TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn will perform Prokofiev's Concerto in D major this month as featured performer with the TOCCATA Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.The non-profit cultural arts organization saCopyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
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Group files appeal over Tahoe/Truckee biomass project
TRUCKEE, Calif. - A national organization that works to protect nearly extinct species has filed an appeal regarding the proposed two-megawatt Cabin Creek Biomass Energy Facility, a Placer County official confirmed Wednesday.TCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Teaching the iGeneration: Going beyond digital literacy
TRUCKEE, Calif. - It is common to see parents allowing toddlers to interact with a story on an iPad, to see tweens texting, high school students checking social media as well as adeptly moving from one device to another. New tecCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
NHP reports quiet New Year’s; 14 arrests made during South Shore celebration
STATELINE, Nev. - More than 275 traffic enforcement stops were made by Nevada Highway Patrol troopers on Northern Nevada highways in a 10-hour period from 7 p.m. New Year's Eve until 5 a.m. New Year's Day, officials Copyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Tahoe Truckee community announcements
Community briefsContent for briefs is selected from e-mail submissions to Community Editor Amy Edgett at aedgett@sierrasun.com. Visit www.sierrasun.com to events for the online calendar. Please limit descriptions to 50 words. E-mailCopyright 2013 Continue Reading
Taking a look back at the Top 10 sports stories of 2012
Like every year in the Truckee-North Lake Tahoe area, 2012 was packed with notable athletic achievements, from high school state championships to impressive endurance running and skiing feats.While they can't all be mentioned here, Copyright 2012 Continue Reading
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Dragonfly with festive prix-fixe dinner
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Start the New Year off right with a delicious four course, prix-fixe meal at Dragonfly Restaurant and Sushi Bar. Whether you are starting off a night of club hopping or tucking in early to make first chair, rinCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Funk band, DJs featured at first Last Chair Music Festival
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Squaw Valley's inaugural Last Chair Music Festival features the funk band Lettuce and nationally known DJs.Slated the first two weekends of January, the festival will bring live music on Friday and SatCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
TCPUD awarded $344,263 for Truckee River project
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - The Tahoe City Public Utility District was recently awarded $ 344,263 from the California Natural Resource Agency for the Truckee River Restoration and Access Project, an official said last week.The projectCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Surviving the Tahoe backcountry: Steps to take to come out of an avalanche alive
TAHOE/TRUCKEE - You're suffocating in the dark and you can't move. The snow that had seemed so fluffy moments before as you carved wide S turns down the slope is cemented in your nose, your eyes and your mouth. Your Copyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading