• Stop and remember 9/11 is a call to action for a moment of silence Sept. 11 at 10am.

• Standard & Poor’s raised its rating of the debt of Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare from BBB-positive to BBB-positive stable.

• A benefit for Tahoe Arts Project is planned for Sept. 15 from 6-8pm aboard the Safari Rose. The sunset wine cruise costs $55/person. For tickets, call (530) 542.3632 or email tahoearts@aol.com.

• BlueGo, the South Shore bus system, is upping its fares Oct. 1. Here is the rate schedule

• The first Saturday of each month – Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3 – there is an informal gathering of knitters and crocheters at the South Lake Tahoe branch library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.) from 1-3pm.