• January is national Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month and most resorts in the Lake Tahoe area have deals.

• Lake Tahoe Community College’s board of education packet is not available online. Meetings are usually the second and fourth Tuesdays at 6pm.

• The Tahoe Maritime Museum in Homewood is open to Tahoe locals for free through May on the second Saturday of each month.

• The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office received a $4,000 donation from the Truckee River Yacht Club to support ongoing efforts by community service work crews to protect trees along the Truckee River from beaver damage.

• General surgeon Scott Welker as of Jan. 16 will see patients at 2175 South Ave. in South Lake Tahoe.