Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• On June 25 in the Duke Theatre at Lake Tahoe Community College 28 cadets (about 70 percent from Lake Tahoe) graduated from the fire academy.

• Do you have a mountain bike that has yet to hit the trails, a kayak that has never seen Lake Tahoe, a time-share or an in-kind gift your business would like to donate? If yes, contact contact Shannon Skarritt of the Tahoe Rim Trail Association at shannons@tahoerimtrail.org.

• July 25 at 10am is the groundbreaking at South Tahoe High for the student union/joint use project with South Lake Tahoe.

• The August art festival at Ski Run Boulevard in South Tahoe is not happening because not enough artists wanted to participate.

• Barton Memorial Hospital’s Mountain Café is hosting a Christmas in July food drive for Christmas Cheer all month. Drop off nonperishable food items to the café between 7am and 7pm.