Charitable
Boys and Girls clubs receive grants to promote healthy eating and active lifestyle
Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:52amThe Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation announced that the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Elko Boys & Girls Club (Elko, Nev.) will both receive a $10,000 start-up grant to implement Triple Play programming. Additionally, Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows (Reno, Nev.) and Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada (Carson, Nev.) will receive $5,000 Triple Play Healthy Habits grants to provide programming focused on teaching the importance of healthy eating habits and being physically active.
Open House at Carson City AAA on Friday to benefit Special Olympics
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:26pmIn the spirit of teamwork and goodwill, AAA continues its steadfast tradition to civic involvement by hosting on May 18 an open house designed to benefit Special Olympics in its south Carson City office.
The event, which is slated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., includes a silent auction, special insurance counseling, travel advice as well as ample refreshments. Proceeds from the silent auction with items ranging from a glider plane ride to a round of golf will be earmarked for the Special Olympics of Nevada.
Carson City Emblem Club Second Hand Lil Sale
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 9:58amThe Carson City Emblem Club #507 is sponsoring their annual Second Hand Lil sale on Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Carson City Elks Lodge.
Come by and purchase a prom dress, evening wear, business attire, shoes, jewelry and more. These items are gently used, high quality clothing. The proceeds will be added to our Charitable Funds to help our community. Recently we have donated to Douglas and Carson City High Schools Safe Grad Nites and Camp TLC for hearing impaired children. There will be a light lunch of tea sandwiches available for $5.
Carson City Emblem Club St. Patrick's Day Dinner
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 9:17amThe Carson City Emblem Club #507 and the Carson City Elks Lodge #2177 are sponsoring St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Elks State President Jim Smolenski's Homecoming on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Elks Lodge. Tickets on sale $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Corned Beef & Cabbage with all the trimmings. Cocktails 5:00 pm and Dinner at 6:30 pm.
Murder mystery “The Demise of The Downhome Dealers”
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 6:18pmThe Carson City Emblem Club #507 is sponsoring “The Demise of The Downhome Dealers," a murder mystery set in a cowboy bar, on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Carson City Elks Lodge, 515 N. Nevada Street.
Cost is $25 per person and includes dinner (Cowboy Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Veggies, Dessert) and the play. Cocktails start at 5 p.m., with the dinner and play starting at 6:30 p.m. The events is put on for the benefit of many community charitable programs.
Column: Has City Center been judiciously considered?
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 7:07pmA vocal minority’s intermittent cheerleading promotes the massive City Center project. Their objective: replace the city library with a +$75 million, three-times-the-size library complex just east of the Nugget Casino. (The ‘official’ $49 million cost curiously excludes 30 years of interest payments.)
Absent from this well-intentioned, but ill-conceived project are viability, necessity and prudence.
Nevada Think Tank Investigation Shows Clark County Residents Pay Millions To Fund Union Activities
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 2:00amCARSON CITY – A Nevada think tank investigation shows that Clark County taxpayers are contributing $4.6 million a year to fund union activities by local government workers.
Gov. Sandoval Unveils State Economic Development Plan, Calls For 50,000 New Jobs By The End Of 2014
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 3:41pmRENO – Gov. Brian Sandoval used the University of Nevada, Reno today as a backdrop to unveil his economic development plan, and he challenged the business community and all partners to work to create 50,000 new jobs by the end of 2014.
More Than 2,300 Nevada Nonprofits Lose Tax Exempt Status With IRS
Submitted by editor on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 1:24pmCARSON CITY – More than 2,300 Nevada nonprofit groups have had their tax exempt status revoked by the Internal Revenue Service.
The revocations run the gamut, from the Edgewood Tahoe Mens Club to the Lovelock Alfalfa Seed Growers. Most of the revocations occurred in 2010 but were just posted by the agency last year.
Happy Holidays & See You in 2012
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Sun, 12/25/2011 - 5:05amBeware of holiday scams
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 2:52pmNevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is warning Nevadans who may be participating in last minute holiday shopping to be aware of identity theft, charitable donation scams, and text message scams.
Nevada wildlife license plate
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 8:20amBy the Nevada Department of Wildlife
It’s not very often that people are presented with a win-win scenario, but the new “Conserve Wildlife” license plate now available at any Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle office may just fit that description.
Money from the sale of the new license plate, which features a mule deer, sage-grouse and a rainbow trout against a classic Nevada landscape, will go directly to the Nevada Department of Wildlife’s (NDOW) wildlife education and volunteer programs.
Wally's Pizza serves a Slice of Hope
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 10:10amWally’s Pizza and Subs is helping raise critical funding for breast cancer research by donating twenty-five percent of its sales from Friday, Oct. 7 to the Karen Mullen Breast Cancer Foundation, a national charity based in Seattle.
Pilot Hero 'Sully' Sullenberger to Discuss Thunderbird Preservation; tickets now available
Submitted by editor on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 4:00amCaptain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who calmly and heroically landed his jetliner on New York’s Hudson River saving all 155 passengers and crew on board, will speak in Incline Village at a benefit for the Thunderbird Preservation Society on Saturday, Sept. 3.
The man who redefined “hero” on January 15, 2009, will discuss the importance of core values, including the preservation of vintage Americana – specifically Lake Tahoe’s historic Thunderbird Lodge and Yacht.
Charitable contributions - claim what you are entitled to
Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 4:01amYou know IRS only audits about 1 percent of all individual income tax returns.But all returns are not the same. With the complexity of our tax laws, many returns are fairly complicated. There are s...
Gov. Sandoval Signs Bill Aimed At Generating More Money For Schools By Investing In Economic Diversity
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:21pmCARSON CITY – A bill allowing the state Treasurer to invest up to $50 million in education trust funds to support economic diversification efforts and generate more money for public schools was signed into law today by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Bill To Generate Money For Public Education, Create Jobs, Raises Legal Concerns
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 5:20pmCARSON CITY – A bill authorizing the state Treasurer to use up to $50 million in education funds to support economic diversification efforts and generate more money for public schools passed the Senate today despite questions about the constitutionality of the measure.
Senate Bill 75, amended twice before the vote, passed 12-9 with 10 Democrats and two Republicans in support. It will now be considered by the Assembly.
The bill is being sought by state Treasurer Kate Marshall.
Governor Sandoval Reads to Students at Spread the Word Nevada's Adopted School
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 1:37pmAt the request of Spread the Word Nevada, a local children's literacy nonprofit group, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval flew in from Carson City to Las Vegas on March 31 to read at Cambeiro Elementary School.
This was his last stop after visiting three other schools in Las Vegas, which concluded the governor's reading tour as part of Read Across America and Nevada Reading Month. During his first school visit in Reno on March 2 Sandoval signed a proclamation declaring March 2011 Nevada Reading Month.
Donations sought for Tahoe chapter of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 03/16/2011 - 6:41amThe 13th Annual Big Game Banquet of the Tahoe Basin Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will be held in Carson City at the Casino Fandango April 30.
Those active in the foundation are asked to help with donations and underwriting of the event. Donation entries for the Program placement with proper credited entry prior to the program printing are needed by March 20th. Any help you can give the foundation will be greatly appreciated!
Burning Man kicks in with cash
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 5:08pmSome good news from the Burning Man folks. Maybe some critics swill have second thoughts. Black Rock City, LLC, the organization that hosts the annual Burning Man event, has announced it will donate $97,200 in proceeds from ice sales at the 2010 event to various charitable, art and service organizations in Northern Nevada.
Dennis J. Oliver (Updated to reflect Memorial Service)
Submitted by editor on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 4:29pmThe following obituary was submitted by Jeff Cowen, community liaison for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on the passing of spokesman Dennis Oliver:
DENNIS J. OLIVER
May 20, 1963 - November 3, 2010
Jef Bauer named general manager of MontBleu Resort at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:03amWith a 23-year background in gaming and marketing, Tropicana Entertainment has named Jef Bauer as general manager of MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa at Lake Tahoe.
“Northern Nevada has been a second home to me throughout my career and I’m glad to call South Shore, a destination that I have always loved, my new home,” said Bauer, 45. “I plan to be involved in the community while seizing new opportunities with special events to position MontBleu and South Tahoe as the place to play, dine and game.”
Nevada Lottery Proposal Still Active But Chances For Success Slim, Supporter Says
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 11:41amNevada News Bureau staff
CARSON CITY – An effort to change Nevada state law to expand the ability to raise money through charitable lotteries is having a tough time gaining support, the sponsor of the proposal said today.
Gov. Gibbons Makes Appointments To State Medical Board, Tahoe Planning Agency
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 5:06pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons today appointed his chief of staff to serve on a panel that oversees planning and environmental issues at Lake Tahoe.
Legislators, Educators Disagree on Cause of Empowerment Schools’ Success
Submitted by on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 10:52amWhile support grows for extending the empowerment school program in Nevada, disagreements remain as to what causes the program to be successful, and whether the program would work without the $600 in additional funding per student that empowerment schools have been given in the past.
Democrats respond to Heller vote; says he took nearly $76K from insurance companies
Submitted by editor on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 10:36amTracking Sunday's congressional health care vote, Carson Now quoted Congressman Dean Heller with a statement from his Web site.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall….
Submitted by on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 3:37pmOn The Reflection In The Mirror
By Karl Neathammer