Lake Tahoe Status Updates

Thank you Incline Village and surrounding communities for your generous support for the fire victims & fire fighters. On 9/11 The Village Christian Thrift Shop raised $3,000 in sales and donations that we matched. A total of $6,000 will go to Caldor Fire Fund, Wildland Firefighters Foundation, and Salvation Army Del Oro - CA/NV Fire Relief.

Well done Incline!! Thank you so much to everyone who shopped, donated, and volunteer for this special event.

Incline Village REALTORS, Good Neighbors of Incline Village Committee would like to say thank you to the Incline Village and Crystal Bay communities! Not even fires and ash could stop this community from giving to our local schools. With your help, we raised over $11,000 in cash donations and school supplies. We were able to give each teacher from Incline Village Elementary, Middle, and High Schools gift cards. We had gift cards from Rainbow Printing, Walmart, Target, Office Depot, and many other places. Our list of thank you's is endless, so please take a minute to review all of our wonderful donors on our flyer.
Special thank you to our event Volunteers!

We're extending our Labor Day Sale through September! Save up to 40% on winter gear, summer clothing, 2021 bikes, and more!

The speed of change is increasing and with it comes the stress and confusion that can hinder us from achieving our goals and purpose. Join us in celebrating the importance of the role that mentors play in our lives and listen to our broadcast. https://skidrowradio.org/weekly-broadcasts/.

For those of who speak Farsi, you're in for a treat with another episode of our work in Farsi, translated and voiced by Maria, one of my mentees in Iran. You'll find her work on our site. Most recently on the topic of Authenticity and Self Esteem.

💔 It is with heavy heart we share the passing of our dear friend Gordon Wong, who was an integral member of our legendary River Ranch team for many, many years. His memory will live on in our hearts and on our walls among so many others of our famous and infamous friends and family.
If you are able, please join us in celebrating Gordon’s life and sharing your own fond memories of him at Spindleshanks on Monday, September 27.
We cheers to you, Gordon! Missing seeing you around already 😢

Throw back Thursday: (5mos ago) 4 year olds build the best bars. Owner\GM's daughter Tori helps Siig build our new outdoor bar.

Introducing our newest vacation rental! Crystal Air Lodge is a 5 bedroom 4 bathroom 3,560 square foot home. This beautiful mountain home has a spacious layout, perfect for relaxing or entertaining. This home also has a hot tub, theater room, and a large deck with outdoor furniture and a gas fireplace.

This weekend's special is a must!
1/2 day Chili Bar Run - South Fork American River
$79/person (ages 8+)
Class 2-3+ / 8:00am-1pm / Non-swimmers welcome / ages 8+ / Meeting in Lotus, CA

Half off Kids Family Rafting Specials!

Try them for yourself! The wings speak for themselves. Katie Taft said "Saw you were mentioned for your wings in Sunset magazine. My son thinks they are the best around!

COMMUNITY INFORMATION presented by our friends at Incline Village Crystal Bay Community 1st:

Washoe County is Seeking Public Input on Proposed Development Code Amendment
Washoe County is Seeking Public Input on a Potential Development Code Amendment Relating to: Section 110.406.24 Modification of Building Placement Standards for setbacks for Parcels adjacent to unused Right-of-Way...
Read More Here: https://www.ivcbcommunity1st.org/event-calendar/washoe-county-is-seeking...

Road Construction Schedule as of 9/13
Click here to view the most up to date road construction schedule.
Read More Here: https://www.ivcbcommunity1st.org/uncategorized/road-construction-schedul...

IV/CB Community Forum Minutes (Note from Recap Editor: Because of difficulty with the recording, this recap includes many gaps where [inaudible] appears and name spellings). The link to the recording of the meeting is: https://www.ivcbcommunity1st.org/community-forum/iv-cb-community-forum-m...

Mark Twain's Tales of Tahoe and Hawaii to support the first responders at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church.
We'll see you there. Until the...

