In The News – Early bird tickets on sale for Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
November 29, 2023 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in The Tahoe Daily Tribune 11/29/2023, Staff Report
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival launches its 52nd season in 2024. Featuring live entertainment seven nights a week during its run, June 28-August 25, 2024 at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, LTSF’s 2024 season is headlined by mainstage productions of productions of The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare’s uproarious battle of the sexes, and Always…Patsy Cline, the musical celebration of a country legend.
The Merry Wives of Windsor and Always…Patsy Cline will run Tuesdays (select) through Sundays at 7:30 p.m. The Merry Wives of Windsor will be directed by LTSF Producing Artistic Director, Charles Fee.
Always…Patsy Cline will be helmed by director, Victoria Bussert. Always…Patsy Cline (created and originally directed by Ted Swindley) is licensed by the Estate of Patsy Cline. All Rights Reserved.
Tahoe Film Fest is a welcome addition to the cultural atmosphere in one of the most spectacular places to visit.
Those who live in and around Lake Tahoe respect their environment and there are countless organizations that exist to protect beautiful Lake Tahoe.
The premiere section of our programming are environmental films. We try to locate new and important environmental films to showcase as a way of not only educating our young people, but to celebrate the efforts of everyone who helps to maintain the beauty of such a pristine lake and its surroundings.
Tahoe Film Fest also celebrates a section of important American Independent Films, New Films from Latin America and award winning music documentaries.
All proceeds from Tahoe Film Fest benefit UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC).
The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) is dedicated to interdisciplinary research and education to advance the knowledge of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and their interactions within natural and developed Earth systems, and to communicate science-informed solutions worldwide. Research findings are brought to policymakers and the public through our science centers, monthly lectures, educational programs, and the annual State of the Lake Report.
TERC comprises a global team of scientists and educators that utilize a state-of-the-art LEED Platinum laboratory, two public science centers and a network of innovative instruments to improve the environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin today and for the future.
TERC leverages the exceptional resources of UC Davis, a top 10 public research university, to educate the world’s next generation of scientific leaders and inspire thousands of students, community members, and visitors to be stewards of Lake Tahoe.
Learn more about the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the public Tahoe Science Center:
A school fundraiser that gives back to the whole community.
Lake Tahoe School is a non-profit, independent school. Like most non-profits, the school has created a fundraising event around Giving Tuesday. This event will be the Lake Tahoe School giving Tuesday Winter Market. Not only will it raise money for the school to continue essential programs such as tuition assistance, but it will also promote local Tahoe businesses and share the exposure with another non-profit organization devoted to helping children. The market will take place at Lake Tahoe School on November 28th from 5:00pm-7:00pm and is open to the public.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra has been invited to host a giving tree at the market. The tree will be adorned with ornaments that have the Christmas wishes of little brothers and sisters in the organization. Market goers can take an ornament and fulfill a child’s Christmas wish list. There will be instructions on how and when to drop off your gifts for the children in the program.
Additionally, Sierra Community House will be hosting a food drive at the market. Sierra Community House feeds families and individuals who face food insecurity by providing weekly food distributions throughout North Lake Tahoe and Truckee, helping to get food into the hands and mouths of our community while reducing the amount of food ending up in landfills. See a full list of their needs here.
Local small businesses have been invited to sell locally made products at the market and in return, are donating a percentage of their proceeds back to the school. The Winter Market will provide a one stop shop for locally made gifts for everyone on your Holiday Shopping List while supporting a good cause. Market shoppers can also enjoy a festive drink from Incline Spirits and a healthy dinner from Mountain Lotus Food Truck!
Lake Tahoe School student council will be raising money for their middle school dance by offering donation-based babysitting. Parents can drop their children off to watch a holiday movie and eat popcorn while they shop and enjoy a festive drink with friends. Student council will also be offering gift wrapping services, so your gifts will be wrapped and ready to go when you leave.
Lake Tahoe School will also be asking for donations to their own giving tree as well. Attendees can make a gift to their Arts, Athletics or Academic programing by hanging an ornament on the tree. All donations to Lake Tahoe School are tax deductible.
The Lake Tahoe School Giving Tuesday Winter Market is the perfect place to celebrate a day of generosity. Come support our community with us!
This year large-cap stocks are outperforming both mid-cap and small-cap stocks. In fact, the S&P 500 (a large-cap index) is on track to outperform the Russell 2000 (a small cap index) by the widest margin since 1998. But large cap stocks won’t always outperform. Beginning in the year 2000 small-caps led large-caps for seven straight years. When will small-caps outperform again?
Instead of predicting that answer, I prefer to let the market tell me when it’s time by using a strategy that I call “Style Index Rotation.” When large-caps outperform then hold the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). Once small-caps outperform then switch to a small-cap ETF like the iShares Small-Cap Index (IWM), which tracks the Russell 2000. Similarly, when growth leads then hold a growth ETF, but when value outperforms then rotate to a value ETF.
How do you know what segments are leading? Each weekend I post relative strength rankings for style index ETFs and sector ETFs free-of-charge on the Analysis page of www.ETFtradingstrategies.com.
Investors will want to own ETFs that are in the upper half of the rankings (outperforming). For specific details of my strategy please refer to one of my two ETF trading books, ETF Trading Strategies Revealed and Exchange Traded Profits, both of which are available at the Washoe County Library.
Trading style index ETFs allows investors to gain diversified exposure to a targeted area of the market and it gives investors the flexibility to quickly move from value stocks to growth stocks, or from small-cap stocks to large-cap stocks.
What is this strategy in now? For most of this year large-cap has outperformed small-cap and growth has outperformed value. Given that, the current holdings are Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) and the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). These have been and will be held until they underperform (fall to the lower half of a relative strength ranking). Notice that with this approach the market tells us when to rotate instead of us telling the market when it’s time.
Of course, rotating to outperforming segments involves trading and monitoring. For that reason, it is best to use this approach in IRA accounts.
With style index exchange-traded funds (ETFs), it is easy to move from large-cap stocks to small-cap stocks, or switch from growth stocks to value stocks. By rotating to the best performing segments, one can significantly outperform those that limit themselves to one trading style.
David Vomund is an Incline Village-based Independent Investment Advisor. Information is found at www.VomundInvestments.com or by calling 775-832-8555. Clients hold the positions mentioned in this article. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult your financial advisor before purchasing any security.
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Fire has been a natural part of the Lake Tahoe landscape for thousands of years. These fires were low-intensity, frequent, and created an open forest canopy that supported forest health and a balanced eco system. Prior to 1870 and the European-American settlement, much of the Lake Tahoe Basin burned on average every 5 to 18 years. Things changed drastically when intense logging during the Comstock era in the late 1800s clear cut the entire Lake Tahoe Basin and left the forest decimated. While the forests grew back over the next 100 years, they grew in an unnaturally thick and even-aged state and by 2007, Tahoe’s forests were in a state of emergency. Years of fire suppression, hazardous fuels accumulation, drought, and a warming climate have made Lake Tahoe’s forests extremely vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire.
Additionally, homes and communities have been inserted into Tahoe’s wildfire fuel landscape, furthering the complexity of the situation.
So why do we conduct prescribed fire operations? In short, to pick up where we interrupted mother nature in the1800s. We have a lot of ground to cover from suppressing the natural frequent fires that occurred thousands of years ago, but we have learned that mother nature knows best, and this is the best way to effectively reduce the threat of catastrophic, high intensity fires that now threaten our landscape. We also use other methodologies in tandem with prescribed fire such as manual thinning, logging, and mastication when possible.
In 2007, one of the most destructive fires in Tahoe’s history, the Angora Fire, destroyed 254 homes and structures within hours. Stoked by strong winds and overgrown forests with hazardous fuels, this fire burned 3,100 acres before being fully contained. This fire was the impetus to the Emergency Bi-State Fire Commission being formed. Collaborative efforts with federal, state and local stakeholders, the first Multi-Jurisdictional Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention Strategy was created as a guiding document to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire and protect the social and ecological values in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This new ten year ‘strategy’ was essentially a compilation of the Community Wildfire Protection Plansfrom the local Tahoe Basin fire districts, the Wildland Urban Interface Plan, and the 2007 USFS Fire shed Assessment.
