• Dozens of events at The Community of Writers at Squaw Valley Writers Workshops being held July 7-14 are open to the public. This year’s lineup includes fiction writers Ron Carlson, Mark Childress, Glen David Gold, agents Michael Carlisle and B.J. Robbins, screenwriters Tom Rickman and Pamela Gray, and poets Robert Hass and Sharon Olds. Go online for the schedule of events and reserve seats in advance by calling (530) 581.5200.

• An Al Tahoe neighborhood clean-up day is being held July 14 from 9-11am. Meet at Regan Beach, corner of Lakeview and Sacramento avenues.

• The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department has assigned an officer patrol full-time to the Rubicon Trail during OHV season.