Lake Tahoe Community College’s 2020 Vision Session planned for this Saturday has been postponed out of respect for the loss of two former instructors.

An announcement with a new date and time will come soon.

A celebration of life will be June 8 for former LTCC instructor Kathy Bluethman at Whittell High School on the football field at 10am. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the George Whittell Athletic Department, P.O. Box 677, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448.

A memorial service for former LTCC instructor Carl Young will also be June 8. It will be at noon at McFarlane Mortuary, 887 Emerald Bay Road. His family asks that donations in his memory be sent to the Ventana Wildlife Society.

There will be a blood drive in South Lake Tahoe on June 10.

Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring the event from noon-6pm at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. Parking will be validated.

For more information, call Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5343.

Bring a photo ID, and eat and drink before donating.

Big Blue Concierge of South Lake Tahoe just released its “Concierge in Your Pocket” app for locals, visitors and vacation home owners in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The app includes hiking and biking trails, historical venues, dog friendly locations, homeowner services such as plumbers and electricians, restaurants, happy hours, discounts, shops, rentals, wedding vendors and more.

There is also a locals’ point-of-view blog on the app.

Paula Peterson, owner of Big Blue Concierge, has lived in South Lake Tahoe for 34 years.

The app can be found on the iTunes App Store under “bigbluec” and in the Google Play Store for Androids at “big blue concierge.”

For more information, call Peterson at (530) 307.0909, email paula@bigblueconcierge.com.

As part of Placer County’s efforts to update its Community and General plans in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the county will be conducting a charrette this summer for Kings Beach.

The intent is for the Kings Beach Vision Charrette to build upon the foundation established through the TRPA’s Pathway 2007 and Placer County’s Tahoe Community Plan Update visioning and community planning efforts to create a vision plan that illustrates the possibilities for the future of the Kings Beach commercial core and recreation areas as it evolves over the next 20-plus years.

Public workshops and sessions where community members will be able to meet and discuss their ideas with the project team include:

Kings Beach 3-Day Vision Charrette, July 16-18, North Tahoe Event Center,8318 North Lake Tahoe Blvd., Kings Beach.

Public sessions:

July 16 – noon-1:30pm and 5-6:30pm

July 18 – 5-6pm.

For more information, contact Crystal Jacobsen with the Placer County Planning Services Division at (530) 745.3000 or cjacobse@placer.ca.gov.

With warmer weather, extended daylight hours, and lots of outdoor activities to enjoy, El Dorado County health officials are offering hot weather safety tips.

Seniors, young children, those with chronic medical conditions and individuals with inadequate air conditioning can be especially vulnerable to hot weather.

The following are tips for staying cool and healthy during hot weather:

• Drink plenty of fluids, such as water and low-calorie sports drinks, to replace salts and minerals lost through sweating.

• Stay indoors in an air-conditioned building. If your home does not have sufficient air conditioning, visit a friend, relative or other location in the community, including libraries, grocery stores or shopping centers where the air conditioning is working.

• Pace yourself and avoid heavy exertion in the heat.

• Never leave a child, elderly person or animal in a parked vehicle, even for a few minutes. Temperatures can quickly rise to dangerous levels in a matter of minutes.

• Check on neighbors, relatives and friends, particularly those who may be isolated.

The Health and Human Services Agency, Community Services Division has programs to help low-income individuals make their homes more summer ready, including weatherization services and the repair or replacement of air conditioners or evaporative coolers. For information about these programs, and eligibility requirements, individuals may call (530) 573.3490 in South Lake Tahoe and (530) 621.6150 in Placerville.

• South Lake Tahoe’s summer activity guide is online.

• Barton Health is sponsoring a lecture about hips on June 5. Robert Rupp, orthopedic surgeon, will talk about the causes and treatment of hip pain from 6-7pm at Kahle Community Center, Stateline.

• Learn about animals from around the world at the South Lake Tahoe library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.) on July 5 at 2pm.

• In this week’s episode of “Mountain Movers,” the Snow Park Technologies crew will build a one-of-a-kind 65-foot road gap for South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson at Sierra-at-Tahoe. The show airs June 6 at 8pm on National Geographic channel.

• Discovery Channel is honoring three storm chasers, including Carl Young of South Lake Tahoe, who died last week in Oklahoma. “Mile Wide Tornado: Stormchasers Tribute” will air June 5 at 10pm.

Horizon casino’s parking lot in Stateline will turn into a carnival June 13-16.

There is no entrance fee. The carnival is offering $25 wristbands for unlimited one-day passes for all rides. Buddy day is June 13 when unlimited ride wristbands are two-for-one at the gate entrance.

There will be rides for all ages, food and interactive games.

For info on the carnival, call (775) 790.1544.

“Dig into Reading” this summer. The Douglas County Public Library Lake Tahoe branch is having a Dinosaur Dig on June 13 at 1:30pm.

Listen to Miss Maria read dinosaurs stories. Afterward, go outside and dig for “dinosaurs” around the library. Bring a plastic shovel or pail if you have one. Young children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Lake Tahoe library is located at 233 Warrior Way in Zephyr Cove.

• Kirk Ledbetter is now chairman of the board for Barton Health. New board members are Mike Bradford and Keith Swanson. Returning are Greg Bergner, John Cefalu, Paul J. Fry II, Rhonda McFarlane, Terry Orr, Paul Rork, Chuck Scharer and Dena Schwarte.

• Megan Arneson on June 29 at 2pm will present a history of the Slow Food Movement and how it is growing in the Lake Tahoe area. The free talk is at South Lake Tahoe library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd..

• Truckee real estate research firm Clear Capital is expanding to Roseville where it plans to hire up to 80 people.

• Here is the El Dorado-Tahoe roadwork schedule for this week.

• Live bats are coming to the South Lake Tahoe library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.) on June 28 at 2pm for a free presentation.

Toogee Sielsch is going to the El Dorado County Fair next week.

This Tahoe resident is the latest person to win tickets to the June 13-16 extravaganza in Placerville.

Lake Tahoe News in cooperation with the fair has two more pairs of tickets to give away. One pair will be given away on the news site and one on LTN’s Facebook page. Fill out a paid subscriber form to better your odds.