Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Young the Giant will headline the Winter Ignite concert in Heavenly Village on Dec. 13 at 7pm. Heavenly’s Winter Ignite event series spans two weekends, Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 12-13. It includes on-mountain activities such as pop-up DJ Cat and Unbuckle après parties, as well as off-mountain events like the “Pretty Faces” movie premier and comedy from Daniel Tosh at MontBleu.
• Mountain Lake Cleaning in Incline Village has expanded into Truckee.
• The original Thomas Kinkade art gallery in Placerville is closing.
• World Series of Poker Circuit returns to Harveys on Oct. 30.
• According to this story, Virginia City is one of the seven spookiest places to visit.
Austin’s House on fundraising quest
Austin’s House is celebrating seven years of providing compassionate care for children in crisis by launching its third annual giving campaign, the 2014 Appeal for Kids.
The 10-bedroom facility opened in September 2007 and was built entirely with donations.
Austin’s House cared for a record number of children over the past 12 months. The children come from Carson City, Douglas County, and the surrounding rural communities.
Austin’s House has no limit on the length of stay. It provides continuity for each child with services that allow them to stay in the same school, see the same doctor, dentist, and therapist, and have routine visits with family and friends.
It costs about $100 a day per child. The goal for this year’s campaign is to raise $50,000.
For more information about Austin’s House, the Appeal For Kids campaign or making a donation, call 775.267.6711 or go online.
Halloween Carnival in Stateline
Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department and the Kiwanis Sunrisers of Lake Tahoe will be sponsoring the annual Halloween Carnival on Oct. 31 at Kahle Community Center in Stateline.
The free event is from 4-6:30pm.
Kids need to bring a trick or treat bag for carnival prizes and goodies.
For more information, call 775.586.7271.
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Truckee area residents and businesses may dump off unused paint for free on Nov. 8 from9am-1pm at the town’s corporation yard, 10969 Stevens Lane, Truckee.
• Switchback PR + Marketing based in Truckee is celebrating 15 years in business.
• Tahoe Cross Country’s ski swap is 15 at 10am. Proceeds benefit the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association.
• North Tahoe ski and snowboard swap is Oc. 25. Proceeds benefit the students of North Tahoe Middle and High schools.
Meeting to discuss Placerville courthouse
There will be a meeting Nov. 6 at 6pm regarding the draft environmental impact report for the proposed Placerville courthouse.
California’s Judicial Council will present the information about the proposed courthouse that would be built adjacent to the county jail on Forni Road.
The comment period closes 5 pm Dec. 1.
More info may be found online.
The meeting is in Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlaine Court, Placerville.
The proposed project will house six courtrooms in approximately 88,000 square feet. The project is funded by Senate Bill 1407, which finances critically needed courthouse construction, renovation, and repairs through fees, fines, and penalties paid by court users, without drawing from taxpayer revenues. Projected completion date for the new courthouse is fall 2020.
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Nevada Highway Patrol is having an open house Oct. 22 from 5-7pm at its headquarters – 357 Hammill Lane, Reno.
• Board of Equalization member George Runner will host a telephone townhall for restaurant owners on Oct. 29 at 10am. To register to participate, go online or call 916.445.3032.
• There will be a handmade holiday fine arts and crafts sale at Sierra College Tahoe-Truckee on Dec. 6 from 11am-4pm.
• Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is now on Facebook.
• Charter Cable customers in some parts of the Lake Tahoe Basin will be seeing higher bills this fall because the once free digital boxes are now going to cost money. During the digital transitioning it’s also likely channels will be changing.
Soroptimist looking for grant recipients
Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe has money to give away.
SISLT’s goal is to fund quality projects that serve clearly identified needs of women and children in the South Shore community. New programs, improvements and enhancements to current programs will be considered.
The service club has $25,000 to give out, with the smallest installment being $1,000.
The deadline to apply is Dec. 15. Applications are available online. For more information, email sisltfoundation@gmail.com.
SISLT’s grant funding comes from the annual wine tasting, which is Nov. 7 this year at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
• Sierra Nevada College Water Ski Club took seventh in the overall category at the Western Regional’s Ironwood Mixer on Oct. 3-5.
• Here are the Caltrans roadwork schedules for El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra for the coming week.
• The annual Women’s Wellness Weekend at Granlibakken in Tahoe City is Nov. 8-9. For more info, go online.
• Creative Cocktail is a networking event put on by the North Lake Tahoe Chamber on Oct. 29 from 5-7pm at Bowl Incline in Incline Village. Cost is $5 for members, $10 for non-members.
• There will be a benefit for Kathy McWilliams on Nov. 3 from 4-9pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. She has been diagnosed with Burkitt Lymphoma, a rare, digressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Spooky stories to be told at ZC library
Tilly the Witch (aka Carol Nageotte) will be telling spooky stories at the Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove on Oct. 29 at 6pm.
Dress in a Halloween costume for this special storytime. Children will receive a Halloween treat to take home.
Children ages 4 and up will listen to Halloween stories from the library’s collection including a flashlight story. Tilly the Witch will end the program with her favorite poem, “Spider on the Floor.”
The Douglas County Public Library is located at 233 Warrior Way.
For more info, call 775.588.6411.