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Enter your favorite photo of the
Rim Trail
Professional and amateur photographers are welcome to submit their best shots of the Tahoe Rim Trail as part of the Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s Photo Contest. Thirteen winners will be selected for a 2021 Tahoe Rim Trail calendar. The Tahoe Rim Trail calendar will be available for purchase later this year.
Photos must be from the Tahoe Rim Trail, and entries will be accepted until Sept. 1. Winners will receive a 2021 Tahoe Rim Trail calendar and a Tahoe Rim Trail t-shirt. Entrants must be at least 18 years of age. | tahoerimtrail.org
Black Ice Theatre seeks submissions
Black Ice Theatre Co. is developing a new fundraiser anthology play called “The Identity Chronicles” comprised of mostly monologues and multimedia clips. Submissions of original monologues centered around one event, idea or moment that shaped you into the person you are today are welcome — divorce, religion, gender reassignment, a trip. It can be any topic, but it must be true.
Monologue should be no more than 5 minutes and any genre is welcome. The submission deadline has been extended to Sept. 1. There is no submission fee and no pay; details online. Email submissions to info@blackicetheatreco.com. | blackicetheatreco.com
Tahoe Art League extends spring art show
Tahoe Art League’s art show “Black, white, and a hint of…” had just opened in March when the gallery was forced to close due to concerns with the spread of Coronavirus. It was decided when the gallery reopened at the end of June to continue with the art show until Sept. 4. Gallery hours are Fridays to Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks are required and maintaining social distancing is a must. | (530) 544-2313, talart.org
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July 15-21, 2020
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Junipers LOCAL LAUNCHES QUICK-DRYING SWIMWEAR FOR WOMEN
STORY BY KAYLA ANDERSON | PHOTOS COURTESY JUNIPERS, EMILY MCALLISTER
ctive women need the proper gear to match their lifestyles — and that A includes their clothing. No one knows this better than North Lake Tahoe resident Emily McAllister who recently launched her swimwear line Junipers, e Do-ItAll Hybrid Bikini. Made of eco-friendly material, Junipers are designed to be dry 15 minutes after leaving the water, so you can pull on a shirt or dress.
McAllister lives the quintessential Tahoe lifestyle, biking, hiking, backpacking, paddleboarding, waterskiing, et cetera. She has always wanted to end her day in
comfortable clothing. However, she has always had the problem that many women do of nding someplace to change out of a bathing suit at the end of the day or end up spending an evening out on the town or on a bike ride home being cold and wet. at’s why McAllister created Junipers.
“I kept nding myself in situations where I was holding back from doing things I wanted to do because I was just in a typical string bikini,” McAllister says. “My husband and I lived in New York and I remember we went on a 30-mile bike ride one day to Rockport Beach and jumped in the ocean. I had to bike back wet and salty, so it wasn’t as fun for me.”
Once she says she was at a restaurant on the lake in Tahoe City with friends and the guys wanted to go for a swim, but the girls didn’t want to jump in because none of them had brought an extra change of clothes. ese types of situations prompted McAllister to create a versatile swimsuit that worked for her and her fellow adventurous female friends.
In 2017, McAllister put together a sketch and went online to nd a manufacturing partner who could help her make a prototype. Even though McAllister admits that she doesn’t have any kind of background in apparel, she has always had a creative side.
“I just kind of went for it and found this awesome factory in Minnesota,” she says of the clothing manufacturer who helped her come up with the quick-drying fabric and material design for Junipers.
During the testing process, McAllister also looked at existing brands of men’s bike shorts and asked her outdoorsy male counterparts what they liked and didn’t like about certain brands. e nal result was to use RecoTex, a fabric comprised of 91 percent post-consumer, water-bottle polyester and 9 percent spandex with a water-repellent nish.
“A big part of the reason why regular swimsuits take longer to dry is because of the amount of spandex used, the material that creates stretch. So, I found a fabric that has less give but it dries quickly,” McAllister says.
Whether oating the Truckee River, hiking out and back to Aloha Lake in Desolation Wilderness or climbing the rocks of D.L. Bliss State Park to jump into the water, it’s nice having full coverage and protection in any kind of situation.
After two years of testing Junipers while enjoying her active lifestyle, McAllister reached the point where she felt like it was ready to be worn by others. She manufactured it in a variety of sizes and reached out to active women across the country, asking them to try the Junipers and share
their feedback. Over the last few months, Junipers started spreading on a grassroots level and she launched a Kickstarter campaign on July 7 to raise money for more testing and development. In one day, she reached her $10,000 goal.
“I had a waiting list of people who wanted Junipers and have been getting requests to add additional sizes and colors,” she says.
As far as where McAllister came up with the name Junipers, she says that she wanted something that portrayed extreme adaptability and hardiness like the juniper trees that can be found thriving in the Himalayas, Death Valley and the Sierra Nevada.
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“I also wanted it to be this fun thing to say as you’re going out the door: ‘Hold on, let me grab my Junipers,’” she says.
She explains that Junipers clothing is meant to do all the work for you in absorbing water, drying quickly and providing maximum coverage. ey should be considered a technical piece of clothing to complement the rest of one’s technical outdoor gear. | Junipers on kickstarter.com
Michael O’Conno, Life Coach Astrologer | SunStarAstrology.com
Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)
Some rather large moves and measures have been activated. These may be leaving you feeling determined, and perhaps edgy and combative. Both home and family and career and your public life are being influenced. You may be feeling very strongly that it is time to take new initiatives. In any case, something significant is shifting and you feel compelled to act.
Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)
Balancing the urge to retreat and engage in creative activities behind the scenes with outer social events continues. The ratio is probably 3 to 1 to lay low. Meanwhile, you have re-entered a time of learning and study. This could prove to be a great time to take a course. Yet, it could also manifest as realizing creative ambitions that have long-awaited their time.
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)
Who are your friends and who are not? In the ever-changing landscape of fickle emotions combined with the realities of change, little is certain or absolute in this regard. Perhaps most importantly, you are learning to be a better friend to yourself. Yet, the challenge also includes becoming more aware of how you can perhaps be critical, expectant, and judgmental of others. Self-reflective awareness reveals wisdom.
Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)
A busy time in your outer public and professional life continues. Yet, rumblings and tremors are leaving you feeling uncertain. It may not solely be your career but could also be linked to family and some of your most intimate relationships. Either way, it is hardly a smooth process. Rather, it appears to include conflict and even strife. Your challenge is to be diplomatically assertive.
Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)
You may notice that you are in a philosophical mood. However, this is not to say you feel clear about what you think or believe to be true. In fact, there is a reason to say that you are quite undecided at this point. Altogether, it probably amounts to an important juncture in your personal evolution towards an awakening to new perceptions and interpretations.
Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)
You are in the mood to escape, to get away from it all for a while. Even a qualitative bout or two of something different and perhaps nothing, in particular, might suffice. All the while, more sober considerations, and responsibilities are there, but you are happy to leave them alone for now. Productivity is great and so too is fun in the sun.
Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)
Your perspectives are undergoing a steady process of change. Given the current state of the world and all the outer changes that have and continue to jolt us all out rather suddenly of the old norm, you may feel adrift between then and tomorrow more than ever. Positively, it is producing a refreshing break from all patterns that had become restrictive.
Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)
In the background of your life, something has been steadily dissolving. According to your astrology, it could be described as tendencies to control outer people and circumstances. It is likely, that the flow of events has produced a need to surrender, and to allow, trust and to cooperate. As you do, you may feel more liberated than you might have thought possible.
Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)
You are in a creative cycle. Yet, it can also be described as a moody one. While diving in deep to fulfill this impulse feels great, you may notice your focus is getting directed to many smaller projects. This will change as the month progresses so tend to the smaller tasks and projects now to clear the way. In other news, returns for past actions are coming in and these may amount to sobering responsibilities.
Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)
These are powerful times, and this is probably very apparent in your life. Dealing with waves of emotional complexity is part of this plot. Yet, you may actually be enjoying the kaleidoscope of emotions flowing through your body and mind. Taking direct and deliberate action feels right and important yet doing so without empathy or consideration could prove costly.
Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)
Your mind is racing with thoughts and feelings linked to outer events and scenarios of possibility for the future. All the while, deep drums are beating in the back of your mind as you decipher what to do and how. Positively, you are seeing a bigger picture and getting a clear perspective on things than you have in a long time. At worst, you have gone to battle with yourself. Aim for the sweet spot.
Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)
Major activations linked to the recent eclipses have activated your focus regarding money and security. Getting clear on what your responsibilities are in this regard is featured. Altogether, these are contributing to a completion-process of deep changes that have been underway for the past 2-3 years. This process will continue for the rest of the year.
