Jennifer and Joy, American volunteers accompanying Anya, were from the Lake Tahoe area in California, part of an exchange program for Russian and American students to learn about conservation and ecology.

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Median house prices around Lake Tahoe, a ski area on the eastern border of California, have risen 60% in the past year.

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The filing describes a Christmas scene two years ago at Lake Tahoe, a popular Bay Area vacation getaway.

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