Our
Town of Truckee was
established in 1863 and incorporated in 1993. With a population of
15,000, it is located at an altitude of 5,980 feet (1,823 meters) in the
Sierra Nevada mountains of California, 12 miles (19 kilometers) north of
Lake Tahoe.
Blessed with ideal summer
and winter weather - 300 days a year of sunshine and 206 inches average
snowfall - Truckee is the center of a vast recreation area
offering a variety of activities from water skiing to snow-boarding.
The Truckee Sunrise Rotary
Club has been an integral part of this community since 1993, pursuing our
mission of providing volunteer and financial support to
the youth, economically dis-advantaged, and elderly of our local, national
and international communities.
Our two major fundraisers,
the Truckee Chili Cookoff and Un Mundo, are also major social and sporting
events in the community.
The Truckee
Sunrise Rotary Club is Club Number 29467 and a part of Rotary District 5190. As
of June, 2007, there were approximately 2,700 club members in 53 clubs, 31 in
California and 22 in Nevada.
We meet at 7 AM Tuesdays at
Donner Lake Kitchen, 13710 Donner Pass Road, Truckee. Click
here for a map.
For information about
membership in Rotary, please click
here.
This web site is intended as
an information resource for Truckee Sunrise Rotarians and all interested
parties. Check back often as new material is being added weekly.
Truckee Sunrise Rotary Club
P. O. Box 8634
Truckee, CA 96162
530.386.4275
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Betsy Watson Scholarship
The
Truckee Sunrise Rotary Club will award the annual Betsy
Watson Nursing Scholarship to an outstanding area
nursing student.
The $
1,000 scholarship grant will honor the memory of
Elizabeth “Betsy” Watson, a long-time professional
nurse, nursing educator and nursing administrator at
Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee.
Click
here
for an application.
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July 7, 2009, 7 AM - Club Meeting: Club Assembly.
July 13, 2009 - RYE
Student Farewell Bar-B-Q. Call Bryan Pierce for details
or watch this space.
July 14, 2009, 7 AM -
Club Meeting: Chili Cook-off - Review, Financial
Summary, Lessons Learned, and most important - Celebration!
July 21, 2009, 7 AM -
Club Meeting: Beth Christman - Invasion of some Nasty
Non-native Plants
July 28, 2009, 7 AM -
Club Meeting: Fire, Death and Taxes. Steve Lieberman.
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here to catch up
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Almost
1,000 chili lovers witnessed a classic contest among 15
competent chili chefs fighting to the finish for the top
prize at the hotly contested Truckee Chili Cookoff
today.
Taking
first place in the Individual category was Ryan “Happy”
Gilmore, successful in his first outing.
First
honors in the Non-profit category went to the team from
Tahoe Forest Hospital led by Matt Pierz, Executive Chef.
Jax
Truckee Diner won in the Restaurant category which was
surprising since the establishment won’t open until July
14. Owner Bud Haley credited Executive Chef Melinda Dorn
with creating the award-winning recipe. Jax Truckee
Diner also won the People’s Choice award based upon the
votes of the attendees at the event.
The Grand
Champion of this first ever Truckee Chili Cookoff was
the young team “Poets on Payday”, Lyle Poulin, Aaron
Oropeza and Michael Kugler. They say the team name was
taken from the chili cookoff episode of The Simpsons.
The
distinguished panel of judges, Pat Davison, Travis
Pribble, Jake Hudson, Brian "Shaggy" Smith, Truckee
Mayor Mark Brown and Ellen Grace, said they had a
difficult time ranking the contestants since they all
cooked a fine chili.
This
community fundraiser provided a day of family fun with
chili tasting, non-stop entertainment by Bud Worrell,
the Sierra Mountainaires, Pleasant Heads and The Red
Devil Rhythm Section featuring The Reverend B. Wright
and special guest star "One Foot Johnson".
The
Railroad Regulators made a surprise appearance ending a
sudden brawl with a deadly gunfight in front of the
astonished crowd.
There were
food and beverages and a host of other activities for
adults and children alike.
All
proceeds from the event benefit Truckee-North Tahoe
programs addressing the needs of youth, economically
disadvantaged and elderly. The Truckee Sunrise Rotary
Club has been supporting our community since 1993.
Plan now
to attend the next Truckee Chili Cookoff on Sunday, June
27, 2010.
www.TruckeeChiliCookoff.org.
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