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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 more...
11/16/2009 5:10pm
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
Economic stimulus money directly benefits older Californians
Older job seekers across the country soon will get a boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama on Feb 17. An additional $120 million will be injected this month into the Senior Community Service Employment Program...
  04/20/2009 9:23am
Driver fatigue probed in deadly Sierra bus crash
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Driver fatigue is under investigation as a possible cause of a deadly crash of a mountain resort's employee shuttle bus in California's Sierra Nevada, authorities said Sunday.
  04/05/2009 1:30pm
Truckee Donner Senior Apartments BINGO!
  02/19/2009 2:49pm
Truckee Tahoe Active Adults: Spaghetti, AARP Tax Assistance, Karaoke
Mark your calendar for Feb. 7, the 8th Annual Spaghetti Dinner, Bingo and Silent Auction at the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District, 10046 Church St. Event proceeds will go toward funding the Meals-On-Wheels program, Senior Community Dining Room...
  01/16/2009 9:56am
Truckee's Active Adults
Mark your calendar for Feb. 7, the 8th Annual Spaghetti Dinner, Bingo and Silent Auction at the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District, 10046 Church St. Event proceeds will go toward funding the Meals-On-Wheels program, Senior Community Dining Room...
  01/08/2009 5:39pm
Active Adults: Pancake Breakfast, Karaoke
Pancake Breakfast to Benefit Seniors: 8 to 11:30 a.m., Truckee Donner Senior Apartments (TDSA), 10040 Estates Dr. The next monthly pancake breakfast fundraiser to benefit the Senior Meals program and the Meals on Wheels is Jan. 4 from 8 to 11 a.m.
  01/02/2009 5:54pm
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