PINE NUTS
Thanking Our Firefighters

When the lake we love for it’s scenic splendor showed up in a photo on the front page of the New York Times with the caption, “ The lake that Mark Twain once called ‘the fairest picture the whole Earth affords,’ looks and smells like the bottom of an ashtray.” Well, that was enough to sink my heart to the very bottom of Lake Tahoe.
So I donned a mask and walked down to the lake. I don’t tear-up easily, but “the fairest picture the whole Earth affords” was not looking so fair. A lady shouted to me along the way, “You are so brave to be out here walking.”
I responded, “Thanks be to our intrepid firefighters we have the smoke, and not the flames.” Then I evacuated on an unplanned road trip to visit friends in the Bay Area who were
not expecting me…

My Evacuation List looked something like this…
1 Check on the neighbors
2 Grab a Twain portrait
3 Pack a toothbrush
4 Grab a Twain portrait
5 Pack a change of skivvy-drawers
6 Grab a Twain portrait

One nice thing about lifelong friends is that they are always quick to feign they are as happy to see you as they might be to see a winning three-way parlay ticket placed at the Hyatt Sports Book a year or two ago. And too, it’s always entertaining to hear one of them whisper through the kitchen window, “Hide the good silver!”
And then our fearless firefighters did it! Twenty nine hundred of Tahoe’s finest saved the Masterpiece of the Creator, the Lake of the Sky, Lake Tahoe. I thanked my generous hosts for their safe harbor and drove four hours home to the lake, still there, encased in hazardous haze, but still there. I was so elated to be returning home that I realized as I pulled into my drive that I had made the entire trip with my left turn indicator on.
Once again home to Layne Haven, I opened a bottle of Mark Twain’s Private Stock and hoisted a glass on high to our gallant firefighters, hung a few Twain portraits back up on the wall, and called St. Pat’s for a possible venue in which to present a benefit for our firefighters, the victims of the Caldor Fire, and the animal rescue heroes who answered the call. Outside of a grateful look from a grounded hoot owl, those animal rescue folks hardly get any thanks.
I’m happy to report our benefit will be at St. Pat’s beautiful new outdoor amphitheater on the evening of Saturday, September 25th, 6pm-7:30, “The Air That Angels Breathe – An Evening with Mark Twain at Tahoe and the Hawaiian Islands.”
Let’s get out and shout our gratitude…a $25 donation is suggested, more if you can stand it, checks payable to St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. For reservations call 775-833-1835.
Seating will be limited to 100.

Waste Management Seeking to Help Customers Creating Defensible Spaces:
Incline Village residents can begin using Waste Management Yard Debris Stickers next week for disposal of bagged yard debris on their regular scheduled collection day or immediately at the Incline Village Transfer Station.

Waste Management is accepting the stickers, which typically are only valid between October 4 and October 30, to help residents dispose of yard debris as they clear their properties to create defensible spaces against wildfires. Residents can also use stickers at the Incline Village Transfer Station for free disposal of yard debris.

Stickers can be placed on heavy duty bags that are filled with yard debris, including pine needles, pine cones, garden waste, small bushes, small twigs, small branches, wood chips, bark and yard trimmings. Bags cannot exceed 40 pounds.

Branches more than three feet wide or three feet tall will not be accepted. Trash, food waste, rocks, dirt, construction waste, pet waste and recyclables are also not accepted. Click here for the Curbside Yard Debris Recycling Program flyer (PDF).

Yard Debris Stickers were mailed to Waste Management account holders in Incline Village earlier this year. Each account holder received 96 stickers to be used during the Spring and Fall yard waste sticker collection programs.

Waste Management encourages all Incline Village customers to take advantage of this program and extended timeline. Stickers will now be valid from September 6 through September 17 and then again from October 4 through October 30. Eligible dates in September could be expanded further depending on usage rates.

Customers utilizing the free drop off at the Incline Village Transfer Station must ensure stickers are attached to yard debris bags or be prepared to provide 12 stickers for a standard pickup truck load of yard debris.

Customers with questions regarding this expanded program can visit inclinevillage.wm.com or contact WM at 775-831-2971.

"Palisades Tahoe introduced its new name and logo that honor the resort’s history as a land of legends — home to freeskiing pioneers, Winter Olympians and cultural icons across more than seven decades of ski history."

We're open and nothing beats a golf round during golden hour in Lake Tahoe!