Larry King’s “In View” segment about Lake Tahoe Unified School District has been released.
The school board last year agreed to spend $27,900 on the venture.
Besides being aired on national television, the district will be left with professional footage that it may use in other venues as a marketing component.
Bijou house in the 1870s. Photo/Courtesy Patty Olson
Patty Olson has been a South Shore resident since 1950. This above photo hangs on the wall in the area of her living room which at one time housed the Bijou Market, South Shore’s first market.
It also was C.H. Parrish’s Bijou House, offering meals for 50 cents, lodging for 30 cents, and a bar.
Olson believes the building dates back to 1865. It was part of the historic Young Brothers’ Bijou Resort which featured a long pier used by the logging industry of that time.
The one-time commercial building is now a private residence. Photo/Bill Kingman
The Bijou House today has a remodeled second story and extensions. The portion behind the large green tree housed the historic market.
An original cabin from the Bijou Resort. Photo/Bill Kingman
One of the original cabins of the resort still stands near Olson’s house, next to John’s Cleaners in the Bijou Center.
My sincere thanks to Olson for sharing her memories. After 65 years here and so much community involvement, Olson is moving on from South Lake Tahoe in February.
-Bill Kingman
Back row from left: Kristen Harnett, Annie Buchser, Tatum Whatford, Kylee Lyons, Katherine Krolicki, Kelsey Kjer, Daria Sharon. Sitting from left: Zoe D’Angelo, Justiss Roque and Jordyn Becker Photo/Provided
· Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe honored 10 Young Women of Distinction on Jan. 20, six from South Tahoe High School and four from Whittell High School. They were recognized for their academic achievements as well as their volunteer activities at school and in the community.
· Truckee River Watershed Council received a $607,889 grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to restore the nearly 900-acre Perazzo Meadows north of Truckee.
· Douglas County Commission meetings are now streaming online live and are recorded to look at after the fact.
· The annual Kings Beach Snowfest Parade is March 12 from 11:30am-12:30pm on Highway 28 in downtown Kings Beach. The parade will start at the intersection of Highway 28 and Secline Street and end at the Coon Street roundabout. The parade announcing area will be at the northeast portion of Bear Street roundabout in front of Kings Cafe.
· Douglas County Public Library’s First Saturday of the Month Family Movies on Feb. 6 is “Inside Out”. The free showing is at 2pm in the library meeting room, 1625 Library Lane, Minden.
For the next two weeks, Northern Nevada residents can expect to see double or even triple the normal law enforcement presence. The Nevada Highway Patrol has joined forces with law enforcement agencies statewide to crack down on impaired driving.
Illegal drugs, prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and lack of sleep can also impair the ability to drive safely.
Increasing law enforcement presence during these weeks supports the overall state goal of reaching zero fatalities.
· Tickets are on sale for El Dorado Winery Association’s 25th annual Passport Wine event. The event is April 9–10 and April 16–17, 11am–5pm. For more info, go online.
· Steve Hemphill has returned to Sierra-at-Tahoe as the director of marketing and sales. He was previously employed at Sierra as the communication manager before leaving to work at K2 Sports. In 2014, Hemphill was recognized by Ski Area Management magazine as a top individual in the snowsports industry younger than 30.
· Chris Pavich, who was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe and went to Whittell High School, has opened Kingsbury Chiropractic.
· Placer County’s vaccination rate increased from 86.4 percent to 88.8 percent for the 2015-16 school year. Kindergarten personal belief exemptions are down from 8 percent to 5.96 percent.
· Nevada Division of State Parks is seeking grant applications for the 2016 federal funding round of the Recreational Trails Program. Nevada could potentially receive $1.1 million in grant funds. Grants may be awarded to counties, municipalities, state and federal agencies, private organizations, nonprofits and Native American tribal governments for the purpose of providing outdoor recreational trail activities. The full application is online.
On Feb. 2, a panel will discuss transit plans for the Lake Tahoe Basin, the challenges and opportunities for improving transit, and the North Shore Transit Vision.
Panelists include Sandy Evans-Hall, executive director of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association; George Fink, transit system program manager for the Tahoe Transportation District; and Jaime Wright, executive director of the Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association.
The talk is from noon to 1:30pm in the Tahoe City Public Utility District Board Room, 221 Fairway Drive.
There will be a meeting about the proposed loop road on the Shore Shore on Feb. 10 from 4:30pm-7pm at the South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose room.
It will feature a presentation of the project, and include a question and answer session.
Questions about the project are being taken in advance. Submit them to Tracy Franklin at tfranklin@cityofslt.us. Questions must be received by 5pm Feb. 8. Questions may also be asked at the meeting.
This meeting is spearheaded by the city to once and for all have all questions about the project answered.
This is in addition the Tahoe Transportation District’s scheduled meeting on the same topic on Jan. 26 from 5-7pm at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel.
· Vail Resorts has acquired Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin near the Illinois state line.
· Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s annual Connect for a Cause mixer at Riva Grill raised more than $800 for Bread & Broth 4 Kids. Attendees donated more than 10 bags of food for Bread & Broth and Christmas Cheer. And the chamber donated almost $1,200 to the nonprofits from door sales.
· Lake Tahoe Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society’s 2016 South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic will be at the Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe on July 29-30. This year vintage race boats will be featured. For more info, go online.
· Lake Tahoe Hard Rock presented the Tahoe Fund with $29,310. The money came from $1 donations from hotel stays during the resort’s first season of operation through a program called Green Bucks.
· Douglas County has selected interim Human Resources Director Wendy Lang for the permanent position.
The Food Bank of El Dorado County will be distributing food in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 27 from 10-11am at the American Legion Hall, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd. This is assuming the weather cooperates.
One allocation per household will be distributed. This is for people living in El Dorado County who meet the state Health and Social Services Agency Emergency Food Assistance Program income guidelines.
For more information on how to give or get help, call 530.621.9950 or email info@foodbankedc.org.
Mitch Underhill and his oldest son, Mason.
The Mitch Underhill Mountain Fund has been created to provide scholarships and money to support exploration and learning through adventures in the mountains.
Underhill, a South Lake Tahoe native, died in September 2013 at the age of 34. At the time he was a paramedic firefighter with Lake Valley Fire Protection District.
He was exceptional at navigating the wilderness. He often said he wanted to teach youth “the ways of the mountains” and helped instruct fire science/academy and rock climbing courses through Lake Tahoe Community College.
The Mitch Underhill Mountain Fund is designed to do just that through scholarships to Lake Tahoe Community College students enrolled in the wilderness education or fire science programs.
More information is available online.