It was seven years ago today that Lake Tahoe News was launched. The story was about the parade celebrating Jaycee Lee Dugard’s release from captivity.

Much has happened in Lake Tahoe since 2009. Lake Tahoe News has been there to record the good, the bad, the happy, the mundane, the excitement and so on.

We have no plans to stop. We will keep bringing you daily news about the people and happenings of Lake Tahoe.

We recognize without loyal readers like you, our words and photographers would be pointless. Each day you read LTN is a gift to us — thank you.

Many of you are subscribers; which means you have supported us financially. Some of you have done so since nearly day one, others have come on board in the last week. Thank you. As a gift to our subscribers we sent LTN T-shirts to them, which will be arriving this week. This is just one of the perks to being a subscriber. Other benefits include being able to write comments, being in the running for freebies, receiving breaking news alerts and knowing you are helping to sustain Tahoe’s only daily news source.

We also would not be successful without our advertisers. Thank you to all the businesses and individuals that have supported us and continue to do so.

Without these two revenue streams, we would not be able to keep producing the news seven days a week, 24 hours a day. If you are interested in advertising, send an email to info@LakeTahoeNews.net with “want to advertise” in the subject line. To subscribe, go online or send a check to Lake Tahoe News, PO Box 13406, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151. Cost is $10/month or $100/year.

We look forward to another wonderful year of delivering the news to you wherever you are reading us — which as of yesterday included more than 100 countries and more than 3,300 cities.

— Lake Tahoe News staff