• The League of American Bicyclists gave the North Lake Tahoe-Truckee area honorable mention in its quest to be named a Bike Friendly community.

• IntenSati is a new class being offered through Help Me Rhonda personal training. Click on class for more details.

• Patricia Gibbons-Johnson, who sat on the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District board from 1999 to 2006, was appointed to fill the vacancy until after November’s election.

• Howard Coleman created a video from the protest at Lake Tahoe Community College this spring before the “Laramie Project” was staged.

South Lake Tahoe police officers along with the California Highway Patrol made four driving under the influence arrests May 5.

The sobriety checkpoint in town also netted four arrests for driving without a license or with a suspended license.

The next checkpoint will be Memorial Day weekend.

On May 14 from 8am-4pm at Green Valley Community Church in Placerville the public is invited to learn about Alzheimer’s disease – its warning signs, who’s at risk, what treatments are available and how to cope with the unique behaviors associated with the disease from the top experts in the field.

Because of a grant from Marshall Foundation for Community Health, the registration fee is just $10 ($20 at the door) and includes a continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, and all conference materials.

Five hours of continuing education units are available for most professions for only $10. To arrange for free respite care of your loved one, please contact the Family Caregiver Support Program at (530) 621.6151. Registration brochures are available by calling El Dorado County Senior Day Care Services at (530) 621.6180 or Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center at (916) 971.0893.

• Lakeside Inn and Casino in Stateline turns 25 this month.

• Cal Neva in Crystal Bay opened the Circle Bar Ultra Lounge nightclub in April. The resort is operating even though it doesn’t offer any gaming.

• South Lake Tahoe needs some help with the lead paint program. Click on information to find out more about the job.

• The May issue of Fitness magazine has a blurb on America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, even though the June event put on by Curtis Fong is sold-out.

• KTHO FM-96.1/AM-590 plans to move the station to the Ski Run Marina in South Tahoe.

• Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, received the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for supporting legislation critical to the American business community.

Unity at the Lake is having a murder-mystery fundraiser on May 14 from 6-9pm at Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. Click on Unity for more details.

• Riley Chapman of Stateline is playing Louisa in the “Sound of Music” at the Carson Community Center in May. Capt. Von Trapp is played by August Stoten, who grew-up in Zephyr Heights and graduated from Whittell High School. Chapman performs May 14 at 7:30pm, May 15 at 7:30pm and May 16 at 2pm. Tickets may be purchased by calling (775) 445. 4249.

• Animal Planet is coming to South Lake Tahoe this summer to study and film Coll McCreagh’s adventures with the BEAR League. She is a workability assistant at South Tahoe High School.

• ALLY is collecting prom dresses, shoes, and accessories and men’s formal wear and shoes for the South Tahoe High School’s prom in June. Contact Bridey Heidel at (530) 541.4111, ext. 263 or bheidel@ltusd.org.

• Day of the Young Child — a fun-filled day with free activities — will be June 19 at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Tahoe from 10am-2pm.

• One segment of Leadership Lake Tahoe is partnering with various groups on the South Shore to provide 1,000 reusable water bottles to local youth athletes.

Help the Sugar Pine Foundation plant fungus-resistant sugar pine seedlings in Zephyr Cove on May 1.

Meet at the Zephyr Cove Library (233 Warrior Way, Zephyr Cove) at 10am.

Planting instruction, seedlings, tools and refreshments will be provided. If you can, bring your own trowel or a shovel. Kids are welcome.

The event will run from approximately 10am-noon.

The Sugar Pine Foundation is a South Lake Tahoe-based nonprofit organization that is working to restore white pines in the Tahoe basin and surrounding areas. Tahoe’s white pines are threatened by a nonnative, incurable fungus called white pine blister rust. The Sugar Pine Foundation finds trees that are resistant to the fungus and plants their progeny.

• Tim Winters of Winters Electric closed escrow this month on the former House of Carpets building on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe. In May he plans to open a retail business selling green living merchandise, including home automation systems to turn off lights and appliances remotely, central controllers and thermostats, and LED lighting and other goods. For info, call (530) 541.8880.

• Traci Des Jardins, executive chef at Manzanita at that Ritz-Carlton at Northstar, will be part of the Farm to Feast event May 8 in Santa Rosa. Tickets are $150/person. For more info, call (707) 575.7194, ext. 105.

• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington call Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons one of the worst governors in the country.

• Sugar Bowl was recognized by the National Ski Area Association for having the best guest service program for ski resorts with skier visits between 100,000 and 250,000.

• The Environmental Science Magnet School in Meyers received a grant to provide professional growth and child development strategies for teachers and supplemental instructional materials for the students.

• Lake Tahoe Unified’s last day of school is June 23, graduation is June 18. The first day of the 2010-11 school year is Aug. 30 — which is before Labor Day.

Lakeland Village in South Lake Tahoe is having a summer job fair April 29 from 1–4pm.

The event will be in the Sugarpine Room located at 3535 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

Applications may be picked up in advance at the front desk, which is open 24 hours. Interviews will be conducted on site. The positions we are hiring for are:

Reservations Agent

Front Desk Agent

Beach Snack Bar Server

Kids Activities Supervisor

Unit Cleaners

Kids Activities Leaders

Housekeepers

Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation’s annual Celebration of Education is May 20 at the grand Construction, Arts and Transportation Academy at South Tahoe High School. The public is invited.

The reception will begin at 5:30pm in honor of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District retirees, plus preview tours of the new building.

Food will be served by the culinary arts students of STHS.

Entertainment will include the Blue Ribbon Choir from STHS and the Tahoe Belles from STMS, both conducted by Paul Kushner, plus other musicians from the district’s bands and orchestras. There also will be a student art exhibit.

Tickets are $25 and must be purchased by May 12. They are available online.