Historic Downtown Truckee Arts and Crafts Labor Day Festival
September 2, 2010
Truckee will be brimming with art and activity during the 2nd Annual Historic Downtown Truckee Arts and Crafts Labor Day Festival Saturday 
through Monday , September 4-6, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm each day.
The Arts & Crafts Labor Day Fair features many local artists including our Tahoe Donner favorites, Olaf and Elizabeth Carmel. This talented couple are Sierra-based photographers specializing in unique and expressive landscapes. Make sure you visit thier newly expanded (2600 sq ft) Carmel Gallery, located at 9940 Donner Pass Road.
Hosted by the Truckee Downtown Merchant’s Association, this free event welcomes everyone to browse and shop among the original work of artists and crafters from across the western United States showcasing their handcrafted creations including original photography, jewelry, sculptures, ceramics and much more.
Taking place in downtown Truckee’s walkable historic mountain setting, on the closed street of Bridge Street between Donner Pass Road and Church Street, the unique event locale offers something for everyone, whether you want to visit the town’s first jail, meet and patronize artists and craftspeople, stroll along the river, shop among the many independent boutique stores or eat at any one of over a dozen restaurants.
For more information about the Historic Downtown Truckee Arts & Crafts Festival, contact the Truckee Downtown Merchant’s Association at (530) 587-3161.
Truckee Thursdays
June 18, 2010
Think local * Be local * Buy local * Give local * Live Music * Street Fair * Vendor Booths * Foothill Farmer’s Market
Truckee Thursdays run June 17- August 19, 2010. Every Thursday evening, from 5 – 9 pm, Downtown Truckee turns into an enormous street festival featuring local goods, local bands, local vendors, local artists a farmer’s market and a whole lot more!
Free parking, but walk or ride your bike! Every inch of Truckee is involved including Brickelltown, Jibboom Street, Commercial Row, West River and Church Street.
Live Music!
June 17th Music by Jo Mama
June 24th Music by Downbeat
July 1st Music by Maxell
July 8th Music by Ben Jammins’ All Stars
July 15th Music by Subjektochange
July 22nd Music by Drop Theory
July 29th Music by Dead Winter Carpenters
August 5th Music by Quartet Minus One Plus Some
August 12th Music by Crazy
August 19th Music by Jo Mama
Presented by Truckee Downtown Merchants Association
Truckee Music in the Park
June 18, 2010
Get out for some good ol’ Truckee fun!
Every Wednesday evening “Truckee-ites” gather at the Truckee Regional Park. Pack a picnic dinner, spread out a blanket, meet up with your friends and listen to some great music.
Presented by: Truckee Parks & Recreation
Location: Truckee Regional Park
When: Wednesdays 6:30 to 8:00 pm
| June 6 | The Deckheads; Country Alternative Rock |
| June 23 | The Chick Peas: 4 Chicks & 1 Guy |
| June 30 | Subjektochange; CosmiCaliFunk |
| July 7 | Montana; Santana Tribute |
| July 14 | Bourgeois Gypsies; Original Swamp Pop & Countrified Blues |
| July 21 | Blues Monsters; Contemporary Blues |
| July 28 | Momentum; High Elevation Blues Jam Band |
| August 4 | 1888; Acoustic Rock |
| August 11 | Jo Mamma; Latin/Swing/Funk |
| Augst 18 | Phoenix; Rock & Roll & Tribute to Dan Fogelberg |
| August 25 | Déjà Vu; Rock & Roll Oldies |
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Tahoe Donner – Look What’s Happening at The Lodge !
June 2, 2010
Deck Opening Party
Don’t miss the annual deck opening party at The Lodge on Friday, June 11. Enjoy a complementary drink with live music from 6 to 9 p.m. and Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. throughout the entire restaurant.
Happy Hour
4 – 6 p.m., Sunday – Friday
25% off entire Pub Menu,
Plus drink specials.
(In Pub Only. Not valid during holiday periods.)
Wild Wednesdays
Enjoy Happy Hour in the Pub all night long, Wednesday nights from 5 p.m. ’till close.
(Last Wild Wednesday of the season is on June 9.)
Music in The Grotto
Free live music in The Grotto, every Wednesday night through August. Begins June 16.
No Corkage Tuesdays
Every Tuesday night The Lodge will waive the corkage fee when you bring in a bottle of wine.
(Not valid during holiday periods.)
Truckee Day
June 2, 2010
Truckee Day is a town-wide street clean up and civic-pride day, taking place on Saturday, June 5 2010. The Tahoe Donner check-in station will be at Snowtech (17356 Northwoods Blvd.) and will open at 8 a.m. Arrive early to pick up your materials and your volunteer tee shirt, and then you will be assigned a section of roadway to clean.
Following the cleanup, there will be a town-wide barbeque and block party starting at noon at the Truckee River Regional Park. This is a great way to spend time with your friends and neighbors while helping the community. For more information, visit www.truckeeday.org.
Truckee Farmers Market
May 27, 2010
2010 Farmers Market Weekly Schedule
Our Farmers Markets strive to bring you healthy and tasty, local food and artisans treasures. Plus, there are activities and fun for the whole family.
So come experience our area Farmers Markets. Enjoy the music. Enjoy the variety, freshness, taste and nutritional value of area grown produce. Support of local food!
Tuesday
Truckee, Truckee River Regional Park, 8am to 1pm, June 8th to September 28th
King’s Beach, Kings Beach State Park, 9am to 1pm, June 8th to September 7th
Thursday
Tahoe City, Commons Beach, Tahoe City, CA 8am to 1pm, May 27th tp September 30th
3 Good Reasons to Eat Local
- Fruits and vegetables that are grown locally taste better.
- Eating local decreases our carbon footprint; reduces transportation and energy costs & eliminates wasteful packaging.
- Eating local puts money into the local economy.
Take the Recycling Challenge!
May 25, 2010
Keep it Green.
Here you’ll find all the information you need so that you can participate in North Lake Tahoe’s and Truckee’s Curbside recycling solution. Challenge your household to reduce waste as much as possible and recycle everything you can. Chances are you’ll have a much greater volume of recyclables than trash.
Use your BLUE BAGS to recycle all of the following:
- Mixed paper: Office paper, catalogues, magazines, junk mail. Virtually all mixed paper types can be recycled!
- Paper board: Paper board includes such as cereal & food boxes (remove plastic liners), paper towel and toilet paper roles.
- Glass bottles and jars: All colors are okay.
- Plastics numbered 1-7. Check the bottom of the container for the recycling symbol and number 1-7. Plastic bags and Styrofoam are the exceptions. Plastic bags can be dropped off at local grocery stores for recycling. Styrofoam is not recycled in Truckee, please avoid Styrofoam when possible. Mixed rigid plastics (these are generally non-food plastics, some do not have a number 1-7. Examples include old laundry baskets, children’s toys, snow disc.)
- Aluminum, tin (steel) and bimetal cans.
- Aluminum foil.
- Cardboard: Cut it up to make it fit in the blue bag. Drop-off large quantities of cardboard at the fire station. Please do not place loose cardboard at the curb. Loose cardboard will be contaminated in the collection truck and charged as trash.
The Blue Bag Process: What happens to your BLUE BAG after it leaves your curb? What should you know in order to effectively participate in the blue bag program?
When your blue bag is picked up at the curb it is tossed in a small trash truck right along side your bag of garbage. When the small trash truck is filled it returns to a staging area where the big compacting trucks await. The load from the smaller truck is then transferred into the compactor. All the bags, both blue and black are compacted and driven to the Eastern Regional Landfill on Cabin Creek Road off HWY 89 south for processing. Truck loads of garbage and blue bags are dumped onto a floor, pushed around by heavy equipment and fed onto a conveyer belt. Two employees spend their day picking the blue bags out of the waste stream and setting them aside. Trash is then sent up a conveyer belt where 15 people pick recyclables from garbage. Depending on the time of year, the transfer station receives on average 100-250 tons of trash and recyclables from residential routes every day. Due to the high volume of trash, the conveyer belt must move quickly in order for all the trash to be processed. The 15 workers do an excellent job picking recyclables out of the trash and are able to recover 17-18% of recyclables from trash. Towards the end of the day the operation converts to processing blue bags. Blue bags are opened and the contents are sent up the conveyer for sorting, the blue bag itself is also bailed and sent to a plastic recycler. Keep in mind that recyclables in blue bags are much cleaner and easier to sort than picking recyclables from trash (we all know what we toss away). In order to assist in sorting recyclables, by material type, the conveyer belt is slowed way down when blue bags are processed. Workers are able to recover over 90% of the recyclables contained in blue bags. Using blue bags significantly increases the amount of recyclables recovered. In order to work effectively, your blue bags must hold up in the trash collection process so durability matters. When purchasing blue bags pay attention to the strength (the higher the millimeters (mil) on the package the better). Place your recyclables in your bags being mindful to not over stuff the bags and tie your blue bags securely to ensure that your recyclables will remained contained in the bag. If you have an excess amount of glass (which is heavy and could potentially tear the bag), consider using the Nex Cycle recycling facility behind Safeway or the recycling facility at the Eastern Regional Landfill. Cardboard should be cut into smaller pieces and placed in blue bags. If you have more cardboard than can easily be cut up and placed in a blue bag please utilize one of the free cardboard collection dumpsters at the Fire Station on Donner Pass Road or at the elementary school in Glenshire. Loose cardboard left beside your garbage can will be mixed with the trash, contaminated and not recycled.
Truckee & North Lake Tahoe Calendars
May 21, 2010
We make it easy for you to plan ahead for your trip to Truckee and North Lake Tahoe. Here you’ll find convenient calendars and lists of activities for Truckee, North Lake Tahoe including the surrounding areas that will make your vacation planning simple and fun.
Truckee Calendar
North Lake Tahoe Calendar
Warren Miller Ski Film – “DYNASTY”
November 2, 2009
This winter, WARREN MILLER celebrates 60 years of filmmaking with the release of “DYNASTY”. Fresh cinematography, immeasurable talent, in-your-face powder shots, massive cliffs and unmatched scenery explode from “DYNASTY”, showcasing the experience, the influence and the originality that has grown from the action sports filmmaking of WARREN MILLER.
WARREN MILLER’S “DYNASTY” takes you on a global tour that includes China, Alaska, Norway, Colorado, British Columbia, our very own LAKE TAHOE and more! The Lake Tahoe segment captures breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe where steeps rise out of the deep blue Lake Tahoe. Esteemed World Cup athlete Darron Rahlves shreds the Tahoe backcountry with confidence, precision and implausible speed; Gold Medal Olympian Jonny Mosely nails a back flip with the lake’s glistening waters providing his backdrop and JT Holmes elevates Lake Tahoe skiing to a whole new level. Jamie Burge puts it simply, “If you are brave enough, you can pretty much do everything here.”
In addition to Darron Rahlves, Jonny Mosely and JT Holmes the Lake Tahoe segment of “DYNASTY” also features many other local skiers and boarders including: Kevin Quinn, Jessica Sobolosky, Alan Riley, Ingrid Backstrom, Errol Kerr, Jamie Burge, Jason Mack, Kevin Bramble and Kip Garr.
You can see the Lake Tahoe Premier at the following venues:
CRYSTAL BAY CASINO (2 shows nightly) – Thanksgiving Weekend
Friday, November 27th 6:30 PM & 9:15 PM SOLD OUT
Saturday, November 28th 6:30 PM & 9:15 PM SOLD OUT
All Tickets $12; available at Dave’s Skis & Boards, Crystal Bay Casino and online at www.CrystalBayCasino.com.
It’s not too late…….also showing at:
MONTBLEU RESORT CASINO (1 show each night)
Thursday, December 3rd 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 5th 7:30 PM
Advance Tickets $12, At the Door $14; available at Sport LTD, MontBleu Resort Casino.
Shows sell out! Buy your tickets early. All seating is general admission. Come early to get the best seats. Doors open approximately 1 hour before showtime.
Ski Passes – Tis’ the Pre-Season!
October 30, 2009
Tahoe Donner Downhill
and Cross Country Season Passes On Sale
Yes! It’s already that time of the year. We’ve had a dusting of snow and the mountain tops look like they’ve been decorated with powdered sugar! 
Member Season Pass Application
Public Season Pass Application
Discounted season passes for Cross Country Skiing are on sale from Thursday, October 1– Saturday, October 31. On Sunday, November 1 the prices go up. Act now to save money. Make sure to submit your pass application by October 31 to receive the discounted rate. Mail it to the Member Services Office at 11509 Northwoods Blvd. Truckee, CA 96161. Or fax it to (530) 587-9423.
