Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• South Lake Tahoe had the highest gas price in California, at $3.99 per gallon, according to AAA’s monthly review of prices throughout the state.

• The 25th annual Santa Paws Benefit is Dec. 3 from 11am-4pm. The website has more info.

• Barton Auxiliary blood drive is Dec. 5 from 11am-6pm at the South Lake Tahoe library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.).

• Three South Lake Tahoe residents competed in the Nov. 6 New York City Marathon — Sherry Lindner, Ann Fountain and Lisa Kern.

• North Lake Tahoe Visitors Bureau, a marketing cooperative between the Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau and the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, was selected by Smart Meetings magazine as one of its Platinum Choice award-winning organizations, while Meetings & Conventions magazine recognized the group with its Gold Award.