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Lake Tahoe’s Storied Golf History By Mark McLaughlin Renowned as a golf paradise, the Tahoe Sierra is home to about 30 beautiful courses that offer stunning views and challenging fairways, many of them designed by top tier professional players or noted course architects. There has been an explosion of courses over the past 20 years, but by focusing specifically on three historic 9-hole courses around Big Blue we learn that the region has been attracting golf enthusiasts for a century now. The three relevant courses are Old Brockway in Kings Beach, Glenbrook near South Lake Tahoe, and Tahoe City — each offers a peek into how they attracted legendary Hollywood celebrities before and after World War II.

third generation from two of the world’s most influential families in the early history of the sport. The Dunns and Gourlays were leaders in the evolution of ball and club improvements, as well as instruction and course design. Her paternal grandfather, William “Willie” Dunn, Sr. was the instructor and Keeper of the Green at London’s prestigious Blackheath links, where he was a top player as well as a club and ball maker. His two sons, Tom and William Jr., were also professional golfers, ball and club craftsmen and highly-regarded course architects. May’s maternal ancestor, Douglas Gourlay, had been appointed golf instructor to King James V of Scotland in the 16th century. Subsequent generations of his descendants became famous for their expertise in making golf balls of the period, which were three pieces of leather stitched into a ball skin and stuffed to capacity with the downy feathers of young birds.

Tahoe City Golf Course The Tahoe City Golf Course is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. It’s the oldest in the region and boasts a unique birth story, as it was designed by May Dunn, America’s first female golf professional. May “Queenie” Dunn was already a rock star in the golf world when she was hired in 1917 by Charles Bliss, managing owner of the luxurious Tahoe Tavern hotel just south of Tahoe City. Due to the increasing popularity of golf in the United States in the early part of the 20th century, Bliss wanted to add the sport to his hotel’s standard, Tahoe summer, guest amenities like boating, swimming, horseback riding, hiking and fishing. May Isabella Gourlay Dunn had golf in her DNA. Born in England in 1880, she was the

May Dunn, later nicknamed “Queenie,” would follow in her distinguished family’s footsteps. Her father, Thomas Dunn, was

considered the greatest instructor of his time. May’s mother, Isabella, was England’s first female golf instructor, who had begun her career in 1875. Daughter May became England’s second woman instructor. When Queenie immigrated to the United States in 1915, she became this nation’s first woman golf pro. The New York Herald newspaper promptly commissioned her to write a series of instructional articles for women. For the next year May instructed at several locations in New York and New England, and briefly taught golf at Wellesley College, an elite school for women in Massachusetts. For reasons unclear, in December 1916, May and her younger sister Norah moved to Reno, Nevada. In short order she generated enthusiasm for a golf course there. Queenie then spearheaded a successful movement to secure land and establish a club. Over the winter she designed and supervised the construction of a 9-hole course called the Reno Golf Club. It was Nevada’s first. In spring 1917, the course opened for play and Queenie was celebrated as the world’s first woman golf architect. Today it’s known as the Washoe Golf Course, although the original entity had closed before the Washoe Club was built. May Dunn managed the Reno course and served as head instructor, with sister Norah employed as her assistant. In June she got a call from Charles Bliss at the Tahoe Tavern, and quickly Queenie was on her way to make history at Lake Tahoe. May set out at once to inspect the wild hay fields at Tahoe City where the new Tahoe Tavern Links were to be located. After carefully studying the landscape, she designed a 6-hole course that worked in tune with the undulating topography of the meadows. Before irrigation was installed in 1931, tees and greens consisted of sand while fairways were natural turf, a common feature at the time. The Tavern Links opened in June 1918, with Queenie Dunn featured as course pro and manager. During the winter months she taught golf in Southern California at various Linnard Hotels in the Pasadena area. continued on page 6

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Emergency Evacuations Frequently the question is posed to the Truckee Fire District, as to what the evacuation plans are in Truckee or Donner Summit. It sounds like a simple question, but it is actually very complex.

The plans consist of general guidelines on how to perform an evacuation from the perspective of the agencies involved. The primary agency in charge of any evacuation is local law enforcement. In the Truckee Fire District, this consists of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Town of Truckee Police Department. The agencies responsible for requesting such evacuation make up an even larger list. When a large-scale evacuation is called for, all of the agencies involved set up a “Unified Command”, with each agency participating in the structure. When the “Incident Commander” feels that the situation warrants an evacuation, he/she passes the request on to all the agencies identified as necessary to

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Lake Tahoe’s Storied Golf History continued from page 2 In 1920, May Dunn met Adolph G. Hupfel, a wealthy businessman who was in Nevada for a divorce. The couple married in 1923 and moved to New York where she gave up her professional golf career and became a landscape painter. Queenie’s younger brother John, a renowned architect in his own right, replaced her as course pro in Tahoe City. John Duncan Dunn managed the Tahoe Tavern Links for several years. In 1926 he expanded the course from 6 to 9 holes, and simultaneously designed and opened Old Brockway, a 9-hole beauty, at Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe. In the 1950s, the Cal-Neva Hotel & Casino sponsored charity tournaments at the Tahoe City links as well as Old Brockway. The two Dunn-designed courses had long been popular with celebrity entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and others who appreciated the enjoyable play and views of Lake Tahoe. In 1948, a long-time Tahoe City family, the Bechdolts, purchased the property and ran it for six decades while weaving the business into the fabric of the Tahoe community with tournament fundraisers and fish feeds. Old Brockway Golf Course Old Brockway Golf Course boasts its share of colorful history. As mentioned previously, its designer John D. Dunn was a noted course architect and a well-known author of instructional books for the sport. The cast of characters that have strolled Old Brockway’s fairways is a veritable who’s

who of noteworthy celebrities from 20th century America. Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joseph P. Kennedy (father of President JFK) and President Dwight D. Eisenhower are a few of the luminaries that have played there. In 1934 and 1935, legendary crooner Bing Crosby hosted his first unofficial “Crosby” tournament at Old Brockway, where his famous friends gathered to play golf for laughs and money. The event became so popular that in 1937 the tournament relocated “off the hill.” Today it’s known as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Frank Sinatra played Old Brockway frequently in the 1950s and early 1960s. Sinatra had gotten his first glimpse of Big Blue in August 1951 when the entertainer arrived in Reno to divorce his first wife Nancy. Sinatra wanted to marry singer and actress Ava Gardner who joined him at Reno’s Riverside Hotel. During their extended stay, Sinatra and Gardner spent Labor Day weekend at Lake Tahoe, drinking, gambling, and cavorting at the Cal-Neva Lodge. In 1960, Sinatra bought a 25% interest in the Cal-Neva property and during the early ‘60s it was common for Sinatra to quietly play Old Brockway away from the spotlight. Historic Old Brockway has been owned and operated by Lane Lewis and his family for more than 30 years. The Golf Channel recently ranked it one of the Top Ten Best 9-hole courses in the United States Glenbrook Golf Course The 9-hole Glenbrook Golf Course is a private venue on the east shore of Lake Tahoe in bucolic Glenbrook, Nevada. Construction of the course began in 1925, centered on the pastoral meadowlands that slope gently towards Lake Tahoe. It opened

for business in 1927. The course is unique in that each hole has two tee areas, which offers players an 18-hole experience over two rounds. The ninth tee, perched high on a hillside, leads to a breathtaking fairway that descends to a green close to the crystalline waters of the Lake.

Glenbrook didn’t get the same exposure to celebrity traffic, but when Ben Hogan — one of the game’s greatest players — took to its greens in 1948, the course gained notice. Hogan had been playing in a Reno tournament and was persuaded to stop at Glenbrook before returning home to Texas. Hogan played an 18-hole exhibition round — scoring five under par — and then offered a teaching clinic using demonstration strokes and shots. Admission to the exhibition cost $1.50 plus 30 cents federal tax. Hollywood actors Rita Hayworth and Clark Gable enjoyed playing golf at Glenbrook while waiting for divorces. In the late 1940s, Gable introduced his handsome golf caddy, Robert Wagner, to a movie executive, a favor that launched Wagner’s successful acting career. In the Truckee -Tahoe region, there is a public golf course for every ability, budget and mood. From the challenging world-class championship level to hackers that whack away in their sneakers, no matter how you slice it, playing the links in the scenic Tahoe Sierra is always a winning game. Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at TheStormKing. com. You can reach him at mark@ thestormking.com. Check out Mark’s blog: TahoeNuggets.com.

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a meeting place planned, to gather in case they get separated during the emergency. It is necessary to practice the evacuation plan and update it everywhere they go. For instance, what would be the plan for getting out of a movie theater and where would the family meet if they got separated? In some cases the common sense solution of meeting at the vehicle will not work if the vehicle is in the path of the emergency. This makes it necessary to come up with a secondary plan where the family might meet in a different location or shelter in place (in the case of a chemical spill where the breeze is blowing toxic air, for example.) It is also a

wise idea to meet through a common contact, letting that person know where each family member is located. If there were a manual for each residence in the Truckee District on what to do in the case of an emergency it would be the size of a telephone book and still could not cover every eventuality. Additionally, the local emergency services are going to be overwhelmed during the initial stages of a large scale event, just trying to mitigate the emergency. It will be important for every family to take responsibility for their own immediate safety; there may not be help coming for a few days. Having water, food and first aid supplies as well as gathering the family

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SEPTEMBER 2018 Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest celebration is returning to The Village at Squaw Valley complete with Bavarian Music, authentic German beer and food, the ever-popular Oktoberfest Games, and plenty of family fun. Squaw’s annual Oktoberfest will transform The Village at Squaw Valley into a miniature Bavaria from 12-6 pm. Squaw’s event is modeled after the original Oktoberfest, a 16-day annual festival held in Munich, Germany. Festival attendees must be 21 years or older with a valid ID to purchase beer. No outside alcohol will be permitted. Visit https://squawalpine.com/ events-things-do/oktoberfest.

SEPTEMBER 2018 Fishing Derby/National Hunting and Fishing Day - There isn’t a better day

to test your fishing skills than during National Hunting and Fishing Day! All competitors will receive a rod and reel and will try to catch the biggest fish from our trout-stocked pond (max of three per person). Fishing bait is provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. The Fishing Derby is catch-andrelease, OR our culinary team can clean and prepare your catch in Sandy’s Pub for $25/ person. Winner will receive bike rentals for up to four people. Log on to https://www. destinationhotels.com/squawcreek/events/ national-hunting-and-fishing-day for details. Squaw Creek Resort is located at 400 Squaw Creek Road, Olympic Valley, CA.

SEPTEMBER 2018 Truckee Bike Park Race Series

Riders age 8-80, both amateurs and pros, can come to The Park to showcase their skills in a dual slalom face off. This is the 4th race in the series, and one of the series competitors will finally be crowned the “Champion of the Slalom”. Dual Slalom takes place on Saturday and Straight Rhythm on

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OCTOBER 2018 Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop

Get ready to sip, sample and shop your way through one of the most anticipated annual events in Downtown Truckee. This fall marks the 15th year of the Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop, where attendees will experience award winning wines from over 30 different vendors while sampling gourmet food and strolling through local boutiques and shops from noon to 4 pm. Tickets are $45 in advance, $55 at the door and include a commemorative wine glass for unlimited wine tasting, five food tickets, a goodie bag and a directory of all participating venues. In addition, it’s all for a great cause! Thanks to the generosity of attendees and participants alike, more than $30,000 has been donated to local, non-profit organizations to date. For more information, visit www.TruckeeWineWalk.com.

OCTOBER 2018 Evolution and Conservation of Salmon - Take a close look at the Evolution

and Conservation of Salmon with UC Davis Associate Professor Mike Miller. Using new DNA analysis methods, researchers found that early migrating salmon populations depend on a single gene, and this genetic variant cannot be expected to easily reevolve if lost. These new technologies for analyzing DNA may transform how imperiled species are considered and managed for conservation protection. In addition, they can be applied to a wide range of species around the world. From 5:30 to 7 pm at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, in Incline Village. Visit http://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/events.

OCTOBER 2018 Truckee River Day/River Fair

Join us for a day of river, meadow and wetland restoration. Registrants will be working side-by-side with other volunteers to plant restoration sites with seedlings and willows, mulch sensitive areas, and more. Projects start at either 9 or 11 am and end between 2 and 3 pm. To participate in Truckee River Day, registration is required and open now at http://www.truckeeriverwc.org/events-aprograms/truckee-river-day. Locations will be noted on the website. The River Fair will be from 1 to 4 pm at Granite Flat Campground, with a native Lahontan Cutthroat Trout release at 3 pm. The fair features fun environmental educational activities for kids and adults. This community event is presented in partnership with Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships. Food will be

OCTOBER 2018 The Historic Haunted Tour

Enjoy a mysterious guided walking tour for small groups of 16 people each, to see 6 historic sites in Downtown Truckee with storytelling and music. Adults only, bring photo ID for entry. The Haunted tours for Friday are sold out; only Thursday night tours are available. Don’t delay, tickets are limited for this fundraiser for Trails & Vistas, a non-profit organization. Tickets are $47 per adult. For details, log on to http://www.truckeehistorytour.org. Continued on Page 12

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Bring your child of any age, to the Truckee Town Corporation Yard (past the Forest Service building on Stockrest Springs Rd.) for a hands-on, up-close day with heavy equipment! Let us know if you have a big truck or equipment you would like to make available for display that day! Please call 530-5504457 for more information or visit http:// www.tdrpd.org.

migration of the Kokanee salmon. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center, where the festival is held, is located 3 miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. There are children’s activities galore along with the streamside programs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service returns with a giant inflatable fish. Children enter through the tail and are greeted with some GREAT activity stations, such as a treasure hunt and fish painting. Https:// www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ltbmu/FallFishFest.

