The boxy building at the Y had several tenants through the years. Photos/Bill Kingman

On Aug. 19 the structure was bulldozed.

Another old South Lake Tahoe building no longer exists.

What many people remember as the former AAA building at the Y was demolished on Aug. 19. More recently it had been home to a Laundromat, standup paddleboard store and bike shop.

In its place will be a Bev Mo store.

The bike and SUP shops are moving down Emerald Bay Road into a building that is nearing completion. This is where a Chinese restaurant once sat.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report

Barton Health this month launched MyChart. It allows patients to manage their health care information online.

Barton patients with Internet access can make appointments, email their physicians securely and privately, and view parts of their medical records around the clock.

Any patient who visits the hospital or a Barton physician office will automatically get an access code. Previous Barton patients can also go to the MyChart page and follow the sign up instructions.

For more info, call 530.543.5959.

South Lake Tahoe area youths ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies Sept. 21. Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1073 of Truckee is hosting a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Lake Tahoe Airport in South Lake Tahoe.

The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to introduce young people to aviation. Since the program was launched in 1992, volunteer EAA pilots have flown more than 1.8 million young people in more than 90 countries. The Truckee EAA chapter has flown more than 2,500 Young Eagles in that time.

Following the flight, each young person will receive a certificate making them an official Young Eagle.

Flights occur on the day after the Lake in the Sky Air Show. Registration will occur at the air show. Due to the large number of youths who are expected to register, there will be no registrations on the flight day.

• North Lake Tahoe Resort Association’s latest ad campaign is all about how to enjoy the outdoors; in particular how to participate in human-powered sports. The campaign is strictly on social media.
• Dennis Cocking is coming out of retirement to do legislative affairs work for South Tahoe Public Utility District.
• Professional snowboarder Elena Hight of South Lake Tahoe has a new website.
• The Tahoe 200-Mile Endurance Run is Sept. 5-9. It starts and ends at Homewood Mountain Resort.
• Army Spc. Sara E. Wiseman of South Lake Tahoe received an outstanding achievement medal as the brigade public affairs officer.

• South Lake Tahoe officials are asking people to take this survey about Regan Beach.
• The Genoa Well in Douglas County won the contest and title of the Best Tasting Water in Nevada at the 2014 Nevada Rural Water Association Training and Technical Conference at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno.
• The Butterfly Effect Stand-up/Kayak/Canoe event is Sept. 6 at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe. It is a worldwide movement to empower and inspire women on water. For more info, click here.
• Kiwanis 12th annual SeptOberfest is Sept. 25 from 5-10pm at the MontBleu. Tickets are $40. Call 530.318.9197.
• Here are the El Dorado Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules for the week from Caltrans.

By Jan. 1, 1952, more than 20 feet of snow had fallen on the Sierra Nevada since October. Starting on Jan. 10, another 12-plus feet fell within a week.

Mt. Rose Highway in July 1952. Photo/North Lake Tahoe Historical Society

Total snow depth that winter topped 50 feet at Donner Summit, and about 20 feet at South Shore. Interstate 80 did not exist yet. Road travel to Truckee and North Shore was via old two-lane Highway 40 which remained closed for a month. Access to South Shore was possible sometimes via Highway 50, but cause for wintertime travel to Tahoe was minimal in 1952.

The Southern Pacific Railroad streamliner City of San Francisco, which was headed west with 222 passengers, was stalled at Donner Pass snow for three days. Click here for a classic newsreel account.

Meanwhile, on the Nevada side of the Sierra, the Mt. Rose Highway in July 1952 had snow towering above vehicles six months after the big storms.

This is what Mt. Rose Highway looked like in July 2014. Photo/Bill Kingman

In the photo above it is possible to see the broadcast tower on Slide Mountain on the south side of the highway.

— Bill Kingman

Sometimes listening to music to drown out the groans of competitors is the only way to get through a Tough Mudder competition.

The annual obstacle course event at Northstar is this weekend. And Sol Republic headphones is one of the sponsors. The company designed a set of headphones specifically for Tahoe’s Tough Mudder.

“We’re very excited to be working with Tough Mudder,” Seth Combs, Sol Republic’s co-founder and CMO, told Lake Tahoe News. “Every great challenge demands intense preparation, and we want to bring superior sound to every Mudder’s ears as they compete in this event and train for the next. We partnered with Tough Mudder because it’s an intense racing challenge that pushes athletes to their limits and we hope to inspire everyone with great sound.”

Lake Tahoe News teamed up with Sol Republic to give away a pair of headphones. Darla Sadler, a subscriber to LTN, is the lucky winner.

“Some people from my boot camp are doing the Tough Mudder this weekend. I’ve never done it. And I’m pretty sure I don’t want to as I do not want to get electrocuted and I don’t want to drown in 4 inches of muddy water,” Sadler said. Still, the headphones are bound to come in handy at boot camp and elsewhere.

LTN subscribers help support Lake Tahoe’s only daily news source. Subscribers then qualify for random giveaways like the Sol Republic headphones. Fill out a  paid subscriber form to join.

• The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit lifted a closure order on about 340 acres on the east side of Brockway Summit north of Speckled Avenue near Kings Beach. Work will resume in the spring.
• Cherry Peak Resort, Utah’s 15th ski resort, is scheduled open mid-December. The privately-held resort is near the Utah-Idaho border.
• The 8th annual American River Music Festival on the South Fork of the American River will include 30 live music performances. The event is Sept. 12-14 at Lotus Park. More info is online.
• On Aug. 17 Valhalla presents the final free Concert on the Lawn series from noon-2pm. It is a special kids concert featuring the Banana Slug String Band.

The North Tahoe Public Utility District and the Tahoe City Public Utility District have partnered with Tahoe Resource Conservation District and the University of California Extension Master Gardeners to bring a Water Wise Landscaping Workshop to Tahoe City on Aug. 28 from 6-8pm.

The workshop will be at the Tahoe City Public Utility District’s board room on Fairway Drive.

The purpose of the event is to provide people with some hints and tips to meet mandatory water conservation plans. People will be told about water wise landscaping and landscape styles, how to design a water wise landscape, how to irrigate efficiently, and receive information on the conservation programs and services available to residents in both districts.

This event is free and open to the public.

• The following restaurants have been noted by OpenTable as having the best scenic views: Christy Hill in Tahoe City, Gar Woods Grill in Carnelian Bay and Brooks’ Bar in Stateline.
• The 25th annual Foam Fest returns to Squaw Valley on Aug. 30 from 2-6pm for an afternoon of craft beer tasting, live music and a raffle, with all proceeds benefiting Disabled Sports USA Far West – a nonprofit organization that has led the way in adaptive sports and recreation for people with disabilities.
• The community is invited to meet Jane Flavin, executive director of Live Violence Free, on Aug. 20 from noon-1:30pm at the center – 2941 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
• Lake Forest boat ramp in Tahoe City will close Sept. 7 at 7pm and reopen in January while the existing concrete ramp is replaced and other improvements are made.
• Learn how to prepare for any adventure from short hikes to long overnight trips. Review the minimum essentials of what to bring and learn what to do if an emergency arises during a free talk Aug. 19 from 6-7pm in the board room at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe.