On June 16 participants in the Rock Tahoe Half Marathon will be running from Spooner Summit to the Hard Rock in Stateline.

In order to keep the runners safe, the lakeside lane of westbound Highway 50 will be closed from the top of Spooner Summit to the bike trail at Round Hill Pines. Additionally, vehicle traffic at Logan Creek will be intermittently stopped, allowing one-way traffic through the slide area.

The lane closure will be in effect from 6-11am, with significant delays at Logan Creek from 7:30-9am.

Kingsbury Grade is highly recommended as the preferred route for traffic between Carson City and South Lake Tahoe during these hours. Additionally, access into or out of the peripheral streets and driveways may be prolonged at times.

·      The El Dorado County Fair is June 14-17 in Placerville.

·      The 15th annual Downtown Truckee Wine Walk & Shop is Oct. 6 from noon-4pm. This year’s beneficiaries are Truckee Community Theater and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County and North Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $45 in advance or $55 at the door. Additional information and tickets are available online.

·       Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association will be using radar this season to target boaters not abiding by the 3mph, no wake rule.

·       Here are the Sierra and El Dorado-Tahoe roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week.

·       There is no cost to fish in Nevada on June 9.

·      The inaugural group of athletes will be inducted into South Lake Tahoe’s Walk of Champions at Champions Plaza at Lakeview Commons on June 15 at noon.

·       The dome on the South Lake Tahoe community pool has been removed for the season.

·       South Lake Tahoe Mayor Wendy David’s next “conversation” will be June 20, 9-10am at the senior center. Her guest will be interim City Manager Dirk Brazil.

·       June is Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Month.

·      Tahoe Regional Young Professionals’ is having a networking mixer June 13 from 5:30-8:30pm at South Lake Brewing Company in South Lake Tahoe; and one on June 19 from 5:30-8:30pm at Caliente in Kings Beach. Cost is free for members, $10 for others.

·      On June 5 in Auburn, the Placer County Board of Supervisors will consider proposed improvements to Speedboat Beach in Kings Beach.

·      Nevada residents and visitors are invited to Discover Nevada State Parks on June 9. Park visitors will receive free day use admission and free fishing (no license required) at all of Nevada State Parks.

·      Barton Health is offering free sports physicals to middle and high school students on both sides of the South Shore, as well as Pop Warner and Lake Tahoe Community College athletes. This will be at South Tahoe High School’s Blue Gym on June 11 from 5:30-7pm. Dress in gym attire, and bring completed and signed history and consent forms. Forms may be picked up at school or from coaches.

·      Gregorio Marangi is Douglas County Sheriff’s Department’s newest deputy.

·      Zephyr Cove Library on June 6 at 4pm will be showing “The Incredibles” (rated PG). The movie and popcorn are free.

South Lake Tahoe Library’s Summer Reading Challenge theme is Libraries Rock!

Children, teens and adults are encouraged to participate now through Aug. 31. Register and log activities online.  

Win a prize for every five books you read. The grand prize for all ages is a ukulele.

Special performances will be on Fridays at 2pm in late June and early July. Check out the calendar of events online.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue along with multiple local agencies will host the fifth annual Wildfire Safety Expo on June 9.

It will be from noon to 3pm in the TJ Maxx parking lot located at the Y.

The event will include information on creating a home evacuation plan, preparing for fire, creating defensible space around your property and more.

Smokey Bear will make an appearance at this family-friendly event.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is offering a tree service workshop from 9am to noon on June 12 at the agency’s office in Stateline.

Topics for the workshop will include:

• Presentation on how to use TRPA’s online tree removal application tool by Linda Allen, IT systems analyst for TRPA; 
• Overview of TRPA’s tree removal rules and regulations by Bruce Barr, forester for TRPA;
• Presentation on creating defensible space to help protect homes and businesses from wildfire by John Pickett, forester for Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District.

The tree service workshop is free and open to the public, as well as tree service companies, landscape companies, and yard maintenance companies.

Questions about the workshop can be directed Bruce Barr, 775.589.5294, bbarr@trpa.org.

·      Lake Tahoe Bird Festival is June 24 from 10am-3pm at Taylor Creek Visitor Center on the South Shore.

·      Toddler Storytime will continue at the Minden Library on Tuesdays at 10:30am from June 12-Aug. 7. Felt board stories, songs and musical instruments are included. This is for ages 3 and younger.

·       June 3 is the annual bike ride around the lake. Highway 89-Emerald Bay Road will experience a two-hour traffic delay just north of Camp Richardson Resort at Baldwin Beach Road.  Vehicle Traffic and unregistered bicyclists will be stopped and delayed from accessing northbound Highway 89 from 6:30-8:30am.

·       The Liberty Mutual Insurance NASTAR National Championships will return to Squaw Valley April 3-7, 2019.

·      The June 11 El Dorado County VHR ad hoc meeting will now be at the Magnet School in Meyers at 5:30pm. 

·       The annual Wagon Train will be coming to Zephyr Cove on June 2, then from Zephyr to Amacker Ranch on June 3, from Meyers to Tamarack Pine on June 4, eventually reaching Placerville on June 9.

·       Donner Lake Triathlon is July 21-22. For more info, go online.

·      The Village at Squaw Valley will welcome a Shown-n-Shine with Nevada based Hot August Nights on June 9. It’s free for spectators. Event is from 9am-3pm.

·      Douglas County Public Library will be hosting a Lego Build on Tuesdays from June 12-Aug. 7 at the Minden Library. Listen to a story and recreate it using Lego bricks from 3-4pm. Lego bricks and building materials will be provided by the library. Lego Build Tuesdays are for children ages 4 and up.

·      Douglas County Public Library will present storytime at Lampe Park in Gardnerville on Wednesdays at 10am from June 13-Aug. 8. Crafts will be included; children of all ages are welcome. 

·       Tahoe City Food and Wine Classic is June 16, 1-5pm. More info is online.

·       South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Arts Alliance will host an art gallery reception and networking mixer on June 18 at 6pm at City Hall. This opening will feature all the Best in Show artists from the Lake Tahoe Community College art show.

·      Tommy Lee and DJ Aero will be at Blu Nightclub in Stateline on July 14. Doors open at 10pm. Must be at least 21. Advance tickets are $30, $35 that night.

·      The Temptations will take the stage at MontBleu in Stateline on Aug. 3 at 8pm. Doors open one hour earlier. Tickets are $50 and $60, plus tax and fees.

·      Douglas County Public Library is providing a free do-it-yourself green cleaning class at the Minden Library on June 18 from 4-6pm and at the Zephyr Cove Library on June 20 from 2-4pm. All supplies will be provided.