Lake Tahoe Posts - Incline Village & Crystal Bay

Weather and fuel conditions permitting, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District anticipates pile burning beginning January 10th through the end of the month, in various locations throughout Incline Village, including the Lariat Circle area and near the Mountain Golf Course facilities.
Smoke resulting from the pile burns will affect the surrounding areas for approximately 48-72 hours. People that are smoke sensitive are advised to please stay inside and close their windows and doors as much as possible until the smoke dissipates.

We thank the community for your patience and understanding with the short-term smoke impacts, realizing that improving forest health and fire safety are the long-term benefits.

For further information, or to be added to the district’s smoke sensitive notification list, please call the Fire District at 775-831-0351, ext. 0 to speak with someone in person or visit us online.

PINE NUTS - Stepping Away From The Temporal Grid

Time, to my mind, is merely music, if we can only hear it. It occurs to me that our lives are not played out over time, but are played out over melodies and harmonies that compose a swaying samba for instance, that might mature into a beautiful symphony. A 32 year old has been alive for just over one billion seconds, but more significantly, perhaps that 32 year old has been waltzing through life in three quarter time, spreading joy at every turn.

When we first meet a person we should not be asking ourselves, “How old do you suppose they are?” We should be asking ourselves, “What sorts of songs do you suppose they might be singing?”

Newport Beach firm set to begin work at Tahoe Biltmore.
EKN Development Group looks to turn East Shore property into ‘marquee destination’.
Changes are on the horizon along Lake Tahoe’s East Shore.

Newport Beach-based real estate firm EKN Development Group has recently acquired the Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino and Beesley’s Cottages, both located in Crystal Bay.

In the coming months work will begin to demolish buildings at both sites in order to develop the property into a “branded marquee destination for both locals and visitors to Lake Tahoe’s vibrant North Shore,” according to an Oct. 7 press release.

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Incline Village-Crystal Bay Constable Office to be Abolished.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The first reading from the Washoe County Commissioners of the provision to abolish the office of the constable in Incline Village-Crystal Bay is scheduled at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at the commissioner’s meeting.

“The commission can determine that this position is no longer needed, considering the increased Sheriff’s Office presence in Incline Village,” said Washoe County Media and Communications Manager Bethany Drysdale. “The constable offices in the townships of Gerlach, Reno, Sparks, Verdi, and Wadsworth were abolished in 1998.”

Now, it is recommended by the Board to approve the further abolishment of the Incline Village-Crystal Bay constable.
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I'm thrilled to be your new Vice-Chair of the Board of the County Commissioners. Please find the top headlines from the January 11, 2022 Board of County Commissioners Meeting.

Meet us at Raley's parking lot in Incline Village. Must have reservation. Have fun and learn some history while relaxing on the drive to Gar Woods Grill & Pier in Carnelian Bay, CA for a Wet Woody and delicious food. We also stop at Jason’s Beachside Grille in Kings Beach. The tour finishes where we picked you up at Raley’s parking lot in Incline Village, close to: Rookies, The Local, Alibi, Bite Tahoe, and Fredrick’s.

As small local business owners, we believe in giving back whenever we can. Another recipient of our charitable giving this year is Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in South Lake Tahoe, which helps wildlife from all around the lake and surrounding areas. This is a 27-acre facility made possible by the generous donations of locals. Since opening in 1978, this facility, with paid staff and volunteers, has successfully cared for and released over 15,000 wild birds and animals. We thought that this was a worthy effort to get behind.

Congratulations to the Norberg-Norton Family who welcomed Barton Memorial Hospital's first baby of 2022! Baby Sloan was born on New Year's Day, Saturday, January 1st, to parents Drew Norberg and Austin Norton. The family was presented with a wagon filled with gifts donated by local businesses, a tradition of the health care system and community to celebrate the occasion.

New year, new website! Lots more about the platform, products, and company we're building.

