Bread & Broth had four additional volunteers from the Rotaract Club of Lake Tahoe Community College this month.

Rotaract Club Secretary Otto Hsiao, Commissioner of Public Relations Erika Mendoza, Vice President Michelle McNicol, President Alexandra Aguila and LTCC President and Club Adviser Paul Killpatrick helped serve meals and also donated $250 to sponsor the evening.

Rotaract is an international program for adults ages 18-30 who want to make a difference. Founded in 1968 by Rotary International, an association of clubs made up of service-minded business and professional leaders, there are now more than 7,300 Rotary club sponsored Rotaract with some 170,000 members – known as Rotaractors – in over 150 countries.

Bread & Broth is reaching out to businesses throughout the area to sponsor a Monday meal any time during the year. A $250 sponsorship covers the cost of food and beverages for the approximately 100 folks who visit each Monday evening.

For more information about Bread & Broth and sponsorship availability, contact Connie Blue (530) 544.4945 ormidwest2tahoe@yahoo.com.

• Two important public hearings are scheduled for this week. On May 26 beginning at 9:30am at The Chateau in Incline Village, there will be a public hearing on land use policies proposed as part of the Regional Plan update before the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board. On May 27 at 9:30am at the North Tahoe Conference Center in Kings Beach a public briefing will be conducted on the Homewood Mountain Resort project.

• The League to Save Lake Tahoe and Friends of Tahoe Vista have settled their lawsuit against the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Placer County over the Cerulean Estates by Wyndham. The luxury timeshare project on the old Sandy Beach campground will be significantly modified, including reducing the amount of legal coverage on the site.

• UNR was awarded a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop and operate the National Geothermal Institute.

• Charter Communications is changing where viewers in South Lake Tahoe will find 13 channels – like CNN and ESPN – on June 22 or later.

• Mike and Gary Hayes have renamed the Tradewinds restaurant in Kings Beach The Grid Bar and Grill. It will open in late June after renovations are completed.

• Bob Taylor has been named executive director of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.

The Douglas County Public Library in Minden will be closed on May 31 for Memorial Day. The library will resume its regular schedule on June 1 at 10am.

For more information, call the library at (775)782.9841.

Several Lake Tahoe Community College Fire Academy cadets have received scholarships from Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the South Lake Tahoe Rotary Club.

Paul Butterweich earned a $500 scholarship from Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District; Mark Lookerse, $500 scholarship from Tahoe Douglas; Jyota Smith-Howard, $500 scholarship from South Lake Tahoe Rotary; and Nick Giordano, $500 scholarship from South Lake Tahoe Rotary.

Cadet Paul Butterweich, Cadet Mark Lookerse, Battalion Chief Ben Sharit TDFPD, Battalion Chief Gareth Harris LVFPD, Cadet Jyota Smith-Howard, Cadet Nick Giordano

Caltrans asphalt replacement improvement project on Highway 267 in Placer County near Truckee is about to begin.

Construction is scheduled to start from Northstar Drive to Brockway Summit. Motorists can expect delays from 7am-8pm Monday through Thursday and until noon on Friday.

This $327,266 project will remove and replace sections of the asphalt concrete surfacing between Northstar Drive and Brockway Summit.

The contractor is J.D. Pasquetti Engineering Inc. of Lincoln. Work is anticipated to be completed before Memorial Day weekend, weather permitting.

Caltrans urges all motorists to use caution in this area and to “Slow for the Cone Zone”.

Work along the strip separating Highway 50 from Harrison Avenue between San Francisco and Modesto avenues is complete.

The grading was to remove the potholes, according to John Greenhut, public works director for South Lake Tahoe.

The potholes on Harrison Avenue are back. Photo/Kathryn Reed

He said the property ownership is a bit convoluted with Caltrans right-of-way issues.

The dirt remains. There is no intention of paving at this time, Greenhut said.

The problem is the potholes have already returned – a week after the work was done.

Lake Tahoe Unified students in grades 4-8 will perform a variety of light rock and pop music, from jazz and blues to John Williams Superman Theme, 2001 Fanfare and Louie, Louie on May 26.

The free event is at the South Tahoe Middle School multipurpose room. Grades 4-6 perform from 6-6:45pm, while older kids go from 7:30-8:30pm.

The Nifty 50 Trolley begins its seasonal service on the South Shore on May 22.

This trolley that looks a bit like a San Francisco cable car on wheels operates from the South Y Transit Station to Tahoma via Highway 89 and Camp Richardson Resort. It will run through Sept. 6; then weekends only until Oct. 3.

Trolleys stop at various locations such as Camp Rich, Valhalla, Tallac Historic Site, Emerald Bay State Park as well as providing connecting service with the TART transit service in Tahoma.

Contact Joanne King at (530) 541.7149 for additional schedule information and fares.

• The owner of the Chinese Buffet on Highway 89 has been talking to South Lake Tahoe officials about moving to the former Carrows building on Highway 50.

• Donner Summit rest areas will be closed for remodeling through the summer. The rest areas on Interstate 80 at Gold Run are still open.

• The recall election for two Fallen Leaf Lake board members will be Aug. 31.

• Former TRPA Executive Director Juan Palma is about to run the Bureau of Land Management’s office in Utah.

• Where in the world has South Lake Tahoe’s Rick Gunn been? Check out the YouTube video. He is trying to make a living showing his pictures.

Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Gordon will present a three-hour safe driving seminar for teenagers May 22 from 9am to noon.

The class will be at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Minden Station.

The class is free. Students need not reside in Douglas County.

No pre-registration or sign-up necessary, interested teens can just show up.

It is suggested students arrive a few minutes early to accommodate the class starting right at 9am.

Refreshments will be served.

This is an educational seminar for current teen drivers; it is not a driving school for pre-licensed teens.