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Tahoe Sierra GOLF GUIDE

SPIKE COCKTAIL // 150TH GOLD SPRING BIRD WALKS // ANNIVERSARY COMEDY COMES TO

OF THE THE LOFT // SEARCHING TRANSCONTINENTAL FOR SPRING RAILROAD ADVENTURES //

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… the mighty Sierra, miles in height, and so gloriously colored and so radiant, it seemed not clothed with light but wholly composed of it, like the wall of some celestial city... Then it seemed to me that the Sierra should be called, not the Nevada or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light.

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CELEBRATE THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

IN THIS ISSUE MAY 9-22, 2019 FEATURES Bird Walks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tahoe Sierra Golf Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

FROM THE PUBLISHER

I’ve lived in Tahoe for nearly 20 years and have had the great fortune to have worked in journalism during that time, which has afforded me the opportunity to explore much that our region has to offer (and get paid to do so). There’s still many places I have left to explore and will likely need at least another 20 years to get to them all, but it’s not often that I come across a place I never even knew existed.

Washoe Lake State Park is just such a place. Yes, I knew of the park and have driven past it countless times traveling between Reno and Carson City, but during a recent visit with my sister and nephew, I had my mind blown when I discovered that there are sand dunes.

Sand dunes undulate along the southwestern shoreline covered in wild grasses and horse tracks. Beautiful and serene, Washoe Lake is only an hour’s drive from Tahoe, and is a spring oasis for bird watching, wildflower hunting (I always remind my nephew to look low to the ground for the tiny ones) and meandering along the shoreline. It was a great spring sojourn, which Michelle Allen writes about in “Searching for Spring adventures” in our Family Fun section.

Tim Hauserman was so inspired by his spring adventure on the first Bird Walk of the season with the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science that he immediately wrote “Take a walk with the birds” after going on the walk, insisting that I run it this edition so others could join the walks, too. I’m happy to oblige.

Transcontinental Railroad On May 10, 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, transforming the American West and especially the communities along its tracks, including Truckee. Mark McLaughlin had already planned on doing some coverage in Tahoe Weekly to celebrate this historic event, when Judy DePuy, a volunteer with the Truckee-Donner Historical and Railroad Societies, asked if I could share some articles that they were preparing for the celebration, as well.

So, I was blown away (and greatly impressed) when she sent me 20 articles written by volunteers and a spreadsheet with more than 40 events planned throughout the summer. I was so impressed that we created a special section at TheTahoeWeekly. com to house all of these articles featuring historical photos so it would be available to all our readers. You’ll find all of these fascinating articles under our new Transcontinental Railroad section in the Explore Tahoe menu, and a look at the celebrations planned in this edition.

Sierra Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Transcontinental Railroad. . . . . . . . . 23

OUT & ABOUT Lake Tahoe Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sightseeing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Marinas & Boat Ramps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Golf Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

FAMILY FUN Washoe Valley & Carson City Day Trip . . . 8 For the Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ARTS & CULTURE Ryan Bahlman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

FUN & GAMES Horoscope & Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

MUSIC SCENE Dynohunter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Entertainment Calendar & Live Music . . 26 Comedy at The Loft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

LOCAL FLAVOR

Tahoe Sierra Golf

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The opening of golf courses is a spring rite of passage in the Tahoe Sierra and also brings our 9th annual Tahoe Sierra Golf Guide in this edition. You’ll find information on all of the region’s 45 public courses from the shores of Lake Tahoe to the valleys of the Lost Sierra to the high desert courses of Reno, Sparks and the Carson Valley. 

Gold Spike Cocktail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Wine Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chef’s Recipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

ON THE COVER Picturesque and challenging, unique courses await golfers at the 45 courses open for public play in the Tahoe Sierra like Hole 12 at Coyote Moon golf course in Truckee featured on the cover. Tahoe Weekly has all of the details on these courses in our 9th annual Tahoe Sierra Golf Guide in this edition and at TheTahoeWeekly.com. As well, enjoy profiles on courses throughout the region in the Golf section in every edition of Tahoe Weekly until mid-October and at TheTahoeWeekly.com; click on Golf under the Out & About menu. | Courtesy Coyote Moon

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Age of Lake Tahoe: 2 million years

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Average Surface Water Temperature: 51.9˚F Average Surface Temperature in July: 64.9˚F Highest Peak: Freel Peak at 10,881 feet

LAKESIDE BIJOU

Shoreline: 72 miles Lake Tahoe has a surface area of 191 square miles. If Lake Tahoe were emptied, it would submerge California under 15 inches of water.

CAMP RICHARDSON Ta h oe

Average Snowfall: 409 inches

TAHOE KEYS

Cascade Lake

Lake Tahoe sits at an average elevation of between 6,223’ and 6,229.1’. The top 6.1’ of water is controlled by the dam in Tahoe City and holds up to 744,600 acre feet of water.

Lake Tahoe is as long as the English Channel is wide.

EDGEWOOD TAHOE

CAVE ROCK

Zephyr Cove

Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F

There is enough water in Lake Tahoe to supply everyone in the United States with more than 75 gallons of water per day for 5 years.

Size: 22 miles long, 12 miles wide

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Watershed Area: 312 square miles

Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. (Crater Lake in Oregon, at 1,932 feet, is the deepest), and the 11th deepest in the world.

Natural rim: 6,223’

Glenbrook

Homewood CASINOS

Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

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INCLINE VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

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Carnelian Bay

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Average depth: 1,000 feet

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Permanent Population: 66,000

LAKE TAHOE

Number of Visitors: 3 million annually Kirkwood

LAKE TAHOE

How the lake was formed

About 3 to 5 million years ago, the valley that would become the Tahoe Basin sank between parallel fractures in the Earth’s crust as the mountains on either side continued to rise. A shallow lake began to form in the resulting valley.

Roughly 2 to 3 million years ago, erupting volcanoes blocked the outlet, forcing the lake to rise hundreds of feet above its current elevation, and eventually eroded down to near its current outlet.

Between 1 million and 20,000 years ago, large masses of glacial ice covered the west side of the Tahoe Basin. Current geologic theory suggests an earthen berm (moraine) left by a receding glacier near Olympic Valley acted as a dam, causing the lake level to rise and then draw down rapidly when the dam catastrophically failed. Between

7,000 and 15,000 years ago, a four-mile segment of the West Shore collapsed into the Lake causing a massive submerged debris avalanche, widening the Lake by three miles and creating McKinney Bay.1 The Tahoe Basin is mostly granite, with little topsoil, and therefore few nutrients have washed into the lake to promote the growth of algae and other organisms that make water murky.

As well, 40 percent of the precipitation falling into the Tahoe Basin lands directly on the lake. The remaining precipitation drains through the decomposed granite soil found in marshes and meadows, creating a good filtering system for water.

Urbanization of the Tahoe Basin has eliminated 75 percent of its marshes, 50 percent of its meadows and 35 percent of its steam zone habitats. About 85 percent of all wildlife in the Tahoe Basin use these habitats.

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About the lake Lake Tahoe is located in the states of California and Nevada, with two-thirds in California. It is fed by 63 streams and two hot springs.

The Truckee River is Tahoe’s only outlet and flows from the dam in Tahoe City east through Reno and eventually drains into Pyramid Lake in the Nevada desert.

However, water releases are not permitted when the lake surface level falls below the natural rim at 6,223.’ The lowest lake level on record (measured since 1900) was 6,220.26’ on Nov. 30, 1992.

The Lake of the Sky appears blue in color as other colors in the light spectrum are absorbed and blue light is scattered back.

Lake clarity The University of California, Davis, operates the Tahoe Environmental Resarch Center, which monitors, among other

things, the clarity of Lake Tahoe. Clarity has been measured since 1968 and was first recorded at 102.4’.

The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 59.7 in 2017. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

Lake Tahoe’s discovery The first recorded discovery of Lake Tahoe by white explorers was on Feb. 14, 1844, when John Charles Frémont and Charles Preuss spotted the lake from atop Red Lake Peak. The lake went through several names before it was officially named Tahoe in 1945.

Tahoe is a mispronunciation of the first two syllables of the Washoe’s word for the lake – Da ow a ga, which means “edge of the lake.” 

Learn more: Visit the Tahoe Science Center in Incline Village or tahoesciencecenter.org. Sources: Tahoe Environmental Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, “Tahoe Place Names” and David Antonucci (denoted by 1).

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SIGHTSEEING

Scenic Washoe Lake State Park is a sanctuary for migratory birds and a great place for a spring picnic. | Katherine E. Hill

Explore Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe

(530) 542-2908 | cityofslt.us Urban Trailhead at base of Heavenly Gondola with local exhibits and programs. South Tahoe

Fannette Island

Emerald Bay

(530) 541-3030 | parks.ca.gov Lake Tahoe’s only island is located in Emerald Bay & is home to an old tea house. Boat access only. (Closed Feb. 1-June 15 for nesting birds.)

TART/South Tahoe

Heavenly

South Lake Tahoe

(775) 586-7000 | skiheavenly.com Enjoy a 2.4-mile ride on the gondola to the top with panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley. Ticket required. South Tahoe

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

West Shore

Parking fee | parks.ca.gov (530) 525-7232 Park | (530) 583-9911 Tours Sugar Pine Point State Park is home to the historic Ehrman Mansion (summer tours), see boathouses with historic boats and General Phipps Cabin built in the late 1800s. TART

High Camp

Olympic Valley

(800) 403-0206 | squawalpine.com Aerial tram rides with views of Lake Tahoe, Olympic Heritage Museum, events and more.

Ticket required. TART

Kings Beach

North Shore

northtahoebusiness.org Kings Beach is a popular spot for dining and shopping with the North Shore’s largest sandy beach located in the heart of town.

Free parking at North Tahoe Beach, Brook Street, Minnow and the Christmas Tree lot on Hwy. 28. TART

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

Incline Village

Summer | Free (775) 586-1610, ext. 25 | demogarden.org Demonstrations of lake-friendly landscaping using native and adaptive plants, water conservation, soil stabilization techniques, defensible space from wildfires & BMPs. Self-guided tours & clinics. TART

North Tahoe Arts Center

Tahoe City

(530) 581-2787 | northtahoearts.com Featuring exhibits of work by local artists and works for sale by local artists. TART

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe (530) 544-2313 | talart.org Featuring local artists, workshops. South Tahoe

Summer | (530) 583-3279 | terc.ucdavis.edu This 1920s-era building features a history of the field station, current UC Davis research projects, interactive exhibits and demonstration garden. Ages 8+. TART

Tallac Historic Site

South Lake Tahoe

(530) 541-5227 | tahoeheritage.org Once known as the “Grandest Resort in the World” as the summer retreat for three San Francisco elite families with the Baldwin Estate, Pope Estate & Valhalla. Grounds open yearround. South Tahoe

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe (530) 543-2674 | fs.usda.gov Features Stream Profile Chamber to view slice of Taylor Creek, nature trails & more. South Tahoe

Thunderbird Lodge

East Shore

May-October | thunderbirdtahoe.org The former Whittell estate. This magnificent lakefront home features the Lighthouse Room, Old Lodge, 600’ underground tunnel (with a former lion cage) and Boat House, home to the “Thunderbird,” a 1939 wooden boat. Ages 6+ only.

No on-site parking. Tours by reservation only.

Truckee truckeehistory.org | truckee.com The historic town of Truckee was settled in 1863, and grew quickly as a stagecoach stop and route for the Central Pacific Railroad. During these early days, many of Truckee’s historical homes and buildings were built including The Truckee Hotel (1868) and the Capitol Building (1868). Stop by the Depot for a walking tour of historic downtown. Paid parking downtown. TART

Vikingsholm Castle

Emerald Bay

IN 2018:

C PACITY CITY:: 40 0,870 ,8 BOCA 17,640 CAPA

STAMPEDE 203,300 PROSSER 13,568 DONNER 5,251

Measured in Acre Feet (AF)

CAPACITY: C 226,500

CAPACITY: 29,840

CAPACITY: 9,500 C 50

INDEPENDENCE 14,972 MARTIS 1,035

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Donner Summit Historical Society

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Soda Springs

donnersummithistoricalsociety.org Museum at the corner of Old Highway 40 & Soda Springs Road. Take the 20-mile interpretive driving tour along Old 40. TART

Gatekeeper’s Museum

Tahoe City

(530) 583-1762 | northtahoemuseums.org Featuring historic photos, the Steinbach Indian Basket Museum and local historical memorabilia. TART

KidZone Children’s Museum

Truckee

Tues.-Sun. | Locals’ first Tues. half price (530) 587-5437 | kidzonemuseum.org For kids up to age 7 with interactive exhibits, science & art classes, the BabyZone & the Jungle Gym. TART

Lake Tahoe Museum

South Lake Tahoe

(530) 541-5458 | laketahoemuseum.org Features Washoe artifacts and exhibits on early industry and settlers. South Tahoe

Old Jail Museum

Truckee

(530) 582-0893 | truckeehistory.org One of a few surviving 19th Century jailhouses of its kind in the West used from 1875 until May 1964 (summer tours). TART

Measured in Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS)

Olympic Museum

225

North Shore

RESERVOIR CAPACITY

6,228.10 |

200,000 AF

Tahoe City Field Station

ELEVATION :

175

Eagle Rock, one of the lake’s famous natural sites, is a volcanic plug beside Highway 89 on the West Shore. Trail to top is on the south side. TART

Readings taken on Friday, May 3, 2019

150,000 AF

West Shore

visittahoecity.com Tahoe City is popular for shopping and dining with historical sites. At the junction of highways 89 & 28, visitors may see the Tahoe City Dam, Lake Tahoe’s only outlet, and Fanny Bridge. Peer into Watson Cabin (1909) in the center of town for a glimpse at pioneer life. Free parking at Commons Beach, Grove Street, Jackpine Street and 64 acres at Highways 89 & 28. TART

LAKE LEVEL Lake Tahoe Natural rim 6,223’

125

Eagle Rock

North Shore

100,000 AF

Drive through one of the area’s natural wonders at Cave Rock, the neck of an old volcano. The area is named for the small caves above Highway 50 that were cut by waves when Lake Tahoe was 200 feet higher during the ice ages.

Tahoe City

75

East Shore

50

Cave Rock

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Olympic Valley

(800) 403-0206 | squawalpine.com Squaw Valley, host of the VIII Winter Olympic Games in 1960, celebrates its Olympic History with the Tower of Nations with its Olympic Flame and the symbolic Tower of the Valley at the entrance to the valley. The Olympic Museum at High Camp features historic memorabilia and photographs. TART

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Tahoe City

(530) 583-9283 | tahoemaritimemuseum.org Features self-guided tours, exhibits and handson activities for kids on maritime history. TART

Tahoe Science Center

Incline Village

Tues.-Fri. & by appt. | Free (775) 881-7566 | tahoesciencecenter.org University of California, Davis, science education center at Sierra Nevada College. Exhibits include a virtual research boat, biology lab, 3D movies and docent-led tours. Ages 8+. TART

Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee

Sat.-Sun. & holidays truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com Located in a caboose next to the Truckee Depot. Exhibits include the train’s role in logging, fighting snow on the railway, the role of Chinese emigrants and a children’s area. TART

TRANSIT North Tahoe & Truckee (TART) | laketahoetransit.com South Tahoe | tahoetransportation.org

Parking fee | (530) 541-3030 | (530) 525-9529 ADA parks.ca.gov or vikingsholm.com Tour the grounds of Vikingsholm Castle (summer), see Eagle Falls and Fannette Island (the Lake’s only island), home to an old Tea House. TART/South Tahoe

Watson Cabin

Tahoe City

(530) 583-1762 | northtahoemuseums.org Watson Cabin, built by Robert Watson and his son in 1909, is the oldest building in Tahoe City and on the National Register of Historic Places. (summer tours). TART

MUSEUMS Donner Memorial Visitor Center

Truckee

(530) 582-7892 | parks.ca.gov The Donner Memorial State Park features exhibits and artifacts on the Donner Party (184647) at the visitor center, and see the towering Pioneer Monument. TART

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OUT & ABOUT

STORY BY TIM HAUSERMAN

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ike most of us who have spent lots of time hiking through the Tahoe Sierra, I’ve always been fond of birds. But to me, the enjoyment has centered around catching a brief look at common birds that fly by as I power along a hiking trail at 2 mph.

Sure, I know my Steller’s jays, mountain chickadees, Clark Nutcrackers, quails and robins, but I didn’t really understand all the little birds that are flitting around me every day. To remedy that lack of understanding I decided to join Sarah Hockensmith from the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science on the first of her Thursday morning bird watching strolls at the Village Green in Incline Village, Nev. The key to understanding the birds around us is to grab a pair of binoculars, slow way down and start not only looking

Ski areas

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LEFT: Sarah Hockensmith from the Tahoe Institute

The key to understanding the birds around us is to grab a pair of binoculars, slow way down and start not only looking around, but listening to the sounds of the birds.

around, but listening to the sounds of the birds. As we began our walk, I quickly realized that for Hockensmith, often it is the sound of the bird that first piques her interest, and then she starts looking for it. We listened to the robins not only playing their cheerio song, but she also pointed out how they laugh at each other.

She was also able to quickly identify fairly small birds just by the pattern of how they fly.

Since this was her first birdwatching stroll of the spring, Hockensmith was looking for birds who were actively beginning the process of making nests. She said that watching the transition of spring is one of the joys for her. Each week is different as new nests are built, new birds arrive as the temperatures warm and more insects pop up, and the greening of the bushes and trees also attracts new avian visitors.

We saw one of my favorite birds, a Northern flicker, a colorful type of woodpecker, and this was an opportunity for Hockensmith to relay the importance of woodpeckers to the life of other birds.

When woodpeckers peck holes in trees to 6

LEFT TO RIGHT: A few of our feathery friends:

a black-headed grosbeak, a Northern flicker; and a Pygmy nuthatch.

find tasty bugs, they create perfect spots for other birds to live in, including the mountain chickadee. It was also a reminder that an old dead snag in the woods isn’t a bad thing, it is a great place to look for birds.

Several birds that our guide was keeping a keen eye out for were the black-headed grosbeak and the yellow-rumped warbler.

She briefly spotted a grosbeak at the beginning, and after hearing the warbler a few times, attempted to call it in with her rendition of its call.

We did eventually get two good views of the grosbeak through our binoculars.

It’s a bird with brilliantly orange accents that elicited a few oohs and ahhs from our group of eight birders. The warbler was too quick and small to get a good look at, but now that we know it’s there, we can go back and try to get a better glimpse next time.

I think many of us might have the perception that bird watching requires going to the edge of some large pond laden

for Natural Science | Tim Hauserman; RIGHT: the group listening to the bird calls | Tim Hauserman

with water fowl, or finding a deep, quiet section of the woods, but the Village Green is certainly not that. It’s a pleasant little bit of woods and grass with a creek running through it, but it is surrounded by grassy fields, buildings and roads, and apparently every dog in Incline gets to go for a walk there in the morning. Even with all of the distractions, it is still an amazing place to see a variety of birds.

Perhaps not eagles or sandhill cranes, but finches, swallows, Brewer’s blackbirds, sparrows, mourning doves, pygmy nuthatches and several others that have already escaped my brain.

For me, spending an early morning hour and a half wandering through the woods looking and listening for interesting birds, was a relaxing and stimulating way to start the day. I also quickly understood that when it comes to birds, the more you know, the more you realize how little you know.

BIRD WA L K S

The sun is shining and the snow is melting at lower elevations, but a few Tahoe areas remain open for skiing and riding.

Heavenly is open until May 27, while Squaw Valley is open until July 7. Check online for daily schedules. | skiheavenly.com, squawalpine.com

Tahoe Works Basin-Wide Virtual Job Fair Virtual Online Forum Tahoe City | May 9

The Tahoe Works Basin-Wide Virtual Job Fair is the ultimate hiring event before the summer season and a great opportunity to find the perfect job. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $50-$75 | business.tahoechamber.org

Conversation Cafe Incline Rec Center Incline Village | May 9, 16, 23

Join this drop-in forum with Incline Senior Program. Meet others and share interesting views, have discussion on engaging topics.

And optional continental breakfast is available for a nominal fee. 10-11 a.m. $5

Campus Community Clean-Up Sierra Nevada College Incline Village | May 9

7 : 3 0 A . M . | E V E R Y T H U R S D AY UNTIL JUNE 6

Join the campus-wide community cleanup.

2-4 p.m. | (775) 831-1314, sierranevada.edu

VILLAGE GREEN I N C L I N E V I L L A G E , N E V.

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The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science walks start at the Aspen Grove parking lot every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. until June 6. Bring the biggest and best binoculars you have. The group also offers other bird outings throughout the summer. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com; click on Event Calendar. | tinsweb.org 

Kings Beach Library Kings Beach | May 9, 16, 23

Ongoing computer help. First Thursdays of the month are “Exploring our Digital Resources,” second Thursdays are “Computer Q&A with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about computers and technology. Call or stop by for the class schedule. 3-4 p.m. Free | (530) 546-2021, placer.ca.gov

May 9-22, 2019

Diabetes Self-Management North Tahoe Family Resource Center Kings Beach | May 9, 16, 23

Diabetes Self-Management Program is a six-week series. Learn how to use your mind to manage symptoms, exercise tips, heathy eating, manage medications and more.

Participants are better able to manage their symptoms and report improved health and quality of life. 5-7:30 p.m. Free | (530) 5873769, tfhd.com

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Community Dig-In & Garden Kick-Off Truckee Demonstration Garden Truckee | May 11

Truckee Demonstration Garden is a big project and needs volunteers and community partners. Gloves and tools will be provided. Volunteers will re-build old garden beds, touch up new beds, prepare existing beds, plant, transplant, net fruit trees, paint and more. No experience is required; come for one hour or four. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | facebook.com

Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House Truckee | May 9

Map and Compass 101

150 Year Truckee Donner Railroad Kickoff & Ribbon Cutting

Join TRTA for a day in the classroom and field to learn basic map and compass skills. Technology like a personal GPS device has probably surpassed John Muir’s wildest dreams but that doesn’t mean John Muir’s method of navigation is obsolete. In fact, knowing how to use a map and compass can save your life. 10 a.m.4 p.m. $10-$50 | (775) 298-4485, facebook.com

Join Mountain Area Preservation and Tahoe Mountain Sports for “Treeline,” a new Patagonia film celebrating the forests on which humans have always depended. 7-9 p.m.

Free | (530) 582-6751, mapf.org

Train Depot | Truckee | May 10

There will be a celebration at the Train Depot and a kickoff to a summer full of walks and talks. People from Town of Truckee and historical societies will give talks and answer questions about pending events or the his-tory of the Transcontinental Railroad. The last -gold -- spike was put in at noon at Promontory, Utah, May 10, 1869. 12-2 p.m. Free | chamber.truckee.com

Virtual Reality Studio Incline Village Library Incline Village | May 10

Experience the canals of Venice, ride a roller coaster or walk with dinosaurs on the second and fourth Fridays. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

Sip & Spa Edgewood Tahoe | Stateline | May 10

Join Spa Edgewood, Intraceuticals, Glo Minerals, Moroccanoil and more for a special beauty focused evening inside Edgewood Tahoe’s famous lakefront Clubhouse.

Guests of the Sip & Spa will be treated to a view of Lake Tahoe during sunset, and learn about Spa Edgewood’s specialties and the organic products used and available for purchase year-round. 5-8 p.m. $25 | edgewoodtahoe.com

Greek Glendi Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort Tahoe Vista | May 10

Mourelatos hosts the annual Greek Glendi with authentic Greek dancers and Greek cuisine to celebration the Greek culture.

6-10 p.m. $10-$20 | mlrtahoe.com

TRTA Office Stateline | May 11

Community Shred Day at Plumas Bank Plumas Bank Truckee | May 11

Plumas Bank offers a Community Shred day onsite. Free shredding is provided by Iron Mountain. There is no limit and all material will be recycled. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free | (530) 587-4747, chamber.truckee.com

Sidewalk Saturdays Downtown Tahoe City Tahoe City | May 11

Every second Saturday of the month, enjoy shopping and fun in downtown Tahoe City with Sip n’ Shop, music and more with specials at local businesses from noon to 5 p.m. 12-5 p.m. Free | (530) 583-3348, visittahoecity.org

“It all started because of the railroad,” says Jerry Blackwill of the Truckee Donner Railroad Society. Join him for this historical presentation to review how important it became that the Transcontinental Railroad went over Donner Pass and through Truckee for the development of this and surrounding areas. 7-8 p.m.

Free | chamber.truckee.com

Olympic Village Lodge Olympic Valley | May 10

Sierra College, Tahoe | Truckee | May 10

Examine the history of the United States’ Middle East foreign policy and why we are still there in this enlightening talk with UNR professor John Anthony Scire, Ph.D., MBA. Enjoy socializing over complimentary refreshments care of Starbucks when doors open at 6:30 p.m. 7-8:15 p.m. Free | sierracollege. ticketleap.com

Alpenglow Sports Tailgate Talks presents author and adventurer Dierdre Wolownick on May 18 for a reading from her newest book, “The Sharp End of Life: a Mother’s Story.” Wolownick will speak about her unusual life in which she left an unhappy marriage, raised two incredibly athletic and driven children, and, at the age of 66, became the oldest person to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

Doors open at Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City at 6:30 and the presentation will begin at 7 p.m. The event is free, but beverages will be available for purchase; all proceeds go to the Truckee Donner Land Trust. Wolownick will remain after the presentation for a casual question-and-answer session and to sign copies of her book. | alpenglowsports.com

Truckee Tahoe Airport Conference Room Truckee | May 11

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U.S. in the Middle East

Adventures of Dierdre Wolownick

Historical Talk w/Jerry Blackwill

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What happens at the gala stays at the gala.

Creekside Charter School’s annual fundraising is going Las Vegas. In addition to DJ and dancing, there will be casino gaming, prizes, food, drinks and a silent auction. 6 p.m.-11 p.m. $40-$75 | eventbrite.com

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pring has begun and it is a welcome change from the past winter of big snow storms and many cloudy days in between.

Although I love the snow, I could use a little taste of spring. And since the snow banks in my yard are still 5 feet tall, I think it is time for a trip to a lower elevation.

eagerly rush back to the car to our final stop, Carson Hot Springs Resort.

Fed by mineral water from deep beneath Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada, the hot springs are sacred to the Native American people of the area; the water is among the purest water in the world. Known for its healing properties, it is the perfect end to a lovely day. The large outdoor patio is next to a mineral-fed swimming pool and has a cold plunge and a hot tub. The tubs are not currently fed by mineral water but will be converted this summer.

As we descend Mount Rose Highway, we leave the cloud cover behind and are greeted by the

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warmth of the sun.

As the days get longer, the snow is melting rapidly but it will still be some time before I can hike on the trails around my house on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.

To appease my need for a glimpse of spring, I planned a trip to Washoe Valley and Carson City with my sister, Katherine Hill, and my son, Anikin.

Located between the Nevada cities of Reno and Carson City, Washoe Valley is a beautiful landscape of rolling hills and looming mountain peaks. A short drive from Lake Tahoe, it is a great place to find the sights and sounds of spring.

The day of our trip, the Tahoe Basin is shrouded in a layer of clouds blocking out any sign of the sun. As we descend Mount Rose Highway, we leave the cloud cover behind and are greeted by the warmth of the sun. The snowpack disappears as we travel south and enter the high-desert environment of Washoe Valley. Our first destination is Washoe Lake State Park.

Washoe Lake is a marshy, shallow lake fed by water from the surrounding mountains of the Sierra, Carson and Virginia

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Exploring the sand dunes at Washoe Lake State Park; Kings Canyon Waterfall in Carson City is an easy hike for kids; The mineralfed Carson Hot Springs.

ranges. The lake typically holds water yearround and is a sanctuary for migratory birds.

Washoe Lake State Park offers day-use picnic areas, hiking and equestrian trails, fishing, boat ramps and several campgrounds. The campgrounds include tent, RV and horse sites.

We stop at the picnic area on Little Washoe Lake, the overflow for Washoe Lake on its north side. Some of the picnic tables along the shore and some of the trails are partially submerged by the high volume of runoff that has collected here.

Next, we drive to the south end of the lake and we stop at the Dune Trek trailhead. Following the sand dunes down to the lake, we are struck by the dramatic backdrop of the mountains and the

panoramic views. The scent of sagebrush fills the air as we help Anikin identify plants and birds for a school assignment.

As we drive to the ranger station and continue on to see more of the park, I think it would be a great place to revisit in the summer when the weather is warmer.

We head to Carson City and have lunch at San Marcos Grill. After a delicious meal, we take a quick side trip to the Kings Canyon Waterfall. Tucked away on the western edge of downtown Carson City, Kings Canyon has miles of trail access. Our goal today is to do the easy hike to the waterfall.

Climbing quickly above the valley floor, the trail gains elevation fast but is a nontechnical, short walk to the falls. Small effort equals big reward. Stunning views of the Carson Valley complement the delightful quality of the waterfall. We spend a little time at the base of the falls but

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Feeling rejuvenated, it is time to head back up the hill. We indulge in frozen yogurt at Yogurt Beach and grab coffee before leaving Carson City.

We got a little taste of spring and it gave us a reprieve from the snow that still envelopes most of the mountains. It was a well-needed escape and I appreciate the time spent with my family. | parks.nv.gov/ parks/washoe-lake, visitcarsoncity.com  Michelle Allen is a nearly 20-year resident of Tahoe and mother to a rambunctious 6-year-old and understands the challenges of keeping kids entertained. She may be reached at michelle@ tahoethisweek.com.

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For the Kids Visit the Event Calendar at TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of events.

Mother Goose on the Loose

Hands ON! Second Saturdays

South Lake Tahoe Library South Lake Tahoe | May 9, 16, 23

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | May 11

Jump start your child’s brain development with this award-winning program that combines music, movement and literature. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 573-3185, engagedpatrons.org

The Hands ON! on Second Saturdays program offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a guided tour, live performances and community collaborations.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Toddler Story Time

Kids Arts Saturdays

Incline Village Library Incline Village | May 9, 16, 23

North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | May 11

With stories, puppets, music and movement for ages 18 months to 3 years.

11:15-11:45 a.m. | (775) 832-4130

Paws2Read Incline Village Library Incline Village | May 9

Children can practice reading to friendly therapy dogs and receive a free book. All ages welcome. 4-5 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoecountylibrary.us

Code Crew Incline Village Library Incline Village | May 9

Incline Village Library offers this new program about coding concepts and exploring algoithms. For ages 4 and older. 4 p.m. Free | libraryaware.com

Tahoe Tiny Timbers Gym Time Incline Rec Center Incline Village | May 10

Tahoe Tiny Timbers Gym Time is designed to give children age 5 and younger an opportunity to socialize and use their gross motor skills. This is an open gym for parents and/ or caregivers to play with their children in a stimulating environment. Caregiver must be present during the entire playtime. 9:3011 a.m. | yourtahoeplace.com

Early Literacy Storytime South Lake Tahoe Library South Lake Tahoe | May 10, 17

Build a child’s pre-reading skills with this engaging and interactive program designed to support a child’s early literacy development for a lifelong love of reading and learning.

Suitable for children ages 3 to 5 with parents and caregivers. 10:30 a.m. Free | (530) 5753185, engagedpatrons.org

Children, ages 4 and older, can create a new project with instruction from artists. Each Saturday features a new project. Parents must stay with their children and are encouraged to create, as well. 1-3 p.m. $5-$10 | (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

Northern Nevada Science & Technology Festival Area venues | Reno | May 13-17

Celebrating Science and Technology in the Schools is an integral part of the Northern Nevada Science & Technology Festival. Stories, student work, pictures, videos, and more will help showcase to our community the exciting science happening in schools throughout the year. | facebook.com

Preschool Story Time Kings Beach Library Kings Beach | May 14, 21

The Kings Beach Library hosts a Preschool Storytime every Tuesday. Each week has a different theme. In a lively, silly and casual environment kids work on multi-sensory preliteracy skills. Stop by for loads of fun and read books, sing songs, learn nursery rhymes, and do fun and easy crafts. 10:30-11 a.m. Free | (530) 546-2021, placer.ca.gov

Teen Tuesdays Incline Village Library Incline Village | May 14, 21

Offers kids a fun way to explore different ways to learn about technology. A new activity each week. 4-5 p.m. Free | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

Kids Art Camp Art Show North Tahoe Arts Tahoe City | May 14-19

Kids Art Camp Art Show with an artists’ reception on May 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. Free | (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

Mother’s Day Craft KidZone Museum | Truckee | May 10

Puppets with Chris Arth

This is a play-based class designed to inspire and enrich kids’ brains, bodies and hearts. These activities are all about exploration and discovery, where curiosity is treasured and kids are encouraged to feel, touch and learn through sensory activities. 11 a.m. $25 | kidzonemuseum.org

KidZone Museum | Truckee | May 15

Teen Scene

Weird Science Wednesdays

Kahle Community Center Stateline | May 10, 17

Incline Village Library Incline Village | May 15

Kids in grades 6-12 can shoot hoops, play volleyball, climb the rock wall and play arcade or video games. 6:30-9 p.m. $5 | (775) 586-7271

Kid’s Fishing Day Baily Fishing Pond Carson City | May 11

Kids must be 12 years and younger, may catch up to 3 trouts, fishing rods will be provided for kids who do not have one, as well as bait, hooks and sinkers. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | visitcarsoncity.com

Come to KidZone Museum for puppets, songs and finger play. Help your child develop language, memory and communication skills as well as fine motor skills. The class is free for members or with admission. 11-11:30 a.m. | kidzonemuseum.org

Come join the fun and experiment with weird wacky science. 4 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, washoecountylibrary.us

Kids Deserve a Night Out The first Friday and third Saturday of each month throughout the summer is Kids Night Out in Tahoe Donner. Ages 4 to 9 are invited to an evening of fun at Northwoods Clubhouse. The evening includes arts and crafts, games, dinner, a movie and bedtime story. The minimum attendance is 5 and the maximum is 25. The cost per child is $22 for Tahoe Donner members and $29 for nonmembers. The next Kids Night Out are from 5 to 9 p.m. on May 18, June 7 and 22. | (530) 587-9300, tahoedonner.com

RUFF, Read Up for Fun

Kids to Park Day

Truckee Library | Truckee | May 15, 22

Silver Saddle Ranch Carson City | May 18

The Truckee Library has joined forces with the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe to bring the RUFF (Read Up For Fun) Program to children in the library. Children can practice their reading skills by reading aloud to trained therapy animals. Kids can play and do crafts while waiting their turn to read. 4-5 p.m. Free | (530) 582-7846, truckeefol.org

Bubble Extravaganza The Discovery | Reno | May 16

Bubbles can be fascinating, beautiful and fun. They also help you explore scientific concepts such as elasticity, surface tension, chemistry, light, and even geometry? At Bubble Extravaganza, you’ll be able to create bubbles of all shapes and sizes and explore the many interesting properties bubbles demonstrate. All ages welcome 4-8 p.m. Free | (775) 786-1000, nvdm.org

Join a fun-filled day of free outdoor activities such as environmental booths, educational hikes, food trucks, yard games and more.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. | visitcarsoncity.com

Workshop: Clothespin Birds KidZone Museum | Truckee | May 18

Kids can make clothespin birds in this workshop. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Free | kidzonemuseum.org

Kids Night Out Northwoods Clubhouse Truckee | May 18

Kids ages 4-9 are invited to an evening of fun at Northwoods Clubhouse while parents enjoy a night on the town. 5-9 p.m. | tahoedonner.com

Truckee High Senior Fashion Show Family Fun Friday - String Art KidZone Museum | Truckee | May 17

This is a play-based class designed to inspire and enrich kids’ brains, bodies and hearts. These activities are all about exploration and discovery, where curiosity is treasured and kids are encouraged to feel, touch and learn through sensory activities. Let your kid communicate through art and have some good, 11 a.m. Free | kidzonemuseum.org

Truckee High School Truckee | May 19

Enjoy this annual tradition to support the 2019 senior class. The seniors choose fashions from local boutiques, sporting good stores, thrift shops and strut their stuff on the runway. Ticket includes dinner, fashion show.

Raffle tickets for prizes available at event.

5-8 p.m. $5-$30 | eventbrite.com

Bilingual Sing Along with Ileana Young Readers Society: Teen Chapter Word After Word Books Truckee | May 17

The Teen Chapter of the Young Readers Society Book Club is held the third Friday of each month. Book Club selections will be announced the month before. Recommended ages 13 to 17. 5:30-6:30 p.m. | wordafterwordbooks.com

KidZone Museum | Truckee | May 23

This class is built on your child’s natural enthusiasm for music and movement. Ileana sings and plays the guitar and enjoys exploring movement, song, and instrument play whenever possible. Come and learn bilingual songs that will help your child with the basic musical skills needed to enjoy school and social musical activities. 10:30-11 a.m. $25 | kidzonemuseum.org

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NORTH SHORE ALPINE MEADOWS: Hwy. 89 at Alpine Meadows Road. Open.

TRUCKEE TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT: Hwy. 267 off Airport Rd., Truckee. Opens May 20.

EAST SHORE SPOONER SUMMIT: Junction of Hwys. 28 & 50. No vessels more than 30’. Open.

SOUTH SHORE MEYERS: At the junction of Hwys. 89 & 50. Open.

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(530) 582-2361 | truckeeboatinspections.com Mandatory inspections are required for all vessels for Donner Lake at inspection stations above. $12-$160.

Annual pass available. (530) 582-7724.

Mandatory self inspections are in place at Prosser, Boca, Jackson Meadows & Stampede reservoirs.

