TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Jan. 11, 2013 is the closing date for grant applications to be considered for funding during the joint 2013 Nature Fund - Martis Fund Grant Cycle at the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation. A total oCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. Continue Reading
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Letter to the Editor: Canyon Springs – wrong place, wrong time
In light of the release of the prepared Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Canyon Springs housing development on the eastern boundary of Truckee, I urge Truckee to be involved in the public processing of the project.Copyright 2012 Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor: Paying it forward
I just wanted to tell you about an act of kindness that occurred in your small town. On Saturday, Dec. 15, my vehicle overheated, so I drove to the little Fast Lane gas station located on Highway 267 just past Old Brockway Road.I weCopyright 2012 Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe weather: Major storm could dump 5 feet of snow by Christmas Eve
TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Get ready, folks. The first major snowstorm of the 2012-13 winter is forecast to blast the region with as much as 5 feet of the white stuff this weekend.The greater Tahoe/Truckee region will be under a winter sCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee songwriter releases new Christmas song
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Last Christmas local songwriter Gordon Simons and partner Lane Cameron released "Christmas is for Kids" and the lighthearted song was heard on radio and TV across the country. It was also performed Copyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Homewood to open first chair lifts Thursday, Dec. 20
Homewood Mountain Resort is scheduled to open its first chair lifts of the 2012-13 season on Thursday, Dec. 20, offering peak to shore skiing and riding with scheduled operations of the Madden Triple Chair and Old Homewood Express higCopyright 2012 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 2012 Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe weather: Winter storm could bring another 18-30 inches of snow
TAHOE/TRUCKEE - A winter storm watch was issued Tuesday afternoon for the greater Lake Tahoe area, effective Thursday evening through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.Periods of moderate to heaCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Alpine ski racing | Mancuso top 10 twice in France
COURCHEVEL, France - Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley and U.S. teammate Mikaela Shiffrin combined for top-10 finishes in an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom in Courchevel, France, on Sunday.Mancuso was sixth and Shiffrin niCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Alpine ski racing | Ganong posts career-best World Cup finish
VAL GARDENA, Italy - After missing all of the 2011-12 season with a torn Achilles, American Steven Nyman stormed out of the 39th start position to steal a victory on a foggy, snowy Saslong Classic after hours of delays Saturday.Copyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading