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Explore Tahoe City Laugh it up with

PAULA POUNDSTONE

SUBSCAPES Fusing science & art

IN THIS ISSUE

DIRT FOUND BEST BETS FOR SPRING HIKING

S AT U R D AY S & S U N D AY S IN JUNE

S K I I N G AT S Q UAW VA L L E Y

JULY 1 – 4

FREEDOM FEST

MUSIC | SKIING | FIREWORKS WEEKENDS IN JUNE

SUMMER MUSIC SERIES J U N E 17 & 18

P E A K S & PAW S J U N E 23 – 25

K I D ’S A D V E N T U R E GAMES F R I D AY – M O N D AY J U N E 23 – S E P T. 4

S Q UAW K I D S ADVENTURE CAMP T U E S D AY S J U N E 13 – S E P T. 5

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by Boat 12 Tahoe Local 26 Sierra Stories OUT & ABOUT 06 Lake Tahoe Facts

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The sun is shining, the days are warmer and there’s still a lot of snow left in the mountains. But, you’re itching to go on a great hike and your favorite trails are still soggy and snow packed.

Tim Hauserman has the cure in “Dirt Found” in this issue with his picks for the best spring trails around the region to explore from East Shore gems to family friendly strolls on the South Shore.

Lake Tahoe, and more specifically the volume of water in the lake, is the hot topic in the Tahoe Sierra this summer.

Given the extra, and well-deserved attention, on Big Blue, we expect the number of people boating this season to boom.

To help guide your excursions around Lake Tahoe, we’ll be featuring different regions of the lake throughout the season. We kick off with Tahoe City in this issue.

Enter to win Throughout the summer, Tahoe Weekly is hosting our Ultimate Tahoe Summer Bucket List contest.

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Volume: 39 trillion gallons

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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

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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.

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Average Snowfall: 409 inches

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Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F

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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 73.1’ in 2015. 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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Lake Tahoe beckons to be cruised and there are many options for getting out on Big Blue including on the “Sierra Cloud” based in Incline Village, Nev. | Anne Artoux

ATTRACTIONS Cave Rock

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

East Shore

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.

Donner Summit

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

Truckee

Donner Summit, just west of Truckee, holds the record for the United States’ snowiest April. On April 1, 1880, a storm dumped 4’ of snow on the Sierra Nevada west slope within 24 hours. A massive snow slide near Emigrant Gap buried Central Pacific Railroad’s tracks under 75’ of snow, ice and rock. For the rest of the month, storm cycles continued to flow in, dropping a total of 298”.

Eagle Rock

North Tahoe Arts Center

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe (530) 544-2313 | talart.org Featuring local artists and workshops. Second location at Ski Run Center. BlueGo

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

Tahoe City

South Lake Tahoe

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.)

Heavenly

Tahoe City Field Station

(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. BlueGo

Tallac Historic Site

West Shore

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

Olympic Valley

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

Kings Beach

North Shore

East Shore

Elevation 6,228.26’ | Elevation in 2016 6,223.84’ Measured in Acre Feet (AF)

CAPACITY:

Watson Cabin

Tahoe City

Open summer only (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. 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

Donner Summit Historical Society

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. Maps online or at museum. TART

Gatekeeper’s Museum

Tahoe City

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 for newborns to 18 months & the Jungle Gym for toddlers and older. TART

Daily | Free | tahoehistory.org Features local history exhibit focusing on 1870-1970, along with “Bonanza” exhibit. Inside Starbucks building in Incline Village. TART

Lake Tahoe Museum

(530) 541-5458 | laketahoemuseum.org Features Washoe artifacts and exhibits on early industry, settlers, and archival films of Tahoe. BlueGo

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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 (open for tours in the summer). TART

Olympic Museum

Olympic Valley

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

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Tahoe City

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

South Lake Tahoe

Flow at Farad 3,730 | troa.net troa net

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

VISITORS’ CENTERS Kings Beach Kings Beach State Rec. Area, (Thurs.-Mon., summer)

Incline Village 969 Tahoe Blvd., (800) 468-2463

South Lake Tahoe 3066 Lake Tahoe Blvd., (530) 541-5255

Stateline 169 Hwy. 50, (775) 588-4591

Tahoe City Truckee 10065 Donner Pass Road (Depot), (530) 587-8808

U.S. Forest Service | Incline Village 855 Alder Ave., (775) 831-0914 (Wed.-Fri.)

U.S. Forest Service | South Lake Tahoe U.S. Forest Service | Tahoe City 3080 N. Lake Blvd., (530) 583-3593 (Fridays)

U.S. Forest Service | Truckee 10811 Stockrest Springs Road, (530) 587-3558

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Daily | Free | tahoemuseum.org Features official 1960 Winter Olympic items such as skis, promotional literature, collection of official Olympic photographer Bill Briner.

Learn the history of skiing in the Sierra. Inside Boatworks Mall. TART

35 College Dr., (530) 543-2600

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Tahoe City

100 North Lake Blvd., (530) 581-6900

Incline Village & Crystal Bay Incline Village Historical Society

P Prosser 10,130 CAPACITY: 29,840 CAPACITY: A

Museum of Sierra Ski History & the 1960 Olympic Winter Games

(530) 583-9283 | tahoemaritimemuseum.org Featuring guided tours, exhibits and hands-on activities for kids on Tahoe’s maritime history. TART

226,500

CI Independence 16,515 CAPACITY: 18,300

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Emerald Bay

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

KidZone Children’s Museum

P CITY TY: 40,870 Boca 32,527 CAPA

Stampede 197,745

Vikingsholm Castle

Thunderbird Lodge

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Natural rim 6,223’

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 with free lot on Donner Pass Road next to Beacon. TART

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

LAKE LEVELS RESERVOIR CAPACITY

Truckee

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

May-October | thunderbirdtahoe.org Thunderbird Lodge is 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.

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

Lake Tahoe

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. BlueGo

$10 parking | parks.ca.gov (530) 525-7232 Park | (530) 583-9911 Tours Sugar Pine Point State Park is home to the historic Ehrman Mansion (open for tours in the summer), see boathouses with historic boats, and General Phipps Cabin built in the late 1800s. TART

High Camp

North Shore

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

South Lake Tahoe

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

North 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

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

Fannette Island

Tahoe City

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

West Shore

Explore Tahoe

Incline Village

PUBLIC TRANSIT: NORTH SHORE & TRUCKEE | laketahoetransit.com / SOUTH SHORE | bluego.org

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EVERY TUESDAY

Farmers’ Market Truckee

Truckee Farmers Market is open every Tuesday through Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Truckee Regional Park.

Farmers’ Market South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe Farmers Market is every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from June 6 to Oct. 10 at the American Legion Hall parking lot. | eldoradofarmersmarket.com

Preschoolers wanted Kings Beach

Kings Beach Library offers Preschool Story Time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays.

Each week is themed. | (530) 546-2012

Toddler Time Truckee

Truckee Library hosts Story Time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 18 months to 3 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. | (530) 582-7846

Crack the code Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library hosts an Hour of Code on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. This introduction to computer programming for Grades 3 and higher is designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics.

Children can choose from a variety of fun projects. | (775) 832-4130

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tahoe Weekly will explore Lake Tahoe from a boater’s perspective throughout the summer. Find more features on boating at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Click on Boating under the Out & About tab.

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he quaint village of Tahoe City packs a big punch with lots of summer fun, lakeside dining options and sights to enjoy. For the boater, Tahoe City is the ideal spot to take a respite from the water, to stock up on supplies or to enjoy a leisurely meal.

Starting at the west end of town is the Tahoe City dam, where the waters of Lake Tahoe flow into the Truckee River, you’ll see the Tahoe Marina Lodge’s condominiums to the west of the beautiful public beach that is Commons Beach. The beach is a good place for a picnic, to let the kids out to play or to just relax for a bit. The area is rocky and hazardous, so the best way to visit is to dock at the public pier on the far east of the beach, just below Moe’s restaurant (it’s the first building east

“ Tahoe City is the ideal spot to take a respite from the water, to stock up on supplies or to enjoy a leisurely meal.”

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Visitors will find a thriving town with sightseeing activities, shopping and dining.

From Commons Beach, take the stairs to street level to reach North Lake Boulevard. Head to the left (west) to discover the works of local artists at North Tahoe Art Center.

Babes in Bookland Truckee

Truckee Library hosts Story Time every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 6 months to 2 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. | (530) 582-7846

Just heavenly South Lake Tahoe

Wine Wednesdays at The Loft in Heavenly is from 4 to 7. Free wine tasting from different featured winery each week. Half off all house and selected wines by the glass. Free guest speaker and/or tasting notes from featured winery. | (530) 523-8024

Farmers’ Market Stateline, Nev.

Stateline Farmers’ Market is every Wednesday through Sept. 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Kahle Community Park. | laketahoemarkets.com

EVERY THURSDAY

Bring your binoculars Incline Village, Nev.

Village Green Bird Walks from 7:30 to 9 a.m. with Tahoe Institute for Natural Science every Thursday until June 8. Enjoy a leisurely stroll observing birds, identifying songs, calls and field marks. Open to birders of all experiences. Meet at Aspen Grove parking lot. | (775) 298-0067

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of the beach). Commons Beach is also a great spot to anchor off shore to enjoy the free Concerts on Commons every Sunday from June 18 to Sept. 13.

The pier, which sits at the bottom of Grove Street, is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for public use. Overnight mooring is strictly prohibited. Follow the path to the left to reach Commons Beach. Commons Beach has a large picnic area, public restrooms and a playground.

There’s also a public pier (open dawn to dusk) on the west side of town near the dam. The pier is in a state of disrepair and I would not recommend using it. If you do, follow the path to the left at the end of the pier until you reach Mackinaw Road, where you can access Tahoe City. All other property is private.

ing in July. Overlooking the lake, Watson Cabin offers visitors a glimpse back into the early days of Tahoe City.

The Tahoe City Marina, the only marina in Tahoe City, is located on the east end of town. The marina offers 2-hour guest parking on a first-come, first-served basis during regular dock hours; spots cannot be reserved. To moor at the marina, pull up to the dock and speak to one of the dock attendants.

The Tahoe Yacht Club, a favorite among local sailors and second-homeowners who return every summer to spend the season sailing, is located at the marina. The yacht club is an excellent place to meet and socialize with other boaters, and the club offers a variety of activities each summer.

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If you continue west, you’ll come to the wye at the light connecting the North and West Shores along with the Gatekeeper’s Museum and Fanny Bridge.

Along North Lake Boulevard, you’ll find a large selection of boutiques and restaurants stretching from one end of Tahoe City to the other, which covers about 1 mile.

Watson’s Cabin, home of Tahoe City’s first constable, sits on the street above Commons Beach in the middle of town and is now a museum open for tours start-

Check off # on our Ultimate Tahoe Summer Bucket List contest. See page 17 in this issue for details.

On the far east end of town, you’ll see the “Tahoe Gal,” offering daily lake cruises.

This is a private dock with no public mooring. Next to the “Tahoe Gal” pier is a public pier at the state campground. Only pickups and drop offs are allowed at the state pier; no mooring is allowed. Follow the bike path to access services and eateries in town. 

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Watching as a family Tahoe Donner

Enjoy a free family movie every Friday at Northwoods Clubhouse at 6:30 p.m. with G and PG movies. | (530) 582-9669

EVERY SUNDAY

Farmers’ Market Truckee

Truckee Community Farmers Market is every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Sept. 24 at Tri Counties Bank/Sears/Coffeebar Bakery parking lot. | truckeefarmersmarket.org

National Trails Day also serves as the launch to the Tahoe Rim Trail Challenge, a free program that exposes novice and seasoned hikers, bikers and equestrians to routes on the Tahoe Rim Trail. The Challenge has engaged hundreds of trail enthusiasts over the last four years and looks forward to this being its biggest year yet. This celebration is free and open to the public. | RSVP tahoerimtrail.org

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Farmers’ Market Tahoe City

The Tahoe City Farmers Market operates every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Commons Beach until Oct. 12. | tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

Discuss what’s happening Incline Village, Nev.

The Conversation Café is a drop-in conversation forum hosted by the Senior Programs staff at Aspen Grove Community Center from 10 to 11:15 a.m. every week except holidays.

Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for engaging with others over topics and news. $2 donation includes continental breakfast. | (775) 832-1310

Story Time Tahoe City

Tahoe City Library hosts Pre-Schooler Story Time for ages 5 and younger every Thursday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. | (530) 583-3382

Toddler Story Time Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library hosts story time every Thursday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. with stories, puppets, music and movement for ages 6 months to 3 years. | (775) 832-4130

Preschool story time Truckee

Truckee Library hosts Story Time every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. for ages 3 years and older. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. | (530) 582-7846

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Help with computers Kings Beach

Kings Beach Library offers ongoing computer help from 3 to 4 p.m. First Thursdays of the month are “Beginners Basic Instruction,” second Thursdays are “Computers Questions with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about technology. | (530) 546-2021

Farmers’ Market Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Farmers’ Market returns on Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. through Aug. 31 at Lake Tahoe School. | laketahoemarkets.com

EVERY FRIDAY

Community cleaning Area venues

Entrepreneurs welcome South Lake Tahoe

Growing in Tahoe South Lake Tahoe

Town of Truckee, Truckee High School and Tahoe Expedition Academy will host a free TEDxYouth@Truckee event that tackles the theme of innovation with speakers answering the question, “What about our world do you want to make better?” From 5 to 8 p.m.

The event is free, open to the public. | facebook.com/youthtedxtruckee

“Are you growing your dream business?”

The mentor-based Entrepreneurs Program meets the first Thursday of every month from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College. Free to all. | Register tahoechamber.com

JUNE 1-4 | THURSDAY-SUNDAY Sky’s the limit Olympic Valley

No Barriers Summit is at Resort at Squaw Creek, an annual community convergence featuring more than 40 adaptive activities, speakers and cutting edge innovations and technologies in adaptive sports. Learn to meditate, get up close with a falcon, and participate in extreme kite flying. Local companies will be onsite. | nobarriersusa.org

JUNE 2 | FRIDAY Huskies like hops Truckee

On the first Friday of every month, Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. Taproom hosts a Hops for Huskies event from 3 to 8 p.m. Tahoe Husky Rescue gets $1 for every beer purchased. | tahoehuskyrescue.org.org

Skate the night away Northstar

Romano’s Farmers’ Market is on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sierra Valley Farms in Beckwourth from June 2 to Sept. 9. | sierravalleyfarms.com

Ahoy, lil’ matey Tahoe City

Sharing ideas Truckee

Farmers’ Market South Lake Tahoe

Magical evening Incline Village, Nev.

Tahoe Maritime Museum hosts preschool story time: Ships, Sails and Nautical Tales from 11 to 11:30 a.m. every Friday. The program is directed at ages 3 to 5 and will feature books that have maritime themes. | danielle@ tahoemaritime.org

Ski Run Farmer’s Market is every Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe through August. | skirunfarmersmarket.com

Spring cleaning Tahoe City

What about you? Truckee

Sierra Expeditionary Learning School hosts the fourth annual Great Skate at Northstar Village Skating Rink. This communitywide event from 4 to 9 p.m. includes roller-skating, DJ music, face painting and a silent auction. | facebook.com/selstruckee

Farmers’ Market Beckwourth

Join volunteers throughout the community for a town-side street clean up and civic-pride day. Register starting at 8 a.m. to get materials, free lunch ticket, T-shirt and assignments.

Weed Warriors also needed. Block Party and Community Expo at noon at Truckee River Regional Park. | Details truckeeday.org

Truckee Chamber mixer is hosted by Bar of America from 5 to 7 p.m. | truckee.com

Meet and mix Truckee

Tahoe Rim Trail Association is celebrating National Trails Day at Spooner Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park on June 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event will include access to nearby trails, educational booths and talks related to the outdoors, gear demos, workshops, raffle giveaways and pictures with TRTA trail mascot, McLeod the Marmot. Come sample backpacker’s cuisine, participate in stove demos and pack shakedowns, help water nearby Sugar Pine seedlings, test out your rock shaping skills, learn to fix a flat tire, how to read a map and more.

Truckee Day

Tahoe City Downtown Association hosts a Cleanup Day starting at Commons Beach at 8:30 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will pick up trash along the bike path in and around Tahoe City and be treated to coffee, treats and lunch. | visittahoecity.com

JUNE 1 | THURSDAY

NATIONAL TRAILS DAY

JUNE 3 | SATURDAY

Tahoe Silicon Mountain hosts First Friday at Five each month from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Lift in Truckee. Roundtable format; opportunity for aspiring and successful entrepreneurs to share what they are working on and ask questions, solve problems. | tahoesiliconmountain.com

Sierra Nevada College’s annual Summer Gala is at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. The black tie event includes a reception, dinner and dance. Tickets are $300. | sierranevada.edu

The annual Community Clean Up Day in Kings Beach, Carnelian Bay, Tahoe Vista and Crystal Bay is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Be one of more than 100 volunteers that will take to the streets to clean the streets. Last year, 2,500 pounds of trash was collected.

Volunteers are supplied with gloves and bags. | northtahoebusiness.org

Lake Tahoe Community College Connect offers a community class on growing organic food in Tahoe. “Introduction to Permaculture and Companion Planting” is from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The first day is a lecture and the second is a hands-on workshop. | (530) 541-4660, ext. 717

The Last Best Little Quincy

The 30th annual County Picnic at the Plumas Sierra County Fairgrounds is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Best car show, Sierra Cascade Streetrodders, Show and Shine, food vendors, educational exhibits and horseshoe tournament. Start with Lion’s Club pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. and end with American Valley Speedway racing at 7 p.m. | countyofplumas.com

Outta this world South Lake Tahoe

Friends of the Eldorado County Library presents Space Talk, an out-of-this-world presentation by Dan Ruby, director of the Fleischmann Planetarium. He explains the science behind SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy). This PowerPoint presentation will focus on infrared astronomy with some safe sun-viewing activities and giveaways at 10 a.m. | eldoradolibrary.org

Let’s start hiking Incline Village, Nev.

Tahoe Rim Trail Association is kicking off the trail season at Spooner Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park during National Trails Day. This all-day event will feature educational lessons, outdoor workshops that focus on back-country awareness and sustainable recreation and informational booths. Learn how to fix a flat tire, take part in trail-building demonstrations or join a guided hike. All registered participants will be eligible to win prizes. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. | RSVP tahoerimtrail.org

Splash into summer South Lake Tahoe

City of South Lake Tahoe Recreation is hosting a summer kickoff party at the Recreation and Swim Complex from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Meet recreation partners, sign up for programs and swim lessons and meet camp leaders.

Refreshments included. | cityofslt.us

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Marinas & Boat Ramps

Sip, savor, smile Tahoe Donner

The 43rd annual Soroptimist Wine Restaurant Faire Fund-Raiser is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Coyote Moon Golf Course. There will be wine and beer tastings, music, culinary delights from area restaurants, a silent auction and raffle prizes. $50 advance, $55 at the door. | sitruckeedonner.org

Third annual museum night Truckee

Magic in the Mountains featuring magicians Tom Allan and Magic Mary is at Donner State Park Visitor Center. Wine and hors d’oeuvres and silent auction starts at 6 p.m., followed by gourmet feast with paired wines at 7 p.m.

Fundraiser for the Donner Project. | Tickets sierrastateparksfoundation.org

JUNE 3-4 | SATURDAY-SUNDAY Merry old time South Lake Tahoe

Valhalla Renaissance Faire offers seven acres of entertainment on four stages at Camp Richardson’s campgrounds. The two weekends include various activities: jousting, sword fighting, educational demonstrations, jugglers, magicians, children’s games, merchants, actors, food and beverages. | valhallatahoe.com

JUNE 4 | SUNDAY Fishing derby Tahoe City

The 24th annual Mike Kise Memorial Fishing Derby from 5:30 a.m. to noon. Entry form and rules at Jake’s on the Lake. Brunch and lunch served. | jakestahoe.com

Pancake breakfast Truckee

Benefit pancake breakfast is offered on the first Sunday of every month from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Truckee Senior Apartments to benefit Senior Meals on Wheels. $7, $3 children younger than 12.

JUNE 7 | WEDNESDAY Funds for change Truckee

A fundraiser for Rivers For Change is at FiftyFifty Brewing Company from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Can be purchased online. | riversforchange.org

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5 miles south of Tahoe City in Homewood

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A free, guided Tahoe City Historic Walking Tour gives participants the legends, facts and history of the town and the lake, as well as places to shop and dining tips.

Local resident Karen Willcuts will lead the 1.5-hour tour, on a mostly flat path. Meet at 1 p.m. outside the Blue Agave Restaurant.

Leashed, well-behaved dogs welcome. | (530) 448-4143

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JUNE 6 | TUESDAY

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North Tahoe PUD Recreation and Parks Commission is holding a Community Garden workday starting at noon in North Tahoe Regional Park. They will be getting the garden ready for the short summer growing season. | (530) 412-1444

Historic downtown Truckee comes alive during this free guided tour that includes stories of railroad barons, lumber mills, ice harvesting, movie stars and others. Pass by unique shops and restaurants while learning about Truckee’s famous and infamous past.

The 1.5-hour tour on a flat path is led by local Karen Willcuts. Meet at the train depot at 10 a.m. | (530) 448-4143

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Get ready to grow Tahoe Vista

One Wild West town Truckee

SLIP/BUOY RENTALS

Golf Demo Day at Old Greenwood from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | golfintahoe.com

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BOAT INSPECTIONS

MANDATORY INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR LAKE TAHOE, ECHO LAKES, FALLEN LEAF LAKE & DONNER LAKE. LAKE TAHOE

(888) 824-6267 | tahoeboatinspections.com | Fees $30-$121; 7-day pass available. | Daily 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Entrepreneur’s Assembly Incline Village, Nev.

Sierra Nevada College hosts monthly working sessions that provide opportunities for entrepreneurs to set and accomplish new goals from 6 to 9 p.m. Students and community members with business ideas and businesses that need help are welcome to attend. | sierranevada.edu

JUNE 8 | THURSDAY It’s only a strawberry moon Incline Village, Nev.

Summer Moonlight Hikes with Wine and Cheese Socials for 55+ are moderate, 1-mile, paved-road hikes to the Crystal Bay lookout offered in collaboration with the National Forest Service. Participants should wear warm clothing and bring a flashlight. Transportation, wine, cheese and snacks are provided. Strawberry Moon hike departs from Incline Recreation Center at 5 p.m. | yourtahoeplace.com

Keeping current Incline Village, Nev.

Current Thoughts on the Economy 2017 is an important economic overview of 2017 by a panel of entrepreneurs in the financial world and members or consultants of Parasol’s Investment Committee. Learn important trends, insights and explore relevant economic issues. Free forum with question and answer session. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center. | parasol.org

Ten years old already? Truckee

FiftyFifty Brewing is celebrating 10 years with a block party in the courtyard with barbecue, live music and locally brewed beer.

The celebration is free to attend and there will also be food/drink tickets available for sale.

Those who walk or bike to the party get a free raffle ticket. Free shuttles to and tours of the new production facility. All ages welcome. | fiftyfiftybrewing.com

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of Events.

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

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

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

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

TRUCKEE AREA

(530) 582-2361 | truckeeboatinspections.com Mandatory inspections will be required for all vessels for Donner Lake at inspection stations above. $10-$40.

Annual pass available. (530) 582-7724.

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

PUBLIC RAMPS LAKE TAHOE

LAKE FOREST

(530) 583-3796

1.5 miles east of Tahoe City, off Hwy. 28

TAHOE VISTA REC. AREA (530) 546-4212 Hwy. 28, Bottom of National Ave.

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH (530) 583-3074 Hwy. 28, Bottom of Coon St. in Kings Beach

SAND HARBOR

(775) 831-0494

Hwy. 28, 2 miles south of Incline Village

CAVE ROCK

(775) 831-0494

Hwy. 50, East Shore

EL DORADO BEACH

(530) 542-2981

Hwy. 50 at Lakeview Ave., South Lake Tahoe

6 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. $15-$20. Pass available. Restrooms. One-way exit only after closing.

Sealed boats only.

Opens May 26. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.-Sun. until June 30. Open Wed.-Sun. starting July 1 & on July 3-4. Picnic area, beach, restrooms.

Opens May 26. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Restrooms.

6 a.m.-8 p.m. daily until Sept. 30. 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Oct. 1-April 30. Picnic area, beach, Visitors’ Center, food, restrooms. Sealed boats only.

6 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Picnic area, restrooms. Sealed boats only.

Opens in May. Picnic area, restrooms.

AREA LAKES

DONNER LAKE

(530) 582-7720

I-80, Donner Lake exit

PROSSER RSVR.

(530) 587-3558

Hwy. 89, 2 miles north of Truckee

BOCA/STAMPEDE RSVR.

(530) 587-3558 I-80, Hirschdale exit

$10 California boats, $15 out-of-state boats. $3 parking. Season pass $70 California, $120 out-of-state. Restrooms.

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

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

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

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DONNER LAKE

I-80, Donner Lake exit

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

LAKE TAHOE

GAR WOODS

Carnelian Bay

KINGS BEACH

Bottom of Coon St.

SKYLANDIA PARK

Lake Forest

Access to restaurant, small beaches. Restrooms.

Busy pier adjacent to town, public beach, picnic sites. Restrooms.

Small beach, picnic facilities. Restrooms.

KASPIAN PICNIC AREA West Shore

Between Tahoe City and Homewood. Picnic area, beach. Restrooms.

GROVE STREET

Open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Located east of Commons Beach. Restrooms at Commons Beach.

Center of Tahoe City

SUGAR PINE POINT

Tahoma

Hiking, Ehrman Mansion tours, nature trail. Restrooms.

Call (530) 546-5995, ext. 110, to be listed in Marinas.

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ater this year, the Tahoe City Golf Course will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Constructed and designed by May Webb Dunn in 1917, it is considered the oldest golf course to be designed by a woman west of the Mississippi. For 40 of those 100 years, the Tahoe City Golf Course has been managed by a Bonino.

It was Angelo from 1951 to 1974 and his son Bobbie from 1987 to 2004. Now, Bobbie has returned to manage the course once again for the Tahoe City Public Utility District.

In 1948, Carl and Elsie Bechdolt purchased the nine-hole Tahoe City Golf Course. It was originally built for the sumptuous Tahoe Tavern, Tahoe City’s prime attraction in the early years of the 20th Century. Angelo Bonino began managing the course in 1951. He met Christine Bechdolt, Carl and Elsie’s oldest child, most likely on the golf course. They married and eventually raised six Bonino children: Brent, Brian, Bobbie, Brad, Angela and Ann. From the beginning, the course was part of the kids’ lives.

“My mom went into labor with me on the 3rd green,” said Bobbie. “I was almost born on the golf course.” His dad was in the clubhouse from April to November.

“All day, every day,” said Bobbie.

Angelo Bonino, Bobbie’s father who ran the Golf Course between 1951 and 1974

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Bobbie began playing golf at an early age, while attending Tahoe Lake School, located next to the golf course. Bobbie said that he and his three brothers were always running around town, catching lizards and crawdads and building tunnels in the snow.

“It was a pretty cool town to grow up in. You could not get in trouble, everyone would look out for you,” said Bonino.

Bobbie was good at looking out for others, as well. According to Shirley Hale, when her family first moved to Tahoe in 1971, “Bobbie was the first kid to extend a hand of friendship to our son Mark and it meant a lot.”

At 13, Bonino’s life in Tahoe came to a temporary halt. His parents divorced and Angelo began raising his brood of six alone in South San Francisco. Soon after, Angelo got Bobbie and his brothers into the golf industry. At 15, Bobbie began working at Cypress Hills in Colma working for Fred Venturi, father of the great golfing legend Ken Venturi. He also played golf in high school, junior college and in college. And, all along the Boninos would come up every summer to play golf at the family course in Tahoe City.

In 1987, Bobbie’s aunt, Mindy Bechdolt Belding, asked him to run the golf course.

He managed it from 1987 to 2004. His brothers Brent and Brad were also involved, each of them acting as superintendents of the course for more than 10 years. For the first few years as manager, Bob lived in Tahoe City, but after marrying he moved to Auburn and commuted to the lake to run the course. In 2004, he went into the construction business in Auburn.

In 2012, the Bechdolt Family sold the Tahoe City Golf Course to the Tahoe City Public Utility District.

Every year, the biggest event at the Tahoe City Golf Course is the Bill and Bill Tournament, which honors the memory of Bobbie’s uncles, Bill Bechdolt and Bill Conners, two long-time Tahoe City stalwarts who spent a great deal of their time on the course. This year’s tourney is on June 3.

Last June after attending the Two Bills event, Bob approached TCPUD Director Cindy Gustafson with a proposal to return to Tahoe to run the course.

“She kicked it around and thought it was a really good idea,” said Bonino. “Now the TCPUD can keep it as a community golf course and it’s an opportunity for me to continue the heritage of the course.”

Bonino owns a lot near the 5th tee, purchased by his father many decades ago, where he plans on building a home.

“This is my last move. It’s not work, it’s a really cool job. I don’t expect to be moving anywhere else.” said Bonino.

Many long-time golfers are happy to see him returning.

“He is one of the kindest people I know.

He is really a nice guy. I’ve known him since he was 10 and I’ve never known him to be anything except even keeled,” said Ruth Schnabel, who in the early 1970s took her first golf lesson from Angelo Bonino. “I couldn’t be happier that he is coming back. It will be really good for the golf course and the community.”

Hale agrees: “He is a wonderful, wonderful person. With Bobbie in charge, the golf course will return to being a friendly place to play golf.” 

Do you know someone interesting in Tahoe?

To nominate someone you’d like to see featured, e-mail editor@tahoethisweek.com.

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GRAEAGLE MEADOWS STORY & PHOTOS

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f you’re a fan of tricky water features, gorgeous vistas and beautifully maintained courses then you need to add Graeagle Meadows Golf Course to your list. Located about an hour north of Tahoe and Reno, Graeagle is well worth the drive.

Dense trees, narrowing fairways and tight greens are the hallmark of the finishing stretch.

Built by Harvey West Jr. in 1968 and maintained by the West family ever since, this charming course nestled in the hills

by Graeagle maintains a rustic charm that is belied by its modern approach and styling. One of my favorite small touches for this course are the names for each hole: Squatter’s Cabin, Lost Wagon and Tree Trimmer. Not only do the names add a certain elegance to your round, each name tells a small part of the history of the course and surrounding area. It’s well worth it to make sure you pick up the accompanying course booklet from the pro shop before your round.

Even if history isn’t your thing, it’s hard not to appreciate the gentle, rolling fairways and roundabout water features of the front nine of Graeagle Meadows.

Don’t let yourself get lulled into a false sense of security though or you’ll be in for a rude awakening as you make the turn and head for the back nine. Dense trees, narrowing fairways and tight greens are the hallmark of the finishing stretch that was added two years after the opening of the original course. Apparently, old Harvey decided things just weren’t quite challenging enough.

One thing you won’t find at Graeagle is a cluttered course. Other than the first hole, there are virtually no houses or developments lining the course. Thanks to this

design, it’s really easy to lose oneself in the beauty of the course and the surrounding countryside. I don’t know about you, but I fully appreciate when I can play a round and feel as if I’m truly cut off from the outside world for a few hours.

If you want to shave a few strokes off your game, you couldn’t ask for better instruction than what is offered at Graeagle Meadows. Between the two of them, the head pro, Bob Klein Jr., and the assistant pro, Tom Lusby, have a combined 54 years at Graeagle, not to mention numerous professional accomplishments in the golf world. It’s safe to say that they know a thing or two about Graeagle and the game.

The town of Graeagle is also worth visiting. Thanks to the dedication of the West family, it truly feels as if you’ve stepped back in time and entered a piece of California’s history. 

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mark your calendar!

June 3rd, 11:00am–4:00pm Interested in trying the latest and greatest in golf technology? Join us along with Titleist, Ping & Callaway for Old Greenwood’s exclusive Demo Day experience.

Whether you want to try everything on the market, or one specific club, we welcome you! Complimentary beer and sausage pairings will be served. Interested in being custom fitted? Please call ahead for a fitting appointment on our Trackman Launch Monitor.

RSVP required. Call the Golf Shop at (530) 550-7024.

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Sunday, Monday or Tuesday — with games starting at 5:30 or 7:15 p.m. Each league night will have a maximum of 18 teams.

A maximum of 10 people per team is allowed. There must be a minimum of four people on a team to register. Registration forms are due on June 12, but the league is first-come, first-served and may fill up before then. | truckeeriverwinery.com

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RUN SHORT, RUN LONG Big Blue Adventures presents the Truckee Running Festival on June 4 at Riverview Sports Park in Truckee from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., co-sponsored by Tahoe Weekly. Racers can choose from a 5km or 10km along the Legacy Trail or a half marathon to Waddle Ranch. The 5km is a fundraiser for Girls on the Run Sierras. There will also be kids’ fun runs. | tahoetrailrunning.com

Jam to the jet races Sparks, Nev. The 2017 Bud Light Jet Jam Racing series is on June 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sparks Marina. The familyfriendly event is free for spectators. The ever-popular twists, jumps and turns of the Pro Freestyle riders launch around noon.

The other world-class Pro Riders race at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., showcasing speed and technical abilities while competing for cash prizes, titles and glory. The tour also features five junior racing classes to highlight the up and coming in the sport. The featured hometown racer is Ian Roberts from Sparks. | jetjam.racing

Lift-served bike park Soda Springs Woodward announces the building of a new lift-served mountain bike park at Woodward Tahoe located at Boreal Mountain Resort. The new bike park will

feature flow lines that incorporate natural elements, wooden features and obstacles, such as berms, wall rides and jumps. Trails and flow lines will vary in difficulty for beginner to advanced riders.

The new mountain bike park will round out Woodward Tahoe’s existing bike facilities that include The Bunker and The Trenches, which have a BMX focus.

In partnership with Alpine Bike Parks, construction on the new mountain bike park is slated for completion in early July. | woodwardtahoe.com

Sign up for bocce Truckee Truckee River Winery’s Summer Bocce League begins the week of June 18. The tournament will be a round robin where each team will play every week, with possibly one bye week and the team with the most wins at the end of the league wins. There will be three league nights —

Tahoe venues Rivers for Change are seeking guest paddlers to help fundraise by joining the Truckee River Source to Sea Paddling team on several legs of its 150-mile journey from South Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake, Nev. The following days still have spots for paddlers as of press time: on June 3 for 8.5 miles on Lake Tahoe from Camp Richardson to Meeks Bay; on June 6 for 10 miles of the Truckee River from above Truckee to Glenshire; on June 8 for 10 miles of the Truckee River from Verdi to the Reno Whitewater Park; and on June 9 for 11 miles of the Truckee River between Lockwood and USA Parkway, restored by the Nature Conservancy.

In addition, on June 7, an evening fundraiser and raffle will be held at the FiftyFifty Brewing Company in Truckee from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online. | Register riversforchange.org/2017-truckee-river

Gearing up for biking Plumas County Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship hosts the Lost & Found Gravel Grinder on June 3, The Downieville Classic is from Aug. 3 to 6 and registration is open now, the Downieville Epic with the TNT Trail Day is from Aug. 19 to 20 at Packer Saddle and the Grinduro is from Oct. 7 to 8 in Quincy.

Volunteers are needed to help during trail days on June 17, July 15, Sept. 9 and 23. There will be more in October. | sierratrails.org

Take the challenge Tahoe-wide Every year for two weeks, instead of driving, hundreds of Tahoe residents ride their bikes to work, school and to have fun.

Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition hosts the Tahoe Bike Challenge 2017 from June 1 to 14. Sign in, ride your bike and track your miles. Join the friendly competition for fun prizes and bragging rights. | Register tahoebike.org

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Sparks, Nev. Expect the most extreme forms of offroad motorcycle racing in one weekend from June 3 to 4 at the Wild West Motorsports Park. Top pros from the West will demonstrate their talents in motorclimb racing, extreme enduro, trials and freestyle motocross. | elevatedaction.com

Join PCT trail clinics Truckee Pacific Crest Trail Association is offering trainings in Truckee with Scout and Adopter training on June 3 and Crew Leader training on June 4. The workshops are open to all scouts, adopters and crew leaders. PCTA will not provide camping, lodging or meals for the weekend. Details

at pcta.org. | Register volunteer@ pcta.org or (916) 285-1838

One-day lake ride Lake Tahoe The 26th annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride is an impressive 72mile journey that circumnavigates Lake Tahoe in one day on June 4. Hosted

by Bike the West and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, it offers spectacular scenery along with the necessities: food/ water, restroom and first aid stations for avid recreational bicyclists. Cycling action continues on the same route with the 15th Annual Tour de Tahoe – Bike Big Blue, a Ride to Cure Diabetes, as participants test their strength and physical endurance on Sept. 10. | Register bikethewest.com

Train and re-train South Lake Tahoe Tahoe Area Mountain Biking announces upcoming trainings. Hazard tree identification training is on June 4 or June 22 and all crew leaders are encouraged to attend. Chainsaw re-certification training is on June 10. Current sawyers must recertify this year. | RSVP info@tamba.org

Fun to run in costume Meyers Register now for the second annual OMG Fun Run on June 4 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Old Meyers Grade in Meyers. Advanced registration is $30 for adults and $15 for ages 6 to 12, ages 5 and younger attend free of charge.

Costumes are encouraged. The course gate-to-gate roundtrip is 2.6 miles.

The event will be held rain or shine. | meyerscommunityfoundation.org

Octane Fest Fallon, Nev. This festival hosts a week of highpowered motorsports with dirt-track racing, fuel-drag racing and a jamboree with monster trucks and freestyle motocross from June 9 to 11 at Rattlesnake Raceway. | octanefest.com

Cycling the region Minden, Nev. Alta Alpina Cycling Club announces upcoming races that are open to everyone in the cycling community. The race categories make it easy for anyone from racing veterans to first-timers to have a great race experience. Thursday Night Races will continue with 20 races until Aug. 31. Weekend Club rides will continue until October. The Alta Alpina ChallengeRiding the Wild Sierra is on June 24.

Tim Rowe Memorial Fall Century is on Oct. 8 is from Wellington to Bridgeport. | altaapina.org

SUP-per time East Shore Thunderbird Paddling Festival is on June 10 at Sand Harbor State Park. All forms of standup paddleboarding on Lake Tahoe will be featured at this festival. Race in the Thunderbird 8 Miler or 4 Miler.

There will be Grom races for the kids. SUP enthusiasts can also test new gear, check out the vendor expo and take clinics. | laketahoepaddling.com

June 1-7, 2017

PYRAMID LAKE STORY & PHOTOS BY BRUCE AJARI

wor ld-cl ass fi shery 30. Most regular Pyramid anglers know that fishing usually slows during this time.

This season it looks like anglers may be able to have success for considerably longer at this great fishery where fish in excess of 20 pounds can be caught on any cast.  FISHING REPORT (See Sightseeing in this issue of Tahoe Weekly for current water levels.)

Truckee angler Bob Jake at Pyramid Lake with the signature Pyramid in the background.

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he season at world-class fishery Pyramid Lake, northeast of Sparks, Nev., looks like it is going to be much longer this year. As a result of the huge snowpack in the Sierra and cooler spring temperatures, runoff into the lake has kept water temperatures in the great range for the native Lahontan Cutthroat Trout.

Anglers may be able to have success for considerably longer at this great fishery where fish in excess of 20 pounds can be caught on any cast.

Typically, when we get into about the second week in May in a normal year, fish will move to deeper water and out of range for shore anglers. It is pretty rare to take a trip out there in the third week in May, as we recently did, and find water temperatures at around 56 degrees F. The optimum temperature for most trout is 52 to 64 degrees F. Above 64 degrees F there is less oxygen available to the fish, so they tend to find cooler water in the depths of the lake.

The recent trip was a bit different for us.

We drove past the spring hot spots of the South and North Nets where there was not one single angler. We stopped briefly at Crosby’s, an establishment with a restaurant and bar, fishing gear and a general store — not a single person there either.

We continued a short drive north and continued to see no one on the beaches fishing until we reached our destination of Pelican Point. This spot has an improved launch ramp for boats and some of the best fishing last season. Here we found about a dozen anglers in a line, fishing from shore on ladders. Ladders are used at Pyramid Lake mostly to prevent fatigue from casting all day.

As we were getting our gear ready, we watched the anglers in the lake. It appeared that no one was catching. Last year, the fishing in the mornings was typically slow.

This seemed to be the pattern this day, as well.

About 2 p.m. we began to finally hook a few fish and we would pick one up here and there for the rest of the day. We even had some luck casting behind us toward the bank where white pelicans were cruising looking for an easy meal. We had fish follow our flies, but none would bite.

Some experts have said fishing could continue to the end of the season on June

Boca Reservoir | The road over the dam is closed until further notice. Inflow is at 748 cfs. and the outflow is 880 cfs. Powerbait, nightcrawlers and lures are all working. Flyfishers have been catching some fish near the inlet with nymphs, streamers and dries.

Donner Lake | Fishing has been fair to good.

Kokanee fishing has been fair. Nightcrawlers and Powerbait seem to be the main bait.

Mackinaw fishing has been good. Fly-fishers are catching some fish with streamers.

Lake Tahoe | (All tributaries are closed to all

fishing until July 1.) Fishing has been fair to good for mackinaw. A guide is highly recommended if you are fishing for mackinaw for the first time.

Toplining and shore fishing is fair. Most fishing from shore use inflated nightcrawlers.

Little Truckee River | The flow is at 748

cfs. The flows have come down. While it can be tough fishing, anglers can catch fish at this level. Fish the softer water along the edges and around obstructions. Hatches similar to the main Truckee.

Fishing Licenses are required in California and Nevada for 16 years and older. Temporary licenses are available. California (916) 928-5822 or dfg.ca.gov; Nevada (866) 703-4605 or ndow.org. Licenses are available at most hardware stores.

California Department of Fish and Game holds Free Fishing Days on July 1 and Sept. 2, with Nevada’s Free Fishing Day on June 10.

LAKE TAHOE Fishing is closed in Lake Tahoe within 300 feet of its tributaries and upstream to the first lake from Oct. 1 to June 30.

Lake Tahoe is open year-round from 1 hour before sunrise to 2 hours after sunset. No fishing is allowed within 300 feet of the mouth of any stream. Most Sierra lakes are open all year.

No fish may be used for bait or possessed for use as bait in Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake or Donner Lake, unless taken from that lake. Live bait in these lakes is limited to: Lahontan redside shiner, Tui chub, Tahoe sucker, Lahontan mountain sucker, Piute sculpin and Lahontan speckled dace. Chumming is illegal. There is a two-fish limit on Mackinaws, and a limit of five fish on Lake Tahoe.

Fishing for Rainbows from the shore is best May through July. If you’re on the North Shore, the Kings Beach and Lake Forest areas are planted throughout the summer. Cave Rock on the East Shore of the lake is a good location for Rainbow and Brown.

TAHOE REGION

SPOONER LAKE Spooner Lake is managed as a trophy fishery at Spooner Lake State Park on the East Shore. It is open all year for catch and keep, with a limit of five trout. Rowboats, inflatable rafts and float tubes may be used, but no motorized boats.

UPPER TRUCKEE RIVER The Upper Truckee is fed from the waters of Meiss Country south of Highway 89 in South Lake Tahoe.

Fishing is good in the deep pools during the early part of fishing season.

TRUCKEE REGION

BOCA RESERVOIR Boca is good for early and late shore fishing and is popular for trolling for Rainbow, Brown and Brook.

DONNER LAKE Brown and Rainbow can be expected when shore fishing with good spots at the boat ramp or the west end of the beach. Mackinaws can be found in the shallows during the early season.

MARTIS CREEK RESERVOIR Rainbow, Brown and Lahontan cutthroat trout. Catch and release only using artificial lures with barbless hooks and no bait. No motorized boats.

PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR

ECHO LAKES Just a short drive off of Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, try both boat and shore fishing here. Shore fishing is usually good from the dam. Please respect the rights of private property and homeowners around the lake.

FALLEN LEAF LAKE The best fishing is from a boat, but occasionally fish can be taken from the shore with a good cast. The lake is a short walk from Fallen Leaf Lake Road or Fallen Leaf Campground.

Fishing within 250 feet of the dam is illegal.

SAWMILL POND A stocked pond for children 15 years of age and younger.

Adults are allowed to help children fish, but not allowed to fish themselves. The pond is located 1 mile south of South Lake Tahoe along Lake Tahoe Boulevard.

Among the best trout fishing in California, especially for Rainbow and Brown.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR Holds a large number of trophy class Rainbow and Brown trout. Shore fishing nets Browns and Rainbow, with Kokanee when trolling.

TRUCKEE RIVER At Lake Tahoe’s only outlet in Tahoe City, fishing is closed year-round from the dam in Tahoe City to 1,000 feet downstream. Certain other sections of the Truckee are closed year-round. Check fishing regulations.

Fish the deep pools during the early part of the season.

Best bets are to fish the section of the river between Tahoe City and River Ranch (Hwy. 89 and Alpine Meadows Road).

For more information, contact U.S. Forest Service | fs.usda.gov

Martis Lake | Zero kill. Catch and release

only with barbless artificial lures or flies. Fishing is best early in the season and again the fall.

Smallmouth bass are part of the fishery here.

Prosser Reservoir | Fishing has been fair.

Anglers using bait, lures and flies have all caught fish. Fly-fishers have done well near the inlet areas. Bass fishing has been fair.

Stampede Reservoir | The road is closed

over the dam for construction and will remain so this season and next. Access to the boat ramp will be through Hobart Mills. Fishing has been fair from shore. Nightcrawlers, Powerbait and lures have all produced from shore. Flyfishers have been doing well near the inlets with nymphs and streamers. The Kokanee fishing has been fair. Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair.

Truckee River | The flows through Truckee

are at 2,335 cfs; we have not seen flows like this in sometime. Fishing has been good for those working hard. Most anglers are using San Juan worms, egg patterns and large stonefly imitations. Baetis, March Brown, Caddis imitations and streamers are also good this time of year. This water is special regulation, artificial only with barbless hooks. Catch-and-release fishing is encouraged, but an angler may keep two fish with a minimum size of 14 inches during the regular trout season.

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both full and spilling. Boat, shore and fly anglers are catching fish. Reports from Davis are only fair. Blood midge, Callibaetis and small midges are the main insects to imitate subsurface.

Frenchman fishing has been fair.

Bruce is a long-time area fly-fisherman and past president of Tahoe Truckee Fly Fishers. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com to read more.

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DIRT FOUND: t happens every year in Tahoe — that challenging in-between period after the ski areas close (Squaw Valley is still open), open) but there is still too much snow to hike and mountain bike. This year, it will be longer than usual before we can get to our favorite spots given the copious quantities of the white stuff that came down in winter. Now is when the inside scoop from an old geezer — I mean, a guy who has been hiking around Tahoe for a number of years — can be helpful in coming up with the best early season hikes around the lake.

First, to start your own list, consider these rules of spring snow melting and apply them to your favorite trail: Lower elevations melt faster than higher elevations.

The west side of the lake gets a lot more snow than the east, so the east side will melt out sooner.

Sunny, open areas melt faster than shady spots in the trees.

Southern exposures melt faster than northern exposures.

Of course, it is pretty difficult to find a trail that is low elevation, east side, with a southern exposure and not too many trees, but there are a few that have at least a good dose of these attributes.

EAST SHORE Spooner Summit to South Camp Peak Find spectacular views on this section of the Tahoe Rim Trail above Tahoe’s East Shore. A 5-mile hike with a steady series of good lake views, brings you to the big daddy of views on the “peak” itself. Why it is called South Camp Peak?

I will never know. It is a 1-mile long, open ridge with some of the best views you will find anywhere around Tahoe. The last half-mile before the ridge is a thick, north-facing forest, which holds snow into June, but hopefully it will be packed down by the many hikers who came before you.

Skunk Harbor This hike is fairly short and after a gentle descent of about 1.5 miles, you come to an old rock house and lovely beach — or given how high the water is these days, a lovely sliver of a beach. On the way back, you can follow the direct route you came down or wind around Prey Meadows, which might already be sprouting some flowers.

NORTH SHORE Tahoe Rim Trail | Tahoe City The first few miles of the TRT heading north from Tahoe City is south facing, exposed to the sun after recent tree

TIPS

FOR HIKING IN SNOW Watch for snow bridges and stream crossings under snow. It might look like a lot of snow, but if it is hollow underneath, you will take a big drop into the drink. If walking on snow, look for packed-down sections and keep your eye open for stream pathways.

Trails might be hard to follow if the snow is still deep. It’s best to hike trails you are familiar with.

Carry a map and compass, and yes, people still use them. In fact, some of us think they are fun.

Bring plenty of water and food, water-resistant boots and an extra pair of socks because if you are walking over snow, you’re gonna get wet.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

The Rainbow Trail at Taylor Creek | Courtesy US Forest Service; Crag Lake | Tim Hauserman; Eagle Falls | Tim Hauserman; Skunk Harbor; Twin Peaks from the Tahoe Rim Trail | Tim Hauserman; Emerald Bay from the Rubicon Trail | Tim Hauserman

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STORY BY TIM HAUSERMAN

BEST BETS FOR SPRING HIKING thinning and starts out just a bit above lake level. At 1 mile in you get a great view of Lake Tahoe and the bustling Truckee River. The trail then winds atop the Truckee River canyon providing magnificent views of some enormous incense cedars and sugar pines. A particularly lovely view of Twin Peaks and the river far below can be found after 3 miles of hiking. This might make a good turnaround point, because soon after the trail heads away from the river corridor and into a thick forest that will hold the snow for much longer.

SOUTH SHORE Tallac Historic Site & Taylor Creek While it’s more of a stroll than a true hike, the Taylor Creek area gives you a chance to stretch your legs in the sunshine in a spectacular and varied setting. The low elevation and open woods make this an early-bird choice. Enjoy the marshy and riparian areas along Taylor Creek, then take a stroll along Baldwin and Kiva beaches. Just above them, you find the Valhalla and Tallac Historic Site where beautiful old buildings are used for a variety of events, including the annual Word Wave writers’ conference. Can’t make it in the spring? Come back for the Kokanee Salmon run in Taylor Creek in the fall.

WEST SHORE Meeks Bay Trail The trail from Meeks Bay to Crag Lake is the first route into Desolation Wilderness to emerge from the snow, usually several weeks sooner than the trails further south heading out of Emerald Bay. It’s just less than 5 miles of moderate hiking to Crag, a lovely mountain lake at the base of it’s craggy namesake peak. The more ambitious can press on for another 1.5 miles to Stony Ridge Lake, another Desolation gem.

Vikingsholm & Rubicon Trail With south-facing exposures and near lake-level altitudes this hike opens up fairly early, but we are still talking the West Shore, so a lot of snow needs to melt. You can start at the Vikingsholm parking lot and head down to Vikingsholm and Eagle Falls, which will be roaring this year. Once you’ve been doused in mist by the falls, take the Rubicon Trail to the entrance of the bay, about 1.5 miles from Vikingsholm. The Rubicon Trail continues north for 3 miles along Tahoe’s shore to Calawee Cove in D.L. Bliss State Park. Hopefully you will be treated to views of both eagles and osprey that nest in the area. Try to get on this trail in early June before the summer crowds arrive.

Other possibilities if you don’t mind wet shoes and socks include Marlette Lake Trail or Spooner to Snow Valley Peak and the TRT, both on the East Shore, or Brockway Summit to Martis Peak Road crossing on the North Shore.

out of Emerald Bay and Echo Lake, Mount Judah Loop, the Pacific Crest Trail or other trails on Donner Summit, TRT from Ward Canyon to Desolation Wilderness and Carson Pass to Showers Lake. 

Don’t even think about it until July These trails will not be accessible until July: Desolation Wilderness trails

For more trail information, visit tahoerimtrail.org.

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Next to Lighthouse Center, east end of Tahoe City. TART

Call (530) 546-5995, ext. 110, to be listed in Family Fun.

Old Greenwood Golf Academy is hosting a Junior Golf Extravaganza for ages 6 to 14 interested in golf. It is on June 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. They will be giving group lessons and playing games. If kids have clubs, bring them. Otherwise, Old Greenwood will supply the clubs. The fee is $20 per child. | tdrpd.org

Easy peasy Truckee Donner Recreation & Parks District offers Cooking for Kids with Tammy Garbarino. The class for ages 9 to 12 is on Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. from June 6 to July 18. Children will learn simple snacks and meals that are fun and easy to prepare. | tdrpd.org

Childs’ cycling Next Level Bike Skills Program is every Tuesday and Thursday from June 6 to Aug. 24 at Truckee Bike Park. Classes are for ages 6 to 10 and 11 to 18 of all abilities in the mornings and afternoons. All coaches are Bike Park certified and students will be placed in groups according to ability. Participants will build skills, boost confidence and progress in an inclusive environment. | truckeebikepark.org

Valuable martial art Douglas County Parks and Rec offers Tae Kwon Do for ages 7 to 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The class emphasizes fundamental values such as courtesy, integrity and self-discipline — and it is a fun way to stay fit. Offered on Wednesdays from June 7 to 14 and from Sept. 13 to 27. | (775) 586-7271

Giant batter up City of South Lake Tahoe Recreation Services offers Junior Giant, a free, noncompetitive, coed baseball league for ages 5 to 12. The program is eight weeks long and begins on June 12. | Register cityofslt.us

BUS & SHUTTLE SCHEDULES

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Announcements

Beaches & Parks

OUT & ABOUT

EAST SHORE

CHIMNEY BEACH & SECRET COVE ROUNDHILL PINES BEACH

Hwy. 50

SAND HARBOR STATE PARK ZEPHYR COVE

Hwy. 28, 5.9 miles south of Incline Vlg.

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COON STREET DOG BEACH

Hwy. 28, at the bottom of Coon Street

KINGS BEACH STATE RECREATION AREA

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Join the Truckee Day cleanup throughout town starting at 8 a.m. along with Weed Warriors work, followed by a Block Party and Community Expo at noon. The Tahoe City Downtown Association hosts a Cleanup Day starting at Commons Beach at 8:30 a.m., then enjoy lunch after the work is done.

TAHOE CITY

COMMONS BEACH HERITAGE PLAZA

Hwy. 28, Tahoe City behind old fire station

Hwy. 28, Downtown Tahoe City

LAKE FOREST BEACH POMIN PARK SKYLANDIA

Lake Forest Road, 1.5 miles east of Tahoe City

Lake Forest Road, east of Tahoe City

Lake Forest Road, east of Tahoe City

64-ACRES PARK & BELL’S LANDING

Hwy. 89, south of Tahoe City

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D.L. BLISS STATE PARK

Hwy. 89, 17 miles south of Tahoe City

ELIZABETH WILLIAMS PARK EMERALD BAY BEACH KILNER PARK

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Hwy. 89, 3.5 miles south of Tahoe City

MARIE SLUCHAK PARK MEEKS BAY

Hwy. 89, 4 miles south of Tahoe City

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CAMP RICHARDSON EL DORADO BEACH KIVA BEACH

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Paying it forward Tahoe City Downtown Association is offering volunteer opportunities. Cleanup Day is on June 3 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Volunteers will pick up trash along the bike path in and around Tahoe City and be treated to coffee, treats and lunch.

Volunteers are needed for the Tahoe City Wine Walk on June 17. There are several shifts to choose from: early, first, second and flex shifts at different times throughout the day. Volunteers receive one free $40 ticket to the walk.

Volunteer two- to four-hour shifts are open on the 4th of July from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Opportunities include: set up, selling raffle tickets, merchandise sales, boot drive on the beach and the street and clean up. | dana@visittahoecity.com

Leading in art and nature

TRUCKEE RIVER CANYON

SQUAW VALLEY PARK

The annual Community Clean Up Day in Kings Beach, Carnelian Bay, Tahoe Vista and Crystal Bay is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Help is also needed to clean up the Community Garden. Look for details in the Events calendar in this issue.

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MARTIS CREEK

Hwy. 267, 1 mile south of Truckee Airport

RIVER VIEW SPORTS PARK

12200 Joerger Drive

TRUCKEE RIVER REGIONAL PARK

Hwy. 267, .25 miles south of Truckee

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DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK SHORELINE PARK WEST END BEACH

I-80 Donner Lake exit

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North Lake Tahoe & Truckee: laketahoetransit.com | South Lake Tahoe: bluego.org

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document shredding. No dirt, concrete or construction material is allowed; the event is for residential loads only. Also, Clean Tahoe will provide curbside pickup service of unwanted items for senior citizens and disabled residents in need. To schedule a pickup, call (530) 544-4210.

Get a driver’s discount This AARP Safe Driver Course will adjust driving to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. Course completion will result in insurance discounts from all Nevada-based insurance companies. The course is offered on June 7 or on Sept. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Aspen Grove in Incline Village, Nev. The fee is $20 for non-AARP members and $15 for AARP members. | yourtahoeplace.com

Ditch the green bags Town of Truckee is offering neighborhood drop-off days for yard waste and storm debris — no rocks, dirt or bags.

Put a tarp underneath the load for easy self-service unloading. Four yards per load will be allowed at a time. Tahoe Donner, Truckee Donner Recreation Center and West End Beach days are on June 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tahoe Donner will have another day on July 1.

Residents can also drop off yard waste for free at Eastern Regional Landfill through Oct. 31. Do not bring the loads in bags; an I.D. is required. Until Sept. 30, Dumpster rates are $60; Dumpsters will be dropped off on a Wednesday and picked up the following Wednesday. Reserve one at (530) 583-7800. | keeptruckeegreen.org

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OUT & ABOUT

TheTahoeWeekly.com

Hiking

Mountain Biking

*Trails open depending on conditions.

Mileage is roundtrip, with levels based on family access.

All trails are more heavily used on weekends.

TAHOE RIM TRAIL

EMERALD BAY & VIKINGSHOLM CASTLE

The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 164.8-mile loop trail that encircles Lake Tahoe. The trail is open to hikers and equestrians, and mountain bikers in some sections. It is generally moderate in difficulty, with a 10 percent average grade and elevations ranging from 6,300 to 10,333’. Visit tahoerimtrail.org for maps, guided hikes & descriptions.

GRANITE LAKE

LAKE TAHOE EAST SHORE

MARLETTE LAKE NORTH SHORE

KIRKWOOD

TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY (530) 583-5475 | tahoexc.org All levels | Varied terrain Tahoe Cross Country offers marked mountain biking and hiking trails in the Burton Creek State Park area just north of Tahoe City. Trail access is free and the terrain is ideal for beginner and intermediate mountain bikers. Advanced riders can find challenging terrain on the Tahoe Rim Trail and around Mount Watson.

WESTERN STATES TRAIL Strenuous | 11.6 miles RT This is a challenging and exhilarating ride (sometimes referred to as Three Bridges Trail) that will afford you a fun downhill swoop and beautiful mountain views. You can ride it either way, starting on either side of the Midway Bridge between Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley off Hwy. 89.

(209) 258-7277 | kirkwood.com The mountain bike park offers a network of lift-accessed trails for all levels with 22 trails in the valley, and 12 accessed by the lift, with 11.5 miles of single track. The bike park features log rides, pump tracks and other terrain features.

MR. TOADS WILD RIDE Moderate-Strenuous | 6.2 miles Mr. Toad’s heads mostly downhill from the Tahoe Rim Trail with several options for making a loop. The upper section of this trail is much more technical than either section of the TRT and has many big drops and sections of nothing but rocks. There is also a huge stair step section that comes up on you quickly.

TRUCKEE

BMX TRACK

EAST SHORE

(530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com The BMX track is at River View Sports Park in Truckee.

FLUME TRAIL Strenuous | 14 miles There are several mountain biking trails off the Flume Trail, but if you follow the Flume Trail the whole way you will be rewarded with magnificent views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding mountains. The Flume Trail rises 1,600’ above the East Shore of Lake Tahoe. At the end of the Flume Trail, there is a 3-mile, 1,600’ descent down to Tunnel Creek Station on Hwy. 28. It is a moderately difficult ride at 7,000’ to 8,000’ in elevation with more than 1,000’ of climbing and 4.5-miles of single track. It has several steep sections.

Shuttle available at Tunnel Creek Café off Hwy. 28 in Incline Village to Spooner Lake State Park. Info (775) 298-2501.

Call for shuttle schedule.

MOUNT ROSE TO SPOONER LAKE Strenuous | 20 miles The beginning of this beautiful section of the Tahoe Rim Trail is at 8,700’ above the Sheep Flats (aka Tahoe Meadows) on Mount Rose. The first part of the trail parallels the highway and then descends through the meadows and briefly joins the Ophir Creek trail. Look for Rim Trail signs, then after a quarter-mile up and to the right of the Ophir Creek trail (don’t stay on the Ophir Creek Trail). After a 300’ climb out of the meadows, you begin to contour your way to the Tunnel Creek road. At 9 miles, you will come to the Tunnel Creek Road. Follow it a half-mile with the Flume Trail on the right. Continue straight for an 800’ switchbacking climb. Near the top of the climb, consider taking the vista trail to the Sand Harbor overlook.

Once at the top, the trail winds down past the Marlette Peak campground to Hobart Road. The Rim Trail past this point is closed to bikes, so your only path back to Spooner is along this road to the right and down to Marlette Lake.

A short, but tough climb leads out of the Marlette basin and then it is downhill back to Spooner Lake. Mind the speed on this descent due to heavy equestrian and hiking use.

Shuttle (775) 298-2501. Call for schedule.

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BIJOU BIKE PARK bijoubikepark.org The 5-acre park features pump tracks, BMX Track, striderfriendly pump track, jump lines and loop trail. Dawn-dusk.

EMIGRANT TRAIL Moderate | 15+ miles Offers rolling, wide, single-track through high desert, winding through sagebrush, seasonally wet meadows and Jeffrey Pine forests. North of Truckee on Hwy. 89 to Donner Camp picnic area. If too wet, proceed 2.5 miles on Hwy. 89 to Prosser Creek Bridge pullout. 15 miles to Stampede, but can continue on to other areas.

COLDSTREAM VALLEY Easy to moderate | 6 miles RT This loop offers a mellow ride offering views of the Sierra Crest, has nice flowers in the spring and circumnavigates a series of ponds. From Donner Pass Road, take Coldstream Road, which alternates pavement and dirt. After a short climb up the old terminal moraine of the glacier that once filled this valley, the valley opens up.

Proceed on this road until you come to private property signs at the last pond, then turn left on the dirt road and return on the east side of the valley. Park outside the white gate on Coldstream.

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA (530) 562-2268 | northstarcalifornia.com All levels | Varied terrain Northstar’s Mountain Bike Park boasts more than 100 miles of trails for mountain biking including its signature trail, LiveWire, and the most extensive life-accessed trail network in the Western United States. The park features Skill Development Areas and terrain features including jumps, rails and bridges. Rentals available in the Village at Northstar. Afternoon rates and season passes available. Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series and Cross-Country Race Series open to everyone. Bike Academy offers classes and private lessons.

TRUCKEE PUMP TRACK (530) 582-7720 | truckeebikepark.org At River View Sports Park in Truckee, the track features berms, whoops and jumps in various circuits built into the track with a Pump Park, Pump Course and Pump Track, with a small start mound for kids with push or strider bikes.

CORRAL AREA TRAILS All levels | Varied terrain Corral area trails include Sidewinders, Cedar and Armstrong Connector. This area has a high density of trails for all ability levels and serves as the unofficial hub of mountain bike activity in the South Shore. Featuring log rides, jumps and rock rolls including the new jumps, berms, rollers and hips. The trails all run parallel to the Fountain Place paved road. These trails link to Armstong Trail, the Tahoe Rim Trail, Powerline, Railroad Grade and this is also where Toads ends.

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Moderate | 9 miles RT Walk along the dirt path through the picnic area and follow signs to Marlette Lake. Mostly sun exposed. Great wildflowers in early summer. Start at Spooner Lake State Park.

SECRET HARBOR & CHIMNEY BEACH Easy | 3 miles RT Follow the trail to Chimney Beach trail and follow the trail to the end and over a group of boulders to reach the sandy beaches of Secret Harbor (the wooden steps off the trail lead to the nude beach at Secret Cove). Off Hwy. 28.

SKUNK HARBOR Moderate | 2.8 miles RT This interesting hike ends at a beautiful cove lined with boulders and a luxurious sandy beach on the edge of Lake Tahoe with some of the warmest waters around the lake.

Visitors can look inside the historic party house owned by George and Caroline Newhall in the 1920s along beach.

Park north of gate; do not block gate off Hwy. 28.

SPOONER LAKE Easy | 1.8 miles RT Spooner Lake is a great, easy hike for any season with interpretive displays. At Spooner Lake State Park.

NORTH SHORE

PICNIC ROCK Moderate | 3.6 miles RT Just off the Tahoe Rim Trail, the expansive view from the top provides a panorama of both Lake Tahoe and the Martis Valley. A single track winds up, offering a gradual climb with no technical challenges, until reaching Picnic Rock, an old volcanic rock. Off Hwy. 267.

STATELINE LOOKOUT Easy | .5 miles RT This short hike offers superb views of Lake Tahoe.

A short, self-guided nature trail explains the history of the North Shore. Hwy. 28 in Crystal Bay.

Moderate | 2.2 miles RT A small alpine lake situated on the cusp of Desolation Wilderness, the hike is a popular entrance for hikers and equestrians to the back country and a spectacular trek towering over the pristine waters of Emerald Bay. Steady ascent of 850’ in less than 1 mile. Trailhead at Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89.

PAGE MEADOWS Easy-Moderate | 4-6 miles RT The hike to Page Meadows is a local favorite because of its easy access and beautiful scenery through forests to an expanse of several meadows. You can start the hike to Page Meadows from 64 Acres off Hwy. 89 along the Tahoe Rim Trail for a longer hike or from Ward Creek Boulevard off Hwy. 89.

RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE Easy-Moderate | .5-9 miles | No dogs Hike starts at Calawee Cove at D.L. Bliss State Park or Emerald Bay. Trail follows cliffs and coves along Lake Tahoe, nesting ospreys and eagles, short side trail to Rubicon Lighthouse, which is easy to access with small children.

BALANCING ROCK Easy | .5 miles A short, self-guided nature trail featuring Balancing Rock, an overlying rock of 130 tones balanced on a rock. At D.L. Bliss State Park.

SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK Easy | 1.5 miles RT The nature trail loops through the forest past an array of wildflowers and through several sections of dense slash bleached nearly white from years of sun exposure. There are great spots to relax on the beach below Ehrman Mansion.

ALPINE MEADOWS

FIVE LAKES Strenuous | 5 miles RT Five Lakes is a great hike inside Granite Chief Wilderness, with the first 1 mile+ a steady ascent with great views of Alpine Meadows. Trailhead 1.8 miles up Alpine Meadows Road from Hwy. 89 across from Deer Park Drive.

Dogs prohibited May 15-July 15.

OLYMPIC VALLEY

SHIRLEY CANYON & SHIRLEY LAKE

SOUTH SHORE

LOWER & UPPER ECHO LAKES Easy | 2.4-4.8 miles RT Lower and Upper Echo Lakes is a little-known paradise perched atop Echo Summit, 5 miles west of Meyers on Hwy. 50. The trailhead begins next to the dam. Once you reach Upper Echo Lake, 2.4 miles from the start, you’ll see a kiosk at a dock for a water taxi. You can take a taxi back or return the way you came, or continue into Desolation Wilderness. The ride is a relaxing 20-minute tour through the channels connecting the two lakes. Taxi (530) 659-7207.

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CASCADE LAKE Moderate | 1.4 miles RT This boulder-strewn hike takes hikers to the waterfall descending from Desolation Wilderness into Cascade Lake. The falls are raging in the spring and are often a trickle by late summer. Near the end of the trail, walk up a large, flat boulder to the top of a hill where the trail can become confusing. Look for wooden posts marking the trail. Trailhead at Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89. Not recommended for small children or small dogs.

Easy-Strenuous | .5-5 miles RT This hike follows a creek as it passes by waterfalls and spectacular granite boulders along Shirley Creek. Park at the end of Squaw Peak Road. The first section that follows the creek is great for kids. As you climb, the trail may sometimes be hard to distinguish, so keep the creek on your right going up and on your left going down. Can continue a strenuous climb to High Camp and take the Aerial Tram to the valley (schedule at squawalpine.com).

SQUAW & EMIGRANT PEAKS Moderate | 3.4-4.4 miles RT Ride the Aerial Tram to High Camp, elev. 8,200’, and choose from a variety of trails (maps from Guest Services or squawalpine.com). Climb to the weathered buttresses atop Squaw Peak, visit the historic Watson Monument at Emigrant Peak or meander through the meadows covered with wildflowers, and enjoy the panoramic views afforded from Squaw’s spacious upper mountain. Tram ticket required. Hikes in the meadows good for small children.

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GLACIER MEADOW LOOP

Moderate | 1 mile RT Quick hike to the top of a volcanic outcropping offers panoramic views of the area off Hwy. 89 south of Tahoe City.

Easy | .5 miles RT Short, self-guided nature loop with signs that explain how glacial action carved and polished the surface landscape. Take Interstate 80 W from Truckee to the Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Road exit.

EAGLE FALLS & LAKE

MARTIS CREEK WILDLIFE AREA

EAGLE ROCK

Check trail conditions before heading out.

Please do not bike on wet trails.

Moderate | 2.5 miles+ RT | No dogs Steep descent to Vikingsholm Castle. Can continue to Eagle & Emerald Points around the bay for easy hikes. Connects to Rubicon Trail (see below). Park on either side of rocky overlook in Emerald Bay on Hwy. 89. ADA access (530) 525-9529.

Easy-Moderate | .1-3 miles RT Great views of Lake Tahoe & Emerald Bay. Falls 5-minute walk from parking lot. Steady ascent to Eagle Lake not recommended for young children. West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 89.

Easy | 4 miles RT Loop through Martis Creek meadow for a walk along the creek. Off Hwy. 267.

BUS & SHUTTLE SCHEDULES

BUS & SHUTTLE SCHEDULES

North Lake Tahoe & Truckee: laketahoetransit.com | South Lake Tahoe: bluego.org

North Lake Tahoe & Truckee: laketahoetransit.com | South Lake Tahoe: bluego.org

Arts

CREATIVE AWARENESS

ONGOING EXHIBITS

“My Body Your Body” Sierra Arts Gallery | June 1-22

Fusing science & art

“High Desert Alchemy” OXS Gallery | Until June 2

John and Mary Lou Paxton Collection Nevada Museum of Art | Until June 4

STORY BY LISA MICHELLE · PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY JOURNEY AROUND HAPPY

Eyob Mergia

South Lake Tahoe Library | Until June 10

Liz Paganelli & Jackson Lain Cobalt Artist Studio | June 10-30

Jennifer Wildermuth Reyes McKinley Arts & Culture Center | Until June 16

Will Barber McKinley Arts & Culture Center | Until June 16

Robert Rollins Metro Gallery | Until June 16 Great Basin Native Artists Carson City Visitors Bureau | Until June 19

Kathy Aoki LTCC Library | Until June 23 “Landscape Show” Brewery Arts Center | Until June 23

“Image Nation” Truckee Recreation Center | Until June 30

“Bird Mafia” Atelier Truckee | Until June 30 “High School Pic [ks] 2” The Brick | Until June 30

Nancy Florence Copeland Cultural Arts Center | Until July 1

“Strange Cousins from the West” Sierra Arts Gallery | July 1-30

The Altered Landscape Nevada Museum of Art | Until July 5

Gil Martin CC Community Center | Until July 6 “Maynard Dixon: The Paltenghi Collections” Nevada Museum of Art | Until July 16

Miradas Nevada Museum of Art | Until July 16 Dick Marconi Arte Italia | Until July 30 “Go Big” North Tahoe Arts | Until July 31 Four-Artist Exhibit Sierra Arts Gallery | Aug. 3-25

“Lakalelup” Commons Beach | Aug. 4-13 “Lakalelup” Ski Run Marina & Beach | Aug. 22-31

“On the Water” Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until summer

Rachel Stiff Sierra Arts Gallery | Sept. 7-29

ine art subscapes fuse high-resolution underwater sonar imagery with abovewater photography. Sonar, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging, is helpful for exploring and mapping under water since sound waves travel farther in water than radar or light waves.

The resulting creations are equivalent to an alluring beauty, who harbors many secrets. The genius behind this innovative art is Brent von Twistern and Chris Hill.

Von Twistern, formerly a hydrographer with the U.S. Navy, is the scientist behind the sonar. He holds a master’s degree in oceanography with a background in field research and photography. Hill, a painter and sculptor, holds a BFA in fine art and embellishes the prints with oils. Hill and von Twistern started their partnership as traveling buddies.

“We had this instant camaraderie and really fed off each other,” says von Twister, who met Hill at a kayak race in Mississippi.

The idea of mixing science and art didn’t come to fruition immediately. The duo began what they called “January journeys,” an annual adventure that included delving into the hometown of famous artists, such as Van Gogh and Dali. Then, in 2008, Hill joined von Twistern on an excursion to map the bottom of the San Francisco Bay. They were on a boat imaging sand waves on the bottom of the bay when the idea hit.

“We were looking at the underwater imagery and seeing the above-water landscape. That’s when we put our finger on it, ” says von Twistern.

Alcatraz Island became their first project.

Merging the famous island with underwater sand dunes, the two began to develop their process. First, the underwater data must be processed. Then, von Twister colors the highresolution data to match the above-water landscape photograph. He rotates the image to line up with a particular perspective of the photograph and controls the illumination.

“It’s like creating a 3-D surface under water,” says von Twistern.

The image then goes to Hill who uses the layers of 3-D data and photography and

1 ST & 3 RD WEDNESDAY

Gathering of Artists North Tahoe Arts Center THURSDAY

Guided art tours Nevada Museum of Art (except 1st Thursday)

“ We were looking at the underwater imagery and seeing the above-water landscape. That’s when we put our finger on it.”

–Brent von Twistern

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Senior art classes & tours Nevada Museum of Art SATURDAY & SUNDAY

2 ND SATURDAY

Free admission Nevada Museum of Art Kids’ Art day Nevada Museum of Art Art Walk Reno SUNDAYS

Plein Air Painting Tahoe Art League

Chris Hill, left, and Brent von Twistern on “Survey,” the boat used to map Tahoe.

Guided art tours Nevada Museum of Art

“Rubicon Wall”

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Nevada State Legislative building | Until June 9

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CALENDAR

“Denali Patterns” LTCC Library | Until June 9

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merges them in Adobe Photoshop. The image becomes a continuous composite of a landmark above and below the surface of the water. Finally, the piece becomes fine art when Hill adds his enhancements with oil paints.

Choosing a location to create a fine art subscape depends on water clarity, geography, historical value and logistics. Lake Tahoe was an obvious choice. They first hiked peaks and trails around the lake to gain a variety of perspectives and photograph interesting landmarks. After agreeing on which areas to work, equipment was hauled in. The survey boat is a mapping machine, filled with mechanical gear, GPS, cameras, sonar and dive gear.

“It looks like a lot of Hollywood cinematic equipment on a boat,” says von Twistern, who watches closely as live data is being produced from the underwater sonar. If an interesting feature appears, the two certified divers grab their gear and take a closer look.

The Lake Tahoe area expedition included Emerald Bay, the “S.S. Tahoe” in Glenbrook Bay, the mapping of the paleo forest at the bottom of Fallen Leaf Lake, much of the East Shore and Sand Harbor, Hurricane Bay and Rubicon Bay. In 2013, the pair officially opened their art gallery, Journey Around Happy, in Incline Village, Nev. Journey Around Happy in not only the name of their gallery, it also represents the artists’ approach to life.

“Journey means you’ve really got to get out there,” says von Twistern. “And happy is more of a philosophical approach to life. It doesn’t mean we walk around with a smile on our faces all the time. It’s just a way of thinking, an attitude, especially when things don’t go right.”

In the future, von Twistern and Hill plan to journey around happy while presenting their underwater visions to the rest of the world. | journeyaroundhappy.com  21

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Ethiopian artist and film student Eyob Mergia’s exhibit, “The Meskel Festival,” will be featured at the Nevada Arts Council’s Legislative exhibition Series at the Nevada State Legislative building in Carson City, Nev., through June 9. Mergia is the final of six Nevada artists whose work has been featured during the biennial session of the legislature. The Meskel Festival is a religious holiday in Ethiopia in which yellow daisies symbolize the rising of Christ from death. As a child attending the festival, Mergia drew insight and inspiration for his art. | arts4nevada.org

Artistic inspiration South Lake Tahoe Artist Erin Whitman will be at Lake Tahoe Community College on June 8 and 9. She will discuss her work and artistic inspirations on June 8 at 6 p.m. She will offer host a hands-on demonstration of her work on June 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. Both events are free.

Whitman teaches painting at Cuyamaca College in Rancho San Diego. Her more recent artistic work involves large-scale paintings that explore the American landscape. | ltcc.edu

Chemistry of the desert Carson City, Nev. Gail Rappa and Elaine Parks are Nevada artists who transform raw and found materials in mysterious and impressive ways and their work is the centerpiece of a new exhibit at the Nevada Art Council’s OXS Gallery in Carson City, Nev. The exhibit, “High Desert Alchemy” will be in place until June 2. Rappa and Parks, who both live in Tuscarora in Elko County, explore time, transformation and death in their artwork. | (775) 687-6680

What’s on tap at NMOA Reno, Nev. The John and Mary Lou Paxton Collection will be on display until June 4 in the Carol Franc Buck Gallery. This collection spans 60 years of art making and collecting.

Paxton became fascinated with art when the famous American regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton moved in next door.

That introduction started Paxton’s life-long passion for collecting fine art.

“The Altered Landscape: Selections from the Carol Franc Buck Altered Landscape Photography Collection” will be on display until July 5. In 1931, a group of civic-minded citizens led by humanities professor and climate scientist Dr. James Church and local art collector Charles Cutts established what is today known as the Nevada Museum of Art. Sixty years later, in 1993, a major endowment gift from the Carol Franc Buck Foundation 22

“The Inner Voice” Eyob Mergia | Nevada State Legislative building established this collection that is one of the institution’s largest focused collecting areas with approximately 2,000 photographs. | nevadaart.org

Large is the theme Tahoe City Sixteen local artists are “Going Big” at North Tahoe Arts through July 31. The exhibition is of large aspect artwork in a variety of mediums including photography, printmaking, art glass and painting. Many of the works were inspired by the natural beauty of Lake Tahoe; all demonstrate the deep creativity of the local art community.

An artists’ reception will be on June 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at North Tahoe Arts’ Corison Loft. Refreshments will be offered. | northtahoearts.com

Art at 7,000 feet Hope Valley A four-day Plein Art Watercolor Workshop with “Lady” Jill Mueller is from June 5 to 8 at Sorenson’s Resort.

Participants will paint in the fresh air of Hope Valley with snow-capped mountains and bursts of spring colors. Class size is limited to 16 students. The fee is $375 per person or $300 for those staying at Sorenson’s Resort. | ladyjill.com

Gathering of Artists Tahoe City Gathering of Artists is every first and third Wednesday of the month at North Tahoe Arts Center. Artists are welcome to drop in and share studio space from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | northtahoearts.com

Wide range of subjects Carson City, Nev. Nevada Artists Association opens its annual “Landscape Show.” The exhibit features the paintings, photographs, sculptures and fine crafts of local and regional NAA member artists. Carson City photographer John Warden is presenting a special showing of his photography that covers a wide and diverse range of subjects.

The exhibit runs through June 23. The NAA gallery is located at Brewery Arts Center. | nevadaartists.org

Politics and art Reno, Nev. Sierra Arts Gallery presents “My Body Your Body” from June 1 to 22 featuring professional teaching artists from Sierra Nevada College, Truckee Meadows Community College and University of Nevada, Reno. This multimedia exhibition examines the current political climate and its effect on personal rights. Participating artists include Chris Lanier, Julia Schwadron, Rick Parsons, Sheri Leigh O’Connor and Mary Kenny from Sierra Nevada College; Candace Garlock, Dean Burton, Mahsan Ghazainzad, Bahareh Shahrabi Farahani and Erin Shearin from TMCC and Tamara Scronce and Paul Baker Prindle from UNR. An artists’ reception will be on June 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. | sierraarts.org

Boat names focus of exhibit Tahoe City “What’s in a name?” Juliet famously pondered. Well, if you are a boat, the

answer is: quite a lot. Tahoe Maritime Museum announces that the museum will feature an exhibition that explores the stories behind the names of familiar Tahoe places and beloved Tahoe boats.

Despite Shakespeare’s conceptualization of names as meaningless constructs, choosing a name for a boat is a personal choice and not arbitrary. Many boat owners choose names that reflect a part of their life or family. Names are expressions of the owner’s personality and sense of humor. Other boat names pay homage to the tradition of the boat as a gendered object. Visitors can also expect to delve into the complex nautical history behind the female persona of ships and boats. | tahoemaritimemuseum.org

Two for the library South Lake Tahoe Tahoe Art League two exhibits at Lake Tahoe Community Library. “Denali Patterns,” by Les and Jill Allert runs until June 9. These images were captured as the couple flew over Mount Denali in a turbo prop airplane. They depict the relationship of dark and light, rock and ice and images only found around the highest mountain on the North American continent. | talart.org

Cobalt like the lake Incline Village, Nev. Cobalt Artist Studio presents Liz Paganelli and Jackson starting on June 10. Paganelli has lived and worked in the Lake Tahoe area for 20 years. She has taught drawing and printmaking at Sierra

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Nevada College and Truckee Meadows Community College.

From the fishing towns and seascapes of Alaska, to the mountains of Utah and the deserts of California, Lain looks to each region with a unique appreciation.

Painting landscapes is a way to capture the extraordinary mood and atmosphere that each of these climates evokes for him.

An artists’ reception will be at the studio from 4 to 6 p.m. on June 10. It is open to the public. | cobaltartiststudio.com

From bikes to photography South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe Library is displaying a collection of landscape photography by Helmut Klementi, who took up photography after he retired from his career as a member of the internationally acclaimed “Klementis,” who entertained audiences for 35 years with their athletic bicycle stunt routines. Klementi’s photographs reveal his eye for the subtle beauty he values in nature. This show runs until June 10. | talart.org

Make it to the Show Truckee Truckee Roundhouse Maker Show on June 11 needs makers. The Maker Show is in celebration of commercial and noncommercial makers. This year 25 commercial makers will be chosen; there will be no cap on the number of non-commercial makers chosen. | truckeeroundhouse.org

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The workshops are open to ages 16 and older.

On Tuesday night at 7 p.m. each week during the workshops, “Meet the Artist” lectures will be held in the Prim Library, followed by an informal reception in the Tahoe Gallery. They are free and open to the public. | sierranevada.edu

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Fresh air, friends, painting Tahoe Art League hosts a summer’s worth of Plein Air Painting. Painters meet from 9 a.m. to noon on Sundays at different locations until the end of August.

Participants should bring a bag lunch for an informal noontime critique. Anyone may participate. A full schedule is online. | talart.org

Public print shop Meyers Tahoe Letterpress will open its doors for a studio tour and reception on June 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bona Fide Books.

The print shop will offer hands-on demonstrations and free hand-printed souvenirs to take home. The event is free and open to the public.

The working print shop will provide a letterpress print facility and teach people how to use it. Vintage equipment includes platen presses dating to the 1800s, as well as sign presses. The centerpiece is a collection of handset type housed in four wooden type cabinets. The type comes from the Virginia City “Territorial Enterprise,” the voice of the West during the Comstock era.

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Popular summer art workshops Incline Village, Nev. Registration is open for Sierra Nevada College’s 33rd annual Summer Visiting Artist Workshops, which will take place from June 12 to the end of July. The variety of summer workshops are given by nationally known ceramists, glass artists, painters, sculptors, printmakers, digital artists, photographers, paper makers, jewelers and more.

Participants can learn new techniques and expand their knowledge in the medium.

An Open Print Studio is on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those who want to work on linocuts or wood block prints and those who have taken a letterpress class are welcome. Assistance and some supplies are on site. | bonafidebooks.com

Burning for volunteers Reno, Nev. Peter Hazel Art Studio was awarded a large honorarium to build “Bloom” a 40foot tall sculpture of steel and glass. The sculpture will be interactive and visitors will be able to climb inside the piece and hang out in the viewing platform 30 feet in the air. This sculpture will be heading to Burning Man 2017 in late August and is currently in production at ArTech in Reno. Volunteers are needed to help to make fused glass discs and ceramic jellyfish medallions. No experience is necessary. | (775) 384-6820 or peter@peterhazel.com

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by Samantha Weaver

If you’re like the average American, you spend about 17 minutes a day exercising – and 10 hours a day looking at a screen.

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Hocus Focus differences: 1. Tail is shorter, 2. Number is different, 3. Leash is missing, 4. Cone has less ice cream, 5. Neckline is different, 6. Trash can is missing.

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It was beloved American author of Western stories Louis L’Amour who made the following sage observation: “A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.”

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Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

You are in a pioneering mood. This includes exploring new territory and meeting new people.

This may occur virtually as well as literally.

Overcoming certain fears is part of the plot. You may just want to get away from it all, perhaps even run away. Yet, a playful mood is in this mix. A commitment to adventure and fun will boost your morale.

Your relationship life is getting some extra attention now. Interactions are lively, energetic and perhaps a bit provocative and punchy too. Your powers of critical analysis are running particularly high. This could work in your favor, but could also have a souring effect on relations. Aim for practicality and realism, yet keep an open mind about defining it.

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Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

How are you experiencing your urge for sweet retreat? If you are engaging with others you may notice that you feel a little distracted and impatient. The time is right to rest and recharge.

All that may be required is less interaction and communication with others. You can still be productive. Take it slow and step back for a while.

Your mind is riveted to get answers. Many questions are crisscrossing and leading you to many different possible scenarios. Old relationship patterns are destined to be replaced by new ones. If you are fixed and stubborn in your attitude and interpretations and/or regarding perpetuating the status quo, things will feel heavy and difficult. Look for the openings.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23) Your sense of individuality is strong now.

It may come with an added measure of rebelliousness. If directed toward creative and inventive activity, you could really achieve some great feats.

Cultural activities that touch upon alternative, metaphysical and/or spiritual interests will prove extra satisfying.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) The focus now is on your career and/or social standing. This is a go-ahead period. It is also a good time to push for a promotion in whatever way that makes sense to your situation. You have begun to see a bigger picture and it is a source of excitement. There is work to do and this is one of those times when only you can do it.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22) You are in a philosophical mood. Questioning of beliefs and philosophies and some measure of debate is likely. You are not simply in an agreeable mood. You are open yet skeptical as well. Whether the theme is tried and true or alternative and new, you want the facts. So, whoever you are interacting with will have to present a strong case.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21) A time for discernment continues. Options are available yet the outcome of each is important to consider. Seeing the bigger picture and estimating the effects and outcomes of your actions are extra important. Your ambition levels are extra strong and so too are your desires.

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De ath knell for Tom Bell

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n the early 1850s, a former medical doctor and his gang of violent road agents terrorized travelers in the gold rush camps of the Sierra Nevada. Dr. Thomas J. Hodges had served in the Mexican-American War of 1846. After the war, he settled in the California gold country, but Hodges gave up practicing medicine. When mining and gambling failed to make him rich, he turned to highway robbery.

When mining and gambling failed to make him rich, Dr. Thomas J. Hodges turned to highway robbery.

Dr. Hodges had traded in his medical degree for a life of crime. He was arrested for a minor offense in 1855, but when county peace officers asked for his name he told them Tom Bell. Hodges had heard of a small-time cattle thief by that name and he decided to confuse the police. It worked.

The judge had no idea that Hodges was a violent criminal so he sentenced him to a short stint in prison on Angel Island near San Francisco.

At Angel Island, Hodges put his medical training to good use. He feigned a severe illness, which convinced the prison doctor that he was too sick to remain incarcerated. He was sent to a San Francisco hospital from which he quickly escaped.

Hodges returned to the Sierra mining camps where he organized a gang of tough criminals that robbed anyone they caught on the road. No one was safe, not even local miners or merchants.

In the spring of 1856, freight driver Dutch John was stopped by five armed men who demanded “a contribution.” Dutch John was hauling a cargo of beer to the small community of Dry Town, but the bandits weren’t thirsty. The highwaymen took Dutch’s $30 and told him to hit the road. Despite the bold and frequent holdups, lawmen were unable to catch “Bell and his boys.” Hodge continued to call himself Tom Bell.

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Ordinary citizens were fed up with the rampant crime wave. Mr. Woods was the toll collector for a bridge on the south fork of the Yuba River. One day, three horsemen rode past him without paying, saying that members of Tom Bell’s gang didn’t pay toll to anyone. Mr. Woods was not the kind of man to take that without a fight, so he rushed into his house, got his rifle, fired several shots at the men and pursued them for 2 miles. Other men joined in the chase, but the suspected bandits disappeared into the forest and escaped.

Bell was having some success as a holdup artist, but he grew weary of his small-time hits on teamsters and merchants. No one had yet robbed a stagecoach carrying a Wells Fargo treasure chest full of coin or bullion, so Bell decided he might as well be the first.

While planning the big heist, Bell reined in his henchmen and the gang laid low. With Bell’s men off the road, the summer of 1856 was unusually quiet in the Sierra foothills.

Everyone assumed that Tom Bell had fled to another part of the country.

The peace was shattered on Aug. 11, 1856. Early that morning, the Marysville stage pulled out of Camptonville loaded

Holdup of the Wells Fargo stage. | Courtesy Harper’s Illustrated

with passengers and a strongbox filled with $100,000 in gold. Next to the driver sat Dobson, the Express Company’s armed guard. The gold was owned by a local gold dust dealer named Mr. Rideout. There had never been a California stagecoach robbery before, but Rideout wasn’t taking any chances. He rode his horse in front of the stage, ahead of the choking dust. On the way to Marysville, Rideout decided to take a littleused fork in the road that spooked three masked men hiding in the brush. Foolishly, Rideout had failed to arm himself and was ordered to dismount. The bandits searched his pockets and rode off with his horse.

Rideout quickly ran back to the main road, which he reached just as gunfire erupted in the hot afternoon air. Tom Bell and two of his accomplices had ambushed the stage, but their carefully planned heist was disrupted. Bell had wanted six armed men on horseback for this job, three on each side of the stage, but Rideout’s unexpected appearance had thrown off their timing. With the attack coming from only

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one direction, the armed guard Dobson was able to blast one bandit with his first shot. At that, Bell and his men opened fire, riddling the stage with bullets. Several passengers inside the coach produced their own weapons and an intense firefight ensued.

Some 40 shots were fired in just two minutes, forcing Bell and his wounded men to retreat while Dobson commanded the driver to race on toward Marysville.

Just then, the three delayed gang members galloped up the road with Rideout’s horse in tow. Despite a bullet wound in his right arm, Dobson was ready for them and his first shot sent the lead rider tumbling into the dust. The other two bandits took off and Mr. Rideout was able grab his horse and ride off after the speeding stagecoach.

Tom Bell’s gang failed to get the gold, but there was no cause for celebration.

Dobson’s injury was not the only casualty.

One male passenger had suffered a head wound and another had been shot in both legs. A woman, Mrs. Tilghman, wife of a Marysville barber, had been killed instantly.

The next day details of the brutal crime headlined the Marysville newspaper and the entire countryside was up in arms for Bell’s capture. But the gangster showed no remorse and wrote a letter to the paper that said, “Catch me if you can.” The chase was on and one by one Bell’s gang members were either caught or killed. Finally, in early October, a posse ambushed Bell at his secluded camp near the San Joaquin River.

Once Bell was caught and disarmed, a rider went for the sheriff. But the judge leading the posse decided to take the law into his own hands. The 26-year-old was given just enough time to write a letter to his mom. He wrote, “Dear Mother, As I am about to make my exit to another country, I take this opportunity to write you a few lines. Probably you may never hear from me again. If not, I hope we meet where parting is no more.”

Ten minutes later, Tom Bell (Dr. Hodges) was swinging from a hemp rope, his life just another footnote in Sierra history.  Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. You may reach him at mark@ thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com, or read more at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Nostalgia

MANHUNT FOR KILLER In May 1894, Anthony Azoff, an unemployed sign painter, decided to rob the Boulder Creek train depot near Santa Cruz. When Southern Pacific Detective Len Harris demanded Azoff put his hands up, the bandit pulled a six-shooter out from under his coat.

The old-fashioned Colt revolver was 14 inches long and loaded with .44 caliber slugs that could blow a hole through a thick wooden door. Two bullets caught Harris in the abdomen, mortally wounding him and setting off a massive manhunt for the killer of the legendary lawman.

Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s award-winning book “Western Train Adventures: Romance, Robbery and Wrecks” available in local stores or at thestormking.com.

Courtesy Santa Cruz Public Library

LIVE MUSIC, SHOWS & NIGHTLIFE

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JUNE 1 | THURSDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE

RENO & BEYOND Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m.

Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

RYE Brothers Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m.

Jaime Rollins Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Frank Perry Jazz Combo 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m.

Just Us Atlantis 8 p.m.

Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Halie O’Ryan Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Bazooka Zoo’s Groovy Good Time Bash St. James Infirmary 9 p.m.

Ashley Red Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget 5 p.m.

DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

DJ Trivia Singer Social Club 8 p.m.

DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m.

Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 8:30 p.m.

Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Adam Ray Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

“Stupid F***ing Bird” Brüka Theatre 8 p.m.

Special Events Sci-On Reno venues

JUNE 2 | FRIDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 11 a.m.

Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 4 & 8 p.m.

Mark Sexton Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Live music 968 Park Hotel Coffee Bar 7:30 p.m.

Tahoe Dance Band South Lake Senior Center 7:30 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m.

Chile Verde Bar of America 8 p.m.

Professor Columbo Moody’s 8:30 p.m.

Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m.

Live music Steamers Bar & Grill SLT 9 p.m.

Electric Voodoo Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m.

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

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hatting with comedian and author Paula Poundstone for her upcoming Reno show is delightful. She is witty, quick and engaging. A guest regular on National Public Radio’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” Poundstone holds the record for most game losses on the show.

“Everyone else cheats,” she says.

Poundstone is currently on tour and has a new book entitled, “The Totally Unscientific Story of the Search for Human Happiness.”

“The book is memoir of sorts — because I am not dead yet. It looks at what it’s like raising kids, being a comic and what it’s like to be me for 24 hours a day,” she says.

The book documents numerous experiments that either Poundstone or others thought might bring happiness.

“I was a human guinea pig so to speak,” she says. “The book explores the questions: What could I do that would have a lasting umbrella, what are things I can bring back into my regular life that would make a difference?”

Replete with field notes, each chapter offers her hypothesis, conditions and variables for each experiment she undertook laced with humor and authenticity.

In one chapter, Poundstone drives a Lamborghini around late at night with her son. She says there was no lasting joy but it was fun. For her “get fit” experiment, she enrolled in Taekwondo classes, enlisted a personal trainer and worked out.

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Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield Cottonwood 7 p.m.