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10 mph speed limit strictly enforced. No fees for parking or launching.

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45 mph speed limit. No launching fee. $10 parking. Subject to closure during low water levels. Mandatory inspections.

PUBLIC PIERS Public piers are free, but have limited space; often limited to loading and unloading.

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37 public piers on north shore from the boat ramp east. Fenced piers are private.

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KASPIAN PICNIC AREA West Shore

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Tahoe Silicon Mountain is a monthly networking group for people that live, work or vacation in the Truckee/Tahoe/Reno area.

Members are involved in the tech industry or small business. Topics are technology, startups, local businesses and environment.

6-8 p.m. $5 | chamber.truckee.com

Truckee Historic Walking Tour Train Depot | Truckee | May 15

Historic Downtown Truckee comes alive during this colorful tour, which includes stories of railroad barons, lumber mills, ice harvesting, movie stars and other characters of the past. Pass by unique shops and restaurants while learning about Truckee’s famous and infamous past. The tour includes architecture, history, stories, fables and facts. Abo 4-5:30 p.m. Free | (530) 4262334, chamber.truckee.com

Adopt-A-Stream Team Leadership Training

Avoid Compliance Pitfalls

Glenshire Clubhouse Truckee | May 13

Truckee Tahoe Airport Truckee | May 16

Join us for our annual team leader training in preparation for our 2019 water quality monitoring season. Equipment training and program overview provided. 6-8 p.m. Free | 530-550-8760 x7#, truckeeriverwc.org

Good Morning Truckee Truckee-Tahoe Airport Truckee | May 14

Good Morning Truckee is open to the public – everyone is invited. It is held the second Tuesday of every month at Truckee Tahoe Airport from 7:00-8:30am. Ticket price for general public is $12; Truckee Chamber members $10 and includes a hot breakfast and raffle ticket. 7-8:30 a.m. $12 | truckee.com

55+ Hiking Series Incline Rec Center Incline Village | May 14, May 21

Join Incline Senior Programs every Tuesday for guided hikes around Tahoe. Meet in the recreation lobby and bring lunch, water and sunscreen, wear appropriate clothing and shoes. Camera and walking poles are encouraged, also. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $10-$13 | yourtahoeplace.com

Start Up Basics - Entrepreneurship Sierra Business Council Truckee | May 14

Join Sierra Business Council and SCORE of Northern Nevada to learn how to start your own business. Topics covered will include critical success factors; evaluating, testing and protecting your idea; legal structures; financial planning and cash flow; business plan and funding. 5:30-7 p.m. Free | chamber.truckee.com

Community Blood Drives TDFDP Station 23 Zephyr Cove | May 15

Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, Station 23, offers a community blood drive.

Find the hero in you. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free | tahoefire.org

Level Up Workshop Series Tahoe Chamber Conference Room Stateline | May 15

The workshop series is called: Making the Most of Your Marketing Budget. Whether you own a small or large business, maximizing the marketing budget to drive a higher ROI and brand visibility is a challenge. This workshop will help to reflect on your previous year, make smarter marketing investments and develop a strong strategy for moving forward. 12-1:30 p.m. $10-$20 | business. tahoechamber.org

Learn the most common compliance pitfalls employers face and how to avoid them to help lower violations risks and the wasted time trying to correct them! Some pitfalls include ERISA plan documents, section 125 POP plans, COBRA administration, and HRAs & FSAs. This event is SHRM and HRCI accredited. 8:30-10:30 a.m. Free | (916) 631-7891, chamber.truckee.com

Summer Moonlight Hikes with Wine & Cheese Social Incline Rec Center Incline Village | May 16

A mile-long paved hike to Crystal Bay Lookout are sponsored in collaboration with the National Forest Service.Wear warm clothing and bring a flashlight. Trip includes transportation, wine, cheese and snacks provided by Incline Senior Programs. Meet at Recreation Center. Those unable to hike can ride the van to the lookout. 5 p.m. $16$20 | yourtahoeplace.com

Tom Knudson Truckee Library | Truckee | May 16

Tom Knudson, a Pulitzer prize winning environmental journalist and photographer, will be our program speaker on birds and photography. Don’t miss this wonderful program. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free | (530) 582-7846, truckeefol.org

TDMA Celebration Evening Community Arts Center Truckee | May 16

Truckee Downtown Merchants Association celebrates 50 years. There will be small bites, a no-host bar of beer and wine, DJ music by Brian Hess and a sneak peek at Truckee Follies with a few skits. RSVP. 6-8:30 p.m. Free | historictruckee.com

EJ Tegner Golf Tournament Old Greenwood | Truckee | May 16

The fifth annual E.J. Tegner “Let’s Bet on Youth” Golf Tournament is a fun day with 18 holes of golf, longest drive, closest to the pin and putting contest. The format is fourperson, two-net-better ball. E.J. Tegner “Golf in Schools Program” month-long program is offered at area elementary schools. The instructors are PGA golf pros and the progra $-$ | justimaginemktg.com

Membership Mixer Truckee Library | Truckee | May 17

Join Friends of the Truckee Library for a membership party. Hear an update on what is happening with the new library, meet board members and new friends while enjoying refreshments. It is also a great time to renew your membership. 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Free | (530) 582-7846, truckeefol.org

May 9-22, 2019

Cool Car Cruizen Fridays

Alpenglow Tailgate Talks

Heavenly Village South Lake Tahoe | May 17

Alpenglow Sports | Tahoe City | May 18

Bike and Music Festival McFadden Plaza Carson City | May 17

Muscle Powered celebrates its 21st anniversary in Carson City,Nev. Ride a bike down to McFadden Plaza, get raffle tickets for a chance to win some great bicycle swag or participate in one of the events: Paperboy Challenge, Slow-Race, Tricycle Time Trials, or just hang out with a cold brew and enjoy live music by Randy & the G Men. 6-10 p.m. | visitcarsoncity.com

Tailgate Talk with Dierdre Wolownick, acclaimed author and mother of professional rock climber Alex Honnold. 7 p.m. Free | alpenglowsports.com

Tahoe Spark North Tahoe Event Center Kings Beach | May 18, 19

Join a weekend of energy healing, inspiration, meditation, yoga, and interactive, handson creativity. Come away with renewed vigor, focused clarity and an illuminated spirit. $175 | tahoespark.com

Sagehen Creek Wildflowers Lower Sagehen Creek Truckee | May 19

Join Tahoe Institute for Natural Science for a wildflower ramble along the Lower Sagehen Creek trail, just north of Truckee. This is an easy, relatively flat trail with about a 5-mile loop and is likely to be the lowest-elevation hike of the Tahoe Wildflower Big Year. 9 a.m.2 p.m. Free | tinsweb.org

Snapshot Day: Adopt-A-Stream TRWC office | Truckee | May 18

Join Truckee River Watershed Council for the 19th annual Snapshot Day and be a scientist for the day. Help collect water-quality data and evaluate the health of local rivers, streams and creeks. This is a family-friendly event that captures a snapshot of the water quality for the Truckee River Watershed on a single day. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | 530-5508760 x7#, truckeeriverwc.org

Truckee High Senior Fashion Show Truckee High School | Truckee | May 19

Enjoy this annual tradition to support the 2019 senior class. The seniors choose fashions from local boutiques, sporting good stores, thrift shops and strut their stuff on the runway. Ticket includes dinner, fashion show.

Raffle tickets for prizes available at event. 5-8 p.m. $5-$30 | eventbrite.com

Plaque Dedication Birding Under the Sierra Skies Sorenson’s Resort | Meyers | May 18

Spring is in the air, and local birder Jim Woods will take you on a birding adventure as he shares his broad knowledge of birds and other local wildlife. Explore their natural habitats and learn of each species in view.

Dress warmly and be prepared for carpooling to various birding locations. Don’t forget the binoculars. Price includes brunch. 9 a.m.1 p.m. $65-$95 | sorensensresort.com

Visitors Welcome Center Truckee | May 20

Commemorate the first motorcycle rider over Donner Summit. The George A. Wyman Memorial Project has presented a plaque and road sign to the Visitors Welcome Center in Truckee. There will be a commemorative motorcycle ride from the site of the old Summit Hotel to the Visitors Welcome Center at the Train Depot. All riders are invited to participate. 12-2 p.m. Free | chamber.truckee.com

Tahoe-Pyramid Trail Work Day Crystal Peak Park | Verdi | May 18

Due to the extremely wet winter, more repairs than usual are needed on the Trail. Teams of three to five volunteers are sent to various locations upstream of Verdi for weed removal and erosion repair. Sign up in advance with Bill von Phul. After a morning of work, a picnic is provided at Crystal Peak Park. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | takecaretahoe.org

Norm Saylor Old Highway 40 Donner State Park Visitor’s Center Truckee | May 18

Norm Saylor takes you back to a time when Old Highway 40 was the primary route through Donner Summit and Truckee. Old Highway 40 was one of the many routes developed to follow the path of the Transcontinental Railroad. This talk is a part of the Sierra Speaker Series for Donner State Park, co-hosted by the Donner SummitTruckee 150th Celebration. 5-7 p.m. Free | chamber.truckee.com

Full Moon Snowshoe Tour Tahoe Adventure Company Tahoe Vista | May 18

Join a Full Moon Snowshoe Tours through the brisk mountain air of Tahoe’s pristine forests. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $70 | (530) 913-9212, tahoeadventurecompany.com

Jenn Sheridan

Cool Car Cruizen Fridays are open to all cool cars. Free to all. Brought to you by Good Sam Safe Ride: The International Good Samaritans Safe Ride Program was started to provide teams of sober designated drivers to be on call by beepers to respond to calls from intoxicated drivers, their friends, or the bartenders This is their annual fundraiser.

5-8 p.m. Free | theshopsatheavenly.com

OUT & ABOUT

Social Summer Hikes for Seniors

Seniors are invited to take summer moonlight hikes to a wine and cheese social

by Incline Village Parks & Rec. The night begins with a mile-long paved hike to Crystal Bay Lookout. Wear warm clothing and bring a flashlight. The trip includes transportation, wine, cheese and snacks provided by Incline Senior Programs in collaboration with the Forest Service. Participants should meet at Incline Recreation Center. Those unable to hike can ride the van to the lookout. The cost is $16 for IVGID members and $20 for nonmembers.

Hikes are on the third Thursday of each month throughout the summer, starting at 5 p.m.: May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 12. | (775) 832-1300, yourtahoeplace.com

High Fives Golf Tournamnet Gray’s Crossing | Truckee | May 22

Guest speaker Rob Farrow co-founder and CEO of Aisle Planner will discuss the role of technology in the events industry. 9 a.m.12 p.m. $42.52 | brownpapertickets.com

The ninth annual High Fives Golf Tournament is a four-person scramble. Includes 18 holes of golf, golf balls, High Fives golf shirt, lunch and prizes. Shotgun start is at 11 a.m. Sign up as an individual to be assigned to a team or as a team. Proceeds will benefit High Fives Foundation. 11 a.m. $175-$ | highfivesfoundation.org

Wildflower Sketching Walk

Club de Conversacion

Page Meadows | Tahoe City | May 21

Kings Beach Library Kings Beach | May 22

Wedding industry talk Tannenbaum | Mount Rose May 21

Join Sarah Hockensmith of Tahoe Institute for Natural Science in a wildflower sketching and exploration in Page Meadows. She will lead a short hike into the meadows to observe and identify the diversity of wildflowers.

Participants will dive into detailed sketching exercises and enjoy a cup of tea while sharing drawings. No experience necessary. 1-3 p.m. | (775) 298-0067, tinsweb.org

Es ingles su segundo idioma? El Conversation Club es gratis y ofrece un lugar amistoso y divertido para que los adultos puedan practicar su ingles y aprender de la cultura norteamericana. If English is your second language, please join us for this fun, free, gathering to practice conversational English. 5-6 p.m. Free | (530) 546-2021, placer.ca.gov

TRYP North Shore Networking Mixer

May Chamber Mixer

Phiosophy | Truckee | May 21

Sierra Sotheby’s Tahoe City | May 23

Tahoe Regional Young Professionals are working to make it a little bit easier to meet new people. So we’ve decided to partner to have a Fun Speed Networking mixer, that will allow you to engage in a meaningful way.

The evening will include, a local beer on tap, light snacks and a raffle ticket. 5:30-8 p.m. $10 | facebook.com

U.S. Human Spaceflight: Past, Present and Future UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center | Incline Village | May 23

In 1961, NASA put the first American in space. Since then, U.S. astronauts have walked on the moon, piloted the Space Shuttle, and lived aboard the ISS. Join former NASA Astronaut Dr. Stephen Robinson as he explores the history of manned spaceflight, the challenges facing space exploration today, and what’s on the horizon for the future.

5:30-7:30 p.m. $5-$10 | (775) 881-7560, tahoe.ucdavis.edu

Visit the Event Calendar at TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of events.

Mix, network & mingle with the business community of North Lake Tahoe with the NLT Resort Association/Chamber of Commerce/ CVB. Enjoy a kick-off to summer at this outdoor event. 5-7 p.m. | facebook.com

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Horoscopes

FIRE

EARTH

AIR

WATER

Puzzles

Michael O’Connor is an astrologer, counselor and life coach | SunStarAstrology.com

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Bringing your larger visions and ambitions for the future down to earth continues. This implies a creative lead. Yet, as great as is creativity, it has to balance with practicality. In fact, practicality is the reality that you must honor first. However, doing so at the expense of creativity and authenticity is the balance point you must decipher.

Things continue to shake on relationship fronts. These likely imply the need to give to the situation, perhaps more than you would like. Your ambitions are running strong and you are determined to break through the old and make way for the new. So, give you must. You are also in a good position to negotiate for hidden benefits and the prospects look good.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

Sometimes forging ahead occurs behind the scenes. This is the likely scenario of late. Of course, behind could amount to your backyard. It could also amount to catching up on things, like reading a good book or social media exchanges. Yet, there has also been the prospect of initiating new friendships. These may still be in germination but look promising.

You are in both an expansive and an industrious mood. Success now requires that you be willing to take a few risks that you would not usually. While these do not have to be big, you are in the mood to go that way. Convincing significant others of your dreams, visions, and plans may be where the real work must happen. Yet, you are unlikely to be idly dismissed.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

Hopefully, the big changes linked to Saturn and Pluto mixing it up in Capricorn, which is happening for, or is that to... everyone, are going your way. Of course, others are experiencing the changes according to their own personal destinies. For you, they are linked to family relationships especially. As well, these changes have been rolling in for a while. The focus now is shifting to where to best invest.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

Creating a more beautiful living environment continues. To succeed, you will have to make some sincere efforts. This trend began a few weeks ago so it should be clear by now. If you have been procrastinating but still want positive results, you are wise to take action now. Make that big action because it is late in the game in this regard.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Recent changes are leading you to adapt creatively. This can mean artistic expressions. Producing works of beauty is indicated and these are likely business related. Fortunately, recent influences indicative of invention and innovation has come about.

As well, Venus and Mars working together, if on different fronts, reveal adventure and breakthrough.

Big shifts close to home can feel like an earthquake, of sorts. In other words, some unexpected events have arisen to shake you awake. Positively, you are responding in such a way as to not only make lemonade but to actually make a profit from it.

This is one of those moments when the best attitude is to ask: “how can I respond to make this be happening for me?”

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

You have begun to see yourself and the world and in the world in new ways. This implies the breaking of old patterns. In turn and at a more foundational level, this implies the need for new selfconcepts and perspectives. The key now is to engage consciously and make every effort to follow through so that the great vision does not dwindle away.

It is said that all great works begin in the mind.

This is one of those times, to be thinking creatively.

Financial goals, interests, and pressures perhaps are the mother of invention that has arrived to shift you into action. In some respects, you have been wanting an extra push, and this is probably it. Digging deep to make some core changes are featured.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Financial dealings are gaining your full attention. It is tax time after all, and this is usually when the money goes out. The question is: how are you paying yourself first? Rationalizing that taxes paid are retirement funds saved, in a manner of speaking, as with old age pension can help. Yet, it can also manifest as key investments, however small, that contribute to your life now.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

You are beginning to dig deeper regarding your plans. Deciphering where home is or where and how you can feel at home continues. Yet, you may be dealing with the pullback to ‘business as usual’. The result is you feel a bit torn between objectives and perhaps somewhat confused. You do feel expansive and the prospect of adventure is attractive, but practicality is keeping you sober.

CryptoQuip

Because this shooting star is bigger and heavier than the other, I’d have to call it the meatier meteor.

Hocus Focus differences: 1. Boy’s cap is backward, 2. Bags have been switched, 3. Man’s shoe is different, 4. Fence is longer, 5. Box is closer to boy, 6. Extra marker is in garden.

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2 0 1 9 · T A H O E · S I E R R A

by Alex Green

9TH ANNUAL GUIDE TO North Lake Tahoe & Olympic Valley

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Truckee & Northstar

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South Lake Tahoe

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Reno & Sparks

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Carson Valley

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The Lost Sierra

Old Brockway | Courtesy NLTRA

Read the weekly Golf section in each edition of Tahoe Weekly or at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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2019 TAHOE-RENO GOLF GUIDE | TheTahoeWeekly.com

HOLES

YARDS

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Tahoe Sierra Golf

DRIVING RANGE

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(530) 550-7024 | GolfinTahoe.com Opens May 17

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(530) 587-3501 | PonderosaGolfCourseTruckee.com Opens TBD

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INCLINE VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

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7,106

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INCLINE VILLAGE MOUNTAIN

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3,527

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LINKS AT SQUAW CREEK

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6,931

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EDGEWOOD TAHOE

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7,529

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LAKE TAHOE

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6,741

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THE DRAGON AT NAKOMA GOLF RESORT

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7,015

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FEATHER RIVER PARK RESORT

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Incline Village Championship Course

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THE CLUB AT ARROWCREEK | THE LEGEND

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THE CLUB AT ARROWCREEK | THE CHALLENGE

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In the 1960s, Robert Trent Jones and his son of the same name descended on the Tahoe region and set out to etch their names into the history books. In 1964, Trent Jones Sr. laid out his grand design for the Incline Village Championship Golf Course, carving into the mountainside a course that would stand the test of time and set it apart in humble fashion among all others in the Tahoe Basin. A bright green maze reminiscent of an alpine rainforest features picturesque views of Lake Tahoe, raging creeks and plenty of healthy-sized pine trees throughout. | yourtahoeplace.com

LAKERIDGE GOLF COURSE

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6,555

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(775) 828-6640 | WashoeGolf.com

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6,695

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(775) 851-3301 | WolfRunGolfClub.com

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7,100

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THE RESORT AT RED HAWK | HILLS COURSE

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7,106

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THE RESORT AT RED HAWK | LAKES COURSE

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7,410

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WILDCREEK GOLF COURSE | CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE

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7,047

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WILDCREEK GOLF COURSE | EXECUTIVE COURSE

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*Courses open unless otherwise noted.

COYOTE MOON

(530) 587-0886 | CoyoteMoonGolf.com Opens May 24

GRAY’S CROSSING

(530) 550-5804 | GolfinTahoe.com Opens May 24

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA OLD GREENWOOD PONDEROSA

SCHAFFER’S MILL

(530) 562-3290 | NorthstarCalifornia.com Opens May 24

(530) 582-6964 | SchaffersMill.com Opens TBD

TAHOE DONNER GOLF

(530) 587-9443 | TahoeDonner.com Opens May 24

NORTH LAKE TAHOE & OLYMPIC VALLEY

BROCKWAY GOLF

(530) 546-9909 | OldBrockway.com

Tee time: (775) 832-1146 | Pro shop: (775) 832-1146 | GolfIncline.com Opens May TBD Tee time: (775) 832-1146 | Pro shop: (775) 832-1150 | GolfIncline.com Opens May TBD

TAHOE CITY GOLF

Pro shop: (530) 581-6637 | SquawCreek.com Opens May 25

(530) 583-1516 | GolfTahoeCity.com Opens May 17

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

BIJOU

(530) 542-6097 | CityofSLT.us Opens TBD

(888) 769-1924 | Pro shop: (775) 588-3566 | EdgewoodTahoe.com Opens May 17 (530) 577-0788 | LakeTahoeGC.com Opens May 11

TAHOE PARADISE

(530) 577-2121 | TahoeParadiseGC.com Opens May TBD

THE LOST SIERRA (530) 322-3333 | NakomaGolfResort.com Opens May 17

GRAEAGLE MEADOWS

(530) 836-2323 | PlayGraeagle.com

GRIZZLY RANCH GOLF CLUB PLUMAS PINES

(530) 836-2328 | FeatherRiverParkResort.com

(530) 832-4200 | GrizzlyRanchGolfClub.com Opens May 12

(530) 836-1420 | PlumasPinesGolf.com

WHITEHAWK RANCH

(530) 836-0394 | (800) 332-4295 | GolfWhitehawk.com

RENO, NEV. (775) 850-4471 | TheClubatArrowCreek.com (775) 850-4471 | TheClubatArrowCreek.com

(775) 825-2200 | LakeRidgeGolf.com

SIERRA SAGE GOLF COURSE WASHOE GOLF COURSE WOLF RUN GOLF CLUB

(775) 972-1564 | SierraSageGolf.org

SPARKS, NEV.

THE LINKS AT KILEY RANCH

(775) 354-2100 | KileyLinks.com

(775) 626-4599 | RedHawkGolfandResort.com

(775) 626-4599 | RedHawkGolfandResort.com (775) 673-3100 | WildcreekGolf.net

(775) 673-3100 | WildcreekGolf.net

CARSON VALLEY, NEV.

CARSON VALLEY GOLF COURSE DAYTON VALLEY GOLF CLUB

(775) 265-3181 | CarsonValleyGolf.com

(775) 246-7888 | DuncanGolfReno.com

Courtesy TCPUD

TRUCKEE & NORTHSTAR

NORTH LAKE TAHOE & OLYMPIC VALLEY North Lake Tahoe is a mecca of mountain golf and golf history, from the 20th Century 9-hole celebrity hangouts of Tahoe City and Old Brockway to the championship craftsmanship of Incline Village, Nev. Head over to Olympic Valley, host of the 1960 Olympic Games and try your luck on the Links at Squaw Creek.

Incline Village Mountain Course Incline Village Mountain Golf Course is Nevada’s highest elevation course.

It was built in 1968, designed by the legendary golf architect Robert Trent Jones Jr., who has put his stamp on courses such as Chambers Bay in Washington, which hosted the 2015 U.S. Open. It’s an 18-hole executive layout, but despite its moderate yardage and true to the nature of Jones’ golf philosophy, this is not a course that is easily conquered; pars here are won in a chess-like game of risk and reward. Ask about their Nine & Wine and Sunday Family Fun days. | yourtahoeplace.com

The Links at Squaw Creek The Links at Squaw Creek is a daunting par 71 mountain track set in the heart of Olympic Valley. Designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, it rests amongst a habitat of protected wetlands and resident wildlife. The terrain is host to deep roughs, mature pine trees and off-camber fairways. Systematic climbs, steep descents, blind shoulders and puzzle-like greens are all surprisingly manageable with a slow approach and contemplative club selection. | squawcreek.com

EAGLE VALLEY | EAST COURSE

(775) 887-2380 | EagleValleyGolf.com

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Old Brockway Golf Course

(775) 887-2380 | EagleValleyGolf.com

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6,851

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EMPIRE RANCH GOLF COURSE | COMSTOCK /RIVER

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6,840

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EMPIRE RANCH GOLF COURSE | SIERRA /RIVER

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Old Brockway Golf Course is a nine-hole gem tucked into the forest, just a stone’s throw from Lake Tahoe’s shores in Kings Beach. Designed by John Duncan Dunn, it opened for play in 1924 and was a favorite place to play for many celebrities in the 1930s and 1940s. The course still maintains its old-fashioned feel: narrow fairway corridors, small greens and wild times. | oldbrockway.com

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GENOA LAKE GOLF CLUB | LAKES COURSE

(775) 782-4653 | GenoaLakes.com

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7,359

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GENOA LAKE GOLF CLUB | RANCH COURSE

(775) 782-7700 | GenoaLakes.com

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(888) 227-1335 | EmpireRanchGolf.com

(888) 227-1335 | EmpireRanchGolf.com (888) 227-1335 | EmpireRanchGolf.com

SILVER OAK GOLF COURSE SUNRIDGE GOLF CLUB

(775) 841-7000 | SilverOakGolf.com

(775) 267-4448 | PlaySunridge.com

WASHOE VALLEY, NEV.

TOIYABE GOLF CLUB

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(775) 884-4957 | ToiyabeGolfClub.com

Tahoe City Golf Course Now more than 100 years old, the Tahoe City Golf Course has never ceased to provide great golf at a reasonable price. The nine-hole, par-33 course is located in downtown Tahoe City. Despite its compact stature, it provides fun and challenging play for both experts and novices. In the middle of the 20th Century, the course was a popular hangout for Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. It is one of the only courses in the area where dogs play for free. | golftahoecity.com

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The Golf Club at Gray’s Crossing Gray’s Crossing opened in 2007 and was once a private golf facility; though now open to the public, it still has a private feel and look to it. Expect lofty ancient pine trees, native landscapes, wide fairways and relatively easy-to-find greens. The National Audubon Society recognized Gray’s Crossing as an Audubon International Gold Signature Sanctuary. Gray’s hosts Music in the Mountains on Tuesday evenings in the summer. | golfintahoe.com

Courtesy Old Greenwood

Northstar Golf Course

TRUCKEE & NORTHSTAR Truckee boasts a variety of golf courses from the tight and walkable holes of Ponderosa, to the longer PGA-caliber Old Greenwood Golf Course; a Jack Nicklaus Signature design or its challenging sister resort, The Golf Club at Gray’s Crossing.

Coyote Moon Golf Course A high-elevation roller coaster ride and true test of one’s skill reading the natural topography of the land, shot placement and ball-flight control. Only minutes from downtown Truckee, the course is carved into 250 acres of climbs and drops, bends and tunnels, with breathtaking views in a heavily wooded alpine zone, featuring towering pines and eccentric granite outcroppings. The layout sports countless elevation changes, both vertically and horizontally, with well-guarded greens and strategically placed hazards throughout. | coyotemoongolf.com

A tale of two nines. The Northstar Golf Course offers two completely unique golf experiences. The front nine, weaving its way around Martis Valley, is fairly flat, exposed, traditional and straightforward. The back nine immediately immerses players into mountainous terrain and winds its way through shaded hallways between the tall trees. The course was designed by Robert Muir Graves and is an approachable endeavor for golfers of all ages and skill levels. | northstarcalifornia.com

Old Greenwood Golf Course Meticulously maintained, with all the feel of a professional club. Old Greenwood Golf Course is a pure golf haven handcrafted by the legendary Jack Nicklaus in 2004. The course has been given a Top 10 ranking for Best New Public Access Golf Course by Golf Digest and was ranked the 4th Finest New Upscale Public Course in America by Golf Magazine. The practice facility here is second to none in the Reno-Tahoe area and offers customized learning opportunities, as well as a fully immersive golf academy. It’s a must play. | golfintahoe.com

Ponderosa Golf Course Originally brought to fruition by the townspeople and designed by Bob Baldock, Ponderosa Golf Course is Truckee’s oldest golf course, opening for play in 1961.

It’s a fairly short nine-hole course and, with the exception of one severely uphill par 3, is quite flat. However, no hole is a streamline conquest; the fairways are tight and, though hitting driver is always tempting, it can easily lead to driving right through the short grass into a monster pine or onto the adjacent fairways.

Overall, it’s a great and affordable place to sharpen your game. | ponderosagolfcoursetruckee.com TRUCKEE & NORTHSTAR CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

A Golf Course Immersed in Nature With an approachable front nine through Martis Valley and a breathtaking but challenging back nine, the Northstar California Golf Course delivers a unique experience with each visit.

With rates from $55, call 530.562.3290 to book tee times or visit us online.

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Schaffer’s Mill Golf & Lake Club Set amongst the lush Sierra foothills, Schaffer’s Mill is a semi-private golf facility co-designed by John Harbottle and two-time major winner Johnny Miller. The front nine is sunny and open in an expansive meadow under the peaks of Northstar and is generally flat, while the back nine is of a hillier nature with a healthy dose of ups and downs tee to green. It is a relatively long but manageable course. | schaffersmill.com

Tahoe Donner Golf Course Tahoe Donner Golf Course is a mountain golfer’s paradise, high above Truckee.

It offers lightning-quick greens that run fun and true and nearly every hole features significant changes in elevation. Come pinball your drives down the fairways of holes with names such as Bickler’s Bluff, Hilltopper and Double Trouble. Enjoy the panoramic views and fresh mountain air amongst the natural streams and columns of pine trees. | tahoedonner.com

OLD GREENWOOD Course Details

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18 holes | par 72

7,518

122-144

66.1-75.5

Old Greenwood has a wide range of offerings for golfers of every ability level, and they also have a fleet of golfboards. In addition to world-class golf, fourseason Club Membership at Tahoe Mountain Club offer members a wide selection of benefits both on the course and off the course. With our equally acclaimed sister course, Gray’s Crossing, located just across the street, it’s the perfect location for your next resort golf vacation or corporate golf tournament.

NESTLED AMONG 600 acres of towering pines and surrounded by beautiful mountain vistas lies Old Greenwood. As a Jack Nicklaus Signature Designed course, Old Greenwood has received Jack’s highest level of personal attention.

Home to California’s premier Golf Academy, which features the region’s top golf technology and offers lessons, clinics and golf schools taught by one of America’s top 100 instructors,

Courtesy Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course

www.GolfinTahoe.com

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE South Lake Tahoe hosts a variety of golf options tailored to one’s budget, skill level and time frame. There are the quick, mellow and affordable links at Bijou Municipal Golf Course and Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, the alpine challenges of Lake Tahoe Golf Course and Edgewood Tahoe, a pristine lakeside championship field.

GRAY’S CROSSING

Bijou Municipal Golf Course

www.GolfinTahoe.com Course Details

Yardage

Slope

Ratings

18 holes | par 72

7,466

111-140

64.0-74.3

EVERGREEN PINES line the fairways as the course weaves through a natural mountain setting with Mt. Rose as its backdrop. Gray’s Crossing meets golf enthusiasts’ demands to play a course with a traditional private club feel. Fast greens and tournament-like conditions await golfers every day. Demanding a combination of creative club choices and tactical strategies, this Jacobsen/Hardy course reveals the designers’ passion for fun, yet challenging play.

When not on the greens, guests may enjoy perusing the extensive array of merchandise in the golf shop or relax at PJ’s Restaurant. The indoor/outdoor restaurant and bar boasts breathtaking, panoramic views of Mt. Rose, a spacious lawn and a patio for relaxing around the fire.

Make it a family outing. Both Old Greenwood and Gray’s Crossing have two sets of junior tees, and offer complimentary golf for juniors after 5 p.m.

Enjoy free summer concerts on Tuesdays at Gray’s Crossing or host your special event by calling 530.550.5094.

12915 Fairway Drive | Truckee, CA 96161 | For tee times at Old Greenwood, call (530) 550-7024.

11406 Henness Road | Truckee, CA 96161 | For tee times at Gray’s Crossing, call (530) 550-5804.

For more information on both courses, visit www.GolfinTahoe.com.

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Bijou Municipal Golf Course is a nine-hole executive course featuring five par 4s and four par 3s. It opened in 1920 and was designed by Virgil Gilcrease. It is a short, gettable course, with a super casual atmosphere, great for working on distance control and dialing in your clubs. There are no water hazards on the course, however, the well-placed bunkers are plenty enough to keep you honest with your shot placement throughout your round. | cityofslt.us

Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course South Lake Tahoe’s most prominent golf club is none other than Edgewood Tahoe.

It is the only course in the Tahoe Basin that shares its fairways with the shores of Lake Tahoe, giving it a one-of-a-kind feel and aesthetic. Edgewood opened in 1968 and was designed by George Fazio. Golf Digest regularly rates it among the top 100 in the nation. It is available for group golfing and tournaments and offers lodging, spa and several dining options. | edgewoodtahoe.com

Lake Tahoe Golf Course Lake Tahoe Golf Course meanders about the floodplains of the Lake Valley State Recreation Area, just a few miles from the lake’s southeastern shore. On-in-one par 4s, sharp doglegs, forced carries or layups, territorial trees and bottomless bunkers make for technical gameplay in an absolutely beautiful setting. Ask about the new Players Club, offering free range balls, green fees and clinics for members. | laketahoegc.com

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Tahoe Paradise Golf Course Tahoe Paradise Golf Course is an 18-hole, executive-style, mountain course 4 miles from South Lake Tahoe. Designed by Fred R. Blanchard, it features a challenging variety of par 3s and 4s ranging from 95 to 372 yards. Family-style vibes, stunning views of Mount Tallac and green fees that won’t break the bank, are all sure to keep you coming back again and again. | tahoeparadisegc.com

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THE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE

THE LOST SIERRA State Route 89 north of Truckee takes you to wide-open, old-river valleys jam packed with world-class golf destinations of all shapes and sizes. Walk amongst herds of deer at Graeagle Meadows Golf Course, head over to Clio and check out Whitehawk Ranch Golf Club that often is rated as one of the best courses in California. There’s the narrow and fast Plumas Pines on the Feather River, Feather River Park Resort with views of the Mohawk Valley, the panoramic views of The Dragon at Nakoma Golf Resort or the solitude of Grizzly Ranch Golf Club.

www.GolfIncline.com | Projected to Open May 17 Course Details

Yardage

Slope

Ratings

18 holes | par 72

7,106

114 to 144

63.2 to 73.6

LOCATED AT 955 Fairway Blvd. in Incline Village, Designer Robert Trent Jones Sr. called the course “the ideal mountain layout” with “views you will never forget.”

This challenging, par-72 course matches everything you look for in a mountain design – towering trees, timely doglegs and natural water features, all of which complement its picturesque setting.

Renovated in 2003-04 by Kyle Phillips, amenities include a 23,000 ft. clubhouse with a banquet facility, an award-winning Golf Shop, lessons by PGA staff, a state-of-the-art driving range, and a top-of-the-line restaurant – The Grille. The Champpionship Course was listed on the “Best in State” list 2012-2015

by Golf Digest magazine and on Golf-Advisor’s “Top Courses in Nevada” list in 2018.

The Dragon at Nakoma Golf Resort Nakoma’s course is outright beautiful and no matter how you might play, you’re sure to leave here satisfied. It’s just an hour from Tahoe, designed by Robin Nelson, famous for his work on The Dunes at Mauna Lani. Golf World once designated this course as one of America’s Top 75. Come out and take on holes such as Dragon Lagoon, Dragon’s Tail and Teeth of the Dragon. | nakomaresort.com

Feather River Park Resort Just outside Blairsden and Graeagle, Feather River Park Resort golf course opened in 1985 and was designed by Bert Stamps. It sits in a prime spot amongst the Mohawk Valley offering up stunning views and a nine-hole, par-35 golf experience for golfers of all skill levels. | featherriverparkresort.com

Graeagle Meadows Golf Course Opened in 1968, designed by Ellis Van Groder, Graeagle Meadows Golf Course sits among the vast Mohawk Valley. The course digs itself farther and farther away from civilization, as your round goes on and plays host to an abundance of wildlife. The native landscape can be deep and chaotic and missing fairways can result in adventurous outings. Finesse of the short game is of importance here. | playgraeagle.com

Grizzly Ranch Golf Club One of the newer courses in the area, Grizzly Ranch Golf Club was designed

by Bob Cupp and opened in 2005. From the moment you step off the first tee, you will notice that this is a long course, playing at more than 7,400 yards from the back tees. It’s mainly flat and open, tempting you to make the big shots, though cautionary play can at many times be beneficial because ideal landing zones are often filled with one hazard or another and generally require some creative thinking.

The Lake House’s overlooking the 18th green has a revamped menu for 2019. | grizzlyranchgolfclub.com THE LOST SIERRA CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

THE MOUNTAIN COURSE www.GolfIncline.com | Open Late May Course Details

Yardage

Slope

Ratings

18 holes | par 58

3,527

98 to 102

55.2 to 58.2

LOCATED AT 690 Wilson Way in Incline Village, the Mountain Course invites golfers to enjoy the great outdoors at this public 18-hole par-58 course featuring an amazing mountain layout and beautiful views. This course is fun, affordable, and quick to play with special 9-hole and twilight rate options starting at just $18.

For tee times, visit www.GolfIncline.com.

Known as a fantastic course for beginners and families, the Mountain Course has plenty of challenges for even the best golfers.

Enjoy special events like Nine & Wine and our Sunday Family Fun Days (free for kids with family-friendly 8” cups on the greens). Learn to golf or improve your game with the Get Golf Ready clinics offered throughout the season.

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Plumas Pines Golf Course The course opened in 1980 and was sculpted by Homer Flint. It follows the Feather River around a sharply groomed, vibrant green oasis. Water can be found on almost every hole and fittingly so. There’s no shortage of forced carries and must-hit fades and draws. It’s a fairly short course, but is filled with tight corners, huge pine trees and quick-putting surfaces. Plumas Pines offers both a three-day golf school and a five-day golf academy. | plumaspinesgolf.com

Whitehawk Ranch Golf Course Whitehawk Ranch Golf Club is a championship-caliber course in the serene Mohawk Valley in Clio. Designed by Dick Bailey, the course opened in 1996. It has since racked up several honors and is consistently ranked amongst the Top 10 to 20 courses on many editorials’ Best Public Golf Courses of California lists. It also received the Golf Writers Association Environmental award. With Sierra peaks in nearly every direction and several streams moseying through the playing field and into lush ponds and even waterfalls, there’s not a spot on the course lacking a beautiful view. The atmosphere is laid back and casual, though the course itself is serious and spectacular.| golfwhitehawk.com

PONDEROSA GOLF COURSE www.PonderosaGolfCourseTruckee.com Course Details

Yardage

Slope

Ratings

9 holes

3,022

119 to 120

66.6 to 69.9

The course rolls smoothly with straight fairways and a short par 4 until the third hole, a tough uphill par 3 with unexpected gradation

changes and a sloping green. Still, the 9th hole is considered the most difficult, with trees woven as obstacles along the long fairway.

Purchased for private operation in 1968, the course was made public by purchase from the Truckee-Tahoe Airport District in 2008, and is manicured to ideal conditions by the Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District. Ponderosa also features practice greens, driving nets, a pro shop and snack bar.

For tee times, call (530) 587-3501 or visit www.PonderosaGolfCourseTruckee.com.

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PONDEROSA GOLF COURSE offers a family friendly, but surprisingly challenging, 9-hole course, developed by the townspeople of Truckee in 1961. The course, nestled in the heart of Truckee, celebrates the natural Sierra landscape and is characterized by its amalgamation of pine trees.

RENO & SPARKS The high desert affords area golfers the chance to play a different style of golf with a longer season, warmer weather and less heavily wooded zones. Many courses in the Reno and Sparks area are open year-round.

RENO The Club at Arrowcreek

TAHOE CITY GOLF COURSE www.GolfTahoeCity.com Course Details

Yardage

Slope

Rating

9 holes | par 33

2,691

120

65.9

The historic Tahoe City Golf Course is a family-friendly golf facility located in the heart of Tahoe City and walking distance to Commons Beach and local shops. A fun and challenging 9-hole, par-33 course with one par 5, four par 4s and 4 par 3s that will have players of every ability using every club in their bag as they walk or ride through towering pine trees enjoying views of Lake Tahoe.

Located on-site, Café Zenon has a full bar and restaurant. Enjoy a scenic patio, two bocce courts, practice areas and a barbecue area available for family reunions, weddings, receptions and barbecues after your private golf tournament. Book your tee time, tournament or private party today. Located behind SaveMart in Tahoe City.

251 N. Lake Blvd. | Tahoe City, CA 96145 Call and book your tee time at (530) 583-1516 or visit www.GolfTahoeCity.com

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The Club at Arrowcreek in South Reno is home to two championship golf courses: The Legend Course, designed by Arnold Palmer, a name that speaks for itself in the world of golf, and The Challenge Course, co-designed by 1979 Masters champion Fuzzy Zoeller and John Harbottle III. Both courses opened for play in 1999. | theclubatarrowcreek.com

Lakeridge Golf Course This is a Robert Trent Jones Sr. course in the middle of the city. It opened in 1969 and the place still seems to take you back in time to that era. Climbing up the mountainside, Lakeridge Golf Course features wonderful views of the cityscape below. It’s not by any means a long course, with drivable par 4s and reachable in two par 5s, but the greens can be treacherous if not given your complete attention.

You could find yourself above the hole or on the wrong tier of the putting surface, which can make for a tricky two putt. Hole 15 par 3 is a perfect example of what a signature hole should look like. The tee pad is perched 140 feet above an island green on the lake below and offers an iconic view of the city of Reno. | duncangolfreno.com/lakeridge

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Sierra Sage Golf Course Sierra Sage Golf Course is just north of Reno and features pleasantly walkable 18 holes and a comprehensive practice facility with an ample grass tee range.

The fairways are wide and open, as there are not many trees in the field of play.

The greens are thoroughly maintained, fast and true. The course offers GolfBoards, giving golfers a healthy and fun alternative to walking or taking a cart. | sierrasagegolf.org

Toiyabe Golf Club Tucked away at the base of the Carson Range, the Toiyabe Golf Club in Washoe Valley was a cattle ranch in the 1800s, known as the Lightning W Ranch. While maintaining the tranquility and beauty of nature’s landscape, Robert Muir Graves designed a course that he states, “offers an extraordinary golfing opportunity rarely available today.” Come challenge the howling Washoe winds and see for yourself. | toiyabegolfclub.com

Washoe Golf Course This historical golf club was founded in 1917; it’s the oldest 18-hole golf facility in the state of Nevada. Washoe Golf Course is a staple of the Reno community, an old-fashioned, genuine-natured golf experience right in the heart of the city.

The fairways are generally wide, flat, forgiving, feeding the greens, though lined with age-old cottonwood trees and seemingly invisible-from-the-tee water hazards.

Overall, the greens are small and feature at least one steep drop-off into an abyss.

A trip to Washoe Golf Course is not complete without a decompression session on the deck of The Shoe bar and grill overlooking the 18th green. | washoegolf.org

Wolf Run Golf Club The home course of the University of Nevada’s men’s and women’s golf teams, Wolf Run Golf Club was designed by John Fleming and opened for play in 1998. It’s a great example of desert mountain golf. The course rolls about the foothills in continuous undulating fashion with fairways edged with hard-packed sand, decorated generously with rocks and sagebrush. It features many drastic changes in elevations, an abundance of sand traps, forced carries and project-like oblong greens that really make for a fun day of putting. One of the best deals in Reno for a course on this level. | duncangolfreno.com/wolf-run

SPARKS The Links at Kiley Ranch The Links at Kiley Ranch is a nine-hole, executive-style, par-3 course open yearround and available for play at an affordable rate. It’s a great course to calibrate clubs and sharpen your short game. The greens are fairly straightforward and allow golfers to focus on speed more so than guessing their lines. There is also a large top-notch putting green onsite. If kicking a ball is more your style, be sure to inquire about FootGolf on the course. | kileylinks.com

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA GOLF COURSE www.NorthstarCalifornia.com/Golf Course Details

Yardage

Slope

Ratings

18 holes | par 72

6,781

122 to 140

72.4

EXPERIENCE A GOLF COURSE IMMERSED IN NATURE. With an approachable front nine through Martis Valley and a breathtaking but challenging back nine, the Northstar California Golf Course delivers a unique experience with each visit.

From scenic vistas and panoramic lookouts to immaculately kept greens and fairways, this mustplay course is consistently voted Best Value in Tahoe. Designed by world-renowned golf course architect Robert Muir Graves, this par-72 course is set high in the Sierra. Simply nothing compares to Northstar golf.

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Renowned golf course architect Robert Muir Graves designed this course with everyone in mind; the approachable front nine through Martis Valley and the beautiful but challenging back nine serve golfers of all skill levels.

18 holes, 6,781 yards, 4 tee locations, and a 72.4 NCGA rating – all above 6000 feet, allowing you to hit the ball up to 15 yards farther than normal.

Together, the “Meadow Nine” and the “Mountain Nine” make up a striking par-72 course and some of the finest golfing in the Tahoe Basin. Northstar Golf is consistently voted Best Value Golf Course in Tahoe.

The course, once operating as ranch land, was designed by three-time U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin. The course is well known because of his signature creation where he laid out a vision of deep Augusta-style, crushed-marble bunkers, tiny green, cleverly placed water hazards and large rolling fairways. This course is shorter and plays a little bit easier than its sister the Lakes Course. Ask about their topnotch golf clinics. | redhawkgolfandresort.com

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From where you stand, atop immaculately-kept greens and fairways, breathtaking panoramas over the Tahoe National Forest abound. Each moment here offers an authentic encounter with nature.

The paths of the sportsman and the nature enthusiast converge at Northstar California Golf Course.

Nestled in the foothills between Martis Peak and Mt. Pluto, the course offers a world-class golfing experience in the heart of the High Sierra.

We offer online booking at low prices so you can secure your ideal tee time with peace of mind.

Additionally, season passes are available, as well as lessons with our team of pro instructors. We’ll help you step up your game, no matter your skill level. In the pristine wilderness of Tahoe, every stroke of the club feels as crisp as a breath of mountain air.

Golf at Northstar and experience the sport like never before.

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10685 NORTHWOODS BLVD. | TRUCKEE, CA 96161 | (530) 587-0886

For tee times, call (530) 562-3290 or visit www.NorthstarCalifornia.com/Golf

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Robert Trent Jones Jr. is known for producing punishing layouts, incorporating minimalism and subtlety and highlighting risk and reward, victory and defeat. The Lakes Course at Redhawk is a prime example of his determination to truly test a golfer’s abilities, while also providing an enjoyable round in a rich and serene setting.

The course plays 7,400 yards and feels every bit of it. As the name suggests, there is plenty of water to deal with out here. | redhawkgolfandresort.com

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Wildcreek Golf Course | Championship Course Not for the faint of heart, this par-72 thriller demands respect. Blind tee and approach shots, lots of water hazards and some trickery around the greens, leave you reaching deep into your bag for every ounce of help you can get. Overall a great place to play, sure to keep you wanting more. Course knowledge is a huge asset out here. | wildcreekgolf.net/golf

Wildcreek Golf Course | Executive Course This is a perfect place to work on your short game; it also sports a full driving range and putting and chipping areas. There are nine exciting par 3s featuring heaps of traps and water. The Executive Course is a great alternative to the larger Championship Course or for those strapped for time or on a budget. | wildcreekgolf.net/golf

ANNUAL PASS | $649 ANNUAL PASS WITH VALET | $729

Your pass includes the use of a shared cart and a guest rate of $50. More details online at squawcreek.com/golf Tee times for advanced bookings will be available starting May 1. To purchase your season pass, stop by the golf shop or call 530.412.7034.

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Resort at Squaw Creek | 400 Squaw Creek Road | Olympic Valley 530.412.7034 | squawcreek.com

CARSON VALLEY Just a short drive from the shores of Lake Tahoe, the Carson Valley offers a wide variety of golf underneath the snowcapped peaks of the Carson Range, amidst the peace of the desert and beside the aimless Carson River.

COYOTE MOON GOLF COURSE www.CoyoteMoonGolf.com Course Details

Yardage

Slope

Ratings

18 holes | par 72

7,177

120 to 140

64.1 to 73.6

COYOTE MOON GOLF Course is one of the finest mountain golf experiences in the country. Residing in the beautiful Lake Tahoe area, Coyote Moon sits on 250 acres of secluded, rolling hills amidst towering pines, enormous granite outcroppings, wildflowers and the beautiful Trout Creek. The vistas, plus fresh mountain air, equals near perfection.

Coyote Moon Golf Course is a challenging, but fair test of Lake Tahoe golf. Most tee shots offer ample landing areas, as there are only a few forced carries. From the landing areas, most holes funnel to medium-sized, undulating greens that are well protected by trees, sand and water. The golf course was designed by Brad Bell, a former PGA Tour player, well known for creating highly praised courses.

10685 Northwoods Blvd. | Truckee, CA 96161 For tee times, call (530) 587-0886 or visit www.CoyoteMoonGolf.com.

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Carson Valley Golf Course Following the East Fork of the Carson River beneath the shade of the wide arms of ancient cottonwood trees, the Carson Valley Golf Course in Gardnerville has served as a great escape for a day of swinging around the clubs since 1965. Playing just more than 6,000 yards from the back tees, hitting driver isn’t always necessary from the tee box. Plenty of water hazards and magnetic bunkers always make for interesting shots at this enjoyable golf course. The course offers several different Couples’ Golf Packages including lessons and rounds of golf. | carsonvalleygolf.com

Dayton Valley Golf Club A short drive from Carson City brings you to the challenging Dayton Valley Golf Club, designed by none other than Arnold Palmer. One of the premier courses in Northern Nevada, it has been hosting PGA qualifier events for more than 20 years.

This desert oasis has 40 acres of water features, wobbly fairways and large greens with some of the quickest grass in the area. | duncangolfreno.com/dayton-valley

Eagle Valley Golf Course Opened in 1987, designed by Jack Snyder, nestled in the Carson City foothills, Eagle Valley Golf Course offers two different 18-hole outings. The East Course is a mellow playing field, that is generally open and straight forward, it’s a great course to walk, and to practice big swings. The Eagle Valley West Course is a place more suited for those looking for a challenge. Its desert-links design will continue to test you, hole after hole. | eaglevalleygolf.com

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Empire Ranch Golf Courses A tale of three nines — wait a second. Yes, that’s right, 27 holes of golf. The Sierra-River, Comstock-River and Sierra Comstock courses all offer unique challenges of their own surrounded on all sides by gorgeous views of the Carson Valley.

Also, onsite is a spacious chipping area and two putting greens. Empire offers a Men’s Club, Women’s Club and membership programs for discounted play. | empireranchgolf.com

Genoa Lakes Golf Club | Lakes Course The Lakes Course, established in 1993, was co-designed by Peter Jacobsen and John Harbottle III. The clubhouse is large and opulent. Having hosted more than a dozen U.S. Open Qualifiers, it is year after year voted as one of the best golf courses on the West Coast. Resting on the floor of the Carson Valley, the field follows the banks and canals of the Carson River. True to its name, several lakes scattered around the wetland-lined fairways bring water hazards of various nature into play on 14 holes. Ask about their 11 is Heaven deal, offering up 11 holes of golf, a burger and a beer. | genoalakes.com

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Genoa Lakes Golf Club | Ranch Course The Ranch Course is a different feel of place — entirely. The saloon-like clubhouse sports a polished wood bar and barbecue joint. Opened in 1998, co-designed by John Harbottle III and two-time major winner Johnny Miller, the playing area is carved into the high desert in a links-like fashion. The front nine dances around the low land before stair stepping a steep mountain bluff, severely exposed to the potential of a howling afternoon wind. Ranch cards are available, offering 10 rounds of golf for one low price. | genoalakes.com

Silver Oak Golf Course Set into the side of a mountain, this course has some dramatic changes in elevation tee to green of both the uphill and downhill varieties. Fast greens, with hidden breaks, severe exposure to the elements and plenty of water, make 18 holes at this place full of surprises. Silver Oak also offers Footgolf for those more inclined to kick a ball around the course than hit one. | silveroakgolf.com

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GOLF FOR YOUTH The fifth annual E.J. Tegner Golf Tournament is on May 16 at Old Greenwood Golf Course in Truckee. This is a fun day with 18 holes of golf and longest drive, closest to the pin and putting contests. The format is four person, two net better ball. | ttcf.net

HIGH FIVES GOLF TOURNAMENT The ninth annual High Fives Golf Tournament is a four-person scramble on May 22. Includes 18 holes of golf, golf balls, High Fives golf shirt, lunch and prizes. Shotgun start is at 11 a.m. | highfivesfoundation.org

SKY TAVERN GOLF TOURNAMENT The Sixth Annual Sky Tavern Golf tournament will be hosted at the Toiyabe Golf Club located in Washoe Valley on May 26 with a Shotgun start scramble. | Sky Tavern on Facebook

STEP2 TOURNEY STEP2’s annual golf tournament on May 31 is a great excuse to support a worthy cause at Old Greenwood. | step2reno.org Details on all of the golf events and tournaments in the Tahoe Sierra, Reno and beyond are at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on Events Calendar.

Yardage

Slope

Ratings

18 holes | par 72

7,411

121 to 143

66.5 to 75.0

Grizzly Ranch Golf Club, a #1 ranked golf course in the Sierra Nevada, is open from May 1 to late-October.

Only a 45 minute drive north on SR 89 to Hwy 70, Grizzly Ranch’s uncrowded town and tranquil mountainous environment welcome golfers to a relaxing golf experience, yet challenging Bob Cupp designed championship course. Stretching more than 7,400 yards from tips, Grizzly Ranch has five sets of tees to

accommodate every level of player. The natural turf range, a highlight to the practice facility, is open daily 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $20 – Half-day per person.

The Lake House offers a new signature menu of artisan sandwiches, lite bites and a full bar!

For more information, please call the Golf Shop at 530.832.4200, or visit us online at GrizzlyRanchGolfClub.com.

To book a tee time or for group play/fees, call the Golf Shop at (530) 832-4200, or visit www.GrizzlyRanchGolfClub.com.

This is a truly unique golf experience beneath a backdrop of the towering peaks of the Carson Range with huge lakes, forced carries and layups, exquisite course maintenance and fairways that blend into the putting surfaces. This place can be your best friend or your worst nightmare — and either way is bound to bring you back for more time and again. Check out their archery course onsite and the new hatchet-throwing area opening in summer 2019. | playsunridge.com

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Yardage

Slope

Ratings

9 holes | par 36

3,418

113 to 132

66.9 to 71.6

HISTORIC OLD BROCKWAY Golf Course has been family owned and operated for more than 35 years.

Old Brockway offers more than 3,400 yards of quality, serene golfing with two par 5s, two par 3s and five par 4s. Enjoy walking through the towering Jeffery pines with lake views on each and every hole.

The Golf Channel rated Historic Old Brockway as one of the Top Ten 9-hole courses in the country. It is our welcoming staff, dedicated

crew and beautiful setting that all make Old Brockway a “Lake Tahoe Golfing Tradition.”

Old Brockway Golf Course was built

by Harry Comstock and designed by renowned Scottish architect John Duncan Dunn, the golf course architect of Shinnecock Hills, home of the 2018 U.S. Open. Historic Old Brockway features small, turtle-back greens, minimum green to tee walking distances, and tight-knit fairways. It’s known as the best golfing value at the lake.

7900 North Lake Blvd. | Kings Beach, CA 96143 For tee times, call (530) 546-9909 or visit www.OldBrockway.com.

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Transcontinental Railroad’s 150 t h anni v e rs a ry | P a r t I Secession by Southern states in 1861 offered Congress a way forward and in 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act authorizing federal loans and land grants for the massive construction project, as well as financial support for the first transcontinental telegraph line.

When the Transcontinental Railroad was finally completed on May 10, 1869, promoters stated that — unlike the Donner Party — instead of taking months to cross just the western two-thirds of the country, New Yorker’s could ride to San Francisco in about 10 days. It was an incredible leap forward that would only be exceeded by aviation more than half a century later.

Lincoln’s ardent backing of a Pacific Railroad at the start of his presidency may seem surprising given that he already had his plate full as commander-in-chief at the onset of the American Civil War, tasked with organizing, financing and equipping the largest army that the United States had ever deployed in an effort to suppress the confederate rebellion. But Lincoln had always been a big supporter of railroad development.

By the 1870s, businesses in the remote yet bustling mountain hamlet of Truckee — which also received its moniTheodore D. Judah. | Courtesy California State Library

During the month of May, communities across the Western United States will be celebrating the sesquicentennial — 150th — anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. In the Truckee region, there are many acti-vities, lectures and interpretive walks scheduled for the next few months. There is a full schedule on Facebook at the Donner Summit-Truckee Golden Spike Celebration.

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or many cities and towns across the vast Great Plains and Intermountain West of the United States, the railroad was the sole reason they existed in the second half of the 19th Century. But rail commerce and related economic activities solidified and expanded their footprint on the map and those that survived are now well rooted and thriving. Reno, Nev., was officially HISTORIAN & AUTHOR

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established by the railroad in 1868, as were other towns along the Humboldt River in the Silver State.

