The Local Lens – Conversations, Community, and Connection
October 14, 2025 | Linda Offerdahl
Politics, sex and religion are among the subjects not to be discussed in polite company or in public, “back in the day”. With all the social media and AI-generated content that requires great effort to verify, maybe face-to-face is a better way to have meaningful conversations. Notice I didn’t say confrontations! IVGID’s Conversation Café offers in-person chats every Thursday at 10 am at Aspen Grove. The Community Forum meets on the first and third Fridays at Incline Library at 10 am. THIS Friday is one of those days.
Domestic violence is often one of those taboo conversations, both within a family and within a community. Sierra Community House takes many steps to educate our community and make it safe to talk about issues that affect us and our neighbors. They are commemorating National Domestic Violence month with at least two ways for community participation: 1. Go to their 35th annual Chocolate and Wine Festival on October 25 at the Hyatt. 2. Join the Purple Walk in Truckee this Thursday, October 16.
Crossing the News Desert, a Tahoe Series program on Thursday night at UNR, is yet another way to join the conversation in person on how difficult it is becoming to get news coverage in rural communities. In case you missed it, KUNR has established a radio studio in the Prim Library, right here in Incline Village.
The topic on everyone’s minds this week is the weather! Get Meteorologist Dawn Johnson’s take on how the winter is shaping up. How DO they make the decision to call the upcoming weather a winter advisory or a warning?
High School Fair at Lake Tahoe School on October 21
We LOVE our local high school, but what if your child needs something different. Look at the flyer just to get a sense of all the choices there are, many of them local. Why not actually attend and learn more if you are a family with younger kids?
BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
Now that I have your attention, let me help you plan your Saturday (after Pet Net’s Puppy Plunge).… Go to Natural Grocer to learn why Detox is so important to your skin. THEN go to Tahoe Aesthetician’s one year anniversary to learn how she can fix those outer flaws that will help boost your confidence and make you feel beautiful on the inside too!
ON THE FUN SIDE
I can’t possibly cover all of the fun events that Incline Library, Alibi and Incline Bowl put on, but our calendar can! Check out an adventure film, the Sheldon Massacre Expedition and their Backcountry trip through Northwestern Nevada in May by the Wildwood Foundations at Alibi on Saturday.
CORRECTION
The CAB meeting is on Monday October 27 at 5:30. The topic is on Nevada State Park renovation plans for Sand Harbor.
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