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Sierra Senior Services Spaghetti Feed and Bingo Bash a sell out
Combine the elements of an affordable Italian spaghetti feed for the entire family, a worthwhile cause like the Sierra Senior Services, and the brand new, amazing 40,000 square foot Truckee Community Recreation Center as the venue, and Bingo! you've got... more...
  02/04/2010 11:42am
Spaghetti Bash a blast at the Truckee Community Center
The sold out Spaghetti Feed and Bingo Bash to benefit the Meals on Wheels program was a resounding success at the new Truckee Community Center last Saturday. For photos, visit sierrasun.com/photos. Read Vicki Kahn's Social Scene in Friday's...
  02/02/2010 4:45pm
Sierra Senior Services' Spaghetti Feed and Bingo Night sold out
The annual Sierra Senior Services Meals Program's benefit spaghetti feed and bingo night Saturday, Jan. 30, at the new Truckee Community Center is sold out. Tickets will not be available at the door. Proceeds from the event benefit North Tahoe and...
  01/30/2010 12:40pm
Sierra Seniors: Truckee Bingo Night and Spaghetti Feed Jan. 30
Celebrate the opening of Truckee's new Community Center at Sierra Senior Services 9th Annual Truckee Bingo Night and Spaghetti Dinner — a perfect evening out for the whole family. This event benefits Truckee and North Tahoe area seniors,...
  01/20/2010 9:05am
Singing songs for Truckee seniors
The Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada, spread holiday cheer at the Truckee Senior Center. Manager Cheryl Wiggs said, “It was great fun. We look forward to this every year.”
  12/31/2009 4:21pm
Truckee Tahoe Seniors Meals on Wheels Christmas wish list filled
Queen of Hearts Lauri Heath, head elf for project Senior Wish List, and all her supporting elves came through once again for seniors in our community. The hallway by Sierra Senior Services office was overflowing once again, all of us had to use our...
  12/29/2009 12:24pm
Sierra Senior Services earns California Wellness Foundation Grant
“The grant that almost got away,” describes relieved Executive Director Sarah Deardorff felt after receiving the best of news. The nonprofit Truckee-North Tahoe agency was awarded $200,000 for three years, primarily because it emphasizes...
  12/28/2009 2:44pm
Power Outage Preparedness
The weather is becoming more unpredictable and fierce. Preparation for power outages is important and necessary. Care Flight recommends the following safety precautions:

Plan ahead
  11/16/2009 5:10pm
Rock ‘n Roll for Seniors benefit at Dragonfly Oct. 21
Dragonfly Restaurant in Downtown Truckee will host a fundraising dinner to benefit the Sierra Senior Services organization, donating 10 percent of the restaurant's proceeds Wednesday, Oct. 21, starting at 5 p.m. The evening includes musical...
  10/20/2009 4:13pm
BINGO! Everyone's a winner at the Pasta on the Lake Meals on Wheels Benefit in Tahoe
Step into an Italian-style food fest at Sierra Senior Services Fifth annual Pasta on the Lake — a molto buono pasta and bingo bash that's perfect for the whole family. Pasta on the Lake benefits North Tahoe and Truckee area seniors,...
  10/13/2009 3:27pm
Lake Tahoe business owner donates TV to senior center
TRUCKEE — The television stolen last week from the Truckee Donner Senior Citizen's Apartments has been replaced, thanks to West Shore business owner Rob Weston.
  08/13/2009 4:34pm
Meals on Wheels receives $15,000 challenge grant
Last week Sierra Senior Services received a $10,000 challenge grant from an anonymous donor through the help of the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation. The dollar amount of this grant has been increased by the Sierra Senior Services Board, bringing the...
  06/30/2009 6:18pm
Saving the senior meal service
TRUCKEE — Sierra Senior services in Truckee is under the gun to find funds, and fast. Increasing needs coupled with decreasing amounts of government funding has stressed the Sierra Senior Services to a projected $50,000 deficit.
  06/10/2009 2:11pm
Regional services for seniors shrink
Hot meals eliminated by Sierra Senior Services as funding crunch continues
  06/04/2009 4:13pm
Cronehood – A Tribute to Aging
I once wrote a column for the Sierra Sun entitled, “Welcome to Cronehood” for women entering that magical time of life when nothing is the right temperature and she is beset by the sudden onset of moods, ideas and urges that change without warning, like...
  05/25/2009 8:40am
Kings Beach resident 100 years young
“Honey, I’m just getting started,” quipped Mike Caeser to Tahoe Forest Home Health social worker Ann Ajari, when asked how it feels to be 100 years of age.
  05/22/2009 10:56am
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