Nevada Art Museum Hosts Sustainable Summit
Oct. 16
The Sustainable Energy and Communities Summit will be held at the Nevada Museum of Art on Oct. 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. The summit will address the region’s potential to lead the way to recovery in a new economy based on clean, sustainable and renewable energy; strong, effective businesses that create promising jobs and foster long-term economic prosperity; and rich environments in the arts, education and the outdoors. There will be a keynote speech by Jim Davis, CEO of Chevron Energy Solutions, the largest developer of solar power solutions for education facilities in North America.
The summit also includes a special photography exhibition: Joan Myers: Western Power.
Tickets are available at nevadaart.org or by calling 775-329-3333. $10/$8 museum members and students.
Retired Teachers Association Meeting
Oct. 19
The California Retired Teachers Association will be meeting on Oct. 19 at 12:30 p.m. at the Sawtooth Ridge Cafe, 877 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. Discussion topics include: New retiree brunch on Nov. 10 and thematic book bags for the Sierra Teen Education and Parenting Program at Sierra High. RSVP to Lynn Booth, lcbtruckee@gmail.com, 530-214-8094.
Opening on Transportation Board for Tahoe Vista Seat
The Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association Board of Directors is accepting letters of interest to fill a vacancy for its Tahoe Vista seat. Applicants must be a resident of the Carnelian Bay/Tahoe Vista/Kings Beach area or represent a business in that area. Board members are required to attend monthly meetings held the first Thursday of each month, typically at Granlibakken Resort in Tahoe City, at 8a.m.
Letters of interest should be mailed to TNT/TMA Board, Attention: Jan Colyer, Executive Director, P.O. Box 7108, Tahoe City, CA, 96145 or faxed to 530-581-5239 no later than October 30 for consideration at the Nov. 5 board meeting. Info: Jan Colyer, tnttma@sbcglobal.net, 530-581-3922.
Nevadans Helping Natives: Winter Clothing Drive
IVGID Waste Not and The Native American Student Association (NASA) of Sierra Nevada College are partnering to conduct a two-day blanket and winter clothing drive at the SNC Campus. The supplies are being collected for the residents of the McDermott Reservation in Northern Nevada. The students aim to collect at least 200 coats and blankets, plus other winter accessories such as hats, gloves, warm socks, thermal under garments and boots.
Drop off new or gently used clean items on: Friday, Nov. 6, from 12 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a collection location outside Patterson Hall on the SNC Campus at 999 Tahoe Blvd. in Incline Village. Donations are tax deductible. The students will personally deliver all the donations. Info: Madonna Dunbar, mod@ivgid.org, 775-832-1212.
Casey Beyer Appointed To TRPA Board
Casey Beyer, a California businessman with lifelong connections to Northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Basin, has been appointed to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Beyer is a native of Northern Nevada whose family owned property in Tahoe for two generations. His mother was the northern Nevada director for U.S. Senator Howard Cannon in the 1960s and 1970s, and helped develop the legislation that authorized the creation of the TRPA.
Beyer was the community development director for a builder in Southern California from 2006 to 2008. Before that he was the chief assistant to Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, director of government relations for the Los Angeles County Children and Families Commission, and director of government and industry relations for Exodus Communications. Beyer also served as U.S. Congressman Tom Campbell’s chief of staff from 1995 to 2000 and California State Senator Tom Campbell’s interim chief of staff in 1995.
Fall Prescribed Burning Begins in Truckee
The Truckee Ranger District will be conducting prescribed burns throughout the winter, depending on conditions. Temperature, humidity, fuel moisture, and wind conditions will be monitored for the right burning conditions. In addition, wildlife needs, soil conditions, tree survival, sensitive plants and fire suppression activities are all considered. A benefit of the underburning will be reduced intensity of future wildland fires, as well as providing firefighters with safe locations to control wildfires.
