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Two New Movie Theatres Open in Truckee

Bonnie Jessie — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:16:10 +0000

Two new boutique style movie theaters have just opened in the Village at Northstar, offering resort guests and members of the community yet another opportunity to relax and rejuvenate with friends and family when they visit the resort. The Village Cinemas are operated by veteran theater owners Bloomhuff Theatres, Inc. and are the only movie theaters in the vicinity of Truckee, Calif.
Located on Copper Lane near the entrance to the Village at Northstar across from TC’s Pub, The Village Cinemas feature two screens, with one containing 96 elevated stadium seats, and the second containing 45 elevated stadium seats. Scheduled to be open seven days a week through the remainder of the winter season, The Village Cinemas will show Hollywood hits and offer a full service concession stand featuring popcorn, candy and beverages.

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION ANNOUNCES NEW LUXURY HOME TOUR

Amy Thyr — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:48:22 +0000

Spend an afternoon in Truckee exploring eight remarkable one-of-a-kind custom homes in Northstar and help raise money to benefit local schools during the first Excellence in Education Luxury Home Tour taking place Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 10am to 4pm.

Excellence in Education has partnered with the Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors for this unique event that showcases a group of distinct homes. Discover many of the latest trends and creative ideas in luxury home building as envisioned by several of the region’s premiere architects, builders, designers and landscapers.

“Our goal is to invite participants to enter a world brimming with inspirational architecture, lavish interior design and creative landscaping,” explained Lil Schaller, Excellence in Education Board Member and Home Tour Chair. “We are looking forward to this new fundraising event and hope to make it a popular annual tradition.”

Proceeds from the Home Tour will benefit quality public education within the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. Money raised will go directly into the school district via the Excellence in Education Foundation’s grant and teacher training programs.

Tickets for the tour are $30 per person in advance, $35 at the door and group discounts are available. Tickets may be purchased at Dickson Realty, Sheridan Northstar Real Estate, Tahoe Mountain Resorts Real Estate in the Village at Northstar, in person, from any Excellence in Education Board Member and online at www.ExinEd.org.

For more information or to volunteer call 530-550-7984 or visit www.ExinEd.org.

The Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization that supports quality public education with the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. Each year the Foundation raises money and provides grants, resources and partnerships to benefit students, teachers and educational community as a whole.

The Ritz Carlton Northstar Resort – scheduled to open Fall 2009

The Schaller Family — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:12:51 +0000

Scheduled to open fall of 2009, the Ritz Carlton is predicted to bring a new international clientele to the Truckee/Lake Tahoe resort area. It is foreseen that with the influx of new people being introduced to the project, our local businesses will see increased activity.

The Ritz will have 405,000 square feet of hotel space, 84 private residences, 170 hotel rooms and 78 fractional ownership units. At first glance one might assume that this project would impact the view corridors of the mountain, but the developers have taken great pains to have the project fit into the mountain environment.

Today, with the current credit crisis, the questions pops up, “How were they ever able to finance the project”? It turns out that the financing was obtained before the sub prime problem surfaced.

The Ritz has estimated that this project, when completed, should provide 300 new jobs to the local community. The other advantage is that it should act as a catalyst for other lodging projects in the area. There are other business such as in the Northstar Village that are looking forward to added business comi, ng through their doors as the project gets underway.

Northstar’s Most Modern Snow Blowing Equipment

The Schaller Family — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:33:22 +0000

Since the weather is getting warmer, snow comes later and leaves earlier with higher mean temperatures. At the turn of the century, ice was one of the major industries in Truckee. Ice was cut from Boca Reservoir at Donner Lake and sent to San Francisco by train to cool the refreshments of the newly flush population in the city by the bay. In the next 20 years, refrigeration and transportation reduced the viability of the ice business and it faded into history along with Boca Beer, OB’s Board and a host of other historic good ideas.

While Boca still freezes over every year, Donner Lake seldom has ice. This, more than any other condition, signals that our climate is warming. Significant snow, such as that experienced in Truckee, that supported the Winter Carnival and ski jumping in town, is seldom seen today.

Snow for the ski resorts is no longer predictable and has caused the birth of snow blowing equipment. Northstar has 250 snow blowers doing several specialized jobs. It has, like so many other things, become high tech. Controlled by many sensors, it tells when to turn on the guns, where on the hill is optimum and the duration of the water flow.

There’s a problem vexing the operation, which turns out to be temperature inversion. This occurs when the cold night air begins to sink to the bottom at ground level and warm ground air begins to rise above. This leaves a moving layer that is too warm to create snow from the snow guns. This is where the sensors and programming comes into play. Northstar, with this equipment, has been able to operate from December 6^th with adequate snow on several runs.

The snow making equipment can use up to 3 million gallons of water a night. While at first blush, one might think that this is a gross loss of water. The truth is that most of this water sinks back into the ground at winter’s end and is returning to its storage place in the Martis Valley aquifer, purified and filtered by its journey through the earth to be used again at a latter date. And, Truckee water from the Martis Valley Aquifer is the best tasting water you’ll ever experience. It just comes out of the tap.