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By Eileen Majors Continue reading Hope for NP-C, HIV/AIDS, Thanks to this Mom… Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups. There is a website for geocachers and at the time I Continue reading Geocaching LOW COST VACATION FUN… Following is a good variety of flavors and uses of recommended herbs for beginners: Strong herbs: winter savory, rosemary, sage As your interest and needs increase, you can add to the variety of herbs in your garden. Keep Continue reading PLANT AN HERB GARDEN – Make a Soothing Herbal Wrap… Our Picks… Herb Garden Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) Chives are small, dainty, onion-like plants that grow in clumps reaching about 10 inches in height. They are a hardy perennial with decorative, light purple flowers. Chives demand little care other than dividing when they become overcrowded. They are easily propagated by division or from seed and make attractive border plants. Cut Continue reading Herbs – Our Picks for an Herb Garden Indoors… Calliope hummingbird Photo Courtesy DFG by Michelle Woodruff photo courtesy Dept. of Fish and Game, Idaho ( photo by Michelle Woodruff ) Spring will soon be upon us. Our feathered friends that winter elsewhere take a long journey back to the Sierra. The smallest of these migrants is the Calliope Hummingbird. The Continue reading Calliope Hummingbirds Arrive in Spring… By Eileen Majors You don’t seem to hear much about it these days and in questioning a few folks about it, I found that traditions of May Day have escaped the celebrations of many because they’ve never even heard of it. The beginning of May has long been an important moment in the astronomical calendar as it Continue reading What Ever Happened to May Day?… When we think of frogs we tend to think of warm summer nights and the sound of their croaking song. The Sierra Nevada Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog however prefers the cooler glaciated ponds and elevations above 6000 feet. This high mountain hopper makes it home in wet meadows and pine forests from Southern Continue reading Sierra Nevada Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog… IS NOW THE TIME TO BUY? Our Real Estate Market has undergone significant changes in the last two and a half years. We are frequently asked have we hit the bottom or is there further to fall? Have we stabilized or are we actually in recovery? Here’s what we know! Continue reading Real Estate – The New Market By Joyce Rauschupt… May 1- Reno, NV: Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company Continue reading Calendar – May 2009… Spring has finally returned to the great Sierra Nevada and kids are ready to be outside. How long has it been since you and junior had a day to yourselves, just to catch up on some quality time? Saturday May 16th would be a great day to take kids to Graeagle for the Junior Continue reading Come On, Let’s Go Fishin’… Cooking Club – Hands on Culinary Classes are now available at Stella’s, the new cooking and dining facility at The Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee, California. Hands On Classes with some of Tahoe’s best chefs: Chef Johnny McCabe, a private chef at Lake Tahoe for 16 years will offer light hearted, no stress classes, Continue reading COOKING CLASSES Truckee, CA… Carrie Wilson, Office of Communications, CalOutdoors@dfg.ca.gov California Outdoors Q&As: I was wondering how Fish and Game plants fish in high elevation lakes and ponds in the Tahoe National Forest, where you can only reach them by hiking? (Bradley G.) The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) uses a variety of methods to release fish into waters designated Continue reading DFG High Mountain Lake Fish Planting, Kids and Bears… Watch Out For Ice Out! Brian Shontz of Davis CA with a 20 pound Mackinaw caught at Bucks Lake on the first day a boat could be launched. Many anglers eagerly await several events each year in hopes of hitting the water for some premier fishing. For Continue reading Fishing – MAY 2009 Watch for Ice Out!… By Rick Barlupi Train’s A Comin’! Imagine yourself operating a full-sized diesel locomotive Their world Continue reading Western Pacific Railroad Museum – ALL ABOARD FOR PORTOLA!… Area Gun Clubs Begin Shoots With the arrival of spring, Gun Club members from Westwood, Susanville, Quincy, Portola, and Sierraville may be found cleaning their guns, reloading their shells, clearing their ranges of winter debris, and generally getting prepared for another fun summer of shooting. There are several different kinds of shooting available, Continue reading Gun Clubs Begin Shoots – May 2009… Habitat for Birds and Humanity photo is of Wildlife Biologist Ryan Burnett, showing tour participant Tony Hall a local Warbler that was caught in a mist net for research purposes. Most people come to the Sierra Nevada Mountains for recreational purposes, to find solitude, or to enjoy nature. But many people don’t realize Continue reading OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL TOURS Exploring Plumas County… 3/4 cup to cup sugar (depending on sweetness desired) DIRECTIONS: 1 Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally until the sugar is dissolved completely. Set aside. 2 While the sugar is Continue reading Fresh, Homemade Lemonade… This meat rub is good on chicken, pork or beef and is especially good on ribs. Rub it into the meat several hours before grilling. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons onion powder 3 tablespoons garlic powder 1/3 cup paprika 2 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard 2 tablespoons ground basil 1 tablespoon red pepper 1 tablespoon salt & 1 tablespoon black pepper Directions: Continue reading RIB RUB for A Tasty Memorial Day Barbecue… The Bliss Mansion– B&B with four rooms. The Krebs-Peterson house–used in 1976 to film John Wayne’s last movie. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, completed in 1868 CARSON CITY – TALKING HOUSES BRING TOUR ALIVE Story and Photos by Rick Barlupi Imagine “Talking Houses” that take you back to when the Old West was young. Continue reading CARSON CITY – TALKING HOUSES BRING TOUR ALIVE By Rick Barlupi… By Matt and Jamie of SierraScapes As we look for more affordable and creative ways to landscape our outdoor living spaces, we need to consider the very simple and affordable method of container gardening. Container planting can be incorporated in patios, existing planters and even for indoor landscaping. Containers make great accents Continue reading Maintaining Green: CONTAINER GARDENING… Sloat Towne Hall – Free Music Night About a dozen hardy souls seeking human contact, music, laughter and a potluck desert bar met on March 14th for the first monthly music event in Sloat, CA. The participants brought guitars, harmonicas, autoharp, fiddle and lungs for this loosely organized “happening” much like a hootenanny in the days Continue reading Sloat, CA – Music and Dessert Shared Monthly… Submitted by Lassen Aurora Network - Ride for Recovery on Bizz Johnson Trail Capture the wilderness experience of Lassen County; its pine scented forests and fresh mountain air on the Bizz Johnson Trail Sunday, May 17, 2009 in Susanville, California. This fun-filled family equestrian adventure is sponsored by Lassen Aurora Network in partnership with Continue reading EQUESTRIAN TRAIL RIDE Benefits Victims of Mental Illness… Here’s something to contemplate over your morning fruit juice. A few years back, doctors discovered the “grapefruit effect”—the fact that drinking grapefruit juice affects the way certain blood pressure medications work. Doctors have since found that more than 40 different medications can have their effects magnified by grapefruit juice. Now, the story has gotten Continue reading Fruit Juices Can Affect Your Medications… (530) 284-6888 Every now and then I like to have a quiet night away from the everyday responsibilities. This month I grabbed a girlfriend and we ran off to the Main Street Dinner House in Greenville. Located inside the Sierra Lodge and Trading Post (our lodging choice and also featured this month) at 303 Main Street Continue reading Main Street Dinner House 530-284-6888… NOW – November 15, 2009 Drive-A Locomotive Program 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Continue reading May 2009 – CALENDAR OF EVENTS… MVL to Offer Web Store Continue reading ShopNorcal – Web Store to Open… Wine Me & Dine Me A TRIP TO MOON’S (530) 283-0765 Old fashioned lamp posts reflecting on shiny wet streets led our way across Main and down a short block’s walk to Moon’s. It seems that place “somewhere in Quincy” is right in the heart of downtown Quincy, and it seems that once again it has Continue reading Moon’s 530-283-0765… Question: Continue reading Dept. of Fish and Game Q and A January, 2009 – By Carrie Wilson… Mountain Musings I grew up in New York City. There was plenty of cement, cars, noise, etc. Occasionally, there might be a tree in a little box. Of course, you could go to Central Park and see
Continue reading Mountain Musings By Mary Hasselwander – June, 2009… PRESS RELEASE Date: May 7, 2009 Subject: GWC Partners files DBA Contact person: Ken Donnell- 284.7708,or 230.7842 Plans to create the Greenville Wellness Center took a step forward when GWC Partners, the local group planning the project, filed their DBA with the Plumas County Clerk-Recorder on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Project plans call for the now vacant Indian Valley Continue reading Plans to create Greenville Wellness Center… |
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