Liberty hosts Bread & Broth Monday Meal

by Submitted to the Tribune | Apr 26, 2025 | Uncategorized

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Easing hunger in the Lake Tahoe South Shore community is the mission of Bread & Broth, an all-volunteer, charitable ministry of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Founded in 1989, the organization is now touching the lives of over 450 vulnerable members of our small community on a weekly basis through our twice weekly hot meal services and our B&B 4 Kids program which provides healthy, kid-friendly food weekly to children from the ages of 18 months through 18 years of age.

The organization began its mission by serving a simple weekly meal at St. Theresa Gace Hall that has evolved into a full-course, nutritional meal that is served every Monday of the year. To involve the community and to help raise funds to support the Monday Meal, B&B initiated the Adopt A Day of Nourishment (AAD) program in 2011 and through the committed and generous support of local individuals, families, organizations, churches, and businesses, every Monday Meal since 2012 has been hosted by an AAD sponsor.

“What a tremendously valuable service to offer to our community,” said Cindy Romo of B&B’s Monday Meal, as she participated as an AAD volunteer crew member from Liberty on Monday, April 14th. Cindy, along with fellow Liberty team members Jennifer Guenther, Melissa Ludmer, James Martin, and Peter Stoltman, were really happy to be involved in feeding the 112 dinner guests who attended their sponsorship meal.

“We love seeing the familiar faces and sense of community,” added Cindy. Going to a B&B Monday Meal is a routine experience for most of the dinner attendees. For the diners, it’s always a pleasant surprise to enjoy the exceptional meals and the variety of food menus that are provided each week. From chicken to pasta dishes, the B&B volunteer cooks are always creative in preparing food that is both healthy and filling.

Liberty is a frequent sponsor for the Monday Meals and their knowledge of how the Monday Meal works is very helpful in giving the diners a warm welcome and helping to create a positive experience with both their fellow diners and the volunteers who are so selfless in their efforts to help others.

Thank you to Liberty and to all of their wonderful team members for their efforts to help their fellow community members both with their dedication to providing reliable electrical service and commitment to volunteering with many community programs.

Knight Monsters bury Wichita in first-round sweep

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STATELINE, Nev. – On to Round Two.

In front of a sold-out crowd at the Tahoe Blue Event Center, the Knight Monsters defeated the Wichita Thunder 3-2 to sweep the four-game series. Tahoe executed another third-period comeback with goals from Bear Hughes and Patrick Newell, and Jesper Vikman shined again in the victory.

“There’s a lot of excitement, the guys have earned every second of it,” said Knight Monsters head coach Alex Loh after the game. “To get the first playoff series out of the way is huge.”

The game began with a bang for Tahoe, as Adrien Bisson started the scoring in the first period on a slap shot from the top of the zone. The goal was in Bisson’s return to the lineup after missing the previous two playoff games with injury.

Tahoe outshot Wichita 8-3 in the final half of the first period and carried that momentum into the second, continuously putting high-danger chances on goal against Wichita netminder Trevor Gorsuch. But he stood tall in net, turning away all 16 shots he saw in the frame.

The Thunder scored two quick goals late in the second, as Spencer Blackwell tied things up with 4:30 to go and Joe Carroll made it 2-0 with just two minutes left on the clock. And the buzzer sounded on the frame with Tahoe facing a deficit going into the third for the second straight game.

And then they activated another level.

They scored nine minutes into the frame right after a power play expired, as Bear Hughes chopped in a backhand on the doorstep off of a Jett Jones pass. And then, with under three minutes to go, Patrick Newell took a great twister pass from Nate Kallen and sent it past Gorsuch to give Tahoe the lead. 

For Newell, it was his second straight game with a clutch goal late in the third, and he is now up to three tallies in four playoff games.

The Knight Monsters would hold on in the final minutes, withstanding a late push from Wichita, to secure the sweep. Jesper Vikman made some fantastic saves late, finishing the contest with 25-27 stops for his fourth straight playoff win. 

“He’s been excellent for us all series, full credit to Jesper,” said Loh.  

Now, Tahoe will wait for the series between KC and Tulsa to finish up (KC is up 3-2), which will decide their round 2 opponent. The schedule for those games is currently TBD, but will be announced when that series has concluded.