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Guests are invited to donate to the American Red Cross and assist with Haiti relief efforts every Sunday through Wednesday evening, Feb. 14 – March 10 in the Lone Eagle Grill lounge at the Hyatt Regency. For each half price glass of wine purchased... more...
02/09/2010 4:21pm
Editor's note: This is part one in a two-part series. Look for the second installment in March.
  02/09/2010 3:52pm
A new cancer center, nursing facility and other changes planned for Tahoe Forest Hospital go before the planning commission Wednesday for a first-time review.
  02/09/2010 3:11pm
Initial discussion on the hospital's new cancer center has been postponed, the Town of Truckee announced Tuesday.
  02/09/2010 3:09pm
Many parents across the country will issue a common refrain at dinnertime tonight: “You'd better eat that — it's good for you!” There's another old favorite in the parental arsenal of dietary admonitions: “Don't eat that —...
  02/09/2010 2:03pm
Is this you? Just back from the doctor with news that your cholesterol levels are climbing too high. Time for action. You can't imagine you can eat healthier and have it taste good. Besides, can eating differently really help? You do hate to cook.
  02/08/2010 2:54pm
High Fives: To raise money and awareness for athletes who have suffered a life-altering injury while pursuing their dream in the winter action sports community.
  02/02/2010 5:04pm
Do you have a Health & Wellness item for publication? Send it to Amy Edgett, Community Editor, at aedgett@sierrasun.com, subject Health Release. Deadline for Wednesday publication is the Friday previous at noon. Articles printed news space permitting.
  02/02/2010 4:53pm
Tahoe Forest Hospital offers a year-round personalized fitness program tailored specifically for senior citizens called Silver Steps. The program is designed to help senior men and women increase their physical stamina regardless their current fitness...
  02/02/2010 8:54am
Mountains attract climbers, skiers and tourists who scramble up and down the slopes, hoping to conquer peaks, each in their own way. Yet, to do this they must enter the timeless haunt of avalanches. Each year, avalanches claim more than 150 lives...
  01/27/2010 12:28pm
Donate unwanted prescription eyeglasses to the Lions Recycle for Sight program until Jan. 31. Truckee Lions Club will be collecting used prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses as part of a recycling program throughout the State of Nevada for distribution...
  01/26/2010 1:48pm
Tahoe City resident Nikki Beck will return to the Middle East with an organization called Surfing The Nations (STN). Surfing The Nations is a humanitarian non-profit 501(c)(3) committed to impacting local and international communities by meeting needs...
  01/26/2010 12:31pm
The good news is that 15 minutes of snow shoveling counts as moderate physical activity, according to the 1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health and will burn 408 calories per hour. The bad news is researchers have reported...
  01/25/2010 1:27pm
When you're an Olympic gold medalist (she won the only American gold medal in 1968 in Grenoble), an icon like Peggy Fleming, everyone wants a piece of you.
  01/25/2010 10:35am
 A series of strong winter storms is hitting Northern California and it is essential families be prepared to cope with whatever nature brings.

While most winter storms pass rather quickly, sometimes they bring major challenges.
  01/20/2010 4:26pm
TRUCKEE — The next H1N1 flu vaccination clinic has been canceled due to severe winter weather.
  01/20/2010 3:57pm
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