80’s music night Mellow Fellow Truckee 8 p.m.

Mic Smith McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Jazz Cider Moody’s 8 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Classic Cue 8 p.m.

Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m.

Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m.

Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m.

Dennis Blair w/Alycia Cooper The Improv 9 p.m.

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“I get to go on stage and tell people what I feel is funny. I love the sound of laughter. I love seeing things through that prism.”

“It was grueling,” she says. “Five hundred jumps with a jump rope is a grueling workout. I wasn’t not happy doing the workout, but enjoyed the results. I was carrying 30 pounds of cat litter and waste one day when it dawned on me I felt great.

It wasn’t the kitty litter; I’d been doing that for years. Losing weight and waking up feeling filled with possibilities were some of the results from this chapter.”

Poundstone wondered why doing the things that are good for you are so hard to do. “I never feel like doing it. Why do I need to be with my private trainer? Why can’t I work out on my own?” she asks.

The “get wired” chapter was another illuminating journey for Poundstone, who came late to the world of computers and decided it was time to learn how to use one.

“I got a laptop so I could go door to

–Paula Poundstone

door and ask for help,” she says. “It was compulsive, checking Facebook, Twitter and Gmail. I found myself constantly checking. It was addictive. And it screwed up my sleep schedule. It was a total sleep disruptor. I am better now.”

Poundstone also wrote a chapter on volunteering, which “offered a sense of purpose, contributing to the whole and felt really important, connecting and making me feel like a better person.” She says she volunteered at a nursing home and continues to do so.

“The book’s No. 1 job is to be funny,” says Poundstone, who acknowledges that she deals with the current state of our world with humor.

“I am not sure what I am supposed to do. Living in Southern California our congresspeople and senators are doing a

terrific job,” she says.

Keeping up on politics is important to Poundstone and admits that watching shows such as MSNBC can become obsessive.

“It’s like watching a train wreck and not able to take your eyes off of it. Eat, sleep and breathe, it’s difficult not to talk about politics,” she says.

Poundstone loves the comedy greats who came before her: Bob and Ray, Abbott and Costello and everyone on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

“I worship the ground [Carl Reiner, producer, writer and actor of the show] walks on,” she says.

She mentions Malcolm Gladstone’s book “Outliers: The Study of Success,” and explains that access, attitude and 10,000 hours of practice have helped her hone her craft.

Poundstone will be in Reno at the Pioneer Center for a one-night standup show where she’ll dish on politics, life and things that make people laugh.

“I get to go on stage and tell people what I feel is funny. I love the sound of laughter. I love seeing things through that prism,” Poundstone says.  To purchase tickets, visit pioneercenter.com.

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KALEIDO June 2 | 8 p.m.

Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor | Reno, Nev.

Mi Casa Entertainment

KALEIDO IS A FRESH, modern-day Detroit incarnation of rock ‘n’ roll. Their recent, debut, full-length album “EXPERIENCE” is straight, unadulterated, feelit-in-your-soul rock with flourishes of pop, R&B and punk, funk undertones and hooks for days. | jubjubsthirstparlor.com

CARLOS RODRIGUEZ ROCK

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COMEDY

June 2 & 3 | 8:30 p.m.

Pioneer Underground | Reno, Nev. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ was voted “Best Comic in Sacramento.” He is featured on the Doug Loves Movies Podcast, Brent Ernst Podcast and Jamie Foxx’s “Foxxhole,” comedy channel. His inner child will come out with passion, excitement and energy. Rodriguez brings a clever, silly and approa-chable voice to comedy. His observational humor touches beyond daily occurrences to deep-rooted childhood memories. You will be left wanting more. | renotahoecomedy.com

THE YARDBIRDS

CLASSIC ROCK

June 3 | 7:30 p.m.

Harrah’s South Shore Room | Stateline, Nev. THE CLASSIC ROCK band The Yardbirds are back on the road and experiencing a Yardbirds concert is akin to a music history lesson. An integral part of the 1960s’ “British Invasion,” these blues-rock pioneers played a significant role in laying the groundwork for rock music. Crafted bluesrock and psychedelic anthems “For Your Love,” “Over Under Sideways Down,” “Train Kept A-Rollin” and “Heart Full Of Soul” are classics. | harrahslaketahoe.com 28

Open Mic & Karaoke Open mic Art Truckee 7 p.m.

Punk Rock Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m.

MontBleu 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m.

Dennis Blair w/Alycia Cooper The Improv 9 p.m.

Carlos Rodriguez Pioneer Underground 8:30 p.m.

Special Events Street Vibrations Spring Rally Reno EuroFest Sands Regency Let it Ride Livestock Events Center Reno Food Truck Friday Idlewild Park 5 p.m.

Reno Craft Beer Week Sci-On Reno venues

JUNE 3 | SATURDAY RENO & BEYOND Carolyn Dolan & Paul Covarelli Street Vibrations 11 a.m.

Just Us Atlantis 4 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Live music David Walley’s Hot Springs 6 p.m.

Tom Miller Sassafras 6 p.m.

Drinking With Clowns Reno Renaissance 7 p.m.

Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Corky Bennett Reno Senior Center 7:30 p.m.

Celtic Woman Reno Events Center 7:30 p.m.

RYE Brothers Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

Superbad Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

The Flesh Hammers, Flames of Durga & Saoul and the Sway Studio on 4th 8 p.m.

Spur Crazy Red Dog Saloon 8 p.m.

Kaleido Jub Jub’s 8 p.m.

Halie O’Ryan Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Hindsight Atlantis 10 p.m.

Mya at Lex Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

Ashley Red Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget 5 & 11 p.m.

DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m.

DJ R. Styles Living the Good Life 9 p.m.

DJ Bobby J Polo Lounge 9 p.m.

DJ Roni V & DJ Bob Richards Eldorado 10 p.m.

DJ Kronik Silver Legacy 10 p.m.

DJ Mo Funk Circus Circus 10 p.m.

DJ Romeo Reyes Lex GSR10 p.m.

Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 9 p.m.

Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Latin Dance Social Peppermill 7 p.m.

Adam Ray Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

“Stupid F***ing Bird” Brüka Theatre 8 p.m.

Cirque Le Noir Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 11 a.m.

Trey Stone The Beacon 1 p.m.

Just Us Atlantis 4 p.m.

Space Banquet Divided Sky 7 p.m.

The Yardbirds Harrah’s Tahoe 7:30 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m.

Chile Verde Bar of America 8 p.m.

Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m.

Live music Steamers Bar & Grill SLT 9 p.m.

Hare of the Dawg String Band Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m.

Nasty Nate & Goetz Achwurd Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m.

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke MontBleu 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m.

Muscles in Motion Tahoe Biltmore 9 p.m.

Dennis Blair w/Alycia Cooper The Improv 9 & 10:30 p.m.

DJ Roni V Eldorado 9 p.m.

DJ R. Styles Living the Good Life 9 p.m.

DJ David Darkness, DJ Rusty, DJ Owen Studio on 4th 9 p.m.

Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

DJ Kronik Silver Legacy 10 p.m.

DJ Scene Peppermill 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 9 p.m.

Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Cirque Le Noir Silver Legacy 5:30 & 8 p.m.

The Rat Pack Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

Adam Ray Laugh Factory 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Paula Poundstone Pioneer Center 8 p.m.

“Stupid F***ing Bird” Brüka Theatre 8 p.m.

Carlos Rodriguez Pioneer Underground 8:30 p.m.

Special Events Street Vibrations Spring Rally Reno

ELEKTRIC VOODOO

RENO & BEYOND Carolyn Dolan & Big Red Street Vibrations 4 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Cirque Le Noir Silver Legacy 5:30 & 8 p.m.

Live music David Walley’s Hot Springs 6 p.m.

GHI Jazz Living the Good Life 6 p.m.

Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m.

Craig, Terri, Rocky & D. Spiteri Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

RYE Brothers Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

Sneaky Creatures The Saint 8 p.m.

Superbad Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield Red Dog Saloon 8 p.m.

Twisted Insane & Brainsick Jub Jub’s 9 p.m.

Halie O’Ryan Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Hindsight Atlantis 10 p.m.

Miles Medina Lex GSR 10 p.m.

Ashley Red Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m.

AFROBEAT

June 2 | 10 p.m.

Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev. SAN DIEGO-BASED Elektric Voodoo blends Afrobeat, deep-space blues, Latin, psychedelic, and vintage rock ‘n’ roll into rhythmically charged songs that end up being neither genre nor era specific. The five-piece ensemble is centered on the drums, percussion and bass with songs built on driving rhythms that are undeniably propulsive. Beatheavy foundations, layers of guitars and vintage keyboards swirl and build into emotional peaks and hypnotic drones. | crystalbaycasino.com

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C A L E N D A R | JUNE 1-8, 2017 Eurofest Sands Regency Epic SciFi & Fantasy Crawl Reno Let it Ride Livestock Events Center Reno Battle Born Moto Festival Wild West Motorsports Park Reno Craft Beer Week Sci-On Reno venues

JUNE 4 | SUNDAY

JUNE 5 | MONDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Mark Wilson McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Himmel Haus 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Line dancing Nakoma Resort 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m.

TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 11 a.m.

Taking Root The Beacon 1 p.m.

Unkle Funkle McP’s TapHouse 9 p.m.

DJ Parties Arty the Party Harrah’s 8 p.m.

DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Pastime Club 9:30 p.m.

Karaoke w/Andrew The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Dennis Blair w/Alycia Cooper The Improv 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Live music chez louie 10 a.m.

Tristan Selzler Brasserie St. James 12 p.m.

Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m.

Reno Chamber Orchestra Nevada Museum of Art 4 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5:30 p.m.

Bill Wharton Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

Hindsight Atlantis 8 p.m.

Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Ashley Red Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s 5 p.m.

DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Premier Karaoke Show The Point 6:30 p.m.

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke w/Darren Castle Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance “Stupid F***ing Bird” Brüka Theatre 2 p.m.

Cirque Le Noir Silver Legacy 2 & 5:30 p.m.

Special Events Street Vibrations Spring Rally Reno Eurofest Sands Regency Let it Ride Livestock Events Center Reno Battle Born Moto Festival Wild West Motorsports Park Reno Craft Beer Week

RENO & BEYOND CW & Mr. Spoons Comma Coffee 12 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Bill Wharton Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

The Vegas Road Show Atlantis 8 p.m.

Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties Amp Ent DJ Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7 p.m.

Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m.

Karaoke West 2nd Street 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic w/Tany Jane Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

Blazing Mics! Jub Jub’s 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Eldorado 10 p.m.

Special Events Reno Craft Beer Week

JUNE 6 | TUESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s 8 p.m.

Grey Mitchell McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m.

DJ Parties Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m.

DJ Keenan Whiskey Dicks 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Ryan Taylor Mellow Fellow Truckee 8 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Canyon White Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m.

The Novelists Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

Open Jazz Jam Sparks Lounge 7 p.m.

DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m.

The Vegas Road Show Atlantis 8 p.m.

Black & Blues Jam Sidelines 8:30 p.m.

Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Trey Valentine’s Backstage Karaoke Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Mike Marino Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

Special Events Reno Craft Beer Week

JUNE 7 | WEDNESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Ike & Martin “M.S. Dixie” 5:30 p.m.

Dean Smith CB’s Pizza 6 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellow Truckee 8:30 p.m.

Karaoke Classic Cue 9 p.m.

Auld Dubliner 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m.

Amir K w/Grant Cotter The Improv 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m.

John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

The Novelists Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

Terri & Craig Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Blues Jam Sands Regency 7 p.m.

The Vegas Road Show Atlantis 8 p.m.

Bobbie R. & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Garage Boys Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s 6 p.m.

DJ Jamie G John Ascuaga’s 7 p.m.

Johnny Bailey Vinyl Club St. James Infirmary 8 p.m.

Bingo & Country Rock DJ Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Justincredible DJ Carson Station 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Red Dog Saloon 7 p.m.

Open Mic Firkin & Fox 7 P.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Mike Marino Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

Cirque Le Noir Silver Legacy 7:30 p.m.

Special Events Reno Craft Beer Week

JUNE 8 | THURSDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Aaron Oropeza Truckee Tavern 5 p.m.

Truckee Thursday downtown 5 p.m.

Axton and Company Cottonwood 7 p.m.

80’s music night Mellow Fellow Truckee 8 p.m.

Mic Smith McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m.

Full Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties Roger That! The Loft 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Classic Cue 8 p.m.

Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m.

Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m.

Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin MontBleu 10 p.m.

Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance “Young Frankenstein” Truckee Community Art Center 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion The Loft 7:30 p.m.

Amir K w/Grant Cotter The Improv 9 p.m.

ElectroSwing Burlesque The Loft 10 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m.

Terri, Craig & Mick Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

The Whiskey Heroes Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m.

Jaime Rollins Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Frank Perry Jazz Combo 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m.

The Vegas Road Show Atlantis 8 p.m.

Prophets of Addiction Studio on 4th 8 p.m.

Bobbie & Paul J. Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Bazooka Zoo’s Groovy Good Time Bash St. James Infirmary 9 p.m.

The Run Up Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Pre-Burn Feels 1Up 10 p.m.

Garage Boys Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ & Dancing Gilley’s Nugget 5 p.m.

DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

DJ Trivia Singer Social Club 8 p.m.

DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m.

Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 8:30 p.m.

Karaoke Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Cirque Le Noir Silver Legacy 7 p.m.

“Too Much Light Makes Baby Go Blind” Reno Little Theater 7 p.m.

Mike Marino Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

“Stupid F***ing Bird” Brüka Theatre 8 p.m.

Special Events Nevada State Fair Carson City Reno Craft Beer Week

NOW PLAYING

Tahoe 3-D Movie Science Center

Lake Tahoe in Depth See it at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center 291 Country Club Drive Incline Village, Nevada

Phone: (775) 881-7562 Email: tercinfo@ucdavis.edu Hands-on science activities, Web: terc.ucdavis.edu

Guided tours & 3-D movies Open Tues.—Sat., 1—5 p.m. (or by appointment, closed all holidays)

TahoeScienceCenter.org (775) 881-7566

Project MANA

(Making Adequate Nutrition Accessible)

Major Motion Pictures · Independent Films Live Music · Dance Performances

Emergency Hunger Relief Organization serving the North Shore and Truckee since 1991 Our mission is to reduce the incidence of hunger and its detrimental effects upon individuals, families, the community and the region.

(775) 298-4161 WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS AND TIMES: MONDAYS TAHOE CITY | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Fairway Community Center, 330 Fairway Drive TUESDAYS TRUCKEE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community Arts Center, 10046 Church Street WEDNESDAYS KINGS BEACH | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community House, 265 Bear Street THURSDAYS INCLINE VILLAGE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm St. Patrick’s Church ProjectMana.org 341 Village Blvd.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Through June 8

June 1 » 7 p.m.

June 2-4 » 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

June 5-8 » 7 p.m.

Visit TahoeArtHausCinema.com for showtimes, schedule, events + tkts

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VOICES OF ANGELS STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

Tahoe City

June 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Reno Events Center | Reno, Nev. | $43.50+ Troy Fisher

Clean Up Day SATURDAY, JUNE 3 8:30AM - 12NOON

Help pick up trash in Tahoe City - a great opportunity to give back!

Check in at Commons Beach picnic tables at 8:30 am. Pick up trash from 9:00 - 11:30am along designated routes. Snacks and lunch provided by: Sugar Pine Cakery, Tahoe House and Front Street Station Pizza.

Bike, walk or carpool there and receive a raffle ticket for a fun prize!

D E TA I L S This volunteer opportunity may be used as a service learning project/ high school community service credit project, internship, or other college/high school credit project upon agreement of the school.

Must be at least the age of a high school student; able to easily walk 1-2 miles, responsible, community spirit; outgoing, positive personalities encouraged! For more information please contact Dana Tanner Powell 530.386.3016 or dana@visittahoecity.com

League to Save Lake Tahoe

VisitTahoeCity.org I (530) 583-3348 I info@visittahoecity.com

Live. Work. Play. Visit.

B

y the time I spoke with Celtic Woman singer Susan McFadden she was in Alabama halfway through a four-month, nearly 100-date American tour with the beloved ensemble that first debuted this side of the pond 12 years ago on PBS television.

“This year in particular is probably our busiest U.S. tour ever,” she says. “It’s quite a grueling schedule. We’ve just hit good weather. So when the sun shines, it puts us all in a good mood.”

Somehow the musical ensemble, featuring a selection of classically and traditionally trained, Irish female musicians, still manages to turn every performance into a unique night.

“It starts out quiet and by the time we reach the end people are up our on their feet dancing, clapping and singing along. It’s all about the shared experience between the audience and us up on stage.”

–Susan McFadden

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“The audiences in America are brilliantly energetic,” says McFadden. “When they are on our side, we want to give them the best performance we can. Their energy gives us a great boost on stage. Sometimes we are tired, but as soon on the music starts you get transformed into another world and lose yourself during those two and a half hours each night.”

McFadden was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, where her parents started her in stage school at age 4. By the time she was age 11, she was starring as Annie at Olympia Theatre. Further performances in “Legally Blonde,” “Grease” and “Singin’ in the Rain,” garnered her the attention of Celtic Woman in 2012 and she has been with the production ever since.

“I was living in London’s West End [theater district] when I got the call completely out of the blue,” she recalls. “I was excited to go on tour with Irish people again. I thought I’d do it for a year and five years later, I’m still here.”

As part of the casting protocol, Celtic Woman purposely looks for women who they believe will collaborate well during the long months on the road.

“We spend a lot of time with each other,

but we actually all genuinely get on,” says McFadden. “I think the main thing is really we respect each other. If somebody is homesick or having a down day, we support her, but also respect her space and privacy.”

McFadden sees Celtic Woman as an opportunity for her and the rest of the cast to showcase to the world the diversity and depth of their country’s music and cultural heritage.

“People think we all have red hair and freckles,” says McFadden, a natural blonde.

“I think we break that stereotype because we are all Irish. Tara McNeil is the only one who has red hair and she’d be a very rare beauty in Ireland. We feel very proud that we are four Irish woman touring the world. Ireland has never had an all-woman group with our level of success. Celtic Woman is still touring after 12 years and we feel quite strongly about that.”

Like the other women in the show, she believes there is more to Irish culture than is stereotypically acknowledged or celebrated around the world.

“Our country is one of the most forwardthinking countries in the world and this show represents a modern and vibrant representation of our community,” she says.

“The performance moves from old songs into the 21st Century. We also have this beautiful big screen on the back of the stage that projects images of Ireland. Maybe some people are not be able to make the journey themselves, so we can take them there through the music and imagery.”

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Listen to Celtic Woman’s “Danny Boy”

Although they are sure to perform classics such as “Amazing Grace,” “Danny Boy” and “As She Moved Through the Fair,” Celtic Woman aims to bring a modern approach to traditional Irish music. They will be performing classic tunes, as well as new songs from their 2016 release “Voices of Angels.”

“We bring the audience on a journey,” McFadden says. “It starts out quiet and by the time we reach the end people are up our on their feet dancing, clapping and singing along. It’s all about the shared experience between the audience and us up on stage.

I hope everyone comes to see us.”  To purchase tickets, visit visitrenotahoe.com.

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FOOD & WINE, RECIPES, FEATURES & MORE

TA S T Y TIDBITS

Ten years old already?

Truckee Truckee’s homegrown brewery, FiftyFifty Brewing Co, is celebrating 10 years with a block party on June 4. There will be a barbecue in the courtyard, with live music and locally brewed beer. The celebration is free to attend and there will also be food/ drink tickets available for sale. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Truckee Trails Foundation. People are encouraged to bike and walk to the party — those who do will get a free raffle ticket for a shot at some fun prizes. In addition, FiftyFifty will be offering free shuttles to and tours of their new production facility. All ages are welcome. | fiftyfiftybrewing.com

LOCAL FLAVOR

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Edible relief

Brewers are primed Reno, Nev. The 2017 edition of Backwash is primed with the best local and regional home brewers to open the taps. On June 2 at Bundox Bocce in the new Reno Renaissance, home brewers will share his or her best ales, ciders and barley wines to benefit Environmental Traveling Companions. Backwash flows from 6 to 10 p.m. Music will be provided

by Drinking with Clowns and food will be available at the venue. | Tickets backwashreno.org

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C A N N A B I S P R O V I D E S PA I N , H E A LT H T R E AT M E N T S S T O R Y B Y P R I YA H U T N E R

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he world of cannabis is changing rapidly and access to medical marijuana is easier for people with debilitating illnesses, chronic pain and a plethora of ailments that wreak havoc on work and personal lives.

NuLeaf Incline Dispensary in Incline Village, Nev., managed by Eli Scislowicz, is part of that evolution. Scislowicz has vast experience in the world of cannabis and spent years working with Berkeley Patients Group (BPG), which is the oldest continually operating medical dispensary in the country and the parent company wof NuLeaf.

Incline’s dispensary carries a range of edibles (food products infused with marijuana), including vegan and sugar-free products. In choosing products for his dispensary, Scislowicz looks at price per milligram and what people will pay.

“If it’s cost prohibitive, we can’t stock it. We want quality ingredients. We don’t want to stock edibles with preservatives or artificial sweeteners,” explains Scislowicz. that are a one-to-one, CBD-to-THC ratio or chewing gum that is pure CBD. Tinctures are also great. They can be put under the tongue and you can feel relief within 10 minutes. It’s a versatile product that can be added to a drink or added to olive oil or butter to cook with.”

Scientific studies have shown medical marijuana is helpful in treating inflammation, chronic pain, anxiety, seizures, arthritis, diabetes, epilepsy, some neurological disorders, to aid in memory loss, to lessen the side effects of cancer treatments and in the treatment of other ailments.

L.A. deli comes to Reno Reno, Nev. Legendary Canter’s Delicatessen has opened at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino, marking the first northern Nevada location for L.A.’s finest deli experience. Established in 1931, Canter’s has kept locals and celebrities alike returning for decades to enjoy authentic Jewish deli cuisine. With freshbaked breads, famous housemade pickles and award-winning pastrami, Canter’s Delicatessen will be open daily at 11 a.m. and is located next to the Laugh Factory Comedy Club. | silverlegacy.com

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Lake Tahoe Community College Connect offers a community class on growing organic food in Tahoe. “Introduction to Permaculture and Companion Planting” is on June 3 and 4. The times of the classes are 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The first day is a lecture and the second is a hands-on workshop. | RSVP (530) 541-4660, ext. 717

Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a cannabis compound that has significant medical benefits, but does not make people feel stoned.

Cheer for beer Sparks, Nev. The homegrown celebration of local beer, Reno Craft Beer Week, is set for its third year from June 2 to 10. The festival will promote the thriving craft beer culture, enhance beer knowledge and build local beer appreciation.

The festival will again kickoff with the biggest little home-brew competition, Backwash, on June 2 and close with the Nevada Craft Brewers Association CollaBREWation Gala in downtown Sparks on June 10.

The popular Reno Craft Beer Week Brewery Tour is set to return thanks to the new Reno Booze Bus. | renocraftbeerweek.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 32

“If cannabis is being used to reduce blood pressure, you don’t want to give a person a sugary dessert.”

The company carries a wide range of edibles including cookies, brownies, trail bars, canna-butter and coconut oil for home cooking. The Peanut Butter Pretzel Buddha Bar looked interesting. The menu also includes hot chocolate, K-cups for coffee, flavored drinks — lemonade, ice tea, fruit punch and root beer — and unflavored drink mixes, as well as Boost with Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. “We also carry items like dried fruits and tinctures devoid of sugar and other calories that can get the cannabis into the system without the added stuff,” explains Scislowicz.

Dried apricot, pineapple, kiwi and mango are some of the dried fruits available for purchase.

Scislowicz mentioned a NuLeaf product called “Trokies,” produced by Silver

Straight Trading, a Sparks, Nev., company owned by John and Sutton whose son has a rare disorder called Erythromelalgia.

Trokies, that eased their son’s pain, are lozenges that absorb ingredients through the lips or upper cheeks. There are numerous types of Trokies including one lozenge prepared with Cannabidiol or CBD and 6 milligrams of melatonin.

“The lozenges are designed to slowly dissolve between the cheek and gum for faster absorption into the body,” explains Scislowicz.

The regulations state that more than 100 milligrams is considered recreational. This is a concern for Scislowicz who explains that people who are post-operative, in chronic pain or having chemotherapy treatments may need edibles with higher doses. Scislowicz believes that cannabis edibles can increase quality of life.

“Many elderly people don’t want to get high,” says Scislowicz. “We have gummies

WHAT IS THC? THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical in marijuana responsible for most of the drug’s psychological effects and making people feel stoned. THC can be extracted from marijuana and its side effects lessened for medical use.

NuLeaf is the only Nevada stateapproved medical cannabis provider in the Tahoe Basin. New patients are welcome from any state with a medical cannabis program. Patients must first visit a physician to obtain a prescription, as with any medication. | nuleafnv.com/tahoe  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.

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Crawl, don’t walk Reno, Nev. Reno, the crawl capital of the world, hosts upcoming crawls including Epic Crawl/ Lightsaber Battle on June 3, Pirate Crawl on Aug. 19, Zombie Crawl/Thriller Dance on Oct. 21 and Pajama Crawl on Nov. 18. | Register crawlreno.com

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Truckee The Truckee Optimist Club’s 12th Annual Truckee Brew Fest on June 10 at Truckee Regional Park will feature tasting of specialty brews, craft beers and select ciders from California and Nevada breweries.

There will be music, dancing, a barbecue, a silent auction and more. Entry fee includes tastings until 5 p.m.

Advanced tickets are $30 or $35 at the gate. Ticket outlets include Coffee Bar, Dickson Realty, Tuff Beanz, Auto Glass Express Truckee, Mellow Fellow, Zanders and Truckee Optimist members. Designated drivers are admitted free and taxis will be available. All proceeds benefit youth programs. | truckeeoptimist.com

Brewfest announced South Lake Tahoe The inaugural Lake Tahoe Brewfest presented by Cold Water Brewery and FNTCN

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Step back in time Virginia City, Nev. Sample savory bites of Virginia City’s finest fare, experience the way it was on the Comstock and encounter the life of the upper echelon in the VIP whiskey lounge all at Taste of the Comstock on June 10.

In its heyday, when silver was pouring from the hills, Virginia City was well known as a town of riches, elegance and fine dining. | visitvirginiacitynv.com

Time for growing Reno, Nev. River School Farm announces the 2017 Homesteading Workshops held at Verdant Connections Urban Farm once a month: herbal remedies is on June 10, backyard beekeeping is on July 22, high tunneling on Aug. 19 and preserving your harvest on Sept. 9. The two-hour morning workshops are for 15 people. The fee is $30 per workshop. | verdantconnections.com

Dining on track Virginia City, Nev. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad will offer a variety of themed train rides from summer to fall for epicureans of the railways. The Wild West Wine Run steam train is on June 10.

Dinner & Melodrama steam trains will run on July 15 and Aug. 12. The Dinner & Murder Mystery steam trains will chug along on Sept.

9 and Oct. 7. The Toast of the Canyon steam train rides are on June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23 and Oct. 14. | vtrailway.com

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hen it comes to the history of wine, there is clearly more than one viable origin story, but the one I like the best goes as follows: About 4,000 B.C. in Mesopotamia, there was a sad maiden who decided life was too much to bear, so she drank some spoiled grape juice that was sometimes used as a poison because it

Today’s wines are made to be more attractive to a world palate. was full of bacteria. Much to the surprise of all, she not only awoke, but felt fine, even carefree — thank you very much.

Being observant folk, the Mesopotamians tried some controlled experiments with spoiled, aka fermented, juice. Lo and behold they got happy, too. Eureka!

Wine was born and for the next several centuries the Middle East and Mediterranean regions were the center of the wine universe.

Fast forward 6,000 years and this area is again on the wine map and garnering accolades for tasty well-made vino.

We’ll focus on the two regions that feature wines from indigenous ancient grapes that are readily available stateside.

Let’s start in Greece where the industry was once dominated by funky pine-resin, infused wines called Retsina.

Today’s wines are made to be more attractive to a world palate. The main red wines are made from Xinomavro and Agiorgitiko grapes. The former makes powerful tannic wine often labeled after the region of Naoussa and the latter makes spicy dark-cherryflavored wines with softer palates. Both offer plenty of Old-World

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earthy character. Primary white grapes are Assyrtiko, Moschofilero and Muscat. When growing these on the Greek Islands vintners have had to develop a unique and labor-intensive system of training the vines into bird’s nest shapes because of fierce winds. In particular, the sweet whites from the islands are some of the most delicious and intensely flavored anywhere. All over Greece, white wines combine complex fruit, flower and spice flavors with crisp acidity — the type of wines that keep you coming back for another sip.

Next up is the wine region closest to where it all started – the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon and especially the highelevation vineyards of snow-capped Mount Lebanon. Vintners, such as the Hochar Family of Chateau Musar, have suffered slings and arrows — I mean bullets and mortars — for decades to craft these beautiful wines that combine Bordeaux and Rhône varietals with native grapes. The results are wines of great character that easily and gracefully age for decades. If you are a fan of aged red Bordeaux or Rhône whites, these are right in your wheelhouse.

To find these gems, you will probably need to visit a major wine retailer, but the expansion of your wine journey and the tasty drinking experience make it worth the trip.  Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier and his consulting business WineProwest.com assists in the selling, buying and managing wine collections.

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There are so many ideas or possibilities to choose from when talking about breakfast. One item that is not necessarily just for breakfast, but is usually found mainly on a breakfast menu and is also mostly splurge is the blueberry muffin. Muffins are great any time of day, but unless you happen to be at a bakery, you won’t see a lot of them out after the end of the breakfast shift. They are also one of those things that few people will take the time in the morning to make.

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night before and then baked in the morning.

Well, let me fill you in on a little fact: These muffins are simple to make and can be made the night before and then baked in the morning. I will admit that it is a lot easier to cream the butter and sugar if you have a food processor or mixer, but even if you are using only a mixing bowl and a hand whip, it isn’t hard and you can count that as part of your daily arm exercises.

Start by creaming the butter and sugar and a pinch of salt. This basically means to mix those three ingredients alone until they become a consistent texture of something like a creamy sand paper. There should not be any lumps or varying consistencies to the mix. That is the hardest part of making these muffins. Add the eggs one at a time and then scrape the bowl so all the mix is in the middle of the bowl and not on the sides.

Combine the flour and baking powder together. I like to sift them together so they are well mixed, and then add this to the muffin mix. If you are using a mixer,

don’t forget to put it back on low when you add the flour or it will fly all over the place. Add the milk and vanilla and the mix is done. Once the flour is added, you do not want to over mix any-more. Just mix until everything is consistent.

Now you have to decide what kind of fruit you want to add. At the peak of berry season, this can be a daunting decision. Then there are those who would prefer to add chocolate chips instead of fruit. Go for it. I personally am partial to blueberries. If you are using frozen blueberries, dust them with a little flour before folding them into the batter. This will keep the batter from turning blue but if you do not mind blue-battered muffins then go ahead and fold them in. Do not over work the batter and crush the fruit.

Scoop the finished batter into your lined muffin tin and place in the refrigerator until morning or bake right away. If using bananas, dice them using ripe ones to increase the flavor. Enjoy a nice warm muffin the next time you want to have that little extra treat for breakfast or anytime of the day.  Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. To read archived copies of Smitty’s column, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly.com. Contact him at tmmsmitty@gmail.com or (530) 412-3598.

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From the kitchen of: Chef David “Smitty” Smith 1 ¾ sticks butter 2 C sugar 4 C flour 5 t baking powder Pinch of salt 2 eggs ½ C milk 2 t vanilla extract Cream the butter, sugar and salt. Add the eggs one at a time and scrape the bowl. Sift the flour and baking powder together and add to the mix. Combine the milk and vanilla and add to the batter. Fold in whatever fruit you want and scoop into lined muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

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