On Wednesday, March 7th at 7:00 p.m. members of Wolf Creek Lodge will conduct a live webinar. We will email you a link to a presentation viewable on your computer and a phone number that will allow you to dial in and hear the presentation and ask questions. Your hosts are Bob and Claire Miller […]
Claire skate skiing at the cross country center
Winter sports around Donner Summit are only an hour’s drive from Wolf Creek Lodge. Last year there was abundant snowfall in the northern Sierras; this year it’s just the opposite. There is far less snow than usual. However, there has been the opportunity to go both downhill and cross country skiing. The downhill is mainly restricted to groomed trails. Those that like to jump off cliffs into deep powder have been rather frustrated. The cross-country skiing on groomed trails has been fine, but the available trails are somewhat restricted, and there are places were the snow is thin or icy. As each day passes without snow it becomes more difficult to reach the good snow. So check first, but certainly come out and ski.
Co-housing projects for older Americans, communities of homes on shared land that residents build and operate themselves, are on the rise. The first such development, Glacier Circle in Davis, Calif., opened in 2006. Since then, at least three more have been built — including ElderSpirit in Abingdon, Virginia and ElderGrace in Santa Fe, N.M — and roughly another eight will be under construction by the end of this year, says Charles Durrett, a co-founder of co-housing development company McCamant & Durrett Architects and author of “Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities.”
Have you ever considered sharing one of the two-bedroom units with a like-minded cohouser? You might co-own or buy and sublet. You may think: Oh, here goes my privacy! But consider this: In cohousing we do not plan to live in just our individual units. We have the wonderful common rooms: kitchen and dining room, sitting room with lovely fireplace, ample terrace in front, and our gardens and green space down by the Creek. We share the Petanque court and the hot tub. So you probably won’t be sitting “on top of each other.”
Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedienne-actress, writer and producer Lily Tomlin brings her live stage show to Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, March 25. The multi-talented entertainer is probably best known for the unforgettable characters she has created over the years, including Ernestine the telephone operator, 5-year-old Edith Ann, and Tommy Velour. Click here for more information.
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As you can see from our many articles on travel and community involvement, we are an active bunch. Our larger community of Nevada County is also a place of activism. Recently, a delegation of over 100 people from Nevada County caravanned on the “Yuba Express” to the State Capitol and hand-delivered over 10,000 letters and petition signatures to Governor Jerry Brown. (Wolf Creek Lodge members, such as Gail Bakker, were among the signers.) They were greeted at the Capitol by Resource Secretary John Laird, who announced that the State will keep the South Yuba State Park open! For more information on the “Save Our Yuba State Parks” campaign visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=496 and http://yubariver.org/.
