Last ski season, 18-year-old Jordan McElroy, the 2012 CNISSF Nordic State Champion from Truckee High School, decided to try his aim at national-level competition in biathlon, a challenging sport combining two disparate disciplines: NoCopyright 2013 Continue Reading
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Truckee basketball | Girls use second-half comeback to down Incline
TRUCKEE, Calif. -- The Truckee basketball teams split their Mount Rose League openers against visiting Incline on Thursday, with the girls winning 48-41 and the boys losing 61-38.The girls trailed throughout the first half, by as Copyright 2013 Continue Reading
Tales of sled dog’s rescues told in ‘The Blizzard King’
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Jim Cheskawich, author of "The Story of Rex of White Way, The Blizzard King," will sign copies of his book Tuesday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Bookshelf, located at 11310 Donner Pass Road in TruCopyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Cioppino | Third time’s the charm
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - You know, this is one of my favorite winter dishes, money well spent, and certainly very column worthy. So why have I not featured it in the past two years? Bad memories. Twice I tried to host a big CioppCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Town of Truckee considering plastic bag ban
TRUCKEE, Calif. - The town of Truckee is seeking community input on the possibility of doing away with single-use plastic bags.The proposal would ban all plastic checkout bags, while allowing area businesses to offer customersCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Tahoe Truckee community announcements
Community briefsTAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Content for briefs is selected from e-mail submissions to Community Editor Amy Edgett at aedgett@sierrasun.com. Visit www.sierrasun.com to upload events for the online calendar. Please lCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Boil-water order lifted, no one sick after E. coli scare at North Tahoe community
AGATE BAY, Calif. - A boil-water order for Agate Bay property owners was lifted this past Friday upon instruction from the California Department of Public Health after samples taken roughly four weeks ago discovered the communitCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee’s Anderson sworn in as Nevada County supervisor
NEVADA CITY, Calif. - The Nevada County Board of Supervisors will take on a slightly different look in 2013.Truckee's Richard Anderson, District 5 representative, replaces Ted Owens as the eastern county representative aCopyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Tahoe Forest Hospital announces first baby of 2013
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Tahoe Forest Hospital is pleased to announce the first baby of the new year was born Friday, Jan. 4 at 3:43 p.m.. This was the first year in many the hospital didn't have a baby on the first of the year aCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Squaw Valley raises $5,000 for Tahoe Fund at Big Blue Express opening
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - On Dec. 28, Squaw Valley celebrated the grand opening of Big Blue Express, the resort's newest chairlift, with a contribution to the Tahoe Fund. In honor of the new chairlift and in support of the Copyright 2013 Sierra Sun. Continue Reading