North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District this fall is celebrating 50 years of service to the Incline Village/Crystal Bay areas.

Jessica Ramirez has been hired by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County and North Lake Tahoe as customer relations specialist and program assistant.

John Singlaub is back among the employed. He traded in his executive director title at Tahoe Regional Planning Agency early this year to take on the same role this fall at Sierra Business Council — a nonprofit with more than 750 members whose mission is to promote sustainability in the Sierra Nevada.

Caltrans is planning to build Class II bike lanes between Dollar Hill and Kings Beach and at least 4-foot wide shoulders from Dollar Hill to Tahoe City.

New restrooms will be built at El Dorado Beach in South Tahoe with a $520,000 grant from the state Department of Boating and Waterways.