Mountain Life

Life in our local mountain towns. 

Paradise is Far and Near

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In the February Feel Good story, North Tahoe resident Alenka Vrecek details her love for her husband, Jim Granger, and how she dealt with the shocking news that he has Parkinson’s disease.

Night To Shine

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The Tim Tebow Foundation selected Elevation Truckee to host Night to Shine, a formal dance event for adults with developmental disabilities.

Granite Flat Campground: A Workforce Housing Alternative

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Palisades Tahoe and the USFS are pursuing an innovative workforce housing option, arranging for employees to be able to live in their vans at Granite Flat Campground south of Truckee on California Highway 89. They still have improvements to make, according to this writer.

And 20 Years Went By …

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Moonshine Ink’s longtime column writers have plenty to say about their commitments to the monthly paper. Read their comments here.

Crouching Bobcat, Hidden Lion

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Bobcat, lynx, cougar, mountain lion: What’s the difference? Moonshine Ink’s longtime columnist Eve Quesnel has the answers.

Heartwarming Tails and Wings

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A little brown bat, awakened from its hibernation in a Donner Lake cabin, crowd-sourced a ride to a rescue center down the hill; a scared Truckee cattle dog, on the lam for two days, finds her way back.

Throwback and Upcoming

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The music-listening trends of Truckee High School students go deep into sounds of the past, while also embracing current beats, according to student journalist Maeve Kristian.

Cookie Week

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Cookie week at North Tahoe High School is a joy-filled week when culinary students bake more than 8,000 cookies for a cookie exchange that happens just before winter break.

Las Posadas: Pilgrimage, Prayer, and Piñatas

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After a 1,095-day hiatus, the Las Posadas pilgrimage to Henness Flats, Tahoe Pines, Donner Lake, and Truckee returns, thanks to Sierra Community House and the event’s valiant promoters, Paty Sigala and Ceci Sanchez.

Arachnophobia Be Damned! In Praise of the Engineering Spider

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Nature’s Corner columnist Eve Quesnel explores the engineering excellence of arachnids.