YAY DONNER LAKE!!!
Looks like word is getting out that Truckee is THE PLACE TO BE!!! Check out this article, Donner Lake is in good company.
4TH OF JULY OPEN HOUSES-PACIFIC CREST PROPERTIES
Truckee Trails-winner of OMG’s non-profit fundraiser!!
O’Dette Mortgage Group (OMG) recently hosted an amazing fundraiser opportunity for non-profits in the Truckee/Lake Tahoe Community. Local Realtors were given the chance to donate, then OMG matched the final number and each donor put in a vote for which of the 18 local non profits would receive the funds, with the final winner being Truckee Trails.
On Tuesday evening there was a great party hosted at Fifty/Fifty where the check of $4000 was passed along to Truckee Trails. They plan to use the money for environmental feasibility studies and preparation for the final stages of the Legacy Trail connecting Regional Park to Glenshire. Currently there is work being done to add 3/4 of a mile to the trail which will complete the summer 2010 stage but there are still about 3 miles to go so any funding towards the project is greatly appreciated.
Truckee Trails is an amazing foundation and I had the privilege to meet a couple of the women working with the project. To learn more about this and other Truckee Trails projects and events check out their website.
NO FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER ON THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND!!
Word is just at that the dam won’t be allowed to release any water to start the commercial rafting companies for Tahoe City to River Ranch floats this weekend. This is devastating for the companies who depend on the revenue of summer’s busiest weekend and the rafters who count on recreational rafting. Personal rafts will be allowed to float the river but the commercial companies won’t be allowed to open until the water is let out of the dam. When will that be you might be thinking?! According to Chad Blanchard, deputy chief water master at the water masters office water can’t be let out until no more than 500 cubic feet per second is flowing past Floriston, and as of Thursday, that rate was 930.
So bring your own boats or find a different activity because the river will be calm and quiet (compared to normal) this weekend with the late snow melt. The last time this happened was in 2006. For more info see recent article in the Sierra Sun.
