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10 May – 13 June 2013
Vintage 11, Nip 6
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la amenaza de incendios de este año. Preguntamos:
“¿Crees que será una gran temporada de incendios
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All Fired Up
With less snow on the mountains than normal for this time of
year, the fire season is creeping a little too close for comfort, so
we thought we would gauge the community’s awareness of the fire
threat. We asked, “Do you think it will be a big fire season, and
what are you doing to prepare for it?”
Do Tell!
Interviews and photos
By Emily Dettling
Tina Bassatt, Russell Valley
Madre • Mom
Tuvimos dos inviernos secos, y
el año pasado no tuvimos una
gran temporada (de incendios).
Creo que todos nos preparamos
para tenerla este año.
We’ve had two dry winters,
and last year wasn’t a big one
[fire season]. I think everyone
is bracing for it this year.
Otis Karitz, Truckee
Albañil • Stone Mason
I hope not! I keep it tidy around
the house, and pray a lot.
¡Espero que no! Mantengo el
área alrededor de mi casa
prolija, y rezo mucho.
Tony Alttieri, Truckee
Contratista de Tile/Instructor de Karate • Tile Contractor/Karate Instructor
¡Ya comenzó la temporada de
incendios! No deberíamos preocuparnos sólo por la temporada
alta. Nos preparamos rastrillando y limpiando el área en
torno a nuestro hogar.
It already is a big fire season!
High season shouldn’t be the
only time to be aware. We prepare by raking and cleaning
up around the home.
Jordon Tollison, Truckee
Gerente de Tienda • Store Manager
Mis compañeros de habitación
siempre cortan los arbustos secos. Definitivamente agradezco
cuando llueve.
My roommates always cut
down the dry shrubs. I’m
definitely thankful for the rain.
Cane Schaller, Truckee
Sector Bienes Raíces • Realtor
Hay muchísimo riesgo todos
los años. ¿Acaso el riesgo es
mayor este año? Me temo que
sí. Para prepararnos, tenemos un espacio de defensa
estándar.
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There’s plenty of risk in any
year. Is there more this year?
I’m afraid so. We do standard
defensible space to prepare.
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Elizabeth Carmel Appointed
to TRPA Board
Truckee landscape photographer and former land use planner
Elizabeth Carmel was appointed to the Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency Governing Board in April. Carmel owns two fine art photography galleries, one in Truckee and another in Calistoga.
Elizabeth Carmel is one of
the newest TRPA board members.
Photo by Martin Gisborne
View online in the news Section
Squaw’s New Community
Advisory Council
Squaw Valley has formed a community advisory council to provide
feedback on the planned village expansion project. Comprised of
about 30 Squaw homeowners, business owners, and homeowner
association representatives, the council is intended to be an informal forum. The question many have is, Will Squaw listen?
Will the new Advisory
Council make an impact on the
resort’s development plans? Photo
by Emily Dettling/Moonshine Ink
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West Shore Roadwork
Resumes
Roadwork on Highway 89 between Tahoma and Tahoe City is part
of a $34 million project to help protect lake water quality. Motorists can expect delays.
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Check out a photo collage from Squaw Valley’s Earth Day Celebration. Participants were educated on recycling, bear proofing,
alternative energy, and more from all earth-friendly vendors.
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Tahoe Truckee High’s Envirolution Club put on its famous Trashion Show showing off stylish clothes
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Temporada de Festivales y Sombras en Verano
A medida que escribo
esto, la lluvia empapa
el área; el ruido de las
gotas está puntuado
por relámpagos y
truenos ocasionales.
El terreno mojado se
ve ciber-brilloso con
sombras exquisitanota de la
mente definidas de
directora
verdes y suciedad en
Por Mayumi Elegado
lo alto del desierto
que parece saciado, por lo menos por ahora.
La lluvia es una bendición, realmente, desde
que comenzó la temporada de incendios en
una fecha tan temprana; esta primavera es la
más seca desde que se comenzaron a tomar
registros en 1910. En un tono positivo, las
manos colaboradoras de CAL FIRE están
volviendo a ingresar a la región (ver artículo
en la pág.22).
Tras esta humedad para todos, las cosas
volverán a encauzarse para tener una primavera y un verano muy seco. Es crucial para
todos nosotros estar alertas respecto de la
prevención de incendios. De acuerdo con el
National Park Service, aproximadamente el
90 por ciento de los incendios forestales en
Estados Unidos son causados por humanos.
Dediquen tiempo significativo al espacio de
defensa este año. Consulten con expertos.
Sean inteligentes respecto de los incendios,
es decir: no enciendan nada. Y no teman
hablar cuando la actividad de un amigo,
vecino, pariente o extraño amenace la
seguridad de incendios de todos.
bosques han dependido del fuego durante
años para que estuvieran sanos. Las personas
tienen una misión combinada: por un lado,
es indispensable estar seguros de los incendios para salvaguardar nuestros recursos
humanos. Por otro lado, como ciudadanos y
residentes, debemos investigar, considerar, y
respaldar los esfuerzos a fin de ayudar a que
los bosques vuelvan a sus ciclos naturales.
Los incendios forestales de California no
son notorios por su fuerza o duración.
Muchos científicos dicen que se debe a 1)
el cambio climático, 2) las políticas que se
proponen ocultar incendios, y 3) la escasa
gestión forestal. Antes de que tanta gente
viviera en el área de Tahoe, el fuego ardía
hasta que se apagaba naturalmente, pero
una aversión al peligro al que las personas y
estructuras están expuestas condujo a políticas que reducen o extinguen los incendios
en el menor tiempo posible. Mientras tanto,
hemos talado gran parte del bosque. El
resultado — una densa superficie de árboles
de la misma edad — es la receta para el
desastre de los incendios forestales.
En un tono menos sombrío, esta edición
marca una de nuestras presentaciones especiales favoritas: La Summer Lovin’ Festival
Guide (Guía de Festivales de Verano), pág
10. Todos los festivales de verano, de toda
la región, en un solo lugar. Este exhaustivo
resumen tiene algo para todos: desde los
hippies hasta los que les gusta Shakepeare,
desde los niños boquiabiertos hasta aquellas
personas que tienen condimento en la vida.
Guarda esta edición que te ayudará a planificar tu verano.
Los festivales son solo unas de nuestras
pasiones en Moonshine Ink. Sigue adelante,
Tahoe.
En nuestro estado, si bien vivimos ante la
constante amenaza de incendios, nuestros
m o o n s h i n e s ta f f
Favorite spring hikes...
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Summertime Somber and Festival Season
Contributing writers
Robert Ayres
Seth Lightcap
Eve Quesnel
Ryan Salm
Contributing photographers/
artists
Publisher’s Note
By Mayumi Elegado
Dave Hatchett
Grant Kaye
As I write this, rain douses the area, the
beat of drops punctuated by occasional
thunder and lightning. The wet landscape
looks cyber-brilliant with exquisitely defined shades of greens and high-desert dirt
that seems satiated, at least for now.
On
the
Michael Okimoto
Scott Thompson
Cover
Poolside
Contortion
Photo by Ryan Salm
The rain is a blessing, really, since fire
season is already upon us at this early
date; this spring is the driest since record
keeping began in 1910. On a positive note,
helping hands in the form of CAL FIRE
are re-entering the region (see story p. 22).
After this moisture free-for-all, we will be
back on track for a blisteringly dry spring
and summer. It is crucial for all of us to be
vigilant in fire prevention. According to
the National Park Service, approximately
90 percent of wildland fires in the United
States are caused by humans. Dedicate
significant time to defensible space this
year. Consult with the experts. Be firesmart, i.e., don’t ignite anything. And don’t
be afraid to speak out when an activity by
your friend, neighbor, family, or a stranger
threatens the fire safety of all.
California wildfires are notorious in
strength and longevity. Many scientists
say this is due to 1) climate change, 2) fire
suppression policies, and 3) poor forest
management. Before so many people lived
in the Tahoe area, fires burned until they
went out naturally, but an aversion to the
danger to people and structures led to
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Un incendio que tuvo lugar una mañana
en 2011 arrolló algunos condominios de Dollar Hill.
El personal de emergencia de incendios contuvo el
fuego.
An early morning fire in 2011 engulfed some
Dollar Hill condominiums. Fire emergency personnel
contained the fire. Photo courtesy of North Tahoe Fire
Protection District
policies that reduce or extinguish fires as
soon as possible. Meanwhile, we chopped
down much of the forest. The result — a
dense woodland of trees all the same age
— is a recipe for wildfire disaster.
On a less somber note, this edition marks
one of our favorite special features: the
Summer Lovin’ Festival Guide, p. 10. All
the summer festivals, from all over the region, all in one place. This comprehensive
roundup has something for everyone, from
the hippie to the Shakespearean, from the
wide-eyed kid to those people seasoned
in life. Keep this edition to help plan your
summer.
In our state, we live with the unswerving
threat of fire, yet our forests have depended upon fire for their health for ages.
The people have a mixed mission: On one
hand, it’s imperative to be fire safe to safeguard our human resources. On the other
hand, as citizens and residents, we must
research, consider, and support efforts to
help forests return to their natural cycles.
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Festivals are just one of our passions at
Moonshine Ink. Keep on keepin’ on, Tahoe.
About the photo | Haley
Viloria, an acrobat/contortionist from
the San Francisco-based performance
art troupe, Quixotic, gets inverted
among a bikini-laden crowd at a High
Camp pool party during Wanderlust
last year.
about the Artist | Ryan Salm’s
artwork seeks to capture the essence
of the person and place. His imagery
spans the globe and can be seen
on the pages of magazines worldwide. Salm currently has an exhibit at
Dragonfly Restaurant and is available
for hire for any occasion, portrait
shoot, or commission. Info: (530)
412-0294, ryansalmphotography.
photoshelter.com
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Community Calendar | El calendario
2 | Do Tell
36 | The Tap
Do you think it will be a big fire season?
¡Cuéntalo!
“¿Crees que será una gran
temporada de incendios este año?
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At Outside Lands in San Francisco.
Photo by Cameron Neilson
8 | My Shot
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EL wRap DEL DEPORTE
39 | Dave Hatchett: A Real Tahoe
Rockstar
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40 | Paddleboarding Outside the Box
9 | In the Past, Letters
S o u l k itchen | L a c o cina del alma
On
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Spot
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A ll í
42 | Quick Bites
Give local eggs a break
Bocaditos Rápidos
Darle un respiro a los huevos
locales
M ism o
6 | Publisher’s Note
Summertime somber and festival season
Nota de la Directora
Temporada de festivales y
sombras en verano
44 | What’s In Season
22 | CAL FIRE Returns to the Basin
Rocking Stone | La Música, La Cultura
23 | True Grit
Chance encounters at the end of the world
45 | The xx at the Knitting Factory
British indie pop band comes to Reno
24 | News Briefs
46 | Book It!
“Get Out of My Crotch!”
26 | Business Profile
Taking therapy in stride
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CREATIVE BREW
mountain Life | La Vida de Las Montañas
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11 | The Bounce Festival: Party all night at the Feather River.
14 | WorldFest: Camping festival at the Nevada County Fairground.
16 | Trails & Vistas: Popular art & music festival celebrates 10 years.
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Your guide to the season of festivals in Tahoe and beyond.
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18 | The Saga of the Quagga
50 | The Feel Good Story
The couple who never fight
For the past five years, the campaign against local invasive species has been
headlined by two mussels that national scientific studies say are likely no threat at all.
C o n t r i b u t o r s
Articles de Español / Spanish articles
Deadlines for upcoming issues:
Los plazos de entrega para las próximas publicaciones:
Laughter and adrenaline fuel Seth
Lightcap’s adventures and inspire
his media work for publications around
the globe. Check out his Moonshine Ink
sports column, Sports Spotlight, p.39,
and SUP story, p. 40. See his work in
Kronicle Snowboarding Magazine and
Backcountry Magazine.
Osha Root Elegado, a spry 15-yearold, has been supporting the local
newspaper industry her entire life. She can
curl quietly under a desk for long deadline
hours and rarely insists on anything except
fresh water. She’s a Humane Society of
Truckee-Tahoe alumni who was well known
for her Houdini-like escapes. She lives for
treats and belly rubs.
Home Slice columnist Maura Mack
has been in the Tahoe/Truckee area since
1995 and in real estate since 2000. She
works for Coldwell Banker in Truckee.
She is a mother, mountain biker, and
snowboarder. Mack writes about real
estate success stories in a down market
on p. 34.
Moonshine contributor Ryan Salm
recently returned from a trip to India’s
Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage where
100 million people gather at the Ganges
River. He is giving a slideshow July 10 at
Jason’s in Kings Beach. See his stories on
music, p. 45, and festivals, p. 11.
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34 | Home Slice
Roses and thorns
pons p
33 | Nature’s Corner
Smells like watermelon snow
r o c k ing st o ne
P r i n c i pa l s
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32 | Savvy Trainer
Teach your puppy to speak dog
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F e at u r e s
47 | Lega-sea
Cindy Wahtola (Chaney)
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30 | Practical Wellness
Do sports drinks really help you perform
and recover?
Bienestas Práctico
¿Acaso las bebidas deportivas
realmente nos ayudan durante el
entrenamiento y la recuperación?
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28 | Business Briefs
48 | Astrological Alchemy®
I am, therefore I think
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The Spout | Opinion Page
Harvest Corbicula, the Not So “Golden” Clam
Expanded
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commercial harvest of Tahoe’s
I would concur, however, with
A recent Moonshine Ink opinion
Corbicula to keep their populaMr. Urie’s disdain for the
piece regarding the invasive
tions under control. I can
“Keep Tahoe Blue by putclam Corbicula fluminea makes
easily imagine a large, rake-like
ting big blue tarps all over the
some assertions that should
device that could remove these
bottom and killing
be viewed with a
voracious little filter-feeders
everything” approach
large dose of caufrom the soft, sandy lake floor
that has been used
tion (Steve Urie,
they prefer, without stirring up
these last few years. In
Opinion, April 12,
too much sediment or altering
addition to the initial
2013). Mr. Urie
the benthos nearly as much
shock of suffocating
tells us that if we
as suffocating everything with
whatever native benthic
were somehow
big blue tarps. Shiny little tins
organisms there are
“lucky” enough to
of clean-water Tahoe clams in
in these locations,
have “even seen
sauce could bring some cash
the
anoxic
conditions
an Asian clamshell
My Shot
into the Basin, and maybe give
under
these
tarps
will
… wouldn’t the
By Chris Rosamond
a handful of people a living.
alter nutrient dynamics
tiny shell be prized
Regulatory agencies could (and
in the benthic suband slipped into a
would) insist that the dead
strates, particularly phosphorus
pocket?” This makes me wonshells be removed from the lake
and nitrogen cycling. Recall
der if he has ever even been
along with the live specimens.
that nitrogen and phosphorus
out on the water in the south
are our two greatest pollution
end of Tahoe. Steve, if you
concerns in the Basin. In short,
want to kayak the south half of
I can personally
sterilizing the floor of Tahoe’s
the lake with me this summer,
shallow habitats through sufI can personally show you tens
show you tens
focation is probably not a very
of thousands of pounds of Corof thousands of
viable long-term solution. I
bicula shells lying on the sandy
would also agree with Mr. Urie
bottom of the southern end
pounds of
that it is impossible to remove
of the lake. But if you want to
every Corbicula from the lake.
bring these “treasures” home,
Corbicula shells
These clams have been here
pal, you’d better bring several
lying on the
since people started illegally
pairs of shorts with pockets the
using them as fish bait when I
size of a tugboat. The sheer
sandy bottom of
was a kid back in the ’60s, and
biomass of this invasive clam
the lake.
they will probably be with us in
population, as well as nutrient
perpetuity, as will the invasive
studies, warrant Dr. Schladow’s
and highly destructive crawfish
concern that Corbicula will
The shells could be ground up
Pacifastacus.
have major effects on the
and sold to various markets
system as a whole. There is
Speaking of crawdads, probably
such as the poultry feed indusalso the very real concern that
the best news I’ve heard from
try as a calcium supplement,
increased calcium concentrathe highly ecologically altered
thus eliminating the possibiltions in the microhabitat of
ecosystem of Tahoe in the last
ity of zebra mussels getting a
areas thick with dead Corbicula
40 years or so was the issubyssal thread hold in our basin.
shells in the benthos may open
ance of commercial permits to
Hmmm. Who would imagine
the door to much more harmcapture and sell those ecosysthat there could be a marful invasives, such as the zebra
tem-mangling little crustaceans
ket solution to this problem,
mussel, which cause enormous
to gumbo lovers everywhere.
simultaneously having a net
costs to human society by clogTahoe’s waters are much cleanpositive cash flow to the region
ging water pipes, encrusting
er than the pesticide-laden
and eliminating the threat of
piers, etc. ad nauseum. In his
lower elevations where comzebra mussel infestation, while
enthusiasm for the supposed
mercial crayfish operations are,
reducing costs to our cash
non-effects of invasive species,
and, consequently our locally
strapped regulatory agencies?
Mr. Urie somehow neglected
harvested crawdads should
Besides, them clams make for
to discuss this not-so-fine
command a premium price,
good eatin’.
point.
if only we could keep certain
~ Chris Rosamond is a freshwater
unnamed but suspect persons
invertebrate biologist in Truckee/
from stealing the traps. I would
Reno.
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Amazing Generosity
In the Past | T.C. Wohlbruck: Prolific Photographer,
Donner Museum Proprietor
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our many friends and
community members for their generous
donations to both the Humane Society of
Truckee-Tahoe and the Sierra Avalanche
Center in Bill Foster’s honor. A special
thank you to Alpine Meadows/Squaw
Valley for their additional contribution to
the humane society, which enabled the
dedication of a new adoption room in
Bill’s name.
The Sierra Avalanche Center also
received many generous donations and
will continue to honor Bill through such
programs as the Bill Foster Professional
Development Avalanche Workshop.
We sincerely thank you for all the love,
support, and generosity you have shown.
~ Lisa Foster and family
Truckee Rotary Supports
Snapshot Day
Thank you to the Rotary Club of
Truckee for its generous contribution to
the Truckee River Watershed Council’s
Snapshot Day. This volunteer-based
event could not happen without strong
community support like that of the
Rotary Club.
Now in its 13th year, Snapshot Day
is the one day each year when the water
quality of the entire Tahoe/Truckee
watershed from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid
Lake is measured simultaneously, providing a “snapshot” of the water quality
of the region. Volunteer monitoring
teams will go out to various monitoring
sites to perform a stream walk (visual
assessment), collect field data, grab
samples, and take photos.
Join the Rotary Club of Truckee and
hundreds of regional volunteers on May
11 and help us take a snapshot of the
water quality for the Tahoe-Truckee watershed. Register at SnapshotDay.org.
~ Kathy Whitlow, Truckee River Watershed
Council
During the early 1920s, if you drove
past Donner Lake’s east end, chances
are you stopped at T.C. Wohlbruck’s
canteen service station for a tank of
gas, a soft drink, and maybe even a
souvenir, like a $1 vial containing a
splinter of wood from the Donner
Party’s Murphy Cabin.
Wohlbruck’s Pioneer Donner Park
was the precursor to today’s Donner Memorial State Park, the brainchild of a prolific photographer and
world-class collector who came west
to get divorced in Nevada and ended
up leaving an indelible mark on the
Truckee area.
Wohlbruck spent many of his summers in the Sierra Nevada, toting
his camera from Donner Summit to
Echo Summit to Yosemite, capturing
stunning panoramas of the landscape.
(above)
Wohlbruck’s
Pioneer
Donner Park
was the precursor
to today’s state
park and museum
at the east end of Donner Lake. Photo courtesy of the Norm Sayler
Collection of the Donner Summit Historical Society
(inset) T.C. Wohlbruck was a photographer, gas station owner, and prodigious collector.
Photo courtesy of the Norm Sayler Collection of the Donner Summit Historical Society
His photographs, some collected by
Norm Sayler at the Donner Summit
Historical Society at Soda Springs,
are a testament to Wohlbruck’s genius
with a camera.
By 1928, Wohlbruck helped negotiate a sale of the east end of Donner
Lake, then owned by Southern Pacific
Railroad and Pacific Fruit Express, to
the historical preservation organization Native Sons of the Golden West,
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paving the way for today’s public park.
In between all these endeavors, Wohlbruck had time to amass an astoundingly large collection of historical
artifacts at a former golf ball factory
in Redwood City. Wohlbruck eventually sold his collection, which filled 32
railcars, to the Henry Ford Museum
in Dearborn, Mich. for $50,000.
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by Karin
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We’ve searched everywhere high and low to bring you our complete summer festival guide. These
festivals will take you near and far with a wide variety of events for all ages. Please feel free to
rip these pages out and save them, or to enter the dates into your iPhone. Enjoy a great summer
filled with sun, music, dancing, and yoga.
