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Music Scene

FIRST HINTS OF FALL IN TAHOE

07 Paddleboarding Tips & Tricks

15 Entertainment Calendar & Live Music

FROM THE PUBLISHER

10 Sierra Stories

15 Lost Sierra Hoedown

14 Coon Canyon

16 Joaquin Fioresi

Out & About

Fun & Games

04 Lake Tahoe Facts

18 Horoscope & Puzzles

The first hints of Tahoe’s magnificent, but short-lived, fall season have begun to appear. The pine needles are falling, the trees are starting to change colors here and there, pods of windsurfers have returned to surf the afternoon swells brought on by the growing winds (soon it will be surfing season as swells reach heights to compare to the Pacific), and the last vestiges of wildflowers begin to shed their seeds.

I was among a group of hikers on a Trails & Vistas art hike recently that became transfixed by a thicket of fireweed as it shed its seed pods to be carried off by the breeze. The air was so thick with seeds that it looked like it was snowing.

Tim Hauserman also enjoyed the first glimpses of fall color during a trek through Coon Canyon to the top of Basin Peak, with sweeping views of Castle Peak, Round Valley and the Sierra Buttes for his feature on “Wonders of Coon Canyon & Basin Peak.”

The start of fall also means bears are in a mad rush to prepare for their winter hibernation, so it’s a good time to pick up a copy of one of Krissi Russell’s books that teaches kids to not feed bears and other wildlife, among other lessons. A South Lake Tahoe teacher and author, Russell recently released her third book, which is a bilingual version of “No alimente a nuestros osos | Don’t Feed our Bears.”

Former LakeTahoeNews.net Publisher Kathryn Reed is now an occasional contributor for Tahoe Weekly magazine and wrote the story on Russell for her inaugural piece. I look forward to working with her on more stories about the Tahoe Sierra. 

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19 Rosie’s Zucchini Bread 21 Wine Column

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12 Keeping Wildlife Safe in Two Languages 13 The Arts

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South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

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

(530) 544-2313 | talart.org Featuring local artists and workshops. Second location at Ski Run Center. BlueGo

Fannette Island

Emerald Bay

Tahoe City

North Shore

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

TART/BlueGo

visittahoecity.com Enjoy shopping, dining and historical sites.

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. TART

Heavenly

Tahoe City Field Station

South Lake Tahoe

North Shore

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

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

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

Tallac Historic Site

West Shore

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

High Camp

Olympic Valley

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

Ticket required. TART

Kings Beach

North Shore

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

South Lake Tahoe

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

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

Thunderbird Lodge

East Shore

May-October | thunderbirdtahoe.org This magnificent lakefront home is the former Whittell estate. Featuring the Lighthouse Room, Old Lodge, 600’ underground tunnel and Boat House, home to the “Thunderbird,” a 1939 wooden boat. Ages 6+ only. No on-site parking.

Tours by reservation only.

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Stop by the Depot for A 20,400 MARTIS 859 a walking tour. Paid parking downtown. TART

Watson Cabin

Tahoe City

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

MUSEUMS Donner Memorial Visitor Center

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Olympic Museum

Tahoe Maritime Museum

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Donner Summit Historical Society

(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

Soda Springs

donnersummithistoricalsociety.org Museum at 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

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

Tahoe Science Center

Truckee Railroad Museum

Incline Village

Truckee

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

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

Jet Ski Rentals (2015 Sea-Doo GTS 130) & Boat Charters

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

Tram ticket required. TART

TAHOE CITY

TahoeCityKayak.com & SandHarborRentals.com

South Lake Tahoe

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

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(775) 586-1610, ext. 25 | demogarden.org Learn about lake-friendly landscaping with native and adaptive plants, water conservation, soil stabilization, defensible space from wildfires & BMPs. Self-guided tours & clinics. TART

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

Incline Village

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Paddleboarding tips & tricks

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Join a park ranger on a guided tour through the back country of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park on Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. from Carson City following the remnants of the historic Virginia Gold Hill Water Company flumes and pipes, and discuss Comstock history.

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Read Mark McLaughlin’s account of the Virginia Gold Hill Water Company

Be prepared for a day of driving through the back country and some short hikes along the way. Vehicles are provided. Bring lunch, water, sturdy boots and sunscreen, and dress for the weather.

Reservations are required and participation is limited to the first 12 people. Free. | Register (775) 749-5980 or spooner.ranger @gmail.com

Edit that

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It’s time to start editing all of that video footage for the 5th Annual Kirkwood Deep Riders Awards, which is accepting video submissions through Nov. 5. Awards will be handed out on Dec. 1 at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Submit videos online.

Categories include Female Rider, Maler Rider and Grom Riders of the Year; Connection; Family That Shreds Together; and Backcountry. Watch the teaser at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | kirkwood.com

riter Kayla Anderson has melded her passion for standup paddleboarding and writing into her third e-book, which she released earlier this summer.

“Stand Up Paddleboarding 2.0: Top 101 Stand Up Paddle Board Tips, Tricks, and Terms to Have Fun, Get Fit, Enjoy Nature, and Live Your Stand-Up Paddle Boarding Passion to the Fullest From A to Z!” was published on July 31 and is available at Amazon.com. This book is a follow-up to her second book, “Stand Up Paddle Board Racing for Beginners: A Quick Guide on Training for Your First Stand Up Paddleboarding Competition.”

“ What I love about writing is I meet so many different and interesting people.

I like doing the research and expanding my horizon, as well.”

–Kayla Anderson After graduating with a degree in journalism from California State University, Chico in 2004 Anderson made her way to Florida where she worked for Wake Boarding Magazine. Just two years later she arrived in Tahoe with the lofty goal of becoming a snowboard bum. She started out as a lift operator, but ended up spending 10 years in marketing and public relations for Diamond Peak Ski Area and Mount Rose Ski Tahoe.

“My favorite part of the marketing job was the writing part. What I love about writing is I meet so many different and interesting people. I like doing the research and expanding my horizon, as well,” said Anderson.

She finally decided that since it was really the writing that she loved, she needed to become a freelance writer.

“I saved up money to get through the winter and started looking for writing assignments,” said Anderson.

She began working for Enjoy Magazine in Redding, then the Sparks-Tribune, and blogging for travelwriter.net. She is now is a regular contributor for Tahoe Weekly.

The opportunity came up through a freelance writing Web site to write an e-book.

“I’ve done all different forms of writing. I looked at books as a way to challenge myself with something different,” said Anderson.

TOP: Summer Vandelinder heads out onto Big Blue

with Kayla Anderson, putting her tip and tricks to good use; BELOW: Courtesy Kayla Anderson

She wrote a book about the benefits of working at a stand-up desk, then the opportunity to write her book about paddleboard racing came up. This turned out to be a challenge for three reasons. First, she had never raced a paddleboard before.

Secondly, she got the assignment in the fall when there are no paddleboard races at Tahoe. Thirdly, the publisher wanted the book to be finished in four weeks.

The good news is she works at Waterman’s Landing in Carnelian Bay. Owners Anik and Jay Wild are both world-class paddleboarders, so she had a ready source for expert advice. She also had access to a paddleboard and a great place to paddle, just a short bike ride from her home.

Anderson found a race in Alameda and she spent four weeks training for it.

She would paddle about four mornings a week, then ride back home and write. She relied not only on the expert advice of the Wilds, but on her own experiences training and racing in her first race. Contrary to the often-given advice to write about what you know, Anderson likes to learn about something by writing about it. It is

through those fresh eyes that she feels she can provide a more powerful perspective.

Writing about paddleboarding helped her to become a better paddler, by forcing her to focus on the details.

Her latest book, which gives tips on paddleboarding from A to Z, gave Anderson a chance to combine time on the paddleboard with her love of research to discover all the ins and outs of paddleboarding. For example, it took some deep digging to come up with a paddleboard topic that starts with the letter X. “Stand Up Paddleboarding 2.0” is twice as long as her first book and she put that one together in just two months.

“The first book was more of a personal experience of training for my first race and the second is more of a glossary. It is somewhat a sequel,” said Anderson.

The online market for e-books, according to Anderson, “has given more opportunities for writers to break into the field. I’m glad I became a freelancer when I did. I can be anywhere in the world and write.” | amazon.com/Stand-UpPaddleboarding-2-0 

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EVENTS

S E P T. 2 0 - 2 7 , 2 0 1 8 El Dorado County District 5 Candidate Forum Beach Retreat & Lodge Event Center South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 20

Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of

Wooden Boat Challenge 2018 Commons Beach | Tahoe City | Sept. 22

A combination of festival culture with a

unique competition. Watch as teams make wooden boats using no power tools. Join us

Commerce (Tahoe Chamber) is hosting a

for food, drinks, live entertainment and kid

candidate forum. The two candidates for the

activities. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free | (530) 582-

District 5 seat, incumbent Sue Novasel and

8278, artsfortheschools.org

Courtesy League to Save Lake Tahoe

challenger Kenny Curtzwiler, will provide

R E STO R I N G T H E

PRISTINE WATERSHED

opening and closing remarks, as well as

Bob Wheeler Memorial Golf Tournament

answers to moderator and community ques-

Incline Village Championship Golf Course Incline Village | Sept. 23

tions at this public event. 5:30-7 p.m. Free | tahoechamber.org

The Bob Wheeler Memorial Golf Tourna-

ment is benefiting Honor Flight NV, July 4th

One Degree of Change Speaker Series

Pararescue Demonstration, and the IV/CB

Duke Theatre South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 20

Veterans/First Responders Memorial. 12 p.m.

sations highlighting opportunities to elevate

Fishing Derby

the South Lake Tahoe area. 6:30-8 p.m.

Resort at Squaw Creek Olympic Valley | Sept. 22

| inclinetahoe.org

Join a free series of community conver-

| ltcc.edu

There isn’t a better day to test one’s fishing

The 21 annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day is on Sept. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nevada Beach in Zephyr Cove in Stateline, Nev. At this event hosted by Keep Tahoe Blue and U.S. Forest Service, volunteers of all ages and skill levels are invited to this fun, hands-on restoration day. By pitching in, participants are improving the watershed habitats that surround Lake Tahoe. Healthy forests act as natural pollution filters to keep Lake Tahoe blue.

Cool Car Cruizen Fridays

skills than during National Hunting and Fishing

Heavenly Village South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 21

Day. The Fishing Derby is catch-and-release, or

All cool vehicles welcome. 5-8 p.m. Free

| destinationhotels.com

Wear sturdy boots, clothes that are comfortable and can get dirty and sunglasses.

Bring a reusable water bottle and leather work gloves, if you have them. Keep Tahoe Blue will provide refreshments to volunteers. Those who would like can join in a lunch celebration following the cleanup in conjunction with Oskar Blues Brewery.

Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day

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Participants are encouraged to walk or ride a bike. Those arriving on foot or by bicycle will receive a surprise reward. | RSVP (530) 541-5399, keeptahoeblue.org

River Talk

Echo Summit work day

Truckee River Watershed Council office Truckee | Sept. 20

Echo Summit | Echo Lake | Sept. 20, 25, 27

Join a short, informational River Talk about

PCT/TRT near Echo Summit. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

past and present threats to the Truckee River

| tahoerimtrail.org

Join a fun day on a reroute of the

and how to help restore and protect it. Learn

Join the fun every Friday until Oct. 12.

the culinary team can clean and prepare the catch in Sandy’s Pub. 12-2 p.m. $20

| goodsamsaferide.com

Oktoberfest Nevada Beach Zephyr Cove | Sept. 22

Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Olympic Valley | Sept. 22

This annual event will transform the Village

at Squaw Valley into a miniature Bavaria

invited to a fun, hands-on restoration day to

complete with authentic German beer and

help improve the watershed habitats that

food, Bavarian music, the ever-popular

surround Lake Tahoe. Healthy forests act as

Oktoberfest Games and plenty of family fun.

natural pollution filters to Keep Tahoe Blue.

All proceeds from beer sales benefit the High

8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free | (530) 541-5388,

Sierra Lacrosse Foundation. 12-6 p.m. | (800)

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National Public Lands Day

Shoulder Season Local’s Festival & Fundraiser

Nevada Beach South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 22

Celebrate National Public Lands Day with

Marie Sluchak Park | Tahoma | Sept. 22

Celebrate Shoulder Season and help raise

a free community event, which includes the

money for the community with live music.

how human impact has damaged the Truckee

Fall Trails Bash

Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day, an appearance

Food and drink potluck style, plus free lakeside

River Watershed and hear about the work the

Lake Mary | Norden | Sept. 20

by Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl, informa-

yoga at 10:30 a.m. on Commons Beach. All

tional booths, fire prevention exhibits, and

proceeds go to Tahoe SAFE Alliance and reju-

damage. RSVP (530) 550-8760, ext. 5. 8-9 a.m.

music by Richard Blair and more for Truckee

more. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | fs.usda.gov

venation of Marie Sluchak Park. 12-6 p.m.

Free | truckeeriverwc.org

Trails Foundation. 4-7 p.m. | truckeetrails.org

Watershed Council is doing to reverse this

Join a benefit with drinks, appetizers, a raffle,

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Brockway East Trailhead Tahoe Vista | Sept. 22

Experience the beauty that the sky offers

Some of the historic features visible from the

in Lake Tahoe on this full moon hike. Hike a

upper part of the trail include Native American

little over a mile that will wind through

petroglyphs, the China Wall and the world’s

a beautiful wooded forest up to a stunning

first automobile underpass (1913). 9 a.m.-

vista. Complimentary wine, cheeses, and

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other goodies will be served at the destination viewpoint, Picnic Rock. Register. 5:30-8 p.m.

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“Far Out” premiere KT Base Bar Olympic Valley | Sept. 22

Teton Gravity Research’s “Far Out”

work site. A hike with tools up to 2 miles may

embodies the imagination as much as it does

be required. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | tahoerimtrail.org

a physical space. It is the quest to seek out undiscovered realms and inspire new waves of creativity, enlightenment and progression.

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The film premieres at Squaw Valley on Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. at the KT Base Bar (outside); doors open at 6. There will also be a showing on Oct. 11 in Reno, Nev. Join the TGR crew on one of its boldest missions ever. The film follows the perspective of an athlete as he embarks on a journey to one of the most remote and unexplored mountain ranges on the planet, the Albanian Alps. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 at show; $5 ages 16 & younger. Bring camping chairs and jackets. Watch the trailer at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | tetongravity.com

Hike in Lower Carpenter Valley

Community Ball

The Lower Carpenter Valley Truckee | Sept. 23

The Chateau Incline Village | Sept. 27

hike in the Lower Carpenter Valley. Enjoy a

Armistice Day with dinner, music and dancing.

docent-led, 5+mile hike on mostly flat terrain

Military or Semi-Formal Attire. 5-10 p.m.

on somewhat rough ranch roads at about

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Truckee Donner Land Trust hosts a guided

be able to hike about 2.5 hours at a moderate

Summer Moonlight Hikes

pace with some stops. 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Incline Village Recreation Center Incline Village | Sept. 27

These mile-long, paved road hikes to the

Full Moon Kayak Tours

Crystal Bay lookout site, sponsored in colla-

Tahoe Adventure Company Tahoe Vista | Sept. 23, 24

boration with the National Forest Service,

Moon tour. Float in a kayak on the clear blue

included. Meet at Rec Center. 5 p.m. $15-$20

water while the sun sets the sky on fire, the

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LIVE MUSIC on Sunday night | MAGICIAN SHOW on Monday night

usually include a spectacular sunset and ensuing moonrise for seniors. Transportation

full moon rises and the stars twinkle. 5:30-9:30 p.m. $65 | tahoeadventurecompany.com

55+ Hiking Series Area Venues | Incline Village | Sept. 25

Hikers age 55 and older can visit differ-

ent Tahoe locales as part of IVGID Senior Programs. Meet in Incline Village Recreation Center lobby. Bring water, lunch and wear appropriate clothing and shoes. 8:30 a.m.-

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BY MARK McLAUGHLIN

J oseph R. Walker | A M a n t o M a t c h t h e M o u n t a i n s , P a r t I range landscape was an alien, dangerous place that pioneers entered with deep trepidation and foreboding.

Other than crossing the Sierra Nevada, traversing what is today the State of Nevada was the most challenging portion of the California Trail. Not only is it the driest of all 50 states with little potable water for emigrants with livestock, its tortured topography consists of more than 150 named mountain ranges with more than 30 peaks exceeding 11,000 feet in elevation. With few rivers, this inhospitable region is bedeviled by undrinkable alkaline water, harsh temperature ex-

Joe Walker stood 6 feet 4 inches tall, was powerfully built and highly experienced in frontier survival skills.

