The Local Lens – A Village That Loves Its Pets

In my next life, I want to be a dog in Incline Village. Pets are family members here…they are revered, beloved, and I swear, they get more attention than babies! We have a whole social network around them.  It’s called the Pet Network Lake Tahoe.  Full-service care for rescue animals, including surgery and urgent care, only begins to describe their considerable services. This social network includes their humans, too. Under Simi Balter’s inspirational leadership, social, aka FUNdraising, opportunities abound year-round. This weekend, Richard and I will be at the annual Fur Ball, themed Tails and Tapas, which will be held at ICE, Incline Center for Events(Bowl Incline). The Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation is the largest sponsor of the Fur Ball. It’s probably too late to get tickets, but not too late to donate to their latest cause: adding a hospital wing to the Pet Network building. Shoppers can support Pet Network at their thrift store in the Post Office shopping center next to Glasses Wine Bar.

Other Animal Service Organizations

That social network for pets extends beyond Pet Network. Need financial help with that surgery for your pet? Reach out to Village Pet Foundation, which also operates a thrift store in Christmas Tree Village. Wylie Animal Rescue is active throughout the North Shore. Rotary now packages “street survival bags” that include goodies for dogs of homeless people. If fostering a dog is appealing to you, reach out to Liberty Dogs, located in Reno, but founded by the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation. Other retail and service operations, particularly pet sitting and pet baths, too numerous to mention, also support our furry friends in Incline Village and Crystal Bay.

Inclined to bloom

IVCBA is bringing “pots and planters” to our shopping centers. In the month of June, look for hanging baskets in Christmas Tree Village and Village Center and terra cotta pots by the bus shelters. Please help us bring more flowers to Incline! Donate through our partner, Incline Tahoe Foundation, Inclinetahoe.org.

Incline Green Clean is June 7 for you and your family and friends to help clean up the Village.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

TONIGHT, Boosters is putting on an awareness campaign against impaired driving. “Loved by a Village; Come Home Safe” starts at 4:30 at the high school. Come show your support for our students as they enter into the prom and graduation celebration season.

Please do go to the IVCBA calendar to see all of the events, but I want to highlight the North Tahoe Community Choir’s annual Broadway concert at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Thursday at 7pm and Saturday at 3pm. Donna Axton is the founder and conductor of this small but powerful choir that puts on concerts twice a year.

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