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Greetings!

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Incline Village is looking pretty festive, don’t you think? We have holiday lights on trees along Tahoe Boulevard and a tree with red lights in the park on the west entrance to Incline Village. With shopping centers, businesses and homes decorated, we almost look like a Hallmark movie town!

The holiday lighting is part of the Northern Lights Festival where we celebrate the numerous events in November and December. At one time, this was a big effort to bring in visitors for the shoulder season before the two weeks of Christmas and New Year’s. If you are one of our part time residents, welcome back. Over time, we have come to appreciate the value of locals and families coming together. That local yearlong support means a lot to our local merchants and restaurants. The Small Business Saturday campaign by American Express and the national Shop Local campaign remind us of the direct and indirect value it brings to our Village. If merchants get more business, they too can afford to eat and shop local.

The Tahoe Film Fest, December 1-4 is a true gift to the community thanks to the Founder Robert Roussel. He has amazing contacts in Hollywood and brings world class films to our community. It always benefits the Tahoe Environment Resource Center housed on the campus of UNR at Lake Tahoe.

NEW THIS YEAR… Candy Cane Village on the campus of UNR at Lake Tahoe’s Patterson Hall patio. With the help of Nevada Santa and Mrs. Lollie Claus, the patio has been transformed into a cute holiday village. The campus is decked out with holiday lighting, candy cane stakes and a community Christmas tree. This is the first year that UNR has been on this campus and they are making a big effort to be engaged in our community.

ALL OF THE EVENTS can be found on Northernlightstahoe.com and in the 4 page insert in this magazine. There is something for everyone and every interest in Incline in December!

This issue is chockful of interesting information on our local residents and businesses. If you read about one you haven’t met, look them up….or watch for them at Raleys!

IVCBA.org has a brand new look! We have built a true community website, where one can find links to every significant and not-so-significant organization in Incline. That’s because virtually all of the agencies and nonprofits, as well as a a significant number of businesses are members. We are truly grateful for their support. Behind it all is the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation, the benefactor of so many agencies, schools and nonprofits in town. Thank you!

We are coming into my favorite season in Tahoe…winter! Let’s pray for lots of snow!

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TRACY & STEVE

Tomkovicz Bowl Incline

By Kayla Anderson On a midday Friday afternoon, the two giant bowling pins in a 4-10 split line the entrance of Bowl Incline. Inside, the Ohana Diner (featuring a menu designed by renowned chef Sam Choy) serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in front of bowling lanes that are bright and welcoming, everything outfitted in a modern retro motif. Flat screen LED TVs throughout the alley show the latest sports games and are perfect screens, meaning it’s the best resolution you will find. One room has three pool tables, another has an arcade with crane machines, basketball hoops, and floor-toceiling PAC-MAN. Outside on the main floor is another open-air bar, an enclosed patio with community-engraved pavers, with bocce ball and cornhole. The newly retrofitted Bowl Incline also has a second floor now holding another bar, original quality Henry Miller tables imported from England, and two axe-throwing lanes.

Saddling up to the bar, the amicable bartender says that the most popular cocktails are the Sour Strike, “it’s like a flavored vapor”, and any of the Ballers are good as well as the Double Wood margarita because of the Li Hing Mui salted rim.

While talking about the drinks, owner Steve Tomkovicz warmly greets me and gives me a tour.

The Tomkoviczes have had a house in Incline Village for 12 years, moving here full time during the pandemic from the Bay Area.

“The restrictions weren’t as bad here; we could take walks on the golf course,” he says. He and his wife Tracy rebuilt Bowl Incline, gutting the interior, tearing off the roof, getting new bowling equipment, furniture, and basically modernizing the space.

The only thing they kept was the name.

Steve launched his first business when he was 10 years old, selling flowers on freeway offramps in East LA to support his mom. He went to colleges on football and rugby scholarships, always working three jobs. In 1983 he started an industrial supply company, and it took off; he had 350 employees and 10 locations across the country, doing $240 million in sales.

Then four years ago, his doctor told him that he had an enlarged aorta that could rupture at any time. Knowing that his life could be cut short at any moment, Steve reevaluated his priorities and thus

sold his company to move to Lake Tahoe.

However, Tomkovicz isn’t the kind of man to sit around and wait for his heart to burst. He has been a hard worker his entire life and loves to be involved in his community and build teams. When his family moved to Incline, he saw a “For Sale” sign in front of Bowl Incline and decided that this would be his new passion project (although he admits that he’s still sad that he sold the industrial supply company that he built out of a pickup truck).

He emphasizes that money is not the driver in this venture, that he wants to provide a place for families and friends to go to disconnect from technology and connect with each other.

“We need to change how we de-stress, how we connect,” he says.

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A spiritual man, Steve embodies Bowl Incline’s motto, “Peace.

Love. Bowl.”, which is found on staff shirts and signs throughout the alley.

“Everyone has to treat everyone well in here. I’m a pretty simple person but complex in how I do business because everyone has to treat each other with love and respect,” he says.

The property included an apartment complex across the street, too, and they could’ve knocked down the bowling alley and built more housing but felt like if they did that then they’d be losing a huge community asset. Local businesses rent out the upstairs area for private parties, they regularly have live music, and their bowling leagues filled up fast.

Steve loves dancing and says that he envisions hosting community events up in the lounge. He’d like to do a Frank Sinatra birthday celebration, invite people up to do some swing or dancing.

“This is a community space. Up here (in Incline Village) when the lights go out, there’s nowhere to go. Most places close at 8 or 9pm,” he says.

Bowl Incline supports charity nights, hospital events, and provides another place to celebrate besides the Chateau and the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. Kids from the Incline schools even come clean the parking lot in exchange for bowling sessions.

“We’re always thinking about how to give this community a center to celebrate life.”

And it truly is a family affair; Steve’s daughter Allison runs events, his son-in-law Josh runs the bars, and his wife Tracy is the financial wizard/operations manager. Throughout our tour, his son Steven is down on the first-floor bowling.

“Everything is new and it’s exciting for us. This is a place where you feel loved; and we have love for the Tahoe area. If we can create all that love between families and team members, this will be successful.

“I’m proud of what we’re doing. I’m 68 with a bum ticker and if I get to live around this and help people connect and practice kindness, then I’m good. Hopefully, we’re building a vision of love, excitement, and an escape from life but not each other,” Steve adds.

