• Peter Fink has been appointed to the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Commission.

• It’s time to register to vote. Need to know how and what the deadline is? This website has info on every state.

• Nevada traffic fatalities dropped in 2011 to 243. This compares to 257 Nevada traffic deaths in 2010.

• Looking for snow? Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass holders can ski for free at Montana’s Big Sky Resort through January if they book lodging through Big Sky Central Reservations.

• Fifth generation lumberman Andrew Cross has been promoted to president and CEO of Truckee-Tahoe Lumber Company, a family-run business that has served Northern California and Nevada for the past 80 years.