TRUCKEE, Calif. - In light of recent student losses and with a mindset of preventing future tragedies, community members from various sectors are coming together to learn what's available and provide input on ways to better suppCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
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Federal judge upholds decision to prevent proposed Tahoe ski resort development
HOMEWOOD, Calif. - A federal judge has upheld a decision preventing proposed development at Homewood Mountain Resort from moving forward until a downsized project gets a closer look.Late last month, U.S. District Court Judge WCopyright 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 submit events for the online calendar. Please liCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee’s Custom Learning Academy announces spring open house
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Custom Learning Academy (CLA) announces 2013-2014 enrollment opportunities for all interested kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Brainchild of longtime educator Lisa Crosby, CLA is Truckee's Copyright 2013 Sierra Sun. Continue Reading
Prep alpine ski racing | Lakers Driller, English claim multiple state titles
On any given day, any one of the top-tier racing veterans in the Tahoe Basin Ski League was capable of laying down a winning run.In the biggest races of the season last week - the NIAA Division I-A Tahoe Basin Ski League stateCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Meet Your Merchant: 40-year culinary tradition continues at Tahoe’s Pfeifer House
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Finding the balance between honoring a tradition, yet keeping up with the new, is a challenge the Pfeifer House, a European dining house in Tahoe City, is learning in its 41st year.The menu still offers trCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
More blizzards equals less snow – Lake Tahoe’s future climate equation?
TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Massive blizzards may become the norm for Tahoe, but don't get your powder boards out just yet - that doesn't necessarily mean more snow.A new report from the Environment America Research & PoCopyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All rights Continue Reading
Tahoe City Transit Center wins design award
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - The recently opened Tahoe City Transit Center, an intermodal hub for visitor and resident public transit on the West and North Shores of Lake Tahoe, was named the Overall Winner of the 2012 Western Red CedarCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee Donner Land Trust earns national recognition
TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee Donner Land Trust has achieved accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance."This effort will pay off in the future as we havCopyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Cobblestone Relay event a downtown Tahoe City success
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - The Tahoe City Winter Sports Park hosted the Cobblestone Relays on Saturday, Feb. 24, after an 11-year break. Seventy-plus racers sprinted around the Tahoe City Winter Sports Park trails and skied through thCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading