• Even though Lake Tahoe Community College staged the “Laramie Project” in March 2010, in November will be “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later”. Plus, the college will screen the documentary “Matthew Shepard is a Friend of Mine” on Oct. 12, the 15th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s murder.

• A 25,000-square-foot Ross Dress for Less is going in west of downtown Placerville.

• David Defanti is now the assistant director of the El Dorado County Community Development Agency.

• The Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest returns to the Village at Squaw Valley Aug. 10-11.

• Northstar has added freeskier David Wise of Reno to its pro team.

It’s time for children entering kindergarten in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District in August to be registered at their local school.

Parents are to register their children at their designated elementary school. Boundaries are available online or a map may be picked up at the Education Center (1021 Al Tahoe Blvd.).

To be eligible for enrollment a child must be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 1.If your child was born in the months of October or November and will be 5 before Dec. 2, he or she qualifies for the two-year transitional kindergarten program.

South Tahoe Middle School registration begins Aug. 12.

South Tahoe High School registration will be Aug. 13-15.

School starts Aug. 26.

Barton Health is partnering with El Dorado County to offer a free mental health first aid training for the South Lake Tahoe area.

Participants will develop skills and knowledge to help connect individuals in crisis with appropriate professional, peer and self-help care. The training is intended for people with a general interest in mental health issues, people who have frequent contact with the public and anyone who may be in a position to provide help to individuals experiencing distress due to stressful situations, trauma or crisis.

The Mental Health First Aid training series will be at Barton University: Aug. 26-27 from 8:30am-4:30pm at 1111 Emerald Bay Road, Room 101.

To be certified in mental health first aid, participants must attend both days of this free training. Registration is required. Seating is limited. To register for the training or for more information, contact Stephanie Carlson atStephanie.carlson@edcgov.us or (530) 621.6315.

Northern Nevadans can get educated on marijuana laws on July 20.

Faculty from the Cannabis Career Institute will be putting on classes about dispensary laws and growing.

Cost is $249 for the daylong session at the Hampton Inn Suites, 10599 Professional Circle, Reno.

More info is online.

Composting: From Garbage to Garden will focus on building your own compost and how to use it.

The lecture is July 22 at 5:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College.

Green Thumb is a series of talks and demonstrations on gardening in Tahoe, presented by the Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners. All lectures are free and open to the public. Novice and experienced gardeners welcome.

Nominees for the Reno Tahoe International Sports Hall of Fame are being sought.

Th Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition criteria are that the person was born and raised in the Reno-Tahoe area, spent a considerable amount of training time here or competed for a Northern Nevada college or university. Nominees should be retired, but coaches and administrators can still be active. Sports pioneers also can be considered.

Send nominations to halloffame@renotahoewintergames.org.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection has nearly $1.25 million in federal funding available to provide grant assistance for projects that prevent or control nonpoint source water pollution, the leading cause of water quality impairment in Nevada.

Nonpoint source water pollution occurs when rain, snowmelt and irrigation water flows over developed or disturbed land, carrying with it contaminants including oil, sediment, pesticides, bacteria and nutrients.

All proposals must follow the guidelines for application outlined in the request for proposals, which is available for download online. State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions are eligible to apply. A nonfederal match (cash and/or in-kind) of at least 50 percent of the total project cost is required.

Proposals will be accepted between 8am July 19 and 5pm Sept. 6.

BloodSource is having a blood drive Aug. 5 in South Lake Tahoe from noon-6pm.

Walk-ins are welcome.

Blood drive participants will receive a parking validation for the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel parking lot at the blood drive check in.

Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, be at least 17 years old (16 with a signed BloodSource Parental consent form) and be generally healthy. There is no upper age limit for blood donations. Donors must bring a photo ID and should drink plenty of fluids before donating.

For more information, contact Dan Kerr at (775) 781.5343.

• The 11th annual Tour de Tahoe – Bike Big Blue – Ride to Cure Diabetes is Sept. 8. This ride is limited to 2,000 riders. Online registration is open.

• Stanley Miller the now executive chef at the Ritz-Carlton at Northstar.

• The rededication of the children’s memorial in South Lake Tahoe will be Aug. 10 at 6pm.

• North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista may be getting a dog park. The North Tahoe Public Utility District is expected to vote on the idea Aug. 13 at 9:30am at the North Tahoe Event Center.

• Tim Cashman has been elected chair of the Tahoe Fund board. The board has been expanded to include Bill Rock and Scott Gillespie.

The Tahoe Transportation District is trying to figure what it will take to relocate people after acquiring their property so the loop road on the mountain side can be put in near the state line on the South Shore.

A meeting about the relocation assistance plan and a community impact assessment will be July 25 from 5-7pm at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe.

One purpose of the gathering is to inform people who would be impacted by the proposed road alignment of their rights as a property owner or renter.

The loop road is what transportation officials want to build behind the east part of South Lake Tahoe, and Harrah’s and MontBleu. This would be the new Highway 50. The current highway would become city streets through what is called the tourist core of the South Shore.

For more info, contact Alfred Knotts at (775) 589.5503 or aknotts@tahoetransportation.org.