Utilities is collecting supplies at their two Lake Tahoe offices on Monday and Tuesday to help our neighbors in Paradise, California as they recover from the devastating Camp Fire.

Drop off any of the following items that have been requested from Paradise area organizations: Backpacks or luggage, undergarments for all ages/genders, surgical gloves, single-serve nonperishable food items, car phone chargers, laundry baskets, new blankets/pillows/towels/washcloths, pet food and litter, ear plugs, reading glasses, toilet paper, and toiletry/hygiene products.

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Kudos: Clean Tahoe Program thanks Ricky Reich for generous donation

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/15/2018 - 10:41am

The Clean Tahoe Program would like to extend our sincere thanks to Ricky Reich for a $53,000 donation that allowed the program to purchase a new truck for our field crew. The donation came as a result of an emergency situation, as one of our much-used trucks was involved in an accident and deemed a total loss.

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Volunteers restore streambanks and protect native species to Keep Tahoe Blue

Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/24/2018 - 10:52pm

Almost 100 volunteers participated in the League to Save Lake Tahoe's 21st annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day on the first day of Fall, September 22, 2018. They restored crumbling stream banks, worked to protect native species and removed litter from Nevada Beach at Lake Tahoe.

"Hands-on restoration work is one of the most important actions we can take to Keep Tahoe Blue," says Marilee Movius, the League's community engagement manager, "and many hands make for lighter work to help out our busy land managers."

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Keep Tahoe Blue volunteers pick up 224 pounds of trash along North Shore beaches

Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/05/2018 - 12:05pm

Early on the morning of September 3, 2018, over 70 Keep Tahoe Blue volunteers arrived at Commons Beach in Tahoe City to comb the sands along six miles of shoreline in search of items left behind by those enjoying the previous night's fireworks festivities.

They collected 224 pounds of litter including 2,064 cigarette butts and 1,520 pieces of plastic. League to Save Lake Tahoe staff ship the cigarette butts to a company on the east coast that upcycles them into new plastic products. Plastic cannot be upcycled and end up in landfills.

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Nearly 500 gather up 1,458 pounds of trash from Lake Tahoe beaches

Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 11:02pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - 499 volunteers hit the beaches of Lake Tahoe Thursday as part of the annual July 5 Beach Cleanup crew. Each year, volunteers hit the beaches to pick up trash left over by holiday revelers.

This year they removed 1,458 pounds of litter from five beaches: Commons Beach in Tahoe City, Kings Beach, Kiva Beach, Nevada Beach and Regan Beach in South Lake Tahoe. Not only did they comb the six miles of beach, but they also sorted and counted the items collected.

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Letter: Mechanics Bank donates to Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless

Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 10:32pm

Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH) is grateful to Mechanics Bank for a corporate donation of $2500. Founded in 1905, Mechanics Bank provides personal banking, business banking, trust and estate services, brokerage and wealth management services throughout California. Merchants Bank invests in the same communities in which they live and work.

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Keep Tahoe Red. White and Blue Beach Cleanup

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 4:20pm

Event Date:

July 5, 2018 (All day)

About the Event

After Tahoe's celebrated July Fourth festivities, our beaches are thrashed with trash, which can hurt wildlife and lake clarity. Each year, hundreds of Tahoe residents and visitors turn out for our largest cleanup of the year to remove litter from our beaches. Help Keep Tahoe Blue by joining a beach cleanup site!

We will provide cleanup materials, refreshments and raffle prizes.

Be sure to bring:
Reusable water bottle, sunscreen, cleanup gloves (if you have them), hat, sunglasses and wear comfortable clothing and shoes, as well as any snacks that you would like.

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Volunteers collect 2,465 pounds of litter at "Spring Cleanup" event

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 1:45pm

On Saturday May 12th, 294 volunteers scoured South Tahoe neighborhoods to help clean up litter and kick off the summer with a sparkling clean town. The groups of volunteers covered nineteen different locations and gathered an estimated 2,465 pounds of trash and debris from our environment.

Volunteers took to the streets along Lake Tahoe Blvd and around Stateline, Ski Run, Bijou, Al Tahoe, Rufus Allen, Tahoe Sierra/Sierra Tract, Tahoe Island, Gardner Mountain, and the "Y". Some neighborhoods had multiple groups fanning out to cover more ground.

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Spring Cleanup 2018 coming up in South Lake Tahoe

Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/07/2018 - 4:49pm

Help spruce up South Lake Tahoe neighborhoods and "Keep Tahoe Clean" on Saturday, May 12 during the 3rd annual Spring Cleanup day. Last year, 118 volunteers spent a morning picking up nearly 1,500 pounds of trash.

The Clean Tahoe Program and City of South Lake Tahoe are organizing the day, so get together with your friends, family and neighbors to remove litter from our community. Check-in at the cleanup locations will begin at 9:00 a.m. and volunteers will be assigned a stretch of road to clean. Afterwards, everyone will meet up at Bijou Park for a FREE lunch and celebration.

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Polystyrene ban in South Lake Tahoe takes effect October 1

Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 11:57am

South Lake Tahoe joins at least 114 other entities in California in banning polystyrene, a type of plastic manufactured from non-renewable fossil fuels and synthetic chemicals that is not biodegradable and becoming a concern across the country.

Starting October 1, 2018, certain single use expanded polystyrene and plastic products will be banned in the City limits "in order to reduce and prevent the presence of this type of litter in the environment and to promote environmentally sustainable practices."

Included in the ban:

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Column: Working together for a healthier Lake Tahoe

Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/23/2018 - 3:13pm

Joanne S. Marchetta, TRPA

Earth Day at Lake Tahoe has a special meaning. Working together through the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, more than 50 local, state, federal, nonprofit, and private sector partners are implementing projects and programs to conserve the Tahoe Basin's environment and fix past environmental harms.

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Styrofoam ban approved for South Lake Tahoe

Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/07/2018 - 12:05am

The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to start the process to implement a three-tier ban of Styrofoam (Polystyrene) in the city limits.

Following the path of over one hundred cities and counties in California, South Lake Tahoe will ban single-use Polystyrene used for take-out foods, and ban retail sales of foam coolers and single-use food containers at all retail stores. The third tier voted on is already a part of special event regulations - all containers used must be compostable.

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El Dorado County Sheriff's Report

Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/14/2018 - 4:35pm

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 Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.

Some of those recently added to last week's log:

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2:10 p.m. - Disorderly Conduct: Alcohol - Sierra-at-Tahoe - ADULT MALE WAS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION

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Tahoe Blue Vodka matching donation raises $10,000 to Keep Tahoe Blue

Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/06/2017 - 1:00pm

League to Save Lake Tahoe

A $5,000 matching gift by Tahoe Blue Vodka has led to over $10,000 raised to support the League to Save Lake Tahoe's beach and community cleanups.

"We can't thank Matt Levitt and Tahoe Blue Vodka enough for their continued support for our efforts to protect Lake Tahoe's shoreline," said Darcie Goodman Collins, PhD, the League's executive director. "Our beach cleanups are a central part of our efforts to engage Tahoe's community, and this gift brought the community together to help provide the funds we need."

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Kings Beach Revitalization Project comes to a close, more projects planned for area

Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 12:10am

With the clearing out of the construction staging area at the corner of Fox Street and Highway 28 in Kings Beach, the end of an era for the revitalization of Kings Beach comes to a close.

Officials at Placer County today thanks everyone who shared their input and helped make this project a big success, and for patience with the inconveniences that road construction projects bring.

Items completed this season include:

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El Dorado County safety personnel kept busy on South Shore

Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/10/2017 - 11:07pm

Wednesday and Thursday were very busy for local safety personnel and volunteers in El Dorado County as they responded to four search and rescue calls and another call concerning suspicious gunshots.

At noon Wednesday, August 9, Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers were initially told a male hiker on the Tahoe Rim Trail near Freel Peak was suffering from an allergic reaction to peanuts. The victim was able to walk out to awaiting rescuers near Willow Creek Road below Horse Thief Canyon.

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