When temperatures drop, it doesn't take long to start affecting the body. Which is why it's necessary to be prepared when you're outdoors.
This is the time of year when thousands of people are visiting Lake Tahoe as well as our parks. But park rangers say the problem is, most people aren't prepared.

Closing out a multi-year process to update the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday, Dec. 12 on the updated plan and supportive environmental documents at Harveys Resort convention center in Stateline.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. with brief statements by state leaders whose leadership resulted in key compromises allowing the plan to move forward, according to TRPA officials.

Here is the Carson City road repair and maintenance report for the week of Dec. 10-16: A sidewalk project will continue on Silver Sage Drive in the vicinity of Sean Drive and Stafford Way. The work will primarily be on the side of the road, but minor delays are possible.

There will be shoulder work on Center Street between Roland Street and Arthur Street due to utility relocation related to the next phase of the Carson City Freeway. No delays are expected.

Partnership Carson City gathered coats for the Students in Transition Program operated by the Carson City School District.
The tables in the Carson City Sheriff's Office meeting room were filled with coats of all sizes and colors much to the delight of program coordinator Peggy Sweetland (left). Shown with Sweetland are Mayor Robert Crowell, chairman of Partnership Carson City, and PCC Executive Director Kathy Bartosz.