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The Sierra Nevada is known for epically large snowfalls in short periods of time. Over the years, when these heavy snows come late in a lean snow year, the term “Miracle March” is thrown around for the season-saving storms. In downtown Truckee, I asked five people:
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Sierra Nevada es conocida por las tormentas de nieve épicamente grandes en cortos plazos de tiempo. A lo largo de los años, cuando estas tormentas pesadas llegan tarde en un año de poca nieve, se oye hablar del término “Marzo Milagroso” utilizado para las tormentas que salvan la temporada. En el centro de Truckee, le hice la siguiente pregunta a cinco personas:
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Brent Cutler Dueño • Owner of the Sports Exchange Desearía prolongar el invierno por el bien de los dueños de comercios locales. Cuando cae la nieve, se oye el ring de la caja registradora.
I would hope to extend the winter for the sake of local business owners. When the snow falls, the register rings.
Dorinda Vance and Teri Pheonix Dorinda’s Chocolate Café Al ser dueña de un comercio me gustaría creer en que lo tendremos, por lo que sigan haciendo la danza de la nieve.
As a business owner I’d like to believe it is going to happen, so keep doing the snow dance.
Dana Burley Dueño • Owner of Totally Board Sí, seguro. Tendremos un Marzo Milagroso, definitivamente.
I’m feeling pretty confident. Miracle March is definitely going to happen.
Marty Myers
Es muy probable. He estado muchos años en Tahoe y nunca ha habido una temporada tan mala, por lo que tiene que llegar.
It’s definitely possible. I’ve spent a lot of years in Tahoe and never had it this bad, so it has got to get better.
Troy Coon Constructor • Construction Worker Marzo siempre es una parte importante de la temporada, pero creo que tendremos un marzo más calmo que lo habitual.
March is always a big part of the season, but I think we are going to have a smaller March than usual.
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Kirkwood Sells to Vail Last month, the announcement that Vail Resorts was buying Kirkwood sent the ski community talking. Social media sites and online newspapers were bursting with questions, opinions, and speculation about what the purchase meant for Kirkwood and Tahoe. We gathered up some of those Internet comments so you can make up your own minds.
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In February, columnist Linda Lindsay defined what food manufacturers actually mean with magic words like “all natural” and “multi-grain.” We asked our Brew readers: What food label jargon gets you especially riled up? For her answer, Helene Larson of Incline Village won $50 to Dragonfly Restaurant and $50 to Jax Truckee Diner. Her food nemesis: yeast extract, another form of MSG. Read about food labels online. Search: food labels
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Honoring three giants of journalism Contributors Robert Ayres Kira Catanzaro Tim Hauserman
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La Música, La Cultura Todas las contribuciones son bienvenidas. Los plazos de entrega para las próximas publicaciones son:
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On the Cover: Bench with a View. Photo by Chris Talbot About the photo: What better than a quiet seat to enjoy the perfect texture of snow and a view of a serene Lake Tahoe winter morning that goes on forever? Taken at Ski Beach in Incline Village. Photographed with a 6x7 Mamiya 7II on Fuji Velvia 50. about the Artist: Tahoe-based photographer Chris Talbot landed a runner-up jury vote in this year’s Tahoe Winter Annual, see p. 16. Talbot has been aiming his lenses at beautiful travel/resort/ landscape/wedding subject matter for 22 years. In that time he has traveled around the world by boat and by plane, not to mention camel, rickshaw, bike, and longboat. He has visited 28 countries, including China, Russia, India, and what was formerly Yugoslavia. Travels have taken him down under to Australia, Costa Rica, Panama, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, and Singapore. “My job is easy,” he says. “Capture beautiful images, and show the world. I’m a lucky man.” (775) 832-7054, talbotImages.com MoonshineInk.com
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In the Past | Before the Banzai As the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour makes its way through a tour of four Tahoe ski resorts, it is becoming part of a long tradition of local ski competitions that date back to the days of wooden skis. The inspiration of the Banzai tour was the old Sugar Bowl Silver Belt races that attracted top talent like Billy Kidd, Buddy Werner, and Friedl Pfeifer. But even before those days, Truckee’s Hilltop ski jump, built on a steep 140-foot wooden ramp, was attracting the most daring skiers in the nation. Short-distance ski jumping began as early as 1895, and the Truckee Ski Club, the first of its kind on the West Coast, began ramping up the competitions by 1914. The popularity of ski jumping continued to increase, and the magnitude of Truckee winter carnivals that sprouted up around the sport also grew. Festival organizers added in oddball events like greased pig contests and crowdpleasing events like dog sled racing, the successor of which is the dog pull at SnowFest, the 10-day North Lake Tahoe winter festival that began March 2. The Truckee dog sled races became so popular that in 1915 Jack London came to town to watch the contest. By the ’30s and ’40s, Truckee was pulling in thousands of tourists to see ski jumping and attend the carnivals. But World War II slowed the stream of tourists, and by 1950 the ski jump was torn down. ~ David Bunker/Moonshine Ink, with information from “Images of America: Truckee” and the Truckee Donner Historical Society
Banzai muse: A skier makes a smooth landing after launching off the Truckee Hilltop ski jump. Photo courtesy of the Truckee Donner Historical Society
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The Real Deal (In response to the article “Bootfittin’ in the Old Bear Pen” in the January print edition)
Could not be happier with my new liners and footbeds. Stoked to have found true pros!! ~ Bret de Zordo
Buck Brown Changes Lives through Bootfitting (In respone to the article “Bootfittin’ in the Old Bear Pen” in the January print edition)
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concerned with one thing: getting you comfortable in your ski boots while maximizing performance. Prior to Buck establishing OBW, I had the pleasure of discussing my foot problems with Buck. You see, I was scheduled for surgery on my right foot, but Buck was convinced that his approach to customizing my boots would eliminate the need for surgery. Needless to say, I skeptically took him up on his offer. That was about 10 years ago and I just had my second fitting done at his new shop Olympic Bootworks. Buck’s new and masterful approach to boot fitting is so far beyond anything on the market and so overdue it is astounding. I now stop by his shop after a day of skiing Squaw just to say hi and a MoonshineInk.com
deep and sincere thank you for your dedicated art. You are a master! Thank you Buck and the entire OBW team. Keep doing what you do! (And no, I never had that surgery thanks to Buck Brown’s work.) You rock! ~ David Abron
This Article Has a Reality Problem (In response to the article “Toxic Treatment for Tahoe?” in the January print edition) I don’t even know where to start, and don’t feel like going into every point, but this article does not do a good job of educating the public about what the plans are. It is a lot of fear mongering. In short: Rotenone was
used for fish. There is no plan on using this chemical in Lake Tahoe. In reality, the only plan is to use herbicides, which are much different in terms of latency in the water. The herbicides that would be used, glyphosate and 2,4D (in some aquatic specific formulation), are not even mentioned in the article. I don’t think diquat and endothall are considered to be the first choice in herbicides. Mentioning these chemicals is misleading. The article fails to mention the pilot studies that have been done all over the country to control aquatic weeds. Instead, the author focuses on the irrelevant study because it is more shocking.
This article is irresponsibly misleading. ~ Mothersofinvention (Editors note: To read another comment from Mothersofinvention and a response from Moonshine Ink reporter/editor David Bunker, visit the story online at moonshineink.com.)
Ridiculous (In response to the article “Toxic Treatment for Tahoe?” in the January print edition)
I question the validity of poisoning the lake. Is it to actually save the lake, or are Tahoe Keys residents more concerned about their boat props becoming entangled? Do people really want to step up and SAVE the lake? Doubtful. It would mean a lot of BIG sacrifices, such as stopping motorized boats, getting rid of invasive grass (i.e. your yard and golf courses) and the fertilizers used to maintain them. Most people will put their stupid “Keep Tahoe Blue” sticker on their cars and call it good. I’ve been in Tahoe for 20 short years, and it’s very easy to see the changes occurring before my eyes. The lake is turning green from algae and various other invasives, like us, humans, the ultimate invasive species. Either do something 100 percent or leave it be. Poison? Ridiculous. If we do that let’s mix in some blue dye and then we’ll really be able to keep Tahoe blue. ~ Mike Richardson
Great Photos and Article (In response to “Nature’s Corner” in the February print edition)
Thanks, Eve, for writing about one of my favorite plants. I look forward to reading more from Nature’s Corner. ~ Annie
Wolves vs. Game (In response to the article “The Lone Wolf & the Wayward Wolverine” in the February print edition)
Hunter friends tell me that Canadian wolves are decimating the big game in Idaho. Do you think that is a valid assessment? ~ Fran
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Benjamin “Benny” Steven Brackett Aug. 22, 1982 – March 1, 2012 On Thursday, March 1, Benjamin Steven Brackett was caught in an avalanche while skiing near Stanford Rock on the West Shore. Brackett, 29, died later that evening from injuries sustained in the slide. He is survived by his father and mother, Steven and Pauline Brackett, his brother, Jonathon Brackett, and his many close friends in New England and Tahoe. A strong athlete with a universal passion for the outdoors, Benny was also a loyal friend and son. Born on Aug. 22, 1982, Benny moved from New Hampshire, where he grew up, to Lake Tahoe in October 2007 in pursuit of adventure and camaraderie. Since living in Tahoe, Benny spent his winters skiing at Squaw Valley and his summers guiding raft trips down the Truckee River. In between, he was often found at local crags climbing with his closest friends or driving down to the Eastern Sierra Nevada to explore. Embracing life as a ski bum, Benny lived in one of the most notorious houses in Squaw Valley — the Jiggadome — or as others like to call it, the Jiggahome. Last summer, Benny summited Denali in Alaska, a testament to his deep-rooted enthusiasm for mountaineering, climbing, and skiing. Benny will be remem-
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SPOUT >>> Wolf & Wolverine (In response to the article “The Lone Wolf & the Wayward Wolverine” in the February print edition) In response to the first comment, no, that is not a valid assessment. Hunters totally overreact to wolves, thinking they are going to kill all the game. Wolves don’t “decimate” big game populations, they keep eco-systems in balance. Without predators to balance out the grazers, populations can get too big for the ecosystem to support Read. Discuss. Contribute.
bered by many as one who lived life simply and fully, with plenty of love to share with those around him. A celebration of life will be held for Benny on Thursday, March 15 at the Olympic Village Inn at Squaw Valley. Rest in Peace, Benny, and may you climb and ski many mountains in the heavens. ~ Julie Brown/Moonshine Ink
and more animals starve in the winter. They are killing hundreds of wolves in Idaho out of fear and ignorance, not facts or science. ~ Jacqui
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Railyard Thoughts I recently spent a week in Guanajuato, Mexico, a lovely colonial town with plazas, windy alleys, windy streets, and colorful buildings. Being there got me to once again think of the railyard as presently envisioned and what it could be. The plan has it set up on a traditional grid pattern with minimal “meeting space,” and no central core that would bring people into it for shopping, food, entertainment, and
just hanging out. I continue to visualize the railyard with a large central plaza surrounded by restaurants with outdoor seating, shops, lots of benches and gathering spots, and perhaps a central theme such as an ice arena/ dance pavilion, entertainment venue, etc. I fear we approved a pretty traditional, non-vibrant plan and I would hope that at some point it be revisited. Truckee has long needed a gathering place, and this seems to be the perfect opportunity. Food for thought. ~ Rolf Godon, Truckee
Hope for the Future Frances Joy and Eleanore Hamilton’s article on “Giving through Internships” in the January issue made me teary. The optimism that they expressed through their
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experiences gives me hope for the future. At their young ages, they are learning that meeting new people and appreciating how others live and work makes the world a better place. Thank you Moonshine Ink for giving these sweet children an opportunity to develop their own voices and to gain confidence in their ability to share their stories of internship and volunteering in a thoughtful, entertaining way. ~ Laurel Lippert, Truckee
Praise for Pinedrops Thanks to Eve Quesnel for giving long overdue recognition to my favorite flower — pinedrops. I am always delighted to find them in open pine forests, and was ecstatic when I discovered some in my own backyard. ~ Tom Burns, Soda Springs
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Happiness Bigger than the GDP There’s nothing like hardship to foment change. This month’s news feature, “Silicon Mountain,” p. 26, chronicles a burgeoning industry in Tahoe/ Truckee — one that Publisher’s has the Note By Mayumi Elegado potential to diversify our monoculture economy. Indeed, this dry winter has put in sharp focus the dire need to diversify our revenue stream. I came across data recently that put things in perspective for me: To be counted among the world’s richest 1 percent, one has to earn just $34,000 a year. Members of the middle class live on just $1,225 a year.* 8
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biente, de lo físico, lo mental, lo social, del lugar de trabajo, y lo político. El concepto busca cuantificar las cosas intangibles como el tiempo, el voluntarismo, y sí, la felicidad. Los adhesivos para paragolpes con orgullo afirman: “Mi vida es mejor que tus vacaciones.” Quizá sea el momento de cuantificar ésto.
~ Escríbeme a melegado@moonshineink.com. * De acuerdo con lo que escribe el economista del Banco Mundial Branko Milanovic en su libro “Los que tienen y los que no tienen” (Dic. 2010).
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Apparently, the data has been adjusted to account for different costs of living across the globe, but could they really account for the costs of living in one of the nation’s top 10 most expensive places to live? (See “Priced Out,” online at moonshineink.com.) Still, perspective is everything, these numbers remind me. And so I ponder another concept that also caught my attention recently: Gross National Happiness. This term, made well known by the tiny Asian country of Bhutan, encompasses more than the money-centric Gross Domestic Product, upon which the U.S. bases its wealth. As well as economic measures, GNH includes the environmental, physical,
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mental, workplace, social, and political wellness of a nation (or any locale). The concept seeks to quantify such intangible things such as time, volunteerism, and yes, happiness. Proud local bumper stickers claim, “My life is better than your vacation.” Perhaps it’s time to quantify this.
~ Email me at melegado@ moonshineink.com. * According to World Bank economist Branko Milanovic in his book “The Haves and the Have-Nots” (Dec. 2010).
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Joerger Ranch: Groceries, Green Jobs, and Industrial Space? A development proposal that could land a grocery store, office buildings, restaurants, and industrial facilities on the southeast end of Truckee has been revived after years of dormancy. Joerger Ranch, as the 66-acre plan at the corner of Brockway Road and Highway 267 is called, was reviewed by the Truckee Town Council and the Truckee Planning Commission on Feb. 22. Unlike past Truckee developments, Joerger Ranch intends to get approval for a very broad plan that includes “economic clusters” of retail, housing, and restaurants and office space, and then sell off individual parcels to business owners to build. “We have specifically avoided designing a grocery story or a shopping center or going into that level of detail,” said Dale Creighton, a representative for the developer. Town officials questioned the market demand for the project, noting that an economic study that said Truckee will have demand for 270,000 new square feet of commercial space by 2023 may no longer be accurate. “On the economic report, I have some heartburn basing the plan on that. The holes that were in that report still exist,” said Truckee Planning Commissioner Tom Murphy. Others were even harsher critics of the plan and the negative effect of introducing more commercial space into a stagnant market. “This is not what is best for Truckee. This is putting greed over the interests of Truckee,” said Truckee resident John Eaton during public comment. “We are going to create dead land. We are going to create blight.” Others were more hopeful that Joerger Ranch’s focus on business innovation space, green business development, and light industrial would be a place to foster economic development. “To me at least this plan is going in the right direction in providing opportunities to residents of our community,” said Truckee Council member Richard 10
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Members of the Truckee Green Team work to reduce waste in the Truckee Elementary School cafeteria. Photo courtesy of Truckee Elementary
Anderson. The proposal will now be amended to address public comments. Once that is complete, the environmental impact report process will begin. Info: townoftruckee.com
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McConkey Foundation Helps Truckee Elementary Go Green A $20,000 grant from the Shane McConkey Foudation is being matched by $20,000 from the Truckee Elementary Parent Teacher Organization to make Truckee Elementary the flagship school in a green initiative throughout the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. The linchpin in bringing green practices and environmental education to the school’s students is SWEP (4swep.org), the Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting environmental stewardship. With help from SWEP, Truckee Elementary teachers will latch on to a wide range of pilot programs designed to integrate environmental awareness and build on the base curriculum. Students will take math and science principles learned in the classroom and apply them in the cafeteria, in the school’s gardens, and in nearby forests and watersheds. They’ll apply book and chalkboard learning to environmental reality when attending the school’s existing Sagehen Creek field-study program (run in conjunction with UC Berkeley).
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Sherry McConkey, who heads up the foundation named after her late husband Shane, who died in 2009, said she sees investment in local schools as an effective way to bring Shane’s legacy to the next generation. “Shane was not only an amazing athlete, he held a deep-rooted respect and appreciation for our natural surroundings and all living creatures within. He was determined to help preserve the environment he treasured, so that future generations — including our own daughter, Ayla — could experience in their lives all the same beauty he had in his,” said Sherry. Info: truckeegreenschool.org
Tahoe Truckee Aim High Nears Funding Goal Aim High, a five-week summer enrichment program for middle school students, will be coming to Truckee this summer, making it the first time the program has ever expanded to a rural community. The program, which mixes academic, personal enrichment, and outdoor and environmental education, will be offered to students entering sixth and seventh grades, with the goal of expanding up to ninth grade. Aim High will work closely with the district, school principals, local educators, and the Boys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe to recruit students, hire teachers, and implement a highquality summer enrichment program for the Tahoe Truckee region. The program will be located at Kings Beach Elementary School, and transportation will be provided, allowing students from Tahoe City and Truckee as well as Kings Beach
With the upcoming retirement of county executive officer Thomas Miller, Placer County is seeking community input on the qualities it would like to see in Miller’s replacement. Courtesy photo
to participate. For this summer’s program, all incoming sixth- and seventh-grade TTUSD students will be eligible to apply. The Tahoe Truckee Aim High initiative began over two years ago through the encouragement of Rob Kautz of Sugar Bowl Ski Resort; Lisa Dobey, previously of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation; Laura Brown of Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation; Steve Jennings of Tahoe Truckee Unified School District; and Isabelle Rodriguez Wilson, formerly of the Boys and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe. Since then, fundraising efforts have been underway to enable the program to be run for a minimum of three years. To ensure the program is tuition-free, Tahoe Truckee Aim High has a goal of raising $120,000 per year for three years, or $360,000 total. Info: aimhigh.org, ttcf.net/give/queenof-hearts-womens-fund/aim-highprogram >>> Tahoe/Truckee Independent Media Source
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TRPA Wins Shorezone Appeal The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Shorezone litigation by the League to Save Lake Tahoe, allowing the agency discretion on how to determine its baseline measurement of buoys on the lake. TRPA’s shorezone regulations, adopted in 2008, set development caps on new buoys and piers and established mitigation measures. The intent was to better manage the already existing 768 piers and approximately 4,500 buoys on the lake today while capping future growth. At issue in the lawsuit was TRPA’s method of environmental impact analysis used to set its shorezone policy, and how it determined the number of buoys properly included in its baseline measurement. TRPA’s environmental analysis included a baseline measurement on the impacts of all existing buoys on Lake Tahoe: both permitted and unpermitted. The League filed suit in 2008 after TRPA adopted the policy, alleging that the environmental analysis violated the law by including all existing buoys, and failed to fully consider the policy’s effects. Judge Karlton, from the Eastern District of California, sided with the League in his 2010 ruling on the suit. But the TRPA appealed this ruling and the 9th Circuit Court rejected the League’s claim. Info: Kristi Boosman, kboosman@trpa.org
Board OKs Resort Association Contribution to Golf Course Deal The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to support the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association’s plans to contribute up to $2.6 million to the Tahoe City Public Utility District’s acquisition of the Tahoe City Golf Course. The TCPUD has an agreement to purchase the golf course for $5 million and is negotiating a final sales price with the family that currently owns the course. The resort association’s investment would come from transient occupancy tax revenue Placer County collects at North Lake Tahoe. Officials from the TCPUD and Resort Association described acquisition of the golf course Read. Discuss. Contribute.
as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Tahoe City. The golf course site includes five parcels that cover approximately 45 acres, making it the largest land holding in Tahoe City. The TCPUD has lined up several potential partners to help finance the golf course acquisition. Placer County is expected to consider a direct contribution of $100,000 in park dedication fees and $200,000 from its open space fund at a future board meeting. Info: tcpud.org
Supervisors Seek Public Input on Executive Officer Recruitment As part of a recruitment process for a new county executive officer, the Placer County Board of Supervisors is seeking input from the community on the qualities it would like to see in the new executive. With the pending retirement of current CEO Thomas M. Miller, the county has begun a widespread recruitment effort, which includes an opportunity for the community to have input through an online survey. The survey will assist in providing the board with information regarding the community’s suggested criteria for the county’s top administrative position. The supervisors welcome input from individuals, businesses, residents, and other interested parties. The survey can be completed at ralphandersen. com/PlacerCoSurvey.html. Additionally, the form can be accessed at ralphandersen.com/placercoceosurvey.pdf and emailed to placercosurvey@ralphandersen.com, or printed and mailed to: Ralph Andersen & Associates, 5800 Stanford Ranch Rd, Suite 410 Rocklin, CA 95765. The deadline for response to the survey is Friday, March 16. Info: placer.ca.gov
Court Rejects Request for Shorezone Judge in Homewood Case
A Washoe County firefighter puts out the remains of a fire on Windy Hill, part of the Caughlin Fire that burned over 1,900 acres in November. Photo courtesy of Washoe County
the randomly assigned judge, William Shubb. The plaintiffs argued that Homewood was sufficiently related to a 2010 shorezone case Judge Karlton had previously ruled on to warrant moving the Homewood matter to his court. The court disagreed. Info: Kristi Boosman, kboosman@trpa.org, (775) 589-5230
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Washoe County Launches Online Voter Registration Beginning in mid-April, the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office, working with the Nevada Secretary of State’s office, will make the switch to Nevada Online Voter Access, allowing citizens to go directly online and register to vote, or update their current information.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency last month received a positive ruling in the opening stages of the lawsuit challenging the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Master Plan that was filed by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the West Shore.