For more information about Bowl Incline, go to www.bowlincline.com or visit the alley in person at 920 Southwood Boulevard in Incline Village.

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By Kayla Anderson

Incline Village’s newest café, Happy Tiers, is finally up and running with its brick-and-mortar location in the Christmas Tree Village serving up delectable cinnamon rolls, quiches, coffee, cake, Doughboys doughnuts, and other tasty treats every day.

Its owners Jason and Andrea Jurss are passionate when talking about their journey from whipping up cake batter in their kitchen to finally opening a physical café, an idea that came forth during the pandemic. In March of 2020, Happy Tiers realized that they had to pivot quickly to keep their business afloat after it had 86 weddings cancel on them, and Andrea started making breakfast items and creative dessert boxes to sell online and to her regular customers.

“I laid in bed and thought, no one’s working, there’s no cakes to make, there’s nothing to do. So, Jason said, ‘go make those breakfast items you like’. I did these breakfast packs for local clients for Christmas and Thanksgiving and Jason delivered them,” Andrea says.

Jason explains that Andrea would do these big pan quiches that feed a dozen people, then created smaller versions for people to heat up in their vacation rental. Happy Tiers Café also recently started serving crustless, gluten free and dairy free desserts and snacks.

The process of getting a café open in Incline Village took the Jursses to their limits, though, despite the experience they had in running successful businesses in Florida where Jason is from.

Both being from the East Coast, Andrea and Jason met in 2010, the same year that Andrea’s parents Patrick and Patricia moved to Incline Village. Andrea followed her parents and moved to Incline with her kids in 2011, while keeping a longdistance relationship with Jason.

In 2015, Andrea started making cakes for friends out of her home kitchen and word quickly spread about the quality, creativeness, and delicious concoctions that she made for the North Lake Tahoe community. She formed a solid relationship with the Chateau, who often refers their customers to Happy Tiers in their event planning process. Then in 2017, Andrea moved to Florida to be with Jason and design a high-end dessert menu for Jason’s restaurant called Artisan. However, she kept getting calls from clients in the Lake Tahoe area wanting her to come back and do their cakes.

“When people flew Andrea out here to do their weddings (she did two at the Chateau while she was living in Florida), that opened my eyes to the possibility here,” Jason says. The couple moved back here in late 2018.

They planned to do winters in Florida and summers here

for both businesses (Happy Tiers and Artisan) but then the pandemic came and stopped them in their tracks.

“We realized that we needed a direct-to-consumer concept,” Jason says.

They found a spot to open a physical café in Christmas Tree Village, signed the lease in spring of 2022, built out the space, hired staff, and did a soft opening in April, and then it again came to a grinding halt. They were forced to shut their doors on June 10 due to a complicated permitting process. During the process of trying to get reopened, Happy Tiers lost seven baristas, four bakers, and two dishwashers that the Jursses had hired and trained.

“It’s like what Winston Churchill said, ‘If you don’t take change by the hand then it will take you by the throat.’ And Incline was taking us by the throat,” Jason says.

However, the couple is not the type to give up, and fortunately through the cake business, clients, friends, family, and the community, they were eventually able to reopen late August.

“Incline’s our home, this is where we’ll live and retire.

Andrea’s parents live here, my family moved here from Florida.

It’s a relief that we’re open, and optimistic for the future,” Jason says.

Visit https://www.happytiersbakery.com/ for more information or visit Happy Tiers in person at the Christmas Tree Village.

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Incline Education Fund Building Momentum, Boosting Academic Excellence

FOUNDED IN LATE 2019, the non-profit Incline Education Fund has already become the leading champion for Incline’s public schools. With an impressive list of successful projects, IEF has seen a surge of community support and enthusiasm. In 2022, the Fund’s endowment had already surpassed $500,000, on the way to its longer-term goal of becoming a self-sustaining resource for future generations of Incline students.

In just the past two years, IEF has been the driving force in bringing innovative educational programs to our schools. Despite headwinds from shrinking school budgets and the pandemic, the non-profit is proving that local energy can creatively address the challenge of preparing students for the jobs of the future.

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SOME OF THESE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: .

Technology Drive for Incline Middle School » Raised $100,000+ to provide laptops for each student

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Incline Elementary School Makerspace » Raised $100,000+ for a lab teaching robotics and coding for K-5

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Incline High School’s Engineering and Entrepreneurship Program » Secured over $50,000 in out-of-basin grant monies

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UNR’s Dean’s Future Scholars pilot program » Successful pilot & launch of a mentorship program at IMS

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The Courage Project pilot program » Mental health support through outdoor sports activities

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Rotary groups have been instrumental in providing funding for several IEF projects at each of the schools, while the local IEF was founded by Mary Danahey and Sharon Schrage, both Incline Village Realtor association helped lead the funding for long-time local residents and parents of students who graduated the tech initiative. from Incline schools. They met as former Booster Board members and volunteers who were instrumental in launching “Incline Education Fund is an invaluable resource for the the 1:1 Incline High School Technology Initiative in 2014 (the students, teachers and administrators in our schools,” says first in northern Nevada). At the time the high school had only Tierney Cahill, Principal at Incline High School. “They provide 19 outdated computers for more than 300 students. amazing support with funding and creating programs, while collaborating with the entire community.”

The duo saw a need for a champion to support administrators in aligning efforts across all three schools. As a small town, IEF is tackling a full slate of projects in 2023, with the focus “single-stream” school system, they believe there is a unique on literacy. Plans include expanding the Deans Future Scholar opportunity to create new programs that help develop mentorship program, bringing in math and reading specialists necessary academic and life skills as students progress through and on-site tutors and funding the new IMS “exploratory” each step in the school system. For example, the Makerspace program. In addition, IEF is fundraising for teacher passion program at the elementary school prepares students for the projects like robotics, cooking, music and more. They are rigors of STEM education in middle and high school. also looking for community partners to provide real-world opportunities to middle school students (see related article on “Nevada consistently ranks near last in the U.S. in academic IMSl) and supporting the new internship program at Incline High funding per student, and Washoe County budgets are under School. constant pressure,” says Mary Danahey, Executive Director.

