Can't set an alert on Calender entries on my Mac

I'm running OS X 10.8.3. I use two Google Apps domains for my calendars. I have no problem adding Calendar alerts to events on my iPhone, but if I try to set them on my MBP, they disappear almost immediately.
Has anybody else seen this problem, and know how to fix it? If not, can anybody help me diagnose it? I've missed events because of an alert I thought I setnot going off.
Thanks for any help,
Ash

I think I've found a pretty decent fix:
(1) add a 'dummy' calendar to your 'On my mac' calendars - a calendar that you will in fact never use.
(2) go to calendar preferences and make this your default calendar
when you create an event:
(1) fill out all of the parameters - including the alert, BUT:
(2) change the 'calendar' entry to your desired choice as the LAST step.
this will (somehow) keep the alert in place.
Cheers!

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