Washoe County Registrar Dan Burk said the switch over to online registration will not only be easier for citizens but also cost effective, and will insure the integrity and security of voter registration by requiring a match for both the last four digits of the social security number as well as the Nevada DMV identification before the online process can be completed.
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Restoration Begins at Caughlin and Washoe Burns Just a few months after two major wildfires devastated the area, local agencies have come together to kickstart restoration. Emergency crews and local Burn Area Emergency Rehabilitation teams responded immediately following the two recent fires in Washoe and the Caughlin area of Reno, working to provide vital erosion control and protection of the community’s water resources on both private and public properties. The Washoe Fire BAER team has already completed initial assessments and planning efforts. In the Caughlin Fire area, City of Reno Public Works crews, local contractors, Washoe County, and BAER team members have been working diligently in tandem with the Nevada Land Conservancy to reduce threats of erosion in priority areas. Emergency and public safety personnel also patrolled both burn areas to watch for flash flooding during recent storm events. “The recovery process for both the Washoe and Caughlin Fires began before the fires were extinguished and will continue with community support,” said Cheryl Surface with Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space, and the incident commander for the Washoe Fire recovery effort. Info: washoecounty.us/mgrsoff/caughlinfire. html, reno.gov/caughlinfire 9 March – 12 April 2012
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CALIFORNIA PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC (U 933-E) (ANTIGUAMENTE SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY) AVISO DE PRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOLICITUD DEL PROCEDIMIENTO GENERAL DE TARIFAS (GRC) LA SOLICITUD NRO 12-02-014 ADQUISICIÓN DE SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
¿QUÉ ES UN PROCEDIMIENTO GENERAL DE TARIFAS (GRC; GENERAL RATE CASE)?
En la decisión 10-10-017, la Comisión aprobó la adquisición por parte de California Pacific Electric Company, LLC (CalPeco) de las instalaciones de distribución de energía eléctrica de California y la planta generadora Kings Beach, que anteriormente habían pertenecido y sido operadas por Sierra Pacific Power Company (Sierra). La transferencia de Sierra a CalPeco entró en vigencia el 1° de enero de 2011. A partir de esa fecha, CalPeco comenzó a operar dicho servicio público, con la responsabilidad de proveer energía eléctrica a los clientes que se encuentran dentro de la antigua área de servicio de Sierra en California.
Cada tres años, se les requiere a las empresas de servicios públicos propiedad de inversionistas que presenten un GRC ante la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California (CPUC), a fin de que dicho organismo fije el nivel de ingreso anual. El GRC permite que el CPUC lleve a cabo una inspección amplia y exhaustiva de los ingresos y los gastos de una empresa de servicios públicos, así como también de sus inversiones en la planta y en los equipos, con el propósito de establecer un requerimiento de ingresos aprobado. El nivel de ingreso anual es la cantidad total de dinero que puede recaudar una empresa de servicios públicos en un año determinado.
PRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOLICITUD El 17 de febrero de 2012, CalPeco presentó ante la CPUC la solicitud del Procedimiento General de Tarifas (GRC, por sus siglas en inglés) 12-02-014, a fin de que se apruebe el aumento del ingreso que utiliza CalPeco para distribuir la energía eléctrica. El 29 de febrero, 2012, CalPeco presentó una solicitud enmendada. El GRC determinará la cantidad total de dinero que puede recaudar CalPeco en tarifas y establecerá también el esquema tarifario. La porción del esquema tarifario se determinará a través de los procedimientos de la Fase II que se presentan a la CPUC con esta Solicitud. CalPeco solicita un aumento total de $7.501 millones por el servicio de energía eléctrica, lo que resultará en un aumento del 10.02% por encima de los niveles de ingreso por distribución eléctrica actualmente autorizados para 2012. Se solicita que el aumento comience a regir a partir del 1° de enero de 2013. Dicho aumento consiste de: • El aumento total del ingreso comprende el aumento de $12.933 millones en concepto de ingreso por energía eléctrica y por encima de los valores autorizados para 2012, que es el costo de ofrecer energía eléctrica a los clientes de CalPeco. • CalPeco solicita un rubro adicional para su programa de manejo de la administración, para lo que requiere un aumento de $3.296 millones. • Este aumento se verá compensado por una reducción de $8.728 millones, debido a los costos relacionados con la energía adquirida de CalPeco. Estas cifras están sujetas a cambios, en caso de que durante los (3) tres años aumentaran o disminuyeran ciertas tarifas o impuestos que paga CalPeco. Otros motivos clave por los que CalpEco solicita un aumento del ingreso son los siguientes: • Para seguir manteniendo e invirtiendo en el sistema de la planta distribuidora, los postes, el cableado, las tuberías y el equipamiento necesario para proveer de energía eléctrica a los clientes de CalPeco; y • Para mantener la estructura de apoyo necesaria para que CalPeco se mantenga en funcionamiento y les provea a sus clientes un servicio seguro y confiable y atento a sus necesidades. Durante los procedimientos puede presentarse información actualizada que podría cambiar los montos solicitados originalmente por CalPeco. La decisión final del CPUC puede diferir de lo propuesto en la presentación de la solicitud enmendada.
PARA MÁS INFORMACIÓN Se puede adquirir más información o acceder a una copia de la Solicitud Enmendada de CalPeco y los documentos adjuntos relacionados en la Oficina de CalPeco en South Lake ubicada en 933 Eloise Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. También puede contactarse con Mike Long al 530.543.5277 de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., para solicitar más información. Hay copias de esta Solicitud Enmendada y de este aviso disponibles en el sitio web de la empresa: www.liberty-energy.com Se puede acceder a una copia de esta Solicitud Enmendada en la Oficina Central de archivos de la California Public Utilities Commission en San Francisco ubicada en 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, todos los días de 8:00 a.m. a 12:00 a.m.
PROCESO DE LA CPUC La CPUC puede celebrar audiencias probatorias en las que las partes del documento presten testimonio y sean sometidas a un contrainterrogatorio ante un juez de derecho administrativo. Estas audiencias estarán abiertas al público, pero solo las partes del documento podrán presentar pruebas o contra-interrogar testigos durante las audiencias probatorias. Después de considerar todas las pruebas presentadas, la CPUC dará a conocer su decisión. La CPUC puede aprobar gastos que difieran de aquellos propuestos por CalPeco. Las tarifas actuales pueden sufrir cambios mayores o menores a los descriptos en este aviso.
COMENTARIOS O QUEJAS Si desea enviar comentarios o hacer una queja informal sobre cualquier aspecto de esta presentación, puede ponerse en contacto con la Oficina del Asesor Público de la CPUC (PAO). También puede enviar correspondencia por escrito a dicha oficina, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102, o por correo electrónico a : public.advisor@ cpuc.ca.gov. Todas las cartas que se reciban de los clientes se entregarán a todos los miembros de la Comisión y al Juez de Derecho Administrativo designado y serán parte del archivo de correspondencia formal de esta solicitud. En su carta o correo electrónico, especifique que sus comentarios están vinculados a la Solicitud Nro. 12-02-014.
FPO Grandes recortes presupuestarios por delante: La reducción de gastos por parte del Tahoe Truckee Unified School District significa que habrá despidos de maestros, recortes de los transportes, y ajustes en la administración del distrito. Pero se cree que los recortes del presupuesto del próximo año los superarán por más del doble.
Más Recortes en la Escuela Implican Despidos de Docentes por David Bunker Moonshine Ink
Si bien los despidos de hasta 18,4 puestos de docentes a fines de este año escolar son noticia en Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, el próximo ciclo presupuestario es lo que realmente le preocupa a los funcionarios del distrito. “Va a empeorar más antes de que mejore,” dijo Steve Dickinson, vicedirector de la administración del distrito. Los ingresos en baja provenientes de impuestos sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria y los fuertes recortes impositivos del estado resultaron en una brecha presupuestaria de $5 millones para el próximo año, que implican $1,8 millones en recortes presupuestarios y $3,2 millones en gastos de la reserva. El déficit presupuestario del próximo año podría llegar a ser de hasta $5 millones, pero con estas reservas gastadas y cada vez menos opciones para recortar el presupuesto, el distrito podría toparse con una situación en la que se tengan que hacer recortes mucho más drásticos, dijo Dickinson. A continuación presentamos el desglose del presupuesto 2012–13 de $1,8 millones: • $842.399 – Recortes del personal docente • $354.689 – Recortes del personal clasificado (conductores de ómnibus, personal de limpieza, etc.) • $201.373 – Recortes del personal de la dirección, de confianza, y de la administración del distrito (empleados del distrito, directores) • $401.539 – Otros recortes (transporte, atletismo, servicios)
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El distrito escolar anticipa que tiene que hacer un recorte de más del doble en el ciclo del presupuesto 2013–14, debido a que el cuerpo de directores probablemente no gaste dinero de las reservas a fin de cumplir con su política de mantener las reservas del presupuesto en un mínimo del 9 por ciento del presupuesto. De acuerdo con Dickinson, los recortes de presupuesto proyectados para 2013–14 son de aproximadamente: • $2 millones – Recortes del personal docente • $800.000 – Recortes del personal clasificado • $400.000 – Recortes del personal de la dirección, de confianza, y de la administración del distrito. • $800.000 – Otros recortes En la actualidad, el distrito gasta aproximadamente $20,9 millones en salarios de docentes, $8,8 millones en salarios de clasificados, $5 millones en salarios destinados al personal de la dirección, de confianza, y de la administración del distrito, y $9,5 millones en otros gastos. Si bien es muy probable que se despidan maestros para el año que viene, aún no se han estipulado la cantidad de despidos. El director entrante del Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Dr. Robert Leri, enfatizó la importancia de observar que los anuncios de esta semana no son decisiones finales. “Es sumamente importante recordar que estos anuncios son solo preliminares y pueden no resultar en un despido real,” dijo Leri en una declaración de distrito. “Pueden suceder muchas cosas de hoy al 15 de mayo, desde jubilaciones de maestros, renuncias, y negociaciones con nuestros grupos de empleados,” agregó. Tahoe/Truckee Independent Media Source
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CALIFORNIA PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC (U 933-E) (FORMERLY SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY) NOTIFICATION OF GENERAL RATE CASE (GRC) APPLICATION FILING APPLICATION 12-02-014 ACQUISITION OF SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY In Decision 10-10-017, the Commission approved California Pacific Electric Company, LLC’s (CalPeco) acquisition of the California electric distribution facilities and the Kings Beach Generating Station that were previously owned and operated by Sierra Pacific Power Company (Sierra). The transfer from Sierra to CalPeco became effective as of January 1, 2011. As of that date, CalPeco began operating the utility with responsibility for serving the electric customers within Sierra’s former California service territory. Deep Budget Cuts Ahead: The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District’s current cost-cutting means teacher layoffs, transportation cuts, and district administration belt-tightening. But next year’s budget cuts are expected to be more than twice as deep. Courtesy images
Deep School District Cuts Start with Teacher Layoffs By David Bunker Moonshine Ink
While the layoff of up to 18.4 teaching positions at the end of this school year is making headlines at the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, the next budget cycle is what district officials are really worried about. “It is going to get uglier before it gets better,” said Steve Dickinson, assistant superintendent of business for the district. Decreased property tax revenue and deep state budget cuts resulted in a $5 million budget gap next year, which is being closed by $1.8 million in budget cuts and $3.2 million in reserve spending. Next year’s budget shortfall may equal up to $5 million, but with reserves spent down and fewer and fewer places left to cut the budget, the district may be backed into a situation where they have to make much more drastic cuts, said Dickinson. Here is how the $1.8 million in 2012–13 budget cuts breaks down: • $842,399 – Teaching staff cuts • $354,689 – Classified staff cuts (bus drivers, janitorial staff, etc.) • $201,373 – Management, confidential, district administration cuts (principals, district staff) • $401,539 – Other cuts (transportation, athletics, utilities)
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The school district anticipates having to cut more than twice as deep in the 2013–14 budget cycle, since the school board will likely not spend from reserves to honor its policy to keep budget reserves at a minimum of 9 percent of the budget. According to Dickinson, projected budget cuts for 2013–14 stand at approximately: • $2 million – Teaching staff cuts • $800,000 – Classified staff cuts • $400,000 – Management, confidential, and district administration cuts • $800,000 – Other cuts Currently, the district spends approximtely $20.9 million on teachers’ salaries, $8.8 million on classified salaries, $5 million on management, confidential and district administration salaries, and $9.5 million on other expenses. While teacher layoffs for the next school year are very likely, the number of layoffs is still not set in stone. Incoming Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Leri stressed the importance of noting that teacher layoff notices are not final decisions. “It’s critical to remember that these notices are just preliminary and may not result in an actual layoff,” said Leri in a district statement. “A lot can happen between now and May 15, including teacher retirements, resignations, and negotiations with our employee groups,” he added.
THE APPLICATION FILING On February 17, 2012, CalPeco filed General Rate Case (GRC) Application 12-02-014 with the CPUC seeking authority to increase revenues that CalPeco uses in its distribution of electricity. On February 29, 2012, CalPeco filed an Amended Application. The GRC will determine the total amount of money CalPeco can collect in rates and the rate design. The rate design portion will be determined in the Phase II proceedings filed with the CPUC in this Application. CalPeco is requesting a total increase of $7.501 million for electric service. This proposed request will result in a 10.02% increase over the currently authorized revenues for electric distribution for 2012 with the requested effective date of January 1, 2013. This increase consists of the following: • Total revenue increase is made up of an increase in electric revenues of $12.933 million over the currently authorized levels for 2012 which is the cost of delivering electricity to CalPeco’s customers.
WHAT IS A GENERAL RATE CASE (GRC)? Every three years, investor-owned utilities such as CalPeco are required to file with California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) a General Rate Case (GRC) to set annual revenue levels. The GRC allows the CPUC to conduct a broad and detailed review of a utility’s revenues, expenses, and investments in plant and equipment to establish an approved revenue requirement. Annual revenue levels are the total amount a utility is allowed to collect through rates in a given year. FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information or to obtain a copy of CalPeco’s Amended Application and related Attachment may be examined at CalPeco’s South Lake Tahoe Office, located 933 Eloise Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. You may also contact Mike Long at 530.543.5277 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, for additional information. Copies of this Amended Application and of this notice are available on the company’s website at www.liberty-energy.com. A copy of this Amended Application filing may be examined at the Central files Office of the California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco located at 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon daily. CPUC PROCESS
Evidentiary Hearings (EHs) may be held by the CPUC where parties of record can provide testimony and are subject to cross examination before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). These EHs are open to the public, but only those who • CalPeco has requested an additional line-item are parties of record can present evidence or for its vegetation management program cross-examine witnesses during the EHs. After requiring an increase of $3.296 million. considering all of the evidence presented, the CPUC will issue a decision. The CPUC may • This increase will be offset by a decrease of approve expenditures that differ from those $8.728 million due to a decrease in costs originally proposed by CalPeco. The actual rates related to CalPeco’s purchased power. may result in changes greater or less than those These amounts are subject to adjustment if described in this notice. certain fees and taxes paid by CalPeco increase or decrease during the three (3) years. Other key reasons why CalPeco is requesting a revenue COMMENTS OR PROTESTS increase: If you would like to file public comments or an informal protest on any aspect of this filing, • to continue to invest in and maintain the system of the distribution plant, poles, wires, you may do so by contacting the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office (PAO). You may send written pipes, and equipment needed to deliver correspondences to the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s electricity to CalPeco’s customers; and Office, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102, • to maintain the support structure necessary or by e-mail to: public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov. to keep CalPeco operating and to provide its All letters received from customers will be customers with safe, reliable and responsive circulated to each Commissioner and the customer service. assigned Administrative Law Judge and will Updated information during these proceedings become part of the formal public comment and may be introduced which would change the written correspondence file in this application. proposed amount originally requested by When writing or emailing, please state that CalPeco. The final decision by the CPUC may your comments are regarding Application No. differ than that of the proposed Amended 12-02-014. Application filing.
