Thor, The New South Lake Tahoe City Mascot
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 11:12pm
It's not every day that a St.Bernard puppy not even six months old is named a city's mascot, but that is what happened this week in South Lake Tahoe.
Thor belongs to SLTPD dispatch supervisor Susan Keast. She recently took Thor to one of the monthly all city employee meetings where he was almost unanimously voted on as the mascot according to Police Chief Brian Uhler. “There was one vote against Thor,” said Chief Uhler. “I don’t see how anyone could vote against that fuzz ball puppy.”
Thor will be invited to various City events throughout the year. He will greet visitors and citizens with "puppy friendliness and the happy attitude that is common with Saint Bernards," according to a city press release.
Keast has volunteered Thor to appear at special events in South Lake Tahoe where 25 or more people will be in attendance. If interested, email your request to: thor@cityofslt.us.
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