Coyote Grill near the Safeway in Round Hill will be raising money March 11 starting at 5pm for South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce through its chili sales.

El Dorado County’s Department of Child Support Services will extend its office hours for Placerville and South Lake Tahoe from 8am-7pm on March 10 and April 7.

This is an opportunity for working parents to visit the office in the evening and see a child support professional.

If you have questions, contact 866.901.3212.

Mike Doyle

Dr. Mike Doyle has become a patient. The Lake Tahoe Unified School District board member broke his ankle skiing at Heavenly. He is hobbling around on crutches.

America’s Most Beautiful summer bike ride in Lake Tahoe sold-out March 1.

South Tahoe Public Utility District board is not going to bring the question of term limits to the voters, but it may ask ratepayers their thoughts about the issue in a survey.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Nevada Division of State Parks.

Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, received a 100 percent pro-jobs rating from the National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading advocate for small businesses and job creation.

Lights on Ski Run Boulevard will be replaced this summer with LED bulbs funded by a $130,000 California Energy Commission grant. Extra bulbs, so to speak, will be used in South Lake Tahoe city offices.

A slot player at Lakeside Inn and Casino in Stateline won more than $6,600 this month.

South Shore’s Relay For Life Kickoff Concert is April 3 at MontBleu.

Returning to help celebrate the fight against cancer is Mike E and Afroflow, who put on a all ages show at last year’s kickoff.

Joining them this year will be Lavish Green which played for at last year’s Relay. A band from Fresno, 40 Watt Hype, will also play.

Doors open at 3:30pm for sign ups and a meet-and-greet with the musicians and the show begins at 6:30pm.

Click here to sign up for this year’s Relay for Life.

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care’s training seminar is May 22-23.

Learn to be a trained wildlife care volunteer by taking the class. The class taught by LTWC founder and Executive Director Cheryl Millham covers diets, feeding techniques, housing, first aid, capture and transportation, anatomy and examination.

For more information, click on LTWC.

Caregiving is a difficult and often challenging role that one can undertake, and taking the opportunity to share information and feel connected to others who are providing care is a vital step to perform this task to the best of your ability. Take the opportunity on April 8, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Highway 50, South Lake Tahoe to become connected and rejuvenated at your local support group.

Refreshments will be served. Free respite care is available to qualified caregivers. Pre-authorization is required for respite services. Questions? Contact Penny with the Alzheimer’s Association at (530) 541.2304 or the Family Caregiver Support Program at (530) 621.6251 or (530) 621.6151.

John Collins

• John Collins was honored this week for 30 years of work in the South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department.

• Whittell High School Black and White Choir will perform at Disneyland in May. Students Sierra Forvilly, Lauren Andrew and Zach Welch were accepted into the NZNMEA regional elite Honor Choir. The students from the Zephyr Cove school have the option of auditioning for the Nevada All-State Choir in Las Vegas.

• South Tahoe’s Hannah Teter is giving the $15,000 she won as a silver medalist in the 2010 Olympic halfpipe competition to Doctors Without Borders.

• MontBleu casino at Stateline has been making staff changes: Mike Donovan, director of marketing; Sean Fulton, director of slot operations; Dane Hansen, director of table games; and Randy Reid, director of surveillance; and Greg Vorreyer, director of finance.

On March 18 at 6pm Explore Tahoe Visitor Center will host the Sugar Pine Foundation. President John Pickett and Executive Director Maria Mircheva will present the agency’s collaborative strategy to preserve the White Pines currently plagued by a non-native invasive fungus. Cones and seedlings will be available for purchase and stewardship opportunities will be announced. This program is free and refreshments will be provided.

For more information, call (530) 542.4637.

Explore Tahoe is located in the Heavenly Village at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

Dale Rise

Dale Rise, president of South Tahoe Public Utility District, had his Monday preliminary hearing pushed back to April 12.

Truckee chiropractor Erinn Tamney Randall, 39, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of arson. In June, Randall set fire to her home and office.

For the third consecutive winter, a wolverine has been spotted near Truckee.

North Lake Tahoe and the Resort at Squaw Creek will host the 2012 Mountain Travel Symposium.

Truckee police Officers Arthur Munoz and Ryan Moreau were recognized last month by the Sacramento Valley chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the California Office of Traffic Safety for their commitment and efforts in the area of impaired driving education and enforcement.

Former South Tahoe High School security guard Larry Brown had his court hearing in late February changed to later this month.

Retirements at South Lake Tahoe Fire Department have created the need to move some personnel around. Mark WyGant and Marty Creel have been promoted to captain; Scott Smith and Bronson Mills are now engineers. Thomas Cunningham has been hired as a firefighter.

Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s board of education meeting on March 2 at 5pm will be at South Tahoe Middle School’s multipurpose room.

A larger room was anticipated to be needed with the subject matter being the budget and how it could affect employees.

The agenda is here.