• Sierra Ski and Cycle Works is having a 30th anniversary party July 1 starting at 9am at the shop – 3430 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

• Lighthouse Day Spa’s second Tahoe City location is open at Granlibakken Resort.

• Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill allowing adult-only bars to serve food.

• A rare 1870 $20 gold coin that belonged to Charles Mapes, the late Reno hotel-casino owner, will be auctioned Sept. 4 in Los Angeles through Bonhams and Butterfields. Estimates are it is worth between $150,000 to $180,000.

• South Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler will take on the role of running the fire department Sept. 1 when Fire Chief Lorenzo Gigliotti leaves the department. The appointment will be for up to one year at a savings of about $200,000 to the city.

South Lake Tahoe Senior Center is featuring a 17-piece Tahoe Dance Band on June 24 from 7:30–10pm.

All ages are encouraged to attend.

Appetizers, wine and dessert are available, with admission $10.

Call Francine Garcia at (530) 541.8380 for more information.

• Signs are going up along Highway 395 on the Eastern Sierra signifying its historical significance.

• El Dorado County has a webpage devoted to the Lake Tahoe Boulevard project.

• Talking or texting while driving is now illegal in Nevada unless talking with a hands free device. Warnings will be given to begin with, with fines starting Jan. 1.

• North Lake Tahoe takes its music outdoors with a variety of concerts, headliners and festivals – all part of High Notes – North Tahoe’s Summerlong Music Series that runs through September.

• South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club’s annual Blessing of the Boats is June 26 at 10:45am at the end of the Tahoe Keys property owners’ pier.

U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will resume prescribed fire operations today on Kingsbury Grade near South Benjamin. Operations will be conducted on small units and are expected to continue through the end of the week.

All prescribed fire operations are dependent on weather and available staffing.

Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed fire project area. Smoke management is part of every prescribed fire burn plan, and efforts will be taken to reduce actual or potential smoke impacts on community areas.

South Lake Tahoe is having a meeting about the Bijou area erosion control project.

People are encouraged to ask city staff questions and express any concerns about the first phase.

The meeting is June 27 from 5:30-7:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

For more information, contact Sarah Hussong Johnson at (530) 542.6033.

On June 23 from 5pm to closing a percentage of proceeds from any item on the Coyote Grill menu in the Round Hill shopping center will go to support Lake Tahoe Humane Society and SPCA programs for California and Nevada animals in need.

Call (530) 542.2857 for more information.

South Lake Tahoe is launching its Volunteer Corps.

The city will try to match people’s interests and talents to the needs in the community.

Opportunities include:

● Explore Tahoe docent/greeter

● Fingerprinting at police department

● Senior Center (office aide, painting, many opportunities)

● Code enforcement ranger

● Snow helpers

● Adopt-a-Drain

● Partners in parks

● Other (Let us know what your interests are and we’ll find a volunteer opportunity suited just for you.)

Call (530) 542.6093 or email tfranklin@cityofslt.us for information or to volunteer.

• Northstar-at-Tahoe opened its mountain bike park June 17. The gondola also accesses hiking trails.

• Austin’s House, the only emergency children’s shelter in rural Northern Nevada, received a $5,000 donation from GE Energy.

• Alpine Meadows won the award for Outstanding Ski Industry Contribution at the Far West Ski Association convention this month.

• Invasive weed pull along the Truckee River in Tahoe City is June 30 from 5:30-7:30pm. Click on flyer for more information.

• Via magazine’s July-August issue has a short item on the Tahoe Rim Trail.

Incline Village and Crystal Bay residents can participate in a green waste program this summer.

Waste Management’s pilot program is July 11-Oct. 28.

Residents must purchase approved recyclable green bags from Tahoe Supply Company or Ace Hardware in Incline Village. Customers may fill 12 bags without incurring an additional fee.

The plan is to take the waste to a regional biomass facility or chip it.

For more information, call (775) 831.2971 or (775) 832.1284.

• Owners of the Garfinkle building (former Mikasa site) are talking to South Lake Tahoe planning officials about a possible face-lift and roof on the Y eyesore. The owners are negotiating with a prospective tenant (who they won’t name until the lease is signed) to make the building suit the tenant’s needs. But right now it is just talk because the city has not received any applications.

• Squaw Valley’s Olympic Ice Pavilion has become the High Camp Roller Rink for the summer.

• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has Lake Tahoe, Geneva and Rome on his summer itinerary.

• Naked Fish, the sushi place, has an open building permit with South Lake Tahoe to expand into the old Alpen Sierra coffee house site.

• Reno’s Artown has a slew of events throughout July.