Have you done your civic duty?

Voting — it’s one of the things that sets us apart from other countries.

If you don’t vote, you haven’t done your job.

Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s annual fall meeting is Nov. 10, 7pm at Camp Richardson. Dave Borges will speak on the Lincoln Highway … a marvelous story of 1913 achievement.

KTHO FM-96.1/AM-590 (www.kthoradio.com) is having South Tahoe and Whittell high school students give updates on the activities, sports and general info about what’s going on at the South Shore schools. The segments run daily at 11:15am and 5:30pm.

The 22nd annual Caps for Kids collection is under way.

The South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department is again the place to drop off all of your handmade goodies – booties, hats, scarves and mittens are wanted for holiday distribution. All of the donated “caps” will be given to local children this holiday season by Christmas Cheer.

Items should be dropped off at the Recreation Complex, 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe by Dec. 4. Please include a note with your name and address.

Need an easy crotchet or knitting pattern? Drop by the Recreation Complex or call (530) 542.6056.

Check the time. Clocks were supposed to be turned back one hour at 2 this morning to return to standard time — at least in places like Lake Tahoe that do that daylight-saving time thing.

Les Wright, founder and director of the Lake Tahoe Marathon, was recently named Race Director of the Year at the annual Race Directors Conference.

Hope’s Closet Thrift Shop benefitting Tahoe Youth & Family Services is open at 2277 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Tahoe. (www.TahoeYouth.org)

The Thai Kitchen recently opened in Tahoe City.

Lake Tahoe Airport’s HeliTahoe has agreed to have an Oregon company provide Bell turbine helicopters for its tours and charters.

Craig Sacco has been named general manager of the Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences, Lake Tahoe.

Teo Yelle, a part-time classified employee at Lake Tahoe Community College Child Development Center who has worked for the past five years as a teacher in the infant room, recently became very critically ill and medical bills are mounting.

An account has been set up at Bank of the West to help the family. To donate, either go to Bank of the West or drop off a check at the Lake Tahoe Community College CDC.

CDC is having its annual Harvest Festival Oct. 31 from 10am to noon in the CDC parking lot. All proceeds will go directly to the family. Children welcome.

What does green mean to you? To Embassy Suites South Lake Tahoe it means a whole lot of cash. Learn what the lodging property did to save hundreds of thousands of dollars, and what businesses and individuals can do to create a more sustainable work-home environment.

David Hansen, director of engineering at the hotel, will be on KTHO FM-96.1 and AM-590 (www.kthoradio.com) with Lake Tahoe News Publisher Kathryn Reed on Saturday at 10am and Monday at 6pm.

Some on the South Shore are wondering whose idea it was to put a sign up on Highway 89 alerting drivers that 15th Street is coming up on the right. Many motorists would prefer Caltrans had the sign on the other side of the road, heading into town from Camp Richardson because the street is hard to see — especially in the dark. Maybe it’s the Tahoe Keys homeowners association that doesn’t want the sign because 15th Street is a back way into that neighborhood.

Woodcutting season will be extended from Nov. 1-15 in the Sierraville, Truckee, and American River ranger districts in the Tahoe National Forest.

For the Yuba River Ranger District, however, the season will close on Nov. 1 as originally scheduled to protect the many hardwoods that have lost their leaves and may look dead.

Woodcutters are reminded to call the woodcutting hot line to verify that the season is still open, especially as winter storms hit.

Permits will be issued through Nov. 13 on all districts except for the Yuba River District. For additional information, the Truckee Ranger District at (530) 587.3558.