F

rom the 1820s until the completion of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad after America’s Civil War in the late 1860s, the only feasible way to reach California overland from the frontier country along the Missouri River was via several river systems that stretched west of the Rocky Mountains and across the arid Great Basin.

The Great Basin comprises a huge chunk of the western landscape and is one of the most rugged regions in North America. The Earth’s crust is expanding underneath the Great Basin, stretching it west and east and the sagging middle has created a vast inward drainage. From 1843 to 1844, the topographical engineer and famous explorer John C. Frémont

circumnavigated much of that drainage and named it the Great Basin. Early emigrants had to haul their wagons 600 miles through this often-barren terrain, a region studded with more than 400 mountain ranges.

These high-elevation mountain ridges are about 90 to 100 miles long and 10 to 20 miles wide, separated by broad, desiccated valleys. The basins between the ranges are dry, but usually lie between 4,000 to 7,000 feet in elevation, higher than most of the United States east of the Rockies. For farmers used to the verdant Mississippi River valley or the lush, forested regions along the Appalachian Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain, the California Trail through the basin and

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tremes with scorching days and freez-ing nights, along with vast salt flats barren of vegetation. Despite the grim environment, much of the region was sparsely populated by desperately impoverished American Indians who managed to survive there for thousands of years.

Crucially vital to the Nevada section of the emigrant trail is the Humboldt River, which flows west-southwest across much of northern Nevada. The Humboldt River Basin is vast, draining nearly 17,000 square miles in north-central Nevada.

From its birthplace in a cluster of springs near present-day Wells, Nev., this stream meanders 380 miles west to its demise in the Humboldt Sink, an ancient lake bed that is dry most of the year. Many pioneers disparaged it as a “poor excuse for a river,” but without the Humboldt there would be no California Trail.

In 1848, Frémont mapped the region and named the stream Humboldt for the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The Prussian-born scientist traveled much of the world and earned an esteemed academic reputation, but he never reached the western United States.

Shoshone and Paiute tribes successfully survived within the Humboldt drainage for thousands of years. The first white man to explore this section of Nevada was Peter Skene Ogden, who led eight mapping expeditions into the region between 1826 and 1830. Ogden was an experienced trapper and mountain man who worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company, a fur trading business established in the Pacific Northwest. Ogden discovered the Humboldt River on Nov. 9, 1828, not knowing that the riparian route would later become the primary trail for thousands emigrating to the Pacific Coast.

Ogden is not as well known as Jedediah Smith, the trapper who is noted for being the first white man to cross Nevada in 1827, but Ogden had entered the future state in 1826, a year before Smith’s trek.

Ogden was the first white man to see the Humboldt River and trace it from its source to its sink. He produced the first true map of the western Great Basin and also provided the first written descriptions of northern and central Nevada.

Five years after Ogden first set eyes on the main stem of the Humboldt River, fur trapper Joseph R. Walker became the first American to prove the route’s potential as a gateway to the Pacific. While returning from an exploratory excursion to California in 1833, Walker led his men east through a mountain pass at the base of the Southern Sierra (Walker Pass), north along the Eastern Sierra Front and then east up the Humboldt River Valley to a trapper rendezvous in the Rockies.

In many books and magazines, Walker’s middle name is spelled Reddeford, but in the respected Walker biography “Westering Man: The Life of Joseph Walker,” author Bil Gilbert states that Rutherford is an old family name that was misspelled in Walker’s 1876 obituary.

Born in 1798 in the backwoods wilderness of Tennessee, Walker received little proper schooling, but had an extensive education in farming, hunting and trapping. As a teenager, Walker fought in several Indian conflicts and by the time he was 21, the family had moved to the Missouri-Kansas frontier. Walker stood 6 feet 4 inches tall, was powerfully built and highly experienced in frontier survival skills. For the next 10 years, Walker stayed busy trying his hand at trapping, livestock trading, surveying a government commissioned Santa Fe Trail and even being a county sheriff.

In 1832, Walker agreed to join U.S. Army Capt. Benjamin Bonneville as a partner on a commercial beaver-trapping expedition into the Rocky Mountains.

The caravan was substantial, with 20 wagons and 110 men. Beaver pelts were hard to come by in the winter of 1833, so the operation lost money. After that summer’s trapper rendezvous, Bonneville split the company in two with Walker assigned to head for California in the hunt for beaver.

Among the men in Walker’s group was Zenas Leonard, whose written account of the journey was published in 1837 as “The Narrative of Zenas Leonard.”

Leonard described Walker’s character: “I was anxious to go to the coast of the Pacific, and for that purpose hired with Mr. Walker as a clerk for a certain sum per year. Mr. Walker was a man well calculated to undertake a business of this kind. He was accustomed to the hardships of the wilderness-understood the character of the Indian very well-and was kind and affable to his men, able to command without giving offense.

To explore unknown regions was his chief delight.”

Stay tuned for Part II in the next edition and at TheTahoeWeekly.com.  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.

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Sept. 20-26, 2018

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he Dragon Golf Course at Nakoma is a challenging course, and it’s easy to be mesmerized by the miles of vistas, canyons, surrounding mountains and solitude. It’s easy to see why Golf Advisor named The Dragon “Top 25 Friendliest Staff ” and LINKS Magazine called it “The Best in Golf.”

The course notes specifically state: “Take a look at the ravine before deciding your second shot.” Unfortunately, that little mistake cost me a golf ball.

Located about an hour and a half outside of Truckee past Sierraville on State Route 89, the Lodge at Nakoma is a place where everything slows down. There’s a state-of-the-art recreation center, swimming pool and endless miles of trails and sprawling greens.

On The Dragon, each hole has a fivetiered set of tee boxes ranging in varying distances and terrain. Teeing off of Hole 1, miles of vistas and mountains are in my peripheral vision and it was a bit hard to gauge the depth in hitting downhill, but I felt as if I fared well and felt good keeping it in the fairway. Going down to my ball, I passed chipmunks, woodpeckers and ground squirrels all looking at me as if they had never seen a person before.

It’s about a 3-minute cart drive to get to the next hole on this 8-mile course and I learned a good lesson on Hole 2 – read the course notes on the scorecard to be able to plan your next move. The notes are clear, concise and tell you exactly what you need to do.

I had a great second shot down the middle of the fairway to turn the corner and see that I landed in a bushy ravine, which is probably why this hole is called Deception. The course notes specifically state: “Take a look at the ravine before deciding your second shot.” Unfortunately, that little mistake cost me a golf ball.

Hole 4 runs alongside the Feather River on the edge of a canyon, so it’s important to carefully plan your drive and approach shots. On Hole 7, I met Nakoma employee Amanda Baker and she teed off with me.

We quickly became friends when our balls landed in the same place. Fortunately for us this par 5 is a straight shot, although you want to be sure to avoid Serpents Pond as you approach the green.

Hole 12 has a two-tiered putting green, so if you want to plant the ball toward the back to minimize the risk of it rolling back down the hill in a conniving way. Hole 18 is a tricky one to end on with six-fingered bunkers blocking the putting green.

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Krissi Russell

KEEPING WILDLIFE SAFE IN TWO LANGUAGES

Restoring historic Pioneer Monument

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t doesn’t matter the language or the critter, the message is the same: Don’t feed wild animals.

“The issue is all over the planet. It doesn’t happen just in Tahoe. It’s just different animals,” says Krissi Russell. “We need to learn to interact appropriately with wildlife so they can survive.”

The South Shore resident is doing her part to teach people that feeding bears – along with coyotes, geese and other critters – is the wrong thing to do.

“ We need to learn to interact appropriately with wildlife so they can survive.”

–Krissi Russell Author and teacher Krissi Russell.

Russell this summer came out with her third book, this one in Spanish. It’s an adaptation of her first book, “In the Meadow (Don’t Feed Our Bears),” that was published in 2008.

She’s titled the new book, “No alimente a nuestros osos | Don’t Feed our Bears.”

Even though this will be her 25th year teaching Spanish at South Tahoe Middle School, translating the book wasn’t a slam dunk. Her books are a bit poetic and written in a cadence to be sung. To keep that rhythm in Spanish some of the words had to change, which means it is not a wordfor-word translation.

