Snippets about Lake Tahoe

snc• Dori Borjesson, a veterinarian and professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, will give a presentation on how stem cells function to heal tissues in animals and people, and clinical trials using stem cells to treat diseases in small and large companion animals on Jan. 15 at 5:30pm at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village. Cost is $5.

• The draft master plan for Martis Creek Lake and Dam in Truckee requires dogs to be leashed.

• J.T. Thompson is now tourism director for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association.

• Ball field No. 2 at North Tahoe Regional Park will be named for fallen Placer County Detective Mike Davis.

• A report by the Partnership for a New American Economy says better tourist visa laws would boost the country’s revenue by at least $7.6 billion and create 50,000 jobs within five years.