Truckee River Foundation News

TRF Junior Athlete Sage Donnelly Continues to Take The Whitewater Community by Storm!

lynne — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:20:16 +0000

AN UPDATE FROM 8-YEAR-OLD SAGE DONNELLY:

We have been going non-stop! The weekend after the Feather we ran the Pitt with my favorite 20 foot slide and a classic AW release. Then we dashed off tho Idaho where we met up with fellow Jackson paddler Alec Voorhees and family. We had a great time playing on the Main Payette, the Staircase section and the Canyon Section of the South Fork of the Payette, playing in the Gutter where I was also able to catch an Idaho Hometown Throwdown, and watching Dad run the Middle 10 of the North Fork of the Payette-class 5. The highlight was watching Alec run the class 5+ Big Falls in the Canyon section, and he rocked it! We were supposed to be there a few more days, but my grandma had a heart attack so we came home — she’s fine now. The next weekend was the American River Festival where I competed in the rodeo-3rd out of 3, (2 teenage boys) the slalom where I was first (1 teenage boy and 1 teenage girl) and then Dad and I competed in the first ever Lars Holbeck Memorial down river race. It was about 7 miles long from Chili Bar through Trouble Maker. We were the only parent/child and only 1 minute behind the 3rd place double adult — not bad.

After the American, we dashed to Colorado to attend the Nathan Fey/Marin Peterson wedding. Nathan is the Colorado rep for American Whitewater and Marin is a Predator Helmet rep. After the wedding, the wedding party left to float the class 4 Westwater Section of the Colorado River-an incredible overnighter, with my family in kayaks, the bride and groom in our Dynamic Duo and several others — 19 total in rafts or kayaks. It was a blast! We didn’t get home until Thursday, repacked the van and took off for the Feather River Festival where I ran Lobin again and loved it! I also competed in the slalom race and have no idea how I did but I had fun. My friend Molly Steindorf also competed in the Slalom so it was super fun having another young girl in my group.

Home again to unpack/repack for a week of rock climbing in Yosemite.. I’m going to climb Snake Dike, a 7 pitch 5.7 climb up Half Dome. Wish me luck!

Volunteer to Participate in the Truckee River Clean-Up Day

lynne — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:41:29 +0000

September 26 is the day that hundreds of volunteers will work to clean up the Truckee River. Bring your gloves and your desire to help out this important community resource! The Truckee River Clean-Up is organized by Nevada Econet. Contact them at (775) 323-3433 or staff@nevadaeconet.org to find out how you can help.

Click to view or print the flier.

Learn More About Volunteer Opportunities with TRF

lynne — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:38:19 +0000

Come meet TRF Board members at the Pebble Project, hosted by the Reno Tahoe Young Professionals Network. The Pebble Project is a unique opportunity for young professionals to learn more about volunteer and leadership opportunities with local non-profit organizations. If you want to find out about ways that you can get involved with TRF and do your part to help the Truckee River, please plan to attend. The event takes place September 24th from 5:30-8pm at Legends at Sparks Marina on the outdoor patio behind Scheels. Go to http://www.renotahoeypn.com/ypn-news/ for more information.

Jason Craig Wins Junior Freestyle Kayak World Championship

lynne — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:59:08 +0000

TRF sponsored and local kayaker Jason Craig clinched the Junior Freestyle Kayak World Championship in Thun Switzerland over the weekend. Jason won all of his heats and lead the competition wire to wire. His final score would have placed him third overall in the Senior Men’s competition.

Jason and his family are safely back in Reno, and Jason starts his school year at Reno High soon!

Welcome home Jason!

Keep Your Eye on TRF Junior Athlete Jason Craig at the World Championships in Switzerland

lynne — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:59:18 +0000

Competition starts this week in Switzerland for the World Championship of Freestyle Kayaking, where TRF-sponsored junior athlete Jason Craig will be competing. Twenty-three nations have sent 250 athletes to compete. Jason competes in the JMK1 (Junior Men’s K1), which is a Level 1 international competition (Olympic level).

Also, beginning August 31st, check out www.kayaksession.com to see results, streaming video and news so that you can follow the action and watch Jason wow the international field of competitors. You can support the USA Freestyle Kayaking Team by pledging either $1, $5, $10, or more for each medal won by the USA at the competition at usafreestylekayak.com.

Here’s a video of Jason training on the High Tension Wave on the Gatinuea River in Quebec, Canada.