For instance, in English it reads: “Well, it goes like this. I was sitting outside on the front porch swing.”

In Spanish, the book describes a front patio.

“The words don’t match up, but it’s the same message,” Russell says. “It was a big challenge to try to get the sentiment and reformatting the whole thing.”

Keeping the tempo of the writing was key because the new books come with a downloadable song, making this a sing-along story. Her previous books included CDs. 12

This writtensong format allows Russell to blend her loves: education, environment, Spanish and music.

She says studies show there is a connection between singing and learning, which is one reason why she incorporates song into her lessons at school.

Her voice was echoing through the halls of Lake Tahoe Community College this summer during the weeklong Intensive Spanish Summer Institute where she was selling the book to all levels of Spanish speakers and readers. While the book is geared toward ages 2 to 8, the message applies to all.

Russell is hoping locals and visitors will read, hear and sing the story about bears and other animals that need to stay away from human food so ultimately they all stay wild and safe.

Adding to the words, song and message are delightful watercolor illustrations that bring the bring it all together in way that is even more vivid than the imagination.

The artwork is

by Lois Olsen, Russell’s husband’s aunt who lives in Southern California.

It was Russell’s then 8-year-old son Caleb (he’s now 20) who was the inspiration for the words and the images.

It was through his experiences with the wildlife in the Lake Tahoe Basin that led Russell to write a song she could play on guitar and the family could sing around the fire when they camped. From there it evolved into this picture book that has message for all ages, now in two languages.

“My life’s work is to educate people.

This is an extension of that,” Russell says.

The book is available through Russell on her Web site for $13.95. On the South Shore it is sold at Explore Tahoe visitor and interpretive center, Driftwood Café and Lake Tahoe Historical Society Museum, as well at Strawberry Station.

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The Sierra State Parks Foundation is seeking donations for The Donner Project, a capital campaign to restore the Pioneer Monument at Donner Memorial State Park, which turned 100 years old in June.

The Pioneer Monument was dedicated on June 6, 1918, and was erected in honor of all who made the difficult trek across the western plains and mountains to reach California during the 1840s.

Constructed near the site of the cabins that gave shelter to the Donner Party, work on the monument began in 1901.

Since then, the monument has stood in testament to the thousands of families and individuals who risked all for a better life, and honors the pioneer spirit of those who came before us.

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After nearly 100 Truckee winters it is in dire need of repair. This project includes restoration of the Pioneer Monument along with site improvement landscaping and construction of an outdoor community educational pavilion. Donations may be made online. | sierrastateparks.org

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Family Fun MAKE IT TO RACE IT Arts For The Schools is launching its third annual Wooden Boat Challenge on Sept. 22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Commons Beach in Tahoe City. This day-long fundraiser offers live music, activities for children, food and drink options and a beer garden.

The main event, however, is the challenge itself. Free. | RSVP artsfortheschools.org

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Sept. 20-26, 2018

“Cherry Tree (Spring)” from triptych Tal Shochat | Nevada Museum of Art

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This year the State of Israel celebrates 70 years since its founding by the United Nations following World War II. To mark this occasion, the Nevada Museum of Art presents exhibitions by Israeli artists Michal Rovner and Tal Shochat. These contemporary artists create work grounded in the history of photography, while delivering a fresh and independent viewpoint to the dialogue surrounding art and environment. “Celebrating Israel’s 70th anniversary, Michal Rovner and Tal Shochat” will be on view through Oct. 14 in Donald W. Reynolds Center for the Visual Arts, E. L. Wiegand Gallery. | nevadaart.org

Art Talk KTRK Main Terminal, Boardrooms Truckee | Sept. 20

Carole Sesko, KTRK’s Art Coordinator, is presenting on local artists on display: Monika Piper Johnson, Kristin Abbott and Lauren Chorey.

5:30-7 p.m. Free | truckeetahoeairport.com

Dealers of Dreams Exhibit Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | Sept. 20-Jan. 6

Community Recreation Center Truckee | Sept. 20-30

The Truckee Public Arts Commission is hosting a new exhibit that displays a variety of art and artifacts from the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. Free | (530) 587-2757, chamber.truckee.com

Amanda Salov Exhibition Sierra Nevada College Incline Village | Sept. 20-Oct. 19

Salov’s recent work focuses on the central theme of “remains and skeletons revealing the fragility within.” Reception Sept. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist’s talk at 5:30. | sierranevada.edu

Skaff’s love of the West provides the inspiration for his light-filled, vibrant landscapes and cityscapes, ranging from classic, impressionist paintings to abstract distillations of familiar subjects. | askaff.com

South Lake Tahoe Library | Sept. 22

Mother Goose on the Loose

Lego Club

South Lake Tahoe Library | Sept. 20, 27

Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 22

For ages 5 and younger. 10:30-11 a.m. | (530) 583-3382, placer.ca.gov

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

Explore the natural world and journaling.

10:30-11:30 a.m. | (530) 573-3185

Ongoing for kids on Saturdays. 12-1 p.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Kids playtime Preschool story time Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 20, 27

POD Exhibition: Collyn Aubrey

Toddler Story Time

Sierra Nevada College | Incline Village | Sept. 20-28

Incline Village Library | Sept. 20, 27

For ages 3 years and older. 11 a.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 24

Unstructured playtime. 4:30-5:30 p.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Toddler Time

A collection of artifacts from the artist’s personal therapeutic processes from when her brother was sent away to U.S. Army Basic Combat Training. Reception Aug. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist Talk at 5:30 p.m. | sierranevada.edu

The T-Files: the Search for Tessie Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | Sept. 20-Jan. 6

Join us in the search for Lake Tahoe’s own monster, Tahoe Tessie. | tahoemaritimemuseum.org

South Lake Tahoe Library South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 22

Bacon will answer questions including the genre of murder mystery. 3 p.m. Free | (530) 573-3185, engagedpatrons.org

Truckee Roundhouse Makerspace tour Truckee Roundhouse | Truckee | Sept. 22-Aug. 29

Learn what the Makerspace has to offer.

Tours offered Saturdays and take about 40 minutes. 1-1:45 p.m. Free | truckeeroundhouse.org

With stories, puppets, music and movement for ages 18 months to 3 years. 11:1511:45 a.m. | (775) 832-4130

Teen Center Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe Kings Beach | Sept. 20, 21, 24-27

Teen Center for 7th graders and older.

Computers, TVs, games, books, pool table and board games. 7 p.m. | (530) 546-4324

Incline Village Library | Incline Village | Sept. 25

“Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline will be the book of the month. 10:30 a.m. | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

South Lake Tahoe Library | Sept. 21

Build a child’s pre-reading skills. Ages 3 to 5.

10:30 a.m. | (530) 575-3185

Family Fun Fridays KidZone Museum | Truckee | Sept. 21

Play-based class designed to inspire exploration and discovery through art. For ages 5 and younger. 11 a.m. | kidzonemuseum.org

Young Readers Society: Teen Chapter Word After Word Books | Truckee | Sept. 21

Young Readers Society Book Club. 13 to 17.

5:30-6:30 p.m. | wordafterwordbooks.com

Teen Scene Kahle Community Center | Stateline | Sept. 21

Kids in grades 6-12 can shoot hoops, play volleyball, climb the rock wall and play games.

6:30-9 p.m. $5 | (775) 586-7271

Knitting Group Atelier | Truckee | Sept. 25-Dec. 31

The group is open to all knitters, crocheters, loom artists every Tuesday. This is a not a class.Bring a project or start a new one. 4-6 p.m. Free | (530) 386-2700, ateliertruckee.com

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

Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 25

For ages 18 months to 3 years. Play after the reading. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846

Tech Tuesdays Incline Village Library | Sept. 25

Explore different ways to learn about technology. 4-5 p.m. | (775) 832-4130

Story Time Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 26

For ages 6 months to 2 years. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Early Literacy Storytime

Inclined to Read Book Group

Andy Skaff exhibit Wolfdale’s | Tahoe City | Sept. 20-Dec. 31

Kid’s Nature Journal Club

Tahoe City Library | Tahoe City | Sept. 20, 27

Exploring the relationship between boats, buyers and Tahoe, and the people that brought them together. | tahoemaritimemuseum.org

Author Talk with Mark S. Bacon 1960 Winter Olympics Exhibit

Pre-Schooler Story Time

Sensory Time

Raising readers story time and play group Tahoe Valley Elementary School South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 26

Interactive story time. Ages birth to 5 10:3011:30 a.m. Free | (530) 573-3185

Story time Zephyr Cove Library Zephyr Cove | Sept. 26

Enjoy stories, songs, activities and coloring.

11:30 a.m. | (775) 588-6411

Make and Take Incline Village Library | Sept. 26

Kindergarten to fifth graders can make a DIY craft. 4-4:45 p.m. | (775) 832-4130

My Reading Buddy South Lake Tahoe Library | Sept. 26

Read animal stories with a dog partner and win fuzzy prizes. 4-5 p.m. | (530) 573-3185

Truckee Library | Truckee | Sept. 22

Designed to accommodate the needs of children with sensory processing sensitivities.

Opeb to all. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846

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

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Dropping into Coon Canyon after passing Frog Lake Cliffs

WONDERS OF

COON CANYON & BASIN STORY & PHOTOS BY TIM HAUSERMAN

T

he hike past Frog Lake Cliffs through Coon Canyon to the top of Basin Peak has just about everything you could want on a hike except a lake you can swim in. There are incredible mountain vistas, sparkling streams choked with wildflowers, fabulous craggy rock formations and an abundance of ancient trees.

While not designated as a wilderness, once you get into Coon Canyon it sure feels like one.

There is one caveat to this hiking paradise: at 12 miles and just over 3,000 feet of climbing, it is not a Sunday stroll — unless your idea of how to spend a Sunday starts early in the morning and continues unabated for the rest of the day.

The hike begins at the top of Donner Summit.

From Truckee, take the Boreal Exit off Interstate 80, turn right and drive to the end of the pavement.

Here begins a dusty walk up the dirt road toward Castle Pass. At about a half mile, where a particularly glorious view of Castle Peak appears, the route leaves the road to the right and follows the Donner Lake

it’s gorgeous. In addition to the lake, the 360-degree views also show you that Basin Peak is still a long way off.

Don’t worry, it’s worth it. The hike drops down through a forest of hemlocks, crosses a few minor streams then descends farther into what for me is the highlight of this hike: Coon Canyon. High above sits the incredible craggy fortress of Castle Peak, which looks much more impressive from the north side than from the south and west sides, which can be seen from the freeway. Then the route follows a 3-mile jaunt across an enormous bowl with perhaps

northwest; spin slowly around in a circle and you can see about 50 miles in every direction. It was a windy place though, so we didn’t stay long. A trail heads down the ridgeline to the west with views of an enormous forest of young hemlocks to the north. At first the trail is steep and then it contours to the south and eventually drops down to meet the Pacific Crest Trail. Turn left and follow the PCT as it switchbacks through the trees to Round Valley, where you can impress yourself with your accomplishment by checking out Basin Peak high above.

The view from Basin Peak is exceptional. To the south is Castle Peak and Round Valley. The Sierra Buttes can be seen to the northwest.

The first colors of fall on the slopes of Basin Peak.

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Rim Trail. This winds gently up and down through forest and over rocky terrain showing off great trailbuilding skills until it meets the Warren Lake Trail where you turn left.

Now is when the first of two major climbs begins.

It’s a several mile-long ascent through thick forest and mule’s ears to the edge of a massive ridge, which continues from Frog Lake Cliffs all the way to Basin Peak.

Here, a quick detour is in order to the top of Frog Lake Cliffs, where from the rocky precipice you look down on Frog Lake, which given its shape I feel should be named Peanut Lake. Whatever you call it,

a dozen streams, magnificent trees and rock formations that rival anywhere else in the Sierra. It’s so pretty, you might almost fail to notice that you always seem to be going up steeply to climb out of a deep gully or dropping precipitously into the next one.

Another highlight of Coon Canyon is that it often contains all the seasons in one place. The deep gullies hold snow well into fall after a big winter. Even this year they still host bustling streams with lots of wildflowers. Meanwhile, on the open slopes, low-lying bushes show the bright red of fall as the dried mule’s ears flutter in the breeze.

Eventually, at the northern end of the bowl you reach a saddle and a trail junction. Take the left turn toward Devil’s Oven, but just follow it for a short distance before beginning your bushwhack up the ridge toward Basin Peak. It’s steep at first, but then becomes a gentle ascent through an open hemlock forest. Near the top it gets steep again — especially considering how long you have been hiking already.

Take a pause to check out the late-blooming Sierra Primrose, then stay toward the left and shoot for the ridgeline. Once you reach the broad ridge, there is a trail to the top of the peak.

As you might expect, the view from Basin Peak is exceptional. To the south is Castle Peak and Round Valley. The Sierra Buttes can be seen to the

Joyce Chambers hikes through Coon Canyon with Castle Peak in the background.

Now with tired legs, you pass the Sierra Club’s Peter Grubb Hut and do your last ascent out of Round Valley to Castle Pass, where after starting down a steep descent you have a decision to make: take the PCT, which is probably about 1 mile longer, but on a lovely, shady trail or follow the dusty road back to your car. We were beat, we took the road. But even in our exhausted mental and physical state, we could still smile at the beauty of Coon Canyon and the views from Basin Peak. 

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W E L C O M E T O T H E T PA R T Y

SEPTEMBER 20 | THURSDAY Oleanna Reno Little Theater, Reno, 2 p.m.

Line Dancing Hellfire Saloon, Reno, 6:30-9 p.m.

DJ Trivia MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 7 p.m. bare: A Pop Opera The Summit Reno, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Thirsty Thursday’s with DJ Trivia MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Patrick Garrity with Ricky Reyes Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7 p.m.

Rayland Baxter Red Room at Crystal Bay, Crystal Bay, 7 p.m.

Hot Jersey Nights Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Jeremy Hotz Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

“A Free Man” by Sandra Neace Redfield Studio Theatre, Church Fine Arts, Reno, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Acoustic Wonderland Sessions Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, Sparks, 8 p.m.

Rayland Baxter w/Skyway man Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Karaoke 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 9 p.m.

Tony G’s Thursday Night Blues Jam Sparks Lounge, Sparks, 9 p.m.

An Evening With Rayland Baxter Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Panda Eyes The BlueBird Nightclub, Reno, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Arizona Jones MidTown Wine Bar, Reno

SEPTEMBER 21 | FRIDAY Women as Change Makers Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Oleanna Reno Little Theater, Reno, 2 p.m.

The Look Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

Latin Dance Social Peppermill Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

Boz Scaggs MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 7 p.m.

Brother Dan Palmer Washoe Camp Saloon, New Washoe City, 7 p.m. bare: A Pop Opera The Summit Reno, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

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

Patrick Garrity with Ricky Reyes Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7 p.m.

Emma’s Revolution International Day of Peace Concert Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada, Reno, 7 p.m.

Thunder From Down Under Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 7:30 p.m.

Jeremy Hotz Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

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

“A Free Man” by Sandra Neace Redfield Studio Theatre, Church Fine Arts, Reno, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

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Music SCENE Sept. 20-26, 2018

STORY BY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

Lost Sierra Hoedown | Sept. 20-23 | Johnsville Historic Ski Bowl | Plumas-Eureka State Park

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f Thelma and Louise had long-lost second cousins who were just as wild but adored singing harmonies instead of robbing banks, that just might begin to paint the picture of three East Bay sisters singing in beyond-perfect harmony as they cruise the open road, eyes wide to the sunset horizon.

These are the Tietjen Sisters — or the T Sisters for short.

As a radiant landscape scrolls by in the distance, artistic, laidback, thoughtful Rachel sings the low part with a raw, jazzy, country-blues swagger. Her twin sister, Chloe, the sweet, compassionate and empathetic poet of the group, joins in effortlessly and truly on the high harmony.

Stubborn, brassy, big sister Erika takes the melody on this one with an indie pop vibe that would be at home swapping songs and sipping whiskey by a campfire with Juliana Hatfield.

“I remember there was some point when we were really little, we wrote a song for one of our parents for Father’s Day

“ The secret if you are getting started is to find the best harmony singers, try to emulate what they are doing and copy it so it becomes a part of your language.” or Mother’s Day,” Erika says. “Somewhere there is a cassette tape of us. It’s really silly, really basic, super squeaky little voices.”

These children of San Francisco dancers and musicians split their idyllic summers between the shelly shores Old Saybrook, Conn., and a Berkeley performing arts camp run by their mother’s friend, Russell Wright.

“It was just something we loved being a part of this wacky thing,” she says. “We weren’t thinking about it very cerebrally or profoundly. We just thought it was fun.

We just wanted to do it. When you do something as kid, you don’t think about how it will affect your life later on. But looking at it now, it has had a big impact on the path we are following today.”

On long California road trips as kids, Erika undauntedly sang countermelodies along to the cassette tapes playing in the car stereo, much to the annoyance of Rachel and Chloe in the back seat.

“Some people have the ability to visualize things like creating sculptures or painting and some people hear things,” Erika says. “For me, there is something innate about hearing and reproducing sounds.

–Erika Tietjen From a really young age, I was able to hear harmonies.”

On reuniting after university studies and travels abroad, a few choreographed renditions from Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Little Mermaid” at The Starry Plough just north of the Berkeley/Oakland line created a buzz that led to featured performances in and around the Bay Area.

This was followed seamlessly by a string of high-profile festival gigs at High Sierra, Strawberry and Kate Wolf music festivals and one memorable turn on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Since then, they’ve performed with countless acts young and old, always bringing full-throated smiles and that special, unforgettable something to every stage they share.

“The secret if you are getting started is to find the best harmony singers, try to emulate what they are doing and copy it so it becomes a part of your language,” she says. “Then you can apply it to your own thing and create your individual palate of music. There are so many things you can do when you start playing with it.”

After producing “Kindred Lines” in

2014 with Laurie Lewis, the T Sisters came out with an eponymous follow-up in 2016 and a “Live from Tiny Telephone” EP in 2017. This summer they recorded three songs with The Wood Brothers in Nashville, Tenn., before accompanying the crossover artists on a breezy tour throughout the Northeast.

The T Sisters will play six shows in California this month before journeying out to Minnesota with their unassumingly solid backup band. They will be hosting a T Party in the Tent at Lost Sierra Hoedown on Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m.

As the women motor along on their unscripted sibling adventure, the gently rolling scenery is surely humbling, but what you are really left with at the end

E X C L U S I V E C O N T E N T AT

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of the day is the lingering, magnetic, spellbinding harmony that weaves from their sororally entwined souls like the easy, flowing country road itself.

“There is definitely some measure of fate that factors into it all,” says the freespirited songstress at the wheel. “We love the weird, random, friends of friends connections we make along the way.

Through it all, we lean on each other depending on the circumstances. And so far, for the most part, it’s worked out.” | lostsierrahoedown.com 

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“Mystic Threads” W E AV E T O G E T H E R SOUL AND SONG STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

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random trip to Ananda Village in the Sierra Nevada foothills has led one local musician on a life-changing journey through energy and sound to a power greater than oneself.

When Joaquin Fioresi, a blue-collar songwriter from south San Francisco, started to join in the chanting at the yoga and meditation retreat 10 miles north of Nevada City, something just felt right.

“I received a cosmic whack and saw the power of how music creates this invisible chain,” he says.

Years later, on his first album of chanting, “Mystic Threads,” Fioresi puts his heart and soul into a crossroads of 1990’s Southern California pop and sacred music.

“ It’s totally me. I put my whole self into it.”

–Joaquin Fioresi “It’s not even really Kirtan to me, to be honest,” says the musician and yogi. “I found the ancient prayers in Sanskrit are simply the best hooks ever written. The quintessence of the mantras is the cadence.

It’s the way the rest sinks into rhythm.”

The 46-minute LP kicks off with the rolling cymbal of “Gam Gam Vibration,” bright guitars and keyboards coming in over a vast, durable rhythm track of drum and bass. It’s Jack Johnson meets Krishna Das with Fioresi’s flowing lyrics leading the way through the infinite, tremulous light.

“It’s totally me,” he says of the album.

“I put my whole self into it.”

“Unreal to the Real” tapes prayer to record with ethereal, swirling sitar, the singer going between English and Sanskrit as he unlooses truthful words into layer on layer of rippling intergalactic darkness.

“Saraswati” begins with some pretty strumming worthy of a George Harrison solo record as Fioresi croons in endearing innocence. It’s exactly this freedom of expression that makes “Mystic Threads” more than a Kirtan record.

The album was produced in the Point Reyes home studio of Robin Livingston, who is best known for his work with modern, sacred-music touchstone and flag bearer, MC Yogi.

“Robin is a genius,” says Fioresi. “He inspired the heck out of me and became like a family member.”

“Power to the Peaceful” calls to mind John Lennon and Ben Harper with its percussive guiro-led shuffle and openminded lyrics.

Then “Asatoma” channels sublime vibes before building to a peak led by Johnny Mojo’s Fender guitar.

“He’s like my brother,” says Fioresi of Achilles Wheel’s free-wheeling front man he first met at an open mic at the Cozmic Café in Placerville. They played in Soulbridge from 2004 to 2009.

“Dissolving” does didgeridoo over the drone of a detuned synthesizers until 16

retreating into the soothing sound of falling water.

The descending fiddle of Jenni Charles from Dead Winter Carpenters sets up “Shavasana” alongside a pure clear light voice that fades into the alone yet not alone repetition of “O namah shivaya, oh namah shivaya … .” It’s a song about surrender, letting go, repurposing your old self into something beautiful and new.

In fact, Fioresi has made his music available for free to all yoga teachers and healing artists to use during their practice.

Half the proceeds from the record go to Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

“My inspiration and motivation is liberation,” he says. “We are meeting music and mind.”

“Lokah (Everybody In All The Worlds)” presents Sanskrit version of Phish’s “Dirt” before kicking into the chilled-out pop vibe Fioresi does so well.

“Everybody, everybody in all the worlds, may they become peaceful, happy and free,” chants Fioresi and his friends at the ashram.

“Gayatri” is stripped-down Red Hot Chili Peppers meets Iron & Wine where Fioresi tries out some freestyle rhyming and beatnik verse over an Eagles-esque Latin mood.

The album concludes with “Twameva,” a prayer giving thanks over a steady hum and vibration of two simple chords meditating between the sound of reflected, yet interconnected, worlds.

Fioresi’s partner, Emily Tessmer of Orenda Blu, adds a touch of vocals in union nearly as perfect as their son, Shiloh Dev, born last year.

“You are my mother, my father, my lover, my friend. You are riches. You are wisdom.

You are my all, my all,” sings Fioresi to his family, to the universe, to God. It’s an exquisite sentiment from a genuinely superb human, musician, father, brother, lover and friend who has created something special to share with the world. | joaquinfioresimusic.com 

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Nevada Wind Ensemble: London Calling Nightingale Concert Hall, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Tom Rhodes Band Valhalla Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, 7:30 p.m.

Steel Rockin’ Karaoke Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City, 8 p.m.

Russian Circles w/ Elephant Rifle at Cargo Concert Hall Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno, 8 p.m.

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

Bacchae The Getty Villa, Pacific, 8 p.m.

Wil Blades & Scott Amendola Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Color T.V., Night Rooms, Carpool Tunnel, Spiteful Mourning The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Live music with Musicole MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8:30-11:45 p.m.

Chicago The Tribute Baldini’s Casino, Sparks, 8:30-10 p.m.

Guest DJs St James Infirmary, Reno, 9 p.m.

Under the Radar Bar of America, Truckee, 9-9:30 p.m.

Whiskey Preachers Davidson’s Distillery, Reno, 9 p.m.

Kindred Souls Sparks Lounge, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Lettuce w/Amendola vs Blades + After Party w/Ideateam Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Magic After Dark: Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m.

Metalbilly Truckers Sparks Lounge, Reno, 9 p.m.

Jeremy Hotz Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

The Beat The Bluebird, Reno, 10 p.m.

Soul Funk Disco The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 10 p.m.

DJ Show Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

The Soft White Sixties The Loving Cup, Reno, 10 p.m.

Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Arizona Jones MidTown Wine Bar, Reno

SEPTEMBER 22 | SATURDAY Shoulder Season Local’s Festival & Fundraiser Marie Sluchak Park, Tahoma, 12-6 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 5 p.m.

The Look Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

An Enchanted Evening Home of Christel Hinkley, Reno, 5-8 p.m.

Carson City Ghost Walk McFadden Plaza, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

The Courtesan of the Comstock Julie Barlette & Mark Twain Tunnel Creek Lodge, Incline Village, 7-9 p.m. bare: A Pop Opera The Summit Reno, Reno, 7-9:30 p.m.

Magic Fusion starring Jonathan Neal The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

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

Boy George & Culture Club, B-52s & Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey Reno Events Center, Reno, 7 p.m.

Patrick Garrity with Ricky Reyes Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7 p.m.

Amy Stroup & Rodrigo y Gabriela Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 7 p.m.

Fresh Bakin’ & Sage Armstrong 1up, Reno, 7 p.m.

Sol Horizon Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 7 p.m.

Hot Jersey Nights Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Jeremy Hotz Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

“A Free Man” by Sandra Neace Redfield Studio Theatre, Church Fine Arts, Reno, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Oleanna Reno Little Theater, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

A.V.A. Ballet Theatre and the Reno Phil’s Cinderella Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, 8 p.m.

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

Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Seduction Saturdays Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m.

Rodrigo y Gabriela Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 9 p.m.

Saturday Night Karaoke Farah & Sons, Sparks, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Under the Radar Bar of America, Truckee, 9-9:30 p.m.

Sinicle Sparks Lounge, Sparks, 9 p.m.

Jeremy Hotz Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

DJ Show Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Sage Armstrong 1up, Reno, 10 p.m.

Sneaky Creatures Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.

Sumthin Sumthin The BlueBird Nightclub, Reno, 10 p.m.

Joe Maz Peek, Incline Village, 11 p.m.

Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Arizona Jones MidTown Wine Bar, Reno

SEPTEMBER 23 | SUNDAY Sunday Gospel Brunch The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 12-3:30 p.m.

A.V.A. Ballet Theatre and the Reno Phil’s Cinderella Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, 2 p.m.

Oleanna Reno Little Theater, Reno, 2 p.m.

Country Barndance Fundraiser Ferarri Farms, Reno, 3-9 p.m.

Magic Fusion starring Jonathan Neal The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4:30-5:45 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 5 p.m.

Gary Douglas Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Chris Costa Polo Lounge, Reno, 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion starring Jonathan Neal The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

Sunday Services with Reverend Rory Dowd St James Infirmary, Reno, 7 p.m.

Vana Liya Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 7 p.m.

Jeremy Hotz Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Canyon White The Hangar Bar, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

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

KBong w/Kash’d Out Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno

SEPTEMBER 24 | MONDAY Red Dog Open Mic Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, 7-10 p.m.

The Smoking Flowers The Saint, Reno, 7 p.m.

Sept. 20-26, 2018

MUSIC SCENE

LETTUCE

RAYLAND

BAXTER Sept. 20 | 8 p.m.

Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev. THOREAU HAD Walden Pond. Kerouac had Big Sur. Rayland Baxter had an old rubber-band factory in Franklin, Ky., and it suited him just fine. You can catch this rootsy, hard-touring artist with special guest Skyway Man. | crystalbaycasino.com

JAM FUNK

Shervin Lainez

BOZ SCAGGS

Sept. 21 | 9 p.m.

Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev.

INDIE FOLK

SEPTEMBER 25 | TUESDAY

1970’S ROCK

Sept. 21 | 8 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino | Stateline, Nev. WE ALL EXPERIENCED 1976 in “Silk Degrees” thanks to Boz Scaggs’ undeniable blue-eyed soul. Younger audience members may have heard No. 3 hit “Lowdown” more recently in a casino elevator or perhaps on their rich uncle’s yacht.

But seriously, who the heck is Lido anyway and why can’t I get his shuffle out of my head? | montbleuresort.com

APOLLO BEBOP

HIP-HOP JAZZ

Moody’s Bistro, Bar, & Beats Sept. 20-22 | 8 p.m.

SANTA ANA’S FUNKY, fresh Apollo Bebop dropped their debut studio album “Still Learnin’” earlier this year. It is an homage to roots and humility, because no matter where life takes them, there will always be room for growth. Now they are hitting the road with their jazz-infused beats and beyond-their-years lyrics. | moodysbisto.com

Jason King Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Canyon Jam/Open Mic Living the Good Life, Carson City, 6:30 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

The Real McKenzies Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 7 p.m.

Buddy Emmer and guest Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

The Real McKenzies/Deadly Gallows/ United Defiance Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8-11:30 p.m.

Iress Headquarters Bar, Reno, 8 p.m.

Comedy Night The Jungle, Reno, 9 p.m.

Hans Eberbach Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden

SEPTEMBER 26 | WEDNESDAY Mr. Tahoe Cruise “Sierra Cloud”, Incline Village, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

New Wave Crave Street Vibrations - Circus Circus Outdoor Stage, Reno, 5 p.m.

Set It Off, Chapel, De’wayne Jackson Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 7 p.m.

Cirque Paris Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

The Contraptionists Peppermil Resort and Casino, Reno, 7 p.m.

Saints and Sinners Wednesday Night Blues Syndicate The Saint, Reno, 8 p.m.

Curse League, Common Mishap, Nubbins The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Karaoke 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 9 p.m.

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

Hivemind The Bluebird, Reno, 9 p.m.

Wacky Wednesday Karaoke Reno Pizza Baron, Reno, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Circles Around the Sun Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

The Kinsey Sicks: “Things You Shouldn’t Say” The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9:15-11 p.m.

CONNLA KKUP Studio - Friday Folk-Off, Grass Valley, 7 p.m.

Jerk Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 7 p.m.

Life In The Fastlane “Songs of the Eagles” Harrah’s, Reno, 7 p.m.

Anti Flag Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno, 7-11:30 p.m.

Gutter Demons & The Goddamn Gallows Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 7 p.m.

Hot Jersey Nights Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Apex Concerts: From Bach Nightingale Concert Hall, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Acoustic Wonderland Sessions Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, Sparks, 8 p.m.

The Goddamn Gallows, Gutter Demons, The Strikers, Chris Fox Shea’s Tavern, Reno, 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

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New Wave Crave Street Vibrations - Circus Circus Outdoor Stage, Reno, 9 p.m.

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Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

The new has come to take new leads and strides. Initiatives launched now are likely to succeed.

Your focus is sharp yet your mind is open and your perspectives are more balanced than they used to be. This is affording a new level of confidence and determination. The going may seem slow and the learning curve is steady but the way is clear.

Things have taken a definite turn on relationship fronts. These are probably for the better and include new involvements. Yet, you are cautioned to exercise full diplomacy and to keep your ego in check.

Focus on exercising extra measures of empathy instead. This means: be more aware of others and interested in their objectives with win/win goals in mind.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

Balancing duties and responsibilities with rest and retreat continue. Already you are experiencing the push to bring your awareness to the forefront or down to earth. So, you do what you must but no more, not yet. Do what you can to allow the momentum to build slowly, progressively over the course of the month. It may take until mid-October to reach full speed again.

In large measure, your focus has turned to duties and responsibilities. These likely include paying closer attention to your finances. While returns of various kinds for past efforts are flowing, which can include inheritances or prospects of them, you may need to clearly identify them. Meanwhile, you yearn for love and affection and the desire levels are rising.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Mars re-entering Aquarius will be evident for you. It will manifest as dynamic and measurable changes close to home. These could come about quite unexpectedly and shake your world over the next couple of months. While this is an expansive time in your life, a rather steep learning curve of some kind is implied.

Paying closer attention to the details regarding creative projects is now in focus. Your aim is to achieve harmony, symmetry and balance. If this is not available or happening, you may feel the need to start over. Yet first, you must try all other solutions. A renewed interest in learning implies new innovations and methods.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

Securing the footings of your life continue.

Looking back over the years, you have likely come through a lot, either within you or in your immediate family status. Now the work focus is directed toward establishing a new sense of security. Flexibility is a key component and can come in a variety of forms. The greater the scope and range of flexibility built in your foundation, the better.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

Getting things organized close to home is likely now. To succeed, you may have to give more.

Yet, circumstances may not be leaving you feeling entirely optimistic regarding the outcome. Neither will it help to reactively throw money at problems in hopes of solving them. You may need professional help but it will work best if they help you to actually do the work.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)Â

Many changes have unfolded over the past 12-18 months for you. If this is true, then you can be sure that they are features of your destiny. They are not necessarily the result of what you did or did not do. Neither is anyone else to blame. If you are leaning on either of these your overall mood will be negative.

The real question is: how can and will you adapt?

