·      Barton Community Health Center is now open six days a week, Monday-Saturday from 8am-5pm. Same-day appointments are available. Make an appointment by calling 530.543.5623.

·       On Jan. 1, the California sales and use tax rate decreased one quarter of 1 percent to 7.25 percent. Proposition 30, The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 that was approved by voters in November 2012 to temporarily increase the sales and use tax by 0.25 percent expired Dec. 31.

·       All teens are invited to the Teen Advisory Board meetings at the Douglas County Public Library in Minden. Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 3pm starting Jan. 11. For more info, call 775.782.9841.

·       El Dorado County may cancel the Jan. 3 Board of Supervisors meeting because of weather. This would mean the supervisors would be sworn in Jan. 4 at 9am, with the regular meeting at 10am.

·      Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo is March 31 from 4:30-8:30pm at Harveys at Stateline. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For more info, go online.