By the 1870s, businesses in the remote yet bustling mountain hamlet of Truckee — which also received its moniker when the Central Pacific Railroad came through in 1868 — were shipping more freight than any other point on the Central Pacific line. The local timber industry supplied vast amounts of cut lumber, shingles and other specialized wood products to the booming Comstock, as well as markets in California.

During winter months crews in the Truckee River Canyon cut blocks of ice from frozen ponds and stored them in large insulated warehouses. In the spring and summer, the ice was loaded into railroad boxcars to refrigerate perishable produce grown for export in the Golden States’ Central Valley. Thousands of fresh fish were also transported to San Francisco and Virginia City, Nev., markets from the vibrant commercial fishery at Lake Tahoe.

None of this would have been possible without the railroad.

The Transcontinental Railroad represented a transportation revolution for the country that stitched the U.S. together coast to coast. The idea had first germinated in the California Gold Rush, but the epic engineering project was delayed for decades due to sectarian and obstructionist politics in Congress based on tensions over western expansion and the issue of slavery between Northern and Southern states.

Despite multiple surveys, the polarized parties could not agree on which route the track should take across the country, along with other concerns.

ker when the Central Pacific Railroad came through in 1868 — were shipping more freight than any other point on the Central Pacific line.

Before he obtained his credentials to practice law in Illinois in 1836 — at the time legislation stipulated that the certification only required the applicant be of good moral character and to swear an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and Illinois — he was a riverboat pilot. In the mid-1830s, railroad fever was sweeping the United States and Lincoln became a staunch advocate of its development. By 1840, nearly 3,000 miles of track had been laid in the U.S., more than all of Europe.

Financing a railroad was a major obstacle in its formation. As a young lawyer, Lincoln championed the controversial idea of government allocating federal and state land adjacent to any proposed railroad right-of-way. He won a decision before the Illinois Supreme Court to grant the Illinois Central Railroad 2,595,000 acres, a verdict that was later cited as precedent in 25 other cases throughout the United States. Later the Supreme Court also accepted Lincoln’s argument that the Illinois Central be exempt from county taxes.

Lincoln further burnished his credentials as a successful railroad lawyer in 1857 when he defended the Rock Island Bridge Company that had built the first railroad trestle over the Mississippi River. The company was being sued after a steamboat ran into one of the piers and caught fire.

At that time, cities such as St. Louis supported the principle of free navigation for shipping commerce over the interests of railroads constructing bridges. Although Lincoln did not win the case outright — the jury deadlocked and the suit dismissed — the outcome was a victory for the railroad. An Iowa court later found against the builders and ordered the bridge removed, but that verdict was overruled by

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the Supreme Court. The result opened the door for railroad bridges over Western rivers, an important step in the nation’s economic development and rail expansion.

A major obstacle to the Transcontinental Railroad was conquered, at least on paper, at the end of the 1850s. A brilliant young engineer named Theodore Dehone Judah, who had constructed California’s first railway, the Sacramento Valley Railroad, mapped a workable, if difficult, route through the Sierra via Donner Pass. Judah’s line would require building 15 tunnels, six up the western slope of the range, nine down the other side, but it was feasible, given sufficient financing. It took passage of the Pacific Railway Act to create the Union Pacific Railroad, which would construct track from Omaha, Neb., to about Salt Lake City, Utah, but Central Pacific Railroad, which would start from Sacramento, sprang from the dreams of private California businessmen.

Even before the federal legislation passed, Judah went to four successful Sacramento merchants: Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins and Collis P. Huntington. A persuasive man, Judah interested the four hardheaded entrepreneurs, not by visions of a nationwide railroad that seemed beyond the grasp of one company or group of men, but by practical talk about the profits they could make supplying the Nevada mining camps near which their line would pass. As the Big Four, as they came to be known, had all made their money as merchants in the Gold Rush, this was an argument that they could understand. It would be Judah’s expertise, attention to detail and inspired engineering, that generated the driving force for the establishment of Central Pacific Railroad.

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FEATURE

CELEBRATING THE

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD STORY BY JUDY DEPUY

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Truckee Railroad Train Station, 1869. | Courtesy Truckee-Donner Summit Historical and Railroad Societies

n May 10, 1869, 150 years ago, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, forever changing the landscape of Truckee and Donner Summit. The railroad made traveling across the Sierra relatively painless. Instead of taking seven months or more to go from New York to San Francisco, the railroad shortened the trip significantly. By 1876, the Transcontinental Express made the trip across the country in less than seven days.

The sesquicentennial anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad marks the spanning of the continent with rails and a revolution to this area and the country.

The railroad also brought both freight and travelers to Truckee. The train helped create local lumber and ice industries. Writers and artists came to capture the beauty of the area. The railroad led the way for the first transcontinental highway system, tele-

phone line, pipeline and postal air route.

It opened Truckee and Donner Summit to snow sports and summer activities, as well as facilitated the filming of numerous movies — more than 140 — in the areas.

Transcontinental Railroad history section Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for articles on the history of Truckee and the Transcontinental Railroad, local celebrations, events and more. Click on Transcontinental Railroad under the Explore Tahoe menu.

The Truckee-Donner Historical, Donner Summit Historical and Truckee Donner Railroad societies invite the community to celebrate this wondrous feat. From May 10 through Labor Day, locals and visitors alike can enjoy various activities.

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ozens of events, art exhibits, programs and tours are planned throughout the season to celebration with 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad.

For a complete list of events, historical articles and more, visit TheTahoeWeekly.com, goldspike.org or Donner Summit-Truckee Golden Spike Celebration on Facebook.

ONGOING 150th Anniversary Passport Program Visitors & locals can pick up passports at the Truckee Visitor/Welcome Center that they take to various locations around Truckee/Donner Summit to learn about the history and get the passport stamped from May 10 to September.

Railroad exhibits There are numerous exhibits commemorating the 150th anniversary including the Gold Spike Sesquicentennial exhibit at the Truckee Recreation Center, “Zhi Lin: Chinese Railroad Workers of the Sierra Nevada” at the Nevada Museum of Art and “The Transcontinental Railroad: What a Difference it Made” at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. There are special events planned for all of the exhibits, as well.

Old Jail Museum Docent Led Tours

MAY 18

JUNE 22

Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park

Historical Talk: The Chinese and Their Importance to the Railroad 7 p.m. | Truckee Tahoe Airport

History Talk: Old Highway 40 5 p.m. | Donner Memorial State Park MAY 20 George Wyman Commemorative Ride | 10 a.m.

Plaque Dedication: George Wyman, First Transcontinental Motorcycle Rider over Donner Summit Noon | Truckee Train Depot MAY 30 Historical Talk: An engineering marvel 7 p.m. | Camp Richardson JUNE 1 Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park Historical Talk: The Firsts over Donner Summit | 7 p.m. | Truckee Tahoe Airport JUNE 8

Open weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day; and during Truckee Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. June 13 to Aug. 28.

History Talk: The Story of Tunnel 6 & dinner 5 p.m. | Clair Tappaan Hotel

Truckee Railroad Caboose Museum

JUNE 10

Open weekends year-round from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Historical Talk: Locomotive Technologies 6 p.m. | Pizza on the Hill

MAY 10 150th anniversary Ribbon Cutting Noon | Truckee Train Depot Art Show Opening & reception 6 p.m. | Truckee Recreation Center MAY 11 History Talk: The Meaning of the Railroad 7 p.m. | Truckee Tahoe Airport

JUNE 15 Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park Interpretive Walk, Town of Boca Site 10 a.m. | Truckee Historical Talk: Boca Brewery: Creation of the First California Lager 5:30 p.m. | Donner Memorial State Park

JUNE 29

Historical Talk: Truckee Lake Tahoe Railway 7 p.m. | Truckee Tahoe Airport AUG. 10

Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park

Historical Talk: Red Light District of Truckee 6 p.m. | Art Truckee

Historical Talk: Snowsheds-Fires and other Related Subjects | 7 p.m. | Truckee Tahoe Airport

Historical Walk: Red Light District TBD | Jibboom Street

JULY 4

AUG. 17

Truckee 4th of July Parade 10 a.m. | Donner Pass Road

Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park

JULY 6

Historical Talk: Vigilantism 5:30 p.m. | Donner Memorial State Park

Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park

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JULY 18

Historical Talk: Henness Pass 7 p.m. | Truckee Tahoe Airport

Historical Talk: Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad | 5:30 p.m. | Tahoe Donner Lodge

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JULY 20 Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park

Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park 150th Anniversary Celebration Picnic 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park

Historical Talk: Lincoln Highway 5:30 p.m. | Donner Memorial State Park

SEPT. 14

JULY 27

Donner Party Hike | 8 a.m. | Sugar Bowl Road

Historical Talk: Logging Railroads 7 p.m. | Truckee Tahoe Airport

Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park

JULY 28

SEPT. 15

Logging Trestle Tour Drive/Walk 8:45 a.m. | Railroad Society Caboose Museum

Donner Party Hike 8:30 a.m. | Donner Memorial State Park

AUG. 3

SEPT. 28

Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park

Truckee River Railroad Train Rides 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Truckee Regional Park 23

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CREATIVE AWARENESS

Fundraiser for

Penny Bear

Ryan Bahlman BRANCHES OUT S T O R Y B Y K AY L A A N D E R S O N | P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y R YA N B A H L M A N

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n an overcast spring afternoon, Ryan Bahlman is in the abandoned Hacienda de la Sierra building on 931 Tahoe Blvd. in Incline Village, Nev., doing construction on what will be the new Alibi Ale Works brewery. The interior is completely torn up and Bahlman is hard at work in a dark hoodie and headphones, hammering away, helping his childhood friend and Alibi Ale Works co-founder and co-owner Rich Romo renovate the building.

Tahoe Public Art is raising money to keep the installation “Ursa Mater” permanently in Tahoe City and is seeking donations.

Ursa Mater (Mother Penny Bear), created by husband and wife artists Robert and Lisa Ferguson, is a 12-foot tall mother grizzly bear. The two cubs are surrounded by their mother, the tallest being 6-feet and the other standing at 5 feet. The sculpture is made from 200,000 pennies and is a statement of a mother’s love and protection.

The group needs to raise $15,000 to keep the art installation. | gofundme.com, tahoepublicart.com

“ With murals everyone can see it, it’s not just hanging up on someone’s wall.”

–Ryan Bahlman However, Bahlman is better defined as the face behind RYNoArt; his distinct designs are painted on canvases that hang around the Tahoe Sierra and beyond. He recently branched out painting on larger spaces such as breweries, sports facilities, bedroom walls and more. Bahlman takes out his phone and shares some photos of the pieces he put together fusing metal, glass and wood.

“For Alibi, I’m going to add glass, maybe some mixed canvas art, combine three different elements,” Bahlman says.

Bahlman grew up with art; his mother was a painter who specialized in repainting album covers, like those of Cat Stevens and Janis Joplin.

When Bahlman was in junior high, in the early 1990s, ripping around Incline on his skateboard and snowboarding up at Diamond Peak Ski Resort, when he met representatives from the skate/surf/snow brand Volcom. Bahlman’s rebellious crew consisting of himself, Romo and other 24

local groms. Following that meeting, Bahlman sent Volcom some drawings and in return, the Volcom reps sent him a box of T-shirts and stickers with his art on them.

He worked with the company for a long time after that.

“For many years, my art had the Volcom stone in it,” he says.

In the late 90s, some of the guys who were sponsored by Volcom also rode for Lib Technologies, a well-respected snowboard company that showcased some of the best riders including Jamie Lynn, Mike Parillo and Travis Rice. Between the years

1999 and 2011, Bahlman designed about 30 snowboards in Rice’s pro-series collection. However, now that Lib Tech is owned

by Quiksilver and the action-sports scene is inundated with artists, it seems that Bahlman has lost his place in the lineup.

“Back then it was only four to five artists.

I thought I was never going to have to work again. But it just came and went,” he says.

“The life of an artist is a constant struggle.”

That wasn’t the end of RYNoArt, however. People still find his work on the Facebook Lib Tech snowboard collectors forum and buy his prints.

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Models with RYNoArt leggings; A RYNoArt piece; Ryan Bahlman with some of his artwork.

During the 2017-18 winter season, Bahlman was thrown into another unique project, which prompted him to take his art in a new direction. A friend of his who worked for Red Bull flew him to Austria where the company had built an indoor skate park inside of an airplane hangar.

Bahlman spent five days painting the walls, pillars and skate ramps in a colorful, street-art style.

“I came back [from Austria] and realized I wanted to do more of that,” he says, adding that he is doing more public-art commissions and even recently painted the walls of the EZAIR Trampoline Park and Laser Tag Arena in Reno, Nev. “With murals everyone can see it, it’s not just hanging up on someone’s wall,” he says.

Focusing on creating original high-end canvas art is helping Bahlman stay interested in his craft and providing new opp-

OutWest Film Fest

OutWest Film Fest celebrates the best of LGBTQ international film making on May 18 at Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, Nev. Session I, from 3 to 5 p.m., the documentary film, “Light in the Water,” will be featured followed by a question-and-answer session with director Lis Bartlett and executive producer and head of Logo Documentary Films Taj Paxton. Session II from 6 to 8 p.m. will feature director Steve Loveridge’s Sundance award-winning “Matangi/Maya/ M.I.A.,” a personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist and her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star.

Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for museum members and students. Register online; sessions are sold separately. | nevadaart.org

New art studio

in Tahoe City ortunities, including an apparel line. Fans of RYNoArt can buy his art printed on women’s leggings, T-shirts, beach towels, hats and iPhone cases through his Web site.

It’s fun to see what Bahlman comes up with next. You can view his unique style, which may consist of aliens, skeletons, crustaceans and animals, hanging up or painted around Tahoe. | rynoart.com 

Artist Peggy Lindquist will open Muse Art Reclaimed in Tahoe City in June. The studio will feature classes, workshops and events reflecting a range of mediums.

Lindquist works in acrylic and watercolor for painting, recycled textiles for wall hangings, and found objects. The studio will be located at 855 North Lake Blvd. in Tahoe City. | museartreclaimed.com

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Transcontinental Art Show Truckee Community Rec Center Truckee | May 10-Oct. 31 chamber.truckee.com

TRAIN CAR PART OF

Spring Artisan Market Copper Cat Studio | Sparks | May 11

(775) 453-0753, coppercatstudio.com

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Kids Art Camp Art Show

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North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City May 14-19

CELEBRATION The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City, Nev., is hosting “The Transcontinental Railroad: What a Difference it Made” exhibit as part of the sesquicentennial celebration of the Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory Summit in Utah.

The exhibit features the first public display of the “The Commissioners’ Car,” which carried Central Pacific president Leland Stanford to the historic golden spike ceremony on May 10, 1869. The meeting of the Central Pacific Railroad from the west and Union Pacific Railroad from the east culminated with the driving of the ceremonial golden spike.

In 1988, Coach 17 was purchased by the State of Nevada. Today, the car has been stabilized and is kept in a state of arrested decay where it serves as a time capsule of railroad history. This exhibition will be the first time it has been displayed for the public.

The exhibit will also feature the V&T locomotives Inyo and Dayton, both of which have been used in film and exhibitions to portray the locomotives present at Promontory in 1869. | nvculture.org

(530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

Knitting Group Atelier | Truckee | May 14-Dec. 31

(530) 386-2700, ateliertruckee.com

Adult Coloring Truckee Library | Truckee May 15-Feb. 3, Wednesdays

Railway workers and dignitaries pose after the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869, celebrating the completion of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. | Courtesy Nevada State Railroad Museum

(530) 582-7846, madelynhelling.evanced.info

Gathering of Artists North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City May 15-April 15, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays

Food: Appetites and Delectability

Our Nevada Stories: Objects Found in Time

McKinley Arts & Culture Center Reno | May 9-24

Nevada State Museum Carson City | May 9-Oct. 22

Irish Storytelling

“Home Means Nevada”

To Have and To Hold: Nevada’s Art Collection

Tom Knudson

(775) 334-6264, reno.gov

Nevada Legislature Senate Carson City | May 9-July 25 nvculture.org

“In Conversation: Alma Allen and J.B. Blunk” Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 9-June 23

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Jazz & Beyond Art Contest Nevada Artists Association Gallery Carson City | May 9-15

(775) 887-8988, jazzcarsoncity.com

Lolita Develay: “Facts and Figures Nevada Legislature Building Carson City | May 9-17 visitcarsoncity.com

Andrea Zittel Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 9-July 31

The Lost World of Dragons

nvculture.org

John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art University of Nevada Reno | May 9-July 31 (775) 784-6682, unr.edu

(530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

Sundance Books & Music | Reno | May 16 (248) 330-6992

Truckee Library | Truckee | May 16 (530) 582-7846, truckeefol.org

Membership Mixer Truckee Library | Truckee | May 17 (530) 582-7846, truckefol.org

Treeline a Film

by Patagonia Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House Truckee | May 9 (530) 582-6751, mapf.org

Trevor Paglan: Orbital Reflector Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 9-June 30

Niyah Moore’s Get Away to Write Weekend Retreat Chateau | South Lake Tahoe | May 17-19 eventbrite.com

Artist Reception: Bobbi Pickles Artsy Fartsy Gallery | Carson City May 18 visitcarsoncity.com

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

OutWest Film Festival Under One Sky Nevada State Museum Carson City | May 9-Oct. 22

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | May 18 (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Student Art Show Reception & Awards

Wilbur D. May Museum at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park Reno | May 9-12

WNC Student Art Show

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 9-19

Material Expressions of the Dreaming: The Aboriginal Collection of Ellen Crawford

Zhi Lin: Chinese Railroad Workers of the Sierra Nevada

Nevada Legislature Building Carson City | May 20-June 7

City of Sparks Poetry Contest

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 9-June 23

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 9-Nov. 10

Wildflower Sketching Walk

Maya Lin: Pin River-Tahoe Watershed

150 Year Transcontinental Railroad Commemoration

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 9-Dec. 29

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | May 10

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Ann Johnston: Quilts of the Sierra Nevada

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Sparks Marina | Sparks | May 9-31

(775) 785-5961, facebook.com

Western Nevada College Main Gallery Carson City | May 9-15

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 9-June 23

Student Galleries South, Jot Travis Building | Reno | May 9

(775) 784-4278, events.unr.edu

ltcc.edu

Bits and Pieces of the Silver State

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

visitcarsoncity.com

Page Meadows | Tahoe City | May 21 (775) 298-0067, tinsweb.org

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Members Exhibit North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City May 9-13

Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center Reno | May 10

“Neon Wasteland”

Tamano Craft Fair

The Holland Project | Reno | May 9

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Reno | May 10-May 11

(530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

(775) 742-1858, hollandreno.org

“Compass of the Ephemeral: Aerial Photography of Black Rock City” Nevada Museum of Art | Reno | May 23 (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Reno Rodeo 100 Years Storytelling Event

(775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

“Existence: Sensing Myself in You”

Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | May 19

visitcarsoncity.com

(775) 353-7856, nevadahumanities.org

Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Memorial Poles

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LIVE MUSIC, SHOWS & NIGHTLIFE

DYNOHUNTER’S

Warrior Journey STORY BY SEAN McALINDIN

May 10 | 10 p.m. | Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev.