“Yet, Incline Village teachers still produce amazing talent and “Improving the quality of education is valuable to the entire kids that go on to top universities around the world. We have community, even for those who don’t (still) have children in our the opportunity to make Incline one of the best and highest schools,” says Sharon Schrage co-founder of IEF. “Preparing all ranked school systems in the state, but we need to do more to of our kids for the future by enhancing our strong and exciting help support our educators and prepare our students.” learning environments leads to opportunities for them to excel in today’s workplace”. It also makes our community stronger.

Each year IEF focuses on working with administrators to identify Having successful schools has a positive effect on our local their areas of greatest need, then helps to launch new featured economy and quality of life. programs. The organization coordinates acquiring resources, leads fundraising efforts through private donor sources and IEF is always looking for individuals willing to share their skills grant writing and seed funds pilot programs that offer students and experience as mentors, coaches or as a speaker. They unique learning opportunities. coordinate volunteers to help with tutoring, reading buddies, classroom aides, subject specialists and most importantly, COLLABORATION IS KEY substitute teachers.

By leveraging relationships with local businesses and partnering To learn more, or to donate, please go to: www. with other non-profit organizations, IEF is able to maximize inclineeducationfund.org/donate support for the schools. For example, AAUW and both local ACCORDING TO CLAUDIA ANDERSON, CEO OF PARASOL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

“IEF is driving a generational impact on expanding the quality of education in our community. By building an endowed foundation, IEF will ensure that our schools have support for years to come.”

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By John Crockett

The best holiday traditions consist of gatherings of family and friends, feasts of the senses, and a reverie for the world around us. Handel’s Messiah, performed

by The Orchestral and Community Choral Artists of the Tahoe Area (TOCCATA), checks all the boxes and returns to intimate venues in the Tahoe area this season.

CLASSICAL MUSIC IS BACK JAMES RAWIE

In 2020 and 2021, the symphony performed Pops on the Patio concerts to small groups at private homes. This year, a fall concert series memorializing 9/11 saw TOCCATA Tahoe Symphony Orchestra performing to the largest and most enthusiastic audiences in years. The number of young people in attendance was heartening to Rawie. “It spoke well to me.”

Accessibility to great classical music and inspiring a new generation has always been a mission of TOCCATA. “You can be up to 23 years of age and go free to our concerts. It is imperative that we keep our doors open and young people coming to our concerts.” He also draws on young talent for the orchestra with four members in high school. Rawie says, “when they play beside a professional with the right attitude and make real music, it can change their lives. The first money they make is playing an oboe or violin.”

“Classical music is back,” declares Maestro James Rawie, TOCCATA’s founder and Artistic Director.

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Co-founded in 2005 by James and his wife Nancy, TOCCATA is another Tahoe gem that reminds residents of the artistic talent in our area. But it takes someone special to surface and coordinate this talent. Maestro Rawie and the orchestra’s mission is to make quality orchestral performances accessible in the area without classical fans having to travel to Reno or beyond.

Rawie is a self-described builder and doer. Over a 42-year professional music career, he founded and served as artistic director and conductor of four distinct musical organizations in Puerto Rico and the United States while also competing in triathlons. He recently finished second in his age group at the XTERRA World Championships in Lake Molveno, Italy.

He won his age group at XTERRA Lake Tahoe in August and holds the Strava exercise tracking app record for the most Tunnel Creek to Flume trail attempts, a grueling uphill grind.

A complement to both his musical and athletic pursuits, Nancy trains three times a week alongside James and has herself completed a half-Ironman. These days she prefers riding an e-bike. “Nancy is my rabbit,” says James, “she’s always ahead of me and I have someone to chase.”

What makes Messiah so special that Maestro Rawie has performed it 3 to 5 times a year since 1979? “The work is three parts which Handel wrote in an inspired 23 days, quite a feat for a 3-hour work.” The TOCCATA production will also include audience singalongs of holiday favorites. “The final section has all the fun stuff with trumpets and timpani, the profound and beautiful best of the Messiah.”

Maestro Rawie and TOCCATA will have the audience joining in the chorus of hallelujah at area venues this December including Cornerstone Community Church in Incline Village, amongst others. Visit toccatatahoe.org for the complete schedule and tickets and make great classical music part of your holiday season.

The pair met in Puerto Rico where Nancy joined the Symphonic Chorus of Puerto Rico, which James conducted and is one of four musical organizations he founded over the course of a 42-year professional career. Nancy sang in choirs all her life and was soon assisting James with production.

She continues to lend her voice to the TOCCATA choir and organizational skills to the production, serving as General Manager of the Orchestra and administrative assistant.

After 30 years as a professional musician in Puerto Rico, Rawie felt he had built a lasting musical legacy on the island.

Nancy and James had come Lake Tahoe to visit friends and ski over the years. When they came one summer and rode their bikes on the Flume Trail, “that was it. I knew I was coming here immediately.”

Once here, Rawie recognized that the music opportunity here and started building the Tahoe Symphony from scratch.

“It grew out of my need to have a group of musicians that could play a decent Beethoven symphony.” Twenty musicians from the original 2005 ensemble still play with the group today.

Slowing down doesn’t seem to be in the DNA of the 75-yearold Maestro but he knows that TOCCATA will carry on when he does set down his baton. “Tahoe Symphony is in it for the long haul. If I give up at 80, 85, there will continue to be a semi-professional music organization in Tahoe. In the middle of the pandemic, we established an endowment and that really encourages the musicians to give body and soul.”

And what would he be doing if not conducting? “Riding bikes and being a bike mechanic is really my passion. If I didn’t have classical music, I would be a mechanic and run a bike shop. I’d like to keep athletes rolling on bicycles.”

Whether fixing bicycles, building an orchestra from scratch, or conducting a symphony, Rawie recognizes that the world needs healing in many forms. And classical music can serve that purpose. “We have a real cultural divide. People can come to a concert and listen to Mozart’s Requiem and feel that international harmony and know that there is a common thread. And that gives me hope.”

From the TOCCATA website: Performances are being planned for several distinct and festive venues:

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Saturday, December 3 3pm ........ The High School Auditorium, Truckee, CA

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Sunday, December 4 3pm .......... Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Reno, NV

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DAVID & JAN HARDIE

By John Crockett Whether serving in leadership roles for the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation or climbing hills on a tandem bicycle with wife Jan, David Hardie knows it takes a team, and family, effort. His lasting impact on the community through nonprofit board and financial management experience continues with programs like the Tahoe Fire Safe Initiative and new venture, Tahoe Forest Products.

