• Lake Tahoe Humane Society is having a bingo fundraiser March 15 at 5:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center.

• Evangeline Elston has been hired to be director of the Valhalla Art, Music and Theater Festival.

• Truckee is launching of OpenCounter: Truckee. It is a web-based tool to help entrepreneurs interested in starting a business in Truckee estimate the time, costs and processes necessary to set up shop. For more info, go online.

• There will be a study session with Truckee’s Planning Commission on the Coldstream Specific Plan on March 18 at 6pm in the Council Chambers at Truckee Town Hall. For more information contact Jenna Endres at 530.582.2922 or jendres@townoftruckee.com.

• The Rubicon Trail is open.