·      Placer County continues to hold the top spot among California counties for quality of life, according to results from the ninth annual County Health Rankings.

·      The Aviation Roundup at the Minden-Tahoe Airport returns Oct. 13-14 with showcase performances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

·      The creators of the AlertTahoe mountaintop fire camera network, the Nevada Seismological Lab, received the CENIC 2018 Innovations in Networking Award for Experimental Applications. The award is in recognition of their work to bring advanced information technology and telecommunications to help firefighting managers in their efforts to prevent and contain California and Nevada wildfires.

·      South Lake Tahoe Fire Department is sponsoring a community blood drive at Fire Station 3 located at 2101 Lake Tahoe Blvd. on March 26 from 9am to 1pm. Bring a photo ID and eat and drink before donating. For more information, contact Capt. Kim George at 530.307.9596.

·      April 1 is the deadline to apply for the Kevin Murnane Scholarship. For more info, go online.