Stan Perez, a veteran and candidate for El Dorado County sheriff, is sponsoring a free Medical Health Fair for all veterans on Wednesday from 2-4pm at the American Legion Hall, on Forni Drive in Placerville next to the county fairgrounds. Veterans Memorial Hall, 130 Placerville Drive, is next to the County Fairgrounds gate, near Raley’s and the Shell gas station.

Medical doctors and staff will be at the hall to provide medical promotion, blood pressure testing, health information, and consultation.

No appointment needed, just stop by the hall on Veterans Day.

It is hosted by American Legion Post 119.

For information, call (916) 502.5784.

Having trouble seeing South Lake Tahoe City Council meetings?

If you believe it’s a Charter Communications issue because it’s not clearly coming across on cable Channel 21, call the 800 number on your bill.

If it’s a glitch on your computer, call Tina Shannon at the city — (530) 542.6016; or your Internet service provider.

City officials say they are doing all they can on their end to ensure a clear transmission the day of council meetings and afterward.

CASA El Dorado is having a fund raiser on Nov. 18 from 5-7pm at Ernie’s Coffee Shop.

Owners, Paul and Judy Bruso and their amazing Ernie’s Coffee Shop staff have generously offered up their famous burger, soda and fries meals for the night.

Proceeds from the fundraiser go directly to your local Court Appointed Special Advocate program. CASA El Dorado, a nonprofit organization, recruits, trains, and matches volunteer advocates with abused or neglected children that are part of the court system through no fault of their own. CASA volunteers are appointed directly by a judge and attend each court hearing, advocating for the best interests of the child. CASA is a national organization serving in counties throughout the United States. CASA El Dorado has served more than 400 children in the last 12 months alone, speaking up as a voice for children.

Ernie’s Burger Night tickets are $10 per person (gratuity not included) and can be purchased in advance by calling (530) 573.3072 or e-mail kelly@casaeldorado.org.

Do you owe child support? To learn more about the Compromise of Arrears Program and to receive assistance with the application process two meetings are scheduled:

Nov. 18 from 10am-noon, South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe;

Dec. 18 from 10am-noon, 550 Main Street, Ste. A, Placerville.

Call 866-901-3212 to sign up for the workshop and to obtain the application packet.

Nearly 250 students from the South Tahoe middle and high schools bands,orchestras, choirs and NJROTC will perform a Veterans Musical Tribute on Nov. 9 at South Tahoe Middle School’s multipurpose room.

The free concert is from 7-8pm.

Does having an eco broker represent you in a real estate transaction make a difference? It all depends on what your beliefs are about the house you want to buy as well as having an agent who knows what she is selling. Listen to Realtor Cheryl Murakami on K-Tahoe FM 96.1/AM 590 (www.kthoradio.com) on Saturday at 10am or Monday at 6pm as LTN Publisher Kathryn Reed interviews her.

New to winter driving?

Then the Nov. 17 class taught by the California Highway Patrol is for you.

Attendees will at the South Tahoe High School library from 6-8pm. Space is limited to 50.

Call (530) 577.1001 to reserve a spot.

Disabled Sports Far West at Alpine Meadows Resort needs volunteers to teach people with disabilities to learn how to ski and snowboard.

Volunteers must be a strong intermediate or above.

A two-day training is mandatory.

Lift tickets are provided.

Applications are at www.disabledsports.net, or call (530) 581.4161.

North Lake Tahoe Resort Association may have four new board members.

Nov. 10 is the deadline to apply. The large lodging, restaurant and retail slots are three-year terms. The ski area member will serve the last two years of a three-year term.

Ballots will be mailed by Nov. 12. The results will be announced Dec. 2 at the NLTRA board of directors meeting.

For more information about the election, call Kym Fabel at (530) 581-8764 or email kym@puretahoenorth.com.

Italian Night is the flavor of the winter season at Zephyr Cove Restaurant every Thursday (except Thanksgiving) beginning Nov. 5. Call (775) 589.4968 for reservations or additional information.

Porters Lake Tahoe, with stores in Tahoe City-Truckee-Incline, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2010.

Tahoe Grille is open in South Tahoe.

Reno’s Rink on the River is on the featured ice rinks in the November-December issue of Via magazine. It’s open Nov. 25-Feb. 15 — (775) 334.6268. The publication all calls Genoa Square on of the best town squares.

Resort at Squaw Creek is the only Tahoe area ski destination to make Parents magazine’s top 10 list of snowy destinations catering to families.