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When the fate of the Eagle Valley Golf complex next reaches the Carson City Board of Supervisors, teed up for debate will be too much effluent and too little affluence.

In his classic essay, entitled The Paranoid Style in American Politics, Richard Hofstadler, succinctly stated the following:“We are all sufferers from history, but the paranoid is a double sufferer, since he is afflicted not only by the real world, with the rest of us, but by his fantasies as well.”

RENO, Nev. — Thirty-two Wolf Pack student-athletes representing 12 teams have applied for graduation at the University of Nevada this winter. Ceremonies for the 2012 Winter Commencement are set for Saturday, Dec. 8 at Lawlor Events Center.

Prestigious snow carvers from around the world will call North Lake Tahoe home February 8-12, 2013 for the region’s first-ever Carve Tahoe competition, with the judging take place February 13, 2013.

The weeklong international snow sculpture contest is specifically geared for spectators who will view firsthand 20-ton blocks of pure snow shaped and carved into breathtaking masterpieces. The competing teams are the best of the best – selected from the event’s top applicants and representing more than 20 countries.

As I look forward to the year of 2013 with high expectations, hopes and dreams, this is a good time to reflect back on some selected personal memories from the rapidly ending year of 2012.
Here are my top memories of this year:

The Gold Dust West Casino has a state of the art bowling center in Carson City that is the best place in town to take the family bowling for a day or night out.

After 21 years serving as executive director of the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, Executive Director Candy Duncan has announced her retirement.
She will officially retire on Jan. 1, she told the board in a letter. During her tenure, Duncan oversaw the transformation of Carson City as a travel destination, changing the tourism paradigm by highlighting the area's rich history and modern amenities as attractive attributes to luring visitors to the capital city.

Carson City Fire Department and EMTs have responded this afternoon to a motorcycle crash off of Clear Creek, one mile from Carson City off of Highway 50. The accident was reported to be near Lake Tahoe Golf Club Drive. Care Flight has been called. The accident was reported at 3:46 p.m.
The rider is male, approximately 200 pounds. His condition is unknown at the time. The Nevada Highway Patrol is responding.

The Clear Creek Bowmen of Carson City, a local archery group, will host its annual turkey Shoot on Sunday, October 21. The annual event will be held at the Centennial Park archery range, which is east of the Eagle Valley Golf Course. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m.
Registration fee is $20 for an adult and children are free. The turkey shoot will begin at 9:00 a.m. The contestants will be shooting at a total of 35 3-D targets at unmarked yardage.

Expect feathers to fly. The Ultimate Wing Wars, a chicken wing cook-off event at the Best Western Carson Station Hotel Casino in Carson City is now underway, today through Sunday in the parking lot at 900 S. Carson Street.

“Last year’s inaugural chicken wing cook-off event was a tremendous success with thousands in attendance,” said Jennifer Russell, Carson Station’s director of marketing. “This is year we’re upping the ante with more wings, more prizes, more music and more fun.”

Bill Felcyn's yarn about a practical joke among buddies on an Arizona golf course that involved a harmless snake, a six-foot rattler and a karmic turn of events won him entry to play in an epic Wild West golf tournament on Oct. 2 in Northern Nevada.

Sale of the 564-acre Genoa Lakes Golf Resort to Mazz Golf Management Co. is currently in escrow with closing expected in mid-October, the principals of the deal announced in a news release.

Enter to win golf for two at Eagle Valley Golf Course when you donate blood through the end of September with United Blood Services in Carson City. You can donate on Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday noon to 6 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Find the Hero In You!
United Blood Services is located at 256 E Winnie Lane in Carson City. Call 775-887-9111.

Soroptimist International of Carson City seeks golfers, tee or green sponsors, and raffle prize donations for their 11th annual Stroke to Help Golf Tournament. The tournament is Saturday, September 29, at Eagle Valley Golf Course. Golfers may choose to play either the duffer-friendly East Course or the challenging links-style West Course. Play on both courses will be a 9 a.m. Shotgun start, with a Scramble format. Cost is $85 per player, and includes a Continental Breakfast, greens fee and cart, tee prizes, and a Barbecue lunch afterwards.

The Millennium Bugs, a five-piece combo affiliated with the Mile High Jazz Band, will perform on Friday, Sept. 7, 7:00 to 10 p.m., at Silver Oak Golf Club and Event Center, 1251 Country Club Drive, Carson City. Admission is free.
The musicians are Gil Linsley, trumpet; Dan Lancaster, sax, flute, clarinet; David Bugli, keyboard; Charles DiLaura, bass; and Neil Strocchio, drums. The group plays a variety of jazz styles for listening and dancing.  

