Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• Mark Novak, assistant fire chief for Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, is going to be the No. 1 guy for the Vail Fire Department starting in February.

• Fifty-Fifty Brewing in Truckee is considered one of the best ski town brewpubs by Outside magazine.

• Fishermen, skaters and others are being told to be wary of venturing on ice because most of the lakes in and around the basin don’t have a thick enough layer to hold people.

• Truckee Donner Recreation & Park District is planning higher caliber of performances now that the Community Arts Center is renovated.

• Sharkey’s casino in Gardnerville is closed.