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on the cover The Tahoe Art League’s Studio Tour returns this summer as artists open their studios to welcome visitors over two weekends to meet local artists, including Nina Major whose work “Emerald Bay Sunrise” is featured on the cover of this edition.

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The amazing creative artists who have been drawn to live, work and create in the Tahoe Sierra represent perhaps the most underrated and undervalued sectors of our economy. For having such a small population of full-time residents that live in the area, we have quite a large population of artists (which was my impetus for creating our Makers section years ago).

Those artists rely on small shops, studio art tours and other events to sell their works and have suffered greatly during the pandemic as shops were periodically shuttered and events were mostly cancelled for much of the last 16 months. Now, South Shore’s Tahoe Art League is bringing back it’s Studio Tour over two weekends featuring the works of more than 20 local artists. Kayla Anderson highlights this year’s tour in her feature in the Makers section and offers her tips for getting the most out of the tour. As a fan of the studio tours, my No. 1 tip is to take your time to enjoy the art, talk to the artists and come prepared to purchase local art that supports these hard-working locals. Local art is also a timeless souvenir to remember fond memories of your time spent in Tahoe.

While you’re on the South Shore, take the time to enjoy a stop at Camp Richardson Resort. Read Kayla’s feature on “Sublime summer days at Camp Richardson” to plan your outing. I highly recommend the tasty Rum Runner if you’re not driving.

BURN BANS Wildfire risk in the Tahoe Sierra is at an all-time high with fires burning north and south of Lake Tahoe as we went to press for this edition.

Read our feature on “What does a burn ban mean?” in this edition and take precautions to help prevent wildfires. Remember, no fireworks ever, no open flames at most locations, no tossing cigarettes anywhere, and no bonfires ever.

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

Fannette Island

Tahoe City Field Station

Tallac Historic Site Emerald Bay

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

(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.)

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

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South Lake Tahoe

OPENS JUNE 18 (775) 586-7000 | skiheavenly.com Enjoy a 2.4-mile ride on the gondola to the top with panoramic views. Ticket required. South Tahoe

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

South Lake Tahoe

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

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

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

No on-site parking. Tours by reservation only.

High Camp

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Olympic Valley

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

Ticket required. TART

Kings Beach

North Shore

northtahoebusiness.org Kings Beach is a popular spot for dining and shopping with the North Shore’s largest sandy beach located in the heart of town. Free parking at North Tahoe Beach, Brook Street, Minnow and the Christmas Tree lot on Hwy. 28. TART

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

Incline Village

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

North Tahoe Arts Center

Tahoe City

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

Tahoe Art League Gallery

South Lake Tahoe

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

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

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Tahoe City

Truckee River | FLOW AT FARAD 498 (530) 583-1762 | northtahoemuseums.org

Featuring historic photos, the Steinbach Indian Basket Museum and historical memorabilia. TART

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

Lake Tahoe Museum

South Lake Tahoe

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

Incline Village

Open by advance ticket only (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

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Open by appt. truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com Learn about the historic railroad. Located in a caboose next to the Truckee Depot. TART

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

Incline Village 969 Tahoe Blvd. (800) 468-2463 Stateline 169 Hwy. 50 (775) 588-4591

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

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Drive through one of the area’s natural wonders at Cave Rock, the neck of an old volcano.

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Thurs.-Mon. | (530) 582-0893 | truckeehistory.org Housed in the original Depot, built in 1901. Exhibits cover different eras in Truckee history. TART

Tahoe City 100 N. Lake Blvd. (530) 581-6900 Truckee 10065 Donner Pass Rd. (Depot) (530) 587-8808 U.S. Forest Service | Incline Village 855 Alder Ave. (775) 831-0914 (Wed.-Fri.)

Old Jail Museum

Truckee

Open by appt. | (530) 659-2378 | truckeehistory.org One of a few surviving 19th Century jailhouses used from 1875 until May 1964 (summer tours). 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 Tower of Nations with its Olympic Flame and the symbolic Tower of the Valley.

The Olympic Museum at High Camp features historic memorabilia and photographs. TART

U.S. Forest Service | South Lake Tahoe 35 College Dr. (530) 543-2600

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

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

National Forest access info fs.fed.us/r5/webmaps/RecreationSiteStatus

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

Emerald Bay

Parking fee | (530) 541-3030 | (530) 525-9529 ADA parks.ca.gov or vikingsholm.com Tour the grounds of Vikingsholm Castle (May 29-Sept. 30), see Eagle Falls and Fannette Island (the Lake’s only island), home to an old Tea House. TART/South Tahoe

Watson Cabin

Tahoe City

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

MUSEUMS Donner Summit Historical Society

Soda Springs

donnersummithistoricalsociety.org At Old Hwy 40 & Soda Springs Rd. 20-mile interpretive driving tour along Old 40. TART

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the outdoors | recreation | events | mountain life

The Science of Lake Tahoe TA H O E S C I E N C E C E N T E R R E O P E N S F O R TO U R S S TO RY & P H OTO S BY K AY L A A N D E R S O N

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fter a year of being closed due to the pandemic, UC Davis’ Tahoe Science Center in Incline Village, Nev., has reopened with new exhibits and in-person tours.

The center is run by UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC).

Volunteer docents were excited to showcase its new microplastics exhibit, Tahoe’s Plastic Problem, as well as continue its mission of educating visitors and locals on science and all things Lake Tahoe.

On a Tuesday afternoon in early July, I joined six other people on a 4 p.m. tour.

A couple in their mid-20s came up from Reno, Nev., and a family with two young boys drove over from Carnelian Bay for the hour-long tour. According to our volunteer docent Robert Southern, people from all over the U.S. have been visiting the museum since its reopening.

“People come in who’ve been here before and they want to bring their guests,” says Anne Graham, who is working with TERC on a temporary AmeriCorps internship.

The tour group at the Virtual Research Boat.

“ A lot of information comes out of this tour that even people who are very familiar with Tahoe didn’t know before … people are surprised to learn that the sediment at the bottom of Lake Tahoe is probably as deep as the water.”

“A lot of information comes out of this tour that even people who are very familiar with Tahoe didn’t know before,” Southern adds. “For instance, a lot of people are surprised to learn that the sediment at the bottom of Lake Tahoe is probably as deep as the water, all the way down to its bedrock.”

It’s clear that both Graham and Southern are passionate about Lake Tahoe and are eager to share the important work that TERC scientists do to preserve the lake’s natural state.

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at TheTahoeWeekly.com The tour is interactive and fun; it covers topics such as how the lake was formed, what TERC scientists do to measure its clarity, the importance of its watershed and the natural (or unnatural) fish and other aquatic species found in the lake.

TERC opened on the campus of Sierra Nevada University and started giving tours in 2006. It maintains permanent installations such as the gigantic watershed

–Robert Southern map on a wall at the entrance, a life-size 3-D example of a research vessel that scientists regularly take out on the lake and a lab space with a few fish tanks to show the different types of species in Tahoe. Newer and rotating exhibits include the microplastics installation that shows examples of cutting-edge research relevant to what is happening with Lake Tahoe today, as well as what people can do to combat the problem.

The tour started out with Southern explaining the area’s watershed, which is almost as big as the lake itself, and shared how the lake was formed. Spoiler alert: It was formed by earthquakes, volcanoes and glaciers.

Next, the group migrated over to the Virtual Research Boat exhibit, a life-size version of the UC Davis research vessel “John LeConte” with the tools scientists use to measure the lake’s clarity. In 1968, a Secchi disk lowered below the water’s surface could be seen 100 feet down, but smaller particles like hydrocarbons, silts and clays continuously entering the water today have cut visibility to only 63’ in 2020, according to a recent report from TERC.

We walked by a wall of photos showing the depictions of ongoing research since its inception and entered the aquarium exhibits where a 5-year-old Lahontan trout named Lonnie happily swims. Facing Lonnie, a baby Lahontan, has a tank all to itself. This exhibit also supports the TERC Trout in the Classroom program, where students learn about the lifecycles of a fish and are involved in raising the trout eggs.

In our public tour, Southern showed pictures of Tahoe’s food webs, real examples of the destructive invasive Quagga mussels and what is being done to keep algae from spreading in the lake.

However, it was the Shaping Watersheds Interactive Sandbox that was the hit of the tour with the boys. It shows undulations

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in the mountains and uses a blue lighting effect to fill up the crevices with water. As the rest of the tour watched a video in the 3D Visualization Theater about the history and current state of Lake Tahoe, the kids were having a heyday with the sandbox.

Their father had to tear one of them away from it.

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The Stanford Rock Trail project involved a major reroute, transforming a steep and eroded historic logging road to a sustainable, recreational trail. The terrain is unique for Tahoe as it provides the perfect grade for Forest Flow — a style of trail with built-in features such as bermed turns and rollers and jumps that allow mountain bikers to maintain speed with minimal pedaling or braking necessary.

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Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, has completed the Stanford Rock Trail on the West Shore near Ward Creek. The project involved more than three years of hand-built, single-track construction, yielding more than 5 miles of trail with more than 2,200 feet of elevation gain. The project increases trail access for nonmotorized users including mountain bikers, hikers and equestrians.

“The goal was to reward users with big views and a downhill trail that has the feeling of skiing or snowboarding through the trees, or pumping the surface of a peeling wave,” said Sandor Lengyel, trail crew leader with TAMBA in a press release. “There are no straight lines on the Stanford Rock Trail!”

The trail culminates at a mountaintop summit with handcrafted log benches for views of Lake Tahoe in one direction, Granite Chief Wilderness in the other.

TAMBA will officially open the trail with a public ribbon-cutting event on July 30; details online. | tamba.org

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Ward Creek Workday Ward Creek Stateline | July 29, 31, Aug. 3

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new truckee park breaks ground The Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe Community Project recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Truckee Downtown Park Project at the Church Street Community Arts Center.

This project represents the final phase of exterior revitalization of the TruckeeDonner Recreation and Park Districtowned Community Arts Center property.

TDRPD recently completed exterior revitalization work on the Community Arts Center including a new roof, ADA entrance, parking lot upgrades and exterior paint. The Downtown Park Project adds the exterior play, picnic and 80-seat amphitheater components of the property. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. A fundraising gap of $75,000 remains with naming opportunities still available. | downtowntruckeepark.com

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A new 9-hole disc golf course has opened at Tahoe Paradise Park in Meyers. The courses meanders through the park with holes positioned next to the Upper Truckee River and Lake Baron, with 26 pin placements. Donations to help with course maintenance may be made to the Meyers Community Foundation. Find more disc golf courses at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | meyerscommunityfoundation.org, tahoeparadisepark.com

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During red flag warnings, all sources of outdoor open flame are banned, including propane, with the exception of U.S. Forest Service and California State Parks, where propane/jellied fuels are still permitted in designated camp sites.

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Summer is heating up in the Tahoe Sierra and people are flocking to campgrounds, parks and beaches.

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On a midweek afternoon, parking lots on the West Shore are already full. Luckily, past Emerald Bay, the alcove dirt lots leading to quieter trails still have some room.

I pull into one of the small dirt lots across from Baldwin Beach’s entrance, equipped with my Tahoe Longboard, wireless speaker, snacks, sunscreen and portable camp chair. On this borderlinehot Tuesday afternoon, I pushed 1 mile southeast on the Pope Baldwin bike path before entering Camp Richardson Historic Resort & Marina. A big log ring to the left of me next to the bike path looked like the perfect place for groups at the RV park across the street to share ghost stories and roast s’mores. The Historic Hotel is also a great place for groups.

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Mountain Sports Center with a line of bikes waiting to be leased out, the 84-site lakeside Badger’s Den campground is about half full — on the other side of Highway 89, the Eagle’s Nest campground hosts 34 additional campsites.

As I was pushing my board through the campground, families were eating lunch on checkeredtablecloth-covered picnic tables in front of their small trailers; tents laid temporarily abandoned as their owners were likely out hiking the nearby trails or lounging at the beach.

Between Badger’s Den campground and the Historic Hotel, Jameson Beach Road leads down to Lake Tahoe, ending at The Beacon Bar & Grill. A cashier at the road’s entrance collected a $10 fee and friendly hosts greeted guests in front of the bustling restaurant. The summer menu consists of starters, salads, sandwiches, burgers, seafood tacos and ribs.

It also provides a slew of cocktails and beers on tap; its most famous drink is the Rum Runner punch, made of a blend of tropical fruit juices topped with a rum floater. You can buy bottles of the non-alcoholic mix online to use in smoothies, marinades and even drizzled over ice cream to enjoy that flavor of Tahoe at home.

In the middle of summer, The Beacon was packed, but the crowds were less the farther I went down the beach. On one side, a gang of Canada geese and ducks hung out by the Valhalla Tahoe’s pier, and on the other side a full-service marina rents out water toys and takes people on Rum Runner cruises. Even though it was a bit windy, it didn’t deter the kayakers, paddleboarders, sunbathers and boaters from being on the lake.

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I posted up in a circle of picnic tables under some pines adjacent to The Beacon, facing the refreshing lake. A woman in a magenta shirt sat quietly, engrossed in her beach read. She had a content smile on her face as she flipped through the pages; the bright multifaceted lapis water served as our backdrop. I felt like this was the perfect place to write, far enough away from the noise yet close enough to Big Blue to be able to look up and feel instantly relaxed.

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When I got a bit hungry, I headed back over to The Beacon and eventually found an open seat at a table next to the bar. I glanced over at the Wild Berry Truly on tap yet opted for the restaurant’s new Cucumber Mint Press that came highly recommended from Anthony, my friendly waiter. I also ordered the Richardson House Salad with chicken and the special Rum Runner sauce that tastes like Thousand Island dressing.

“It’s 75 degrees, not that windy on the lake. I love this place,” a guy next to me told someone on the phone as Anthony delivered trays of Rum Runner punches all around me. I nodded my head in agreement, paid my bill and skateboarded the mile back to my car.

Feeling relaxed, refreshed and as if I were on a staycation, I realized that I spent a solid four hours at Camp Richardson and wasn’t ready to go. Noticing that there were a few campsites left, I vowed to come back with my tent, sleeping bag, bike, skateboard, hiking boots and paddleboard — not forgetting, of course, my camp chair. | camprichardson.com 

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eginning with the Gold Rush but lasting for decades, residents in many California and Nevada counties formed armed volunteer groups that lynched or shot suspected criminals without benefit of a legitimate court trial in front of a jury of their peers. Western vigilance committees in the second half of the 19th Century adopted names such as the Regulators or Moderators in a nod to keeping crime in check. In Reno and Virginia City, Nev., and Truckee, they were called the 601.

It is thought that the moniker originated from: “6 feet under, zero trial, one bullet or one rope.”

Supporters of this extrajudicial activity considered the intimidation and violence a purifying process that benefitted their community due to the lack of an established justice system or one that was perceived as weak or corrupt. These citizen activists operated outside of the law, but their actions were considered effective, especially when focused on egregious crimes committed by unrepentant outlaws.

Vigilante groups strived to create a public perception of justice by conducting deliberate proceedings that convicted perpetrators with a veneer of legitimacy.

This was done to differentiate themselves from mob rule where a thirst for killing overruled rational thought. It also placated

kee Jim fled his namesake town in Placer County after vigilantes hung Jim Ugly Edmonson.

Although Yankee Jim considered his aborted San Diego crime a minor affair, on Aug. 18, he was tried before a San Diego Court of Sessions, comprised of a county judge and two justices of the peace. The local district attorney conducted the prosecution. After hearing court testimony, a jury of 12 men rendered a guilty verdict of grand larceny for stealing the dinghy with a recommended sentence of death by hanging. Among those on the jury were the owners of the rowboat. Robinson’s accom-

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doubt among its members that their actions were justifiable.

One of the first vigilante committees in the mining districts was organized in Placer County to punish a notorious thug named James Edmonson, known locally as Jim Ugly.

THE HANGING OF JIM UGLY On March 20, 1852, Edmonson killed a popular bartender named Chamberlain, who tended bar at the Indian Queen House. Chamberlain refused to serve the ruffian liquor due to Edmonson’s obnoxious drunkenness. Armed with a large butcher knife, Ugly went behind the bar to take his own bottle and he stabbed the barkeep, who tried to stop him. Chamberlain lingered for five painful days before succumbing to his mortal wound.

On April 9, the Sacramento Daily Union reported: “From all accounts we hear, Ugly bore an exceedingly bad character throughout the Northern mines.

The physician who attended Chamberlain stated that he was the fourth patient that he had tried to save who had been stabbed

by Ugly.” On the night of the coroner’s inquest, several hundred miners and citizens gathered to discuss Edmonson’s fate. After unanimous agreement, the murderer was taken to an oak tree and promptly hanged.

The paper reported: “The inhabitants of Yankee Jims, after the hanging of Ugly, held a meeting and resolved that thereafter, in all like affairs, they themselves would be both judge and executioner. In other words, formed a Vigilance Committee on the California plan.”

YANKEE JIM’S FATAL CRIME

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Ironically, the town of Yankee Jim owes its name to another criminal. In 1851 California’s first governor, Peter Burnett, pressed the state Legislature to pass an act making any theft more than $100 grand larceny, a crime subject to the death penalty. In August 1852, a court in San Diego

Yankee Jim’s historic plaque. | Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

convicted James “Yankee Jim” Robinson of grand larceny. Along with two companions – James Grayson Loring and William Harris – Yankee Jim had stolen a rowboat with intent to hijack a commercial ship anchored in San Diego harbor.

For some reason, the trio failed to follow through with their plan, but the dinghy they used in the plot was recovered by its owners on a beach a few miles down the coast.

Vigilante groups strived to create a public perception of justice by conducting deliberate proceedings that convicted perpetrators with a veneer of legitimacy.

Robinson had a rough background.

Rumors insinuated that he was formerly incarcerated at a British penal colony in Australia and became one of an estimated 14,000 released or escaped convicts who invaded San Francisco in the early 1850s.

Known derisively as Sydney Ducks, these primarily Irish Catholic immigrants formed ruthless criminal gangs that motivated San Francisco’s first Vigilance committee in 1851.

Yankee Jim was an unsavory character with a bad temper who had drifted into San Diego from the Placer County gold diggings. Exceptionally tall with a powerful physique, respectable citizens shunned the ruthless brute and gave him wide berth.

Although he was never caught red-handed, Robinson was a horse thief who waylaid miners traveling alone by beating them and stealing their gold and valuables. Yan-

plices, Loring and Harris, turned state’s evidence for the prosecution. The judge ordered Yankee Jim taken into custody and remanded to the one-room adobe county jail until Sept. 18 when he would be executed.

During his lockup, and even up to the hour he was to be hung, Yankee Jim didn’t believe he would be put to death. Attending Catholic priests encouraged the prisoner to make his peace, but Jim rebuked their ministrations. After all, there had been no crime other than the borrowing of a small rowboat and that had been returned undamaged. That may have been so, but as the Los Angeles Herald reported on Oct. 7, 1873: “It is a matter of history that the [American] pioneers of California were deliberate in making up their minds, but once made up, the decree was unchangeable. And thus, it proved in this case.”

On Sept. 18, Yankee Jim was placed in a wagon and taken to the makeshift gallows: “Two beams planted in the ground with a heavy bar across the top.” The wagon was driven under the hangman’s noose swaying from the cross bar. The prisoner was allowed to plead his case one more time before the signal was given for the driver to whip the mules and send Yankee Jim to his fate.

Just before his boots left the wagon, Robinson cried out, ‘Oh God! Do I have to die?’

“He kept his feet in the wagon bed as long as possible but was finally pulled off.

He swung back and forth like a pendulum, until he strangled to death,” reported the Herald. The journalist added, “Subsequently, his accomplices in the grand larceny were tried by the same jury and sentenced to the State Prison for one year. They never returned to San Diego.”

James Robinson did not die at the hands of vigilantes and may be forgotten today, but Yankee Jim lives on in Placer County, commemorated by California Historical Landmark 398 near Forest Hill and an historic suspension bridge over the North Fork of the American River. Residents retained the name because the feared criminal found gold at that location in 1850 while hiding stolen horses.  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.

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Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

Although you probably remain busy behind the scenes, a cycle of more outer and deliberate expression starting this week is indicated. This trend will continue well into September actually and includes taking pioneering leads and strides. Positively, it includes an extra creative cycle which, despite the real efforts required, will likely prove empowering.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Balancing quality time shared with friends and an inward draw to get things done behind the scenes and/or simply to escape are likely themes now.

Despite the complexity of this current cycle, it does come with the potential of some positive returns for efforts made in the past. This includes the increased possibility of making new friends.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Mercury along with the Sun will stimulate your ability to think creatively especially as you combine your efforts with your partner(s). A new level of ambition is on the rise and it includes making extra efforts and digging deeper than you perhaps have for some time.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

The Virgo influence from Venus and Mars will stimulate a blend of creative cooperation and assertive determination. The main issue regarding the latter is that you do not misplace anger and frustrations and direct them as blame upon others. Jupiter back in Aquarius will push you to dig deeper into your reserves of faith for the future.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

You want to play, but circumstances may be preventing you from feeling at peace and able to enter the flow. The sweet spot for you may be best achieved by engaging in constructive projects, primarily, while tucking in quality bouts of play time. Reaching out to engage friends both accounts is likely.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

You may be among the luckier ones who are able to take full advantage of fun-in-the-sun Leo time this year. However, Jupiter joining Saturn in Aquarius also indicates that you are dealing with some cold realities in your public and/or professional life.

Creative activity will keep you warm.

Rather than wait to get the attention you feel you want and deserve, you are likely to make the effort to pull what string you can to make things happen.

With Jupiter re-entering Aquarius, you will likely experience a boost of your confidence levels. This will empower you to be true to your principles and to be clearer than usual in your dealings with others.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

The Venus/Mars factor in Virgo is pushing a lot of people to focus on practical projects this summer, despite the playful impulse of Leo. As a result, you may feel compelled either from within or subject to outer circumstances to dig deeper and work harder than most. Focus on beautifying for best results.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

The Sun in fiery Leo is a compliment to your own nature. Other factors point to an ambitious assertion of your will. This includes getting organized and obtaining tools, training and skills. So, the focus is much more on practical considerations than frivolous fun. This will also probably lead to a busier cycle than you have had for a while.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

One way or another, you have entered new territory over the past few weeks. You will investigate how to best invest into this new chapter. The first step probably includes deepening your research and exercising your critical thinking faculties. Digesting the implications of your studies is another matter.

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Plein-air artist Andy Skaff is opening his studio to the public on July 31 and Aug 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 6470 Cascade Dr. in Tahoma.

This outdoor sale will feature Skaff’s vibrant, light-filled Western landscapes. His work has been exhibited at Napa Valley Museum, the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibit in Santa Barbara and Yosemite Renaissance’s semiannual exhibit. His painting “Room With a View” was exhibited at San Francisco’s DeYoung Museum as part of the “deYoung Open,” an exhibit that celebrated the reopening of the museum in September 2020.

Skaff’s work can be seen locally at Wolfdale’s in Tahoe City and The Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe, Gene Upshaw Memorical Tahoe Forest Cancer Center and Martis Camp, all in Truckee. | (530) 525-4937, askaff.com

th e art s NTA Perennial Flower Power Exhibit North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | July 28-30

11 a.m.-5 p.m. | (530) 581-2787, visittahoecity.org

“Reading Forest” exhibit Taylor Creek Visitor Center | South Lake Tahoe | July 28-Nov. 1 nationalforests.org

TAL Summer Exhibit 2021 TAL Art Center | South Lake Tahoe | July 28-Sept. 5 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | talart.org

Valhalla Kids Art Camps Grand Hall Lawn | South Lake Tahoe | July 28-30

9 a.m.-12 p.m. | (530) 541-4975, valhallatahoe.com

Children’s Art Classes TAL Art Center | South Lake Tahoe | July 29-Sept. 2 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | talart.org

Tahoe Art League Studio Tours TAL Art Center | South Lake Tahoe | July 30-Aug. 8 9 a.m. | talart.org

Open Art Studio Andy Skaff Studio | Tahoma | July 31-Aug. 1 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | (530) 525-4937, askaff.com

Saturday Public Tours Truckee Roundhouse | Truckee | July 31-Oct. 30 1 p.m. | truckeeroundhouse.org

he beloved Tahoe Art League (TAL) Studio Tour is back for the 2021 season, providing art aficionados with six days of studio time spread over two weekends from July 30 to Aug. 1 and Aug. 6 to 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants can view colorful, vibrant and varied crafts displayed by the artists who created them.

This year’s TAL Studio Tour will be featuring 21 artists at 11 locations, most of them in the heart of South Shore. The tour is pared down a bit this year due to pandemic concerns; most of this year’s participants have been involved in the tour before.

“Typically, we have about double the number of artists as we will have this year so we’re not sure what to expect for attendance, but the artists all promote it through their own networks. I’ve personally had a lot of inquiries about when it’s happening this year,” says TAL Studio Tour chairperson Connie Clark, who adds that in the past, around 500 people per day were on the tour.

STUDIO TOUR July 30-Aug. 1 & Aug. 6-8 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

South Shore Clark says to expect favorites such as Yvonne McGrath, Donna Reid, Walt Stevenson and LoRita Ungar.

“There are a lot of different artists who do different things. Rande Szromba is a jeweler who will be featured in the Upper Truckee/Meyers area [Studio 1: 1995 Kickapoo St.], and Donna Reid, silk screener Walt Stevenson and Barbara Gustafson will be at Donna’s house [Studio 15: 3764 Woodbine Road],” Clark says.

Kelly Smith Cassidy will be showing her welded bronze and copper sculptures at 961 Lakeview Ave. near El Dorado Beach and Nina Major (featured on our cover) will be selling her watercolor landscape paintings and silk scarves at her home on 907 Rainbow Drive.

“One of the places will be at my house on Washington Avenue; I have a huge backyard with nine artists there, a few who specialize in painting, drawing, pottery — including a jeweler,” Clark says.

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Clark is a photography, mixed media and printmaking artist; this will be her third year participating in the tour.

TAL Studio Tour will be using its passport program, which allows attendees and art collectors the chance to win prizes from the artist participants.

“Prizes will be shown at the individual studios from the artist contributors them-

TOP: Walt Stevenson doing a silk screening

selves. We want to see if it increases the number of people that go to each studio to look at what’s in the drawing,” Clark says.

Every five studio visits, as well as every $100 spent on art, earns an attendee a stamp.

While the 2021 Studio Art Tour map is now online, Clark suggests that anyone new to the tour should start at the gallery and pick up the map there.

“My advice is to get a map to see the list of artists and examples of their work.

These maps should be available at various businesses. And go to the ones closest to the TAL Art Center. There are a couple in Nevada, a couple in Meyers — they’re spread out. But if you are new to the tour, start at the art gallery and work from there,” Clark says.

Fortunately, because the tour is smaller this year, it should be easier to get around.

“Have fun, enjoy yourselves, get an idea of the variety of art. This is a fun way to talk to the artists and see what inspires them. And it’s an opportunity to get outside, see demonstrations and meet the artists and hear them talking about their work. Bring the whole family; we even serve wine,” she says.

TAL Art Center’s gallery is currently open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | (530) 5442313, tahoeartleague.org

demonstration; BOTTOM: A window hanging and pottery from Rande Szromba’s studio.

KAYLA’S TIPS FOR TACKING THE TOUR Give yourself lots of time. I visited 10 studios in four hours in 2019, but it wasn’t long enough; I rushed through some of them and blew right by some that I really wanted to see. Get there early and plan on dedicating the full day to visiting as many studios as you can.

I came in from the northeast side, so it made sense to go to the one in Zephyr Cove on the Nevada side first, before I got into South Lake Tahoe. If it makes sense for you, try to catch one or two studios on the way in.

Consider renting or bringing a bike when doing the in-town stops. It’s easier to get around and nice to not have to sit in traffic going from stop to stop. If you see something you like, though, try to buy it right then and just go back and pick it up later if you need to.

Remember to get your passport stamped.

Visit Walt Stevenson’s studio (Studio 9: 3764 Woodbine Road). His silk-screening demonstration is pretty neat to watch.

But be careful, you might get a little paint on you. 

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hen Amaryn Olmeda entered her first violin competition at age 7, she didn’t win. So characteristically, she practiced and practiced, came back a second time and took the prize home to her family farm in Loomis. When she was awarded the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Auburn Symphony, her world opened up.

“I’m a hard worker,” she says. “I got to be up on stage in front of people and share my ideas with them. I kept doing it and it kind of worked for me.”

Since then, the now 13-year-old violinist has won numerous competitions including the 24th Annual Sphinx Competition in Detroit for young Black and Latinx classical string players. Riveting solo performances with Merced Symphony, Solano Symphony and Sacramento Youth Symphony Orchestra have earned her fans from around the world.

“It’s all about expression,” says Olmeda.

“I like to communicate with the audience.

To do that you have to really move and be into the music.”

In 2019, she played at Music in the Mountains SummerFest with Classical Tahoe’s beloved late conductor Joel Revzen. Before he died of coronavirus in May 2020, Revzen asked Olmeda for a repeat performance.

On Aug. 13, she will make good on that promise when she delivers Violin Concerto No. 3 in B-minor by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns with support from Classical Tahoe Orchestra.

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“It was written for Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate,” says Olmeda of the 1880 composition. “He was only a teenager when he was requested to play it. The

Amaryn Olmeda, a 13-year-old violinist, joins a star-studded cast of performers at Classical Tahoe. | Courtesy Sweet Jean Photography

“ It’s all about expression. I like to communicate with the audience. To do that you have to really move and be into the music.”

–Amaryn Olmeda tempos are all really fast. It’s technically difficult, but really fun.”

That night’s performance will also feature Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Marquez and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor under the guidance of trailblazing guest conductor Gabriela Díaz-Alatriste.

Olmeda returns to close out the festival at the Aug. 15 Summer Gala with another French classic, Tzigane by Maurice

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Ravel, alongside pianist Anna Stoytcheva.

“He wrote it for Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Arányi,” says Olmeda. “It’s based on gypsy music. It’s not something that you would normally hear. It’s really flashy and lively.”

Olmeda will be playing an antique violin loaned from Bryan Campbell Fine Instruments and Bows in San Francisco.

It is a rare instrument made by brothers Peter and Giuseppe Guarneri in Italy circa 1710.

“I love the warmth and colors of the instrument,” she says. “There is just so much you can do, so many different textures and ideas you can bring to the sound.

You can make it sound really sweet and playful or really angry. I think classical music is very creative and beautiful.”

Olmeda lives on her family’s farm with her mother, father, three brothers, five goats, 50 chickens and a fat barn cat named Russy that couldn’t catch a mouse if his life depended on it. Olmeda typically practices violin five hours a day, running through her scales in the morning before starting homeschool. After a round of typical high-school courses, she resumes her afternoon practice. On Saturdays, she participates in a pre-college at San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she plays with a piano/cello trio and studies violin with Ian Swensen.

“I’m comfortable performing on stage,” says the confident, focused musician.

“You just have to be brave. People just want to hear good music. If you do the hard work beforehand, it will make the audience happy.”

Olmeda begins live rehearsals with Classical Tahoe on Aug. 10.

“I’m preparing for the concert by listening to recordings and studying the score,” she says. “I had a master class with Hilary Hahn that helped me a lot with how to communicate with the orchestra. Some say I play like an older person in a young person’s body. As I become more mature, it’s easier to understand the music and express my ideas.”

Classical Tahoe kicks off on July 30 at 7 p.m. with Opening Night Under the Stars featuring guest conductor Ming Luke and soprano Laquita Mitchell. It continues through Aug. 15 with a vast and diverse schedule of music by composers such as Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Mozart, Joplin and other masters performed by artists from around the world on the bucolic campus of Sierra Nevada University in Incline Village, Nev. Select performances will also be livestreamed from the website for free during the events on July 30 and 31, Aug. 6 and 7, and from Aug. 12 to 14 at 7 p.m. | classicaltahoe.org  Sean McAlindin is a writer and musician living in Truckee, who loves a secret powder stash just as much as a good jam. You can reach him at entertainment@tahoethisweek.com. Other writings and original music are available at seanmcalindin.com.

Classical Tahoe July 30-Aug. 15 | Times vary Sierra Nevada University Incline Village, Nev. Livestream concerts July 30-31, Aug. 6, 7, 12-14 | 7 p.m.

Free | classicaltahoe.org Music Maker Faire & Family Concert Aug. 8 | 11 a.m. | Free* Chamber Concert Aug. 10 | 7 p.m. | Free* *Advance registration required online

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live JULY 28 | WEDNESDAY Concert Under the Pines Valhalla Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Dance Festival 2021 Gatekeeper’s Museum, Tahoe City, 5:30-8 p.m.

Music in the Park Truckee Regional “Salty” Gebhardt Ampitheater, Truckee, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

JULY 29 | THURSDAY Lake Tahoe Dance Festival 2021 Gatekeeper’s Museum, Tahoe City, 5:30-8 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America, Truckee, 8-11 p.m.

Karaoke The Grid, Kings Beach, 10 p.m.

JULY 30 | FRIDAY Lake Tahoe Dance Festival 2021 Gatekeeper’s Museum, Tahoe City, 5:30-8 p.m.

Summer concert series Lake Tahoe AleWorkX, South Lake Tahoe, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Summer Live Music Series Village at Northstar, Truckee, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Music on the Beach Kings Beach State Recreation Area, Kings Beach, 6-8:30 p.m.

Opening Night Under the Stars Sierra Nevada University, Incline Village, 7 p.m.

Brantley Gilbert Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, Stateline, 7 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Magic After Dark with Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.

Post Music on the Beach w/Chango The Grid, Kings Beach, 9 p.m.

Michael Sinclair Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

JULY 31 | SATURDAY Summer Saturdays Mountain Lotus, Truckee, 12-2 p.m.

Pato Banton Moe’s BBQ, Tahoe City, 5 p.m.

Sunsets Live Music Series Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Olympic Valley, 5-7 p.m.

Music in the Park Markleeville Park, Markleeville, 5 p.m.

Summer concert series Lake Tahoe AleWorkX, South Lake Tahoe, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Hip Shakers | Music in the Meadow The Brewing Lair, Blairsden, 6-9 p.m.

Beethoven Meets Rodrigo & the Red Harp with Emmanuel Ceysson Sierra Nevada University, Incline Village, 7 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Live Music Glass Wine Bar, Incline Village, 8-10 p.m.

Michael Sinclair Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

AUGUST 1 | SUNDAY Concerts at Commons Beach Commons Beach, Tahoe City, 4-7 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

Karaoke The Grid, Kings Beach, 10 p.m.

AUGUST 2 | MONDAY Women’s Singing Group Commons Beach, Tahoe City, 4-5:30 p.m.

Reno Jazz Orchestra Now, Then and Forever: Celebrating Earth, Wind & Fire Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

AUGUST 3 | TUESDAY Tuesdays Bluesdays Village at Squaw, Olympic Valley, 6-8:30 p.m.

Tahoe iMPrOv Players Boathouse Theater, South Lake Tahoe, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

AUGUST 4 | WEDNESDAY Lake Tahoe Knights of the Round Courtyard Emerald Bay State Park, South Lake Tahoe, 5-7 p.m.

Music in the Park Truckee Regional “Salty” Gebhardt Ampitheater, Truckee, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Sand Harbor State Park, Incline Village, 7:30 p.m.

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Aeroponics G ROW I N G V E G G I E S W IT HOUT D I RT

sample the sierra revamped Sample the Sierra, South Lake Tahoe’s farmto-fork festival, returns to Bijou Community Park on Sept. 18 from 3 to 7 p.m. for the 12th anniversary event showcasing regional cuisine, wines, spirits and beers, as well as artisans and live music.

BY P R I YA H UT N E R

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rowing vegetables in Tahoe can be difficult. Every spring, I prepare seedlings and when they are ready, I plant them in the garden. This year, I planted squash and tomato plants only to wake up and find them gnawed to the stem. The watermelon and strawberry seeds never saw the light of day. Little critters have become my nemesis.

I found myself in a constant battle with squirrels and voles. They ate everything I planted. While some people have the gift of a green thumb, I’ve been reduced to growing only herbs.

In a recent conversation with Perry King, a health coach, trainer and author of “Perry’s Plan It,” a plant-based pocket menu planner, she happened to mention her love of aeroponic gardens and how they changed her gardening life.

Attendance will be limited to approximately half of previous years to provide a more intimate atmosphere with ample space to sample and imbibe. Tickets are $75 for adults and $65 for under 21 and designated drivers and are available online. The event is expected to sell out in advance. | samplethesierra.com

tasty tidbits Bently Heritage Cocktails: The Taste of Summer 2021

Sierra Nevada University | Incline Village | July 28

“ [Aeroponic gardens] use

5:30-7 p.m. | (775) 831-1314, tahoe.ucdavis.edu

Meyers Mountain Market

95 percent less water

Tahoe Paradise Park | Meyers | July 28, Aug. 4

than a traditional garden.

3-7:30 p.m. | meyersmtnmarket.org

Ice Cream Social

The garden has a small

North Tahoe Regional Park | Tahoe Vista | July 29 2-4 p.m. Free | northtahoeparks.com

footprint of only 3 feet.

Incline Village Farmers Market

And you can grow pretty

Incline Village Library | July 29

much anything that is

Tahoe City Farmers Market

3-6 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, laketahoemarkets.com

Commons Beach | Tahoe City | July 29

not a root vegetable.”

8 a.m.-1 p.m. | tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

Winemaker Tastings

–Perry King

The Idle Hour Lake Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe | July 29 5 p.m. | (530) 600-3304, theidlehourlaketahoe.com

Meet the Winery “I was with a company and they wanted people to test market a tower-garden aeroponic-growing system. I was always afraid of gardening and I would pretty much kill everything,” says King.

She set up the vertical system and started growing vegetables. Aeroponic gardens grow vegetables, herbs and flowers without soil. The technique is a form of hydroponics invented in the 1920s.

“I was producing tomatoes and lettuce and kale and dill and nothing was dying. I would get so busy, I would forget about it for a couple of weeks and the garden would still be living,” King says.

While gardening can take a lot of time, it also takes an enormous amount of water.

King admits during a drought, aeroponic systems are excellent to use.

“They use 95 percent less water than a traditional garden. The garden has a small footprint of only 3 feet. And you can grow pretty much anything that is not a root vegetable,” she says.

That you can grow up to 32 different types of vegetables and herbs in a 20-gallon container with little water is an exciting 20

Uncorked Truckee | Tahoe City | July 30 Outdoor aeroponics tower. | Courtesy Perry King

opportunity for people who live in small dwellings or have a brown thumb. With California facing a terrible drought and the rising cost of produce, it’s a great alternative to grow vegetables using little water.

Aeroponic gardens can live outdoors during the warm summer Tahoe months and can be brought indoors for the winter. There’s no digging or weeding.

“You get 30 percent more produce than a regular garden and vegetables grow about three times faster. It’s a closed system and the water comes up the middle and sprinkles the roots with the nutrients and water, which fosters a system of fastgrowing plants. And the flavor of the vegetables tastes amazing,” King says.

Aeroponics has become increasingly more popular. It’s a great alternative to traditional gardening and farming. In the late 90s, NASA explored aeroponics as an option for growing food in soil-less environments.

Several different types of aeroponic vertical gardens are on the market, and pricing varies depending on styles and sizes. For

handier people, there is the do-it-yourself method. Sine it used less water, makes a small footprint and offers the ability to grow year-round, aeroponics well may be the wave of the future. Medicinal plants, herbs, fresh lettuces and vegetables can be grown by both the novice gardener and expert alike with an aeroponic garden.  Enjoy the tastes of Tahoe

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Priya Hutner is a food writer, personal chef and owner of The Seasoned Sage, a local meal delivery and catering company. Priya has been creating and preparing meals from an early age. She has worked in the restaurant industry in New York City, attended catering school, and was the head chef and executive director of a nonprofit spiritual community in Florida. Visit her website at TheSeasonedSage.com. Send your comments, story ideas and food tidbits to priya@tahoethisweek.com.

6-8 p.m. | (530) 550-5200, uncorkedtahoe.com

Romano’s Certified Farmers Markets Sierra Valley Farms | Beckwourth | July 30 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free

Ski Run Farmers Market

Ski Run Boulevard | South Lake Tahoe | July 30

3-8 p.m. | (530) 314-1444, skirunfarmersmarket.com

Blairsden Community Market

Blairsden Garden Center | Blairsden | July 31 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | facebook.com

Meet the Winery- WInemaker Dinner Petra Restaurant | Truckee | July 31

6-8 p.m. | (530) 562-0600, uncorkedtahoe.com

Truckee Saturday Farmers Market

Truckee Railyard Parking Lot | Truckee | July 31 8 a.m.-12 p.m. | truckeefarmersmarket.com

Heavenly Village Wine Walk

Shops at Heavenly Village | South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 1-4 4:30-7:30 p.m. $20 | theshopsatheavenly.com

South Lake Tahoe Farmers Markets

American Legion Hall | South Lake Tahoe | Aug. 3 8 a.m.-1 p.m. | eldoradofarmersmarket.com

Truckee Farmers Market

Truckee River Regional Park | Truckee | Aug. 3

8 a.m.-1 p.m. | truckeecertifiedfa.wixsite.com

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SUMMER FRESH

Tomato Salad S TO RY & P H OTO S BY P R I YA H UT N E R

Patio Lakeview Dining OPEN DAILY 12-8PM

FEATURING: Slow-Roasted Prime Rib | Baby Back Ribs | Full Bar

Steaks | Seafood | Pasta | Gourmet Hamburgers | Kid’s Menu

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EST. 1982

Authentic Mexican

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n the East Coast, where I grew up, we used to pick tomatoes from my grandfather’s half-acre garden.

We’d sit on the ground with our bounty of ripe red Jersey tomatoes; he’d hand us

If you want to make it Caprese, add fresh water mozzarella.

made from scratch daily

Kings Beach

Indoor & Patio Dining 12:00pm-8:00pm

Full Bar

(530) 546-4539 - 8345 North Lake Blvd. - Across from the State Beach in Kings Beach

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a salt shaker and we’d eat them like apples.

These days the farmers’ markets and CSA boxes are abundant with tomatoes, ripe for the picking. And there is nothing like a simple fresh tomato salad as a summer meal.

If you want to make it Caprese, add fresh water mozzarella. 

Cooking is a meditation for Priya, it is from that place she curates her menus and recipes to create delicious and nutritious meals for The Seasoned Sage, her company catering to client’s culinary preferences and dietary re-strictions. She is also working on a series of cookbooks.

Visit her website at TheSeasonedSage.com or contact her at priya@theseasonedsage.com.

be kind be calm be helpful

Summer Fresh Tomato Salad From the kitchen of: Priya Hutner · Serves 4 4 large tomatoes, sliced thin 2 T extra virgin olive oil 2 T balsamic vinegar 1 T fresh basil, chopped 1 t salt 1 t fresh ground pepper 4-6 oz. fresh water mozzarella (optional)

Arrange sliced tomatoes on a platter, drizzle oil and vinegar on them. Season with salt and pepper. Add basil and serve. Add mozzarella if desired.

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C O C K TA I LS ON

Brenda’s Balcony

BY B R E N DA S I M P K I N S

Famous for our Mexican Dinners (530) 587-3557 10186 Donner Pass Rd - Truckee

SOUTH SHORE BREEZE Fine Italian Food & Spirits

3 oz. Tahoe Blue Vodka 1.5 oz. Cranberry Juice

PA R T I S TO RY & P H OTO S BY L O U P H I L L I P S

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irections for most joyous use: Download the 1966 Nancy Sinatra/ Lee Hazelwood hit, “Summer Wines,” and listen to it while reading this article.

“Strawberries, cherries and an angel’s kiss in spring.” Yep, when done right, one of my top two summer sippers, Rosé, really does taste of these things.

Maybe that criteria set is a little ambiguous, so let’s home in on what makes a wine perfect for the lazy days of summer. How about crisp, refreshing body and flavors for a start. Certainly, we want wine that dances well with summer food — think salads and barbecue and such.

Finally, affordability is a must because in a perfect world we are sharing with friends.

Explore more wines with Lou

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1 oz. Orange Juice ½ oz. Lemon Juice Simple Syrup to taste

Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon or orange wedge.

Locals Love Lanza’s!

(530) 546-2434 7739 N Lake Blvd - Kings Beach

LanzasTahoe.com

South Lake Tahoe resident Brenda Simpkins started creating cocktails during the shutdown in 2020, which resulted in her book, “Cocktails on Brenda’s Balcony.”

The new edition is now available. | Cocktails on Brenda’s Balcony on Facebook, brendas-cocktails@yahoo.com

For Part I of this feature, we will look at my top two go-to summer stars; in Part II we will branch out into other categories.

We have already established that a good Rosé checks all these boxes, but let’s get more specific as to why. Blush wines are made from a myriad of grapes, which is usually determined by the star varietals of its home terroir. In Provence, Carignan and Grenache are the leads; in Sonoma and Oregon, Pinot Noir is the lead; in Loire Valley, Cabernet Franc; and, well you get the idea. This means the winemakers there know how to work with their hometown grapes, which leads to excellence. In addition, grapes are usually picked at lower ripeness and higher acid levels, which creates the freshness we desire in a warmweather tipple. The variety of varietals em-

Groth Napa SB is a great value.

ployed in the world of blush wines means we can choose what fits our food matches or just our mood in the moment.

The Pro-Tip here is to lean toward lower alcohol versions because this helps not only with our physical state on a hot day, but also indicates the wine will more likely have the beam of freshness we desire. An

Grapes are usually picked at lower ripeness and higher acid levels, which creates the freshness we desire in a warm-weather tipple.

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excellent example is the DAOU Winery version, which is from the coolest part of Paso Robles, and is created from the classic French Rosé grapes; the bottle is a work of art.

And now let’s get to No. 2 on the can’t-miss list. That would be the lovely and talented Sauvignon Blanc, a wine that has excelled in France and New Zealand for years and has now found its footing in California, as well. With citrus, melon and light herbal notes, a good Sauvignon Blanc should tickle all our light and bright senses.

I am highlighting Groth Vineyards & Winery’s Napa version as it not only ticks those boxes and more, but at around $15, it sells for a fraction of its Napa counterparts.

Ask your local wine wizard for his or her recommendations, as well, and make your summer wine wishes come true. 

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KINGS BEACH

Lanza’s Restaurant

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Italian

Lanza’s is a family-owned Italian restaurant located in Kings Beach/Tahoe Vista in North Lake Tahoe. Known for delicious, traditional, Italian dishes and huge portions. With a kid’s menu, gluten-free menu and full bar, it’s no wonder Locals Love Lanza’s.

7739 North Lake Blvd. | Kings Beach, CA (530) 546-2434 | lanzastahoe.com

Christy Hill TAHOE CITY

your

Modern American

Tahoe’s premier dining experience, the restaurant sits just 100 feet above the shoreline of Lake Tahoe offering diners a panoramic vista. Using the freshest and finest seasonal ingredients, Christy Hill offers Modern American cuisine with refined Mediterranean influences. Diners enjoy a chance to explore fine wines from around the world with an extensive list that has received a Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence” since 1982.

115 Grove St. | Tahoe City, CA (530) 583-8551 | christyhill.com *

TAHOE CITY / RENO

Fat Cat Bar and Grill All-Natural American “The local’s AND traveler’s favorite, Fat Cat Bar & Grill offers the best in fresh, quality ingredients from local and thoughtfully-sourced purveyors.

The restaurant boasts Niman Ranch all-natural beef, multiple protein options and premium craft cocktails in a relaxed ambience for the whole family. Daily happy hour specials, a vibrant nightlife and weekly events make Fat Cat the year-round choice for good fun and great food.

KINGS BEACH

Las Panchitas

Authentic Mexican

Las Panchitas is a family-owned establishment serving traditional Mexican food to locals and visitors to Lake Tahoe since 1982. From tacos and fajitas to a long list of house specials, Las Panchitas serves up meals that are satisfyingly delicious and easy on the wallet. Wash your meal down with a frosty margarita. Made from scratch daily.

8345 North Lake Blvd. | Kings Beach, CA (530) 546-4539 | laspanchitas.com

Chub’s Subs KINGS BEACH

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(775) 832-4404

599 North Lake Blvd, Tahoe City. | 530) 583-3355 1401 S. Virginia St, Reno, NV | (775) 453-2223 fatcatrestaurants.com *Takeout at Tahoe City location. **Delivery at our Midtown location.

Heading to North Lake Tahoe or Truckee?

Leave the car behind with so many transit options to choose from this summer.

Car Free Summer Fun in 2021!

Sandwich Shop

With a beautiful Tahoe lakefront view and 82 all-natural, uniquely crafted hot and cold subs, Chub’s Subs has become a new local favorite!

Open for lunch and dinner, Chub’s offers a variety of options, including gluten-free, vegan, & vegetarian-friendly subs! All ingredients are natural & come on a freshly baked, Rounds Bakery soft sourdough roll. Stop by to try your tasty sub inside, on our outdoor patio, or to-go.

8421 N Lake Blvd. | Kings Beach, CA (530) 553-1820 | chubssubs.com Through GrubHub

Jason’s Beachside Grille KINGS BEACH

adopt & save a life at

American

Jason’s Beachside Grille located in the heart of King’s Beach in North Lake Tahoe is a family-friendly American restaurant offering lake views on our scenic lakefront deck and grassy sandbar area.

Savor American classics like prime rib, steaks, baked chicken, baby back ribs, salads, and more. Full bar and kid’s menu.

8338 North Lake Blvd. | Kings Beach, CA (530) 546-3315 | jasonsbeachsidegrille.com

Hop on the TART bus and head to the beach, hit the trails, shop, dine, or go out and see live music and leave the driving to us.

Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit · Daily Regional Routes · Night Service · Truckee Dial-a-Ride · Free Park and Ride: Weekends July 3–Labor Day Express shuttles from Northstar parking lots to/from Kings Beach; Tahoe Truckee Unified School District to/from Tahoe City · RTC FlexRide Service to/from Incline Village/Sand Harbor · Take TART to/from Tunnel Creek, Tahoe East Shore Trail

NEW TART Connect Get the App! 6/24–9/6, 2021 8am–Midnight–Daily On-demand, free curbto-curb shuttles serving the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.

Zone 1: Dollar Point, Tahoe City, Sunnyside, Homewood, Tahoma.

Zone 2: Brockway, Kings Beach, Tahoe Vista.

Zone 3: Incline Village, Crystal Bay.

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