Snippets about Lake Tahoe

·       The trial for Gilbert Wetenkamp, who is accused of killing a bear on the South Shore in July, is scheduled to start Jan. 8 in El Dorado County Superior Court.

·       NCE, a civil and environmental engineering firm headquartered in Reno with regional offices located throughout California, received the PSMJ 2015 circle of excellence award.

·       South Tahoe High School students Kylee Lyons, Jackson Kuzmik, Allee Zaccor, Georgillis Ortega and Ryan Newberger were accepted into the Western International Band Clinic Honor Band.

·       Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for next week.

·      On Aug. 15, Carson City Deputy Sheriff Carl Howell was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call. On Dec. 8, the Nevada Department of Transportation will ceremonially dedicate the approximately nine-mile Carson City Freeway in the deputy’s name.