Snippets about Lake Tahoe

·       Douglas County Parks and Recreation is hosting a free Halloween Carnival at Kahle Community Center in Stateline on Oct. 31 from 4-6:30pm for all ages.

·      Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District’s board meets Oct. 22 at 6pm at the park.

·       Author Luis Alberto Urrea is part of the Writers in the Woods series at Sierra Nevada College on Oct. 23-24. He will give a free reading Friday from 7-9pm, and conduct a workshop Saturday from 9am-noon. The cost of the workshop is $50. Go online to register.

·      Tahoe Arts Project, which is in season 29, is having an online fund-raising drive.

·     A memorial service for South Lake Tahoe police Officer Mark Hounsell and his wife, Jeanne, will be Oct. 24 at 11am at LifePoint Church, 1095 Stephanie Way in Minden.