• Barton Auxiliary will receive Barton Foundation’s Spirit of Philanthropy award at the gala Dec. 7 – which is part of the Festival of Trees and Lights.

• The magic show “Illusion Fusion” at Horizon in Stateline is offering those with a Lake Tahoe ID a ticket for $10 through Oct. 14.

• Huffington Post lists the best resort hot tubs with a view and Ridge Tahoe is one of them.

• Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a construction management contract for a portion of the larger Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project for Highway 28.

• October is when Nevada allows studded snow tires on roads.