Tracy Saunders

One of the things I love about living in Incline Village is the plethera of activities offered to our children. Starting this week those of you with Toddlers may want to check out the following Foreign Language Class...

New Toddler's Spanish Class Starts Thursday January the 14th at 12:30pm.

*Spaces also available for our ongoing Tuesday, Thursday class at 10:00am.

*Custom classes available upon request. Let us know your interests here by filling out one of our questioners.

Our Toddler's Spanish classes are for ages 2 to 4 run for 50 minutes and are limited to 6 students. This session will run for 4 weeks and cost $20.00 per class.

Classes utilize an immersion approach, teachers use the target language to actively engage children in a variety of songs, games and other fun activities.

Our classes are limited in size in order to ensure the best results. The class size directly impacts the amount of time that each student can spend using the language - especially with teacher feedback. It can be explained very easily if there are few people in the class a teacher can approach each student individually.

You are also welcome to come to the first class with no obligation to join for the full 4 weeks. You can try the first class for free, if your not satisfied than you don't have to pay!

Registration is required to guarantee your spot.

Tahoe Foreign Language Center
775-636-7529
Many Languages, All Ages!
http://tahoeforeignlanguagecenter.com/

Looking for some fun events for your preschool age kids to do in Lake Tahoe over spring break than check out Kids Kamp...

April 13^th 14^th and 16^th

Registration Monday April 6^th

775.832.6802

Fun adventure in a safe educational environment for pre-school children!

Kids' Kamp is offered by Tahoe Timber's Preschool for children in early childhood programs in order to promote and support healthy and safe educational alternatives in our community. Kid's' Kamp directly impacts families in North Tahoe communities by

broadening choices for children's activities and learning experiences throughout the year.

Created and developed by Sabrina Albrecht, a certified teacher with 15 years experience, Kids' Kamp acts as enrichment programs for children. Camp programs utilize outdoor adventures and the practice of yoga to create salient learning experiences. Children will be excited to explore various content areas during each session and nurture friendships with children and adults in a playful environment.

The opportunity to offer healthy activities to children in the North Lake Tahoe community is Tahoe Timber's Preschool....Kids' Kamp! "Our 2009 year is proving to be beneficial and fun for children and a huge success in our community," Albrecht states.

Only only closing this week to report here in Incline Village and that was in the Single Family marekt. 1005 Apollo Way originally listed at $2,499,000 closed for $1,900,000. This is a 5 bedroom/4 bath/2 car garage beautiful Lakeview Home. I am sure the new buyers will enjoy thier bargin.

I have seen a pickup in number of showings and have been extremely busy myself showing propery - working 10-12 hour days and loving every minute of it.

Check back next Friday for my weekly Incline Update.

Ingenuity is what happens when you combine kids, imagination and nature. In this computer driven world it is nice to take time out with the family and enjoy the simple things. This Thanksgiving I took time out from selling the amazing place I live - Lake Tahoe - to enjoy why I love living here, the outdoor adventures that can be found any time of the year. We gathered up a few friends and their families and hiked through the forest down to Secret Beach on the shores of Lake Tahoe. It is a pristine place with lots of boulders to climb, rocks to skip and beach to stroll.

It's a place that brings out the kid in all of us. Imagine taking a plank of driftwood, a rock, and a sandy beach what would you have? At Secret Beach you would have a seesaw the old fashioned kind, or perhaps a great plank for taking your family photo (that is if you have a friend with a camera). Fido is more than welcome - just remember to clean up behind both the dog and the kids. We brought a picnic; a football and a little bubbly to celebrate the unseasonably warm weather, and to give thanks that we get to live in this incredible place called Tahoe.

Want to try Secret Beach ... From Incline Village head out towards Spooner summit on Hwy 28. Go past Sand Harbor and past the Thunderbird Lodge about a mile. You will see a trailhead parking area on your right (it is closed with a gate for the season we parked along the road. Head down through the gate to your left if you are facing the water. You will see trail signs; we cut down at the second trail sign to the beach. The hike down should take about 20 minutes.

I am now an Active Rain "Secret Agent"

No, I am not here to spy on others - we have plenty of plagiarism patrols on duty it seems these days in the Rain...No I am not here to block spammer in the Rain...they seem to do a pretty good job of that without me.

I am a true Secret Agent. My job is to disseminate those tiny tidbits of information that only "locals" seem to know about. You know that killer ski run or incredible restaurant, the amazing hike that is hard to find or the best place to get free Wi-Fi hookups. This Secret Agent is on the job 24/7 making sure "my people" are in the know!

Want to be one of "my people" just subscribe to my blog, follow me on twitter or Facebook. Have a great secret you don't mind sharing with everyone? Let me know and you can be a Agent in training! This week's Secret Agent Scoop...Secret Beach (no really that is the name of this sweet spot). Check out the blog!