• There will be a reception for plein air painter Ginny Schankerman on March 6 from 6:30-8:30pm at Bona Fide HQ, 1069 Magua St., No. 4, Meyers.

• Sugar Pine Foundation is having a fundraiser at Paint and Sip in South Lake Tahoe on Feb. 23 at 6:30pm. For more info, call 530.600.0662.

• Lake Tahoe Community College’s accreditation was reaffirmed at the highest level by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

• The California controller’s website has been updated to include salaries of special district workers in 2013.

• Camp Richardson’s Snowshoe Cocktail Race returns Feb. 21 at 7pm. Snowshoes many not be required; so it will be a sand race. Racers with cocktail trays in hand, navigate through obstacles and up and down the beach. The winner is the fastest and driest at the finish. Signups begin at 5pm at the Beacon restaurant.