Ongoing
Festivals
Concerts at
Commons Beach
Sundays, June 23 to Sept. 8
Free community concerts at
Lake Tahoe. Headliners include
Mumbo Gumbo, Joe Craven, The
Monophonics, and Trey Stone.
Info: most shows starting at 4 p.m.,
Commons Beach, Tahoe City,
visittahoecity.org
Bluesdays at Squaw
Tuesdays in July
and August
Enjoy the summertime blues at these
ongoing concerts. Info: 6 p.m., free,
the Village, Squaw Valley, squaw.com
Music in the Park
Wednesdays,
June 19 to Aug. 28
Live music from Montaña, Jelly Bread,
Deckheads, The Blues Monsters,
Downbeat, Moonalice, Drop Theory,
Jo Mama, One Track Mind, and
more. Info: 6:30 p.m., free, donations
welcomed, Truckee Regional Park,
Truckee, tdrpd.com
Movies at Commons Beach
Wednesdays,
July 3 to Aug. 28
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Cuddle up and watch a flick on the big
screen under the stars. Movies include
“Hotel Transylvania,” Dr. Seuss’ “The
Lorax,” “Sandlot,” and “Austin Powers.”
Info: movies start at dusk, Commons
Beach, Tahoe City, visittahoecity.org
your horizons while enjoying life in
the West Coast bass culture. Info:
tickets start at $125, cabin and RV
packages available, Belden Town,
emissionsfestival.com
Outdoor Summer
Movie Series at Squaw
May 17 to 19
Thursdays,
June 27 to Aug. 29
Families and friends can snuggle up
while enjoying new releases and family
classics on the big screen. Info: 8:30
p.m., The Village, Squaw Valley,
squaw.com
Truckee Thursdays
June 13 to Aug. 29
Farmer’s market, artists, crafts vendors,
music, beer garden, and food. Info:
downtown Truckee, Donner Pass Road,
Truckee, historictruckee.com
Music on the Beach
Fridays, July 5 to Aug. 30
Dance to live tunes in the sand.
Info: 6:30 p.m., Kings Beach State
Recreation Area, Kings Beach,
northtahoebusiness.org
May
Emissions
May 17 to 19
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Joshua Tree Music Festival
“The desert is freedom, music is
power, and community is crucial,”
so says the logo for this gathering,
where headliners include Papadosio,
Ganga Girl, Bang Data, Dogon
Lights. Info: tickets $100/three day,
$40/Friday or Sunday, $60/Saturday,
$15/camping per person, per night,
Joshua Tree Lake Campground,
joshuatreemusicfestival.com
Bay to Breakers
Sunday, May 19
A 12K race from the Embarcadero
to Golden Gate Park. Opt to run
it seriously or wander in costume.
Info: 7 a.m. to noon, tickets $58/
basic registration, San Francisco,
baytobreakers.com
Strawberry Music Festival
May 23 to 27
“Mountains, magic, music” near
Yosemite National Park. Headliners
include Trampled by Turtles, Joan
Osborne, Alison Krauss, and Robert
Earl Keen. Info: tickets $200/four day,
$190/three day, $65/one day, Camp
Mather (outside Yosemite’s west gate),
strawberrymusic.com
Black Rock Rendezvous
May 25 and 27
Join the Friends of Black Rock, the
Nevada Outdoor School, and the
Friends of Nevada Wilderness in
the Black Rock Desert to celebrate
diversity and stewardship. Events
include kids camp, workshops,
potlucks, a Dutch oven, cook-off, burnbarrel talks, and more. Info: free, Black
Rock Desert, blackrockdesert.org
June
Valhalla Renaissance Faire
June 1 and 2, 8 and 9
The magic and merriment of the
Renaissance, featuring four stages
of music, dancing, jesters, costumed
actors, Shakespearean vignettes,
staged battles, storytelling, archery
tournaments, plus merchants selling
jewelry, woodcrafts, artwork, ceramics,
clothing, historical weapons, and
leather goods. Info: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Sunday, tickets $18/adults, $13/seniors,
military, ages 13 to 17, $8/children
6 to 12, Camp Richardson Historic
Resort and Marina, South Lake Tahoe,
valhallafaire.com
San Francisco
Free Folk Festival
June 8 and 9
Two days of formal and informal music
making and dancing. Workshops
include Appalachian clogging,
jamming the blues, “hardly strictly”
folk songs, songwriting basics, and
more. Info: free, Presidio Middle
School, San Francisco, sffolkfest.org
Fathers Day Weekend
Bluegrass Festival
June 13 to June 16
Celebrate Dad with some bluegrass.
Headliners include Blue Highway, Oak
Grove, Little Black Train, and Della
Mae. Info: tickets $160/four day, $130/
three day, $35/Thursday or Sunday,
$50/Friday, $55/Saturday, special
prices for teens available, Nevada
County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley,
fathersdayfestival.com
Heart and Solstice Festival
June 20 to June 23
Celebrate the summer solstice.
Headline events include the
Bridgetender Fireworks Street Dance,
a Commons Beach concert featuring
Mumbo Gumbo, the Tahoe City Classic
Car Stroll and a wine walk. Info: times
vary, Tahoe City, visittahoecity.org
Susanville
Bluegrass Festival
June 17 to June 23
Listen to tunes while you sew a quilt.
Headliners include Bluegrass Etc.,
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen,
The Jeanette Williams Band, and
more. Info: tickets $40/four
day advance, $20/Friday or
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Saturday, $15/Sunday, Lassen
County fairgrounds, Susanville,
susanvillebluegrass.com
July
The Bounce Festival
July 1 to July 31
June 20 to June 24
Premier electronic music, progressive
art, vibrant community, and natural
surroundings. Headliners include
MartyParty, PantyRaid, and more. Info:
tickets $160/ advance, $180/door,
Twain, thebouncefestival.com
Reno Rodeo
June 20 to June 29
“The wildest, richest rodeo in the
West,” complete with carnival, music,
and food. Events include bareback
riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc,
team roping, tie-down roping,
mutton bustin’, barrel racing, and
bull riding. Info: tickets start at $17,
Reno Livestock Events Center, Reno,
renorodeo.com
Electric Daisy Carnival
June 21 to June 23
Hundreds of DJs, artists, and
performers in the City of Sin, along
with more than 320,000 fans. Info:
tickets $289/three day, $500/VIP, Las
Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas,
electricdaisycarnival.com
The Great Eldorado BBQ,
Brews, and Blues Festival
June 21 to 22
For Reno’s summer kickoff party,
events include live blues, food, and
more than 40 microbrews. Info: noon
to 8 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
on Saturday, the El Dorado Hotel
and Casino and Virginia Street, Reno,
eldoradoreno.com
Artown
Bringing it back to 1973, this year’s
Artown kicks off with a celebration of
the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s
classic, “Dark Side of the Moon.”
Headliners include Rickie Lee Jones,
a children’s series, Fourth of July
Celebration, free Monday night music,
and more. Info: tickets, times, and
locations vary, Reno, renoisartown.com
Red, White, and Tahoe Blue
July 3 to July 6
Incline Village and Crystal Bay
celebrate the country’s independence.
Events include parades, tributes
to veterans, fireworks, concerts,
chalk drawings, rubber ducky
races, food, and more. Info: times
and locations vary, Incline Village,
redwhitetahoeblue.org
High Sierra Music Festival
July 4 to July 7
Blues to bluegrass, rock to folk
in the Sierra Nevada. Headliners
include Robert Plant, Primus, Jelly
Bread, Steel Pulse, Leftover Salmon,
Emancipator, and more. Info: tickets
$187/four-day advance, PlumasSierra County Fairgrounds, Quincy,
highsierramusic.com
Truckee Tahoe AirFair
& Family Festival
Saturday, July 6
This year, planes will be performing
aerobatic performances in the sky.
Info: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free, Truckee
Tahoe Airport, truckeetahoeairfair.com
Sierra Nevada
World Music Festival
Beerfest and
Bluegrass Festival
June 21 to June 23
Saturday, July 6
Three days of roots reggae and world
music. Headliners include Damian
Marley, K’Naan, Marcia Griffiths,
Max Romeo, and more. Info: tickets
$170/three day advance, camping
not included, Mendocino County
Fairgrounds, Boonville, snwmf.com
Live music and 30 local and regional
breweries on tap. Info: 3 to 7 p.m.,
tickets $30/advance, $38/door,
proceeds go to Truckee Trails
Foundation, the Village at Northstar,
northstarcalifornia.com
Adventure Sports Week
July 6 and 7
June 21 to June 30
Fillmore Jazz Festival
Races, clinics, music, film, and family
activities in North Tahoe. Compete
in trail running, mountain biking,
triathlon, stand-up paddle boarding,
and swimming. Info: registration
varies, Tahoe City, aswtahoe.com
The largest free jazz festival on the
West Coast. Events include three
stages of back-to-back music. Info:
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. rain or shine, on
Fillmore Street between Jackson
and Eddy Street, San Francisco,
fillmorejazzfestival.com
Truckee Chili Cookoff
California WorldFest
Sunday, June 22
July 11 to 14
Contestants compete for the best
chili in town and raise funds for the
Truckee Sunrise Rotary’s efforts locally
and internationally. Info: 2 to 6 p.m.,
tickets $15/adults, $3/children under
12, Truckee Regional Park, Truckee,
truckeechilicookoff.org
Music and dancing from around the
world plus workshops, international
food, fine crafts, and a children’s
program. Headliners include Pink
Martini, Vieux Farka Toure, Delhi
2 Dublin, Tibetan Monks, Yemen
Blues, and more. Info: tickets $185/
four day with camping, $175/three
day with camping, $145/two day with
camping, $75/one day with camping,
fairgrounds, Grass Valley, worldfest.net
Enchanted Forest
June 28 to July 1
Celebrating tribal culture through
dance, art, environmental nature,
and human nature in the Redwoods.
Info: tickets $165, Camp Navarro,
enchantedforestmendo.com
The Bounce Festival
Jumps to a New Venue
Lightning in a Bottle
July 11 to 15
Celebrating art, music, performance,
sustainability, and life. Info: tickets
$240/weekend in advance, $175/
two day in advance, $90/one day in
advance, $275/weekend at the door,
The Bounce Festival lit up the night sky on the Feather River one Saturday night last year. This year, the
festival is moving to a pristine campsite on the river about 10 miles away from last year’s site. Photo courtesy of Grant Kaye
S
Just like in the 1860s, you
ituated beautifully on
never know what the store will
the Feather River in
have in stock.”
California’s Plumas
County, The Bounce Festival
A new concept at the festival
is back for its fifth straight
is the introduction of the
season. The fourwellness area called
By Ryan Salm
day pass includes a
Chakra Village, the
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wide array of music,
gathering spot for yoga
art, camping, and
workshops and lectures, flow
good times. Alongside a lineup
arts classes, and shows. Being
of electronic music that people
a grassroots company, it’s very
have come to know and love,
important for the Fresh Bakin’
there are some great changes
crew to create a vibe based
that are sure to freshen up an
around Reno/Tahoe, where
already bumping party.
they live. “It’s more than just
spending money on a lineup,”
The Bounce has moved from its
said Emmerich. “You need to
former location in Belden to a
connect with and involve the
gorgeous new venue in another
community. We are bringing in
Plumas County town, Twain,
and showcasing people from
right in the heart of California’s
Reno/Tahoe as acts, vendors,
gold country. “All the parking
builders, sound techs, and
and ticket access is now on
designers.”
site. We still have beautiful
river access and the beach
The previous venue restricted
stage. There’s no concrete on
vending, but this year the
the entire property. There are
festival has a green light to
trees, grass, and tons of flat
party all night long. “This
land, which allows for endless
year ... we are on 100 percent
car camping possibilities,” said
private land,” Emmerich said.
event sponsor Steve Emmerich
“We can bring in community
of Fresh Bakin’.
food trucks. We have more
space, meaning bigger camps.
As in the previous years, the
It has the feel of a big family
stages themselves will be pieces
reunion. All of your friends will
of art. “There will be a Gold
be there. We have a river to
Rush era general store in the
swim in, and we never have to
vending village which will be an
shut our music off. There are
interactive piece of art,” said
no extra late night tickets. We
Emmerich. “The people who
can be as loud as we want, as
work there will be in character.
long as we want.”
The music ranges from
household names like the
world fusion/electronic group
Beats Antique, Thievery
Corporation producer Rob
Garza, and DJ Mark Farina to
newcomers like electro-soul DJ
GRiZ, the infectious melodies
of the Polish Ambassador, and
the global bass and pop sounds
of NGUZUNGUZU. Also
on the bill is Reno’s improv
comedy troupe, the Utility
Players, an R-rated version of
“Whose Line Is It Anyway.”
The idea behind the festival is
to melt genre lines and bring
people together.
Combine this smorgasbord
of beats and bands with a
new venue, fresh concepts,
and a river, and you will find
The Bounce to be up there as
one of 2013’s most laidback,
one-of-a-kind festivals in the
country.
Info: $160 to $180 (car camping
$60/RVs $300), 18 or older,
Thursday, June 20 to Monday,
June 24, 130 Twain Store Rd.,
Twain, Calif., tickets on sale
at New Moon Natural Foods
(Truckee and Tahoe City),
Melting Pot World Emporium
(Reno), Mad About Music
(South Lake Tahoe) or at
thebouncefestival.com
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Festivals from p. 11
$200/two day at the door, $110/one day at the
door, Temecula, lightninginabottle.org
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
July 12 to Aug. 25
Pack a picnic, watch the sun set on the East Shore,
and listen to Shakespeare come alive on the stage,
featuring “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Info:
tickets start at $20, Sand Harbor State Park, Incline
Village, laketahoeshakespeare.com
Music at the Mine
Saturday, July 13
Mumbo Gumbo takes the stage with its blend
of rock to soul to country. Info: 7:30 p.m., $25,
sierracountyhistory.org
Art, Wine, and Music Festival
July 13 and 14
Browse booths by fine artists and craft makers,
live music performances, and sip wine from
featured wineries. Info: 11 a.m., tasting from 2 to
5 p.m., $25 donation, the Village, Squaw Valley,
squaw.com
Mendocino Music Festival
July 13 to 27
Summer festival featuring orchestral and chamber
music, opera, jazz, and big band, featuring
Alison Brown Quartet, James D’Leon, The House
Jacks and more. Info: times and tickets vary,
Mendocino, mendocinomusic.com
Broadway on the Beach
Monday, July 15
The Reno Philharmonic Orchestra conducted
by Laura Jackson performs on the beach for this
one-of-a-kind experience. Info: 7:30 p.m., tickets
start at $39, Sand Harbor State Park, Incline
Village, laketahoeshakespeare.com
Wanderlust
Peter Joseph
Burtt, a lifelong
drummer, makes an
appearance at this
year’s GuitarFish
Music Festival in
Cisco Grove. He
draws from many
sources to inform
his music and
chronicles the years
he spent living
and studying with
master musicians
of Africa. Much of
his music is played
on traditional
instruments: the
lute like Kora and
the Mbira or thumb
piano. Courtesy
photo
July 18 to 21
Bringing the world’s leading yoga teachers, top
musical acts and DJs, renowned speakers, top
chefs, and winemakers together in a setting of
breathtaking natural beauty. Music headliners
include Moby, DJ Alia, Caravan Palace, DJ
Dragonfly, and more. Info: tickets $475/Sage four
day, $395/Seeker three day, $108/Thursday, $160/
Friday or Saturday, $99/Sunday, $24.50/Thursday
music only, $29.50/Friday music only, $34.50/
Saturday music only, $20/Sunday music only,
Squaw Valley, wanderlustfestival.com
Mystic Garden:
Gathering of the Tribes
July 18 to 23
Music, yoga, theme camps, and the visionary arts.
Info: Tickets $140/five day pass, $125/three day
pass, all ages are welcomed, Lake Selmac, Selma,
Ore., mysticgardengathering.com
Sierra Storytelling Festival
July 19 to 21
In an outdoor theater under the stars, hear
stories from different traditions, as well as heartwarming folk tales from storytellers around the
world. Featured tellers include, Baba Jamal
Koram, Laura Simms, Tim Tingle, Charlie Chin,
Andy Offutt Irwin, MaryGay Ducey, and Caroline
Paul. Info: Tickets $90/all events, $22.75/Friday
evening, $33.00/Saturday day, $24.75/Saturday
evening, $13.50/Sunday, $7.50/childrens concert,
the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center,
San Juan Ridge, sierrastorytellingfestival.org
Americana Music Festival
July 19 to 21
Bluegrass and country music throughout Virginia
City, featuring country star James Otto. Info: $10
mugs for the “Beer Crawl,” $30/all access, $20/
weekend pass, $100/VIP pass, americanafest.org,
(775) 847-7500
Mrs. Robinson
GuitarFish Music Festival
Sunday, July 21
July 26 to 28
A 2012 hit brought back by popular demand.
Enjoy of the best bands on the land as they
groove like it’s 1960. Info: 7:30 p.m., tickets start
at $25, Sand Harbor, laketahoeshakespeare.com
Classical Music Under the Stars
Monday, July 22
Reno Chamber Orchestra performs an
unforgettable evening under the stars. Info: 7:30
p.m., tickets start at $25, Sand Harbor State Park,
Incline Village, laketahoeshakespeare.com
A three-day family, community, and arts festival
to raise awareness of over-fishing and pollution
of the ocean, and to help preserve watersheds,
rivers, and streams. Headliners include The Pimps
of Joytime, Eddie Robert’s West Coast Sounds,
Joe Craven, New Monsoon, SambaDá, and
more. On-site camping (bring your headlamps)
with yoga and Pilates classes, arts & crafts,
and food vendors. Info: tickets $129/three
days, Cisco Grove Campground, Cisco Grove,
guitarfishfestival.com
Tour de Nez
Living History Day
Schedule of locations this year include Virginia
City, Carson City, and South Lake Tahoe. Visit
website for detailed list of events, tourdenez.com
The California State Parks turns back the clock
to the ‘30s where guests can browse vintage
Saturday, July 27
July 25 to 28
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ROCKING STONE | Summer lovin’ Festival Guide
When All the World’s a Stage:
Grass Valley’s WorldFest
Bring out the whole family for Living History Day, July 27, at Sugar Pine
Point. Children will enjoy crafts and games from the 30s’. Courtesy photo
The Meadow stage, one of eight stages at Grass Valley’s WorldFest, draws and early evening crowd at the 2012
festival. Photo by Alan Sheckter
F
can be full of surprises, as I
rom the chanting of the
discovered one morning in
Tibetan Monks to the
2009 when I chanced upon a
Afro-American beats of
songwriting workshop.
Mamajowali, the 17th annual
California WorldFest offers
It was Morley, a woman I’d
a little something
never heard of,
By Jackie GinleY
for everyone. This
telling people
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four-day camping
that the polar
festival beneath
bears were dying and the above
the tall pines of the Nevada
was the same as below. She
County Fairgrounds in Grass
repeated it. A lot. Sometimes
Valley is hot. Literally.
you have to repeat words to
hear them. A singer/songwriter
With eight different stages
from New York, Morley
cycling performers and
sings her social activism into
workshops throughout the
existence, and that bright July
day, it’s sometimes tough to
morning she was going to
choose where you want to be.
teach us how to do it.
And the popular picks during
the heat of mid-day might well
She began with a question —
be whoever is setting up in
did anyone in the audience
the air-conditioned comfort of
have someone to whom they
the Discovery Stage. (One of
would like to dedicate a song?
my faves when the mercury is
We would start our lyrics with
climbing is the Sierra Stage,
a name. One man raised his
a shaded alcove next to the
hand and said through tears
beer deck with overhead hoses
that his daughter had died in
spraying partygoers with a cool
a car crash on her way to the
mist of water.)
festival the day before.
One of the coolest things about
Over the next half hour a
WorldFest (water misting
few dozen of us composed
aside) is that you can literally
a song for her, part tribute,
wander the fairgrounds day
part eulogy. There wasn’t one
and night with no set plan for
dry eye in the house when we
the day and stumble on some
were done, and many of us
of the most amazing musicians
embraced the stranger and
and shows as if by sheer
shared his loss in some small
accident. WorldFest prides
way.
itself on discovering new talent,
Word spread quickly, and it
and the wandering approach
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wasn’t long before WorldFest
Co-Director Dan DeWayne
was hearing about the
transformational experience
at the Oak Grove stage. “The
thing I love the most about
the arts is the ability to allow
someone to share a story
like that and have it become
cathartic,” he said.
This year’s workshops include
yoga and tai chi, and a host
of dance classes ranging
from salsa to samba to AfroBrazilian. For the kids, there
will be hula hooping, juggling
instruction, the annual parade,
and more. The music lineup
includes multi-Grammy-winner
Bruce Hornsby appearing
with The Noisemakers
(Friday); Dehli 2 Dublin, a
mix of Bhangra, Celtic, and
dub reggae that promises to
get the audience grooving
(Friday and Saturday); and
Jeffery Broussard and the
Creole Cowboys, who bring
the sounds of the Bayou to life
with accordion-infused Zydeco
(Saturday & Sunday).
Info: Thursday, July 11 to
Sunday, July 14, ticket prices
range from $75 for an adult
day ticket to $185 for a fourday camping ticket. A $5 to
$15 discount applies to tickets
purchased before Wednesday, July
10, worldfest.net
Bluesapalooza
cars and boats, and swim on the
beach. Events include concerts,
historical talks, movies, painting
with artists-in-residence, guided
tours. Info: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., $10/
parking, Sugar Pine Point State Park,
laketahoelivinghistory.com
Fourth of July
Arts and Crafts Festival
July 27 and 28
A gathering of artisans and craftsmen.
Info: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, the Village
at Squaw Valley, pacificfinearts.com
Wa She Shu It Deh Native
American Arts Festival
July 27 and 28
The Washoe reunite on the last
weekend of July at the Tallac Historic
Site to honor their culture and
heritage. Events include traditional
American Indian dancers and drum
performers, basket weaving displays,
art, and food. Info: 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., donations requested, Valhalla
Grand Lawn, South Lake Tahoe,
valhallatahoe.com
Aug. 1 to 4
Outdoors among the pines and
showcasing the best craft breweries in
the country and top blues performers,
headliners include Joan Osborne.
Mavis Staples, John Hammond,
Diego’s Umbrella, and more. Info:
tickets $140/ultimate blues and brews
three-day pass, $105/two day pass,
Sam’s Wood Site, Mammoth Lakes,
mammothbluesbrewsfest.com
SummerFest
Concert Series
Aug. 2 to 18
Featuring artists from the world’s most
prestigious stages, including Federica
von Stade, Jennifer Koh, and more.
Info: 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays,
4 p.m. on Sundays, tickets start at $25,
Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village,
tahoesummerfest.org
Hot August Nights
Aug. 6 to 11
Cars and music to celebrate rock ’n’
roll and the ’50s, entertainment. Info:
schedule to be announced, Reno,
hotaugustnights.net
Lake Tahoe
Concours d’Elegance
Coppelia
Monday, July 29
The Sierra Nevada Ballet, featuring
top professional dancers, presents
a comic love story taking place in
both fantasy and reality. Info: 7:30
p.m., tickets start at $22, Sand
Harbor State Park, Incline Village,
laketahoeshakespeare.com
August
Aug. 9 and 10
One of the premier events showcasing
wooden boats. Events include boat
exhibits, dinners, awards ceremony,
and more. Info: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
awards ceremony at 6 p.m. on Friday,
tickets $25/advance, $30/door, $35/
two day advance, $40/two day door,
Sierra Boat Company, Carnelian Bay,
laketahoeconcours.com
Outside Lands
Reggae on the River
Aug. 9 to 11
Aug. 1 to 4
An internationally renowned
celebration of the best in reggae
and world music featuring Julian
Marley & The Uprising Band, Morgan
Heritage, Rootz Underground, J
Boog & Hot Rain and more. Info:
tickets start at $190, French’s Camp,
reggaeontheriver.com
Music and art at Golden Gate
Park. Headliners include Nine Inch
Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul
McCartney, and more. Info: tickets
$249.50, Golden Gate Park, San
Francisco, sfoutsidelands.com
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The Cello in the Trees
Trails & Vistas brings live art to Donner
Summit for its tenth anniversary
Pacific Fine Arts Festival
Aug. 10 and 11
18th Annual Fine Arts & Crafts on the Shore.
Info: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kings Beach State Park,
pacificfinearts.com
Brews, Jazz, and Funk Fest
Aug. 10 and 11
Chief
Blackhawk
(left) told a
wonderful
story while
overlooking
Donner Lake on
the 2012 hike.
Photos by Scott
Thompson /
scottshotsphoto.
com
Kansas
Carradine,
(right) while
atop a rock,
entertained with
her lasso tricks.
I
what to expect. As the guide, I got
magine hiking on a trail, the sounds
to experience the tour the same
of life have vanished. It’s only you
way as the rest of my group. Every
and your nomadic tribe of fellow
performance touched my soul.
hikers and the sounds of nature. You
come upon a ravine and
By Karin Carrasco I led my group up a steep
hear the sweet sound of
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hill of rocks to the beat of
a cello echoing around
a drum coming from up
you. This sound does not
above us. As we walked toward the
belong on this journey, but you embrace
beat, we stopped at a pond with an
it as the music warms your heart.
artist in an extravagant avant–garde
costume reciting a monologue. Her
This is the Trails and Vistas art hike,
words spoke to me directly. She was
where you will experience art tucked
reminding me to not let go of who I
away in nature. In the middle of
want to be and where I want to go.
trees you might chance upon a poet
reciting aloud as the wind howls with
This year is Trails and Vistas’ 10-year
his words. On the edge of a cliff you
anniversary. To celebrate, there will be
might stumble upon dancers who are
a concert at the Truckee River Regional
doing pirouettes on the earth’s dirt. In
Park at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7
the trees could be an artist painting
featuring Native American flutist
the sights around her, completed works
Ann Licater, a Japanese drum group
hanging from the trees. InnerRhythms
from Reno, and the San Jose State
dancers could be dancing on the edge
Symphony Orchestra.
of a cliff overlooking Donner Lake.
The most exciting part of this year’s
Last year, as a volunteer, I led a
event will be the 40-piece orchestra
group on a hike. Having never been
and the Tsurunokaie Taiko drummers
on an art hike myself, I had no idea
playing among the trees and wildlife on
the Saturday art hike.
I have a busy life balancing two
toddlers and a job, but making time
to volunteer at this event has become
a must for me. I get to be involved in
something great and exciting. As I lead
my group along the hike, I am giving
them each an experience that they will
carry with them for years to come.
Artists this year include Angelika, who
chants in ancient Sanskrit, and Ian
Ethan Case, who plays the double neck
guitar and the African Kalimba.
Whether you buy tickets and enjoy
your hike as a guest, or you wish to
volunteer, this is a performance you
won’t want to miss.
Art Hikes Info: Saturday & Sunday, Sept.
7 to 8, groups leave every 15 minutes, $30/
adults, $10/children, Pacific Crest Trail on
Donner Summit, trailsandvistas.org
10th Anniversary Concert Info: Saturday,
Sept. 7, 6 p.m., $20/advance, $30/door,
50 percent discount for art hike attendees,
Truckee Amphitheatre, trailsandvistas.org
Taste beers from representing microbreweries
and listen to an incredible lineup of music. Bring
your dog, as this is fundraiser for the Humane
Society of Truckee-Tahoe. Info: 2 to 8 p.m., $5
entry donation, $4 beer tickets, the Village,
Squaw Valley, squaw.com
Living History
Monday, Aug. 12
Historical characters come to life, featuring
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Ernie Pyle, the
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter. Info: 7:30 p.m.,
tickets start at $22, Sand Harbor State Park,
Incline Village, laketahoeshakespeare.com
Bowers Mansion
Bluegrass Festival
Aug. 16 to 18
An outdoor festival hosted by the Northern
Nevada Bluegrass Association, which is
dedicated to promoting and preserving
bluegrass, old-time, traditional, and related folk
music in Northern Nevada, featuring Michael
Martin Murphy and more. Info: tickets $15,
children under 12 free, Bowers Mansion, New
Washoe City, bowersbluegrassfestival.org
Gatekeeper’s Cabin Basket
Weavers Gathering
Saturday, Aug. 17
Native American basket weavers come
together for demonstration of weaving and
other indigenous crafts, and to sell basket and
other works. Info: North Lake Tahoe Historical
Society Gatekeeper’s Cabin, Tahoe City,
northtahoemuseums.org
Mountain Vibe
Music Gathering
Aug. 23 to 25
Music, camping, and off-roading. Headliners to
be announced. Info: tickets $75 early bird, $100
closer to show and day of event, Little Bear Lake,
Dutch Flat, mountainvibemusic.com
Truckee
Championship Rodeo
Aug. 24 and 25
Back for its 39th year. Come out and get down
and dirty with the cowboys, kids day Aug. 23.
Info: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $12/advance, $15/gate,
McIver Arena, Truckee, truckeerodeo.org
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TRUCKEE BREW FEST
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Truckee Regional Park · 1 to 5pm
Over 20 Breweries
Music by DROP
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Advanced tickets will be $25, at the gate $30
Tickets available at Coffeebar,
Dickson Realty, Autoglass Express Truckee
and Tahoe Mt. Brewing Bottle Shop.
BEER, MUSIC, FOOD, SILENT AUCTION
(Must be 21; please no kids or dogs).
Fifty-Fifty Brewing Company
Boulder Beer / Session Brewing
Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Woodchuck Cider
The Brewers Lair
Full Sail Brewing
Crispin Cider Co. / High Sierra
Tahoe Mt. Brewing Co.
Great Basin Brewing Co.
Mendocino Brewing Co.
Drakes / Hoppy Brewing
Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
Knee Deep Brewing Co.
Auburn Ale House
Sierra Nevada
New Belgium Brewing Co.
Deschutes Brewing Co.
Lost Coast Brewing
and more…
Call (530) 587-8720 or go to www.truckeeoptimist.com for more info.
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>>> Peaks and Paws
Festival
see more than 100 balloons take flight.
Info: 6:45 a.m., Rancho San Rafael
Regional Park, Reno, renoballoon.com
Treat your dog to a weekend at
Squaw. Events include live music, art
booths, wine and beer tasting, and
doggy vendors. Info: noon to 6 p.m.,
$5 entry donation, the Village, Squaw
Valley, squaw.com
Virginia City
International Camel Races
Aug. 24 and 25
Burning Man
Aug. 26 to Sept. 2
Come home to Black Rock City
and immerse yourself in art, music,
and community. This year’s theme
is Cargo Cult. Info: Black Rock City,
burningman.com
Strawberry
Fall Music Festival
Aug. 29 to Sept. 2
“Mountains, magic, music” near
Yosemite National Park. Headliners
include The Del McCoury Band,
Ray Bonneville, The California
Honeydrops, Hot Buttered Rum, and
many more. Info: tickets $200/four
day, $190/three day, $65/one day,
Jamestown, strawberrymusic.com
Aug. 30 to Sept. 1
Homewood Arts & Crafts Festival,
Info: Friday/Saturday 10 a.m. to
6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Homewood Mountain Resort,
pacificfinearts.com
Foam Fest
Saturday, Aug. 31
Sample more than 50 beers while
rocking out to Tommy Castro and
The Painkillers. Proceeds benefit
Disabled Sports USA Far West. Info:
2 to 6 p.m., $25/beer tasting, free
designated drivers, KT Base Bar
Sundeck, Squaw Valley, (530) 5814161, squaw.com
Sept. 6 to 8
Featuring competitors of every
unlikely species, from camels to
ostriches to emus. Info: 10 a.m.,
Silverland Inn and Suites, Virginia
City, visitvirginiacitynv.com
Sept. 7 and 8
Historic Downtown Truckee Arts &
Crafts Festival. Info: Friday/Saturday,
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., Truckee, pacificfinearts.com
Historic Downtown
Truckee Arts and Crafts
Festival
Sept. 7 and 8
Handcrafted arts. Info: 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Sunday, Bridge Street at Donner Pass
Rd., Truckee, pacificfinearts.com
Trails and Vistas
Sept. 7 and 8
Experience live performances and art
installations along a guided three-hour
hike that blends art and nature. A
concert on Saturday night celebrates
the 10th Anniversary. Info: tickets $30
or $40/advance, $10 or $20/kids ages
5 to 12, Pacific Crest Trail, Donner
Summit, trailsandvistas.org
American River
Music Festival
Sept. 13 to 15
September
Music on the banks of the south fork
of the American River. Headliners
include Hot Buttered Rum, New
Monsoon, Dead Winter Carpenters,
and more. Info: tickets $50/two days,
$35/one day, ticket packages also
available, Henningsen-Lotus Park,
Coloma, americanrivermusic.org
Sample the Sierra
Fat Tire Festival
Sunday, Sept. 1
Sept. 13 to 15
El Dorado County local farmers and
chefs pair up to produce tasting
samples. Live music, storytellers, and
cooking demonstrations. Info: 1 to 5
p.m., $30 tickets, available at door,
Ski Run Blvd., South Lake Tahoe,
samplethesierra.com
Mountain bike races, movies, MTB
clinics, and of course plenty of beer from
New Belgium Brewing. Info: schedule to
come, Squaw Valley, squaw.com
Alpen Wine Festival
Sunday, Sept. 1
Listen to live music and taste wine.
Events also include a silent auction
and raffle to benefit Can Do MS. Info:
2 to 5 p.m., tickets $40, the Village,
Squaw Valley, squaw.com
Lake Tahoe Autumn
Food and Wine Festival
Sept. 6 to 8
Three days of cooking seminars and
demonstrations, culinary competitions,
wine tastings, grape stomp, and
more. Info: events and tickets to be
announced, the Village at Northstar,
Truckee, northstarcalifornia.com
The Great Reno
Balloon Race
Sept. 6 to 8
The largest free hot air ballooning
event in the nation. Arrive at dawn to
Celtic Festival
Sept. 27 and 29
Celebrate Celtic heritage with live
music, dancing, and family fun. Info:
Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass
Valley, kvmr.org
Oktoberfest
Saturday, Sept. 28
Traditional Bavarian music and folk
dancers, benefit beer garden, brats
and kraut, and games. Fundraiser
for the Tahoe Truckee Lacrosse
Association. Info: 2 to 6 p.m., the
Village, Squaw Valley, squaw.com
October
Hardly Strictly
Bluegrass Festival
Oct. 4 to 6
Three days of free music in
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
Lineup to be announced,
hardlystrictlybluegrass.com
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On the Spot | News
The Saga of the Quagga
Separating the invasive species science from the hyperbole
By David Bunker
F
or nearly five years, the campaign against invasive species
in the Lake Tahoe area has been spurred by the specter
of the environmental devastation created by two mollusks
— small, aggressively invasive bivalves called quagga and zebra
mussels.
But an in-depth review of national scientific studies reveals that
the poster child for local invasive species programs has almost no
chance of surviving long-term in local waters. Millions of dollars
have been spent trying to keep mussels out of Lake Tahoe, Donner
Lake, and surrounding reservoirs, despite the fact that scientific
studies suggest the prolific little bivalve can’t colonize these calciumpoor bodies of water.
A new examination of this science has derailed a mandatory boat
inspection program that was scheduled to take effect this summer
at Donner Lake. After passing an ordinance mandating fee-based
inspections last August, Town of Truckee officials have backtracked
and are now recommending that the mandatory inspections be put
on hold as they investigate the scientific underpinnings of the program. Voluntary boat inspections are still scheduled to take place this
summer at Donner Lake and Boca, Prosser, and Stampede reservoirs
as they have in years past.
But the science also raises larger questions — questions about how
limited and poorly funded local scientific research was able to trump
national scientific studies on mussel invasion risks; and questions
about how invasive species program advocates have taken limited and
conflicting scientific information and, according to one critic, generated a distorted picture of a lake under imminent threat of mussel
invasion.
A torpedo-shaped
submersible named Gavia
surfaces at Lake Tahoe. The highly
equipped, unmanned vehicle
circumnavigated the lake at
a depth of 18 feet in 2008,
collecting data about Lake
Tahoe’s invasive species
and water chemistry.
Photo courtesy of the
U.C. Davis Tahoe
Environmental
Research Center
The Science
The most critical factor for zebra and quagga mussel survival — and
the reason Lake Tahoe and Donner Lake are among the nation’s most
inhospitable lakes for mussel invasion — is the calcium content of the
water.
Mussels thrive in calcium-rich waters, filtering out the element and using
it to build their shells and support their basic metabolic function. Lake
Mead, the southern Nevada water body where some of the dire, worstcase-scenario examples of mussel infestations have occurred, has calcium
levels of 80 parts per million (ppm) and water hardness levels of 288 ppm.
In these conditions, quagga mussels grow large, reproduce rapidly, and colonize aggressively.
But Lake Tahoe has calcium levels that are merely one eighth those of Lake
Mead, and Donner Lake’s calcium levels are even lower — less than half of
the nationally recognized minimum calcium threshold for mussel survival. An
average of three calcium readings last fall put Donner Lake’s calcium levels at 5.2
ppm, or about 15 times lower than Lake Mead’s concentrations. Despite
those average calcium readings, the concentrations do fluctuate through>>>
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>>> out the season and
any (non-toxic) environment
for the 51-day duration of
the experiment.”
vary in different parts
of the lakes. Some small
areas of Tahoe’s shoreline
have registered higher
concentrations, including
readings of 12.4 ppm at
the Tahoe Keys Marina and
localized elevated calcium
readings of 24.1 ppm taken
from the sediment of Asian
clam beds in the Ski Run
Marina. Spooner Lake is the
lone local lake with lake-wide
calcium levels high enough
to support mussel invasion.
The fact that adult quagga
mussels could survive in
Lake Tahoe water for 51
days should not have been
surprising. Tahoe’s own invasive species education material says that the mussels can
survive for up to a month
completely out of water.
“In Tahoe, adult quagga
mussel can survive out of
water for as long as 30 days!”
says the website of Tahoe
Keepers, a kayak and nonmotorized watercraft inspection group affiliated with the
Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency.
Numerous scientific studies
say that zebra and quagga
mussels cannot survive at
Does this photo look familiar? Despite science showing that a large-scale mussel
calcium levels below 12 ppm. infestation of Lake Tahoe and Donner Lake is virtually impossible, photos like these from
Lake Mead have been repeatedly used in education material about Lake Tahoe’s risks of
And even at 12 ppm calcium mussel invasion. Courtesy photo
levels, test cases across the
them in water taken from the Tahoe Keys
nation show that mussels do
The study even theorized that the mussels
in South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Keys water is
not flourish. In places like Lake George
were possibly cannibalizing their own
among
the
warmest,
most
calcium-rich
and
and Lake Superior, where borderline
shells to generate enough calcium for
nutrient-laden
water
you
can
find
anycalcium levels of 12 and 13 ppm exist,
survival.
where
in
Lake
Tahoe.
Despite
the
fact
that
mussels have been introduced, but have
one
mussel
died
and
the
rest
were
losing
not colonized either lake.
But those messages did not make it into
body weight by the end of the experiment,
the mainstream. Following the 2008 rethe study reported that, “The possibility
But for years, Tahoe residents heard little
search and 2009 publication of the report,
exists for at least adult quagga to survive,
about the science that showed Lake Tahoe
media and press release material portrayed
grow,
and
reproduce
in
the
Lake
Tahoe
and Donner Lake were at very low risk
Lake Tahoe as susceptible to widespread
environment … the diligent monitoring
of mussel invasion. Instead, they heard
mussel invasion.
of recreation vehicles (the major pathway
stories about Lake Mead, with photos of
for transfer of invasive mussels to inland
quagga-encrusted boat propellers from the
Statements like this one, posted on the
lakes) putting into western lakes-of-interest
southern Nevada reservoir that is a starkly
University of Nevada, Reno website under
is prudent. The assumption that western
different habitat than the Sierra Nevada,
the headline “Researcher Finds Quagga
oligotrophic waterbodies low in calcium
and stories about the tens of millions of
Mussel Can Survive In Tahoe” were comare at very low to low risk of quagga mussel
dollars of damage the creatures create.
mon: “If established, the mussels could
invasion is not necessarily supported.”
And when the public did hear about scienforever alter the lake’s sensitive ecology;
tific studies, they heard mostly about one
they could clog water intakes, encrust
The report did not research the full life
51-day, low-budget study that for the last
boats and docks, and cover now-pristine
cycle of quagga mussels, including the
four years has heavily influenced invasive
beaches with sharp and reeking shells.”
ability
of
vulnerable
mussel
offspring
species policy in the Lake Tahoe region.
(called veligers) to survive in Tahoe. StudyBy the time the message made it to the
ing the ability of mussels to reproduce in
The Mussel Risk
media, the picture of Lake Tahoe’s mussel
an environment is the true measure of risk,
Assessment
threat became even more distorted. An
since the threat of mollusks is directly tied
In 2008, with the science pointing to Lake
August 2009 San Jose Mercury News article
to their rapid colonization of an environTahoe as being at “very low risk” of mussel
led off: Scientists say a new study shows invament. A non-reproducing “sink populainvasion, according to the Environmental
sive quagga mussels can survive and possibly
tion” of mussels would only survive for the
Protection Agency-commissioned “A Calreproduce in Lake Tahoe.
animal’s three- to five-year lifespan.
cium-Based Invasion Risk Assessment for
Zebra and Quagga Mussels” (see sidebar),
a team of scientists received $20,000 to do
a local experiment on the mussel’s ability
to survive in Lake Tahoe water. Led by Dr.
Sudeep Chandra, an associate professor
of limnology and conservation ecology at
the University of Nevada, Reno, the team
transported eight mussels from the waters
of Lake Mead to the UNR lab, and placed
Scientific Studies
Moonshine Ink has compiled a
list of links to relevant studies and
reports on invasive species risk,
specifically quagga and zebra mussels. Go online to moonshineink.
com to read the science behind the
invasive species issue.
Steve Urie, a long-time Donner Lake
homeowner who has extensively researched
the quagga mussel issue, studied the scientific process of Chandra’s laboratory experiment and found flaws in the process.
“The ‘study’ and its conclusion is equivalent
to raising tomatoes in a Sacramento greenhouse, transplanting them in a Meyers’
garden in July, and noting that because the
tomatoes were still alive on Labor Day that
the Tahoe Basin would be a fine area for
tomato farming,” wrote Urie in an article
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The report did recognize some of its own
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is possible that the individuals collected
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“This could potentially be catastrophic for the
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Despite the ambiguous results, limited
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Chandra’s 2009 risk assessment has been
the lone, local science on the quagga mussel survival matter for the last four years.
“It is scientifically unconscionable that
an inconclusive, four-year-old laboratory
study that did not meet minimum comparative or scalability standards should
justify spending millions to prevent an
extremely unlikely problem from occurring,” wrote Urie.
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sagA from p.19
And that is not the only limited, short-term
report that Chandra had published on local
invasive species threats. Chandra was one of
the authors of a 2011 report on the ability of
the New Zealand mudsnail to survive in the
Truckee River watershed and Lake Tahoe.
That experiment only lasted two weeks,
even though the study’s own introduction
stated, “The ability of [New Zealand mudsnails] to survive for up to three weeks out
of water contribute to the species’ ability
to expand its range.”
Later on the report said: “Ideally, the
experiment would have occurred over
more than 14 days, but the need for immediate information to assist with ongoing
management decisions as well as funding
limitations necessitated the short duration
of the experiments. In fact, results from
this, as well as other studies in the region,
led to the establishment of new guidelines
for boat permitting and inspection at Lake
Tahoe to proactively reduce the likelihood
of nuisance aquatic species introductions.”
When questioned about why further study
of the mussel risk was not completed,
Chandra said that until now funding was
not available to complete studies on the
mussel’s full life cycle in Lake Tahoe, or to
conduct an experiment that included more
than one site, or lasted more than 51 days.
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After the equivalent of more than two
months of full-time research, he delivered
a seven-page, sourced position paper to
the Town of Truckee. Urie’s stance was
summed up in one of the last sentences
of the paper: “No legitimate AIS [aquatic
invasive species] threats to Donner Lake
have been identified, and until one is, it is
illogical and impractical to implement a
needless fee-based program that inconveniences residents and visitors alike.”
That has now changed. Chandra and a
team of researchers were recently funded
to complete a more in-depth study this
summer, and results should be released
this fall. The study will last between 120
and 160 days, Chandra said. It will use water from the Cave Rock area as well as the
Tahoe Keys. And it will study the entire
life cycle of the animals.
Donner Lake: Mandatory
Inspections on Hold
If it were not for the more than 500 hours
of intense scientific research that Truckee
resident Steve Urie has conducted over
the past several months, all watercraft
entering Donner Lake would likely have
to undergo mandatory inspections, and
each boat would have been charged a boat
inspection fee this summer.
Urie, a retired businessman with a degree in
civil engineering, was intimately familiar with
Donner Lake, having lived on the lake for 30
of the 40 years he has been a local resident.
His interest in invasive species was first
sparked when he heard California Sen. Dianne Feinstein say in a speech at the 2010
Lake Tahoe Summit: “If you organized all
the Asian clams currently in the lake end
to end, it would stretch 3.5 miles long.”
Being an engineer, Urie began calculating
how many clams it would take to organize a
single-file line of clams 3.5 miles long, and
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Mandatory boat inspections have been in
effect at Tahoe since 2009. More than 10,000
voluntary boat inspections have been conducted
at Donner Lake and Prosser, Boca and Stampede
reservoirs between 2010 and 2012. Photo courtesy
of the Tahoe Resource Conservation District
concluded that quantity of clams would
likely fit into the back of a pickup truck.
“It just did not make sense to me. The reports that came out were so exaggerated,”
said Urie.
The more Urie investigated the issue, the
more intrigued he became. He read dozens
of studies and reports on the calcium requirements of mussels, conversed with experts across the state, and researched years
of Tahoe and Donner Lake water studies.
After an April Town of Truckee invasive
species working group meeting where Urie
and Chandra had a spirited debate over the
topic, the Town of Truckee decided to recommend that the mandatory boat inspection
ordinance not be enforced this summer, and
that voluntary inspections continue.
“It was the right result. It is exactly what
they should have done,” said Urie. “If they
had taken off with this, we would have
had a boat inspection program at Donner
Lake forever. It is one of those government
programs that once it gets going, you can
never pry it away from them.”
One of the issues the Town of Truckee faced
was that the ordinance they passed specifically identified mussels as the invasive species
that was being targeted, and declared that the
mussels were an “imminent” threat.
“There is obviously not a significant or
imminent threat,” said Dan Olsen, >>>
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>>> the Town of Truckee’s animal
services and code compliance manager, following the decision by the town
to not recommend mandatory inspections
this summer.
Chandra’s Response
Chandra emphasizes that while zebra
and quagga mussels have made all the
headlines, “it is not all about the mussel. If
we make this just about mussels, we are in
very deep trouble.”
Chandra lists a number of invasive
threats to the region, including curlyleaf
pondweed, Brazilian elodea and hydrilla.
Curlyleaf pondweed is already growing in
Lake Tahoe.
But Urie says that Donner Lake and the
reservoirs in the area would be unlikely
targets for an invasion of these plants. The
annual fluctuations of the water bodies’
levels exposes bare ground along a significant portion of the shoreline to freezing
temperatures, greatly reducing the risk of
large-scale exotic plant invasions.
And many of the invasive species that
can impact an ecosystem — creatures like
Asian clams and crawdads — have already
established in Donner Lake.
But Chandra is essentially erring on the side
of caution. With inconclusive and incomplete science on invasive species, he said his
approach has been to “be protective first,
and back away from protection later.”
“We actually don’t have a handle on these
species and the plasticity of them,” said
Chandra, noting that more research is
needed for the science to be able to more
accurately pinpoint invasive species threats.
“That is unfortunately how the science
has not caught up,” he said. “We have not
caught up to tell you, plant-by-plant, what
might invade an area.”
Are Inspections an Effective
Barrier?
Donner Lake and other local lakes have
long been exposed to invasive species. And
even today, the voluntary inspections are
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a patchwork that leaves hundreds of boats
to launch uninspected in local waters each
year. At Donner Lake, boat inspections
have only occurred at Donner Lake’s public boat ramp. The other two heavily used
ramp facilities — Tahoe Donner’s marina
and a homeowners’ launch on the west
end — have had no boat
inspections.
“You are asking the Town of Truckee to put
in place pretty invasive procedures, and
you are basing it on a risk assessment that
has not been published?” he asked. “I think
there is some real dereliction to ask to put
in place a program that there are no facts
to support.”
The Town of Truckee and the
Tahoe Resource Conservation
District say they are willing to
re-examine the science behind
the program.
Even at local reservoirs,
boaters can simply drive
to the edge of the lake off
of a dirt road and back an
uninspected boat into the
water.
“There is no way to control that unless you shut
off access to the lake,”
said Truckee Animal Control Manager Olsen.
steve urie has been a very
outspoken, and educated,
critic of enacting mandatory
Donner Lake inspections
without adequate scientific
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So far, the costs of the
voluntary inspections have been borne by
the Truckee River Fund, a group supported
by the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, which has given the Tahoe Resource
Conservation District nearly $1 million over
the last four years to conduct boat inspections. That funding is dwindling, and the
Tahoe Resource Conservation District was
expecting inspection fee revenue to begin
to pay for some of the costs beginning this
summer.
“I am not opposed to this discussion happening right now,”
said Kim Boyd, the assistant
district manager with the Tahoe
Resource Conservation District.
“I think this is a great time to
have this discussion and really
evaluate the risks.”
But Brian Hanley, a local
boater, said he thinks that if Urie had not
spent 500 hours investigating the science
behind invasive species, the outcome
of the boat inspection program process
would have been much different.
“I think if Steve [Urie] had not been there,
the science may have been ignored,” said
Hanley.
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Tahoe pays nearly $1.5 million a year to
run its boat inspection program. Only
about half the program is funded by fees;
the other half comes from public money.
In Truckee, Urie believes that putting
the mandatory inspection on hold as the
science and risk is evaluated is the proper
procedure. At the final invasive species
working group meeting, Urie asked about
a Donner Lake risk assessment noted by
one presenter. When he was told the risk
assessment was not published, and later
told that the risk assessment was simply
notes from meetings and presentations
that had not even been compiled into a
complete document, he wondered how a
program could be put in place.
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CAL FIRE Returns to Tahoe
Amid High Fire Danger and Controversies
By melissa siig
Moonshine Ink
After a one-year absence, the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection, better known as CAL FIRE,
is moving back into the Tahoe Basin. The
move, which was designed to better meet
the department’s mission, comes at a
fortuitous time when fire danger is at an
all-time high due to a record low snowfall. It also comes as CAL FIRE is taking
heat for the controversial fire prevention
fee passed by the state legislature last
year, which many rural homeowners and
local fire districts argue is a redundant
tax. Critics were also outraged earlier this
year to learn of the existence of a $3.6
million fund that CAL FIRE failed to
turn over to the state.
CAL FIRE is charged with protecting
the 31 million acres in the State Responsibility Areas (SRA), the wildland areas
where the state has financial responsibility for preventing and suppressing fires.
Of that, 34,000 acres is in the Tahoe Basin. In the past, the U.S. Forest Service
has managed CAL FIRE’s protection
area in Tahoe as part of an agreement
between the two agencies as a way to
increase efficiency. But after a review this
year, CAL FIRE decided to reassume
direct responsibility for 70,000 acres
statewide that it had “swapped” with the
Forest Service — Tahoe, Lake Arrowhead, and San Jacinto near Riverside.
“It was a realignment of our fire suppression mission,” said CAL FIRE spokesman Daniel Berlant.
CAL FIRE is redirecting seven fire
engines to the 70,000 acres, two of which
will be headed to the Tahoe Basin. One
will be located in Carnelian Bay and the
other in South Lake Tahoe. Each engine
comes with three firefighters. This marks
a return to the Basin for CAL FIRE,
which had engines in the same two locations from 2008 to 2011, but was forced
to remove them after budget cuts. In
2012 the department was able to keep an
engine in Truckee, which it would move
to the North Shore on high fire days.
While the Nevada County Board of
Supervisors is angry over the loss of its
Nevada City-based CAL FIRE engine
to the North Shore, Tahoe fire districts
couldn’t be happier, especially in light of
the earlier-than-normal fire season. After
the driest January, February, and March
on record since 1910, the area’s fire season has started a month ahead of normal.
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CAL FIRE has already responded to 45
percent more fires this year than in average years, according to Berlant.
“I think it’s great timing,” said North
Tahoe Fire Protection District’s new fire
chief, Mike Schwartz, who came on in
October. “CAL FIRE is coming up when
we are very vulnerable.
We are really on high
alert. It’s a really good
year to have CAL FIRE
coming back into the
Basin, and we will try to
do everything we can to
keep them here.”
While CAL FIRE is
tasked with fighting fires
in wildland areas, they
will work hand-in-hand
with North Tahoe Fire
on all calls, a “huge
give-back to taxpayers,” Schwartz said. The
department also does
defensible space inspections, augmenting local
fire districts’ abilities.
“It’s not CAL FIRE and
locals,” Schwartz said,
“but locals supported by
CAL FIRE.”
CAL FIRE’s location in Carnelian Bay
also fills in a gap in North Tahoe Fire’s
service. Located between fire stations in
Kings Beach and Tahoe City, Carnelian
Bay can take more than 10 minutes to
reach, a huge amount of time since a fire
can double in size every minute. On a
red flag day in 2011, an arson fire broke
out in Carnelian Bay. CAL FIRE was the
first to respond, something that NTFPD
Public Information Officer Dave Zaski
said prevented a major catastrophe in the
Kingswood Village neighborhood.
“If they hadn’t jumped on it, we definitely would have had a big fire,” he said.
CAL FIRE’s presence on the North
Shore not only means extra hands to
fight fires and respond to medical emergencies, but also more resources sooner,
such as immediate access to the CAL
FIRE Nevada Yuba unit’s 20 engines and
an aircraft based in Grass Valley.
CAL FIRE’s return to the Tahoe Basin
might make some homeowners feel better about paying the $150 fire prevention fee, which was passed by the state
legislature in 2011 as a way to cover the
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(clockwise from above) A
CAL FIRE engine is moving
to North Tahoe for the fire
season as part of the department’s realignment of its
mission. Courtesy photos
A map of Tahoe shows
the State Responsibility Area,
light gray, where CAL FIRE is
responsible for fire prevention
and fire suppression. Dark
gray is federal responsibility.
cost of fire
prevention
for people
living in
SRA zones.
The fee,
which hit
homeowners last year, ignited a storm of
protests, with opponents calling it a tax,
which requires a two-thirds vote by the
state senate, and a redundant cost, since
many people who received the bill already pay local fire districts for the same
service. (Those people receive a $35
discount.) Out of the more than 800,000
homeowners who were billed last year,
about 11 percent filed appeals with the
state. Because of that and a lawsuit by
the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association,
CAL FIRE is currently holding off on
sending bills this year.
Although the fire fee is specifically for
fire prevention and not suppression,
Schwartz said, “From a simple perspective, if you have to pay the fee, even if
it’s not directly related, it makes you feel
good [that CAL FIRE is back in Tahoe].”
The North Tahoe Fire Protection District
does not support the fire fee, he said.
North Tahoe Fire Protection District Chief
Mike Schwartz, who
started on the job in October,
was at the North Lake Tahoe
Fire Protection District in
Incline Village for 29 years.
CAL FIRE has also
come under fire this year
for the discovery that the
department hid $3.6 million rather than
depositing it into the state’s cash-strapped
general fund. The money, which came
from legal settlements for people found liable for starting wildland fires, was placed
with the nonprofit California District
Attorneys Association, and over the past
eight years was used for training and
equipment for fire investigations. Around
$800,000 of the $3.6 million remains.
Berlant said the existence of the money,
which pales in comparison to the $90
million generated by the fire prevention
fee, was never a secret.
“We had no intent to hide the fund,” he said.
To stay up to date with North Tahoe Fire
Protection District, visit its Facebook page.
CAL FIRE provides information on major
incidents at fire.ca.gov.
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Lake Malawi is a 360-mile-long Rift Valley lake, home to some of the most diverse and colorful
fish life in the world. It is also home to a world-renowned example of true eco-tourism. Photo courtesy of
Manda Wilderness Nkwichi Lodge
The T-Shirt: A resident of Ngofi village sports a Truckee
Tahoe Lumber Company T-shirt. Photo by Lily Bunker
sunset envelopes lake malawi.
Photo courtesy of Manda Wilderness
Nkwichi Lodge
Chance Encounters at the End of the World
Last year, my sister,
Lily Bunker, moved
to a tiny village on
the eastern edge of
Lake Malawi in the
northern reaches
of Mozambique,
Africa. For her job,
she travels by boat
True Grit
to small villages
By David Bunker
scattered along the
edge of the majestic,
360-mile-long Rift Valley lake, teaching
agricultural techniques and launching education programs for the Manda Wilderness
Community Trust.
Because of limited phone and Internet
access in her village, I rarely hear from her
these days. But this spring, she flew back
to the United States for a family event and
had a strange story to tell me.
One day, after a boat trip to a small lakeshore village named Ngofi near the border
with Tanzania, Lily walked around a corner
and saw a villager dressed in an oddly
familiar T-shirt. Over the shirt’s faded
blue background, gold letters spelled out
“Truckee Tahoe Lumber Company.”
This chance encounter got me thinking
about two of the world’s most majestic
lakes, now linked in my mind by a used
T-shirt. Both are international tourist destinations. And both struggle with vexing
environmental challenges.
Lake Malawi faces a third-world version
of Lake Tahoe’s first-world environmental
problems. While we fight over whether our
lakeside buildings should be two stories
or four stories high, Lake Malawi worries
about the pollution of intentional burns
lit to increase the poor soil’s crop yields.
While we inspect motorboats to prevent
the spread of invasive species, Lake Malawi is banning fishing by mosquito net, a
damaging fine-mesh fishing technique that
strips all aquatic life from the areas where
it is used intensively.
In many ways, Lake Malawi’s problems are
much simpler. They represent a clear question of how to balance human survival and
ecological protection. In a region where
people are simply trying to feed themselves, the solutions can be much more
elegant — instead of Tahoe’s seemingly
impossible challenges like the pipe dream
of vaporizing the Tahoe Keys and restoring
the entire Upper Truckee River wetlands,
Lake Malawi can teach new fishing
techniques, improve agricultural practices,
and focus on saving a world-renowned
ecosystem before first-world problems like
casinos and millions of commuting SUVs
overrun the lake.
Despite those differences, I have to say
that one of Lake Malawi’s responses to its
environmental challenges could be very instructive for Lake Tahoe. My sister works
out of Nkwichi Lodge, a model of true
eco-tourism. As one news article put it,
“With so much hot air in the world of responsible tourism, it is a huge relief to be
genuinely impressed by Nkwichi Lodge.”
The lodge is a luxurious outpost in the
Manda Wilderness, but it has mixed luxury
tourism, environmental responsibility, and
local community building in truly comprehensive ways. The lodge runs off of solar
power and wood-fired hot water. Much of
the lodge’s food is grown on site.
But it is what is done off-site that is truly
remarkable. The programs run from the
lodge protect wilderness, prevent poaching, build schools, start new agricultural programs, and support local cultural
events at villages scattered across the
region. All of this is financed, in part, by
the luxury tourism revenue generated at
the lodge.
I’ve been thinking a lot the last several
years about our human responsibility
to the land. It’s a complex problem that
is perhaps the root question of human
existence. It is also a challenge that, no
matter how we respond, exposes our own
hypocrisy and the deep imperfections of
our solutions.
It’s a paradox that Barry Lopez reflected
on with incredible eloquence in “Artic
Dreams” after a day of walrus hunting on
the polar icecap.
“How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware
of the blood, the horror inherent in life…?
If there is a stage at which an individual
life becomes truly adult, it must be when
one grasps the irony in its unfolding and
accepts responsibility for a life lived in the
midst of such paradox. One must live in
the middle of contradiction, because if
all contradiction were eliminated at once
life would collapse. There are simply no
answers to some of the great pressing
questions. You continue to live them out,
making your life a worthy expression of
leaning into the light.”
At Tahoe, these imperfections are magnified by the complexities of our first-world
economy. The mechanisms of tourism —
the roads and airports and large hotels —
can’t be washed away by opting for a day
of fashionable eco-tourism, like paddleboarding over powerboating. Even at Lake
Malawi, where visitors travel to Manda
Wilderness by jet-fuel-guzzling airplanes
and motorboats, eco-tourism is simultaneously a sin and a penance.
We now live in what scientists are calling
the anthropocene. Our impact on the
earth is undeniable and unavoidable. We
are connected to the rest of the world by
our used T-shirts, our tourism, our life’s
undeniable impact not just on our backyard, but on the entire globe.
At Lake Malawi, the impacts of tourism
are being turned around into, arguably,
a net positive environmental, cultural,
and economic gain. In Tahoe — a land of
wealth, innovation, and environmentalism
— can we embrace the challenge of turning the tide of tourism’s deep environmental impacts? Can we lean into the light?
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Truckee High School Principal Greg
Dettinger has announced he will resign
at the end of the year. Dettinger shared
with staff and students that he has
made this difficult decision based on
the needs of his family and for personal
reasons, according to the Truckee
Tahoe Unified School District.
Dettinger has accepted a position
as principal of a high school in the
Midwest for the 2013-14 school year.
He was appointed principal after an
extensive search last spring and started
work in July. Dr. Leri has prepared a new
recruitment process, which began after
Dettinger’s announcement.
In addition to Dettinger’s departure,
Truckee High’s Assistant Principal
Grant Steunenberg had previously
announced his resignation to take a
position elsewhere. The new principal,
in collaboration with staff, will conduct
the selection process for a new assistant
principal.
2 Truckee Springs
Planning Begins
Truckee
Preliminary planning for a Truckee River
property called Truckee Springs has
begun.
The 26-acre parcel at the end of
South River Street has a master plan
designation that would allow for a
maximum of five single-family homes,
and either 80 multi-family units or 120
lodging units.
The development could be part of
large changes for South River Street
and the adjoining area. Hotel Avery, on
the corner of Brockway Road and South
River Street, has already been approved
by the Truckee Town Council, but has
yet to begin construction.
The town has also envisioned a
pedestrian bridge connecting the
Truckee Springs property with the townowned property across the Truckee
River on West River Street. The West
River Street property has been planned
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as a park, with possibly a restaurant
on the west end of the parcel, said
Jaime LaChance, Town of Truckee
senior planner. But the state-mandated
dissolution of the town’s redevelopment
agency has put those plans in limbo.
The Truckee Springs plan will begin
with a summary plan, where the
public will be welcomed to provide
general feedback on the site. A June
4 meeting with both the Truckee
Planning Commission and the Truckee
Town Council is planned to collect
public comment on the summary plan,
which would be used by developers to
generate a master plan for the parcel.
One site visit to the property has
already been held and was attended
by approximately 50 people, said
LaChance. Neighbors have already
expressed concerns about traffic and
whether the development will fit in
with the community character of the
neighborhood, she said. ~ David
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3 Efforts Continue on Tahoe
Basin Community Plan Update
Tahoe Basin
Placer County Planning Services
Department has made progress
toward updating the Tahoe Basin
Community plans. Primary efforts
include consolidating the nine current
Tahoe Basin plans with one overarching
community plan and four local area
plans.
The next steps includes preparation
of the actual documents that will be
used in the updated community plan.
Staff will conduct a three-day public
workshop called a charrette in late June
in Kings Beach. The charrette will focus
on the beach and commercial core area
behind it and information gathered will
be integrated into the policy document.
Meetings for the North Tahoe West
and North Tahoe East planning area
teams will be held on Tuesday, May 14.
Both meetings will be held at the same
location and time, from 4 to 8 p.m. at
the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318
North Lake Blvd., in Kings Beach.
The West Shore plan area team will
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The Cal Neva Resort will undergo a much-need remodel under
its new owner, Criswell-Radovan. Courtesy photo
8 Steve Buelna is Placer County’s new Tahoe ombudsman. The position was created to help
customers navigate Tahoe’s complex building process. Courtesy photo
1 Greg Dettinger is resigning as principal of Truckee High School after one year. Photo courtesy of Truckee Tahoe Unified School District
meet on Thurs., May 16, from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. at the Placer County Tahoe
City Offices, 775 North Lake Blvd.
in Tahoe City. The public is invited
to attend all team meetings. Info:
Supervising Planner Crystal Jacobsen,
(530) 745-3000
Cal Neva Has New Owners
Crystal Bay
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As of April 26, real-estate development
and management firm Criswell-Radovan
became the controlling partner of the
Cal Neva Resort in Crystal Bay. The
St. Helena- based Criswell-Radovan
owns prestigious properties such as
the Calistoga Ranch, the Ritz-Carlton
in San Francisco, and the Four Seasons
in Dublin, Ireland. According to Cal
Neva spokesperson Lee Koch, the
development firm plans on remodeling
the aging and financially beleaguered
resort, “working within the existing
footprint and repurposing the existing
resort property.” The Cal Neva, built in
1926 and owned for a period by Frank
Sinatra, went into foreclosure in 2008.
Koch said that the preliminary vision is
to retain the resort’s historic character
and Tahoe feel. “They don’t have plans
to turn it into an overstated Bellagio,”
she said. ~ Melissa Siig/Moonshine Ink
5 TRPA Moves River Restoration
Project Forward
South Lake Tahoe
Restoring the Upper Truckee River
received the green light from the
governing board of the Tahoe Regional
Planning Agency last month.
The approval for the Upper Truckee
Reach Five Restoration Project, part of
the TRPA’s Environmental Improvement
Program, marks the continuation of one
of the largest ecosystem restoration
initiatives in the Sierra Nevada. This
project is a high priority for meeting
environmental thresholds in the Tahoe
Basin. Of all 63 streams that flow into
Lake Tahoe, the Upper Truckee River
deposits the largest amount of fine
sediment.
Located on both U.S. Forest
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land, the Upper
Truckee Reach Five
Project will restore 7,400
feet of river channel
and 120 acres of stream
zone to their natural
states. Construction
is scheduled to begin
this summer. Info: Kristi
Boosman, kboosman@
trpa.org, (775) 589-5230
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6 League to Save
Lake Tahoe Receives
$60,000 Grant
Tahoe Basin
The League to Save
Lake Tahoe in April
received a $60,000 grant
from Wells Fargo &
Company as part of a
7 Washoe County Manager Katy Simon is retiring
$3 million Wells Fargo
in July after 15 years. Courtesy photo
Environmental Solutions
for Communities grant
wishing to start, expand, or change a
program, which helps
business.
support land and water conservation,
Steve Buelna, a 13-year county
energy efficiency, infrastructure, and
employee and a supervising planner in
educational outreach.
the Tahoe office, has been named the
“We’ll be using the grant to enhance
ombudsman/facilitator for all Tahoe
volunteer programs that engage
projects. He acts as the county’s single
communities in reducing the impact
point of contact and communication,
of storm water runoff and erosion,
and has the authority to work with, and
including storm drain marking, riparian
provide direction to, all agency division
habitat restoration along the Upper
staff.
Truckee River, and our new storm drain
In his ombudsman role, Buelna is
monitoring program, Pipe Keepers,”
tasked with working with applicants for
said Darcie Goodman-Collins, League
all agency disciplines (planning, building,
executive director.
engineering, and surveying) to identify
The league was named among 64
temporary or interim solutions that
recipients of the Wells Fargo grant, part
can help facilitate new development
of the bank’s commitment to provide
opportunities.
$100 million to environmentally focused
nonprofits and universities by 2020.
9 New Cottage Food Law Will
Info: blog.wellsfargo.
Allow Home-Based Businesses to
com/environment, nfwf.org/
Sell Food
environmentalsolutions
Washoe County Manager
Retiring After 15 Years
Washoe County
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Washoe County Manager Katy Simon
will retire from the position she has held
for 15 years on July 1.
The Board of County Commissioners
will begin a national search as quickly
as possible to replace Simon and will
appoint an interim manager as needed
until a permanent manager is in place.
8 New Ombudsman Position in
Tahoe to Help Expedite BasinArea Projects
North Tahoe
Placer County has created an
ombudsman position in its Community
Development Resource Agency’s Tahoe
Office to help businesses and builders
navigate a complex process.
The ombudsman idea arose from
discussion between North Tahoe business
leaders and county staff that addressed
concerns on how to improve customer
service and business development in the
Tahoe Basin. The numerous overlapping
layers of regulatory authority, at Lake
Tahoe, can be difficult to follow for those
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors
reviewed plans last month for enforcing
a new state law that allows home-based
businesses to sell some types of food
to the public, restaurants, and stores.
Known as the California Homemade
Food Act, the state law seeks to
encourage community-based food
production commonly known as cottage
food operations. The law, Assembly Bill
1616, took effect on Jan. 1, 2013.
“I think it’s a great benefit to our
community,” said Environmental Health
Director Wesley Nicks.
On its website, the California
Department of Public Health will
maintain a list of types of food
approved for preparation, handling,
and packaging at cottage food
operations.
In the past, state law generally
required all food sold to the public to
be prepared at permitted commercial
facilities. All cottage food operations in
Placer County must go through a review
process. Info: Diane Gereke, (530)
745-2311, placer.ca.gov/departments/
hhs/env_health. Click “Consumer
Protection” link, then “Cottage Foods”
link.
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On the Spot | News
Taking
Therapy
in Stride
Horses have a long and complicated
history of evolution and domestication.
But at their core, like their cousin the
African zebra, they have evolved to detect
and flee from predators. Horses have the
largest eyes of any land mammal, possess
350-degree vision, and have ears that
can register sounds that humans cannot
detect.
By david bunker
Moonshine Ink
Snookie, a reddish-brown Shetland pony,
pokes her head from a stall at Piping Rock
Equestrian Center and looks at me quizzically. After what Tina Peek has told me
about the preternatural perceptiveness of
her team of eight therapy horses, I silently
wonder which of my secret insecurities
or emotional faults Snookie has already
figured out.
Peek is the founder and equine specialist
with Changing Strides, the only equine
therapy outfit in Tahoe/Truckee. The
therapy and learning company started
last September at Piping Rock Equestrian
Center under the simple premise that
horses’ highly tuned senses can tell us a lot
about ourselves.
“Horses are prey animals. They pick up
on things because it is essential for their
survival. They are always reading people’s
intentions,” said Peek.
“The way the horse reacts to a person gives
us feedback on what is going on with that
person,” said Peek. “They do a body scan
in a moment and see body language.”
Changing Strides has two different offerings
— equine assisted psychotherapy and equine
assisted learning. Psychotherapy sessions can
help with marriage problems, family issues,
addiction, post- traumatic stress disorder,
and mental health issues. Learning sessions
are currently being held with an enrichment
class from Glenshire Elementary School, but
can also be used for leadership courses and
team-building workshops.
Christopher Old, a licensed marriage
and family therapist, works at Changing
Strides as the mental health specialist
during many of the sessions. Old said one
of the main differences between a therapy
session in an office and a therapy session
with a large horse in an outdoor setting is
how much faster the therapy moves.
“Things tend to come to light more
quickly,” he said.
The beautiful grounds of Piping Rock
Equestrian Center, set on rolling sagebrush and deep green pines near the agricultural inspection station off of Interstate
80, also holds an allure, especially for
children, said Old.
The Changing Strides team relies on
their experience, both in therapy and
with horses. Peek spent 6,000 hours getting certified by EAGALA (the leading
international equine therapy association)
as an equine specialist. She has worked
with horses nearly all her life. Old has
been a therapist for 10 years, and also runs
Mountain Mental Health on High Street
in Truckee.
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“I realized that if I wanted to do this work,
I was going to have to start it myself,” said
Peek.
“Kids are excited to come here, where I
can tell you before, some kids were not
excited to come to therapy,” said Old.
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(left) Can you lead a horse to water?
Some Changing Strides sessions include exercises
like getting a horse to walk to a certain part of the
arena through non-verbal communication. How a
horse reacts to a person, and how a person reacts
to the horse’s actions, can reveal a lot about a
person’s communication style, leadership, and emotional makeup.
At Changing Strides the horses are not
ridden; they are used to signal the effects
of non-verbal behavior, call attention to
patterns and habits, or reveal the impact of
communication styles.
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and Mental Health Specialist Christopher Old (both
right) work with a group at Piping Rock Equestrian
Center. Photos courtesy of Changing Strides
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After Peek was certified as an equine
specialist, she at first wanted to work for
someone else, but realized no one else
offered the service in the area.
Peek said she deeply enjoys running a
company that is enriching the lives of
community members.
“I feel like our customers are going to walk
away as better people,” said Peek.
Back at the Shetland pony stall, Snookie
seems to be acting normal, and I am mildly
relieved that I have not yet been identified
as neurotic by a four-legged mind-reader.
But then I remember a story that Peek
had told me earlier in the day. One day, a
girl with severe behavioral issues and an
abusive past had come to therapy. Instead
of engaging in the therapy sessions, she
simply stood close to the horse’s head.
She remained like that for the entire session, motionless and silent. The therapists
thought the session had failed. But she
came back for a second session, and when
she walked into therapy, she was holding
an intensely detailed picture of the horse’s
head, and on each delicately drawn strand
of the horse’s mane she had written the
name of one of her abusers.
“Even if you don’t see a lot of stuff going
on, it doesn’t mean the person is not taking something deep and emotional away
from the experience,” said Peek.
Learn more about Changing Strides at
changingstrides.com.
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Tahoe Expedition Academy
Launches High School Program
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Tahoe Expedition Academy is launching a
high school program that will start with a 9th
grade class for the 2013-2014 school year.
Each subsequent year, the school will add
another grade level to eventually provide a
complete high school curriculum. Professors
from top universities around the country will
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Tahoe Expedition Academy, a private
school headquartered in Kings Beach,
currently offers pre-kindergarten classes,
elementary, and middle school academic
programs (kindergarten through 8th
grade). The school has an emphasis on
experiential learning in the outdoors.
For its new high school program,
Tahoe Expedition Academy has
identified three areas of focus: high-level
academics and inspiring art programs;
adventure, athletics, and nutrition; and
character, citizenship, and service. Info:
tahoeexpeditionacademy.org.
2 Homewood Selected as Finalist
for National Environmental Award
Homewood Mountain Resort has been
selected as a finalist for the National Ski
Areas Association’s (NSAA) prestigious
Golden Eagle award. The annual award
is NSAA’s highest environmental honor
and recognizes exemplary environmental
performance in the ski resort industry.
The winners will be announced at NSAA’s
annual convention on May 1 in Palm
Springs.
Homewood has been selected as one
of three resorts in the Small Ski Area
category — resorts with fewer than
200,000 skier visits annually. The other
Submit your own to
two finalists are Beaver Valley Ski Club in
Canada and Mt. Abram Resort in Maine.
Homewood is being recognized for
its commitment to innovative watershed
management and the water-quality
monitoring work performed resortwide over several years. Working with
Integrated Environmental Restoration
Services Inc., Homewood has removed
and restored nearly 300,000 square
feet (nearly 4 miles) of unpaved, onmountain roads. In addition, through the
development of a new, peer-reviewed
stream-monitoring method developed
by the project team for small alpine
watersheds, a watershed-scale sediment
reduction of 41 percent was measured
between 2010 and 2011.
The tools and methods developed at
Homewood have been incorporated in
a 300-page Watershed Management
Guidebook that was recently published
by Integrated Environmental Restorative
Services. The guidebook serves as
a valuable resource for other ski
resorts seeking to improve their
watershed management results. Info:
SkiHomewood.com
Tahoe Music Professionals
Opens its Doors
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A group of Tahoe musicians, DJs, and
entertainers has launched Tahoe Music
Professionals, specializing in weddings,
corporate events, and private parties.
Tahoe Music Professionals works with all
styles of live music, DJs, and performers,
both locally and nationally. It offers
complete sound, staging, lighting, and
décor for all special occasions.
“We are providing a service that
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>>> allows our clients to take the guess
work out of hiring entertainment. A
planner can go to them to hire a classical
guitarist, a jazz trio, an ’80s cover band,
and a children’s entertainer, all for one
event, all with one phone call,” says cofounder Ben Martin.
Tahoe Music Professionals is a proud
partner and supporter of the Tahoe School
of Music, a nonprofit organization. Ten
percent of every booking with Tahoe Music
Professionals goes directly to programs
and scholarships at the school. Info:
TahoeMusicPros.com
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PRELUDE TO SUMMER
CELEBRATIION!
InnerRhythms Expands
InnerRhythms Dance Centre plans to
open its third studio in September in the
space adjoining its current studios in the
Truckee outlet center. The nonprofit dance
group will launch a capital improvement
campaign to raise funds for the expansion.
Info: innerrhythms.org
Friday, June 7, 5–8p.m.
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Plumas Bancorp Reports 175%
Increase in Quarterly Earnings
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Plumas Bancorp, the parent company
of Plumas Bank, announced first quarter
2013 earnings of $616,000, an increase of
175 percent from $224,000 during the first
quarter of 2012.
In April, Plumas Bancorp also
repurchased at auction 60 percent of the
preferred shares that were issued to the
U.S. Department of Treasury during the
low point of the economic recession.
“The repayment to the Treasury and
the exit from this government program
are indicators of the bank’s progress in
successfully navigating through the global
financial crisis while at the same time
protecting our common shareholders’ best
interests,” said Andrew Ryback, president
and CEO of Plumas Bancorp.
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Schaller Joins MOBO
Jennifer Schaller has joined Molsby and
Bordner, LLP (MOBO Law) as the newest
tmember of its legal team. Schaller has
been a practicing attorney in Truckee for
the past three years.
Schaller will add her knowledge of
family law to MOBO’s growing expertise,
which includes business, estate planning,
construction, family, and real estate
law. MOBO assists clients from all over
the Tahoe/Truckee area and northern
California, as well as select clients
from southern California and Nevada.
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La Vida de las Montañas
Rendimiento en una Botella
¿Acaso las bebidas deportivas son realmente necesarias?
En la década del 60, el equipo
tendrías si bebieras sorbos de agua
carbohidratos y electrolitos sin aditivos
te protegerán
de fútbol de la University of
común. Esto se debe a que durante
artificiales.
necesariamente;
Florida inventó una bebida
la primera hora de ejercicio, tu
los investigadores
Como alternativa no bebible, las bananas
para ayudar a los jugadores a
cuerpo tiene suficientes reservas de
revelaron que
y las pasas de uva son una genial elección;
sobrellevar los entrenamientos
glucógeno y electrolitos que te alla hiponatremia
se ha comprobado que las dos aumentan
con la humedad y el intenso
canzarán durante el entrenamiento.
tenía las mismas
la resistencia en los ciclistas al igual que lo
calor de Florida. El equipo se
Llena tu botella de agua y entrena.
posibilidades de
hacen las bebidas deportivas.
llamaba Gators, y la bebida
Si la temperatura es fresca y no esdetectarse en
se hizo famosa con el nombre
tás transpirando demasiado, puedes
Ten en cuenta que algunas bebidas
corredores de
Bienestar
Gatorade. Esta bebida fue
entrenar
durante más de una hora
deportivas contienen hasta 10 cucharadas
maratones que
Práctico
Por Linda Lindsay
diseñada para reemplazar las
con agua común.
de azúcar y 125 calorías por botella, tanto
bebían bebidas
tres cosas que se pierden al
como una lata de gaseosa. Si haces ejercicio
deportivas al igual
Pero si durante por lo menos 60 a
hacer ejercicio físico (fluidos, carbohidratos,
para perder peso, no tiene sentido ingerir
que en aquellos
90 minutos haces ejercicios fuerte, sosteniy electrolitos). Gatorade contiene agua, azúcalorías extra.
que tomaban agua.
do, en especial bajo temperaturas altas, será
car, sal, y un poco de saborizante de limón.
posible que transpires suficientes electrolitos
Muchos expertos están de acuerdo en que
Y, ¿qué sucede con la locura más reciente a
Hoy, el mercado está repleto de bebidas
y utilices suficiente glucógeno en tus músculos niños no necesitan de las calorías y el
nivel salud: el agua de coco? Comercializada
deportivas producidas por Pepsi, Coca, y la
los para garantizar el reemplazo de ambos.
azúcar extra, en especial si su actividad
como la “forma natural” para rehidratarse,
inmensa compañía farmacéutica GlaxoSPuedes hacer esto consumiendo cualquier
consiste de un partido de fútbol por la
este líquido claro del centro de los cocos
mithKlein. Las bebidas vienen en diferentes
combinación de alimentos o bebidas que
mañana o un paseo en bicicleta en familia.
jóvenes tiene naturalmente más potasio,
colores de neón y, según se dice, mejoran el
suministren los ingredientes necesarios.
Pero en el caso de que tus hijos participen
pero es más bajo en sodio, el electrolito que
rendimiento, la recuperación, y mantienen
Las bebidas deportivas proporcionan un
de un campamento deportivo serio, quizá
más perdemos cuando transpiramos. Pero si
a la persona hidratada. El público cree todo
suministro conveniente, y tienen la ventaja
cambie la historia. Los investigadores de
te gusta el sabor, el agua de coco puede ser
esto que se dice, por un valor de $1,500 miladicional de ser un poco más fáciles de
University of Connecticut estudiaron los
una bebida refrescante. Ten en mente que
lones al año.
consumir y digerir que la comida sólida, en
hábitos de la ingesta de bebidas en niños
contiene unas 90 calorías cada 17 onzas (no
especial si continuas con tu entrenamiento.
que participaban de campamentos deportite dejes engañar por la porción pequeña), y
Pero, ¿necesitamos realmente una bebida
Sin algún tipo de suministro de carbohidravos en la Costa Este. Los niños, de 9 a 16
que algunas variedades son mezcladas con
deportiva para mantenernos hidratados?
tos, tu cuerpo pasará de quemar carbohidraaños, entrenaban tres veces por día durante
jugo de fruta.
¿Acaso Powerade mejorará nuestro rentos a quemar grasas, que hará que
cuatro días. Los investigadores notaron
dimiento cuando andemos en bicicleOtras bebidas, tales como Vitaminwater,
tu rendimiento baje.
que los niños llegaban deshidratados y se
ta, o nos ayudará a recuperarnos tras
aguas “fitness”, y las bebidas energizantes
deshidrataban cada vez más a medida que
un partido de tenis? ¿Acaso los niños
Sin embargo, las bebidas deporticomo el Red Bull, por lo general no son
el campamento transcurría, a pesar de que
de 8 años necesitan Gatorade para
vas comerciales ya no contienen
buenas bebidas deportivas porque carecen
había agua disponible y a su alcance. Los
poder rendir bien en un partido de
sólo los ingredientes simples
de las cantidades adecuadas de los dos
niños pensaban que estaban hidratados,
fútbol?
de cocina. Algunos contienen
elementos básicos que necesitas: electrolitos
a pesar de que muchos admitieron que se
endulzantes, y a la mayoría
y carbohidratos. A pesar de que un poco de
De acuerdo con los expertos,
habían olvidado de beber. ¿Acaso una bede los productos se los tiñe
cafeína puede mejorar el rendimiento atléla respuesta es afirmativa en
bida deportiva fomentaría que bebieran más
con colorantes artificiales detico, demasiado puede dejarte agitado, y las
ambos casos. Obviamente,
líquido? Probablemente. Los investigadores
rivados del petróleo como el
dosis realmente elevadas están prohibidas en
podemos vivir sin bebidas
canadienses revelaron que saborizar el agua
Rojo #40, Azul #1, y Amarillo
algunas competiciones.
deportivas. Durante mucho
fomentaba la ingesta de bebidas por parte
tiempo, los atletas y todas las
¿Cuáles son las mejores bebidas
personas obtuvieron sus fluidos,
para cuando hayas terminado de
Receta para hacer una bebida deportiva casera
carbohidratos y electrolitos,
entrenar y necesites carbohidra¼ taza de azúcar
¼ t aza de agua caliente 2 cdtas. de jugo de limón tos y proteínas para recuperarte?
como el sodio y potasio, bebiendo agua o ingiriendo alimentos
El American College of Sports
¼ cdta. de sal
(para disolver el
3½ tazas de agua fría
reales.
Medicine dice que una buena
¼ taza de jugo de naranja
azúcar y la sal)
elección es una chocolatada de
En una jarra, disolver el azúcar y la sal en el agua caliente. Agregar el resto de los
Pero eso no significa que las
bajas calorías. Un estudio demingredientes y el agua fría. La bebida contiene unas 50 calorías y 110 mg de sodio
bebidas deportivas no sean útiles.
ostró menos indicadores de daño
por cada porción de 8 onzas, aproximadamente la misma cantidad que la mayoría
La mayoría de los nutricionistas
muscular en aquellos jugadores
de las bebidas deportivas. Receta de “Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook
especializados en deporte, sin
de fútbol que tomaban leche
(Guía
de
Nutrición
Deportiva
de
Nancy
Clark).”
embargo, sugieren que antes de
chocolatada que en aquellos que
que gastes dinero en bebidas, coningerían una bebida deportiva
sideres factores importantes como
de los niños. Durante el estudio, los niños
con las mismas calorías. En otro estudio,
la duración e intensidad de tu entre#5 y #6. Se ha demostrado que
que anduvieron en bicicleta a temperaturas
cuando se bebió leche después de hacer
namiento, la bebida deportiva en cuestión
los colorantes artificiales causan reacciones
elevadas tomaron 44 por ciento más de
ejercicio, se comprobó un mejor equilibrio
(no son todas iguales), cuán alta será la
alérgicas e hiperactividad en algunos niños,
líquido cuando la bebida tenía sabor a uva
de fluidos en comparación con el agua o las
temperatura bajo la cual realices ejercicio, y
particularmente en los niños que han sido
que cuando se trataba de agua.
bebidas deportivas
tus preferencias y hábitos personales.
diagnosticados con TDAH. Los estudios en
animales han vinculado algunos colorantes
Si bien la deshidratación puede ser grave,
Si bien las bebidas deportivas podrían
De todos estos factores, los más imporcon los tumores suprarrenales y renales.
toda la publicidad sobre mantenerse hidrataayudar a algunos atletas, no cabe duda de
tantes son la duración y la intensidad de
do ha llevado a que incluso los atletas serios
que puedes ingerir lo que necesitas si comes
tu entrenamiento. La American College of
Para evitar los colorantes y endulzantes
tomen tanta agua que se vuelven propensos
alimentos reales y bebes agua. Pero si las
Sports Medicine dice que en aquellos casos
artificiales, sin mencionar las botellas
a la hiponatremia, un estado en el que el
bebidas deportivas te dan buen resultado,
en los que el ejercicio dure menos de una
plásticas que son hechas para ser utilizadas
sodio disminuye a niveles peligrosamente
entonces consúmelas. Sólo recuerda que no
hora, no se necesita una bebida deportiva.
una sola vez, intenta hacer tu propia receta
bajos, que pueden conducir a un coma o a
son mucho más que agua con azúcar y un
Las investigaciones han demostrado que no
(ver receta en el recuadro) o compra una
la muerte. Pero las bebidas deportivas no
poquito de sal.
ayudará a tener un rendimiento mejor al que
de las mezclas en polvo que proporcionan
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Performance in a Bottle
Are sports drinks really necessary?
Practical Wellness
By Linda Lindsay
Back in the ’60s, the University of
Florida football team concocted a drink
to help the players survive workouts
in Florida’s intense heat and humidity.
The team was the Gators, and the drink
became known as Gatorade. Designed
to replace the three things lost during exercise — fluids, carbohydrates,
and electrolytes — Gatorade consisted
of water, sugar, salt, and some lemon
flavoring.
a sports drink. Research shows that it
won’t help you perform any better than
if you swig regular water. This is because
for the first hour of exercise, your body
has enough glycogen and electrolyte
reserves to last you through your workout. Just fill your water bottle and go.
If temperatures are cool and you’re not
sweating much, you can go longer than
an hour on plain water.
But if you’re engaged in at least 60 to
90 minutes of hard, sustained exercise,
especially in the heat, you’ll likely sweat
out enough electrolytes and use up
Today the market is flooded with sports
enough glycogen in your muscles to wardrinks owned by companies like Pepsi,
rant replacement of both. You can do
Coke, and drug giant GlaxoSmithKlein.
this by consuming any combination of
The drinks come in an array of neon
food or drink that supplies the necessary
colors and claim to improve perforingredients. Sports drinks supply them
mance, enhance recovery, and keep
conveniently, and have the added advanyou hydrated. And the public buys into
tages of being a little easier to consume
these claims, to the tune of $1.5 billion
and digest than solid food, especially if
a year.
you’re continuing your workout. WithBut do you really need a sports drink to
out some kind of carbohydrate supply,
stay hydrated? Will Powerade improve
your body will shift from burning carbs
your mountain bike
to burning fats,
ride, or help you
which will slow
recover after a tennis
Homemade Sports your performatch? Do 8-year-old
mance.
Drink Recipe
kids need Gatorade
Commercial
to make it through a
¼ cup sugar
sports drinks no
soccer game?
¼ tsp salt
longer contain
According to experts,
just simple kitch¼ cup orange juice
the answer is both yes
en ingredients,
¼ cup hot water
and no. Obviously, we
however. Some
(to dissolve sugar and salt)
can live without sports
contain artificial
2 tbsp lemon juice
drinks. For eons,
sweeteners, and
athletes and everyone
most products
3½ cups cold water
else got their fluid,
are colored with
carbs, and electroIn a pitcher, dissolve the sugar
petroleum-based
and salt in the hot water. Add the
lytes like sodium and
artificial dyes like
remaining ingredients and the cold
potassium by drinking
Red #40, Blue
water. The drink contains about 50
water and eating real
#1, and Yellow #5
calories and 110 mg of sodium per
food.
and #6. Artificial
8 ounce serving, approximately
dyes have been
the same as many sports drinks.
But that doesn’t mean
shown to cause
Recipe from “Nancy Clark’s Sports
sports drinks can’t be
allergic reactions
Nutrition Guidebook.”
useful. Most sports
and hyperactivity
nutritionists, however,
in some children,
suggest that before you spend money on
particularly kids who have been diagthe drinks, you should consider impornosed with ADHD. Animal studies have
tant factors such as the length and inlinked some dyes to adrenal and kidney
tensity of your workout, the sports drink
tumors.
in question (not all are equal), how hot
the temperature is, and your individual
To avoid artificial dyes and sweeteners,
habits and preferences.
not to mention the single-use plastic
bottles these drinks come in, try making
Of all these factors, the most imporyour own (see recipe in sidebar) or buy
tant is the length and intensity of your
one of the many powdered mixes that
workout. The American College of
provide carbs and electrolytes without
Sports Medicine says that for exercise
artificial additives.
lasting less than an hour, you don’t need
For a non-drink alternative, bananas or raisins
are a great choice; both
have been shown to boost
endurance in cyclists as
much as a sports drink.
Keep in mind that some
sports drinks contain up
to 10 teaspoons of sugar
and 125 calories a bottle,
as much as a can of soda.
If you’re exercising to lose
weight, the extra calories
might not be worth it.
Many experts agree that
kids don’t need the extra
sugar and calories, either,
especially if their activities
consists of a morning soccer game or
a family bike ride. But if your kids are
participating in a serious sports camp, it
might be a different story. Researchers
from University of Connecticut studied
the drinking habits of kids attending
soccer and football camps on the East
Coast. The kids, aged 9 to 16, practiced three times a day for four days.
Researchers found that the kids arrived
dehydrated and got progressively more
dehydrated as the camp progressed,
even though water was readily available. The kids thought they were staying
hydrated, though many admitted they
simply forgot to drink.
Would a sports drink encourage them to
guzzle more fluids? Probably. Canadian
researchers found that flavoring the
water encouraged kids to drink. During
one study, kids riding exercise bikes in
the heat drank 44 percent more liquid
when the drink was grape-flavored than
when it was plain water.
Though dehydration can be serious, all
the hype about staying hydrated has
led even serious athletes to drink so
much water that they get hyponatremia,
a condition in which sodium drops to
dangerously low levels, which can lead
to coma and death. But sports drink
won’t necessarily protect you; researchers found that hyponatremia was just as
likely to occur in marathon runners who
drank sports drinks as those who drank
plain water.
What about the newest health craze —
coconut water? Marketed as the “natural
way” to rehydrate, this clear liquid
from the center of young coconuts is
naturally high in potassium, but low in
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sodium, the
electrolyte
we lose the
most when
sweating. But if you like the flavor, coconut water can be a refreshing drink. Be
aware that it contains about 90 calories
per 17 ounces (don’t be tricked by the
small serving size), and that some varieties are mixed with fruit juice.
Other drinks, such as Vitaminwater, “fitness” waters, and energy drinks like Red
Bull, generally don’t make good sports
drinks because they lack adequate
amounts of the two basic things you
need – electrolytes and carbs. Though
some caffeine can improve athletic
performance, too much can leave you
jittery, and really large doses are banned
in certain competitions.
Once you’ve finished your workout and
need carbohydrates and protein for
recovery, which drinks are the best? The
American College of Sports Medicine
says that a good choice is low fat chocolate milk. In one study, soccer players
showed lower indications of muscle
damage when they drank chocolate milk
versus a recovery sports drink containing similar calories. In another, milk
restored fluid balance better than water
or sports drinks after exercise.
Though sports drinks may help some
athletes, it’s certainly possible to get
what you need by eating real food and
drinking water. But if sports drinks work
for you, go ahead and use them. Just
remember they’re not much more than
fancy sugar water with a bit of salt.
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and communicate.
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Trainer
Some of the more
By Carla Brown
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There are so many dog foods
on the market; how can you
possibly know what to choose?
High protein, low carb, hypoallergenic, raw....the list could
fill this entire article! The Whole
Dog Journal publishes a wellresearched list of recommended dry and wet foods each year.
That’s one good place to start,
but each dog has unique needs
and may be allergic or intolerant
to some foods. Intolerances and
allergies can cause severe distress and pain, which can affect
a dog’s behavior. Also, diets that
contain too much or too little of
any nutritional component can
cause imbalances that will manifest as behavior changes. Your
veterinarian is the best resource
for diet-related questions.
#4: Puppies need
to learn how to
speak dog
If puppies don’t spend time with
other dogs, they never learn how
to speak dog. Dogs speak with
their bodies. Yes, they bark, but
most of the information they
transmit to other dogs is nonverbal. How a dog holds its head,
ears, tail, and body speaks volumes, but only if the dog knows
the language. Puppies who are
isolated from other pups or wellbehaved adult dogs often grow
up fearful of other dogs and send
conflicting messages. The best
solution to this problem is to take
young pups to puppy socialization and manners classes where
well-managed play with other
young dogs is encouraged.
#3: Boredom
Dogs need mental stimulation
and physical exercise to be
happy and healthy. If they get
too little of either, they will find
ways to entertain themselves.
Chewing up your favorite
shoes or the sofa is often a sign
of anxiety, but can also just
be entertainment. There are
many ways to provide mental
stimulation. Feeding some of
your dog’s daily kibble out of
a Kong Wobbler dispenser or
puzzle feeder makes him work
for his food. Positive-based
training is a great way to give
your dog’s brain a workout, and
it helps build your relationship
with the dog.
#2: Pain
Dogs (and cats) are very good at
hiding pain. In the wild, an animal that shows weakness is likely
to be hunted and killed. Sudden
changes in a dog’s behavior can
indicate pain or discomfort. Just
like us, being in pain can cause
a dog to be short-tempered or
grumpy. Don’t ever discount
sudden changes in your dog’s
behavior or routine; consult your
veterinarian immediately.
And the drum roll, please…
#1: Never being
taught to be alone
Dogs are pack animals and they
depend on the pack for survival.
We are our dog’s pack. When we
are away, they instinctually think
something is wrong. For them to
be happy and confident in a human world, it is our responsibility
to teach them that being alone is
okay and you will come back. If
you are raising a young pup, crating him and leaving for varying
amounts of time will do the trick.
Older pups and adult dogs can
be more of a challenge because
they often come with unknown
backgrounds from shelters. Many
of these dogs have some form
of separation anxiety, but most
calm down after a few weeks in
a new home when the owner offers a structured and predictable
routine. There are homeopathic
remedies that can be helpful with
more severe cases.
Simply being observant and
noting small changes in your
dog’s behavior will help you
to identify problems that be
addressed before they become
major issues. Trust your instincts;
your dog will thank you.
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Smells Like Watermelon
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treated to a spectacular
late spring, early summer
phenomena that occurs above
10,000 feet elevation: pink
snow. I remember the first time
I crossed a patch of it in the
Sierra near Bridgeport, Calif.
I was working in the Hoover
Wilderness as a backcountry
ranger that summer and
witnessed all sorts of wonders
of nature. The large snowfields
with pink-dyed patches and
vertical streaks were certainly
one of the most marvelous,
although I can’t believe I never
bothered to figure out why they
were pink. I did learn from a
passing hiker that the colorful
sheets of ice were called
watermelon snow. “Get right
up to it, down on your knees,
and smell it,” he suggested,
which I did. The snow smelled
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is a color that comes from
algae that is actually green
but secretes a pink, gelatinous
coating. But how does the
algae get into the snow in the
first place? In a June, 2005
National Geographic article, the
writer John Roach paraphrases
the biologist Ron Hoham
with a colorful description of
how the algae moves through
the snow: “When the first
snowmelt trickles through the
snowpack to reach rock and
soil below — where snow algae
pass the winter in a dormant
stage — the algae ‘wake up,’
germinate, and squirm up
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colors … come from secondary
pigments that screen out
ultraviolet light, which can be
damaging in open, high alpine
snowfields.” The way I see it,
the green algae lies dormant in
the winter. Then in the spring
and summer, the little cells
release smaller, green flagellate
cells (with whip-like organelles)
during germination, which
travel like swimming sperm
toward the surface of the snow.
Once on top, the algae put
on their pink “sunglasses” to
prevent the bright glare. Very
hip! Chlamydomonas nivalis,
you are one amazing little alga!
Another interesting tidbit
I found from summitpost.
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higher than 10,000 feet in the
California Sierra, blooms of
snow algae have been known to
be 10 inches deep in the snow.
One word of caution: While
watermelon snow might look
enticing to slurp on, especially
after a long ski, board, or hike,
it has been known in some
cases to cause diarrhea. So,
unless you want to deal with
that issue in the backcountry,
simply take a whiff of the pink
stuff. It really does smell like
watermelon.
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MOUNTAIN LIFE
Roses
and
Thorns
Jesse
Bushey
and Emily
Turner are
one of the
success
stories from
the down
real estate
market. The
adventurous couple
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Home Slice
By Maura Mack
Some friends I know have a nightly ritual
that I love. At dinner with their kids they
play “Roses and Thorns” to discuss the
day. Each family member takes a turn
talking about the best part of the day
(the roses) and the worst part of the day
(the thorns).
I began thinking about the past seven
years of real estate in terms of roses and
thorns. We all know the real estate market just finished a very thorny seven years
when the market tanked. Perhaps you
lost your home, your credit, your savings,
or all three. Maybe it happened to a family member, a neighbor, or a friend.
Working in the real estate market from
2007 to 2010 was challenging, with
roughly 40 percent of local sales being
distressed, mortgage companies tightening their reins, and banks entering the
real estate market as sellers. Nevertheless, as the Tahoe/Truckee real estate
market gains some distance off the
bottom, I find myself reflecting on the
roses in the rubble, the bright spots in a
dark real estate history. There are success
stories that happened in our community
despite the bleak fallout — folks who
waited, saved, and were able to take advantage of low prices and interest rates,
or people who saw for the first time since
the late 1980s that it was more affordable
to buy a home than rent. These savvy
buyers exercised patience in navigating a
short sale, or stayed the course as one of
many offers on a foreclosure, or moved
up into a home that would’ve previously
been unaffordable a few years prior. In
the end, they managed to buy in one of
the worst markets in history, yet one of
the best markets for buyers. And I’m not
talking about investors or “flippers” from
out of the area, but locals who are now
full-time home owners.
The Short Sale
Jeff Dostie and fiancée Sarah Kunnen are
newer homeowners in the Prosser neighborhood of Truckee. They started home
shopping when their Realtor told them of
a great short sale under $300,000. While
the process took six months and many
hoops to jump through, Jeff and Sarah
recalled the process as being “pretty
stress free.” By staying the course and
being in constant communication with
their Realtor and lender, Dostie and
Kunnen successfully navigated the short
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ing for buyers due to the long wait for
the bank’s response. Although their offer
was higher than they initially planned, in
the end they purchased a newer home for
a very good price; their mortgage is now
cheaper than their former rent. Hanging
in there on a long escrow for a short sale
allowed the couple to become homeowners for an affordable price.
“I remember in 1998 to 1999 when
friends were buying homes. It didn’t
seem possible for us,” Dostie said. “When
Sarah got a full-time job, we realized that
together we could do it. We wanted to
be able to afford to buy a house but not
compromise our life as we live it.”
Kunnen enjoys the freedom that ownership provides. “I love coming home and
spending time there,” she said. “You can
input your own style in your house.”
A Perfect Match
While not a distressed sale, Jesse Bushey
and Emily Turner’s new home had been
in the previous owner’s family for many
generations and moving them out was
no small feat. Still, both Bushey and
Turner felt they had found a home that
expresses exactly who they are and how
they wish to live in the community.
Their rustic cabin, located along the
Truckee River between Alpine Meadows
and Tahoe City, gets clean water from
an old redwood water tower that is
serviced from a local spring. They have
to walk outside to the outhouse to use
the bathroom and shower. While giving
off the feeling of being at a fun summer
mountain camp, this property is certainly
not for the lighthearted. Yet it is perfect
for Bushey and Turner.
“I feel responsible for this area and connected to this place — the creek, the erosion, what we have around,” Bushey said.
Having grown up in small-town Vermont
comes in handy for Bushey, who together with Turner enjoys the long list of
improvements required to maintain their
property.
“I think it’s the coolest,” Turner said. “I
love to walk across the bridge and call
this my home. Friends come over and
I’m so psyched to have it and to share it.
It feels like it’s the right place for us, and
I’m confident in that.”
Moving On Up
James “Woody” and Amanda Woodruff
are longtime local homeowners who saw
last summer as the right time to move
into a bigger home that suited their family’s growing need for more space. When
I asked Woody how his family of four was
able to move up in the down economy,
his answer was simple: “Fiscal responsibility is the only reason that we were
able to upgrade. In a time when a lot of
people were overextending themselves,
we just didn’t do that…The interest rates
allowed us to move up into a bigger
house that we can afford.”
The Woodruffs made the move up last
summer, having gotten a good price for
their smaller home in Truckee and a great
price for their new home in the Pannonia
Ranchos neighborhood, situated on
five sunny acres. When asked about his
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MUSIC | Loves It
An indie folk duo from Tennessee
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May 10 to 12
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Buy seven rounds of golf for $295 to
support the Excellence in Education
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During the month of May, Dragonfly
Restaurant and Sushi Bar will honor
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SPORTS | Golfing
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Truckee High School Drama Club
presents the Best of Broadway.
Enjoy a performance by future A-list
actors. Info: 7 p.m., $15/adults, $10/
students and seniors, Truckee High
School, (530) 386-1929
Through July 26
ARTS & CULTURE |
Art at the Truckee Airport
From Tom Beebe’s fine
woodworking to Sue Gross’
printmaking and the surprises of
Carol Sesko, swing by the airport
to check out the latest creations
of local artists. Info: 10356 Truckee
Airport Rd., (530) 412-0639
Beginning in May
COMMUNITY |
Wood-Cutting Permits
The Tahoe National Forest is
offering woodcutting permits for
select areas at $15/cord with a twocord minimum per household (10
cord maximum). Info: Applications
for mail-in permits can be found at
fs.usda.gov/tahoe under “Passes
and Permits,” (530) 587-2158
Ongoing Workshops
COMMUNITY |
Life After High School
High school students are invited
to participate in the Life After
High School career and collegeplanning program offered by
Learning Bridge of the Sierra, a
nonprofit that offers affordable and
personalized educational services
for Tahoe Truckee teens and
adults. Services in Truckee, Kings
Beach, and North Tahoe include
workshops and consultations
to assist adults and teens with
GED completion, educational
choices after high school, and life/
work skills enhancement. Info:
learningbridgesierra.org, or email:
emily@plazatruckeetahoe
May 11 and 12
ARTS & CULTURE |
Chili on the Comstock
Virginia City’s old downtown comes to
life with live music and family friendly
activities at the annual “Fireball
Crawl,” a two-day event with 40 of the
best chili cookers in the West. Info:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., tasting kits start
at $7 ($10 complete with a free shot
of Fireball Whiskey), (775) 847-7500,
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Tuesday, May 14
COMMUNITY |
Yoga Workshop
Tahoe yoga instructor Shari Beard is
offering a 75-minute yoga workshop
to benefit the Friends of the Kings
Beach Library, which is trying to
raise $25,000 to help remodel the
facility. A fashion show and raffle
will follow the class with prizes from
popular clothing brands including
Prana, Horny Toad, and Kuhl.
Participants are encouraged to
bring books to swap or donate to
the library. Info: 5:45 to 8 p.m., $10
suggested donation, North Tahoe
Event Center, Kings Beach, (530)
546-7001, tahoemountainsports.
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Thursday, May 16
COMMUNITY |
Deadline Tahoe City
Wine Walk Contest
In an effort to promote this popular
event on June 22, sponsors are
offering a vacation package getaway
that includes two complimentary
tickets to the Tahoe City Wine Walk,
a free, three-night stay at a vacation
rental property (sleeps 8), dinner
for two (up to $75) at Wolfdale’s
Cuisine Unique in Tahoe City, and
a complimentary two-hour, sunset
sailing cruise for two with Tahoe
Sailing Charters. Participants enter
by sharing a photo from the Tahoe
City Wine Walk Facebook fan
page to their personal Facebook
wall. Wine Walk Info: $35 before
June 22/$45 day of the event,
noon to 4 p.m., June 22,
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SPORTS | 3rd Annual
High Fives Foundation
Charity Golf Tournament
All proceeds from this golf
game will go to the High Fives
Foundation to help in the recovery
process of injured athletes. Info:
Shotgun start, 1 p.m., $150/
individuals, $500/team, The Golf
Club at Gray’s Crossing, Truckee,
highfivesfoundation.org
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with non-stop fun
while every child receives
personalized instruction and the
fundamentals of horsemanship.
Friday, May 17
COMMUNITY | Spring
Fever, a Night at the Barn
Pony Camp (Ages 6-8)
Critter Care (Ages 4-8)
Horse Camp (Ages 9-16)
Glenshire and Truckee Elementary
fundraiser with raffles, auctions,
and appetizers. Info: 8 p.m., $40/
advance, $50/door, The Family
Barn at Martis Camp, Truckee,
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Trail riding
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to enjoy our Scenic Trail
Rides. Every trail ride starts out
with a short lesson, where you
have a chance to learn the basics
of riding and get familiar with
your horse. Then sit back and
enjoy the ride as you take in the
beautiful mountain views.
Thursday, May 23
MUSIC | Ben Taylor
An artist who effortlessly combines
the sounds of reggae, pop, soul,
urban, and country. Info: 9 p.m.,
$17/advance, $20/door, Crystal Bay
Casino, crystalbaycasino.com
(530) 582-6780
pipingrockhorses.com
Friday, May 24
SPORTS | Paddle Board Fun
The Start Haus is hosting a Stand
Up Paddle Board Race at the West
End Beach on Donner Lake with free
boards to use for those who don’t
have their own. Info: free beach entry
for participants, and prizes, 5:30 to
7:30 p.m., starthaus.com
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PIANO METHOD
The Queen of Southern boogie,
roadhouse blues and heartfelt
ballads, visits Grass Valley for
a one-night show, 8 p.m., $25
members, $28 non-members,
The Center for the Arts, 314
W. Main Street, Grass Valley,
thecenterforthearts.org, (530) 2748384, ext 14
WELLNESS | Power
Animal Workshop
Native American culture says that
we have a Power Animal; learn to
connect with your inner animal.
Info: 10:30 a.m., $15 (must preregister), Center for Spiritual Living
Tahoe-Truckee, (530) 581-5117,
tahoecsl.org
ARTS & CULTURE |
Acoustic Guitar at Valhalla
Guitar virtuoso Alex de Grassi in
a concert to benefit the Sierra
Nevada Alliance and The Sierra
Fund, nonprofits working to
protect the Sierra, 6:30 p.m. Info:
VIP reception with “Up Close and
Personal” music and chat session
with de Grassi, a signed CD, and
preferred seating ($100), 7:30
general admission ($25), Valhalla
Grand Hall, Tallac Historic Site,
Hwy 89, (530) 542-4546 ext. 305,
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May 25 and May 26
WELLNESS | Truckee
Home & Building Show
Find everything you need to
remodel, landscape, or decorate
your home. Info: 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., $6, free parking, Truckee
High School, (530) 587-3477,
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Saturday, May 25
ARTS & CULTURE | Carson
City Walking Ghost Tour
Experience the stories and possibly
see the ghosts that roam the old
streets of Carson City. (Other dates
available.) Info: $15/advance, $20/
door. Carson City, 800-NEVADA-1,
brownpapertickets.com
Friday, May 31
MUSIC | The Kandinsky
Effect
Jazz power trio searching for
new ways to play jazz with rock,
electronica, and hip-hop. Info: 8:30
p.m., Moody’s Bistro Bar & Beats,
(530) 587-8688, moodysbistro.com
Also sculpture,
antiques,
woodwork
Sunday, June 2
COMMUNITY | Fishing
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largest mackinaw, $500 for the
biggest German brown, and $250
to the prized rainbow trout. Info:
Register by 5 p.m. the day before,
780 North Lake Blvd., Boatworks
Mall, Tahoe City, (530) 583-0188,
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June 4 to July 1
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work of Joel Popadics. Art exhibit
info: runs through July 1, reception
5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 380
North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, info@
northtahoearts.com. Popadics is
also conducting a plein air painting
workshop on Saturday & Sunday,
June 8 & 9. Info: 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., $200, (530) 581-2787
Wednesday, June 5
COMMUNITY | Ideas
for Veggies
powerhouse. Info: The show runs
through Oct. 13, $25.00 ($35/VIP),
call for dinner and show packages
(775) 788-2900, harrahsreno.com
Not sure what to do with the more
exotic vegetables in the grocery
aisle or in your weekly organic
CSA box? (CSA is Community
Supported Agriculture, a vegetable
subscription program for which
consumers pay a farmer in advance
to receive a weekly box of produce,
sharing in the risk and celebration
of that season’s harvest.) Slow
Food Lake Tahoe is pairing up with
Dragonfly owner and chef Billy
McCullough for “Cooking Outside
the Box,” a fun evening full of
ideas to benefit good, clean food.
Info: 6 to 8 p.m., $35 for Slow Food
members, $40 for non-members,
Wednesday, June 5, Dragonfly
Restaurant, 10118 Donner Pass
Rd., Truckee, (530) 587-0557,
slowfoodlaketahoe.org
Thursday, June 6
ARTS & CULTURE | “Why I
Farm” Book Signing
Gary Romano, a third-generation
California farmer discusses the
release of his new book, “Why I
Farm: Risking It All for a Life on the
Land,” at a book signing reception
in Reno. Published by South Lake
Tahoe’s independent press, Bona
Fide Books, the book documents
a disappearing way of life and
issues a wake-up call, describing
Romano’s metamorphosis from a
small boy growing up on a farm
to an adult, white-collar worker,
and finally to his ultimate return to
the land. Info: 6 to 7 p.m., Campo
Restaurant, 50 N. Sierra St., Reno,
(530) 573-1513, bonafidebooks.com
Friday, June 7
ARTS & CULTURE |
Vaudeville Revisited
Harrah’s Reno brings vaudeville
back to life with the Biggest Little
Sideshow, a lively evening of song
and dance, seductive burlesque,
and off-the-wall comedy in the
casino’s legendary Sammy’s
Showroom. The impressive cast
includes Leah Kahn, a fire-eating
contortionist who has performed
in Las Vegas with Cirque du Soleil’s
“KA.” Strange meets sexy with
Viola LaLa Mia, a sword-swallowing,
glass-walking, and fire-eating
Hardwood
Carpet
Laminate
Saturday, June 8
SPORTS | Truckee
Running Festival
Enjoy a morning run to celebrate
health with a 5k, 10k or half
marathon. Proceeds benefit
Girls on the Run. Info: 9 a.m.,
fees vary, Riverview Sports Park,
tahoerunningtrail.com
COMMUNITY |
Truckee Brew Fest
Beer, brats, and Drop Theory all
make for a fun Saturday while you
taste all the beer you can drink.
Info: $25/advance, $30/door,
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Truckee River
Regional Park, (530) 587-8720,
truckeeoptimist.com
MUSIC | Scott Weiland
Artist from the rock group Stone
Temple Pilots is playing a one-night
solo show. He is known for his
flamboyant onstage persona; who
knows what he will do tonight? Info:
8 p.m., $49.50-$65.50, Silver Legacy,
(775) 325-7401, silverlegacy.com
Tuesday, June 11
WELLNESS | Thunderbird
Lodge Kayak Tour
Experience a tour of the East
Shore of Lake Tahoe and the
Thunderbird Lodge like you have
never before. Once arriving at
Thunderbird Lodge, walk the 600
feet of underground tunnels. Info:
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., $124 per person,
2-person minimum, (530) 9139212, tahoeadventurecompany.
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Saturday, June 15
SPORTS | Tour de Manure
Cycle through the Sierra Valley
on a 62-, 42- or 30-mile loop, and
then party afterward in downtown
Sierraville with incredible food and
live music from Michael Hogan
and the Simpletones. Info: 8 to 9
a.m. start, $50/$60 starting June 8,
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A Real Tahoe Rockstar
Dave Hatchett debuts new Tahoe
bouldering guidebook
Noah Kaufman dangles from Osama, a boulder problem in D.L. Bliss State Park. The forests around Lake Tahoe are littered with amazing boulders, perfect for the rock climbing discipline of bouldering. Photo by Dave Hatchett
“Bouldering Lake Tahoe: North/West Edition” (below) is a new rock climbing guidebook by Dave Hatchett. More than 3,200 of Tahoe’s best boulder problems are featured in the book. Courtesy image
F
Edition.” Boulderor a guy whose
ing is a sub-sport of
resumé includes
rock climbing that
pro snowfocuses on climbing
boarder, filmmaker,
the faces of large
pro rock climber,
boulders without a
heavy metal guitarrope. Each specific
ist, and now author,
bouldering route is
Dave Hatchett is one
Sports
called a “problem,”
down-to-earth dude.
Spotlight
and one boulder may
Sure, he’s quick to
By Seth Lightcap
hold a dozen or more
tell you how rad his
problems of varying
day was, but over
difficulties. Hatchett’s guidehalf the words out of this West
book is a treasure map to more
Shore local’s mouth will be
than 3,200 problems hidden
directed at inspiring you to disamong the bulbous boulders of
cover an epic new adventure of
25 different areas on the North
your own. The guy simply loves
and West shores of Lake Tahoe
to share his motivation for havstretching from D.L. Bliss
ing as much fun as possible in
State Park to Donner Summit
the coolest places possible.
and Dollar Point.
Hatchett’s knack for sharThe hefty 540-page book is
ing the stoke was born in the
packed cover-to-cover with loearly ‘90s when he founded
gistical information, including
the snowboard film producdriving directions to the zones,
tion company Standard Films
GPS locations of the boulders,
with his twin brother, Mike.
and descriptions of the nature
Now, 20 years later, Dave has
and difficulty of each problem.
returned to the spotlight with
The efficiently laid-out text is
a new media project that’s
anchored by impressive images
equally inspiring as Standard’s
of the boulders and people
many movies, only for a differclimbing them that make the
ent action sport.
book as visually stunning as it
Hatchett recently wrote,
is informative.
designed, and self-published a
“Dave’s guidebook looks so
substantial new rock climbing
nice you almost don’t want to
guidebook called “Bouldertake it off the coffee table and
ing Lake Tahoe: North/West
throw it in your backpack,” said
Brendan Madigan, owner of
Alpenglow Sports.
But leaving the book behind is
not an option. Without the info
in its glossy pages you’d never
find the boulders, let alone
clue into the intricacies of the
world-class
problems
that inspired
Hatchett
to produce
the book. A
massive new
bouldering
zone that
Hatchett
and friends
developed
at Sugar
Pine State
Park is one
area the
guidebook
proudly unlocks
for the public.
“I couldn’t believe the amount
of insane boulders we found
at Sugar Pine,” said Hatchett. “We’ve spent the last four
years developing one after the
other of totally rad problems
out there. I’m really excited to
finally share all our work with
other climbers.”
Hatchett’s penchant for finding
undiscovered places to climb
is nothing new. Before he was
so passionate about bouldering he spent two decades rock
climbing with ropes, and established nearly 200 routes in the
Tahoe region, including most
of the routes at the Big Chief
climbing area in
Truckee. Searching
for a new challenge, Hatchett put
away the ropes and
trained his intense
focus on bouldering
about five years ago.
“After 20 years of
climbing, I felt like
I had done most of
the routes in Tahoe
that I could do,” said
Hatchett. “When I
started bouldering, all
of a sudden there was
this whole new world
of climbing to be explored that
was right in my backyard.”
Bouldering’s worldwide
popularity has exploded along
the same timeline as Hatchett’s interest. He believes the
minimal investment and the
social qualities of bouldering
have drawn a lot of fans to the
climbing discipline.
“I think bouldering is attractive to people because it’s
cheap to get started and there
is a great community aspect,”
said Hatchett, “All you need is
climbing shoes and a chalk bag
to start having fun, and there
can be eight people at one
boulder, all trying the problems, feeding off each other’s
energy, and it’s not a big deal.”
The thought of drawing more
climbers to his favorite boulders worried Hatchett when
he first debated producing
the book, but the consensus
among the core local bouldering crew was that there are
too many boulders in Tahoe,
spread out over too wide of
an area, for the added traffic
to have much of an impact.
Hatchett was also apt to share
his local knowledge because
if there is one thing he’s not
humble about, it’s his feelings
about the bouldering potential
of Lake Tahoe.
“When you consider the number of problems, the variety of
rock types, and the beauty of
the area, Lake Tahoe should
be considered one of the best
bouldering destinations in the
United States,” said Hatchett.
See BOULDERING p. 40
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Paddleboarding Outside the Box
SUP races and backcountry adventures
By Seth Lightcap
Moonshine Ink
Over the past five years, stand-up paddleboarding has been embraced by the
Tahoe community like a bear hug from
a best friend. No doubt the unrivaled
enthusiasm for the new watersport
has been contagious for good reason.
Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) blends
exercise and adventure with the offer of
serene access to the region’s stunning
lakes and waterways.
Now firmly rooted as a favorite Tahoe
pastime, the latest local opportunities
to push the boundaries of paddleboarding are following a similar path
to skiing. Avid paddlers are seeking
excitement beyond simply navigating
the quiet coves of Sand Harbor or Emerald Bay and are pushing their SUP
skills onto the racecourse and into the
backcountry.
The Tahoe/Truckee area will host six
major SUP races this summer. The fifth
annual O’Neill Tahoe Cup race series
includes three of the premiere local
races and is expected to draw 400-plus
participants from all over the world. The
series begins on Saturday, May 25 with
the Donner Cup. The Donner Cup is a
5-mile SUP race that circumnavigates
Donner Lake from a start/finish line at
the West End Beach. The Tahoe Cup
series moves to Big Blue for the next
two races, the Jam From The Dam at
Commons Beach on July 13 and the
BOULDERING from p. 39
Under the umbrella of his new company,
Tahoe Bouldering Guides, Hatchett is
already hard at work on two more bouldering guidebooks. The next book will
highlight boulders on the South and East
th
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ANNIVERSAR
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Tahoe Fall Classic at
Kings Beach on Sept.
15.
For those new to
racing, the Start Haus
in Truckee will host
a weekly SUP race
every Friday night at
the West End Beach
on Donner Lake this
summer. The races
are free to enter, include free entry to the
beach and even free
board rentals! Start
Haus’ Friday Fun
SUP races are from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and
begin May 24.
Paddlers will be sprinting out and around Lake Tahoe buoys in six major paddleboard races this summer
Opposite the comincluding the O’Neill Tahoe Cup series. Photo by Seth Lightcap
petitive vibe, another
increasingly popular
getting in. There are a lot more ways to
the Desolation Wilderness.
local SUP pursuit is the exploration
get in trouble stand-up paddleboarding
The durability of the inflatable paddleof backcountry lakes and rivers using
on a river than on the lake.”
boards also opens up the potential to
inflatable paddleboards. An inflatable
Both race boards and inflatables are
run rivers on a SUP. You’ll need solid
paddleboard is constructed with ultraavailable at most paddleboard shops in
river skills to SUP whitewater safely, but
tough rubber similar to a whitewater
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La Cocina del Alma | Del campo a la mesa
BOCADO
rápido
Darle un Respiro a
los Huevos Locales
Sweeting Ranch
Edyta Mayer
ofrece
algunos de
los huevos
de sus gallinas
en Yummy
Yaiko en
Prosser.
Edyta Mayer
holds out
some of the
eggs laid by
her hens at
Yummy Yaiko
in Prosser.
Photo by
Emily Dettling/
Moonshine Ink
Por MElissa Siig
Moonshine Ink
L
as etiquetas de los huevos
que compramos no siempre
dicen todo lo que deberían decir.
Los términos como “de granja,”
“100% naturales,” y “de gallinas
no enjauladas” no sólo confunden a los consumidores sino que
a menudo carecen de sentido.
Libres, por ejemplo, simplemente
implica que las gallinas tienen
“acceso” al exterior, independientemente de que realmente salgan o no. Al seleccionar el mejor
sabor y los huevos más nutritivos,
en realidad sólo tienes que recordar lo siguiente: comprar huevos
de gallinas de pastoreo y locales
ya que tienen más vitaminas D,
A, E, ácidos grasos omega 3, y
menos colesterol que los huevos
producidos a nivel industrial.
La región Truckee/ Tahoe tiene
la suerte de contar con cinco
pequeños productores de huevos
dentro de un radio de 70 millas,
incluyendo uno en nuestro patio
trasero. Moonshine Ink le da el
área menos favorecida a los emprendimientos familiares locales
que proporcionan huevos, que
incluyen a New Moon Natural
Foods en Truckee, donde se
pueden comprar todos estos.
Yummy Yaiko
4,6 millas
E
s el negocio más pequeño del
grupo, no puedes consumir
nada más local que Yummy
Yaiko, donde se vende de inmediato todo lo que viene de la granja
de Edyta y Derek Mayer en
Prosser. Edyta, quien es oriunda
de Polonia (yaiko significa huevo
en polaco), comenzó a recolectar
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40 millas
E
l verano pasado, Sweeting
Ranch en Loyalton comenzó
a vender huevos de boca en boca,
y luego también en una tienda de
alquiler de películas en Portola.
Ahora, los huevos orgánicos
de granja están disponibles en
Graeagle Store y New Moon.
Además de vacas y ovejas, la granja de 60 acres tiene 27 gallinas
que se pasean por el terreno que
cuenta con cerco electrificado.
Los dueños de Sweeting Ranch,
Bronwyn Olsen y Solomon Sweeting, escogieron especialmente sus
razas de gallinas porque las aves
son buenos forrajeros y comen
mucho pasto y bichos. La dieta de
las gallinas, que también incluye
alimento orgánico, producen
huevos con yema color amarillo
neón. Info: $6,99/docena, sweetingranch.wordpress.com
hormonas. Las gallinas actualmente producen un total de 500
huevos por día, que disminuye a
la mitad en invierno cuando hay
menos luz solar. (De acuerdo
con Dawn, para poner huevos,
las gallinas necesitan 14 horas
de luz por día, ya sea natural o
artificial). A diferencia de los
huevos industriales, que pueden
permanecer en las tiendas tanto
como un año, Spinolas no vende
huevos que tengan entre 7 y 10
días. Los huevos se lavan mayormente con agua caliente, nunca
se utiliza cloro. Además de New
Moon en Truckee y Tahoe City,
también se puede encontrar Reno
Egg en Whole Foods en Reno, y
son utilizados por el GourMelt
Grilled Cheese Truck. Dawn dijo
que muchos consumidores se
convierten en “completamente
adictos” una vez que prueban
los huevos de Reno Egg, y le
recomienda a las personas que hagan la
comparación probándolos ellos mismos.
