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🌱 What big changes are coming to South Lake Tahoe schools next year?

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In today's newsletter:

  • What big changes are coming to South Lake Tahoe schools next year?
  • How rough will Sunday and Monday’s storm be in South Lake Tahoe?

Also on today's calendar: Solstice Sound Journey and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A bit of morning rain; windy, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 54, low: 35.
  • Friday: Breezy; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 53 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• School board positions, student celebrations and phone policy: school board updates (tahoedailytribune.com) — South Lake Tahoe’s school board just wrapped its final 2025 meeting, re-electing board leaders and advancing new graduation requirements that add ethnic studies and financial literacy. Trustees also reviewed bus fleet electrification, a stricter cellphone policy, district finances, and celebrated local students in Mt. Tallac and Elevate programs, while parents raised concerns about bullying, radon testing, and cheer program controversies.
   

• Weather Impact Days Sunday & Monday: Wet and breezy as atmospheric river moisture arrives (kcra.com) — South Lake Tahoe should prepare for heavy, chilly rain and gusty winds Sunday and Monday as an atmospheric river reaches the Sierra, slowing mountain travel but likely avoiding chain controls. Another storm could bring Christmas-week travel impacts and possible snow over the passes, so locals planning trips should watch for updated forecasts.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello everybody, I am a coach at Lake Tahoe Hockey Academy on 2478 fort meyers grade road.
    Tonight when we were going on our nightly walk, our team dog slipped out of a players hands, and ran up the grade behind our dorms. We saw her in a… (Nextdoor Meyers)
  • Are you passionate about helping the unhoused people in our county?
    We need volunteers for the 2026 Point In Time Count! Mainly for the Tahoe Basin (South Lake Tahoe). Here is the link to sign up: https://eldorado… (Nextdoor Lake Tahoe)
  • Save Mart Supermarkets posted a job opening for Multi-Purpose Clerk - Grocery (Scan Coordinator) - 1020 Al Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 in South Lake Tahoe. Apply here.
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Sheriff's Correctional Officer I - Female in South Lake Tahoe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Lake Tahoe here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Truckee town manager named one of top 10 town managers in nation (sierrasun.com)
  • Truckee master's student shares Tahoe findings at national anthropology conference in New Orleans (sierrasun.com)
  • Tahoe filmmakers turn lens on local housing crisis, now free to watch (tahoedailytribune.com)

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in South Lake Tahoe

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