• Two South Tahoe High students were winners in last spring’s national Nikon professional photography contest. Judges selected three of Aidan D’Angelo photos to be published and one of Brianna Rettig’s.

• Wells Fargo Bank donated $10,000 to the Food Bank of El Dorado County.

• Lake Tahoe Hard Rock has hired Dede Aspero as vice president of human resources; Siobhan Fajayan, director of marketing; and Mark Conrad, director of facilities. All three attended Whittell High School.

• The annual Veterans Concert is Nov. 12 at 7pm in the multipurpose room at South Tahoe Middle School.

• The 31th annual Rock & Gem Show is Oct. 18-19 at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville.