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08 Cycling Mount Rose 18 Ultimate Tahoe Summer Bucket List 30 Sierra Stories

Out & About 06 Sightseeing 07 Lake Tahoe Facts 08 Events 11 Hiking 12 Wet ‘n’ Dirty 13 Marinas & Boat Ramps 14 Golf Courses 15 Golf Column 16 For the Kids 17 Family Fun

Arts & Culture 22 Bob Strong 23 The Arts

Fun & Games 24 Puzzles 25 Horoscope

Music Scene 26 Billy Ray Cyrus 26 Entertainment Calendar & Live Music 29 Larry & His Flask

Local Flavor 31 Tasty Tidbits 31 Glazed and Confused Doughnuts 33 Wine Column 34 Chef’s Recipe

SUMMERTIME FUN KICKS OFF IN TAHOE SIERRA FROM THE PUBLISHER

The official start of summer may be nearly a month off, but the Memorial Day Weekend kicks off our summer in the Tahoe Sierra each season. The boats are in the water, beach time is a requirement, the toys are out of storage – SUPs, bikes (all of them), hiking gear, and on and on. It’s also time for outdoor grilling and picnics, and the free summer concerts series throughout the region start in a few weeks. To get amped for the summer season, we’ve put together our 11th annual Ultimate Tahoe Summer Bucket List. And, yes, it’s a new bucket list from previous years. Come on, this is Tahoe after all. So, I challenged myself to come up with 100 things that I haven’t mentioned before. Enjoy checking off our Bucket List this summer, share your pictures with us @TheTahoeWeekly and you can find last year’s Bucket List for even more things to do at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Events Calendar Since we debuted our new online and print Event Calendar a few weeks ago, we’ve received some great feedback and we’ve incorporating some additional changes. In this edition, we’ve streamlined and moved some of our listings. In the main Event calendar, we’ve added local nonprofit meetings like the Veterans Club and Toastmasters and moved guided hiking, kayaking, wildflower and other tours to Wet ‘n’ Dirty (our section for outdoor tours, races, clinics and more). We’ve moved the wine tastings to our Local Flavor section under Tasty Tidbits. We’ve also changed the way some of the listings are presented to make the information more accessible. And, if you have something to list, calendar submissions are still free and may be done at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on the red button to submit your event for online and print. 

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

ON THE COVER Tom and Gail Bansak enjoy a cruise on “Star Dust,” an original 1934 Chris Craft and one of Tahoe’s most famous ride boats. Visit the Tahoe Maritime Center to learn more about its public ride boat program and other educational opportunities. Photography by Matt Bansak | MattBansak.com, @Matt.Bansak. Photography

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It doesn’t get much better than sailing aboard the “Tahoe Cruz” on Lake Tahoe. | Anne Artoux

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.

Eagle Rock

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

West Shore

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

Explore Tahoe

North Tahoe Arts Center

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

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

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

Emerald Bay

Tahoe City

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

Heavenly

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

Tahoe City Field Station

West Shore

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

High Camp

Olympic Valley

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

Kings Beach

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

PROSSER 16,279

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

MUSEUMS Donner Memorial Visitor Center

Truckee

Soda Springs

Gatekeeper’s Museum

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

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

Thunderbird Lodge

East Shore

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.

ELEVATION :

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FLOW AT FARAD

Tahoe City

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

Olympic Valley

Tahoe Maritime Museum

Tahoe City

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

Tahoe Science Center

Incline Village

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

Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee

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

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

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

Measured in Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS)

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 South Lake Tahoe

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

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 Rd. (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 Truckee

(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 (summer tours). TART

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

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

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200,000 AF

175

150,000 AF

125

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KidZone Children’s Museum

Old Jail Museum

CAPACITY: 18,300 C

Watson Cabin

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

CAPACITY: 9,500 C 50

Truckee River |

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

Donner Summit Historical Society

South Lake Tahoe

CAPACITY: C 226,500

CAPACITY: A 20,400

Emerald Bay

Tallac Historic Site

CAPACITY: 29,840

MARTIS 899

Vikingsholm Castle

(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

INDEPENDENCE 16,626

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

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

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100,000 AF

DONNER 9,008

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

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

RESERVOIR CAPACITY

STAMPEDE 221,190

Olympic Museum

Lake Tahoe Museum

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North Shore

Truckee

South Lake Tahoe

North Shore

BOCA 38,890

North Shore

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

South Lake Tahoe

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

Tahoe City

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

South Lake Tahoe

Fannette Island

Incline Village

TROA.NET

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Marlette Lake

SAND HARBOR

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TAHOE VISTA REC AREA

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

Lake

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Tahoe

Eagle Rock

Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

DEEPEST POINT

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH

SIERRA BOAT CO.

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Crystal Bay

Kings Beach

Carnelian Bay

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Average depth: 1,000 feet

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Age of Lake Tahoe: 2 million years

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

LAKESIDE BIJOU

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.

CAMP RICHARDSON Ta h oe

Average Snowfall: 409 inches

TAHOE KEYS

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

EDGEWOOD TAHOE

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

Watershed Area: 312 square miles

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

LAKE TAHOE

Number of Visitors: 3 million annually Kirkwood

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.

Markleeville

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 69.2 in 2016. The lowest average depth on record was 64.1’ in 1997. Lake Tahoe is losing clarity because of algae growth fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus.

Lake Tahoe’s discovery The first recorded discovery of Lake Tahoe by white explorers was on Feb. 14, 1844, when John Charles Frémont and Charles Preuss spotted the lake from atop Red Lake Peak. The lake went through several names before it was officially named Tahoe in 1945. Tahoe is a mispronunciation of the first two syllables of the Washoe’s word for the lake – Da ow a ga, which means “edge of the lake.” 

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

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Cycling the Mount Rose Highway

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STORY & PHOTOS BY TIM HAUSERMAN

ow does a ride on 16 miles of beautiful smooth pavement with a wide bike lane sound? Nice, eh? For an added bonus, there are unbeatable views of Lake Tahoe and some of the Tahoe area’s highest peaks. Now that you are excited, I should add a disclaimer that there is one little hill. That climbs to 8,900 feet. What is this amazing ride? It’s a place thousands of cars pass by every day: Mount Rose Highway from Incline Village, Nev., to the Mount Rose Pass. Mount Rose Highway — aka State Route 431 — is a go-to ride for those looking to get in a two-hour workout close to Tahoe. I’ve ridden it about a half dozen times, including in February in the midst of our long lull without snow. While 8 miles of climbing is tough, it’s a fairly gentle grade. Just put it in your lowest gear and keep pedaling. The biggest challenge for me might be the 8 miles of downhill when my hands cramp

TAHOE CUP

KICKS OFF SUMMER SERIES ABOVE: Views of Lake Tahoe; BELOW: Views from the

the Mount Rose parking lot at 8,900 feet

Around the bend the climb continues with views of Rose Knob Peak, the Tahoe Rim Trail clinging to its face on your left and a thick forest of red fir and lodgepole pine on your right. up from keeping a death grip on the brakes. This is more of a problem early season when there is still sand in the bike lane, so you will want to keep your speed well under control. Some folks don’t seem to have much problem with that big downhill like my riding buddy Dana Ash. She says: “The Mount Rose Highway is one of my favorite local rides for the workout it offers with a solid, steady climb up 2,500 feet from the lake to the highest year-round Sierra pass. The views are fantastic the whole way and although it can be a busy road, there is a generous shoulder most of the way.” (She didn’t even mention the downhill because she barrels down it fearlessly.) You can start the ride anywhere in Incline Village. I drive up from the roundabout where State Route 28 and 431 meet, continue up SR431, past the two churches on the right and park in a pullout along the road about a half mile from the roundabout. Once you begin to ride, in fairly short order you will see a Scenic View 2 Miles Ahead sign and you will discover that distance is relative. In first gear on this climb, 2 miles is one hell of a long way, but eventually the road arrives at the big curve in the road where the view is located. Stop and catch your breath, take a photo, because no matter how many times you see this view it never loses its appeal. And it is certainly most appealing as an excuse to take a break on this ride. Around the bend the climb continues with views of Rose Knob Peak, the Tahoe 8

Rim Trail (TRT) clinging to its face on your left and a thick forest of red fir and lodgepole pine on your right. At about 8,000 feet, views open to the west of the lake, but save those for the ride back down when you will be looking directly at the lake.

Only 1 mile more of climbing to go, but that 100 yards of coasting was a welcome respite and perhaps an excuse for another photo. Keep on trucking past the TRT South trailhead on your right, to the Mount Rose/TRT North Trailhead at the 8,900-foot summit. Here at your turn around spot there’s a restroom — but no water — and parking. You also get a chance to see the dramatic face of Mount Rose itself high above to the northeast. Now it’s time for the downhill back to Incline — or you could go for Option B: Have someone pick you up on his or her way back from Reno, so you don’t have to

Officially the longest running paddle race series in the Tahoe region, the Tahoe Cup Paddle Race series celebrates its 11th anniversary in 2018 with four events scheduled between May and September. The series offers both the recreational paddler and the race enthusiast an opportunity to participate in SUP, prone paddleboard or OC1 class races on Lake Tahoe. This year, all four events will take place on Lake Tahoe, with events scheduled on May 26, July 21, Aug. 25 and Sept. 15. Event proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Lake Tahoe Waterman Association, an organization dedicated to preserving the California Tahoe Conservancy land that provides public access to Lake Tahoe in Carnelian Bay and works to educate the public on the value of non-motorized paddle sports. | Register tahoecup.org

MAY 24 | THURSDAY Tahoe City Farmers Market Commons Beach | Tahoe City

Thursday Mornings, May through October. Enjoy fresh local produce, delicious food and incredible lake views. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.Free | (530) 583-3348, tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

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At about 5 miles from the start, the road veers to the east and the grade seems to increase a bit as unseen on your left you pass the meadow formerly known as Incline Lake. High above to the north sits Relay Peak, the highest spot on the TRT. Eventually, finally, the road levels off for a short distance at the lushness of Tahoe Meadows.

go flying back down the hill, unless you like to speed. In that case, you will enjoy the long downhill. Watch for obstacles and the rumble strip between bike lane and road as you descend. I usually have to stop a few times to give my arms an overhead stretch and release my brake-cramping fingers. Fortunately, the views of Tahoe and the mountains are always worth a stop. 

Volunteer as a Weed Warrior to remove noxious weeds from the watershed. The Boca area is ground zero in the battle with noxious weeds. It’s home to some of the original infestations in the watershed. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | truckeeriverwc.org

May 24-30, 2018

Conversation Café

Truckee Historic Walking Tour

Aspen Grove Community Center Incline Village

Truckee California Welcome Center Truckee

The is a drop-in conversation forum every week except holidays. Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for engaging with others over topics and news. 10:15-11:15 a.m. | (775) 832-1310

North Lake Tahoe-Truckee Leadership graduation North Tahoe Event Center | Kings Beach

The North Lake Tahoe-Truckee Leadership class of 2018 has created Action Plans for projects that are relevant to the community. Everyone is welcome to attend the presentations from 1:30 to 3:40 p.m. followed by the keynote, graduation and celebrations. 1:30-6 p.m. | eventbrite.com

Historic Downtown Truckee comes alive during this free tour which includes stories of railroad barons, lumber mills, ice harvesting, and other characters. Pass by unique shops and restaurants while learning about Truckee’s past. The tour includes architecture, history, stories, and facts. Lasts 1.5 hours, less than 1 mile, mostly flat. Family friendly. 4-5:30 p.m. Free | (530) 448-4143, mountaintowntours. wordpress.com

West Shore | Tahoe City

All homeowners and future homeowners are invited to attend this presentation. Learn about defensible space from Truckee Fire District, and hear from insurance experts about lessons learned on insurance coverage. Snacks and beverages provided. 5-6 p.m. | chamber.truckee.com

CyclePaths kickoff party Alibi Ale Works | Truckee

Kickoff summer with the film premier of “The Moment” and enjoy live music from Sharkmouth and a raffle to benefit Truckee Trails Foundation. 6-11 p.m. $10 | facebook.com

MAY 25 | FRIDAY

The Resort at Squaw Creek

Join the fun every Friday until Oct. 12. All cool vehicles welcome. 5-8 p.m. Free | goodsamsaferide.com

Opening Day on the Lake

Truckee-Tahoe Airport | Truckee

with us at

Heavenly Village | South Lake Tahoe

Kings Beach Library | Kings Beach

Fire! Navigating Your Home Investment

Come shop

Cool Car Cruizen Fridays

Help with computers Ongoing computer held. First Thursdays of the month are “Exploring the Interweb,” second Thursdays are “Computers Questions with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about technology. 3-4 p.m. | placer.ca.gov

OUT & ABOUT

Celebrate the start of summer with deck opening parties at several restaurants, live music, scavenger hunts, barbecues, historic tours and much more. Visit the Web or see the ad in this edition for details. | tahoewsa.com

MAY 26 | SATURDAY Car and Bike Show Heavenly Village South Lake Tahoe

Enjoy the kick off Car & Bike Show featuring 25 trophies, poker walk, sidewalk sales and more from Good Samaritans Safe Ride. Enjoy the Electric Vehicle Car Show on May 26 from noon to 6 p.m. from tahoealternativefuels.com. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Free | goodsamesaferide.com

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Truckee Home & Building Show Truckee High School | Truckee

Bringing together everything you need to build, remodel, redecorate and landscape your mountain home. Explore innovative and interesting products to expand your home environment. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8 | truckeehomeshow.com

Car and Bike Show Heavenly Village South Lake Tahoe

One Year Celebration South Lake Brewing Company South Lake Tahoe

A weekend of live music, food vendors, games, and delicious cold brews of course. 11 a.m. | southlakebeer.com

Sunnyside’s 31st Anniversary & Deck Opening party Tahoe City

Enjoy live music featuring Free Peoples from 3 to 8 p.m. Raffle and silent auction throughout the day to benefit the Sunnyside Scholarship Fund through the Legacy of Aloha charitable program. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. | sunnysideresort.com

Tahoe City Historic Walking Tour Outside Blue Agave Restaurant Tahoe City

This free tour includes facts and figures about beautiful Lake Tahoe, as well as information on the stunning wilderness surrounding the lake. Lake Tahoe’s colorful history will unfold in fun stories and legends about the locals who have called The Lake home. After the tour, visitors will have a better appreciation about their pristine surrounding 10-11:30 a.m. Free | (530) 448-4143, mountaintowntours.wordpress.com

One Year Celebration South Lake Brewing Company South Lake Tahoe

A weekend of live music, food vendors, games, and delicious cold brews of course. 11 a.m. | southlakebeer.com

Made in Tahoe Festival Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Olympic Valley

Made in Tahoe Festival at The Village at Squaw Valley features live music and performances, 100 local vendors offering food, drink, and artisan goods that are made or inspired locally. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free | squawalpine.com

Saturday, June 16, 2018 1:00-5:00pm Tickets $45 in advance | $50 day of, cash only

30 California Wineries Your favorite Tahoe City Food Purveyors Outdoor Live Music Rain or Shine

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MAY 27 | SUNDAY

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TRUCKEE HOME & BUILDING SHOW Make plans to attend the 26th Annual Truckee Home & Building Show on Memorial Day Weekend on May 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Truckee High School. The Home Show features everything needed to start a home project from kitchen and bath remodeling to exterior and interior finishes, log home packages to heating and cooling, decking and roofing and much more. Gardening in the Sierra is this year’s theme. Learn about successful gardening in this challenging environment from tree care to greenhouses. Truckee Police volunteers will be on giving out free bicycle helmets to children, as well. The $8 admission benefits local schools and parking is free. | truckeehomeshow.com

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Opening Day on the Lake West Shore | Tahoe City

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MAY 30 | WEDNESDAY

Car and Bike Show

Jibboom Street Toastmasters

Heavenly Village | South Lake Tahoe

Truckee Regional Airport Conference room Truckee

Share interests and goals in a positive, supportive environment. Toastmasters helps expand one’s knowledge and horizons. Guests welcome. 7:30-8:30 a.m. | chamber. truckee.com

Truckee Talkers Toastmasters Tahoe City Waterfront Walking Tour Gatekeeper’s Museum | Tahoe City

This fun and informative tour focuses on Tahoe City and the beautiful waters of Lake Tahoe throughout its history. Topics include the Truckee River, dam, water rights, flow rates, rafting, water clarity, historic sailing vessels, motor boat racing, fish, Commons Beach, as well as current things to do and places to eat in Tahoe City. 10-11:30 a.m. Free | (530) 448-4143, mountaintowntours. wordpress.com

Town of Truckee Town Hall Conference Room Truckee Find a supportive learn-by-doing environment at Toastmasters to achieve personal goals. Guests welcome. 12-1 p.m. | chamber.truckee.com

Chamber Membership 101 California Welcome Center | Truckee

For new, current or potential members to learn about the benefits of belonging to the Truckee Chamber of Commerce. Coffee and pastries. 8-9 p.m. | chamber.truckee.com

Truckee Home & Building Show Truckee High School | Truckee

Made in Tahoe Festival Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows | Olympic Valley Made in Tahoe Festival at The Village at Squaw Valley features live music and performances, 100 local vendors offering food, drink, and artisan goods that are made or inspired locally. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free | squawalpine.com

Candidate’s Night Forum Northwoods Clubhouse | Truckee

Only candidates who have been formally certified as eligible to run for the Director Election will be permitted to appear on the dais or otherwise act as a candidate at this forum. 6-9 p.m. | tahoedonner.com

Opening Day on the Lake West Shore | Tahoe City

MAY 28 | MONDAY

MAY 31 | THURSDAY Tahoe City Farmers Market Commons Beach | Tahoe City

Thursday Mornings, May through October. Enjoy fresh local produce, delicious food and incredible lake views. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | (530) 583-3348, tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

Conversation Café Aspen Grove Community Center Incline Village

The is a drop-in conversation forum every week except holidays. Participate with people sharing diverse views and a passion for en-gaging with others over topics and news. 10:15-11:15 a.m. | (775) 832-1310

Incline Village/Crystal Bay Veterans Club The Chateau | Tahoe City

Join other local veterans, military service agency and community members to promote the welfare of all vets and their families, plan community events and celebrations. 12-3 p.m.

Digital Marketing Summit Truckee-Tahoe Airport | Truckee

In this Knowledge Bites session, social media local experts Andria Gutierrez of Ideal Wild and Laura Visconti of Geography Creative will dive into current social media business strategies. 2:30-5 p.m. | chamber. truckee.com

Car and Bike Show

Help with computers

Heavenly Village | South Lake Tahoe

Kings Beach Library | Kings Beach

The Incline Village/Crystal Bay Veterans Club

Managing Forests for Fire and Drought talk

Incline Village

UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center | Incline Village

The Incline Village/Crystal Bay Veteran’s Club will be a general meeting at the Chateau. 1-3 p.m. | yourtahoeplace.com

Ongoing computer held. First Thursdays of the month are “Exploring the Interweb,” second Thursdays are “Computers Questions with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are “Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays are differing themes about technology. 3-4 p.m. | placer.ca.gov

TERC presents Malcolm North, forest ecologist with the Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station. 6 p.m. $5 | terc.ucdavis.edu

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May 24-30, 2018

Hiking

OUT & ABOUT

*Trails open depending on conditions.

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

TAHOE RIM TRAIL

EMERALD BAY & VIKINGSHOLM CASTLE

The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 164.8-mile loop trail that encircles Lake Tahoe. The trail is open to hikers and equestrians, and mountain bikers in some sections. It is generally moderate in difficulty, with a 10 percent average grade and elevations ranging from 6,300 to 10,333’. Visit tahoerimtrail.org for maps, guided hikes & descriptions.

GRANITE LAKE

LAKE TAHOE EAST SHORE

MARLETTE LAKE Moderate | 9 miles RT Walk along the dirt path through the picnic area and follow signs to Marlette Lake. Mostly sun exposed. Great wildflowers in early summer. Start at Spooner Lake State Park.

SECRET HARBOR & CHIMNEY BEACH Easy | 3 miles RT Follow the trail to Chimney Beach trail and follow the trail to the end and over a group of boulders to reach the sandy beaches of Secret Harbor (the wooden steps off the trail lead to the nude beach at Secret Cove). Off Hwy. 28.

SKUNK HARBOR Moderate | 2.8 miles RT This interesting hike ends at a beautiful cove lined with boulders and a luxurious sandy beach on the edge of Lake Tahoe with some of the warmest waters around the lake. Visitors can look inside the historic party house owned by George and Caroline Newhall in the 1920s along beach. Park north of gate; do not block gate off Hwy. 28.

SPOONER LAKE Easy | 1.8 miles RT Spooner Lake is a great, easy hike for any season with interpretive displays. At Spooner Lake State Park. NORTH SHORE

PICNIC ROCK Moderate | 3.6 miles RT Just off the Tahoe Rim Trail, the expansive view from the top provides a panorama of both Lake Tahoe and the Martis Valley. A single track winds up, offering a gradual climb with no technical challenges, until reaching Picnic Rock, an old volcanic rock. Off Hwy. 267.

STATELINE LOOKOUT Easy | .5 miles RT This short hike offers superb views of Lake Tahoe. A short, self-guided nature trail explains the history of the North Shore. Hwy. 28 in Crystal Bay.

Moderate | 2.5 miles+ RT | No dogs Steep descent to Vikingsholm Castle. Can continue to Eagle & Emerald Points around the bay for easy hikes. Connects to Rubicon Trail (see below). Park on either side of rocky overlook in Emerald Bay on Hwy. 89. ADA access (530) 525-9529.

Moderate | 2.2 miles RT A small alpine lake situated on the cusp of Desolation Wilderness, the hike is a popular entrance for hikers and equestrians to the back country and a spectacular trek towering over the pristine waters of Emerald Bay. Steady ascent of 850’ in less than 1 mile. Trailhead at Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89.

LOWER & UPPER ECHO LAKES Easy | 2.4-4.8 miles RT Lower and Upper Echo Lakes is a little-known paradise perched atop Echo Summit, 5 miles west of Meyers on Hwy. 50. The trailhead begins next to the dam. Once you reach Upper Echo Lake, 2.4 miles from the start, you’ll see a kiosk at a dock for a water taxi. You can take a taxi back or return the way you came, or continue into Desolation Wilderness. The ride is a relaxing 20-minute tour through the channels connecting the two lakes. Taxi, cash only. (530) 659-7207. WEST SHORE

CASCADE FALLS Moderate | 1.4 miles RT This boulder-strewn hike takes hikers to the waterfall descending from Desolation Wilderness into Cascade Lake. The falls are raging in the spring and are often a trickle by late summer. Near the end of the trail, walk up a large, flat boulder to the top of a hill where the trail can become confusing. Look for wooden posts marking the trail. Trailhead at Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89. Not recommended for small children or small dogs.

Easy-Moderate | 4-6 miles RT The hike to Page Meadows is a local favorite because of its easy access and beautiful scenery through forests to an expanse of several meadows. You can start the hike to Page Meadows from 64 Acres off Hwy. 89 along the Tahoe Rim Trail for a longer hike or from Ward Creek Boulevard off Hwy. 89.

RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE Easy-Moderate | .5-9 miles | No dogs Hike starts at Calawee Cove at D.L. Bliss State Park or Emerald Bay. Trail follows cliffs and coves along Lake Tahoe, nesting ospreys and eagles, short side trail to Rubicon Lighthouse, which is easy to access with small children.

BALANCING ROCK

SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK Easy | 1.5 miles RT The nature trail loops through the forest past an array of wildflowers and through several sections of dense slash bleached nearly white from years of sun exposure. There are great spots to relax on the beach below Ehrman Mansion. ALPINE MEADOWS

FIVE LAKES Strenuous | 5 miles RT Five Lakes is a great hike inside Granite Chief Wilderness, with the first 1 mile+ a steady ascent with great views of Alpine Meadows. Trailhead 1.8 miles up Alpine Meadows Road from Hwy. 89 across from Deer Park Drive. Dogs prohibited May 15-July 15. OLYMPIC VALLEY Easy-Strenuous | .5-5 miles RT This hike follows a creek as it passes by waterfalls and spectacular granite boulders along Shirley Creek. Park at the end of Squaw Peak Road. The first section that follows the creek is great for kids. As you climb, the trail may sometimes be hard to distinguish, so keep the creek on your right going up and on your left going down. Can continue a strenuous climb to High Camp and take the Aerial Tram to the valley (schedule at squawalpine.com).

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SQUAW & EMIGRANT PEAKS Moderate | 3.4-4.4 miles RT Ride the Aerial Tram to High Camp, elev. 8,200’, and choose from a variety of trails (maps from Guest Services or squawalpine.com). Climb to the weathered buttresses atop Squaw Peak, visit the historic Watson Monument at Emigrant Peak or meander through the meadows covered with wildflowers, and enjoy the panoramic views afforded from Squaw’s spacious upper mountain. Tram ticket required. Hikes in the meadows good for small children.

BEFORE

TRUCKEE

GLACIER MEADOW LOOP

Moderate | 1 mile RT Quick hike to the top of a volcanic outcropping offers panoramic views of the area off Hwy. 89 south of Tahoe City.

EAGLE FALLS & LAKE

MARTIS CREEK WILDLIFE AREA

Easy-Moderate | .1-3 miles RT Great views of Lake Tahoe & Emerald Bay. Falls 5-minute walk from parking lot. Steady ascent to Eagle Lake not recommended for young children. West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 89.

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Easy | .5 miles A short, self-guided nature trail featuring Balancing Rock, an overlying rock of 130 tones balanced on a rock. At D.L. Bliss State Park.

Easy | .5 miles RT Short, self-guided nature loop with signs that explain how glacial action carved and polished the surface landscape. Take Interstate 80 W from Truckee to the Castle Peak/Boreal Ridge Road exit.

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Easy | 4 miles RT Loop through Martis Creek meadow for a walk along the creek. Off Hwy. 267.

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Wet ‘n’ Dirty

Courtesy Truckee Bike Park

Moonlight Nature Walk

Our mission is to reduce the incidence of hunger and its detrimental effects upon individuals, families, the community and the region.

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe | May 30

Take a walk under the silver moonlight in search for creatures of the night and uncover the mysteries of the night sky. Join naturalists Sarah and Michelle from the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science in search of animals and to view celestial objects under the night sky. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free | tinsweb.org

WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION: MONDAYS TAHOE CITY

WEDNESDAYS KINGS BEACH

3:00pm to 3:30pm Fairway Community Ctr. 330 Fairway Dr.

3:00pm to 3:30pm Community House 265 Bear St.

TUESDAYS TRUCKEE

THURSDAYS INCLINE VILLAGE

3:30pm to 4pm Sierra Senior Center 10040 Estates Dr.

3:00pm to 3:30pm St. Patrick’s Church 341 Village Blvd.

(775) 298-4161

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Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | May 30

LITTLE BIG BIKE FESTIVAL The Little Big Bike Festival on May 26 is entering its 7th year. Little people, big people. Little jumps, big jumps. Little progressions, big progressions. Participants cover ages ranging from 2 to 60 years old. This is a mountain bike festival for everyone, giving the region’s biking community a way to celebrate and raise support for the Truckee Bike Park. The event starts with a ladies skills clinic, organized and headed by Cortney Knudson. Following the ladies clinic, the park will fill with events including the kids strider/pumptrack jams, am and pro jump jams, and am and pro dual-slalom along with food trucks, industry tents and live music with a DJ from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. | truckeebikepark.org

Local wildflower guru and Tahoe Rim Trail Association guide Roger Rosenberger and Lake Tahoe Community College wildflower instructor Lisa Berry bring participants to spectacular visions of Tahoe’s wildflowers. RSVP, space is limited. 6:30-8 p.m. Free | (775) 298-4485, northtahoebusiness.org

Hike and be social Crystal Bay lookout | Crystal Bay May 31

IVGID Senior Programs offers milelong road hikes to the lookout in the summer moonlight, followed by a wine and cheese social. Transportation and food is included in fee. Those unable to make the hike can ride in the van to the top. Meet at Incline Recreation Center. 5 p.m. | yourtahoeplace.com

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American Red Cross lifeguard training Incline Village Recreation Center Incline Village | May 26

This sanctioned course encompasses: Lifeguarding, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, First Aid, & AED Certifications. All applicants must be able to pass a skills prerequisite swim test. Must attend all classes and complete all online course work to be eligible for final exam. 1-7 p.m. $6-$255 | (775) 832-1310, yourtahoeplace.com O rd e r b o o k s d i re c t a t

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Bioblitz Davis Creek Regional Park | Washoe City May 26

Join the Bioblitz to get the community outside and engaged in a fun, scientific and meaningful time at Davis Creek. The event will entail walks and surveys to collect data on the plants and wildlife that grow andn live there. There will also be a Ranger-led Springtime Story Stroll at 11 a.m. 9 a.m.12 p.m. | washoecounty.us

Tahoe Cup kicks off paddle race series Waterman’s Landing | Carnelian Bay May 26

Tahoe Cup Paddle Race series celebrates its 11th anniversary with four events on Lake Tahoe - May 26, July 21, Aug. 25 & Sept. 15. The series offers both the recreational paddler and the race enthusiast an opportunity to participate in SUP, prone paddleboard or OC1 class races on Lake Tahoe. Waterman’s Memorial Race kicks it off on May 26. 9 a.m.2 p.m. | (530) 546-3590, tahoecup.org

Full Moon Kayak Tours Tahoe Adventure Company | Tahoe Vista May 28, May 29

Join Tahoe Adventure Company for a Full Moon tour. Float in a kayak on the clear blue water while the sun sets the sky on fire, the full moon rises and the stars twinkle. 6:309:30 p.m. $65 | northtahoebusiness.org

55+ Hiking Series Fly Fishing class Orvis Reno | Reno | May 26

Learn fly-fishing basics in a free Fly Fishing 101 class. Perfect for beginners of all ages. Fly Fishing 101 will provide free lessons on fly casting and outfit rigging. 1-3 p.m. Free | (775) 850-2272, events.r20.constantcontact.com

Area Venues | Incline Village May 29

Hikers age 55 and older can visit different Tahoe locales as part of IVGID Senior Programs. Meet in Incline Village Recreation Center lobby. Bring water, lunch and wear appropriate clothing and shoes. 8:30 a.m.3 p.m. | yourtahoeplace.com

Lower Carpenter Valley hikes Truckee | May 26, May 27

Truckee Donner Land Trust hosts a guided hike in the Lower Carpenter Valley. Enjoy a docent-led, 5+mile hike on mostly flat terrain on somewhat rough ranch roads at about 6,200 feet in elevation. Participants should be able to hike about 2.5 hours at a moderate pace with some stops. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | tdlandtrust.org

Full Flower Moon trek Tahoe Vista | Tahoe Vista May 29

Join Tahoe Adventure Company for a Full Moon tour. Trips includes guides, instruction, natural history and hot drinks and snacks. No experience needed. 7-10 p.m. $65 | tahoeadventurecompany.com

Incline Village Recreation Center Incline Village | May 31

These mile-long, paved road hikes to the Crystal Bay lookout site, sponsored in collaboration with the National Forest Service, usually include a spectacular sunset and ensuing moonrise for seniors. Transportation included. Meet at Rec Center. 5 p.m. $15-$20 | (775) 832-1310, yourtahoeplace.com

Source to Sea paddling adventure Truckee River | Tahoe City June 1

Join the 2018 Truckee River Source to Sea Educational Paddling Adventure. Journey through the Truckee River watershed from above Lake Tahoe to the inland sea of Pyramid Lake. Exploring the river in a variety of guided watercrafts, the paddling team will learn about the many ways the Truckee River supports and connects communities. | riversforchange.org

OUT & ABOUT

May 24-30, 2018

Marinas & Boat Ramps

Power boats & jet skis

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Power boats & a 22’ sailboat (no overnight rentals)

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SUPPLIES

Marina & Rentals: (530) 583-1039 Service: (530) 581-2516

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FOOD

TAHOE CITY MARINA

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REPAIRS

Homewood | (530) 525-7962

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LAUNCHING

OBEXER’S

Power boats & jet skis

TRAILER PARKING

Office: (530) 525-5966 Service: (530) 525-3373

FUEL

HOMEWOOD HIGH & DRY MARINA

RENTALS

SLIP/BUOY RENTALS

MARINAS

RESTROOMS

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BOAT INSPECTIONS

MANDATORY INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR LAKE TAHOE, ECHO LAKES, FALLEN LEAF LAKE & DONNER LAKE AND AREA RESERVOIRS. LAKE TAHOE

(888) 824-6267 | tahoeboatinspections.com | Fees $35-$121; 7-day pass available. | Daily 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

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NORTH SHORE ALPINE MEADOWS: Hwy. 89 at Alpine Meadows Road. TRUCKEE TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT: Hwy. 267 off Airport Rd., Truckee. EAST SHORE SPOONER SUMMIT: Junction of Hwys. 28 & 50. No vessels more than 30’. SOUTH SHORE MEYERS: At the junction of Hwys. 89 & 50.

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TRUCKEE AREA

(530) 582-2361 | truckeeboatinspections.com Mandatory inspections are required for all vessels for Donner Lake at inspection stations above. $12-$160. Annual pass available. (530) 582-7724.

Obexer’s Marina - 5300 West Lake Blvd. - Homewood, CA

Mandatory self inspections are in place at Prosser, Boca, Jackson Meadows & Stampede reservoirs.

PUBLIC RAMPS LAKE TAHOE

LAKE FOREST

(530) 583-3796

1.5 miles east of Tahoe City, off Hwy. 28

5 a.m.-7 p.m. Until Sept. 30. $15-$20. Pass available. Restrooms. One-way exit only after closing. Sealed boats only.

TAHOE VISTA REC. AREA (530) 546-4212

7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. May 18-Labor Day. Picnic area, beach, restrooms.

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH (530) 523-3203

6 a.m.-4 p.m. daily until Sept. 30. Restrooms.

Hwy. 28, Bottom of National Ave.

Hwy. 28, Bottom of Coon St. in Kings Beach

SAND HARBOR

(775) 831-0494

Hwy. 28, 2 miles south of Incline Village

CAVE ROCK

(775) 831-0494

Hwy. 50, East Shore

EL DORADO BEACH

(530) 542-2981

Hwy. 50 at Lakeview Ave., South Lake Tahoe

6 a.m.-8 p.m. until Sept. 30. Picnic area, beach, Visitors’ Center, food, restrooms. Sealed boats only.

BOAT RENTALS & FUEL DOCK Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

6 a.m.-8 p.m. daily until Sept. 30. Picnic area, restrooms. Sealed boats only.

WEATHER PERMITTING

8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily until Sept. 30. Picnic area, restrooms.

AREA LAKES

DONNER LAKE

(530) 582-7720

I-80, Donner Lake exit

PROSSER RSVR.

(530) 587-3558

Hwy. 89, 2 miles north of Truckee

BOCA/STAMPEDE RSVR.

(530) 587-3558 I-80, Hirschdale exit

$12-$20. $96-$160 passes. $5 parking only. Mandatory inspections. Restrooms.

10 mph speed limit strictly enforced. No fees for parking or launching. Mandatory inspections. 45 mph speed limit. No launching fee. $10 parking. Subject to closure during low water levels. Mandatory inspections.

PUBLIC PIERS Public piers are free, but have limited space; often limited to loading and unloading. DONNER LAKE

DONNER LAKE

I-80, Donner Lake exit

37 public piers on north shore from the boat ramp east. Fenced piers are private.

LAKE TAHOE

GAR WOODS

Carnelian Bay

KINGS BEACH

Bottom of Coon St.

Small beach, picnic facilities. Restrooms.

KASPIAN PICNIC AREA West Shore

Between Tahoe City and Homewood. Picnic area, beach. Restrooms.

GROVE STREET

Open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Located east of Commons Beach. Restrooms at Commons Beach.

Center of Tahoe City

SUGAR PINE POINT

Tahoma

Hiking, Ehrman Mansion tours, nature trail. Restrooms.

TA H O E C I T Y

MARINA

TA H O E C I T Y, C A Truckee Wye

Grove St.

Lake Forest

Busy pier adjacent to town, public beach, picnic sites. Restrooms.

Homewood

Jackpine

SKYLANDIA PARK

Access to restaurant, small beaches. Restrooms.

Incline Village

TA H O E C I T Y

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MARINA

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DESIGNED BY WORLD-RENOWNED COURSE ARCHITECT ROBERT MUIR GRAVES, THIS WELCOMING PAR-72 COURSE, SET HIGH IN THE SIERRA, IS GOLF NOT JUST NEAR THE MOUNTAINS, BUT LITERALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE COURSE IS APPROACHABLE FOR ALL GOLFERS, WITH FAMOUS LINKS-STYLE MEADOW NINE AND ICONIC TREE-LINED BACK MOUNTAIN NINE. FROM IMMACULATELY KEPT GREENS AND FAIRWAYS TO NEVER ENDING SCENIC VISTAS AND PANORAMIC LOOKOUTS, GOLF AT NORTHSTAR IS WORTH EXPERIENCING.

18 holes | par 66

Yardage 4,806 to 5,261

Slope 118

Ratings 65.5

Kayla Anderson putts as her brother tends the pin. | Bob Bonino

ahoe City Golf Course is celebrating its centennial anniversary this summer, so now is as good time to get out there and play. One hundred years ago, professional golfer May “Queenie” Dunn-Webb designed the course, passing up an opportunity to work at Pebble Beach to stay in Lake Tahoe. Over the next century, the golf course has become a local favorite, affordable and fun.

One hundred years ago, professional golfer May “Queenie” Dunn-Webb

with a bit of a drop off toward the putting green. I think I liked that hole because I kept left in the fairway always positioned with a clear shot whereas my brother immediately got caught in a cluster of trees off to the right from the tee box. Hole 6 was also one of my favorites because it was short and straight (163 yards from the Ladies’ tees), making it easy to get to the putting green. I’ve only played a few golf courses in Lake Tahoe, but Tahoe City just became one of my favorites. It has a perfect mix of par 3s, 4s and a couple of 5s. It’s mellow and dog friendly, too. We saw one couple playing with push carts, their dogs trotting alongside them and rolling in the grass.

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up an opportunity to work at Pebble Beach to stay in Lake Tahoe. It was time to experience Tahoe City Golf Course for myself. So, on a warm, bluebird day in Tahoe, my brother and I teed off bright and early. It was the first time either of us played in two years, but fortunately we had a long straight shot to the pin 485 yards away (473 from the Ladies’ tees). I’ll admit, we were off to a rough start since it had been awhile, so my brother and I decided to implement Winter Rules. However, the ease ability of this course allowed us to quickly get up to speed and we started parring and bogeying holes.

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Tahoe City Golf Course has a great layout. Hole 2 is fun because it is a nice par 3 and you are facing/hitting straight toward the lake. Don’t worry, there’s a net up to keep you from overshooting your ball into the parking lot of local businesses. I also really enjoyed the third hole mainly because it was even and long — and I happened to have an amazing chip shot onto the green right in front of Tahoe City Golf Course manager Bob Bonino. Hole 5 is fairly straight for the first 100 yards and then takes a sharp dogleg right

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I will definitely be playing Tahoe City Golf Course again this summer, especially since women get a special 9-hole rate of $19.18 on Tuesdays (excluding July 3). All golfers get that same $19.18 rate on Throwback Thursdays (excluding July 5). That’s such a great deal for a quality course so close to the lake, and I was especially impressed with the conditions of the greens so early in the season. Here’s to the next 100 years. | (530) 583-1516 or golftahoecity.com 

UPCOMING EVENTS JUNE 8 Putting & driving contest with vintage putters Historical talk with Mark McLaughlin

JUNE 9 Two Bills Heritage Golf Tournament

AUG. 19 Annika Sorenstam junior golf clinic & demo

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RENTALS | TOURS | LESSONS | SALES | DELIVERY

For the Kids

EARLY SEASON KAYAK & PADDLEBOARD DEALS

FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS KidZone Museum in Truckee hosts Family Fun Fridays every Friday at 11 a.m. This is a play-based class designed to inspire and enrich kids’ brains, bodies and hearts. These activities are all about exploration and discovery, where curiosity is treasured and kids are encouraged to feel, touch and learn through sensory activities for ages 5 and younger. | kidzonemuseum.org

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Pre-Schooler Story Time

Kid’s train rides

Tahoe City Library | Tahoe City | May 24, 31

Truckee Regional Park | Truckee | May 26

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

Truckee Donner Railroad Society offers kiddie train rides. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | truckeedonnerrailroadsociety.com

Toddler Story Time Incline Village Library | Incline Village May 24, 31

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

Lego Club Truckee Library | Truckee | May 26

Ongoing for kids. 12-1 p.m. | (530) 5827846, mynevadacounty.com

Kids playtime Preschool story time Truckee Library | Truckee | May 24, 31

Truckee Library | Truckee | May 28

For ages 3 years and older. A half-hour stayand-play after the reading. 11:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Truckee Library hosts an unstructured playtime for children and parents. Toys are provided. 4:30-5:30 p.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Mini-Munchkins tennis clinics

Toddler Time

Incline Tennis Center | Incline Village May 24, 28, 31

Truckee Library | Truckee | May 29

Enrollment is available in monthly sessions or daily drop-in, if space is available. 3-3:30 p.m. | yourtahoeplace.com

For ages 18 months to 3 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846

Preschool Story Time

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Family Fun Fridays KidZone Museum | Truckee | May 25

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

Teen Scene Kahle Community Center | Stateline | May 25

Kids in grades 6-12 can shoot hoops, play volleyball, climb the rock wall and play arcade or video games. 6:30-9 p.m. $5 | (775) 586-7271

Lego building fun South Lake Tahoe Library | South Lake Tahoe May 26

Design, build and invent with Legos. Entire family welcome. 10 a.m. | (530) 573-3185

Kings Beach Library | Kings Beach | May 29

Preschool Storytime is every Tuesday from 10:30-11am. Each week a different theme. Kids work on multi-sensory pre-literacy skills. Stop by for the fun and read books, sing songs, learn nursery rhymes, and do a fun and easy crafts. 10:30-11 a.m. Free | (530) 546-2021, placer.ca.gov

Story Time Truckee Library | Truckee | May 30

For ages 6 months to 2 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. 10:30 a.m. | (530) 582-7846, mynevadacounty.com

Story time Zephyr Cove Library | Zephyr Cove | May 30

Enjoy stories, songs, activities and coloring. 11:30 a.m. | (775) 588-6411, catalog.douglas.lib.nv.us

Kid’s Nature Journal Club South Lake Tahoe Library | South Lake Tahoe May 26

Learn skills for exploring the natural world and how to capture adventures in a nature journal. Some materials provided; bring a notebook and pen and dress for the weather. 10:30-11:30 a.m. | (530) 573-3185

SUP surfing and paddling Ski Beach | Incline Village | May 30

Students are introduced to freshwater surfing and paddling in spring windy conditions on Lake Tahoe. Students must be confident swimmers. Wetsuits are mandatory. All equipment provided. 3:30-5 p.m. $150-$187 | yourtahoeplace.com

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25-yard, 8-lane indoor pool at Incline Recreation Center, swim lessons, aqua fitness, 1-meter spring diving board, inflatable slide (weekends). Daily rates & memberships available.

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

KIRKWOOD

(209) 258-7277 | kirkwood.com Experience disc golf at 7,800 feet with the notorious DiscWood disc golf course. The 18-hole course weaves through the trees and over mountainous terrain. Free. Scorecards and maps may be picked up at the General Store.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

(530) 542-6056 | citiofslt.com 25-yard indoor/outdoor year-round pool. Lessons. BlueGo

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25-yard indoor pool with 6 lanes, 1-meter spring diving board, swims training, hydraulic lift at Tahoe-Truckee High School. TART

18-hole course at Squaw Valley’s High Camp. Disc rentals. Open Mid June. TART

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS

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A mostly flat and moderately wooded course is located at Bijou Community Park featuring 27 holes covering 8,324 feet. The course features mixed tees with varied fairways with slight elevation changes. On Al Tahoe Boulevard off Highway 50. BlueGo

Community Recreation Center offers 29’ climbing wall & 12’ bouldering wall. All ages & levels. Lessons available. TART

TAHOE VISTA

ROLLER SKATING

18-hole course at North Tahoe Regional Park, off National Avenue. Parking $5. Daily dawn-dusk. TART

OLYMPIC VALLEY

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The full weekend of events is just $289, and includes: · 3 days of workshops, classes, and hikes designed for people of all abilities · Interactive performances · Local beer & wine tastings and daily meals

Join us for the full weekend, or for a single class. Granlibakken.com/wellness-packages | 800.543-3221

(800) 403-0206 | squawalpine.com At High Camp at Squaw Valley. All ages. Aerial Tram ticket required. TART

TRUCKEE

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18-hole course at Truckee River Regional Park, off Brockway Road. Dogs must be on leash. Free. Daily dawn-dusk. TART

TRUCKEE

SKATE PARKS SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

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Bijou Community Park features a skateboard park on Al Tahoe Boulevard off Highway 50. BlueGo

18 holes at Sierra College Campus. Free. Daily dawndusk. TART

TRUCKEE

ZEPHYR COVE

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The Zephyr Cove course is 18 holes covering 5,256 feet with holes of varying lengths. On Warrior Way. BlueGo

Truckee River Regional Park with several bowls with a spine and channel, a long rail and ledges. Knee and elbow pads and helmets required. Free. Daily dawn10 p.m. TART

HORSEBACK RIDING

INCLINE VILLAGE

TAHOE DONNER

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

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(530) 587-9470 | tahoedonner.com Guided 1- and 2-hour trail rides for ages 7+. Pony rides. Opens Mid June.

NORTH TAHOE CRUISES “Tahoe Cruz”

(530) 583-6200 | tahoesail.com Scenic, 2-hour sailing cruises from Tahoe City Marine. Private charters. TART

“Tahoe Gal”

(800) 218-2464 | tahoegal.com Cruises to Emerald Bay, Happy Hour, dinner, sunset, full moon, Sunday dinner/live music, comedy dinner, and more. Next to Lighthouse Center, east end of Tahoe City. TART

Call (530) 546-5995, ext. 110, to be listed in Family Fun. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more family activities. Click on Kids under the Out & About menu.

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Ultimate Tahoe Summer Bucket List S T O R Y B Y K AT H E R I N E E . H I L L

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#42 | Dramatic views at Snow Valley Peak | Tim Hauserman; BELOW

#27 | Cascade Falls.

AS WE WELCOME IN THE WARMING and longer days of the season in the Tahoe Sierra, we’ve put together our annual summer fun guide – the Ultimate Tahoe Summer Bucket List. This year marks our 11th year of putting together our picks for this summer’s must-do fun list. I challenged myself this year to not repeat anything on last year’s list and I did it (with the exception that I put golf on this year’s list again – there are 44 courses in the region after all.) We have information on nearly all of the items on the bucket list at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Just go to the search bar and enter any item and you’ll find information. For those items we haven’t covered yet, we’ll be writing features on all of these fun activities (it’s a hard job). Check trail conditions before going out as snow at higher elevations will linger into June. Lake Tahoe and other waterways are extremely cold from snowmelt and therefore dangerous. Stay close to shore during water activities and wear a life vest. It only takes minutes for hyperthermia to set it.

Explore Tahoe 1 Stay at the Sierra Club’s historic Clair Tappaan Lodge. 2 Take a full moon hike or kayak tour. They are listed in Wet ‘n’ Dirty. 3 Take in the show during the Perseid Meteor Shower from Aug. 11 to 13. Find a spot to lie down and wait.

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4 Freefall at 120 mph. 5 Enjoy yoga on the beach. It doesn’t get much better. 6 Go bird watching with Tahoe Institute for Natural Science. 7 Golf at the Tahoe City Golf Course. It’s 100 years old this year, so this is a must.

8 Book a tee time at one of the region’s 44 public courses. Don’t worry, we have all of the details in our annual Golf Guide at TheTahoeWeekly.com. 9 Jump in the lake like you did when you were a kid. 10 Chill at Grover Hot Springs. 11 Listen to the sounds of Jody Sweet busking on the streets of Truckee. 12 Explore the night sky with Tahoe Star Tours. 13 Tee off at Tahoe’s disc golf courses. 14 Learn how to grow vegetables in the Tahoe Sierra.

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15 Go in search of Monkey Rock off the Flume Trail. 16 Smell a tree. Jeffrey pines smell like butterscotch. Make a game of it. 17 Shop local. Our small businesses rely on you, so spend freely. 18 Take only pictures. Leave the rocks & flowers. They belong to everyone. 19 Pick up litter.

Family Fun 20 Visit the East Shore’s Chimney Beach. Take a picture with the chimney. 21 Explore the family friendly trails at Taylor Creek. 22 Take the kids to the Truckee Fishing Derby on June 16. 23 Ward Creek State Park is an easy hike for everyone. Early season it’s bursting with wildflowers. 24 Visit Martis Valley Wildlife Area. It’s brimming with things to see. 25 Explore the Balancing Rock Nature Trail at D.L. Bliss State Park. 26 Explore the bike trails. There are breathtaking paved family trails throughout the Tahoe Sierra. We have a list at TheTahoeWeekly.com. 27 Explore the easy hike to Cascade Falls. 28 Join in the weekly art class every Friday at KidZone Museum. 29 Go for s’mores or make your own. 30 Check out our Top 20 spots for toddlers at TheTahoeWeekly.com. 31 Take the kids to Woodward Tahoe – they will love you forever for it.

Get thee to the mountains 32 Visit the Sierra Club back-country huts: Benson, Bradley & Ludlow. 33 Bag all three in one season. 34 Hike to Azalea and Flora Lakes on Donner Summit. 35 Look for the face of the Bard at Shakespeare Rock.

OPENING DAY AT THE LAKE

36 Hike to Skunk Harbor. 37 Take a guided hike to Carpenter Valley. 38 Camp at Webber Lake & explore. 39 Explore the historic Donner Pass. 40 Hike part of Tahoe’s history on the Incline Flume Trail. 41 Explore the wonder & awe of Roller Pass. 42 Take in the dramatic views to Snow Valley Peak. 43 Hike to Picnic Rock and enjoy the panoramic views. 44 Take in expansive views from Donner Peak. 45 Enjoy wildflowers at Meiss Meadows. 46 Explore the trails around Cave Rock. 47 Hike to the Martis Peak Lookout. 48 Try an endurance race – a marathon, a tri, swim races, mountain biking races. There’s usually several every weekend all summer. 49 Explore Hawley Grade Falls in Meyers. 50 It’s 13 miles to Heath Falls in Soda Springs, but it’s worth it. 51 Go bouldering at D.L. Bliss State Park. 52 Photograph arborglyphs left by Basque sheepherders.

Two-wheeling fun 53 Cycle around Lake Tahoe. 54 Explore the Sierra Valley by bike. CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

Memorial Day Weekend May 25-28 DECK OPENING PARTIES | SUMMER TOURS | LIVE MUSIC | SIGHTSEEING RESTAURANTS Bridgetender Restaurant Riverside patio Opens 05/25. Chambers Landing Bar Friday 05/25 Music 4-7 PM. Granlibakken Gran Spot Coffee Cart opens daily Friday 05/25. Tahoe House Coffee & Gourmet: Outdoor seating or pack to go. Firesign Café Garden Deck Garden deck opens for lunch 05/25. Meeks Bay Resort, store, beach, Wa She Shu Grille. Spoon Cozy dinning inside or garden seating. Meals and apps 3-9 PM. Sunnyside Deck Opening Celebration 05/25 11:30 AM. Swiss Lakewood Restaurant & Bar 05/25 open for dinner 5:30. Mariani Plaza (Tahoma) Pizza, gelato/espresso, hot dogs coming soon. West Shore Cafe Dinner service begins 05/28 from 3 to 8 PM. West Shore Market Coffee, pastry, sandwiches, market & deli 7 AM - 9 PM. MUSEUMS & TOURS Gatekeepers Museum & Lakeside Park 10 AM daily. Opens 05/25. Ehrman Mansion at Sugar Pine Point State Park Tours begin 05/26 10:30 AM. Tahoe Maritime Museum Launch Party Fri 5:30 -7:30 PM. Daily 05/26 10 AM. Emerald Bay Vikingsholm Historic Home Tours begin 05/26 10:30 AM. OPEN FOR THE SEASON Obexer’s Boat & General Store Launch, marina services, market, deli, lodging. Tahoe Tree Company Nursery & Gifts 05/25 Daily 10 AM. West Shore Sports/ 3 Venues Bikes, kayaks, SUPs.

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#72 | Middle Loch Leven Lake | Tim Hauserman; #55 | Biking the Sawtooth Trail | Sean McAlindin

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TWO-WHEELING FUN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19

55 Take in the sunset mountain biking the Sawtooth Trail. 56 Mountain bike Henness Pass from Verdi to Boca.

65 Go big. Bike The Triangle made famous as part of the Lake Tahoe Ironman. Bike Tahoe City to Truckee to Kings Beach and back to Tahoe City. The climb to the top of Brockway is a doozy.

57 Ride from Donner Lake to Cisco Grove. It’s gnarly.

66 Try out an electric bike for the day.

58 Explore Tahoe singletrack. Pick up a copy of “Mountain Bike: Tahoe. 50 Select Singletrack Routes” and get started.

Swim in the lakes

59 Enjoy the mountain bike park at Sky Tavern.

Sure, there’s Big Blue, but how about some of Tahoe’s other lakes: 67 Donner Lake with great beaches on both ends.

60 Visit the new Incline Bike Park. 61 Try the mountain bike park at Woodward Tahoe. You can hone your skills in the foam pits while you’re there. 62 Need to improve your skills? Take a lesson offered at many of the local mountain bike parks.

68 The Reservoirs – Boca, Stampede & Prosser. 69 Independence Lake north of Truckee. 70 Explore the lakes of Desolation Wilderness. There’s 87 named lakes. This will take a while. 71 OK, that’s a lot, we know. How about some of our favorite swimming holes in Desolation to start: Dicks Lake, Middle Velma, Fontanillis, Half Moon, Crag, Stony Ridge and what can be the best of all, Lake Aloha.

