Heavenly Mountain Resort is extending its their discounted season pass price for five days. The adult Heavenly season pass will be available for $369 through Dec. 18. Prices will increase Dec. 19.

The revised “South Lake Tahoe Historic Photo Album” will be introduced at the Lake Tahoe Museum in South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 18 from 2-4pm.

Also, David Antonucci will sign his new book, “Snowballs Chance – The Story of the 1960 Olympics”.

With the arrival of additional vaccine, Placer and El Dorado counties have scheduled free H1N1 flu clinics.

* Dec. 16 from 11am-3pm at the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach.

* Dec. 17 from 4-7pm at Lake Tahoe Community College, One College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, in the Board Room/Aspen Room. (The South Lake Tahoe clinic is co-hosted by the Health Services Department, Barton Health, Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Lake Tahoe Community College.)

From Apres Wine Company in South Lake Tahoe:

Karen Marshall is battling a difficult bone marrow illness. Her health insurance only covers a portion of her treatment. Karen lost her husband two years ago and she has just dealt with his medical bills. She is currently on leave from her job at H&R Block.

You may already know Karen. She has helped many people in South Lake Tahoe for over 20 years. Karen is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children and volunteers at Sierra Community Church. She’s well-loved by her friends and family; the kids at Sierra Church call her “grandma.” Karen loves to have a good time over a glass of wine with Shelley, Joyce, Melissa and the rest of her friends in the “Red Hatters” group.

Karen Marshall Benefit: Please join Après Wine Company on Dec. 17 and enjoy a glass (or two!) to help raise money to cover Karen’s expenses. Launa Martin will be donating her tips and Après Wine Company will donate 10 percent of wine bar/bistro sales between 5-10pm.

Donation: $5 or more, cash or check made out to Karen Marshall

Raffle: Tickets $1 each or six for $5; prizes (manicure, massage, donations from Après, Aramark)

If you can’t make it to Après on Thursday but would like to help, please send checks to:

Karen Marshall, c/o Debbie Budnik

P. O. Box 16176, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151

The Jacyee Lee Dugard story is Time magazine’s No. 1 story of the year. Click here to read about it.

On Dec. 13 at about 5:30pm the Truckee Police Department

dispatch center received a report of an aircraft accident near the Truckee Tahoe Airport.

Law enforcement personnel located the crash site minutes later, south of the Highway 267 bypass. The pilot and passenger, both from the San Francisco Bay Area, walked

away from the damaged plane uninjured. The pilot of the single engine turbo prop TBM 850 aircraft was on approach to the Truckee Tahoe Airport with limited visibility when he encountered problems handling the aircraft. The plane crashed in an unpopulated area, into several feet of snow.

The investigation into the cause of the accident has been turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Cloudy is the word for the day from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. The ski report will tell you about all the snow on the slopes and the conditions.

Kit Night, a South Lake Tahoe artist known for her oil paintings, has a new website — www.kitnight.com.

Minden is looking for a town manager and South Tahoe’s John Greenhut is a finalist for the job. Greenhut is director of public works in South Lake.

Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe is $3,000 shy of its goal of collecting $50,000 to send to Jaycee Lee Dugard. Checks may be sent to Bank of the West, Jaycee Dugard Family Fund, 2161 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. The account number is 186153508.

Puffin, a cigar store, is opening in the Heavenly Village in South Tahoe.

Kindertown daycare center has a status conference hearing Jan. 13 — so the South Lake Tahoe center remains open indefinitely.

Nick Garrett of South Lake Tahoe will be playing for USC in the Emerald Bowl on Dec. 26.

On Dec. 18 from 4-7pm is the third Friday Gallery Art Walk in South Lake Tahoe.

South Shore’s Village Center is a block from the casinos and next door to the Heavenly Village.

Handcrafted jewelry, Tahoe landscape photography, and original and limited edition paintings will be featured.

Visit the Village Center on the third Friday of the month between 4-7pm for their Gallery Walk event. Many of the galleries feature live artist demonstrations and serve wine and hors d’oeuvres.

Participating galleries are all located at 4000 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

Publisher’s note: Get in the spirit and share your idea for a gift valued at $20 or less. Click here for details.

Karen Linsley, who owns Image Angels photography in South Lake Tahoe, has a slew of gift ideas for less than $20.

She says: I have screen savers on sale for $20. They can be customized using only photos of Lake Tahoe. I also have bookmarks made with photos of Tahoe, plus cool non-religious quotes, $5.

I have photos on my Image Angels Facebook page, and also on my Image Angels blog.

I can also do a small print for $20.

www.imageangels.com

Tahoe 2009/Image Angels