We are pleased to announced the winners of the 2022 Deck the Halls Community Lighting Contest! You can find the full list of participants here. Thank you to our esteemed panel of judges: Mary Danahey Shelia Leijon, and Kathy Slocum for selecting the winners this year.

Drumroll please……

THE GRISWOLD BUSINESS AWARD – BRIGHTEST BUSINESS DISPLAY

Lakeshore Realty – 954 Lakeshore Blvd.

THE GRISWOLD RESIDENTIAL AWARD – BRIGHTEST RESIDENTIAL DISPLAY

CalliBacci Acres – 170 Mayhew Circle

MOST CREATIVE – BEST THEMED MERCHANT/BUSINESS WINDOW DISPLAY

Village Interiors – 868 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 9

HONORABLE MENTION

Incline Middle School Robotics

HONORABLE MENTION

Bowl Incline – 920 Southwood Blvd.

We appreciate everyone who participated in decorating to help our Village look festive!

A big THANK YOU to our lighting sponsors:

IVCBA • Travel North Tahoe Nevada • UNR at Lake Tahoe • Washoe County Sheriff Office • Lake Tahoe School • Anonymous Donor • Rejuventation Massage • Barton Tahoe Realty • Sierra Lawyers • Tahoe Speech, Language & Learning Center • Incline Village Community Hospital • Horn Family • Tanya Soule, Realtor • Lake Tahoe School

Written by Alison Ganong, MD and Presented by Barton Health

Every year, 17,500 skiers experience an MCL or ACL injury, cutting their season short.

Before the season, get your legs in ski shape.

Our desk-job lifestyles leave our lower bodies a little misshapen. We sit in chairs all day, and that tightens up our hips while weakening our rear leg muscles.

Squats and lunges, in addition to hip stretches and deadlifts, are examples of exercises that strengthen the quad muscles in front of your leges and the hamstring muscles behind them. Skiers should also practice single-leg balancing and gluteal strengthening exercises. Simply stand on one foot for 30
seconds at a time. Even better: Try single-leg squats. The leg strength you build will improve your stability. That’s great for your knees.

During Your Runs

Know your skill level.

Don’t let your pride get you hurt. Stay off tough courses or runs if you don’t have the experience to handle them. One sign that you’re out of your comfort zones: Your form
starts to suffer. You should be able to comfortably maintain an aggressive, forward-leaning posture. If the grade intimidates you, you’ll unconsciously hang back a little. Sit back too far, you’ll tumble backward, and that’s how you may tear your ACL.

Listen to your body.

Many skiers get hurt when their energy levels drop. So observe how you feel. Stay fed. Stay hydrated. Recognize when you need to rest.

Know how to fall.

You can’t avoid every fall. If you feel one coming, and you can’t stop it, don’t resist. Learn to fall into your momentum. It’s our instinct to lean away, or twist ourselves sideways to slow down. But herky-jerky movements like that put too much tension on our knee ligaments- and then, sometimes they snap.

When to See Us

In spite of all your preparation, you may still get hurt. MCL and ACL injuries come with similar symptoms: pain, swelling, and a feeling of instability around the knee. A torn MCL will usually get better with therapy or possible regenerative medicine. An ACL injury often requires surgery, but in certain cases, therapy or regenerative medicine can help. The two injuries can happen together, and an MRI or ultrasound can help tell them apart. So it’s important to call your doctor for a diagnosis.

Alison Ganong, MD, is a Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician who specializes in non-operative sports medicine and spine care. For more information about sports medicine treatment options, call Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Incline Village, Carson City, South Lake Tahoe or Zephyr Cove at 530.543.5554.

Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune on 12/15/22. View the original article here.

Written by Robert Galloway. Photo by Robert Galloway.

In our Drink of the Week segment, we’ll showcase one unique type of beer, wine, cocktail — you name it — to try at one of the countless breweries, bars and restaurants from around the basin.

I realize winter has really just begun around the basin, but I know there are those people that are already sick of the snow and can’t wait for the days of summer and warm sunshine to return. If that is you, then this week’s feature is right up your alley.

For all its Tiki culture lore, the Mai Tai cocktail is said to have been invented in Oakland in 1944. While this version doesn’t stray too far from home, I’d throw it into the ring with any other variation and have them battle it out for taste because it has a chance to come out on top every time.

The familiar faces of rum, lime juice, dry curacao, and orgeat (almond) syrup are shaken and strained over pebble ice stacked high inside of a Tiki-themed glass. It’s finished with a float of pineapple rum and garnished with fresh pineapple, cherry and mint.

Each of the ingredients provides its own layer of flavor, which when combined; work very well together but in complex fashion. They each provide a boost to one another but still manage to speak to each sip on their own terms. It has a creamy, almost smoothie-like, drinkability but it’s not a smoothie by any shape or form.

The citrus flavors (lime, curacao, and pineapple) dancing with the earthy (rum and almond) make for a luscious and fun tango on the taste buds. And while, yes, this is a cocktail that speaks to more of a summer-y vibe, there’s no reason why you can’t squeeze that into the winter wonderland of Tahoe right now. Just throw a grass skirt on over your ski pants, head downhill, and you’ll be there in no time.

Bowl Incline is located at 920 Southwood Blvd. in Incline Village. For food and drink menus, hours of operation, or general information visit them online at bowlincline.com or reach them by phone at 775-831-1900.

Did you miss out on the 12/16 IVCB Community Forum? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! You can watch the recap here.

To be alerted about future forums, subscribe to the mailing list by sending an email to ivcbcommunityforum@gmail.com.

The Incline Village/Crystal Bay Community Forum will be held the 1^st and 3rd Fridays of the month at 9am in person and online using the meeting app Zoom. The Zoom meeting ID number is 815 3612 1755 and the password is 1864.

On Friday morning at 8:55am John Crockett or Amanda McPhaill from the library will start the meeting. Please join before 9am so we start on time.

If you are unable to join the Zoom meeting by computer or cell phone, you may still submit issues to be discussed to Denise Davis (ivcbcommunityforum@gmail.com).

Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune on 12/16/22. View the original article here.

Written by Miranda Jacobson.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees met Wednesday, Dec. 14, for the last time in 2022 before newly-elected David Noble and Ray Tulloch take their places as board members.

While there was progress made throughout the meeting, there was some tense discussions towards the end in regards to geothermal energy use in Incline Village.

At the Nov. 8 board meeting, trustees asked Aidlin Operating Company, LLC Manager William Chastain to bring a formal presentation to the board about the geothermal concept. Tensions rose as Chastain explained the need for geothermal energy use due to the many outages that happen with NV Energy.

Chairman Tim Callicrate explained that if approved to move forward at a future date, there would be a lucrative royalty deal paid up front to IVGID, and work would be done with NV Energy to ensure renewable energy is being used. 

“Nevada Energy is looking to really amp up its use of renewables, specifically geothermal,” said Callicrate. 

Although the board members agreed that there was opportunity in directing staff to move forward with looking over the potential contract, there were many questions that were met with hostility by Chastain.

Ultimately, Chastain announced that if the board did not move forward with geothermal energy, he would be pulling the offer from the table completely.

“If we don’t build a more resilient, local power supply, these incidents … will happen and are accelerating and will continue to accelerate. It’s a reality. Deal with it … As a 20-year resident, I’ve had enough … I will withdraw this proposal if you don’t move forward tonight. Period.”

The board members tried to work with Chastain through the tension but ultimately decided there was no way to move forward with directing staff to analyze supporting documents for the proposal.

“I just think this proposal is dead on arrival when we get an ultimatum like that,” said Trustee Matthew Dent. “I don’t need to hear anymore.”

The consent calendar passed completely, which saw the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $250,000 from Washoe County for the purpose of improving the skate park located on the corner of Southwood and Tahoe Blvd., along with another $100,000 from the county for youth and senior programming.

District General Manager Indra Winquest was also authorized to extend the lease agreement between the Hyatt Corporation and IVGID, with amendments approved the contract.

Winquest announced during the review of the long range calendar that at the Feb. 8 meeting, there will be an agenda item to decide the policy on administration of pubic records in order to make the process easier for both those requesting and staff working on requests.

Progress was made on the Effluent Pipeline Project as the board moved to approve the purchase approximately $1.4 million worth of pipeline material. The board was able to hear a detailed presentation on the progress of the project and the benefits of buying the pipeline product earlier in order to save money in the long term.

It was confirmed by Director of Public Works Brad Underwood that the pipeline being ordered is the exact pipeline needed for the project, which was a concern brought up by a community member during public comment.

During the presentations given to the board, the construction manager at risk gave a rough timeline of what the process would look like while working with NDOT, road closures, and general project execution. Trustee Sara Schmitz brought up the point that although most of the work is scheduled for shoulder seasons, there is also risk with fire seasons that have become just as prevalent in Lake Tahoe.

“What we would be doing is bringing back a discussion about phasing the project,” said Winquest. “Obviously staff has their recommendation as far as how they’re recommending doing Phase One. In the event that the board would like to transition that, we just want to make sure that we have robust discussions so that we can continue to move this process forward as quickly as we can.”

Overall, the next steps are to finish the design of the project and nail down cost and schedule certainty of the project in order to deliver the best value.

Discussion and approval of the budget amendment for the Recreation Center Expansion Project was taken off the agenda after a few more invoices came in for work that need to be accounted for.

To watch the entire meeting visit https://livestream.com/accounts/3411104.