Today, through the diligent work of multiple agencies and the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), thousands of acres of hazardous fuels adjacent to communities have been treated, fire agencies are actively conducting defensible space inspections around homes, and public education and outreach programs continue through the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities and Living With Fire programs.
The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District has been conducting prescribed fire operations since the mid-1990s. We have completed our fire break that spans both ends of our jurisdiction and focus on re-entry into these areas to once again mimic mother nature by conducting low-intensity fire operations that help to reduce the threat of wildfire in our community.
To date this season, we have burned 37acres of understory and 61 acres of piles.
If you would like to be on our Prescribed Fire Notification list, please email trancourt@nltfpd.net.
In The News – Superintendent of Washoe County School District announces resignation
November 20, 2023 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in The Tahoe Daily Tribune 11/20/2023, Submitted
After much consideration, Dr. Susan Enfield announces she has made the difficult decision to resign as the Superintendent of the Washoe County School District to return to Washington to spend more time with her family and pursue other opportunities.
“With a mix of emotions, we accept the resignation of our valued superintendent and support her in choosing family first,” said Board President Beth Smith. “We are grateful to Dr. Enfield for the leadership and bold vision she brought to our district. We have already discussed our collaborative commitment to a smooth transition.”
“I will always be grateful to have been part of this district and community,” said Superintendent Enfield. “I am proud of the work we have accomplished together, including:
In The News – Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Committee advances affordable housing policies to Dec. Governing Board meeting
November 20, 2023 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in The Tahoe Daily Tribune 11/20/2023, Submitted
Updates on Aquatic Invasive Species and Destination Stewardship also presented
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board Regional Planning Committee advanced policy changes on Wednesday designed to help create more affordable housing in the Tahoe Region. Following nearly two years of stakeholder and public input, the proposed housing amendments will now go before the full Governing Board for consideration at its December 13 meeting.
“The disparity between housing cost and affordability for local workers impacts Lake Tahoe’s environment and the fabric of our communities,” said TRPA Executive Director Julie Regan. “This crisis is affecting resort towns around the country and maintaining the status quo in workforce housing options is not acceptable.”
Originally Published in Moonshine Ink 11/09/2023, Written Juliana Demarest
Crystal Bay Casino is ready to keep you movin’ and groovin’ through the end of the year, with some of North Tahoe’s favorite live bands.
Kick off Thanksgiving weekend with Elephant Revival and special guest Joe Purdy Nov. 24 when their West Coast tour stops at the CBC. Tickets are $40 plus fees. Elephant Revival is billed as a unique collection of multi-instrumentalists blending elements of Celtic, Americana, folk, and indie rock. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the shows start at 8 p.m.
The following night, Nov. 25, catch Jelly Bread for their 15th anniversary celebration, along with special guest The Last Waltz. Per the CBC, “Jelly Bread has risen from Reno/Lake Tahoe area favorites into a nationally touring powerhouse quintet that delivers a high-energy chameleonic playlist all over the United States.” The Last Waltz will hit the stage at 9 p.m. followed by Jelly Bread at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of the show. Music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance, $23 on the day of the show.
Local Pro-Snowboarder Curtis Woodman’s Film Release: Rebirth
November 15, 2023 | Member Submitted
Incline Village, Nevada – November 17th, 2023 -10:30 pm – Professional snowboarder Curtis Woodman is excited to announce the release of his latest film, Rebirth. The film is a celebration of snowboarding and its unique ability to transform lives by pursuing your passions.
After two years of being off of the snow while taking care of his Pops, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and passed last fall, Curtis returned to the mountains last season to ride in honor of his pops and reconnect with what he loves most.