Hardie joined the Board of Parasol in 2005 and respects the organization’s community foundation model. “It provides a clear picture on the needs of the community. The management of the foundation knows what the needs are and what organizations are truly performing,” he says. “In times of need, it provides leadership for the community.”

Hardie says the biggest problem facing Incline Village and throughout the Tahoe basin is, “the threat of fire and forest health. And also an insurance crisis. They’re all related.”

He was instrumental in launching Parasol’s Tahoe Fire Safe Initiative in 2018. The program aims to protect people and property through mitigation projects and education.

“We’re trying to work with legislators to improve insurance accessibility and defensible space,” says Hardie. “It’s a multipronged approach.”

“You can feel hopeless or distraught, but in recent years with fire, it’s brought the issue to everyone’s attention. And we need to follow through on addressing it for the rest of our life.”

Anyone who has worked with David Hardie is familiar with his financial acumen and wealth of experience. “He’s one of the more brilliant investment professionals I’ve met,” says Parasol CEO Claudia Andersen. But most people may not know that Hardie married his highschool sweetheart and also overcame dyslexia.

David and wife Jan met at age 14 during their freshman year of high school. “We met in a class with an incredibly boring teacher, so he flirted with me the entire time,” says Jan. The pair moved to Incline Village in 2004 and set an example of non-profit leadership followed by their children. Son Kirk serves on the Advisory Board of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center and daughter Cory is the Tahoe Fund Board Chair.

Hardie stepped down as Parasol Board Chair in 2020 but continues to serve in leadership roles. As Executive Chairman at Hallador Investment Advisors, Inc. the company he founded in 1974, he now focuses on strategy and tactics rather than day to day operations. With his work at Parasol, Hallador, and on multiple other for-profit boards one wonders, will he ever retire?

Jan chimes in, “Can I answer that? No. He loves work, he thrives on it. But we love to play, he has a good balance now.”

The pair ride their tandem bicycle 500 miles a year all over the world. They enjoy the social connection of the tandem bike so they can converse and tackle hills as a team. “You’re His next venture, as advisor to startup Tahoe Forest Products, doing it together, we like the tandem better.” Memorable rides include the challenge of New Zealand’s rolling dovetails this need. The project will bring the first new sawmill in decades to the area with operations slated to begin topography and pedaling from Memphis to New Orleans on the historical Natchez Trace Parkway. Next up is a in March, 2023. Fuel reduction is key to helping prevent circumnavigation of Tasmania. future wildfires and TFP will serve as a cog in that process.

The current inventory of logs, which will supply the mill Whether in the community or on the road, there is no slowing for up to five months, were salvaged from Sierra-at-Tahoe down the tandem of David and Jan Hardie. following the Caldor Fire.

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2022 8TH ANNUAL TAHOE FILM FEST Tahoe Film Fest was chosen as one of only three film festivals to screen Steven Spielberg’s new film THE FABELMANS - the other two being AFI Film Fest in Los Angeles and Toronto Film Festival in Canada where it won the People’s Choice Award.

Tahoe Film Fest will take place December 1-4, 2022 at the Incline Village Cinema, the Village Cinemas at Northstar and Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room.

We welcome two films from the country of France - CORSAGE and LOST ILLUSIONS which won seven Cesar Awards - the French equivalent to our Academy Awards. BROKER is a new film from South Korea which won a Best Actor award at this year’s Cannes Film Fest.

In keeping with our spectacular music documentary series at the best music venue in North Lake Tahoe, we secured the following films for the Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room: WOMEN TALKING and SHE SAID are two hugely important BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD, MOONAGE DAYfilms that have gained global attention this year in most of the DREAM (a new David Bowie documentary), JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY, HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN A JOURmajor film festivals.

NEY, A SONG and CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR: JUST National Geographic Documentary Films has partnered with CALL OUT MY NAME. Tahoe Film Fest since our beginning and this year we present FIRE OF LOVE, THE TERRITORY, RETROGRADE and THE Two special events during the festival include a screening of FLAGMAKERS. Three other notable films in this category in- FREE PUPPIES! which will benefit the Pet Network Humane clude WILDCAT, ALL THAT BREATHES and DEAR RIDER: THE Society as well as a screening of SUBJECT which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and is directed by Incline Village native JAKE BURTON STORY. Jennifer Tiexiera.

We are celebrating American Independent films KAEPERNICK & AMERICA, ONLY IN THEATERS, GOD’S COUNTRY, PRETTY For film descriptions, tickets, film fest passes and further information - please visit our website - tahoefilmfest.com PROBLEMS and Amy Redford’s new film ROOST.

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INCLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL

opens new doors for students This fall,

Incline Middle School (IMS) Principal Kari Michael introduced a weekly “Exploratory Period’.

The focus is to create an opportunity for students to pursue new ideas and interests during the school day.

The exploratory period was conceived from a desire to re-engage students in a ‘hands-on’ learning environment. Classes are designed to foster discovery and excitement while strengthening the core skills of a well-rounded education. Inaugural exploratory subjects range from a variety of disciplines such as Robotics/ Coding, Financial Management, Roots/Shoots (indoor Hydroponic Gardening), Art, World Percussion, and the Thrive Lab as well as swimming and bowling.

The classes are run either by IMS teachers or community members. With a grant from the Incline Education Fund, the Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) and IMS put together a program for IMS students to master their sometimes-limited swim skills. IVGID employees and IMS Master Swimmer Jan Hrindo have led students to strengthen their swimming skills. On day One, the instruction team discovered that there were several IMS students who were not comfortable in the water, let alone the deep end. The first part of the class focuses on swim instruction, while the second half rewards that focused attention with relays, water polo and just learning to have fun in the water. Hrindo said, “this (period) has been hugely rewarding for both myself and the kids—I am seeing such drastic improvement in the abilities, skills and confidence in the kids, and I see the future of the Incline High School Swim team.”

Another off campus Exploratory Period is a collaboration with Incline Bowl. Curriculum for this class is a mix of learning about and participating in the physical work of operating a bowling alley and lessons taught in the upstairs lounge area. The second half of the Exploratory is fun as students learn how to bowl and re-engage some of those social skills that may have been lost during the pandemic. As an inaugural participant of the Exploratory Period, Incline Bowl owner Steve Tomkovicz noted, “I would like (students) to receive an education outside the classroom in Life 101. I’ve been coaching … for over 30 years and have found that most of them want to learn about life and enjoy subject matters outside the normal educational framework. We will absolutely continue this program and look forward to them every week”.

As future Exploratory Periods are added, the Incline Education Fund is working to sponsor both on and off-campus experiences as well as directed tutoring services. IEF is also collaborating with Tahoe Tutoring to provide a few academic intervention programs for those students who, like many of their cohorts across the country, lost valuable learning due to the pandemic.

To learn more about supporting this exciting new IMS experience or if you have a business or program that you can share, please email: info@ inclineeducationfund.org Sessions run for 8-10 weeks on Wednesdays from 12-1:40 throughout the school year.

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United For Action

By Kayla Anderson UNITED FOR ACTION is a North Lake Tahoe/Truckee coalition made up of local congregations and community activists that connect with nonprofits, family resource centers, health agencies, governments, and other collaboratives to help provide basic needs for everyone living and working in North Lake Tahoe.

Incline Village resident Clare Novak is an interspiritual leader affiliated with the St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, who is also a member of United For Action. At the first meeting she went to within the same year of its formation, a woman walked across the parking lot to greet her with open arms, and she knew that she was exactly where she needed to be.

“At the first United For Action meeting I immediately felt this is where I want to put my energy. My skillset is in listening, organizing, and advocating, exactly what United For Action is all about. I was hooked and have been involved with the coalition ever since,” she says.

“There were several clergies here on the North Shore that wanted to cross theological lines and pool together our hearts and resources to strengthen the fabric of the Tahoe community,” Novak adds.

“All faith starts with that value ‘love thy neighbor’ and United For Action puts that into action, like its name. To do that, we need partners from all different sectors including nonprofits, government agencies, and other collaborators,” she explains.

Novak doesn’t have a title within United For Action because there is no chain of command.

“This is a true coalition in that no one is paid, there’s no hierarchy, and we work on a team basis on all projects. I’m someone on the organizational team that likes to keep information flowing and pull people together,” she says.

“I believe that coalitions are exactly what’s needed here. There are a lot of dividing lines in our community. There’s a diving of income, culture, language, and backgrounds and it’s very seasonal and fluid. Not everyone can afford to live here or are here fulltime,” Novak has seen.

On top of that are the physical divisions; Lake Tahoe is divided into two states and five counties. There are various jurisdictions, and a lot of the North Shore is unincorporated.

There are no clear lines of power here, which is why United For Action needs to keep many different partnerships around the lake.

Since its start, United For Action has always been a direct source to providing the community with basic needs including food, shelter, clothing, and health services. Then they get to work educating, advocating, and addressing the issue through conversations and supplying immediate help to those in need.

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The goals of United For Action are to keep everyone fully informed, not duplicate services, and understand that everyone has a unique role to play through their experience and education.

For instance, the Lease to Locals housing program provides incentives to homeowners who rent their homes to people on a long-term basis, and the coalition is building grassroots push to get that out in front of the Placer County Board of Supervisors It’s constantly asking, Who are our neighbors? Who is being left on the California side. Another one of its successes is opening out? And how do we serve the greater good? United For Action the emergency warming shelter in Truckee in 2015. It provides focuses on community, collaboration, and clear decision-making, showers, hot meals, and beds during times when there’s a foot always asking themselves how they fit into the jigsaw puzzle while of snow or more on the ground, when the temperatures drop connecting with neighbors who care about these kinds of issues. below 15 degrees Fahrenheit, or during extreme weather events.

Faith-based groups have always been good connecting points and Working with the Mountain Housing Council and Washoe Tahoe while a lot of groups try to do this kind of work already, Novak Housing Partnership on the IV/CB side, they were able to get 44 believes we can do it more efficiently if we partner up.

Tahoe locals into steady housing.

It also picks a primary focus each year, and the main issue tugging on North Lake Tahoe’s community in the post-pandemic world has been housing and homelessness. It’s no secret that much of Tahoe’s workforce got displaced during COVID-19, priced out and pushed out of the area. And with the cost of gas so high, it’s been getting harder and harder for low income or middle class families to come to work in the basin.

“That was a huge accomplishment for us,” Novak says. United For Action has its successes in forming new partnerships and finding creative solutions and every chance for dialogue around these critical issues.

“I believe if you work here, you should be able to live here, and we have to find ways to open up spaces and support those with basic needs. These people belong to us, they are our neighbors, workers, and fellow human beings. To be a compassionate and thriving community, we must be able to provide shelter,” Novak explains.

Novak herself moved to Incline Village full time in 2005 and says that becoming a local was a life-changing experience.

“There are not many houses available in this area, and there is no real way to build our way out of this issue,” Novak says. On top of that, the pandemic caused a tightening of the real estate market and little inventory. Maybe Short-Term Rentals have had played somewhat of a factor in the housing crisis, but Novak says that when you look at the big picture there just hasn’t been any growth “Before, we looked at Tahoe like a vacation Disneyland and in affordable housing. couldn’t see past the shiny surface. It took me moving here full time to see that Tahoe is a tale of two cities and it’s important “Many people who work in Tahoe can’t afford to live in Tahoe. to me that the truth about this area be told so that all of our The dynamic of Incline moved to accommodating older affluent neighbors can be served. We want to promote a place that is residents and retired folks, and that trend accelerated during the beautiful and spectacular, but we have to take care of our people. pandemic. I would like to see a younger generation be able to live here and work here, instead of having to commute constantly in “I’m a hopeful person and I see people who love Tahoe and care and out of the basin. about it deeply. Agencies are working hard to fix this and it’s going to take all of us here from all different sectors to figure it out. None “We want a thriving community and that means we need a wider of us want Tahoe to hollow out, or have it operate like a hotel. range of people here. There are a lot of people who grew up here, To have a connected, vibrant community, it will take attention to have worked in the same job for a long time, and have friends here homelessness and housing. It’s not a problem we can’t solve, but who had to leave the area because can’t afford to live here,” she it takes all sectors to come together and work on that. And I’m says. excited about the potential.

However, it is clear to see that Novak is a glass-half-full kind of person, and she believes that tackling these issues is exciting, and that United For Action is making progress. It just launched a new email list for targeted advocacy and social issues, providing ways for people to contact their local legislators and attend meetings to help drive change.

“We go so much farther when traveling together.”

United For Action meets on the fourth Thursday of every month from 9:30am-11am via Zoom. To sign up for its email lists or get the meeting links, email ufatahoe@gmail.com. To sign up for the specific advocacy list, email ufa.advocacy@gmail.com

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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.

Ready To ski?

Protect Your Knees

By Alison Ganong, MD 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.

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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.

Bring Your Thoughts,

YOUR SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY NEARLY A YEAR AGO, the Washoe County Incline Village/Crystal Bay Citizens Advisory Board (IVCB CAB) have been meeting monthly via Zoom. In the coming months, residents of Incline Village will have the option to attend the IVCB CAB meeting in person at the Incline Village Library or continue to participate from the comfort of their homes via Zoom. 21st Century technology has made it possible to convene despite challenges such as COVID and fierce wintery weather.

Another change to the meetings is that development presentations have been moved to a separate forum. This is a new requirement for developers and is more targeted to the immediate neighbors of the processed development. Developers are still invited to give a brief presentation at the IVCB CAB for informational purposes only. The CAB members and the public can converse and provide feedback to the developers, but the required presentation takes place at the Neighborhood Meeting. Washoe County has created a convenient tool simply called the “HUB” where citizens can find information on upcoming community development meetings presented by developers. For more information, please visit www.washoecounty.gov and sign up.

This past year there have been a substantial number of topics and presentations at the IVCB CAB. Relevant to the North Tahoe area, topics have included fire preparedness and evacuation plans, highway improvement projects, the Tahoe Keys herbicides issue, Boulder Bay development, the Short-Terms Rentals issue, the Mobility Study and much more. Frequent visitors to the CAB are Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill of District 1 and Washoe County Manager Eric Brown. Although the meeting is managed by local citizens, key members of the Washoe County government find value in listening to the public on important matters related to their community.

Beyond expressing frustrations and/or disagreements with County policy, it is highly encouraged for citizens to provide solutions. Citizens bring perspectives and insight that can provide valuable solutions and “out of the box” thinking. Innovative thinking from eight established CABs across the county has generated not only solutions but also produced and enhanced some countywide programs.

www.WashoeCounty.gov THE IVCB CAB IS CURRENTLY SEEKING TWO INDIVIDUALS from the Incline Village/Crystal Bay area to serve as an At-Large Alternate.

For more information and to obtain an application please visit www. washoecounty.gov/CABS/IVCB_CAB/ . IVCB CAB meetings, are held the first Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. And don’t forget, beginning January 2023, you may attend the IVCB CAB meeting at the Incline Village Library in person or join the meeting via Zoom. You can find the Zoom link at www. washoecounty.gov/CABS/IVCB_CAB/.

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NORTH LAKE TAHOE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Since 1959, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NLTFPD) has had the honor of protecting life and property in one of the most beautiful places on earth. NLTFPD has established a reputation for excellence in the prevention of, preparation for, and response to emergencies in the communities of Incline Village and Crystal Bay, Nevada.

Continuing to grow, change and evolve with our community’s needs, we strive to provide exceptional quality services to our citizens and visitors.

As we approach the fall and winter months, it is a good time to do an end-of-season clean-up around your yard. The right preparation now will save you time and energy when spring rolls around. If you have not already, now is the time to clean out dead debris and trim up any branches that may cause trouble during winter snowfall. Clean out rain gutters and check for proper drainage. Drain all water from hoses and drip irrigation systems. Rake up leaves and pine needles.

Also, as the holidays draw near, please remember to be careful with decorations, and proper use of candles and electrical cords. According to NFPA, more than one-third of home decoration fires are started by candles. More than two of every five decoration fires happen because decorations are placed too close to a heat source. Blow out lit candles when you leave the room or go to bed. Turn off all light strings and decorations before leaving home or going to bed.

When cooking in the kitchen, stay in the kitchen. Maintain a 3 foot “kid-free zone” around the stove and areas where hot food or drink is prepared. For more seasonal and holiday safety tips visit nfpa.org.

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If you have started to use your fireplace inside your home, please be sure to dispose of leftover ashes properly. Many people do not realize the length of time required for ashes to cool enough for disposal. Even after several days, a pile of ashes can hold enough heat to reignite and start a fire. Four days, or 96 hours, is the minimum recommended cooling period for ashes. Extra care should be used in the storage and final disposal.

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Make sure there are no hot spots left in the ashes. This is done by soaking them in water or letting them sit for several days and double-checking for hot spots. This would apply to charcoal grill ashes as well.

All ashes should then be stored in the fire-resistant metal container provided. This helps keep air from blowing through and disturbing ashes which can leave hot coals exposed for reigniting. Approved containers are available at local retailers. They should NEVER be disposed of in a plastic garbage box or can, a cardboard box, or a paper grocery bag. Never use a vacuum cleaner to pick up ashes.

The metal container should be placed away from anything flammable. It should not be placed next to a firewood pile, up against or in the garage, on or under a wood deck, or under a porch.

After sitting for a week in the metal container, check them again to be sure that they are cool. If so, the ashes are then safe to dispose of in your trash.

As a safety precaution keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from a fireplace, wood stove, or any other heating appliance, and create a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires. It is essential to ensure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying, and never leave a fire unattended, particularly when children are present.

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For our Incline Village and Crystal Bay residents that rely on a wood-burning device for heat, please fill out a Free Ash Can application form, also available at the Fire District Administration Office, 866 Oriole Way, Incline Village. If the required criteria are met, an ash can will be provided.

Residents will find an instructional flyer on how to dispose of fireplace ashes properly inside each ash can. Ash cans will be provided to qualifying residents on a first come, first-serve basis.

