·      At the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science’s annual eagle count in January the tally was 16 adults and six immatures.

·      Carson’s Got Talent is having auditions for the April 14 show at Forever Dance in Carson City on Feb. 11. Check in is at 9am, auditions begin at 10am. For more details, go online.

·      Sugar Bowl Resort is introducing the Hump Day Hump on Feb. 28, March 21 and April 4. The cost to participate is $10 per person. It includes uphill access and a draft beer at the end for those ages 21 and older. Registration starts at 3pm, the climb is from 4-5:30pm. More information is online.

·      Sierra Watch has released this report on what traffic would be like if the proposed development at Squaw Valley comes to fruition.

·      State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado, scored 100 percent on the National Federation of Independent Business/California’s 2017 Legislative Voting Record for his support of small business. He was one of 22 state legislators out of the 120 Assembly and Senate members to receive the perfect score.