Mr. Nordby’s Opus
Upon hearing news of his coming retirement, a group of former students banded together to plan a surprise performance honoring North Tahoe High School Band Director Dean Nordby.
The One and Only RB
Incline Village sixth grader RB Bruce is teaching the world that kindness is a superpower. His classmates have joined together to support their friend, who has a unique chromosomal abnormality.
Hide and Seek
Danielle Segal hides rubber ducks around the area. Artist Nicole Stirling hides colorful prints of her vibrant mandalas. Both women have the same goal: to spread joy to those around them.
Song of the Heart
Osvaldo and Eddy Ancinas’ love story has spanned more than six decades, but it all began right here in Olympic Valley at the 1960 Winter Games at the former Squaw Valley ski resort.
A Call Away
Nurse practitioner Emily Allina is offering North Tahoe residents house calls as an alternative to trying to get into busy doctors’ offices for minor ailments.
BackCountry at the Forefront
Mike Schwartz, owner of The BackCountry, thinks of his employees as family and has found that providing housing is the key to keeping them long term.
Winter-Aware
Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue has been teaching winter survival skills to area kids for the past 25 years.
Rescuing the Rescuers
Community members came to the rescue of Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue, volunteering time and materials to solve the problem when the group’s new snowcat was too big to fit in the garage.
Flying into the Future
Since 1994, the Young Eagles program has given free flights to more than 5,000 Tahoe/Truckee youths. The next rally is scheduled for Dec. 11 at Truckee Tahoe Airport for ages 8 and up.
Tahoe Backyard
With a nano brewery and an art collective on-site, Tahoe Backyard hopes to draw locals to hang out with their neighbors and friends.