Remember to stay informed and sign up for emergency alert notifications. In Washoe County, register for CODE RED emergency alert notifications. It is up to each of us to be prepared before an emergency occurs. Make an emergency plan and assemble a kit. Also, consider taking a home inventory of all items in your household. In addition to CODE RED notifications, you may also be notified by the Emergency Alert System (EAS), tune in to KKOH-AM780 on your radio, this is the primary relay station for northern Nevada. Other emergency notification systems include the news media, and local emergency officials conducting doorto-door notifications.

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HELPFUL CONTACTS Sierra Avalanche Center (530) 587-3558, ext. 257 NV Roads 877-NV-ROADS (688-6237) CAL TRANS (800) 427-7623 Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) (775) 832-1203 Public Utilities n Washoe County Sheriff’s (775) 832-4110 Office (WCSO) n North Lake Tahoe Fire (775) 831-0351 Protection District (NLTFPD) n Southwest Gas (877) 860-6020 n n n n

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DIAMOND PEAK UPDATES Incline Village and Crystal Bay residents.

Relocation of Village Terrain Park: The medium- and Diamond Peak Ski Resort’s projected Opening Day for the large-sized features in Diamond Peak’s Village Terrain 2022-23 ski season is Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, conditions Park (VTP) are moving for the 2022-23 ski season to the Spillway run, opening up the ski runs known as Penguin permitting. and Dusty’s for traditional groomed skiing and riding this winter. Smaller VTP jumps and features will still be Installation of RFID access gates: Diamond Peak is located near the bottom of the Wiggle run (in the same excited to announce the installation of new Radio zone they were located last season), while the Jump Start Frequency Identification (RFID) access gates at the Lodgepole, Lakeview, School House and Crystal Express Park for first-time terrain park users will also remain in the same location as last season – the bottom of Popular chairlifts this winter – providing hand-free/touch-free trail. convenience for season pass and lift ticket holders.

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“Waiting in lift lines, while rare at Diamond Peak, is never fun. The new RFID access gates should speed up the loading process, allowing for greater efficiency and shorter wait times,” said Mike Bandelin, general manager of Diamond Peak. “Over the past few seasons, RFID lift access technology has truly become an industry standard at other high-end ski resorts, and we’re happy to be able to roll out this convenient new way to ride our lifts this season.”

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The Spillway location for the VTP’s medium and large features is actually a return to the terrain park’s location prior to the 2018-19 ski season, so the park crew is very familiar with the potential for this location. With its wide open layout and consistent grade, Spillway allows the park crew to build features that flow smoothly from one to the next, ensuring riders have just the right amount of speed to hit each feature in the park.

Skiers and riders looking for additional groomed options on the lower mountain will be excited to explore the Penguin and Dusty’s groomers, accessible via the Lakeview Quad, Red Fox double, and Crystal Express chairs.

DIAMOND PEAK SIGNATURE EVENTS

Select Wednesdays, February – April:

Last Tracks Wine/Beer Tastings – On select Wednesdays beginning in February through the end of the ski season, enjoy beautiful views of Lake Tahoe from Santa & Penguin Pete visit – Every year, Santa Snowflake Lodge while tasting fine wines or craft brews paired with tasty appetizers. At the end of the event, ski Claus and his trusty sidekick Penguin Pete (Diamond Peak’s official mascot) greet kids of all ages on the slopes or snowboard down a freshly groomed run at sunset. of Diamond Peak. Catch these two lovable characters in Last Tracks tickets include a lift ticket valid from 12-4 and around the Base Area as well as on the slopes from 11 p.m. Participants must be 21 years old to attend and ski or snowboard at an intermediate level. Buy tickets in a.m. to 1 p.m. advance at the ticket windows or online at DiamondPeak. com. Tickets go on sale in mid-January and space is limited.

December 24-25:

IVGID PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS & EVENTS Splashes & Glasses:

Feb. 3:

Annual Ullr Fest Party, Bonfire & Torchlight Parade – The 13th annual Ullr Fest, to raise funds for the Diamond Peak Ski Team, will be Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. The action-packed evening includes a torchlight parade, bonfire, and live music. Festival goers can expect fun games for kids of all ages, great drink specials, and an incredible community vibe. Come dressed in your Ullr attire as prizes will be given for best costumes.

Swim, connect, and indulge with other women on Thursday evenings. The first Thursday is designated for beginner swimmers (participants should at least be comfortable in chest deep water) and the remainder of the month is focused on intermediate and advanced skills. Visit the Aquatics page at inclinerecreation.com for more details.

Adult Ballroom Dancing:

Join instructor Judy Lee for this enjoyable class open to adult dancers ages 18+. Dancing is uplifting and fun, burns fat, improves muscle tone, flexibility and endurance. It strengthens bones and joints while stimulating the brain. Dancing provides a creative and much-needed social outlet. Previous dance experience is not necessary to participate in this class. Please Community After-Hours Snowshoe Hikes wear appropriate dance shoes and comfortable, easyto Snowflake Lodge – Join guides from the Incline to-move-in clothing. Details on the programs page at inclinerecreation.com.

Village Parks & Recreation Department for evening Snowshoe Hikes to Diamond Peak's Snowflake Lodge.

The snowshoe hikes offer non-skiers the chance to enjoy Winter Golf Lessons & Simulator: the slopes of Diamond Peak in wintertime and encourage Don't let your swing get rusty during the offseason. exercising in a social setting. The 1.5-mile (3 miles round Once the driving range closes for the season, the indoor trip) hikes includes guides, exclusive after-hours access hitting net and golf simulator are open all winter, with to Diamond Peak and Snowflake Lodge, s’mores and hot our PGA professionals available for lessons on any aspect cocoa. There will also be light fare available for purchase of your game. Book private and semi-private lessons by contacting our pros or stopping by the Golf Shop. View at Snowflake Lodge. See DiamondPeak.com/events for reservations and more information, or call (775) 832-1310. rates and booking links on the Golf Academy Page at golfincline.com.

Pre-registration is required.

Select Fridays, January - March:

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AARON DELSIGNORE to lawsuits or predators. He also applies stress tests and probabilistic simulations against a client’s plan to safeguard against the unexpected.

After identifying how a client can achieve their ideal lifestyle, he also considers how someone wants to be remembered.

Whether their focus is the environment, education, religion, or family, Aaron wants to ensure, “ you can realize your full potential and make the biggest impact possible, now and when you pass.”

