• Click on Society to find out about a July 1 fundraiser for the Lake Tahoe Humane Society.

• English as a second language classes are being offered at Lake Tahoe Community College this summer. Click on flyer for more information.

• South Lake Tahoe City Attorney Patrick Enright has started the process to find a deputy for his department.

• Evelyn Yonker of South Tahoe is the owner and art director of Markleeville Art Gallery at 14841 Highway 89. The gallery is open Friday-Tuesday, 11am-5:30pm or by appointment, (530) 694.2787.

• Volunteers are needed at the Tahoe City Field Station native plant demonstration garden. Call (775) 881.7562 or email hfoslund@ucdavis.edu for details.

• The Sentinels and Robey Wolfe trails at Kirkwood Mountain resort will be open for the first time to mountain bike access in July.

• More than 50 people gathered at El Dorado Beach on June 26 for the nationwide Hands Across the Sand event. People also participated at Kings Beach.

• Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki and the Nevada Commission on Economic Development have launched the New Nevada Task Force, a group tasked with identifying steps to strengthen and diversify Nevada’s economy. The first meeting is July 12.