By Tim Hauserman
Every Christmas season for over 25 years, the non-profit Truckee Community Christmas has brought a shining light of joy to hundreds of families in the Truckee area. Last year about 350 families were aided by the non-profit program which provides food, clothing and toys to those who have been identified as truly needy residents of the area. Each family receives a wrapped toy for each child, a large box of food stables, a grocery store gift card, books and warm coats.
“I have been the food coordinator for the past nine years and know this program makes a big difference in people’s lives,” said Lynn Richardson. “Program families must apply and be accepted and so we know who these families are. I have met some wonderful people in Truckee who are part of my volunteer team and I couldn’t do all the organizing without them. It’s a crazy time of year to juggle this commitment, but it’s so worthwhile and you know you are helping others less fortunate in Truckee,” said Richardson.
Would you like to be a part of this effort?
An army of volunteers is currently collecting food, toys and warm coats.
Food Drive – Barrels are in schools and local businesses in town and at Save Mart and Safeway. Please consider buying extra food in the market and dropping it in the barrel, or contact Lynn Richardson, food coordinator, to volunteer. Her email is lynn.richardson@camoves.com.
Toy Drive – New and unwrapped toys are collected and then wrapped. Barrels have been placed to collect the toys throughout town. If you would like to volunteer please contact Lynette Powell. Her email is lynette.powell@sbcglobal.net
Coat Drive – Coats are being collected at various locations in town and at the Church of the Mountains in Downtown Truckee.
Monetary Contributions: You can log onto TruckeeCommunityChristmas.com and make an electronic donation via PayPal. Or mail contributions to Truckee Community Christmas, Inc. P.O. Box 2955, Truckee, CA 96160. All donations are tax-deductible.
The collection of food, toys and coats must end by December 14, so the goods can be delivered before Christmas, so now is the time to make your contribution.
Need information, want to volunteer, or just have a question? Go to truckeecommunitychristmas.com
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By Michelle Portesi
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The holidays are here and it’s time to get into the spirit of things with local choirs and concerts. Be sure not to miss any of these marvelous events! The venues are located throughout the Tahoe Basin as well as Carson City and Reno. Visit their websites for locations, times and to buy tickets.
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TOCCATA TAHOE SYMPHONY AND CHORUS – HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Various locations: Incline Village, Reno, Carson City, Squaw Valley, South Lake Tahoe
Visit their website for venues, dates and times:
http://toccatatahoe.com/public/calendar.php
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TRUCKEE TAHOE COMMUNITY CHORUS
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truckeecommunitytheater.com/tickets
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By Tim Hauserman
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The newest addition to the ice skating options available for visitors and locals at Lake Tahoe is the Tahoe City Winter Sports Park, located in the center of Tahoe City. The park, the summer home of the Tahoe City Golf Course, provides groomed cross country ski trails for beginning skiers and snowshoers, as well as a sledding hill. Now an ice skating rink has been added to the mix for this coming winter.
Folks in Tahoe City have been pining for a place to skate for years. In fact, when the Tahoe City Golf Course was purchased by the Tahoe City Public Utility District a few years ago, “ice skating was by far the number one requested recreation activity the public wanted to see there,” said Cindy Gustafson, TCPUD General Manager.
The 4000 square foot rink is set to open in mid-December. Skate rentals and lessons will be available. Like the ski trails, the skating rink will be managed by Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area. The park will be open seven days a week. Skating will be available from noon until 9 pm on weekdays, and until 10 pm on weekends. Skiing hours will be from 10 am to 5 pm.
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In addition to the skating rink, another addition this year is a new year round restaurant on site, Cafe Zenon. According to owner Suzanne Nguyen the Cafe “will be serving the food I grew up eating and recipes that my Mom passed on to me.” Which will include Vietnamese dishes and sophisticated pup food. Menu items include Vietnamese French dip and Pho, butter seared prawns and for breakfast chicken fried steak and biscuits and gravy. They will be serving breakfast on the weekends and lunch and dinner every day. The restaurant also includes a classic bar that will be serving cocktails and coffee drinks.
Looks like their website is still a work in progress: 253.b9d.myftpupload.com
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