• Solange Schwalbe, who lives in the Angora burn area, worked on sound production for the movie “Eat Pray Love” that just came out and stars Julia Roberts.

• Dr. Jonathan Tay, medical director of Reno CyberKnife, recently was named a “Health-Care Hero” for Northern Nevada.

• Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe with Tahoe Adventure Company is offering lodge-to-lodge kayaking adventures for two, three and four days in September and through the first week of October. Call (530) 913.9212 for more information.

• Stacey Johnson is now the national convention sales manager at Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors.

• Incline Village General Improvement District General Manager Bill Horn has turned down a $25,000 bonus to set an example for employees. His base salary is about $164,000 a year.

• Amgen Tour officials are expected to be in Lake Tahoe this week to decide if the region should be part of the 2011 cycling event.

• San Rafael resident Greg Larson swam across Lake Tahoe on Aug. 13.