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Truckee Farmers Markets 2020

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Truckee Farmers Markets 2020 

Truckee Farmers Markets 2020The Tuesday Truckee Certified Farmers Market reopened on May 19, 2020.

The return of our seasonal Truckee Farmers’ Markets in our area is always the beginning of our summer season.

Each Tuesday morning in Truckee you will find the local Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (weather permitting) from May 19 through October 20, 2020.

You may not know that Truckee area has had two (2) different Farmers Market events each week:

  • Tuesday mornings at the Truckee Regional Park and
  • Sunday mornings at the Tri County Bank Plaza, which has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 | announced on April 22, 2020. 

While the start and end times for each Farmers’ Market does vary, for about three months we have had at least two (2) different Farmers Markets to shop at!  We hope this will change as the season moves on.

Truckee Farmers Markets 2020If you enjoy buying directly from the farmers, or from those that have made the goods themselves, then you’ll want to check out the two Farmers’ Market along with Truckee Thursdays (street fair) where you’ll find different vendors at each event, along with a few vendors that will be at all of them.

Local, nearby farmers and merchants come into the Truckee – North Lake Tahoe area bringing in their goods for sale to the Truckee, California area!

Items that you may find depending on the season are bread, pastries, jams, vinegar, olive oils, Artesian cheeses, meat, fish, honey, nuts, fresh salsa, flowers, herbs, onions, beets, kale, chard, arugula, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, artichokes, asparagus, tomatoes, apples, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, apricots, peaches, depending on the season you’ll find a great assortment of fresh food, not to mention vendors.

There are also non-perishables for sale which may include clothing, jewelry, soaps, lotions, and the vendors do vary depending on the day of the Farmers Market, so you’ll want to check out each market through-out the entire season!

Truckee Farmers Markets 2020If you’re in the mood for something to eat right now, you’ll also find specialty food vendors, which will vary from week to week, but you may find crepes, Indian food, salsa, fresh bread, and cupcakes!

As we transition into our warmer months now is the time to start re-visiting our local Farmers Markets and take advantage of what is currently in season.

In the past we have had two different Truckee Farmers’ Market at the following locations, however, due to COVID-19, the Sunday Farmers market has been suspended.  Links to both events have been included so you can always check to see if there has been a change in status:

Truckee Farmers Markets 2020

  • Tuesday 8 a.m. – 1 pm.  | Truckee Certified Farmers Market – Truckee River Regional Park
    • 10050 Brockway Road, just ½ mile south of Downtown Truckee on Highway 267, Truckee, CA
    • May 19, 2019 – October 20, 2020 (weather permitting)
  • Sunday 9 a.m. -1 p.m. | Truckee Community Farmers Market
    • Sears Center, 12047 Donner Pass Road, Truckee – Cancelled due to COVID-19 announced on April 22, 2020

Other North Lake Tahoe Farmers’ Markets:

  • Thursday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Tahoe City Farmers Market 2020
    • May 14  – October 15, 2020

If you’ll be in the greater Truckee  – North Lake Tahoe area on any Tuesday, or Thursday during our late spring, summer, or early fall be make sure to check out either the Truckee Farmers Markets or the Tahoe City Farmer’s Market.

Our local Farmers Markets is a great way to spend some time outside shopping and find some delicious produce or goods to enjoy while you’re here in greater North Lake Tahoe – Truckee area.

See you at one of the Truckee Farmers Markets this year!

You might also be interested in other North Lake Tahoe – Truckee area events. 

In the past, we have had a number of other free and fun weekly events to enjoy all summer (weather permitting), however, this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these annual events have either been canceled, postponed until further notice, or have a late/delayed start this year.

Check out the links for the most current and available information for each event:

Thinking about making Truckee your second home?  Here are some popular area options:

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For all of your Tahoe real estate needs –

Laura A. Allen | 530.414.1260  | Laura@TahoeLaura.com
BROKER ASSOCIATE, Tahoe Real Estate Agent
CalRE# 01473598
Coldwell Banker, Tahoe City – Truckee, CA 

Truckee Farmers Markets 2020

Sierra Senior Services 19th Annual Spaghetti Dinner – 2020

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Sierra Senior Services 19th Annual Spaghetti Dinner – 2020

It’s January and that means it is time for the 19th Annual Spaghetti Dinner, BINGO, and silent Auction supporting the Sierra Senior Services organization.

