• “Ski Town Soups” is a cookbook that will be out in late 2012. Freshies of South Lake Tahoe has its vegetarian chili in it.

• The 3D movie “Lake Tahoe in Depth” won the “Best of the Fest” award at the 2011 3D Film Festival in Los Angeles.

• Christmas trees cause approximately 240 house fires each year in the U.S., resulting in $16.7 million in property loss.

• Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority made a subtle, though substantive, change to its agendas by posting the dollar amount involved with proposed action items. Here is the LTVA agenda for the Dec. 8 meeting.

• Here is Caltrans’ Sierra roadwork schedule and the El Dorado-Tahoe schedule for this week.

• Lakeside Inn in Stateline has a deal for people who prove they’ve been skiing that day – first beer is free from 4-7pm.