• Employees of South Tahoe Public Utility District are making donations to Christmas Cheer and Live Violence Free this holiday season. Staff collected donations of food, toys, and more than $200 in cash for Christmas Cheer. They filled wish lists for 15 families of Live Violence Free.

• Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board is putting on a Climate Change Adaptation Planning workshop Jan. 15 from 8:30am-noon at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe.

• Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra is accepting grant applications. Applications and information are available online. The deadline is due Jan. 31.

• Squaw Valley will host the annual 2015 Reebok Spartan Race World Championship in 2015. The obstacle race series will be Oct. 3-4.