• The annual Reno River Festival is May 6-8 at Truckee River Whitewater Park at Wingfield.

• City National Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary City National Bank has acquired substantially all of the assets and deposits of Las Vegas-based Nevada Commerce Bank in a purchase and assumption agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. City National’s 10 branch offices in Nevada include six in Las Vegas and one each in North Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City and Minden. The bank also has a loan production office in Stateline.

• HomeAway Inc. – the worldwide leader in online vacation rentals – has added seven online partners to the HomeAway Software for Professionals Group, including ReserveMyHome.com which has short-term vacation rentals in Lake Tahoe.

• This article gives some insight into why Nevada casino bigwigs want online poker to be legal.

• CASA El Dorado County starts its next training on May 18.

• The Emmy-nominated reality television series “Undercover Boss” will feature CEO and Co-Founder Shelly Sun of BrightStar Care on April 17 at 10pm on CBS. BrightStar has an office in Reno.

Tahoe City Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Spring Eggstravaganza and Easter Egg Hunt is April 23.

It will be at Commons Beach in downtown Tahoe City on starting at 10am.

Activities include face paint, games, music and more. The event is free.

For more information on this event or if you are interested in volunteering, contact Shaun at (530) 583.3440, ext.14.

My brother and I went to Emerald Bay to say hi and remember my mother.

We found this. (See full photo below.) We were disgusted to find that someone graffitied the rocks facing Highway 50 and Eagle Falls.

The rocks overlooking Emerald Bay. Photo/Jerrad Lopez

My brother and I were born and raised here and have never seen such disrespect to this town. My parents were married in the courtyard and we will do anything it takes to get that off and not painted white like they do everything else.

— Evan Gordon

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Ski Run neighborhood businesses are sponsoring an Easter egg hunt for kids.

Events will include pictures with the Easter bunny with kids and/or animals, animal owner look alike contest and a cake walk.

The event is April 23 from 11am-2pm on Ski Run Boulevard at Larch Avenue in South Lake Tahoe. The egg hunt starts at 11:15am.

Bona Fide Books and a special zombie guest will host a book launch for local graphic artist Jared Manninen on April 15 at 7pm in Meyers.

“Gruesome Tales to Tickle Your Terror Bone” is the first effort of Makoto Press. Written in the storytelling tradition of 1950s horror comics like EC Comics’ “Shock Suspense Stories” and “Tales from the Crypt” (with their signature “twist” endings), “Gruesome Tales” collects six short illustrated stories. It will be available for purchase for $20.

Jared Manninen

Manninen will be available for questions about the graphic novel process, and is also teaching a graphic novel course beginning April 16. Call Bona Fide Books for more information at (530) 573.1513.

Bona Fide Books is located at 1069 Magua St., No. 4, in Meyers behind the Getaway Café.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Office of Traffic Safety recently awarded several Northern California officers for their efforts in reducing the carnage caused by drunken drivers in their respective communities. Among those awarded were South Lake Tahoe Police Officers Justin Brock and Chris Webber.

Sixty-three DUI arrests were made by these two officers in 2010, 35 by Brock and 28 by Webber.

A total of 215 DUI arrests were made by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department last year.

So far this year, 77 drunken drivers have been arrested by South Lake Tahoe police officers.

According to Office of Traffic Safety statistics, there were 30,000 fatalities from drunken driving nationwide in 1980. That number was drastically reduced to 10,839 fatalities by 2009, due in large part to increased law enforcement efforts, and education through organizations such as MAD. Still, on average, another DUI related fatality occurs every 50 seconds on the nation’s roadways.

The Douglas County Bar Association took a major step to further its primary goal of elevating the standard of honor, integrity and courtesy in the legal profession by formalizing its organizational structure.

Patrick King, the newly elected president for 2011-12, filed with the secretary of state articles of incorporation establishing the Douglas County Bar Association as a nonprofit 501(c)6 corporation.

Membership is not limited to attorneys, but includes those affiliated with the law and the administration of justice who share a commitment to excellence and to advance the science of jurisprudence.

The annual membership fee is $30. Luncheon meetings are the third Thursday of each month. The April meeting is April 21 at the Minden Food Company, 1599 Esmeralda Ave., Minden from t 11:30am-1pm. Michael Millward will talk about bankruptcy. RSVP by April 15 to (775) 265.2200.

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As part of the continuing Winter Speaker Series, Explore Tahoe presents David Antonucci, local historian and author.

Antonucci on April 21 at 6pm will preview his upcoming book on Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe including maps showing where he camped and stayed in the 19th century hotels.

Explore Tahoe is located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd. next to North Face in the Heavenly Village.

A $5 donation is requested.

Special flat rate of $5 will apply after 4pm in the public parking garage.

For more information, call (530) 542.4637 or email lthomaselli@cityofslt.us.

U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will be conducting prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin on April 13.

The project area is approximately 10 acres and operations may continue through Friday.

Residents and travelers can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas.