• Time to toast – September is California Wine Month.

• Cold and Trout Creek Community Forum is Sept. 13 from 5:30-7:30pm at Sierra House Elementary School in South Lake Tahoe. It’s an opportunity to learn about water quality and defensible space projects going on in the neighborhood.

• South Lake Tahoe planning commissioners on Sept. 8 at 3pm at Lake Tahoe Airport will discuss the car wash-convenience store-gas station that wants to go in at the corner at the Y near Raley’s.

• South Lake Tahoe is looking for volunteers of all ages – including youths – to help with the Sept. 10 Bijou Bash. Email tfranklin@cityofslt.us for more information.

• Resort at Squaw Creek recently completed a $53 million renovation.

• Caltrans has released its El Dorado-Tahoe schedule for roadwork for next week as well as the Sierra roadwork schedule.