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Organizers for this year’s North Lake Tahoe Snow Festival are planning a tribute to North Lake Tahoe’s special Olympic connection during the Tahoe City Parade Saturday at 11:30am. Tahoe area Olympic athletes planning to participate in the parade include Eric Poulsen, Sandra Poulsen, Bill Hudson, Kristin Krone, Jeff Hamilton, Mark Wellman and Nate Holland. The Parade is sponsored by the Tahoe City Downtown Association and its theme is ‘An Olympic Moment,’ with many past, present and future Olympic athletes and fans planning a variety of festive Olympic themed floats and displays.

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Special events in Lake Tahoe have come and gone over the years, the ones that stay are the ones with a heavy volunteer base and that can draw visitors. In its March 7 meeting, the city council may entertain the idea of providing funding for the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority to put on special events. Many South Lake Tahoe residents would love more special events, but they of course take lots of work, time, and money. One Lake Tahoe Visitor’s Association board member says the town is in desperate need of special events, but events planned other than during the summer. The problem is finding an event that can bring in tourism to boost the economy, such as Oregon has with the annual Shakespeare Festival.

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March 3rd marks the start of the North Lake Tahoe Snow Festival’s 25th year. The festival started as a grass-roots organization, but has grown to include events for all ages, and attracts visitors from all over the world. Two major taking place during the festival this year include the Vans Tahoe Cup at Northstar, and the FIS Pacific Crest races at Squaw Valley USA. Also, the Festival is welcoming the return of several signature events at well-known North Tahoe locations, including the Opening Night Fireworks and Torchlight Parade at Squaw Valley USA, the Tahoe City and Kings Beach Parades, the Gar Wood’s Polar Bear Swim, the Pierce St. Annex Monster Dawg Pull, the Sunnyside Luau, and many more.

New events this year include several live music events, benefit ski days, and a Children’s Science Exploratorium.

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“Tucked away from the higher speed worries of the world, behind the quiet residential neighborhoods of Dollar Hill is the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area, with 65 kilometers of groomed trails for all abilities, snowshoe trails, two warming huts and views of Lake Tahoe.” Tourists and out-of-towners go for the slopes, so this cross country skiing haven is dominated by the locals. The Center offers classes in skiiing, as well as all the supplies and equipment needed for the beginner and expert alike.

Tahoe Cross Country also provides an after school program for kids called Stride-a-Gliders, which is an eight week program for pre-schoolers to fifth graders. In addition to the Stride-a-Gliders, the nordic center also hosts field trips from local schools such as Kings Beach Elementary and Tahoe Lake Elementary where classes come up to the area and learn how to ski as part of their regular curriculum.

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Representatives from the city of Lake Tahoe, as well as El Dorado County and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District have decided to join together into one building. This new government center would be an estimated 42,000 square feet for office space, as well as a civic center that could be used as a meeting place for nonprofit organizations. The school district has offered the land for the new complex, and the city has agreed to compensate the school district by finding another place to house its school busses, possibly the airport.

Since the plan is still in its initial stages, there is not yet an estimated price. There will also need to be a feasability study and a possible community forum scheduled this April.

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