• Douglas County planning commissioners at their May 13 meeting will consider allowing Jon and David Park, owners of what is now called Park Tahoe Casino in Stateline, to use 2,730-square-feet of commercial floor area for an outdoor food service patio next to an existing restaurant. The 1pm meeting is at 1616 Eighth St., Minden.

• The Jon Paul Gallery in South Lake Tahoe is closing at the end of May.

• Chuck Malone of Lake Valley Fire Protection District has been promoted to captain.

• The Nevada Division of Forestry is hosting Junk the Junipers from 8am-1pm May 10 at its Eastlake Office in Washoe Valley. Residents of local communities are encouraged to bring their junipers, pines, rabbitbrush, sagebrush and other woody vegetation to be chipped for free. Participants will receive a coupon from Moana Nursery for 30 percent off a “good plant choice,” Moana-grown replacement shrub.

• Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is having a session about the differences between employees and independent contractors, as well as how misclassification may spell trouble. The meeting is May 8 from 8-9am the chamber’s Stateline office. Cost is $5 for members, $10 for non-members.