The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund’s second annual membership dinner is Oct. 12.

This nonprofit entity was launched last year with the goal of securing money from members that will then be doled out to entities roughly from Glenbrook to Meyers to Camp Richardson. While the members may come from anywhere, the money is staying on the South Shore.The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund has three annual membership levels — $100, $250 and $1,000. A percentage of each of these will go into an endowment fund to help sustain the organization.

The dinner is at Harrah’s Tahoe from 6-8pm. Cost is $25; tickets are available online.

Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting a talk with author and anthropologist Enrique Martinez Curiel on Sept. 26.

Curiel is the author of “Los que se van y los que se quedan”, or “Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay”. The book is based on a study Curiel conducted that analyzed the formal education of and transition to adulthood in the youths of families who remained living in Ameca, Jalisco, compared to those who instead migrated into communities throughout California.

This is a free presentation that will be delivered in Spanish.

It stars at 6:30pm in the Aspen Room.

Caltrans is warning people it is illegal cut or remove trees and shrubs along state highways.

The agency will take legal action against individuals and businesses that cut trees and/or bushes within the state’s right-of-way without the necessary permits.

Violators face a $10,000 penalty for each tree and $1,000 for every shrub damaged on state property. State law allows for damage awards to be doubled or tripled.

·       TAMBA has installed 12 signs at Bijou Bike Park that were printed and donated by Heavenly Mountain Resort. Maintenance Mondays are every Monday at 5:30pm until dark to pack jumps, keep the return lines clear and contour the pump track.

·       Passport to Dining, benefiting the nonprofit North Tahoe Business Association, is Nov. 10, 6-9pm at North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The event features up to 35 tasting stations including restaurants, caterers, breweries, wineries and distilleries as well as a raffle and a silent auction. NTBA will donate a portion of the net proceeds to the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. Advance tickets are $90/couple and $50/person. To purchase advance tickets with cash or check, call 530.546.9000. Day of event tickets are $110/couple and $60/person while quantities last.

·       TravelNevada was named best public relations campaign by the U.S. Travel Association for its Don’t Fence Me In millennial marketing effort.

·       A forum and discussion featuring candidates from the Tahoe City Public Utility District,  North Tahoe Public Utility District, Truckee Tahoe Airport District, and the Tahoe Forest Hospital District will be Oct. 4 at 6pm at the Tahoe City Public Utility District, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City.

·     The final Tahoe Games Bike Night of the season is Sept. 30 at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. Registration opens at 6pm, races are at 8pm.

Washoe County is having an open house about the Tahoe Area Plan on Sept. 28.

This is an opportunity for people to weigh in about the future of Incline Village/Crystal Bay development plan.

Washoe County planners will be available to explain and discuss the text of the draft area plan, the Development Code Article 220 that is being rewritten to assist in implementing the updated Tahoe Area Plan, and to distribute copies of the draft plan, discuss the plan, answer questions and take comments.

The event is from 3:30-5:30pm at the Chateau, 955 Fairway Blvd., Incline Village.

The regular meeting of the Incline Village General Improvement District will follow at 6pm.

The American Legion Post 795 of South Lake Tahoe is hosting an Oktoberfest celebration that includes a traditional German meal and live music by the Cash Only Band on Oct. 1.

Food will be served from noon-5pm. Cost is $10.

The American Legion Hall is located at 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

For more information, contact Carol Olivas at 530.544.1306.

·       Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., is now Nevada state chairman for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

·       Street Vibrations Motorcycle Rally is under way. More than 50,000 motorcycle enthusiasts will take to Northern Nevada streets through Sept. 25.

·       Tahoe Adventure Film Festival presents the 11th year of Reel Rock Film Tour at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theatre on Oct. 7. A full lineup of this year’s films is online. Doors open at 5:45pm and show starts at 6:30pm. Tickets are sold at the door.

·       Wildflower enthusiast Lisa Berry will give a free talk and slideshow presentation on Sept. 30 at 7pm in the Aspen Room at Lake Tahoe Community College. She will share tips on where and when to find the best displays. Joining Berry will be author and botanist Julie Caville.

·       UNR was again ranked in the top tier of “best national universities” by U.S. News & World Report, in addition to being cited as one of the nation’s fastest growing flagship universities, according to a Washington Post analysis.

For the first time since 2008, El Dorado County’s Public Housing Authority will open its housing choice voucher waiting list.

Formerly known as Section 8, the federal money provides rental assistance to income qualified individuals and families. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have eligible immigration status.

Applications will be accepted online from Oct. 17-23. A computer generated lottery will review and select the 500 applications that will comprise the waiting list.

·       The 3rd annual Alpine Aspen Festival will be Oct. 8-9 in Hope Valley. Headquarters for the festival are at the sno-park located on Blue Lakes Road and Highway 88. Festivities are from 10am-4pm. For details, go online.

·       The El Dorado County Republican Central Committee and El Dorado County Unit of the California Republican Assembly have united and opened an office at 680 Placerville Drive, Suite C, in Placerville.

·       Zephyr Cove Elementary School’s annual walk-a-thon is Sept. 30 at 10am. It is a fundraiser for the parents club.

·       Slow Food Lake Tahoe’s annual canning clinic is Oct. 1 from 9am-1pm. Cost is $25. Details are online.

·       South Lake Tahoe took time last week to recognize members of the South Shore law enforcement community. Entities singled out included: South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Nevada Highway Patrol, California Highway Patrol, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, search and rescue, STAR, probation, SLEDNET, and U.S. Forest Service.

·       According to the latest figures, El Dorado County unemployment is at 5.6 percent and South Lake Tahoe’s is 6.1 percent. There was a time not so long ago that SLT’s topped 17 percent.

·       South Tahoe High School and the Squaw Valley Academy made the list of most beautiful high school campuses in California.

·       Sherry Rupert, an American Indian of Paiute and Washoe heritage and a native Nevadan, will speak on preserving the Stewart Indian School on Sept. 24. The free talk starts at 10am at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park in Minden.