63 Enjoy a serene cycle to Blue Lakes. 64 Bike along the trail following the Truckee River from Tahoe City to Glenshire.

72 Loch Leven Lakes west of Donner Summit. 73 Paradise Lake north of Donner Summit. 74 Showers Lake on the Tahoe Rim Trail. 75 Star Lake at 9,200’ is the highest elevation lake in the region. 76 Go skinny dipping at the East Shore’s nude beaches. 77 Take a dip in the Potholes near Kirkwood.

It’s a dog’s life 78 In case you haven’t noticed, dogs enjoy a special place of honor in Tahoe. If your brought Fido on vacation, then take him with you on your adventures (just be sure dogs are allowed).

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79 Pamper your dog. Belly rubs, back massages, ear rubs. Come on, they deserve it.

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80 Take your dog on a hike. 81 Take your dog swimming. We have a list of dog-friendly beaches at TheTahoeWeekly.com. 82 Teach your dog to go kayaking or stand-up paddleboard with you. It takes patience and lots of treats. 83 Enjoy the dog parks in Tahoe City, North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista or Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe.

84 Bag it out. Seriously. And, that means packing it out of the back-country, too. There are no magic forest gnomes picking up those doggie bags on the trails.

Take to the water 85 Kayak, paddleboard or canoe? Read our pros & cons on each before you make a choice at TheTahoeWeekly.com. 86 Kayak Sand Harbor & explore the Thunderbird Lodge on one trip. 87 Get your tickets to the Concours d’Elegance on Aug. 10 & 11. 88 Go bar hopping by boat on Lake Tahoe. You’ll need a designated driver. 89 Go kayaking under the light of the moon. 90 Explore the hidden beaches of the East Shore by SUP.

95 Visit the farmers market. We have eight in the Tahoe Sierra. 96 Buy a fruit or vegetable that you’ve never tried before. When all else fails, grill it. 97 Forage for mushrooms (but only if you know how to identify them). 98 Try a locally made creation from coffee roasted in the Tahoe Sierra, to housemade ice cream at Little Truckee Ice Creamery, to the honey made in Tahoe from Harmony Honey Co.

91 Compete in a SUP race.

99 Make your own Tahoe tea. We have the details at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Sample the fare

The Arts, The Music, The Events

92 Sample the local brews. Then take a growler with you.

100 Summer in the Tahoe Sierra is jam packed with events, festivals, wine walks, brew fests, live music, free outdoor concerts, Shakespeare at Sand Harbor, music festivals, yoga festivals and the list goes on. It’s so much stuff, we have a guide just for all of it. Look for our summer guide Tahoe Music, Events & Festivals out June 7.

93 How many local breweries can you visit? 94 Or, if wine is more your style, enjoy a flight from one of our knowledge wine purveyors.

#23 ABOVE #5 | Yoga on Commons Beach at

the Alpenglow Mountain Festival | Blair Lockhart; #23 | Take a hike

with the family at Ward Creek State Park | Tim Hauserman

THE ARTS

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CREATIVE AWARENESS

Bob Strong

New publisher, book for Bona Fide

A LIFE IN PICTURES STORY BY TIM HAUSERMAN | PHOTOS BY BOB STRONG

Maeko Bradshaw

s a photographer for United Press International (UPI) and Reuters, Bob Strong flew on “Air Force One” with Ronald Reagan, saw a vehicle hit by an explosive device while embedded with the U.S. military in Iraq and experienced a huge earthquake in Mexico City. In Central America, he captured images of the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua and was stationed in Bogota during the height of the Columbian drug wars. Now he is leading a more relaxing life in Incline Village, Nev. Strong’s father was in the U.S. Air Force, serving in locations all over the world. He was an amateur photographer who would create slide shows of his travels and these presentations were the impetus for Strong’s interest in photography. Strong’s first job as a photographer was in 1972 in Richmond, Va. He earned $35 a week mostly shooting rock concerts. In 1978, his lucky break arrived. “I became a stringer for a UPI photographer. He called me to cover stuff when he was too busy,” said Strong. In 1982, he was hired in the UPI Washington office where he covered the White House. According to Strong, he went everywhere with Reagan. He would follow the President by motorcade and fly in the back of “Air Force One.” “Sometimes they would bring all the photographers in to the Oval Office. We

Bona Fide Books in South Lake Tahoe has a new publisher, and a new book coming out in June. Maeko Bradshaw recently took over the independent press from Kim Wyatt, who founded the company in 2009, specializing in nonfiction and poetry.

ABOVE: Mexico City earthquake in 1985; LEFT: Bob Strong

at the U.S. Forward Operating Base Fenty in eastern Afghanistan in 2008; BELOW: Iceberg floating in a harbor in Tasiiaq, Greenland in 2009.

“ I was lucky; I hit it at the right time. If you were starting out today, you couldn’t do what I did unless you work for the New York Times. I had a great time.” –Bob Strong would kneel down in front of the President’s desk and have 30 seconds to click off a bunch of photos,” said Strong. In 1984, UPI sent Strong to Mexico City. He was there when an earthquake violently shook his hotel. He grabbed his camera and captured some of the first shots of the devastating quake that killed 25,000 people. “All the communications were down. I had to fly to Monterrey, Mexico, to transmit the pictures,” said Strong. It was a busy time to be a photographer in Central America. He remembers traveling to El Salvador during the civil war. “You got off the plane and would see soldiers everywhere. All the bridges had checkpoints and the army was suspicious of journalists. They thought if you were a journalist, you were a communist,” said Strong. In 1985, Reuters bought UPI. Then in 1986, Strong was sent to Bogota about the time Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel was big news. He was on the road 10 months of the year, visiting every part of South America and the Caribbean. 22

“There was so much unrest in Haiti, it was very scary. There was a complete breakdown of law and order and it was before news agencies had security,” said Strong. He did all this before digital photography. “We would set up chemicals and an enlarger in the bathroom of our hotel. Then you had to put the photos on a drum and send them over the phone line. Each picture would take eight minutes, so you could only send six to seven pictures a day,” said Strong. In the 1990s, the long hours and tight deadlines led Strong to decide to shoot for magazines, instead of a wire service. He

lived in Miami, Brazil and New Delhi, India, over the next few years before spending nine years in New York as a freelance photographer. In 2000, Reuters hired him back as a copy editor in Singapore, then he became Reuters chief photographer in Iraq in 2004. In Iraq, he would travel embedded with the troops, sometimes for weeks at a time. “People were shooting at you, you could feel bullets whizzing over your head,” said Strong, who added that the biggest danger were the car bombs. “I was behind a truck that got blown up, right in front of us.” His photos of the aftermath of that bombing are some of his most powerful. After a few years in Iraq, it is understandable that he was ready for something calmer, so he headed to Sweden. “It couldn’t have been more different. Lots of cross-country skiing, ski jumping and travel shots,” said Strong. Over the next five years, he would take breaks from the calm life of Sweden to head to Afghanistan and to shoot at the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In 2016, Strong’s sister, who lives in Vermont, bought a house in Incline Village and asked her brother to caretake it for her. “I wasn’t ready to retire, but, hey, it was too good to be true,” he says. Now he shoots images of Tahoe, as well as work for Reuters. In fact, he spent several long nights during the Olympics helping to edit a steady wave of images of the hockey games. “I was lucky; I hit it at the right time. If you were starting out today, you couldn’t do what I did unless you work for the New York Times,” said Strong. “I had a great time.” | bobstrong.com, @bobstrongphotography 

Bradshaw, a Tahoe local, received a Master of Science in book publishing from Portland State University. Her first release as Bona Fide’s publisher, “Permanent Vacation II: 18 Writers on Life and Work in Our National Parks,” will come out June 8. The second volume of this popular collection features writers from national parks all over the country, including locales like Cape Cod National Seashore and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

“I’m excited about this collection, and about the future of Bona Fide,” says Bradshaw in a press release. “I’m so fortunate that I get to be in a place that I love and do what I love.” “Permanent Vacation II” can be preordered online. Readings will be held at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe on June 13 and at Word After Word in Truckee on June 25. Books can be purchased locally at Gaia-Licious and Dharma Love in South Lake Tahoe and Word After Word, or order directly from Bona Fide. | bonafidebooks.com

May 24-30, 2018

Arts

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Landscape Show exhibit Nevada Artists Association Art Gallery’s Carson City | May 24-May 31

Featuring the works of Nancy Clark and Susan Christopher. | nevadaartists.org

“UPSIDE DOWN CHURCH”

Maya Lin: Pin River—Tahoe Watershed Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

“Pin River—Tahoe Watershed” is a largescale wall installation made from thousands of straight pins showing the perimeter of Lake Tahoe and its tributaries. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

OPENS

Sam Shear will open his work “Upside Down Church” in Virginia City, Nev., on May 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The opening is Shear’s final thesis for the Master of Fine Arts program at Sierra Nevada College. The “Upside Down Church” is an installation of a 1/20 scale replica of a dilapidated church sitting upside down on its steeple. “The ‘Upside Down Church’ is pulled by 10 to 12, one-third-scale figures of myself,” Shear says. As part of the opening, Jenni Charles and Jesse Dunn of the Dead Winter Carpenters will perform an acoustic Gospel Hour with a set list tailored to the opening, the artwork and Virginia City. The piece will be on display until June 17 and will then be moved to the Sagehen Creek Field Station north of Truckee. The exhibit is located at Marshall’s Tailings at the corner of Union and R Streets across from St. Mary’s Art Center in Virginia City, Nev. | Upside Down Church on Facebook

The Nuclear Landscape Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

Celebrating Israel’s 70th Anniversary

Ewoud de Groot—A Brush with Nature

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

Stremmel Gallery | Reno | May 24-May 31

This year the State of Israel celebrates 70 years since its founding by the United Nations following World War II. To mark this occasion, the Nevada Museum of Art presents exhibitions by Israeli artists Michal Rovner and Tal Shochat. These contemporary artists create work grounded in the history of photography. | nevadaart.org

Ewoud de Groot lives and works in Egmond aan Zee, a coastal village in the Northern Netherlands. After receiving a degree in illustration and painting from the Minerva Academy of Art, he began illustrating nature books for a period before pursuing painting full-time in 1999. Today, de Groot is recognized as a rising star in wildlife painting. Free | (775) 786-0558, stremmelgallery.com

“Elements” defining the region

Fundamental Freedoms Exhibit

Truckee Community Recreation Center Truckee | May 24-May 31

Lake Tahoe Community College Foyer Gallery South Lake Tahoe | May 24-May 31

An art installation inspired by the natural elements of the Eastern Sierra. The theme of the exhibit draws on the rivers, mountains, snows and winds and even the road signs and grocery store lines that define the TruckeeTahoe region. | facebook.com

Art of the Greater West Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

Bloom contrasts in environments

Nevada’s past and future are intertwined with the nuclear history and politics of the United States, and visual artists from around the world have responded in a myriad of ways to this nuclear legacy. 10 a.m. | (775) 3293333, nevadaart.org

“Upside Down Church” Sam Shear

Enrique Chagoya: Reimagining the New World

The artworks encourage conversations surrounding indigenous cultural practices such as mark-making and mapping; visual representations of settlement and expansion; and depictions of changes to the landscape brought about by colliding cultures. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

THE ARTS

Enrique Chagoya’s provocative works incorporate diverse symbolic elements from pre-Columbian mythology, Western religious iconography and American popular culture. Chagoya often appropriates the visual tropes of Western modernism in his works, just as the masters of modern art cannibalized socalled primitive forms without properly contextualizing. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

The exhibit features large-scale portraits by local artist Shelley Zentner. She has created the seven major works in this show since the presidential election. Zentner says that she felt compelled to contribute in some way to the growing voice of protest. Each painting explores a different aspect of freedom: to vote, to learn, to explore. | ltcc.edu

Hans Meyer-Kassel: Artist of Nevada Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

This exhibition includes more than 50 drawings, pastels and oil paintings drawn from private and institutional collections. Particular emphasis is placed on MeyerKassel’s romance with Nevada. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

History of Transportation: A Mural Study by Helen Lundeberg Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

Bloom is an internet-based Earthwork that transforms data into an experience of playfulness and unpredictability. A seismograph measures the Hayward Fault’s movements and the data sets are captured and run through a computer program designed by the artists. 10 a.m. | (775) 3293333, nevadaart.org

American artist Helen Lundeberg’s “History of Transportation” traces a progression of labor from the Native American era to the dawn of the airline industry in the 1940s. On view through Jan. 6, 2019. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Randolph Sims: On the Spur of the Moment Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

Randolph Sims became an early Earthworks artist when American Land Artist Michael Heizerencouraged him to use a backhoe on the playa “on the spur of the moment.” 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Trevor Paglen: Orbital Reflector Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

The 14-foot diameter Mylar balloon is a model for a future artwork by contemporary artist Trevor Paglen. Paglen will launch a similar balloon into orbit as a purely artistic gesture. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

Works: Some Water Some Welded Carson City Community Center, Sierra Room Carson City | May 24-May 31

Susan Glaser Church uses traditional forging, plasma cutting and welding. Stephen Reid’s work spans the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation and printmaking. Free | visitcarsoncity.com

Paula Saponaro: Decades & Detours Exhibition St. Mary’s Art Center | Virginia City May 25-May 27

Features multiple bodies of work, mediums and a progression of this artist’s evolution over the decades. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | (775) 4400992, stmarysartcenter.org

Monday Art Makers Arts for All Nevada | Reno May 28-May 28

Arts for All Nevada offers weekly ongoing 90 minute “Monday Art Makers” workshops for persons with intellectual disabilities. 3:30-5 p.m. | facebook.com

James Turrell: Roden Crater “Bouquets for Reno’s 150th Birthday”

Nevada Museum of Art | Reno May 24-May 31

Wilbur D. May Museum | Reno May 24-May 31

This exhibit of original watercolor paintings honors Reno’s 150th birthday and the vibrant plants & flowers of spring. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Free | (775) 750-4636, sierrawatercolorsociety.com

“Sunflower” Aimee Had

Truckee Community Rec Center

James Turrell is an artist whose media are light and space, and for the last forty years he has been carefully sculpting the cinder cone of an extinct volcano near Flagstaff into one of the world’s largest and most important land based sculptures. Turrell first studied psychology and mathematics before earning a Masters of Fine Arts degree in 1966. 10 a.m. | (775) 329-3333, nevadaart.org

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Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

A steady flow of change in your daily rhythm and routine continues. In fact, you can expect that these are leading you to a new norm. Success may depend on your ability to breakthrough habitual perspectives. The first key to overcoming these is to recognize and acknowledge them. The second key is to accept that they may have worked before but probably won’t now.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

The current planetary alignments indicate an interest in new investments and creative ventures. These will likely include invention and innovation. Taking an alternative route is likely. One thing seems certain; you are in the mood to take a risk, or two. However, you will likely want to be as sure of success as you can and will not take a casual approach.

by Samantha Weaver

If you see a group of flamingoes together in one place, it might be handy to know that the appropriate collective noun is a “flamboyance.” The instruments used by professional flute players are usually made from precious metals—either sterling silver, 14-carat gold or platinum. Thought for the Day: “It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.” –Rollo May

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

A series of activations in your public and/ or professional life are pushing you to take new strides and initiatives. These will include practical approaches subject to a constructively critical approach. Improvement and refinement are key themes. This focus also includes social outreach. However, you may again soon want to focus behind the scenes for a while.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

You are learning to see and integrate a larger perspective on reality. This includes how to reach out to successfully engage and communicate with others. Gathering tools and learning skills to this end is likely, and ideal. You are also busy on a variety of fronts and this may include inner work. Acknowledging and confronting obvious or hidden fears is highlighted.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Your focus on financial considerations is getting deeper by the day now. Positively, you are either identifying or literally receiving new streams of income and these may be coming from unexpected sources. Negatively, the reverse could be true and paying taxes, for example, could be presenting a challenge. Yet, it is likely that the scales are tipped in your favor.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

Expansion and increase is often a reason to celebrate, yet it can also come with costs. As well, unexpected changes in your financial situation are indicated. How you are handling these is the main question. Circumstances are likely pushing you to rise to meet the challenge. Doing so will likely require that you dig deeper than you have for a while.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

It may feel as though you have taken a sudden sharp turn. And the setting at least feels like the city as opposed to the relaxed pace of the country. Positively, you have been able to get a lot done and even scratch some itches too. This turn is leading you to really get down to business. As though embarking on a journey, you are exiting the city and beginning to accelerate.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

This New Moon cycle is pushing you to new realizations and perspectives. These include the need to take a more proactive approach, perhaps especially towards your financial situation. To this end, you will likely have to do as much inner work as outer, perhaps more. Be open to any and all tools and resources that can support you to realize greater success.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

Although a steady flow of change has been brewing, it should by now be very evident. Yet, in some respects it still all may seem like a dream due to a variety of unknowns. As well, circumstances will push you to give more than you have for a while. Positively, doing so will push you to draw on your resources, talents and hidden reserves of faith.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

The stellium of planets in Taurus is destined to activate your creative impulses and inventiveness is highlighted. Fortunately, your ambitions are on the rise to engage these inspirations. These may well include new attractions and love interests. These need not necessarily be romantic and might otherwise include hobbies, but they could be.

Strange but true

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

A breakthrough of some kind is indicated. The impact may be especially on your financial status. It could manifest as shifting into higher gear and taking big action. It could be a good time to play a lottery or two, even though leaning on such a bet is seldom wise. The better bet both materially and spiritually is to have a plan and mobilize your focus.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

Can you feel it? The feeling may be compared to that of entering a new country. In any case, circumstances and an inner resolve are pushing you to breach barriers. While these might appear to be external, that is probably more internal than you may realize. Breaking through fear, resistance, procrastination… are examples of it. Name it and you are 51% there.

MUSIC SCENE

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LIVE MUSIC, SHOWS & NIGHTLIFE

Billy Ray Cyrus

M U S I C A L F A M I LY M A N STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

May 25 | 8 p.m. | Atlantis Casino Resort Spa | Reno, Nev.

t the Billy Ray Cyrus homestead and recording studio, it’s always a family affair. “She’s behind the console as we speak,” says the proud papa of daughter Miley Cyrus. “She loves this music and she loves these songs. All the kids grew up as musicians on the tour bus with my band, so it’s in their DNA. It’s what we do.” “She’s also a big fan of Don Von Tress,” he adds, referring to the co-writer of his 1992 multi-platinum hit, “Achy Breaky Heart.” Cyrus was brought up in Flatwoods, Ky. His grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher and his father had a gospel quartet based on four-part harmonies that toured throughout Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois. “To this day, it’s why I love so much being a part of the harmonies,” he says “My mother, Ruth, is a natural who plays music by ear, so I got a heavy dose of the passion and gift of music from both mom and dad. I’m loving what I’m singing because I sing what I’m living. Whether it’s Waylon Jennings or Dolly Parton, they all had that same motto: Keep it real. Whatever is going on my life becomes my next inspiration.” Cyrus released his 15th studio album, “Set the Record Straight,” on Blue Cadillac Records in 2017. “It’s a just a fun record, man,” says the veteran country artist. “It’s a journey of music made out the passion and love with some with my musical heroes including Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Loretta Lynn, George Jones and some of my family members. There’s even an awesome version of ‘Tulsa Time’ mixed by Miley that’s a tip-of-thehat to the great Don Williams.” When Cyrus takes the stage with his world-class band, it’s all about the fans. “We play all the sentimental favorites,” he says. “So it’s a party on some songs, people sing along on others and there’s always that emotional moment where in today’s world everyone holds their cell phone up. Back in the day, that was lighters.” Although they may have a setlist each night, Cyrus believes the energy of the crowd dictates the band’s performance more than anything else. “We play it by ear and by feel,” he says. “That way the audience becomes more involved. That’s what entertainment is about — giving people a chance to get away from the all the day-to-day jobs and heaviness of life. It’s your chance to come out have a good time, sings some songs you know and be one with me and the band.” According to Cyrus: “I have one the most stellar bands touring the world at this given moment and I say that with a great deal of confidence. They’re pros. They’re entertainers. We play together as a unit. For 26

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“ That’s what entertainment is about — giving people a chance to get away from the all the dayto-day jobs and heaviness of life. It’s your chance to come out have a good time, sings some songs you know and be one with me and the band.” –Billy Ray Cyrus me, playing with a veteran band has always been one of the greatest pleasures. I love being surrounded by great musicians and this team where there is not a weak link in the chain. They are stellar musicians and they come to play and all of us are together up there.” Though music will always be his first love, Cyrus has managed to maintain a steady acting career on the side ever since starring as Miley’s T.V. dad on “Hannah Montana.”

“There are a couple of things that I’m working on as a producer, actor and writer, but music will always at the forefront for me,” he says. “I love the freedom of being a singer/songwriter and an entertainer. I’m counting the days up to shows. I think I look forward to it more than the fans. It’s a moment that I live for. I think all of my kids know how much I love that.” | atlantiscasino.com 

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MAY 24 | THURSDAY Robert Hall headlines Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4-9 p.m. Brother Dan Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6 p.m. DJ Trivia MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7 p.m. The Glitch Mob at Cargo Concert Hall Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno, 7 p.m. Line Dancing with DJ Trey Hellfire Saloon, Reno, 7-9 p.m. Magic Fusion starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m. ANYBODY KILLA Alturas Bar & Nightclub, Reno, 7-11:30 p.m. Bon Bon Vivant Peppermill Casino, Reno, 7 p.m. Sharkmouth in that Truckee sunshine Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 7-11 p.m. Simply the Best – A Tribute to the Music of Tina Turner Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m. Acoustic Wonderland Sessions Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, Sparks, 8 p.m. Thirsty Thursday W/DJ Bobby G! Polo Lounge, Reno, 8 p.m. Steel Pulse Montbleu, Stateline, 8 p.m. Comedy Night at LEX Lex Nightclub, Reno, 8-9:30 p.m. Kick Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m. Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m. Karaoke 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 9 p.m. An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m. Acoustic Open Mic The Library, Reno, 9:30 p.m. Student Body Thursdays The Brew Brothers, Reno, 10 p.m. Grand County Nights with DJ Jeremy Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 10 p.m. LEX Unplugged Lex Nightclub, Reno, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Edge Thursday Ladies Night with DJs Enfo & Twyman Peppermill Casino, Reno, 10 p.m. Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno. Buddy Emmer Band Carson Valley Inn, Minden.

MAY 25 | FRIDAY Diplo at LEX Nightclub Lex Nightclub, Reno, 9:30-12:30 a.m. Prague Fringe: A Taco Truck On Every Corner Divadlo Inspirace, Reno, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Sunnyside’s 31st Anniversary & Deck Opening Party Tahoe City, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Robert Hall headlines Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4-9 p.m. Kick Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 4 p.m. Last Friday in Downtown Sparks Victorian Square, Sparks, 4 p.m. Paul Covarelli Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5 p.m.

May 24-30, 2018

MUSIC SCENE

C A L E N D A R | M AY 2 4 - 3 1, 2 0 1 8 Concert in the Park ~ Journey Revisited Minden, 5 p.m. Comedy Happy Hour Lex Nightclub, Reno, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Guitarist Jack Di Carlo Gold Hill Hotel, Gold Hill, 5:30-8 p.m. Ladies Night - Free Line Dancing Lessons NoVí, Reno, 7-9 p.m. Magic Fusion starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m. Latin Dance Social Peppermill Casino, Reno, 7 p.m. Larry & His Flask, Acousta Noir & Boss’ Daughter Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 7-11:45 p.m. Simply the Best – A Tribute to the Music of Tina Turner Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m. “The Producers” Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m. The Righteous Brothers: Bill Medley and Bucky Heard Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden, 7:30-10 p.m. Ages of the Moon Restless Artists Theatre Company, Sparks, 7:30 p.m. Bania’s Back! (Steve Hytner) of Seinfeld and Modern Family Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7:30 p.m. Jeff Denson Moody’s, Truckee, 8 p.m. The Revivalists Harrah, Reno, 7:30 p.m. TV Girl w/ Wished Bone, Madooji The Holland Project, Reno, 8-11 p.m. Steel Rockin’ Karaoke Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City, 8 p.m. Bon Bon Vivant Peppermill Casino, Reno, 8 p.m. Billy Ray Cyrus Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m. Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m. Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, Sparks, 9 p.m. Red Cup Fridays NoVí, Reno, 9-11 p.m. Hight & Tight, Friday Night Pignic Pub & Patio, Reno, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ebony not Quite Ivory Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 9 p.m. Third Eye Blind Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 9 p.m. Lenny Walker Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 9 p.m. Guest DJs St James Infirmary, Reno, 9 p.m. Magic After Dark: Robert Hall #Unfiltered The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m. Diplo at LEX Nightclub Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Drinking with Clowns Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. DJ Roni V Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 10 p.m.

DJ in Center Bar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m. Dance party 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 10 p.m. Grand County Nights with DJ Jeremy Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 10 p.m. Grateful Shread Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay, 10-11:30 p.m. All In Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 10 p.m. Soul Funk Disco The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 10 p.m. Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Buddy Emmer Band Carson Valley Inn, Minden

Seduction Saturdays Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9 p.m. Ebony not Quite Ivory Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 9 p.m. Magic Fusion starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m. Saturday Night Karaoke at Farah & Sons Farah & Sons, Sparks, 9 p.m. Deep House Lounge The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

MAY 27 | SUNDAY Sunday Gospel Brunch The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 12-3:30 p.m. Moon Gravy Ponderosa Saloon, Reno, 1 p.m. Art Opening: Upside Down Church Virginia City, 1-3 p.m. “The Producers” Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, 2-4 p.m. Ages of the Moon Restless Artists Theatre Company, Sparks, 2 p.m.

MAY 26 | SATURDAY Prague Fringe: A Taco Truck On Every Corner Divadlo Inspirace, Reno, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Moon Gravy Ponderosa Saloon, Reno, 1 p.m. Robert Hall headlines Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4-9 p.m. Lantern Fest Wild West Motorsports Park, Sparks, 4 p.m. Velvet Duo Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5 p.m. Magic Fusion starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m. Reno Blues Society’s Spring Dance Coach’s #2, Reno, 7 p.m. Simply the Best – A Tribute to the Music of Tina Turner Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m. “The Producers” Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Ages of the Moon Restless Artists Theatre Company, Sparks, 7:30 p.m. Bania’s Back! (Steve Hytner) of Seinfeld and Modern Family Reno Tahoe Comedy, Reno, 7:30 p.m. Jeff Denson Moody’s, Truckee, 8 p.m. Vao Ha Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 8 p.m. Musicole Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City, 8 p.m. Bon Bon Vivant Peppermill Casino, Reno, 8 p.m. Tom Arnold Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 8 p.m. Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m. All Jacked Up Saturdays NoVí, Reno, 9-11 p.m. Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, Sparks, 9 p.m. Saturday Dance Party St James Infirmary, Reno, 9 p.m.

The English legends Steel Pulse get irie on May 24 for Lake Tahoe’s Reggae Spring Splash at MontBleu Resort & Casino with Mike Love, Clear Conscience and Dubfyah.

Drinking with Clowns Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tease Harrah’s, Reno, 9:30 p.m. DJ Roni V Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 10 p.m. DJ in Center Bar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m. Dance party 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 10 p.m. Grand County Nights with DJ Jeremy Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 10 p.m. All In Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 10 p.m. Sneaky Creatures Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m. Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno. Buddy Emmer Band Carson Valley Inn, Minden.

Prague Fringe: A Taco Truck On Every Corner Divadlo Inspirace, Reno, 2-3 p.m. Folk Music Sundays South Lake Brewing Company, South Lake Tahoe, 3-7 p.m. Robert Hall headlines Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4-9 p.m. Improv - Dace The Generator, Sparks, 5-7 p.m. Stephen Lord Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5 p.m. Everett Coast Peppermill, Reno, 6 p.m. Chris Costa Polo Lounge, Reno, 7 p.m. Magic Fusion starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

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THIS SEVEN-PIECE, roots-driven, rock band from New Orleans has logged countless miles on the road, cultivating a high-octane show and a studio presence equally steeped in instrumental virtuosity and charismatic vocal magnetism. | harrahsreno.com

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May 25-26 | 8 p.m. Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats | Truckee THE SUPREMELY VERSATILE Jeff Denson has earned recognition over the past 15 years as one of his generation’s definitive bassists. “Artists are always dreaming up what we’re doing,” he says of his out-there new album, “Outside My Window.” “My goal has always been very clearly to create my own musical world.” | moodysbistro.com

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Simply the Best – A Tribute to the Music of Tina Turner Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m. Canyon White 3-peat Victory Tour Hangar Bar, Reno, 8 p.m. Open Mic Comedy The Library, Reno, 8 p.m. All In Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m. Andy Hui Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 8 p.m. Charles Murray Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 9 p.m. An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m. Awesome 80’s Prom MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 9 p.m. Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Buddy Emmer Band Carson Valley Inn, Minden

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May 26 | 10 p.m. Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay, Nev. LOCAL LEGENDS SNEAK back into the Red Room to display their one-of-akind blend of rhythm, humor and good vibes. You’ll probably see your friends there and dance with lots of other people, too. | crystalbaycasino.com

Prague Fringe: A Taco Truck On Every Corner Divadlo Inspirace, Reno, 9:30-10:30 a.m. “The Producers” Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, 2-4 p.m. Robert Hall headlines Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4-9 p.m. Song Group Tahoe Truckee School of Music, Truckee, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Everett Coast Peppermill, Reno, 6 p.m. Magic Fusion starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m. The Vegas Road Show Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m. Live Band Karaoke Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno, 10 p.m. Rock-N-Roll Experience The Brew Brothers, Reno, 10 p.m.

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MAY 29 | TUESDAY Prague Fringe: A Taco Truck On Every Corner Divadlo Inspirace, Reno, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Robert Hall headlines Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 4-9 p.m. BINGO Tuesdays with T-N-Keys MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 4:30 p.m. Everett Coast Peppermill, Reno, 6 p.m. Keith Alan Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6 p.m. Canyon Jam/Open Mic Living the Good Life Nightclub-Bistro-Lounge, Carson City, 6:30 p.m. Traditional Irish Session Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 7 p.m. Buddy Emmer and guest Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m. The Vegas Road Show Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m. Comedy Night The Jungle, Reno, 9 p.m. Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Hans Eberbach Carson Valley Inn, Minden

MAY 30 | WEDNESDAY Everett Coast Peppermill, Reno, 6 p.m. Jason King Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6 p.m. Live Music CB’s Pizza, Carnelian Bay, 6-9 p.m. Open Mic Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, 7 p.m. Magic Fusion starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m. Jazz Jam Session Wednesdays Laughing Planet Cafe, Reno, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Jam Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, Sparks, 8 p.m. The Vegas Road Show Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m. Karaoke 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 9 p.m. Twisted Insane & Kamikazi live in Reno! Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Reno, 9 p.m. HIVEMIND The BlueBird Nightclub, Reno, 9 p.m.

RENO Hivemind The Bluebird, Reno, 9 p.m. LOCAL 891 LIVE featuring The John Whites The Brew Brothers, Reno, 9 p.m. An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m. Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno.

MAY 31 | THURSDAY Mike Furlong Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6 p.m. DJ Trivia MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 7 p.m. Line Dancing with DJ Trey Hellfire Saloon, Reno, 7-9 p.m. Simply the Best – A Tribute to the Music of Tina Turner Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m. Ages of the Moon Restless Artists Theatre Company, Sparks, 7:30 p.m. Acoustic Wonderland Sessions Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, Sparks, 8 p.m. Thirsty Thursday W/DJ Bobby G! Polo Lounge, Reno, 8 p.m. Comedy Night at LEX Lex Nightclub, Reno, 8-9:30 p.m. The Vegas Road Show Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, 8 p.m. Karaoke The Pointe, Reno, 8:30 p.m. Karaoke 5 Star Saloon, Reno, 9 p.m. Magic Fusion The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 9-10:15 p.m. Acoustic Open Mic The Library, Reno, 9:30 p.m. Student Body Thursdays The Brew Brothers, Reno, 10 p.m. Grand County Nights with DJ Jeremy Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 10 p.m. LEX Unplugged Lex Nightclub, Reno, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Edge Thursday Ladies Night with DJs Enfo & Twyman Peppermill Casino, Reno, 10 p.m. Laugh Factory Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno.

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May 25 | 7 p.m. | Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor | Reno, Nev.

Papa Roach joins Amplified music series Papa Roach has joined the lineup for the Hard Rock Hotel’s Amplified Summer Music Series on Aug. 11, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. The concert series will follow previously announced acts Ice Cube, Everlast and Beastie Boys DJ Mix Master Mike on Aug. 4 and the Alt-Rock Reload featuring Everclear, Fuel, Marcy Playground, Local H and Oleander on July 7. | hardrockcasinolaketahoe.com PUNK ROCK BLUEGRASS

agical things can happen when punk and bluegrass meet. Just ask Larry and His Flask. Well, there’s not actually someone named Larry (or a flask) in the band, but you can ask bassist and founding member Jeshua Marshall. “We try to stay true to a do-it-yourself punk-rock spirit, but we borrow and take from a lot of places,” he says. “It definitely goes beyond a simple punk-rock musical philosophy.” Following an extended hiatus, the Oregonian troubadours are back in the studio and ready to hit the road on a Western spring tour. “We took time off of everything just to kind of decompress and reevaluate our own personal lives,” says Marshall. “We’d pushed it really hard for a number of years. We needed some time and space to get back to being ourselves where we weren’t being so pressured by an intensive touring schedule and never getting to see our family. The time apart was great for everybody and now we’re revitalized and passionate about the band again and ready to get back at it.” Larry and His Flask are currently in the final stages of recording their first full-length album in five years at a friend’s recording studio in Bend, called The Firing Room. “I think there is some maturity in the lyricism, for sure,” says Marshall of the new material. “We are all older in quite a few ways. Our lead singer in now a father, so his writing is coming from another perspective. I think we’ve grown and had more time to process the band so we can treat it the way we really want to.”

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As opposed to past albums, this time around the band wrote most of the material in the studio. “Usually, we test songs out on the audience first,” says Marshall. “We have yet to play these ones live. I think the studio gives some room for instant feedback in a way. You can try a part and listen to it back instead of writing something in a practice

space and playing it live before actually hearing it recorded. This is a cool way to do it, a little bit differently and we hadn’t had that opportunity yet. We don’t know what to expect as far as people’s reactions. We are just making it the best quality we can with truth to ourselves.” Since their founding in Redmond in 2003, the Marshall Brothers have always relied on a do-it-yourself punk-rock ethic with an instrumentation ranging from banjo and washboard to trombone and baritone horn.

“ We try to stay true to a do-it-yourself punk-rock spirit, but we borrow and take from a lot of places. It definitely goes beyond a simple punkrock musical philosophy.” –Jeshua Marshall “I think that the punk-rock community is not necessarily one genre of what you would think of as punk-rock music,” says Marshall. “In a lot of ways, it’s people who want to do something out of the mainstream and create art and music that is not necessarily popular or easily accepted. It’s really more of an energy.” “It was never just one group of people with mohawks,” explains the Baker City native. “To me, it has always been a very diverse group of folks. Our friends are folk signers who put on their own concerts in barns to punk kids in New Mexico or Texas who will set up a space under the bridge with generators and play there. It’s about being part of community where you can relate to people not just on music, but also on a lifestyle of choosing your life for yourself rather than what you feel is the pressure from your family. I’m going to do what is true to me: that’s the punk community that we believe in.” Those who make it out to the late-night show at Jub Jub’s will be sure to find some high-energy fun times with lots of dancing and singing. Acousta Noir and Boss’ Daughter will be playing, as well. | jubjubsthirstparlor.com. 

Amy Schumer brings her comedy to Tahoe The hilarious comedian and actress Amy Schumer brings her act to Harveys Tahoe on Aug. 12 as part of the 2018 Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys Outdoor Arena, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. The lineup features Slightly Stoopid on June 16, Robert Plant on June 23, Kenny Chesney on July 3, Pitbull on July 13, Phish on July 17 and 18, Keith Urban with two shows on July 21 and 22, Luke Bryan on July 25, Chris Stapleton performing July 26, Janet Jackson on Aug. 10, Amy Schumer on Aug. 12, The Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton on Aug. 17, Charlie Puth on Aug. 18, Donny & Marie on Aug. 24, Scorpions and Queensryche on Aug. 31, and Dave Matthews Band on Sept. 7. | Tickets harveystahoe.com

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May 27-30 | 6 p.m. Peppermill Resort Casino | Reno, Nev. EVERETT COAST WAS founded by Danny Byrne and Josh Misko at Musicians Institute in Hollywood. Their influences are legends in the pop, rock and folk genres such as Simon & Garfunkel; The Everly Brothers; America; Seals and Crofts and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. | peppermillreno.com

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May 25-26 | 9:30 p.m. Bar of America | Truckee A CLOWN IS A person who does not take her or himself too seriously. This Reno collective of artists from Paraguay, Colombia and Mexico mix rhythms of Africa and the Americas on an upbeat and contemporary Latin rock collage much to the delight of fans up and down the West Coast. Come see them now and say you saw them way back when. | barofamerica.com

The lineups for free summer concert series in Truckee and Squaw Valley have been announced. Bluesdays | This summer marks the 10th anniversary of Bluesdays in the Village at Squaw Valley with free outdoor concerts from June 12 to Sept. 4. For the summer lineup, visit TheTahoeWeekly.com. | squawalpine.com Truckee Thursdays | The street fair featuring local and regional artisans, food trucks, a beer garden and free live music returns for its 2018 run from June 14 to Aug. 23 in downtown Truckee from 5 to 8:30 p.m. each Thursday. For the summer lineup, visit TheTahoeWeekly.com. | truckeethursdays.com Music in the Park | The free summer concert series at the Truckee Regional Park, returns for the season with concerts every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. from June 20 to Aug. 29 in the amphitheater. For the summer lineup, visit TheTahoeWeekly.com. | tdrpd.org

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My ron Lake | R e n o ’s Av a r i c i o u s F o u n d e r, P a r t I had created the town in order to bleed it. Others disparaged him as Reno’s first robber baron. Lake knew Bill Fuller from Honey Lake Valley where they had both lived. On his arrival in the Truckee Meadows Lake, he purchased Fuller’s operation. He traded his small ranch back at Honey Lake for the toll bridge, inn and a few acres of land south of the Truckee River. Lake intended to expand the venture by adding a large hotel and other businesses near the bridge. His hostelry would later become the site of Reno’s famed Riverside Hotel on the Truckee River.

One of Nevada’s most prominent early citizens was Myron Charles Lake, today considered the principal founding father of Reno.

Myron Lake. | Courtesy Nevada Historical Society

(at the present-day site of the Virginia Street Bridge in Reno) and established Fuller’s Crossing. He charged a modest toll on stagecoaches, mule pack trains and commercial wagon freighters rushing to the newly discovered Comstock Lode. He also built a wayside inn for the accommodation and refreshment of travelers. Fuller’s station made for a shorter and easier route than the existing Stone & Gates’ bridge about 4 miles downriver, but bridge washouts, bankruptcy and competition from other more favored places to ford the river persuaded Fuller that there must be an easier way to make money. One of Nevada’s most prominent early citizens was Myron Charles Lake, today considered the principal founding father of Reno. He was a successful businessman and one of the Silver State’s wealthiest citizens. Lake displayed vision and shrewd business acumen, but his actions frequently exploited and angered citizens of the city he established. He had few friends. Contemporaries of Lake said that he

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. Click on History under the Explore Tahoe tab.

Disaster near Pyramid Lake In May 1860, a major battle between Paiute Indians and early settlers from Utah Territory (Nevada) took place along the Truckee River near Pyramid Lake. After two young Indian maidens were abducted and abused by white men, Paiute warriors responded by rescuing the girls and killing the perpetrators. Courtesy London Graphic newspaper, circa 1876.

evada’s “Biggest Little City in the World” is celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of its founding 150 years ago. It was on May 9, 1868, that Reno’s first town lots were sold at auction, with some of the nicer parcels going for $1,000. Residents first learned that the name “Reno” had replaced the original “Lake’s Crossing” after reading about it in the April 23, 1868, issue of Stars and Stripes, a military publication. With the devastating American Civil War still fresh in everyone’s mind, Nevada was proud to have this new city bear the name of General Jesse Lee Reno, a Civil War hero who died fighting for the Union in 1862. For thousands of years, various tribes of Paiute, Shoshone and Washoe Indians inhabited the Tahoe Basin and the Truckee Meadows (Reno area). The lower reaches of the Truckee River and the lands surrounding Pyramid Lake (terminus of the Truckee River) and Lake Winnemucca, now a dry lakebed, provided an abundance of protein-rich Lahontan cutthroat trout. Other sources of food included seeds and pine nuts, as well as rodents and small animals. Mountain man Joseph Walker led a party of 60 California-bound trappers along the Humboldt River in 1833, becoming the first white people to pass through the region. American emigration along the Humboldt River route picked up steam in the early 1840s as the California Trail developed and most pioneers rested and grazed their cattle in what was called the Big Meadows along the Truckee River. Migration later exploded with the California Gold Rush in 1849. The first permanent settlement along the Truckee River was established in 1852 when a Mormon pioneer named Jamison built a trading post and sold supplies to emigrants passing through. Jamison Station was just the first of several names that would become attached to this general location in the Truckee Meadows. In 1860, Charles W. “Bill” Fuller built a crude bridge over the Truckee River

Lake was born in 1828 in New York state, the oldest of seven children. In 1839, his family moved to Illinois where Lake later joined the Illinois volunteer militia to serve as a private in the infantry during the Mexican-American War. In 1852, Lake found his way to remote Rabbit Creek (La Porte) where he mined surface diggings for five years. After a four-year stint farming at Honey Lake Valley in Lassen County, Lake moved to the Truckee Meadows in 1861 where he bought Fuller’s struggling business. Despite Fuller’s financial distress, Lake also demanded an additional $1,500 in cash to close the deal. Lake was confident that his business would succeed, but his timing couldn’t have been worse. Severe floods during the winter of 1861-62 swept away everything near the river, including the toll bridge and its attendant buildings. But Lake wasn’t fazed. As long as the population and traffic continued to grow, his toll bridge would generate reliable income. He was also well aware that within a decade the nation’s first transcontinental railroad would run its tracks through the Truckee Meadows and he felt confident that he could negotiate a sale with Central

Pacific Railroad for the land he owned. In 1859, federal surveyors had concluded that any trans-Sierra railroad route should follow the course of the Truckee River through the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. That decision was destined to make Reno Nevada’s first major city. While carpenters were building Lake a new bridge in the spring of 1862, he took the first step to eliminate competition and ensure all road traffic would use his Lake’s Crossing through the Truckee Meadows. He successfully petitioned Nevada’s Territorial legislature for a 10year exclusive franchise to operate the toll bridge and a turnpike south toward Virginia City (today’s South Virginia Street) at that location. In addition, no one else within 1 mile up or down the river could replicate his operation. Over the course of time, Lake acquired a large portion of the real estate in the rowdy riverside town and he also owned fertile farmland throughout the Truckee Meadows. After a fire burned down the inn, he had a large hotel built in just 90 days on the same site near his bridge and turnpike. He called it Lake House and it boasted the most opulent and comfortable accommodations in Reno. The new twostory hostelry was crowned with a 74-footby-20-foot ballroom atop the building. Construction of the Lake House cost $23,000, but Lake could afford it. He was now charging a hefty $1 for each horse-drawn vehicle traveling the town’s main thoroughfare and across his bridge, along with various fees for pedestrians, stock animals and larger wagon teams. By the late 1860s his account books show that Lake was earning an average of $250 to $300 per day, with receipts sometimes totaling $2,500 a day. At the time Comstock miners, the highest paid in the world in their profession, earned $4 a day. Lake was pulling in more than $100,000 a year and reigned as the growing community’s landlord. 

To thwart a perceived Indian rebellion and massacre, residents from the nearby communities of Virginia City, Carson City and the town of Truckee rallied a group of 105 men who vowed to take the law into their own hands by attacking the Indians. It was a rash decision and fatal miscalculation. Photograph and caption are from Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin’s book, “Sierra Stories: True Tales of Tahoe, Vol. 2” available in stores or at thestormking.com.

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Philosophy Truckee’s newest eatery “Locally Sourced from Top to Bottom” is the slogan for Truckee newest eatery and live music venue – Philosophy. Featuring healthy, local fare and libations, Philosophy opened on May 18. Expect a health-conscious menu with beer and wine offerings from Truckee River Winery, FiftyFifty, Alibi Ale Works and others. Live music will be prominently featured with Funk Assassination Trio on May 25. Philosophy is located at 10412 Donner Pass Road in the former Sash and Door cabinetry shop. | truckeephilosophy.com

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ven though Glazed and Confuzed Tahoe Doughnut just closed for the day, owners Anthony and Mara Cavallaro are still incredibly busy, whipping up a special order of four dozen doughnuts that just came in. Each of the dozen — Cherry Glaze, Chocolate Cherry, Chocolate Mint Chip and Coconut — are infused with Stillhouse whiskey for an upcoming private sales event. Glazed and Confuzed started off as a doughnut delivery service between March and November 2017, when the Cavallaro’s made their doughnuts out of a commercial kitchen at Tahoe Seasons Resort and delivered them all over El Dorado and Douglas counties. In late 2017, Beach Retreat & Lodge at Tahoe asked them if they wanted to open up shop within Sidelines Sports Pub. The couple was thrilled to take the offer. Mara worked at the hotel before as a bartender. According to Anthony, her tips funded the business. Now they could

“ I love our John Ritter Apple Fritter. It has sea salt, caramel drizzle, homemade vanilla glaze, candied walnuts and is made with lots of butter.” –Anthony Cavallaro bake doughnuts in a central location where locals and visitors can find them. “The relationship [with the hotel] has been good. We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from the guests,” Anthony says. Along with the Beach Retreat’s visitors, Lake Tahoe residents keep coming back when the shop introduces a new doughnut on social media. Guests can plop a business card into the bowl at the cash register for a chance to win free coffee, doughnuts or retail items. Anthony and Mara have been together for 15 years. They met in South Lake Tahoe through a mutual friend. They both have a decades-old history of working in the local food service industry, at many times working at the same restaurant. They always discussed opening a business together. “We moved back from Los Angeles in 2011 and noticed there was no doughnut shop in town,” Anthony says. (Another specialty doughnut did open at the same time of Glazed and Confuzed, but recently closed.) “Now I think we’re the only one.” The couple had a great history of working together and didn’t want to rely on their friends to sign their paychecks anymore, so they started looking up recipes online and experimenting with different flavors and posted their creations on social media to see what stuck. “I’ve always been pretty persistent on figuring out where we went wrong in the

TOP, CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Owners Anthony and Mara

Cavallaro; A special order of cherry whiskey-infused doughnuts for a Stillhouse sales meeting; A Blueberry French Toast doughnut; A Cookie Monster doughnut.

last recipe and improving it,” Mara says. “We would never serve something that we wouldn’t eat ourselves.” Glazed and Confuzed not only has a catchy name that people love, but their rotating line of small-batch specialty doughnuts is unique, incredibly delicious and has almost exclusively gained attention through word of mouth and social media. Take for instance Pink Floyd, a hot-pink doughnut that goes golfing, visits Emerald Bay and has even been ice fishing in Minnesota and Fargo, N.D. Find him at #adventuresoffloydthedoughnut.

“He’s our doughnut son, he’s more popular than we are,” Mara says. “A lot of our doughnuts are a play-off of movies, songs, books. We wanted something people could relate to,” Anthony says. They have around 50 doughnuts in their rotation, with 12 specialties per day in stock and five to 10 regular versions. There’s always a Pink Floyd, but the current top seller is the Raspberry Cheesecake. “We know which ones are the most popular, the most asked for,” Mara says. Her favorite doughnut at the moment is the Punk in Drublic — NOFX fans will get that reference — and Anthony says he’s on a fritter kick. “The Punk in Drublic is soft, crunchy, sweet, salty, caramel; it has everything in it,” says Mara. “I love our John Ritter Apple Fritter. It has sea salt, caramel drizzle, homemade vanilla glaze, candied walnuts and is made with lots of butter,” says Anthony, noting that you won’t find any vegan or glutenfree options in their repertoire. In front of me is a Blueberry French Toast, a doughnut topped with Cinnamon Toast Crunch, caramel glaze and a dollop of blueberries in the middle, and a Cookie Monster with bits of Chips Ahoy planted into blue-colored homemade vanilla icing. Both doughnuts are irresistible. At the next table over, an 8-year-old named Koral is coloring a sticker. “She’s been wanting to come here for so long and now we’ll probably be coming here every Sunday,” Koral’s father, Myke Tegantvoort, says. “I like the food and Mara,” Koral says. Glazed and Confuzed is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and serves breakfast items and specialty coffees. It is located at 3411 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. | glazedandconfuzedtahoedoughnut.com  31

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Resort at Squaw Creek announces the relaunch of its newly remodeled Montagna restaurant on May 24 under the supervision of newlyappointed Executive Chef Patrick Cleary. Montagna will introduce a new concept to the resort’s collection of dining experiences: a reimagined menu of modern Italian dishes showcasing the best in fresh California produce, as first reported at TheTahoeWeekly.com. The menu features a variety of housemade pastas, fresh seafood and featured items prepared in the restaurant’s wood fire oven. Additionally, each of the menu’s entrees are perfectly paired with an eloquent wine list. Montagna’s signature items include the molto grande meatball, Parisian gnocchi and a daily house-made fresh pasta. Dinner service will be offered daily from 5 to 9 p.m. Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling (530) 583-6300. | destinationhotels.com/squawcreek

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Participants can sample wine crafted from Amador County Vitners Association, enjoy food specials and chances to win prizes at every location visited. Proceeds will benefit Christmas Cheer of Lake Tahoe. 4-7 p.m. $20 | theshopsatheavenly.com

Green Thumb Thursdays Sierra Nevada College Garden | Incline Village May 24-May 31 The all-volunteer North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden will hold Green Thumb Thursday workshops and classes each week. Classes will demonstrate environmentally safe and successful gardening methods. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free | (775) 831-8437, demogarden.org

Cuisine, Corks & Crafts Festival Nugget Casino Resort | Sparks May 25-May 27

Uncork the fun at the all new Nugget Food & Wine Festival with a Culinary Expo with cooking demonstrations, mixologists, entertainment, farm-to-table presentations, tastings, artist demos, vendors and craft booths. Tickets also available for the Celebrity Chef Showcase, Battle Born Chef Competition and Wine & Spirits Walks. 3-9 p.m. | (775) 356-3300, facebook.com

Food Truck Fridays Idlewild Park | Reno | May 25

Reno Street Food came about in 2012 with just five trucks. There are now, in its seventh year, 30 deliciously packed food trucks, pop-up restaurants and food trailers every Friday. Local bands and artists are featured each week. 5-9 p.m. | facebook.com

Reno Beer Crawl Downtown | Reno | May 26

Enter the wacky world of the Reno Beer Crawl. Purchase a commemorative cup or glass and get drink specials at as many as 20 different locations. It’s an easy walk (or crawl) to each downtown location. | renobeercrawl.com

Okonomi Pop Up Dinner The Cedar House Sport Hotel | Truckee May 26-May 27

To launch the Summer Stella Pop up series, come join us this Memorial Weekend as Chef Downing turns Stella into a Japanese kitchen. Okonomi translates to what you like/what you want. $125 | (530) 582-5655, cedarhousesporthotel.com

Alatte Wine Tasting Carson Nugget | Carson City | May 29

Wine Tasting every Tuesday at Alatte Deli in Carson Nugget. Free glass for Barrel Room members. 5-7 p.m. | visitcarsoncity.com

Wine Wednesdays The Loft | South Lake Tahoe | May 30

Free wine tasting from different featured winery each week. Enjoy free guest speaker and/or tasting notes from the featured winery. 4-7 p.m. | (530) 523-8024,

High-altitude growing Truckee Regional Park | Truckee | May 30

Master Gardeners with Slow Food Lake Tahoe present High Altitude Food Growing workshops at the Demonstration Garden. Today is on potatoes. 5:30-7 p.m. Free | slowfoodlaketahoe.org

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t a recent cellar dinner at Pride Mountain Winery that I attended, master sommelier Evan Goldstein remarked that Pride is one of only a handful of wineries he calls American first growths. Robert Parker, a trusted wine advocate, includes Pride on his exclusive list of World’s Greatest Wine Estates and he awarded its 2012 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon a prized 100-point score.

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From my many years as a sommelier and consultant to collectors, I can attest to the esteem these wines hold in the wine world. But as great as the wines are, this story is more about the commitment of the Pride family to generously give to their communities. The aforementioned dinner, where yes they did serve the 100-pointer among many library wines, was a donation benefitting Sonoma Rising, which is a campaign to assist those affected by last year’s horrendous fires. They also donated a custom lot of five cases of premium Cabernet that fetched one of the day’s highest bids at The Sonoma Barrel Auction. Co-owner Suzanne Pride-Bryan and husband, vintner ambassador Stuart Bryan, have been part-time residents of Truckee and we have seen their smiling faces because they have been generously donating and pouring their wines for our local causes for decades. Events such as An Elegant Affair, Kiwanis fundraisers, Thunderbird Lodge benefits, Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival and many more are richer in all ways for the Pride’s generosity. Beyond the beneficence, Pride Mountain Vineyards’ origin story is another fascinating topic. Their 235-acre property — 83 of which are vineyards — straddle the Napa/Sonoma County lines 2,000-

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peared six times on The Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of the World list. Pride wines have achieved an even rarer status, that of nonpartisan White House love having been served there 31 times. Although these wines are made in small quantities, Stuart and Susan always make sure Tahoe restaurants and shops get an allotment. Their floral and aromatic Viognier, rich yet crisp Chardonnays, and worldrenowned reds are treasures well worth seeking out. If I sound like a raving-fan, well, I am. But I know the wines back up any positive reviews and the Pride Vineyards family has given generously to our mountain community. I’m proud to be able to spread that word. | pridewines.com  Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier in Tahoe 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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