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September and October are often referred to as the Locals’ Season in the Tahoe Sierra. The mad rush of summer visitors slows down enough that locals don’t have to log in so many hours at work and can switch to focus on logging hours of mountain biking and hiking, rock climbing and cycling, water sports and some muchneeded time off on the weekends to enjoy great events. From the food and wine feast at Sample the Sierra to the Art & Soul wine walk, and the unique head-to-head competition of Guitar Strings vs Chicken Wings, there’s lots of options for locals and visitors to enjoy.

September also brings the anxiously awaited release of some of the season’s new ski flicks from production companies of all sizes. There are free downloads and Webonly series, along with feature-length films featuring favorite skiers and unknown newcomers. Kayla Anderson talked to

Tahoe’s own Scott Gaffney, who wrote, directed and edited this year’s new film from Matchstick Productions – “Drop Everything” – filmed in part during Tahoe’s epic winter of 2016-17. (You’ll also want to check out Mark McLaughlin’s recap of last winter – the wettest winter on record – in this edition.)

The Tahoe Weekly has been bombarded with a deluge of new ski trailer releases preparing for this issue and we’re up to 16 ski film trailers to share with our readers. And, we’re still expecting more. You’ll find the trailers at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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Lake Tahoe: A boater’s paradise. Taken from the pier at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe in Incline Village, Nev. | Alyssa Ganong

ATTRACTIONS Cave Rock

North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden

East Shore

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

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

Donner Summit

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

Truckee

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

Eagle Rock

North Tahoe Arts Center

South Lake Tahoe

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

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

Heavenly

South Lake Tahoe

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

Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

West Shore

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

High Camp

Olympic Valley

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

Kings Beach

LAKE LEVELS Lake Tahoe

Natural rim 6,223’

CAPACITY: A

Truckee

Tallac Historic Site

Donner Summit Historical Society

Soda Springs

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

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

Taylor Creek Visitor Center South Lake Tahoe

Gatekeeper’s Museum

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

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

East Shore

Elevation 6,228.52’ | Elevation in 2016 6,223.06

Old Jail Museum

Truckee

Olympic Valley

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

Tahoe Maritime Museum

KidZone Children’s Museum

Tahoe City

Truckee

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

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

Tahoe City

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

Tues.-Fri. & by appt. | Free (775) 881-7566 | tahoesciencecenter.org University of California, Davis, science education center at Sierra Nevada College.

Exhibits include a virtual research boat, biology lab, 3D movies and docent-led tours.

Ages 8+. TART

Truckee Railroad Museum

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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100,000 AF

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

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

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

South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Science Center

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

226,500

Martis 871 CAPACITY:Y 20,400

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Donner Memorial Visitor Center

North Shore

I Independence 17,277 CAPACITY: 18,300

Truckee River

Olympic Museum

Emerald Bay

Tahoe City Field Station

P Prosser 18,206 CAPACITY: 29,840

Donner 8,051

Vikingsholm Castle

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

Measured in Acre Feet (AF)

CAPACITY:

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

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

CAPACITY CITY TY: 40,870 Boca 38,871 CAPA

Stampede 213,982

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

Watson Cabin

North Shore

Readings taken on Friday, September 8, 2017

RESERVOIR CAPACITY

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

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

Tahoe City

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

Tours by reservation only.

North Shore

Lake Tahoe Museum

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

Thunderbird Lodge

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

Truckee

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

Tahoe Art League Gallery South Lake Tahoe

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

Fannette Island

Tahoe City

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

West Shore

Explore Tahoe

Incline Village

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

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Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. (Crater Lake in Oregon, at 1,932 feet, is the deepest), and the 11th deepest in the world.

Marlette Lake

SAND HARBOR

Volume: 39 trillion gallons

Lake

Spooner Lake

Tahoe

Eagle Rock

Maximum depth: 1,645 feet

DEEPEST POINT

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH

SIERRA BOAT CO.

INCLINE VILLAGE CHAMPIONSHIP

Crystal Bay

Kings Beach

Carnelian Bay

Tahoe City

Average depth: 1,000 feet

Incline Village

OLD BROCKWAY

RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK

BOAT RAMPS

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Meeks Bay MEEKS BAY

Cave Rock

Age of Lake Tahoe: 2 million years

Emerald Bay

South Lake Tahoe

Stateline

Fannette Island SKI RUN

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

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

Cascade Lake

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

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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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LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT

FREEL PEAK

TAHOE PARADISE

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

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

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

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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Boating the Tahoe Sierra DONNER LAKE & BEYOND S T O R Y B Y K AT H E R I N E E . H I L L

Donner Lake is a popular spot for locals and visitors alike, and can get crowded on the weekends. But, you’ll find it a fantastic spot to put in for a glorious day of cruising. Donner Lake is less than 3 miles long and about three-quarters of a mile wide, giving boaters, kayakers, water skiers and wake boarders lots of room to spread out and have fun.

Donner Lake is mostly residential area with a mix of locals, vacationers and second homeowners. The north shore is home to Donner State Memorial Park, the boat launch, Donner Lake Marina and what few services there are.

Truckee Farmers Market is open every

at the Truckee Regional Park.

Farmers’ Market South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe Farmers Market is every

Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 10 at the American Legion Hall parking lot. | eldoradofarmersmarket.com

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> Explore the tasty treats at Little Truckee Ice Creamery

> Find out more about the Stampede Dam improvements

All boat traffic on Donner Lake is counter-clockwise and the speed limit on the lake is 35 mph from sunrise to sunset; it drops to 10 mph from sunset to sunrise.

The speed is 5 mph near beaches and swimming areas. There are no fuel or pump services on the lake.

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Kings Beach Library offers Bilingual

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

Let’s hear it for moms Kings Beach

Mom’s Café is every Tuesday from

Resource Center. Meet other moms, get help with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum concerns, infant nutrition and infant care. Groups in English and Spanish. | northtahoefrc.org

Toddler Time Truckee

Truckee Library hosts summer Story Time

and reservoirs.”

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Preschoolers wanted Kings Beach

10:30 a.m. to noon at North Tahoe Family

“ The Sierra Nevada is filled with hundreds of lakes

From Truckee, take Donner Pass Road, which runs along the north shore. You’ll find the public boat launch near the west end of the lake. If you want to stock up before hitting the water, stop at Sticks Market or enjoy breakfast or lunch at one of the area’s best eateries – Donner Lake Kitchen (I’m addicted to the Hot Flour Tortilla, which is Huevos Rancheros without the eggs and the Bloody Marys).

You’ll also want to stop at the Little Truckee Ice Creamery across from the boat launch for artisan ice creams.

EVERY TUESDAY

Tuesday through Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce

DONNER LAKE

SEPTEMBER 14-21, 2017

Farmers’ Market Truckee

W

hile Lake Tahoe is one of the premier lakes in the Sierra, it is far from the only one. The Sierra Nevada is filled with hundreds of lakes and reservoirs that make boating and other water activities a popular pastime throughout the vast mountain range.

Locally, among the most visited bodies of water outside of Lake Tahoe are Donner Lake and Boca, Stampede and Prosser Creek Reservoirs.

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is public piers – there are 37 public piers on the north shore. You can use them to sunbath or picnic, but be courteous of private piers. Also, the only restrooms are at the boat launch or Shoreline Park, which is about midway on the north shore and can be reached from the beach. And, there are no public piers on the other shores.

THE RESERVOIRS Boca, Stampede and Prosser Creek reservoirs are great places to visit for a day on the water just outside Truckee. They also offer many camping options, so you can plan a prolonged trip to these area waterways.

And, there are no launch fees on any of the reservoirs. However, there are no services near the reservoirs, so stock up in Truckee.

Prosser Creek Reservoir, the smallest of the three, is closed to powerboats and personal watercraft. The speed limit is 10 mph, making it a great spot for fishermen.

From Truckee, take Highway 89 to Prosser Dam Road. You can launch from several unimproved locations.

Boca Reservoir is the most easily and quickly accessible from Interstate 80. You can take the Hirschdale exit or continue on the dirt road from Prosser Dam Road off Highway 89 North.

The Boca area was once a booming industrial area providing ice to railcars

carrying goods to the east and lumber to the gold and silver mines from the mid1860s. There was also a former town near the present-day reservoir and the area was home to the Boca Brewery.

Today, Boca is a favorite spot for personal watercraft and ski boats. There are about 14 miles of shoreline with the depth ranging from 50 to 80 feet, with the deepest part near the dam. You can reach the paved boat ramp by taking Boca Lake Road off Hirschdale Road and crossing the dam.

There’s a 45 mph speed limit on Boca from sunrise to sunset, and only 10 mph from sunset to sunrise. In the coves, the speed limit is 5 mph.

The largest of the trio is Stampede Reservoir, located a few miles north on Hirschdale/Stampede Road. With about 25 miles of shoreline, the amoeba-shaped reservoir has lots of coves, inlets and spots to get away from the crowds. Stampede averages 90 to 120 feet of depth.

There’s a 45 mph speed limit on Stampede from sunrise to sunset, and only 10 mph from sunset to sunrise. There’s a 5 mph limit within 200 feet of the boat ramp, near moored boats, swimmers and the swimming beach.

Access is limited to Stampede while the dam is being raised, so public access is along Hobart Mills and Dog Valley Road through October 2018. 

every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 18

Editor’s Note: The Tahoe Weekly is exploring Lake Tahoe and other area waterways from a boater’s perspective throughout the summer. Find other boating features at TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on Boating & Sailing under the Out & About tab.

Kristi Snyder is on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. until

months to 3 years. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. | (530) 582-7846

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Babes in Bookland Truckee

Truckee Library hosts Story Time every

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

Story time Zephyr Cove, Nev.

The Zephyr Cove Library hosts a children’s

story time every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Enjoy stories, songs, activities and coloring. | (775) 588-6411

Read together Incline Village, Nev.

Incline Village Library hosts Family Story

Time on Wednesdays from 4 to 4:45 p.m. | (775) 832-4130

Just heavenly South Lake Tahoe

Wine Wednesdays at The Loft in Heavenly

is from 4 to 7. Free wine tasting from different featured winery each week. Free guest speaker and/or tasting notes from featured winery. | (530) 523-8024

Xcellent wine Xperience Incline Village, Nev. Tahoe WineXperience with sommelier

Sept. 28. Snyder will show participants how to find joy in the feel, taste and finish of wine tasting. 21+. $120 person, $89 IVGID member. | Register yourtahoeplace.com

EAST SHORE

Commons Beach until Oct. 12. | tahoecity-

Sept. 24 at Tri Counties Bank/Sears/Coffeebar

CHIMNEY BEACH & SECRET COVE

farmersmarket.com

Bakery parking lot. | truckeefarmersmarket.org

ROUNDHILL PINES BEACH

Discuss what’s happening Incline Village, Nev.

Mix it up Truckee

SAND HARBOR STATE PARK

versation forum hosted by the Senior

shop featuring freshly cut herbs and classic

KINGS BEACH

Programs staff at Aspen Grove Community

ingredients such as bitters and infused liquors.

COON STREET DOG BEACH

Center from 10 to 11:15 a.m. every week

Create three cocktails paired with appetizers

except holidays. Participate with people

until Nov. 19 at Manzanita from 4 to 5 p.m.

sharing diverse views and a passion for

$60. 21+. | RSVP (530) 562-3050

The Conversation Café is a drop-in con-

Truckee Community Farmers Market is

Art of Mixology is an entertaining work-

engaging with others over topics and news. $2 donation includes continental breakfast.

SEPT. 14 | THURSDAY

| (775) 832-1310

Story Time Tahoe City

Tahoe City Library hosts Pre-Schooler Story

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Hwy. 28, at the end of Secline Street

Dogs love books Incline Village, Nev.

SPEEDBOAT BEACH

from 4 to 5 p.m. on the second Thursday of

Incline Village Library offers Paws To Read

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Hwy. 28, at Harbor Ave.

NORTH TAHOE REGIONAL PARK & DOG PARK

the month. Children can practice reading to

Hwy. 28, at top of National Ave.

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friendly therapy dogs and receive a free book.

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Incline Village Library hosts story time every

Thursday from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. with sto-

Mix and meet Truckee

Truckee Chamber of Commerce mixer is

Hwy. 28, across from the Perennial Nursery

TAHOE VISTA RECREATION AREA CARNELIAN WEST BEACH

hosted by High Fives Foundation at the office

PATTON LANDING

18 months to 3 years. | (775) 832-4130

in Pioneer Center from 5 to 7 p.m. Food,

TAHOE CITY

networking, raffle prizes. Bring business

COMMONS BEACH

cards. | (530) 587-2757

Truckee Library hosts Story Time every

Thursday at 11:30 a.m. for ages 3 years and

SEPT. 15 | FRIDAY

older. A half-hour stay and play after the reading. | (530) 582-7846

Piranga fundraiser Olympic Valley

Piranga is an annual fundraiser benefit-

Hwy. 28, at National Ave.

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Hwy. 28, at Onyx Street

Hwy. 28, Tahoe City behind old fire station

Hwy. 28, Downtown Tahoe City

LAKE FOREST BEACH POMIN PARK SKYLANDIA

Hwy. 28, next to Gar Woods

Lake Forest Road, 1.5 miles east of Tahoe City

Lake Forest Road, east of Tahoe City

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Soccer Field with teams going head to head

WILLIAM KENT BEACH

Hwy. 89, 2.5 miles south of Tahoe City

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in multiple activities highlighting team build-

WILLIAM LAYTON PARK & GATEWAY PARK

tions with Carl LeBlanc,” third Thursdays are

ing. Includes locally prepared food, craft

“Everything iPhone” and fourth Thursdays

beers and live music. | tins.org

D.L. BLISS STATE PARK

EMERALD BAY BEACH KILNER PARK

MARIE SLUCHAK PARK

story time: Ships, Sails and Nautical Tales

Writers unite South Lake Tahoe

MEEKS BAY

feature books that have maritime themes.

3 to 4 p.m. at South Lake Tahoe Library.

BALDWIN BEACH

| danielle@tahoemaritime.org

Meet with fellow writers for an afternoon of

| kidzonemuseum.org

EL DORADO BEACH KIVA BEACH

Six restaurants and five bands will go head

Friday tastings Tahoe Donner

to head to benefit the Tahoe Institute for

free beer and wine tastings from 3 to 6 p.m.

own signature recipes for chicken wings

| tahoedonner.com

and joins forces with the region’s bands.

At Alder Creek Café each Friday there are

Wine featurings Truckee

Uncorked Truckee hosts its Meet the

Natural Science. Each restaurant cooks its

8 p.m. $12. | teloswine.com

Watching as a family Tahoe Donner

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RIVER VIEW SPORTS PARK

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NEVADA BEACH POPE BEACH

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Winemaker series. Every Friday, a featured winemaker pours three wines. From 6 to

CAMP RICHARDSON

vided. | (530) 573-3185

the Village at Squaw from 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Corner of Hwy. 89 & Pine St., Tahoma

Hwy. 89

available for use in the library. Snacks pro-

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SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

For ages 5 and younger. Free with admission.

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and third Saturday of each month, is from

Head-to-head pluck-off Olympic Valley

Hwy. 89, 4 miles south of Tahoe City

Hwy. 89, 3.5 miles south of Tahoe City

program is directed at ages 3 to 5 and will

inspire exploration and discovery through art.

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ELIZABETH WILLIAMS PARK

All are welcome. | (775) 832-4130

starts at 11 a.m. Play-based class designed to

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Library. First and third Fridays of each month.

Family Fun Fridays at KidZone Museum

Hwy. 89, south of Tahoe City

Hwy. 89, south of Tahoe City at Dam

Ahoy, lil’ matey Tahoe City

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from 11 to 11:30 a.m. every Friday. The

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are differing themes about technology. | (530)

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ries, puppets, music and movement for ages

Preschool story time Truckee

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Time for ages 5 and younger every Thursday

All ages welcome. | (775) 832-4130

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every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until

PLAYGROUND

every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on

FIRE PIT/GRILL

Farmers’ Market Truckee

The Tahoe City Farmers Market operates

BEACH

Farmers’ Market Tahoe City

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

EVERY SUNDAY

BIKE TRAIL ACCESS

EVERY THURSDAY

RESTROOMS

Beaches & Parks

PICNIC TABLES

OUT & ABOUT

September 14-20, 2017

12200 Joerger Drive Hwy. 267, .25 miles south of Truckee

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DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK SHORELINE PARK WEST END BEACH

I-80 Donner Lake exit

Donner Pass Road, next to the State Park West of Donner Lake

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North Lake Tahoe & Truckee: laketahoetransit.com | South Lake Tahoe: bluego.org

G and PG movies. | (530) 582-9669

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OUT & ABOUT

TheTahoeWeekly.com

EVENTS Ride ‘em lil one Tahoe Donner

Delicious scenery South Lake Tahoe

Adventure Center from 9 to 11 a.m. For ages

farm-to-fork festival, celebrates the pairings

2 to 6. Enjoy a hearty breakfast of pancakes,

of Sierra Nevada wine makers, brewers and

bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee

restaurants, with regionally grown fresh

and juice, followed by a 15-minute pony

produce, plus entertainment and acoustic

ride. $35 with pony ride, $15 breakfast only.

music from noon to 5 p.m. Regional products:

| RSVP (530) 587-9470

honey, jams, olive oil, soaps, pottery, painting,

Pancakes and Ponies starts at Alder Creek

Sample the Sierra, the eighth annual

photography and handmade crafts at Bijou

Keeping waterways clean Tahoe venues

Community Park. | samplethesierra.com

premier volunteer event focused on removing

Soulful stroll Truckee

Courtesy Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows

The Great Sierra River Cleanup is the

B AT T L E O F T H E

BANDS, WINGS

trash and restoring the health of waterways

The third annual Art & Soul Truckee

throughout the Sierra Nevada Region. This

ArtWalk is from 1 to 6 p.m. in historic down-

cleanup is an annual event coordinated by

town. Art demonstrations, wine and beer

the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and held in

tastings, small bites and music. Early bird

conjunction with California Coastal Cleanup

$35 or $40 day of. Tickets online or at The

Day. Cleanup locations include Incline Village

Cooking Gallery. Benefits Arts For the

from 9 a.m. to noon; register at the Recrea-

Schools. | historictruckee.com

tion Center. Two cleanups on South Lake Tahoe beaches from 9 a.m. to noon; register catherine@clean-tahoe.org or savannah@

Lecture and book signing Truckee

Sierra State Parks Foundation presents

keeptahoeblue.org. Markleeville from 9 a.m.

award-winning author Jordan Fisher-Smith

to 2 p.m.; meet at the Markleeville Library.

to discuss his book, “Engineering Eden,”

| sierranevada.ca.gov

from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Donner State Memorial Park. Complimentary cheese and crackers

A battle of epic proportions – Guitar Strings vs. Chicken Wings – returns Sept. 15 to the Village at Squaw with five restaurants and five bands facing off for the ultimate supremacy for Best Wings and Best Band from 4 to 9:30 p.m.

Clear for 20 years Van Norden

with beverages available for purchase. Book

Day is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are nearly

| sierrastateparks.org

Each restaurant will be cooking its own signature recipes for spicy, flavor-packed chicken wings and joining forces with the region’s best bands to crank the contest to the max. All proceeds from the event benefit the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science.

Participating restaurants include Auld Dubliner, Fireside Pizza, Rocker@Squaw, 22 Bistro and the chefs from High Camp at Squaw Valley. This year’s bands will include Truckee Tribe, The Connor Party, The Beergardeners, Ostricized and Chi McClean.

Restaurants will battle for the Wing vs. Wing Champion Trophy and bands will battle for a $250 cash prize, in addition to bragging rights.

cover. Help us haul out the garbage, divert

There is a $5 donation for entry ad guests will receive tokens that allows them to place votes for his or her favorite wings and favorite band. Winners for Best Wings and Best Band will be chosen by popular vote. The donation gains access to special pricing of four wings for $5, group package pricing on wings, drinks specials at the restaurants in the Village and entry into a raffle. Tickets and drink specials at the TINS bar are available starting at 4 p.m. Additional voting tokens may be purchased at the registration booth. | squawalpine.com

The 20th annual South Yuba River Cleanup

signing follows. $5 donation suggested.

90 miles of rivers, creeks and shoreline to recyclables from the landfill and keep the

Whose night out? Tahoe Donner

From 5 to 9 p.m., children ages 4 to 9

Yuba clean, safe and healthy. | Preregister

are treated to a night out of games, dinner,

yubariver.org

arts and crafts, movie and bedtime story at Northwoods Clubhouse. Parents may enjoy

Once a boomtown Alpine County

a night out while the trained staff is on hand.

noon. Meet at the old jail in Silver Mountain

ment is required at least one day in advance.

City. Space is limited; call to reserve a spot.

| RSVP (530) 587-9437

Silver Mountain City Tour is from 9 a.m. to

Space is limited. Pre-registration and pay-

| (530) 694-2122

SEPT. 17 | SUNDAY Dig that community vibe Truckee

Truckee Demonstration Garden is hosting

a dig-in for community volunteers to help

Wine with a view Beckwourth

Sierra Valley Farms presents Wine with

with getting the garden — anything that needs

a View at the Barn, an evening hosted by

to be done. No experience necessary. Any-

Cuccia’s Restaurant. From 4:30 to 6:30

time between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. | truckee-

p.m., enjoy tasting wine and delicious ap-

garden@gmail.com

petizers with spectacular views among the vegetable fields. $40 per person. | Tickets

SEPT. 15 | FRIDAY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9

SEPT. 15-16 | FRIDAY-SATURDAY

SEPT. 16 | SATURDAY

Sheriff Community Picnic Incline Village, Nev.

Washoe County Sheriff’s Department hosts

a Community Picnic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

sierravalleyfarms.com

Poetry and prose Truckee

Literary Arts & Wine is a monthly read-

Exclusive peak Truckee

at Aspen Grove. Learn about SWAT, K9s,

ing series held every third Sunday at Art

RAVEN helicopter, Marine 9 boat, Nevada

Truckee at 5 p.m. All are welcome.

Meet the author Incline Village, Nev.

hike to Lower Carpenter Valley that offers

Highway Patrol, fire trucks, child fingerprint-

| literaryartsandwine.com

amazing scenery, lush meadows and wildlife

ing and more. Free barbecue from 11 a.m.

Woods features Sunil Yapa’s whose first novel,

in its natural environs. The Land Trust is in the

to 1 p.m.

“Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist,”

process of acquiring the property so it will not

set during the Seattle World Trade Organiza-

be open to the public in 2017, with the excep-

tion protests of November 1999, was a 2016

tion of these exclusive 5-mile hikes at 9 a.m.

Time Magazine Best Books of the Year and

| Register tdlandtrust.org

Truckee Donner Land Trust offers guided

Sierra Nevada College Writers in The

an Amazon 2016 Best Books of the year. He will give a reading of his work on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and teach a workshop on Saturday

Local guided hike Truckee

Local Carmen Carr will lead a hike to

from 10 a.m. to noon. Reading is free and

Summit Lake Loop at 9 a.m. From Truckee,

open to the public; workshop $50. | Register

take the Boreal exit off I-80, turn left and go

sierranevada.edu

under the overpass. Turn left again and head

SEPT. 15-17 | FRIDAY-SUNDAY Cool things on wheels South Lake Tahoe

The 31st annual Cool September Days Car,

Truckee and Motorcycle Show is at Heavenly

SEPT. 19 | TUESDAY

Choo-choo Truckee

Hour in code Incline Village, Nev.

kiddie train rides at Regional Park’s Train Track

at 4 p.m. on the first, third and fourth Tuesdays

Circles Playground. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

of the month. This introduction to computer

Free. Donations accepted. | truckeedonner-

programming demystifies code and teaches

railroadsociety.com

the basics. Best for students in third grade

Truckee Donner Railroad Society offers

Incline Village Library offers Hour of Code

to high school. | (775) 832-4130

Tea and scones South Lake Tahoe

Discover the lifestyles of both classes of

Fresh Pop-Up dinners Truckee

down the frontage road to the PCT trailhead.

the Pope Estate: the staff and the family. Bake

From the east end of Sno-park, head into

scones from scratch in the early 20th-Century

farm dinner, Pitchfork & the Pan. Tahoe Food

forest paralleling the freeway. Meet hikers

kitchen as a staff member. Transition to the

Hub’s chef in residence, Carolyn Newman,

there. | (530) 550-5192

wealthy class and sip tea from the porch of

will design a four-course menu with a guest

the house. 1 p.m. Ages 12 and older. $15.

chef at Lost Trail Lodge. The dinner will spot-

| Tickets (530) 541-5227

light the produce of one farm and feature

Tahoe Food Hub announces its pop-up

Village. $500 cash and prizes awarded,

a local rancher and California wine. $85.

trophies, poker run, sidewalk sale and more.

| RSVP tahoefoodhub.org

| theshopsatheavenly.com

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September 14-20, 2017

Hiking

*Trails open depending on conditions.

Mileage is roundtrip, with levels based on family access.

All trails are more heavily used on weekends.

OUT & ABOUT

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TAHOE RIM TRAIL

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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.

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.

GRANITE LAKE 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.

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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 (530) 659-7207.

WEST SHORE

CASCADE LAKE Moderate | 1.4 miles RT This boulder-strewn hike takes hikers to the waterfall descending from Desolation Wilderness into Cascade Lake. The falls are raging in the spring and are often a trickle by late summer. 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 | .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.

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BALANCING ROCK 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.

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.

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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).

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.

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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RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE

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.

EAGLE ROCK

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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.

SHIRLEY CANYON & SHIRLEY LAKE

SOUTH SHORE

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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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EVENTS Save Martis Valley Incline Village, Nev.

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Sail Lake Tahoe from 5 to 7 p.m. on the

SEPT. 20 | WEDNESDAY

“Sierra Cloud.” The sunset two-hour tour along the East Shore of Lake Tahoe includes

Bob Wheeler Memorial tourney Incline Village, Nev.

gourmet appetizers, wine pairings and a presentation of MAP’s Save Tahoe campaign.

Join the 2nd Annual Bob Wheeler Memorial

All proceeds benefit MAP’s litigation fund chal-

Golf Tournament at the Incline Village Cham-

lenging the approval of the Martis Valley West

pionship course with a 1 p.m. shotgun start

development by Placer County. 45 seats

with a four-person scramble format and din-

available. $500 per person. | Tickets (530)

ner at 6. Benefits Honor Flight NV, July 4th

582-6751 or alexis@mapf.org

pararescue demonstrations, and the Incline Village/Crystal Bay First Responders Memorial. $150 entry, $50 dinner only. | Register bobwheelermemorialfund.com

KIRKWOOD

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

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

(209) 258-7277 | kirkwood.com The mountain bike park offers a network of lift-accessed trails for all levels with 22 trails in the valley, and 12 accessed by the lift, with 11.5 miles of single track. The bike park features log rides, pump tracks and other terrain features.

MR. TOADS WILD RIDE Moderate-Strenuous | 6.2 miles Mr. Toad’s heads mostly downhill from the Tahoe Rim Trail with several options for making a loop. The upper section of this trail is much more technical than either section of the TRT and has many big drops and sections of nothing but rocks. There is also a huge stair step section that comes up on you quickly.

TRUCKEE

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

EAST SHORE

FLUME TRAIL

EMIGRANT TRAIL

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

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

Call for shuttle schedule.

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

MOUNT ROSE TO SPOONER LAKE Strenuous | 20 miles The beginning of this beautiful section of the Tahoe Rim Trail is at 8,700’ above the Sheep Flats (aka Tahoe Meadows) on Mount Rose. The first part of the trail parallels the highway and then descends through the meadows and briefly joins the Ophir Creek trail. Look for Rim Trail signs, then after a quarter-mile up and to the right of the Ophir Creek trail (don’t stay on the Ophir Creek Trail). After a 300’ climb out of the meadows, you begin to contour your way to the Tunnel Creek road. At 9 miles, you will come to the Tunnel Creek Road. Follow it a half-mile with the Flume Trail on the right. Continue straight for an 800’ switchbacking climb. Near the top of the climb, consider taking the vista trail to the Sand Harbor overlook.

Once at the top, the trail winds down past the Marlette Peak campground to Hobart Road. The Rim Trail past this point is closed to bikes, so your only path back to Spooner is along this road to the right and down to Marlette Lake.

A short, but tough climb leads out of the Marlette basin and then it is downhill back to Spooner Lake. Mind the speed on this descent due to heavy equestrian and hiking use.

Shuttle (775) 298-2501. Call for schedule.

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

DONNER SKI RANCH (530) 426-9350 | facebook.com/old40bikepark Donner Ski Ranch offers lift-accessed mountain biking on its trails with varied terrain and great views.

affects a regular population of yellow jackets,

Incline Village Library hosts Bilingual Story

CORRAL AREA TRAILS

how to prevent or treat outbreaks. No-host

month. Families can hear stories and sing

bar at 5:30; presentation at 6 p.m. | RSVP

songs in English and other languages.

terc.ucdavis.edu

| (775) 832-4130

SeptOberfest Stateline, Nev.

SEPT. 21 | THURSDAY

Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra hosts its

15th annual SeptOberfest at 6 p.m. at

Share the love Truckee

MontBleu with a German buffet, biergarten,

For Goodness Sake is offering the com-

live auctions, Stein Holding Contest. $45.

International Peace Day. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

| Tickets tahoesierrakiwanis.org

Stop by to share the peace in your heart. | goodnesssake.org

Socially afloat Incline Village, Nev.

Mix and mingle Kings Beach

on Incline Beach. Includes a kayak tour, a

Association mixer is at Lake Tahoe Wellness

beverages from Incline Spirits Barefoot Bar.

Center from 5 to 7 p.m. Meet, mix and mingle

Personal floatation device required. Kayak

with other business professionals and enjoy

rentals available for extra fee. Cost $48,

a night of well-being. | gotahoenorth.com

$40 member. | yourtahoeplace.com

All the cool CATTs Truckee

Adventure talk series Tahoe City

is hosting a mixer at Interior Design by Julie

with Bree Loewen, who will present her book,

Johnson-Holland from 5 to 7 p.m. Food, fun,

“Found: A Life in Mountain Rescue.” This

raffle prizes and networking. | ca-tt.com

is the first in a series of in-store talks that will

A Sunset Kayak Social is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort

Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe

$7. | alpenglowsports.com

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of Events.

OLD BROCKWAY GOLF COURSE est. 1924

LAKE TAHOE GOLFING TRADITION Known as the best golfing value at the lake

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

(775) 323-5125 | skytavern.org The mountain bike park features downhill, climbing and dual slalom trails, designed as a series of progressive trails.

Open sunrise to sunset spring to fall.

Check trail conditions before heading out.

Please do not bike on wet trails.

BUS & SHUTTLE SCHEDULES

North Lake Tahoe & Truckee: laketahoetransit.com | South Lake Tahoe: bluego.org

Alpenglow’s Tailgate Talks is at 7 p.m.

and beer sales donated to local nonprofits.

(530) 562-2268 | northstarcalifornia.com All levels | Varied terrain Northstar’s Mountain Bike Park boasts more than 100 miles of trails for mountain biking including its signature trail, LiveWire, and the most extensive life-accessed trail network in the Western United States. The park features Skill Development Areas and terrain features including jumps, rails and bridges. Rentals available in the Village at Northstar. Afternoon rates and season passes available. Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series and Cross-Country Race Series open to everyone. Bike Academy offers classes and private lessons.

SKY TAVERN

barbecue dinner and dessert and two adult

be given throughout the fall. Portion of door

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA

MOUNT ROSE

wine tasting, music, dancing, silent and

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All levels | Varied terrain Corral area trails include Sidewinders, Cedar and Armstrong Connector. This area has a high density of trails for all ability levels and serves as the unofficial hub of mountain bike activity in the South Shore. Featuring log rides, jumps and rock rolls including the new jumps, berms, rollers and hips. The trails all run parallel to the Fountain Place paved road. These trails link to Armstong Trail, the Tahoe Rim Trail, Powerline, Railroad Grade and this is also where Toads ends.

the effects and treatments of stings and

Time at 4 p.m. every third Wednesday of the

Fu

bijoubikepark.org The 5-acre park features pump tracks, BMX Track, striderfriendly pump track, jump lines and loop trail. Dawn-dusk.

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Sierra.” Will discuss how a changing climate

TRUCKEE PUMP TRACK

BIJOU BIKE PARK

Professor of entomology Dr. Lynn Kim-

sey will discuss “Stinging Things in the

In two languages Incline Village, Nev.

NORTH SHORE

TERC Talks Incline Village, Nev.

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530.583.1516 251 N. Lake Blvd.,Tahoe City

OldBrockway.com (530) 546-9909

7900 North Lake Blvd. - Kings Beach, CA

Home of the first Crosby

September 14-20, 2017

STORY & PHOTOS

BY JOHN DEE

at Red Hawk Golf and Resort

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Golf Courses

Course Details YARDS

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Yardage

HOLES

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DRIVING RANGE

THE LAKES COURSE

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COYOTE MOON

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GRAY’S CROSSING

Slope

OLD GREENWOOD

114 to 134

PONDEROSA

Ratings

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TAHOE DONNER GOLF

67.0 to 73.6

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Tee time: (866) 925-4653 | Pro shop: (775) 832-1146 | GolfIncline.com Opens May 26 Tee time: (866) 925-4653 | Pro shop: (775) 832-1150 | GolfIncline.com Opens early June

Looking back toward No. 2 tee.

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ed Hawk Golf and Resort is part of a large complex located in the Spanish Springs Valley of Sparks, Nev. There is a private club, fitness center, villas on the golf course and restaurants — just about everything you need for a weekend getaway.

Plus, there are two golf courses, one called The Lakes designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and one called The Hills designed by Hale Irwin. I played the Lakes Course.

Fairways are wide and rolling, but beware of the large and deep traps located to catch an errant drive.

The Lakes Course opened in 1997 and has created quite a following for itself.

Fairways are wide and rolling, but beware of the large and deep traps located to catch an errant drive. Keep in mind that they can also help the player because they are distinct targets at which to aim.

The greens are large and, per typical Trent Jones Jr., two tiered. Get on the same tier as the flag and your putt won’t break much. Get on the wrong tier and you will have your work cut out for you. The greens themselves are also well protected by large sand traps.

There is a lot of water, hence the name, but it seemed to me that I really had to hit a bad shot to find it.

An excellent GPS is provided and was helpful to the first-time player. Take note that it shows distance to the middle of the green, not the flag. The flags are red, white and black for front, middle and back, so you will still need to do some math.

The Lakes Course had many solid holes, but the one that stood out was hole 17, a par 3 of 155 to 241 yards, all carry. Here, the water does come into play. The green is long and shallow and from the tee you see rows and rows of reeds in the water, which makes the shot seem even longer.

There is a bailout left, but even that will require a strong tee shot to find. I would imagine that there are few pars are posted in a day and lots of double bogeys and others.

The Lakes Course at Red Hawk is pretty much all you could ask for in a resort course. Not too hard for the novice from the white tees. At the same time, back up a set of tees or two and you have a fine test for the better player. As I have said many times, golf is first and foremost supposed to be fun and I am confident that you will have an enjoyable time playing The Lakes Course. 

BIJOU

(530) 542-6097 | CityofSLT.us

Call (530) 546-5995, ext. 110, to be listed in Golf.

Don’t miss our digital Golf Guide online at

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For more information or to book a tee time, call (775) 626-6000 or visit redhawkgolfandresort.com.

RENO/TAHOE LOCALS SHOW YOUR ID AFTER 2PM AND PLAY OLD GREENWOOD OR GRAY’S CROSSING FOR $100

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Play Old Greenwood or Gray’s Crossing and experience the finest golf in the High Sierra. Our courses remain in perfect condition with no aerification through our closing dates. During The rising moon over majestic mountains and scurrying coyotes among soaring pines are only a couple of nature’s wonders greeting Coyote Moon golfers year after year. This course, known for its preserved natural beauty and challenging, yet fair, greens, is a wonderful place to escape into the High Sierra while playing the game you love.

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Wet ‘n’ Dirty

Courtesy Big Blue Adventure

Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for a complete list of Wet ‘n’ Dirty events.

Major Motion Pictures · Independent Films Live Music · Dance Performances

Betcha bocce it’s fun

Paddling Around the Planet with Ryan Salm Sept. 14 » 7 p.m

Kingsman: the Golden Circle Sept. 22 to Oct. 5

Special preview screening on Sept. 21 » 7:30 p.m.

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

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

NOW PLAYING

Tahoe 3-D Movie Science Center

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

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

Guided tours & 3-D movies Open Tues.—Fri., 1—5 p.m.

(or by appointment, closed all holidays)

TahoeScienceCenter.org (775) 881-7566

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I N E M E R A L D B AY

Big Blue Adventure continues its adventure racing series into October. Next up is the Emerald Bay Trail Run on Sept. 17. The second annual Truckee Marathon is on Sept. 24 that includes a marathon, half marathon and marathon relay. All distances start and finish in downtown Truckee. And, the Great Trail Race is on Oct. 8. | bigblueadventure.com

Round they go Truckee The sixth annual Deep Blue Derby tournament on Sept. 16 and 17 is at Truckee Regional Park. Each day’s tournament play will start at 8 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m. The skating surface is an outdoor concrete track that can be moderately slick due to dust/pollen.

The boundary will be marked using taped rope. Come watch teams battle it out. | facebook.com/events

Series takes a disc Tahoe venues Sierra Tahoe Disc Golf Series hosts the Nevada State Disc Championships on Sept. 15 and 17 at Zephyr Cove Disc Golf Course. Tahoe Mountain Sports 11th annual Pro/Am and STS Finals is at Tahoe Vista Disc Golf Course on Oct. 7 and 8. | Sierra at Tahoe Series on Facebook

Trail days

Project MANA

(Making Adequate Nutrition Accessible)

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

(775) 298-4161 WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS AND TIMES: MONDAYS TAHOE CITY | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Fairway Community Center, 330 Fairway Drive TUESDAYS TRUCKEE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community Arts Center, 10046 Church Street WEDNESDAYS KINGS BEACH | 3:00pm to 3:30pm Community House, 265 Bear Street THURSDAYS INCLINE VILLAGE | 3:00pm to 3:30pm St. Patrick’s Church ProjectMana.org 341 Village Blvd.

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South Lake Tahoe Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association needs volunteers for its workdays.

Ocelot Trail build days are on Sept. 16 from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet at Tahoe City’s Fairway Community Center. Epic Promise Trail work on Mule Deer is on Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Angora Trail workday is on Sept. 30. As well, volunteers are needed to help with Maintenance Mondays at Bijou Bike Park. | info@tamba.org

Climb with the best Virginia City, Nev. The Virginia City Hillclimb on Sept.

15 to 16 is an annual event managed by the Ferrari Club Pacific Region. It is a rare opportunity to drive your car at speed on the 5.2-mile-paved road Highway 341 to Virginia City. You don’t need to have a Ferrari to participate, any high-performance car is acceptable: Tigers, Vipers, BMWs,

EVOs, Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, Audis and Lamborghinis.

To qualify for entry, the vehicle must be street legal, registered and insured since the return route from the finish to the start is on a public road. The Virginia City Hillclimb this year offers an optional ride and drive to Virginia City on the Friday before and a Sunday night dinner. | Register virginiacityhillclimb.com

Snaffle Bit Futurity Reno, Nev. The National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity has flourished into one of the most prestigious and exciting events in the Western performance industry. Until Sept. 17, hundreds of horses and thousands of fans from across the U.S., Canada and overseas make the journey to Reno each year. | nrcha.com

Diving, flying breed Reno, Nev. The National Championship Air Races, until Sept. 17 at Reno Steed Field, is the last event of its kind, carrying on the tradition of the Cleveland Air Races of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. See military displays and aerial performers along with a showing from the Blue Angels. | airrace.org

Yummy pedals Tahoe venues The Edible Pedal 100 rides include five different routes all starting and ending at the Bowers Mansion in Washoe Valley on Sept. 17. The family-friendly route includes a 10km around Washoe Valley.

The cruising 32km treks to Carson City; the 50km and 74km loops tour through Carson and Genoa; and the challenging 150km goes through the Carson Valley to Lake Tahoe via Kingsbury Grade.

The Edible Pedal 100 is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Reno Sunrise. | ediblepedal100.org

Truckee The ninth annual High Fives Bocce Tournament is at Truckee River Winery on Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. The cost to participate is $125 per two-person team; players must be age 9 and older. Space is limited to the first 40 teams to register. Teams will compete for prizes, as well as bragging rights.

Contestants can dress up and get the chance to win prizes for “Best Costume.”

High Five Money raised supports a variety of High Fives Foundation endeavors such as the purchase of rehabilitative and adaptive equipment, as well as funding for alternative healing and therapies. | Register truckeeriverwinery.com

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What’s on tap for the 2017-18 season at Squaw, Homewood & Mt. Rose

Squaw, Alpine to open Nov. 17 Following record-breaking snowfall in the 2016-17 season and the resort’s latestever closing date of July 15, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is already preparing for a Nov. 17 opening day, weather and conditions permitting, the resort announced in a press release.

Voted Best Ski Resort in North America

by USA Today and 10Best Readers’ Choice for the second year in a row, the resort will move forward with its commitment to enhancing the guest experience for the 2017-18 season with upgrades to snowmaking, grooming, High Camp and the mobile app, plus a variety of new events including family-friendly additions to the second annual Merry Days & Holly Nights from Dec. 16 to 31.

Squaw Valley hosts the 2018 Liberty Mutual Insurance NASTAR National Championships from March 21 to 25.

And, Team USA will be celebrating the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2018 in Squaw Valley on Jan. 13, 2018.

Fans can interact with Team USA athletes and share the excitement of the upcoming 2018 Winter Games. Read more about the upcoming season at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | squawalpine.com

Grooming, pass perks at Homewood There’s a lot to look forward to as the 2017-18 winter season approaches. At Lake Tahoe’s Homewood Mountain Resort, environmentally-conscious snow grooming technology, new season pass perks and a new Web site that makes trip planning easy top the list.

To enhance the resort’s snow grooming capabilities, a new PistenBully 400 4F will join Homewood’s fleet. The latest model from PistenBully offers high performance snow grooming functionality and achieves strict Tier 4 environmental emissions standards.

