• The Cancer Relay is holding an organizational meeting at 6pm on July 17 at Kahle Park. This will be the last meeting before the relay itself on Aug. 11. The event needs behind the scene workers, recruiters for items for the silent auction, local entertainers, and assistance with the opening ceremony, Bark for Life, and the Lumineria event. For more information call Jo Ann Costanza at (775) 544.2783.

• The Sierra Nevada College is hosting a week-long speaking series featuring authors. The events, beginning July 8 and running through July 15, are being held at the college’s Prim Library and Patterson Hall. For details on the speakers and times, email MFAinfo@sierranevada.edu.

•  The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is hosting four information sessions for public review and comment on its Forest Plan revision. Each session will provide an overview of the four plan alternatives detailed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The sessions are scheduled for July 17 at the Forest Supervisor’s Office, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, at 2-4pm with a second session from 6-8pm. Two more sessions will be held July 18 at the North Tahoe Conference Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. A session will be held online on July 19 from 1-3pm. More information on how to participate in the webinar is available at the USFS web site. For more details, contact Adrian Escobedo, Forest Civil Rights Officer, at (530) 543.2758 or by email at aescobedo02@fs.fed.us.

• The Douglas County Public Library in Zephyr Cove is hosting an ice cream party on July 13 at 1:30pm to make homemade ice-cream-in-a-can.  Children should bring toppings such as chocolate sauce, cherries, and whipped cream to share. Children must register by July 12 to attend.