This years’ event will be held in Truckee, California on Saturday, January 25, 2020.

This event is a significant fundraiser for the Sierra Senior Services organization (a non-profit organization) and your support is greatly appreciated.  

Doors open at 5 p.m. at the Truckee Community Recreational Center (10981 Truckee Way) with dinner being severed at 6 p.m. followed by BINGO starting at 7 p.m.

This is a fun evening out, and along with a good meal, you’ll have fun playing BINGO, or becoming a winner in their silent auction.

This local fund-raising event benefiting the Sierra Senior Services program has sold out for the past ten plus years with over 500 attendees.  

If you want to go you should get your tickets in advance on-line at www.SierraSeniors.org.

You can also purchase tickets at the Sierra Senior Services Center, or at the Plumas Bank Truckee, CA branch.  

If you’ve missed out on buying your tickets in advance, you can always try to buy a ticket at the door.

Want to learn more about the local Sierra Senior Services organization?  The Sierra Senior Services organization feeds and supports Seniors in the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee communities. 

Senior Meals on Wheels is a non-profit organization that provides meals to qualified senior citizens age 60+.  

Last year, the Sierra Senior Services provided over 38,000 meals to at-risk seniors who otherwise might not have had a meal without the local program.  

We often forget not every Senior has a family member that lives nearby, or that they even have a family.  No one ever wants to say “Hey I need help, I’m hungry”… 

The demand for the local services that the Sierra Senior Services organizations continues to increase.  Their website is loaded with great information on who they are helping:

  • Sierra Senior Services (non-profit group that oversees the Meals on Wheels program) only receives 31% of their funding from the government (Federal and State).  That means 69% of the annual budget comes from fundraising activities,  private donations, Private Foundations, Placer County Government, In-kind support, and a small percentage comes from the participants.
  • In North Lake Tahoe and Truckee, California area 75% of the home-delivered meal recipients live alone.
  • In Nevada County (Most of Truckee is located in Nevada County, California) 62% of the home-delivered meal recipients are over the age of 80.
  • Over 88% of the home-delivered meal recipients rely solely on Social Security.
  • Approximately 54% of the recipients are disabled.
  • A $75 donation will help feed a senior for a week.

Here are the details for the Truckee event:

Sierra Senior Services 19th Annual Spaghetti Dinner – 2020 

  • Spaghetti Dinner, BINGO and Silent Auction for the Sierra Senior Services
  • Truckee Community Recreation Center | 10981 Truckee Way, Truckee, California
  • Saturday, January 25, 2020
    • Door Open at 5 p.m.  
    • Dinner at 6 p.m.  
    • BINGO at 7 p.m. ( 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • Cost:  $30/Ticket in Advance or $35/Ticket at the Door
  • No Outside Alcohol Permitted

Everyone is welcome – an all-age event. 

If you can’t make this fund-raiser, remember you can always make a private donation, or provide silent auction items to the Sierra Senior Services at 10040 Estates Drive, P.O. Box 4152, Truckee, CA, or call 530.550.7600, or check out their website at www.SierraSeniors.org.

Come out and enjoy a fun evening supporting the Sierra Senior Services program by being at their Annual Spaghetti Dinner, BINGO and Silent Auction this Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Truckee, CA!

Thinking about making Truckee your second home?  Here are some popular area options:

For all of your Tahoe real estate needs –

Laura A. Allen | 530.414.1260  | Laura@TahoeLaura.com
BROKER ASSOCIATE, Tahoe Real Estate Agent
CalRE# 01473598
Coldwell Banker Realty, Tahoe City – Truckee, CA

All information is deemed reliable, but is subject to change, and/or correction without notice.

Sierra Senior Services 19th Annual Spaghetti Dinner – 2020

Holiday Tree Lighting – Truckee 2019

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Holiday Tree Lighting – Truckee 2019

It is here, the beginning of the holiday season for the greater Truckee – North Lake Tahoe area.

If you are looking for a way to get into the holiday mood, check out the annual “Bud Fish” Truckee Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony this Friday, November 22, 2019 in downtown historic Truckee, California!

We will have several tree lighting events in our area in our various communities and towns, but this is the first one of the season.

It is a great way to enjoy some holiday fun in downtown historic Truckee with the lighting of the Bud Fish Christmas Tree, along with a visit from Santa, hot chocolate and caroling.

This 20+ year tradition will begin at 4 p.m. when elementary school children will decorate the Christmas trees that will line historic downtown Truckee on Donner Pass Road.

At 4:30 p.m. Santa will arrive by the Truckee Fire Department’s antique fire truck and will end up in front of the Bud Fish Tree for the annual Lighting Ceremony, which should happen at 5:15 p.m.

One of the great things I love about living in a smaller community are our local events and their personal connection to them. 

You may not know why this event is called the “Bud Fish” Tree Lighting event. 

The naming of this event followed the death of Bud Fish, a charter member of the local Rotary Club of Truckee, and a longtime resident of Truckee, California.

Each year Bud, who was a forester, would see to it that Fibreboard provided the holiday Christmas Tree for the downtown Truckee area.  He would assemble a crew of volunteers to put up the tree and decorate it.

After his passing, the Rotary Club of Truckee secured, planted, and dedicated a permanent Christmas Tree in historic downtown Truckee in his memory.

In addition to the planting of the tree, which has grown into a beautiful addition in the downtown area, the Rotary Club has partnered with the American Cancer Society in welcoming everyone to the lighting of this memorial tree and anyone can purchase a Memorial Tree Ornament supporting this cause. 

Memorial Tree Ornaments can be purchased inside the Welcome Center for a donation to honor cancer survivors, or to pay tribute to the lives lost to the disease. 

The funds raised go to help fight cancer, and are donated to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Truckee Tahoe. 

For many that attend this annual event, seeing the Truckee holiday tree light-up is so much more than twinkling lights and tinsel.

Here are the event details:

Holiday Tree Lighting – Truckee 2019

  • Where: At the Bud Fish Tree located in front of the Train Depot in downtown historic Truckee, California
  • When:  Friday, November 22, 2019.  4 P.m. Street Tree decorating begins
    4:30 p.m. Santa arrives 5:15 p.m.     Tree Lighting Ceremony begins  * Times are approximate, and if you don’t want to miss out on the fun, arrive early!
  • Cost:  FREE
  • Ornament Cost:  Memorial tree ornaments can be purchased inside the Welcome Center for a donation to honor cancer survivors, or to pay tribute to the lives lost to cancer.  We all know some who is fighting the battle, or has lost the battle with cancer, so give generously.
  • All proceeds from the ornaments will be donated to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Truckee-Tahoe
  • Weather:  It will be cold with temperatures in the low 30’s!
  • For more information on upcoming events in downtown Truckee check out www.HistoricTruckee.com

Don’t forget to check out the Truckee holiday tree lighting ceremony in downtown historic Truckee, California this Friday, November 22, 2019!  Looking for more holiday events? 

Check out the annual An Elegant Affair, at the Boat Works Mall in downtown Tahoe City, CA on Friday, November 22, 2019 beginning at 6:30 p.m. 

Looking for information on the pricing on current homes that are for sale in Truckee? 

Check out the Tahoe Donner neighborhood and the current homes that  are for sale in this popular Truckee neighborhood here:

Need more help in trying to figure out your Truckee and North Lake Tahoe home, or condo buying options? 

Do you want help figuring out the features the different neighborhoods, communities, and or HOA developments have to offer that would best meet your needs? 

Call me at 530.414.1260 and I can help you find the right place to buy!  

For all of your Tahoe real estate needs –

Laura A. Allen | 530.414.1260  | Laura@TahoeLaura.com
BROKER ASSOCIATE | Tahoe Real Estate Agent
CalRE# 01473598
Coldwell Banker | Truckee -Tahoe City, CA

All information is deemed reliable, but is subject to change, and/or correction without notice.

Holiday Tree Lighting – Truckee 2019

Soroptimist – Holiday Shopping Craft Fair – 2019

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Soroptimist – Holiday Shopping Craft Fair – 2019

Holiday shopping in the North Lake Tahoe – Truckee area just became a little easier with the 2019 Soroptishop Holiday Shopping Craft Fair (Soroptimist International of Truckee Donner) fundraiser event, this Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the new Truckee Community Recreational Center.

If you’re stuck on what to get that someone special, or if you still need a gift for your co-worker, the book club members, or you just need more stocking stuffers, this is a great local event.

A great way to find that unique gift, but this even supports many non-profit groups.

You’ll find unique items that you may not find in a big box store and you’ll be helping those with good causes that go far beyond this holiday season.

This year over fifty (50) artisan vendors will have items for sale.  Here is what you’ll find at this years’ event:  jewelry, clothing, items to decorate your home, art work, seasonal items, and items that were made and produced that are unique to the North Lake Tahoe area.

Why shop the Soroptimist annual fund-raising event this year?  It’s a good question, and the reason that you should come out and pay the $10 admission fee for this event is because you’ll be supporting their second largest annual fund-raising event that provides support to many local projects that serve the greater local Truckee area.

Here are the Event Details:

Soroptimist – Holiday Shopping Craft Fair – 2019

– Holiday Shopping Festival – November 21, 2019

When:  5 :30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Thursday, November 21, 2019

Where:  The new Truckee Community Recreational Center

8924 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161   530-582-7724

Cost:  $10 Admission Ticket, which includes wine (must be 21+ age), hors d’oeuvres, and music will be provided.

For more information contact the Soroptimist International of Truckee Donner info@SITruckeeDonner.org  

You may not know what the Soroptimist International of Truckee Donner group is about as a non-profit organization.  Their home page does a nice job of summarizing who they are and what their goals are:

Their mission is to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

Their vision is to improve the quality of life in our local (greater Truckee) community and through-out the world through service, support, and leadership.  Their core values are gender equality, empowerment, Education, Diversity and Fellowship.

Soroptimist – Holiday Shopping Craft Fair - 2019If you’ll be here in the greater Truckee – North Lake Tahoe area this week, and you still have holiday shopping to do, be sure to check out this great event.

Be sure to check out the Soroptishop Holiday Shopping Festival event this Thursday, November 21, 2019 in Truckee, CA!

Don’t forget the annual An Elegant Affair event on Friday evening November 22, 2019.

Thinking about making Truckee your second home?  Here are some popular area options:

For all of your Tahoe real estate needs –

Laura A. Allen | 530.414.1260  | Laura@TahoeLaura.com
BROKER ASSOCIATE, Tahoe Real Estate Agent
CalRE# 01473598
Coldwell Banker, Tahoe City, CA

All information is deemed reliable, but is subject to change, and/or correction without notice.

Soroptimist – Holiday Shopping Craft Fair – 2019

Truckee Ski and Snowboard Swap Nov 2 2019

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Truckee Ski and Snowboard Swap Nov 2 2019

Don’t miss the 37th Annual Truckee Ski and Snowboard Swap, Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Truckee Community Recreation Center (10981 Truckee Way) in Truckee, California.

If you’re in the greater Truckee, California area, this is the winter sports equipment event for you!

The cost is only $3 a person, children under 12 are free, from 11 a.m. today until 4 p.m.

We’ve already seen snow this past September, and it is looking like we are headed for another big winter season here in the Truckee – North Lake Tahoe area, so this is a great way to get newer equipment at a fraction of the price.

You’ll find local representatives from Tahoe ski shops and the nearby ski resorts on hand to answer to your questions.  

If you’re looking for winter clothing, ski equipment, boots, boards, poles, hats, gloves, accessories, and items you probably never thought of but could really use, you’ll find it here.

This event is sponsored by the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District and proceeds from the event go to help the District’s Youth Sports Programs.

Here are the event details:

37th Annual Truckee Ski and Snowboard Swap 

  • When:  11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2019
  • Where:  Truckee Community recreation Center, 10981 Truckee Way, Truckee, CA 96161
  • Cost:  $ 3 per Person (Children under 12 are free)
  • Benefit:  Proceeds go to help fund the District’s Youth Sports Programs. 

Temperatures have dropped and everyone is thinking about the upcoming winter season.

Now is the time to get your snow gear out and replace older, outgrown equipment, or just treat yourself to something new, all at a great prices!

Now is the time to make your plans to get to the 37st Annual Truckee Ski & Snowboard Swap this Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Truckee, California!

If you can’t make it this weekend, don’t forget that the Nordic and Back Country Ski Swap at the Tahoe XC Center in Tahoe City will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2019!

Thinking about making Truckee your second home?  Here are some popular area options:

For all of your Tahoe real estate needs –

Laura A. Allen | 530.414.1260  | Laura@TahoeLaura.com
BROKER ASSOCIATE, Tahoe Real Estate Agent
CalRE# 01473598
Coldwell Banker, Tahoe City, CA

All information is deemed reliable, but is subject to change, and/or correction without notice.

Truckee Ski and Snowboard Swap Nov 2 2019