• Nevada magazine will host the International Regional Magazine Association conference Sept. 9-12 at Reno’s Peppermill Resort Spa Casino. In addition to their time spent in Reno, some of the more than 70 conference attendees will tour South Lake Tahoe the afternoon of Sept. 9.

• A University of Nebraska-Lincoln entrepreneur report has Nevada going from the seventh best state nationally for entrepreneurs in 2008 to 47th in 2010.

• State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, said about the newest version of Senate Bill x17, which amends the fire tax, “This is just as illegal as the first fire tax but this time they’ve taken off the gloves and really socked it to rural Californians. This is clearly double taxation and it is being dumped on the backs of the people when the state has 12-percent unemployment and families are struggling just to make ends meet. I will fight this in every way possible — as a legislator and as a private citizen — and want everyone who might get stuck paying this phony fee to get in the arena and fight it too.”

• The third annual Bicycle Achievement Award nominations are open until Oct. 15 for the categories of: Individual, Business, Agency and Organization. Nominations must include a biography and detailed description of the advancement of bicycling. Send to BikeTahoe@aol.com.

• ResorTime.com has revealed its top 10 destinations for timeshare condo rentals, with Lake Tahoe No. 10. Carlsbad-Oceanside is at the top of the list.