Smoke may be visible starting in the area between Russell Valley, Stampede Reservoir, Prosser Creek Reservoir, Sawtooth Ridge and Klondike Flats. Fuels management personnel work with the California Air Resources Board and the local air quality management districts to plan the prescribed burns so that smoke impacts to communities are minimized. At times, some smoke may settle into drainages during the evenings and mornings until daytime heating increases smoke dispersal. Info: Linda Ferguson, 530-587-3558.
Downieville Bridge Subject to Detour
Caltrans announces that the Highway 49 Downieville Bridge will be closed daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 1 through Oct. 22 to allow for paint removal and replacement. There are two detours available for vehicles 23 feet long or less. Vehicles longer than 23 feet will not be allowed to cross the river between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and should plan their trip accordingly. Info: dot.ca.gov/dist3, 530-634-7640.
Nevadans Helping Natives: Blanket and Winter Clothing Drive
IVGID Waste Not and The Native American Student Association (NASA) of Sierra Nevada College are partnering to conduct a two-day blanket and winter clothing drive at the SNC Campus. The supplies are being collected for the residents of the McDermott Reservation in Northern Nevada. The students aim to collect at least 200 coats and blankets, plus other winter accessories such as hats, gloves, warm socks, thermal under garments and boots.
Drop off new or gently used clean items on: Friday, Nov. 6, from 12 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a collection location outside Patterson Hall on the SNC Campus at 999 Tahoe Blvd. in Incline Village. Donations are tax deductible. The students will personally deliver all the donations.
Info: Madonna Dunbar, mod@ivgid.org, 775-832-1212.
Prepare For Winter With a Local Sticker For Your Car
Feels like winter is coming soon, so get a Local Sticker now. Truckee, North Lake Tahoe and Reno residents, employees and property owners are eligible to purchase a ‘Local Sticker’ that assists westbound access on Interstate 80 between Reno and Truckee-Tahoe during winter storm periods. The sticker also assists Donner Summit residents with access on Old Highway 40 during winter road closures. The stickers are available at the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce, Lake Tahoe Incline Village/Crystal Bay Visitors Center, the North Lake Tahoe Chamber & Visitor Information Center in Tahoe City and cost $10 each. They are valid for the life of your windshield and must be permanently placed on the lower left-hand corner of the windshield. Info: TNT/TMA (Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association), 530-581-3922.
Climate Change Event Planned for Tahoe
Come support Lake Tahoe’s 350 Day of Climate Action and send a message to world leaders that they need to adopt an aggressive United Nation’s Climate Change Treaty in December. On Oct. 18, meet at 2 p.m. at the North Tahoe Events Center in Kings Beach immediately following the Sierra Nevada Alliance’s 16th Annual Conference. (Hear the president of the National Wildlife Federation, Larry Schweiger, speak about climate change at the conference on Saturday Oct. 17 from 1 to 2 p.m.)
During the local 350.org event organizers will take a photo that symbolizes the need to reduce atmospheric carbon to below 350 parts per million. Similar photos from hundreds of demonstrations worldwide will be published prior to the UN conference.
Info: Jill Falman UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, jcfalman@ucdavis.edu, 775-881-7566; or Robert Collier, Sierra Nevada Alliance, robert@sierranevadaalliance.org, 530-542-4546 x323.
TRPA Updating Bike and Pedestrian Plan
The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPO), an arm of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency charged with establishing a safe, efficient and integrated transportation system that reduces reliance on cars, is updating the Lake Tahoe Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. The update includes: proposed new bikeways and sidewalks; Complete Streets policies; increased focus on maintenance; education and outreach programs; project prioritization; and your ideas. Come to an open houses to see proposed plans and provide feedback:
South Shore
Mon., Oct, 19, 2:30 to 8:30 pm
South Lake Tahoe Senior Center,3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
North Shore
Thurs., Oct. 22, 2:30 to 8:30 pm
TCPUD, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City, Calif.
Info: Karen Fink, kfink@trpa.org, 775-589-5204.