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Honoring Three Giants of Journalism One of the great ironies of the Information Age has been a deluge of what can hardly be termed “information” with a straight face, and a paucity of true, insightful, powerful journalism. These last months, that trend was accelerated by the tragic deaths of several throwbacks True Grit By David Bunker to an old guard of journalism where reporters were actually willing to put their life on the line to report the gritty stories that today garner a fraction of our attention, now captivated by a tsunami of social media inanity. Tim Hetherington, Anthony Shadid, and Marie Colvin were three giants in journalism. It’s hard to imagine anyone stepping up to replace them, especially in an age where information delivery systems (websites, apps, social media) are now often mistaken for information itself. No matter how sophisticated we become technologically, it’s hard to see a change in the process of the timeless work that these three generated. They ducked barbed wire fences, clandestinely making their way to the heart of unsettlingly brutal and historic stories, and penned the pieces of journalism that became the first drafts of history. Dodging mortars, trudging all night through combat zones, and witnessing the most depraved acts that humanity can muster, they were the witnesses of a monumental convulsion in Middle East history that continues today. Hetherington, who died in Libya during the uprising last year, was known for shooting much of “Restrepo,” a documentary film that was the visual counterpart to Sebastian Junger’s book “War,” and told the story of the extremes a Marine unit in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley endured on the front lines of a very strange war. Hetherington had quietly traveled to conflict after conflict with camera in hand before heading to Libya, where he was killed by a mortar shell. Shadid was a legend in the shrinking world of foreign correspondence. Fluent in Arabic and with a deep knowledge of the sweep of history across the Middle East, he became known as one of the most eloquent and tenacious foreign 14
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correspondents in a generation. While other journalists were chasing the military units crisscrossing Iraq and Afghanistan, reporting on military tactics and strategy, Shadid collected the details of everyday life for individual Iraqis swept up in the explosions, gunfire, and devastation. He paid a price for that tenacity. In Israel’s West Bank he was shot in the shoulder by a sniper, and in Libya he and three colleagues were held hostage and brutally beaten by Al-Ghaddafi’s forces. Shadid died while fleeing Syria on horseback in mid-February. It has been widely reported that he succumbed to an asthma attack, when his lungs had an allergic reaction to the horses he relied on to take him out of the war-torn country. Marie Colvin’s death, also in February, was perhaps the most heartbreaking. The New York–born Sunday Times reporter was the veteran of more than a dozen brutal conflicts across the globe. Her eye patch concealed a wound she sustained when shrapnel from a grenade flew into her face during her reporting in Sri Lanka in 2001. Holed up in a Syrian suburb of Baba Amr during the last day of her life, Colvin wrote of a Syrian army “simply shelling a city of cold, starving civilians” and of a scene where “all there is to see are shredded clothes, broken pots, and the shattered furniture of families destroyed.” Shortly after writing those words, a Syrian military shell crashed into the building she was in and killed her. These days there are fewer Hetheringtons, Shadids, and Colvins informing us. News outlets dedicate massive resources to discovering the next gadget on the upcoming iteration of the iPhone, even as the field of foreign correspondents thins and thins and thins. Fewer publications can foot the bill for expensive foreign bureaus, and fewer J-school grads have any appetite for putting their life at risk to write anything truthful about the next far-flung conflict. The honesty of the reporting of the Shadids and Colvins, where war was not about strategy or winning and losing but about something much more complex and devastating, is withering away in our brave new Information Age. Our digital world is increasing efficiencies, developing social media networks, MoonshineInk.com
Anthony Shadid (above), a tenacious and eloquent correspondent for the New York Times, died in Syria in February. Photo courtesy of Terissa Schor via Flickr Creative Commons Marie Colvin (right), a New Yorker who became a veteran war reporter for The Sunday Times, was killed in Syria by a military shell. Photo courtesy of the AP/Sunday Times via Flickr Creative Commons
and changing the way information is delivered. The Syrian opposition even used YouTube to valiantly report the atrocities from their shelled homes. But there is something unique about the now-scarce journalist who reports not as part of the conflict, but as a keen observer aware of a blend of history and human nature intimately enough to contextualize a conflict. There are no shortcuts to the information produced by Tim Hetherington, Anthony Shadid, and Marie Colvin. No app can stand in for a decade of being shot at and mortared across the globe. As Mort Rosenblum said in the New York Times, “No one added more substance to that devalued label, journalist, than Anthony Shadid … He knew the only way to get a story straight was to be close enough to look it in the eye.” And in a powerful remembrance of Marie Colvin in The Guardian, Deborah Orr said, “Britain’s own politicians are fond of saying that while intervention is not always possible, it is right for other countries to intervene ‘when they can.’ Journalists have no such fine distinctions. It is always right to bear witness. It is always right to inform. Colvin always did what was right. And that is a very rare epitaph.” If we want a true Information Age, we must have more Shadids, Colvins, and Hetheringtons — reporters who not only have the bravery to pursue these
stories, but also the skill and grit to tell the tales as they need to be told. The most important information in today’s world does not come from computer code, social networks, or mobile devices. It still comes from an endangered breed of journalist — threatened by shrinking news budgets and the attention deficit disorder of our addiction to instantaneous information — who are still willing to do the hard, dangerous work that we all should pay more attention to. Despite living in a small town and often reporting on things like aquatic weeds and poorly behaved bears, these last weeks have brought deep pride and profound sadness to be counted as a distant occupational cousin of Shadid, Hetherington, and Colvin.
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rgullosos de nuestra comunidad, Moonshine Ink presenta su cuarto Anuario de Invierno 2012 de Tahoe. Ese pequeño canalla del tiempo quizá ya haya levantado la cabeza hacia el resto del mundo, pero aquí en Tahoe no perdemos las esperanzas de que aún tendremos más nieve. El desafío del crudo invierno se vio adustamente reflejado en las presentaciones para el Anuario de Invierno de Tahoe de este año, de hecho, ¡se presentaron dos imágines de esquí!* Sin embargo, este año hubo una variedad de estilo que superó el de años anteriores y también hubo picardía por doquier… el espíritu de Tahoe persevera, con determinación y humor. Gracias a todos por sus presentaciones; ¡aplaudimos el coraje de utilizar su trabajo creativo!
Este año, tuvimos ganadores en dos categorías: visual y escrita. Felicitaciones a Ramsey Etchison, el ganador de la categoría visual, y a Matt McDonald, el ganador de la categoría escrita — ¡cada uno recibió $250 para comprarse Equipos, Cerveza, y Cenas! Muchas gracias a los que proveyeron los premios: Christy Hill/ Pianeta/Pacific Crest, Tahoe Mountain Sports, and New Moon Natural Foods. ¡Mantengan la creatividad, queridos lectores! Verano e invierno, envíen sus presentaciones a annual@ moonshineink.com. *Nota: No hay ningún requisito que estipule que las presentaciones del Anuario de Tahoe tengan que ser del año en curso.
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It was Tuesday afternoon as I rolled into Truckee from San Francisco. My stomach mirrored my gas tank — light on, needle drooping well below “E.” I needed my sugar fix, and I knew exactly where to get it — the Treat Box Bakery. Lee Dufresne, the owner of 35 years, greets me warmly. He plops a chocolate old-fashioned donut into its bag, talking about the winter in a low, slow tone. “Never seen anything like it in my 35 years in business,” he says. “We rely on the workers, and they ain’t working.” I ask Lee how he’s getting by. “I’m surviving, like everyone else. It’s just what you do in the mountains.”
As I square up with Lee, I realize I don’t have cash. “Don’t worry about it,” Lee says. “Pay me next time; it’ll bring you back.” Stuffed with Lee’s generosity and donuts, I make my way to Squaw Valley. On the way, I see Mountain Mikes Sports, a staple in Squaw since 1988. Mike Pavel, the owner and Squaw resident since 1978, has weathered this before. “Look,” he says matter-of-factly, “this has been the worst winter ever for my business. We’re down 50 percent, and I’ve had to lay off everyone… six 9 March – 12 April 2012
Summit Six Chair Lift: Almost zero natural snow coverage at Alpine Meadows on January 16, 2012.
How do the people of a mountain town get by when a historically dry winter settles in and refuses to leave?
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or seven employees.” Mike continues, “We don’t feel the effects of the recession here (since skiing is a wealthy sport), but we’re in the middle of a snow recession right now.” Then in a contrasting tone, Mike says, “A true local enjoys this place no matter what. We love it here.” After chatting with Mike, I stroll down to the Village at Squaw Valley. I can count the people on one hand, and zero English is being spoken. Looking for a perspective on winter real estate purchases, I see the Village Real Estate sign flapping in the wind. Kristina Bergstrand, the owner, is scared. “We’re not seeing the emotional buys we normally see.” Apparently big powder dumps — which rolled in almost daily last year — inspire people to pull the trigger on property. While most of us sip $3 aprés Coors, others throw down a huge payment for their dream home. Who knew? Like Mike, Kristina is staying optimistic. “Last year was a phenomenal year,” she says. “We’ll see a lift [in business] when the snow picks up. It’s dismal now, but when it hits, it’s going to hit hard.” Guessing that tips for bartenders and servers were also dismal, I find a bar —
Mamasake Sushi. I’m one of two people there.“Home” by Edward Sharpe blares overhead, reflecting harshly off the polished floor and empty seats and tables. “How’s it going?” I ask the bartender. “Shitty,” he responds. “It’s weird man, usually we have an hour wait right now.” (He gestures around the empty bar.) “Are people tipping less?” I ask. “It’s tough,” he says. “People are just trying to save it [money].” I barely finish my beer before he buses it, throws on his backpack, and rushes out. I catch him at the door (I haven’t paid) and ask where he’s going. “To my second job,” he says. “I’m a DJ at Truckee 101.5FM. Check me out 7 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday night.”
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you feel good about the world. Wearing an infectious smile, she talks (and listens) with purpose. A self-proclaimed “creator” — managing her own brand from an early age — Michelle passionately tackles life’s challenges.
It’s impossible to not be completely reenergized after 10 minutes with Alex. I got more out of that ride than Alex did, for he allowed me to realize my vision of ski bum Jesus.
Last winter on Jan. 3, she faced a really terrible one. Her boyfriend, pro snowboarder Danny Toumarkine, suffered a traumatic brain injury after a routine jump in Montana went horribly wrong. Michelle tells me, “Danny’s had an unbelievable recovery,” going from a coma to boarding again in just a year. “We want to get his story out.”
So far, I had talked to a lot of people fending for themselves, finding creative ways to stay busy, to stay alive. But there must be others experiencing the opposite, reaping the benefits of the summer-like weather? I knew exactly who to talk to.
Danny’s story, a documentary produced by the Shreddy Times crew, is called “Moving Forward.” It focuses on helmet awareness, as Danny wasn’t wearing one during his accident. Michelle is thankful for the extra time the dry winter is providing. “I’m stoked I have something else to put my time into [besides skiing],” she says. “I’m so glad it’s not puking or we never would have hit our deadline.” Though she’s staying busy, Michelle has skiing on the brain — after all, her living depends on it. “Around New Year’s, I snapped,” she says. “I thought, ‘What the hell?’ I stopped checking the weather. Everyday I went to yoga twice, ran, and hit the gym.” I ask if she’s worried about being ready for her upcoming shoots with Matchstick Productions. “I was really worried about that at first,” she says, “but that’s why I’ve been working out so hard, so I can do lots of laps when it’s time.”
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As I drive away from lunch, I see a hitchhiker on the side of Highway 28. Should I? I pass, but then, peering over at my lonely passenger seat, flip the wheel and motion him in.
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“My winter is going awesome,” Alex says. “I’m treating it like it’s summer,” he says. “I’ve been hanging out on the lake, hot tubbing, and skiing a lot too. I’ve got 38 or 39 days in already.” Alex is a bartender at Alpine. “I’ve only gotten three shifts so far, but it’s good money, $250 to $300 per shift,” he says. Five thousand per month? Damn, that is good money. I ask if he’s excited to work five days a week when winter finally hits. “No,” he says, “I want to work two days a week and ski the rest.” Classic. He tells me his dad sent him a big package of meat, which he’s been stringing out for a month, and he’s 9 March – 12 April 2012
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Walking into the construction zone of contractor Dean Hall, I find myself surrounded by 10 men working feverishly on a gargantuan house. I climb the unfinished stairs to meet the hearty handshake of the foreman, Gary Diego. Gary’s tough, an older man of Italian descent, maybe 5 foot 7. He’s been building for 33 years, and I can tell by looking at his hands — battered and creased like the mountains we play on — that he’s worked hard for 33 of them. He’s simultaneously warm and terse; I like Gary immediately. “This winter has been fantastic for us. We’re loving it” he says. “Last year at this time, we were shoveling snow for five days straight just to dig out.” (If the owners pay to dig out after storm cycles, construction can progress yearround). During their lunch break, I notice a younger member of the crew. He has already stomached a full pizza, burrito, and a can of soup. He’s still going. His name is Pablo Creres. Pablo, 26, is a Truckee resident. He emigrated from Mexico 10 years ago. Pablo loves living here, smiling widely as he talks about his winter. “I worry about the others,” he says. “We need the rich people to come up and spend money.” I push him, since this weather is serving him well, and he pushes right back. “Yes, you’re right. I’m doing great, but we have to think about the others.” He continues, “The maintenance guys are hurting. They cut grass in the summer and plow snow in the winter, but there’s no grass to cut and no snow to plow.” I find that Pablo’s commitment to community is not unusual as I chat on the phone with Stephanie Castleman Blume, the Truckee Director of Project MANA, a hunger relief agency. Project MANA offers a variety of services, MoonshineInk.com
including a soup kitchen, community garden, direct food delivery, and — new this year — serving the unemployed workers from Sugar Bowl and Squaw/ Alpine resorts. I sense Stephanie’s calm, pleasant demeanor over the phone. Like everybody I’ve talked to, she’s willing to chat with a complete stranger. Stephanie is seeing a new population of those in need this winter. “It’s the client living out of their vehicle,” she says. “I see about 30 of them on a regular basis, mostly the 30- to 40-year-old males, who are trying to find work and don’t
shot and turn around. “You like that?” he asks. “Yeah, I really do.” “The party was fun,” he says. “We had a lot of people come out.” The stranger is Alex Cox, owner of the Slot Bar and 22 Bistro. He’s younger than I expect an owner of two Squaw properties to be, but incredibly friendly. It’s late in the day as we chat about the predicted storm.
Alex smiles and waves a hello as an older man walks over. His name is Tom. Tom is a spark plug. Clutching a grande latte, Dean Hall Construction Site, he talks breathlessly about Christy Lane, Squaw Valley: Mild weather has allowed Gary the storm, which has the Diego’s crew to be extra productive… potential to finally open and shirtless. the whole mountain. Tom looks up and waves his hand across the KT face, “There’s gonna be people all over that hill, wanting KT to be open, wanting to hike,” he says. “But this ain’t Europe, you can’t just open everything and pack your credit card for a rescue.”
Cold Rain and Snow want to be living out of their vehicle.” She also watches numbers routinely swell past expectations at the resort distributions. “We brought enough food for 60 at our first Squaw distribution, but 95 people showed up.” Serving this winter’s spike in demand has been tough for Project MANA. “We’re very busy,” says Stephanie. “In taking on Sugar Bowl and Squaw this year, we’ve been running out of food.” Fortunately, on Jan. 23 Squaw/Alpine resorts made a very generous $11,040 donation to Project MANA. “We would have been in a tough place if Squaw/ Alpine hadn’t pulled together and made this donation,” Stephanie says. “Local people have stepped up and filled the gaps.”
“Pray for Snow” and You’ll Get a Dusting Unfortunately, it’s Tuesday afternoon and time to leave, but I make one final visit to Squaw. Exactly a week earlier, I noted its sparseness minus the occasional foreigner. I’m still in shock by its emptiness. Walking slowly, I notice a funny sign on the window of the Slot Bar. Slot Closed Tonight. Join us next door at 22 Bistro for our “PRAY FOR SNOW” party!!! Cheap drinks and DJ Nasty Nate!!! As I snap pictures, I see a person’s shadow through the viewfinder. I get one last
As I drove out of town that night — melancholy that my Tahoe immersion was over — I tuned to Truckee 101.5FM, hopeful to hear my bartender friend’s show. At 7:02 sharp, “Mr. D” came on the air. I flipped the seat warmer to high and settled in for “Deep Tracks,” which seemed like an ironic name for a show this season. Mr. D is quite entertaining on the radio. “Speaking of cold, wintery weather coming in,” he says, “all I can see are dollar signs falling from the sky.” He continues, “Tens and twenties, just falling from the sky. [long pause] See… I’m a bartender, and I’ve been waiting for this weather all year.” Throwing in a big finish to his monologue, Mr. D queues up the Grateful Dead’s “Cold Rain and Snow.” “One of the top-five Grateful Dead songs of all time,” Mr. D says. The music begins to play… I couldn’t stop smiling as I slid over the backside of Spooner Summit into the Nevada valley below. The historically dry winter of 2012 allowed me to see the real qualities that our mountain towns are built on, that keep these towns moving, surviving one of the hardest winters ever. Now, I hope we can all take a deep breath together, put on “Cold Rain and Snow,” and enjoy every storm we get this winter. ~ This piece has been edited. Visit http:// mattsmcdonald.com/stories/nosnow1 to see the entire story. Tahoe/Truckee Independent Media Source
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In 2010, you threw off my tarp in October. It seemed too early, but I was happy to see you. I asked if you would consider a nice blue tarp instead of that torn up black one you seem set on keeping me under. You said sure. Had I known you would not put me away until June, I would never have complained at all. Every day in December, you woke up early to be with me, to shoddily snowblow the driveway so you could get first tracks. I have never seen you so elated. I was too, for I had face shots all morning and first tracks every morning! It was my prime! I could blow snow so high that it sprinkled the trees white again. No berm was too tall. No snow was too heavy. We were kings amongst pines! We were unstoppable. Then March arrived. It was a bluebird day with three feet of fresh powder. I remember it because you slept in. You told me your Subaru could not bust through that berm. It was the first time you had ever lied to me.
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You named me Sparky in 2009 after we hit the rock pile you had neglected to spread around the driveway. The rocks spewed out of me like bullets, pelting the neighbor’s RV, leaving tiny dents that caught new snowflakes like leopard spots on a machine named Good Times. When you heard the rocks chewing in my guts, your hand pulled off the auger lever so fast you didn’t even turn me off before checking my pins. You were thrilled I wasn’t broken, and I was relieved I didn’t accidentally mangle your fingers like the graphic picture on my bucket.
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two days of dense accumulation avalanched around us. I was completely buried. You were stuck to your waist. I thought I heard a sob. It didn’t come from me. You slammed your duct-taped gloves against my handles and cursed the broken stillness of midmorning. I reached my neck as I high as I could. I angled my shoot as precisely as physics would allow, but the snow tumbled back down into the driveway. The walls were too high. They were too sharp of angles. From then on you made me blow snow into the middle of the driveway and then blow it out again over the walls. We were becoming buried on the sunniest days of the season. Then in April you lost the lid of your favorite coffee cup. We both assumed it was in your car, buried under skis and your shovel. But I found it. Your hands let go of me the same way as when I chomped those rocks. We watched tiny flecks of black plastic sprinkle across the middle of the driveway. You were so defeated you made me eat them again as I shot them up and over the final berm. You became haggard. Your mornings became a little later, and five inches of fresh snow was now something considerable. Sometimes you just stayed inside. I can’t say I minded. We both knew my tracks had started to slip. My bucket that was usually so sharp and steady just bounced up and down along the jagged potholes of snow. The edges of the driveway had curved exponentially, tipping me to a 45-degree angle. Your strained grip on my tired handles pressured me to find pavement, to hear the sweet orgasmic sound of icy concrete scraping against the bottom of my bucket. The winter of 2011 bonded us, but I did not think it was enough to break
us. When it finally stopped snowing in May, and you put my new shiny blue tarp on me, I was relieved that I had not fallen out of favor. But why have you not taken it off? A year has gone by. I have counted the months and felt the air change. It is 2012 now and the days are growing longer and you have not used me once! After it snowed in January I thought you had moved, leaving me here. Did you even consider selling me to another loving owner? Tahoe is not for the weak, and I thought you were stronger than this. So where have you been? The winter of 2012 is nearly over. I know it snowed in February. You think I can’t tell? I can hear you drive to work. Do you look outside now and just shrug? You let the sun do my job and she melts the snow by noon. Is this why you bought me a new tarp? So you don’t have to look at me? I would appreciate if you would turn me on once in a while. Just come outside, untie this constraining rope from my belly and say hi. I thought we were friends. We went through something last year that most would not have survived. Now I feel abandoned, like I’ve done something wrong. Why won’t you use me? Don’t put that dank black tarp over me again! Why didn’t you throw that away? I can’t take it! It’s not time for summer yet! P.S. Forgive me, I should have been waiting for Miracle March. Thank you for choosing me over the shovel last weekend. You did the right thing. It had been so long since I had breathed in fresh waves of powder, since I had choked on my own smile, letting the snow sting my teeth. I don’t know how I clogged in the lightest snow of the year. Yet you stayed. You cleaned me out and pushed me through fresh tracks before you could get yours. I was speechless. Who says there are no friends on a powder day?
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O the crossroads saved gas through small towns and farm lanes I light a cigarette in the car. O the local restrooms are out of the question in the desert. We have to stop and eat we’ll sleep somewhere along the road we kiss and love the sights sometimes at the tourist traps no time for us to learn something new the radio is static. Voices and music is boring another face and body walking as the car slows through another town while the cop car watches. This small city looks good to me. No the engine can’t get cold. Jen found a pair of sunglasses in the desert while we were pissing next to the car. I found a meteorite. An airplane buzzed over us. Outside of Reno we were stopped and sent to jail. That car might be toxic... who you think you are?
