·      The annual Valhalla Holiday Faire is Nov. 17 from 4-8:30pm, Nov. 18 from 10am-5pm, and Nov. 19 from 10am-4pm.

·       Placer County has been awarded a $90,437 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to the Placer County Probation Department, ensuring that high-risk, felony and repeat DUI offenders are complying with all court orders. These offenders are overrepresented in traffic crashes involving alcohol and other drugs, often with tragic results.

·      Mammoth Mountain and Boreal are scheduled to open Nov. 9.

·      Caltrans has closed Ebbetts, Sonora and Tioga passes in anticipation of this weekend’s storm.

·      On Nov. 18, Jelly Bread, the nationally-touring, quintet, comes to Hard Rock Lake Tahoe’s Vinyl Showroom. Show starts at 9pm. Tickets are $10.