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The view from Chickadee Ridge in Lake Tahoe.Julie Brown / SFGATE
This was supposed to be a light, easy story about a popular magical, even hike in Lake Tahoe.
But then I went on the hike. And when I came back to write the story, I couldn’t let go of some big, ethical questions that were staring me in the eyes. Quite literally. A bird was staring me in the eyes.
Chickadee Ridge is one of Tahoe’s most popular winter hikes, for good reason. It’s easily accessible, pretty short, mostly flat, and rewards with absolutely beautiful views. Upon arrival, you’ll immediately understand how the ridge got its name. The mountain chickadees are impossible to miss. There are so many of them. Little gray, black and white birds in every tree. I mean, it really is magical.
Courtesy of Tony Moll
Tony Moll is a former Green Bay Packers player who opened a winery in Sonoma, California with his former teammates, Daryn Colledge and Jason Spitz. They named it Three Fat Guys.
Lessons from football like coordination, quick thinking, and rolling with the punches have helped the cofounders tackle challenges.
This is his story, as told to freelance writer Molly O Brien.
I grew up in Sonoma, California and played sports year-round as a kid. The wine industry was always a fascination growing up here, and part of my family history. My great-grandparents on my mom s side moved to Sonoma County from the Lucca province of Italy in the early 1900s, and on their ranch, they grew zinfandel to sell to the local wineries along with making a little for themselves.
Local uses TikTok fame to benefit foster youth this Christmas
By Rebecca O Neil | Staff Writer
Mariah Walker has been helping spread the Christmas spirit this year by using money raised from a viral TikTok video to help children from the community with Christmas presents.
Elias Funez
The shelter-in-place order imposed by the state of California makes this year’s holiday spirit that much more difficult to come by.
In turn, Zoom and Facetime have become popular virtual substitutes for the welcoming warmth of a grandparent’s hearth and homemade cooking.
One Grass Valley resident has turned to TikTok, a video-sharing app and a relatively new social media platform, to support her family and to sponsor local foster children for Christmas.