Snippets about Lake Tahoe

·      Mark Cooley of Reno has created a logo for Lake Tahoe Humane Society.

·      Truckee Police Department and Truckee Fire Protection District have updated the town’s evacuation guide. It is available online.

·      Work to repair Barker Pass Road on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe should be done by mid-July. U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit construction crews, supported by local contractors, are working to replace pavement in two locations at the top of the popular off-highway vehicle, Tahoe Rim Trail and Pacific Crest Trail access road. The road closure begins just beyond the Blackwood Canyon Bridge, but the road to the campground is open.

·      As part of the Libraries Rock summer reading program, the staff at the Zephyr Cove Library will teach children how to make musical instruments out of household items on July 19 from 2-4pm. All crafting supplies will be provided by the library. 

·      At the Ski California Maintenance and Operations Conference at Squaw Valley, Kevin Schmidlin of Sierra-at-Tahoe and Curtis Kezich of Heavenly Mountain Resort were named Lift Mechanics of the Year. Lift Operations Person of the Year was Brandon Swartz of Heavenly.