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| SEPTEMBER 24-30 … the mighty Sierra, miles in height, and so gloriously colored and so radiant, it seemed not clothed with light but wholly composed of it, like the wall of some celestial city... Then it seemed to me that the Sierra should be called, not the Nevada or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light.

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The days grow shorter, the temperature grows cooler, the wind whips up and around the mountains and lakes, and the air is indeed “wild with leaves” as poet Humbert Wolfe described it. Such is the glorious transition to fall in Tahoe and Truckee, and we pay tribute to the brilliant display of autumn’s glory with breathtaking shots of fall color in this issue. Whether you’re inspired by the fall color seemingly glowing on the cover or the photo essay “Fall’s glorious colors” from local photographers inside this issue, we hope you’ll get out enjoy the season.

A couple ways to enjoy the changing of the season’s is to pack up and head north for four jammed-filled days of live music and outdoor living at the Lost Sierra Hoedown, or take on a fall trek for the little-used and little-known, 21-mile Rim to Reno Trail starting on Mount Rose Summit.

We know you’re also itching for ski season, especially with the little teaser we received a few weeks ago.

So, just in time arrives some ski movie showings in Tahoe City and Olympic Valley, with some great rock climbing flicks to follow when Reel Rock 10 comes to Incline Village.

And, while you’re thinking about ski season, consider making a donation to one of the gems of our community – Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area. Not only is this a fun (and affordable) place for cross-country and skate skiing, but it’s also a great resource for local school children that are introduced to Nordic sports. Read more in Tim Hauserman’s story on the future of the ski area. 

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

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Watershed Area: 312 square miles

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How the lake was formed

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

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

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

7,000 and 15,000 years ago, a 4-mile segment of the West Shore collapsed into the Lake causing a massive submerged debris avalanche, widening the Lake by 3 miles and creating McKinney Bay.1 The Tahoe Basin is mostly granite, with little topsoil, and therefore few nutrients have washed into the lake to promote the growth of algae and other organisms that make water murky.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 77.8’ in 2014. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

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

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

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

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Thunderbird Lodge

East Shore

Open until mid October | thunderbirdtahoe.org Thunderbird Lodge is the former Whittell estate. This magnificent lakefront home features the Lighthouse Room, Old Lodge, 600’ underground tunnel (with a former lion cage) and Boat House, home to the “Thunderbird,” a 1939 wooden boat. Ages 6+ only. No on-site parking. Tours by reservation only.

Autumn brings a warm palette with its cool days so bring your camera to capture the colorful display.

Sightseeing LAKE TAHOE | TRUCKEE

Attractions Cave Rock

North Tahoe Arts Center

East Shore

Wed.-Mon. | Free (530) 581-2787 | northtahoearts.com Featuring exhibits of work by local artists. TART

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

The area is named for the small caves above Highway 50 that were cut by waves when Lake Tahoe was 200 feet higher during the ice ages.

Eagle Rock

Tallac Historic Site

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

South Lake Tahoe

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

Fannette Island

South Lake Tahoe

(530) 541-5227 | tahoeheritage.org Once known as the “Grandest Resort in the World” as the summer retreat for three San Francisco elite families with the Baldwin Estate, Pope Estate & Valhalla. Today features historic home tours, Baldwin museum, guided walks and summer programs.

West Shore

Explore Tahoe

Tahoe City

Tahoe Art League Gallery

South Lake Tahoe

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

Emerald Bay

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

Tahoe City

North Shore

Tours daily until Sept. 30 | $10 parking (530) 525-7232 Park | (530) 583-9911 Tours Tour the historic Ehrman Mansion, see boathouses with historic boats, and General Phipps Cabin built in the late 1800s. Private & ADA tours available. TART

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

Free parking at Commons Beach, Grove Street, Jackpine Street, and the 64 acres at Highways 89 & 28. TART

Kings Beach

Tahoe City Field Station

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

West Shore

Northshore

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 and on Brook Street. TART

(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

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

Taylor Creek Visitor Center

Incline Village

Daily | 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

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

LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe

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Natural rim 6,223’

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Old Jail Museum

Truckee truckeehistory.org | truckee.com The historic town of Truckee was settled in 1863, and grew quickly as a stagecoach stop and route for the Central Pacific Railroad.

During these early days, many of Truckee’s historical homes and buildings were built including The Truckee Hotel (1868) and the Capitol Building (1868). Stop by the Depot for a walking tour of historic downtown. Paid parking downtown with free lot on Donner Pass Road next to Beacon. TART

Vikingsholm Castle

Emerald Bay

Tours daily until Sept. 30 | Parking fee (530) 541-3030 | (530) 525-9529 ADA parks.ca.gov or vikingsholm.com Tour Vikingsholm Castle, see Eagle Falls and Fannette Island (the Lake’s only island), home to an old Tea House, and explore hiking trails. TART

Watson Cabin

Tahoe City

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

Museums

Donner Memorial Visitor Center Soda Springs (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.

Donner Summit Historical Society

Truckee

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

Gatekeeper’s Museum

Tahoe City

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

KidZone Children’s Museum

Truckee

Tues.-Sun. | Locals’ first Tues. half price Closed Sept. 6-21 (530) 587-5437 | kidzonemuseum.org For kids up to age 7 with interactive exhibits, science & art classes, the BabyZone for new-borns to 18 months & the Jungle Gym for toddlers and older. TART

Truckee

Weekends June 20-mid Sept.

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

Olympic Museum

Olympic Valley

Sat.-Sun. until Oct. 4 (800) 403-0206 | squawalpine.com Squaw Valley, host of the VIII Winter Olympic Games in 1960, celebrates its Olympic History with the symbolic Tower of Nations and Olympic Flame at the entrance to the valley.

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

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Homewood

Thurs.-Tues.

(530) 525-9253 | tahoemaritimemuseum.org Featuring guided tours, exhibits and hands-on activities for kids on Tahoe’s maritime history. TART

Tahoe Science Center

Incline Village

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

Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee

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

Visitors’ Centers Kings Beach

Kings Beach State Rec. Area, Wed.-Mon. (summer)

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Forest Service, South Lake Tahoe

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

Lake Tahoe Museum

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

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

35 College Dr., (530) 543-2600

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

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

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South Lake Tahoe

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

NORTH LAKE TAHOE & TRUCKEE | TART Bus & shuttle schedules at Visitors’ Centers, laketahoetransit.com, google.com/transit or nextbus.com.

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EVERY TUESDAY

Farmers’ Market Truckee The Foothill Farmers’ Market is open on Tuesdays until Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Truckee River Regional Park. | foothillfarmersmarket.com 55+ Hiking Series Area venues Trekkers of all abilities are welcome to join IVGID Senior Programs for light to moderate hikes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Oct. 20 at locations throughout the region followed by lunch with fellow hikers at Sierra Nevada College’s Patterson Hall. $10, $13 with IVGID pass, includes hike, transportation and lunch. | RSVP (775) 832-1310 EVERY WEDNESDAY

Family Story Time Incline Village Children of all ages are invited to enjoy stories, songs, games and crafts from 4 to 4:45 p.m. at the Incline Village Library every Wednesday. Free. | (775) 832-4130 EVERY THURSDAY

Conversation Café Incline Village The Conversation Café is a drop-in conversation forum hosted by the Senior Programs staff at Aspen Grove Community Center from 10 to 11:15 a.m. every week except holidays. Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for engaging with others over interesting topics and news items. $2 donation includes continental breakfast. | (775) 832-1310 Toddler story time Incline Village Incline Village Library hosts toddler story time every Thursday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. with stories, puppets, music and movement for ages 6 months to 3 years. | (775) 832-4130 Farmers’ Market Incline Village The Farmers market is open at Tunnel Creek every Thursday through Sept. 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. | laketahoemarkets.com EVERY FRIDAY

Farmers’ Market Crystal Bay The Farmers market is open at Tahoe Biltmore Bay every Friday through Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | laketahoemarkets.com Family Movie Night Tahoe Donner Enjoy a free Family Movie every Friday at Northwoods Clubhouse at 6:30 p.m. with G and PG movies. | (530) 582-9669 EVERY SUNDAY

Kids golf free Incline Village Every Sunday at the Incline Mountain Golf Course is Family Fun Day with kids 17 and younger playing free with paying adult until Oct. 4. | Tee times (775) 832-1150

SEPT. 24 | THURSDAY River talk Donner Lake Learn about the Truckee River at a River Talk with Truckee River Watershed Council. RSVP (530) 550-8760, ext. 5. | truckeeriverwc.org

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Tourism Summit Kings Beach Get insights to the tourism industry and enhance business during the Tourism Summit at 8:30 a.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center. Caroline Beteta, CEO of Visit California, is the keynote speaker. She will be joined by others form TripAdvisor, Expedia and more. $25. | RSVP (530) 581-8727 Farm Truck Thursday Alpine Meadows Tahoe Food Hub hosts Farm Truck Thursday from 4:30 to 8 p.m. to celebrate the launch of their new membership program Hubster. Farm Truck Thursday will feature a gathering of local food trucks serving locally sourced food, live music and family friendly activities. Interested participants can become members of Hubster by purchasing raffle tickets during the event or by committing to a monthly donation of $5 to $25 a month.

Free. | tahoefoodhub.org 55+ Moonlight hike & wine Crystal Bay IVGID hosts a Moonlight Hike with a Wine & Cheese Social starting at 5:30 p.m. with a moderate, 1-mile paved road to the Crystal Bay lookout. Rides also available if unable to hike. $14, $11 with IVGID Pass. | RSVP (775) 832-1310 Fall Fest Carnelian Bay Tahoe Connection for Families hosts the 5th annual Tahoe Fall Fest at 6 p.m. at Gar Woods. The Fall Fest benefits educational programs for parents and children in North Lake Tahoe. $125. | (775) 832-8230 Dinner with Baby Face Nelson Tahoe City The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society hosts a Dinner with Baby Face Nelson from 6 to 8 p.m. at Blue Agave. Enjoy a fajita dinner and guest speaker Michael E. Fischer.

Tickets $35. | northtahoemuseums.org NTBA Mixer Kings Beach North Tahoe Business Association hosts a mixer at Well Being from 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy complimentary food, drink and live music while networking with other local small business owners. Learn about the North Tahoe Business Association’s Networking & Referral group that meets every first and third Thursday. | RSVP (530) 546-9000 River Talk Donner Lake The Truckee River Watershed Council hosts a river talk at 6 p.m. at Dickson Realty near Donner Lake. River Talks are a onehour virtual tour of projects throughout the Truckee watershed. It’s a chance for guests to learn about the council’s work and give feedback. RSVP (530) 550-8760, ext. 5. | truckeeriverwc.org

SEPT. 25 | FRIDAY Open House at Snowflake Lodge Incline Village Enjoy a free barbecue and great views on the Snowflake Lodge deck from noon to 6 p.m. while learning about new upgrades to snowmaking, snowcats and chairlifts from the Diamond Peak Mountain Ops team. Participants may hike or shuttle transportation will be provided. | (775) 832-1177

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S Q U AW VA L L EY The Village at Squaw Valley is transformed into a miniature Bavaria from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 26 for Oktoberfest featuring traditional food, music and dancing. Enjoy a village-wide biergarten featuring authentic German brews. Village restaurants will serve German bratwurst with sauerkraut and other traditional fare.

Participants are invited to participate in Oktoberfest games including a stein-

holding competition, keg-rolling race and bratwurst toss. Enjoy live music from Joe Smiell and his 20-piece Bavarian band and The Alpentanz Kapelle Band. Traditional lederhosen and dirndls are encouraged.

Entrance to the festival is free. The first beer is $10 and includes a commemorative mug. Additional beers are $5. The event is open to all ages, and kids may participate in the fun with a root beer float station. | squawalpine.com

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SAWYER MAHONEY

The signs of fall cover the mountains around the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. | sawyermahoney.com

MATT BANSAK

Whipping winds make for rough surf on Lake Tahoe as the backdrop for the yellow hues of fall on the North Shore. | mattbansak.com

ROB RETTING

A lone pinecone awaits winter on Ski Beach in Incline Village. | robretting.zenfolio.com

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Clouds encircle Mount Tallac with an early dusting of snow. | haleirwin.com

September 24-30, 2015

FEATURE

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FALL’S

DISPLAY

GEOFF McGILVRAY

Vibrant reds put on a glorious show as early snow blankets an Alpine pond between Sand Harbor and Spooner Lake on the East Shore. | mcgilvrayimages.com Nature’s paintbrush explodes in color at Patton Beach in Carnelian Bay. | mcgilvrayimages.com < Hiking trails like this one at Taylor Creek in South Lake Tahoe are awash in new colors for fall’s arrival.

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n autumn the sun passes lower in the sky every day. When traveling through more atmosphere, red, orange and yellow are more prominent components of the sunlight we see. We’re surrounded by tones of yellow, orange, pink, peach, rust and red from the plants, as well. Plants like dogwood and river birch produce nearly purple leaves each fall.

“While the genetics of plants determine which colors the plant can display, there are also other factors. Shortening days,

cold nights and drought are all factors.

We have no control over the first two, but we can often affect the third. Drier conditions in late summer can reduce the production of chlorophyll and hasten the transition into winter acclimatization.

Ideal conditions for the best fall colors start with a couple of early September frosts followed by warm, sunny autumn days and cool (barely freezing) nights for an Indian Summer.”

- Eric Larusson, Villager Nursery 9

OUT & ABOUT

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Biking

SEPT. 25 | FRIDAY CONTINUED...

“ Mountain biking helps people

become environmentalists.

A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the back country.”

READbox Movie Night Incline Village Incline Village Library hosts READbox movie night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Read the book, and then enjoy the movie. Bring pillows, blankets and beverages. Tonight’s movie is “Cinderella.” | (775) 832-4130

–Ned Overend

BIKE & SKATE PATHS BIKE PATH RULES Walk on the left side of the path Ride bikes on the right side of the path Pedestrians must yield to bikes Don’t stop on the trail; move to the side No motorized vehicles Cyclists call out when passing pedestrians Dogs recommended on leash LAKE TAHOE

LAKE TAHOE

North Shore

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

North Shore

East Shore

Easy | 5 miles RT Runs along Lake Tahoe and connects to Hwy. 28 at each end of Incline Village. Park at Preston Field on Hwy. 28. TART

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

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

Call for shuttle schedule.

LAKESHORE BOULEVARD

TAHOE CITY TO DOLLAR POINT Easy-moderate | 5 miles RT First 2.5 miles mostly level with a half-mile climb up Dollar Hill. Access to Tahoe State Park, Burton Creek State Park, Skylandia Park, Pomin Park, Lake Forest Beach, Lake Forest Boat Ramp and campground, fishing, picnicking, playgrounds and athletic fields. Public parking at 64 Acres, Commons Beach and Jackpine. TART

TRUCKEE RIVER CANYON Easy | 9+ miles RT 4.5 miles from the Tahoe City wye to Alpine Meadows Road, with trails continuing to Olympic Valley. The trail is scenic, separate from the highway, and is mostly flat terrain with a few short, gentle grades with trout fishing, river rafting and picnicking along the way. Connects with Squaw Valley Road or continue to Truckee. Public parking at 64 Acres and Squaw Valley Park at Squaw Valley Road. TART

West Shore

TAHOE CITY TO SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK Moderate | 22 miles RT Mostly separate from the highway, the trail includes a few miles of highway shoulder and residential streets. Terrain is varied with a few steep sections. Access to picnicking, beaches and playgrounds. Public parking at 64 Acres. TART OLYMPIC VALLEY

OLYMPIC VALLEY Easy | 4 miles RT A 2-mile trail runs beside Squaw Valley Road to the ski area from the Squaw Valley condos to Victoria Road, with views of the meadow and surrounding peaks. Public parking at Squaw Valley Park or Village at Squaw. TART

FLUME TRAIL

NORTHSTAR

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA (530) 562-2268 | northstarcalifornia.com Northstar’s Mountain Bike Park boasts more than 100 miles of trails for mountain biking including its signature trail, LiveWire, and the most extensive life-accessed trail network in the Western United States. The park features Skill Development Areas and terrain features including jumps, rails and bridges. Rentals available in the Village at Northstar. Afternoon rates start at 2 p.m., and season passes are available.

Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series and Thursday Night Cross-Country Race Series is open to everyone starting in July. Bike Academy offers classes and private lessons. TART TRUCKEE

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

COLDSTREAM VALLEY

MOUNTAIN BIKING ALPINE MEADOWS

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

Walk your bike past the guardrail on the east side of the highway at the south end of Midway Bridge, and look for the small, wooden sign marking the Western States Trailhead.

The trail begins to climb, then comes to a trail junction where you will turn right. Climb the switchbacks to the T-junction, then turn left onto a fire road where you will stay right, bringing you to The Wall. When you reach the top, pedal through the gate and straight ahead on the fire road, passing all junctions, then go right at the T. Follow the main fire road as it descends, climbs, then descends again; stay left at the intersection, then right past a fire road and a single track.

Follow the main fire road down until it turns into a paved road, turn right onto Bunker Drive and right again on Fairway Drive. Keep going until you reach Hwy. 89 at the bottom of the hill; cross the highway and turn right onto the paved bike path to enjoy a leisurely ride along the Truckee River back to your car.

Easy-moderate | 6 miles RT This loop offers a mellow ride offering views of the Sierra Crest, has nice flowers in the spring and circumnavigates a series of ponds. From Donner Pass Road, take Coldstream Road, which alternates pavement and dirt. After a short climb up the old terminal moraine of the glacier that once filled this valley, the valley opens up. Proceed on this road until you come to private property signs at the last pond, then turn left on the dirt road and return on the east side of the valley. Park outside the white gate on Coldstream.

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

Practice Tues. 5-6:30 p.m. and Thurs. 5 p.m.-dark. Free.

Races Tues. 6:30 p.m.-dark starting May 8. $10 plus ABA membership.

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

TART: Bus & shuttle schedules at Visitors’ Centers, laketahoetransit.com, google.com/transit or nextbus.com.

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Exploring 108 Truckee Local author Ethan Indigo Smith will discuss the divinity and metaphysical significance of 108 related to yoga, tai chi and meditation at 6:30 p.m. at For Goodness Sake. The class will include a meditation instruction and tai chi walking practice.

Smith is the author of “108 Steps to Be in The Zone.” | goodnessake.org “Paradise Waits” premiere Olympic Valley Get ready to enjoy “Paradise Waits,” the latest flick from Teton Gravity Research.

Documenting the pursuit of winter through the highs and lows of a curious season, the TGR crew finds that the moments found on the other side of adversity are the greatest moments of all. Doors at 6 p.m. Showing at 8 p.m. at the KT Base Bar. See feature in this issue. Tickets $5-$15. | tetongravity.com

SEPT. 26 | SATURDAY River talk Donner Lake Learn about the Truckee River at a River Talk with Truckee River Watershed Council at 9 a.m. RSVP (530) 550-8760, ext. 5. | truckeeriverwc.org Fall Trail Day West Shore Enjoy a guided hike along the Rubicon Trail from Lester Beach to the Boat Camp followed by lunch at Emerald Bay. $25, includes lunch and transportation. Limited space. | RSVP (530) 583-9911 Trestle Tour Truckee Explore the region’s railroad history with a guided Trestle Tour with the Truckee Donner Railroad Society starting at 9:30 a.m. See old grade, ties, rail, campsites and trestles on this driving tour with hiking over a couple of miles broken into short segments with 40 to 50 miles of driving on mixed conditions. | truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com Artwork for Animals Incline Village Find unique artwork and home décor from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pet Network’s Artwork for Animals sale. Browse through a wide selection of funky, high-end, local and unique art. Benefits Pet Network Humane Society. Volunteers and baked goods needed. | (775) 832-4404 Homemade Herbal Remedies Truckee Slow Food Lake Tahoe hosts fall gardening workshops in the Truckee Demonstration Garden. At 10 a.m. learn to transform garden herbs into medicinal remedies and take home an herbal tea or bath blend. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org Fall Foliage Hike Area venue Tahoe Adventure Company hosts fall hikes exploring some of the best local trails for fall color. Learn about natural geology, native Washoe culture and the finer points of local ecology. Includes lunch, water and snacks. $65. | RSVP (530) 913-9212 Family Farm Festival Truckee Celebrate fall with furry farm animals and pony rides at the KidZone Museum’s Family Day from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with a science show from Sierra College, arts and crafts and more activities. | kidzonemuseum.org

Woodward Community Day Donner Summit Woodward Tahoe hosts a free community day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All participants get a tour of the indoor facility, half-hour basic training, safety and progression instruction and a half-hour of free play time in The Bunker. Participation will also have access to outdoor facilities all day. Tours and sessions begin at 10 a.m. and run every half hour. All ages welcome. Parents must accompany children ages 6 and younger. Helmets required.

(530) 426-3313 | woodwardtahoe.com Kids train day Truckee Bring the kids to Truckee River Regional Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to ride a miniature train hosted by Truckee Donner Railroad Society. Free, donations appreciated. | truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com For Goodness Sake anniversary Truckee Join For Goodness Sake in celebrating its 9th anniversary with live music and a tribute to Earleen Norris. Festivities begin at 3 p.m. | forgoodnesssake.org Oktoberfest Olympic Valley Modeled after the original Oktoberfest, a 16day annual festival in Munich, Germany, The Village at Squaw Valley will transform into a mini Bavaria from 2 to 6 p.m. Complete with authentic German music, dance, food and beer. Compete in Oktoberfest games that include a keg-rolling race and bratwurst toss. Free. | squawalpine.com Full Moon Hike Kings Beach Enjoy a moderate 2- to 3-mile guided hike with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association from the Brockway Summit trailhead to a vista point where groups will watch the full moon rise.

Meet at 6:15 p.m. Free. | tahoerimtrail.org Cider dinner Olympic Valley PlumpJack Café hosts a four-course cider and food event featuring Common Cider Company. $40 pairing, $10 a la carte. | plumpjacksquawvalleyinn.com “Conquering the Useless” premiere Tahoe City “Conquering The Useless” a ski film featuring local athletes Elyse Saugstad and Cody Townsend premieres at the Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema. Two showings at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.

See feature in this issue. Tickets $11-$15. | tahoearthauscinema.com

SEPT. 27 | SUNDAY Painting party Incline Village Enjoy an Easel and Wine painting party at The Chateau from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. with stepby-step guidance through the painting process along with drink and appetizer specials. $40 includes supplies. | RSVP (775) 831-2623 Movies on the Green Tahoe City Enjoy a showing of “Caddyshack” at the Tahoe City Golf Course. Food, drinks and games start at 6 p.m. with the movie showing at sundown. | Radiant Blue Events on Facebook Word Jam Truckee Join the Word Jam that takes place at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays at Dark Horse Coffee Roasters. Participants get 5 minutes to read a piece they have written. | (530) 386-3901 Total Eclipse Kayak Tour Tahoe City View a total eclipse of the full moon while paddling the shores of Lake Tahoe at 5:30 p.m. Guests are provided with equipment and a guide. Hot drinks and snacks are served. | RSVP tahoeadventurecompany.com

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OUT & ABOUT

September 24-30, 2015

Warren’s World

by Warren Miller

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“To get to the powder, you rode the cable railway to the summit and skied down the back of the mountain to a village as far as 12km away and then climbed on a train to ride back up to the cable railway and stand in line again.”

Even when the resorts started catering to skiers, many of them only had one bathroom per floor so you had to make an appointment with the maid to use the bathtub. One of the luxuries that these hotels furnished was to polish your ski boots every night so people put them out in the hallway. The hall porter would pick them up, take them somewhere and put a brilliant shine on them. He kept track of them by chalking the guest’s room number on the bottom of the boot. There have always been pranksters who would change the boots to another room after erasing the numbers on the bottom. I still remember the luxury of down comforters it seemed like they were 2-feet thick and weighed almost nothing. The mattresses, however, were lumpy as a sack of potatoes.

I was able to get some great photographs of dozens of people stretched out on lawn chairs, spending their days being bronzed by staring at the sun with their eyes shut.

The chairlift invention had not yet arrived in Europe. (Remember the chairlift was invented in a railroad yard in Omaha, Neb., by the Union Pacific railroad for the then-new ski area in Sun Valley, Idaho.)

Warren Miller is history’s most prolific and enduring ski filmmaker. Visit warrenmiller.net or his Facebook page at facebook.com/warrenmiller. Read more of Warren’s stories at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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first trip to Europe. All I had to do was get to New York and carry my camera everywhere and expose a lot of 16mm film. It was a long drive in my panel delivery truck from Los Angeles to New York on a two-lane highway. The interstate had not yet been built.

The two largest resorts in Switzerland were Davos and St. Moritz. Almost all of the hotels back then were on south-facing slopes because when they were built in the 1800s when the only known cure for tuberculosis was high-altitude and lots of sunshine. As a result, these hotels/ sanitarium’s had hallways that were wide enough to push a bed out of the room, down the hallway and onto the balcony in the fresh air.

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My foreign language skills were limited to excuse me, hello, goodbye and can I take a movie of you since you’re such a good skier? I had that last phrase written in French and German on a 3 x 5 cards in my rucksack because I couldn’t memorize them. Cable railways were the primary ski lift in both St. Moritz and Davos.

In those days, you could find a small hotel and get a nice room with two meals a day for less than $8 per day. Prices varied with the proximity to the cable railway and I remember lift lines for those cable railways that were as long as two or more hours. To get to the powder, you rode the cable railway to the summit and skied down the back of the mountain to a village as far as 12km away and then climbed on a train to ride back up to the cable railway and stand in line again.

What Americans were most amazed about were the extremely long runs. They were, however, rather flat. For example, there is a downhill race in Davos called the Parsenn Derby, which is 12km long from top to bottom and only has starting and finishing gates. There are no control gates. Winning time in those days was approximately 7 minutes and that was before offset edges on icy, spring snow.

I quickly learned that a cheese omelet was the best thing to order for breakfast and lunch when I was traveling in Europe.

Plus it was the only thing I could pronounce.

My first stop in Austria was in Zurs at the summit of the Flexenpass. If you needed new ski boots, this was the place to buy them. The Martin Strolz family custom-made ski boots in nearby Lech and Martin himself would come to your hotel in Zurs in the evening, measure your feet and at the end of skiing the following day would come to your hotel with a new pair of custom-made ski boots for as much as $19 a pair.

One day at the summit of the Weissfluhjoch, I ran into some of my friends from Southern California who had bought a Volkswagen bug and were spending a month in Europe. Two days later, they were skiing down to Klosters and were both caught an avalanche. Unfortunately, one of them died, but the other one spent the rest of his life living in Germany.

I was tired after three weeks of traveling and filming and when I got back to New York, I was greeted by a flat tire on my red truck plus having a 3,000-mile drive back to Hermosa Beach on a two-lane road ahead of me. This first trip to Europe with my camera kicked my film business into high gear that lasted more than 50 years. n

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Inspiration Cinema shows “Spirit” Tahoe City The Center for Spiritual Living hosts Spiritual Cinema Season with a showing of “Spirit” at 6 p.m. Originally a stage show, “Spirit” has been adapted to film. The movie takes you on a journey visually and musically exploring what happens when technology takes over life. | (530) 581-5117

SEPT. 28 | MONDAY Celebrity Golf Classic Olympic Valley Golf with local celebrities including Jonny Moseley, Nate Holland and more during this annual fundraiser for Squaw Valley Institute.

Teams of four, including one Squaw Valley celebrity play in a scramble format tournament for prizes. Entry $150 individuals, $500 per foursome. | RSVP squawvalleyinstitute.org Racing Tahoe lecture Homewood Tahoe Maritime Museum hosts a lecture with Craig Miller at 4:30 p.m. on “The

Evolution of Power Boat Racing, Lake Tahoe and beyond from 1995.” He will also discuss technologies that have advanced the speed, risk and cost to compete. Free. (530) 5259253, ext. 100.

SEPT. 29 TUESDAY River talk Donner Lake Learn about the Truckee River at a River Talk with Truckee River Watershed Council at 1 p.m. RSVP (530) 550-8760, ext. 5. | truckeeriverwc.org Community Read Series & film Incline Village Sierra Nevada College hosts Community Read, a communal reading program that invites the Lake Tahoe community to join in reading and exploring literature that has been adapted into graphic novels and film at 6:30 p.m. Tonight’s event focuses on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s original graphic novel “Scott Pilgrim.” The college will screen the 2010 film adaptation of the novel, “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” followed by a discussion. Free. | (775) 881-7592

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Tequila Tasting Kings Beach Enjoy a Tequila Tasting on the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Caliente! with complimentary appetizers with the tasting. $10 or included in the purchase of a specialty drink. | calientetahoe.com Ignite North Lake Tahoe Homewood Join the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce for a business workshop to take charge in the changing face of business in the community. Drinks, appetizers and a raffle are included. Meet from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Cedar Crest Cottages, | gotahoenorth.com Reel Rock 10 Incline Village Join High Altitude Fitness for a showing of Reel Rock 10 at 7 p.m. Arrive early for a community climbing session. Food will be available from Starkey’s Food Truck.

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Mount Rose hike Incline Village The Nevada Museum of Art and Tahoe Rim Trail Association partnered to offer a series of guided hikes during the “Tahoe: A Visual History” exhibit. Long-time Museum docent and experienced trail builder Bob Anderson will reveal and discuss highlights along the trail as related to the artists and artworks featured in the exhibition. Tickets $10, free museum and TRTA members. Today’s hike is in the Mount Rose Wilderness. | nevadaart.org

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TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY

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striding toward the future

ahoe Cross Country Ski Area is an important part of what makes North Lake Tahoe a wonderful place. Operated as a nonprofit under the auspices of the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association, Tahoe XC not only provides an amazing cross-country ski experience for adults, but for more then 15 years it also has been dedicated to introducing cross-country skiing to the youth of the community.

In recent years, with the introduction of the Tahoe XC development and competition teams, they have begun turning young skiers into competitive athletes.

Above all, Tahoe XC has been a great gathering place for Tahoe locals who love cross-country skiing.

To say that the last few years have been tough on Tahoe Cross Country would be an enormous understatement. With the passing of Kevin Murnane in February, the ski area not only lost its general manager, but the community lost a dearly beloved member.

The well-below average snowfall received the past few winters led to a dramatic drop in the number of ticket sales and rental income received by the ski area, especially last year when Tahoe XC was barely open.

While it has been an emotionally and financially trying time for the ski area, Tahoe XC has a lot going for it: A small, but dedicated group of employees; a core group of season passholders and locals who

Story by Tim Hauserman · Photos courtesy Tahoe Cross Country

continue to support the ski area they love; and a board of directors that is dedicated to keeping the center alive.

The board began fundraising with a goal of $80,000 in July to allow Tahoe XC to open this winter. As of the middle of August, $53,000 had been collected toward the effort. At that time, an anonymous donor offered to donate $40,000 to Tahoe XC if a new fundraising effort could match those funds. Donations to date as of press time are around $19,000.

“It is an asset that everyone uses and it is a very personal thing for the community at large.”

While Tahoe XC still needs help, the community is responding.

“Everyone is coming together, both small donors, larger donors and the public agencies.” said Jim Robins, Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association board president.

The Tahoe City Public Utility District, which owns the land where the Tahoe XC lodge is located, has also stepped up to the plate. Robins says that the TCPUD is making an effort to get the trail use fees charged by the California State Parks and Tahoe Conservancy waived for last year. These fees came to more than $11,000. In addition, the TCPUD board agreed to help with some of the costs for liability insurance and utilities.

Another way Tahoe XC is moving forward is that Valli Murnane has been hired for take on the mantle of the general manager position for the next four years; the time remaining on the concession agreement with the PUD. She has served as the director of the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association for the last 15 years.

“I’m excited for a normal season with plenty of snow,” Murnane said. She hopes this would allow for “the return of our great staff and getting our season passholders and junior programs back on snow. We couldn’t do it without community support.”

One example of community support can be found at The Yoga Room at The Cobblestone in Tahoe City

and it’s owner, Jenna Minnes. Every First Friday, The Yoga Room has a special class in support of a local cause. Tahoe XC is the cause of choice for the month of September and October.

“Tahoe XC is super relevant to the people in our community, especially to our students,” Minne says.

“It is an asset that everyone uses and it is a very personal thing for the community at large. Hopefully, it will be a way to manifest snow.” The next First Friday donation class is Oct. 2 from 5 to 7 pm.

While the immediate goal is to keep Tahoe XC healthy for the coming season, the Tahoe XC board and staff are also busy on a five-year plan to construct a new base lodge for the ski area. John Mozart, who owns the Schilling House on Three Ring Road in the Rubicon Gold Coast area, has agreed to donate his large home built in 1936 to Tahoe XC to be dismantled and rebuilt somewhere on the 40 acres owned by TCPUD to become the new lodge. 

For more information on Tahoe Cross Country, to make a donation or to purchase a pass, visit tahoexc.org.

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by Priya Hutner

Burning Man Tahoe Style: The Journey & Return

*Trails open depending on conditions.

“ It is not the mountain we conquer –Edmund Hillary but ourselves.”

Photos by Priya Hutner & Eric Petlock

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LAKE TAHOE

East Shore

SECRET HARBOR & CHIMNEY BEACH Easy | 3 miles RT Follow the trail to Chimney Beach trail and follow the trail to the end and over a group of boulders to reach the sandy beaches of Secret Harbor (the wooden steps off the trail lead to the nude beach at Secret Cove). West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 28, 5.91 miles south of Incline Village.

North Shore

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

A short, self-guided nature trail explains the history of the North Shore. Take Hwy. 28 to Crystal Bay and turn left on Reservoir Drive, just past the Tahoe Biltmore Casino. Turn right on Lakeview Avenue, then park before the gate (do not block gate or driveways). May drive to the top when gate is open.

West Shore

M

y return from Burning Man feels as if I have I awoken from a long, vivid dream. Much of my journey is a blur and completely surreal.

Eleven days. Three showers. Four sunrises. A total of 45 hours of sleep.

Immersed in a place of intense rawness where the cacophony of sound never ended and what outwardly may be one of the world’s largest, craziest, outrageous party gave way to something I never expected.

This wildness was juxtaposed against moments of inner quiet where I allowed parts of myself that longed to be free emerge.

“This wildness was juxtaposed against moments of inner quiet where I allowed parts of myself that longed to be free emerge.”

Arriving at Black Rock City, the lines of vehicles stood still. My body tingled, electrified as the wind whipped around me; this would be the first of numerous dust storms I’d encounter on the Playa. The white, alkaline particles swirled around the car. The wind and grit pummeled my face.

Where were my goggles?

People danced on their vehicles with excitement. No one was uptight waiting for the gates to reopen. Music blared as white clouds of earth kicked up around us, off in the distance a lone kite thrashed in the sea of dust.

Four hours later there was a break from the whiteout conditions. We were moving.

Cars, RVs, U-Hauls and unusual art vehicles began the slow creep along the road toward 14

CASCADE LAKE

Moderate | 1.4 miles RT This boulder-strewn hike takes hikers to the waterfall descending from Desolation Wilderness into Cascade Lake.

The falls are raging in the spring and are often a trickle by late summer. Since the trail is exposed to the sun throughout the day, save this hike for the morning or early evening. This will be a workout for your knees. Near the end of the trail, walk up a large, flat boulder to the top of a hill where the trail can become confusing. Look for wooden posts marking the trail. Trailhead at end of Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89, 21.5 miles south of Tahoe City. Not recommended for small children or small dogs.

EAGLE ROCK

the entrance. I’d kept a close eye on the truck I had caravanned behind all day, I didn’t want to lose track of it now. Darkness was closing in. I felt a tinge of anxiety as we began to move and I could barely see the back of the truck. I had no clue where our camp was other than Ersatz and 2:15. I tailgated the truck as if my life depended on it.

Waved through the gate, I followed the caravan of art cars and rickety vehicles, many with countless furry bicycles precariously positioned on their roofs. It appeared as if they’d all crash to the desert floor with one strong gust. My Subaru’s roof was laden, as well, with two, large duffle bags the size of human bodies and a white and purple furred bike. Out of nowhere, I spotted Eric Petlock’s truck and slipped behind it. We wove through a sea of lights, tents, yurts and structures that were settling into life on the playa.

The crew at our camp had been battling the elements setting up for days. A group of RVs in place created the perimeter of camp. The scaffolding was erected. We parked our cars. We’d set up the carport in the morning, the shelter would serve as the kitchen, bedroom and closet for the duration of the trip.

We pulled our bikes down and road out into the darkness. Many of the camps and art installations were still being constructed. Colorful lights dotted the city as far as the eye could see. Eric gave me my first tour as how to navigate the city. His guidance, caring and insight created the space that would make this Burning Man experience one I’ll never forget.

Read the rest of the story at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Moderate | 1 mile RT | Dogs not recommended 6.5 miles south of Tahoe City on Hwy. 89. Dirt area for parking on west side of road. Quick hike to the top of a volcanic outcropping offers panoramic views of the area.

EAGLE FALLS & LAKE Moderate | 3 miles RT Great views of Lake Tahoe & Emerald Bay. Falls 5-minute walk from parking lot. Steady ascent to Eagle Lake. West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 89, 18.2 miles south of Tahoe City. TART

EMERALD BAY & VIKINGSHOLM CASTLE Moderate | 2.5 miles+ RT | No dogs Steep descent to Vikingsholm Castle. Can continue to Eagle & Emerald Points around the bay for easy hikes. Connects to Rubicon Trail (see below). Park on either side of rocky overlook in Emerald Bay on Hwy. 89, 18.2 miles south of Tahoe City. TART

PAGE MEADOWS Easy to moderate | 4-6 miles RT The hike to Page Meadows is a local favorite because of its easy access and beautiful scenery. You can start the hike to Page Meadows from 64 Acres along the Tahoe Rim Trail. Starting from the 64 Acres parking lot, just south of the Tahoe City wye on Hwy. 89, follow the road along the Truckee River. The paved section turns to a dirt road and after passing the second gate and crossing a small creek, you’ll see the familiar Tahoe Rim Trail blue marker.

Follow the TRT through several gentle switchbacks as you begin to climb. The trail will pass above Granlibakken and continue along the TRT. The climb continues for the first 2 miles until you reach an intersection of trails. Follow the TRT marker for Ward Creek Road for about 1 mile until you reach the meadows. Follow the trail back to 64 Acres.

For an easy, 4-mile alternative, take Hwy. 89 south of Tahoe City for 2 miles and turn right on Pineland Drive. Take the left fork at Twin Peak Road, which turns into Ward Creek Boulevard, for 1.5 miles until you see an unmarked, gated road. Park on either side and follow the trail; do not block the gate. TART

Mileage is roundtrip, with levels based on family access. All trails are heavily used on weekends.

RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE Moderate | 9 miles RT | No dogs Hike starts at Calawee Cove at D.L. Bliss State Park or Emerald Bay. Trail follows cliffs and coves along Lake Tahoe, nesting ospreys and eagles, short side trail to Rubicon Lighthouse. Although the lighthouse was only used from 1916 to 1919 to warn sailors of the dangerous rocks just below the water’s surface, during its short use the lighthouse was considered the world’s highest elevation maritime navigation light. Parking fee.

TAHOE RIM TRAIL The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 164.8-mile loop trail that encircles Lake Tahoe. The trail is open to hikers and equestrians, and mountain bikers in some sections. It is generally moderate in difficulty, with a 10 percent average grade and elevations ranging from 6,300 to 10,333’. The trail is marked with light-blue triangular Tahoe Rim Trail markers. There are eight trailheads around Lake Tahoe. Guided hikes are offered in the summer.

Visit tahoerimtrail.org for maps, guided hikes and descriptions.

REGIONAL HIKES ALPINE MEADOWS

FIVE LAKES Strenuous | 5 miles RT | Dogs prohibited May 15-July 15 Five Lakes is a great hike inside Granite Chief Wilderness, with the first 1 mile+ a steady ascent with great views of Alpine Meadows (be sure to stop and look back). Trailhead 1.8 miles up Alpine Meadows Road from Hwy. 89 on the right side across from the intersection with Deer Park Drive. Look for a well-worn path leading to the trail (designated by a large brown kiosk). Dogs prohibited during fawning season for deer.

OLYMPIC VALLEY

SHIRLEY CANYON & SHIRLEY LAKE Moderate-Strenuous | 5 miles RT This trail is your best bet for seeing how those snowy slopes look in summertime. This lovely hike follows a creek as it passes by waterfalls and spectacular granite boulders along Shirley Creek. As you climb, the trail may sometimes be hard to distinguish, so keep the creek on your right going up and on your left going down. Can continue a strenuous climb to High Camp and take the Aerial Tram back to Squaw Valley (check schedule in advance).

Follow Squaw Valley Road from Hwy. 89 to the ski area, take a right at the Tram building onto Squaw Peak Road, park at the end (about half a mile up) and follow the sandy path at the end of the condo development to the trailhead.

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DONNER LAKE RIM TRAIL Strenuous | Up to 15 miles RT This trail is being built by the Truckee Donner Land Trust with volunteer labor. When complete, the Donner Lake Rim Trail will offer trail users a 23-mile loop through the high country surrounding Donner Lake. Visit tdlandtrust.org for access points.

GLACIER MEADOW LOOP Easy | .5 miles RT This is a short, self-guided nature loop offering a half-hour walk with informational signs along the way that explain how glacial action carved and polished the surface landscape. Take Interstate 80 West from Truckee to the Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Road exit. Follow signs to the Tahoe National Forest Trailhead.

MARTIS CREEK WILDLIFE AREA Easy | 3 miles RT Loop through Martis Creek meadow for a level walk along the creek. Lots of dogs on this trail. Connects with Tompkins Memorial Trail. Off Hwy. 267, about 6 miles from Interstate 80. Look for Wildlife Viewing Area sign and turn right into the parking area. Dog waste required to be picked up.

PACIFIC CREST TRAIL/MOUNT JUDAH LOOP Moderate | 4.6 miles RT This 4.6-mile loop offers many excellent vista points on the way including awe-inspiring views from the summit of Mount Judah. There is a section of the loop that connects with the Pacific Crest Trail. Pack plenty of water. Take Soda Springs exit off Interstate 80 and follow Donner Pass Road for 3.7 miles and turn onto Mark Lake Road next to Sugar Bowl Academy. Follow signs for the PCT, and then Mount Judah.

TART: Bus & shuttle schedules at Visitors’ Centers, laketahoetransit.com, google.com/transit or nextbus.com. NOTE: Dogs must be on leash within 1 mile of USFS trailheads.

September 24-30, 2015

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Dramatic views on Rim to Reno Trail Story & photos by Tim Hauserman

Mount Rose Wilderness on the Rim to Reno Trail looking back at saddle with slope of Mount Rose on the left and Mount Houghton on the right.

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he Rim to Reno Trail (R2R) ranges in elevation from 5,900 feet to just shy of 10,000 feet as it travels through the heart of the remote Mount Rose Wilderness. Twelve of the trails 21 miles pass through the rarified air above 9,000 feet. Each end of the trail can be quite busy, but the great bulk of your hiking is spent on trail that is so seldom tread upon that your walking on it is doing a public service by keeping the trail from disappearing.

Completed in 2012, the Rim to Reno Trail connects the Tahoe Rim Trail’s trailhead at the top of Mont Rose Summit (8,900 feet) to the busy Thomas Creek network of trails on the Galena outskirts of Reno, Nev., at 5,990 feet. A shuttle is highly recommended and an early morning start at the 3,000-foot higher Mount Rose trailhead is advised.

trail is faint in places. The steep, rocky slopes of Mount Houghton, Mount Rose’s 10,490-foot neighbor, rise high above to the left. The descent ends at Bronco Creek, a sparkling, swiftly moving little stream in the spring and early summer. If camping is on your mind, the next water you will find is Thomas Creek, just a few miles before the route ends. After a dry year like the past one, however, it might not be running this late in the season. I did the hike in July and the creek was a lovely bit of wetness surrounded by wildflowers.

“The open, sagebrush-covered slopes provide ample opportunity to enjoy the views of Bronco Canyon, the backside of Mount Rose, Church Peak and Mount Houghton.”

Mount Rose heading down toward Bronco Creek Mount Rose from about halfway through Rim to Reno Trail.

While the first 4 miles out of Mount Rose are quite popular, an early morning start will probably leave you with the trail to yourself. And, what a first 4 miles it is: Spectacular views of Lake Tahoe, Mount Rose and Galena Falls. The trail climbs to the junction where the R2R goes straight ahead, and the Mount Rose Trail goes to the right. A dramatic downshift in trail usage immediately becomes evident. You are leaving one of the busiest sections of trail in Nevada, and about to enter one of the least-used sections of major trail anywhere near Lake Tahoe.

The R2R meanders down into a lovely bowl with scattered lodge pole and white bark pines. Keep your eyes peeled, as the

After Bronco Creek, a long, gentle ascent heads up to a 9,700-foot high ridge. The open, sagebrush-covered slopes provide ample opportunity to enjoy the views of Bronco Canyon, the backside of Mount Rose, Church Peak and Mount Houghton.

The trail rounds several rocky outcroppings, each with another fine vista, before setting out on a long traverse north through a dense forest. While not my favorite part of the hike, you will enjoy this peaceful, high elevation meditative stroll through ancient trees. Eleven miles into the hike is a junction. Both directions head toward the Thomas Creek trailhead, but the North Loop adds an additional 2 miles to the journey.

On the South route, the trail switchbacks to the sharp-edged crest. From the crest, Reno is now in sight, as well as the challenging 9 downhill miles you still have to hike to get to where the forest meets the desert at the Thomas Creek trailhead. The route begins with a steep set of switchbacks, and you thanking your

Volcanic rock formations at the headwaters of Thomas Creek.

lucky stars that you remembered to bring your hiking poles.

Three miles from where they parted, the North and South loops join and the descent continues through wildflowers and sagebrush. The views of immense volcanic rock formations and aspen groves along the headwaters of Thomas Creek hopefully assuage your now-tired legs.

Eventually, you get close enough to hear Thomas Creek as it takes a long, slow journey through aspen groves and pine trees to the trailhead.

What to pack Hiking poles are a must. Twenty-one miles is a long way, and with about 9 miles of steep downhill, almost every hiker’s knees could use the break. Bring lots of water, food and a good supply of layers as the wide variation in elevation and length of the hike require an early start and late finish.  The Tahoe Rim Trail-Mount Rose trailhead is located at the top of the Mount Rose Highway (431), 8 miles east of Incline Village. The Thomas Creek trailhead is located on Timberline Drive off Highway 431, about 1 mile east of the Galena Creek Visitor Center in Reno.

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Stand up to stigma On Sept. 27, the 420 Games, a series of competitive athletic events founded to de-stigmatize cannabis and the people who use it, will bring its first standup paddleboard race to Lake Tahoe. The race, which will begin and end at Skylandia Beach in Tahoe City, starts at 8 a.m.

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The 420 Games features marathons, golf tournaments, mountain bike races and stand-up paddleboard events in California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon. Recently, the city of San Francisco hosted its second 420 Games in Golden Gate Park with more than 500 participants competing in a 4.2-mile fun run, followed by a recovery beer garden hosted by Lagunitas Brewing Company.

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The Walk at 9:30 a.m. is 2 miles through quiet woods with environmental points of interest along the way. The Galena Fest Kids Expo will offer a Kid’s Run at 11 a.m., Art in the Park from 9 to 11 a.m. and fun activities at Galena Pioneer Days from 9 to 11 a.m. | renogalenafest.com

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Hwy. 89, 4 miles south of Tahoe City

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DISC GOLF COURSES

INCLINE VILLAGE | (775) 832-1300 | inclinerecreation.com 18-hole course at Incline Park at 980 Incline Way. Free. Daily. TART

OLYMPIC VALLEY | (530) 583-6985 | squaw.com 18-hole course at Squaw Valley’s High Camp. Disc rentals. TART

TAHOE VISTA | (530) 546-4212 | northtahoeparks.com 18-hole course at North Tahoe Regional Park, off National Avenue. Parking $5. Daily dawn-dusk. TART

TRUCKEE | (530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com 18-hole course at Truckee River Regional Park, off Brockway Road. Dogs must be on leash. Free. Daily dawn-dusk. TART

TRUCKEE | (530) 550-2225 >

18 holes at Sierra College Campus. Free. Daily dawn-dusk. TART

SKATE PARKS

TRUCKEE | (530) 582-7720 > Truckee River Regional Park with several bowls with a spine and channel, a long rail and ledges. Knee and elbow pads and helmets required. Free. Daily dawn-10 p.m. TART INCLINE VILLAGE | (775) 832-1300 >

Intermediate/advanced area with two, 5-foot tall bowls with a spine, 3-foot box and 2.5 foot bowl for beginners. Street course on top, with 8-foot flat rail, 6-foot down rail, four stairs and a 10-foot downward ramp. Corner Hwy. 28 & Southwood. Daily dawn-dusk. TART

September 24-30, 2015

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of announcements.

For Goodness Sake offers classes For Goodness Sake in Truckee offers a number of classes including Arts In Wellness Fall Creative Group: Finding Inner Direction from Sept. 24 to Dec. with Susie Alexander and Erin Reading around the book “Courage, the Joy of Living Dangerously,” meditating, discussing and creating Soul Collage cards. | Register artsinwellness@gmail.com Exploring 108 with Ethan Indigo Smith is on Sept. 25 with Ethan Indigo Smith, local author of “108 Steps to Be in The Zone,” who will be discussing the divinity and metaphysical significance of 108 related to yoga, tai chi and meditation.

A 10-week book study guided by Polly Ryan is from Sept. 30 to Dec. 9 exploring the book “Women of Wisdom” by Lama Tsultrim Allione.

Awake Empowered is a two-day workshop conducted by Dr. Mitchell Mays and Terri Mays on Oct. 2 and 3. Dr. Mays is the author of “The MIND GATE Process of Empowerment.” | RSVP (530) 414 1414 or drmitchellmays.com Being Love Workshop with Debora McDermed is on Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop will explore how to let go of obstacles to live in love and how to live from the heart. All classes or workshops take place at For Goodness Sake in Truckee. | Register (530) 550-8981 or info@goodnesssake.org

Maker Space in the making The Truckee Roundhouse Maker Space will find a home at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. The Truckee Roundhouse is a nonprofit where community members may use a variety of arts and crafts tools and equipment to individually or collaboratively build and create anything from art projects to robotics.

Opening will likely be in early 2016.

The group is currently raising funds and collecting equipment for the maker space, including tools for metalworking, woodworking and technological arts. In the next few weeks, they will begin a taxdeductible tool donation drive, and they have already received donations including a laser cutter and engraver and a 3D printer.

Truckee Roundhouse is also soliciting community input on what equipment people would like to see accessible. | truckeeroundhouse.com

Roundup for safe drug disposal In conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enfor-cement Association’s National Take Back Day, turn in unused or expired prescription drugs on Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Acceptable items for roundup include unneeded prescription drugs in original containers with the patient’s name marked out, prescription liquids, pet medications and sharps. Dropoff locations are Raley’s at 930 Tahoe Blvd. in Incline Village; Raley’s at 18144 Wedge Parkway, Walgreens at 10370 N. McCarran Blvd. and SaveMart at 4995 Kietzke Lane in Reno; and CVS at 680 N. McCarran Blvd. and SaveMart at 9750 Pyramid Highway in Sparks.

As well, there are permanent drop boxes located in the lobby of Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department and the Washoe County Sheriff ’s Office.

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prescription drugs in a seal-tight plastic bag and add kitty litter or coffee grounds.

Seal the bag and dispose of it in the trash.

Wellness series offers relief Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District is offering a wellness series geared to help those with aches in specific areas.

Fixing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is on Sept.

30 at 7 p.m. covering causes, anatomy and solutions for the syndrome. The fee is $25.

Fixing the Shoulder is on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. It is designed to give the most recent information in the evaluation and treatment of selected shoulder disorders.

The fee is $25. Fixing Back Pain is on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. and will focus on the tools to get better and stay better. The fee is $35. | (530) 582-7720 or tdprd.org

Are your transit needs being met?

Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, Nevada County Transportation Commission and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency invite everyone to address unmet transit needs around the Resort Triangle. Join a public hearing to share thoughts and hear about upcoming transit plans at Tahoe City Transit Center on Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. Comments may also be submitted to TNT/TMA, 10183 Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161 or jamie@ laketahoetransit.com. | (530) 582-4931

Adult rec leagues are back Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District offers a number of adult sports at the Community Recreation Center. Basketball is offered Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Evening drop-in starts Tuesdays and Thursdays starting now from 6 to 8 p.m.

For those 50 years old and older, there are Tuesday drop-ins from 6 to 7:30 p.m. starting Nov. 3 at Veterans’ Hall.

Futsal is offered Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. starting Sept. 30. Pickleball is offered ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volleyball is on Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m. starting Sept.

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Community building focuses on women “Women as Change Makers: Building Community from the Ground Up” is a full-day event on Oct. 2 designed to provide participants with the tools to initiate change locally and globally. A panel of the region’s successful female community builders will talk about leveraging assets and strengths of local communities, creating partnerships and coalitions, embracing change and learning to adapt and thrive in a complex world.

Keynote speaker Rayona Sharpnack is the founder and CEO of Institute for Women’s Leadership. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. | Register facebook.com/zawadisha

Get a handle on your books North Tahoe Business Association, Spectrum Business and Sierra Business Council announce a free small business seminar, “Understanding Business Finance Through QuickBooks,” on Oct. 7 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. QuickBooks is an important tool for a small business

Furry Farm fun at KidZone The KidZone Museum hosts the Family Farm Day on Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for all ages to enjoy arts and crafts, food, exhibits, science activities, herb planting with Villager Nursery and furry farm friends. There will be a science experiment presentation with Derek Larson from Sierra College from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Celebrate fall with farm friends visiting from Piping Rock Equestrian Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., including pony rides. The event is free and open to everyone | kidzonemuseum.org

owner. Topics will include the basic understanding of financials; how to set up and manage different accounts, including payables and receivables; how and why to reconcile books with the statements; and how to run financial reports. The workshop, geared for beginner and low intermediate users of QuickBooks, will help participants get a handle on all their financial data for the benefit of their business, including tips on the most efficient way to use the software.

Tanya Barron will conduct the seminar. She has more than 20 years of combined experience in bookkeeping, payroll, QuickBooks training, customer service, professional organizing and marketing and sales. A complimentary continental breakfast is provided to seminar attendees who register before Oct. 2. | RSVP (530) 546-9000 or northtahoebusiness.org

Recycle unused paint

Tickets on sale for historical tour

Health screenings offered

The sixth annual Truckee Historical Haunted Tour explores the town’s darker past on Oct. 15 and 16. Individual performances based on true events and historical facts will bring the town’s past to life with embellishments that make the stories seem even more real. Tickets are now on sale and cost $45 with shows open to ages 21 and older only. VIP packages are also available. | truckeehistorytour.org

Tahoe Forest Health Systems offers low-cost health screenings. Tests include complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, lipid panel, vitamin D, Hemoglobin A1C tests, thyroid and prostate.

Tests are available at Tahoe Forest Laboratory Draw Station from 7 to 9 a.m. on Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9. Tests are available at Incline Village Community Hospital from 8 to 9 a.m. on Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11. Patients should fast for 10 to 12 hours before lab tests. Tests are available for individuals 18 years old and older. No appointment is necessary. | (530) 587-3277 in Truckee or (775) 833-4100 in Incline Village

Volunteer for Truckee River Day The 20th Annual Truckee River Day is on Oct. 18. Volunteers will be near streams and meadows, working sideby-side with other volunteers to plant restoration sites with seedlings and willows, remove invasive vegetation, compost and mulch sensitive areas, remove garbage and more. Registration is required and is now open. As well, a River Fair will start at 1 p.m. at Granite Flat Campground on Highway 89 one mile south of Truckee. There will be live music, free food, activities, art projects and a special performance at 3 p.m. and the fair is open to everyone. | Register truckeeriverwc.org

Paint Care is hosting a free drop-off for unused paints on Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Truckee Tahoe Airport from households and businesses. Paint cans must have the original labels still attached. Paint Care will accept house paint and primers, latex or oil based; stains; deck and concrete sealers; and clear finishes like varnish and shellac.

They will not accept leaking, unlabeled or empty containers; aerosol spray paints; drums or containers larger than 5 gallons; other hazardous wastes or chemicals, such as paint thinner or solvents; motor oil; spackle; glue or adhesive; roofing tar; pesticides; or cleaning chemicals.

Businesses that generate less than 220 lbs. of hazardous waste per month (20 to 30 gallons) may bring any amount of latex paint, but not oil-based paint. | (855) 724-6809 or paintcare.org

Furry BFF training set for fall Basic Companionship is for dogs 5 months and older that have had no formal training and Puppy Training is for puppies up to 5-months-old. Both classes are being offered on Tuesdays, Oct. 27 to Dec. 8, from 7 to 8 p.m. Instructor Jeanie Collins Duffield is a certified professional dog trainer and behavioral consultant with 30 years experience. The fee is $165. | beyondobedience.com

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Developing community Story by Tim Hauserman

Amy Kelley

information about how to save and protect assets perpetuates financial problems.

“We want to move families much further away from risk,” said Kelley. “We want to work on building for their future, and the future of their kids.”

Fostering youth mountain biking Now with a full-time, fulfilling job and three active kids (Meghan, 17, Kate, 14, and James, 11), she has her hands so full that she has decided she only has time for one volunteer project at a time and her latest focus is on helping in the formation of a new Nevada League for the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. The league, which is set to begin in the fall of 2016, will hold mountain biking races for North Tahoe and Truckee area schools. This will allow Tahoe-area kids to compete closer to home, and perhaps, most importantly, race in the fall, instead of the spring when the California League races.

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here is an old saying that applies in Lake Tahoe just as much as anywhere else: If you want something done, talk to a busy person, like Amy Kelley from Crystal Bay, Nev.

“ We help people who are having challenges, whether it is getting medical care, counseling or family support.

We are really good at listening to people who come in and helping them identify what they need.”

Kelley has been the executive director of the North Tahoe Family Resource Center for almost three years now. Before that she worked for the Placer First Five Program.

She has also been an active volunteer in the community as a board member of the North Tahoe Boys & Girls Club, board chair for Healthy Kids, Healthy future, in charge of uniforms for AYSO, the soccer organization, which apparently is a big deal since she told me that sometimes she has more than 1,000 uniforms in her living room. She was also on the executive committee for the California Coverage and Health Initiative, and for several years was a volunteer cross-country skiing instructor for Strider Gliders at Tahoe Cross Country.

Kelley has a passion for her job at the North Tahoe Family Resource Center, which provides a host of safety net services to the community.

“We help people who are having challenges, whether it is getting medical care, counseling or family support. We are really good at listening to people who come in and helping them identify what they need,” Kelley said.

The Resource Center can put people in touch with places to get food, parent education and other challenges that they face. The center is about to embark on a new effort to provide help with financial literacy and building assets for families. The organization has discovered that the lack of

No longer will students have to choose between biking and skiing.

“What is exceptional about mountain bike racing is you can start as late as in high school. Everyone is included. Everybody gets to race. It’s like Nordic skiing.

You can enjoy individual satisfaction and participating on a team, as well,” said Kelley.

It was when her daughter, Meghan, went to the nationals for mountain biking this summer that Kelley became inspired to help league director Doug Bedient.

“I am just doing my part, I’m not the director, but I bring collaboration skills from the nonprofit sector that will help promote the league,” said Kelley.

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In her effort to start the biking program she knows the mission is to be able to compete with the technology that takes the attention of our children, and to get them outside where they can learn all that nature can teach.

“All relations were built outside in the old days,” she said.

Kelley’s journey to Lake Tahoe began in Budapest, Hungary. She was working with the American School in Budapest when she met Jim Kelley, who was traveling through the area. He was introduced to her through several mutual friends in the expat community. She continued to teach before moving here in 1993 and marrying Jim in 1998.

Kelley grew up in Connecticut, and attended Keene State College in New Hampshire, before getting her masters from the college of education at the University of Arizona. She loves to get out on her bike with the rest of the family, or with the LUNA Chix group of women riders, both of which push her to ride hard. She also likes to ski and while she no longer has time for a book club, she has set a goal of reading at least 20 pages from a book each day.

“I think the thing that drives me is, by nature, I’m a community development person, my attraction to volunteer work in the past was that I could help the community. Now, I have a job that allows me to work in community development.

It really is my dream job. And, I think the thing that is really great about Tahoe is we are a really small community, we see change, it is measurable. We get things to the finish line,” said Kelley.  For more information on the North Tahoe Family Resource Center, visit northtahoefrc.org or call (530) 546-0952. For more information on the Nevada League for National Interscholastic Cycling Association, visit nevadamtb.org or call (775) 232-9648.

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September 24-30, 2015

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of kids’ activities.

