• The South Shore will not have a Relay for Life event this summer. This event raises money for the American Cancer Society.

• South Lake Tahoe’s Max DeLallo in his first year at Williston State College in North Dakota threw a perfect game April 16. He struck out eight in a 17-0 win.

• Placer County Board of Supervisors this month confirmed the appointment of Mary L. George as county director of library services.

• Lake Tahoe News is also on Twitter.

• The next TAMBA meeting will be April 27 at 6:30pm at Las Panchitas, 8345 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach.

• The first of three volunteer orientations for the Amgen Tour de California will be April 22 at the Lake Tahoe Visitor Authority office at 6pm. The remaining orientations will be scheduled at the North Lake Tahoe Visitor Center and Squaw Valley the first week of May. Details are online.

• A Nevada bankruptcy judge on April 19 granted MV Transportation a 30-day extension to amend its complaint against South Shore entities regarding the BlueGo bus system. MV had asked for 60 days.

• Caltrans is issuing passes during the upcoming Highway 50 road closure to people who live on one side of Echo Summit and work on the other side.

All you can eat chili fundraiser benefits Tahoe Arts Project.

The event is April 21 form 5-10pm at Coyote Grill in Round Hill next to Safeway.

Chili is $1.

Thank you for reading Lake Tahoe News.

Now the question is – are you a subscriber? If yes, thank you so much and feel free to move on to the next story. If not, keep reading, this is short.

Subscriptions are free. Just go to the bottom right of the home page and enter your email address. Then you will receive a confirmation email. After that you will receive an email every morning listing what has been posted in the last 24 hours.

You can peruse the headlines or click on one to get the full story.

This feature means not having to navigate Lake Tahoe News to figure out where something is.

It is also a great tool when traveling – you are kept up-to-date with all the headlines (and stories) while you are out of town.

Other ways to follow LTN are on Facebook and Twitter. Click on the icons on the bottom right of this page.

Remember, Lake Tahoe News is the only place to get news about Lake Tahoe seven days a week.

Caltrans started work April 19 on a $1.7 million concrete barrier project along eastbound Interstate 80, east of Truckee.

The project will replace existing guardrail with a permanent concrete barrier at seven locations between the Truckee River and Nevada state line.

Motorists can expect eastbound lane closures from 5am Mondays to 1pm Thursdays through June 30.

• Gone is the Shaw part of the Zephyr Cove law firm comprised on Lew Feldman and Michael McLaughlin. Added to the sign on Highway 50 is Kara Thiel’s name. New number for the partners is (775) 580.7431.

• Want to know more about county law libraries in California? Here is some info. And here is a video about what they do.

• Marshall C. Hopper, a 14-year veteran of the Placer County Probation Department, is now the county’s chief probation officer.

• Top real estate professionals from around the world came together recently for the Luxury Portfolio Summit in Las Vegas. Participants included Shari Chase, president and CEO of Chase International, and broker Trinkie Watson, who are members of Luxury Portfolio International.

• An item on the South Tahoe Public Utility District’s board agenda for April 21 is the Grizzly Mountain booster pump station, which is causing some consternation among residents.

• The world’s largest climbing wall is expected to open this summer in Reno on the old Fitzgerald’s property. It will be a multi-tiered 163-foot entity, plus a bouldering area.

The South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center’s 8th annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration is May 6 from 5-10pm at Heavenly’s California Lodge.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 6-12 and free for kids under 6. There will be raffles, a silent auction, and music. Participating restaurants include: Latin Soul Restaurant, Chevy’s Fresh Mex, Rigoberto’s Taco Shop, Taco Bell, Lake Taco, Los Portales, Taco Taqueria, La Promesa and Los Mexicanos Restaurant.

Click on flyer for more information.

Volunteers from Harrah’s Heroes (Harrah’s Employees Reaching Out) spent a day helping Bread & Broth volunteers serve those in need a hot meal on a cold night.

Bread & Broth is able to continue its mission of feeding the hungry of South Lake Tahoe in large part because of the generosity of the local community.

A $250 sponsorship through the Adopt-A-Day of Nourishment program covers the cost of food and beverages for the approximately 100 people who visit each Monday evening. To find out how your family or business can Adopt-A-Day of Nourishment, contact Connie Blue at midwest2tahoe@yahoo.com or (530) 544.4945.

Douglas County commissioners decided last week to use redevelopment money to improve parts of the Carson Valley in an effort to increase tourism.

The commissioners, who also act as board members of the Redevelopment Agency, will spend $1.5 million just in Genoa to put power lines underground, add parking, signage, sidewalks and lighting.

Another $625,000 has been allocated to build a trail east of Genoa to David Walley’s Resort.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report

• El Dorado County Fair has a deal for dads on Father’s Day – June 19.

• Lilly’s Tires is thriving. The South Tahoe store’s sign is down only because first a truck took it out and then a windstorm finished it off.

• South Tahoe Public Utility District is having a meeting May 5 at 6pm about the proposed sewer rate increase that would take effect July 1. The meeting is at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe.

• Barton Auxiliary blood drive dates are June 6, Aug. 1, Oct. 3 and Dec. 5. They are at the El Dorado County Library in South Lake Tahoe from 11am-6pm. For more information, contact Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5354.

U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will resume prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin beginning April 18, weather permitting. The project area is approximately 10 acres.

Operations are expected to continue through the week if favorable weather conditions continue.

Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas.