• The nomination deadline for Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s 3rd Annual Blue Ribbon Awards is Oct. 1.

• Roadrunner gas station in Meyers is having a birthday party Oct. 1. Check out the website to learn about its pricing program to entice locals to buy local.

• Dan Spano, who owns Paradise Real Estate in South Tahoe, sold the Paradise Timeshare Resale business to Carl and Jean Thoms of Reno.

• About 40 marijuana growers in California joined the Teamsters this month; the first growers in the nation to be in a union.

• Lakefront Wedding Chapel in South Tahoe was the site of the wedding of Bernie Salazar, a participant in ‘The Biggest Loser” – season five.

• In recognition of their dedication to service and safety, the Squaw Valley National Ski Patrol, the volunteer arm of the ski patrol, was selected as the winner of the 2009-10 National Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol Award.

• Lira’s Minden grocery store is closing Oct. 2.

• South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association is hosting K-9 Trials Sept. 25 at 3pm at the ball fields behind South Tahoe Middle School. It’s free and open to the public.

• The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted this week to take 90 days to evaluate the judge’s decision in the shorezone case.