Kids can act, sing and dance

Go to camp when school’s out

Truckee Community Theater, Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District and Truckee Community Youth Chorus are partnering up this fall to offer a workshop that will culminate in a play and choral performance: “Cinderella, KIDS.” Children in grades 3 to 6 who enroll in the workshop are automatically in the play, which offers many acting, singing and dancing parts.

Speaking roles will be assigned at the first meeting on Sept. 24 at Truckee’s Community Arts Center. Information on parts, a list of the musical numbers and summary of the story may be found on the Web site. The workshop will run on Thursdays from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. until Dec. 10. The play performance is on Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. The choral performances are on Dec. 12 and 13. The fee is $175. The instructors are Courtney Simson and Susan Horst. | truckeecommunitytheater.com or tdrpd.org

When school is out for vacation, Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District offers holiday camps from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Community Recreation Center for kindergartners through fifth graders.

A schedule of activities will be available a week before the camps are scheduled; registration is open one month before. First up is Marvelous Monday, Oct. 5, which is $39; registration is due by Oct. 2. Turkey Camp is offered on Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving, for $39; registration is due by Nov. 20. Winter Wonderland Days are on Dec. 21 through 23 (for $117) and Dec. 28 through 31 (for $156). Registration deadline for both sessions is Dec. 18. | (530) 5877720 or tdrpd.org

Kids get in the Creative Zone KidZone Museum is offering two after-school, drop-off classes for children, ages 5 to 8, this fall. A Pottery Class is on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. from Sept.

24 to Oct. 15, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 12 and from Nov. 19 to Dec. 17. Children will be introduced to working with clay through manipulation and exploration.

They will learn the techniques of making ceramic ware such as pinch pots, bowls, vases, jewelry and coil and wheel techniques. They will invent their own clay sculpture and masterpieces through imagination and creative expressions. The fee per session is $110 per child or $100 for museum members.

Creative Art is offered on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. from Oct. 6 to Oct. 27, from Nov. 3 to Nov. 24 and from Dec. 1 to Jan. 5 (not including Christmas break). Kids will create art with watercolors, pastels, clay, wires, textiles and fiber. The fee per session is $110 per child or $100 for museum members.

Every Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. is Family Fun Friday, a play-based class designed to inspire and enrich kids’ brains, bodies and hearts. Curiosity is treasured and kids are encouraged to feel, touch and learn through sensory activities. The class is free with admission and parents must participate. | kidzonemuseum.org

Improve your swing Junior All-Star and Quick Start tennis clinics offer aspiring tennis players, ages 4 to 12, a chance to learn and improve their game at the Incline Village Tennis Complex. Sessions are offered until Oct. 1. | yourtahoeplace.com

Power to the girl people Kindred Creative Empowerment is accepting online registration now for girls ages 10 to 18. Kindred Creative Empowerment helps boost confidence and empower pre-teens and teens through creativity, conversations and a combination of staff and student support. Sessions at Truckee’s Community Art Center are on Fridays from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., and feature in-depth, multi-week individual and group projects. Students who have completed 12 sessions have priority to become mentors/interns within Kindred programs and community events. | Register kindredtruckee.org

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Bring your art home North Tahoe Arts hosts Kids’ Art on select Saturdays for ages 2 to 12. Children can work on art projects in the Corison Loft Gallery from noon to 2 p.m. Artists will volunteer their time to help children discover the fun of creating a unique project, that can be taken home. Parents must remain with the children. Upcoming events include “Paint the Pumpkin” on Oct. 3 and “Make an Ornament” on Dec. 5. | (530) 581-2787

Get your B-ball game on Basketball registration for grades 1 through 8 opens Oct. 2 at Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District Community Recreation Center. Practices start after Thanksgiving. The divisions will run 3rd/4th grades, 5th/6th grades and 7th/8th grades with separate leagues for girls and boys. First/2nd grades will be in coed leagues. Games are midweek and on Saturdays starting January and ending in March 2016. Fees are $85 per player.

Three-day clinics for grades 1 through 6 will be offered in three sessions for players who want to refine their skills starting on Oct. 26, Nov. 2 and Nov. 10. | (530) 5877720 or tdrpd.org

Golfing is a family affair Bring the family for Sunday Family Fun Days at the Incline Mountain Golf Course every Sunday through the end of the golf season. Golf is free for ages 17 and younger. There’s kid-friendly tees, 3-inch and 8-inch cups and a three-hole, puttputt course. | RSVP (775) 832-1150

Join a playgroup WEE play for infants, toddlers and parents takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Mondays and Wednesdays in the Rideout Kids’ Play Room in Tahoe City. Children can play games and explore as well as make music and art. The cost is $2. Punch cards are available. | (530) 583-3440

A spike in girls’ abilities Peak Volleyball is hosting two volleyball clinic series in October and November at the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District Community Recreation Center. Each six-session series is designed for fourth- through ninth-grade girls to learn the game, improve skills, prepare for school and club tryouts, club season and to have fun with the sport. The clinics are open to girls of all experience levels from beginner through advanced. Players are grouped by experience.

Growing responsible riders Tahoe Cross Country Junior Mountain Riders Program provides ages 7 to 11 with an opportunity to experience and grow in the sport of mountain biking. Weekly club rides focus on developing strong, responsible riders through instruction, practice and fun in a healthy, supportive environment. Mountain biking also helps to condition the body for the upcoming cross-country ski season.

The program, which runs until Oct. 19, is $45 per child and includes a T-shirt. Drop-in rides are $10 per child. Riders should have prior experience cycling on dirt.

As well, interested parents can volunteer to sweep or lead a ride. Volunteers should work well with children and have basic mountain-biking skills, as well as minimal mechanical experience, such as fixing a dropped chain or changing a flat. | RSVP andrews@tahoexc.org

The Volleyball Foundations Clinic Series is on Mondays and Tuesdays from Oct. 12 to 27 from 4:45 to 6 p.m. The Volleyball Try Out and Season Preparation Clinic Series is on Mondays and Tuesdays from Nov. 2 to 17 from 4:45 to 6 p.m. The cost is $190 for each six-clinic series. Register for both clinic series for $350. Space is limited to 36 participants. | (530) 448-0519 or peakvolleyballcamps.com

Martial arts classes offered A gentle introduction to Aikido from instructors Sally Jones and Kahill Johnson focuses on how to create harmony and cooperation. For ages 13 and older, classes will be on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays through December. The cost is $45 per month for unlimited classes, $25 per month for one class per week and $10 for drop-ins.

Karate, taught by Tony Alteri, Sensei, focuses on conditioning and cardio, kumite, kata and weapons. Classes for ages 11 and younger are Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m., and are $65 per month.

Classes for ages 12 and older are Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and are $75 per month. Advanced classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

There is an optional Saturday class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. All classes are offered at Truckee’s Community Recreation Center. | (530) 582-7720 or tdrpd.org

Fall, winter swim classes offered Youth swim lessons for ages 5 to 17 will be offered two evenings per week

for four weeks and Saturday mornings for eight weeks starting Oct. 5. There are a variety of sessions being offered at Truckee Community Pool. The first day of all lessons is a test swim. Swim levels are dependent on age and ability, and run from beginning basics to primary skills, stroke readiness, stroke development and swim team preparation.

During school holidays, the pool will be open for combo swims for $3 per resident child or $4 per nonresident child.

Proof of residency must be shown at the time of drop-in. | RSVP (530) 587-7720 or tdrpd.org

Dance on and on Sherrie Peterson at Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District Community Recreation Center offers a variety of ongoing dance lessons for kids.

Ballet is offered to ages 5 and older, from beginners to advanced. The 60-minute classes are in the afternoons weekly for $10 per class; the 90-minute classes are $12 per class. Contact the instructor to determine a child’s level.

Creative Dance is for ages 2 to 5 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the mornings. Classes are $10 each.

Jazz, for ages 6 to 17, is on Mondays for intermediate jazz dance classes, Wednesdays for jazz/funk, Thursdays for lyrical jazz and Fridays for tap/jazz combo. | (530) 5827720 or tdrpd.org

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Sierra Stories

by Mark McLaughlin

Presidential visits to Truckee-Tahoe: Part I ticians traveled by train or by stagecoach if they had to. Historical presidential visits to Truckee include Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Chester A. Garfield, Grover Cleveland and William McKinley. In a strange twist of fate, of the four American presidents who have been assassinated, three had visited Truckee.

“It’s quite remarkable considering the area’s relative remoteness and small population that a significant number of former, future or active chief executives have made it a point to visit the Truckee-Tahoe region.”

President Ulysses Grant visited Truckee-Tahoe in 1879. | Library of Congress

W before the 2016 presidential election, e still have more than a year to go

but candidates are already running hard to position themselves as the strongest choice for their political party’s national convention next summer. They will log thousands of miles as they crisscross the country making stump speeches, shaking hands and kissing babies.

Political campaigning is an old tradition in the United States dating back to the early 19th Century when prerequisites like property and tax qualifications were eliminated as a voting requirement. The liberalization of the law gave the right to vote to most free, adult, white men. This development turned the political system around. Instead of lobbying among their relatively wealthy peers for local, state or federal positions, candidates now had to take their message to the voting public.

It’s quite remarkable considering the area’s relative remoteness and small population that a significant number of former, future or active chief executives have made it a point to visit the TruckeeTahoe region. The most recent was 18 years ago when President Bill Clinton took an environmental tour of Lake Tahoe to learn about Big Blue’s troubled aquatic environment. Clinton and Vice President Al Gore spent two days here in July 1997. The Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum resulted in a doubling of federal spending to $50 million for better managing the Tahoe environment. The media exposure and increased political awareness of ecological issues facing our region was priceless.

Clinton’s predecessor at the White House, George H.W. Bush, didn’t come to work, but he did spend time at Lake Tahoe as a guest of casino mogul Steve Wynn. On a different trip, Bush’s vice president, Dan Quayle, participated in South Lake Tahoe’s annual Celebrity Golf Tournament.

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in November of that year, Kennedy flew to western Nevada for a campaign stop in Carson City. After his speech to the legislature, Kennedy was driven to Lake Tahoe where some locals insisted that he met his friend and Cal Neva Casino owner Frank Sinatra. There is no solid proof that the two men met at the casino at that time.

Other than his stump speech, Kennedy was primarily interested in seeing Big Blue and visiting Squaw Valley, site of the recently held 1960 Winter Olympics.

On his last visit to Nevada in 1963, just two months before his assassination, Kennedy gave a speech in Las Vegas where he thanked the Silver State’s two senators for voting for the first nuclear test ban he supported. President Kennedy also exhorted legislators to pass laws for the environmental protection of Lake Tahoe.

For most of its existence, Truckee has been a small town in mountain country. It has always been, however, a stop along the transcontinental railroad. In the 19th Century, before the advent of automobiles, poli-

Ulysses Grant was the first chief executive to visit Lake Tahoe and western Nevada. The former commander of the Union army during the Civil War, Grant left office in 1877 after serving two scandal-plagued terms. Grant himself was above reproach when it came to personal ethics, but many of his political appointees did not adhere to the code and widespread corruption was a hallmark of his Republican administration.

During Grant’s second term in office, the Democratically controlled House of Representatives, along with strong Republican support, passed a resolution against presidents serving a third term. Grant’s many supporters, however, wanted him to run again despite the measure and it was on the final leg of a world tour with his wife and one of his sons that the former president arrived by train in Truckee on Oct. 26, 1879.

Grant had not intended to stop in Truckee, but he was interested in seeing Lake Tahoe, Virginia City and Carson City. The train was late as Grant had requested breaks along the way from Sacramento to more closely inspect the wooden snowsheds on Donner Pass and to take in the views of Donner Lake. When the train reached Truckee, Grant saw Commercial Row colorfully decorated with flags and

banners and crowds of enthusiastic residents dressed in their finest Sunday attire.

The town of Truckee turned out in full and hundreds cheered when Grant emerged from his special passenger coach.

He smiled at the crowd as the local fire department band played patriotic songs.

Grant shook hands with dignitaries like Truckee Hotel owner J.F. Moody, lawyer and businessman C.F. McGlashan, and other leading residents. The Truckee Republican newspaper reported: “As the party stepped from the Palace Car, Moody’s magnificent excursion stagecoach the ‘Big Bonanza’ stood waiting to receive them.”

The coach, pulled by six of Moody’s finest horses, had been tastefully decorated with flags and evergreen branches.

As the stagecoach made its way along the Truckee River to Tahoe City, Grant took the reins for a portion of the trip.

At the lake, the former president and his family boarded the steamer “Meteor” for an excursion down the West Shore. After a brief visit to the McKinney estate, the boat turned for Glenbrook near South Lake Tahoe. Two other steamers loaded with exuberant passengers escorted the “Meteor” and its popular cargo across the lake.

Upon arrival in Glenbrook, Grant rode a narrow-gauge logging train to Spooner Summit. At the summit, several stagecoaches met the party for the ride to Carson City. Holding the reins for Grant’s coach was none other than Hank Monk, the celebrated driver and yarn spinner from Carson City. After spending the night at Gov. John Kinkead’s home, which served as the Governor’s Mansion, Grant boarded the Virginia & Truckee Railroad for Virginia City, Nevada’s largest community at the time. After three days touring the Comstock mines, the Grants took the V&T to Reno where they caught a Central Pacific express to their home in Galena, Illinois.

Stay tuned for Part II to read which other presidents found time to visit Truckee.  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 Sierra Stories at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Tahoe Nostalgia DONNER PARTY’S WILLIAM EDDY KILLS GRIZZLY The Donner Party was trapped by snow in November 1846, but William Eddy wasn’t ready to quit. A crack shot, Eddy borrowed a gun from William Foster and tracked down a large, 800-lb. grizzly bear.

Using a muzzle loading, single-shot rifle, he shot the bear but didn’t kill it. The wounded animal charged while Eddy hid behind a tree trying to reload. He dodged the bear’s desperate lunge and at point-blank range, he shot it again and then clubbed it to death. He gave half the bear meat to Foster for the use of the gun, and then shared the remainder of it with other families.

Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s awardwinning book “The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm” available in stores or at thestormking.com.

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September 24-30, 2015

Gone Fishin’

Fishing

OUT & ABOUT

by Bruce Ajari

Fishing in Baja

The first one was only about 50 feet from the panga. Quite exciting for all of us.

My daughter did catch a nice Skipjack Tuna (Euthynnus lineatus) from the bow of the boat one day while casting a fly. She wanted more of that, so we planned to fly-fish only on our last day on the panga.  FISHING REPORT (See Sightseeing for water levels) Boca | Inflow is at 16 cfs and the outflow is 60 Leslie Ajari fishing in Baja.

A Hurricane Odile, the owners of our fter our experience last year with

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

California Department of Fish and Game holds Free Fishing Days on July 4 and Sept. 5, with Nevada’s Free Fishing Day on June 13.

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

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

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

There is a two-fish limit on Mackinaws, and a limit of five fish on Lake Tahoe.

LAKE TAHOE Avoid fishing during times of mirror-like calm, unless fishing deep for Mackinaw. Even a slight surface riffle will break up shadows on the bottom and will partially obliterate the angler from view. Use a light monofilament line. Use long line for trolling or make long casts if fishing from shore.

Fishing for Rainbows from the shore is best May through July. If you’re on the North Shore, the Kings Beach and Lake Forest areas are planted throughout the summer. Cave Rock on the East Shore of the lake is a good location for Rainbow and Brown. TACKLE/BAIT: Flashy lures such as Kastmasters, spinners or spoons. Salmon eggs, power bait or worms are best for stocked rainbows.

AREA LAKES & RESERVOIRS BOCA RESERVOIR Boca is good for early and late shore fishing and is popular for trolling for Rainbow, Brown and Brook. TACKLE/BAIT: Nightcrawlers for trout near the dam and inlet, power bait or salmon eggs for Rainbow. Flashers and Kokanee bugs are good for trolling for Kokanee.

DESOLATION WILDERNESS Fish early in the morning or just before dusk, when the fish are feeding on the surface close to shore. The lakes are stocked with fingerlings that grow to catchable size.

DONNER LAKE Brown and Rainbow can be expected when shore fishing with good spots at the boat ramp or the west end of the beach. Mackinaws can be found in the shallows during the early season. TACKLE/BAIT: Nightcrawlers, power bait or salmon eggs for shore fishing. Top liners use flash/worm combinations or minnow-imitating lures or jig.

MARTIS CREEK RESERVOIR Rainbow, Brown and Lahontan cutthroat trout. Catch and release only using artificial lures with barbless hooks and no bait. No motorized boats. TACKLE: Nymphs that imitate small fish, woolly buggers.

PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR Among the best trout fishing in California, especially for Rainbow and Brown. TACKLE/BAIT: Power bait, nightcrawlers and salmon eggs. Trollers successful with flasher/worm combinations and minnow-imitating lures. Olive or black woolly buggers, nymphs and midges for fly-fishing.

rental house decided not to rent again in September. Therefore, we decided to take our annual fishing trip in August this year.

The weather was probably the most consistent run of good weather that we have experienced since going down to Baja. We had great fishing conditions every day, both from the beach and the pangas (a fair-sized, open boat with an outboard motor).

SPOONER LAKE Spooner Lake is managed as a trophy fishery. It is open all year for catch and keep, with a limit of five trout.

Rowboats, inflatable rafts and float tubes may be used, but no motorized boats. TACKLE/BAIT: Artificial lures with single barbless hooks only.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR Holds a large number of trophy class Rainbow and Brown trout. Shore fishing nets Browns and Rainbow, with Kokanee when trolling. TACKLE/BAIT: Nightcrawlers, power bait or salmon eggs.

Flasher/wedding rings and white corn combos for trolling.

Woolly buggers, nymphs and midges for fly-fishing.

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

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

Best bets are to fish the section of the river between Tahoe City and River Ranch (Hwy. 89 and Alpine Meadows Road). TACKLE/BAIT: Use power bait, salmon eggs and worms.

Artificial lures or flies only in Wild Trout area sections from Trout Creek to Nevada state line; see regulations.

PRIVATE FISHING LAKES SAWMILL LAKE Sawmill Lake is a secluded 10-acre reservoir stocked with hundreds of bright, fighting Rainbow trout, and is reserved for catch and release fly-fishing only. Located at Northstar California, fishing is limited to four rods at a time. (530) 541-8208

OLYMPIC VALLEY The Fly Fishing Center at Resort at Squaw Creek offers instruction from the basics to guided trips led by certified instructor Matt Heron. Anglers can learn the fundamentals at the Resort’s private, trout-stocked pond; no fishing license is required. The pond is exclusively catch and release and is regularly stocked with trout up to 20 inches.

Fly-fishing classes and excursions are offered, as well as instruction for all ages. (530) 583-6300

“My daughter did have a brief encounter with a Black Marlin of about 250 to 300 lbs. while fishing for tuna. We got around four jumps before it spit the hook.”

Our fourth angler this year was my daughter, Leslie. Having her along proved to be a great decision. She has that fisherman’s luck and caught lots of fish, including some sizeable ones.

On this trip we fish both with conventional gear and with fly rods. Though it is our preference to fish the fly rods, conditions often dictate how we fish, particularly if we are targeting a certain species such as Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus Albacares).

Yellowfin Tuna are a pelagic species found mostly in waters from the surface to about 330 feet deep. They favor water temperatures of 65 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.

We began our trip fishing deep for this species. When you do this, you always can catch other species. Since fishing down in the Sea of Cortez, we have become accustomed to catching many different species of fish.

The first day would prove to set the tone for the trip. While fishing for tuna in deep water on conventional gear, we caught Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) and Amberjack (Seriola rivoliana), Cabrilla (in the Grouper family), and White Bonito (Katsuwonus pelamis, either a Bonito or in the Skipjack family).

Yellowfin were also caught both deep and shallow that day. All if these fish make great table fare.

We continued to catch many of these same species the next three days on the pangas using conventional gear. My daughter did have a brief encounter with a Black Marlin (Istiompax indica) of about 250 to 300 lbs. while fishing for tuna. We got around four jumps before it spit the hook.

cfs. Fishing has been fair. Fly-fishers have been catching some fish near the inlet with nymphs, streamers and dries.

Donner Lake | Fishing has been fair to good.

Kokanee fishing has been good. Nightcrawlers and Powerbait seem to be the main bait for shore anglers. Mackinaw fishing has been good.

Fly-fishermen are catching some fish with streamers.

Lake Tahoe | Fishing has been fair to good

for mackinaw. A guide is highly recommended if you are fishing for mackinaw for the first time.

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

Little Truckee River | The flow has been lowered to 16 cfs for habitat improvement work.

Please fish in alternative waters.

