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• The National Ski Areas Association named Kirkwood as having the Best Avalanche Safety Program, Sugar Bowl the Best Chairlift Safety Program and Mammoth the Best Safety Week Program.

• North Lake Tahoe has an ad in Southwest Airline’s Spirit magazine touting golf, with a picture of people playing a round and Lake Tahoe in the distance. The headline – The hard part is keeping your eye on the ball – as they shoot toward the lake.

• Community Cleanup Day is June 1. Clean Tahoe will help senior citizens and disabled by picking up items. Call in the next two weeks to get on the schedule – (530) 544.4210.

• The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has named Squaw Valley Ski Team the 2013 USSA Alpine Ski Club of the Year.