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Optimist Christmas Trees | Get ’em while they’re fresh!
TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee Optimist Club will once again be selling Christmas Trees this holiday season. There will be a very nice selection of locally cut Red Fir, as well as Noble and Grand Fir trees shipped from growers inCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Weather Window | Captain Barter: Hermit of Emerald Bay
TAHOE, Calif. - Near South Lake Tahoe is a spectacular, glacially-carved basin known as Desolation Wilderness. TowerNear South Lake Tahoe is a spectacular, glacially-carved basin known as Desolation Wilderness. Towering above thCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee football | State champs prided on tradition
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Few prognosticators nailed the outcome of Saturday's Division I-A state championship between perennial powerhouses Truckee and Moapa Valley.Who would have thought the Wolverines, relatively evenly matched witCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Knitters Guild of Incline Village celebrates 10-year anniversary
TAHOE, Calif. - Started by a small group of women at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church who enjoyed knitting and crocheting, the Knitters Guild of Incline Village celebrated its 10th anniversary.Originally, these women met oCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Gateway Urgent Care in Truckee now offering non-surgical cosmetic procedures
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Dr. Dennis Chez, medical director of Gateway Urgent Care in Truckee has recently become certified in aesthetic medicine for primary care physicians. Dr. Chez, in addition to offering acute care medicine and geCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Winter Sports Injury Symposium to feature avalanche survivor
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - While the ski resorts are preparing for a busy season, Tahoe Forest Hospital is preparing first responders with the latest information on strategies to manage winter injuries and ways to survive potentialCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee Donner Chamber announces new websites
TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce announced the launch of two distinct websites: Truckee.com, a site dedicated to tourism, and TruckeeChamber.com, a site dedicated to business. Both sites provide improved Copyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Hair it is! | Shiny, soft and glam – waves are in
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Red lips and waves? Can it already be that time of year? The holidays are just about in full swing which of course means the return of the holiday party. Whether you wear your hair up or down - wavCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. Continue Reading
Have your holiday party at Tahoe Mountain Club’s Alpine Club
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Old Man Winter has moved into the Sierra which means the holiday season is swiftly approaching. Ring in the end of this joyous year by hosting a holiday party at Tahoe Mountain Club's Alpine Club, located in ThCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading