The South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association will be hosting the 5th annual K9 Trials Sept. 21-22.
The narcotics trials are that Friday are not open to the public.
The patrol dog competition will be at the Babe Ruth Little League Field on the Saturday beginning at 8am.
Contact Sgt. Josh Adler at (530) 208.6243 or at jadler@cityofslt.us to advertise in the event program or if you have questions questions.
Stateline in 1953 before the high-rise casinos. Photo/Provided by Bob Rockwell
Where the pine tree is today is about where the person was standing nearly 60 years ago. Photo/Bill Kingman
This is a picture of my dad at Stateline in 1953. My mom took the photo. They were on their honeymoon. They stayed at Lakeland Village.
If you look under the sign my dad is leaning on, you can see the Wagon Wheel Saloon and restaurant signs. That’s where Harveys is now.
Across the street is Sahati’s and the Nevada Club which became Harrah’s.
— Bob Rockwell
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office recently received a grant from the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for 2012-13.
The $99,760 grant will be used to combat underage drinking and alcohol sales to minors countywide. The grant will also assist the sheriff’s office in providing awareness and training in alcohol-related crimes and their impact for school staff, parents, students and the community.
Throughout the year, the sheriff’s office will aggressively target problematic ABC licensed establishments that sell alcoholic beverages to minors and obviously intoxicated adult patrons. Minor-decoy and shoulder-tap operations will also be conducted countywide to minimize alcohol access to minors.
Deputies and police officers will also identify problematic areas and businesses where alcohol use is causing problems. They will inspect operations at those locations and at randomly selected establishments to ensure licensees are operating within the standards required by ABC.
Two training sessions will also be conducted for businesses that possess alcohol licenses. These sessions will provide a review of the rules and regulations governing the service of alcohol.
Agencies who will participate along with the sheriff’s office in the grant are Auburn, Lincoln, Rocklin, and Roseville police departments.
Lake Tahoe Historical Society will be the recipient of proceeds on Sept. 6 at the Coyote Grill in Round Hill.
The all you can eat chili is $1. Twenty percent of all food purchases between 5-9pm will go to the society.
Kyle Swanson will talk about shoulder arthritis on Sept. 12 from 6-7pm at Sierra Nevada College, Room 139, Incline Village.
Swanson is a doctor with Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.
For more information, call (530) 543.5537.
• Tahoe Douglas Rotary was founded on Sept. 7, 1962, which makes this the 50th anniversary year.
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• Tahoe City Public Utility District is paying $370,000 to acquire the troubled Lake Forest Water Company.
• American Century Championship had another record year for attendance at the annual celebrity golf tournament — 40,500 people.
• The 11th annual Squaw Valley Oktoberfest will transform the Village at Squaw Valley into a miniature Bavaria on Sept. 29 from 2-6pm.
Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club members recently completed two kiosks for the public to use in the South Lake Tahoe area. One is located at Kahle Community Park in Stateline and the second is at the Van Sickle Bi-State Park.
The kiosks hold information, including maps of trails and topography, as well as pictures and events.
The club took on the projects as part of the worldwide volunteer work day. Every year, Rotarians from around the world hold a Rotarians at Work Day.
For more information about Rotary in the South Lake Tahoe area, email Jenny Buscher at jennybuscher1@hotmail.com.
In an attempt to keep Tahoe’s air pristine and relieve congestion, some of the South Shore public buses will be free to ride for the three-day weekend and Sept. 8-9.
BlueGo routes 50 and 53 will be free.
The Tahoe Transportation District plans to designate as many as 88 Spare the Air days in the next two years.
“Spare the Air days will coincide with those times of year when visitation and traffic congestion is at its highest, such as long holiday weekends, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve and Independence Day,” Curtis Garner, TTD transit manager, said in a press release.
Information about the South Y to Stateline routes are available online.
Regular fares on all routes are $2 one way. For more information or to request a Rider’s Guide, call (530) 541.7149 or email info@bluego.org.
“The Hunger Games” will be shown for free at the South Lake Tahoe branch library on Sept. 22 at 1pm.
In conjunction with California Reads, Friends of the Library is presenting this movie for people to consider the increasing popularity of depictions of dystopian futures in adult and youth fiction.
The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
During the Labor Day weekend, from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3, deputies of the Douglas County and Lyon County sheriff’s offices will be conducting increased traffic enforcement patrols on various highways and roadways within the two counties.
The increased patrols will specifically target drivers operating motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating drugs.
National traffic studies have shown that these types of targeted patrols provide an increased risk of detection of violators, thereby reducing the number of drivers willing to risk committing these violations.
This enforcement detail is partially paid for by a grant from the State of Nevada, Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety.