This special night will honor our South Lake Tahoe Juvenile Panel Attorneys – Julie Bachman, John Castellanos, William Cherry, Kimberly Hunt, Lori London, Rick Meyer and Paul Palant.

With gourmet cuisine prepared by Edgewood’s award-winning chefs, and sumptuous wines from Lava Cap Winery, you’ll learn about the rewarding experiences CASA provides the kids and appointees.  The “Have a Heart for CASA” fundraiser will also offer a unique evening of live entertainment, plus a live and silent auction. Tickets are $125 per person/$1100 per table of ten with all of the proceeds going to support our community children.

CASA El Dorado, a non profit organization, recruits, trains, and matches volunteer advocates with children that are part of the Court system as a result of abuse or neglect. CASA volunteers are specially trained and supervised, and are appointed by a Family Court judge. CASAs make a difference in the lives of abused and neglected children by investigating and monitoring cases involving children in foster care. CASA is a national organization serving in counties throughout the United States. CASA El Dorado has served more than 400 children in the last 12 months alone, speaking up as a voice for children in Court and in life.

Cocktail attire requested.  To RSVP for this South Lake Tahoe event by January 20th, please call 530-622-9882 or friends@casaeldorado.org for tickets.

Edgewood Tahoe
100 Lake Parkway, Stateline, Nevada

Classes often include chants, a talk, story telling, and guided meditation.

Suggested donation for classes $10. No one turned away for lack of funds. All are welcome.

Friday, Feb. 17, 7-9 pm Medicine Buddha Healing Meditation

For Goodness Sake, 10157 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, NV 96161  (530) 550-8981 Suggested Donation: $10

Saturday, Feb. 18 1:00 – 2:30 pm Ancient Teachings in Modern Times: Buddhism in the 21st Century Losang will give a brief Dharma talk, sign and present his latest book.

Sundance Bookstore, 121 California Avenue, Reno, NV 89509  (775) 786-1188

Saturday, Feb. 18 5-7 pm The Making of the Movie Kundun – A Behind the Scenes Look and Tibetan New Year Candle Lighting Ceremony

The Home of Kimiko Fong, Arrowcreek Community, 5840 Cour Saint Michelle, Reno, NV 89511

Contact: Kimiko Fong: (775) 813-0663 Email: khcred@yahoo.com

Sunday Feb. 19, 3-5 pm Dorje Namjum Purication Ceremony – Ancient Tibetan ceremony of healing and purification for ourselves, others, and the universe through prayer, meditation and visualization as transmitted to Losang by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Location: Reno Buddhist Center , 820 Plumas Street, Reno, NV 89509 Suggested Donation: $10

Wednesday, Feb. 29 7-9 pm Ancient Teachings in Modern Times and Meditation for Relaxation and Quieting the Mind

Family Guidance & Wellness Center, 701 S.Carson St., Suite 200, Carson City, NV 89701 Contact: Theresa Simmons (775) 720-4284 Suggested Donation: $10

Thursday, March 1 7-9 pm Introduction to the Buddhist Path of Dzogchen

American Medical Network, 6490 S. McCarran Blvd., Building C #24, Reno, NV 89509 (775) 333-0202 Suggested Donation: $10

Friday, March 2 7-9 pm Green Tara Practice with guided meditation

For Goodness Sake, 10157 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, NV 96161  (530-550-8981) Suggested Donation: $10

For additional Information contact: Dave & Jan Arnett: 530-525-1900 arnett@sierra.net.

Venerable Losang Samte

The Venerable Losang Samten, a renowned Tibetan scholar and a former Buddhist monk, was born in Chung Ribuce, of central Tibet. In 1959, he and his family fled to Nepal and later moved to Dharamsala, India. His education includes studies at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts and the Namgyal Monastery which is the monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama. In 1985, he earned a Master’s Degree in Buddhist Philosophy, Sutra, and Tantra, from the Namgyal Monastery, which is equivalent to a Ph.D.

In 1994, Losang received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He was granted an Honorary Doctorate of Art from the Maine College of Art in 1995. He taught Tibetan Language at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from 1994 – 1997 and was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2002. In 2004, he was awarded a Pew Fellowship in the Arts.

In 1988, Samten came to the US as instructed by His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, to demonstrate the meditative art of sand painting. This was the first time a Tibetan mandala was shown in the west. Since then, he has created sand mandalas at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, Chicago Field Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology of University of Pennsylvania, Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Harvard University, Columbia University, New York University, Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut, among numerous others (see list below). He has served as the religious technical advisor and sand mandala supervisor as well as actor for Martin Scorsese’s film Kundun.

Losang Samten is spiritual director of Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia; Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Middletown, Connecticut; Chenrezig Himalayan Cultural Center of El Paso,Texas, and a frequent visitor, teacher in Chico and Lake Tahoe (where he has created numerous sand mandalas and participated in the Tibetan Cultural Festival). He travels extensively, sharing his knowledge of Buddhist philosophy and meditation, and his skill in the Tibetan ritual arts. His ability to incorporate the qualities of practicing loving kindness, patience, and understanding with those he meets has touched the hearts of many.

Susan Frailey RN BSN from South Lake Tahoe recently published her breakthrough approach to nutrition in her new book, More Alive Now: Simple Nutrition to Change Your Life.

Through her innovative nutritional tools that make sense, are easy to follow, and will last a lifetime, Susan has joined Andrew Weil and Michael Pollan as a pioneer in the art of nutrition committed to help us achieve optimal health through simple daily decisions. As a mother of an autistic child, a full time health practitioner, entrepreneur and business owner, if Susan can do it, anyone can.

As a life long advocate of health and nutrition, Susan got serious about it when her son Dylan was diagnosed with autism at age three.  Deep inside she knew a cleaner diet would help Dylan, as well as herself, and she dedicated her life to find simple tools that she could easily integrate into both of their busy lives.

While on her journey, Susan realized that life changes change our lives, especially impacting our daily food choices.  With that in mind, she set out to simplify our nutritional choices and developed a breakthrough approach that is resonating with everyone.  More Alive Now: Simple Nutrition to Change Your Life focuses on nutrition and health as a living spiral, one we are on at all times, moving one way or the other. Life occurrences and daily nutrition choices dictate our position on this undulating mind/body/spirit continuum every day.

To guide us on our personal path to wellness, More Alive Now is designed to help us make choices that nourish our body and give us the necessary elements for cellular regeneration and, ultimately, health regeneration and movement up the living spiral of wellness.

Susan’s book includes the essential life-giving nutrients missing from the outdated FDA pyramid such as probiotic foods and beverages; oils, essentials fats and omegas, and minerals; and easy to follow steps for food combining to avoid gastrointestinal problems, and how to harness the pH power of foods to immediately improve our health and well-being.

In addition to a simplified discussion about nutritional choices that anyone can understand and implement, Susan has included useful charts that outline food combining, ph Balance foods and the More Alive Now food pyramid, as well as delicious recipes, meal planning tips, and resources for shopping.

Throughout the year, Susan gives demonstrations to make probiotic foods in Lake Tahoe and is also available for nutrition and body cleansing consultations.  She will be holding book signings and lectures for More Alive Now in the upcoming year.

In the meantime, to learn more about Susan’s story and to purchase More Alive Now: Simple Nutrition to Change Your Life, please visit www.MoreAliveNow.com. You can also find her book at Grass Roots Natural Foods in South Lake Tahoe and on Amazon.

About Susan:

Susan Frailey, founder of More Alive Now and OSANA Publishing, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, and has been a practicing registered nurse since 1984. A self-help advocate and researcher since her early twenties in the conventional and complementary healing realms, Susan has accomplished in-depth reading and practice into the alternative health regimes of Bernard Jensen, Harvey Kellogg, and Paul Bragg, along with studies of massage therapy, shiatsu, and reflexology.

She holds practitioner certifications in Matrix Energetics®‚ EMF Balancing Technique©, and is a level IV colon hydrotherapist who applies these experiences and modalities of health care in combination with her traditional nursing career. As a graduate of the Cathy Shea International School of Colon Hydrotherapy, and owner/operator of Evolutionary Healthcare, a digestive health and detoxification business for four years, Susan has acquired a tremendous amount of knowledge in nutrition, cleansing, and healing from herself, her clients, and clinical experience.

The Rotary is seeking to collect original fine art, limited edition prints, photographs, sculpture, fine jewelry, oil and acrylic paintings, watercolors, and ceramics. Both framed art and unframed art that is in condition to be shown for auction will be accepted. The deadline for donations is February 3rd.

For more information on how to donate or with other questions, contact Pat Baginski at 530-308-2504 or via e-mail at patchtahoe@gmail.com.

You’ll see three bear cubs on the “Bear TV”, five red-tailed hawks, seven barn owls, songbirds, raccoons, a coyote pup and a golden eagle.

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Inc. (LTWC) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. It is an independent, nonprofit volunteer organization whose function is to raise, rehabilitate and release orphaned and injured wild birds and animals. LTWC operates under permits issued by California Fish & Game and the United States Department of the Interior & Wildlife Service. No fee is charged for any bird or wild animal brought to the center, nor is any wild animal refused care.

From a handful of people in 1978 with an idea to help wildlife in their area, LTWC has grown to an organization that now provides a service to more than nine counties in California and Nevada surrounding the Lake Tahoe region.

To date, LTWC has received over 19,000 wild birds and animals and released, back to the wild, over 12,200, which makes for a release rate of more than 64%. The ‘best’ year for release rate was 2006, in which the organization had a 73.17% release rate.  To learn more, please click here. Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care T-shirts and hats, posters, LTWC license plate holders and magnets and Li’l Smokey lapel pins are always available for purchase.

The LTWC is located at 1485 Cherry Hills Circle, off Elks Club Drive in Meyers, South Lake Tahoe.  For more information about this South Lake Tahoe event, please call (530) 577-2273.

This bald eagle was eating afterbirth when it was kicked by a cow. She was released after about 3 to 4 days with LTWC.

To listen to the sound of silence…

I am the nectar of knowledge, Homogeneous Existence, like the sky.

Here’s your chance to discover peace and freedom through Zazen Meditation with South Shore’s leading practitioner, Ray Goodenough.

Meditation is being held every Monday evening @ 6:00pm at The Center for Higher Learning in South Shore.

Donations only. No one will be turned away.

For more information, please call Ray at (530) 545-0809 or we’ll see you there.

Zazen (坐禅; Chinese: zuò chán pinyin or tso-chan Wade-Giles) is at the heart of Zen Buddhist practice. The aim of zazen is just sitting, “opening the hand of thought”. This is done either through koans, Rinzai’s primary method, or whole-hearted sitting (shikantaza), the Soto sect’s method. (Rinzai and Soto are the main extant Zen schools in Japan; they both originated in China as the Linji and Caodong schools, respectively.) Once the mind is able to be unhindered by its many layers, one will then be able to realize one’s true Buddha nature. In Zen Buddhism, zazen (literally “seated meditation”) is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind and experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment (satori). (Wikipedia)

Photo: Kodo Sawaki practicing Zazen

About Ray:

His spirit is all encompassing and calming to everyone who meets him. He’s bestowed many gifts upon Tahoe, but you’d never hear that from this unpretentious, gentle man.

An attentive, compassionate listener, Ray knows what makes us tick.

He should.

He’s been helping Tahoe locals find peace and uncover their true passion for over 30 years. And, he’s opened his private practice – The Center for Higher Learning in South Lake Tahoe – to help even more.

His story is a remarkable one. Meet Ray Goodenough.

In an attempt to “get away” Ray Goodenough took a weekend trip up Hwy 395 from L.A. in 1971. He spent a night in Reno and quite by mistake turned up Mt. Rose Hwy.

Ray had always loved the mountains so that drive was serene. When he made a turn in the road that exposed the panorama of Lake Tahoe from the top of the mountain he was totally amazed at the sight. “Here is the way”, he says. “I just couldn’t believe it—why in the world have I settled for living in the smog ridden San Fernando Valley—I’ve got to live here—I’ve got to live here.”

He said that out loud all the way driving down the east side of the lake to South Shore. Somehow he wound up in the majestic and spiritual place named Hope Valley where he camped overnight. Ray actually lived in Hope Valley for a summer before moving into town for good, and to this day that valley is Ray’s most spiritual place in the Sierras.

In 1972, the Sierra Council on Alcoholism, Tahoe’s first such program, had just been formed and Ray was hired as its Service Center Director. In those days the program had one paid employee, Ray, so the Center was manned by volunteers. A residential unit and an outpatient program were developed.

The first Drunk Driving Program was offered through the El Dorado County Superior Court. Working with recovering alcoholics became a profession. As a direct result of that endeavor and to improve his skills in counseling he began training in the field of human behavior.

On a personal level, Ray fell in love with Carol and family: 6 year old, Kathryn (KC) and 4 year old Philip (Scot) and moved them, along with two dogs and two cats, from Newport Beach to his mountain. Today, 33 years later, they have two different families with 6 grandchildren, three in Golina and three in Camino Heights.

After extensive training, Ray also opened The Center for Higher Learning, a private practice offering meditation groups, group therapy and hypnotherapy. Ray also allowed other personal growth groups the use of The Center.

Administrative changes caused Ray to leave the Sierra Council on Alcoholism, but working with alcoholics never ended. Excited about and unwilling to give up his training, and determined never to give up living in Tahoe, he worked at motel maintenance jobs and even drove a semi truck around the lake twice a week.

In an effort to help a friend and her teenage son, in 1978 Carol and Ray volunteered at a foster home. Carol tutored and Ray counseled 4 boys mostly about drugs and alcohol. At that same time a man, call him Bob, was finding what would be necessary to open a Small Family Group Home for problem teens. The two foster parents, Carol and Ray, along with Bob magically came together and gave birth to a group home. Beginning with the 4 boys and 5 staff, that program now has 4 homes, 26 residents, and 25 staff having served hundreds of young men over the years. As a cofounder, Ray held every position in the corporation over the years.

Ray’s activities in the Tahoe community are numerous in commitments, serving as a member of the California Human Services, El Dorado County Mental Health Advisory Board, and the Tahoe Care Coalition. By far the most loved and active commitment by Ray and his wife Carol is to O.P.E.N., Ordinary People meeting Extraordinary Needs. O.P.E.N. is a nonprofit organization that raises monies to aid anyone in the Tahoe Basin with extraordinary medical needs. O.P.E.N. assists individuals who cannot meet their medical needs such as co-pays for medications, provides transportation to specialty hospitals like UC Davis, Stanford, and the VA in Reno, and is an extensive referral resource for medial services. Ray and Carol have been active with O.P.E.N. for 14 years. Now Ray may have more time for his involvement in O.P.E.N.

After 28 years of being a social worker for troubled teens, Ray has retired. But not really.

Ray will be redirecting energy to his rewarding private practice at The Center for Higher Learning. The original attraction to training has led Ray to being certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Licensed Neurolinguistic Programmer, a Certified Trainer of the Enneagram as well as a Social Worker in the Foster Care and Group Home field. This experience has also allowed him to be an Adjunct Faculty for Lake Tahoe Community College.

Ray’s private practice includes Enneagram classes, Za Zen Meditation groups, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Neurolinguistic programming, and substance abuse counseling. The Center is also certified to issue Continuing Education units for several disciplines.

With a deep passion for serving others, Ray will also share his extensive knowledge and experience of 29 years of working with troubled teens as a consultant for group homes and group home staff trainer at the state level.

In anticipation of his next stage in his remarkable life, Ray announced, “I’m so looking forward to being more available for clients and friends at The Center. The community of Lake Tahoe has so much to offer and its diversity in lifestyle makes it an exciting place to live.”

The Center for Higher Learning
To make an appointment, contact Ray at (530) 545-0809.

It covers three counties in Northern California and one county in Northern Nevada. Since its inception in July of 1991, Project MANA has responded to the emergency food need of the homeless, the elderly, the homebound, families in need, children and single parents.

Programs

• Emergency Food Relief — Weekly food distribution in Truckee, Kings Beach and Incline Village
• Food Express — Food rescue program in collaboration with local supermarkets and retail vendors
• FACE (Fresh Alternatives Create Empowerment) — We recruit community volunteers to shop for, deliver groceries to, and assist with other living necessities for our “homebound” clients
• Senior Nutrition — We work to understand and support the nutrition needs of seniors. Senior Nutrition Questionnaire.
• Nutrition Education — Project MANA works in collaboration with local elementary schools to supplement existing health curriculums with hands-on nutritional activities
• Fuel For The Holidays — Provides lunch during the holidays for students enrolled in the federal assisted school lunch program
• Kids Can Cook — This program teaches “latch key” kids about safety, sanitation, and nutrition in the kitchen
• Dar a Luz — Provides “learning for life” courses in budgeting, smart shopping, and nutrition, targeting Hispanic women in the community
• Community Gardens — Two established community gardens in Kings Beach and Truckee that demonstrate the nutritional and economic value of having a garden

For more information about Project MANA, click here.

Celebrating their fifth year in business, Winterhill is much more than just olive oil.

Based on the philosophy that life is a gift and meant to be joyful, Winterhill sells only the finest certified extra virgin olive oils in bottles adorned with artwork from local developmentally challenged artists.

“It is important to us that we create not only a successful business, but that Winterhill be a socially responsible business,” Schoonover said. “We are part of a growing network of entrepreneurs who believe it’s essential to give back to the community that helps sustain us.”

Located at 321 Main Street in historic downtown Placerville, California, the store’s theme is Products With Passion. All of the stores oils are available in bulk as well as in their signature art bottles. Customers can also bring in their own empty bottles or purchase them in various sizes at the store. This method is popular in Europe because it is cost effective for the customer and it is environmentally friendly.

Winterhill also features bottled and bulk oils, authentic balsamic vinegars, local honey, jams and jellies, gourmet chocolates, organics, and unique artisanal crafted items. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

You can also visit them online at www.winterhillfarms.com where they can learn about hosting an olive oil tasting, as well as find Sicilian/Italian recipes, beauty recipes, scrapbooks, and interesting facts about olives.

Simply obtain your Lecture Punch Card at the first lecture you attend. Receive a punch for each lecture you attend and once you’ve reached four lectures, submit your card to the lecture host to be eligible to win.

For more information about these South Lake Tahoe events, please call 530.543.5656.

Wednesday, February 1

Cardiovascular Risk Factors & Heart Health

David Young, MD

Kahle Community Center (236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV )

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, March 7

Hip Arthroscopy – An Alternative to Hip Replacement

Robert Rupp, MD

Lake Tahoe Community College (1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA)

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, March 21

Hip Arthroscopy – An Alternative to Hip Replacement

Robert Rupp, MD

Incline Village (Location TBD )

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, April 4

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – A Non-surgical Approach to Sports Injuries

Jonathan Finnoff, DO

Lake Tahoe Community College (1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA)

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, May 2

Suffer from Reflux? New Treatment Options

Scott Welker, MD

Kahle Community Center (236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV )

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, June 6

Pedaling to PEAK Performance

Chris Kozlowski, PT

Kahle Community Center (236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV )

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, July

Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Injury Awareness

Kyle Swanson, MD

Lake Tahoe Community College (1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA)

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, August 1

Concussion Education for Athletes & Parents

Jonathan Finnoff, DO

Lake Tahoe Community College (1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA)

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, September 5

Maximizing Your Running Performance!

Alan & Caroline Barichievich, MPT

Kahle Community Center (236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV )

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, October 3

Breast Cancer Awareness & Women’s Health

Patience Wenk, FNP

Kahle Community Center (236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV )

6:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday, November 7

Maximizing Nutrition & Exercise for the Busy Life

Paula Crenshaw, MD

Kahle Community Center (236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV )

6:00 – 7:00pm

It’s not a pill – thank goodness! And, it’s easy to do on your own once you learn the simple techniques.  Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT taught by Rosemary Manning is the cure.

By stimulating meridian points on the body, you can balance your vibrational matrix and enjoy good physical and psychological health. EFT can eliminate stress, physical symptoms, anxiety, fear, food cravings and more.

The workshops are taught by Rosemary Manning, who has been a practitioner of mind-body therapies for more than 25 years. Manning has a master’s degree in clinical psy­chology, is a master hypnotist, a Reiki master, a licensed massage therapist, and an ordained minister. Learn how to clear blocks that hold you back from having financial success, loving relationships, and a healthy lifestyle.

For more information about workshops, please contact Rosemary Manning at (530) 541-6565 or tahoehealthtouch@yahoo.com and be sure to visit her website at www.TahoeHealthTouch.com.