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15 Horoscope ARTS & CULTURE 16 Kings Beach Art Walk 16 Exhibit Calendar 17 The Arts MUSIC SCENE 19 Entertainment Calendar & Live Music 19 Adam Trent

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The Tahoe Sierra is a wonderland of adventure as our writers explore in this edition of Tahoe Weekly. Priya Hutner explores the extreme adrenaline rush of the G forces of flying with Sky Combat Ace. Take the controls for yourself (yes, you get to fly yourself ) over the breathtaking waters of Lake Tahoe and vistas of Desolation Wilderness as you experience barrel rolls and dives.

Sean McAlindin takes in the fall beauty of a sunset mountain bike ride on Sawtooth trail with stunning views of the Truckee River Canyon. This moderate trail is a classic Tahoe mountain bike ride you’ll want to add to your bucket list.

Or, take in a leisurely stroll along the lakeside Kings Beach Art Walk featuring the art of local artists and school children on the new art banner exhibit throughout town while enjoying the hamlet’s shops

and dining. And don’t forget to take a walk on the sandy beach; one of the largest on Tahoe’s shores.

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Marlette Lake

SAND HARBOR

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

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Spooner Lake

Tahoe

Eagle Rock

Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

DEEPEST POINT

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH

SIERRA BOAT CO.

INCLINE VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

Crystal Bay

Kings Beach

Carnelian Bay

Tahoe City

Average depth: 1,000 feet

Incline Village

OLD BROCKWAY

RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK

BOAT RAMPS

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Age of Lake Tahoe: 2 million years

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South Lake Tahoe

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Fannette Island SKI RUN

Average Surface Water Temperature: 51.9˚F Average Surface Temperature in July: 64.9˚F Highest Peak: Freel Peak at 10,881 feet

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

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Average Snowfall: 409 inches

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Lake Tahoe is as long as the English Channel is wide.

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CAVE ROCK

Zephyr Cove

Average Water Temperature: 42.1˚F

Lake Tahoe sits at an average elevation of between 6,223’ and 6,229.1’. The top 6.1’ of water is controlled by the dam in Tahoe City and holds up to 744,600 acre feet of water.

Size: 22 miles long, 12 miles wide

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There is enough water in Lake Tahoe to supply everyone in the United States with more than 75 gallons of water per day for 5 years.

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Permanent Population: 66,000

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LAKE TAHOE

How the lake was formed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 73.1’ in 2015. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

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

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

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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Taking in the quiet scenery of Carpenter Valley. | Priya Hutner

ATTRACTIONS Cave Rock

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

East Shore

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

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

Donner Summit

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

Truckee

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

Eagle Rock

North Tahoe Arts Center

South Lake Tahoe

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

Heavenly

South Lake Tahoe

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

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

West Shore

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

High Camp

Olympic Valley

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

Kings Beach

LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe

Natural rim 6,223’

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Truckee

Tallac Historic Site

Donner Summit Historical Society

Soda Springs

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

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

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

Gatekeeper’s Museum

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

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

East Shore

Elevation 6,228.19’ | Elevation in 2016 6,222.72

Old Jail Museum

Truckee

Olympic Valley

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

Tahoe Maritime Museum

KidZone Children’s Museum

Tahoe City

Truckee

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

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

Tahoe City

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

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

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

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

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

Tahoe City 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 35 College Dr., (530) 543-2600

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

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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

3080 N. Lake Blvd., (530) 583-3593 (Fridays)

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

South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Science Center

Summer | (530) 583-3279 | terc.ucdavis.edu This 1920s-era building features a history of the field station, current UC Davis research projects, interactive exhibits and demonstration garden. Ages 8+. TART

226,500

Martis 872 CAPACITY:Y 20,400

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Donner Memorial Visitor Center

North Shore

I Independence 15,074 CAPACITY: 18,300

Truckee River

Olympic Museum

Emerald Bay

Tahoe City Field Station

P Prosser 14,889 CAPACITY: 29,840

Donner 4,158

Vikingsholm Castle

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

Measured in Acre Feet (AF)

CAPACITY:

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

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

CAPACITY CITY TY: 40,870 Boca 34,197 CAPA

Stampede 213,349

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

Watson Cabin

North Shore

Readings taken on Friday, September 29, 2017

RESERVOIR CAPACITY

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

Tahoe City

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

Tours by reservation only.

North Shore

Lake Tahoe Museum

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

Thunderbird Lodge

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

Truckee

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

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

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

Fannette Island

Tahoe City

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

West Shore

Explore Tahoe

Incline Village

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

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OUTDOORS & RECREATION, EVENTS & MORE

Farmers’ Market South Lake Tahoe

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

Preschoolers wanted Kings Beach

Kings Beach Library offers Bilingual Preschool Story Time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. Each week is themed. | (530) 546-2012

Let’s hear it for moms Kings Beach

Mom’s Café is every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at North Tahoe Family Resource Center. Meet other moms, get help with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum concerns, infant nutrition and infant care. Groups in English and Spanish. | northtahoefrc.org

Toddler Time Truckee

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

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suited up. My one-piece, black, flight suit not only made me feel the part but kind of look the part, too, as I prepared for high adventure in the sky. I was about to embark on a flight with Richard “Tex” Coe, a former military pilot and owner of Sky Combat Ace. He and his wife, Pandora, are fun, kind and professional. The company offers a variety of flying experiences such as simulated flight combat, aerial acrobatics, Top Gun or combat wingman flights that offer an adventure for adrenaline and thrill seekers while you get to fly the plane.

I had flown in a friend’s tiny plane years ago when we thought to do an experiment to test mindful breathing to overcome excessive speeds in the air as we hurled through the sky along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. It worked quite well, but this would be different.

I was excited to experience what a fighter pilot might experience. Before going up, I was given a safety-training orientation.

I sat in the red-leather bucket couch with

If you love speed, heights and spinning through the sky, Sky Combat Ace adventures offer an exciting experience of thrilling opportunities that you will not forget.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Babes in Bookland Truckee

The Zephyr Cove Library hosts a children’s story time every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Enjoy stories, songs, activities and coloring. | (775) 588-6411

Read together Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library hosts Family Story Time on Wednesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. | (775) 832-4130

Just heavenly South Lake Tahoe

Wine Wednesdays at The Loft in Heavenly is from 4 to 7. Free wine tasting from different featured winery each week. Free guest speaker and/or tasting notes from featured winery. | (530) 523-8024

EVERY THURSDAY

Farmers’ Market Tahoe City

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

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Priya Hutner with pilot and owner Richard “Tex” Coe. | Katherine E. Hill

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

Story time Zephyr Cove, Nev.

Courtesy Sky Combat Ace

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

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EVENTS CALENDAR EVERY TUESDAY

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Tahoe Weekly publisher, Katherine E. Hill, in front of a large screen. We watched a video of a young man who had just finished a flight. He was on fire. His eyes were wide and his descriptions included blazing superlatives as he whirled his hands around.

We watched his flight as he rolled through the sky and hit speeds in which he blacked out for a few seconds only to come back and whoop and holler with excitement. The last thing I wanted was to do on my flight was blackout or get sick to my stomach.

Tex walked me through each maneuver I would experience and how I’d execute

the maneuver. Once I had the basics and an overview of the plane’s safety features, we walked out to the tarmac at the Lake Tahoe Airport where a sleek bright-blue Extra 330 plane awaited. It was a beautiful sunny day in South Lake Tahoe.

Tex strapped me into a parachute. In the event of a mishap, I was instructed to pull the D ring if we needed to eject from the plane. I stepped onto the wing of the tiny plane and slid into the front seat of the cockpit. Tex fastened me into the seatbelt and handed me a headset with a mic so we could communicate. He climbed in behind me and did a series of checks.

“Are you ready to go?” I heard his voice crack over the microphone and I nodded.

We were off. The plane raced down the runway and before I knew it we were flying over Lake Tahoe. Cascade Lake and Fallen Leaf Lake came into view, a bird’s-eye view. We soared over Emerald Bay. I was taking in the views and drinking in the beauty of Tahoe when Tex’s voice said, “Alright we’re in the air. You ready to get this party started? The first thing we need to do is a strap check.”

The next thing I knew I was upside down. I took a breath and then we flipped right side up. Tex spun the plane around and instructed me to pick a side. I wrapped my hand around the gearshift and moved it right. The plane circled right and around I went over with it.

We took the plane through a series of barrel rolls over the lake; the mountains became a blur. Tex got the plane up to 140 knots and a few loops later at 3Gs, I was breathing hard. One of the more exciting sensations was maneuvering the plane vertical. Tex had me pull back on the gearshift. The nose pointed to the clouds and the plane dropped straight down backwards toward the water below.

After which we then flipped the nose of the plane toward the lake as the plane dropped down and flipped around. Those were only the intermediate maneuvers. We ran through a few advanced maneuvers, the last a spin, as the plane went up, up, up. Tex made the plane do a vertical flip, turned it on its back in an inverted flat spin. Whoa!

But we weren’t done yet. Tex took the plane up to 6Gs as we whirled through the air. My stomach landed in my mouth.

I continued to breathe to keep myself centered. Tex redirected the plane and we cruised back to land.

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Watch Priya’s flight with Sky Combat Ace from the cockpit

If you love speed, heights and spinning through the sky, Sky Combat Ace adventures offer an exciting experience of thrilling opportunities that you will not forget.

Sky Combat Ace currently operates in Las Vegas, San Diego and South Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe location will be offering flights through early November. n For more information, visit skycombatace.com.

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Discuss what’s happening Incline Village, Nev. The Conversation Café is a drop-in conversation forum hosted by the Senior Programs staff at Aspen Grove Community Center from 10 to 11:15 a.m. every week except holidays.

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

Story Time Tahoe City

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

Toddler Story Time Incline Village, Nev.

TAKE YOUR (WINE) TIME The 14th annual Truckee Wine Walk & Shop in historic downtown is from noon to 4 p.m. on Oct. 7. Sip, shop and stroll your way through historic downtown. Attendees will enjoy award-winning wines paired with local food tastings. Tickets are $40 advance, $45 at the door. | truckeewinewalk.com

SHOP LOCAL

Call (530) 546-5995, ext. 100, to be included in Shop Local.

THE MAGIC MAN

Harry Miller

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Preschool story time Truckee

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

Help with computers Kings Beach

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

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

Fridays are fun Truckee

Family Fun Fridays at KidZone Museum starts at 11 a.m. Play-based class designed to inspire exploration and discovery through art.

For ages 5 and younger. Free with admission. | kidzonemuseum.org

Watching as a family Tahoe Donner

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

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Art of Mixology is an entertaining workshop featuring freshly cut herbs and classic ingredients such as bitters and infused liquors.

Create three cocktails paired with appetizers until Nov. 19 at Manzanita from 4 to 5 p.m. $60. 21+. | RSVP (530) 562-3050

OCT. 5 | THURSDAY Entrepreneurs welcome South Lake Tahoe

“Are you growing your dream business?”

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

Get in winter’s mood Homewood

Homewood Mountain Resort will host a night of ski movie premieres at the North Lodge at 6 p.m. The opening film will be “Room for Improvement” and the feature film will be Kye Petersen’s “Numinous.” $10 adult, $5 15 and younger advance; $15 adult, $8 kids at the door; passholders $5 discount. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com to learn about the films and watch the trailers. | skihomewood.com

OCT. 6 | FRIDAY Share and write Incline Village, Nev.

Lifescapes, a memoir-writing program for seniors, is from 2 to 4 p.m. at Incline Village Library. First and third Fridays of each month.

All are welcome. | (775) 832-4130

Huskies like hops Truckee

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

Entrepreneur’s Roundtable Truckee

Tahoe Silicon Mountain hosts a monthly roundtable on the first Friday of each month from 5 to 6 p.m. at The Lift. It is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to share what they are working on and ask for/offer insights and resource suggestions to solve problems. | RSVP Silicon Mountain on Facebook

Whose night out? Tahoe Donner

From 5 to 9 p.m., children ages 4 to 9 are treated to a night out of games, dinner, arts and crafts, movie and bedtime story at Northwoods Clubhouse. Parents may enjoy a night out while the trained staff is on hand.

Space is limited. Pre-registration and payment is required at least one day in advance. | RSVP (530) 587-9437

Moon over Tahoe Tahoe Vista

Tahoe Adventure Company offers a Full Harvest Moon kayak tour from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Trips include all kayaking equipment, guides, instruction, natural history and astronomy discussions and hot drinks and snacks.

Easy to moderate; 1 to 3 miles. $65. | tahoeadventurecompany.com

OCT. 7 | SATURDAY What’s your sport? Truckee

Truckee Community Recreation Center hosts Youth Sports Day from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lace up your sneakers and sign up to try your hand at a new sport. The day is for girls and boys in Grades 1 to 5. $10. | tdrpd.org

Take your (wine) time Truckee

The 14th annual Truckee Wine Walk & Shop in historic downtown is from noon to 4 p.m.

Sip, shop and stroll your way through historic downtown. Attendees will enjoy awardwinning wines paired with local food tastings. $40 advance, $45 at the door. | truckeewinewalk.com

Fact or fiction Tahoe City

The 4th annual Liar’s Cruise on the “Tahoe Gal” is from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The evening features bottomless bubbly, tall tales, a live auction and hors d’oeuvres benefitting the Sierra State Parks Foundation and restoration efforts at Sugar Pine Point State Park. | sierrastateparks.org

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Family pumpkin fun Truckee

Alpine Aspen Festival Hope Valley

The fourth annual Alpine Aspen Festival is hosted by the Alpine Watershed Group and Friends of Hope Valley, to celebrate the beautiful fall colors, natural environment and dynamic history. Visitors enjoy live music, guest speakers and booths on Blue Lakes Road or sign up for one of the many activities and workshops with local experts. The festival welcomes families and is also dog friendly. | aspenfest.org

Lulu is a trout South Lake Tahoe

The Fall Fish Fest celebrates the annual migration of kokanee salmon at Taylor Creek Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrates the dramatic and colorful spawning behaviors of the kokanee salmon. Family event with activities, educational programs, fun runs, half-marathon and booths.

Children and families learn about the Lake Tahoe ecosystem while participating in treasure hunts and crafts. There will be visits from Smokey Bear and Lulu the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. | tahoeheritage.org

Stein holders wanted South Lake Tahoe

The 23rd annual Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson Resort features from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. traditional ethnic foods and desserts complemented by authentic German beers and wines. Attractions include pumpkin patch, climbing wall, music and craft booths. Guests can win prizes by participating in the beerstein holding, yodeling and dog-costume contests. Free admission and free bike valet. | camprichardson.com

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship hosts The Grinduro. Festivities include two days of gourmet food, a handmade bike show, an art exhibit, live music, camping and The Grinduro race. | sierratrails.org

Tahoe and the southwest Truckee

Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe’s Manzanita Restaurant offers an Epicurean Dinner at 5:30 p.m. featuring chef Jaron Dubinski of Fearing’s at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. Explore the flavors that Tahoe and the southwest can bring to the table. $85, $105 with wine pairings. | RSVP (530) 562-3050

Fundraising winemaker dinner East Shore

Thunderbird Lodge Winemaker Dinner Series features Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe executive chef Mark Jeffers’s creations paired with Pride Mountain Winery. $250 per person. | RSVP thunderbirdtahoe.org

OCT. 9 | MONDAY Meeting of the minds Tahoe Donner

Tahoe Silicon Mountain presents Mountain Minds Mondays, a speaker series that starts at 6 p.m. at Pizza on the Hill every month. Dr. Christos Papachristos presents “Self-Flying Drones: On a Mission to Navigate Dark, Dangerous and Unknown Worlds.”

A $5 fee includes pizza and salad. Networking before and after the presentation.

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OCT. 10 | TUESDAY Rise and shine Truckee

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OCT. 8 | SUNDAY Self-driven to tour Truckee

Pick out a pumpkin and make candy apples at the Pumpkin Patch at Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe’s Backyard from 1 to 5 p.m. | (530) 562-3050

Good Morning Truckee is held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Truckee Tahoe Airport on the second Tuesday of every month. Open to everyone. $12, $10 chamber members; includes breakfast. Topics are ESOPs and B Corps. | (530) 587-8808

Not your regular grind Quincy

Truckee Donner Railroad Society offers Trestle Tours of Hobart Estates, Boca & Loyalton and Verdi Lumber. These are selfdriven tours of old railroad lines. At each stop will be discussions, pictures and maps and some short hikes. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Truckee Railroad Museum next to the Train Depot. Takes 4 to 6 hours. | truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com

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Tahoe Wedding Industry Group presents “Attracting the Right Clients,” about securing the ideal couples for your ideal brand. Guest speaker is Nancy Liu Chin. VIP reception at 9 a.m. for TWIG members; 9:30 a.m. to noon general meeting open to all. The Lodge at Tahoe Donner. $45, free to members. | Register tahoeweddinggroup.net

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Get working Incline Village, Nev.

Diamond Peak hosts a winter job fair from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Base Lodge. Inside, outside and on-snow positions available.

Free food and raffle for applicants. | diamondpeak.com

College level lab Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library offers ME2 Lab at 4 p.m. University of Nevada, Reno engineering students present topics to school-age kids in fun, hands-on demonstrations. This month will be magnetism and electricity. | (775) 832-4130

FALL FISH FEST FUN The Fall Fish Fest celebrates the annual migration of kokanee salmon at Taylor Creek Visitor Center in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 7 and 8. Children and families learn about the Lake Tahoe ecosystem while participating in treasure hunts and crafts. There will be visits from Smokey Bear and Lulu the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. | fs.usda.gov

Mix it up Norden

Truckee Chamber of Commerce mixer is hosted by Truckee Tahoe School of Music and Clair Tappaan Lodge from 5 to 7 p.m. at the lodge in Norden. Come for networking, bring business cards and enjoy beverages, appetizers and raffle prizes. | chamber.truckee.com

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Tahoe XC Junior Mountain Riders Program provides local children, ages 7 to 11, with an opportunity to experience and grow in the sport of mountain biking.

The weekly club rides focus on developing safe, strong, responsible riders through instruction, practice and fun in a healthy, supportive environment. Mountain biking is an ideal activity to help condition the body outside of the cross-country ski season. Meet at the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area. The program is on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. until Oct. 16. The drop-in rate is $10 per child. | Register tahoexc.org

Tahoe Truckee School of Music offers Beginning Ukulele for all ages on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. and Beginning Guitar from 4 to 5 p.m. Instructor Ben Martin teaches both classes in three sessions from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7 and from Nov. 14 to Dec. 12. The fee for either class is $95 per session or $25 for drop-ins.| tdrpd.org

What’s your sport?

Truckee Community Recreation Center hosts Youth Sports Day on Oct. 7 from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lace up your sneakers and sign up to try your hand at a new sport. The day is for girls and boys in Grades 1 to 5. The fee is $10. | tdrpd.org

School-age programs Douglas County Parks and Recreation offers Kids Club Programs for grades K through 6 designed to complement the school schedule. Early Birds come from 7 to 8:30 a.m. to the Kahle Community Center. The fee is $2 per day with school bus pickup. Kids Club is from 3 to 6 p.m. at Zephyr Cove Elementary School and is $6 per day.

The Wednesday Morning Club for Grades K through 5 is from 7 to 10 a.m. at Kahle Community Center on Oct. 11 and Dec. 13. This supervised program is for kids on school calendar late start days.

The fee is $6 per day. All require preregistration. | (775) 586-7271

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Pho for Project MANA is at Cottonwood Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Mai Doan will show selected chefs — Dave Smith of Cottonwood Restaurant, Steve Anderson of NorthStar Restaurants, Jason Lee of Margs Taco Bistro, Carolyn Newman of Tahoe Food Hub and Priya Hutner of The Seasoned Sage and Tahoe Weekly — how to prepare Pho beef broth and a traditional Vietnamese chicken salad, Goi Ga. Both will be served to the community at Cottonwood. $40. Benefits Project MANA. | Tickets projectmana.org

Tahoe Talks Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library hosts “Geology of the Tahoe Basin” at 6:30 p.m. Gain an appreciation of the enormous geologic forces that led to the formation of Lake Tahoe in this informative, non-technical presentation. | (775) 832-4130

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OCT. 12 | THURSDAY Dogs love books Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library offers Paws 2 Read from 4 to 5 p.m. Children can practice reading to friendly therapy dogs and receive a free book. All ages. | (775) 832-4130

Spooky storm water? South Lake Tahoe

League to Save Lake Tahoe hosts Spooky Stormwater Fall Festival from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sidellis Lake Tahoe. Join Pipe Keepers for an evening of fall festival games with a spooky twist. Mingle with storm-water experts and earn prizes. Free, family friendly.

Light refreshments. | RSVP protect@keeptahoeblue.org

Happy trails party Norden

Truckee Trails hosts a Fall Trails Bash from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Lake Mary at Sugar Bowl. Celebrate the year, learn about upcoming projects and offer suggestions. Includes drink, raffle tickets and appetizers. $10. | truckeetrails.org

TERC Talks Incline Village, Nev.

Associate director of UC Davis TERC Dr. Patricia Maloney will discuss “Forest Health and Tree Mortality.” No-host bar at 5:30; presentation at 6 p.m. | RSVP terc.ucdavis.edu

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am amazed how easily we fall into a rut and want to play the same type of golf courses. When I had to choose a Carson City golf course to write about, I wanted to play someplace very different. I heard from fellow golfers that Sunridge Golf Course was quirky and had huge elevation changes.

That sounded interesting to me. Plus, a course with a playoff hole? Definitely.

The vistas from just about every tee are amazing, but the 14th hole takes your breath away.

The course opened in 1998 and was designed by Bill Wellman, who was a civil engineer and heavy-equipment contractor by trade. He was not trained as a golfcourse architect and because of that, the course has a different look. Some of the holes seem like they were sculpted from the land. Several PGA professionals came in to give him some playability advice, but it is Wellman’s design.

The course has 26 acres of lakes and they do come into play. The fairways have more undulations than any course that I have ever played. There are no flat lies. Fortunately, the greens are much tamer. They are typically two tiered and faster than they look. Many sand traps are undergoing renovations and can be played as ground under repair.

The course itself is well marked with large barber poles at 150 and 100 yards that also act as targets. The yardage/advice book is a help to the first-time player, especially with the large elevation changes.

The vistas from just about every tee are amazing, but the 14th hole, a downhill par 4 of 368 to 425 yards, takes your breath away. There is a 200-foot drop from the tee to a split fairway and you can play it to the right much more than you think. A tee shot of only a little more than 240 yards from the blue tees will give you a level lie and a 165-yard second shot. A 200-foot drop means you would drop down five to six clubs. So, if you hit your driver 240 yards, you would hit at around a 4 to 5 iron. Not too bad.

A goal at Sunridge Golf Course is to have affordable golf, so amenities are few.

It is way beyond basic golf, but depending on help from Mother Nature, conditions may not be pristine. That’s OK. I can’t make a reasonable comparison to any course that I have ever played. The layout is that unique. Remember, a course does not need to be designed by a golf-course architect to be good. Right now, I can’t help but wonder how I will play some of the holes differently the next time I tee it up at Sunridge.

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Adventure racing in Emerald Bay

Tahoe venues Sierra Tahoe Disc Golf Series hosts the Tahoe Mountain Sports 11th annual Pro/Am and STS Finals at Tahoe Vista Disc Golf Course on Oct. 7 and 8. | Sierra at Tahoe Series on Facebook

Big Blue Adventure continues its adventure racing series into October. The Great Trail Race is on Oct. 8. The Great Trail Race travels a multi surface route from Truckee to Tahoe City. Runners choose to run or mountain bike one of two course options, Elite or Classic. | bigblueadventure.com

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“Drop Everything” | Matchstick Productions brings its new film, “Drop Everything,” to the region with two showings. “Drop Everything,” is the brainchild of Tahoe’s own Scott Gaffney, the man behind “There’s Something About McConkey” and other Matchstick classics.

Film showings are on Oct. 11 at Olympic Village Lodge in Olympic Valley at 8 p.m. and on Oct. 12 at Bundox Bocce in Reno, Nev. Gaffney also recently spoke to Tahoe Weekly on the making of “Drop Everything.” Read the feature and watch E X C L U S I V E C O N T E N T AT the trailer at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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“Rogue Elements” | Teton Gravity Research brings its newest ski film, “Rogue Elements,” to Reno, Nev., on Oct. 12. Join the Teton Gravity Research team as they embark on an adventure filled with fury and glory and witness the unimaginable. Segments of the film feature locals Jeremy Jones and Sammy Luebke.

The movie will show at The Freight House at Greater Nevada Field in Reno, Nev. Doors open at 7 p.m. Showing at 8 p.m. Tickets $10. Read more about the film and watch the trailer at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | tetongravity.com

Get in winter’s mood with ski flicks

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Homewood Homewood Mountain Resort will host a night of ski movie premieres on Oct. 5 at the North Lodge at 6 p.m. The opening film, “Room for Improvement,” is by local film company, Janky Films. It features local skiers and snowboarders riding in California in some of the best conditions our region has seen in six years. The film also includes a segment from South America with footage from Cerro Catedral in Argentina.

The evening’s feature film will be Kye Petersen’s “Numinous.” Petersen and friends travel the world in search of steep lines and epic terrain, capturing footage of nature’s raw landscapes. The night will be filled with giveaways and raffle prizes from sponsors, as well as some epic cinematography from Dendrite Studios.

Tickets in advance are $10 for adults and $5 for age 15 and younger. At the door tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for kids. Homewood passholders receive a $5 discount. Watch the trailers at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | skihomewood.com

Fallon, Nev. See the fastest gun alive and relive the spirit of the Wild West with a craft fair, car show, comfort food, Civil War reenactment with Nevada Gunfighters and the World Championship Fast Draw Competition.

Watch shooters ages 8 and older compete to be the fastest gun alive at the Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon from Oct. 6 to 8. | cowboyfastdraw.com

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Follow that tail Reno, Nev. Tails on the Trails: Healthy Parks Healthy People Trail Series is on Oct. 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hidden Valley Regional Park. Tails on the Trails is the only timed trail race in Nevada that allows one to run with his or her dog.

Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation offers a 10km course, a 5km course and the 1-mile Lazy Dog Jog. An all-day dog-friendly festival is at the Link Piazzo Dog Park, featuring interactive activities and games, vendors, food, craft beer, raffle prizes and a free pup sprint. | cristobal@tmparksfoundation.org

Quincy Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship hosts The Grinduro from Oct. 7 to 8 with a mass start from Quincy. The unique format of Grinduro combines the best elements of a mountain bike enduro with a gravel grinder-style road race. Riders complete a 60-mile loop, a mix of paved roads, gravel roads and single track. Race results will be taken from four, shorter-timed segments on the mixed terrain. It’s not just a bike race, festivities include two days of gourmet food, a handmade bike show, an art exhibit, live music and camping. The Grinduro is Part 3 and the final event of the Lost Sierra Triple Crown. | sierratrails.org

Really gotta go Virginia City, Nev. In the World Championship Outhouse Races on Oct. 7 to 8, the race isn’t to the outhouse, it’s in the outhouse. Teams of costumed outhouse racers are pitted against each other. One person rides and the remaining team members push, pull or drag the decorated outhouses down the racetrack. | visitvirginiacitynv.com

It’s up in the sky Minden, Nev. Minden-Tahoe Airport Aviation Roundup is on Oct. 7 and 8 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the airport.

There will be performers, vendors, static displays, air-show adventures and rides. | aviationroundup.com

Leaves afire with color Area venues Celebrate the fall beauty of the Sierra on Oct. 7 and 8 at Alpine Aspen Festival with live music, guided hikes, a star party, hikes to abandoned mines, yoga and more. | alpineaspenfestival.org

Popular annual runs Area venues Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club announces upcoming races. Kokanee Trail Runs are on Oct. 8 at Camp Richardson with a half marathon, Tadpole Trot and 5km and 10km runs in which walkers are welcome. Race day registration starts at 6 a.m. at the SnoPark.

The 28th annual Nevada Day Classic 8K Run and 2 Mile Run/Walk is in Carson City, Nev., on Oct. 28. All racers finish just before the start to the parade with 1000’s of people lining Carson Street to cheer them in. | tahoemtnmilers.org

Cycling the region Minden, Nev. Alta Alpina Cycling Club announces upcoming races that are open to everyone in the cycling community. The race categories make it easy for anyone from racing veterans to first-timers to have a great race experience. Weekend Club rides will continue until October. Tim Rowe Memorial Fall Century is on Oct. 8 is from Wellington to Bridgeport. | altaapina.org

Racing it old school Rebelle Rally is the first women’s offroad navigation rally raid in the U.S. Blending the love of driving with the ultimate challenge of precise navigation, the Rebelle tests skills over seven days of competition. It is not a race for speed, but based on the elements of headings, hidden checkpoints, time and distance using maps, compass and road book.

The race begins in Lake Tahoe on Oct. 12 and ends on Oct. 21 in San Diego.

It will travel over dirt roads, double tracks, open desert and sand dunes. No GPS or cell phones allowed. Professional driving and racing skills not required. | tahoecup.org

Around the lake in three days Tahoe venues The 22nd annual Lake Tahoe Marathon will host the Tahoe Triple and the Tahoe Trifecta in three days from Oct. 13 to 15. The Triple, three marathons, will run from Sand Harbor to Homewood, from Homewood to Lakeside Beach and from Stateline to Incline Village.

The Trifecta, three half-marathons, will run from Carnelian Bay to Homewood, from Emerald Bay to Lakeside Beach and from Spooner Summit to Incline Village. This year is the first Around the Lake Relay. It will be a four-person relay team starting at midnight in front of Harvey’s Hotel Casino on the state line.

Runners will alternate running counterclockwise two legs each around Lake Tahoe and finish 72 miles later at the Marathon finish line and Lakeside Beach. | laketahoemarathon.com

Community ski swap Reno, Nev. Sky Tavern Ski Swap and Sale is on Oct. 13 and 14 at the former location of Sports Authority on Kietzke Lane in Reno, Nev. There will be deals on new and preowned skis, boots, boards and clothing.

There will be food trucks, bounce houses and Big Chris Hart making noise. Dress in costume on Oct. 13 to win prizes. | skytavern.com

Exploratory hike Granite Chief Wilderness American River Conservancy volunteer Tom Dodson will lead an exploration of the Granite Chief Wilderness Area from the Hell Hole Reservoir Trailhead. This three-day hike is from Oct. 13 to 15. Due to the landslides on Eleven Pines road, the hike will start in Foresthill. Hikers must bring food. There will be water along the trail. This is an intermediate, 16-mile, roundtrip hike with no extreme elevations.

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Local mountain biker Ryan Glew enjoys views of the Truckee River Canyon from the lookout just over a mile into the trail.

SWITCHBACKS & SUNSETS

ON SAWTOOTH STORY & PHOTOS BY SEAN MCALINDIN

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powerful late summer thunderstorm rolled through the Truckee River valley on a mid-September afternoon. As I drove through downtown Truckee, the fire department was out in force cutting down an old pine snag that had been struck by lightning along Glenshire Drive just over the knoll from the river. In the distance, I could see yellow light breaking over the Pacific Crest. If the weather cleared, it was going to be perfect, post-rain conditions for mountain bike riding on the Sawtooth Trail.

When I arrived at the trailhead at the northern end of 06 Fire Road off Thelin Drive in the Sierra Meadows neighborhood of Truckee, the air was still cool and moist. My friend, Ryan Glew, a radiology assistant at Tahoe Forest Hospital, pulled in just as I was donning my raggedy, old bike shoes on the tailgate of my pickup truck. We had about two hours of daylight left as we hit the trail, a sufficient amount of time for this 9-mile cross-country ride.

With no dirt bikers beyond wolf lichen, Ryan Glew meanders onward.

The trail begins on a series of roots and rocks smoothed over by previous riders. After passing giant slanting boulders where I can imagine the Washoe once camped near, we veered south on some satisfying switchback turns that led us along the discontinuous basalt cliff line that overlooks the section of river between Truckee and Olympic Valley. The still-damp pine needles created the perfectly soft landscape for our ride as we swung around the corner

into a majestic view of the river canyon with snowspeckled mountains rising above.

Sawtooth is a great moderate ride because it is relatively flat and rolling without any large climbs to speak of. Its rocky sections are a great introduction to a sizeable certain portion of Tahoe riding. A couple of short, curvy downhills took us past the turnoff for a half-mile viewpoint loop that’s worth checking out if only for the noteworthy rock formations. After

lined the trail on either side creating a luminous effect in the fading pinkish twilight. After passing some gigantic douglas firs, we reached the only real climb of the ride. After cresting the burned-out knoll of manzanita reaching up to an indigo skyline, we dropped into a deep, dense forest where deer lay to sleep.

The still-damp pine needles created the perfectly soft landscape for our ride as we swung around the corner into a majestic view of the Truckee River canyon with snow-speckled mountains rising above. reconnecting with the trail, we flowed through wellspaced stands of Jeffrey pines as we approached the halfway point of the loop.

Around the time we re-crossed the fire road, a beautiful 360-degree sunset had formed around us beneath the overhead blanket of fluorescent clouds.

A short, broad, vertical rainbow shone through massive pine trees. It was the sixth rainbow I’d seen in this miraculously precipitous year. That’s counting the two doubles in September. We stopped for a while and it was quiet, a soft autumn breeze cooling the sweat from our necks.

This backside of Sawtooth is much silkier than the front section with fewer rocks to navigate and slow you down. After crossing under power lines and over a couple of abandoned fire roads, we reached a trail junction. At is this point, riders can connect into Two Beavers and a Bear and Two Bridges trails, alternate routes that loop around upper Martis Creek Valley under the shadow of Northstar’s Mount Pluto. There are actually more than two bridges out there, but you’ll have to see that for yourself.

As we continued to move swiftly along Sawtooth proper, the trail was bounded on either side by sagebrush and manzanita. Copious pads of mahala mat

Ryan Glew smoothly rounds the corner of the lookout up Truckee River into Olympic Valley.

Passing a random, rocky, volcanic outcropping, we descended steadily back toward the fire road just as darkness fell. Riding down the old logging road we magically dipped and dodged the mud puddles reflecting the fading clouds, arriving back to the car just before headlamps became necessary. The feeling of riding in the near darkness is much like skiing on a low-light day. We kept loose and expected the unexpected as we rode silently on black air E X C L U S I V E C O N T E N T AT toward home.

TheTahoeWeekly.com Next year, Download the trail map Truckee Trails Foundation is planning to build a connector trail from Sawtooth to Watson Lake where riders can connect into the Tahoe Rim Trail.

It will be a welcome addition to this already gratifying system of trails that, after the Emigrant Trail, is the most moderate mountain-biking route available in the greater Truckee region. | truckeetrails.org n

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FUN & GAMES

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Trivia test

by Fifi Rodriquez

1. ANATOMY: Where is the muscle called latissimus dorsi located in the human body?

2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When did the last Ice Age end?

3. RELIGION: What do the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse represent in the Book of Revelation?

4. GAMES: What color of clothing does Princess Peach wear in the Mario Brothers video games?

5. GEOGRAPHY: What business is London’s Fleet Street associated with?

6. U.S. STATES: Which state’s official song is “Yankee Doodle”?

7. TELEVISION: What comedy show introduced the McKenzie Brothers?

8. MUSIC: How many characters were represented in the Village People disco group?

9. LITERATURE: How does the following proverb end: “Beggars can’t ... “?

10. HISTORY: What kind of plane did Charles Lindbergh fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?

Hocus Focus differences: 1. Cap is missing, 2. Arm is moved, 3. Football is missing, 4. Cloud is different, 5. Horn is smaller, 6. Bull’s tail is missing.

Trivia Test: 1. In the back, 2. About 11,700 years ago, 3. Pestilence (or conquest), war, famine and death, 4. Pink, 5. The British national press, 6. Connecticut, 7. “SCTV”, 8. Six, 9. “... be choosers.”, 10. The Spirit of St. Louis was a single-engine, single-propeller monoplane.

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October 5-11, 2017

Horoscopes

FIRE

FUN & GAMES

EARTH

AIR

WATER

Michael O’Connor is an astrologer, counselor and life coach | SunStarAstrology.com

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

You have entered an important time of decision. The challenge to follow through is linked to courage. Fear of failure may be an issue. Such fears may be the consequence of too much thinking and not enough action. Focus on the preliminary returns coming in and/or the desire and prospects of profits, in any form, to summon inspiration and determination.

Relationship themes remain front and center. These are linked to your professional life as well as personal. Circumstances are prompting you to work hard to reach fair agreements and to achieve satisfying results. This trend will continue over the coming weeks and months even, but rewards for your efforts are indicated as well.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21) Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21) This week stands to be eventful for you.

It will prove to be the beginning of an expansive cycle that will continue for the better part of 2018.

It involves risk. Yet you may be tested regarding the quality of your choices even more than usual. Be careful of ego inflation and focus on actions that reveal an authentic dedication of your spirit.

A playful and romantic mood vies with more serious considerations. Negotiations requiring precise communications leaving little room for alternative interpretations are underway. You may feel that what is requested of you comes with pressures you do not like and ask more than you are willing or able to give. But, you are willing to try.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21) Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21) Your public and professional life has been activated. This includes new tools and instruction.

Your sense of individuality is emphasized and is linked to intellectually stimulating exchanges.

Circumstances may push you to reach within more deeply to access reserves of confidence and faith over the coming months.

Fun, play, games and romance are in focus.

Yet, circumstances are also pushing you to dig deep and this is requiring a lot of work. Creating a more wholesome and harmonious environment at home is featured. This will prove important in the coming weeks and months so you are probably wise to take it seriously.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

Strange but true

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19) A determined push that will affect both your professional and your personal life is underway. It includes returns for previous efforts and a steady process of clearing the old to make way for the new. This clearing could be about old relationship involvement and/or attitudes and behavior pat-terns that no longer align with your priorities.

by Samantha Weaver

In 1946, there were only 10,000 privately owned television sets in the United States. By 1952, that number had grown to 12 million.

It was anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and South African president Nelson Mandela who made the following sage observation: “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”

Your confidence levels have been rising steadily and, with them, your energy levels as well. What you seek to create with this boon is an atmosphere of harmony and beauty, equality, and balance. The focus may be directed to environments but also to relationship flows. Meanwhile, new directions requiring commitments are on the horizon.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23) Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19) Your professional life will undergo a big boost starting this week. This will serve to activate your ambitions and your drive. This trend will continue and grow steadily over the coming months. It will also dovetail with changes in your lifestyle and the need to overcome any fears that are holding you back.

A momentum is building and as it does so too is your confidence. Focus brings action which brings inspiration and fresh insights and ideas. This is where commitment begins to produce magic. The ball is rolling now and this is your cue to roll with it, keep it rolling, and determine your mark and strike.

Then repeat.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) A gift of visionary passion is coming your way. It may activate new philosophies and spiritual realizations and convictions. It may also manifest as inspirations to make some bold moves linked to some of your most intimate relationships and your lifestyle in general. Tune-in and use it wisely and you could achieve big returns in 2018.

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By now you should be in the completion stages of a foundation for the next phase. If not, you may have some catching up to do. Before the week is out, you will already begin to diversify.

Yet, much of the efforts required will be up to you to fulfill, as in, independent action or initiative that reveals leadership by example.

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THE ARTS

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CREATIVE AWARENESS

LOOK UP TO ENJOY

Kings Beach Art Walk S T O R Y B Y K AY L A A N D E R S O N

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he sidewalks of Kings Beach are adorned with colorful splashes of art fastened to a few of the town’s new streetlights. A multicolored bear banner perches near the entrance to Tahoe Market, and skiers sashaying down a snowy mountain decorate the streetlight in front of Rite-Aid. The new Kings Beach Art Walk is part of an effort by the North Tahoe Business Association to promote the Kings Beach community and public art on the community’s new streetlights that line Highway 28.

“Like Anytown, USA, this allows a community to promote what’s happening: upcoming events, et cetera,” says NTBA executive director Joy Doyle.

In early 2016, a few basic welcome banners were installed, as well as ones promoting upcoming events such as Wine on the Water, Tahoe Vista Paddlefest and the Music on the Beach summer concert series. However, instead of using all of the banner-armed streetlights with promotional messages, NTBA decided to mix it up with art banners that would beautify the town and make strolling through the heart of Kings Beach an activity in itself.

EXHIBIT CALENDAR ONGOING EXHIBITS

“Tortuga” SNC Tahoe Gallery | Until Oct. 6

“Desert Dreams” Metro Gallery | Until Oct. 6

“Imagined” McKinley Arts & Cultural Center | Until Oct. 6

Lauren Cardenas McKinley Arts & Cultural Center | Until Oct. 6

“Austin Pratt Returns” UNR Church Fine Arts | Until Oct. 6

“Catch Bansky”

Lee, Kaio Martin, Cathy McClelland and Carrie White.

“This is really just a new way to give locals and guests something nice to look at. Kings Beach is transforming into a premier Tahoe location and the art walk is very accessible and available year-round for those ages 3 to 100. I really believe that Kings Beach can differentiate itself with public art,” says Doyle.

The 15 art banners are interspersed within a 1-mile stretch on the north and south sides of State Route 28.

“It’s a proven fact that art creates economic vitality and improves quality of life,” says Doyle, which aligns with NTBA’s mission. n For more information about the Kings Beach Art Walk and all of the featured art pieces, visit northtahoebusiness.org.

“Winter Trees” Kaio Martin

Reno venues | Until Oct. 17

“ART from UNR” The Brick | Until Oct. 19

“Make Tahoe quantum” Benko Art Gallery | Until Oct. 19

“Autumn Show” Brewery Arts Center | Until Oct. 20

“The Power of Light” NAA Gallery | Until Oct. 20

Carol Grigus South Valleys Library | Until Oct. 31

“Holly Arts” North Tahoe Arts Center | Nov. 1-Dec. 30

Mary Warner OXS Gallery | Until Nov. 3

Melvin Brown Copeland Gallery | Until Nov. 8

Dylan Silver Carson City Community Center | Until Nov. 9

Cabin Time: Eastern Sierra Garage Door Gallery | Until Nov. 17

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“ Kings Beach is transforming into a premier Tahoe location and the art walk is very accessible and available year-round for those ages 3 to 100. I really believe that Kings Beach can differentiate itself with public art.”

–Joy Doyle

Wolfdale’s Restaurant | Until January 2018

“City of Dust” Nevada Museum of Art | Until Jan. 7, 2018

“View From the Playa” Nevada Museum of Art | Until Jan. 7, 2018

“Unsettled” Nevada Museum of Art | Until Jan. 21, 2018

“What’s in A Name?”

Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until April 2018

“Ink & Ivory”

“Leaves” Pamela Hunt Lee

In November 2016, NTBA put out a call to artists for artwork that was colorful and meaningful and would enhance Kings Beach. Local businesses such as Old Brockway Golf Course, La Mexicana Market & Taqueria, Fifth Element Healing Center and Tahoe Forest Health 16

System contributed the funds to create and install the banners and the chosen artists received a small honorarium.

“I was absolutely floored at how easy it was to get these banners sponsored. We sent one e-mail out with the goal to get eight sponsored art banners and 12 came in,” says Doyle. “We have a supportive community. It’s just art on the banners, no logos or artist names.”

Following the call to artists, the NTBA received 56 entries that displayed a variety of concepts in different mediums and styles. A panel of five evaluated the submissions and chose the artwork for the banners.

The committee looked closely at the subject matter and medium, ensuring that there was a variety in what was portrayed.

“It was great receiving all of those entries, but it also made it difficult to choose.

Art is subjective, so we tried to stay focused on finding art that blended in with the environment,” Doyle says.

The final selections include art from students at Kings Beach Elementary School and Tahoe Expedition Academy, as well as pieces from local and regional artists including Jude Bischoff, Mike Bond, Anastiscia Chantler-Lang, Jennifer Eyzaguirre, Sue Gross, Pamela Hunt

Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until April 2018 1 ST & 3 RD WEDNESDAY

Gathering of Artists North Tahoe Arts Center THURSDAY

Guided art tours Nevada Museum of Art (except 1st Thursday) 2 ND FRIDAY

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

Guided art tours Nevada Museum of Art 2 ND SATURDAY

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October 5-11, 2017

Arts

THE

Which is which?

Reno, Nev. McKinley Arts & Cultural Center Gallery East hosts mixed-media painter Bruce Clark in “Imagined: New Painted Images” until Oct. 6. His work integrates photography and paint to create surreal industrial-looking images on canvas. In his process, he paints on top of photographs printed on canvas to create seamless layers between the two, making it sometimes impossible for the viewer to differentiate between the real and the imagined. | reno.gov

TAKE TIME TO

REFLECT

Seeking what was lost Reno, Nev. “Womb to Tomb, Birth to Earth, Dust to Dust: New Works by Lauren Cardenas” is on display in Gallery West of McKinley Arts & Culture Center until Oct. 6. In this series of prints and books, Cardenas pays homage to something that was lost, utilizing digital print along with traditional print methods to evoke a sense of longing and aloneness. When seeking something lost, one must go beyond one’s contentedness and be willing to understand that what one might be seeking is not the equivalent of what was lost. | reno.gov

Make Tahoe presents “Make Tahoe quantum,” an art show (within and art show),

by Shirley Hackett at Benko Art Gallery in South Lake Tahoe. Hackett is a local resident and emerging artist-photographer.

Her work includes landscapes, animals and thought-provoking compositions. With a natural and unpretentious eye focusing on the beauty of emotions experienced from visual energy in our everyday lives, Hackett shows that profound reflection often happens in moments too brief to measure. This installment will be on display until Oct. 19. | maketahoe.com

No secret anymore

Light is power Carson City, Nev. Local artists Deborah Stevenson and Deborah Foster collaborate to bring a vibrant new exhibit, “The Power of Light,” to the Nevada Artists Association Gallery until Oct. 20. Offering a fresh perspective and dazzling light, this exhibit showcases popular scenes such as Death Valley, Emerald Bay and Pyramid Lake.

Stevenson has always been inspired by nature; her style is mature and deeply spiritual. Foster enjoys the look achieved by using a palette knife. She believes there is no better way to create vibrant color, depth and texture on the canvas or on a board. | nevadaartists.org

Art is second nature Carson City, Nev. Las Vegas artist Mary Warner, the winner of the 2011 Governor’s Arts Award for Excellent in the Arts, takes a fresh approach in her current exhibition, “Second Nature,” which is featured at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery through Nov. 10.

A former art professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Warner has a lifelong passion for botany, often focusing her artwork on flowers, trees and other plants that catch her eye. Her work has been featured in 55 exhibitions across Nevada and 43 solo exhibitions nationally, including the Whitney Museum, the Drawing Center and the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York. As part of the OXS exhibition, an artist’s reception and talk will be held on Oct. 10 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. | nvculture.org/nevadaartscouncil

Day of the Dead crafts Truckee Día de los Muertos is just around the corner and the Family Resource Center of Truckee is gearing up for a big celebration on Nov. 3. Día de los Muertos — Day of the Dead — is a Mexican holiday

THE ARTS

“Flag” Shirley Hackett | Benko Art Gallery that dates back to pre-Columbian cultures.

It celebrates and honors deceased friends and family members with offerings of food and drink, dancing and visits to gravesites.

To prepare for the event, the Family Resource Center is offering free interactive workshops to learn more about the tradition and create Día-themed decorations and crafts. Learn face painting, papier-mâché puppets, flower headpieces or mural painting. Workshops are every Tuesday through Oct. 31 at the Family Resource Center of Truckee with sessions from 3 to 5 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. All materials are provided and there is no charge for the workshops. | (530) 587-2513

What’s on at SNC Incline Village, Nev. Morrain Bauer-Safonov, recipient of the 2016 POD Award, is an interdisciplinary, mixed-media artist who focuses on sacred geometry and indigenous cultures. Her exhibit, “Tortuga,” on display at Tahoe Gallery until Oct. 6 will feature her new work since she received a BFA from Sierra Nevada College in 2016.

“Cabin-Time,” a roaming creative residency in remote places took 14 artists from around the United States to the Eastern Sierra Nevada for nine days in April 2017. Their artwork, “Cabin Time: Eastern Sierras,” will be on display at Garage Door Gallery until Nov. 17. An artists’ reception will be on Oct. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. | sierranevada.edu

Inspired by old works Reno, Nev. University of Nevada, Reno School of Fine Arts presents “Austin Pratt Returns: LACED & The Prints of E. M.

Washington.” A UNR graduate, Pratt returns with a solo exhibition as part of University Galleries’ exhibition series that investigates UNR’s Department of Art Permanent Collection. Pratt, Walter McNamara, Lynda Yuroff and Joan Arrizabalaga will offer exhibitions of new work inspired by and including objects they’ve chosen from the permanent collection. The exhibit will be on display at UNR Sheppard Contemporary, Church Fine Arts until Oct. 6. | unr.edu/arts

Out of order Reno, Nev. The Holland Project Micro Gallery presents “In Contempt,” featuring the works by Maya Claiborne and Brooke Warn. Their works walk a line between discomfort and pleasure. Both artists deal with the inherent contradictions and symbiosis of light and shadow and study the effect of color on the psyche. Their exhibit at Bibo Coffee Co. creates an ominous feeling in the viewer and is both pure and haunting. It will run until Oct. 6. | hollandreno.org

Nomadic connections Reno, Nev. “Desert Dreams,” works by worldrenowned photographer Peter Ruprecht, will be in Metro Gallery in Reno City Hall until Oct. 6. Ruprecht’s photography attempts to capture the natural spirit of people and places across the world.

He admires and often recreates with his subjects, a nomadic nature, much like his own life experience. His work seeks to connect with both the viewer and the subject and creates an emotional bond between the two. | (775) 334-2417

Truckee The Truckee Public Arts Commission will host “Hidden in Plain Sight, Uncovering the Work of Truckee’s Secret Artists” with an opening reception on Oct. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Truckee Community Recreation Center. The exhibit runs through early February.

This unique exhibit features artists who haven’t otherwise shown their work – whether they consider themselves hobbyists or are working in a new medium, including two local student artists. Music from select members of the Truckee High Jazz Ensemble and refreshments will be part of the evening’s festivities. The event is free to the public. | tdrpd.org

High-handed painters Reno, Nev. Art Spot Reno announces the inaugural Reno Mural Expo from Oct. 13 to15 in downtown Reno, Nev. Art Spot Reno is partnering with Whitney Peak Hotel, Orchard House Foundation and the City of Reno to bring two international artists, 12 national artists and 14 local artists to create new murals. The artists will cover approximately 20,000 square feet of wall space in a diverse array of styles, including abstract, photo realistic, illustrative, graffiti, paintbrush, airbrush, roller brush wheat paste and stencil. Artist educator Peter Whittenberger will be featuring a special digital projection for the event. The weekend’s festivities include free, daily, docent-led mural tours and nightly live music and dancing at Lincoln Lounge and The Bluebird Nightclub. Meet the artists at Pignic Pub & Patio with the official event after-party on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. | artspotreno.com

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FEATURE

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SIERRA STORIES

BY MARK McLAUGHLIN

Bone s of Contention: | D o n n e r P a r t y A r c h e o l o g y pursue the new leads, but his extensive research resulted in the book “The Archeology of the Donner Party,” published in 1997 by the University of Nevada Press.

Jump to the summers of 2004 and 2005, when Drs. Dixon and Schablitsky led a team of anthropologists and forensic spe-

The analysis of a small sampling of tiny bone fragments that did not turn up any human bones does not prove that the snowbound emigrants did not resort to human flesh for food. The historical record

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he winter of 2016-17 represents the 170th anniversary of the Donner Party incident, when 81 California-bound men, women and children were trapped at Donner Lake and nearby Alder Creek in October 1846.

Due to severe storm conditions, the distraction of the Mexican American War and a lack of available manpower, no rescuers reached the mountain encampments for 3½ months. Thirty-six of the hopeful emigrants lost their lives due to starvation.

Twenty-five of them resorted to cannibalism to survive.

A decade ago, a Donner Party symposium was held in Sacramento, hosted by the International Society for Historical Archeology. A day’s worth of presentations provided an opportunity for researchers and scientists to share with the media and public a fresh look at this tragic story.

Two days before the symposium, the codirectors involved in a new Donner Party Archaeology Project, Dr. Kelly Dixon and Dr. Julie Schablitsky, released preliminary data from recent excavations at the Alder Creek site north of Truckee. The scientists stated that if knife-scarred bone fragments recovered there turned out to be human, it would be the first physical evidence of cannibalism in the Donner Party.

After testing a small sample of the tiny fragments, however, they only identified cattle, horse, deer, dog, rabbit and rodent; no human bones. The results were hardly sensational, but their press release led to a nationally published Associated Press story with headlines such as “Findings Say Donner Party Didn’t Resort to Cannibalism” and “Lack of Cooked Bones at Campsite a Surprise.”

The analysis of a small sampling of tiny bone fragments – only 30 out of about 16,000 pieces were tested – that did not turn up any human bones does not prove that the snowbound emigrants did not resort to human flesh for food. The historical record indicates rather conclusively that cannibalism did occur at the Donner Lake campsite, as well as at Alder Creek.

The scientists involved in this ongoing study did not claim that cannibalism did not occur, yet the media did, setting the stage for more confusion and misinformation, a problem which has plagued descendents and historians for 170 years.

Archeological research at the Donner encampments has been an ongoing process for more than a century. It started with Charles McGlashan in the 1870s, an ama18

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indicates rather conclusively that cannibalism did occur.

teur but thorough Truckee historian who wrote the first comprehensive book on the subject. His endeavor led to the establishment of the towering emigrant monument at Donner Memorial State Park.

In this most recent endeavor, however, Dr. Dixon, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Montana, and her colleague Dr. Schablitsky from the University of Oregon, were following up on the earlier work of Dr. Donald Hardesty, a University of Nevada, Reno anthropologist. Also on Hardesty’s team was Dr. Susan Lindstrom, a noted Truckee-based archeologist. Dr. Hardesty led excavations at the Donner encampments in the 1980s and 1990s.

In the early 1990s, Dr. Hardesty excavated the ground at the base of the iconic Donner Tree at Alder Creek, which has since fallen down, but found no evidence that anyone had camped there for a prolonged period of time in the mid-1800s. The lack of physical evidence forced historians and the U.S. Forest Service to acknowledge that the revered tree did not indicate the location of one of the Donner campsites.

Hardesty’s crew expanded the search area and with the help of a metal detector survey soon discovered 19th Century human artifacts about 200 yards away from the tree. Unfortunately, the project ran out of time and money before Hardesty could

of anthropology at Idaho State University, examined the bone fragments and found many of them were sawed, chopped and cut, which she thought suggested extreme desperation and starvation among the group.

There are limitations, however, to what the new skills and equipment can reveal.

Of the nearly 16,000 bone fragments recovered at Alder Creek, virtually all of them are smaller than a human fingernail.

Most are just too small to study effectively with current technologies. DNA analysis is unavailable due to the breakdown of the bone material from temperature extremes, soil acidity and a climate pattern of very wet and very dry conditions at the site.

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cialists in researching whether Hardesty’s 1993 discovery at Alder Creek was truly a campsite of the two Donner families.

The project was funded by The History Channel. Dixon had previously appeared in a Discovery Channel program, “Unsolved History: The Donner Party.”

During the Dixon-led Alder Creek digs, the team discovered the remains of a hearth; an important find because it suggests a long-term stay. There was also pipe bowl fragments, tiny pieces of bone, including charred bone, lead balls of various sizes and ceramic fragments. The artifacts were dated to the appropriate time period and the evidence of a fire hearth led the scientists to conclude that this was most likely a Donner family campsite.

“This absolutely adds more credibility to the interpretation that this is where the Donner families camped,” Dr. Hardesty said. “The artifacts they found are similar to what we found in 1990 and 1993.”

New forensic processes may still lead the researchers into breakthrough territory.

“Ten years ago, we didn’t have the technology we have today. Ground-penetrating radar wasn’t common and DNA analysis wasn’t being used for archeology. We can do so much more now,” Schablitsky noted.

Shannon Novak, an assistant professor

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> 17-year-old Moses Schallenberger survives alone

> Lessons from the Donner Party

Scientists used scanning electron microscopes to study 30 of the larger pieces in a search for human bones that had been boiled, an indicator of cannibalism. They were able to identify bones from horses, oxen, deer and dog, as well as rabbits and rodents, but again, no human bones were identified. The variety of animal bones at the Alder Creek campsite does suggest that the stranded pioneers there may have had more food available than previously thought. The anthropologists admit that based on the accounts that they had read, they expected to find human remains among the animal bones, but to claim that no cannibalism occurred at the Alder Creek site based on these results is a conclusion that many find premature. n Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. You may reach him at mark@ thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com or read more at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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Nostalgia

TAMSEN DONNER REFUSED TO LEAVE Tamsen Donner lost her life in the harsh Sierra winter of 1846-47. A dynamic schoolteacher and wife of George Donner, they left a comfortable home in Springfield, Ill., in April 1846. Tamsen hoped to open a school for girls in California.

Poor decisions, lack of leadership, bad advice and an early winter trapped the Donner-led group before they could cross the Sierra. More than once Tamsen refused to leave with rescue parties, but instead chose to stay behind to nurse her husband who was seriously ill and could not travel. No photo of Tamsen exists. This is her daughter, Frances, who is said to have looked identical to Tamsen.

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

LIVE MUSIC, SHOWS & NIGHTLIFE

Adam Trent

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OCT. 5 | THURSDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE

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

Tully Green Bella Fiore Wines 5:30 p.m.

Dave Leather Sassafras 6 p.m.

CeCe Gable Sextet Reno Little Theater 7 p.m.

Greg Austin Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m.

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

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

Weezer Grand Sierra 8 p.m.

Just Us Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

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

Fastlane Circus Circus 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

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

Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

DJ Camz The BlueBird 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 8 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Comedy Night Lex Grand Sierra 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Adam Trent Magic Eldorado 7 p.m.

Anthony K Pioneer Underground 7 p.m.

Ruben Paul The Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

“Going Green” Restless Artists’ Theatre 7:30 p.m.

Special Events “Slaughter House” Greater Nevada Field 7 p.m.

OCT. 6 | FRIDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m.

Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Chi McClean Nakoma Resort 6 p.m.

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S T O R Y B Y P R I YA H U T N E R

Wed.-Sun. | Until Oct. 22 | $29.95-$49.95 | Eldorado | Reno, Nev.

W

hen Adam Trent was a young child, he hungered to be a musician.

When he was 9, he was given a magic book and everything changed. He began practicing magic tricks. He continued practicing magic and as he grew up he worked through high school and college performing magic shows. Trent worked as a street performer on the Santa Monica Pier and after that he worked on cruise ships. It was all he wanted to do.

Then, Trent was given the opportunity to tour with The Illusionists. The show took him to Broadway where he performed for two years. He went solo for a bit, only to come back this year with The Illusionists and a new production.

It’s a large-scale production that includes high-tech lights, LED walls, video and lots of music. Trent says he watches music concerts and shows for inspiration for his magic tricks. He’s come a long way from carrying his props around in a suitcase for his shows.

I had the opportunity to attend his show during the first week of his world premiere at the Eldorado Resort Casino

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Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Aaron Oropeza Truckee Tavern 5 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

FAlibi Ale Truckee 8 p.m.

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

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

Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m.

Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m.

Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m.

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

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

Vince Morris The Improv 9 p.m.

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Music SCENE October 5-11, 2017

Adam Trent’s fun-loving, comedic nature makes this show absolutely enjoyable. His high energy and affable nature immediately draw you into his world. in Reno, Nev., where Trent is beginning an 80-city tour. His Reno show runs through Oct. 22.

His love of music is evident and an integral part of his show.

“The songs we play during the show are feel-good songs. It is juxtaposed with someone young using older music.

I think it gives the show a nice, interesting edge. I’ve been exploring old performers: Nat King Cole and Louie Armstrong. It’s the music I like listening to,” says Trent. “I add two or three new bits to each performance, which makes the show radically different.”

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The LED wall is impressive as he jumps in and out of it. He makes cards disappear, items float across the stage and he swallows large objects as people gasp in wonder. Holographic images capture the attention of the audience. Trent’s fun-

loving, comedic nature makes this show absolutely enjoyable. His high energy and affable nature immediately draw you into his world.

Audience engagement is a huge part of the show. A young child is brought up to the stage to participate and is given an evening to remember. Trent sits at the piano and plays a tune. He puts an audience member’s smartphone in a blender with liquid and we watch the owner wonder what will happen as the sound of the blender whirls throughout the theater. Trent brings out a melon, cuts it in half and reveals the phone intact. Trent magically appears in the audience in a seat a few rows away when seconds earlier we were watching him on stage.

“I choose people out of the audience depending on what the act feels like it needs, maybe a lady for a playful feel or a guy for certain acts. I know what each bit needs,” he says.

After thousands of shows, Trent has a knack for choosing people and an intuition of how certain people in the audience will respond.

Adam Trent with Tahoe Weekly’s Anne Artoux and Priya Hutner.

“[My style] is modern and fun magic.

I don’t take myself too seriously. I think of my show as laid-back and not-so-intense magic,” he says.

For him, it’s all about people coming to his show and having a good time. n For more information and show times, visit eldoradoreno.com or adamtrent.com.

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The Shins:

INDIE POP PERFECTION STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

Oct. 7 | 8 p.m. | Grand Sierra Resort | Reno, Nev.

“D

o you ever get tired of something because it’s just everywhere?” asks The Shins frontman James Mercer. “Then you start to see all the imitators and you get nauseated by it. I guess that’s my mood right now.”

Indeed, it sometimes seems like pop music trends tend to move in periodic circles. Last decade saw the reemergence of folk music à la late 1960s/early 1970s.

Now with a president who’s a reality TV star and social media changing life as we know it at hyperspeed, things seem to be veering back toward the absurd, petulant sarcasm that was omnipresent during the Reagan years.

The secret of a successful pop star is to pick up on the contemporary mood and stay one step ahead. Mercer has spent the last 20 years reacting to indie-pop vogue and making a name for himself by doing something slightly different.

“In the late 90s, the tendency in indie rock was to do stuff that was really snarky and tongue in cheek,” he says. “It was never earnest. Everything was half a joke. Weezer and Pavement are brilliant examples of this and I lived on those bands in the 90s.

You’re young. You don’t know what to do so you imitate what you love. But at some point, I started to get a little annoyed by the copycats. I suppose that’s how fashion works. Once something is ubiquitous, you shit on it.”

INDIE POP

Fleet Foxes and The Head and The Heart followed suit. But since that time, Mercer’s ever-changing mood has again shifted. At this point, he’s ready for something new.

“Now I’m feeling this pseudo-earnestness is ubiquitous and cloying and it kind of drives me nuts,” he says. “So, I think I was somewhat rebelling to that on this record. Right now, I’m wanting to hear stuff that’s fun and uplifting in a way that’s not taking itself too seriously.”

The new album, “Heartworms,” is just

record. Right now, I’m wanting to hear stuff that’s fun and uplifting in a way that’s not taking itself

In response to the prevalent sophomoric cynicism, Mercer set out to record something more heartfelt. He put out two critically acclaimed indie albums at the turn of the millennium on the Sub Pop label that did remarkably well by a word of mouth.

“At the time, I wanted to do something earnest, something where I was being vulnerable,” he says.

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The approach worked and his unique brand of sensitive indie pop came into the national spotlight when, in the 2004 movie, “Garden State,” Natalie Portman’s character handed Zach Braff ’s character her headphones and said, “You gotta hear this one song. It will change your life, I swear.”

Just like that, “New Slang” was a worldwide indie phenomenon. Scores of successful indie folk acts such as Iron and Wine,

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Tom MacDonald and Tony Unger Cottonwood 7 p.m.

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

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Los Lobos MontBleu 8 p.m.

Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m.

Moksha Bar of America 9:30 p.m.

IJV & DubFah Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m.

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

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

DJ Chronkite Hard Rock 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Punk Rock Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m.

MontBleu 9 p.m.

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

PUSH Physical Theater Harrah’s 7 p.m.

“The Woman in Black” Valhalla Boathouse Theatre 7:30 p.m.

Vince Morris The Improv 9 p.m.

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“ I think I was somewhat rebelling to that on this

too seriously.”

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–James Mercer that — an upbeat, flippant, hooked-filled project that still undeniably sounds like The Shins.

“I guess it’s time to put your tongue back in your cheek,” Mercer says.

Mercer’s poignant and lyrical songwriting has always been influenced by his emotional ups and downs. Although his lyrics can be viewed as intensely personal, they have always had a looking-into-thefishtank-of-the-world-from-the-outside quality to them.

“I’ve been feeling really good lately,” says Mercer. “It’s funny how it comes at certain times and it’s hard to predict.

I think that I’m totally f***ing fine until something heavy happens. But being busy the way I’ve been helps. It makes it easy since you don’t have to deal as much.

I can see how people with certain issues become workaholics so they can escape what they’re feeling. I think that I’ve got a bit of that. There are probably a lot of good chemicals out there nowadays that would help, but then I’d have to stop drinking beer.” n For more information or for tickets, visit theshins. com or grandsierraresort.com.

Just Us Atlantis 4 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Jack Di Carlo Gold Hill Hotel 5:30 p.m.

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

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

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

John Prine Pioneer Center 8 p.m.

Joe Robinson Red Dog Saloon 8 p.m.

Greg Austin Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

Paul Anka Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

Million Dollar Quartet Grand Sierra 8 p.m.

Carolyn Dolan & Peter Supersano Harrah’s 8:30 p.m.

Thunder Cover Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Fastlane Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Big Sean Lex GSR 10 p.m.

Hindsight Atlantis 10 p.m.

Left of Centre Eldorado 10 p.m.

MUSIC NOTES

SnowGlobe announces 2017 lineup

DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m.

DJ Bobby G Polo Lounge 9 p.m.

DJ Roni V Eldorado 10 p.m.

DJ Romeo Reyes Lex Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m.

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

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 9 p.m.

Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance First Friday Funnies Brewery Arts Center 7 p.m.

Adam Trent Magic Eldorado 7 p.m.

“Nightmare, the Musical” Good Luck Macbeth 7:30 p.m.

“Going Green” Restless Artists’ Theatre 7:30 p.m.

Ruben Paul The Laugh Factory 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. iCandy The Show Harrah’s 9 p.m.

Anthony K Pioneer Underground 9 p.m.

Special Events World Cowboy Fastdraw Championship Churchill County Fairgrounds SNAFU Con Sparks Nugget “Slaughter House” Greater Nevada Field 7 p.m.

Inaugural Airstreams on Main Carson City

OCT. 7 | SATURDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Gruber Family Band Camp Richardson 12 p.m.

Cash Only The Beacon 1 p.m.

Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Eric Burdon & The Animals Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m.

Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m.

Taking Root Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m.

Moksha Bar of America 9:30 p.m.

The Quick & Easy Boys Crystal Bay Club 10 p.m.

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

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

Roger That! The Loft 10 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke MontBleu 9 p.m.

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

“The Woman in Black” Valhalla Boathouse Theatre 7:30 p.m.

Vince Morris The Improv 8:30 & 10:30 p.m.

SnowGlobe is heading back to Tahoe from Dec 29 to 31 to ring in the new year, and the organizers of the three-day festival have announced the 2017 lineup.

Headlining the festival this year are Dillon Francis, Porter Robinson, Travis Scott and Zedd.

The lineup also includes Khalid, Madeon, Alison Wonderland, Tycho, E-40, Troyboi, Lane 8 and many others. Tickets are on sale. | snowglobemusicfestival.com

RENO & BEYOND Great Italian Festival Eldorado First Take OomPah Casino Fandango 12 p.m.

Just Us Atlantis 4 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

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

GHI Jazz Living the Good Life 6 p.m.

Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m.

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

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

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C A L E N D A R | OCTOBER 5-12, 2017 Rosebud’s Dance Band Brewery Arts Center 7:30 p.m.

Reno Chamber Orchestra w/Tanya Bannister Nightingale Concert Hall 7:30 p.m.

Society of Seven w/Lhey Bella Atlantis 8 p.m.

The Shins Grand Sierra 8 p.m.

Greg Austin Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

Nikki Lane w/Jade Jackson Cargo 8 p.m.

Carolyn Dolan & Peter Supersano Harrah’s 8:30 p.m.

Sans Ami, Omotai, Vie Jub Jub’s 8:30 p.m.

Fastlane Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Thunder Cover Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Hindsight Atlantis 10 p.m.

Left of Centre Eldorado 10 p.m.

Miles Medina Lex Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

SNAFU Con Sparks Nugget “Slaughter House” Greater Nevada Field 7 p.m.

Inaugural Airstreams on Main Carson City

OCT. 8 | SUNDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Gruber Family Band Camp Richardson 12 p.m.

Trippin King Snakes The Beacon 1 p.m.

Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Rainbow Girls Dark Horse 6 p.m.

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

DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m.

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

Ruben Paul The Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

Special Events Reno Celtic Celebration Bartley Ranch World Cowboy Fastdraw Championship Churchill County Fairgrounds World Championship Outhouse Races Virginia City Minden-Tahoe Airport Aviation Roundup Minden El Dorado Great Italian Festival Reno SNAFU Con Sparks Nugget “Slaughter House” Greater Nevada Field 5 p.m.

Inaugural Airstreams on Main Carson City

OCT. 9 | MONDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE

Nashville singer-songwriter Nikki Lane will appear in a seated show at Cargo Concert Hall in Reno, Nev., on Oct. 7.

Live music McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m.

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

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

Line dancing Nakoma Resort 7 p.m.

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) 298-4161 WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS AND TIMES: MONDAYS TAHOE CITY | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Fairway Community Center, 330 Fairway Drive TUESDAYS TRUCKEE | 3:30pm to 4pm Sierra Senior Center, 10040 Estates Drive WEDNESDAYS KINGS BEACH | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community House, 265 Bear Street THURSDAYS INCLINE VILLAGE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm St. Patrick’s Church ProjectMana.org 341 Village Blvd.

RENO & BEYOND

DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m.

DJ Roni V Eldorado 9 p.m.

DJ Bobby G Living the Good Life 9 p.m.

DJ Jon Potter, DJ Xenobia, DJ Pelikan Studio on 4th 9 p.m.

DJ Chris English El Jefe’s 9:30 p.m.

Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

DJ Scene Peppermill 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 9 p.m.

Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Adam Trent Magic Eldorado 5:30 & 8 p.m.

Anthony K Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

“Going Green” Restless Artists’ Theatre 7:30 p.m.

Ruben Paul The Laugh Factory 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.

“Nightmare, the Musical” Good Luck Macbeth 7:30 p.m. iCandy The Show Harrah’s 9 p.m.

Special Events Reno Celtic Celebration Bartley Ranch Downtown Wine Walk Carson City World Cowboy Fastdraw Championship Churchill County Fairgrounds World Championship Outhouse Races Virginia City Minden-Tahoe Airport Aviation Roundup Minden El Dorado Great Italian Festival Reno

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

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

“The Woman in Black” Valhalla Boathouse Theatre 7:30 p.m.

Vince Morris The Improv 9 p.m.

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

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Steppen’ Stonz Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m.

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

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

Blazing Mics! Jub Jub’s 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Eldorado 10 p.m.

OCT. 10 | TUESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE

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

Great Italian Festival Eldorado Tristan Selzler Brasserie St. James 12 p.m.

Reno Chamber Orchestra w/Tanya Bannister Nightingale Concert Hall 2 p.m.

Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m.

Cherie Shipley w/Sagebrush Rebels Genoa Park 4:30 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

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

John Shipley Gold Hill Hotel 6:30 p.m.

Hindsight Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

Snow Tha Product Jub Jub’s 8:30 p.m.

Left of Centre Eldorado 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

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

Theater, Comedy & Dance “Going Green” Restless Artists’ Theatre 2 p.m.

Adam Trent Magic Eldorado 2 & 5:30 p.m.

Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s 8 p.m.

Live music McP’s TapHouse 8 p.m.

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

DJ Keenan Whiskey Dicks 9 p.m.

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

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

Corky Bennett Rail City Italian Buffet 4:30 p.m.

Denver Saunders Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

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

First Take Renaissance Reno 7 p.m.

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

Steppen’ Stonz Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

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

DJ Parties DJ Chris English Eldorado 10 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Major Motion Pictures · Independent Films Live Music · Dance Performances

Kingsman: the Golden Circle Oct. 5 » 5 p.m.

Blade Runner 2049 Oct. 5

Special preview screening » 8 p.m.

Oct. 6-22

4:45 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Oct. 23-26 7 p.m.

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

THE COBBLESTONE CENTER 475 N LAKE BLVD., TAHOE CITY, CA | 530-584-2431

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.—Fri., 1—5 p.m.

(or by appointment, closed all holidays)

TahoeScienceCenter.org (775) 881-7566

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RAINBOW GIRLS Oct. 8 | 6 p.m.

Dark Horse Coffee | Truckee

A UNIQUE TAHOE POP UP Concert with the Rainbow Girls, a collaborative of songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, vocalists and California natives. They spent their first five years touring Europe and the U.S. and have returned to their folksier roots by embarking on a House Concert Tour across America. The trio highlights their rich harmonies and bluesy sound. Seating is limited. | http:// bit.ly/2wf5xaT

Giant Eye Photography

LOSLOBOS

INDIE FOLK

ROCK

Oct. 6 | 8 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino | Stateline, Nev. LOS LOBOS ARE EAST L.A. legends, Sunset Strip regulars and a Grammy Award-winning band. Band members are influenced by rock ‘n’ roll, Tex-Mex, Zydeco and R&B, as well as traditional music such as cumbia. | montbleuresort.com

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OCT. 11 | WEDNESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Ike & Martin “M.S. Dixie” 5:30 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

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

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

Karaoke Classic Cue 9 p.m.

Auld Dubliner 9 p.m.

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

Allan Harvey w/Dana Eagle The Improv 9 p.m.

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THEATER

Oct. 6-8 & 12-15 | 7:30 p.m.

Valhalla Boathouse Theatre South Lake Tahoe ARTHUR KIPPS, A JUNIOR solicitor, travels to the countryside to attend the funeral of his client, Mrs. Alice Drablow, and to settle her estate. At the funeral, he catches an unsettling glimpse of a mysterious woman in black, of whom the locals are terrified. Secrets from the past slowly unravel and Kipps finds that the dead won’t be left behind. Kick off Halloween with this spine-tingling tale. | valhallatahoe.com 22

Dave Leather Comma Coffee 12 p.m.

John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Denver Saunders Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

Terri & Craig Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Blues Jam Sands Regency 7 p.m.

Jazz Jam Living the Good Life 7:30 p.m.

Black Tiger Sex Machine Cargo 8 p.m.

Steppen’ Stonz Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Justincredible DJ Carson Station 9 p.m.

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

Open Mic Firkin & Fox 7 P.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Adam Trent Magic Eldorado 7 p.m.

OCT. 12 | THURSDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Aaron Oropeza Truckee Tavern 5 p.m.

Jacob Westfall Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Crystal Garden Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m.

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

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

Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m.

Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m.

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

Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m.

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

“The Woman in Black” Valhalla Boathouse Theatre 7:30 p.m.

Allan Harvey w/Dana Eagle The Improv 9 p.m.

DJ Camz The BlueBird 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 8 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Comedy Night Lex Grand Sierra 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Adam Trent Magic Eldorado 7 p.m.

“Nightmare, the Musical” Good Luck Macbeth 7:30 p.m.

Special Events “Slaughter House” Greater Nevada Field 7 p.m.

BLUEGRASS ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION

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

Dave Leather Sassafras 6:30 p.m.

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

T Sisters The Saint 7 p.m.

After Dark Band Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m.

Steppen’ Stonz Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

Cult Leader, Vermin Womb Jub Jub’s 8:30 p.m.

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

Platinum Band Circus Circus 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

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

Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

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Oct. 5 | 8 p.m.

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KYNBO, a local tech startup is teaming up with Project MANA to help fight hunger in Tahoe-Truckee through a unique fundraiser, Pho for Project MANA, at Cottonwood Restaurant on Oct. 10.

Kynbo’s co-founder, Thao Doan, begged her mom, Mai Doan, to come out of retirement at 76 and teach five lucky local chefs how to make authentic Pho soup. Mai was the head chef at one of the first Vietnamese restaurants in California in the late 1970s called Saigon Inn. The selected chefs — Dave Smith of Cottonwood Restaurant, Steve Anderson of NorthStar Restaurants, Jason Lee of Margs Taco Bistro, Carolyn Newman of Tahoe Food Hub, and Priya Hutner of The Seasoned Sage and Tahoe Weekly — will join Mai to prepare and start cooking the Pho beef broth, which can take up to eight hours to perfect. They will also make a traditional Vietnamese chicken salad, Goi Ga, with locally sourced produce from the Tahoe Food Hub. Both will be served to the community at Cottonwood as a fundraiser for Project MANA at 6:30 p.m.

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Take your (wine) time Truckee The 14th annual Truckee Wine Walk & Shop in historic downtown is on Oct. 7 from noon to 4 p.m. Sip, shop and stroll your way through historic downtown. Attendees will enjoy award-winning wines paired with local food tastings. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door and include a commemorative wine glass, an event program, map of participating venues and five tickets for food tastings. | truckeewinewalk.com

Downtown Wine Walk Carson City, Nev. Take pleasure in a stroll through historic downtown while enjoying a wine walk on the first Saturday of every month from 1 to 5 p.m. The next event is on Oct. 7. | visitcarsoncity.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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ow many empty beer bottles do you recycle a week? Imagine the impact to the environment if every beer bottle in every household was reused. Caren McNamara is on a mission to make that happen. While doing so, she hopes to make a difference not only in our community, but in California, Northern Nevada and possibly the country.

McNamara launched the Conscious Container business on Earth Day at the Village at Squaw Valley earlier this year. Her goal is to collect, clean and reuse glass bottles.

“Initially, I was tired of throwing glass jars and bottles away. I reused as many of them I could at home. I had boxes and boxes of them. I thought what can I do about this?” says McNamara.

She signed up for a class with the Sierra Business Council called: “How to Start a Business.” After the class, she began her due diligence. She attended wine symposiums to explore the reuse of wine bottles, but found that they were too particular.

We continue to fill our landfills; 76 percent of glass bottles ended up in landfills in 2016. Collecting and reusing bottles will have a huge environmental impact.”

–Caren McNamara She talked with people in the recycling industry. She explored the craft-beer world.

This is where she found collaboration.

“It’s the right industry. They have a mindset that is cooperative and collaborative,” says McNamara.

She calls the craft-brewing industry a “keystone industry.” She started working with people in the industry to figure out how to go about refilling glass bottles. The practice is done in numerous continents across the globe, but according to McNamara, big business did away with refilling bottles in the U.S. some time ago.

Phase 1 started in Truckee. McNamara set up booths at the Truckee Farmers’ Market and Music in the Park, both in Truckee Regional Park, to spread the word.

She set up six collection locations and just added three more at ski resort locations: Northstar, Squaw and Alpine Meadows.

She collects the bottles herself.

Phase 2 is a partnership with Tom Young of Great Basin Brewery in Reno and Sparks, Nev., with an incentive-based program at the Sparks brewery. People bring empty bottles back to either of the two pubs and receive credit toward food or drink at the brewery.

“Pilot two is significant with the incentivized collection model,” says McNamara.

Nevada unlike California does not offer a refund on recycled bottles. Conscious

Container has partnered with Bayern Brewery, Inc. in Missoula, Mont. It has a bottle-washing facility at its brewery where 700,000 bottles are cleaned and refilled annually. It, too, uses incentivized models and is the only craft brewery utilizing this model on a large scale according to McNamara.

“There is no infrastructure to collect and preserve bottles in our area. Glass bottles are broken and recycled,” explains McNamara.

McNamara is working with Tahoe Truckee Sanitation Agency to explore collaboration and innovative ways for source separation to collect 12-ounce, longneck bottles for reuse.

“One of the sources of our waste problem is in not separating our recycling,” says McNamara. “And they are open to work with the idea to create a refillable marketplace. We continue to fill our landfills; 76 percent of glass bottles ended up in landfills in 2016. Collecting and reusing bottles will have a huge environmental impact and a monetary value to the breweries that will save thousands of dollars.”

McNamara also has her sights on changing policy in California to shift consciousness to reuse instead of recycle.

“Changing policy is going to be an essential part of this reuse solution, particularly in California. We need policies, which move refillable bottles to the top of the list of waste deviation solutions,” she says.

“Even the largest glass manufacturer in the U.S. has stated, the environmental benefit of the refillables market is nothing less than staggering,” she adds.

How can you help? Save your empty beer bottles, rinse them out and bring them to the nearest collection drop. McNamara picks them up and delivers them to a facility for reuse.

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Oktoberfest celebrants can choose from seven different seasonal brews. The festival tickets for food and beer can only be purchased with cash. Activities include German food and desserts, an owner and dog dress-up contest, craft booths, face painting, pumpkin patch, bouncy house, bungee platform and the polka stylings of the “Gruber Family Band.” Lederhosen are optional but encouraged. | camprichardson.com

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Mama mia, that’s a festival Reno, Nev. For more than 35 years, the Eldorado Great Italian Festival has brought the sights, sounds and flavors of Italy to downtown Reno and this year’s event will continue to do just that on Oct. 7 and 8, featuring a grape stomp, sauce cooking competition, wine walk, Italian farmer’s market, gelatoeating contest and free, live entertainment.

A crowd favorite continues to be the Great Italian Festival Sauce Cook-off and this year it will have a new way for pasta lovers to enjoy it. Italian families from across the West Coast bring their recipes to life right on the street for guests to taste. Pasta-tasting muffin pans with four compartments for storing pasta and sauce sampling will be sold for $4 at the pasta booth at 12:30 p.m.. | eldoradoreno.com

Dining on track Virginia City, Nev. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad will offer a variety of themed train rides from summer to fall for epicureans of the railways. The Dinner & Murder Mystery steam trains will chug along on Oct. 7. The Toast of the Canyon steam train rides are on Oct. 14. | vtrailway.com

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Truckee Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe offers culinary delights throughout fall. Art of Mixology is an entertaining, educational experience featuring freshly cut herbs and classic ingredients such as bitters and infused liquors to create three unique cocktails paired with appetizers. The price is $60 per person and it is open only to that age 21 and older. The class is offered on Sundays until Nov. 19 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Manzanita. Reservations are required.

An Epicurean Dinner is on Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m. This collaborative dinner features chef Mark Jeffers and chef Jaron Dubinski of Fearing’s at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas.

Guests will explore the exciting flavors that Tahoe and the southwest can bring to the table at Manzanita. The price is $85 per person or $105 per person with wine pairings. Reservations are suggested.

Behind the Scenes Tour of the RitzCarlton kitchens is offered daily until Nov. 16 between 7 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Guests can take an exclusive look at the kitchens of The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe led by a culinarian while they indulge in a sampling of tastings along the way. The price is $20 per person. Advance reservations are required. | (530) 562-3050

Fundraising winemaker dinners East Shore The last of Thunderbird Lodge Winemaker Dinner Series will offer a unique composition of wine, cuisine, castle and grounds tours, panoramic sunsets and auction and raffle opportunities. On Oct. 8, Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe executive chef Mark Jeffers creates memories with Pride Mountain Winery. The dinner tickets are $250 per person ($150 charitable). Shuttle transportation is from Incline Village, Nev. Come via a cruise aboard the “Thunderbird” yacht with a celebrity winemaker for $1,000 per person ($750 charitable). Shuttle bus included. | thunderbirdtahoe.org

Break the chain, eat local Reno, Nev. The fifth annual Reno Bites week is from Oct. 9 to 15. Explore Reno’s distinctive culinary culture at locally owned restaurants and venues citywide. Dozens of participating chefs and restaurants offer specialty items, price points and signature events for the week. The chef showdown on the last day is not to be missed. | renobitesweek.com

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To start Part II, let’s specify what it takes to qualify for our roster. First, a wine must over deliver whether it costs $10, hundreds of dollars, or anything in between. Second, each producer must offer wines starting at $10 or less, although most offer wines at much higher price points, as well.

Third, the wines must be widely available.

Meaning, the overall production levels are high, but high-end wines will usually be produced in small numbers. Fourth, and most importantly, wines have to deliver great bang-for-your-buck at all quality and price levels.

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Batting leadoff in Part II is an entire country that consistently makes wines that punch way above their weight class: Chile.

Look for brand names such as Concha y Toro and Veramonte and stick with classic grapes such as Cabernet, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Even in the sub-$10 category, you’ll find well-made wines that will make you wonder why Chile is such a secret in the wine world.

Our next value brand is McManis Family Vineyards, a multi-generational family operation that was started by Ron and Jamie McManis in 1990. The extended family now sustainably farms more than 2,700 acres in California. They offer a dozen or more different varietal wines and I consider all of them to over-deliver because they are unfailingly delicious and none costs more than $12 retail.

This is made possible by their familial team system and vineyard ownership, which allows them to control viticulture and production costs. Standouts in their lineup are the Petite Sirah and Viognier, which stand up to competitors at much higher price points.

We will end with Torres Wines.

Started in 1870 in the Penedès region in Northern Spain, Torres now reaches across continents to California and Chile, producing quality value wines wherever they go. Their Spanish offerings are the real stars because even the sub-$10 wines are authentic and tasty and who can resist their Sangre de Toro, aka “Blood of the Bull,” red wine with the plastic bull around the neck. Collectors should look for their Mas La Plana and Planeta bottlings to experience some of the best Spain has to offer. These two complex and delicious reds will improve for decades.

Enjoy wines from these six producers no matter your budget. Cheers. n 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 WineGuru123@gmail.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly. com for more wine columns. Click on Wine Column under the Local Flavor tab.

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For the more adventurous, try Chilean Carménère, which are bold reds made from a former primary grape of Bordeaux, perfect partners for grilled foods.

By the way, Concha y Toro now owns another value producer from the Sierra Foothills, namely Montevina Winery, best known for equally sturdy and tasty wines.

Montevina’s Barbera, at about $10, is one of the wine world’s tastiest values.

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here is so much that can be done on a grill, it is often hard to choose what to cook. Kabobs are a great choice for a few reasons. They are easy to prepare, they cook fairly quickly, you can combine the vegetables so you are only cooking one thing instead of two and, most importantly, they taste great.

Shish kabobs are pieces of meat skewered on sticks that may include vegetables and sometimes fruit. Some people insist on cooking the veggies on a separate skewer because they cook faster than meat. Others insist on combining them. Is there a right and wrong way? Nope, both ways will work, but if you are not a vegetarian and are going to eat both, then go ahead and cook them on the same stick.

The meat will pick up some of the veggies’ flavor while at the same time the veggies will pick up flavor from the marinade of the meat — if you decide to use a marinade.

Also, the vegetables will often get soft and fall off the skewer as they cook and the meat can help slow down the cooking, as well as keep them on the stick like bookends.

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with meat on the ends to help hold them on. Grill them for about 3 minutes on one side and then turn them over and grill the opposite side about the same time. Rotate onto one of the uncooked sides if they need more time and then the last side, if not done.

They should not really take too much time to cook. Whether you only season or marinade your meat, the next time you’re trying to decide what to grill, try a shish kabob and enjoy. 

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Choose a meat that is good for grilling such as a tri-tip, sirloin or London broil.

There is no need to use something as nice as a rib eye or tenderloin, although they would work. Stay away from cuts such as chuck and brisket because those are better braised. The beef should be cut into about 1-inch cubes.

You can season the kabobs or you can marinade them. If you use a marinade, the meat should be marinated separately from the veggies. You can marinade the meat for up to 8 hours but vegetables should only be marinated for half an hour tops.

I usually marinade the meat and let the veggies pick up the flavors of that marinade during cooking. When using the sirloin, tri-tip or London broil, the marinade will help tenderize the meat because it will start to break it down before you start to cook.

The more expensive cuts are both tender enough and have enough flavors to cook using only seasonings.

Marinades are similar to vinaigrettes and you can use regular vinaigrette if you want. Marinades will have oil, some kind of acidic-like vinegar or red wine, herbs and seasonings. There can be sugar or other items, as well, and like vinaigrettes, you only need the basics, then mix and match other ingredients for fish or other things.

I like to use onion, bell peppers of different colors and mushrooms. I will also use zucchini and or yellow squash. These also should be cut into 1-inch pieces. When using the zucchini or squash, use the meaty outside portion and avoid the softer seeded center.

Soak the wooden skewers before assembling the kabobs. Start with a piece of meat and then a veggie or two thin veggies and then meat. Repeat.

I like to put all the veggies on the inside

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Marinade the beef for up to 8 hours.

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