Joint chamber mixer
The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for a Joint Chamber of Commerce Mixer Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 to 7 p.m., at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village, Nev.
Hosted by Sierra Nevada College and the University of California, Davis, the event is free to both chamber and non-chamber members. Attendees will learn about what these innovative institutions are doing to provide quality liberal arts education and to protect and preserve Lake Tahoe. Guests can take part in tours every 30 minutes, including the virtual research boat tour and the 3-D Visualization Lab's “Flight Through Lake Tahoe.” There will also be live music, live art, the Clarity Bar, Eat Dessert First Bar, the Fortune Cookie Farewell and Faculty Art: The Reference Gallery. Call Kym Fabel at 581-8764 or
kym@puretahoenorth.com.
Truckee High School Horror House
The lights are off, the ghouls are out and screams are being heard for miles. Truckee High School Leadership is holding their annual Horror House Oct. 27 to 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Truckee Airport, 12110 Chandelle Way, Hangers 1 and 2. Tickets for participants who pass through the Haunted House are $4, and those who choose to play instead of scream can participate in the less frightening festivities with purchased activity tickets. Bring the family and see how much you can take.
Jeepers creepers, Sight Night needs your peepers
The Gogain Group of Keller Williams Boice Realty, in cooperation with the Gift of Sight and Lions Clubs International, will be participating in this year's Sight Night, an international effort to provide used eyewear to people in need across the globe.
Scare up used eyewear during the month of October and drop them off at the following locations: Keller Williams Boice Realty, 11382 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee; Tahoe Donner's Trout Creek Recreation Center, 12790 Northwoods Blvd.; Keller Williams Downtown Truckee, 10192 Donner Pass Road; Keller Williams O'Neal Brokers, 660 N. Lake Blvd.; Alice's Market, The Village in Squaw Valley. Visit
www.givethegiftofsight.org or call Donna Gogain at 550-5164.
Haunt a room in the Truckee Hotel
Smoke machines, lights, creepy music from a booming PA system and more will transform the Truckee Hotel into a perfect Haunted House, Oct. 30, after the Truckee Halloween parade. Tim Tonachella, manager, is calling all ghosts and ghouls to take a room, pick out a theme and decorate. You even get to stay the night in your room, if you dare, free of charge. Burger Me, Moody's and gals from the Resort at Squaw Creek are taking rooms for the evening. Will you? Contact Tonachella at (707) 217-8878 to reserve a spooky space by Oct. 25.
Irrigation training
The North Tahoe Public Utility District and Rain Bird Services Corporation, Training Services have partnered to bring irrigation training to the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach from Oct. 26 to 30. Classes to be offered include: Introduction to Irrigation and Installation, Irrigation Technician's Course, and Landscape Irrigation Design, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch provided. At the end of each class the students will receive a certification of completion and the opportunity to receive Continuing Education (CEU) credit from the Irrigation Association. For more information or to register visit
www.rainbird.com/training or call (800) 498-1942.
Incline Community pumpkin carving event
This free event welcomes all community members to enjoy refreshments and carve a community pumpkin that will help light the way of the Trail of Treats and Terror Oct. 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. Contact
jcoziar@sierranevada.edu, (775) 832-1310 or visit
www.inclinerecreation.com. Located at Sierra Nevada Collage, Patterson Hall, Incline Village, Nev.
Trail of Treats and Terror
Free community safe family Halloween event Oct. 29, from 4 to 8 p.m. Families follow a trail by foot that visits several locations. Come with costumes on and flashlights ready at one of two locations: Incline Middle School or Sierra Nevada College parking lots. A shuttle will run to deliver you to your vehicle. A collaboration between Parasol Community Collaboration-DWR Center, IVGID, Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe School, Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, and Parasol AmeriCorps Program. Please bring old eyeglasses for this “Sight Night” event. Information at
pcc@parasol.org, (775) 298-0119, visit
www.parasol.org.
Boarding in Truckee Tahoe
Have you thought about joining a board of directors? Do you wonder if your board is operating effectively? This workshop will focus on the key roles and responsibilities of highly functioning boards. Learn what the job expectations are for board members, while also learning about opportunities for board service in the region. Fee: $10 per person, light meal provided,
ed@ttcf.net, 587-1776 or visit
www.ttcf.net. Sierra Mountain Middle School, Truckee Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Nov. 3 from 5 to 9 p.m.
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