The Local Lens – Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend is early this year. It’s hard to decide what to do…ski at Palisades? Hit the golf course?  Or go hiking?  Or all of the above! But start your Monday at the Village Green for the annual Vets Club Memorial Day Celebration. Note the new location! Three reasons for moving it: easier for people, especially the older Vets, to get to the site, open to everyone without an IVGID card, and the most important: site dedication and installation of the flags for the Vets Memorial monument. This effort is led by Michael Goss, including the funding and all of the work to get it through the political process at IVGID. Thank you, Michael! Thanks to all of the Veterans for their service to our country…and to the organizations that support them: Incline Village Veterans Club, Onward Ops, PTSD Now!, and Military Officers of America Association.

MAIN STREET BEAUTIFICATION

The roundabout is looking fabulous right now, thanks to Incline Property Management for doing the annual clean-up, pro bono. Thank you, Larry Wodarski and crew! Speaking of the roundabout, a Main Street committee is working on a redesign of the roundabout that would make it more visible to drivers, add irrigation so we can have more perennials, and add more iconic granite boulders to mark it as the gateway to Incline Village and the beautiful East Shore.

Village Clean-up on June 7, starting at Incline Library.

Gather your family and neighbors to pitch in on this important endeavor. Pine needles and other yard debris can present fire hazards, and it’s shocking to see how much litter accumulates over the winter. It’s a twofer…cleaning helps beautify our community as well. Businesses participate as well. Thank you to the many landscapers and yard crews that do so much of the grunt work.

Your reward is the Block Party on June 7? Join the BBQ at the Incline Library Block Party and Summer Reading Kick-off. They are celebrating 20 years in the new building. There will be plenty of nonprofit tables with handouts and activities for kids.

Public Art Committee

Here is another effort to beautify Incline and make it a welcoming place for visitors. It is busy finding symbols of our community and how to incorporate them into functional art pieces that establish an identity for Incline Village. We have a lot of public art already. If you haven’t noticed, it’s time to get out of your car and take a walk! Can you find….Buddha’s eye (UNR lake Tahoe campus), five kids in a Tree (Incline Library), the Parasol Building Statue? I also recommend two walks: The Earth Walk by the Visitor Center with its Galis Dongal (Washoe tribe dwelling) in front. Thank you, Jacqui Chandler!  The East Shore Trail has murals in the tunnel that are fun to discover. 

HOMEBUYERS WORKSHOP TOMORROW NIGHT

Incline Village Realtors is spearheading this event at the Chateau on May 22. If you ever dreamed of owning your own home but thought it was out of reach, come and get inspired and learn what assistance is available.

NUTRITION CLASS AT NATURAL GROCER ON SATURDAY

I am greatly relieved to hear that not all fats are bad! Learn more on Saturday at “Demystifying Fat” at Natural Grocer. Why not start your Saturday shopping at this unique market AND go to the class!

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