Lake Tahoe Posts

Fear of war begets war as both sides arm-up to pre-empt an attack by the other, and so we find ourselves today fearing yet another self-imposed escalation. With thousands of troops stationed on Ukraine’s border, Russia is telling Ukraine, “If you continue to court NATO we will take whatever action necessary to stop the expansion of NATO. Meanwhile, NATO countries continue to arm Ukraine against a possible invasion, neither side wanting to show a sign of weakness.
Yet, 2022, just might be the calendar year when mankind gazes into a mirror and sees lust for sphere of influence for the cancer it is on the human heart.

You're invited: grab bowl of popcorn, some good friends, and watch our Thrift Store debut!
Dr. Lori, a PHD Antiques Appraiser, featured our thrift store last Sunday, February on her YouTube channel.

This is the second of three recordings, the first episode premiered on Oct.3, 2021 and can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YmKATXuiZ4&t=23s

Roland Schumann is our fabulous cameraman and Karen Farrell is your tour guide for the store. If you haven’t seen our expansion and all of our wonderful donations, I think you’ll be surprised at how organized a thrift store can be.
(Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers)

Thanks again for all your wonderful support for the Village Christian Thrift Shop, we couldn’t exist without you!

That feeling where you're the first one down a freshly groomed trail!

Girls Day Out? It wouldn't be complete without popping into your local jewelry store! We have a large collection of jewelry in a wide range of price points and styles. Come explore and have fun!

EPIC Elizabeth Pitcairn in Concert - Feb 11 through Feb 20, 2022. The Orchestra and Chorus will perform Bach's Magnificat. This is followed by Elizabeth Pitcairn, performing on the 'Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius' violin, performing Wieniawski's famous Violin Concerto #2 with the Orchestra:
- Bach Magnificat
- Wieniawski Violin Concerto #2 - Elizabeth Pitcairn, violin soloist

Henri Wieniaswki was the most famous violinist of his time. At age 9, he was granted special permissions to become a student at the Paris Conservatoire (being under age 12, and also being from Poland). About two years later, he entered and won first prize at the Graduate's Competition - an astounding accomplishment, still being too young to even qualify for admission.

Although formidable in all ways, Wieniawski was especially expert in bowing styles, and this concerto displays one of his favorite techniques: The up-bow "flying spiccato", which the greatest of players (including Liz) can contain maintain for an indefinite number of notes. This technique appears many times in the first and 3rd movements.

This concerto is a 'standard', and is generally counted among the top 10 violin concertos of all time. But Wieniaswki developed heart trouble at a relatively young age, and began taking breaks within concerts from age 35 onwards. He died in 1880 at age 45.

Friday, Feb 11 7pm .......... Saint Thomas Aguinas Cathedral - Reno
Sunday, Feb 13 2pm ....... St. Theresa Catholic Church - South Lake Tahoe
Friday, Feb 18 7pm ......... Carson Valley Community Theater - Gardnerville
Sunday, Feb 20 4pm ....... Cornerstone Church - Incline Village

General admission is $30 for adults and $25 for seniors. Young persons, under age 23, enjoy FREE admission. "Front and Center" preferred seating prices are $40 for adults and $15 for youth/students.

Taylor Garces, a senior at Sierra Nevada University, has started a business venture serving locals in Incline Village who need electronic waste services.

Garces’ business, TreeTech, seeks to repurpose and redistribute electronics to maintain a sustainable balance with advanced technology. Garces helps recycle or repair electronic waste, and runs his business out of his garage.

“December 8, 2021, is when I posted my idea and company - Tree Tech,” Garces said. “I received over 100 likes and 32 comments in an hour. Definitely not the reaction I was expecting. Read more...

Learn more about Tree Tech and how to schedule an appointment at https://www.facebook.com/TreeTech-102621138946219/?ref=page_internal

Incline High School extends successful canned food drive! The Incline High School National Honor Society is extending a canned food drive planned for just the month of January to help support their community. Senior Emma Midgley and two of her honor society classmates, Emily and Christina, decided to put together the drive when they saw how much turmoil their community had endured over the last year.

“With everything that’s going on, including COVID and things like that, we figured a food drive would be a great way to give back to the people who haven’t been able to work because of the pandemic,” said Midgley. “They’re people who could benefit from having more food. We figured since people would be going to Raley’s, it’s something they could just do on their way in, and we though we could get a lot of food.”

The three members of the honor society were looking for a way to give back to their community and decided that a food drive was the perfect way to help those who had affected by hardship.

The donation bins for the drive are located at Raley’s in Incline Village and Safeway in Kings Beach near the front doors of the stores. All proceeds from the drive will go to Sierra Community House in Kings Beach and Friends in Service Helping (FISH) in Carson City. Both organizations serve those in need of food.

Midgley said one of the greatest challenges so far has been getting the word out there to people around town.

“Reaching out to the community is the major thing,” said Midgley. “I created a Facebook account just to post [a promotion]. We don’t really have a way to get it to people widespread. So that’s been kind of a challenge.”

https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/north-shore/incline-high-school-h...

The 12th annual Ullr Fest is this Friday! There will be a torchlight parade, a bonfire, a raffle, food, drink, music, and gourmet cotton candy. You can win a YETI 75 Tundra cooler, a Diamond Peak Ski Resort Season Pass and many more cool prizes. YETI compliments of Village Ace Hardware! This year, you can buy raffle tickets online if you won't be at the party - but the weather is going to be great, so be there!

We also have Connie Wray and Dave Mulligan as our emcees! They will be talking to some special people and are filming for their show Love, Reno! We are so excited to have them this year, it will be a lot of fun.

Please join us in welcoming Sharon Silva to the Sierra Community House team as our Parenting & Early Education Coordinator.
"My heart is in helping others, so I am very excited to connect with families and provide the support that is needed."
Fun Trivia: Born on Halloween, owns a black cat, a stubborn husky, and loves playing board games. She has been hiking and swimming in Tahoe for the last 10 years and hopes to stay here forever.

Our next issue of Live.Work.Play. will be published in March.
We direct mail to all of Incline Village and Crystal Bay hitting 7,800 mailboxes, plus an additional distribution of 1,500 more to our member's locations.

Show your support of IVCBA and promote your business by placing an ad!

In December, the Incline Elementary School Robotics Club competed in the First LEGO League where they captured an invitation to the recent First LEGO Championships in Reno. While the team did not win, the judges were impressed with the team's presentation and their strength in core values. Congrats to all the IES Robotics team members!

Olympics: When to watch Tahoe athletes compete in Beijing. The excitement mounts - get your viewing reminders ready!
Starting Friday, Feb. 4, 12 Lake Tahoe athletes will be joining competitors from around the world to compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Check out the schedule of Lake Tahoe athletes who will be competing, all times are listed in Pacific Standard Time.

PINE NUTS: My Olympic Romance
With the Olympic Games upon us, I feel compelled to confess, in full, to a lapse of moral judgement that long ago cost yours truly an Olympic berth. This true confession comes with a caveat to young athletes who aspire to compete in the Games, “Don’t do as I did.”

It all started with a high school assembly, when newly minted Olympic Decathlon Champion Rafer Johnson spoke to our student body. He was an inspirational speaker, and he planted in my feverish brain a resolve to be an Olympic athlete. Forget Doctor, lawyer or Indian Chief, I was determined to be an Olympian.

But the Olympic motto, “Higher Faster, Stronger,” was not me. READ MORE PINE NUTS