The U.S. Forest Service will host a public meeting Oct. 6 to describe upcoming prescribed fire operations in the Round Hill area. The meeting will be at Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Station 3, 193 Elks Point Drive, Zephyr Cove from 6-7pm.

The Forest Service plans to conduct prescribed fire operations on 79 acres bounded by Highway 50 to the east, Round Hill Pines resort to the north and Elks Point Road to the west and south, including Round Mound. The areas has recently been treated to remove excess fuels and restore forest health. The prescribed fire operation will include pile burning to remove excess woody materials, as well as understory burning — low intensity fire on the forest floor.

The Round Hill prescribed fire operation is expected to last a few days. Because Forest Service crews will not begin prescribed fire operations until conditions are right, it is difficult to provide much advance notice. The Forest Service does maintain a notification list. To be added to this list or hear updates on prescribed fire plans, call (530) 543.2600.

Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival hosted by the Nevada Wilderness Project on Nov. 4 at 7pm.

These independent films are inspiring, positive stories about people around the world making a difference for conservation, green energy and their local communities. Movies include “Division Street,” which follows filmmaker Eric Bendick as he tours North America, dodging Yellowstone’s grizzlies and Miami’s taxicabs, in search of new sustainable road projects and wildlife corridors for the 21st Century. “Fridays at the Farm” features lush time-lapse and macro photography to explore life–in all its forms–on an organic farm. Cannes Film Festival’s online competition winner “Historia de un Letrero” explores an unusual and life-altering encounter between two strangers.

There are seven films in all. Nationally sponsored by Patagonia, Tom’s of Maine, Clif Bar, the evening will also include music, raffles, product giveaways and membership drives.

* Location: Joe Crowley Student Union Theater, UNR Campus

* Contact: Call REI Customer Service at (775) 828.9090 or come to the store at 2225 Harvard Way (across from Costco)

* Cost: Tickets (available at REI) are $10 in advance, $12 at the door ($8 for UNR Students)

* Registration Required?: Yes. Purchase tickets in advance or at the door

* http://www.wildnevada.org

Northstar-at-Tahoe & Luna Chix Presents: Snowshoe and Cross-Country Ski your Way to Winter Fitness on Oct. 28 at 6:30pm.

Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing offer an active alternative to snowed in cabin fever. And a bonus side benefit is the aerobic activity keeps the body toasty warm.

* Location:REI, Reno, 2225 Harvard Way (across from Costco)

* Contact:REI Customer Service at 775-828-9090

* Cost: Free

South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District candidates’ forum at the district office — 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe; Oct. 6 from 6-9pm.

Spin a Yarn, the first Saturday of each month from 1-3 pm, South Lake Tahoe Branch Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. Stop by this informal gathering of knitters and crocheters, and get to work on your winter projects! All ages and experience levels are welcome. Help us create hats for the Caps for Kids Dec. 4th due date. Call (530) 573-3185.

The Fifth Annual Mutt Strut Poker Run is Oct. 11. With a 1.2 mile walk, building your poker hand along the way, you and your pooch will get a little exercise and maybe make a new friend.

At the party at Timber Cove Marina, enjoy music,raffle drawings, games, and of course the grand prize announcements for the best poker hands. Prizes have been donated by local businesses including restaurants, pet supply stores, spas, and tanning salons. Proceeds benefit ACT’s spay-neuter program and the El Dorado County Animal Shelter.

Registration is 11-11:30 am at Top It! Frozen Yogurt, 3600 Lake Tahoe Blvd., at the Super 8 Motel, near Ski Run Boulevard in South Tahoe.

To keep the event affordable for all, we have lowered our requested donation for the first poker hand to $10, $25 for three hands. This includes snacks, giveaways and one raffle ticket per hand. Call (530) 400-4766 or email info@tahoeanimals.org for more info.

Animal Coalition of Tahoe is an all-volunteer, nonprofit corporation that sponsors several fundraisers each year to support a spay-neuter program for south Tahoe residents, plus 10 percent of all funds raised are donated to the El Dorado County Animal Shelter.

Meet Lake Tahoe Community College board of trustee candidate Molly Blann at the Black Bear Inn on Ski Run Boulevard, Oct. 9 from 9:30-11am.

The next meeting of Women Entrepreneurs will be at Passaretti’s Restaurant in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 27 from 11:30am-1pm.

More details when available.

For information, contact JoAnn Conner at (530) 544.7412.

The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Tournament is set for Oct. 12.

There’s plenty of enticing reasons to make the BGCLT’s golf tournament a tradition, besides the reduced player fee (down $55 from last year) and overall community goodwill. How’s a one-week trip to Hawaii sound? Or $10,000 for a hole-in-one? Or a 42 inch Sony flat screen TV? There’s more:

* Rounds of golf at Tahoe/Reno area’s top courses

* A ski trip to Steamboat Springs

* Sports memorabilia

* Golf equipment

* Wines and spirits

* Stays at top area hotels

* Divine 9 Ticket To Paradise (one round of golf at each of the 9 Carson City/Valley courses)

* Certificates for area restaurants, attractions, activities and merchandise

Along with all the great prizes, raffles and auction items is a round of golf at Edgewood Tahoe, the area’s most spectacular course and site of the annual American Century Championship, the celebrity event on NBC Sports. And players have their choice of format, either Best Ball or Scramble, with prizes awarded in both categories. In addition to $10,000 for an ace on all par 3s, there’s also closest-to-the-pin prizes on each par 3.

All golfers have a shot at the Grand Prize Raffle, a one week stay at a Marriott Vacation Club of their choice, including Maui, Kauai, St. Thomas, valued at $3,500-$4,000; courtesy of Christopher Klesh, a vacation lifestyle consultant who helps travelers’ dreams come true for 10 cents on the dollar. Destination possibilities can be viewed at www.LifetimeLeisure.net.

The best part is that every dime of every $195 entry fee goes directly to the Boys & Girls Club to continue its work with local kids since Edgewood Tahoe has generously donated the course.

Golfers also receive a gourmet breakfast buffet and a half dozen Titleist ProV1 balls as tee prizes, a box lunch, beverages on the course and an awards reception with hors d’oeuvres.

Playing spots, hole sponsorships, and hole-in-one promotions are all available by contacting the Boys & Girls Club at (530) 542-0838 or email: khouser@bgclt.org. For a registration form: www.bgclt.org.

Reel Rock Film Tour will premeir at LTCC Duke Theatre on Oct. 2 at 6:30pm.

www.reelrockfilmtour.com