As well, passholders will receive access to Silverton, Brundage and Red Lodge Mountain and to offering a high-quality snow surface thanks to the addition of our new PistenBully snow groomer. Read more about the upcoming season at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | skihomewood.com

September 14-20, 2017

FEATURE

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SKI PORN The Tahoe Weekly has rounded up the latest ski trailer releases for the season from production crews big and small.

Enjoy these releases and stay tuned for more releases along with info on local showings at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

Click on the Adventure & Environment Film tab under Out & About. > Absinthe Films’ “Turbo Dojo” > Blank Collective’s “Bearings” > BURRRLAPZ’s “Vibes and Stuff” > Good Company’s “Guest List” > HG Skis’ “Eat the Guts” > Jiberish’s “70/30”

> Legs of Steels’ “Same Difference” > Level 1’s “Habit” > Midiafilm’s “Wishes and Reality” > Skilluminati’s “ODA” > Tanner Hall’s “TRIUMPH” > TGR’s “Rogue Elements” > The Big Picture’s “Lite Years” > The Faction Collective’s “This is Home” > Warren Miller Entertainment’s “Line of Descent”

“DROP EVERYTHING”

Courtesy Matchstick Productions

> MSP’s “Drop Everything”

S T O R Y B Y K AY L A A N D E R S O N

A SKI FILM WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR

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atchstick Productions new film “Drop Everything” to be released Sept. 14 is set to be one of the most action-packed and funny ski flicks of the year — not to mention full of incredible skiing.

“Drop Everything” has many layers of meaning to its name. It can honor skiers who drop everything on the mountain.

When someone calls, “Dropping,” it means he or she is next in line to hit a jump, go off a cliff, go into a halfpipe, etc. People should drop everything they are doing to watch it. The passion of snow skiing alone makes a person want to leave his or her responsibilities — drop everything — especially on a powder day.

Written, directed and edited by Tahoe local Scott Gaffney, “Drop Everything” features local athletes such as Cody Townsend, Michelle Parker, Elyse Saugstad and other favorites hucking themselves off of snow-capped cliffs and rocks or getting the first lines from Tahoe to Vancouver, B.C. In its movie trailer, a serious voice talks over scenes of snowy crags, deep-powder spray shots and skiers pulling off stunts in gnarly terrain. The trailer relays exactly what viewers can expect from the film in a fun, campy manner. With candid live audio from no-holds-barred athletes, “Drop Everything” makes fun of itself, while delivering ski shots that defy common sense. For example, the trailer claims it offers 100 percent more ripping women and then shows two — count ‘em two — women.

This newest Matchstick Production ski film was shot in Crested Butte, Colo., Canada, Squaw Valley resort, Donner Summit and surrounding areas. Following one of Tahoe’s best snow seasons, Gaffney admits that it was hard being stuck behind the camera a lot of the time in the making

of the film. Although, he enjoyed goofing der day waiting for first chair. ‘Drop Everything’ features the heart and soul around with friends and bringing skiing back to its roots. of the mountain.”

“We’ve got a bunch of locals in this: When asked what his favorite part of the film is, Gaffney pauses: “Hmm, I like Cody Townsend and his wife Elyse have their own segment, Michelle Parker who lives a couple doors down from “ This is a tribute to the people them is in it and newcomer Connery Lundin grew up skiing Squaw,” says who are out there at 6 a.m.

Gaffney. “We highlight the people behind the scenes, the slew of locals on a powder day waiting for doing this every day. The whole idea is that Tahoe/Squaw used to be an first chair. ‘Drop Everything’ epicenter for free skiing, but I think it’s lost a little bit of that over the features the heart and soul years. So many stars come through here, but it’s the locals carrying the of the mountain.” torch. There is so much talent at Squaw. This is a tribute to the people –Scott Gaffney who are out there at 6 a.m. on a powit all. I really like Cody and Elyse’s segment. Last year we got away from skiing a little bit and I think people were a little disappointed because people want to get fired up and ready to click into their skis. This is bringing it back.”

Matchstick producer Michael Hans adds that segments starring Eric Hjorleifson and Markus Eder are two of his favorites, but the Townsend and Saugstad so-called “couple’s segment” also gets a mention for a great mix of action and humor.

Gaffney says that he enjoyed directing because it allowed him to be at incredible places with great snow and his friends. And it was all really fun. He worked on “Drop Everything” for a solid year, filming the skiing segments up until the snow melted. He spent the summer shooting non-snow-related skits with

the skiers and crew being juvenile and having a ball.

Although Gaffney wouldn’t give away too much of the film, he thinks that viewers will enjoy the comedic sketches and parts where the athletes lose their inhibitions. Gaffney believes that recent ski films are getting too serious, focused on the cinematography and storytelling whereas “Drop Everything” will have none of that.

“It’s gonna be an entertaining watch.

It is bringing out the characters in our skiers, making our local athletes the stars again,” says Gaffney.

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The film also includes a lot of archived content including never-before-seen freeskiing from the 1970s and earlier.

Hans adds, “I’m excited for viewers to see that Matchstick is getting back to giving them what they want. The most important thing to know about ‘Drop Everything’ is that it is meant to be fun, exciting, and action packed.”

The world premier of “Drop Everything” will be held in Denver, Colo.the on rocky Sept. crags 14.

Explore In Tahoe, it will show at onFontanillis Oct. 11 atLake Olymand Dicksand Peak. pic Village Lodge in Olympic Valley on Oct. 12 at Bundox Bocce in Reno, Nev.  For more information about the film and tour dates, visit skimovie.com. Watch the trailer at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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OUT & ABOUT

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Fishing

FISHING SOUTH

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

California Department of Fish and Game holds Free Fishing Days on July 1 and Sept. 2, with Nevada’s Free Fishing Day on June 10.

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

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

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

Fishing for Rainbows from the shore is best May through July. If you’re on the North Shore, the Kings Beach and Lake Forest areas are planted throughout the summer. Cave Rock on the East Shore of the lake is a good location for Rainbow and Brown.

TAHOE REGION

SPOONER LAKE Spooner Lake is managed as a trophy fishery at Spooner Lake State Park on the East Shore. It is open all year for catch and keep, with a limit of five trout. Rowboats, inflatable rafts and float tubes may be used, but no motorized boats.

Just a short drive off of Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, try both boat and shore fishing here. Shore fishing is usually good from the dam. Please respect the rights of private property and homeowners around the lake.

FALLEN LEAF LAKE The best fishing is from a boat, but occasionally fish can be taken from the shore with a good cast. The lake is a short walk from Fallen Leaf Lake Road or Fallen Leaf Campground.

Fishing within 250 feet of the dam is illegal.

SAWMILL POND A stocked pond for children 15 years of age and younger.

Adults are allowed to help children fish, but not allowed to fish themselves. The pond is located 1 mile south of South Lake Tahoe along Lake Tahoe Boulevard.

TRUCKEE REGION

BOCA RESERVOIR Boca is good for early and late shore fishing and is popular for trolling for Rainbow, Brown and Brook.

DONNER LAKE Brown and Rainbow can be expected when shore fishing with good spots at the boat ramp or the west end of the beach. Mackinaws can be found in the shallows during the early season.

MARTIS CREEK RESERVOIR Rainbow, Brown and Lahontan cutthroat trout. Catch and release only using artificial lures with barbless hooks and no bait. No motorized boats.

Among the best trout fishing in California, especially for Rainbow and Brown.

STAMPEDE RESERVOIR Holds a large number of trophy class Rainbow and Brown trout. Shore fishing nets Browns and Rainbow, with Kokanee when trolling.

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

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

Best bets are to fish the section of the river between Tahoe City and River Ranch (Hwy. 89 and Alpine Meadows Road).

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The only downside for us was seeing a Four Seasons hotel project taking shape at the marina in La Ribera where we meet our boat captains. Completion of this and the additional development is sure to change the quality of our fishing experience in the future. Old Mexico will be gone when this development is completed. 

The Upper Truckee is fed from the waters of Meiss Country south of Highway 89 in South Lake Tahoe.

Fishing is good in the deep pools during the early part of fishing season.

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ECHO LAKES

STORY & PHOTOS

BY BRUCE AJARI

A full bait well of sardine and bait guys casting for sardina.

M

y annual summer fishing trip to Baja California Sur this year brought a welcome surprise. My fishing companions and I noticed in hotel fishing reports that bait — sardina or Harengula thrissina — that had disappeared the past several years was recently in abundant numbers and of good size.

A quick e-mail down to our boat contacts confirmed this report to be true. The sardina or Flatiron Herring had indeed returned. Still, we were a bit skeptical because we felt that overfishing had doomed it much like it had the Pacific sardine industry in California’s Monterey Bay area.

We arrived about midday and the caretaker was there shortly after we arrived to let us into the house we have rented for about nine years now. We quickly settled in and got our beach fly rods ready for the evening fishing in front of the house.

After dinner we walked down to the beach and began fishing. We could see bait in the water and occasionally some would leap out of the water, obviously being chased by some predator. We caught and released small jack crevalle and ladyfish that evening.

The next day we spent on the beach fishing, did a little grocery shopping and had a great lunch in Los Barriles. For the fishing, we tried clouser minnows and see-through deceiver patterns mimicking the sardina.

Confirmation that the sardina were back came when I hooked a smallish roosterfish on a deceiver and lost it. A little while later, I hooked another roosterfish of about 10 lbs. and landed it.

While those were the only roosterfish of the trip, the boat fishing the next day convinced us of the sardina’s comeback. We were able to get a tank full of nice-sized sardina. It was a sight that we had not seen in years. Apparently, the typically normal water temperatures had returned this year and so had the sardina.

With that bait, we were able to catch yellowfin tuna and dorado, a dolphinfish also called mahi-mahi in Hawaii. We had not seen the dorado in numbers for years, as well, but this year they were back in good numbers and good sizes.

One of the best experiences when out on the boats is when a school of dorado follow one that is hooked and we cast to them with the fly rods and catch them. Dorado put on tremendous aerial displays when hooked. With the sardina, the captain can hold a school around the boat, something we have not been able to do in a long time.

We also fished the bottom and caught red snapper and amberjack. Both of these fish make excellent fare.

The weather was some of the best that we had had for our fishing since we have been going down there: light winds and calm seas. Because of the light winds, it was very hot.

FISHING REPORT (See Sightseeing in this issue of Tahoe Weekly for current water levels.)

Boca Reservoir | The road over the dam is closed until further notice. Inflow is at 137 cfs and the outflow is 141 cfs. Powerbait, nightcrawlers and lures are all working. Flyfishers have been catching some fish near the inlet with nymphs, streamers and dries.

Donner Lake | Fishing has been fair to

good. Kokanee fishing has been fair to good.

Nightcrawlers and Powerbait seem to be the main bait. Mackinaw fishing has been good. Flyfishers are catching some fish with streamers.

Lake Tahoe | All tributaries are open to all

fishing until Sept. 30. Fishing has been fair to good for mackinaw. A guide is highly recommended if you are fishing for mackinaw for the first time. Toplining and shore fishing is fair.

Most shore anglers use inflated nightcrawlers.

Little Truckee River | The flow is at 137 cfs.

This flow is up slightly from last week. Nymphing and dries should both work at this level. Dry dropper rigs are also recommended. Hatches are similar to the main Truckee.

Martis Lake | Zero kill. Catch and release only with barbless artificial lures or flies. Fishing is best early in the season and the fall. Smallmouth bass are part of the fishery.

Prosser Reservoir | Fishing has been fair.

Anglers using bait, lures and flies have all caught fish. Fly-fishers have done well near the inlet areas.

Bass fishing should improve as waters warm.

Stampede Reservoir | The road will be closed

over the dam for construction this through 2018.

Access to the boat ramp will be through the Hobart Mills side. Fishing has been fair from shore. Nightcrawlers, Powerbait and lures have all produced from shore. Fly-fishers have been doing well near the inlets with nymphs and streamers. The kokanee fishing is still producing for those in the know. Smallmouth bass fishing should improve.

Truckee River | The flow out of the dam in

Tahoe City is at 241 cfs. The flows through Truckee are at 263 cfs. Fishing has been fair for those working hard. Best area to target is below where Prosser Creek comes into the Truckee River downstream to the state line. Lots of bugs now: Caddis, PMD and Little Yellow stones are on the menu. Grasshoppers are in full swing. Water temperatures are up. Carry a thermometer and quit fishing if water temps get above 68 degrees F. Catch-and-release fishing is encouraged, but an angler may keep two fish with a minimum size of 14 inches during the regular trout season.

Davis and Frenchman lakes | Both are full.

Boat, shore and fly anglers are catching fish.

Reports from Davis are only fair at best. Cooler temperatures should return and we can start fishing these waters again.

Bruce Ajari is a long-time area fly-fisherman and past president of Tahoe Truckee Fly Fishers. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com to read more columns. Click on Fishing under the Out & About tab.

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Truckee Community Swimming Pool offers an extensive Learn to Swim program for ages 6 months to 5. Lessons meet once a week for two months and the instructor/ student ratio is based on the swim level and number of students. Session 1 is from Sept. 18 to Nov. 1. Session 2 is from Nov. 6 to Dec. 23. Session 3 is from Jan. 8 to March 3. Session 4 is from March 5 to April 28 and Session 5 is from April 30 to June 20. | tdrpd.org

Sierra Nevada Dance with Sherrie Petersen is at Truckee Community Recreation Center. Classes for all ages are ongoing monthly. Creative dance is offered to ages 2 to 5 and ballet classes are offered to ages 7 to adult. Truckee Youth Dance Ensemble hosts apprentice, junior, senior and elite companies. The monthly fee for the ensemble is $75 per month with no drop-ins. | tdrpd.org

Audition for ‘The Nutcracker’ A.V.A. Ballet Theatre and the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra will present “The Nutcracker” at Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 8, 9 and 10. There is an open call for auditions for girls and boys who are at least age 8 or older on Sept. 16 and 17 at The Conservatory of Movement in Reno, Nev. Three years of ballet training is recommended, but dancers of all levels can audition. There are height requirements and a $15 audition fee per person. | (775) 762-5165 or avaballet.com

Mermaid University Swim School is at Truckee Community Swimming Pool with Amanda Oberacker for ages 6 to 12. Learn to swim like a mermaid on Fridays from 4 to 4:40 p.m. or 4:35 to 5:05 p.m. Session 1 is from Sept. 22 to Nov. 3. Session 2 is from Nov. 10 to Dec. 22.