OCTOBER 2018 Halloween Parade

For children of all ages - Parade through downtown Truckee to the TDRPD Community Arts Center then Trick or Treat where each room has decorations and candy. (If you are a business and would like to participate in handing out candy, please contact us @ 530-550-4444.) The Parade leaves the Truckee train station at 6 pm sharp, don’t be late! Http://www.tdrpd.org.

NOVEMBER 2018 Truckee Ski & Snowboard Swap

It’s that time again! Come to the Community Recreation Center and join the fun while looking for bargains on new and used winter equipment for the entire family. A silent auction will offer season passes, lift tickets and more. Proceeds from the sales and silent auction will help support our Truckee Youth Sports programs. The swap runs from 11 am to 4 pm at the Community Recreation Center, located at 8924 Donner Pass Road, in Truckee.

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Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson in South Lake Tahoe will include German food and desserts, an owner and dog dress up contest, craft booths, face painting, a pumpkin patch, balloon art, a bouncy house, a bungee platform, a climbing wall, live music, and the event’s ever popular beer and wine garden. Other contests during the two-day festival range from beer stein holding to yodeling, with winners receiving gift certificates for food, activities and lodging at the resort. Food and beer can be purchased with Camp Richardson’s Oktoberfest tickets that are on sale behind the hotel at the event. Entry and parking are free! Camp Richardson is located at 1900 Jameson Beach Road. Http://www. camprichardson.com.

OCTOBER 2018 Food and Wine Festival

At Harrah’s and Harveys for 3 days – events for this year’s Food and Wine Festival include lots of dining and tasting experiences, plus a rare performance by trumpeter extraordinaire Chris Botti. Of course, food and wine are the biggest stars and a spectacular “Grand Market Expo” – featuring sumptuous dishes from Harrah’s, Harveys and other Caesars Entertainment properties’ best restaurants, plus top-shelf spirits and the finest wines of Napa Valley and beyond – highlights the weekend. Located at 18 US Hwy 50, Stateline, Nevada. Log on to https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-tahoe/ things-to-do/south-lake-tahoe-food-winefestival, to see all of the events for this busy weekend.

OCTOBER 2018 Freakers Ball

Lake Tahoe’s MontBleu Resort presents the 40th Annual Freakers Ball Halloween

Party. Tickets, which are $30 if purchased in advance, $35 if purchased the week of, and $40 if purchased the day of the Ball, give guests access to two parties. There is no better place to mix and mingle with the creatures of the night. With two parties under one roof, fun-seekers can experience unique Halloween celebrations at MontBleu Showroom & Opal Nightclub. Party-goers will have DJs, GoGo Dancers, Laser Lights, plus $10,000 in cash and prizes Costume Contest. For more information, visit https://tahoesouth.com/events/freakersball-at-montbleu-resort-casino-spa.

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SEPTEMBER 2018 Street Vibrations

Enjoy motorcycle heaven at this celebration of music, metal and motorcycles! It’s the last great motorcycle rally of the season and this event takes it to a new level, with live entertainment on six outdoor stages, more than 250 vendors, bike scavenger hunts and poker runs, a firework display in downtown Reno, major concerts, America’s Finest Custom Bike Builder’s Expo, and a tattoo expo for body art extraordinaire. Free to the public to enjoy the outdoor concerts and vendors. Families are welcome and registration is open to all motorcycles. Visit http://roadshowsreno.com/sv_fall.php.

SEPTEMBER 2018 Genoa Candy Dance

In the historic Mormon Station of Nevada, now Genoa, the annual Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Faire has earned a reputation for quality artists and crafters. Come for the great craft shopping, but also enjoy delicious homemade candy and food as well. The Candy Dance tradition started in 1919 when the community’s women sold homemade candy and served midnight supper during a dance at the Town Hall, raising funds for the purchase and maintenance of Genoa’s streetlights. Ninety-nine years later, it’s still going strong! The Faire runs Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm each day. For information about the Faire and Saturday night’s Dinner and Dance log on to http:// www.genoanevada.org/candydancefaire. htm. Continued on Page 14

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OCTOBER 2018 ELDORADO GREAT ITALIAN FESTIVAL - For the 37th year, the Eldorado is bringing the sights, sounds and flavors of Italy to downtown Reno during the Eldorado Great Italian Festival. Held each year during Columbus Day weekend, the festival is a celebration of Italian culture and traditions and includes live entertainment, a sauce cooking contest and of course, pasta – lots of pasta. Don’t miss the grape stomp, wine walk, Italian farmer’s market, gelato-eating contest, food booths and live entertainment – all city, all weekend. Log on to https://www.eldoradoreno.com/event/ events/eldorado-great-italian-festival for details.

