Mom’s Morning Out

 

Barton Health invites area Moms to “Mom’s Morning Out” – a special, complimentary event designed for all moms. Join fellow moms in celebration of motherhood on Saturday, May 5 from 10a.m. to 12:30p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community College (Aspen Room). Whether you’re a new mom, soccer mom or a mother experiencing an empty nest, this event has been specifically created just for you.

Sponsored by Barton Health, Tahoe Daily Tribune and Lake Tahoe Community College, the following will be available for every stage of motherhood:

• Talks provided by local health experts
• Wellness booths
• Hands-on CPR Lessons with Barton University
• Light brunch buffet
• Hand scrub treatments
• Chair Massage
  … and much more!

The lectures are filling up fast! Don’t miss the great information provided by area health and wellness experts. Visit www.bartonhealth.org/mom to R.S.V.P. For more information, please call (530) 543-5615 or e-mail publicrelations@bartonhealth.org.

 

Foster Family Services are desperately in need of foster homes in Tahoe!

 

50-100 children are in desperate need of temporary foster care in Lake Tahoe. There are more children in the Tahoe area in need of homes than there are foster homes to care for them. With only 13 foster homes currently available in the Tahoe area, a huge number of these children, already up-rooted from everything they know, are having to be homed far away from their friends, schools and community. As distressing as being removed from their families must be, it is only compounded when these children find themselves far from everything they know.

So Foster Family Service is making it one of their many missions to establish more foster homes in the Tahoe area. Foster families are fully supported by the service and can have total say in who they foster, when and for how long. Training and ongoing courses prepare and support the foster parents in all aspects of caring for a foster child. Anyone over the age of 25, who has their own vehicle and is willing to open their home to a child is welcome to apply. There are plenty of other opportunities to help, volunteer and mentor with the service without actually having a child stay with you too.

So, if you, or anyone you know may be interested in learning more about this vital service please contact Megan Ciampa at meganc@fosterfamilyservice.org or call her on (530) 544 3167 or visit the website for more information.

 

Heavenly’s Grapes & Gates Gourmet Food & Wine Tasting

 

The Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation would like to invite you, your family and friends to join them for the 11th Annual Grapes & Gates gourmet food and wine tasting event to take place on Wednesday, May 2nd from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Edgewood’s North Room.

This year you will be able to sample foods from the area’s top restaurants including Cafe Fiore, The Cork and More, Echo Restaurant, Fresh Ketch, Latin Soul and Naked Fish. Theywelcome regional wine including Caymus Winery, Silver Oak Winery, W.H. Smith Winery, Dead Man’s Hand, Rombauer Winery, Jeremy Wine Co., Vision Wines, Young’s Winery, Jeff Runquist Wines, Henry Wine Group French wines, Benessere Winery, Un Po’Pazzo Italian wines, Red Poets & Skyhawk Lane; as well as Sierra Nevada Brewery and Wine Warehouse beer selections.

The evenings highlight will be their award presentation. The Foundation will introduce and present the inaugural “Bill Killebrew” award. Mr. Killebrew has been an integral part of creating opportunities for youth to enjoy and participate in snowsports. They will also honor Heavenly Freestyle Team head coach Jere Crawford, recipient of the USSA Freestyle Coach of the Year award. Tickets to the event are limited, if you would like to reserve tickets you can pick them up at The Cork and More or Sports LTD or phone the Foundation director Aimi Xistra-Rich at 530.314.9285.

 

South Tahoe Supper and Story Stroll

 

Saturday evening April 28: First Seating at 5:30 p.m.

A gourmet four course dinner with wine along Ski Run Blvd from Black Bear Inn to Blue Angel, Nephele’s, and ending at Riva Grill.

Stories of Tahoe’s modern history will be told along the way.

Tickets are $65, and proceeds of this Leadership Lake Tahoe organized event will go the Friends of the South Lake Tahoe/El Dorado County Library

For information, contact supperstory@gmail.com or call (415) 992-2433

South Lake Tahoe Earth Day

 

South Lake Tahoe is hosting the Earth Day festival, to be held at Bijou Community Park on Saturday, April 28th, the weekend following Earth Day.

The event is set to begin at 1o am and come to a close at 4 pm. It will feature live music, in addition to an abundance of recycle-themed arts and crafts, educational booths and local vendors with their goods on display.

Earth Day recognizes, celebrates, and promotes our region’s unique beauty while educating the public about local environmental issues. Bring your friends and family to learn about ways to counteract global climate change through recycling and composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability, and reducing our ecological footprint. Enjoy local live music and dance, swing through the Kid Zone to make some recycle-themed arts and crafts, or get your face painted, and be sure to support or wide array of educational booths and local vendors. Food and local crafts will be available for purchase, and don’t forget to buy some raffle tickets for our huge Earth Day raffle!

Don’t miss these exciting Earth Day Events…

Alternative Transportation Raffle – Get a free raffle ticket if you take a form of alternative transportation to Earth Day and get entered to win prizes in our Alternative Transpo Raffle!

Bike Fix-It Booth – Bring your wheels to Earth Day to get all tuned up for bike season! Compliments of Sierra Ski and Cycle Works.

Kids’ Eco-Costume Parade – Don’t forget to dress up your little one in an eco-themed costume for our Eco-Costume Parade, starting at the main stage at 12:30. We are giving away a Kirkwood Season Pass for best costume!

Delicious local food and drink – Bring your appetite to support and enjoy food and drink available from Blue Angel Cafe, Kiwanis, Beach Hut Deli, Tahoe Tasties, and Free Bird. Yum!!

Live music and stage performances – Be sure to check our Event Schedule to catch both our local bands, Bison and Bandit and a very special performance from Willy Woggle’s Cirus!

For more information about the event please visit their website http://southtahoeearthday.org/