Martis Lake | Zero kill. Catch and Release

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

With the warming water, the fishing here is slow.

Try fishing it again in the fall.

Prosser | Fishing has been fair. Anglers using bait, lures and flies have all caught fish. Fly fishermen have done well near the inlet areas.

Bass fishing has been fair.

Stampede | Fishing has been fair. The ramp is not usable for larger boats. Nightcrawlers, Powerbait and lures have all produced from shore. Fly-fishermen have been doing well near the inlets with nymphs and streamers. The Kokanee fishing has been fair for those getting out. Smallmouth bass fishing has been fair.

Truckee River | Not flowing out of the lake

at Tahoe City. The flows through Truckee are at 7 cfs. The flow from Boca downstream to the state line is running between 81 and 95 cfs.

Flows are too low for this river now. Please target alternative water and other species such as bass or carp.

Davis and Frenchman | Cooler nights should be starting to improve things at these lakes.

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

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learn what inspires artists, witness their techniques and be stimulated by their passion for the creative process. This year’s tour features 35 artists in locations around Reno and Sparks. The tour includes oils, acrylics, watercolor, decorative gourds, jewelry, textiles, bronze, photography, woodturning, metal sculpture, glass and glass blowing, clay, printmaking and ceramics. Maps of the tour are available online. | artouring.com

From glass to oils at North Tahoe Arts

North Tahoe Art Center galleries will showcase artwork by artists participating in this year’s ARTour through Sept. 28.

Food-inspired art workshops offered

“Glass Quartet” showcases the many ways glass can be manipulated into art on display from Sept. 29 through Nov. 2 at the North Tahoe Art Center for the next featured exhibit. Four featured artists working with glass offer pieces ranging from artistic visions to functional beauties. The group, Toni Rockwell, Catherine Strand, Pam Sutton and William Hutchinson, will be on display in NTA Main Gallery.

In the Corison Loft from Sept. 29 to Nov. 2, Howard Friedman’s oils, “Lake Tahoe & The Sierras,” will be exhibited. He paints exclusively with a palette knife, applying many layers that give his oils a three-dimensional quality. NTA will host an opening reception on Sept. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. | northtahoearts.com

Friendly folks, art & spirits “Come Full Circle” is an exhibit of original prints by Piera Nicole Bernhard through October. An opening party is on Sept. 27 at Incline Spirits from 4 to 7 p.m.

The public is invited to attend for art and drinks. | inclinespirits.com

200 years of Tahoe art Nevada Museum of Art presents “Tahoe: A Visual History,” an art historical survey exhibition spanning two centuries of cultural and creative works by painters, photographers, architects, basket weavers and sculptors. It will be on view until Jan. 10, 2016.

Five years in the making, the exhibition includes historical and contemporary art dedicated to Lake Tahoe, Donner Pass and surrounding regions of the Sierra Nevada.

Ann M. Wolfe, senior curator and deputy director of NMOA, curated the exhibition.

“Tahoe: A Visual History” is organized thematically and chronologically to encourage dialogue among museumgoers. Key artworks include the baskets of Washoe weaver Dat-so-la-lee, known for the degikup basket form, a 6-by-10-foot painting of Donner Lake made by Albert Bierstadt in 1867, photography from Ansel Adams and original drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright for a proposed 1923 colony at Emerald Bay that was never built.

More than 15 contemporary artists will be among the historical heavyweights, including artist Maya Lin who created three sculptures reflecting the Tahoe watershed.

A 488-page hardcover book of the same name, authored by Wolfe, designed

by Kit Hinrichs and co-published by Skira Rizzoli and NMOA, is on sale in the Museum store and select bookstores, as well as at amazon.com.

There are a number of special events, talks and guided hikes associated with the exhibit offered over the next several months. Upcoming events include: Archi24

Queen of Pentacles Cathy McClelland | North Tahoe Arts Center tect Wright Sherman talks about Tahoe City Transit Center and the future of transportation in Tahoe on Sept. 25 at 12 p.m.; Bob Anderson guides a hike in the Mount Rose Wilderness on Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon and Michael Branch talks about John Muir’s Tahoe journal on Oct. 2 at noon. Visit the Web site for details. | (775) 329-3333 or nevadaart.org

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Landscapes with an ecological eye

Photograph fall colors

Incline Village Library will have the works of photographer Will Barber on display in September. Barber has a doctorate in stream and fish ecology from Michigan State University. He worked in Australia before retiring to Reno to pursue photography with an ecological eye. His landscapes have been on display in Reno galleries and published in monographs. | washoecountylibrary.us

Elizabeth Carmel and fellow photographer Jerry Dodrill are teaching a threeday workshop on Eastern Sierra Fall Colors from Oct. 1 to 4. The workshop is designed to give photographers a deeper understanding of exposure, composition, how to make the most of natural light and the tools that professional nature photographers use to create their best work. | mountainlight.com

Truckee artists showcase work

SNC offers fine art exhibit

A group exhibition featuring artists who participated in the Truckee Open Art Studios Tour is on display at the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District Community Recreation Center through Sept. 28. | creativetruckee.org

“Haunts or Whatever” is a series of new mixed media works by Nick Larson on display at Sierra Nevada College’s Tahoe Gallery in the Prim Library through Oct. 2. Larson draws on experiences he gathered while conducting archeological research and data. | sierranevada.edu

Crossen on display at Riverside Enjoy the work of Chris Crossen at Riverside Studios through September.

Crossen works with traditional watercolors to create large abstract paintings. | (530) 587-3789 or riversideartstudios.com

The “Loving Nevada” art series at Artists Co-op Gallery in Reno, Nev., features Tonopah and its scenic and historic mining locales. Paintings are by local artists who roamed and painted this colorful region, including guest artist Michelle Diamond. The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 30. | arts4nevada.org

Atelier and The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, partner for an epicurean-inspired weekend Oct. 2 to 4. On Oct. 3, all are invited to join Atelier for a workshop in Wooden Spoon Carving from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Backyard Bar & BBQ at The Ritz-Carlton.

Using traditional Japanese tools, participants will learn how to design, carve and hollow out the bowl of the spoon, as well as sand and finish the piece. This workshop is appropriate for ages 10 and older. The cost to participate is $48 per person.

From 3 to 7 p.m., Nevada City-based artist Diana Fayt will teach the basics of creating simple clay scoops and spoons using her own mastered hand-building techniques at Atelier. Students will create one scoop and one spoon during the workshop to add to their home collection.

Fayt’s spoon and scoop designer collection is currently featured at Anthropologie.

The cost is $95 per person and includes all firing and supplies.

Atelier will host a Printing Basics workshop on Oct. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Manzanita at The RitzCarlton. Participants will learn to design, plan and create their own stamps and transfer the design to flour-sack tea towels.

Participants will learn the basics of creating handmade stamps, layout techniques and how to get a clean ink transfer from stamp to fabric. The cost is $35 per person. | ateliertruckee.com

Join Gathering of Art Wednesdays North Tahoe Arts: A Gathering of Art program meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at the Corison Loft from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program is designed to allow artists and novice artists to work on individual projects.

Bring equipment, easels and supplies (tables and chairs provided). There will be no instructor. A Gathering of Art is open to the public. There is no charge, but a donation to North Tahoe Arts would

Artists open studios for tour Reno Open Studios on Oct. 2, 3 and 4 is Northwestern Nevada’s window into the creative worlds of talented visual artists.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. participants can

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help defray the costs of supplies for Kids’ Art Saturday programs. Donations are tax deductible. | (530) 581-2787

Learn the art of interior design Instructor Teri Raphael will teach color principles, the psychology of color, color in design, how to read blueprints and make layouts at Truckee’s Community Recreation Center. The class is on Mondays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. or Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Kitchen Design is on Oct. 2 to Oct. 26.

Interior design with bath design is Nov. 2 to Nov. 23 and Holiday Décor is on Nov. 30.

The class fee is $125, plus $25 for materials. | (530) 582-7200 or tdrpd.org

Drawings cover vast horizons City Hall Metro Gallery in Reno hosts conceptual artist and landscape architect Caroline Lavoie until Oct. 2. “Lines of the West” explores large-scale landscapes

collection of Martis Camp Lodge, the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe Forest Cancer Center and the Larkspur Hotel Group. | askaff.com

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Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District will offer a new art exhibit on display from Oct. 10 to Jan. 10, 2016 at the Community Recreation Center. An opening reception will be on Oct. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. | tdrpd.org

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New, local artists needed The North Tahoe Arts ARTisan Shop is currently accepting applications for new artists. The ARTisan Shop is a co-opstyle retail space for local artists to exhibit and sell their artwork year round. All art must be juried and accepted and must be handmade, original and/or created by the artist. | northtahoearts.com

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Untitled Meg Martin | Truckee Community Recreation Center of the American West and around the world. The landscape drawings delve into vast horizons, every line representing fluctuating forms of trees, rocks, boulders, mountains and structures. Each drawing was made on site, examining how one interacts, interprets and perceives space s. As a landscape architect, Lavoie has worked all over the world. Her drawings have been shown from Austin, Texas, to Argentina. | arts4nevada.org

Dutch artist’s recent paintings Stremmel Gallery presents an exhibition of recent paintings by Dutch artist Ewoud de Groot. The artist is a rising star in contemporary wildlife art. The exhibition is on display until Oct. 10. | arts4nevada.org

Skaff featured at Wolfdale’s Wolfdale’s Restaurant in Tahoe City is featuring oil paintings by Andy Skaff through January 2016. Skaff ’s love of the West provides the inspiration for his lightfilled, vibrant landscapes. His paintings have been exhibited at the Napa Valley Museum, the Oil Painters of America Western Regional exhibit in Santa Barbara, Sunset Magazine Western Idea House in Truckee and are part of the permanent

Ritz-Carlton features regional art The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe has joined with SLATE Art Consulting to feature a rotating exhibition of Northern California artists’ work throughout the hotel’s lobby and public areas. Two sixmonth exhibitions of contemporary art inspired by the Lake Tahoe lifestyle and made by artists living and working in Northern California will be on display.

Each exhibit will have a seasonal theme and will continue through 2015.

Artists featured in the exhibition include Lisa Fernald Barker, Maria Burtis, Carol Inez Charney, Pauletta Chanco, Robin Denevan, Joanne Fox, Melissa Herrington, Andrzej Michael Karwacki, Michele de la Menardiere, Elise Morris, David Ruth and James Shay.

The rotational exhibition will include pieces that may be purchased from SLATE. Weekly tours will be offered at 2 p.m. on Thursdays. Private tours may be arranged for groups of 10 or more. Notes for self-guided tours are available at Hotel Concierge. | slateart.net

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Many cows like to make vocal sounds overnight. Would you say they are lowing in the dark?

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Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22) This lunar cycle could prove to be a challenging one. Circumstances are pushing you to reach deeply into your reserves of faith. This challenging period includes Jupiter in Virgo, which began on August 11 and will continue until August 2016. A mix of prayer and surrender will help.

Positively, your focus is strong and your warrior spirit is being activated.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21) A growing sense of independence is on your mind. Your inner voice, call it conscience or soul, is hoping to get your attention. This may leave you feeling moody, agitated, and impatient until you begin to listen. A prolonged retreat is not required. The main message is to get your imagination working towards creative ends, but you may need supplies, tools, instruction or simply a healthy dose of inspiration.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20) A process of activating new lifestyle rhythms and patterns continues. This includes seeking answers and higher truths and cultivating a new quality of communication. Finding the words to best convey your thoughts and feelings may be a challenge now. Inner doubts, and perhaps guilt about the choices you have and are making, linger. As if suddenly, you want insights, guidance and answers.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21) The recent New Moon for you indicates creative new beginnings especially in your job/work.

This includes inspirations to make adjustments and improvements in your communications. This is a good time to take key initiatives and to launch new momentums with practicality and business in mind.

Make strategic efforts to be seen and heard, and you will be.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21) Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21) Saturn in your sign as of yesterday will activate a new round of activity. Specifically, it will challenge you to be extra disciplined. If circumstances are not clearly indicating your direction then that is what you need to decipher. In the shorter term, opportunities for recognition are coming your way so get ready to engage your adoring fans.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19) An important cycle has begun. It will challenge you to see a bigger picture yet to pay attention to the details as well. It could also prove to pull you in mind and body in a lot of directions. You may have to concentrate to maintain your center. At best, it could weave-in travel and adventure and will stimulate your imagination to greater heights.

Something new is stirring close to home.

It is leading you to change some of your usual perspectives. As though a reset button has been hit, it feels like a fresh start has begun. You have likely been through a lot over the past few years and this is probably a welcome change. It will activate new features of your individuality that you may not have yet realized you even had.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22) Many new thoughts, ideas and perspectives are beginning to stir. Some of these are linked to your overall sense of security. As you look to the future with determination to make needed and/or desired changes, you want to feel confident about your choices. A soul-searching process is implied; on one hand, and on the other you are willing to reach out to experts.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19) This lunar cycle will synchronize with an even more abundant flow of returns. At least your confidence levels will get a boost but perhaps you bank account as well. Yet ironically amidst this flow of earned returns, you may feel a bit lost, as though you are in foreign territory. A cosmic GPS is being sent your way, but it is a bit delayed due to Mercury Retrograde.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23) You want to makes some key moves. Yet to do so with confidence you need more information.

You may feel like you are caught in a waiting game in some respects. Positively, you are open to the possibilities and feel inspired to seeing things differently than usual. Rest, work on unfinished projects, and prepare as you can while exercising patience with this temporary period of delay.

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Lost Sierra Hoedown

CASINO SHOWS

David E. Carmazzi | Studio Egdio

Sept. 24-27 | Plumas Eureka State Park | Graeagle | $100 includes camping

Evening at The Improv | Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Budd Friedman’s legendary comedy showcase brings in two new comics weekly, plus host Howie Nave with Kivi Rogers and Chris Mancini until Sept. 27, Rocky LaPorte and Ron Morey from Sept.

30 to Oct. 4, and Dennis Blair and Carrie Snow from Oct. 7 to 11. Wed.-Sun. at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. Starting at $25. | harveystahoe.com “Frank Marino’s Divas” | Harrah’s Reno “Frank Marino’s Divas” featuring superstar female impersonators take the stage at Harrah’s Reno.

These incredible impersonators not only recreate, but also duplicate the likeness of stars ranging from Lady Gaga, to Cher, to Diana Ross and many more. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thurs.-Mon. until Sept.

28. $30-$40. | harrahs-reno.com Laugh Factory | Silver Legacy One of the most recognized comedy club brands in the country, The Laugh Factory hosts two comics weekly. Laugh Factory will be open Tues-Sun. at 7:30 p.m. and late shows on Fri.-Sat. at 9:30 p.m.

See Bobby Slayton until Sept. 27, Tim Gaither from Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, Brian Scolaro from Oct. 6 to 11, Brian Clark from Oct. 13 to 18, Jay Black from Oct. 20 to 25, and Mitch Fatel from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1.

Starting at $21.95. | silverlegacyreno.com

W inition: a community dancing party hat exactly is a hoedown? One def-

accompanied by lively, hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.

Lost Sierra Hoedown founder Azariah Reynolds grew up learning to ski at the Johnsville Ski Bowl until the door closed in 1996.

“The state park and the ski area became a ghost town,” Reynolds said as he returns to his roots to bring the Lost Sierra Hoedown to the Plumas Eureka State Park from Sept. 24 to 27.

It was some 10 years after the closing of the ski bowl that Reynolds was visiting the area and experienced an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. He’d spent numerous years in the music industry after graduating college and said that he thought that the Johnsville Ski Bowl would be a great venue for a music festival. There were a few problems with his idea; the lack of infrastructure being one of the biggest.

It was soon after his epiphany that Reynolds met Drew Fisher, who at the time was a student at Sierra Nevada College. He took Fisher and another friend to the bowl and skinned to the top, as he passed the lodge he mentioned his idea of hosting a Bluegrass festival at the site.

Fisher, who grew up not far from the area asked, “Why don’t you do it?”

Three months later, Fisher contacted Reynolds. He needed to complete an internship with a nonprofit to graduate and wanted to work with him on the festival idea. Reynolds reached out to the Johnsville Historic Ski Bowl, Eastern Plumas Recreation District, Plumas Ski Club and 28

“ The Lost Sierra Hoedown offers diverse live music that includes bluegrass, folk, country and Americana.”

Plumas Eureka State Park Association.

“They all loved the idea. So Drew and I put together a format and an awesome team,” Reynolds said. And, the Lost Sierra Hoedown was born.

The original goal of the festival was to raise funds to refurbish the ski bowl and open it to the community.

“My mom worked at Johnsville most of my childhood and for the mountain kids here, Tahoe is an hour away, we thought it would be great for young folks to have a place nearby to ski,” Reynolds explained.

Fisher and Reynolds forged a partnership and now in its third year, The Lost Sierra Hoedown offers diverse live music that includes bluegrass, folk, country and Americana. Participants immerse in nature, spend time hiking to Lake Eureka and Eureka Peak, and can practice yoga during the four-day celebration. The festival is all about free expression; feel free to dress in your old timey outfits or shiny hoedown best.

“There will be some food available on site and there is a water source on site, but mostly we are encouraging people to plan well for being there. There is no bottled water or cans of soda or beer being sold,” explains Reynolds. The festival gifts a reusable stainless steel pint cup to every

participant for his or her beverages.

“This cuts down on the waste at the site; there are no plastic bottles, cups or cans blowing across the grounds to clean after the event,” Reynolds said. “We also want everyone to be ready for mountain living – it could be rainy, snowy or smoky, we never know,” he added.

Headliners at this year’s event include The Haunted Wind Chimes, Miner, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Sneaky Creatures, Abalone Grey and more than 25 additional musical acts.

“Bobcat Rob Armenti has been performing at the Hoedown since the beginning. He’s played around Tahoe a bunch and just formed a new band called Abalone Grey. They’ll be performing this year,” Reynolds said.

The vision for the ski bowl has expanded to not only embrace the winter, but looks create a place available for year-round use including a summer recreation center with educational hikes and events. The Lost Sierra Hoedown will take place in Plumas County just outside Graeagle at Plumas Eureka State Park about 45 minutes north of Truckee.  For information and tickets, visit lostsierrahoedown. com. Tickets are limited to 500.

“Saltoriya” | Eldorado Casino “Saltoriya” is a new show comprising aweinspiring, internationally acclaimed performers, acrobats, daredevil stunts and comedy in an exhilarating, uplifting experience. The show combines feats of athleticism, comedy, original music and choreography. It celebrates magnificent physical movements of world-class performers with universal and timeless appeal.

Cirque-style productions bring amazing elements of the traditional circus to another level of excitement and aesthetics. “Saltoriya” features a cast of incredibly talented American and European performers including acrobats, clowns, jugglers and dancers. The audience will see comedians, unicycle masters, a ladder balancing act, contortion-hand balancing, a hula-hoop act and a daring motorcycle globe act. Show times are at 7 p.m. Tues.-Sun. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday until Nov. 15. Starting at $26.95. | eldoradoreno.com

THEATER “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” Reno Little Theater This long-running Off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, before the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. In his first comedy for the stage actor and screenwriter Steve Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects, as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness.

Show times 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17-19, 24-25, & Oct. 1-3. Matinee 2 p.m. Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 3-4. $15$18. | renolittlethreater.org

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THE GREEN

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Sept. 24 | 8 p.m. | $13-$15 | The Knitting Factory | Reno, Nev.

THE GREEN’S LATEST album, “Hawai‘i ’13,” dances through roots reggae, soul and R&B. The album charts a journey through Hawaiian life and music in 2013, reflecting The Green’s musical upbringing as much as their vision for the future of Hawai‘i and its musical output.

The Green will be joined by Mike Love, one of reggae music’s rising stars. Born and raised in Oahu, Hawaii, to a musical family that spans generations, Love brings a multitude of influences to the table, all tied together by the common goal of making the world a better place. | re.knittingfactory.com

SEPT. 24 | THURSDAY AT THE LAKE Lost Sierra Hoedown Graeagle Axton and Company Cottonwood 6 p.m.

Darcy Kathleen Moody’s Bistro 8 pm.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Serina Dawn w/Chris Ellington Pizza Bar 9 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties Time Splitter Thursdays Moe’s 8 p.m.

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellows Kings Beach 8:30 p.m.

Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

Rock On! Vinyl Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m.

Karaoke XHale 9 p.m.

The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Casual Jazz Piano w/Mark Diorio Comma Coffee 11:30 a.m.

Rebel Soul Harrah’s Reno Plaza 12 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Rick Radecki Casino Fandango 5:30 p.m.

CJ Simmons Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 6 p.m.

Rock River Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m.

Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m.

Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Big Bad Zombie Rock Plaza Harrah’s Reno 7 p.m.

Jam w/Dean Brownell Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Lee Gallagher and The Hallelujah The Terrace Peppermill 7 p.m.

Journey Revisited Harrah’s Reno Plaza 7 p.m.

After Dark Cabaret Lounge Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m.

Fred Gonzales Singer Social Lounge 7 p.m.

Jimmy Malley & Jack Clifton Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Benise Strings of Passion Tour Pioneer Center 7:30 p.m.

The Green w/Mike Love, Hirie Knitting Factory 8 p.m.

Bazooka Zoo Groovy Good Time Bash St. James Infirmary 8 p.m.

Atomika Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Soul Persuaders Atlantis Casino 8 p.m.

Daniel Parks Lex Grand Sierra Resort 8 p.m.

The Scattering, Cold Mountain, Weight of the Tide Jub Jub’s 8 p.m.

Rascal Flatts Reno Event Center 8 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Audioboxx Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

Dallas Smith NoVi Eldorado Casino 11 p.m.

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

DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

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

Country Music Night Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Dale Poune Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Karaoke w/DJ Manny 3rd Street Bar 9 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Steve Hytner Pioneer Underground 8 p.m.

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Rascal Flatts headline Street Vibrations

Sept. 24 | 8 p.m. | $59.50-$89.50 Reno Event Center | Reno, Nev.

SINCE THEIR MUSICAL debut in 2000, Rascal Flatts is the most-awarded Country group of the past decade, earning more than 40 trophies from the ACAs, ACMs, AMAs, CMAs, People’s Choice Awards and more. As one of the hottestselling acts on tour in any genre, they’ve sold more than 7 million concert tickets and counting.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Huck Flyn Carson Nugget 7:30 p.m.

“A Bad Year for Tomatoes” Carson Valley Improvement Club Hall 7:30 p.m.

Steve Hytner Pioneer Underground 9 p.m.

Special Events Street Vibrations Fall Rally Reno & Virginia City

SEPT. 26 | SATURDAY AT THE LAKE Lost Sierra Hoedown Graeagle The Connor Party The Beacon 1 p.m.

Joe Smielle and The Alpentanz Kapelle Band Village at Squaw Valley 2 p.m.

Mark Castro Band David Wally’s Hot Springs 5 p.m.

Live Music 968 Park Hotel 7 p.m.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 7:30 p.m.

Darcy Kathleen Moody’s Bistro 8 pm.

Andre Nickatina Whiskey Dick’s 8 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

Trey Stone Band Vinyl Hard Rock 9 p.m.

“Dead vs. Phish” Crown Room Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m.

Bar of America 9:30 p.m.

Dueling Pianos Breeze Bar Tahoe Biltmore 10 p.m.

Live music Hyatt Cutthroat’s Salon 10 p.m.

Live music Hyatt Lone Eagle Grille 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Roni Romance NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m.

HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m.

Arty the Party Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 10 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

DJ SN1, DJ RickGee Peek Harrah’s Lake Tahoe 10:30 p.m.

Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney and Gary LeVox see their latest album as the perfect representation of all the elements that go into the music that has given them so much success. | ticketmaster.com

Huck Flyn

RENO & BEYOND Sept. 25 | 7:30 p.m. | $13-$15 Carson Nugget | Carson City, Nev.

ROCKIN’ COMEDIAN HUCK Flyn has worked with such stars as Rob Schneider, Elaine Boozler, Margaret Cho, Vic Dunlop, Brad Garrett, Kevin Nealon, Bobby Slayton, Chris Titus, along with music acts such as Joe Walsh, Eddie Money, Johnny Rivers, Three Dog Night and Lone Star.

Flyn was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California in the 70s. He was offered a scholarship to Pepperdine University, but decided to pass to pursue a career performing live. He played in several successful rock bands before taking on comedy.

Flyn’s shows often incorporate his guitar and musical talent. | carsoncomedy.com

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

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Jackie Dauzat Riva Grill 8 p.m.

Jake Hurtwitz 968 Park Hotel 8 p.m.

Free Peoples Moody’s Bistro 8:30 p.m.

Seraphin Pastime Club 9 p.m.

Marcia Ball Crown Room Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m.

Chronic Vitality Vinyl Hard Rock 9 p.m.

Bar of America 9:30 p.m.

“Late Night” Crunksworth Bentley & Boggan Red Room Crystal Bay Club 11:30 p.m.

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

HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Tahoe Arts Project “TRIBE-olution” MontBleu 7 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Pipes on the River Trinity Episcopal Church 12 p.m.

Rebel Soul Plaza Harrah’s Reno 12 p.m.

Soul Persuaders Atlantis Casino 4 p.m.

Mark Castro Band David Wally’s Hot Springs 5 p.m.

Paul Covarelli Guitar Bar Boomtown 5 p.m.

Fourth Friday Session Comma Coffee 6 p.m.

Mary Margaret Niebuhr, Clair Humphrey Buona Sera 6 p.m.

CJ Simmons Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 6 p.m.

Lynne Colvig & Kevin Tokarz Rapscallion 6 p.m.

Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m.

Rocky Tatarelli Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Caravanserai Plaza Harrah’s Reno 7 p.m.

Reno Music Project Showcase Walden’s Coffeehouse 7 p.m.

Fred Gonzales Vassar Lounge 7 p.m.

For Those Searching Knitting Factory 7:30 p.m.

Carolyn Dolan Sapphire Lounge Harrah’s Reno 8 p.m.

O.A.R. Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

The Wiz Kid Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Atomika Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

The Phenomenautos, Atom Age, Los Pistoleros, The Shames Jub Jub’s 8 p.m.

After Dark Cabaret Lounge Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

Lee Gallagher & The Hallelujah The Terrace Peppermill 8 p.m.

The Whiskey Haulers 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m.

Corky Bennett & The 9th St. Band Reno Senior Center 8 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Living the Good Life Lounge 8 p.m.

Duran Duran Grand Theatre Grand Sierra Resort 9 p.m.

Rebekah Chase Guitar Bar Boomtown 9 p.m.

Soul Slap Live Soul St. James Infirmary 9 p.m.

Melissa Dru Atlantis Casino 10 p.m.

W.A.T.C.H. Studio on 4th 10 p.m.

Audioboxx Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

DJ I Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

DJ Ivan NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m.

DJ Roni V NoVi Eldorado 10 p.m.

DJ RickGee Lex Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Country Music Night Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m.

DJ MoFunk Roxy’s Eldorado 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Edge Peppermill Casino 1 a.m.

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

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Rebel Soul Harrah’s Reno Plaza 12 p.m.

Hallie Kirk Comma Coffee 1 p.m.

Soul Persuaders Atlantis Casino 4 p.m.

Shannon Nicholls Project Carson Nugget 4 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Mark Castro Band David Wally’s Hot Springs 5 p.m.

Community Drum Circle Comma Coffee 5 p.m. (Last Sat.) Eric Anderson Wild River Grille 5:30 p.m.

Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m.

Great White Boomtown 6 p.m.

Paul Covarelli Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m.

CJ Simmons Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 6 p.m.

Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m.

Skynnyn Lynnrd Harrah’s Reno Plaza 7 p.m.

Craig & Terri w/Gerry Wright Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

The Crooked Jades Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m.

Otis Taylor Clebrity Showroom Nugget Sparks 8 p.m.

Lee Gallagher & The Hallelujah The Terrace Peppermill 8 p.m.

The Wiz Kid Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Atomika Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Carolyn Dolan Sapphire Lounge Harrah’s Reno 8 p.m.

The Stone Foxes and Mark Sexton Cargo Whitney Peak Hotel 8 p.m.

After Dark Cabaret Lounge Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

80’s Night Part Deux Living the Good Life 8:30 p.m.

Blue Haven 3rd Street Bar 9 p.m.

Long Duck Dongs Stadium Bar Eldorado 9 p.m.

Mini Kiss NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m.

Melissa Dru Atlantis 10 p.m.

Audioboxx Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s Reno 9 p.m.

DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

DJ Roni Romance NoVi Eldorado 9 p.m.

DJ Jamie G Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

DJ Scene Edge Peppermill Casino 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

September 24-30, 2015

CALENDAR | September 24-October 1, 2015 Open Mic & Karaoke Karaoke w/J&J Living the Good Life 7 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Steve Hytner Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

“A Bad Year for Tomatoes” Carson Valley Improvement Club Hall 7:30 p.m.

Special Events Fall Harvest Festival Bartley Ranch 11 a.m.

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SEPT. 27 | SUNDAY AT THE LAKE Lost Sierra Hoedown Graeagle Niall McGuiness & The New World Jazz Project The Beacon 1 p.m.

Live music “Tahoe Gal” 6 p.m.

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

DJ JBird Cabo Wabo Harvey’s 10 p.m.

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

The Grid 9:30 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Milton Merlos Wild River Grille 2 p.m.

Fine Wine and Song Fine Vines 4 p.m.

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Deep Groove Red Dog Saloon 5 p.m.

Mark Castro Band David Wally’s Hot Springs 5 p.m.

Live Jazz St. James Infirmary 6 p.m.

Paul Covarelli Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m.

Melissa Dru Atlantis Casino 8 p.m.

Moon Gravy 3rd St. Blues 8 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Silver Baron Lounge Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Audioboxx Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

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

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Special Events Street Vibrations Fall Rally Reno & Virginia City Party in the Garden San Rafael Park Reno 4 p.m.

SEPT. 28 | MONDAY AT THE LAKE Jeff Jones Ritz-Carlton 6 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Himmel Haus 9 p.m.

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

Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Charlie Parr and Betse Ellis The Terrace Peppermill 6 p.m.

Paul Covarelli Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m.

MayDay! Future Vintage Tour w/Kap Kallou Jub Jub’s 7 p.m.

Carson City Music Club Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m.

Highway 42 Atlantis Casino 8 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Death Cab for Cutie & Best Coast Grand Theatre Grand Sierra Resort 8 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Java Jungle 7:30 p.m.

Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m.

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

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m.

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“Reel Rock has put together a stirring tribute to the life of one of the climbing community’s pioneers.”

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic w/Lucas Arizu Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Daniel Gaughan Genoa Lakes Golf Course 4 p.m.

Kevin Tokarz Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Charlie Parr & Betse Ellis Peppermill 6 p.m.

Paul Covarelli Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m.

Greg Austin Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

Dead Rock West Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m.

Mile High Jazz Band Comma Coffee 7:30 p.m.

Highway 42 Atlantis 8 p.m.

Johnathan “JB” Barton Cabaret Lounge Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

The Oh Hellos with Joseph Cargo Whitney Peak Hotel 8 p.m.

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

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

DG Kicks Big Band 3rd Street Bar 9 p.m.

Cash Presley Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Chris English Brew Brothers Eldorado 10 p.m.

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

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

SEPT. 30 | WEDNESDAY AT THE LAKE DJ Parties Bass Heavy The Grid 10 p.m.

DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo Harvey’s 10 p.m.

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

Auld Dubliner 9 p.m.

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

John Shipley Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Russell Ketenjian Brugo’s Pizza 6 p.m.

Charlie Parr & Betse Ellis The Terrace Peppermill 6 p.m.

Greg Austin Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

Jason King Guitar Bar Boomtown 6 p.m.

Rick Metz Blues Jam Sands Pool Party 6 p.m.

Richie Ballerini & Lee Edwards Living the Good Life 6:30 p.m.

Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m.

Corky Bennett Reno Polo Lounge 7 p.m.

Rock & Judith w/Peter SuperSano & Dee Monier Sassafrass 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Blues Jam 3rd Street Lounge 7 p.m.

Craig & Terri Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Josh Procaccini and Jenera Batten Firkin & Fox 7:30 p.m.

Mick Valentino & Lynne Colvig Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Highway 42 Atlantis 8 p.m.

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Kevin Jorgeson on the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park from the upcoming feature-length documentary “Dawn Wall.” | Brett Lowell

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action flicks of the year are hitting the big screen. Whether it’s overcoming gravity on vertical rock faces or embracing it on snow-covered mountains, there’s an opportunity to drool over the world’s best athletes pursuing adventure across the globe. So grab that fall sweater and head to one of these upcoming shows.

TGR releases “Paradise Waits” Like many skiers across the globe, the crew at Teton Gravity Research knows the anxious anticipation for that day when the storm gates open revealing deep powder and dreamy conditions. This past season, those perfect moments were few and far between, but that didn’t stop this team from continuing the pursuit of the best lines they could find.

Join athletes Angel Collinson, Bryan Iguchi, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa Tim Durtschi and more as they experience the highs and lows, icy runs, weeks without snow and the frustrations that come with skiing, as well as the rewarding steep and deep lines that are the signature of every Teton Gravity ski flick.

“Paradise Waits” for those who choose to chase it. | tetongravity.com “Conquering the Useless” features locals Squaw Valley couple Elyse Saugstad and Cody Townsend are two of the most influential names in free skiing. Both pack a resume including Best Female and Best Male performance at Powder Video Awards. Townsend’s line in last year’s film “Days of our Youth” has been called the greatest ski line ever.

Meanwhile, Saugstad gives back to the ski community through founding SAFE AS women’s specific avalanche clinics. With lives so deeply rooted in ski culture it’s natural that these two would create a movie that documents that there is far more to skiing than just skiing. Saugstad and Townsend team up with Chris Ruben and Dave Treadway to document the adventure, family, life and death that build their relationship with the mountains. | conqueringtheuseless.com Reel Rock celebrates climbing community Launched in 2006 by filmmakers Josh Lowell of Big Up Productions and Peter Mortimer of Sender Films, the Reel Rock Film Tour showcases the best climbing and adventure films to live audiences throughout the world. More than just a film tour, these events are high-energy

“Paradise Waits” Sept. 25 | 8 p.m. | $12-$15 | $5 kids KT Base Bar | Olympic Valley

“Conquering the Useless” Sept. 26 | 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. | $11-$15 | $10 kids Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema | Tahoe City

Reel Rock 10 Oct. 1 | 7:30 p.m. | $12-$15 | Free for members High Altitude Fitness | Incline Village, Nev. Oct. 22 | 7 p.m. | $12-$15 | Cargo | Reno, Nev.

community gatherings that celebrate the pursuit of outdoor adventure and raise funds for nonprofit endeavors.

Celebrating it’s 10th year, the Reel Rock 2015 tour features more than 450 locations across the globe with athletes including Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Alex Honnold and Daniel Woods, as well as a tribute to Dean Potter.

The tour features five films ranging from 6- to 35-minutes in length, and showcasing some of the most impressive climbing feats of the past year. “A Line Across the Sky” documents Caldwell and Alex Honnold as they tackle the Fitz Roy traverse across seven summits with 13,000 vertical feet of climbing.

One of the most iconic climbers of this generation, Potter was an integral part of the Reel Rock family starring in several films over the years. Following his death in May, Reel Rock has put together a stirring tribute to the life of one of the climbing community’s pioneers.

Get an exclusive first look at Caldwell and Jorgeson’s epic push to free climb the Dawn Wall. As film crews work on a fulllength feature, Reel Rock 10 will show a teaser of a work in progress documenting one of the greatest climbing achievements of the generation for “Dawn Wall.”

A cross between an ultramarathon and Burning Man, 24-hours of Horseshoe Hell is a sun-up to sun-down competition of endurance among the best climbers in the world. Get behind the scenes at “Showdown at Horseshoe Hell.”

Follow Daniel Woods’ battle to conquer fear through highball bouldering in the film “High and Mighty,” which follows his attempts at completing a route known as The Process. | reelrocktour.com. 

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THE MUSIC SCENE

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George Thorogood & the Destroyers

Sept. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | $65.75 Harrah’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev.

IN 1973, A barely-out-of-his-teens Wilmington guitarist piled his gear into the drummer’s Chevy van to play his first gig at a University of Delaware dorm.

More than four decades, 8,000 live shows and some 15 million albums sold worldwide later, that same maverick guitar-slinger is still making electrifying music, thrilling audiences, and the most bad-to-the-bone performer in rock. Its 2015 and George Thorogood & The Destroyers are badder than ever. | ceasers.com/harrahs-tahoe

Jacob Westfall SEPT. 30 | WEDNESDAY CONTINUED...

Sept. 29 | 8 p.m. | Free Cottonwood | Virginia City, Nev.

ORIGINALLY FROM NASHVILLE, and now residing in Portland, Ore., Jacob Westfall is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter with a strong appreciation for the craft.

Soulful vocals that are consistently compared to Michael Bublé and John Mayer support the songwriter in his performances.

He wrote his first song at age 9, and released “What If,” his first commercially available EP, this year. | ottonwoodtruckee.com

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Cash Presley Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

DJ Jamie G Cabaret John Ascuaga’s Nugget 7 p.m.

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

DJ Terry Melody Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 8 p.m.

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

Justincredible DJ Carson Station 9 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Billy Star Open Jam Red Dog Saloon 6:30 p.m.

Alfonso’s 8 p.m.

Gong Show Karaoke Rum Bullions Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

Ruben’s Cantina 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic Comedy 3rd Street Bar 9:30 p.m.

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AT THE LAKE Stringtown Ambassadors Cottonwood 6 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Etch Grooves Pizza Bar 9 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open Mic Mellow Fellows Kings Beach 8:30 p.m.

Karaoke XHale 9 p.m.

Lip Sync w/Dreu Murin HQ Center Bar MontBleu 9 p.m.

Fat Cat Bar & Grill 9 p.m.

The Grid 9:30 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Gil Roxy’s Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Jazz Night w/Cece Gable & John Shipley We Olive and Wine Bar 5:30 p.m.

Terri Campillo & Craig Fletcher Glen Eagles 6:30 p.m.

Craig w/Mick Valentino Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Jam w/Dean Brownell Carson Station Casino 7 p.m.

Greg Austin Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m.

Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition The Terrace Peppermill 7 p.m.

NOW PLAYING

Tahoe 3-D Movie Science Center

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

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

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

TahoeScienceCenter.org (775) 881-7566

Fred Gonzales Singer Social Lounge 7 p.m.

Jimmy Malley & Jack Clifton Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Rustler’s Heat Gilley’s Nugget Sparks 8 p.m.

Chalivera and Friends Studio on 4th 8 p.m.

Highway 42 Atlantis 8 p.m.

Johnathan “JB” Barton Cabaret Lounge Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

The Sudden Passion Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor 8 p.m.

Bobbie Reynon & Paul January Roxy’s Eldorado 8:30 p.m.

Cash Presley Brew Brothers Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

DJ Teddy P Aura Ultra Lounge Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Country Music Night Race & Sports Book Grand Sierra Resort 10 p.m.

Locals Night w/DJ 2wice Lex Nightclub 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado Brew Brothers 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Dale Poune Plan b: Microlounge 7 p.m.

Club Cal Neva 8 p.m.

Karaoke w/DJ Manny 3rd Street Bar 9 p.m.

Bottom’s Up Saloon 9 p.m.

El Cortez Lounge 9 p.m.

The Point 9 p.m.

West Second Street 9:30 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Ron Josol Pioneer Underground 8 p.m.

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TA S T Y Learn homemade herbal remedies

Tidbits

September 24-30, 2015

flavor Step up your cheese game

Restaurant Trokay and Atelier bring you the fourth installation of its quarterly cheese-making course on Oct. 4. TruckeeTahoe foodies are in for an educational culinary adventure. Participants will be making accouterments to pair perfectly with holiday cheese plates for gatherings, as well as pairing and tasting garnishes, cheese and a fresh pint. Participants who stay for dinner will receive 10 percent off their meal. Early reservations are recommended. This $75 workshop will be held upstairs at Restaurant Trokay. | ateliertruckee.com

Slow Food Lake Tahoe and Truckee Demonstration Garden present two workshops this fall. “Homemade Herbal Remedies” on Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon is $15. Learn to transform garden herbs into medicinal remedies. Participants will take home an herbal tea or bath blend. “Fall Planting: Onions, Garlic & More!” is on Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. At this free workshop, participants will learn about allium varieties that are suitable to the local climate that can be planted this fall. | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

Make mine a weekend whiskey Squaw Valley Inn PlumpJack’s is hosting a Whiskey Weekend: a threenight bourbon and culinary focused getaway from Oct. 8 to 11. PlumpJack’s Executive Chef Jack Connell will partner with experts from Four Roses, awarded American Whiskey Distiller of the Year for the past five years.

A number of packages including room rates, dinners and events are available. | plumpjacksquawvalleyin.com

Become a Hubster Tahoe Food Hub is launching a new membership program on Sept. 24 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. outside its shop in Alpine Meadows. Called Farm Truck Thursday, the fundraising community event will feature a food court of food trucks, including Mountain Roots Food Truck, Starkey’s Wood-fired Pizza Truck and The Souper Wagon. The Crest Café will be rolling up sushi, plus local beers and wines will be available. Chi McLean will provide music.

Hubster is the name for the membership program and to join buy raffle tickets: donate $25 get two raffle tickets, donate $35 get 4 raffle tickets and donate $50 get 8 raffle tickets. Or, opt to become a member by donating $5 to $25 per month.

Corporate memberships start at $300.

A complete list of Hubster membership benefits is on the Web site. Raffle prizes include ski passes, gift certificates, staycation packages and outdoor gear. Tahoe Food Hub is a nonprofit working to restore local food distribution by building a regional food system. | tahoefoodhub.org

Cooking classes offered Chef Jacob Burton is teaching the Stella Culinary Boot Camp, an intensive culinary course designed to break the bonds of recipes and unleash one’s creativity. Take one’s cooking to the next level from Sept.

28 to Oct. 2, Oct. 19 to 23, and Nov. 2 to 6.

Space is limited. | stellaculinary.com

Vendors sought for Oktoberfest The annual Tahoe City Oktoberfest will be held on Oct. 3 from noon to 6 p.m. on the grounds of the Gatekeeper’s Museum.

Food and beverage vendors are invited to participate in this event. Business vendors are also welcome. This annual event offers activities for the family, even the dogs.

Guest will enjoy live music, cold beer, barbecue sausages and wieners, as well as games and crafts for kids of all ages. | visittahoecity.org

LOCAL FLAVOR

Epicurean Weekend on tap

Enjoy Truckee’s Wine, Walk & Shop

The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe hosts the annual Epicurean Weekend from Oct. 2 to 4. Activities and events on the first day include a special five-course dinner prepared by James Beard Awardnominated guest Chef Mark Estee and resort Sous Chef Chris Watkins. Advance reservations are required and available from 5:30 p.m. to closing. Take an Epicureanthemed painting class with the Painted Vine at 5 p.m. in Café Blue. The evening will include painting of a vintner-inspired picture, wine, champagne and beverages.

Reservations are required at least 72 hours in advance. The minimum age for participants is 12. Explore the night sky and view the cosmos with Tahoe Star Tours and star guide and poet, Tony Berendsen, from 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. Make reservations in advance.

On Oct. 3, Atelier will host a workshop on wooden spoon carving from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Backyard Bar & BBQ. This workshop is for adults and children age 10 and older.

On Oct. 4, an Epicurean Brunch will be offered at Manzanita from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. featuring seasonally focused presentations including a chilled seafood display, a carving station, salads, cheese and charcuterie, along with breakfast favorites and desserts. Advance reservations are recommended. Atelier will host a Printing Basics workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Manzanita. Participants will learn to design, plan and create their own stamps and transfer the design to flour-sack tea towels. Pick out a pumpkin and join in the fun to make candy apples, and enjoy hot apple cider, pumpkin painting and more from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the resort’s Pumpkin Patch. Pricing is a la carte. | ritzcarlton.com

The 12th annual Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk and Shop is scheduled for Oct. 3. Wine enthusiasts, food connoisseurs and dedicated shoppers will be able to indulge themselves in some of the finest vintages matched with delicious food samples as they shop and stroll in Truckee.

Tickets are on sale for $40 in advance or $45 on the day of the event. The ticket includes wine-tastings for more than 30 wineries, five food tickets, program/passport and a goodie bag. | truckeewinewalk.com

Learn about new Brews for Charity Brews for Charity is a new organization designed to raise money for local charities and causes by bringing together locals in an environment that fosters goodwill, communication and community networking. The new group is meeting at Moe’s to organize community events, with the first of its Taste-Offs starting on Oct. 20. Everyone is welcome to join the meetings. | Erik at (530) 263-2474 or Tink at (775) 901-1047

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of tasty tidbits.

Not just Pizza!

Project MANA

(Making Adequate Nutrition Accessible)

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

(775) 298-0008 & (530) 214-5181 WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS AND TIMES: MONDAYS TAHOE CITY | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Fairway Community Center, 330 Fairway Drive TUESDAYS TRUCKEE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community Arts Center, 10046 Church Sttreet WEDNESDAYS KINGS BEACH | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community House, 265 Bear Street THURSDAYS INCLINE VILLAGE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm DWR Center, 948 Incline Way

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HAPPY HOUR Daily 3-7pm SALADS •SANDWICHES •BEER/WINE

Daily Soup, Lunch & Pasta Specials Daily Specials - Italian Wednesdays Mexican Thursdays, Fishy Fridays Arcade Games • Wi-Fi • HDTV Sports NFL Sunday Ticket on HDTVs with Specials!

Live music every Wednesday evening 6–9pm

$1 OFF! ANY MEDIUM PIZZA $2 OFF! ANY LARGE PIZZA or pay regular price and get a MINI Cheese Pizza FREE!

Not good with any other offers. Good through 10/01/15 view full menu & daily specials at cbspizza.com

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Restaurant Directory Alpine Meadows CREST CAFÉ

Gourmet Deli

150 Alpine Meadows Rd.

(530) 581-3037

RIVER RANCH

Variety Grill

Hwy 89 at Alpine Mdws Rd. (530) 583-4264

B L D L D RA

Carnelian Bay

TUNNEL CREEK CAFÉ

Café

1115 Tunnel Creek Rd.

(775) 298-2502

B L

VILLAGE PUB

American

848 Tanger St.

(775) 832-7212

L D

WILDFLOWER CAFÉ

Variety

869 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8072

B BR L RA

ANNIE’S DELI

Deli

8369 N. Lake Blvd. (Inside Chevron) (530) 546-3265

L D

APIZZA BELLA

Pizza

8160 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2301

L D B L

Kings Beach

C.B.’S PIZZA & GRILL

Pizza/Grill

5075 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4738

L D

BROCKWAY BAKERY

Bakery/Ice Cream 8710 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2431

GAR WOODS

California Grill

5000 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3366

BR L D RA

CALIENTE

Southwestern

8791 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-1000

L D RA

OLD POST OFFICE

Homestyle Café

5245 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3205

B L

CHAR PIT

Burgers/Ice Cream 8732 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3171

L D

WATERMAN’S LANDING

Café/Eclectic

5166 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3590

B L

CHINA EXPRESS

Chinese

8501 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-7788

L D

THE GRID

Bar & Grill

8545 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-0300

L D

HIRO SUSHI

Sushi/Japanese

8159 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4476

D

Crystal Bay BILTY’S BREW & Q

BBQ Smokehouse The Tahoe Biltmore

(775) 833-6748

D

JASON’S BEACHSIDE GRILLE

Variety Grill

8338 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3315

L D

BISTRO ELISE

Italian Bistro

Crystal Bay Club

(775) 833-6333

B L D

JAVA HUT

Café

8268 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 556-0602

B L

CAFÉ BILTMORE

24-Hour Café

The Tahoe Biltmore

(775) 831-0660

B L D

KINGS CAFE

Cafe/Ice Cream

8421 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3663

B L

LAKEVIEW DINING ROOM (closed for renovations) California Cuisine Cal Neva Resort

(775) 832-4000

B BR L D

LANZA’S

Italian

7739 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2434

D

MELLOW FELLOW

Gastro Pub

9980 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 553-1333

L D

LA MEXICANA

Mexican

8515 Brook Ave.

(530) 546-0310

B L D

SOULE DOMAIN

Variety

9983 Cove St.

(530) 546-7529

D RA

LAS PANCHITAS

Mexican

8345 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4539

L D

STEAK & LOBSTER HOUSE

Steak & Seafood

Crystal Bay Club

(775) 833-6333

D RA

LOG CABIN CAFÉ

American/Ice Cream 8692 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-7109

B L

SPINDLESHANKS

American

400 Brassie Ave.

(530) 546-2191

B L D RA

8290 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-2218

L D

Donner Summit

STEAMERS BEACHSIDE BAR & OVEN Pizza

THE DINING ROOM (winter)

French California

The Village Lodge, Sugar Bowl (530) 426-9000 x754 B L D RA

SWEET TAHOE TIME

Ice Cream

8636 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-9998

TAHOE CENTRAL MARKET

Deli

8487 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-8344

THE CHOCOLATE BAR

American

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1800

L D RA

EARTHLY DELIGHTS

Gourmet Deli

The Village at Northstar

(530) 587-7793

B L D

EURO SWEETS

Frozen Yogurt/Candy The Village at Northstar

(530) 581-0600

B L D

ICE LAKES LODGE (winter)

Upscale Dining

1111 Soda Springs Rd.

RAINBOW TAVERN

American

50080 Hampshire Rocks Rd. (530) 562-5001

(530) 426-7661

BR L D

SUMMIT RESTAURANT & BAR

American

22002 Donner Pass Rd.

B L D

(530) 426-3904

L D

Incline Village

B L D

Northstar

ALIBI ALE WORKS

Brewery

204 East Enterprise

(775) 298-7001

ART’S COFFEEHOUSE

Café/Bakery

770 Mays Blvd.

(775) 832-5655

B L

MANZANITA

Calif/French

Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe

(530) 562-3000

L D RA

AUSTIN’S

American

120 Country Club Drive

(775) 832-7778

L D RA

MARTIS VALLEY GRILL (summer)

American

At Northstar Golf Course

(530) 562-3460

B BR L

AZZARA’S

Italian

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-0346

D

MIKUNI

Japanese

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2188

L D

BAR BAR BAR U-BAKE PIZZA

Pizza

760 Mays Blvd.

(775) 831-2700

L D

PETRA

Wine Bar/Tapas

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-0600

BR L D

BIG WATER GRILLE

Variety

341 Ski Way

(775) 833-0606

D RA

RUBICON PIZZA

Pizza

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2199

L D

BITE

Tapas

907 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-1000

BR L D RA

TACOS JALISCO

Mexican

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-1125

L D

BLUE WATER CAFE & DELI

Cafe

120 Country Club Dr., #28

(775) 298-2199

B L

TAVERN 6330’ (winter)

American Grill

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-3200

L D

At Championship Golf Course (775) 832-1178

L

TC’S PUB (winter)

American

The Village at Northstar

(530) 562-2250

L D

Chinese

882 Tahoe Blvd.

L D

CHINA WOK

Chinese

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 833-3663

L D

CHUCK WAGON OF TAHOE

American Comfort 930 Tahoe Blvd., #904

(775) 750-4875

B L D

ALEXANDER’S (winter)

Eclectic

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

L

CROSBY’S GRILL PUB CASINO

American

868 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 833-1030

L D

AULD DUBLINER

Irish Fare

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6041

L D

CUTTHROAT’S SALOON

Sports Bar

High Camp, Squaw Valley

THE GRILLE AT THE CHATEAU (summer) Grill CHINA VILLAGE

(775) 831-9090

Olympic Valley

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

L D

BAR NORTH SPORTS (winter)

Casual

(530) 452-7278

L

ERNIE’S INTERNATIONAL PASTRIES Hungarian/European 120 Country Club Dr., #65

(775) 831-3933

B L D

BAR ONE (winter)

Seasonally inspired Bar One, Olympic House

(530) 452-8750

D

FREDRICK’S

Fusion

907 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-3007

D RA

CASCADES

Casual

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 B

GUS’ OPEN PIT BARBECUE

Barbecue

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4487

L D

CORNICE CANTINA

Mexican

The Village at Squaw

(530) 452-4362

L D

HACIENDA DE LA SIERRA

Mexican

931 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8300

L D RA

DAVE’S DELI (winter)

Deli

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 581-1085

B L

I.V. COFFEE LAB

Cafe

907 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 20A

(775) 298-2402

DORINDA’S

Handmade Chocolates The Village at Squaw

INCLINE SPIRITS & CIGARS

Beer tasting bar

120 Country Club Dr., #25

EURO SWEETS

Frozen Yogurt/Candy The Village at Squaw

(530) 581-0600

L D

INDU’S ASIAN NOODLES & CURRIES Chinese/Vietnamese 868 Tahoe Blvd., Ste. 1849

(775) 831-8317

(775) 831-9292 L D

FIRESIDE PIZZA

Gourmet Pizza

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6150

L D

JACK RABBIT MOON (summer)

American/Wine Bar 893 Tahoe Blvd., Suite 600

(775) 833-3900

BR D

GRAHAM’S

European

1650 Squaw Valley Rd.

(530) 581-0454

D RA

KOI SUSHI

Sushi

874 Tahoe Blvd., Unit 26

(775) 298-2091

L D

THE K’TCHEN (winter)

Pizza/Deli

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

L

LA FONDUE

Fondue

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-6104

D RA

KT BASE BAR

American

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

L D

LE BISTRO

French

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-0800

D RA

LE CHAMOIS (winter)

Bar & Grill

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 583-4505

L D

LONE EAGLE GRILLE

Fine American

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

BR L D RA

MAMASAKE

Sushi/Japanese

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-0110

L D

LUPITAS

Mexican

754 Mays Blvd.

(775) 833-4141

L D

MOUNTAIN NECTAR

Deli

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6161

L D

MOFO’S PIZZA AND PASTA

Pizza/Pasta

884 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4999

L D

MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA (winter)

Casual Italian

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300

L

MOUNTAIN HIGH SANDWICH CO.

Gourmet Deli

120 Country Club Drive, #28 (775) 298-2636

L D

OLYMPIC PLAZA BAR (winter)

Grill

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 452-8750

L

NINE 41 EATERY & BAR

Grill

941 W. Lake Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 832-0941

L D

PLUMPJACK CAFE

Mediterranean

Near the Cable Car

(530) 583-1576

L D RA

PADDLE WHEEL SALOON

Grill

120 Country Club Dr.

(775) 831-2022

L D

POOLSIDE CAFÉ (spring & summer)

American

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 583-6985

L

PANADERIA DEL LAGO BAKERY

Bakery

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 232-8775

ROCKER@SQUAW

American

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6080

L D

ROOKIES

Sports Bar

930 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-9008

SANDY’S PUB

Sports Bar

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6617 B BR L D

L D

SAND HARBOR BAR & GRILL

Grill

At Sand Harbor State Park

L D

SILVEY’S CAFÉ

Café/Deli

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

SIERRA CAFÉ

Casual American

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

B BR L D

SIX PEAKS GRILLE

Fine American

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 BR L D RA

SUNSHINE DELI

Deli

919 Incline Way

(775) 832-2253

B L D

SOUPA

Gourmet Deli

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6190

SUSIE SCOOPS ICE CREAM

Ice Cream

869 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-8181

SWEET POTATOES

Deli

Resort at Squaw Creek

(530) 583-6300 x6621 B L D

T’S MESQUITE ROTISSERIE

Mexican

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-2832

L D

THE TERRACE (winter)

American

High Camp, Squaw Valley

(530) 452-7278

L D

TAHOE PROVISIONS

Gourmet Deli

Inside the Hyatt Regency

(775) 832-1234

B L D

22 BISTRO

New American

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6170

L D

THAI RECIPE

Thai

901 Tahoe Blvd.

(775) 831-4777

L D

UNCORKED

Wine Bar

The Village at Squaw

(530) 584-6090

TO GO FORK

Deli/Juice Bar

930 Tahoe Blvd. #701B

(775) 833-3463

D

WILDFLOUR BAKING CO.

Bakery/Deli

Olympic House, Squaw Valley (530) 583-1963

TOMAATO’S PIZZA & PASTA

Pizza/Pasta

120 Country Club Drive, #61 (775) 833-2200

D

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L D

B L D

September 24-30, 2015

Tahoe City

JAX AT THE TRACKS

Comfort Food

10144 West River St. 12850 Northwoods Blvd.

LOCAL FLAVOR (530) 550-7450

B L D

BACCHI’S INN

Italian

2905 Lake Forest Rd.

(530) 583-3324

D RA

THE LODGE AT TAHOE DONNER

American

(530) 587-9455

BR D RA

BLUE AGAVE

Mexican

425 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-8113

L D

MAKI ALI

Sushi/Asian Fusion 11357 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1144

L D

BRIDGETENDER

American

65 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3342

B L D

MARG’S WORLD TACO BISTRO

World Flavors

(530) 587-6274

BR L D

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

THE BURRITO WINDOW

Mexican

255 N. Lake Blvd. Suite 18

(530) 583-3057

L

MARTHA’S KITCHEN

Mexican/Italian

15628 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1425

L D

CEDAR HOUSE PUB (winter)

Grill

Granlibakken Resort

(530) 583-4242

D

MARTY’S CAFE

Cafe

10115 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8208

B L

CHRISTY HILL

California

115 Grove St.

(530) 583-8551

D RA

MELLOW FELLOW

Gastropub

10192 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 214-8927

L D

COFFEE CONNEXION

Coffee/Café

950 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-6023

B L

THE MILL JUICE SHOP

Juice Bar

10825 Pioneer Trail, #100

(775) 745-1807

B L

DAM CAFÉ

Café/Ice Cream

55 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-0278

B L

MOODY’S BISTRO BAR & BEATS

California

10007 Bridge St.

(530) 587-8688

L D RA

DOCKSIDE 700

Bar & Grill

At Tahoe City Marina Mall

(530) 581-0303

L D

MORGAN’S LOBSTER SHACK

Seafood

10087 West River St.

(530) 582-5000

L D

DOMA SUSHI MET GALBI

Korean/Japanese 877 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-2880

L D

PIANETA

Italian

10096 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-4694

D RA

FAT CAT CAFÉ

American

599 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3355

B L D

PIZZA BAR

Pizza

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8056

L D

FREE HEEL CAFÉ

Café

at Tahoe Cross Country

(530) 583-5475

L

PIZZA ON THE HILL

Pizza

11509 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 582-9669

D

FRONT STREET STATION PIZZA

Pizza

205 River Rd.

(530) 583-3770

L D

PIZZA SHACK

Pizza

11782 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3456

L D

GEAR & GRIND CAFÉ

Café/Ice Cream

690 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0000

L D

THE POUR HOUSE

Wine Bar

10075 Jibboom St.

(530) 550-9664

At Tahoe City Golf Course

(530) 583-1516

B L D

PJ’S BAR & GRILL (summer)

N. California

At Gray’s Crossing Golf Course (530) 550-5801

B L D B L

GRILL AT TAHOE CITY GOLF COURSE Grill (summer) HACIENDA DEL LAGO

Mexican

In Boatworks Mall

(530) 581-3700

D FB

RED TRUCK

Café

At the Truckee-Tahoe Airport (530) 386-0257

JAKE’S ON THE LAKE

Grill

780 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0188

BR L D RA

SANCHOS MEXICAN

Mexican

11357 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-4847

B L D

MOE’S ORIGINAL BAR B QUE

BBQ

120 Grove St.

(530) 583-4227

B L D

SMOKEY’S KITCHEN

BBQ

12036 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-4535

L D

PFEIFER HOUSE

Continental

760 River Rd.

(530) 583-3102

POPPY’S FROZEN YOGURT & WAFFLES Yogurt/Waffles

D RA

SPICE

Indian

11421 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 550-9664

L D

521 North Lake Tahoe Blvd. (530) 581-0885

B L

SQUEEZE IN

American

10060 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-9184

B L

RIVER GRILL

California Bistro

55 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-2644

D RA

SWEET’S HANDMADE CANDIES

Dessert/Ice Cream 10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6556

ROSIE’S CAFÉ

Variety

571 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-8504

B L D

TACO STATION

Mexican

(530) 587-8226

SIPS

Beer Tasting Bar

STONEYRIDGE-UNCOMMON KITCHEN Ethnic Food SUGAR PINE CAKERY

Bakery

11782 Donner Pass Rd.

L D

599 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-3311

TACOS JALISCO

Mexican

11400 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-1131

L D

505 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-3663

L D

THAI DELICACY

Thai

11253 Brockway Rd.

(530) 550-1269

L D

2923 Lake Forest Rd.

(530) 363-3076

B L

THAI NAKORN

Thai

10770 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-0503

L D

11991 Brockway Rd. (Hwy. 267) (530) 550-7220

L D

SYD’S BAGELRY

American Café

550 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-2666

B L D

TOGO’s

Deli

TAHOE MOUNTAIN BREWING CO.