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F ro m h o m e g r o w n te c h f i r m s t o e x e c u t i v e s of Oracle, Apple, and Google, Tr u c ke e / Ta h o e i s slowly becoming a te c h h u b . By David Bunker
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ours away from the smog and traffic jams of Silicon Valley, a high-altitude breed of tech industry is gaining strength in Truckee and Tahoe. It’s fueled by a few homegrown success stories and a group of talented programmers, software developers, and designers who have found that advancements in cloud computing and online collaboration allow them to work from anywhere. Tech may be growing slowly and meeting some Internet bandwidth hiccups along the way, but it’s showing that Truckee/Tahoe is no longer just a place where Silicon Valley vacations — it is also a high-altitude hideout for tech workers burnt out on the city, a place for solo entrepreneurs to build their own businesses, and fertile ground for the growth of tech firms like Clear Capital and New Leaders.
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Homegrown Tech: Members of Truckee technology firm New Leaders (from left to right) Cesar Lopez, Robert Bousquet and Phil Cohen build everything from websites to business applications and software. Photo by Emily Dettling/Moonshine Ink
home in 1999 on five spliced-together 56K modems, the real estate data firm has been Truckee’s leading example of tech success. Today, the 320-person company’s rapid growth continues in a volatile real estate market that demands its intricate home price data.
was behind the first iteration of what became Google Docs — then called Writerly — and the company has developed innovative software applications like Anedot, a campaign finance application that is being used by politicians and political action committees across the country.
But for years, Clear Capital was the singular example of tech success in Truckee, and many wondered if the fast-growing company was more of an anomaly than a trend.
These companies are leveraging rapid advancements in mobile communication, online collaboration, and cloud computing that are fueling a new round of tech mobility and entrepreneurship. Cloud computing allows a user to access, store, and manage data online through remote servers, as opposed to servers or drives that are physically located at the office of a company or individual.
Today, those questions are being answered by new local tech firms like web, mobile, and desktop software company New Leaders, cofounded by Truckee High graduate Robert Bousquet; larger companies like VirnetX, a publicly traded Internet security company that recently moved to Zephyr Cove; and small oneperson shops writing code and designing apps in Truckee/Tahoe. New Leaders cofounder Kevin Milden MoonshineInk.com
Unlike the formative years in which Clear Capital was founded using dozens of eBay-bought servers and expensive, hard-wired technology, today’s tech entrepreneurs have a rapidly growing array of affordable, versatile technology tools at their fingertips.
“If I were to start Clear Capital today rather than 12 years ago it would have been hugely cheaper,” said Marshall. “Every year it gets way easier and way cheaper.” The emergence of cloud computing and collaborative web tools has fueled a golden age of web innovation, where anyone with technical skills, a good idea, an Internet connection, a coffee pot, and a cabinet full of Ramen noodles can launch their own company from their own home. “It is really a hooked-in world now. It is the world we were imagining in the ’80s,” said Doug Meier, a veteran IT consultant who has headed up large projects for companies like Pandora, TiVo, and Cisco Systems. Meier, like many Silicon Valley employees with flexibility to work remotely, splits his time between Silicon Valley and Truckee. Cloud computing is also encouraging a tech diaspora, a migration of
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Your new neighbors know tech The growing tech mobility is also bringing in another influx — high-level technology executives who have made their mark in tech and are cash-flush enough from IPOs to buy their dream home at Tahoe, and those who’ve started remote-based tech spin-offs and have the freedom to work where they want. These days it is likely that Oracle is at times being run from Lake Tahoe, Google ideas stream through the ether from large vacation homes in Martis Camp, and Apple innovations are being thought up in Truckee. The list of technology leaders who live in Truckee and Tahoe is impressive and diverse. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Sun Microsystems cofounder and early Google investor Andy Bechtolsheim own lakefront homes in Incline Village. Twitter investor, former high-level Google executive, and tech venture capitalist Chris Sacca lives in Truckee. The mastermind behind Apple’s iPod, Tony Fadell, also lives in Truckee. And according to a recent San Jose Mercury News article, more than 20 tech executives from industry giants like Apple and Google have bought parcels in Martis Camp, the luxury vacation home development between Truckee and Northstar. Other, smaller technology companies have virtualized completely, meaning they have no physical office but are a collaborative team, each member working out of his or her location. That was what happened to Johannes Ziegler, the mastermind behind Silicon Mountain Group, a local technology-networking group established in 2010. Ziegler works for a Menlo Park education gaming company that makes the games Always Ice Cream and Clever Dragons. When the company virtualized, he moved to Truckee and has been here for more than three years. “With a family of seven, Palo Alto was outrageously expensive, and we loved
Silicon Mountain Group Founder Johannes Ziegler was living in Silicon Valley when his education gaming company Miaplaza virtualized, leaving him free to move to the mountains. Courtesy photos
the mountains so we moved up here,” said Ziegler. “The whole company is not bound to a physical location, and people can choose where they want to live.” Ziegler’s Silicon Mountain Group is a big part of the added visibility of the local industry. But the area still has a bit of growth to go through before it can be really considered a new tech hub, he said. “We are still a little bit below critical mass, especially when it comes to leading ideas,” said Ziegler.
Room for Growth Internet bandwidth is the lifeblood of technology companies. And as software projects and development applications become more complex, and companies continually download and upload to cloud servers, the demand for faster, more reliable Internet bandwidth increases. Companies like Clear Capital are able to afford direct fiber connections, allowing for reliable links to data centers in Sacramento, but other companies rely on a series of duplicating services to give them the reliability and Internet speed they need. Phil Cohen, a software architect and coder, uses one Internet connection, has a second one for backup, and uses a third MiFi connection as a second backup to
The list of technology leaders who live in Tr u c k e e a n d Ta h o e i s i m p r e ss i v e a n d d i v e r s e : O ra c l e C E O L a r r y E l l i s o n , G o o g l e i n v e s t o r A n d y B e c h t o l s h e i m , Tw i t t e r i n v e s t o r C h r i s S a c c a , a n d A p p l e d e v e l o p e r To n y Fa d e l l . Read. Discuss. Contribute.
A Long Way from 56K Modems: Clear Capital started in Truckee in Kevin Marshall’s home on five, spliced-together 56K modems. The company is now one of Truckee’s largest employers, at 320 workers, and continues to grow as its real estate data is relied on by the federal government, investments funds, mortgage companies and large insurers.
ensure the reliability he needs to do his work. (MiFi is a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device that can be connected to a cell phone and provides Internet access for other nearby devices.) “We have the minimum viable infrastructure in Truckee to make it work,” said Cohen. “It is fantastic that more and more things are moving to the cloud. On the other hand, the spottiness of the Internet up here can make it hard to access that information.” Robert Bousquet, managing partner of New Leaders, says his company uses four Internet connections to function.
invested heavily in its Internet infrastructure since buying the cable system in 2004. “In the last two years alone, we have invested more than $1.5 million in our Truckee network to further enhance its capacity and the reliability and speed of the services we offer,” said Suddenlink in a statement issued to Moonshine Ink. While residential Internet speed tops out at 20 megabits per second, the company does provide other options for businesses, at a price.
“We use both DSL and cable and two mobile providers, AT&T and Verizon,” he said.
“We offer customized services and speeds to business customers, and have run direct fiber connections to a number of larger businesses in the Truckee area,” said Suddenlink.
Bousquet said he knows there is dark fiber [unused optical fiber] right in front of his new office on Donner Pass Road across from the hospital, but he cannot access it.
Suddenlink says its Internet infrastructure consists of running fiber to specific neighborhood nodes, and then running coaxial cable from those nodes to individual homes.
“There is fiber, but no connections to the buildings,” said Bousquet.
“We anticipate demand for even faster Internet services and are actively working to answer that demand. In fact, we are working now to increase our top residential speed up to 50 megabits per second,” said Suddenlink.
Bousquet said tech companies are demanding more and more from the Internet as they meet online, collaborate online, communicate with the cloud, and share increasingly data-dense files. New Leaders is reaching the outer limits of the current local Internet, he said. “I think we are hitting the ceiling first, but I think a lot of the other businesses are going to be hitting that ceiling soon,” said Bousquet. “We might be the canary in the mine, but I think a lot more people are going to be feeling the effect soon.” Local Internet provider Suddenlink says it has improved Internet speeds and MoonshineInk.com
That is welcome news for Ziegler and other members of Silicon Mountain Group who are promoting the local tech industry. “My sense is that it is slowly growing. There are quite a lot of new members who came [to Silicon Mountain Group] in the last two years,” said Ziegler “I see it as a slow but steady growth.” ~ Comment on this story online, visit moonshineink.com. 9 March – 12 April 2012
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These Feet Were Made for Massaging Awakening Massage specializes in Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy By David Bunker
Ryman, a dedicated skier and tennis player, began recommending Lucia’s business after his first visit.
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Tahoe is a land of skiers with tree trunk legs and muscled backs. It’s also a place populated by 105-pound, petite massage therapists. That unequal equation has led to a legion of frustrated athletes searching in vain for a pair of powerful-enough hands to relieve their tense musculature.
“It works for everyone,” said Ryman. “The angles in which she can approach the body and the ability to sustain a constant, even pressure from your Achilles up to your back, is something you can’t achieve if she were standing next to the table.”
Enter Dana Lucia, owner of Awakening Massage in Truckee, a seasoned massage therapist who is using her powerful, dexterous feet to deliver a massage that can work out even the most stubborn muscle kinks. Holding overhead bars for stability and to regulate pressure, Lucia uses her heel, toes, and the lateral edge of her foot the way most massage therapists use their palms, fingers, and elbows.
Ryman said he usually goes in for a two-hour session, a length of time typically unheard of in deep tissue massage, since a therapist’s arms typically fatigue before then. Lucia, who has seven years of experience in deep tissue and Swedish massage, said the length and steadiness of the pressure she can exert is very noticeable to customers accustomed to traditional massage.
The first time Chris Ryman went to Awakening Massage, the bodywork on his hamstrings, IT band, and back was so pinpointed and precise that he found it hard to believe that he was being massaged by Lucia’s feet.
Dana Lucia’s Dexterous Feet deliver deep pressure at Awakening Massage. Courtesy photo
The deep pressure of Lucia’s Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy is powerful but smoother and gentler than massage therapists who use bony elbows to exert added force. And the advantages of Ashiatsu massage really shine at the end of a session, or for the therapist,
“The first couple of times I couldn’t tell if she was using her feet or her hands,” said Ryman.
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Can You Hear Me Now, AT&T? AT&T is upgrading its local network to deliver its customers faster speeds, increased reliability, and best-in-class wireless service. AT&T’s latest network enhancements include adding a new cell site in Truckee designed to improve coverage to North Shore Boulevard north of Tahoe 28
Vista, according to AT&T. AT&T also added capacity to more than 70 cell sites in Placer County in 2011. “Adding more capacity to a cell site is like adding more lanes on the freeway so that voice and data traffic flows faster,” said Terry Stenzel, AT&T vice president and general manager for Northern California and Northern Nevada. “Whether customers are talking, texting, emailing, surfing the net, streaming music or video, using their favorite apps, or conducting business, we want to make sure they have a good mobile broadband experience.”
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at the end of a day of multiple sessions. Where other massage therapists might lack the power in their weary arms to continue applying deep pressure, Lucia is able to use her body weight and heels to give as deep a massage as the person wants. In addition, AT&T continues upgrading cell sites with fiber optic and Ethernet connections back to the central switching facilities, enabling faster 4G speeds.
Truckee Winery Pinot Takes Double Gold and Gold Two pinot noirs crafted at the high-altitude home of Truckee River Winery took home Double Gold and Gold awards from the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The two locally made wines were up against over 5,000 other en-
“I don’t exert the energy that I used to, so I am able to work longer. I can give that extra energy to [the person being massaged],” said Lucia. While Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy is perfect for loosening muscles for 9-to-5-ers tense from a week of desk work and regular massage patrons looking for a deeper,
more sustained treatment, the practice really shines when applied to Truckee and Tahoe’s large population of dedicated athletes. “Athletes tend to be a lot more bound up. Their muscles are very dense,” said Lucia. Many sports, like skiing or mountain biking, build tightly wound muscles in one part of the body, while leaving other muscles unused, said Ryman. The resulting imbalance can lead to injury when proper cross-training and bodywork is not incorporated to loosen the dominant muscles and bring the body back into balance. Today, more athletes are in tune with their body and aware of the injury-prevention and performance benefits of therapeutic bodywork like Lucia’s Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, said Ryman. That opens up a steady and growing customer base for Lucia, and her talented, dexterous, knot-seeking feet. Awakening Massage is located in the Bikram Yoga Studio in the Pioneer Commerce Center in Truckee. Appointments are available online or by phone. Info: awakeningmassage.com
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Truckee River Winery, owned and operated by Russ and Joan Jones, opened in 1989.
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The winery’s 2007 Gary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir won Double Gold, and the 2008 Gary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir won Gold. Truckee’s climate is directly reflected in the Truckee River Winery wines. Grapes are transported up to Truckee’s cold climate in a refrigerated truck, then crushed and cold soaked for up to four days. Fermentation starts slow because of the cool
Dave Polivy, the owner of Tahoe Mountain Sports in Kings Beach, was honored by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics nonprofit as one of its extraordinary member-activists of 2011. Polivy was one of 10 member-activists selected from 60 nominees from across the country to be honored >>>
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Google Offers Virtual Tour of Homewood Mountain Resort For skiers and boarders who dream of hitting the slopes during the work week, Lake Tahoe’s Homewood Mountain Resort and Google have offered a virtual ski or snowboard trip of the mountain’s trails, complete with panoramic views of Lake Tahoe. The Google Street View team navigated Homewood via snowmobile during the spring of 2011, using a custom-mounted camera to capture and map more than 25 of the most popular ski runs. The Google Street View tour of Homewood can be viewed within Google Maps, which allows viewers to virtually move forward and backward; pivot for panoramic vistas; zoom in or out; as well as tilt for a desired aspect view. Info: skihomewood.com
JLS Design Awarded Truckee’s JLS Design was honored with two Builders Association of Northern Nevada 2011 BANN-er Awards. The firm’s Aquila Che Salire Residence won the “Best Custom Home over $1 Million,” and its design for the “Oregon Cliff House” earned the “Best on the Boards” residential award. Info: tahoearchitect.com
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Trail’s End Cemetery Telling the tale of Tahoe City Tucked in amongst a grove of 27-year-old. The young vicpines hard against the Tahoe tims’ graves are adorned with City Golf Course is Trail’s End mementos of childhoods lost. Cemetery. Go there A pile of soccer balls, to discover the story a lunch box, and a GI of our community. Joe action figure lie on It’s a story of sadthe grave of 10-yearness, as we rememold Sam Brixey, who ber the awesome died in 2006 in a mountain people go-cart accident. Skis Growing Up who died reaching rest comfortably on the In Tahoe for joy, but also one By Tim Hauserman grave of a young womof inspiration, as we an proclaimed simply reflect on the impact that so as “Ski Champion.” Little toy many incredible people had on horses lie next to the grave of those of us lucky enough to live Shana Eriksson, who died at our lives in Tahoe City. 18 in 2003 in an equestrian accident while away at college in Many of the graves bring back Fresno. Three years later, the moments of community crisis unfathomable happened, when and grief, when we all came her sister, North Tahoe High together as one. There was School senior Mia Eriksson, the horrible day in 1987 when died riding a horse in a jumpJulie Fenley, mother and North ing competition in Temecula. Tahoe schoolteacher, was killed by a drunk driver. It was The remains of Bob Everson a day made even worse when are here. In the spring of we discovered that the drunk 1981, Everson proposed the driver was a graduate of North idea for a winter carnival at Tahoe High School, perhaps Lake Tahoe. A few months once Fenley’s student. There is later, on the evening of July another Julie in the cemetery, Fourth, he was killed on Lake Julie Tennis, a teenage girl who Tahoe when another boat died way too young. There is plowed through the boat he also the grave of a kid I used to was sleeping in. The following play with when I was a toddler, winter, SnowFest was initiated Little Mickey Daniels, son of in Everson’s honor. One of the local fishing captain Mickey most recent additions to Trail’s Daniels. He was only 13 when End is Norma App, day care he died in an accident in 1974. provider for hundreds, includAs I recently wandered among ing my kids when they were the tombstones, I passed by babies. Her on again, off again the final resting place of John battle against cancer went on Sardella, whose entire face so long that many in town were always seemed to be lit up with surprised when it finally beat a smile when I knew him as a her last year. North Tahoe High classmate. Trail’s End is not only a place He died of a drug overdose at a to say good-bye to people three-day rock concert in 1983. we knew, but also a place to Trail’s End is a place for a remember those who came peaceful stroll, but you soon before us and helped shape our realize that there is something town. Longtime Tahoe Lake unique about our cemetery: School teacher Lillian Farr and far too many of the graves her father, Judge Bill Vernon, contain those who died young. are buried here. She inspired a Since many elderly depart few generations of Tahoe kids, town before they depart this including me, to love Jeffrey life, it makes sense, but it’s still pines, manzanita, and Datprofoundly sad. I meandered So-La-Lee, the Washoe basket past the beer bottles and “Born maker extraordinaire. Vernon to Be Wild” signs under one was a kindly old gentleman 20-year-old’s stone, and the who I remember puttering Scooby Doo and wind chimes through town with a smile on placed by the headstone of a his face; in his younger days 30
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kids. Even today, I still walk sheepishly when crossing the golf course grounds, wondering if the Hawk is watching. Basel and Ethel Kehoe arrived at Trail’s End only two months apart. They owned Kehoe’s Market, the only market in town in the early ’60s. I remember Basel as a tall, grumpy old guy when I was a little tyke. Perhaps he was cranky because I would frequently collect red wagonloads full of returnable bottles and take them to Kehoe’s to get the deposits back. I remember one time the store was full of paying customers waiting anxiously in line for him to finish counting my bottles, a process delayed further when I suggested he shorted me a nickel.
For those who died young, their youthful spirits live on at their final resting spot. Photos by Emily Dettling/Moonshine Ink
important community contributions. Bill and Mary Anna Conners were godparents to my little sister and frequent visitors to our home, but Bill was best known as the owner of what was known as Conner’s Station in the center of town, when gas stations used to serve as meeting places like post offices. Bill and Bernie Bechdolt and Carl and Elsie Bechdolt donated the land for the cemetery, which explains why they A pair of skis and an American flag are just a few of now lie in a promithe many items that adorn the graves at Trail’s End Cemetery. nent spot next to their beloved golf he was the first director of course. Carl, who managed the Tahoe City Public Utility the course, was known as “the District and was Tahoe City’s Hawk” because he always had justice of the peace in the his eye out for anyone who had 1940s. Some of the parents of the nerve to be joy-riding the my childhood friends are here, course in a golf cart. He scared the hell out of us Tahoe City including several who made
Some of my former neighbors are at Trail’s End. Ron Attardi was a local contractor who lived across the street. He was in the process of building the Cobblestone Cinema in 1971 when he was in a car accident. After a community effort to save him failed, his funeral became the first one I ever attended. Rose Demattei also rests at Trail’s End. She was the red-haired Italian lady who dished out real estate advice and yummy Italian food. All that good eating must be why my daughter has the middle name Rose. While our society is trending away from traditional funerals and burials and moving toward the scattering of ashes in mountain meadows and joyous life celebrations under the blue sky, it is important to remember that Trail’s End holds the collective memory of our community. I recommend spending some time there on a quiet morning. Strolling through this little grove of trees and headstones, you’re sure to discover a piece of Tahoe City’s past. ~ Tim Hauserman grew up in Tahoe City. He wrote the guidebook to the Tahoe Rim Trail.
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Sprocket Wants to Occupy Your House Note from Flip’s Friends author Pete Kristian: I would like to thank all the readers who have followed Flip for almost 10 years. I was blown away by how many readers I heard from both in the paper and around Flip’s Friends town. Thank you By Tobias the Cat so much for reading. We’ll be mixing it up with some guest columnists, starting with our cat Tobias. Hope you enjoy and remember to spay, neuter, and adopt! My name is Tobias, and I will be helping out with Flip’s Friends. I’ve never written anything but I can make beautiful abstract art with the kitty litter around my litter box. When I get done with my business it’s like a sandstorm in the Sahara, only with cat litter. I won’t reveal my age here but I’ve been around the block a few times. I don’t see very well, but don’t feel bad for me. I can get a little aggressive sometimes, and I lost one of my eyes to a Rottweiler that didn’t like to play nice. I still like to wrestle with the occasional Siberian husky, and if you walk past me while I am lying on the couch I will swat at you. My favorite winter activity is lying underneath the wood-burning stove while there is a hot fire going. I can do this for hours. Eventually I decide to crawl out to drink more water than a thirsty camel. Yes, that is burnt cat hair you smell. In the summer I like to find sunny spots in the house where I soak up the rays and dream of hunting antelope on the African plain. I can’t hear very well so when I need some food I have to meow extra loud. I usually wait until everyone, including the baby, is asleep. Someone always gets up and lovingly dishes out some wet cat food. The folks in my house can get a little grumpy at three in the morning. Maybe it’s Read. Discuss. Contribute.
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A Murder and an Unkindness Ravens and crows Nature’s Corner Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking “Nevermore.” ~ Excerpt from “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe Winter be damned, ravens might say, or perhaps it’s “Nevermore” to warm, sunny days. The noisy black birds remain at Tahoe all winter, as do crows. Ravens, crows, and jays, all resident Tahoe birds, belong to the Corvidae family, also known as corvids. As a group, they are known to
be playful, raucous, and aggressive, but also damn smart. Why bother working for your food when you can linger at a dumpster or score roadkill? Corvids also mob predators with belligerent chatter and hostile action. This might explain the name for a flock of crows, a murder, and a flock of ravens, an unkindness. No wonder Alfred Hitchcock used crows in the horror movie “The Birds”! The raven and crow are often misunderstood to be the same bird. However, the common raven, Corvus corax, and American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos, are quite different. Foremost, the raven, which ranges from 21 to 27 inches tall with a wingspan of around four feet (with pronounced gaps in the wingtips), is
Crow vs Raven: How to tell apart these two very similar birds? The crow (right) is smaller than the raven (left), and has a square-like tail as opposed to a V-shaped one. File photos
much larger than the crow, which measures 16 to 20 inches with a three-foot wingspan. The raven also has some distinguishing characteristics — a “goiter” or shaggy throat feathers, a pronounced thick-billed Romanesque nose, and rather than the crow’s “caw caw” its calls vary as guttural croaks, gurgling noises, and a “tok.” Another way to tell the two birds apart is by the raven’s V-shaped tail as opposed to the crow’s square-like tail, both easier to distinguish in flight. When in the sky, the raven
quietly soars while the crow “flaps and yaps.” Have you ever seen a group of black birds way up in the sky, circling like slowly moving objects on a baby’s crib mobile? That flock, or unkindness, would be ravens. ~ Eve Quesnel/Moonshine Ink Do you have a question about our region’s natural world? Email mountainlife@moonshineink.com.
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Paranormal Therapy Shining light on things that haunt us the jail and helping the spirits who were willing to cross over. As we sat in meditation, I got visual images (clairvoyance) and knowingness (claircognizance) about a young man who died of pneumonia in the jail in 1901. I felt him touch my left ear (clairsentience) and just as I did, Lillie said, “He’s blowing in your left ear. He’s flirting.”
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Hearing voices, seeing people who aren’t there, witnessing objects move suddenly across a room — these sorts of things can be hard to talk about. People get locked up or medicated for claiming these experiences as their own. On the other hand, if you don’t talk about them, will they drive you crazy? Or will you be forced to pack up your house and move to another, hoping for escape from whatever spirits are attached to you? The solution is to find someone who can relate, validate, translate, and alleviate your experiences for you. People have therapists for their pets, why not for their spirits? Truckee resident Corinne Lillie is a spiritual counselor equipped to handle situations that are beyond explanation. She is an intuitive medium able to channel messages and guidance from those who have crossed over, as well as from angels, Ascended Masters (spiritually enlightened beings such as Jesus, Mother Mary, Saint Germain, etc.), and spirit guides. As a child, Lillie was comfortable seeing and hearing spirits until she was told that it was wrong and crazy and that people would judge her for it, so she tuned out her clairvoyant abilities. Fourteen years ago, she had an undeniable spirit come to her insisting she relay a message to a friend. He had ended his life because he couldn’t bear the pain of it and wanted to support his friend’s choice to embrace a spiritual path. Lillie did as he asked, and he moved on. But others followed, waking her in the middle of the night, wanting attention and healing. She was Read. Discuss. Contribute.
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“This [the article] is a big deal,” Lillie said. “There’s so much judgment, I’ve kept it [my gift] a secret.”
Lillie’s work is done from a place of pure love and light. Before she sees any client she always asks that only love and light come through and that what is revealed is for the highest good for everyone, including the ghost. “There is always a reason for an earthbound spirit to be here,” Lillie said. “They have unfinished business, they may be stuck because of fear of judgment, because they want to protect loved ones, they have a message they want to deliver, they want to say they’re sorry, or they just don’t know they’re dead. I do ghost work because I can see them and they shouldn’t be here; it won’t help them in their soul’s evolution. It is humbling and an honor to help a soul move on.”
In 2010 her angels told her she couldn’t hide what she did any longer; she needed to leave her job and have this work be her focus. She was afraid, but trusted the guidance she received and her business is thriving. She is blessed with a full schedule and clients all over Tahoe and in the foothills. Additionally, she works with clients across the country by phone and travels long distances to work with people in their homes if need be.
Over the years Lillie has done angel readings for me and for my family members, has channeled our loved ones from the other side, and has helped me to tap into past life regressions. One of the greatest gifts from doing this work is the validation I receive about my own intuitive powers. While I was preparing for a performance in the Old Truckee Jail for the Haunted Truckee Tour, I tuned into several earthbound spirits, including a very dark energy
soon overwhelmed because she had no control over her clairvoyance and didn’t know how to deal with the escalation in activity. So she sought teachers with similar backgrounds to help her learn how to set boundaries for herself and how to use her gifts to assist people on both sides of life. Working with the teachings of medium James Van Praagh, clairvoyant Doreen Virtue, Tahoe City acupuncturist Stephen Barr, and Incline Village intuitive healer Verlyn McGilvray helped Lillie hone her gifts so that she is confident the work she does is for the highest good for all.
that made me so uncomfortable I was going to drop out. I called Lillie for help and we spent an afternoon clearing
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ing stands at Tahoe Mountain Sports, Plumas Bank (this location will broadcast in Spanish), the Grid Bar & Grill, and Lake Tahoe Specialty Stove & Fireplace. Parade Awards will be announced at the Grid Bar & Grill at 1 p.m. and parade awards will be presented to winners at the Caliente! After-Parade Party and SnowFest Queen raffle drawing at 1:30 p.m. Info: info@northtahoebusiness.org, (530) 546-9000
Siertra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP) thanks longtime Executive Director Christine McMorrow, who recently left SWEP to join the staff at Tahoe SAFE Alliance. SWEP reorganized and promoted Melissa Mohler to be the new director of the nonprofit. Mohler brings extensive experience in teaching and mentoring youth in our area, as well as creating innovative partnerships with community organizations and businesses. As executive director, Mohler will focus on maintaining partnerships, bringing enthusiasm to classrooms, and developing new programs. SWEP promotes youth environmental stewardship, supports academic achievement, and provides community service. Info: fswep.org
Snow Fiesta
Saturday March 10, 6 to 10 p.m. The North Tahoe Family Resource Center and Adventure Risk Challenge are hosting live music and a tamale dinner at the North Lake Event Center in Kings Beach. Tickets are $10 for adults/$5 tickets children 5 to 13 years old, and free for 5 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the North Tahoe Family Resource Center, Syd’s Bagelry in Tahoe City, and Bill’s Rotisserie in Truckee. All families are invited for a drug- and alcohol-free event, which includes live music, a Mexican dinner, raffle, and children’s activities. Proceeds benefit NTFRC and ARC. Info: tahoesnowfestival.com, arcprogram.org
Discounted Lift Tickets Available for Skiing for Schools Days
Take advantage of discounted lift tickets and support local education when you pre-purchase Skiing for Schools lift tickets to participating resorts. This winter all resorts have expanded the number of days the discounted tickets are valid. The proceeds from each lift ticket purchase go directly to the Excellence in Education Foundation, which provides enhanced educational opportunities to local Tahoe/Truckee area students. Upcoming Skiing for Schools days: · Homewood Mountain Resort: $30 lift ticket valid any one day from March 18 to 23 · Sugar Bowl: $35 lift ticket valid any one day from March 24 to 30 · Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows: $35 lift ticket valid any one day at either resort from April 15 to the end of the season. Tickets may be purchased the week prior to the valid dates at Porters Sports locations in Truckee and Tahoe City. Info: exined.org
Kings Beach SnowFest Parade
Saturday March 10, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Annual Kings Beach SnowFest Parade will take place on Highway 28 in downtown Kings Beach between Deer Street and Chipmunk Street. Produced by the North Tahoe Business Association, the 2012 Kings Beach SnowFest Parade is stacking up to be the best ever, with approximately 30 entries, including many participants from the past as well as plenty of new entries and surprises. This year there will be announc-
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Pets Squaw Valley and Alpine Launch “Bucks for Barks”
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are pleased to announce their new “Bucks for Barks” program. The program, which started Feb. 20, gives guests the option of donating $1 or more to the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe whenever they make a purchase onsite or at either resort’s online store. The funds will go toward the humane society’s capital project that is working towards building a new shelter, as well as helping to cover operating costs that allow the nonprofit to take in hundred of homeless animals each year.
Shakespeare Festival Auditions for Canine Star
March 21 If you ever thought your dog had a future on the stage, look no further. The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival announces auditions for “Crab” the dog, who plays an important role in William Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” which will be performed from July 13 to Aug. 26 at Sand Harbor State Park. The first round of auditions is set for March 21 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center at 948 Incline Way in Incline Village. To qualify for an audition, interested parties must send
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a headshot of the dog, owner/handler information, and any additional details that they’d like to share to info@ tahoebard.com. Once the information is reviewed, all applicants will receive a call to confirm a time for the first interview. If the dog is selected to continue with the audition process, the final audition will be scheduled for April 24 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Rehearsals start July 9, and the dogs must be available every night as scheduled, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. (Tuesdays through Sundays) to perform in approximately four scenes. Owners must be on site during the entire duration of the scheduled shows. Info: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, info@ tahoebard.com, (775) 298-0147
Wellness & Learning The Metaphysics of Astrology
Second and fourth Tuesday of every month beginning in March This series of in-depth astrology classes aims to provide the knowledge to work with your chart. This can greatly accelerate an individual’s personal growth and mastery of his/her life. Class will explore spiritual realities and beings inherent within the stars and planets. It will be a comprehensive course that will help you to see and interact with life in a spiritually conscious manner. The result can be a whole new perspective and quality of life. $25 per class or $50 per month, 7 to 9 p.m. Info: Bob Ayres, (530) 550-1118
Tahoe Forest Hospital Looking for New Auxiliary Volunteers
Tahoe Forest Hospital’s Auxiliary is looking for people to join its group of dedicated and motivated volunteers. The talents and experiences of volunteers complement the expertise and professionalism of the Tahoe Forest Health System staff, ensuring the best care for all patients and support for their families. A commitment of four hours a week is required, and active volunteers can attest to the great rewards one feels in these various volunteer positions. Info: Ann Mazzini, recruiter/volunteer coordinator, Tahoe Forest Hospital Auxiliary, (530) 5823593, amazzini@tfhd.com
Excellence in Ed Accepts Nominations for Teacher Awards
The Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2012/2013 Linda Brown Fellows Awards and the Star Awards. Linda Brown Fellows Award recipients each receive $2,000 to be used to enhance educational work within the district. The honor is presented to outstanding teachers and staff members who demonstrate originality, innovation, and dedication to the teaching profession that is above and beyond the normally high standards of the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. The Star Award recognizes classified employees who positively impact the lives of the students by providing outstanding support in their positions.
Both Linda Brown Fellows and Star Award recipients receive $1,000 for their personal use. Award nominations may come from parents and community members, as well as any TTUSD faculty or staff member. Nomination forms can be found at all district schools, the district office, or online at exined.org, and must be postmarked or hand delivered to the Excellence in Education office at 11071 Donner Pass Rd in Truckee by Thursday, May 3. The 2012/2013 recipients will be announced in the fall. Info: (530) 550-7984, exined.org
Experts and Insights
Friday March 9, 7:30 p.m. Earth science professor Frank L. DeCourten will share recent discoveries during “New Dinosaurs from Old Rocks: A prehistoric safari to the American Southwest” at Sierra College’s Truckee/Tahoe campus. Beginning in the mid-1980s, a series of new discoveries were made in Utah and adjacent regions that have transformed our understanding of the history of dinosaurs in the American Southwest. The presentation will provide descriptions and renderings of recently identified dinosaurs, some of which are completely new to science. Please RSVP. Info: (530) 550-2290, sierracollege.edu
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March 9 to 12 This is a practical workshop designed to develop the full potential of life. This course offers practical tools to eliminate stress and bring greater peace, energy, awareness, health, and joy to daily life. One of the techniques taught, Sudarshan Kriya, is a powerful yet simple breathing technique that releases stress, negative emotions, and toxins from the system, rejuvenating the body on a cellular level. The course also includes meditation, gentle yoga, and skills for dealing effectively with challenging emotions and situations, and an effective home practice to stay stress-free on a daily basis. Course fee is $250. Info: Deena Karuna, (530) 5463422, us.artofliving.org
Yoga-Ski Clinic
Saturday March 10, 9 a.m. Tahoe Yoga Institute and Tahoe Cross-Country Ski Area present their annual yoga-ski series of the perfect combination: an hour-long beginnerintermediate skate ski class with Tim Hauserman followed by a yoga class to stretch those tired muscles. The yoga class is held in Tahoe Cross-Country’s woodstove-heated yurt, and taught by Tammie Miller. Skiing starts at 9 a.m., followed by yoga at 10:30 a.m. Optional lunch afterwards at the Free Heel Cafe in the Tahoe Cross-Country lodge. $20 for both skiing and yoga. Ski rental special available for $5 (arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. if renting gear). Please RSVP. Info: Tim Hauserman, writeonrex@yahoo.com
Radical Acceptance: Working with Difficult Emotions
Thursday, March 15, 7:30 to 9 p.m. On the spiritual path, it is not about separating or cutting ourselves off from any aspect of self or experience. The practice is one of coming into the right relationship with the wholeness of ourselves and what we encounter, with a heart of compassion and love, for oneself and all living beings. Lama Choyang will lead a short, guided meditation and share teachings. There will be opportunity for questions and discussion. Suggested donation: $10 to $15. Info: Tahoe Yoga and Wellness Center, 10770 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, (530) 550-8333, tahoeyoga. com
Vertical Express for Can Do Multiple Sclerosis at Squaw Valley
March 17 and 18 The 2012 Vertical Express for Can Do Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is coming to Squaw Valley to challenge skiers and riders of all ages and abilities. Proceeds benefit the national nonprofit, which empowers people with MS and their support partners to transform and improve their quality of life. Teams of three skiers and riders must raise a minimum of $1,000 to enter the Vertical Express for Can Do MS. Info: mscando.org/verticalexpress
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Wednesday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. The Tahoe Yoga & Wellness Center will host GuruGanesha and his allstar, seven-piece band for a magical evening of joyful chanting, mystical world music, and hilarious stories from the spiritual path. Don’t miss the bliss. Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 at the door and can be purchased online. Info: (530) 550-8333, tahoeyoga.com
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fet on Sunday April 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets $24/adults, $12/children ages 12 and under. Info: (530) 583-0188, jakestahoe.com
Resource Fair Day for High School Juniors
Friday March 30 This fair is designed to connect high school students with a broad range of local and regional resources. Hosted at the North Tahoe Conference Center in Kings Beach, the resource fair will host 380 high school juniors. Students will hear keynote speaker Isabelle Rodriguez and roam 10 stations that aim to provide valuable information to students as they enter their senior year. Topics will focus on popular themes such as job trends, service, and vocational opportunities, as well as financial aid and career assessment. Organizations or businesses desiring to donate time or financial assistance to the fair are asked to contact any of the local Rotary, Soroptimist, Optimist, and Lions Clubs. Info: Amye Cole, Rotary Club of Truckee, amyecole@ yahoo.com
Tahoe Neighborhood Table
Monday March 26 The United for Action collaborative invites the community to a nutritious dinner at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Kings Beach. The event is free and open to the public. Donations to Project MANA will be accepted. The Tahoe Neighborhood Table is an offshoot of the successful Tahoe Community Thanksgiving and hopes to become a regular part of local community offerings. Info: tahoeneighborhoodtable.blogspot.com
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Equestrian Speaker Series
Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. The Tahoe Rim Trail Association and Cabela’s of Reno are hosting a speaker series, with a particular emphasis on backcountry equestrians. Topics range from equestrian first aid and nutrition to safe evacuation strategies for yourself and your stock in case of a wildfire. “Fire on the Mountain” on March 14. “Equestrian First Aid and Nutrition Seminar” on March 21. “Equines on the Tahoe Rim Trail: Speaker Panel” on March 28. Info: tahoerimtrail.org
Friday Fun Night at the Truckee Pool
Fridays, 5 p.m. The Truckee pool opens early on Fridays at 5 p.m. with drop-in lap swimming. At 5:30 p.m. there will be a stroke clinic. After the clinic, the pool opens for drop-in kayak rolls from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bring your boat and a friend. Kayak rolls are $7/boat and $4/additional person. Info: Amanda Oberacker, amanda@tdrpd.com, (530) 582-2361
Spring Wilderness Medicine Courses
April 5 to 7, and 9 to 13 This spring, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association is partnering with the American Red Cross, Wilderness Medicine Institute, Lake Tahoe School, and Crested Butte Outdoors for a series of Wilderness Medicine Courses. Whether you’re a crew leader, wilder-
Highly Personalized Approach: Students, parents, and community members will have the chance to meet Custom Learning Academy’s founder and faculty, including middle school teacher Mike Wyreman, at CLA’s open house on March 21. Courtesy photo ness guide, outdoor enthusiast, or work in a remote environment, these courses will give you the skills you need to respond to a backcountry emergency when help is delayed. April 5 to 7 is “Wilderness First Responder Recertification,” and April 9 to 13 is “Wilderness First Responder.” Courses will be held at the Lake Tahoe School in Incline Village. Courses in “Adult CPR & AED” and “Wilderness and Remote First Aid” will be held May 4 to 6. Info: tahoerimtrail.org
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Pain McShlonkey Classic
Saturday March 24 This action-packed on-and-off mountain event will serve as a hilarious tribute to legendary skier Shane McConkey as pros and amateurs battle for the highly coveted traveling trophy and bragging rights. McConkey was the mastermind behind the original Pain McShlonkey Open that debuted in 2002 and 2003. Admired for his sense of humor and ability to make people laugh, McConkey named the event after one of his funny alter egos, Pain McShlonkey. What began as an unofficial late-night race between competitors at the 1998 Winter X Games in Crested Butte, Colo., evolved into a beloved event attracting athletes from all over the globe. Saturday’s on-mountain antics promise excitement and entertainment for all as the world’s top winter athletes hang up their skis and boards to compete in true McConkey style — on snow blades. Festivities include a Big Mountain Invitational and a Chinese Downhill. The day will end with an after party at Squaw’s Bar One. Tickets are $25. Info: shanemcconkey.org
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Gourmet Ski Tour
Sunday March 11, 1 p.m. Outdoor enthusiasts and foodies can ski or snowshoe from one food station to the next for the 11th annual Gourmet Ski Tour, a fundraiser for the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association at the Tahoe Cross Country Center. This year’s theme is “snow dance.” Participants are encouraged to dress up accordingly, with costume suggestions including disco, hip hop, and ballet. Winner of the costume contest wins a 2012–13 Tahoe XC ski season pass. Food and beverage will be provided by many local eateries and restaurants. Tickets $32/adults (includes free half-day trail pass), $27/ juniors ages 13 to 17. Children 12 and under are free for complimentary hot dogs. Info: (530) 583-5475, tahoexc.org
Brewmaster’s Dinner at Jake’s on the Lake
Thursday March 22, 5:30 p.m. A variety of five handcrafted beers by Gordon Biersch will be paired with four delicious plated courses of cuisine created by Chef Scott Yorkey to complement each brew. Tickets $38/ person. Space is limited, guaranteed reservations required. Jake’s is also hosting an Easter Sunday Brunch Buf-
Saturday March 24, 5 p.m. Get your tickets now for a fun-filled night of all-you-can-eat Dungeness crab, live auction action, and Truckee camaraderie at the 2012 Rotary Crab & Pasta Feed at the new Truckee Community Recreation Center. All proceeds from the event’s live auction will benefit Sierra Expeditionary Learning School (SELS), a public charter school within the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, to start a capital campaign fund to pay for needed additional classroom space. The bar opens at 5 p.m., dinner is served at 7 p.m., and the auction will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40 for adults/$20 for children 16 and under. Tickets can be purchased through any Truckee Rotarian or by calling Steve Randall at (530) 582-7720.
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V-Day Performances
March 9 and 10, 7 p.m. Tahoe SAFE Alliance is thrilled to once again participate in the V-Day Worldwide Campaign and offer a production of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues.” The play, which hasn’t been performed in North Lake Tahoe since 2008, plays an important role in our ongoing efforts to raise awareness and money locally for the need to end violence in relationships, families, and our community. The Tahoe SAFE Alliance believes that Vagina Monologues has the ability to change lives and is an important vehicle to empower and emphasize self-confidence to women and young girls in our community. Tickets are $20/ student, $25/general. Info: tahoesafealliance.org
11, 3 p.m. at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in South Lake Tahoe; Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m. at Trinity Church in Reno; and Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church in Incline Village. Tickets $25/adults, $20/seniors, $5/ students ages 19 to 25. Info: toccatatahoe.com
Award-Winning Artist to Teach Painting Classes
March 15, 20, 28 and April 5, 11, 19 Award-winning artist Eva S. Nichols will be teaching one-day painting workshops at the expanded T Pots Pottery studio in Truckee. Nichols will be teaching “Watercolor Fun from Scratch” on March 15 and April 11; “Watercolor Fun — Painting a Mandala” on March 28 and April 19; and “Story Painting — Acrylics” on March 20 and April 5. Info: beautyonlocation. com
Call to Artists
Deadline is March 16 North Tahoe Arts has put out a call for an upcoming exhibit entitled “A Child’s World.” The exhibit targets the expression of a child’s world through different mediums of art. Can include original artwork, wooden furniture, toys, sculpture, fabric art or clothing, and children’s books. Application is available online. Info: (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com
Writing Children’s and Young Adult Books Talk
March 22 and 24 Bona Fide Books is offering a two-day session: “So You Want to Write and/ or Illustrate a Children’s Book. Now What?” The workshop will be held at Bona Fide’s office in Meyers on Thursday, March 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Writer and illustrator Kristen Schwartz will be leading this two-part session aimed toward helping writers and illustrators of children’s and young adult books find their footing in the publishing industry. The Thursday session is a Q&A and a breakdown of top tips and tricks for creating and submitting marketable work for younger audiences. This session is free and open to the public. Saturday will be a $75 intensive, personalized class that will familiarize writers and illustrators with industry tools and the query process and working directly with attendees on how to publish their personalized projects. Space is limited. Info: (530) 573-1513, bonafidebooks.com
Save the Date for InnerRhythms
Thursday May 10, 6 p.m. InnerRhythms signature event, “Appetizers for the Arts: Cabernet and Cowboy Boots,” will be held in May at the Truckee/Tahoe Airport. Regional restaurants and wineries will be featured along with a performance by InnerRhythms Dance Theatre. Info: (530) 550-8464
‘Brrroque Masters’
March 11, 14, 16 Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its seventh anniversary Winter MusicFest with the “Brrroque Masters” concert series. The program features guest cellist Jeffrey Lastrapes performing “Five Pieces for Cello and Strings” by Francois Couperin. Violinist Virginia Bowman joins Lastrapes for Vivaldi’s “Concerto in B Flat for Violin and Cello,” and guest violinist Brune Macary performs Vivaldi’s “Winter Concerto” from the “Four Seasons.” Performances are on Sunday, March
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The man behind Unofficial Squaw, High Fives, and the Push has kept a low profile, until now
Tahoe ski culture kingpin Patrick Rivelli dons the logos of the brands he’s backed: Unofficial Squaw, the Push, and High Fives Foundation. Photos by Emily Dettling/Moonshine Ink
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in a matter of three years Rivatrick Rivelli stands elli has helped to create three around 5 foot 7 with powerhouses in the Tahoe winround spectacles and ter sports community — Unofa full head of brown hair pepficial Networks, the High Fives pered with gray. He is prone to Foundation, and wearing khaki slacks By Melissa Siig the Push expedition and loafers. A quiet, Moonshine Ink to the South Pole. unassuming man Without his money, with a gentle handguidance, and connections, all shake, Rivelli looks like he’d be of these organizations would more at home walking the halls either not exist or not be what of an Ivy League university or they are today. a Silicon Valley start-up than hanging out with a bunch of So why would a 47-year-old skier dudes in Squaw Valley. biotechnology developer, entreBut don’t be fooled by Rivelli’s preneur, and millionaire from mild-mannered personality or Palo Alto choose to lavish hunhis techie appearance. Not dreds of thousands of dollars only is he an avid athlete, but Read. Discuss. Contribute.
on a bunch of ski bums? The answer is two-fold: Rivelli is a born risk-taker and consummate learner who is constantly seeking out new challenges and endeavors that will stimulate him. But mostly, he just loves to ski. The first thing to understand about Rivelli is that he is no dummy. A graduate of Harvard University and MIT Sloan School of Management, Rivelli’s first job after business school was at Bain Capital, a private equity firm in Boston, Mass., under the leadership of Mitt Romney. (Yes, that
Mitt.) After growing bored with venture capitalism, Rivelli moved to the Bay Area where he started and sold a series of companies that developed medical devices, including the first intracranial stent and the first biodegradable coronary stent (he holds the patent for those and seven other inventions), for brain aneurysms and vascular disease. Today, he is the CEO of Bioabsorbable Therapeutics Inc. in Menlo Park. The second thing to know about Rivelli is his passion for skiing. Born in New Jersey, MoonshineInk.com
Rivelli moved to New York with his family when he was 4. He learned to ski in his family’s driveway before they started making weekend trips to their local ski hill, Belleayre Mountain. He got into ski racing, but at age 14 his family packed up and left the East Coast for San Diego, a move Rivelli called “a mixed blessing.” “It meant I couldn’t ski every weekend, but when I got to ski, it was at places like Tahoe and Mammoth,” he said. “I never realized there were mountains like this before.” See kingpin p. 38 9 March – 12 April 2012
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Unofficial Squaw It was while skiing at Squaw Valley during the 2007–08 season that Rivelli saw an Unofficial Squaw sticker on a lift tower at Granite Chief. He checked out the website, and instantly became a fan. “The ski industry didn’t serve skiers much,” he said. “Their websites always said ‘powder and packed powder.’ And because the magazines’ advertisers were ski resorts, there was never any truth … I found Unofficial really invaluable to having the best possible experience.” But during the following season, Rivelli noticed that Unofficial founder Tim Konrad had stopped posting. Konrad, who had been posting daily for the last three years, was running out of energy and money, and had decided to move back to New York to help his brother with his budding website, gCaptain (think Unofficial for the maritime industry). So Rivelli did what any millionaire skier would
do — he sent Konrad an email asking to meet. “I said ‘I think you’re on to something,’” Rivelli recalled. “There is a way to turn it into a viable business.’” Rivelli proposed that the two become equal partners in Unofficial, with Rivelli as CEO. He gave Konrad $100,000 to cover his debts and get the website back up. But it took a while for Unofficial to find its footing. At first, the pair tried to sell branded clothing online, but that failed. Then they tried to steer Unofficial in the direction of becoming a movie company, like Matchstick Productions or TGR. Unofficial sponsored athletes, and Rivelli even bought a $4 million house in Squaw Valley to serve as a boarding house for athletes and an office. It was during this time that the movie “G.N.A.R” and web movie “Skiing the Seven Continents” were made. Travel for the “Seven Continents,” which took athletes to France, Morocco, Africa, and Japan, among other places, was funded entirely by Rivelli, who spent “hundreds of thousands
of dollars.” Although the movies were popular, they were a money pit. “That was our lost year,” said Rivelli, who later sold the house. “We got ourselves off track. No more films. Now we are back to Tim’s original, core idea.” Konrad’s original idea was to provide a local’s perspective on the conditions and happenings at Squaw. This can sometimes put the website at odds with Squaw Valley Ski Corp, especially CEO Andy Wirth, like when Unofficial started writing about the Squaw-Alpine merger months before it was announced and was accused of spreading rumors. But Rivelli defends Unofficial’s unorthodox reporting. “We are not a newspaper, so we are willing to go with rumors. We never make stuff up, there’s always a kernel of truth,” he said. “We are not picking fights on purpose. We love Squaw. We live here. We could live in other towns. I think it’s a service to get the real truth out there.” Unofficial, which has three full-time employees including Konrad, is now concentrating on two goals. Total world domination is the first. The website has already expanded to 11 ski areas, including two abroad in Japan and South America. Secondly, Rivelli and Konrad are focused on making the website financially viable through ad sales. “We are almost to the point where ad revenue supports the budget,” said Rivelli, who has financed budget shortfalls in the past. “We finally hit on a good formula that works.” So after more than three years and countless dollars, why is Rivelli toughing it out with Unofficial? In his 20 years of starting up new businesses, Rivelli has learned the fine art of patience.
Unofficial founder Tim Konrad in Chamonix, France in 2010. Konrad says of Rivelli, “It’s his courage, his ability to push us, that has proven just as valuable as his seed funding.” Courtesy photo
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“I’m used to it from the medical devices world,” he said. “Even if you think you have a great idea, sometimes you fail. In the event you are successful, it generally takes you five
High Fives founder roy tuscany says the foundation would not be where it is today without Rivelli’s involvement. Coutesy photo.
years until you wind up getting a pay-off. I’m comfortable with it. That’s the way business is.” It’s exactly that attitude that Konrad says has been more beneficial to the company than Rivelli’s willingness to open his wallet. “Patrick likes big ideas,” said Konrad. “He chooses to spend money on building things that other people don’t feel comfortable with. That’s why he’s so successful. He doesn’t see obstacles; he sees opportunities.”
High Fives Foundation It was through Unofficial and the then treasurer of High Fives, Jeff Pratt, that Rivelli met Roy Tuscany, who was just starting the Truckeebased foundation, which helps seriously injured winter sports athletes with recovery. Rivelli made a “good” donation (over $20,000, according to Tuscany), and eventually Tuscany asked him to be on the board. Just as Unofficial presented the knowledge-hungry Rivelli with the opportunity to learn about a new industry — the web — High Fives was a chance for him to become skilled in the world of charity organizations. “I loved what he [Tuscany] was doing,” Rivelli said. “I’d never been involved with a nonprofit. I was curious. Just like the web business, I thought it would be fun to learn about nonprofits and how different they are
from for-profit businesses.” In High Fives’ second year, Rivelli gave another donation of more than $20,000 and has helped fund the administrative side of the organization, which includes an office space and three full-time employees. Tuscany said that Rivelli’s help has been invaluable to High Fives. “It would never have grown as fast as it has, it wouldn’t have had the impact and manpower, and it wouldn’t be able to operate at this financial level without Patrick,” Tuscany said. In its three years, High Fives has grown exponentially, from raising $23,000 in its first year to $370,000 last year, a 16-fold increase. In 2011, High Fives gave out $148,000 in grants to 19 athletes, up from 15 athletes in 2010. It was named nonprofit of the year by Powder Magazine and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce. “Patrick is essential in numerous ways, not just financial,” Tuscany said. “He has opened up a lot of doors for us for positive branding and marketing.” The question on a lot of people’s minds is — what does Rivelli get out of this? Why give so much money to a nonprofit in ski country? “I’ve been a lifelong passionate skier,” Rivelli said. “It’s a way to See KINGPIN p. 40
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The Push and Mike Wilson In 2011, Tuscany and Doug Stoup, polar guide and founder of Ice Axe Expeditions, came up with the idea of having Tuscany — who is himself recovering from a spinal cord injury suffered while skiing — ski to the South Pole and making a documentary about it. The two approached Rivelli about funding the project. Although hesitant at first, he agreed.
Rivelli’s backing of “The Push” is not his only foray into the TV and film business, his third new business venture after entering the world of websites and nonprofits. He is also the executive producer of a TV show starring Mike Wilson,
a Tahoe-based pro skier known for his massive backflips. The show, tentatively titled “Mission Beyond,” follows Wilson around the world as he attempts crazy feats, like BASE-jumping the world’s tallest waterfall in Venezuela. Rivelli paid for all the travel and production of the show’s trailer.
A deposit would secure each member of the Push team’s flight to Antarctica and back. With seven people, including film crew, on the expedition, this was no small amount.
With his brother Doug, a money manager in Connecticut, Rivelli is also developing a reality competition show about street performers called “Street Stars.”
Rivelli is now concentrating on getting a movie deal about the Push. So far, he has a five-episode agreement with NBC Universal Sports and is in the process of talking with other TV networks and cable channels. He has high hopes for the film. “In my wildest dreams, I would love to see it win an award for best documentary, like ‘Murderball’ or ‘Hoop Dreams,’” MoonshineInk.com
“I think it will be a money-making proposition, and a way for High Fives to get some more income,” he said.
“I thought it would do great things for High Fives,” said Rivelli, who ended up becoming the project’s executive producer. “It was the kind of thing where the whole project would have ground to a halt unless several things happened, like putting a deposit down with the company that runs the expeditions.”
“My gratitude to Patrick, as executive producer, is through the roof,” said Korgan, whose recovery was aided by training every day for the nine months leading up to the trip.
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Any profits from a TV show or movie about the Push will go back to High Fives; Rivelli only wants to get reimbursed.
“I don’t have any strategy or plan. When opportunities present themselves to meet interesting people doing interesting things, you dip your toe in and the next thing you know you are up to your waist, then you are up to your head.” ~ Patrick rivelli
Although Tuscany ended up dropping out of the project to concentrate on his role at High Fives, another High Fives athlete, Grant Korgan, took his place. The project was called “The Push” because Korgan would “push” himself in a sit-ski 75 miles to the pole. The expedition, which wrapped up in January, was successful.
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“I like to be busy,” Rivelli says. Ya think?
The Future Rivelli is trying to transition out of the medical devices field, and is looking to his Tahoe projects to enable him to live in the mountains full time. Despite his recent successes in Tahoe, he doesn’t see himself as a King Midas, where everything he touches turns to gold, nor does he view himself as an angel, as Tuscany calls him, who makes ski bums’ dreams come true. “I didn’t set out to make a big impact. It’s all coincidence and happenstance,” Rivelli said. “I don’t have any strategy or plan. When opportunities present themselves to meet interesting people doing interesting things, you dip your toe in and the next thing you know you are up to your waist, then you are up to your head.” ~ Comment on this story online, visit moonshineink.com. Tahoe/Truckee Independent Media Source
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El Plato de los Postres
odos aman los postres, pero no todos los gustos dulces son iguales. Y la mejor comida del día no tiene que limitarse a tu tradicional galleta con chips de chocolate o al brownie. ¡Piensa más allá de la caja de Betty Crocker! Tenemos suerte de que Tahoe y Reno estén llenos de restaurantes y panaderías que cocinan algunos riquísimos y creativos postres que satisfacen los paladares más dulces. Me gustan todas mis comidas (puras, clásicas, nada artificiales y bajas en calorías), que no siempre son sanas. Solía tenerle miedo a tener alergia a las comidas — ¿cómo podría sobrevivir sin mi tan preciado gluten o mis lácteos? — hasta que Allison Sayles abrió Sugar Pine Cakery. En lo que respecta al sabor, no le falta nada a su arsenal de comidas vegetarianas y libres de gluten, granos, y lácteos. Todos los días, hace un muffin sin gluten a base de su propia mezcla de harinas de arroz blancas y marrones, harina de coco, y harina de almendra. Recientemente, probé el muffin sin gluten de vainilla y pera ($2.50) y me pareció liviano, esponjoso, y no demasiado dulce, perfecto. Las galletas dulces de limón y coco ($2) son otro destacado sano ya que son vegetarianas y hechas sin granos (sin harina de arroz) y gluten. ¿Sin límites?
Prueba una rebanada del pan de manzana y caramelo ($3). ~ Lis Korb/Moonshine Ink
desde barritas de limón a tiramisú estrictamente vegetariano.
Soy amante de los chocolates, por lo que es raro que me tiente con un postre que no tenga salsita marrón. Pero no puedo resistir la deliciosa torta de zanahoria ($3.50/ la porción o $32 la torta entera) de Uncommon Kitchen. El copropietario de Uncommon Kitchen Doug Baehr la adaptó del “Tassajara Bread Book,” un favorito de los dos chefs de renombre y panaderos informales durante más de 30 años. La torta se hace con pasas, nueces, canela, azúcar orgánica, y por supuesto zanahorias, y se la cubre con un glaseado aterciopelado de queso crema. Esta torta, que es para chuparse los dedos, es húmeda pero aún así llena mucho, perfecta para saciar un estómago que no está lleno aún, para un snack a la tardecita, o incluso con tu café en el desayuno. La torta de zanahoria se alterna con el cheesecake, por lo que llama antes para asegurarte de que haya disponible en el exhibidor. De todos modos, si vas a Uncommon Kitchen, ubicada dentro de New Moon Natural Foods en Tahoe City, un día en el que no tienen torta de zanahoria, verás que no te podrás equivocar al pedir cualquiera de sus postres,
“Los postres tienen mucho éxito; no dejo de sorprenderme,” dijo la dueña y esposa de Baehr, Dawn. “No lo creerías por nuestra comunidad pendiente de la salud, pero las personas quieren esquiar y comer su postre.” Déjenlos comer torta de zanahoria. ~ Melissa Siig/Moonshine Ink Inspirados por nuestro artículo reciente en el que se presentó el nuevo restaurante de Mark Estee, Campo, decidí que debíamos resaltar su cocina. Me senté al sol en la ventana cerca de Truckee River y pedí el menú de los postres. Por lo general, navego con los ojos directo hacia el plato que tiene más chocolate, pero no fue el caso de esa tarde. Opté por algo completamente diferente, siguiendo las sugerencias sumamente persuasivas de todos: el caramel budino (budín de caramelo) ($6), el postre más conocido de Campo. Con solo probar el budín italiano de caramelo, espolvoreado con trocitos de galletita de chocolate, salados, y una cucharada de crema batida, entendí perfectamente por qué… tiene un gusto tan rico. Un plato puede compartirse a no ser que estés conmigo; en tal caso tendrás que pedirte uno para ti. ~ Emily Dettling/Moonshine Ink
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verybody loves dessert, but not all sweet treats are created equal. And the best meal of the day doesn’t have to be confined to your traditional chocolate-chip cookie or brownie. Think outside of the Betty Crocker box! Lucky for us, Tahoe and Reno are full of restaurants and bakeries that cook up some creative and yummy desserts that will satisfy the sweetest of teeth. I like my food whole (pure, classic, nothing artificial or low calorie), which doesn’t always equate to wholesome. I used to fear developing food allergies — how would I survive without my precious dairy or gluten? — until Allison Sayles opened up Sugar Pine Cakery. Her arsenal of vegan and gluten-, grain-, and dairyfree treats aren’t missing a thing when it comes to flavor. She bakes a daily gluten-free muffin from her proprietary mix of white and brown rice flours, coconut flour, and almond meal. I recently tried the gluten-free vanillapear muffin ($2.50) and it was light, fluffy, and perfectly not-too-sweet. Lemon-
coconut shortbreads ($2) are another healthy standout as they’re vegan and made without grain (no rice flour) and gluten. No limits? Try a thick slice of the best-selling
apple-caramel bread ($3). Info: 2923 Lake Forest Rd, Tahoe City, (530) 363-3076, sugarpinecakery.com, open Wednesday to Friday 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and on Saturday 7 a.m. to noon. ~ Lis Korb/Moonshine Ink I am a chocolate person through and through, so it’s rare that a dessert without the dark stuff will tempt my taste buds. But I can’t resist Uncommon Kitchen’s delicious carrot cake ($3.50/
slice or $32 for a whole cake). Adapted by Uncommon Kitchen co-owner Doug Baehr from the “Tassajara Bread Book,” a favorite of both renowned chefs and casual bakers for more than 30 years, the cake is made with currants, walnuts, cinnamon, organic sugar, and of course carrots, and topped with a velvety cream-cheese icing. The scrumptious cake is moist yet filling, the perfect thing to top off a not-yet-full stomach, for a late-afternoon snack, or even to go with your coffee for breakfast. The carrot cake rotates with the cheesecake, so call ahead to make sure it’s in the display case. Even if you end up at Uncommon Kitchen, located inside New Moon Natural Foods in Tahoe City, on a day they don’t have carrot cake, you can’t
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The caramel budino at Campo in Reno is a glorious sweet-andsalty combination. Photo by Emily Dettling/Moonshine Ink
p.m., closed Sunday. ~ Melissa Siig/Moonshine Ink Inspired by our recent article featuring Mark Estee’s new Reno restaurant, Campo, I decided we ought to highlight its cuisine. Once seated in the sunny window near the Truckee River, I requested a dessert menu. Generally, my eyes navigate straight to the most intense chocolate dish, but not on this fine afternoon. I went for something entirely different, per everyone’s highly persuasive suggestions: the caramel budino ($6), Campo’s most
popular dessert item. After one taste of the caramel Italian pudding, sprinkled with salty, chocolate cookie crumbs and a dollop of rich whipped cream, I understood perfectly why — it’s such a rich treat, one dish is plenty to share. Unless you’re with me, then you’ll have to get your own. Info: 50 N. Sierra Street, Downtown Reno, at the Palladio, (775) 737-9555, camporeno.com, open 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and until 8 p.m. on Sunday. ~ Emily Dettling/ Moonshine Ink
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Local Fantasy Author Stirs the Imagination to Now” involves a If you’re a “Harry sourceweaver who Potter” and “Lord of sends Tija’l, a kid the Rings” fan or just who can turn into a a fervent fantasy folfox, to escort Jack lower, then “Return back to the land of to Now: The Infant “the Now” to save Prince” is the book its people from a for you. From one terrible scourge. Jack scene to the next you Book it! By Eve Quesnel seems unknowing and will be swiftly swept confused with his apaway alongside Jack pointed tasks, but with the aid Grayson, the 11-year-old proof Tija’l and Jack’s Tinker Bell– tagonist, who enters through like miniature flying dragon, secret passages into a variety Orange, Jack finally decides to of landscapes, adventures, and do what’s right and fulfill his harrowing predicaments. destiny. In order to understand The basic plot of the first book the human condition and to of Brian Shepp’s series “Return grow into adulthood, and to, yes, save the world, Jack will fight off raven-like korvidai, spin in and out of an ice tunnel, watch evil forces grow a volcanic city, and be projected into a magical “amphitheater at the top of the world” to learn of his mission. And these are only a few of Jack’s undertakings. Written for young adults ages 11 and up, but recommended for adults who thrive on fantasy fiction, the “Now” series promises to fulfill an appetite for out-of-this-world flights of the imagination.
painter, children’s theater actor, jackof-all-artistictrades, landed at Donner Lake to fulfill his dream of starting and completing the fantasy fiction series. After completing the first two books, Shepp is in the midst of writing his third. He also designs and draws all accompanying illustrations, the artwork looking much like topographic maps with the characters emerging out of contour lines.
I met with Korvidai, an evil raven-like bird, threatens Jack and Tija’l in this young adult series by Donner Lake’s Brian Shepp. Shepp to discuss his writTo pay the bills, I work as the his fifth book (out of a coming process graphic designer at the Office plete set of seven) will be set and the origin of the “Now” Boss. But when I’m not workat Donner Lake — or a fantasy series. As a preview, Shepp “Return to Now” book cover, Shepp, a former screenwriter, ing, I’m pretty much writing or version inspired by it. published by Non-Ordinary World disclosed the exciting news that Publications, 2011. Courtesy images filmmaker, fine artist, house sleeping. Sometimes both. Moonshine Ink: Have you always wanted to write fantasy MI: What is the origin of the fiction? “Now” series? And how did the A meticulous blend of mouth watering, finger licking, lip smacking, scrumptiousness. mythical lands and creatures Brian Shepp: I wrote my first evolve? fantasy book in seventh grade. BS: The fairy tale world, like And I’ve always kept journals the world of dreams, is more and written stories. All my about meaning than physical life, I’ve been called imaginareality. I took a workshop on tive, and I’ve always had this shamanism, wherein drumming compulsion to share stories, in (rhythm as catalyst) takes you whatever medium. to another state of mind; it’s MI: Before you began writing fanlike a kind of meditation. On tasy fiction, you worked in theater Chef Kris Phaivane– "His food made my mouth sing" .... these journeys, portals provide and film in Los Angeles and San a means to transfer you from “A zesty mouthful, he cooked vegan like no other"... Francisco. What brought you to a waking state to the other Truckee? "A master at putting subtlety and flavor to all the dishes"..."Inspired Thai street food– world, and in these trancelike BS: I came to Truckee because states, you learn to let ideas his flavors are bright and the texture interesting" my brother lives here and I and images emerge. Tija’l (the needed somewhere quiet, a fox-boy in “Now”) is one such place where I could be alone character that came to me in and write. I wanted that one of the drumming journeys. Thoreau cabin-in-the-woods Sushi | Thai | Laos | Vietnamese | Japanese | Chinese I also believe that everyone experience. I’ve lived at Don-
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ROCKING STONE | arts & culture full of things we must do simply because they must be done.” And in another section, you discuss the differences between truth and falsehood. Are your themes intentional? BS: Yes and no. Some themes create themselves and others I know I’ll include. In the first book I touch on bullying. Bullies provide the bad guys, conflict, and foreshadow the much deeper evil encountered in the other world. In a stand-alone
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carries their entire lineage with them. Jung called it the collective unconscious — and journeying is a way of accessing that wisdom. MI: What is your writing process? BS: First, I have to find the story, and that’s a process that can only be pushed so fast, letting big ideas come and go. Walking helps me find the detail in the stories. When I walk, I’m aware of my footsteps, much like being in tune to the rhythm of drumming. Next, I sit at the computer — for months — and write, and write, and write. I write in gusts of paragraphs,
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and then I place them in order. It’s like building a house. Once you have a structure, you smooth the drywall by adding detail, choice words, and grammar. I check to make sure paragraphs flow, and at some point I return to each character to maintain consistency in his or her physical appearance, dialogue and actions. It’s also important for me to get away from the writing. If I leave a section behind for a while, I can return with new eyes. MI: In your first book “Return to Now: The Infant Prince,” you present several morals. For example, the sourceweaver says to Jack: “You will find that life is
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Art with Anke The importance of art and learning, from one of our region’s greatest teachers and she paints in the If you’re between “stolen time” between the ages of 3 and her busy teaching 103, live in North schedule. And it’s a Tahoe/Truckee, and busy one. have a desire to learn art, then you’re Though Anke primarlikely to cross the ily paints oil landpath of Anke Hass. scapes and sketches You’ll know it when DiStill Life commissioned By Lis Korb you meet her; she’s portraits for her art, as absolutely captivatan art instructor she ing, from her tall stature to teaches all mediums, in dozens her thick German accent to of locations. On any given day her joyful voice that chirps out you might find her in local laughs. Listening to Anke talk Tahoe Truckee Unified School is an artful experience in itself, District classrooms, where she as the peaks and valleys of her works as an artist in residence voice are filled with drama and for Arts For the Schools; at the excitement. Truckee Community Art Center (the old rec building), where “Do you like this mess?” she she instructs charter and homeasked me of her oil painting in schoolers and leads Mommy progress when I stopped by her and Me classes; at Sierra ColTruckee home studio, “because lege, where she gives continuing I’m extremely excited about my education art courses; at the mess!” Martis Camp Family Barn clubAnke’s painting is a meadow house, where she teaches varilandscape, a rare but simple ous art classes for Martis Camp vision she caught last year of members; or leading Truckee tiger lilies and corn lilies in Donner Parks & Recreation art bloom together. She’s rendercamps come summer, where ing it with translucent mineral some 160 students learn from paints so her palette is derived her techniques. from precious stones like tiger’s “Anke Hass is an incredible reeye and lapis lazuli. Her easel source for Arts For the Schools is set up in her bedroom — she and for our community,” says recently sacrificed the space to Raine Howe, executive director the task, sleeping instead on a of the nonprofit. “People young day bed in her living room —
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and old light up when she enters a room because she is so outgoing and makes the artist within all of us feel comfortable.” It’s true. I met Anke when I took a Placer County Expressive Art Workshop on watercolor. She had our motley group captivated and engaged as she taught us not only technique, but to open up and share our work and emotions surrounding it. “I feel that in order to be a good teacher, you have to be transparent,” Anke says. “If you share something really personal, chances are somebody can relate. And I think there is some peace in being taught; there is security in learning. You don’t have to know anything, you don’t have to be anybody, you don’t have to be good at it — you just have to say, ‘I want to know this.’ Being in an environment that allows you to say that is really a happy place.” Happiness seems to be a current running through Anke’s art and life, despite some hardships. Born in Moers, Germany, Anke studied design at the Bergische University and moved to the U.S. after meeting her husband. They moved to Truckee in 1992, but separated. Anke currently resides in Glenshire with her 18-year-old daughter.
but you can also bring it into When I ask her what she loves designing airplanes,” she says. most about teaching, she “It’s as big as you want it to responds simply, with a laugh: become.” “I think I love people.” But of course it’s much deeper than For Anke, it’s going to become that social aspect for Anke. She bigger this year. “My focus was is very disciplined about her being a mom,” she states of personal art, and sees it as a the past few decades. “But I way to be of value to God; she am turning 50 has a strong this year, and Christian faith, for the next 10 and attends years I am goSierra Bible ing to produce! Church. “If you I now feel like I say that art has can think about relevance on a these things.” What: I Love Color! larger scale,” Painting with Pastels, no she says, “if Anke plans to experience necessary you dare to expand her priWhen: Wednesdays, April think that it vate workshop 11 to 25, 9:30 a.m. to noon is something offerings and more than a Where: Sierra College, to simply paint hobby, then all Truckee campus more. “I have of a sudden you Cost: $69, plus $3 lots of goals,” have a relation materials fee she says. “For to philosophy, one, it would Info: sierracollege.edu/ you have deep academics/enrichment/ be nice to have theoretical community-ed/ a bedroom and thought, you a studio space.” Register: sccommed.org have contemplation, and Truckee’s therapy, and Backstreet Framers stocks a that makes people excited few of Anke’s giclée prints, and about it. Art is much more than if you are interested in Anke’s a doodle.” private workshops, contact her
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Beat-the-clock with guest DJs every Thursday, 9pm, Tahoe City, (530) 583-2000, lakesidetahoecity.com
9 March – 12 april 2012 Fat Cat Café
Live music every Saturday, 9pm, karaoke every Thursday, 9pm Tahoe City, (530) 583-3355
The Grid Bar & Grill
Karaoke every Sunday, 10pm; request night with DJ Gurbtron, 9pm; Bass Heavy every Wednesday, 9pm, cover $5; Chango’s Tree House presents up-andcoming DJs every Thursday, 9pm, cover $3; live music most weekends, Kings Beach, (530) 546-0300, thegridbarandgrill. com
Friday March 9
Come Home Geoffrey
Dan Copeland
Blues and folk rock, 7pm, Cottonwood Restaurant, Truckee, (530) 587-5711, cottonwoodrestaurant.com
Tony Furtado
Folk rock, 10pm, free seated show in the Crown Room, after party featuring the Brothers Comatose, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Featuring Alice Alice, Seas & Centuries, Drag Me Under, doors 7pm, show 8pm, tickets $6, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Delhi 2 Dublin
Celtic Punjabi dubstep, 9pm, tickets $10, the Underground, Reno, (775) 786-2582, renounderground.com
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Freeride Flow Festival GET OUT GO March 16 to 18, Kirkwood Mountain Resort &
Dance the night away to beats by DJ Justin Martin (top middle). Ski with the one-and-only Sage Cattabriga-Alosa (right). Rip it up with Alison Gannett (left). And then stretch it out in a yoga class with Stephanie Snyder (bottom middle). All at the Freeride Flow Festival. Photos courtesy of Tough Guy Productions
For yoga, Tahoe has Wanderlust. To celebrate music and winter, we saw SnowGlobe for the first time this year. For professional skiing and snowboarding, let’s see, there’s a laundry list of tours and comps and races that stop through the Tahoe Basin every year. We have seen these concepts stand by themselves many times. But now, we get to put them all together for the Freeride Flow Festival. Produced by Tough Guy Productions, a film and event company based in Kings Beach, the Freeride Flow Festival is a three-day celebration of backcountry skiing, yoga, and music. Take a few turns with pro skiers and reputable mountain guides including Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Alison Gannett, Kent Krietler, Lorenzo Worster, and Brooke Edwards, who are hosting backcountry workshops and freeski clinics. Come inside to warm up with a few sun salutations with yogis Stephanie Snyder and Pradeep Teotia. Finally, dance the night away to beats
by DJs Justin Martin and Michal Menert, coproducer of Pretty Lights. Moonshine Ink caught up with Allie Bruni-Riendeau, co-owner of Tough Guy Productions, to hear more about this all-bases-covered festival.
Moonshine Ink: What set the stage for this kind of a festival? Allie Bruni-Riendeau: We were looking to reach a wider and broader demographic and Kirkwood approached us to do a backcountry festival, which was important to their partnership with Marmot. We took the idea and ran with it, and incorporated the yoga and music component to it. Our perspective is that it’s a lifestyle, and most people that are looking to get more educated in the backcountry are also health conscious and practice yoga … And everyone enjoys dancing. So we really tried to make a wellrounded, educational, and fun three-day festival environment.
MI: The backcountry element to your festival — why was that important to you and why did you want to incorporate backcountry workshops into the festival?
clinics — in bounds and out of bounds — that you can sign up for … It’s just going to be a really nice environment to learn from the best. You can do anything from simple transceiver locations, digging a pit, using your probe, line choice … It can be very basic for the person who is just off the couch to someone more experienced who is looking to refresh or develop their skills.
AB: [We want to] educate people in the backcountry, especially with the lack of snow and people getting antsy, or wanting to broaden their horizons and get out of lift lines. This community has experienced some huge loss. It’s really, really important to educate folks on being safe and traveling with knowledgeable partners; making wise and educated decisions; knowing that it’s OK to turn back. As a community — North Shore, South Shore, Kirkwood, and anyone traveling up here — we’ve endured some hardships. So anything we can do with pro skiers and riders to give people the best experience and education as possible.
MI: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Alison Gannett, Kent Kreitler — some big names in skiing are coming to this festival. What about these athletes made you want to invite them to this festival?
MI: What do the ski clinics look like?
Kent, he’s been around a really long time. He’s AIRIE certified; he’s a professional guide. He’s extremely professional and ground-
AB: There are backcountry
AB: They’re the best in the business. Sage has a wealth of backcountry experience. He’s going to be fun and will guide you around the mountain.
ed and is looking to provide a really nice, safe environment. Same goes for Alison Gannett. She’s one of the most highprofile backcountry big mountain guides. She is very dedicated and passionate to the environment and to be safe. Her clinics are women specific.
