The Local Lens – Building a Thriving Community Together
June 3, 2026 | Linda Offerdahl
Have you driven by the roundabout this week? Go around the whole thing! Shrubs and perennial flowers have been installed. The final touches of mulch and cobble around the perimeter should be finished by next week. Thanks to IVCBA Main Street and the project donors to the Sierra Giving Circle through Incline Tahoe Foundation!
I am going to make a shameless plug for YOU to join IVCBA as a Community Supporter for $50. Our membership is comprised of 285 residents, small, local, and corporate businesses, and ALL of the nonprofits. Our agencies and some philanthropists comprise our Investor-level members. Washoe County supports us as well. These memberships fund our work that supports the entire community. Ideally, our largest base of supporters should be Community Supporters. Here’s what we do on behalf of the entire community:
COMMUNICATIONS
IVCBA.org calendar, The Weekly SnapShot, LIVE.WORK.PLAY magazine
COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS
Restaurant Week, Local Heroes 4th of July Celebration, Fall Fest, and Northern Lights
BEAUTIFICATION
Gateway Roundabout project, Inclined to Bloom, Dancing with Daffodils
Can you support our vision of a thriving community that supports and is supported by its agencies, businesses, nonprofits and residents? Join here!
THANKS TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS AND ADVERTISERS FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT!
PET GALA
Yes, I am going, and yes, I bought a new gown! We have no pets, BUT we have 7 grand cats!!
Thanks to the Pet Network board and gala committee for putting on this FABULOUS event every year!
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
I can argue that attending fundraisers is a form of civic engagement! But caring for our environment is a top priority heading into summer. If you didn’t go to the Defensible Space seminar last week, watch the slide deck here. Thanks to Kristie Wells of Casa Tua for organizing.
Come to the Village Spring Green Clean on June 13! It’s a week later than usual, but it is still followed up by the Incline Library Block Party. Grab supplies provided by IVGID’s Waste Not. Some people aren’t waiting for June 13: You might see any number of people picking up trash as part of a Blue Crew, but I am guessing it could also be Steve and Maren Ross of IV Enhancement Fund, Sally and Dwight Zuck, or passionate locals Ben and Carolyn! And if I missed giving YOU a shout-out, I want to hear about it!
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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!