·      North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District purchased $43,557 in equipment for vehicle extrication through the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety grant program.

·      AT&T is planning to expand the availability of ultra-fast Internet to Reno, but it won’t help Lake Tahoe or Carson City.

·  Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers is hosting breakfast with Santa on Dec. 19 from 10am-1pm. Cost is $20 adults, $5 children under 13. There will be free photo with Santa from 10:30am-12:30pm. Any bringing a winter coat for a 13- to 19 year-old for Tahoe Turning Point will receive $5 off breakfast. RSVP to Kelly Higgins at 530.577.0788, ext. 3.

·       South Lake Tahoe has been named one of TripAdvisor’s top 10 Traveler’s Choice destinations on the rise.

·       Robert Swan, the first person to walk to the North and South Poles will be speaking Dec. 16 at 5:30pm at PlumJack’s in Squaw Valley. The presentation is called Leadership on the Edge: An Antarctic Perspective. Tickets are $5. They are available at New Moon in Tahoe City and Truckee, as well as the Melting Pot World Emporium in Reno.