Session 3 is from Jan. 12 to March 2, 2018.

Session 4 is from March 9 to April 27, 2018. Children must pass a swim test or have a parent present. Tails are available for purchase at the pool. The fee for each session is $72. | tdrpd.org

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Children’s Ceramics led by Susan Dorwart are for Grades 1 to 6 at the Truckee Community Arts Center. Classes will be from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. on Mondays starting Sept. 18 and Thursdays starting Sept. 21. Learn to use coils, slabs and sculpture techniques. Pay by the month or pay drop-in fees. | tdrpd.org

The Family Room program resumes Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 19 at Truckee Elementary.

The Family Room is a Spanish and English program dedicated to encouraging the development of literacy and school readiness in age 3 and younger. Activities include a mix of reading, music and crafts, while parents create supportive peer networks. The room includes a free lending library of English and Spanish children’s books. | truckeefrc.org

Writers unite Young Adult Writers’ Meetup is on the first and third Saturday of each month from 3 to 4 p.m. at South Lake Tahoe Library. Meet with fellow writers for discussion and writing. Laptops available for use in the library. Snacks provided. | (530) 573-3185

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THE ARTS

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CREATIVE AWARENESS

Insight through Poetry H O W A R C C R E AT E S L E A D E R S STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN | PHOTOS COURTESY ADVENTURE RISK CHALLENGE

J

ust days into her first backpacking expedition through the snowy Lost Sierra, Daisy Sanchez was almost ready to give up.

“There was so much weight on me,” she says. “It felt as if all my problems and struggles at home, all that weight was in my backpack. But I didn’t want to give up because it wouldn’t have been fair to everyone else. I wanted to get to our destination. I didn’t want to feel like I couldn’t do things. Making it and not giving up made me feel like I could do so much more than backpack.”

Sanchez had signed up for a 40-day summer course with Adventure Risk Challenge, a locally based literacy and leadership program that empowers youth through a combination of outdoor expeditions and reflective writing. The 16-year-old North Tahoe High School

The fourth annual Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl continues a tradition of featuring local and regional authors at venues throughout the California Avenue corridor in downtown Reno, Nev., on Sept. 16 from 2:30 to 8 p.m.

I am a honey bee. One day, I’ll be queen of my own hive. I’ll have to show everything that I’ve learned to those that come after me.

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Read Gisselle and Daisy’s poems

Sanchez chronicled her journey toward acceptance in a poem entitled, “Frog Morph,” through which she compares herself to an insecure tadpole emerging into a confident frog with the support of her peers.

“If you were to write a story about it and people read it, they wouldn’t fully und18

Gisselle Ruiz

Daisy Sanchez

–Gisselle Ruiz from her poem “I am a Bee.” junior has a genetic hearing deficiency that makes communicating with strangers a challenge.

“It takes me time to understand, especially when I am surrounded by new people,” she explains. “I felt uncomfortable, not the kind of person I usually am at home. I was slowly working to be a part of the group, but I knew that I was going to make it because I had their support.”

Although her audiologist has encouraged her to get hearing implants, Sanchez has been resistant. Instead, she is working to embrace her true self.

“I’ve learned that I can actually do things when I put my mind to it,” she says.

“Before, I felt like I couldn’t do very much because of my hearing. But here I receive so much support from everyone. If other people believe I can do it, then I believe I can do it.”

NEVADA HUMANITIES LITERARY CRAWL

erstand the meaning,” she says. “Poetry is more expressive of your true voice.”

Back at home, 15-year-old North Tahoe sophomore Gisselle Ruiz balances school and home where she is expected to look after her four younger siblings.

She saw herself as a naïve teen, who regularly doubted her own intelligence and ability to succeed in school. Partway through the first backpacking expedition, that perspective already had begun to change.

“Coming in the first place and leaving my family was the most challenging part because it’s 40 days without the people that I’m closest to,” she says. “It was scary to be away from them for so long. While we were hiking, I was thinking about all

I have at home and how grateful we should be. I now feel independent. I know I have to figure things out on my own and work hard to get the things I want.”

Ruiz’s poem “I Am a Bee” deals with her maternal instincts and overwhelming desire to be everything to everyone all the time. Her breakthrough came during the a two-day solo beneath the towering summit of Needle Peak in a seldomtraversed wilderness southwest of Olympic Valley.

“I had a lot of time to think and process why I was here,” she says. “I was meant to be here to change. I have it in me to do my best even when I’m not feeling it.”

Writing poetry has helped both students to process the intense emotions that came up through this life-changing experience.

“Poetry allows you to express things you can’t otherwise express,” Ruiz says. “It’s giving a strong message to the readers, telling them how you feel. It helps you to be open and vulnerable.”

At the end of the course students celebrated their growth at a public poetry reading at Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee.

“I had so many people looking straight at me. I was just trying to calm myself,” says Sanchez. “By the time I got to the middle of my poem, I felt like people were really listening. They were really alert and attentive to what I was saying and that helped me to relax. Afterwards, so many people were clapping and telling me I did a really good job. People were crying because of my story. An audience member told me that she could be there for me when I have my next audiology appointment.”  Adventure Risk Challenge is a donor-supported nonprofit. For more information or to invest in the mission and programs of ARC, visit adventureriskchallenge.org.

There will be dozens of readings of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, as well as panel discussions, art installations and musical performances.

The event begins at 2:30 p.m. at Sundance Books and Music and concludes at Sundance at 5:30 with an Epilogue Party featuring book signings, food trucks and live music

by Grace Hayes and the Reno Video Game Symphony.

The keynote speaker is awardwinning novelist Adam Johnson reading from his recent work at 6 p.m. at the Nevada Museum of Art. Johnson is the author of several books, including “Fortune Smiles” and the novel “The Orphan Master’s Son,” which was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize.

There will be a question and answer session following the reading which will be moderated by Dr. Hugh Shapiro, associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, Reno. This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required at nevadaart.org.

All ages are welcome to participate during the Crawl and there are several family-friendly readings and activities.

All events and venues are free and open to the public. Some venues are 21 and older only, however.

For a complete schedule of events, visit nevadahumanities.org.

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Arts

THE ARTS

EXHIBIT CALENDAR

THE

ONGOING EXHIBITS

SKAFF EXHIBITS

“First” SNC Garage Door Gallery | Until Sept. 15

“Industrial Art: Sports Edition” CCAI Courthouse | Until Sept. 28

Rachel Stiff

WORKS IN OIL

Sierra Arts Gallery | Until Sept. 29

Wolfdale’s Restaurant is featuring oil paintings by Andy Skaff through January 2018. Skaff’s love of the West provides the inspiration for his light-filled, vibrant landscapes and cityscapes. His work ranges from classic, impressionist paintings to abstract distillations of familiar subjects. His paintings have been exhibited at the Napa Valley Museum, the Oil Painters of America Western Regional exhibit in Santa Barbara and are part of the permanent collection of Martis Camp Lodge, the Ritz- Carlton Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Forest Cancer Center. He is a member of the California Art Club and North Tahoe Arts. Locally, he is represented by Alpine Home and Pablo’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Tahoe City and Spirit Gallery in Truckee. | askaff.com

Margery Ammon

Largely inspired Reno, Nev. Sierra Arts Gallery presents an exhibit by Rachel Stiff until Sept. 29. Stiff is a mixedmedia painter with an addiction to physical labor and an obsession with process. Her large-scale paintings reflect the beauty found in growth and decay. She has recently relocated to the high desert from Montana.

This is her first solo exhibition in Northern Nevada. An artist’s reception will be on Sept. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. | sierraarts.org

Get that glazed look Truckee Wheel/Hand Building Ceramics led by Susan Dorwart is at Truckee Community Art Center for ages 16 and older. The class is ongoing on Thursdays starting Sept. 21 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. This is a more advanced class with use of the wheel and hand-

Tahoe Rim Trail Incline Village Library | Until Sept. 30 Art Obsessions | Until Sept. 30

“The Pinhole Project Truckee” Community Rec Center | Until October

“Future’s Past” Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort | Until Oct. 1

“Show Your Colors” Sparks Museum & Cultural Center | Until Oct. 2

“Tortuga” SNC Tahoe Gallery | Until Oct. 6

“Desert Dreams” Metro Gallery | Until Oct. 6

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

Ammon is featured Truckee Margery Ammon is the featured artist for September at Art Obsessions. Although her fascination with art began early, she didn’t begin painting in oils until 1991 when she discovered the gifted artist and teacher Peggy Doughty. She also studied the discipline of drawing with Bill Yokoyama for several years. When she became a full-time painter, she began showing her paintings professionally in Carmel. Since then her paintings can be found in collections in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Ammon enjoys painting series that range in scope from a minimum of six paintings to series that number into the 30s with subject matters from floral and still lifes to landscape paintings. | artobsessions.com

Fall letterpress sessions

What’s on at SNC

“Untitled”

The Brick | Until Oct. 19

“Holly Arts”

molding projects. Learn to use coils and slabs and sculpture techniques. Pieces will be glazed with safe, lead-free glazes. The fee is $12 per class if you pay monthly or $13 for drop-ins. There is a $3 materials fee due to the instructor at each class. | tdrpd.org

Meyers Bona Fide Books offers the fall sessions for Introduction to Letterpress with Steve Robonson on Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 4 and Dec. 2. Students will learn how to use a composing stick, set type and print cards or broadsides. The class includes materials and open studio hours at Tahoe Letterpress to work on projects. The four-hour sessions are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and cost $50 each.

Class size is limited. | bonafidebooks.com

Rachel Stiff | Sierra Arts Gallery

“ART from UNR”

“River Mosaic III” Andy Skaff | Wolfdale’s

Incline Village, Nev. “First” is on display at Sierra Nevada College’s Garage Door Gallery until Sept.

15. Curator Paul Baker Prindle organized this group exhibition featuring works by the first graduating cohort of the college’s MFA Interdisciplinary Arts program: Susan Bass, Aaron Czerny, Nicole Harper, Richard Petrucci, Mary Grace Tate and Kelly Wallis.

Morrain Bauer-Safonov, recipient of the

2016 POD Award, is an interdisciplinary, mixed-media artist who focuses on sacred geometry and indigenous cultures. Her exhibit, “Tortuga,” on display at Tahoe Gallery until Oct. 6 will feature her new work since she received a BFA from Sierra Nevada College in 2016. An artist’s reception will be on Sept. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. | sierranevada.edu

Gathering of Artists Tahoe City Gathering of Artists is every first and third Wednesday of the month at North Tahoe Arts Center. Artists are welcome to drop in and share studio space from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | northtahoearts.com

“Future’s Past” on display Tahoe Vista Tahoe Public Art unveiled the first sculptural work of art placed along the new Tahoe Public Art Trail, featuring Kate Raudenbush’s “Future’s Past,” on exhibit at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort now through Oct. 1. Read the feature on the piece at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

The Tahoe Public Art Trail program places temporary, semi-permanent and permanent art at public, private and resort locations around the Tahoe Basin. The goal of the program is to have a transformational effect on the greater Lake Tahoe community through art created by local, national and international artists that respond to and incorporate the local environment.

“Future’s Past” is an imagined futuristic environment that draws inspiration from the archeological sites of past cultures. It is a theoretic modern ruin that imagines the trajectory of civilization’s voracious consumption and technological advances.

TPA is offering a cultural public program series at sunset on the third Thursday of each month at Mourelatos to allow the public to enjoy the art installation. Family night and the closing ceremony is on Sept.

21 from 6 to 8 p.m. Register for the events online. | tahoepublicart.com

North Tahoe Arts Center | Nov. 1-Dec. 30

Dylan Silver Carson City Community Center | Until Nov. 9

Andy Skaff Wolfdale’s Restaurant | Until January 2018

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

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

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

“What’s in A Name?”

Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until April 2018

“Ink & Ivory” Tahoe Maritime Museum | Until April 2018 1 ST & 3 RD WEDNESDAY

Gathering of Artists North Tahoe Arts Center THURSDAY

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

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

Guided art tours Nevada Museum of Art 2 ND SATURDAY

Free admission Nevada Museum of Art

Kids’ Art day Nevada Museum of Art

Art Walk Reno

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FUN & GAMES

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Trivia test

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1. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the Latin phrase “status quo”?

2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is a cenotaph?

3. MOVIES: What college did the characters in “The Big Chill” attend?

4. GEOGRAPHY: How many U.S. states are partly or wholly north of Canada’s southernmost point?

5. GAMES: What color is the No. 5 ball in billiards?

6. GEOMETRY: How many faces does a tetrahedron have?

7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which first lady wrote a daily newspaper column titled “My Day”?

8. RELIGION: When was the King James Bible completed?

9. ART: What country was artist Joan Miro from?

10. U.S. STATES: What is Mississippi’s official state tree?

Hocus Focus differences: 1. Sign is different, 2. Strap is shorter, 3. Slingshot is missing, 4. Cap is different, 5. Arm is moved, 6. Number is different.

Trivia Test: 1. The existing state of affairs, 2. An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group whose remains are elsewhere., 3. University of Michigan, 4. 27, 5. Orange, 6. Four, 7. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 8. 1611, 9. Spain, 10. Southern Magnolia

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September 14-20, 2017

Horoscopes

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FUN & GAMES

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

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) The Sun and Mars in your sign signifies the impulse to take new leads. Mercury and Venus will join in soon, so the theme is extra strong. As ever, the journey always begins with the first steps. This represents the planning and the drafting stages.

Proceed with this in mind and trust that you will get to the finer details, later.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) New relationship involvements are suddenly taking on a lot of momentum. Creative work projects are featured. Circumstances are pushing you to give a lot now. This trend will continue over the coming weeks and will bring returns, eventually. Be careful not to let critical analysis of matters to turn into criticism of others. Focus to be constructive.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22) Last month, you began to reveal new modes of self-expression. This could have come in the form of new projects, interests and/or collective involvements. Now there comes the challenge to follow through. You may feel intimidated for one reason or another and therefore avoidant of further involvement. Overcoming inner doubt and hesitation may be required to persevere.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21) If you have answered the call to ‘put it out there’ then you have been on an exciting roll. This has supported a new sense of confidence. Now you feel even bolder and determined. Yet, you also have to work harder. Your best efforts now are to gain recognition. This may include a learning curve and new tools, techniques and methods.

Strange but true

by Samantha Weaver

Thought for the Day: “Humanity needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit.

Without doubt, these dreamers do not deserve wealth, because they do not desire it. Even so, a wellorganized society should assure to such workers the efficient means of accomplishing their task, in a life freed from material care and freely consecrated to research.” –Marie Curie

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20) As summer fades, you are beginning to get serious about work. Your focus and resolve is deepening. Yet, you also still want to play. It may feel like you have not had as much fun as you feel you want and need. Creative projects represent the ideal solution. Productivity that includes art and entertainment will prove very satisfying.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21) Your focus remains strong on home and family. You have already begun to get serious about projects you want to do and this trend will continue. Feeling as confident as you would like to might prove to be a challenge, but the flow stands to get progressively easier over the coming weeks. The catch is you will be challenged to work harder.

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21) Exploring new territory guided by what and perhaps who you love continues as a central theme. Yet now you want returns for your efforts.

A learning curve which includes giving and/or receiving some kind of training is indicated. Your focus will become increasingly more practical over the coming weeks.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21) You have begun to dig in deeply and to make some serious moves, both literally and figuratively. A creative mood prevails and many ideas are pouring in. It may prove wise to capture these inspirations now even if you only act on them later. Be proactive and exercise your visionary mind regarding future dreams and goals.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19) You are in the midst of some deep changes.

These are pushing you to see a bigger picture.

This may require that you push through learned beliefs, convictions and perceptions that stand in the way of who you feel you truly are and/or what you feel you need at this time. Take the time to step back and re-evaluate everything.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22) Your energy levels are on a steady rise.

You are in the mood to get things done. Tackling big projects feels easier. Making key investments is featured. You want returns on your efforts and purchases so are willing to pay more to get higher quality. You generally remain on an upward swing especially if a steady learning curve is underway.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19) You have taken a plunge into deeper waters.

Whatever you are doing requires organization and renovation or clearing the old to make way for the new. This could include old attitudes and interpretations as well as prior involvements. The main theme is one of work and deep work at that.

One way or another, you feel determined to get to the bottom of things.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23) Over the past several weeks you have probably taken some key initiatives. This momentum continues and is gaining speed. Yet, you have entered the work phase and it is not enough to dream and imagine. This is when the inspiration must be backed by perspiration. Get projects in motion and affirm your resolve to be disciplined.

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FEATURE

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SIERRA STORIES

BY MARK McLAUGHLIN

2 016-17: We ttest Winter? Yes. | S n o w i e s t ? N o p e .

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n the West, precipitation — rain combined with the water equivalent of melted snow — is measured in water years as opposed to calendar years. In California, the water year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept.

30. Historically, early October is the time of minimum stream and reservoir levels in the Golden State, as well as the start of the rainy season. There is still time left in our water year, but statistically September brings little precipitation so we’ll go with our current totals.

The unprecedented storm pattern raised Lake Tahoe about 6.5 feet, the all-time greatest seasonal rise for Big Blue.

This past winter set a few snowfall totals, but its 47.6-foot snowfall tally measured at Donner Pass ranks only 17th, tied with 1911.

That is still about 4.5 feet shy of 1981-82, which holds last place on the Top 10 snowfall list. (Read my book “SNOWBOUND! Top 10 Biggest Winters of the Tahoe Sierra.”)

Hydrologically, however, this water year blew away all records when it comes to precipitation. At Donner Pass, the 118 inches of water — nearly 10 feet — is by far the wettest winter of record, easily surpassing former No. 1 in 1982 at 112 inches. The unprecedented storm pattern raised Lake Tahoe about 6.5 feet, the alltime greatest seasonal rise for Big Blue.

October 2016 shot out of the gate mid-month with an intense atmospheric river that drenched the region. While the Tahoe Sierra experienced rain, the summit area of Mount Shasta above 12,000 feet was hammered with 20 feet of snow in less than five days. More storms before Halloween dropped several more inches into the bucket. Tahoe City set a new October record with more than 9 inches of rain at 437 percent of normal. Donner Pass picked up about 14.5 inches of precipitation; its average is 3.3 inches. November precipitation was also above average with about 6.5 inches on Donner Pass.

The upper mountain at Squaw Valley picked up 4 feet of snow that month, 22

complementing the man-made flakes it had generated on its groomed runs. In December, more warm, wet Pacific storms added another 12.5 inches of water to the gauge, even as the Sierra snowpack failed to get much traction because of high snow levels due to the subtropical nature of the moisture feed.

Throughout much of winter 2017, a persistent low-pressure system rotated counter-clockwise off the coast of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. This atmospheric pattern entrained moisture from out in the Pacific Ocean and pumped it repeatedly into Northern California.

Typically, the region is affected by about five atmospheric river (AR) storms, known colloquially as a Pineapple Express, which deliver about 30 to 50 percent of the annual precipitation on the West Coast.

In 2017, there were about a dozen ARs, many of them in the strong to very strong category. Over the course of seven months, the winter became a relentless pounding that damaged infrastructure, killed power for days and left many locals reeling.

The first week of December was dry, dominated by a cold wave. It was one of the very few that occurred during this relatively mild winter. On Dec. 10, a series of potent storms of the AR type surged into the region, compelling the Reno office

to 13, more than 15 feet of snow smothered the high Sierra; up to 8 feet fell on Tahoe’s West Shore. At this point the snowpack was double normal. A third storm pummeled the region with another 7 to 8 feet in just five days. It was overwhelming for road and utility crews, as well as for ski patrol. Some of the bigger resorts were closed for extended periods of time.

Over the course of January, impacts included multiple fatalities, collapsed buildings, rampant avalanches, extended power outages, closed roads and highways and day after day of school closures. Squaw Valley and other Tahoe Sierra resorts were dumped with more than 23 feet of snow that month, many setting new records. In Nevada, Mount Rose Ski Tahoe garnered its own new monthly snowfall record with 295 inches or 24.6 feet.

At the Central Sierra Snow Lab near Donner Pass, station manager Randall Osterhuber tallied 237 inches that month, which eclipsed by 3 feet the former snowiest January in 1982 with 175 inches. The lab also set a snowfall record for any month, beating the legendary Miracle March of 1992 that had picked up 201 inches. It was also very wet at the lab with more than 32 inches of precipitation.

And the storms kept coming. On Feb. 21, the anemometer at the top of Alpine Meadows was hit by a wind gust of 199 mph.

By the end of February, Tahoe City set a new October through February record with more than 56 inches of precipitation — the annual average is 31.5 inches — that beat the previous record from 1969 by 10 inches.

Lake Tahoe had been pumped with nearly 139 billion gallons of water since October, enough to supply 425,000 American families with water. Ultimately, Olympic Valley’s upper mountain total reached 728 inches, an astounding 60-plus feet of snow. But even that couldn’t outshine the La Niña-influenced winter of 2011 when 810 inches or 67.5 feet of snow pummeled the resort, just five years before. 

North Shore hotel buried in Carnelian Bay.

of the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for the greater Lake Tahoe, Truckee and Reno areas. It poured rain as freezing levels often ranged above 7,500 feet. More than a foot of water soaked Donner Pass that month, but only 14 inches of snow. Testament to the temperate nature of these storm systems, Squaw Valley tallied only 35 inches of snow on its upper mountain in December despite abundant precipitation.

The historic winter of 2017 was off to a roaring start on a record-setting trajectory, but in overview the month of January is the crown jewel in this atmospheric freak show. If you’re looking for snowfall records, January 2017 has them.

It stormed for nearly three consecutive weeks that month. This time snow levels were below 6,000 feet where most residents and visitors live, travel and congregate. In the first week, more than 7 feet of snow piled up at local resorts. Another intense AR with enough cold air support quickly followed that so that precipitation remained frozen near 6,000 feet.

Rare blizzard warnings were posted for regional highway passes such as Donner and Mount Rose as winds exceeded 150 mph over mountain ridges. From Jan. 2

TA H O E

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.

Nostalgia

THE SIERRA’S PERPETUAL WINTER In his 1845 pioneer guidebook, “The Emigrant’s Guide to Oregon and California,” attorney Lansford W. Hastings claimed, “No fires are required in California, at any season of the year, in parlors, offices or ships, hence fuel is never required, for any other than culinary purposes. It may be truly said of this country, December is as pleasant as May. The remarks are applicable only to the valleys and plains, for the mountains present but one eternal winter. Hence it is seen, that you may here enjoy perennial spring, or perpetual winter at your option.” The huge snowpack from the winter of 1952 illustrates Lansford’s claim.

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

Courtesy Truckee Donner Historical Society

LIVE MUSIC, SHOWS & NIGHTLIFE

MUSIC SCENE

Music SCENE September 14-20, 2017

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Jamestown Revival

SEPTEMBER 14-21, 2017

SEPT. 14 | THURSDAY

STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

TAHOE & TRUCKEE

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Dave Leather Sassafras 6 p.m.

Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m.

Brother Dan Boomtown 6 p.m.

Tyler Stafford Wild River Grille 6:30 p.m.

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

Arizona Jones Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m.

Drinking With Clowns Peppermill 7 p.m.

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

American Made Band Atlantis 8 p.m.

Frank Perry Jazz Combo 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m.

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

The Grannies, The Beaumonts, The Flesh Hammers Studio on 4th 9 p.m.

Gotcha Covered Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Ashley Red Eldorado 10 p.m.

Bass Revolt 1 Up 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Kronik Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

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

Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 8 p.m.

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

“Equivocation” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m.

Murray Sawback Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh Grand Sierra Resort 8 p.m.

Special Events Snaffle Bit Futurity Reno National Championship Air Races Reno Steed Field CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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onathan Clay had just returned home from a two-week tour through Colorado that culminated in a performance at the legendary Red Rocks with Trombone Shorty and The Record Company when he spoke to The Tahoe Weekly.

“It lives up to its expectations,” he says of the natural amphitheater set amid Rocky Mountain sandstone. “It was hard to describe, but it was amazing.”

It’s another capstone on the rise of a couple of Texas boys done good.

“When I moved to Magnolia, Texas, in second grade, the population sign read 1,111,” says Clay. “We lived on 5 acres and had some horses. I spent my childhood outdoors.”

Clay’s musical counterpart, Zach Chance, moved across the state to the same small town at the tender age of 15.

“When we became friends, it somehow became evident that we could both sing,” says Clay. “We thought, ‘Man, we should sing together,’ so we started writing songs and seeing what we could do. We had this

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Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Aaron Oropeza Truckee Tavern 5 p.m.

Panda Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Northstar McP’s Pub 8 p.m.

Chi McClean Alibi Ale Truckee 8 p.m.

Chuck Hughes Trio Moody’s 8 p.m.

Paul Covarelli & Steve Dick Bar of America 8:30 p.m.

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

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

Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m.

Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m.

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

Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m.

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

Darren Carter w/Joe Praino The Improv 9 p.m.

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BACK-PORCH SOUL, FOLK

“This switch flipped and we started writing with this totally different mentality. It’s the closest thing I‘ve ever felt to some kind of creative enlightenment.” little band without a name. We recorded some songs with my dad’s old microphone plugged into my computer through like five different adapters. We sold the three songs on a CD at school. Not everyone could burn a CD back then, so that was something.”

On whether the original high-school EP is still in circulation, Clay says patently, “It’s been since put in the vault.”

A few years later the duo took a trip upcountry to Huntsville, Texas, to do some songwriting together.

“We’d never written songs out there, so we brought instruments and something just clicked,” says Clay. “This switch flipped and we started writing with this totally different mentality. It’s the closest thing I‘ve ever felt to some kind of creative enlightenment. We decided we had to run with it.”

Clay and Chance named their band Jamestown Revival as an historical metaphor for a new beginning. Six months later they moved to Los Angeles to make their fortune.

“Life was nipping at our heels and we knew we had to do something,” says Clay.

“We thought L.A. might be the best to

–Jonathan Clay place get jumpstarted and we were right. It was all of that and more.”

They didn’t know a soul, so Clay created a whole new persona named Josh who booked gigs for the band.

“You got to fake it ‘til you make it and we were fakin’ it every stretch of the way,” he says. “Finally at one of our gigs someone was like, ‘Josh said.’ And I was like, ‘Um, I’m Josh.’ If you know nobody and got nothin’ going on, you gotta give everyone the perception that you know what’s going on. If you don’t take yourself seriously, then nobody is going to take you seriously. Being on an island in L.A. is just a desperate ploy.”

Eventually, the band met an actual booking agent at a house party who introduced them to the manager who is still with them today. They recorded their first album, “Utah,” on minimal equipment in the Wasatch Mountains and hit the road.

Jamestown Revival’s breakthrough came when their 2014 single, “California (Cast Iron Soul),” caught national attention after being played by DJ Jason Bentley on Los Angeles KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic.”

“It really is a tastemaker feature,” says Clay of the long-running program.

“Jason Bentley fell in love with the song and got behind the band. After that, this movement humbly started. It was all very nontraditional outlets. Although this word gets overused, it was very grassroots, which is maybe more traditional by oldtime standards.”

Although Jamestown Revival weren’t the first artists to find inspiration and success with songs about California — they follow in the footsteps of The Beach Boys, The Mamas and the Papas and Billy Bragg to name a few — the state nevertheless holds a golden place in the band’s heart as its finest muse and door.

“I think California is like the girl you dated and it didn’t work out because of the timing. But, she’s a girl you could have

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married,” says Clay. “And there’s always that thought in the back of your mind like: ‘What if ?’ There will always be that love affair and time changes your perspective, but it will always a be a special place.

Honestly, it’s a place to which we owe our careers. If we hadn’t have moved out there, you and I wouldn’t be talking today.”  For more information or to purchase tickets, visit jamestownrevival.com or crystalbaycasino.com.

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MUSIC SCENE

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Lucero

SETS ITSELF FREE

SEPT. 15 | FRIDAY

STORY BY SEAN MCALINDIN

TAHOE & TRUCKEE

Sept. 17 | 8 p.m. | $18-$23 | Cargo Concert Hall | Reno, Nev. t’s been a crazy morning,” says Lucero bassist John C. Stubblefield.

“I finally got it all together. I got the car fixed, got home and showered. At the moment Rick [Steff ], our keyboard player, is at the studio doing overdubs on some songs we’ve got skeletons on. I’m gonna get in there soon and work on some new ones.

We came into this record with no demos, so we’re writing a lot of it together live on the floor.”

Lucero recently left ATO Records after recording its last two albums with the New York City-based company.

“We’re in between labels right now,” says Stubblefield. “It’s been very freeing.

We used to have to do demos before getting in the studio. It’s basically like making a record before you make a record.

This time we’re doing it just for us. We’ll see where the chips fall after the fact label-wise.”

Lucero is making this record on its own dime at the fabled Sam Phillips Recording studio in Memphis, Tenn. Phillips memorably produced Elvis Presley’s early work and was one of the first people to record B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison in the 1950s heyday of blues, roots country and rockabilly music.

Jamie Harmon

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COUNTRY, PUNK ROCK

“I was 12 and he was 15,” says Stubblefield. “Roy [Berry, the drummer] met us and he was about 18. Brian said he was starting a band with Ben Nichols. We had band practice that night and here we are 20 years later.”

Next year will mark 20 years as a band with the same core four members. Over the years, Lucero’s sound has become more laid-back and refined, while never fully departing from its gritty punk roots.

“With each album that you make and each tour that you go on, there’s growth,”

“For [the new album], we’ve been stripping it down a little bit and going back to our roots after the last three records have had horns and more of a Memphis soul sound.”

“He sold Elvis’s contract, came over here and built this studio from the ground up in 1958,” says Stubblefield. “It was one of the first purposely built recording studios. At this place, the sixth member of the band becomes the studio. It’s so atmospheric. It’s definitely lending itself to the new Lucero sound. For this one, we’ve been stripping it down a little bit and going back to our roots after the last three records have had horns and more of a Memphis soul sound.”

This will be Lucero’s third session at the studio. The first one was only three days long just to get a feel for the space. From there, the band booked two more weeklong sessions. Rather than come into the 12th album with any fixed concepts or songs, Lucero is approaching this recording session organically.

“We’re still looking for it,” says Stubblefield of the thread that ties this new project together. “It’s happening and starting to reveal itself to a certain degree. It’s almost more freeing to not know or to have too many preconceived ideas about it right now.”

Stubblefield first met Lucero guitarist Brian Venerable at a matinee show at the Antennae Club in midtown Memphis where they saw Green Day and other seminal punks bands back in the 1990s.

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–John C. Stubblefield says Stubblefield. “When it’s your first time going to New York and people show up, it’s amazing. It’s still that feeling, but we’re a little more focused nowadays. We’ve learned to put our best foot forward rather than all our feet forward.”

As their sound has evolved, Stubblefield believes there is still a magic something that weaves it all together through time.

“A lot of people have a certain first show they compare everything to,” he says. “In their mind it was the perfect

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show. You always have fans who are like, ‘Why doesn’t this album sound like my favorite album?’ But what I love about this band so much is that to a certain degree our fans get it. Everything intrinsically sounds like the band, but with a story and different landscapes colors, palettes for each record.”  For more information or to purchase tickets, visit luceromusic.com or cargoreno.com.

Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 11 a.m.

Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Live music 968 Park Hotel Coffee Bar 7:30 p.m.

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

Michael Franti & Spearhead MontBleu 8 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m.

Paul Covarelli & Steve Dick Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Soul Slap Moody’s 8:30 p.m.

Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m.

Mystique McP’s Pub 9 p.m.

Live music Steamers Bar & Grill SLT 9 p.m.

The Breakfast Klub w/Nesha & DJ Rusty B Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m.

Guitar Town Bar of America 9:30 p.m.

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

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

DJ Rizzo Hard Rock 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke Open mic Art Truckee 7 p.m.

Punk Rock Karaoke Tourist Club 9 p.m.

MontBleu 9 p.m.

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

Darren Carter w/Joe Praino The Improv 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND American Made Band Atlantis 4 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

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

J Stalin & YID Jub Jub’s 7 p.m.

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

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

Andersen Ackerman Harrah’s 8 p.m.

Drinking With Clowns Peppermill 8 p.m.

Arizona Jones Carson Valley Inn 8 p.m.

Atomika Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Gotcha Covered Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Sunmonks, Books & John Underwood Studio on 4th 9 p.m.

The Look Boomtown 9 p.m.

Cook Book Atlantis 10 p.m.

Ashley Red Eldorado 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m.

DJ Styles, DJ Bebop Martinez Living the Good Life 9 p.m.

DJ Bobby G Polo Lounge 9 p.m.

DJ Roni V & DJ Bob Richards Eldorado 10 p.m.

DJ Romeo Reyes Lex Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

Boggan and guest DJs 1 up 10 p.m.

DJ Mo Funk El Jefe’s 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m.

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

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

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Karaoke Spiro’s Sports Bar 9 p.m.

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

“Equivocation” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m.

Murray Sawback Laugh Factory 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.

iCandy The Show Harrah’s 9 p.m.

Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Matt Gubser 3rd Street Bar 9:30 p.m.

Special Events Food Truck Friday Idlewild Park 5 p.m.

Snaffle Bit Futurity Reno National Championship Air Races Reno Steed Field Zawadisha Atlantis 8 a.m.

SEPT. 16 | SATURDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Wesley Orsolic The Beacon 1 p.m.

Johnny Cash & June Carter Tribute Show Yuba Theatre 2 & 7 p.m.

Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Punk vs. Metal Hard Rock 7:30 p.m.

Steve & Tom Gar Woods 8 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore 8 p.m.

Soul Slap Moody’s 8:30 p.m.

Killer Dueling Pianos MontBleu 9 p.m.

Street Heart McP’s Pub 9 p.m.

Jamestown Revival w/Grizzly Goat Crystal Bay Club 9 p.m.

El DUB Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m.

Guitar Town Bar of America 9:30 p.m.

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

DJ David Aaron MontBleu 10 p.m.

DJ Rizzo Hard Rock 10 p.m.

Rookies 10 p.m.

Open Mic & Karaoke MontBleu 9 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance Redlight Revue Redlight Truckee 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion The Loft 7 & 9 p.m.

Darren Carter w/Joe Praino The Improv 8 & 10 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND American Made Band Atlantis 4 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Mark Miller Boomtown 5 p.m.

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

GHI Jazz Living the Good Life 6 p.m.

Corky Bennett Bavarian World 6 p.m.

Erika Paul David Aller Duo Creazian Restaurant 7 p.m.

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Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

Drinking With Clowns Peppermill 8 p.m.

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Deception Red Dog Saloon 8 p.m.

Mac Lethal, Glass Tung Cargo 8:30 p.m.

Atomika Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

Space Kamp Jub Jub’s 9 p.m.

John Palmore Boomtown 9 p.m.

Gotcha Covered Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Ring of Fire Studio on 4th 9 p.m.

SinfulNV The BlueBird 10 p.m.

Cook Book Atlantis 10 p.m.

Ashley Red Eldorado 10 p.m.

Summer Sound System 1 Up 10 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ I Harrah’s 9 p.m.

DJ Roni V Eldorado 9 p.m.

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

Country Music Nights Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

DJ Four Color Zach Peppermill 10 p.m.

DJ Drama Lex Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

Four Color Zack Peppermill 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

DJ Chris English Peppermill 1 a.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 9 p.m.

September 14-20, 2017

MUSIC SCENE

C A L E N D A R | SEPTEMBER 14-21, 2017 Rock N Roll Karaoke Silver Legacy 9 p.m.

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Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh Pioneer Underground 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

“Equivocation” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m.

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

Special Events Carson City Ghost Walk Snaffle Bit Futurity Reno National Championship Air Races Reno Steed Field Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl Sundance Books and Music Downtown Reno Prom Pub Crawl

DJ Parties DJ Ivan Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

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

Theater, Comedy & Dance “Equivocation” Reno Little Theater 2 p.m.

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

Murray Sawback Laugh Factory 7:30 p.m.

Special Events Snaffle Bit Futurity Reno National Championship Air Races Reno Steed Field

SEPT. 18 | MONDAY

SEPT. 17 | SUNDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE Big Red Blues Band The Beacon 1 p.m.

Gonzology McP’s Pub 2 p.m.

Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Space Kamp X Terpene Station Tour Whiskey Dick’s 9 p.m.

TAHOE & TRUCKEE Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 3 p.m.

MNF McP’s Pub 7 p.m.

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

Theater, Comedy & Dance Line dancing Nakoma Resort 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion The Loft 7 p.m.

Modest Mouse performs at the Grand Sierra Resort on Sept. 19.

Buddy Emmer Band Harrah’s 8 p.m.

The Perceptionists Hard Rock 9 p.m.

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

DJ Keenan Whiskey Dicks 9 p.m.

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

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

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

Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Boomtown 6 p.m.

Bill Wharton Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

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

First Take Renaissance Reno 7 p.m.

Michael Jackson Tribute Eldorado 7 p.m.

Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m.

Modest Mouse Grand Sierra 8 p.m.

DG Kicks Band Jazz 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m.

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

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

DJ Parties DJ Logan & Montague Eldorado 10 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Theater, Comedy & Dance “Where There’s a Will, There’s A Relative” Reno Little Theatre 1 p.m.

SEPT. 20 | WEDNESDAY TAHOE & TRUCKEE

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

DJ Chris English Cabo Wabo 9 p.m.

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

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

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

Darren Carter w/Joe Praino The Improv 9 p.m.

RENO & BEYOND Colin Ross chez louie 10 a.m.

Tristan Selzler Brasserie St. James 12 p.m.

Sunday Jazz Wild River Grille 2 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

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

Crush Boomtown 6 p.m.

Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m.

Lucero w/Matthew Logan Cargo 8 p.m.

Sunday Jazz Reno Little Theater 7 p.m.

Royce The Point 7 p.m.

First Take Renaissance Reno 7 p.m.

Cook Book Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

Ashley Red Eldorado 10 p.m.

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

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m.

Tandymonium Boomtown 6 p.m.

Fleet Foxes Grand Sierra 8 p.m.

Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Gold Hill Hotel 7 p.m.

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

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

Blazing Mics! Jub Jub’s 9:30 p.m.

Live Band Karaoke Eldorado 10 p.m.

SEPT. 19 | TUESDAY

TAHOE & TRUCKEE Glen Smith McP’s Pub 7 p.m.

Rak Dettelback Alibi Ale Works Truckee 7 p.m.

Lee Jones Gunbarrel Tavern 3 p.m.

Ike & Martin “M.S. Dixie” 5:30 p.m.

JG Trio McP’s Pub 7 p.m.

SambaDá Valhalla Boathouse 7:30 p.m.

Stan Charles Pastime Club 10 p.m.

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

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

Karaoke Classic Cue 9 p.m.

Auld Dubliner 9 p.m.

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

Adam Ray w/Sandy Danto & Avery Pearson The Improv 9 p.m.

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

John Shipley Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

Max Minardi Peppermill 6 p.m.

Phil Prunier Boomtown 6 p.m.

Bill Wharton Carson Valley Inn 6 p.m.

Terri & Craig Glen Eagles 7 p.m.

Rick Metz Blues Jam Sands Regency 7 p.m.

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

Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

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

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

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Sept. 15 | 8 p.m.

MontBleu Resort Casino | Stateline, Nev.

MICHAEL FRANTI IS a musician, poet, spoken-word artist, singer-songwriter and humanitarian. His music uplifts the spirit and spreads love, light and awareness. On his “Love Out Loud” tour, Franti brings his passion to South Lake Tahoe. | montbleuresort.com

KABIR “KABEEZY”

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

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

Open Mic Alibi Ale Works 9 p.m.

Karaoke Fat Cat Bar 9 p.m.

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

Karaoke The Grid 9:30 p.m.

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

Adam Ray w/Sandy Danto & Avery Pearson The Improv 9 p.m.

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Justincredible DJ Carson Station 9 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10 p.m.

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

Open Mic Firkin & Fox 7 p.m.

Karaoke Jub Jub’s 8:30 p.m.

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

VAUDEVILLE, BURLESQUE

Sept. 16 | 7 p.m.

Redlight Social Lounge | Truckee EXPERIENCE THE Redlight Revue, a vaudeville, burlesque variety show at the Redlight in Truckee. The show will feature a number of acts, local talent, magic and more. Tickets are available online or at the door. Seating is limited and advance purchase is encouraged. | facebook.com/ redlighttruckee

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Lost Sierra Hoedown Plumas Eureka State Park Jody Sweet Piano Best Pies 4 p.m.

Aaron Oropeza Truckee Tavern 5 p.m.

David Beck Cottonwood 7 p.m.

Fish & JG McP’s Pub 9 p.m.

Rustler’s Moon Bar of America 8 p.m.

Jenni Charles & Jesse Dunn Moody’s 8 p.m.

Gil Eldorado 4:30 p.m.

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

Dave Leather Sassafras 6 p.m.

Jason King Boomtown 6 p.m.

Blues Monsters Carson Valley Inn 7 p.m.

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

Rose’s Pawn Shop Peppermill 7 p.m.

Solid Gold Soul Harrah’s 7:30 p.m.

APEX Concerts UNR Nightingale Concert Hall 7:30 p.m.

Frank Perry Jazz Combo 3rd Street Bar 8 p.m.

Old Dominion Grand Sierra 8 p.m.

Escalade Atlantis 8 p.m.

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

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

Mike Furlong Circus Circus 9 p.m.

Jennings & Keller Studio on 4th 9 p.m.

DJ Parties DJ Kronik Silver Legacy 8 p.m.

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

Country Music Night Grand Sierra 10 p.m.

DJ Montague Eldorado 10:30 p.m.

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

Karaoke West 2nd Street 8 p.m.

Karaoke The Point 8 p.m.

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

“Equivocation” Reno Little Theater 7:30 p.m.

Mark Christopher Lawrence Pioneer Underground 8 p.m.

COMEDY

Sept. 14 | 8 p.m.

Grand Sierra Resort | Reno, Nev. Sept. 15 & 16 | 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Pioneer Underground | Reno, Nev. KABIR “KABEEZY” SINGH from “Family Guy” is one of the fastest rising comedians in the nation. Singh has been called the next big Indian comedian.

