Snippets about Lake Tahoe

·      It is possible to go online to request work orders from South Lake Tahoe’s Public Works Department.

·      Pete Bansen, who joined the Squaw Valley Fire Department in 1981 and has been chief for 24 years, is retiring at the end of June.  

·      To receive texts about Tahoe road conditions and estimated drive times text TahoeRoads to 99000.

·      Valhalla has released its lineup for 2017. This festival season runs June-October, with tickets available online.

·      Benjamin Houlton will talk April 20 at Sierra Nevada College about the current state of carbon sinks that absorb carbon pollution, their vulnerability to future changes, and how global climate policies are susceptible to the sustainability of natural carbon dioxide uptake. The lecture starts at 6pm and costs $5.