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| The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will capture global attention later this month, but the Tahoe-Truckee region can boast of that moment 50 years ago when the 1960 Winter Games at Squaw Valley caught the world's imagination. more... | |
| Active–minded adults are filling the classroom at Sierra College one evening each month to learn something new (or old!) from local professors. The aptly named Experts & Insights program features research-based lectures, dramatic presentations,... | |
| SACRAMENTO — In celebration of Black History Month, KVIE Public Television will broadcast programs that honor the spirit, creativity, and determination of significant heroes of the Civil Rights Era, as well as important individuals in history and... | |
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In the mid-1860s hundreds of Chinese laborers braved freezing temperatures, blizzards and unbelievably hazardous conditions to drill the 1,659-foot-long Summit Tunnel near Donner Pass, enabling the Central Pacific Railroad to move trains over the summit... |
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The percentage of Olympians living in our small community is extremely high. And the Who's Who of those local Olympians with Olympians from the 1960 Olympic games in Squaw Valley were gathered under one roof Jan 16 for the Olympic Legends Gala, an... |
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After one of the best starts for December snowfall in recent memory, the productive weather pattern pretty much fizzled out after New Year's Day. The storm door didn't slam shut, but a split in the all-important jet stream gutted several potential... |
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It's been 50 years since Olympians came to the Tahoe Basin in search for international acclaim and the elusive Olympic gold. |
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Last Wednesday more than 200 third and fifth graders from lakeside schools absorbed important local history on the same trails that Olympian athletes cross-country skied 50 years ago at Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park. |
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When reminiscing of the infamous Donner party, using the word “tasteful” as a descriptor probably isn't best — but it's the best way to describe the feature film of the same name. |
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Celebrations all around the country are held each year in January to honor Martin Luther King Jr |
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The Olympic flame traveled in style last Friday from Sugar Pine Point State Park through Tahoe City to Heritage Plaza, on to the mouth of Alpine Meadows, and ended up at the Village at Squaw Valley. Many turned out to catch a glimpse of the relay runners... |
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The event celebrates 50 years since the Olympics came to Lake Tahoe |
| DONNER SUMMIT — Sugar Bowl's Judah Lodge will host a special screening of the film “The Donner Party” on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. The screening will include a special introduction by the film's director T.J. Martin, as well... | |
| Reno resident and legendary freestyle skier Wayne Wong will be the athlete of honor at the Olympic Heritage mogul competition Tuesday, Jan. 12 at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort. As part of a series of this winter's Olympic Heritage events which... | |
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North Lake Tahoe honors its roots Jan. 8-17, 2010 with the Olympic Heritage Celebration, which officially kicks off with a Commemorative Relay torch run from the West Shore to Squaw Valley. |
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Editor's note: This is the second part of a two of a two-part story. Find the first installment at sierrasun.com. |
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