Last December, I lost my purse and it was returned by an incredibly sweet Hispanic fellow who was out of work and a husband and father of three. I have been getting him odd jobs this winter, but unable to find him a job interior painting which is what his trade is. In this resort town, Truckee,
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04/06/2010
This is a beautiful mountain vacation home offered for $599,000. Tahoe Donner has a fantastic amenity package, which services a second homeowner for their own personal use as well as for their guests. At Pacific Crest Properties, located in the heart of Tahoe Donner we have years of experience
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04/05/2010
"On Vernal Equinox, the cosmic scales are balanced in perfect equilibrium: equal day, equal night." This is from the We'Moon 2010 calendar. This is a glorious time of year! In the beautiful Sierras, skiing is still a part of life and the experience comes with morning corn snow and beautiful af
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03/20/2010
Good news for the Sierras. The snow pack measurement taken today shows that we are at 107% vs. 80% this time last year! This is great news for us since we are not only a great winter/ski resort here in Truckee and Lake Tahoe but also a fabulous place for summer recreation. I live in downtown T
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03/03/2010
Yesterday, February 27th, we lost power throughout Tahoe Donner from about 8:45 until almost noon. I was on the floor and ready for a walk-in when everything beeped and flickered several times and then silence for three hours. I did a lot of cleaning, sorting, and everything I could think of t
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02/28/2010
I got an Apple MacBook last summer. My business partner has one and swears it makes everything so much easier. I just spent 3 hours in a workshop at the store in Reno, NV learning some very basic key strokes...yes it is easier but why does it still seem so hard? I have webinars to watch, tutor
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02/20/2010
Busy Busy Weekend| Good news for everyone…President’s Weekend and Valentine’s Day was very busy in our office. Were people looking because of a great ski season or were they shopping for a really cool Valentine’s Day present? I have a couple of great listings that didn’t get an offer so if any
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02/16/2010
I just got back from a week long cruise along the Mexican Riviera. The timing was perfect, right after a week of constant weather and the arrival of about 4 feet of new snow here in Truckee, California. I was prepared for stormy seas, but was fairly certain it wouldn't be snowing on the cruise
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02/01/2010
A week ago today, I heard a weather report, actually saw it in writing, that I have to admit, brought up quite a bit of fear for me. I live in downtown Truckee on the Truckee River and the report indicated that we could get so much snow that we would see flooding like never seen before. In 1997
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01/22/2010
