·      Raley’s, Bel-Air and Nob Hill stores are offering discounted tickets to the 29th annual American Century Championship, the celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 10-15.

·      July 28 is the second annual Bikes & Brews Festival at Kirkwood.

·      Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, as well as other employees for the Department of Public Safety, will be volunteering their time to raise money for Special Olympics of Nevada and California on June 14 at Hard Rock Hotel in Stateline from 11am-3pm and 5-9pm.

·      El Dorado County leaders and community agencies who serve older adults are invited to attend Reframing Aging in El Dorado, an interactive training event on June 29 from 9am-4pm at the Cameron Park Community Services District located at 2502 Country Club Drive in Cameron Park.

·      Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is issuing each deputy nasal Narcan or Naloxone. Each deputy may administer it to anyone suffering from suspected or accidental opioid overdoses.

A website launched by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Tahoe Transportation District, and visitor organizations provides a hub of easy-to-access information about a range of travel options in the Tahoe basin.

The goal is to increase public awareness of travel options for people to get to, from, and around the Tahoe basin and encourage more people to walk, bike, use transit, take water shuttles, and choose off-peak times to drive to better manage congestion on the region’s roads.

The website is a one-stop-shop for travel options throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin, providing links to transportation services and ways to travel to and from Tahoe from neighboring metropolitan areas such as Sacramento, Reno, and San Francisco.

·      Volunteers are needed to clean up the beaches of Lake Tahoe on July 5. Sign up online.

·      Free Bird Cafe of South Lake Tahoe is celebrating its first anniversary of its second location and its eighth year in business on June 14. Stop by either location for a free 12-ounce drip coffee — 2753 Lake Tahoe Blvd. or 2229 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

·      The 10th summer of Bluesdays in the Village at Squaw Valley returns June 12. The free, family-friendly concerts take place every Tuesday through Sept. 4 in the Events Plaza from 6-8:30pm.

·      Ann and Dennis Letl, retired residents of Rescue, were named the 2018 El Dorado County seniors of the year.

·      The Kirkwood Summer Festival will be June 30 from 3-6pm in the village plaza. The event includes food, wine and beer tasting, live music with Ten Dollar Pony, activities for kids and a silent auction. Pre-registration is available online.  Adult tickets cost $40 ($50 on June 30). Proceeds benefit the Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department.

The Nevada Department of Transportation is hosting community workshops to gather public input on rural transit services and needs.

NDOT is updating the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan for rural Nevada. The plan assesses existing transit services and future needs to help guide transit prioritization and identify strategies to meet future transit needs across the state.

Topics will include rural community needs for public transportation to work, medical appointments, entertainment and other venues. Public, private and nonprofit transportation providers, human service agencies and citizens needing public transportation are encouraged to attend to learn more about the plan and share feedback about local and regional access to transit resources.

The closest meetings to Tahoe are:

• June 22 from 9:30-11am, Douglas County Community/Senior Center, North Room, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville;
• June 22 from 2-3:30pm, Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive, Carson City.

·      Lights on the Lake is a 25-minute fireworks shows on July 4 shot off from near Edgewood Tahoe. The show will begin at 9:45pm, with simulcast on radio stations KRTL–93.9-FM and KOWL-AM 1490.

·      Starting June 11, CalFire will suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the state responsibility area of Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento and Alpine counties.

·      Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week.

·      South Tahoe High School sports medicine students were recognized for their dedication, knowledge and willingness to help other STHS athletes. They are Riley Turner—sports medicine student of the year; Hannah Voorhees—exemplary sports medicine student of the year; and Ally Sullivan—student trainer of the year.

South Tahoe Association of Realtors is partnering with United Blood Services to host a blood drive on June 19.

Everyone is invited to stop by the office and donate between 9am and 1pm. The office is at 2307 James Ave., South Lake Tahoe.

Donors may reserve a time slot online. Drop-ins are also welcome. To save time on the day of the blood drive, go online to complete the required form.

·      Truckee is hosting three informal listening session. It’s an opportunity to interact with council members and the town manager. Rules: no politicking, keep it respectful and bring your best ideas, passionate interests, and toughest questions. Dates are June 28, July 25 and Aug. 29 from 4-5:30pm at 10412 Donner Pass Road, Truckee.

·      Douglas County has begun construction to make improvements to the Kingsbury North trailhead. Expect intermittent parking closures during the day until July for undergrounding utilities and pavement resurfacing. 

·      Truckee is creating a Public Art Master Plan. There will be a round table workshop on June 13 from 5:30-7:30pm in council chambers. For questions, contact Nicholas Martin at nmartin@townoftruckee.com or 530.582.2910.

·      Thanks to the generosity of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows’ guests, $43,235 was donated to the Tahoe Fund and Truckee River Watershed Council. This money came from donations guests added to lift ticket and season pass sales during the 2017-18 season.

·      The 54th annual DeCelle Memorial Lake Tahoe Relay will begin at 5am June 9. Runners start and finish at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe.

·      Truckee is looking for Keep Truckee Green ambassadors this summer. Volunteers will be educating residents and visitors about recycling and composting during Truckee Thursday events. Sign up online.

·      Singer, songwriter Matisyahu will be at MontBleu in Stateline on Aug. 4 at 8pm.

·      The draft land use regulations for commercial cannabis delivery services will be reviewed by the Truckee Town Council on June 12. The meeting is from 6-10pm at 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee.

·      On June 2, 130 volunteers picked up 1,360 pounds of trash in Kings Beach, Crystal Bay, Carnelian Bay, and Tahoe Vista at the annual North Tahoe Clean Up Day.

·      Zephyr Cove Library will be showing “Black Panther” (rated PG-13) on June 16 at 2pm on a big screen in the meeting room. Free popcorn will be provided.

·       Melissa Etheridge will be at MontBleu in Stateline on July 20. Doors open at 7pm, show is at 8pm.

·       El Dorado County’s recommended budget for 2018-19 is available online.

·      Caltrans will repave 13 lane miles of Highway 50 from Weber Creek Bridge to the Carson Road overcrossing through Placerville with funds from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

·      “Broadway in Blue, A Musical Revue” will be at the Valhalla Boathouse Theater on July 5-8 and July 12-15. Tickets are available online.

·      Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and other state agencies will be issuing citations to pedestrians and motorists who are breaking traffic safety laws now through June 15.  Nevada law requires pedestrians to use sidewalks, crosswalks and pedestrian bridges and obey all traffic control signs and signals. 

John Cameron will be the guest speaker at the El Dorado County State of Jefferson (SOJ) meeting on June 12 at the American Legion Hall, 4561 Greenstone Road in Placerville.

Cameron is the Pacific Legal Foundation’s liberty society manager. Since 1973, Pacific Legal Foundation  has successfully litigated for limited government, private property rights and free enterprise in the nation’s highest courts. PLF has had nine victories in their 11 cases heard before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cameron and his associate will touch on regulatory issues and property rights, as well as some of PLF’s historic cases.

SOJ meetings are open to the public and admission is free. Social hour, which includes food, is from 5:30 to 6:30pm. The meeting begins at 6:30pm.

State of Jefferson meetings are the second Tuesday of each month, always at the same date time and location.