Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• The M.S. Dixie II and Tahoe Queen on Sept. 1 will race along Tahoe’s South Shore in a four-mile race for the title of the fastest paddle-wheeler on the lake. For more info, call 800.238.2463.

• South Lake Tahoe’s library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.) is hosting a Princess Party on Oct. 6 at 2 pm. Wear your best gowns, crowns and diamonds. Games, crafts and refreshments will be available for your royal enjoyment. For more info, call (530) 573.3185.

• People who don’t want to pay the rural fire tax fee the state is imposing might want to click on this link.

• Labor Day fireworks on the South Shore start at 8:30pm Sept. 2 — not Labor Day.

• South Lake Tahoe City Council candidate JoAnn Conner is having a series of coffees to tell people about her platform: Aug. 30, 7-9am, at the Simple Bliss Vegan Cafe in Swiss Chalet Village; Sept. 5, 5-7pm at Hot Gossip Coffee Shop in Bijou Center; and Sept. 9, 9-11am, Don’s Cakes by the Lake, 661 Emerald Bay Road.