EyeC Books is sponsoring Take A Book Home Day at the South Lake Tahoe branch library on Aug. 10 form 10am-2pm.

Each attendee may choose two books to take home for free.

The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.

Learn how to keep your family and property safe from the threat of fire.

Representatives from the East Fork Fire and Paramedic District, Nevada Division of Forestry, state Fire Marshal’s Office, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Citizens Emergency Response Team, Genoa Volunteer Fire Department, and Douglas County Search and Rescue will distribute free information July 28.

Learn about “Living with Fire” and other fire safe programs. Many different types of emergency response vehicles will be on site, including engines, water trucks, brush trucks, jeeps, and more. Meet and talk with local firefighters and other emergency responders. Kids can visit Smokey the Bear and sit in some of the vehicles.

The event is from 10am-2pm at Mormon Station State Historic Park in Genoa.

For more information, contact the park at (775) 782.2590.

Kim Wyatt, local publisher and editor, is giving at talk at the South Lake Tahoe library about “Tahoe Blues: Short Lit on Life at the Lake” and other forthcoming events at Bona Fide Books.

She will have books available for purchase.

The event is Aug. 29 at 6:30pm.

The library is at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.

Cancer survivors are invited to a free lunch during Relay for Life on Aug. 11.

Lunch will be served after the opening ceremony; at which survivors are encouraged to walk a lap.

The entire event is from 11am-11pm that Saturday at Kahle Community Park in Stateline.

Call Maryon Tilley with your name and phone number to RSVP, (775) 586.8330.

Lake Valley and Meeks Bay fire protection districts have money from a grant to replace wood roofs in their jurisdictions.

The Hazardous Wood Roof Replacement Grant program is designed to encourage homeowners with hazardous wood roofs to replace them with a full Class A Assembly, non-combustible, non-wood roof.

This grant program will provide eligible, participating homeowners with a 70 percent reimbursement (up to $6,000) for the costs of replacing an eligible wood roof.

For any questions and greater detail regarding the program, contact Lake Valley Fire District at (530) 577.2447 or attend the Aug. 14 6-8pm meeting at the Lake Valley firehouse in Meyers.

• Tahoe Regional Young Professionals keeps the summer sizzling with the next mixer at Brothers Bar & Grill in South Lake Tahoe July 24 from 7–10pm. Food and drink specials will be flowing throughout the evening.

• John Skeel is now district manager of Tahoe Resource Conservation District.

• California State Parks and the Sierra State Parks Foundation is putting on a Living History Day at the Ehrman Mansion at Sugar Pine Point State Park on July 28, 10am-4pm. The event is free; parking is $10.

• Truckee Rodeo is Aug. 25-26. For more information, go online.

• The Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau, which promotes the southern gateway region of Yosemite National Park, is now only selling items made in the USA.

The North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association are offering Generations and Sexual Harassment: Awareness and Prevention for Business Owners and Managers on July 26, 9-11am, with registration and snacks at 8:30am.

The event will be at the Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road in Truckee. It will satisfy California AB1825 required training.

Attendees will learn how to bring their business into compliance regarding sexual harassment awareness in the workplace. The topic, presented by Laura Moriarty of SHRA and Tahoe Training Partners, is presented in an engaging and provocative way from the perspective of generations working side by side. It will teach attendees how to prevent unwelcome behavior, handling complaints, investigations and interviews, privacy issues, as well as documenting and resolving complaints.

Registration is $49/person for SHRA members, $59 for chamber members and $69 for non-members if registered before July 25. Last-minute registration runs $59 for SHRA members, $69 for chamber members and $79 non-members.

To register and for more information about the workshop, call Laura Moriarty at (530) 573.0224.

The next Cancer Relay for Life meeting is July 25 at 5pm at Kahle Community Park, Stateline.

Volunteers and vendors for the Aug. 11 are still being sought.

Call Maryon Tilley, (775) 586.8330, for more information.

AAA of Northern California is teaming up with Nevada State Parks to provide much needed funding for park facility repairs that have been postponed due to significant budget cuts the past several years.

Through Aug. 31, AAA’s “Summer Road Trip” campaign will donate $5 to Nevada State Parks for each AAA insurance quote completed at a AAA branch office. The quote is free.

The money will help Nevada State Park’s accomplish its mission of managing, protecting and maintaining the natural, cultural and recreational resources of Nevada.

Lake Valley Fire Protection District is offering a free wood chipping service to residents in its service area.

Lake Valley is working with South Tahoe Refuse’s Recycle/Green Waste Program to offer two methods of slash removal. For piles smaller than 2 cubic yards (the size of a washer and dryer side by side), South Tahoe Refuse will pick them up on collection day, but they must be bundled and tied with twine – then placed curbside.

For piles larger than 2 cubic yards, Lake Valley FPD is continuing its curbside chipping program through this season.

The following are guidelines for the chipping program:

• Place slash and brush piles adjacent to a driveway or street so the chipper and crew can readily have access.

• Piles must be in an area where equipment can easily be turned around.

• Place the cut ends uniformly facing the street or driveway.

• Do not put anything in the pile that is greater than 6 inches in diameter, and do not leave pine needles, pine cones, or leaves.

• Piles must be free of dirt, rocks, wires, lumber and trash.

• Piles are easier to chip if they are wider and more spread out, rather than taller.

• Piles must be home owner-generated – not from work done by a contractor.

• If piles are inaccessible (blocked by cars, in a tight cul-de-sac, too far from the road, etc.), they cannot be chipped.

• The chips will be left in a pile on your property.

When your pile is ready, call (530) 577.2447 to put your name on the list.