Kirkwood’s Tim Cohee, who is also an instructor at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, talks about the difficulties of operating a small ski resort and the need for a cooperative approach in the December issue of Skiing magazine.

Also in that issue is a blurb about Sierra-at-Tahoe’s Huckleberry Canyon.

Lake Tahoe is the cover story of this month’s Ski magazine.

Politicians in Nevada are lining up to change seats — Assemblyman James Settelmeyer of Gardnerville wants Mark Amode’s Capital District Senate seat. Amodei wants to be the next Republican U.S. senator from the Silver State.

An hour-long segment on the Jaycee Lee Dugard case will be shown in January on E Entertainment.

California’s state Christmas tree — a 55-foot white fir — was donated by U.S. Forest Services Institute of Genetics near Placerville. Lights will be turned on Dec. 10.