Info: $5,49/docena,
renoegg.com
gallinas hace tres años como un
proyecto para sus tres hijos. A
medida que crecía la demanda de
huevos por parte de los vecinos,
dos meses atrás Edyta comenzó a
vender sus huevos a New Moon.
Sus varias decenas de gallinas y
sus seis gallos se pasean libremente por el patio trasero de 2
acres, comen pasto y lombrices
y hacen ejercicio.
Todo esto hace
que los huevos de
Yummy Yaiko tengan
una cáscara más
gruesa y una yema
más amarilla si se
las compara con los
huevos comerciales.
Cuando no se pasean por los terrenos,
las gallinas viven en
un granero calefaccionado (incluso hay
una guardería rosa
Fowler Family
para los pollitos) o
Farm
se mezclan con los
63 millas
caballos Mayers, las
ebe de ser el
alpacas, los patos,
destino que una
y el perro guardián,
familia cuyo apelCharen, un perro
lido es Fowler (cuyo
de montaña de los
Dawn y Alan Spinola de
Dawn and Alan Spinola of
significado literal
Pirineos. Como
Reno Egg tienen más de 1.000
Reno Egg have more than 1,000
en inglés es: aves de
Edyta tiene una
gallinas en su granja de Phoenix
chickens on their Phoenix Ranch near
cerca de Stead.
Stead. Photos by Michael Okimoto
corral) se dedique
variedad de razas de
a criar gallinas. La
gallinas, cada maple
Reno Egg
Fowler Family Farm (Granja de
contiene los huevos que estén
45 millas
la Familia Fowler) con base en
disponibles en el momento, por
on 1.150 gallinas, Reno Egg
Grass Valley, que además tiene
lo que variará su tamaño y color.
cerca de Stead es el producvacas, cabras y cerdos, comenzó
Si los huevos de Yummy Yaiko te
tor más grande de las cinco activia vender huevos en 2008. La
parecen sabrosos, no dejes de ir
dades agrícolas locales. A pesar
familia en la actualidad tiene
a New Moon los miércoles que
de
que
las
gallinas
no
pastan,
ya
100 gallinas ponedoras Cornish
es el día en el que Edyta hace sus
que
la
granja
Dawn
and
Alan
Cross que producen entre cuatro
repartos. Para los jueves, por lo
Spinola’s
Phoenix
Ranch
no
tiene
y ocho docenas de huevos por
general, ya se vendieron los 14
pasto,
sí
se
pasean
libremente
por
día, dependiendo de la época del
maples. Info: $6,99/docena, yumsus
1,5
acres.
Su
alimentación
no
año. Las gallinas tienen acceso
myyaiko.com
contiene químicos, pesticidas, ni
al pasto las 24 horas al día, y se
D
C
MoonshineInk.com
las mueve todos los días alrededor de la granja de 35 acres
en gallineros móviles, que les
permiten comer nuevas larvas y
pasto rico en proteínas, creando
un huevo más sano. También se
las alimenta con una mezcla de
granos, maíz, leche, y cebada.
Además de estar disponibles en
New Moon, los huevos son parte
del programa de cajas CSA (Agricultura con Apoyo Comunitario, según sus siglas en inglés) de
Fowler Family Farm que el cliente puede pasar a retirar por las
tiendas de alimentos naturales.
“Grass aumenta el omega-3 y los
nutrientes, por lo que tienen una
yema más oscura, que significa
un mayor contenido nutritivo”,
dijo Alana Fowler. Info: $8,99/
docena, fowlerfamilyfarm.com
Natural Trading Company
70 millas
T
he Natural Trading Company,
una granja de 40 acres en
Newcastle, tiene 800 gallinas de
granja certificadas como orgánicas que son movidas de un lugar
a otro en gallineros portátiles.
Además de producir huevos,
las gallinas tienen un papel
importante respecto del ciclo de
la granja. Comen residuos de
cosechas y bichos y producen
un gran fertilizante para las
frutas y verduras de la granja.
“Realmente ayudan a la granja”,
dijo Bryan Kaminsky, dueño
de Natural Trading Company.
Los huevos de Natural Trading Company están disponibles
como complemento de sus cajas
CSA por un valor de $6, que se
dejan en New Moon en Truckee
y en varios puntos en la Costa
Norte. También puedes encontrar huevos de Natural Trading
en los mercados de granja en
Tahoe City (a partir del 23 de
mayo), Truckee (11 de junio), y
Sierra Valley Farms (7 de junio).
Kaminsky trabaja con Tahoe
Food Hub con el fin de crear
un programa en el que aquellas
personas que vayan a los restaurantes que participen puedan
pedir específicamente sus huevos
con un costo extra. Info: $6,25$7,75/docena de tamaño medio
a gigante, naturaltradingco.com
SOUL KITCHEN | from field to fork
QUICK
BITES
Give Local
Eggs a Break
By MElissa Siig
Moonshine Ink
W
hen it comes to buying
eggs, labels are not all
they’re cracked up to be. Terms
like “free-range,” “all natural,”
and “cage-free” not only confuse consumers, but also are
often meaningless. Free-range,
for example, simply implies
that chickens have “access”
to the outdoors, whether they
actually go outside or not. In
selecting the best tasting and
most nutritious eggs, you really
only have to remember one
thing — buy local and pastured, which gives eggs more
vitamin D, A, E, and omega-3
fatty acids, and less cholesterol
than industrially produced
more local than
Yummy Yaiko, run
out of Edyta and
Derek Mayer’s
ranch in Prosser.
Edyta, who is originally from Poland
(yaiko means egg
in Polish), started
off getting chickens three years ago
as a fun project for
her three children.
As demand for the
eggs grew from
neighbors, two
months ago Edyta
began selling
her eggs to New
Moon. Her few
dozen chickens
New Moon Natural Foods en Truckee
vende huevos de cinco emprendimientos
diferentes que se encuentran dentro del radio
de 70 millas de Truckee.
eggs. The Tahoe/Truckee
region is fortunate to have five
small egg producers within
70 miles, including one in our
own backyard. Moonshine Ink
gives the rundown on our local
mom-and-pop egg suppliers, including distances from
New Moon Natural Foods in
Truckee, where all of these can
be purchased or picked up as
part of a CSA.
Yummy Yaiko
4.6 miles
T
he smallest operation of the
bunch, you can’t get any
La dueña
de Yummy
Yaiko,
Edyta
Mayer, cuida
a una de
sus gallinas
en la granja
Prosser.
Yummy
Yaiko
owner
Edyta
Mayer
pets one of
her hens at
her Prosser
ranch. Photo
by Emily
Dettling/
Moonshine
Ink
New Moon Natural Foods in Truckee
stocks five different egg companies that are
within 70 miles of Truckee. Photo by Emily
Dettling/Moonshine Ink
and six roosters roam her
2-acre backyard freely, eating
grass and worms and getting
exercise, all of which gives
Yummy Yaiko eggs a thicker
shell and yellower yolks than
commercial eggs. When not
wandering around the grounds,
the chickens live in a heated
barn (there is even a pink
nursery for baby chicks) or comingle with the Mayers’ horses, alpacas, ducks, and guard
dog, Charen, a Great Pyrenees.
Since Edyta has a variety of
chicken breeds, each carton
S
contains whatever
eggs are available,
so they will vary in
size and color. If
Yummy Yaiko eggs
sound yummy to
you, be sure to show
up to New Moon on
Wednesdays, when
Edyta makes her
deliveries. By Thursdays, the 14 cartons
are usually gone.
Info: $6.99/dozen,
yummyyaiko.com
Sweeting
Ranch
40 miles
weeting Ranch in Loyalton started out selling its
eggs last summer by word of
mouth, then dropping them
off at a movie rental store in
Portola. Now the pastured,
organic eggs are available at
the Graeagle Store and New
Moon. In addition to cows and
sheep, the 60-acre ranch has
27 chickens that are moved
around with electric fencing. Sweeting Ranch owners
Bronwyn Olsen and Solomon
Sweeting chose their chicken
breeds specifically because the
birds are good foragers and
eat lots of grass and bugs. The
hens’ diet, which also includes
organic feed, produces an egg
with a neon yellow yolk. Info:
$6.99/dozen, sweetingranch.
wordpress.com
Reno Egg
45 miles
W
ith 1,150 chickens, Reno
Egg near Stead is the
biggest producer among the
five local operations. Although
the chickens aren’t pastured,
since Dawn and Alan Spinola’s
Phoenix Ranch has no grass,
they roam freely around 1.5
acres, and their feed contains
no chemicals, pesticides,
or hormones. The chickens
currently produce a total of
around 500 eggs a day, which
drops in half in the winter
when there’s less daylight.
(According to Dawn, in order
to lay eggs, the chickens need
14 hours daily of light, either
natural or artificial.) Unlike
industrial eggs, which can be
as much as a year old in stores,
the Spinolas don’t sell eggs that
are more than a week to 10
days old. The eggs are washed
mostly with hot water, never
See Eggs p. 44
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SOUL KITCHEN | from field to fork
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Mountain Bounty Farm’s summer CSA season starts at the end of May,
but you can sign up all season long at mountainbountyfarm.com.
Eggs from p. 43
chlorine. In addition to New
Moon in Truckee and Tahoe
City, Reno Egg can be found
at Whole Foods in Reno, and
are used by the GourMelt
Grilled Cheese Truck. Dawn
said many consumers become
“absolute addicts” once they
try Reno Egg, and she recommends people do a comparison
to see for themselves. “You
take store eggs, put them in a
frying pan, the yolk will be pale
and flat,” she said, “while mine
will be a firm globe of deep,
rich yellow.” Info: $5.49/dozen,
renoegg.com
Fowler Family Farm
63 miles
I
t must be fate that a family
whose name is Fowler got
into the chicken business. The
Grass Valley-based Fowler
Family Farm, which also raises
cows, goats, and pigs, started
selling eggs in 2008. The family currently has 100 Cornish
Cross layers that produce
four to eight dozen eggs a
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day, depending on the time of
year. The hens have access 24
hours a day to pasture, and
are moved daily around the
35-acre farm in mobile coops,
which allows them to eat new
larvae and protein-rich grass,
creating a healthier egg. The
chickens are also fed a mixture
of grain, corn, milk, and barley.
In addition to being available at New Moon, the eggs
are part of the Fowler Family
Farm’s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program)
boxes, which are dropped off
for customer pickup at the
natural foods store. “Grass
increases the omega-3s and
nutrients, so they have a darker
yolk, which means a higher
nutrient content,” said Alana
Fowler. Info: $8.99/dozen,
fowlerfamilyfarm.com
Natural Trading
Company
70 miles
T
he Natural Trading Company, a 40-acre farm in
Newcastle, has 800 certifiedorganic, pastured chickens that
are moved around in portable
hen houses. In addition to
producing eggs, the hens play
an important role in the cycle
of the farm. They eat crop
residue and bugs and produce
great fertilizer for the farm’s
fruits and vegetables. “It really
helps the farm out,” said Bryan
Kaminsky, Natural Trading
Company owner. Natural
Trading Company eggs are
available as a $6 add-on to its
CSA boxes, which are dropped
off at New Moon in Truckee
and at various locations on
the North Shore. You can also
find Natural Trading eggs at
farmers markets in Tahoe City
(starts May 23), Truckee (June
11), and Sierra Valley Farms
(June 7). Kaminsky is working
with the Tahoe Food Hub to
create a program where diners
at participating restaurants can
specifically order his eggs for
an extra charge. Info: $6.25$7.75/dozen from medium to
jumbo size, naturaltradingco.
com
ROCKING STONE | arts & culture
&
The xx
Wednesday, May 29, Knitting Factory
E
recorded, first record, a collage of
shared verses, the new album is a clean
slate. The band entered the studio with
nothing, locked the doors, and wrote
together. The main idea was to create an
album that could be played live. On the
heels of this record, The xx is touring the
world and playing at the biggest music
festivals and the most coveted venues in
Europe, the U.S., Asia, and Australia.
very so often a piece of music
emerges that grabs you and pulls
you in on the first note.
With music both haunting and nostalgic,
it’s no wonder that the British, indie
pop band The xx made just about every
“best of” list for 2009 and has won
acclaim with music critics worldwide.
The music made by Romy Madley Croft
(vocals & guitar), Oliver Sim (vocals
& bass), and Jamie Smith (mixing &
production) hovers on the fine line
between emo, pop, beauty, and a
touch of heartbreak. With influences
that range from Aaliyah to CocoRosie,
Rihanna to The Cure, and the Pixies to
Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake, it’s
no wonder that they are topping charts
and collecting fans globally. The three
have been best friends since their school
days and feel that this plays a big part in
their surprising success. Their shockingly
soft-spoken attitudes produce lovely
duets as well as a precision production
that has captured the headphones of
just about every hipster from Portland to
London.
The music The xx makes is simple. It is
guitars, bass, an occasional drumbeat,
and strikingly heartfelt lyrics. It’s pretty
clear with even a quick listen to either
of the band’s albums that the music
is sincere and powerful. In a word, its
music can be described as intimate. It’s
pretty rare to see a band that is so shy
and simple capture the ears of so many.
Everything in its music is at the right
place and the right time.
The xx will be joined by the Floridabased indie band Hundred Waters. Its
music is harmony-based and said to be
influenced by ’60s British art-rock and
the Norwegian band Jaga Jazzist, and
has been compared to groups like the
Dirty Projectors and Bjork. It’s not going
to be a full-fledged, boogie-down party,
but it will be a night of beautiful, unique
sounds not normally showcased in Reno.
It’s a rare treat to have this shy British
group play at the Knitting Factory in
Reno on May 29, one stop on a world
tour in support of its second record,
“Coexist.” Unlike the band’s self-
Info: $30–$50, 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, Knitting Factory,
211 N. Virginia St., Reno, re.knittingfactory.com, (775) 323-5648
ART BY
Romy Madley Croft (left), Oliver Sim, and Jamie Smith of the British indie band, The xx,
bring their fine-tuned, melodic music to the Knitting Factory in Reno on May 29. Courtesy photo
~Ryan Salm/Moonshine Ink
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Get Out of My Crotch!
Twenty-One Writers Respond to America’s War
on Women’s Rights and Reproductive Health
“With the drumbeat
of bill after bill being
put forth in legislation about women
and their bodies,
and male legislators
redefining rape and
making decisions
Book it!
about birth control
By Eve Quesnel
and stalling on the
Violence Against
Women Act due to provisions for
Native women and LBGT, I’d
finally had enough. Up to my
neck in stories about transvaginal
ultrasounds and personhood and
the evils of contraception – with
little regard for the people these
discussions would most affect – I
yelled from my desk one day, “Get
out of my crotch!” ~ Kim Wyatt,
publisher of Bona Fide Books
and Cherry Bomb Books,
South Lake Tahoe, and co-editor of “Get Out of My Crotch!”
KVMR
XVII
Bona Fide Books is the
convergence of Kim
Wyatt’s lifelong love of
literature and commitment to community, and Cherry Bomb
Books, its imprint, was
founded in 2012 to
right wrongs.
While the title may
be shocking and the subject
controversial, the book “Get
Out of My Crotch!” wasn’t
intended to offend nor be onesided, but instead to present
from a variety of viewpoints
one stalwart opinion: Women!
Your body is your body and
no one else’s! As Roxane
Gay writes in her essay “The
Alienable Rights of Women, “I
struggle to accept that my body
is a legislative matter.”
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history, politics, and genuine,
heartfelt stories concerning
reproductive health. Most
impressive are the voices from
a diverse group of writers:
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practitioner, a transgender
adult heterosexuals, gays,
grandmas, wives, and
single women. Wealthy and
poor, young and old, all
the contributors are skilled
in slinging words with
professionalism and eloquence.
What better way to get a point
across than with language. As
one author states in her essay,
As with
most essay
collections,
personal
accounts
are the
central
gravity, the means to
reach us viscerally. In this
collection, I think of the doctor
who was required to wear a
bullet proof vest underneath his
physician’s lab coat. I think of
the woman whose uterus held a
deformed baby and the decision
she had to make whether
to terminate the pregnancy
immediately, abort further into
the pregnancy, or do nothing
and possibly miscarry. I think
of another woman who was
molested by her father, and
Book Cover: “Get
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when a young woman in the
back stood up during the
Q&A and said: ‘What can we
do?’ Moments later, a sheet
of paper was passed and a
reproductive rights speaker
series was born. A close second
was at a book signing in
Boston, when a serious-looking
man, after looking at the
book and turning it over in his
hands, looked at me intently
and said: “We need this book
in Oklahoma. Can you get
this book to Oklahoma?” A
“I assumed that since nobody was organizing to repeal a
woman’s right to vote, eventually the topic of abortion
would be removed from the political arena and fall
squarely within the realm of health care. That we as a
society would someday look back on the dark days of
illegal, back-alley abortions as shameful, much like we do
with slavery.” ~ Kari O’Driscoll in “A Mile in Their Shoes”
“…writing is a tether of words
when the world isn’t safe like it
[is] supposed to be.”
This book was born out of
frustration with the politics
of 2011-12, politics that
confronted Roe vs. Wade
(1973) and introduced a
variety of proposals concerning
reproductive health. “By
the end of 2011, more than
1,100 reproductive health
and rights-related provisions
were introduced and 135
provisions were adopted.
Ninety-two of these provisions
explicitly restricted abortions,”
a contributor writes. Yes,
abortion is a chief subject in
the book, and yes, all of the
writers are pro-choice. Their
expertise on the matter? Some
authors had abortions, one
performed abortions, and
most have fought for the right
for a woman’s right to choose
whether to have an abortion
or not.
then molested again by a boy
five years older than her, and
then raped by several men years
later. I think of the woman
who was told that her rape was
really an almost rape, although
she didn’t see the meaning
in the changed language.
And the illegal, unregulated
abortion clinic where sanitation
was grim, a back-alley type
of establishment that was
responsible for injuring or even
killing women, like those of
the accused Philadelphia Dr.
Kermit Gosnell. For the authors
in “Get Out of My Crotch”
and for editors Wyatt and Sari
Botton, the Gosnell case shows
why abortion must remain legal,
regulated, and safe.
Wyatt continues to travel the
country on her book tour.
When asked what has been
the best and worst outcome
of the tour, she responded:
“So far, the best moment was
close to home in Sacramento
negative response was a woman
at our event in Portland who
said she wouldn’t buy the
book because a percentage of
the proceeds go to Planned
Parenthood.”
Wyatt and Botton have dealt
out some fighting words and
taken a risk to publish a book
on a touchy subject. But,
whether readers covet the
book or argue against it, relate,
reconsider, or refute, there’s
passion in this subject and a lot
to learn.
“Get Out of My Crotch!”
is available online at
cherrybombbooks.com,
Amazon, and local bookstores.
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coherently together. You see and
understand the big picture, and
also how to apply these principles
in detail. With this clarity you can
make important decisions.
Cancer (June
22-July 22) This
is an important time to
think of yourself and your wants
and needs first. So much of your
life you are there for everyone else,
and as a result your life tends to get
out of balance. It is a good time
for nurturing and healing. Do some
special things for yourself that make
you feel good. There is a reward in
this for you.
Leo (July 23Aug. 22) Now is
a good time for you
to review your life and
see where you could make some
changes and improve things. There
is a new plan for the future that
wants to unfold greater possibilities
for you, but you need to change
your thinking and see your life
through new eyes.
Virgo (Aug. 23Sept. 22) Your work
situation is somewhat
confusing for you. There are
distractions, which tend to make
you lose your focus. Some activities
there are not quite right and not
based in integrity. It is important
that you become aware of what
is going on and stand up for that
which is right. It is time to clarify
your principles.
Libra (Sept. 23Oct. 23) Financial
planning is needed now. A review
of your income and expenses would
be timely to see where you stand.
Are you satisfied with your current
situation or do you feel that there is
room for improvement? If so, it is a
good time to make some changes.
Your financial plan will help you in
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24-Nov. 21) There
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feeling that does not seem to leave.
Patience is necessary. Things are on
track for improvement, but they are
not ready to change yet. Your inner
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are the keys to your success.
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21) Your focus should
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mind, and you have a clear vision
of your future. A positive, optimistic
attitude pervades your being. There
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time for you.
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19) Family and love
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varying directions, and it is quite
unsettling. Try to stay centered and
grounded. You will be that source
of stability, which will ultimately be
the basis of resolving the situation.
Try to represent the ideal result.
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20-Feb. 18) You are
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conflict there. A new approach is
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People continue to grow and
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but it’s difficult to tell what is going
on. Get a checkup, but expect
confusion surrounding the result.
Get a second opinion if you feel it
is necessary. It’s not a major health
issue. It will pass.
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