Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• Shaun White will not defend his skateboarding title at the X Games in LA this month.

• Best Tahoe West in South Lake Tahoe is now America’s Best Value Inn.

• Kent “Hoop” Hoopingarner is moving from GM of Homewood to executive director of mountain development at JMA Ventures, the owners of the West Shore ski resort. Kevin Mitchell loses the assistant in his title and is now general manager of Homewood.

• The Hardcore Baseball World Series will be played mostly in South Lake Tahoe from July 27-Aug. 2.

• These are the weekly roadwork schedules from Caltrans – El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra.