A summer dog assisted reading reward program for kids ages 6 to 11 years will take place at two locations: the South Lake Tahoe Library and Bona Fide Books in Meyers (next to Angie’s Signs on Magua off Hopi).

One of six trained canine listeners, animal related books, plus a tutor are provided free. There will be furry, fuzzy prizes for repeat readers. Children can participate from 3-4pm on these Wednesdays:

Bona Fide Books: July 13, July 27; Aug. 10, Aug. 24.

South Lake Tahoe Library: July 6, July 20; Aug. 3, Aug. 17, Aug. 31.

Call for details: (530) 542-2857.

For the two weeks starting June 23, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department deployed officers into the Bijou neighborhood in support of the Residential Neighborhood Traffic Enforcement Program

During that time, 73 traffic related traffic stops were made. Officers wrote 30 citations and 58 written warnings were issued. Two vehicles were impounded — one because the driver had a suspended license. Another driver who had a suspended license because of a prior DUI arrest was stopped and had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02, which was a violation of his DMV probation.

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department will continue its Residential Neighborhood Traffic Enforcement Program this week in the Sierra Tract neighborhood.

If you would like your street or neighborhood put on the list, call or email Sgt. Shannon Laney at (530) 542.6104 or slaney@cityofslt.us. Provide your name, phone number and a description of the problem in as much detail as possible, and include times of day the problem is most prevalent.

• ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards were recently announced, with “Tahoe Beneath the Surface” by Scott Lankford and co-published in 2010 by Sierra College Press and Heyday Books receiving a bronze medal in the Nature category.

• Tahoe City’s Center for Spiritual Living is hosting the Relic Tour, a Tibetan Buddhist sponsored exhibit, July 8-10. More information is online.

• With July being National Parks Month, consider reading “Permanent Vacation” to find out what it’s like to live and work in a national park.

• Rabi Evon Yakar is leading the congregation at Temple Bat Yam in South Lake Tahoe.

• Full House Resorts has signed a five-year lease to run the Grand Lodge Casino at the Hyatt Regency in Incline Village.

• The KidZone Museum, a nonprofit children’s museum in Truckee, is offering free admission to active-duty military families through Labor Day.

• Restaurant registration forms are available for the 2nd annual Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week scheduled for Oct. 2-9. The deadline to register is July 15. For registration forms and details, contact Pettit Gilwee at (530) 525.1164 or pettit@gilweepr.com.

• Namaste in North Lake Tahoe this summer with the ultimate in yoga throwdowns as Wanderlust Festival returns to Squaw Valley July 28-31.

• South Tahoe High students Maggie Albrecht, Travis Klover, Michael Crandall, Karina Enriquez and Karli Yokotake won the Geography’s Alive at the Lake Résumé Competition made possible by a grant from Vail Resorts.

• Truckee’s Cedar House Sport Hotel won the 2011 WoodWorks California Wood Design Award for innovation and excellence.

• More than 1,800 soccer enthusiasts made the trek to South Lake Tahoe the last weekend of June to compete in the Come Up for Air Tournament. The tournament is a fundraiser for South Lake Tahoe Soccer Association.

The Nevada Film Office is looking for amateur screenwriters with scripts about the Silver State.

Aug. 31 is the deadline to submit an entry.

The winner of the 24th annual competition will be flown to Las Vegas.

More info is online.

A joint EIR-EIS is being prepared to study the environmental effects of the proposed Kings Beach Town Center project.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Placer County are asking for comments on the scope and content of the environmental documents. Comments will be taken until July 26.

The TRPA’s Advisory Planning Commission will have a scoping meeting July 13 at 9:30am at the TRPA office in Stateline. The county will have a scoping meeting July 19 at 6pm at the North Tahoe Conference Center in Kings Beach.

Comments or questions may be sent to Theresa Avance at tavance@trpa.org.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report

• Chris Proctor has been named director of Tahoe Center for Orthopedics.

• Michael Munoz, 60, of Placerville has been appointed to the California State Athletic Commission.

• The second annual Tahoe Trail Skills College is July 29-31. Click here for more information.

• Truckee-based Van Dyke Law Group has a new website with information on their area of practice and their recent cases.

• The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office celebrates 150 years of service and community partnership this year.

• Here is Caltrans’ roadwork schedule for next week in El Dorado and Placer counties. This is the Sierra roadwork schedule.

• On June 25 in the Duke Theatre at Lake Tahoe Community College 28 cadets (about 70 percent from Lake Tahoe) graduated from the fire academy.

• Do you have a mountain bike that has yet to hit the trails, a kayak that has never seen Lake Tahoe, a time-share or an in-kind gift your business would like to donate? If yes, contact contact Shannon Skarritt of the Tahoe Rim Trail Association at shannons@tahoerimtrail.org.

• July 25 at 10am is the groundbreaking at South Tahoe High for the student union/joint use project with South Lake Tahoe.

• The August art festival at Ski Run Boulevard in South Tahoe is not happening because not enough artists wanted to participate.

• Barton Memorial Hospital’s Mountain Café is hosting a Christmas in July food drive for Christmas Cheer all month. Drop off nonperishable food items to the café between 7am and 7pm.

• South Tahoe High Principal Ivone Larson is up for the California Governor’s Council on Fitness and Sports Principal of the Year Spotlight Award. Voting is online.

• Washoe County sheriff’s Lt. Heidi Howe has received the national designation of Certified Jail Manager through the Jail Manager Certification Commission. Howe is one of 357 jail professionals nationwide to have achieved this designation and the first in Northern Nevada.

• Tahoe Valley Elementary is one of 12 finalists in the Gold Country Region and 116 schools statewide in the 2011 Governor’s Challenge Competition. Winners will be announced in September.

• Yahoo lists South Lake Tahoe as the No. 8 destination for Fourth of July – saying it’s all about the fireworks.

• Traci Des Jardins is executive chef at Manzanita at the Ritz Carlton at Northstar. Read about what a day in her life is like.

Susie Meier, a career counselor and employment specialist, is providing free help to job seekers. She will help with finding people employment, with resume and cover letter writing, and interview techniques.

Meier has been in this field for more than 20 years. She taught career planning at Lake Tahoe Community College.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (530) 721.1506.