·      The Pipe Keepers training is Nov. 12 from 2-4pm at the League to Save Lake Tahoe office, 2608 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. RSVP online.

·      Mount Rose Ski Resort plans to open Nov. 4; lift tickets are $10. Boreal is set to open Nov. 6.

·       South Shore resident Jennifer Quashnick will read from her book “Sierra Nevada River of Lies” at Bona Fide Books in Meyers on Nov. 7 from 4-5:30pm.

·       State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado, earned an A grade for the ninth year in a row from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association for the 2015 legislative session.

·       FiftyFifty Brewing Company in Truckee has withdrawn its application to build an 18,500-square-foot brewing facility on a 7.8-acre parcel on West River Street adjacent to the Truckee River.