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ynohunter is cruising in the band van down the interstate and into the alley behind Silk City Lounge just outside of Philadelphia after a weekend of raging the shores of Lake Erie from Cleveland to Buffalo, N.Y. The Boulder, Colo., jamtronica trio are five weeks into a spring tour that leads them to a close-knit show on May 10 in the Red Room at Crystal Bay Casino.

Last summer, many local folks discovered this talented, high-energy group via their early Sunday morning throwdown at Guitarfish Music Festival.

“They’re a really great community of supporters of up-and-coming music,” says Clark Smith — saxophone, synth and percussion virtuoso and DJ — of the Guitarfish Music Festival family. “And we’re definitely a word-of-mouth band.”

Smith grew up in Hawaii and moved to Maine before studying music at the University of Denver just after the turn of the millennia. Rising scene bands at the time such as EOTO, Lotus, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Big Gigantic, The New Deal and others led this jazz saxophonist on a warrior quest into the world of livehouse electronica.

Smith and Dynohunter bassist Fred Reisen now live and work in a home studio in the Table Mesa neighborhood of South Boulder. What started as a side project in 2009 has evolved into a bubbling oasis of original compositions and recordings, not to mention nationwide club and festival tours. Smith, Reisen and drummer/special FX talent Nic Thornsberry layer intricate beats with synths in the studio, DJ the parts live on Ableton, music software and then improvise over the loops live to create a tapestry of DIY house music that is at once transcendent and perfectly imagined.

The name Dynohunter was born as a fantastical joke. “It was inspired by making this island jungle soundscape,” says Smith. “It’s part of the live percussion/world music vibe. The sax with the delay kind of sounds like a saxophone in a canyon. We try to bring a really groovy, funky feeling and take people of the journey of the hunter. We play a diverse range of styles celebrating the darker side of the more primal nature and landscapes the hunter would experience. There’s also a Mayan alien influence and you can hear that ancient, yet futuristic landscape in the music as well.”

Dynohunter has released 12 EPs and three full-length records in the past four years with no sign of slowing down.

“You hope to have half of your set unreleased at all times,” says Smith of their spellbinding live performances. “For me,

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“ We try to bring a really groovy, funky feeling and take people of the journey of the hunter.

We play a diverse range of styles celebrating the darker side of the more primal nature and landscapes the hunter would experience.”

–Clark Smith it’s more about producing the music and adding a new song every show when we’re not on the road.”

Dynohunter will perform on May 17 at the 17th annual Spring Joshua Tree Musical Festival, which shares similar promoters, bands, volunteers and music lovers with Guitarfish.

“They’ve been around for a while and the crowd is really receptive to new types of music,” says Smith. “They’ve kept it grassroots and underground; it’s not a corporate juggernaut and you can feel that.

It’s a really inclusive family feeling. It’s all about bringing a positive vibe and sharing that with people and growing together.

It’s music that we really love and we recognize that the ethos is congruent.”

Dynohunter played for more than two hours to close out the Saturday night stage at 3 a.m. on July 29 at last year’s Guitarfish with an all-out dance party in the lost forests of Cisco Grove.

“It’s an intimate festival setting right on the river and definitely one of the most memorable of shows the summer,” says Smith of the festival that returns from July 25 to 28.

“We bring together elements of world music, jazz and funk with some jam elements to create a deep dance music experience that’s really inspired by house and techno scene, but has a festival improvisation vibe. We’re all about taking people on a late-night journey with Latin rhythms, island rhythms and a really dancy set.” | crystalbaycasino.com 

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MAY 9 | THURSDAY Erika Paul Trio Senior Center Library, Reno, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Dave Leather Sassafras, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

Truckee Tahoe School of Music Open Mic Goose & Chey, Tahoe City, 6-10 p.m.

Dirty Birdie Bingo/DJ The Polo Lounge, Reno, 7 p.m.

“Newsies The Musical” Truckee High School, Truckee, 7 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Don Friesen Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

“Equus” Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company, Reno, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

“The Crucible” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Stampede Country Music & Dance Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Phantom Killer, Common Mishap, Stirr Lightly Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 8 p.m.

Terror Pigeon!, Real Dominic, Sell the Sun, Creatures of Habit The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Karaoke Davidson’s Distillery, Reno, 8 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Chipper Lowell The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe Reckless Envy Carson Valley Inn, Minden The Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline

MAY 10 | FRIDAY Kris Diehl The Idle Hour, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.

Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Live Music Hard Rock - Hotel Lobby, Stateline, 3-6 p.m.

Mother’s Day Gala Carson Nugget Ballroom, Carson City, 5-11 p.m.

Reno Phil Youth Orchestras Spring Showcase Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, 5 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Rock-Roll Tribute Concert Baldini’s Casino, Sparks, 6:30-8 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Silver State Square and Round Dance Festival Reno Ballroom, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

“Newsies The Musical” Truckee High School, Truckee, 7 p.m.

Puddle of Mudd Virginia St. Brewhouse, Reno, 7-11 p.m. iamher LIVE McKinley Arts & Culture Center, Reno, 7-8:30 p.m.

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C A L E N D A R | M AY 9 - 2 2 , 2 0 1 9 Live comedy Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Caskey Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Don Friesen Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Crazy for You Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

“Equus” Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company, Reno, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

“The Crucible” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Rosanne Cash Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City, 8-10:30 p.m.

LoCash Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8-10:30 p.m.

Pauly Shore Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno, 8-11:30 p.m.

Adrenaline w/Ladies of the Eighties Max Casino, Carson City, 8 p.m.

Rock-Roll Tribute Concert Baldini’s Casino -, Sparks, 8:30-10 p.m.

Panda Fat Cat Bar & Grill, Tahoe City, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

AudioBreeze MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Willie Nelson Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 9 p.m.

Guitar Town Bar of America, Truckee, 9-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Jimmy B’s Bar & Grill, Reno, 9-11 p.m.

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 9 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Don Friesen Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

Sun Beast/Dissidence/Stavves Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

DJ in Center Bar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.

Dynohunter Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe Reckless Envy Carson Valley Inn, Minden The Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline Grandma Lee Lex Nightclub, Reno

MAY 11 | SATURDAY Silver State Square and Round Dance Festival Reno Ballroom, Reno, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.

Kris Diehl The Idle Hour, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.

Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Live music Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, Tahoe City, 2-5 p.m.

Live Music Hard Rock - Hotel Lobby, Stateline, 3-6 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Spring Swing Veteran’s Memorial Building, Grass Valley, 6-8 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

“Newsies The Musical” Truckee High School, Truckee, 7 p.m.

Robin Trower Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

Live comedy Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

TCT Improv Comedy Night Art Truckee, Truckee, 7:30 p.m.

Likybo Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Don Friesen Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Crazy for You Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

“Equus” Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company, Reno, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Taking Root Whiskey Dick’s Saloon, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.

Don Friesen Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

DJ in Center Bar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.

Chango, Andrew Posada, IJV, DubFyah The Grid Bar & Grill, Kings Beach, 10 p.m.

The Barbershop 1up, Reno, 10 p.m.

Rich Homie Quan Lex Nightclub, Reno, 10 p.m.-4 a.m.

Rock River Carson Valley Inn, Minden

MAY 13 | MONDAY Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Chipper Lowell The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

Karaoke Polo Lounge, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Motown on Monday The Loving Cup, Reno, 9 p.m.-3 a.m.

Snakeboy Johnson performs at Bar of America in Truckee on Friday, May 17.

“The Crucible” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Apocalyptica Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8 p.m.

The Church Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Country “Ladies Night” The Saint, Reno, 8 p.m.

Treedom Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 8 p.m.

Drink-182: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus The Bluebird, Reno, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Wand The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

First Take ft. Rick Metz MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Scott Pemberton: Electric Power Trio Moe;s Original BBQ, Tahoe City, 8-11 p.m.

Art Garfunkel MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Musicole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Solar Haze, Ozymandias, Kanawha, Atomic Kavemen Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8 p.m.

One Way Street Living the Good Life Nightclub-Bistro-Lounge, Carson City, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Dusty Miles and the Cryin’ Shame Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

Guitar Town Bar of America, Truckee, 9-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 9 p.m.

LeAnn Rimes Nugget Casino Resort, Reno Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe Reckless Envy Carson Valley Inn, Minden The Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline

MAY 12 | SUNDAY Chef’s Table Holiday Music Brunch Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Live Music Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Silver State Square and Round Dance Festival Reno Ballroom, Reno, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Brunch and Bingo with Bea Sassafras, Carson City, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

2019 Reno River Festival Mother Daughter Look A Like Contest Wingfield Park, Reno, 12-1 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 2-5 p.m.

Crazy for You Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2-4 p.m.

“Newsies The Musical” Truckee High School, Truckee, 2 p.m.

Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

“The Crucible” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 2 p.m.

Don Friesen Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe

MAY 14 | TUESDAY Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Bingo Tuesday’s with T~n~Keys MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Chipper Lowell The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 7 p.m.

Ike and Martin Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 7-10 p.m.

Bob Zany Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Tuesday Night Blues Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Camp Cope The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe Roem Baur Duo Carson Valley Inn, Minden

MAY 15 | WEDNESDAY Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Classic Open Mic Truckee Philosophy, Truckee, 6-8 p.m.

Unplugged Truckee Philosophy, Truckee, 6-9 p.m.

Live Music CB’s Bistro, Carnelian Bay, 6-9 p.m.

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DUSTY GREEN BONES BAND

May 18 | 10 p.m.

Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev. THE DUSTY GREEN BONES Band is an eclectic acoustic quintet who met in the heart of San Francisco. They’ll be sure to rock your socks off with their contemporary take on bluegrass. | crystalbaycasino.com

Valhalla sets Summer Festival

COLIN HAY JAMGRASS

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FOLK ROCK

May 18 | 7:30 p.m.

Harrah’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev. WHILE WIDELY known as the frontman of 1980s Men at Work, singer-songwriter Colin Hay is most beloved for his intimate, confessional live solo shows. He released an excellent, emotional solo album, “Fierce Mercy,” in 2017. | caesars.com/ harrahs-tahoe

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SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPEN MIC NIGHT

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May 9, 16, 23 | 6 p.m.

Goose & Chey’s | Tahoe City THERE ARE A LOT of classical musicians locally who used to love playing but have put away their instruments for a variety of reasons. The idea behind Tahoe Truckee School of Music open mic night on Thursdays in May is to provide an informal and low-pressure environment that gives people a chance to get out and make music again with friends and family. | Goose & Chey’s on Facebook 28

Wednesday Night Showcase Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 7 p.m.

Open Mic w/Greg Lynn Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, 7-10 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

The Dirtball Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Bob Zany Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

“The Crucible” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Country Line Dancing/Karaoke Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 9 p.m.

An Evening at the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

The Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline

MAY 16 | THURSDAY Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Peter DeMattei Skyline Kitchen & Vine, Reno, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Dave Leather Sassafras, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

Truckee Tahoe School of Music Open Mic Goose & Chey, Tahoe City, 6-10 p.m.

Carnifex, Oceano, Enterprise Earth, Prison Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 6:30 p.m.

Dirty Birdie Bingo/DJ The Polo Lounge, Reno, 7 p.m.

“Broadway!”

Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, 7-9 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Bob Zany Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

USO A Salute to the Troops the Annex, Minden, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

“The Crucible” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Stampede Country Music & Dance Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Karaoke Davidson’s Distillery, Reno, 8 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Chipper Lowell The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe

Arizona Jones Carson Valley Inn, Minden The Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline

MAY 17 | FRIDAY Kris Diehl The Idle Hour, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.

Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Live Music Hard Rock - Hotel Lobby, Stateline, 3-6 p.m.

Spring Meltdown 2019 Whiskey Dicks, South Lake Tahoe, 4 p.m.-1 a.m.

“For Love of a Comstock Girl” Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City, 5:30 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Bike and Music Festival McFadden Plaza, Carson City, 6-10 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Chipper Lowell The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

2019 Spring Fling: Hootchy Kootchy Girls Pioneer Underground, Reno, 7-9 p.m.

The Prince and the Pauper Destiny Community Center, Reno, 7 p.m.

Live comedy Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Dirty Heads MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

JL, Joey Cool Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Bob Zany Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Crazy for You Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Into the Woods Truckee High School, Truckee, 7:30 p.m.

USO A Salute to the Troops the Annex, Minden, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

“The Crucible” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Raul Malo Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

BILL ENGVALL Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8-10:30 p.m.

Panda Fat Cat Bar & Grill, Tahoe City, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Snakeboy Johnson Bar of America, Truckee, 9-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Jimmy B’s Bar & Grill, Reno, 9-11 p.m.

The Valhalla Art, Music & Theatre Festival is a unique celebration of music, theater and the visual arts. The festival is set against the magnificent backdrop of Lake Tahoe and the Tallac Historic Site. The festival begins June 19 with events and activities that continue throughout August. Included with the summer concert series, there will be a one-man show about John Muir, Broadway in The Boathouse, a Wa She Shu It’ Deh Native American Arts Festival and a Gatsby Afternoon Garden Party. | valhallatahoe.showare.com

CONCERTS IN THE BOATHOUSE June 19 | The Novelists July 17 | Kimberly Dahme July 24 | Joni Morris July 31 | Joanie Lewis Aug. 7 | Andy Kahrs Aug. 13 | Dirty Cello Aug. 15 | Tom Snider Aug. 21 | Hattie & Joe Craven Aug. 30 | Remembering James

FREE CONCERTS ON GRAND LAWN June 30 | Barwick & Siegfried July 7 | Carolyn Dolan Aug. 18 Raw Blues Band

Concerts at Commons lineup Concerts at Commons Beach, Tahoe City’s crowd-pleasing, free, summer-concert series will return on Sunday afternoons from June 16 through Sept. 1 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Food and wine are available for purchase from local vendors and attendees are invited to bring picnics, blankets and low-back chairs. Patrons are also encouraged to take public transportation to avoid the hassles of driving and parking. | concertsatcommonsbeach.com

2019 SUMMER LINEUP June 16 | Achilles Wheel June 23 | Mumbo Gumbo June 30 | Joy & Madness July 7 | SambaDá July 14 | Midtown Social July 21 | Orgone and The Beer Gardeners July 28 | The Blues Monsters and Groove Foundry Aug. 4 | Hot Buttered Rum Aug. 11 | Poor Man’s Whiskey Aug. 18 | Diggin’ Dirt Aug. 25 | Dead Winter Carpenters Sept. 1 | Lebo & Friends

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Music In The Park Lineup

APOCALYPTICA May 11 | 8 p.m.

Silver Legacy Resort Casino | Reno, Nev.

Every Wednesday from June 19 to Aug. 28, Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District hosts Music in the Park, a community gathering with great music in the amphitheater located at Truckee Regional Park. All concerts start at 6:30 and run until 8:30 p.m.

SINCE FORMING in 1993, Finnish orchestral rock band Apocalyptica has released eight studio albums of soaring classical metal. Whatever styles they’ve explored — from atmospheric interludes to fast, battering rhythms — their music has been gripping, dynamic and full of transcendent melody. | silverlegacyresort.com

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June 19 | Dead Winter Carpenters June 26 | Lost Whiskey Engine July 3 | The Stone Foxes July 10 | The Lique

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July 17 | New Wave Crave Band July 24 | The Blues Monsters July 31 | Jo Mama Aug. 7 | Mark Mackay Aug. 14 | The Sam Chase & The Untraditional Aug. 21 | Beatles Flashback Aug. 28 | Deja Vu

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 9 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Bob Zany Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

DJ in Center Bar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.

Dj Paul & Motorhome Music Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 11 p.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe Arizona Jones Carson Valley Inn, Minden The Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline Hot August Nights Spring Fever Revival Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno

MAY 18 | SATURDAY RJO Saturday Workshops Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company, Reno, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Menopause The Musical Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, 2-4 p.m.

Crazy for You Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2-9:30 p.m.

Into the Woods Truckee High School, Truckee, 2 p.m.

USO A Salute to the Troops the Annex, Minden, 2-4 p.m.

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Kris Diehl The Idle Hour, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.

The Prince and the Pauper Destiny Community Center, Reno, 2 p.m.

Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Live music Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, Tahoe City, 2-5 p.m.

Live Music Hard Rock - Hotel Lobby, Stateline, 3-6 p.m.

OutWest Film Festival Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 3-5 p.m.

Spring Meltdown 2019 Whiskey Dicks, South Lake Tahoe, 4 p.m.-1 a.m.

Dinner & Dance Sierra Valley Grange Hall, Loyalton, 5:30-10:30 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

OutWest Film Festival Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 6-8 p.m.

Dancing with Our Sierra Stars Truckee Community Recreation Center, Truckee, 6:30 p.m.

“For Love of a Comstock Girl” Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

2019 Spring Fling: Hootchy Kootchy Girls Pioneer Underground, Reno, 7-9 p.m.

The Prince and the Pauper Destiny Community Center, Reno, 7 p.m.

Colin Hay Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

Live comedy Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Bob Zany Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Into the Woods Truckee High School, Truckee, 7:30 p.m.

Full Moon Drum and Dance Circle River School Farm, Reno, 7:30-10 p.m.

USO A Salute to the Troops the Annex, Minden, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

“The Crucible” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Zoso Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 8 p.m.

Country “Ladies Night” The Saint, Reno, 8 p.m.

Groove Effect Hellfire Saloon, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Trippin King Snakes Max Casino, Carson City, 8 p.m.

Kyle Gass Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Snakeboy Johnson Bar of America, Truckee, 9-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 9 p.m.

Bob Zany Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

DJ in Center Bar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.

The Dusty Green Bones Band Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.

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Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration Bartley Ranch Regional Park, Reno Arizona Jones Carson Valley Inn, Minden The Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline Hot August Nights Spring Fever Revival Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno

If you are looking for an evening of laughs, delicious food and cocktails make your

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here’s something magical about dinner and a night of laughter with friends.

Molly Knickerbocker and I were excited to venture out to The Loft in the heart of Heavenly Village to enjoy tapas from the new menu and experience The Loft’s most recent addition to its weekly lineup, comedy at Howie’s House of Comedy.

Paul Reder, owner of The Loft, greeted us and took us for a tour of the venue.

Photos of Reder and a bevy of renowned celebrities hang on the walls of the entrance showcasing his illustrious career with Caesars. Industrial cage lighting, a fireside lounge with comfy couches and dark wood tables add to the rich ambience. The vibe is relaxed and upbeat at the same time. We popped into the intimate 107-seat theater replete with flowing red curtains, cushioned seats and stage area.