“Rebirth” was named after the song Curtis produced for the film in honor of his experience of last season being back on the snow. This part features Woodman exploring some of the most remote and challenging terrain in the Sierras strapped only with his Spring Break Snowboard, Union Bindings, Vert snowshoes and Raen Sunglasses. Curtis traverses the steep chutes, powder-filled peaks, elegant cornices, and backcountry booters during the record breaking snowfall of the 2022-2023 Season in and around Lake Tahoe. Watch Curtis take full advantage unleashing his unique skills to stylishly Surf the Sierras.
But more than just a showcase of snowboarding tricks, Rebirth is also a story about personal growth and transformation. Snowboarding has helped Woodman overcome the loss of his father and find his peace in an often overly complicated world.
“Snowboarding is more than just a sport to me,” Woodman says. “It’s a way of life. It’s something that has helped me to grow as a person and to connect with others on a deeper level. I’m excited to share this film with the world and to inspire others to find their own rebirth through snowboarding.”
Rebirth will make it’s worldwide premier November 17, 2023 at the Higher Elevation Film Festival at the Incline Village Cinema in North Lake Tahoe, Nevada. It will be available for streaming on Slush the magazine’s website following the premier and on various video streaming platforms at a later date. Rebirth will be showing alongside: XL, the newest film from Tanner Hall edit by the kid again, Goon Gear’s the Recipe, Another Shred Film by Tim Humphreys and Check the Feed presents Share the Feed at the Higher Elevation Film Festival at Incline Village Cinema. Friday November 17th for a special 10:30pm Showing. Official Genius will be hosting a Burger and Beer pre-party at Inclined Burgers to kick the winter season off right!
About Curtis Woodman Curtis Woodman is a professional snowboarder. He has been snowboarding for over 20 years and has surfed epic powder around the world. The Surf the Earth series in recent years, has focused on making films that showcase the beauty and excitement of snowboarding. Curtis would like to give a special shout out to his sponsors, Spring Break Snowboards, Union Bindings, The Donut Shoppe, Raen Eyewear, Mid Life Crisis Snow, Turn, and Official Genius for making this film and premier possible. Woodman is passionate about using snowboarding to inspire others. He believes that snowboarding has the power to transform lives and to help people to overcome their challenges. He is excited to share his latest film, Rebirth, with the world and to inspire others to find their own “REBIRTH” through snowboarding. “We hope you can join us for the Worldwide premier Friday Nov. 17th at the Incline Village Cinema, This will be a great night to kick off the season with all the homies.” Woodman said as he ended the interview.
Video Premier Tickets will be available at the Higher Elevation Smokeshop located on Tahoe Blvd in the Christmas Tree shopping center in Incline Village, Nevada.
Higher Elevation Film Festival featuring;
The Worldwide Premier of Curtis Woodman’s new movie •Rebirth•
The Tahoe Premier of XL, a Tanner Hall joint edit by that kid again.
Goon Gear’s “The Recipe” by Vermont Locs
Share the Feed a new movie by Check the Feed.
Tim Humphreys 23’ season edit
And opening recap of the TSS shoot-out and more !
Friday, November 17th, 2023 -10:30 pm at Incline Village Cinema
In The News – Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation supports the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s new Environment, Education Center
November 14, 2023 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in The Tahoe Daily Tribune 11/14/2023, Submitted
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Since its inception, Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation has focused on the health and well-being of the lake and surrounding environment as one of its leading priorities. In 2023, the Community Foundation was delighted to demonstrate this by granting to the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s new Environment and Education Center capital project.
“Our community exists in one of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, and the Community Foundation has always been focused on supporting projects that protect our home,” said Parasol’s CEO Claudia Andersen. “
We are thrilled for the opportunity to support the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s incredible impact on policy, scientific research and education, and projects dedicated to the protection and restoration of Lake Tahoe,” Andersen said. “The League is doing innovative programs directly impacting our environment and have been such great collaborative partners. What an exciting milestone we get to be a part of – through their incredible hard work, they will continue to grow in their accomplishments and impact.”
