Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• Douglas County Manager Jim Nichols has been invited to attend the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs in Shenzhen, China, where he will have the chance to meet with numerous Chinese officials, business leaders and dignitaries. He is paying for the trip.

• Douglas County dispatch recently achieved its accreditation for emergency medical dispatch from the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch. Douglas County 911 is the first all-risk center in Nevada to achieve accreditation for medical dispatch.

• Truckee officials approved a new look and name for the town’s transit – Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit.

• On May 2 from 1-pm and 2:303:30pm is Young Chautauqua at Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson St., Carson City. Young performers will bring historical characters to life: meet Osa Johnson, Robert Baden-Powell, John Muir, Amelia Earhart, Anne Frank, and Coco Chanel. Cost is $8 for adults; free for museum members and ages 17 and under.