He released his debut comedy album: “Welcome to the Future.” Singh brings to Reno his high-energy humor. | renotahoecomedy.com

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Sept. 20 | 7:30 p.m.

Valhalla Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe THE WEST COAST’S hottest Brazilian band – SambaDá – musically unites the Americas. Based in the rich musical traditions of Brazil, SambaDá references salsa and cumbia and blends them playfully with funk and reggae beats. Brazilian natives Papiba Godinho and Dandha da Hora bring respect for Brazilian music and together with the entire band, they present a unique sound with a universal appeal. | valhallatahoe.com

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P E DA L P OW E R The Edible Pedal 100 rides include five routes all starting and ending at the Bowers Mansion in Washoe Valley on Sept. 17.

The family-friendly route includes a 10km around Washoe Valley. The cruising 32km treks to Carson City; the 50km and 74km loops tour through Carson and Genoa; and the challenging 150km goes through the Carson Valley to Lake Tahoe via Kingsbury Grade. The Edible Pedal 100 is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Reno Sunrise. | ediblepedal100.org

Grilled, slow cooked, smoked or roasted, ribs are a delectable experience.

Truckee Truckee Demonstration Garden is hosting monthly dig-ins for community volunteers to help with getting the garden ready for planting, refurbishing damaged beds, weeding — anything that needs to be done. No experience is necessary. Digin dates are the third Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 16. | truckeegarden@gmail.com

Take a stroll along the river

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Reno, Nev. The Downtown Reno Wine Walk along the Truckee River in the Riverwalk District on Sept. 16 and Oct. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. Every third Saturday of the month, visit any of the participating Riverwalk District merchants to get a map of Wine Walk merchants. Go to the participating merchant of your choice, and, for a $20 wine-tasting fee and valid photo ID, receive a wine glass and an ID bracelet to sample wine at any participating merchant. Strollers and pets are not advised because of large crowds. | renoriver.org CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

hickory, oak, pecan, apple or cherry.

Tahoe has a host of restaurants with rib dishes to tempt the most fickle rib palette.

For some of the best ribs in Tahoe check out Moe’s Original BBQ in Tahoe City, Smokey’s Kitchen in Truckee and Riva

PORK OR BEEF Let’s discus pork ribs. They are extremely versatile. There are two common types of pork ribs: spareribs and loin back ribs.

Spareribs come from the belly of the pig while loin back ribs come from the loin.

Spareribs are meatier, fatter and more flavorful. Loin ribs, often called baby back ribs are less meaty, less fatty and more tender than spareribs.

Beef ribs also come in two cuts: back ribs and short ribs. Back ribs come from the rib section of the cow. Short ribs come from the upper portion of the rib cage.

Back ribs don’t have quite as much meat as the short ribs.

If you plan on cooking ribs at home, there are many ways they can be prepared: roasted in the oven, barbecued on a grill or cooked in a slow cooker or Dutch oven.

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The pomegranate glazed ribs at Riva Grill

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re you a lover of ribs? Do you prefer pork or beef ? What makes a rib juicy and delicious? The chef who masters the preparation of ribs adds just the right amount of seasoning and sauce and cooks them just the right amount to create a tender, juicy and flavorful rib. Some lean toward a smoky flavor while others fancy a sweet and sour flavor. There are ribs made with a dry spicy rub or simply seasoned, while some ribs are slathered in a wet barbecue sauce.

Ribs can be prepared so the meat remains firm on the bone or slow cooked so the meat falls off the bone and melts in your mouth. Grilled, slow cooked, smoked or roasted, ribs are a delectable experience and depending on which part of the country, or the world for that matter, that you’re in will determine the flavor, style and temperature.

How do you pick out ribs? Choose pieces with meat coverage over the bones and ones that don’t have large areas of surface fat. Make sure to avoid rib slabs where the meat has been cut too close to the bone. And choose fresh ribs for best quality. Avoid buying frozen meat.

Next is preparation. First remove the membrane, then trim the slab and remove any excess fat. Now you are ready to whip up a meal.

Ribs are made different ways around the world. Chinese spareribs were one of my favorites as a kid. We’d often head to the local Chinese restaurant on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park, N.Y., for ribs or hop on the subway and head to Chinatown for Char Siu Ribs. The tender ribs were both savory and sweet.

In other parts of the world, ribs are cooked in a myriad of ways: Korean short ribs, which can be smoky, sweet, savory and spicy; Jamaican-style ribs made with jerk spice offer a kick of spicy with hints of scotch bonnet peppers; and Moroccan ribs are rubbed with cinnamon, ginger, cumin, turmeric and salt. From Argentina to Europe and around the globe, ribs can be found on many menus.

Here in the states ribs are a delicacy.

Texas-style ribs are all about the meat, the seasoning and the smoke. In St. Louis, ribs lean toward tomato and vinegar sauces with a sweet-and-sour flavor and a dash of hot pepper. Mustard-based barbecue sauces dominate South Carolina. In Memphis, there are two styles of ribs: dry and wet.

Wood for smoking in different regions also create signature flavors whether

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If you want to embark on home-cooked ribs, check out local butcher shops or ranchers at one of Tahoe’s farmers’ markets.  Priya Hutner is a writer, health and wellness consultant, and natural foods chef. Her business, The Seasoned Sage, focuses on wellness, conscious eating and healthy living. She offers healthy organic meals for her clients. She may be reached at pria78@ gmail.com or visit theseasonedsage.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com to read more. Click on the Local Flavor tab.

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The eighth annual Sample the Sierra food and wine festival is on Sept. 16 at Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe. Early bird tickets are now available for the region’s only farm-to-fork fair celebrating homegrown food, wines, spirits and brews and the opportunity for businesses to participate in the growing foodie culture in South Lake Tahoe.

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Sample the Sierra aims to expand the gastronomic horizons of festivalgoers with booths featuring a different winery, distillery or brewery, restaurant and farm with paired food and drink unique to the region. The celebration also includes live music, art and the opportunity to witness three chefs go head to head in an Iron Chef-style competition. | samplethesierra.com

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Reno, Nev. Whether it’s a powder blue tuxedo, poufy ball gown or slinky miniskirt, partygoers dressed to the nines are sure to relive their high-school fantasy without having to sneak booze into the punch bowl. The inaugural Downtown Reno Prom Pub Crawl is on Sept. 16 from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $5 per cup; $20 for two cups, corsage and boutonniere or $30 for two cups, corsage, boutonniere and two prom photos. Proceeds will benefit Aly’s Prom Closet and the Northern Nevada Diabetes Association. | Tickets renoprompubcrawl.eventbrite.com

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Beckwourth Sierra Valley Farms presents Wine with a View at the Barn, an evening hosted by Cuccia’s Restaurant, on Sept. 17.

From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., enjoy tasting wine and delicious appetizers in the barn with spectacular views among the organic vegetable fields. The cost is $40 per person. | Tickets sierravalleyfarms.com

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Gardnerville, Nev. Main Street Gardnerville hosts Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk every third Thursday of the month. The next is on Sept. 21 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. A Wine Down is in Heritage Park with coffee and dessert until 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per adult, which includes $5 for the “Forever Glass” that can be used at future events. Registration tables are at the Main Street Gardnerville office and Big Daddy’s Bicycles or register online. | mainstreetgardnerville.org

Dining for schools cards Three new local restaurants have joined more than 40 participating in the Excellence in Education Foundation’s Dining for Schools fundraising program this year. Hacienda Del Lago in Tahoe City, Whitecaps Pizza in Kings Beach and Yamakai Fish and Sushi Co. in the Village at Northstar are the most recent additions.

Each Dining for Schools cardholder receives 50 percent off an individual dinner entrée at participating restaurants. Some restrictions apply.

Mountain Valley Meats in Truckee is another new addition. It will offer a 15 percent discount on in-store purchases made Sunday through Thursday during the valid non-holiday period.

Dining for Schools Cards are available for $50 per card and are nontransferable. All proceeds benefit the Excellence in Education Foundation.

Cards are valid Sunday through Thursday only (holidays excluded) from Sept.

24 through Dec. 14 and from April 15 through June 14, 2018.

Several restaurants offer an extended period from Jan. 7 through April 5, 2018.

Cards may be used for an unlimited number of times at any participating restaurant. They are available at Safeway in Truckee and Kings Beach, Save Mart in Truckee and Tahoe City, Mountain Hardware and Sports in Truckee, The Store in Tahoe City and online. | exined.org

Head-to-head pluck-off Olympic Valley Guitar Strings vs. Chicken Wings is in the Village at Squaw on Sept. 15 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Six restaurants and five bands will go head to head to benefit the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science.

Each restaurant will be cooking its own signature recipes for spicy, flavor-packed chicken wings and joining forces with the region’s best bands to crank the contest to the max. Entry is $5 donation.

Attendees will receive tokens at the entrance allowing them to place votes for their favorite wings and favorite band. | squawalpine.com

Tahoe Food Hub announces the last of its series of pop-up farm dinners called Pitchfork & the Pan. The dinner will be at Lost Trail Lodge on Sept. 19. Tahoe Food Hub’s chef in residence, Carolyn Newman, will design a four-course menu with a guest chef, spotlighting the produce

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The family is the Gruets and when the members arrive in Truth or Consequences, N. M., Mr. Gruet declares, “Here’s the place!” Ever since they have been growing the classic grapes of Champagne, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay and crafting some of the best sparkling wines in the New World.

Famille Gruet Winery. | Courtesy Gruet Winery

One of my favorite multi-course meal pairings is to pour a different Gruet with each and every course. This works because every bottling, from the Sauvage to versions with some sweetness, is crisp and complex and plays well with the appropriate food.

Whether choosing an entry-level or vintage wine, you could do the same pairing for several courses and not spend what a single bottle of top vintage champagne costs.

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Their limestone vineyards lie between 3,000- and 5,000-foot elevations, which even with their southern latitudes, provide the cool climate and calcareous soils that are excellent incubators for fresh and mineral-tasting grapes — that make the best sparkling wines. The Gruets also use the resource, time and labor-intensive traditional process that has so much to do with developing flavors, textures and bubble quality.

The Gruets create sparklers in all the popular champagne styles from bone-dry Sauvage versions to classic Brut, Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Noir and even some long-aged vintage bottlings. Although not cheap, Gruet Winery wines deliver price value across the board, often outperforming wines that cost much more.

These wines regularly garner high ratings from the major review sources, but they never seem to catch fire with the general public. This is good news for us because they continue to be excellent values. In addition, they are widely available in the more wine-centric parts of the U.S., so you should have no trouble finding them.

I have had them as part of almost every wine program I have run or consulted on and they have pleasantly surprised many a fan of much pricier sparkling wines, including lovers of high-end champagne.

Good local sources are the Uncorked/ Petra wine bars because they not only stock Gruets, they can also help you get their limited offerings on request.

Remember, bubbles can go with everything and Gruet’s sparklers deliver great bang for the buck.  Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier and his consulting business WineProwest.com assists in the selling, buying and managing wine collections. He may be reached at (775) 544-3435 or lou@ wineprowest.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more wine columns. Click on Wine Column under the Local Flavor tab.

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t the top of the list during barbecue season are the hamburger and hot dog. These two items make up a huge amount of the entrées consumed in summer. They are great any time of year, but the grill enhances their flavor more than any other meats.

I mean, anything will taste better cooked on the grill, but a nice rib-eye is going to also taste great if it is pan cooked or cooked on an electric grill in the house. The burger it seems was invented specifically to cook on the grill as a cheap alternative to steak and the world, or at least the backyard, is a much better place in which to eat it.

Besides hot dogs and hamburgers, steaks also are a popular grilling item. With the price of a good steak costing close to a small fortune and continuing to rise, the steak is something for a special occasion or at least for once in a great while. Then there are pork chops, which are reasonably priced and also great on the grill. Lamb chops are more for that special occasion, also.

The second biggest grilling meat is chicken. When grilling chicken, three parts come to mind: breast, leg and thigh. The breast is normally grilled with the skin removed and either marinated or with barbecue sauce. They can be grilled with seasonings, but that is not the norm. Legs and thighs on the other hand are a little more versatile. They are grilled with the skin on and can be marinated, covered with barbecue sauce or seasoned.

Seasoning the legs and thighs involves a method that adds flavor and is the way I would season them if I were cooking them in the oven. Did I mention seasoning also keeps the herbs from burning, which can cause bitterness? If you burn some herbs or spices – garlic is a great example – they can get bitter. This method of seasoning will reduce the possibility of burning the seasonings by a lot.

So what is this miracle technique for adding the seasonings? Just a little common sense. As I tell my ski students, there

is no such thing as common sense until you’ve heard: “Wow, that is so simple. It’s just common sense.”

If there is the possibility of the herbs and spices burning on the skin, then don’t put them on the skin. Instead, peel the skin back, season the meat directly and then pull the skin back in place. For those who do not eat the skin, this is especially good.

By seasoning under the skin, the chicken stays moist, but at the same time the seasoning gets steamed into the meat.

By seasoning under the skin, the chicken stays moist, but at the same time the seasoning gets steamed into the meat.

Now cook the chicken as you normally would. If you have a cover on the grill, use it and that will help prevent flareups, which can chare the skin. If you don’t have a cover, then when the fat drippings cause the fire to flare, move the chicken to another spot. Once the fat has been rendered out of the skin the flareups will stop.

When baking the chicken in the oven, get a pan hot on top of the stove and place the chicken thigh skin down and cook until the skin is golden. Then flip it over and place it in a 350 degree F oven to finish. If there happens to be skin all around, then brown one side and flip and place right into the oven. The second side will brown in the oven. This will lead to great-tasting and moist chicken. Enjoy.  Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. Contact him at tmmsmitty@gmail.com or (530) 412-3598. To read archived copies of Smitty’s column, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on Chef’s Recipe under the Local Flavor tab.

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Peel the skin back and season the meat. Then pull the skin back over the meat. If there is skin on one side as many thighs come, cook the skin side down first to get it crisp. This also will serve to keep juices in the meat. If grilling, use a cover to keep the flareups down. If there is no cover, move the chicken around as the fire flares.

When cooking in the oven, start the chicken on top of the stove, browning one side or two if need be. Finish cooking it in the oven.

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