Pub Fare

475 N. Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-4677

L D

TREAT BOX BAKERY

Bakery/Ice Cream 11400 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-6554

B L D

TAHOE CITY CHOCOLATES

Ice Cream/Dessert In Boatworks Mall

(530) 583-6652

TROKAY CAFE

New American

10046 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1040

B L D

TAHOE CITY SUSHI

Sushi

690 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-2004

L D

TRUCKEE BAGEL COMPANY

Bagels

11448 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 582-1852

B L D

TAHOE HOUSE

Bakery/Deli

625 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-1377

B L

TRUCKEE PIZZA BAR

Pizza

10164 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-8056

L D

THAI KITCHEN

Thai

255 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-1784

L D

TRUCKEE RIVER WINERY

Winery

10151 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-4626

L D

UNCORKED

Wine Bar

475 N. Lake Blvd., Suite 151 (530) 581-1106

TRUCKEE TAVERN & GRILL

New American

10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3766

D

WOLFDALE’S

California

640 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-5700

D RA

TUFF BEANS

Café

1005 Palisades Dr.

(530) 587-5191

B

ZA’S

American

395 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-9292

L D

UNCORKED TRUCKEE

Wine Bar

10118 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 550-9800

ZIA LINA RISTORANTE

Italian

521 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 581-0100

L D

VILLAGE PIZZERIA

Pizza

THE WAGON TRAIN COFFEE SHOP American

Tahoe Vista

L D B L

11429 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-5602

B L D

WILD CHERRIES

Coffee House

WONG’S GARDEN

Chinese

11430 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 587-1831

L D

ZANO’S

Italian

11401 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-7411

L D

Casual Fine Dining 7220 North Lake Blvd.

CABLE CAR ICE CREAM (summer)

Ice Cream Parlor

Across from Sandy Beach

JIFFY’S PIZZA

Pizza

6883 North Lake Blvd.

OLD RANGE STEAKHOUSE

Vintage Steakhouse 7081 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4800

D RA

THE RUSTIC LOUNGE (at Cedar Glen Lodge) Casual Fine Dining 6589 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-4281

D

CHAMBER’S LANDING (summer)

Calif. Café

6400 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-9190

L D

(530) 546-7744

B L D

FIRESIGN CAFÉ

American

1785 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-0871

B L

MOUNTAIN VIEW BBQ

BBQ

Homewood Mtn. Resort

(530) 525-2992

L D

OBEXER’S GENERAL STORE

Deli/Café

5300 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-6297

B L

PDQ DELI

Deli

6890 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-7411

L D L D

Mexican

7019 North Lake Blvd.

(530) 546-3244

B L D

(530) 587-7171 (530) 587-7574

BOATHOUSE AT CAPTAIN JON’S

SANCHO’S

(530) 546-4819

11329 Deerfield Dr. 10080 Donner Pass Rd.

L D

Truckee

West Shore

1882 BAR & GRILL

Barbecue

10009 East River St.

(530) 550-9222

L D

BAR OF AMERICA

Mediterranean

10042 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-2626

BR L D RA

SPOON

New American

1785 West Lake Blvd. #5

(530) 581-5400

BEST PIES PIZZERIA

N.Y. Italian

10068 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1111

L D

SUNNYSIDE

Variety Grill

1850 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-7200

L D RA

BILL’S ROTISSERRE

Rotisserre

11355 Deerfield Dr.

(530) 582-5652

L D

SWISS LAKEWOOD

European

5055 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-5211

D RA

BLUE COYOTE BAR & GRILL

Comfort food

10015 Palisades Dr.

(530) 587-7777

L D

L

BLUESTONE JEWELRY & WINE

Wine Bar

10046 Donner Pass Rd., #3

(530) 582-0429

BUCKHORN ESPRESSO & GRILL

American

11253 Brockway Rd.

(530) 582-9800

BUD’S ICE CREAM & FOUNTAIN

Ice Cream

10108 Donner Pass Rd.

BURGER ME!

Gourmet Burger

10418 Donner Pass Rd.

CAKE TAHOE

Bakery/Ice Cream 9932 Donner Pass Rd.

CASA BAEZA

Mexican

10004 Bridge St.

COFFEE AND

American

10106 Donner Pass Rd.

COFFEEBAR

Café

10120 Jiboom St.

COFFEEBAR THE BAKERY

Bakery/Eatery

COTTONWOOD

American

COYOTE MOON BAR & GRILLE

WA SHE SHU GRILLE (summer)

Grill

Meeks Bay Resort

(530) 525-6946

WEST SHORE

New American

5160 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-5200

L D

L D

WEST SHORE MARKET

Deli

1780 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 583-7626

L D

(530) 214-0599

L D

WEST SIDE PIZZA

Pizza

7000 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-4771

D

(530) 587-8852

L D

WHERE WE MET

Café/Gelato

7000 West Lake Blvd.

(530) 525-1731

(530) 587-2161

L D

Food Trucks

(530) 587-3123

B L

ELECTRIC BLUE ELEPHANT

Vegetarian/Vegan Facebook

(530) 587-2000

B L

HOT AND HEALTHY FOODS

Crepes

hotandhealthyfoods.com

B L D

12047 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-1554

B L

MTN ROOTS

Eclectic

Alpine Meadows base area

B L

10142 Rue Hilltop

(530) 587-5711

D RA

MTN ROOTS

Eclectic

The Village at Squaw

American

10685 Northwoods Blvd.

(530) 587-0886

B L D

PHO REAL

Modern Vietnamese Facebook

(518) 637-4996

THE CRESCENT CAFÉ

Gourmet Deli

Inside New Moon Natural Foods (530) 587-7426

L

RED TRUCK

Eclectic

Facebook

(530) 587-1394

L D

DARK HORSE COFFEE ROASTERS

Café

10009 West River St., Suite B (530) 550-9239

SOUPER WAGON

Soup & Sanwiches Facebook

(775) 240-9998

L D

DIEGO’S

Mexican

10130 West River St.

(530) 550-9900

L D

SUPER SWIRL

Ice Cream

(775) 313-8689

DONNER LAKE KITCHEN

American

13720 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 582-4040

B L

DRUNKEN MONKEY

Asian/Sushi

11253 Brockway Rd. #105

(530) 582-9755

L D RA

EL TORO BRAVO

Mexican

10186 Donner Pass Rd.

(530) 587-3557

L D

FIFTYFIFTY BREWING CO.

Upscale Pub

11197 Brockway Rd.

(530) 587-BEER

B L D

FULL BELLY DELI

Deli

10825 Pioneer Trail Rd.

(530) 550-9516

B L

(530) 587-1701

Facebook

(530) 414-4836

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LOCAL FLAVOR

TheTahoeWeekly.com

By the Glass

Tastes

by Lou Phillips

Northstar’s Grand Tasting

olive enhanced pan reduction with the 2012 Pride Cabernet Sauvignon. Pride Cab is known for the same dark cherry and savory olive characteristics that the food featured, and had its usual dose of dusty, silky mountain tannins to cut the richness of the duck.

Jeff Hill of Jake’s on the Lake brought his great smile and decadent pan-seared diver scallop spoon to pair with Frank Family’s oak-toasty and voluptuous 2013 Napa Valley Chardonnay.

Donner Lake Kitchen

I Kitchen lately, you are missing out on f you haven’t been to Donner Lake

one of the best breakfasts in town.

Diane Kochan was on duty and when I arrived. There were only a few tables enjoying their meal, which is unusual for this establishment; it didn’t last long. I sipped on coffee and perused the extensive menu.

Cowboy Breakfast, Tacos San Julian, the traditional breakfast, more omelets that you could imagine and the Veggie Potatoes, a plate of home fried potatoes with jack cheese and a bevy of sautéed vegetables all caught my eye. The children’s menu is delightful and playful.

“Cowboy Breakfast, Tacos San Julian, the traditional breakfast,

Revelers Brent and Wendy Von Twistern from Incline Village.

more omelets that you could

I

f you put the word grand in the title of your event you better be, well, grand.

This year, event director Whitney Wall and her crack-crew at Northstar California may have exceeded expectations at the annual Autumn Food and Wine extravaganza.

It doesn’t hurt to be in a region that is so attractive to top flight wine-directors and chefs. These dream teams have brought food and wine experiences in the TahoeTruckee area to what is unquestionably an all-time high, and when they got together at Northstar on Sept. 13 magic was in the air.

The final component at any great food and wine event is the winery partners, and again, this was an all-star lineup. With so many luminaries it is impossible to name them all, but here are some highlights.

Northstar’s own Petra wine bar served up rich Moroccan lamb meatballs and Sequoia Chappellet brought her family’s 2012 Mountain Cuvee. This Bordeaux Blend is full of savory berries and mountain spices that made for a rich romance with the cumin-spiced lamb.

Kathleen Dale of Wolfdale’s served caviar over fresh, seasonal melons, and as if that wasn’t bubbly enough Gruet Winery poured its crisp, creamy and complex Brut Sparkling Wine from the mountains of New Mexico.

Pianeta’s wine director Thomas Beckering and Chef Bill Arnoff teamed with Pride Mountain Vineyards to match pan-seared duck breast with a cherry and

imagine and the Veggie Potatoes, a plate of home fried potatoes with jack cheese and a bevy of Dawn Bertsch pours the Failla Chard with Sunnyside’s Cindy Burnham on the left.

As usual, Sunnyside brought the A Team, with operating partner Jeff Oxandaboure and Chef Robb Wyss plating duck confit and salsa on house-fried chips complemented by Failla Wines 2013 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay that was a mouthful of fresh, white peach, citrus and a lick of limestone.

The brilliance of wine and food pairings like this doesn’t just happen. The abovementioned wine gurus and chefs have to be committed to excellence, as well as being in synch.

We are blessed with a myriad of wonderful celebrations of wine and food locally, and they all have been improving year after year. Cheers. 

by Priya Hutner

sautéed vegetables all caught my eye.”

A continual swell of patrons filled the tables. Kochan worked her magic; she was kind, patient and attentive to each customer, unflappable with a smile. Amado Gomez and Lely Lopez were behind the grill focused on the orders coming in.

Magically, no one had to wait long.

Donner Lake Kitchen prides itself on its Huevos Rancheros.

Donner Lake Kitchen prides itself on its Huevos Rancheros. Kelly Money, the owner, suggested I try that for breakfast.

Gomez also whipped up the morning special, the Sierra Eggs Benedict. Both were sat before me and I didn’t know where to start.

The Benedict was phenomenal, sautéed spinach, mushrooms and tomatoes tucked under poached eggs on an English muffin, topped with slices of avocado and a lemony hollandaise sauce that was to die for. A side of crispy potatoes and sautéed peppers and onions were served on the side. This meal was a winner.

The Huevos was equally excellent.

Refried beans, two eggs over easy, cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms and avocado served with homemade salsa and sour cream on flour tortillas. Oh my, this was delicious.

I recommend sharing both dishes.

Breakfast was so delicious; I definitely need to go back for lunch. There is a wide selection of lunch items burgers, veggie burgers, and hot and cold sandwiches. They serve beer and wine, as well.

Donner Lake Kitchen is open for breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is located at 13720 Donner Pass Road. For information, call (530) 587-3555.  Priya Hutner is a writer, health and wellness consultant, and natural foods chef. Her business, The Seasoned Sage, focuses on wellness, conscious eating and healthy living. She offers healthy organic meals for her clients. She may be reached at pria78@gmail. com or visit theseasonedsage.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for read more Tastes columns.

Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier and his consulting business WineProwest.com assists in the selling, buying and managing wine collections. He may be reached at (775) 544-3435 or lou@ wineprowest.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more wine columns.

The Sierra Eggs Benedict with sautéed spinach, mushrooms and tomatoes with a lemony hollandaise sauce was to die for.

Kings Beach Lunch Specials Daily Early Bird Special 4-6pm

Dinner Special 4-10pm

$3.50 Margaritas $3.50 Dos Equis $2.50 Draft Bud

25% Off Mexican Combo Dinners

We Now Offer A Full Bar!

Open 11:30am-10:00pm (530) 546-4539 8345 North Lake Blvd. - Across from the State Beach 36

September 24-30, 2015

Dining Guide KINGS BEACH

Jason’s | American

delicacies. The menu has more than 40 selections including their renowned housemade ravioli. The large dining room easily seats big parties.

Jason’s Beachside Grill, a local’s favorite for more than 30 years offers casual dining in a rustic atmosphere. Savor American classics like Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Teriyaki Chicken, Pasta, Blackened Salmon and Jason’s famous Baby Back Ribs, along with nightly specials. Jason’s boasts the largest salad bar on the North Shore and gourmet half-pound burgers and sandwiches.

There’s a kid’s menu, and a large selection of spirits, wine and microbrews.

2905 Lake Forest Road (2 miles east of Tahoe City off Hwy. 28) | Dinner from 5:30 nightly | Bar opens at 4 p.m. | Extensive wine list and banquet room | (530) 583-3324

8338 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, next to the North Tahoe Event Center | Daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. | M/C, VISA, AMEX, Diners, Discover | (530) 546-3315

Originating in Chicago, Old Range offers the meat and potatoes crowd huge steaks featuring Midwestern, heavy-aged, corn-fed beef. Try the barbecue ribs and rotisserie chicken combo, filet mignon, king crab legs, giant fresh Iowa pork chops or the house specialty – old-fashioned, salt-roasted prime rib. Enjoy the welcoming, cozy redwood interior, pewter tableware and beautiful lake view from every table. Private cabin room available.

Lanza’s | Italian

Traditional Italian food since the 1930s, and Lanza’s has been a long-time favorite with locals, as well as visitors. It’s been voted best Italian restaurant for many years. Guests will find a great family atmosphere featuring family recipes and large portions. Most dinners are between $12 and $19. Lanza’s also offers a nice selection of Italian and California wines. Lanza’s now offers gluten-free pizza and spaghetti. Offsite catering available.

7739 North Lake Blvd., King’s Beach (next to Safeway) | No reservations | Dinner at 5 p.m. | Full Bar and Happy Hour 4:30 p.m. | MC and VISA | (530) 546-2434

Las Panchitas | Mexican

Serving fine Mexican food since 1975 and at Lake Tahoe since 1982, delicious Chinga-Lingas head the appetizer list. Authentic Chili Relleños are made from fresh-roasted chiles stuffed with jack cheese, and Fiesta Tostadas are created from a flour tortilla with beans, ground beef, chile colorado, chile verde, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and cheese. The Chicken, Shrimp and Sirloin Fajitas are enough for two.

8345 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach | Full bar with delicious margaritas | Dinners from $10.95 | All major credit cards accepted | (530) 546-4539

TAHOE DONNER

The Lodge Restaurant & Pub | Fine & Casual

Happy Hour is now offered daily at The Lodge Restaurant & Pub from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Located in the heart of Tahoe Donner, The Lodge chef and staff pride themselves in using only the finest ingredients for their bistro-style menu, including organic meats, locally grown produce, and no trans fats. Dine fireside next to floor-to-ceiling win-dows offering spectacular views of the High Sierra. Or, meet up with friends to catch the game in the cozy Pub; perfect for Happy Hour drinks and small plates.

LOCAL FLAVOR

TAHOE VISTA

Old Range Steakhouse

Two fresh fish tacos w/ a soft drink or beer for $7 Wednesdays & Thursdays

Try our Clam Chowder or take a Fresh Catch home to cook yourself!

Serving fresh fish, salads, soup & more.

| Vintage Steakhouse

Everyday 11 a.m.– 8:00 p.m.

10089 West River Street · Truckee

(530) 582-5000 · morganslobstershack.com

Antipasti, Homemade Pastas & Rustic Regional Entrées

7081 N. Lake Blvd., across from the beach, Tahoe Vista | Dinner starting at 5 p.m. | Reservations advised | VISA and AMEX | (530) 546-4800

Dinner served nightly in an ingenious Italian atmosphere

TRUCKEE

El Toro Bravo | Mexican

This is outstanding Mexican cuisine with recipes that have made El Toro Bravo a favorite in Truckee for 25 years. Located in a quaint, old-time, Truckee house, with a friendly ambience to go with your meal. Happy Hour Monday to Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Topping the menu are tender Steak and Chicken Fajitas, Chimichangas, Tacoladas, Chili Relleños, Snapper Santa Cruz, Grilled Prawns and the unusual Oysters 444.

Patio dining, weather permitting.

10816 Donner Pass Road, on the west end of Commercial Row, downtown Truckee | Service from 11:30 a.m. | Full bar | VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover | (530) 587-3557

HAPPY HOUR

Monday-Friday 5-6:30 p.m.

In Downtown Truckee - (530) 587-4694

pianetarestauranttruckee.com view Lake ining oD Pati

Relocated to Old Brockway Golf Course

Pianeta | Italian Cucina

One of the Tahoe area’s best, Pianeta transports the palate with sophisticated, yet rustic Italian food in a warm, cozy atmosphere. The Antipasti features Bruschetta Olivata, Filet Mignon Carpaccio, Housemade Grilled Saus-ages & Crab Cakes.

Pianeta makes most pasta in house with dishes like Veal Meatballs with Pesto & Linguini Pasta, Chicken & Prosciutto Cannelloni with Porcini Cream Sauce & Ravioli della Casa.

10096 Donner Pass Road, along Commercial Row, downtown Truckee | Open for dinner nightly | Full bar and wine list | Happy Hour at the Bar Mon.-Fri. from 5 to 6:30 p.m. | (530) 587-4694

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Since 1932, this family owned restaurant has taken pride in serving family style Italian food in a checkered tablecloth setting with touches of Old Tahoe. Servers bring large tureens of minestrone soup, followed by a salad bowl for the table and a generous antipasto tray with some housemade

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A articles or from knowing me, I am an s many of you might know from past

avid fisherman. This summer, the way my schedule and knee rehab worked out, I have not been fishing once. That’s OK, the knee is getting stronger and I needed to work, and fall fishing is always awesome.

Working on the Lake, I do get to see and talk to a lot of fisherman coming in with their catch.

Often, its rainbow trout and even the occasional brown, but most of the time, people coming in from fishing Lake Tahoe are carrying a catch of Mackinaw trout.

They are often called Lake trout, especially back East, which is where they came from.

They were introduced into some of the higher lakes around Tahoe from the Great Lakes and eventually worked their way into Tahoe.

Mackinaws are different from the original Lahontan trout that Tahoe was noted for in a few ways, but one of them is that they do not have to swim up streams to spawn. They can spawn in the lake. One advantage to that is that on years like the past few, when the streams aren’t flowing enough for kokanee salmon and other trout to spawn, the Mackinaw population still grows. They also grow up to 30 lbs. making them formidable predators and one of the main reasons for them being a sought-after game fish.

When it comes to eating a Mac though, I’m not really that keen on them. Like an East Coast blue fish, the meat is an oilier, fishier, meat that doesn’t do much for me, so I usually let them go when I catch them. If I am going to eat one, it has to be wicked fresh, caught the same day.

Since I do get asked a lot how to prepare

a Mackinaw, I usually say that since it has such a strong flavor, I want a sauce that is just as strong.

There are three ways that would be my standards; if I kept enough of them to have standards. The first is to grill the filet and use a good barbecue sauce. You can’t get much easier and the sweetness and strength of the sauce hides a lot of that fishy taste I don’t go for, making it much easier on the palate. The second way is to smoke it and then I like a sour cream horseradish sauce. Again, this is an easy way to prepare your fish, I went over smoking a few articles ago (visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for tips on smoking), and the smoking process tends to neutralize the flavor some. You can simply stir some fresh, grated horseradish into sour cream, add a few drops of red wine vinegar if you want, and a little salt and black pepper to taste and that will make a great sauce for your stronger-flavored fish.

The third sauce is a Provencal sauce. This was my go-to sauce for blue fish and I have used it on Mackinaw also with some good comments. I’ll give this recipe below. The thing is, if you aren’t going to eat the fish you catch because you don’t like it, try to catch and release if possible. If you do like stronger-flavored fish, by all means try a Mackinaw and try it a few ways.  Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. To read archived copies of Stir it Up, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly.com. Contact him at smitty@chefsmitty.com or (530) 412-3598.

PROVENCAL SAUCE

From the kitchen of: Chef David “Smitty” Smith

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5 ripe Roma tomatoes, medium to large diced 3-4 large garlic cloves, rough chopped 1 shallot, diced ½ red onion medium, diced ¼ bunch fresh parsley, chopped 1 lemon for juice 3 T olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Sauté the tomatoes, garlic, shallots and onion in the olive oil until soft. Add the parsley and then the lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste.

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