The Ultimate Destination for a Digital Detox and Living Well
June 11, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published with Tahoe.com, 6/11/2026, Written by Kirsten Alexis
Modern life moves at the speed of notifications, and they’re always on. Everything is on demand and on the go, expecting us to plug in and stay accessible around the clock. We’ve adapted to sensory overload and await the next notification, update and distraction. While technological advances have made our lives more convenient, they have also drastically changed the way we act. In many ways, we have become so reliant on our devices that we have made it hard to unplug and get the reset our nervous system needs.
As technology continues to advance, more people are seeking place where they can experience a true digital detox, places where they can slow down, breathe deeply and reconnect with themselves and the natural world.
One of those places is Lake Tahoe. Nestled in the snow-capped Sierra, Lake Tahoe offers something beyond the smell of fresh pines and an iconic sparkling blue lake. The area offers plentiful chances to reset and repair yourself with the aid of nature, adventure and a community focused on wellness.
Wellness is more than part of a daily routine. It’s a way of life, deeply embedded in the soul of the community and natural surroundings. Finding balance comes naturally here; when you’re surrounded by forests and have easy access to alpine lakes, you’re drawn to the outside world for connection and restoration.
In The News – Glyphosate has its foot in the Door. What’s Next?
June 11, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in Moonshine Ink, 06/11/2026, Written by Addison Wingate
The latest environmental controversy in Tahoe isn’t a development project, a wildfire, or a fight over lake clarity.
It’s a weed killer.
A proposal to use glyphosate in portions of the Caldor Fire burn scar has triggered mounting concern among residents and environmental advocates, opening a broader conversation about the herbicide’s health risks, ecological impacts, and growing presence throughout the region.
The Local Lens – Clean Up, Celebrate, and Honor Our Heroes
June 10, 2026 | Linda Offerdahl
Now that you and your neighborhood have done your part for defensible space, please come out on Saturday to clean up the Village! Every community around the Lake has a clean-up day. Ours is Saturday, June 13, this year. The Incline Library is ground zero for the day. Waste Not will have trash bags, grabbers, etc. in the library parking lot.
Did you know Sunday, June 14, is Flag Day? AI tells me that the flag was adopted on this day in 1777. The colors of the flag hold specific meanings: red represents valor and hardiness, white stands for purity and innocence, and blue signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justice.
IHS Graduation Day is Monday! In case you are new in town, this event is well attended by the community at large in support of the great high school we have. Can you believe there are 13 valedictorians and an unbelievable number of scholarships? (Tonight is Scholarship Night!) Many are given by our local community. You will be amazed at the percentage of graduates attending top-notch universities.
Who’s your hero? IVCBA wants to know! Please go online and nominate someone. Someone who served in the armed forces, your doctor, your neighbor, a teacher, your mom or dad… tell us who you respect and admire the most.
IVCBA is the Community and Business Association that promotes our local businesses and nonprofits, organizes community events, and produces the Weekly SnapShot!
If you are a subscriber and regular reader, please join as a Community Supporter for $50. If you are not a subscriber, do for free! Go to IVCBA.org.
We are financially supported by our local agency “investors”, and our business community and residents. Please help!
Your Small-Town 4th of July in Incline Village: Three Days, One Unforgettable Community
June 9, 2026 | Julie Malkin-Manning
The 2026 Local Heroes Celebration is three days of parades, pancakes, BBQ, and community pride – July 2–4 in Incline Village & Crystal Bay.
We’re just weeks away from one of the best weekends of the year. The 2026 Local Heroes 4th of July Celebration kicks off July 2nd and runs straight through Independence Day – three days of events designed to honor the veterans, firefighters, first responders, educators, and everyday community builders who make life in Incline Village and Crystal Bay so extraordinary.
This year carries extra meaning: as the nation marks its 250th anniversary, we’re celebrating that history right here at home. Because the spirit that built this country? It’s alive in this community, every single day.
Here’s What’s Happening
Thursday, July 2
• 4–7 PM – Incline Tahoe Foundation SummerFest at UNR Lake Tahoe. Games, music, beer tasting, and brats. A perfect opener.
• 7–9 PM – Tahoe Philharmonic: Pops & Patriotic Songs at St. Francis Catholic Church. A beautiful way to start the long weekend under the stars.