This past weekend, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Incline Patrol Deputies were called to perform a welfare check on 92-year-old Valia and her 94-year-old home-bound husband. The couple’s in-home nurse was unable to get to them because the home was snowed in. Deputies arrived to find the driveway covered with several feet of snow — and Valia’s car buried in snow. Using a very nice neighbor’s snowblower — Sergeant Colacurcio, along with Deputies Tone, Vacca, Simmons, and Raglen cleared Valia’s driveway and unburied her vehicle. Valia can now drive to the store for food and supplies, she and her husband’s home health nurse can ensure the couple’s safety, and emergency services (if needed) have access.

We have over 1000 fire hydrants within our fire jurisdiction. With the recent snowstorms and more on the way, you may see us out and about digging out fire hydrants.

“Can You Dig It” and adopt a hydrant closest to your home or business, keeping it clear of snow and debris? You will be helping to keep our community safe. We appreciate the members of our community who already maintain hydrants in their neighborhood and encourage everyone to participate.

Learn more and take a few minutes to fill out the online adoption form and make a hydrant near you a member of your family. Please email your form to TRancourt@nltfpd.net. Tag yourself in a photo using #AdoptAHydrant and share with us on our Facebook page and our Twitter page.

Village Terrain Park Snowboard Clinic Series for 6th thru 8th Grade Students.
Looking to take your park skills to the next level this season? Local 6-8th grade advanced riders are invited to join Coach Cedar Gately for a 6-week freestyle snowboard clinic series in the Village Terrain Park at Diamond Peak. Clinics will cover topics such as park etiquette, spins, boxes, jumps, rails, grabs, terminology and history. Participants must be able to link turns on all blue and most black runs and perform basic freestyle maneuvers.

2022 Midweek Program
Wednesdays, January 12 – February 16, 2022 (2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Fee: $360 for 6 clinic midweek series

2022 Weekend Program
Sundays, January 23 – March 13, 2022 (2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
No clinic during President's Week - 2/20 & 2/27
Fees: $420 for 6 clinic Sunday series

Details & Registration
Must be a 6-8th grader and have an active IVGID Picture Pass to participate.
Fees do not include lift tickets or equipment. Season passes are recommended and can be purchased online.
Helmets are required.
Participants will meet on the snow behind the Base Lodge, near the trail map sign.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Register with the Rec Center - online at Register.YourTahoePlace.com, by phone (775-832-1310) or visit the Recreation Center (980 Incline Way).

About the Instructor: Cedar Gately
Cedar grew up in sunny Santa Barbara with a skateboard underfoot and dreams of snow in his future. He took a chance and moved to Incline Village as a young adult to further pursue his passion for snowboarding. Shortly after the move, he took his experience as Director of the skate camp back home and founded the Village Skate School with IVGID. He is an experienced terrain park snowboarder and is passionate about spreading his knowledge to the next generation. Riding with Cedar you can expect to learn new tricks, while having fun and making connections along the way. Cedar is also a videographer, the creator of the "Thursdays in the Village" series on Instagram and recent winner of the Diamond Cut Video Competition.

TALBOT FINE ART GALLERY has beautiful new inventory.
Come check out some beautiful photography of Lake Tahoe. We can ship worldwide. Plenty of different images to pick from. We can go up to 50 by 90 inches. Sharp as a Tack.

We also represent some awesome new local artisans.
*Yavon Hudgins makes beautiful crocheted items.
*Patrick Cahill creates beautiful pots of all sizes.
*Martin Gollery Is an amazing photographer come see his work
*Oxygen sessions of 20 minutes or more are available. Contact Ginger Gee (775) 530-3390 for appointments.

Store hours:
Monday Wednesday Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment only.
775-832-7054. Call anytime and leave a message if no answer.

Dateline Afghanistan, where Afghans are in desperate need of a fix, a quick fix, and we can fix it. This new year might be the year that America emerges from having been the world’s top cop, to becoming the world’s top doc, and Afghanistan could be our first patient, as they are on a ventilator.