·      The Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest is Aug. 8-9 at Squaw Valley. More than 40 craft beers from local and regional breweries will be available for $5 each (16 ounces). The festival runs from 2-8pm each day. The daily entry fee is $5 per person, with proceeds going to the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. Go online for more info.

·      Incline Middle School teacher Jan Hrindo is one of 108 instructors in the country will be awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

·       The FAA is spending near $1.4 million at the Minden-Tahoe Airport to rehab the taxiway and apron.

·       The Tahoe Science Conference will be at UNR Sept. 21-23. For more info and to register, go online.

·       Kenneth Pogue, 47, of Shingle Springs has been appointed undersecretary of administration and offender services at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he has served as assistant secretary in the Office of Legislation since 2013.