• South Lake Tahoe Mayor Hal Cole will give a state of the city address Oct. 20 at 6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport.

• Chase International real estate agents Joshua Talayka and Edee Campbell were the only two from their profession to be selected to serve on the Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program’s advisory committee. Selected by the Nevada Supreme Court, they will serve with 12 other professionals from various fields and backgrounds.

• Proponents of legalized recreational use of marijuana have been given the green light to begin gathering the nearly 505,000 signatures they’ll need to put the measure on the ballot in 2012.

• Kirkwood Mountain Resort is working with the U.S. Forest Service on a proposal to expand its mountain bike park. Comments should be sent to Micki Smith at mdsmith@fs.fed.us.

• Steve Brooks, doctor with Barton Family Practice, will talk about heart disease on Sept. 21 from 6-7pm at Kahle Community Center in Stateline. For more information, call (530) 543.5656.