OCTOBER 2018 Aviation Roundup Airshow

Aviation Roundup Airshow will be hosting the U.S. Navy Blue Angels at Minden-Tahoe Airport, located at 1146 Airport Road in Minden, Nevada. Events will begin at 10 am each day until 5 pm and include a full day of family fun for a small price. Tickets are on sale now; spectators are encouraged to buy tickets in advance at www.aviationroundup. com.

walk, marshmallow shooting and mummy wrapping contests. The festival benefits the Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living, founded in 1982. Go to https://www. pumpkinpalooza.org.

OCTOBER 2018 Nevada Day Parade

Nevadan’s love a parade, but Nevada Day is more than just a parade, it’s a grand celebration commemorating Nevada’s entry into the Union on October 31, 1864. Nevadan’s have the distinction of holding the largest statehood celebration in the nation! The celebration in the State’s capital, Carson City, features a large assortment of activities including the Parade, music and arts shows, a Carnival, Pancake Breakfast at the Governor’s Mansion, Nevada Day Classic Run/Walk, World Championship Rock Drilling Contest, Beard Contest, Annual Chili Feed, free local concerts and more! Food, drink and souvenir vendors line the streets, as well as local businesses featuring food and beverage specials. Http://nevadaday.visitcarsoncity.com.

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SEPTEMBER 2018 Auburn Fall Home Show

Northern California’s largest Fall Home Show with everything for your home, garden and gracious living. Enjoy a Tiny House Village with a $59,000 tiny house giveaway, Harvest Fest, Cooking with Gary, Beer Garden, garden vignettes, building, remodeling, fine outdoor living, energy efficiency, and more. Go to http://www.AuburnHomeShows. com for the calendar of this three-day event. Located at the Auburn Gold Country Fairgrounds, tickets are inexpensive and can be purchased online.

OCTOBER 2018 Pumpkin Palooza

Celebrate all things pumpkin at Victorian Square in Sparks. Named a “Top Fall Event” in 2017 by Food Network Magazine, the event is chock-full of good old-fashioned fun. The popular event includes spooktacular activities such as build and race a pumpkin in the Pumpkin Derby, the family costume parade, carnival style games, stories in the haunted schoolhouse and pie-eating, marshmallow noggins, zombie

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range of original work by individual artists. This is a free event. Log on to https://thecenterforthearts.org/event/fallcolors-open-studios-art-tour-of-nevadacounty for a map and addresses of all the participating art studios.

OCTOBER 2018 Pumpkin Nights

Kicking off on Wednesday, Pumpkin Nights will bring its interactive Halloween experience unlike anything else, back to Auburn, California. At the Gold Country Fairgrounds, Pumpkin Nights invites visitors to journey into a world of dazzling, multi-sensory Halloween displays, and eight Pumpkin Lands created with over 3,000 hand-carved pumpkins and funkins. The outdoor, family friendly Halloween experience will be open daily from 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm until Sunday, November 4 (except for Halloween). The eight immersive Pumpkin Lands include Pumpkin Pirate Cove, Maravilla Lane, Pumpkin Reef, Spider Alley, Forbidden Pumpkin City, Great Pumpkin Hall, Monster Mash and Pumpkin Passage. In addition to the captivating lands, visitors can explore Pumpkin Central to check all the classic must-dos off their Fall bucket list. The Fairgrounds are located at 1273 High Street in Auburn. Tickets vary in price with packages for families and are available for purchase online at www. PumpkinNights.com.

OCTOBER 2018 Fall Colors Open Studios Art

Tour -This exciting event takes place the second and third weekends in October and showcases fine art and fine craft in a broad range of media and styles with a self-guided tour through artist studios & fine art galleries in Western Nevada County. “Open Studios” contributes to public awareness about the quality and diversity of art created in our community and provides visitors with opportunities to view and purchase a wide

NOVEMBER 2018 Grass Valley Holiday Market

A downtown Holiday Market will take place from 10 am to 6 pm. Visit unique and boutique-y downtown merchants for discounts, deals, snacks, music and more. This is a kickoff to the holiday shopping season. Visit http://downtowngrassvalley.com for information.

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