• The Adidas store at the Factory Stores at the Y in South Lake Tahoe is closing Dec. 25 or Dec. 26, according to a sales clerk. Still no word on what store will occupy the old Mikasa building on the other side of the street, but it won’t be T.J. Maxx– at least as of now.

• Cyclingnews has selected the Amgen Tour of California as one of the world’s Top 10 Stage Races.

• Tioga Pass – Highway 120 – is closed due to snow.

• The STHS boys basketball team is having its 5th annual Ernie’s Burger Night on Dec. 6 from 5-7 to raise money for team warm-ups. For tickets, contact Coach Chris Proctor at (530) 543.5472 530-543-5472 or cproctor@bartonhealth.org. Cost is $10.

• South Lake Tahoe’s unemployment rate in October dropped to 14.9 percent. It was three percentage points higher at its peak earlier this year.