• A record $780,000 was raised Aug. 2 at the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s annual Oscar de la Renta fundraiser in Incline Village.
• Vail Resorts, owner of Kirkwood Mountain Resort, is opening a retail shop at the resort.
• Placer County Water Agency’s water use through July is down 17.5 percent from a year ago.
• Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is having a mixer Aug. 12 from 6-9pm at Brothers Bar in South Lake Tahoe. It is free for members, $10 for non-members.
• On Oct. 12, Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe will celebrate the change of season with the return of its annual Harvest Fest. The family friendly event including a candy apple bar, pumpkin patch in the woods (pumpkins available for purchase), complimentary pumpkin decorating, s’mores roasting with the marshmologist, hot cocoa and apple cider tasting and a children’s costume party in the backyard of the resort from 1-5pm.