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Lisa Gavon

Stories by Lisa

Embracing everything Alpine at Upcountry Cafe

Family opens cafe in Markleeville

Grandma June had it right

R-C Alpine Bureau

Living in sync with nature

R-C Alpine County Bureau

Arts and culture reinvented in Alpine County

The second Woollystar Music Festival was well-attended June 17-18 in Alpine County

There’s no place like Auntie M’s

Marsha Bennett operated Auntie M's Coffeehouse in downtown Gardnerville for seven years.

Woollystar Music Festival returns for the second year

Musicians Avery Hellman and Andrew Allen-Fahlander mark the second year of hosting the Woollystar Music Festival.

A wee bit of the Irish in Nevada

Gardnerville resident Bonnie Ryan most comfortable in the desert

Remembering Alpine’s last Coyan

A memorial for Gary Coyan is 3 p.m. July 2 at Turtle Rock Park just before Markleeville.

Exploring the Range of Light

Husband-and-wife team Jerry and Janine Sprout own the Diamond Valley Company, and are the publishers of the “Trailblazer Travel Book Series”.

Sandwalkers find love between the lowest and highest points

On a clear day, you can see both the lowest point in the western hemisphere, -282 feet below sea level near Badwater, and the highest point in the 48 contiguous states, the summit of the 14,495-foot Mt. Whitney.

Forgotten Tales of Carson Valley

She is a history sleuth, a detective with pen in hand, searching remnants leftover from earlier times. She puts them together to tell long-lost stories from the back pages of our local towns.

Bohlman stands out from the crowd

Lifelong Gardnerville resident Dale Bohlman was born in his family home on Douglas Avenue, delivered by Dr. Hand in 1940.

New adventure for Alpine Kids

Alpine Kids will be moving to Gardnerville after decades serving Alpine County

Alpine County's Power Couple starts a new chapter

How did they fall in love? “He listened to what I was saying like it was really important,” said Edie Veatch about Skip, her husband of 52 years.

Diary of an Alpine evacuee

A fire is a living entity, creating its own rules from the nature of its being. It is not kind or thoughtful, nor in the least judgmental. It takes both the saintly along with the wicked in its own portions.

Pickup an early symbol of Tamarack loss

What was going to be the first Death Ride for Bill Magladry, turned out to be the last “Death Ride” for his truck.

Chamber director a great coach

Carson Valley Chamber Director Alicia Main is passionate about her community and her life, and it is reflected in the way she behaves.

What about Big Foot?

As he lumbered down the fire scarred mountainside, she could see that whatever the creature was, it was way bigger than her Uncle Alvin, who stood about 6 foot 3.

To the stars with Faith

She heard her name repeatedly in sermons each Sunday, and once she was old enough to read she found it written over and over in the Bible. Faith Harper has “lived her name,” using it as a directive to guide her in everything she does.