Under the byline "Tahoe Trish," Trish Tomer has been writing a humor column for the Tahoe Mountain News since 2013. Originally from the Bay Area, she became a gifted writer at age six upon mastering the alphabet. Shortly after, she used her talents for writing absentee notes to her elementary school teacher-thus creating a more orderly classroom for others while extending recess for herself. However, the jig was up when a fellow student pointed out the notes were suspiciously written in crayon. Since then, she has received rave reviews from all the readers of the Tahoe Mountain News who happen to be personal friends. According to her family, she also writes outstanding greeting cards. Notably, her editor has assured her that she will always have a job, so long as she continues to work for free. After attending creative writing courses at Lake Tahoe Community College, Trish received first place in the prestigious Kokanee Writers Awards. The Kokanee Award is highly prized by the few people who know it exists, as well as Tahoe's fish population. She's been married for more than forty years to a man she met on a bicycle. His passions in life are Trish, dogs, bikes, boats, and fishing, but in no particular order.