Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• Lake Tahoe News is looking for freelance writers to cover issues throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee. If interested, mail resume and writing samples to info@LakeTahoeNews.net with “freelancer” in the subject line.

• The Bicycle Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is meeting March 6 from 9-11am at Lake Tahoe Airport.

• Nevada gained an estimated 42,334 people from July 2013 to July 2014, according to the state Demographer’s Office. This is about 1.5 percent, about equivalent to the increase of 1.8 percent the prior year, but higher than the 2011-12 period when the state grew by 1 percent.

• Duane Whitelaw is now general manager of the North Tahoe Public Utility District.

• Job seekers in El Dorado County and across the Sacramento region are invited to attend the Tri-County Job Fair on March 13 from 9am-1pm at the Folsom Community Center, 52 Natoma St. in Folsom. It will feature 65 local employers. For info, go online.