• Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe expects its $20 million renovation of its guestrooms, Sierra Café and the Spa Terrace Conference Center to be done by the end of April.

• Squaw Valley has hired Jessica Richitelli as the resort’s terrain park manager.

• The 2012 Reno-Tahoe Open will use the same scoring system the American Century Championships uses – Modified Stableford.

• The annual Tahoe City Cross Country Fall Cleanup Day is Oct. 29 from 10am-2pm. Free lunch for volunteers.

• Placer County is collecting old medications on Oct. 29 from 10am-2pm at the Tahoe City Fire Department, 300 North Lake Blvd.

• Heavenly and Northstar are Tweeting that the snowmaking guns will be fired up today for the first time this season.