Tahoe, Truckee invite visitors for Fourth of July weekend

Dennis Shanahan reports

AS FOX FORTY'S DENNIS SHANAHANSHOWS US TONIGHT A LOT OFEFFORT IS GOING IT KEEPING ITTHAT WAY.WE'RE HAVING REALLYFANTASTIC WEATHER RIGHT NOWIT'S NOT TOO HOT, IT'S NOT TOOCOLD.

DAVE PAHLAVI IS THEOWNER OF TILE MOUNTAIN SPORTSAND THE MAYOR OF TRUCKEE 3 AREWELCOMING COMMUNITY.

WE WANTEVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO ENJOYTHE OUTDOORS AND ENJOY ALL OFOUR GREAT BUSINESSES AND SMALLBUSINESSES IN TOWN SOUTH LAKETAHOE IS ALSO INVITINGVISITORS TO COME BACK IT WASTOUGH TO TELL PEOPLE NOT TOCOME TO TALK, I MEAN IT WASREALLY TOUGH BUT DOWN WE DIDWHAT WE HAD TO DO WHICH WEKEPT OUR RESIDENTS SAFECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CHRISHE OR HE SAYS THIS 4TH OF JULYIS GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT ATTHE LAKE TO PARADE HASCANCELED THE FIREWORKS SHOWWAS CANCELED, BUT WE WANTPEOPLE TO BE BACK IN TOWNBECAUSE OUR BUSINESSES NEED TOHELP WE JUST WANTED TO DO ITSAFELY.AND THEY WOULD LIKE PEOPLETO KEEP IN MIND.

WELL PACKINGFOR THESE TRIPS, THE NUT AISLEGETAWAY IS NOT A VACATION FROMCOVID-19.WHEN YOU'RE NEAR AROUNDOTHER PEOPLE AGAIN MAKE SUREYOU HAVE THAT MASS TIME WHENYOU'RE PASSING PEOPLE ON ATRAIL OR COMING INTO CONTACTWITH FOLKS ON THE TRAIL.

IT'SIMPORTANT TO PROVIDE DISTANCEYOU'VE GOT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFETO DRIVE THE MESSAGE HOMESOUTH LAKE TAHOE PRODUCED AVIDEO WE ARE WEARING OUR MASKSAND SOCIAL DISTANCING TO KEEPYOU SAFE COMMUNITIES ON THENORTH SIDE OF THE LAKE HAVEALSO MADE VIDEOS AS YOU BEGINTO TRAVEL AGAIN.REMEMBER TO BE A RESPONSETO THE TRUCK AND TRUCK HELAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN CALLED WEUNDERSTAND IT'S NOT FUN TOWEAR A MASK, BUT IF WE WORKTOGETHER WE CAN STAY SAFE TOSTAY OPEN IS JUST REALLYREALLY REALLY IMPORTANT TORECOGNIZE THAT OUR HEALTHSYSTEMS ARE MUCH SMALLER ANDHEALTH SYSTEMS OF OUR LOCALPOPULATION HAS BEEN WORKINGREALLY HARD DURING THEQUARANTINE TO KEEP OURCOMMUNITY SAFE AND WE REALLYEXPECT THE SAME FROM ANYBODYVISITING OUR AREA THESE ARELITTLE SAYINGS AND SOME OFTHEM ARE MINOR INCONVENIENCESWHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THESETHINGS AND WORKING FOR TOMHOAX AND THEY'VE BEEN KEEPINGTAHOE SAFE.

WE HOPE PEOPLEWILL BE RESPONSIBLE AND EVENRESPONSIBLE SAYING AS THEYCOME UP TO THEIR FAVORITE 4THOF JULY DESTINATION, DENNISSHANAHAN FOX 40 NEWS.PLUS THE COUNTY WILL BE