Friday, July 3
• 8–10 AM – NLTFPD Flag Raising & Pancake Breakfast at the main Firehouse on Tanager. Come fuel up before the parade!
• 10 AM – Kids’ Bike Parade (led by Diamond Peak Ski Team) rolling straight into the Local Heroes Parade. Line the streets, bring your flags, cheer loud.
• 11 AM–2 PM – Local Heroes Community Fair & BBQ at Aspen Grove. Enjoy a WCSO Meet & Greet, AYSO Socccer Skills, an expo with local organization and buinesses, and a BBQ by IVGID. This is the heart of the celebration.
• 8 AM–12 PM – IVCB Veterans Club Pancake Breakfast. Pancakes, bacon, sausage, blueberries – plus optional mimosas and Bloody Marys. Tickets at the Rec Center or at the door.
• 12:30 PM – Free BBQ at Incline Beach, presented by the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. Hot dogs and burgers while they last! (IVGID beach pass required.)
Who’s Your Hero?
We want to hear about the people who make this community extraordinary. The neighbor who shovels driveways without being asked. The coach who shows up rain or shine. The first responder who runs toward danger so the rest of us don’t have to.
Submit your Local Hero at the link below and help us celebrate them during the July 3rd parade and fair. It takes two minutes and means the world.
None of this happens without the generosity and commitment of the businesses and organizations that make this community what it is. A heartfelt thank you to our 2026 Major Event Sponsors: Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, IVGID, Rotary Club of Tahoe-Incline, Realberry, Renown, TNTNV, Waste Management, UNR at Lake Tahoe, and Incline Village Community Hospital.
Thank you to our Event Sponsors Barton Health and Whittier Trust, and to our Community & Event Partners: Washoe County, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, IVCB Veterans Club, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Incline Tahoe Foundation, Tahoe Philharmonic, Tahoe-Love, Diamond Peak Ski Team, Susie Scoops, and AYSO Incline Soccer. Your support makes the celebration possible – and your presence in this community makes it worth celebrating.
In The News – Keep Tahoe Blue responds to Lake Tahoe Clarity Report
June 9, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 6/9/2026, Staff Report
Today, the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency released findings from the 2025 Lake Tahoe Clarity Report, which showed annual average clarity — or how deep a 10″ white disk can be lowered into Lake Tahoe before it becomes invisible from the surface — was statistically unchanged compared to the year prior. This continues a trend since the late 1990s of relatively stable, but not improving, Lake clarity.
After decades of steady water clarity loss in the latter half of the 20th century, organized efforts by Keep Tahoe Blue and other partners in Tahoe’s Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) helped stabilize Lake Tahoe’s world-famous water clarity. EIP projects to restore damaged ecosystems — especially in the Upper Truckee River watershed, Tahoe’s largest tributary — have been effective investments. As have policies to limit urban runoff and improvements to stormwater treatment infrastructure.
Incline Green Clean: Join the Community Cleanup This Saturday
June 9, 2026 | Kristin Derrin
As summer gets underway, it’s time to come together and help beautify Incline Village and Crystal Bay.
Join fellow residents, families, outdoor enthusiasts, and community volunteers for Incline Green Clean on Saturday, June 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This annual community cleanup is an opportunity to spend a few hours outdoors, connect with neighbors, and help care for the place we all enjoy.
Whether you spend your days on the trails, at the lake, on the golf course, or simply enjoying life in Tahoe, we all benefit from a cleaner community. Volunteers will help remove litter from neighborhoods, roadways, trails, and public spaces throughout town.
Check in at the Incline Village Library (845 Alder Avenue) to pick up gloves, bags, waivers, and cleanup assignments. All supplies will be provided.
After the cleanup, stick around for the Incline Village Library Block Party and Summer Reading Kickoff, featuring family-friendly activities, community booths, music, and plenty of opportunities to connect with friends and neighbors.
One of the things that makes Tahoe special is the willingness of community members to pitch in and lend a hand. Incline Green Clean is a simple way to make a positive impact while spending a morning with others who care about our mountain community.
Event Details
Saturday, June 13 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Check-In Location: Incline Village Library, 845 Alder Avenue
All cleanup supplies will be provided. Waivers are required, and children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, call 775-832-1284 or email msh@ivgid.org.
Grab a friend, bring the family, and join us for a morning of community cleanup.
In The News – ‘Let’s get curious’: Two Incline Village students create a podcast exploring AI’s effects on future careers
June 9, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 06/09/2026, Written by Victoria Mastrocola
For Acadia Holve, 14, and her sister, Alora, 12, a future dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) appears to be imminent.
Often described as “the train you can’t stop”, the AI boom can be seen nearly everywhere we turn. Record-breaking private investments, spikes in technology stocks, the alteration of assignment formats in schools, massive infrastructure investments like data centers – the train is on the tracks.
This is why Acadia and Alora decided to set out on a mission to create a cohesive platform where they could share and talk with experts in their field about the changes AI has made already, and what the future looks like for youth growing up in a conceivably AI-dominated job market.
In The News – Professional pickleball player, Troy Akin, to host camps, clinics and lessons in Incline Village
June 8, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in The Tahoe Daily Tribune, 6/08/2026, Written by Victoria Mastrocola
There’s a new pickleball pro in town. Troy Akin, PPA Tour two-time gold medalist and a top 100 professional pickleball player, is bringing his skill and passion to Incline Village.
While playing and coaching tennis for 10-plus years, Akin fell in love with pickleball just before it became one of the most talked-about sports in the nation.
“I got in right before the pandemic boom of pickleball hit,” said Akin. “So I had a little advantage getting in early.”
In The News – ‘No parking’ signs along east Tahoe corridor spark access questions
June 8, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 06/05/2026, Written by Katelyn Welsh
As Tahoe’s peak season approaches, parking signs stand along Tahoe’s east shore corridor in an attempt to curb dangerous off-shoulder parking along the winding and narrow highway.
The new “No Parking” signs and “20-minute Parking” signs were installed on State Route 28 from south of Sand Harbor to the Carson City line last fall.
Since their placement, parking citations have almost quadrupled compared to a year prior, according to data from the Nevada Highway Patrol. Traffic citations have increased by close to 30%, and crashes have decreased by 24%. The full impact of these changes will become clear as peak season comes into full swing.
For forty years I honored an imperative that every other book I picked up to read would be a non-Twain book. This little rule of mine kept me from going down the rabbit hole and not coming up. But now that I’m retired and contended in welcoming small groups into my home for An Evening with Mark Twain, I feel free to skip along happy-go-lucky, and revisit my favorite Twain books, interspersed only by the likes of Michael Makley’s excellent book, Saving Lake Tahoe.
In Twain’s A Tramp Abroad, Sam visits the Sea of Galilee, and suggests that Lake Tahoe throws Sea of Galilee into the shade…
“And when we come to speak of beauty this sea is no more to be compared to Tahoe than a meridian of longitude is to a rainbow.”
As one lucky boy who has been in love with Lake Tahoe since that wonderful summer of 1961 when I was a seventeen-year-old lifeguard at South Shore, I could not agree more heartily. I oftentimes picture Sam gazing out across Tahoe in 1861, thinking to himself, “This must surely be the fairest picture the whole earth affords.”
In a letter to his sister, Samuel lavishes praise upon his newfound talisman, “Mela, you must come out here to Lake Tahoe…inside of three weeks you’ll have the strength to knock a bull down with your fist if you want to. Three weeks of camp life at Lake Tahoe will restore an Egyptian mummy to its pristine vigor. I don’t mean the oldest and driest of mummies -but the fresher ones.”
In his western memoire, Roughing It, Sam lays it out there for us…
“We never slept in our Tahoe home. We didn’t want to strain it. Yet if there is any happier life than the life we led on our timber ranch for those two or three weeks, it must be the sort of life which I have not read of in books. The eye suffered but one grief, that it must close sometimes in sleep. It was a veritable habitation with the gods. No, if Lake Tahoe does not cure whatever ails you, I’ll bury you at my own expense.”
Doesn’t that make you love Mark Twain almost as much as you love Tahoe? Me too.
It’s been a while since I was up there in that lifeguard tower, but when I walk to the lake these days, I feel a little like that seventeen-year-old kid again. There’s something about our lake that imbues a youthful ambiance, makes us feel like Olympians, and the lake is our coach.
How thankful I am to have The Lady of the Lake so close as to be able to feel her power each and every day of my long life. In fact, were you to ask me to what I attribute my longevity, I might like to answer, “Probably the air that angels breathe. I’m no angel, but for a few moments each day, I can feel like one, thanks to Lake Tahoe, and Mark Twain.”
