Squaw hosts Earth Day today, Cushing Classic tomorrow!

It's a busy weekend at Squaw Valley, with the Village hosting a myriad of green and earth-friendly themed booths and exhibits today, Saturday April 26th. Live music, food and drink will also be available, and an eco-parade just for the kids. Don't miss this all-day event! Tomorrow marks the 18th Annual Cushing Classic, or pond-crossing, an event that locals and visitors alike can enjoy. Registration is at noon, and the competition begins at 2pm, with a 2008-2009 season pass awarded to the crosser with the most style and ingenious costume! It's a beautiful weekend, so come on out to Squaw Valley!

Truckee Kidzone Museum offers new exhibit, "Texas Hold 'Em" Night

The Truckee Kidzone Museum, located in the tent building next to Truckee High School, has it's doors closed this week while it readies itself for a new exhibit, called "into Africa". With all the support, donations, and talented artists our town offers, I'm sure the exhibit will be just as impressive as past exhibits. The museum will reopen on April 29th, and following quickly next month will be the museum's largest annual fundraiser, "Texas Hold 'Em" at the Olympic Village Inn (OVI) in Squaw Valley on Saturday, May 31. This event is very popular, so call up a friend, pull those chaps out of hiding, and get your bull-riding skills in order...and new this year, mechanical calf ropping! You don't want to miss it!

Truckee Follies Returns-let the Roasting Begin!

If you haven't gone yet to see this outrageous show, produced "quasi-annually", then don't let another year pass! The Truckee Follies returns on April 23-26 at the Truckee Community Center, and this year's performance is sure to ease the tension we're all feeling right about now. Themed "Round-about Truckee" after our ever-growing concrete crop-circles, highly public persons and local issues will be torn at and publically humiliated in front of an audience enjoying drink, food and the luxury of being on the other side of the roast. “It’s a great tradition because we get to see friends make an ass of themselves,” Lynelle Tyler, the show's director, said. “If you’re the target of a joke, it’s only because you’re popular.” Tickets are already on sale, and all four performances are expected to sell out. The event is sponsored by the Truckee Downtown Merchant’s Association, and proceeds benefit the beautification projects in Truckee — from Christmas decorations to spring foliage. Revenue from ticket sales will also provide $1,000 scholarships to four Truckee high school students.