·       Veterans Day will be celebrated Nov. 11 at 11am at the American Legion Hall in South Lake Tahoe.

·       Punk rockers Guttermouth with guests Get Dead & the Cryptics will be at Whiskey Dick’s in South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 13. Doors open at 9pm. Cover is $15.

·       Jim Antti, who has been with the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District for 24 years, has been promoted to assistant chief.

·      Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows will celebrate the inaugural Merry Days & Holly Nights, two weeks of spirited events and activities Dec. 17-31.

·      Richard Blair, singer-songwriter and Truckee resident for 30 years, has created a dinner and show performance about Truckee’ in the late 1800s. For more info, go online.