Once seated in the dining room, I took note of the music playing softly in the background as I explored the cocktail menu. I ordered the Respect Your Elder cocktail prepared with Prosecco, elderflower and pomegranate. It was refreshing, light and luscious and went down smoothly. Knickerbocker ordered the Illusionist, a bourbonbased cocktail that she described as a hint of winter with the right amount of spice perfect for spring. We sipped on our cocktails and perused the tapas menu. Reder suggested trying the cold bison carpaccio and the hot Brussels sprouts with pancetta and shaved Parmesan. Both were delicious.

Our server, Scott Hamilton, was fabulous and knowledgeable. He suggested the scallops with Meyers lemon and caperberry sauce. Everything was prepared to perfection and delicious.

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While finishing, I noticed Joby Saad the evening headliner seated across the room.

Knickerbocker and I introduced ourselves and told him how excited we were to see the show. He came over and chatted, bought us a cocktail and had us smiling before the show even started. After tapas we moved to the lounge where Hamilton walked over with a flaming dish of sweetness, The Loft’s signature S’more dessert.

It was impressive.

After dessert we sat at the bar to wait for the theater to open. The bar boasts a wide selection of unique top-shelf liquors; we enjoyed the Old Smokey cocktail, The

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Howie Nave solo with his guitar; Howie Nave and Joby Saad before the show; Joby Saad headlines Howie’s House of Comedy at The Loft.

Loft’s version of an Old Fashioned.

Knickerbocker and I settled into the theater and readied for an evening of laughs. Howie’s House of Comedy features Howie Nave, a long-time South Lake local and comedian who hosts the comedy nights. He is the voice behind “Howie’s Morning Rush” on KRLT 93-9 The Lake and a driving force in bringing improv comedy to Tahoe.

“Paul approached me to bring comedy to The Loft,” said Nave, who books the comedy acts for the venue.

Dressed in a black sweater and black pants with shoulder-length gray hair, Nave commanded the room with his presence.

He welcomed everyone and warmed up the audience poking fun at his new girlfriend, who was also in the house, by joking about his online dating experiences. Knickerbocker and I were off and laughing. Comedian Paul Bronken from Kingsbury Grade took the stage next and offered some local humor about surviving the past winter in Tahoe.

Headliner Saad from Nashville took the stage. He got rolling working the crowd, asking who skied, where were folks from and what some of us did for a living. A few minutes into the show one of his contact lenses popped out of his eye; he caught it and continued on with the show not missing a beat. He walked to the back of the stage and placed the lens on the table next to his White Russian. A nurse from New Jersey he’d been bantering with explained that his lens would dry out leading to more fodder for the evening. Saad joked about life, music, IQs and a recent DNA test he took. He seemed to be having a good time interacting with all of us. He scanned the room and engaged Knickerbocker and I and proceeded to tell the audience I was writing a story for the Tahoe Weekly. I felt the heat rise and my face turn red. We had some fun being razzed.

Saad was witty, adorable and a uniquely refreshing comic. “He was relatable to the crowd connected well with everybody with relatable topics. He made a point of connecting with us,” Knickerbocker said.

The theater is a perfect venue for a closeup comedic experience. The ambience and food were fabulous. People from all walks of life, locals and visitors, were hanging out at the unique venue. If you are looking for an evening of laughs, delicious food and cocktails make your way to The Loft on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. for a fun dose of standup comedy. | thelofttahoe.com 

way to The Loft on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. for a fun dose of standup comedy.

MAY 19 | SUNDAY Live Music Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 2-5 p.m.

Menopause The Musical Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, 2 p.m.

Crazy for You Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2-4 p.m.

USO A Salute to the Troops the Annex, Minden, 2-4 p.m.

Oliver!

Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 2 p.m.

Adwela & the Uprising Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, 2-5 p.m.

The Prince and the Pauper Destiny Community Center, Reno, 3 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Chipper Lowell The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4:30-5:45 p.m.

Phil Reddin Concert Smith Flat House, Placerville, 4:30-6 p.m.

Bob Zany Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe Tyler Stafford Carson Valley Inn, Minden

MAY 20 | MONDAY Truckee Historical Revue Truckee Visitors Center, Truckee, 11:30 a.m.

West Coast Swing Dance Carson Lanes Family Fun Center, Carson City, 5:30-10 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Chipper Lowell The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

Karaoke Polo Lounge, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Motown on Monday The Loving Cup, Reno, 9 p.m.-3 a.m.

MAY 21 | TUESDAY Bingo Tuesday’s with T~n~Keys MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Black Label Society Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno, 6:30-11:30 p.m.

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 7 p.m.

Jeremy Hotz Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

DJ, Swing Dance Night Alibi Ale Works, Truckee, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Tuesday Night Blues Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Hieroglyphics Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 8 p.m.

WEEED, Tresed, Acid Reality Casualty Test The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

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MAY 22 | WEDNESDAY Music Together River School Farm, Reno, 11-11:45 a.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Unplugged Truckee Philosophy, Truckee, 6-9 p.m.

Live Music CB’s Bistro, Carnelian Bay, 6-9 p.m.

Peter DeMattei Sierra St. Kitchen & Cocktails, Reno, 6-9 p.m.

Dave Mensing MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 6:45-8:15 p.m.

Wednesday Night Showcase Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 7 p.m.

Supersuckers The Saint, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Open Mic w/Canyon White Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, 7-10 p.m.

Jeremy Hotz Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Country Line Dancing/Karaoke Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 9 p.m.

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MAY 23 | THURSDAY Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Through Fire, Devour the Day, Royal Bliss, Dead Posey Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno, 6 p.m.

Dave Leather Sassafras, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

Truckee Tahoe School of Music Open Mic Goose & Chey, Tahoe City, 6-10 p.m.

Dirty Birdie Bingo/DJ The Polo Lounge, Reno, 7 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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Stampede Country Music & Dance Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Marshall Law Band, Redfield Clipper, Melting Elk The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Karaoke Davidson’s Distillery, Reno, 8 p.m.

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Roco will be opening in the former Marg’s location (which closed on April 21), featuring cuisine traditionally inspired by Mexican and Japanese food, with a concentration on tacos and ramen.

Roco will incorporate local seasonal ingredients into its cuisine under the direction of Executive Chef Nathan Lapating, who has been Sous Chef at Truckee Tavern & Grill since 2016. As well, Truckee Tavern’s Ryan Dierks is creating a cocktail program that will be impactful and simplistic featuring three ingredient cocktails that have depth and flavor.

The restaurant is the newest project for West River Hospitality Group, behind the Truckee Tavern & Grill. The group is hoping to open Roco in June.

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icture two men, both passionate about Truckee history, surrounded by bottles of booze and mixers attempting to replicate a cocktail from the 1800s.

That’s exactly what happened when Dave DePuy and Greg Zirbel were in the midst of planning for celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad. They concocted the idea to create a cocktail to celebrate the event. Zirbel is the vice president of the Truckee-Donner Historical Society. DePuy is also a member of the historical society, as well as the Truckee Donner Railroad Society.

“ I wanted a drink that stood up to the name of Gold Spike and also have a gold feel to it. It needed to be strong and stand up to Truckee’s history.”

–Dave DePuy On May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah Territory, California Gov. Leland Stanford drove a gold spike into the spot where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met, connecting the tracks to make the transcontinental travel a reality. DePuy and Zirbel sought to make a cocktail that reflected the era.

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“I wanted a drink that stood up to the name of Gold Spike and also have a gold feel to it. It needed to be strong and stand up to Truckee’s history,” said DePuy. They chose whiskey as the foundation for the drink.

“Greg and I went through nine variations of the drink and tried a bunch of different things,” said DePuy. They settled on a cocktail of whiskey, margarita mix and a float of Galliano liquor to give the cocktail its golden hue.

In addition, the men wanted to offer a non-alcoholic beverage for the celebration and created the Pyrite Spike made with a blend of passion fruit, orange and guava juice with a dash of grenadine.

According to DePuy, alcohol and Truckee have a long history: “During 1876 to 1893 the Boca Brewery built a huge brewery. They were making lager and pilsner made from ice from the Truckee River and spring water off the hill. They’d put it on

TOP: The author and the cocktail’s co-inventor Greg Zirbel; LEFT: The Gold Spike

the train and send it back east. It made it as far as the Wolfs Fair in Paris.”

On June 15, an Anchor Steam Brewery historian will offer a historical talk and serve free beer that recreates a California Lager that also reflects what was being made during that period at Donner State Park Museum Visitor Center. It is part of a number of activities planned to commemorate the 150th anniversary.

I met with Zirbel at the Redlight Historic Bunk Hotel and Speakeasy in downtown Truckee. The building has had many incarnations over the years including a brothel and lodging establishment. Zirbel thought it was the perfect place to mix up the Gold Spike Cocktail for the Redlight’s co-owner Abby Polus and myself to taste.

Zirbel didn’t waste any time getting in character as he walked through the door with a pickaxe, dirty overalls, a red bandana and a brown suede hat. His beard lent itself to his crusty 19th Century persona.

“During prohibition Truckee was one place you could drink because the only way the Feds could get here was by train.

The people of the town got warned if the Feds were on the train and got word to the people making alcohol so they could hide their stills,” said Zirbel, who has lived in Truckee all his life.

He popped in his wacky false teeth adding to his gold-miner character and moseyed up to the Redlight’s bar to teach us how to make the Gold Spike. He filled up a few glasses with ice, added 1.5 ounces of rye whisky and 1.5 ounces of margarita mix, topped it off with a half-ounce float of Galliano and added a lemon twist.

“I think it’s tasty. It’s a strong drink, the margarita mix tempers it and gives it a smooth finish,” said Polus after sipping the cocktail. The lemon twist made the all the difference to me after trying it with and without it.

Participating bars offering the Gold Spike Cocktail during the summer months of the Transcontinental Railroad celebration include: Bar of America, Best Pies, Blue Coyote Bar & Grill, Casa Baeza, Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar, Old 40 Bar and Grill at DSR, El Toro Bravo, La Bamba Mexican Restaurant, Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats, Old Town Tap, Pastime Club, Truckee Tavern & Grill, Tourist Club Bar and Zano’s Family Italian & Pizzaria.

People can vote on which bar makes the best Gold Spike Cocktail and the bar with the most votes will receive a trophy at the end of the celebration. | goldspike.org  For a list of summer activities that celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Transcontinental Railroad, visit TheTahoeWeekly.com and click on Transcontinental Railroad under the Explore Tahoe menu.

Priya Hutner is a writer, health and wellness consultant, and natural foods chef. Her business, The Seasoned Sage, focuses on wellness, conscious eating and healthy living. She offers healthy organic meals for her clients. She may be reached at pria78@ gmail.com or visit theseasonedsage.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com to read more.

GOLD SPIKE 1.5 oz. rye whisky 1.5 oz. Margarita mix ½ oz. float Galliano Lemon Twist

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Relax under the summer-themed shaded Wine Village with a VIP view of the Reno River Festival’s main stage music lineup.

Choose your flights. The Summer Wine Village will feature a wide range of Reds, Whites, Rosés, Champagnes and Sangrias. Space and samples are limited. 11 a.m. $12-$45 | (775) 825-9255, facebook.com

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Sample chili creations on both days, as cooks compete to win votes for the Best Chili and a spot in the International Chili Society World Finals. Also enjoy the Craft Beer Tour at stops in town and at the Chili on the Comstock Craft Beer Lounge.

On May 19, enter the Fun with the Runs 5K before chili sampling begins to make it a guilt-free day of eating. | visitvirginiacitynv.com

Sip wine, meet new friends and enjoy instruction from an expert high-elevation gardener all in the beauty of the Truckee Demonstration Garden in Truckee Regional Park. The workshops are 5 to 6:30 p.m. starting on May 22. | Register slowfoodlaketahoe.org Courtesy Slow Food Lake Tahoe

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Participants will have the opportunity to receive various vegetables or fruits to plant, while participating in a Master Gardener study to help identify successful varieties for the unique Tahoe-Truckee climate.

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Our ancestors survived because converting water to beer killed pathogenic organisms.

By creating a healthier beverage, beer allowed our ancestors to pass their beer-drinking genes on to us. Dr. Charlie Bamforth, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UC Davis, has been brewing since 1978 and written many books and spoken about beer worldwide. 6-8 p.m. $25-$35 | facebook.com

Riverwalk District Reno | May 18

Every third Saturday of the month Riverwalk Merchants Association hosts the popular Wine Walk along the Truckee River and neighboring streets in downtown Reno. 2-5 p.m. $20 | visitrenotahoe.com

Strange Brew Festival Truckee Tuesday Farmers Market Truckee River Regional Park Truckee | May 14, 21

Come to the Truckee Regional River Park each Tuesday for fresh produce, vegetables, fruit, flowers, berries, melons, greens, tomatoes, prepared foods, crepes, baked goods, fish and meat, olive oil, and handmade artisan goods. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | chamber.truckee.com

The Brewers Cabinet Reno | May 18

This celebration of uniquely crafted brews hosts more than 20 local breweries with brews made exclusively for this event. These brews will challenge taste buds and sensibilities. There will be live music from local groups and great food from 3 to 7 p.m. 3-7 p.m. $55 | strangebrewfestival.com

Dinner & Dance Cooking Matters Community House | Kings Beach May 14, 21

Six-Week Class Series Include: How to easily prepare and shop for delicious and nutritious foods on a budget, free recipes and meals plans that you can use at home, how to stretch your ingredients and your food dollars, hands-on food preparation and sampling. 2-4 p.m. Free | (530) 5873769, chamber.truckee.com

Tahoe City Farmers Market Commons Beach | Tahoe City May 16, 23

Tahoe City Farmers Market is every Thursday until Oct. 12. Enjoy fresh local produce, delicious food, live music and the local Tahoe City community. 8:30 a.m.1 p.m. Free | visittahoecity.org

Sierra Valley Grange Hall Loyalton | May 18

Enjoy a dinner and dance on the 3rd Saturday of each month with a country-style pork 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. $10. Dance lessons 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free with paid admission.

Dance 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. $5. Benefits Sierra Valley Grange Hall. 5:30-10:30 p.m. | sierracountychamber.com

Brunch For Dog People Northstar California Resort Truckee | May 19

Bring the family including your furry fourlegged friends for brunch on the patio at The Grille at Sawtooth Ridge in The Village at Northstar. Tito’s Vodka will make a matching dollar for dollar donation to the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe for each dollar spent on Tito’s cocktails. Walk-ins welcome. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | (800) 466-6784, facebook.com

May 22 | Grow Your Own Potatoes

Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk

May 29 | Grow Your Own Raspberries

Downtown | Gardnerville | May 16

Grow Your Own Garden Class

Third Thursday Tasting

The 2019 Grow Your Own Garden Class schedule is on Wednesdays in the Demonstration Garden in Truckee Regional Park. Sip wine and learn from a master. Participants will leave with starter plants for their own home gardens. Workshops are free. 5 p.m. Free | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

June 5 | Grow Your Own Kale and Lettuce June 12 | Grow Your Own Tomatoes June 19 | Grow Your Own Organic Garden 101

On the third Thursday of the month from May 16 to Sept. 19 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. it’s wine time. Each month is themed. 4:307:30 p.m. | visitcarsonvalley.org

The Pour House | Truckee | May 16

Enjoy a wine tasting each month. 5-7 p.m. | thepourhousetruckee.com

Community Dig-In & Garden Kick-Off Truckee Demonstration Garden Truckee | May 11

Truckee Demonstration Garden is a big project and needs volunteers and community partners. Gloves and tools will be provided.

Volunteers will re-build old garden beds, touch up new beds, prepare existing beds, plant, transplant, net fruit trees, paint and more. No experience is required; come for one hour or four. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | facebook.com

Staff Chili Cook Off Boys & Girls Club NLT Kings Beach | May 16

Since the weather kept us from tasty chili in February, the Staff Chili Cook Off has been rescheduled for May. Come to the Kings Beach Clubhouse and enjoy chili produced by the BGCNLT staff and vote for your favorite chili. Awards will be given for the best chili in various categories and fun will be had by all. 5-7 p.m. | facebook.com

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Sometimes the best answers are the simplest and as I revisited his godfather moniker it all became clear. Dictionary definitions of the term include: “a man who is influential or pioneering in a movement.”

Using that as a guide, it is easy to state that when it comes to the Zinfandel-as-fine-wine movement in California no one has been a more influential pioneer than Peterson.

rating with farmers to make small lots of the best wine he can. This passion project is aptly titled Once and Future Wine.

On a recent visit to Sonoma, I walked vineyards with Peterson and tasted through his current wine lineup featuring the Zinfandels, but also including excellent Petite Sirah, Mataro (Mourvèdre) and an absolutely stellar Cabernet Franc that rivals top Right Bank Bordeaux.

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He was one of the first to see the potential for something more worthy of single variety wines grown in top-quality vineyards. Just as importantly, he was the first to promote Zinfandel as being the equal of anything the new world had to offer. In addition, he has protected those Zinfandel’s grand cru vineyards from building development or being replaced with grapes that

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After leading Ravenswood Winery to fame and fortune, he sold his share and contemplated what was next. Within about two minutes he had ruled out retirement and soon after decided he would spend the rest of his life doing what he wanted.

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Wines from other producers from these same vineyards are significantly more expensive and considering Peterson’s pedigree and the unique quality of the juice itself, one would expect just the opposite.

For now, the only way to get your hands on these gems is online and for fans of authentic and exceptional red wines, I suggest you take the leap. | onceandfuturewine.com  Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier in Tahoe and his consulting business wineprowest. com assists in the selling, buying and managing wine collections. He may be reached at (775) 5443435 or wineguru123@gmail.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more wine columns. Click on Wine Column under the Local Flavor tab.

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Always ready to answer any questions, he knew when to stay close and when to leave you space. If it took longer to break down a leg of beef or something, he would never get upset. He would simply walk by and ask; “So, are you cutting that leg into pieces or just tickling it?”

I had met Tony about three years before I started training with him when I was a waiter in his restaurant. I remember the first days I worked how all the dining room staff warned of the chef ’s temper and to watch out not to ever get on his bad side.

On one of my first nights, a waitress had a 12-top and she was just about to pick up a tray with all 12 dinners on it and I thought there was no way she’d make it to the table. I told her I’d carry it out for her and as I picked it up, the top plate started sliding off. I realized if I tried to save it, I would lose more so I watched as the lobster, plated in the sitting position, claws up, slid off doing a complete somersault. The reflex action in me made me try and soften the crash with my foot and I caught it on

my foot, lobster still sitting. So I’m standing there on one foot with the lobster on the other and 11 dinners on the tray and I was in such shock I had caught it, I couldn’t stop laughing. There was no way that plate was ever going to make it and I finally booted it off my foot but couldn’t go out in the dining room quite yet because I was still in full-on hysterics.

Meanwhile everyone else is dead silent looking from me to Tony and waiting for the screams to begin. I think he also was amazed by the catch and I don’t know how many of the others noticed the grin that passed across his face before he calmly said, “Well, I guess we are going to need a new lobster.”

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