Aaron built his practice over 23 years with some of the largest financial firms in the world and weathered two of the biggest market downturns since the 1920s. Since becoming an independent fiduciary, “I have the complete freedom and flexibility to do the right thing for my client and to operate holistically.” And by associating with Fidelity and Kestra, he also has access to the tools and resources of a big firm.

Thinking independently and outside the box are some of DelSignore’s strengths. In over two decades of experience, he specializes in alternative investments including private equity, hedge funds, managed futures, and private real estate. “If

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Architect of Incline Village

By Richard Miner Raymond M. Smith’s name and accomplishments are often lost in accounts of the history of Incline Village but Raymond is pretty much responsible for creating the actual design of the community we now call home. Born in San Francisco in 1923, only child Raymond graduated from Lowell High School and then enrolled in nearby Stanford University. When WWII changed everybody’s plans he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and then served as a B-24 bombardier on the Italian front. After the war Smith returned to Stanford to complete his BA degree and then continued his education at Harvard University where he was in the first class to earn a masters degree in city planning in 1949. Smith then became Nevada’s first professionally trained city planner. In 1960 he left his position as Planning Director for Washoe County to accept Art Woods’ offer to lay out the the new town the Crystal Bay Development Company was about to build which at the time Wood suggested would become “the Pebble Beach” of Lake Tahoe.

The map spread across these pages is what is believed to be Smith’s final first plan for Incline Village, the name Raymond first suggested the town be officially called. It was probably finished in late 1960 or early 1961. What this author hopes readers will find of most interest in viewing the map is to realize that Smith’s plan— reflecting Wood’s et all vision for Incline Village—is remarkably consistent in many respects with what we see about us today. In other critical regards, however, it differs considerably from what was originally drawn.

In interviewing two of Raymond’s surviving sons for the article, Gage Smith, who still lives for part of the year on a small ranch near Topaz Lake, said that one of the first things you need to understand about Raymond’s planning philosophy “was that he hated straight lines.” Cole Smith suggested his father also had an abiding respect for the land, and his designs always attempted to reflect what Mother Nature had done with the surface of the earth. Before putting pencil to drafting paper Raymond walked almost every square yard of Incline and the mountain sides around it, and spent hours talking with Art Wood and partner Harold Tiller to identify all the elements of the community they proposed to create, and then he went to work.

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The original offices of the Crystal Bay Development Company were on the lower floors of Eugene’s Crystal Bay Chalet, a trendy restaurant off the lake side of highway 28 going up the hill into Crystal Bay. Unfortunately for historians trying to document those early days, the restaurant and CBDC offices were destroyed in a “suspicious” fire on New Year’s Eve, 1960. But by that time the layout and plans for the new community were well along and Raymond continued his work from the Swiss Chalet style home he had built for his family on Shoreline Circle while CBDC found new digs. Smith completed his work in 1963 and although the family continued to live in Incline Village where his sons attended area schools, he himself left to form Raymond M. Smith & Associated, a city planning consulting business in Reno. Son Cole was a member of the new Incline Village High School’s first graduating class in 1968.

So let us now consider several key aspects of Raymond Smith’s original plan for Incline Village.

First, please note that the plan shows only a small portion of the shoreline along Lake Tahoe to be available for development.

This is because a good portion of that land had already been sold by George Whittell and although it was later included in the jurisdiction of the Incline Village General Improvement District, it was not included in the land which CBDC had purchased.

Second, Lakeshore Blvd. which was the original path of traffic through the area was to be bypassed by a new road called on the map “Central Parkway.” The junction between that new road and the “New Mount Rose State Hwy. No. 27” was planned to “T” into Lakeshore Drive near where the exact opposite now happens— Lakeshore T’s into SR 28 as the Central Parkway has since been numbered.

Third, the “Old Mount Rose Road” (SR 431) which left Country Club Drive just east of the Central Parkway (now route 28) was planned to parallel the new alignment of SR 431 above a new neighborhood development labeled Chateau Acres where the lot sizes were to be much larger and more expensive than many of the other lots platted down below. According to Paul Franklin, a local builder who was a contemporary of the Smith family back in the day, Chateau Acres was one of the first subdivisions to be developed in Incline even though it was farthest from the lake.

Paul remembers that the other neighborhoods that were first developed by CBDC in addition to Chateau Acres were Ponderosa (where the Tiller family built), Woodridge, Lakeview (where the Wood and Smith families built), and Millcreek.

Fourth, although the map does not show utilities, they were a major consideration and all electrical and phone service was to be above ground except for Shoreline Circle which was planned as one of the most prestigious neighborhoods and those utilities placed underground from the start. All waste disposal (sewers) was initially to be via septic systems and that fact determined lot sizes initially. Later, Village sewers had to be underground and a treatment plant built to comply with increasingly strict regulations promulgated by the TRPA. starting in the late 1960’s. This massive project began in 1968 is part of the reason CBCD sold to Boise Cascade.

Beaches” were located where Ski and Burnt Cedar beaches exist today.

Seventh, a large shopping center was to be situated in a much larger area where the Raleys supermarket stands today using only a small part of what was originally envisioned. Several other school sites were specified as was as a hospital to be built in what is now the residential area at the start of the Old Mount Rose Road just above Country Club Drive.

Finally for this overview, half a dozen areas were designated “Multiple” for apartment and condominium construction for what one might well imagine was later to be called “workforce housing” with one such area even bordering the lake on the way to Crystal Bay. None of the current town above Mount Rose Highway (now Tyner Road, etc.) was proposed in the original plan except for the originally platted Ponderosa and Woodridge Subdivisions.

Fifth and very critical, the center of activity for the new town So please now consider the original vision Raymond Smith and his was planned around a yacht harbor to be built where the Village colleagues had for our community and ponder how things evolved Green now sits and surrounded by half a dozen large hotels, hotel for better or worse over the next sixty years. casinos and motel complexes. This area was to house a park which would stretch from the Central Parkway all the way down to the yacht harbor and would include an upscale shopping center with a north/south boulevard punctuated by traffic circles crossing between Mill Creek Estates and a commercial area at the junction of Village Blvd and the Central Parkway.

Sixth, a High School was to be located exactly where it was subsequently constructed. The first golf course and “Country Club” were also located where subsequently built. Two “Community

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