MI: Why was it important for Tough Guy Productions to put on this event? AB: It’s really exciting. It’s truly a dream come true to produce this festival, and to provide a really great opportunity for the community and the Bay Area. We’re really pleased to work with Nomadic Event Design. They’ve hired all the artists to come play, and they will be doing all the creative design for the event, as far as a visual, spectacular environment goes. [Nomadic] is actually Sage’s company. Sage will come and his girlfriend will be doing all the [visual arts.] It’s his art side. ~ Julie Brown/Moonshine Ink
Info: Times vary, backcountry and ski clinic tickets sold individually, prices vary, $28/two-night music ticket early-bird price, $70/unlimited yoga ticket early-bird price, Kirkwood Mountain Resort, freerideflowfest.com
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DJ Max
Spins top 40 beats, 11pm, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Lady and the Tramps
Rock/soul, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688
David Barrow
Acoustic rock, 6:30pm, Jake’s on the Lake, Tahoe City, (530) 583-0188, jakestahoe.co
Optimus Prine
Bluegrass, 9:30pm, Bar of America, Truckee, (530) 587-2626
Saturday March 10 DJ micah j
Breaks and electronic, 10pm, Lakeside Pizza, Tahoe City, (530) 583-2000, lakesidetahoecity.com
Headphone Union
Psychedelic electro-funk, 9pm, Auld Dubliner, Squaw Valley, (530) 584-6041
Jeff Jones
Funk, 3pm, après ski music in the Village, Squaw Valley USA, (530) 583-6985, squaw.com
Papa Grows Funk and Vinyl
Get your funk on, 9pm, tickets $12/advance, $15/ day of show, after party with Daryl Hance, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Lazer Sword
With Samples, Nicoluminous, Dialect HD, and Aun, 11pm, tickets $12/advance, $15/door, Wurk, Reno, (775) 329-9444
Metal Thrashing Mad
Featuring Hellpig, Envirusment, Angerhead, Potential Threat, Determined, doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm, tickets $6, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Chris Payne and DJ Max
Dancin’ rockin’ beats, 8pm, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Greensky Bluegrass
String quintet from Michigan, 8pm, tickets $18/ members, $20/nonmembers, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, (530) 274-8384, thecenterforthearts.org
Chuck Hughes Trio
Blarney
PRIME 1 ACRE in downtown Truckee
John Digweed
• DMU Zoning
Thursday March 15 Traditional Irish music, 7pm, Cottonwood Restaurant, Truckee, (530) 587-5711, cottonwoodrestaurant.com Dance, doors 8pm, show 8:45pm, tickets start at $25, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Live Robot
Electronica, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688
Friday March 16 The Kai Clark Band
Country, 7pm, Cottonwood Restaurant, Truckee, (530) 587-5711, cottonwoodrestaurant.com
Local guitar duo with a funny twist, 9pm, Auld Dubliner, Squaw Valley, (530) 584-6041
Lady and the Tramp
Not the cartoon, the band, 9pm, Fat Cat Café, Tahoe City, (530) 583-3355
Afrofunk Experience
Funk and R&B, 10pm, free Crown Room show, after party with Mojo Green, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Peter Frampton
British rock guitarist, 9pm, tickets start at $45, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, (800) 501-2651, grandsierraresort.com
DJ Max
Spins top 40 beats, 11pm, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Sil Shoda
Alternative, indie, rock, show 8pm, tickets $6, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Equal parts songwriter and psychotherapist, 7:30pm, tickets $18/members, $20/nonmembers, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, (530) 274-8384, thecenterforthearts.org
Wednesday March 14 Marty Party
Six Shots of Jameson tour, with Smasheltooth and Zeb Early, 10pm, tickets $12/advance, $15/door, Wurk, Reno, (775) 329-9444
The Devil Wears Prada
Hardcore rock, doors 6pm, show 7pm, tickets start at $17.50, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Jamestown Revival
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Saturday March 17 Funk, 9pm, Auld Dubliner, Squaw Valley, (530) 5846041
Featuring Hot Buttered Rum and Cornmeal, 9pm, tickets $22/advance, $25/day of show, after party with the Congress, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
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Freeride Flow Festival [See Get Out & Go]
Backcountry, freeride, yoga, music, tickets vary, Kirkwood, freerideflowfest.com
Drive-By Truckers
With special guest Robert Ellis, 7:30pm, tickets $29, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, (800) 427-7247, harrahslaketahoe.com
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
Mariachi ensemble, 8pm, tickets start at $35, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, (800) 501-2651, grandsierraresort.com
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Nightshade, It Lies Within, Cranium
Metal madness Saint Patrick celebration, 8pm, tickets $5/advance, $8/door, the Underground, Reno, (775) 786-2582, renounderground.com
Chris Payne and DJ Max
Dancin’ rockin’ beats, 8pm, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Indie rock with a southern slant, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688
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Classic rock, 6:30pm, Jake’s on the Lake, Tahoe City, (530) 583-0188, jakestahoe.com
Marty Party
Featuring Bass Cadet with DJ micah j, 11pm, free Red Room show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
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Blues, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 5878688
Irish jigging, 3pm, après ski music in the Village, Squaw Valley USA, (530) 583-6985, squaw.com
Red Tuesday
Beer & Burger Special
George Souza Trio
Tuesday March 13 Six Shots of Jameson tour, with Smasheltooth, 10pm, tickets $12/advance, $15/door, Lakeside Pizza, Tahoe City, (530) 583-2000, lakesidetahoecity.com
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Wicked Ways
Wagon
Featuring special guest Everlast, doors 7pm, show 8pm, tickets $39, MontBleu Resort, Stateline, (888) 829-7630, montbleuresort.com
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Backcountry, freeride, yoga, music, tickets vary, Kirkwood, freerideflowfest.com
Sunday March 11
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Kip Yager
Jammin’, 9pm, tickets $25, after party with Howlin Rain, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 8336333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
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Freeride Flow Festival
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Blues, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
BARmuda Triangle, music with Mark Wilson, 6pm, Jake’s on the Lake, Hacienda del Lago and Lakeside Pizza, Tahoe City, (530) 583-0188, jakestahoe.com
The Green Party
Blues/garage/jungle, 9:30pm, Bar of America, Truckee, (530) 587-2626
Sunday March 18 The Blarney Band
Irish jigging, 3pm, après ski music in the
Village, Squaw Valley USA, (530) 583-6985, squaw.com
Freeride Flow Festival [See Get Out & Go]
Backcountry, freeride, yoga, music, tickets vary, Kirkwood, freerideflowfest.com
GIRLS with Unknown Mortal Orchestra
All girl indie group from San Francisco, 8pm, tickets $12/advance, $15/door, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Suzzy and Maggie Roche
Singers a la Joni Mitchell and Patti Griffin, 7:30pm, tickets $20/members, $22/ nonmembers, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, (530) 274-8384, thecenterforthearts.org
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Sunday March 25
Tuesday April 3
Whitechapel
Galactic
Psymbionic & Roksmyth
Deathcore, doors 6pm, show 6:30pm, tickets start at $17.50, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Mat the Alien & Trevor Kelly
Red Tuesday, 11pm, free Red Room show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
New Orleans funk and electronic, 9:30pm, tickets $27/advance, $30/day of show, after party with the Whitney Meyer Band, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Wednesday April 4 Rubblebucket
Monday March 26 Conspirator
Wednesday March 21 Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
World beats, horns, chants, 7:30pm, tickets $20/members, $25/nonmembers, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, (530) 2748384, thecenterforthearts.org
Thursday March 22 George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
Reggae, doors 8pm, show 9pm, tickets $35, MontBleu Resort, Stateline, (888) 8297630, montbleuresort.com
Shotgun Wedding Quintet
Hip hop, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688
Friday March 23 Moon Gravy
Acoustic, 7pm, Cottonwood Restaurant, Truckee, (530) 587-5711, cottonwoodrestaurant.com
DJ Chango
Spinning beats, 9pm, Auld Dubliner, Squaw Valley, (530) 584-6041
Wicked Ways
Local guitar duo with a funny twist, 9pm, Fat Cat Café, Tahoe City, (530) 583-3355
Acorn Project
Electro funk, 10pm, free Red Room show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Ace High vs. B Down
Hip hop, 9pm, tickets $5, the Underground, Reno, (775) 786-2582, renounderground.com
Raekwon, Freddie Gibbs, Supernatural, and Cory Gunz Hip hop and rap, 7pm, tickets $20, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Shotgun Wedding Quintet
Featuring Marc Brownstein, Aron Manger with BLVD, 9pm, tickets $17/ advance, $20/day of show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Tuesday March 27 Supervision and Shane Suffriti
Red Tuesday, DJ, 11pm, free Red Room show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Thursday March 29 Martha Simon and the Fellas
Breaks and electronic, 9pm, Auld Dubliner, Squaw Valley, (530) 584-6041
Emily Tessmer
Soulful and spiritual, 3pm, après ski music in the Village, Squaw Valley USA, (530) 583-6985, squaw.com
Duran Duran Duran
Tribute to Duran Duran, 9pm, free Crown Room show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Pennywise
Punk, doors 7pm, show 8pm, tickets start at $22, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Keak Da Sneak and Nilla
Hip hop, 9pm, tickets $15/advance, $20/ door, the Underground, Reno, (775) 7862582, renounderground.com
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Gemini and Koan Sound
Dubstep, 7pm, tickets $16/advance, $19/ day of show, CommRow, Reno, (775) 3985400, commrow.com
Jackie Greene Band
Jazz/funk, 9pm, $25/advance, $30/day of show, Crown Room, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Shinedown, Adelitas
Rock, 7pm, tickets $33, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, (800) 501-2651, grandsierraresort.com
Boot Camp Clik
Underground rappers, 8pm, tickets $18/ advance, $20/door, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Todd Clouser and the Love Electric
Saturday April 7 Ben Martin
AKA Ben Jammin’, 3pm, après ski music in the Village, Squaw Valley USA, (530) 5836985, squaw.com
GWAR
Jazz/rock, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688
Kip Yager
Classic rock, 6:30pm, Jake’s on the Lake, Tahoe City, (530) 583-0188, jakestahoe. com
Cyber metal, doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm, tickets start at $22, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Hardstyle Pirates 2
The Northstar Session
House electronic, 8pm, tickets $10/ advance, $15/day of show, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Tim Snider & Sound Society
Winnie Hsin, Cyndi Chao, Wan Fang
Acoustic, 9:30pm, Bar of America, Truckee, (530) 587-2626 Foot stomping, 9pm, free Crown Room, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Chinese singers, 8:30pm, tickets start at $58, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, (800) 5012651, grandsierraresort.com
The Ted Nash Quartet
Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer, 8pm, tickets $20/members, $22/nonmembers, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, (530) 274-8384, thecenterforthearts.org
The Northstar Session
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Jeff Jones
Funk, 3pm, après ski music in the Village, Squaw Valley USA, (530) 583-6985, squaw. com
Blue Oyster Cult DJ micah j
Friday April 6
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Acoustic, 7pm, Cottonwood Restaurant, Truckee, (530) 587-5711, cottonwoodrestaurant.com
Saturday March 24
With the Lonely Forest, doors 7pm, show 8pm, tickets start at $10, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Friday March 30
Patrick Major
Bluegrass, 9:30pm, Bar of America, Truckee, (530) 587-2626
Portugal. The Man
Folk, 8pm, tickets $30/members, $35/ nonmembers, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, (530) 274-8384, thecenterforthearts. org
Saturday March 31
The Trespassers
Indie afrobeat, 9pm, tickets $10/ advance, $12/day of show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
R&B, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688
Hip hop, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688 Acoustic rock, 6:30pm, Jake’s on the Lake, Tahoe City, (530) 583-0188, jakestahoe.com
Red Tuesday, 11pm, free Red Room show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Classic rock, 7:30pm, tickets $37.50, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, (800) 4277247, harrahslaketahoe.com
Renee Wilson
Jazz, soul, rock, pop, and blues, 8pm, tickets $20/members, $22/nonmembers, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, (530) 2748384, thecenterforthearts.org
Head for the Hills
Bluegrass, 10pm, free, Crown Room, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Tuesday April 10 Tiger Style Tour
Featuring Paper Diamond and Minnesota, 10pm, tickets $12/advance, $15/door, Wurk, Reno, (775) 329-9444
jobot, Binjah Ninjah & Philharmonic
Alternative, 11pm, free Red Room show, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Thursday April 12
Todd Clouser and the Love Electric
Explosions in the Sky
Jazz/rock, 8:30pm, Moody’s Bistro, Truckee, (530) 587-8688
Dreamlike electronic, doors 7pm, show 8pm, tickets start at $12, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Sunday April 1 Sleeping with Sirens
Jazz/funk, 9pm, $25/advance, $30/day of show, Crown Room, Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333, crystalbayclubcasino.com
Yonder Mountain String Band
Metal, doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm, tickets start at $15, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 323-5648, re.knittingfactory.com
Bluegrass, doors 7pm, show 8pm, tickets $25/advance, $28/day of show, MontBleu Resort, Stateline, (888) 829-7630, montbleuresort.com
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King’s X
Hard rock legends, 8pm, tickets $16/advance, $21/ day of show, CommRow, Reno, (775) 398-5400, commrow.com
Kansas
’70s and ’80s rock, 7:30pm, tickets $45/members, $50/nonmembers, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, (530) 274-8384, thecenterforthearts.org
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A Quintessential Community Event: Tahoe City’s SnowFest Parade
Art Deflowered Art Show Friday March 30
Collective of local artists, 7pm, after party featuring Wicked Ways, Auld Dubliner, Squaw Valley, (530) 584-6041
Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground Through April 16
Printmaking collaboration explores the geographical and cultural differences in Nevada, Prim Library – Lake Gallery, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, sierranevada.edu
Jennifer Roberts March and April
Nature, close-up, and abstract photography, Riverside Studios, Truckee, (530) 587-3789, jenrobertsphoto.com
Film Wild and Scenic Film Festival Friday March 9
Environmental films, doors 6pm, show 7pm, tickets $12, $15/day of show, MontBleu Resort, Stateline, (888) 829-7630, montbleuresort.com
Antarctica Slideshow
Fireman in Training: A young member of the Squaw Valley Fire Department. Photos by Emily Dettling/Moonshine Ink
It was blue skies and lots of smiles at the Tahoe City Parade, one of the most popular events of the North Lake Tahoe SnowFest, the winter carnival now in its 30th year. On Saturday, March 3, the community came out to line the streets of downtown Tahoe City to celebrate the first weekend
of the festival, watch the Mardi Gras–themed parade, and catch handfuls of candy and beads. There were the annual favorites like the Kiwanis Precision Snow Shovel Drill Team, led, as always, by David Antonucci in day-glow spandex. Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue tromped along in their
A Vulcan paints a moustache on a young SnowFester.
skis, the North Tahoe High School Jazz Band delighted with their music, and the red-caped St. Paul Vulcans from Minnesota attempted to grease the face of anyone willing with a black V. The parade also saw some new entrants, like the Lake Tahoe Derby Dames, an allfemale roller derby league
from South Lake Tahoe. Perhaps the funniest entrant was the Hauserman Lampoon’s Tahoe Vacation, a yellow VW bug with luggage and grandma strapped to the roof. All that was missing was Chevy Chase. ~ Melissa Siig/Moonshine Ink
Saturday, March 17
Meet the artist, 6pm to 8pm, open to public, RSVP requested but not necessary, Gallery Keoki, Village at Squaw Valley, (530) 583-1404, gallerykeoki.com
Theater Rob Schneider
Saturday March 24 Stand-up comedy, doors 8pm, show 9pm, tickets $35, MontBleu Resort, Stateline, (888) 829-7630, montbleuresort.com
Upcoming Florence and the Machine Tuesday April 17
Soaring vocals, 7:30pm, tickets $35, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, (800) 5012651, grandsierraresort.com
The Shins
Wednesday April 25 Alternative, 8pm, tickets $45, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, (800) 501-2651, grandsierraresort.com
MarchFourth Marching Band Thursday May 3
Part traveling circus, part band, doors 7pm, show 8pm, tickets start at $20, the Knitting Factory, Reno, (775) 3235648, re.knittingfactory.com
No, it’s not the Griswolds, it’s the Hausermans!
The Kiwanis Precision Snow Shovel Drill Team shows off their shovel balancing skills.
A member of the Lake Tahoe Derby Dames struts her stuff.
Missed the Tahoe City Parade? Don’t worry, there’s plenty more SnowFest fun to be had. Be sure to hit up the Kings Beach Parade on Saturday, March 10 at 11:30 a.m. in downtown Kings Beach, followed by the Snow Fiesta from 6 to 10 p.m. at the North Lake Tahoe Event Center. And don’t forget River Ranch’s Snow Sculpture Contest on Sunday, March 11 from 12 to 4 p.m. in Alpine Meadows.
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Spring Equinox Taurus (April 20–May 20) Optimism,
Astrological Alchemy® By Robert Ayres
The Sun enters into Aries on March 19. This is the first sign of the zodiac and begins the Sun’s annual journey through the constellations. This time marks the vernal equinox, which is the beginning of the spring season. The Sun, in its yearly rhythmic journey, has moved from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere. On March 19, day and night are of equal length — 12 hours each. After this, the days are getting longer and the nights shorter. There is an awakening in nature and mankind to new beginnings, rebirth, and opportunity. Be sure that you catch a good dose of spring fever.
Aries (March 21–April 19) This is
your month to shine. The focus is on play and having fun. A new sense of freedom and adventure should be explored and put into action. Travel should be included, especially places that you have thought about going to, but haven’t yet. Don’t force or push situations to impose your will. There will be a negative reaction if you do.
self-confidence, and a genuine sense of well-being can be experienced. Your heart is full, and you feel driven to action to achieve important goals. There are good opportunities for you in relationship and work.
Gemini (May 21–June 21) You
have significant mental creativity. Pay attention to your thoughts. Some important ideas want to be revealed to you. If you have had an idea for some time and have not acted on it, then now is the time. Don’t be discouraged if your initial attempt at putting this idea into action meets resistance. Keep working on it. You will overcome the blockage.
Cancer (June 22–July 22) You are
extremely sensitive now and are susceptible to the influence of others — especially family members. You try to hold the high ground with integrity and idealism, but you are vulnerable to those who don’t agree with you. You have an inner strength and a feeling of stability that support you.
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Leo (July 23– Aug. 22) You should
approach your career and profession in a new way. A fresh and playful side wants to find expression in your work. This will result in a new wave of creativity. Contemplate the original joy and fulfillment that your work brought you and reconnect with it.
Virgo (Aug. 23– Sept. 22) You want
to accomplish something significant at work. There is support for achievement and it may involve working closely with others to get the final result that you want. Power struggles and changes of plans can result in emotional confusion, but if you keep moving ahead you will succeed.
Libra (Sept. 23– Oct. 23) The matter
of fairness weighs on you. You feel the need to right wrongs and be a force for those who are less advantaged. You also need to look at your own life and determine if there are relationships and situations that need attention. Finding correct balance is the key. You can show what can be done by way of example.
Scorpio (Oct. 24–Nov. 21) There is
a sense of new beginning for you this month. You have tremendous inner drive to put yourself into action to accomplish new levels of achievement. Your innate resourcefulness will be a significant help in this process. You can become emotionally confused and distracted so be sure to stay focused on your goal.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22–Dec. 21) There are opportuni-
ties to improve your financial situation now. It is time to refine and improve how you are doing things at work. You have plenty of personal energy to make the necessary changes. This will result in increased cash flow and financial wellbeing. It also creates the opportunity for you to put more of your soul and idealism into your work.
Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) You
feel the need for change in your life. The liveliness of your life has waned. You may be in a rut. It is time to break old patterns and try something new. This will bring a sense of vitality and fulfillment into your life. It’s time to
get rid of clutter and do some internal and external house cleaning.
Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) It is
time to play and have some fun — recreation, sports, travel, whatever. You should follow your bliss and reconnect with the joy of life. There is a renewed sense of adventure and freedom that wants to find expression in your life.
Pisces (Feb. 19– March 20) Nature
beckons you to become more deeply involved. There is the opportunity to experience the inherent sacredness of nature and its beauty. It can teach you profound truths. Your soul can open to these omnipresent influences and allow them to create a subtle but significant shift in you. Doing this by yourself will make the experience more powerful. ~ Robert Ayres is a Truckee resident and internationally known astrologer with over 40 years of experience. This month’s horoscope is cast specifically for the Truckee/Tahoe area. Contact him for personal consultations at astrologicalalchemy.com. Comment on this column online, visit moonshineink.com.
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Second in a series of know the answers to the most commonly asked questions he Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) strives to continuously give accurate and up to date information to the Tahoe City/North Lake Tahoe Communities about the proposed SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project. The TTD wants to keep the community apprised of project developments and progress to date.To receive comments and ideas about the project email us at suggestions@fannybridge.com or follow us on Facebook. The SR89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project plans to reconstruct the historic 83 year-old addition, the project will help alleviate present and future travel back-ups in the following areas: on State Route 89 (West Shore Drive) heading into Tahoe City, the Truckee River Crossing and associated intersections and along State Route 89 entering into Tahoe City from Interstate 80. Other project goals include enhancing the economic and social vitality of the area along with providing additional emergency access and egress. In August 2011, the TTD published of Commonly Asked Questions documents. Continuing in this series, the following are some of the most recently asked questions and answers regarding the project: How is the Homewood Redevelopment Project related to this project? Has the TTD received
any money from JMA Ventures? TTD’s SR89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project is entirely separate from Homewood Mountain Resort’s Redevelopment Project. TTD is only involved in developing the alternatives and in the planning and design. It is not involved with the construction. Per Placer County Code Article 15.30, section 2.5.41., “Fanny Bridge Construction Fee. Developer [JMA] shall pay a Fanny Bridge Construction Fee of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) to provide for the Projects [Homewood Project] fair share partial funding in the construction of Fanny Bridge…” Per Placer County Item #81 of the Recommended Conditions of Approval Conditional Use Permit / Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map – “Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan Project” (PGPA20110329), “CUP Prior to approval of the Improvement Plans for each and all project phases, the applicant shall pay its fair share contribution in accordance with Section 2.5.4.1 of the Development Agreement between the County and Homewood Village Resorts, LLC for the costs of the State Route 89 and State Route 89/Pedestrian Crossing intersections (“Fanny Bridge”) improvements. (ESD).” All questions about this Placer County action need to be directed to Placer County. Visit www.placer.ca.gov. TTD is in no way involved in this action.
How many alternatives are currently being reviewed? Where can I learn about them? There are six alternatives currently being reviewed, which include a no action/no build alternative. The public posting and presenting of alternatives 6 and 6a is a result of input received, from a contingency of Tahoe City businesses and area residents during the TTD’s extensive 2011 outreach and public scoping period, to see drawings of a Fanny Bridge reconstruction in the bridge’s current alignment. The TTD previously considered alternatives 6 and 6a, but they were rejected by the Project Development Team due to inconsistencies with the purpose and need of the Project, impacts on businesses adjacent and around the “Y” area, constructability, Level of Service standards and
Will an independent and separate economic impact study be conducted? Yes. The TTD has heard from the community that they would like a separate Economic Study conducted. This study will begin spring 2012. project? Caltrans is delegated as the lead federal agency for NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act); TTD as lead CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) agency; Placer County as a responsible agency under CEQA and is required to take discretionary action to approve the Project, and the USFS (United States Forest Service) as a Federal Cooperating Agency under NEPA; the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is the responsible agency for TRPA Project Approval. Learn more at:
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Is there a preferred alternative? No. At present time, no preferred alternative for the Project has been developed. It may be one of the presented alternatives or a hybrid of the alternatives currently developed. The preferred alternative is developed during the environmental review process once all environmental and preliminary design information has been developed and analyzed. The preferred alternative will be presented to the public in the draft environmental document.
To schedule a presentation or for additional information on the project, contact Margaret Skillicorn, Community Outreach Specialist at: suggestions@fannybridge.org.
The Project did not come from these documents. These documents were developed as part of the Project.