The Local Lens – Father’s Day Hero

I am writing about my Dad today. It’s Father’s Day on Sunday, AND he is my Hero!

I can’t say I knew that when I was little. He worked 6 days a week to feed our family of 5 kids. I knew him more as a teenager, sitting around the kitchen table having rousing discussions with my parents and my siblings. He challenged us to be independent thinkers and certainly to be our own person. It was only as I got older, raising my own children with Richard, that I realized how much I was like him.

My children got to know their Grandpa Dutch very well, between visits to Minnesota and to Arizona in the winters. He challenged them to think as well, and it was fun to see the interaction between those generations.

That phrase, “everything I know, I learned in kindergarten”…so much of who I am, I got from my dad. Some of my core qualities are his: opinionated and never afraid to take action (but not always right), that driving passion toward doing stuff that needs doing, a strong work ethic, gregarious and outgoing personality, and a heart full of love for the people around me, even though I don’t always show it. 

Take a moment to think about that strong person who shaped your life and be sure to tell them how grateful you are! 

WHO’S YOUR LOCAL HERO! Please nominate them here: NOMINATE YOUR HERO >

NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS:

If you are out and about on Saturday…

• Check out Natural Grocers at 11 am to learn about “Demystifying Micronutrients.”
• Learn about Wildifre Pro Shop’s fire protection technology at their open house on Saturday. They are in Incline Center, in that little building off to the right of Raleys.
• Also, at Incline Center, remodeling is starting in the old Rookies building. Finally! It will take all summer, but we can look forward to the opening of a new restaurant called Maddy’s. It will have an Eastern Mediterranean vibe and flavor!

On Sunday…

It’s Boys and Girls Club Wine on the Water at the Kings Beach Conference Center, right on the beach! 

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

It’s all about TRPA Monday and Tuesday…

• CAB meeting Monday night
• TRPA Zoom coffee hour on housing solutions. Learn about St. Joseph Land Trust’s TAHOE program to help renters buy the home they are living in. It’s coming to Incline!

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