Bunco benefits Truckee hospital, local boy

Snowfest Ladies’ Night Out Bunco Bash will raise money for the Gene Upshaw Cancer Center in Truckee, as well as for Tyler Whisler.

The 10-year-old Tahoe boy is being treated for a brain tumor. His dad, Allan, is a battalion chief with North Tahoe Fire Protection District; his mom, Jill, had to quit her hospital job to take of him.

The event is March 8 at 5:30pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. Cost is $25.