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

You have entered an extra busy cycle. It includes a long to-do list and a good deal of shortdistance travel. Attending to errands is likely, yet you could as easily be sightseeing. Either way, you are determined to squeeze as much out of it as you can.

While this is generally a pretty positive cycle, it may come with some unexpected and quirky twists.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

New waves of change, transformation and regeneration are flowing in. These could manifest as a new round of focus on health and fitness. In your public life, opportunities for expansion are surfacing, albeit slowly. For almost the past year, circumstances have pushed you out of prior positions of power and authority and into new expressions.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

Slowly but surely you find yourself taking a new turn. Positively, it is one that will help you secure a more solid foundation. A learning curve is implied and will continue for many months. Circumstances have been contributing to a steady rise in your confidence levels. This stands to produce a whole new flow of inspiration.

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n an early summer morning, the smell of sweet zucchini, cinnamon and hearty goodness comes wafting off of a plate placed in front of me.

The Zucchini Bread and a slice of Cinnamon Raisin Bread, two of Rosie’s Café’s housemade specialties, are sold by the slice and by the loaf. The staff bakes up to 16 loaves of it per day, depending on the time of year and sells out of them regularly.

“Everyone’s always yelling at me, ‘Stop selling that stuff; we can’t make it fast enough,’ ” says owner Karl Motsenbocker.

While the origins of Rosie’s bread recipes aren’t entirely clear, the Zucchini

“ Everyone’s always yelling at me, ‘Stop selling that stuff; we can’t make it fast enough.’ ” –Karl Motsenbocker Bread tastes of decades-old love, originality and history. It’s quite possible that it originated from Sue Dunsford, who everyone knew as “Rosie.” Dunsford bought the place in 1980 and changed the name of the café to Rosie’s in 1981.

She brought with her more than 100 original recipes and chefs who’ve worked there over time have also added to the mix.

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Rosie’s has a rotating menu with more than 50 items on it.

As the demand for fresh, housemade dishes becomes more popular, Tahoe restaurants have to find ways to differentiate themselves, but Rosie’s has always been making things from scratch. A photo of “Grandma Rosie’s Secret Recipe Strawberry Shortcake” takes up half the back page of the menu. The server confirmed that part of the secret is the shortcake that’s made in the building along with the sandwich breads.

“We have items that people can’t get anywhere else,” Motsenbocker says, consistently referring back to his favorite item, the Swedish Oatmeal Pancakes that he says rival any other pancake house. “This is a little niche that we have kept going.”

However, the Zucchini Bread and Cinnamon Bread are so popular that they keep people coming back for more.

Rosie’s Café has been around for a long time. It started out as Sam’s Market in 1932 and transformed into The Hearthstone in 1975. Yet, it has kept a loyal following. Many times a group will come in for breakfast and end up buying a loaf of Zucchini Bread to share. Regulars will often come in to grab two to three loaves at a time to take along on their travels.

Sitting under an elk antler chandelier that’s been in the café since it was known as The Hearthstone, I take a bite into perfectly buoyant Zucchini Bread. A heavenly relaxation washes over me; the bread seems to have something decadent in it that I can’t quite put my finger on.

It takes about 45 minutes to bake the bread and is served with a dollop of fluffy cream cheese.

TOP: Rosie’s Café in Tahoe City; BELOW: The Zucchini Bread at Rosie’s is a local favorite.

The Cinnamon Raisin Bread is equally popular, but is a bit more difficult to make since it has to be proofed. The yeast requires more time to rise. Savoring every morsel of both of the breads, I make a mental note to come back and pick up some loaves to give as Christmas presents for friends and family. | rosiescafe.com 

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Oktoberfest at The Depot 325 E 4th St | Reno | Sept. 21

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The Ritz-Carlton | Truckee | Sept. 21

This entertaining, educational experience will feature freshly cut herbs, classic ingredients such as bitters and infused liquors to create three unique cocktails paired with appetizers. 4-5 p.m. | ritzcarlton.com

Volunteers are welcome for a community dig in. Build and refurbish beds, prune, weed, plant, transplant; whatever needs to be done.

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Originally known as Project MANA’s Stone Soup, these soup nights bring family and friends together to enjoy a warm, affordable and delicious meal made from fresh, local and sustainably sourced ingredients. Each evening there will be local musicians, and a prize drawing, and custom merchandise from Slow Food Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Food Hub. 5:30-7:30 p.m. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

University of Nevada Reno | Reno | Sept. 25

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Area Venues | Truckee | Sept. 25

Northstar California and Tahoe Food Hub provide organic fresh fruits and vegetables for purchase every Friday throughout summer to employees and guests. 5-7 p.m. | chamber. truckee.com

Headquarters Bar | Reno | Sept. 22

Tahoe City Farmers Market

Slow Food Lake Tahoe Truckee | Sept. 24, 26

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Village at Northstar | Truckee | Sept. 21

Entry to Oktoberfest is $20 and includes a mug and two beer tickets; participants can purchase additional beer tickets for $5. All proceeds from beer sales will benefit the High Sierra Lacrosse Foundation. Festivalgoers must be 21 years or older with a valid ID to purchase beer. Root beer floats will be available for purchase, as well. | squawalpine.com

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Truckee Demonstration Garden Truckee | Sept. 20

Come to the Farm Shop Friday for complimentary drinks, snacks and samples of locally made farm shop products. Learn about the Make the Move campaign, various projects as a nonprofit and the future of the Alpine Meadows Farm Shop. 4-7 p.m. | facebook.com

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Truckee Community Farmers Market Tricounties Bank Plaza Truckee | Sept. 23

Garlic Talk South Lake Tahoe Library South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 25

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Wine Wednesdays The Loft | South Lake Tahoe | Sept. 26

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As for reds, I have experienced spectacular barely, dusky cranberry-colored Pinot Noirs or medium-garnet-hued Red Bordeaux.

I and others have conducted truly blind tastings where the wine is not seen — the deep-color bias is disconfirmed. Not only have so-called experts rated the paler wines superior at a higher rate than when seen, they have often confused reds for whites — Sacré bleu.

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ecause I’m a Boston boy, I believe there is nothing like a good lobster feed. It truly wouldn’t be a complete summer if it passed without at least one lobster dinner.

I’m not talking about one of those warmwater critters that are usually served in restaurants everywhere west of the Hudson River and south of the Mason-Dixon Line, that don’t even have claws. No, I’m talking about a real, live, Maine lobster with claws powerful enough to crush your fingers if you give them a chance.

A lobster from New England is far more delicate with a more naturally sweet flavor. The other, often referred to as an Australian lobster tail, although tasty, cannot compare in either sweetness or tenderness. You don’t want to overcook either one, but if the tail is overcooked at all, it really does come to resemble a rubber band. There is a little more leeway in cooking Maine lobsters. In either case, it is much better when boiling them, should that be your desired cooking method, to undercook rather than overcook them.

If undercooked when you crack the shells, you can still toss them back in the water and cook them a little more. Broiled or baked, the meat is exposed and you can tell the same way as any other piece of meat or you can tell by firmness and the color as you would when shrimp are done.

If the color is still a little translucent, the meat is not quite done, but when it turns white throughout, it is ready to eat.

There are a lot of different ways to cook a lobster, although from here on I’m only referring to the Maine lobster. The first thing you have to know is that unless you’re buying frozen, canned or already cooked lobster, it has to be alive. I know this makes some a little squeamish, but if the lobster is dead — unless you just saw it die — is dangerous to eat. A lobster will start to emit ammonia as soon as it dies and that can get strong enough to at the least make you very sick. All shellfish including clams and mussels should always be checked before cooking to be sure they are still alive.

The most common way of cooking a lobster is to boil it and serve with drawn butter and lemon. Use a large pot and get the slightly, salted water boiling. Put the lobster in head first and leave the bands on the claws.

Besides boiling, you can also bake, stuff or broil lobster. For these methods of cooking you start by placing the lobster

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A lobster from New England has a more naturally sweet flavor.

I know some people like the green tamale as it is called, but I will normally take this out, leaving the body cavity empty except for the leg knuckles. This is where you will place the stuffing if that is your intent.

To broil or bake, pour a little white wine and drizzle a little clarified butter over the meat and toss under the broiler or into the oven. Leave the claws right in their shells.

No matter how you cook your lobster, make it a Maine lobster and enjoy.

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