Lake Tahoe planning leaders gave their approval Thursday to a paradigm changing project at the South Shore, which would allow for a high-end resort complex at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, the site of the American Century Championship.
The governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency unanimously approved the Edgewood Tahoe Lodge and Golf Course realignment project that will make way for the 154-room lodge. Construction could begin in 2014, according to the Tahoe Daily Tribune.

Nestled against the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains in northwest Carson City… our scenic 18-hole championship layout offers "two courses in one". Big views of the Carson Valley to the east are yours to behold as you wind your way up the front nine to the highest holes at 6 and 7. The back nine offers level terrain that has you looking directly west towards the Sierra Nevadas that separate Silver Oak from the shores of Lake Tahoe by just 9 miles.

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If seeing all those Hot August Nights cars cruising the streets has you itching to buy a hot rod, then head over to Silver Oak Golf Course Friday through Sunday for the Silver Auctions event.

Hundreds of classic cars will be up for bidding, as well as associated memorabilia. The car auctions will be in the afternoon all three days starting at 1 p.m., with the memorabilia auctions starting each day at 11.

See the Silver Auctions website for more details.

This is the third of a four part series of articles on our recent sightseeing and fishing trip to the Yukon in Canada.
While on that 11-day (June 18 – June 28) adventure in the Far North, Elaine and I traveled a total of six days in the “Bush,” convoying with our longtime, good friends, Barry and Susan Drury of Watson Lake, Yukon.
The Drurys were in their four-wheel drive camper pickup and we traveled in a 19-foot motorhome that had been rented in Whitehorse.
Our two-vehicle convoy left Whitehorse at about mid-morning on June 20.

We drove to:

After more than a year in the making, the official opening of Bonanza Park in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday brought community members and families together in celebration of a cooperative public and private agreement made possible by city leaders and Edgewood Companies.
South Lake Tahoe Mayor Claire Fortier and Edgewood's CEO and president Chuck Scharer gladly cut the ribbon after months of negotiations allowing for future property and building rights in exchange for the public park.

Celebrate the past Chamber Chairs who have been a part of Carson City’s community and history at the Carson City Chamber’s Annual Meeting on Monday, July 23 at the Silver Oak Golf Club.
The event begins at 5:30 P.M. with a no host cocktail reception, followed by a barbeque. At 7 P.M., the program begins installation of the 2012 – 2013 Board.
The cost of entrance is $45 per person, and it includes a commemorative book.
The event will be located at 1251 Country Club Drive and an RSVP is required before July 18. RSVP by calling 775-882-1565.

Great fishing is being reported throughout Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and Sierra this summer. Here is this week's fishing report, through July 17, for rivers, lakes and streams in the region.

Dave Jenkins returns for his second performance at A Concert Under the Stars, a fundraiser for The Greenhouse Project, July 11 with his band, Pablo Cruise.
Jenkins performed four years ago for the inaugural event, which takes place at Café at Adele’s, but his love of music began at a tender age.
“My folks had an old pump organ and I couldn’t reach the pedals,” Jenkins said. “I’d play and my sister would pump the pedals for me; I always had an ear and a love for music.”

Carson High class of '82 is celebrating their 30th reunion. July 13th will start off with a meet and greet at High Sierra Brewery beginning, at 6pm. On July 14th, golf has been set up at Silver Oak Golf Course with tee times beginning at 8:00 am. Dinner, with a live band will follow at that location beginning at 6:00 pm. On Sunday the 15th, family day at Round Hill Beach at Tahoe will complete the activities. More information can be found on Facebook.

Tickets are on sale for the fourth annual Concert Under the Stars, a fundraiser for The Greenhouse Project, featuring Pablo Cruise, Jaime Kyle and Northern Nevada’s own The Mighty Surf Lords.

The event takes place July 11 at Café at Adele’s and begins with the silent auction at 5 p.m., followed at 6 p.m. with happy, fun-filled music by The Mighty Surf Lords, who also played the venue last year and who open this year for Jaime Kyle and Pablo Cruise.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors will have a long and busy day on Thursday as they are scheduled to take on a very full agenda.

The biggest and possibly most contentious item will be the final approval of the Carson City Center aka Nugget Project ballot question. The Supervisors are expected to vote on the final wording of the question, as well as statements regarding the fiscal and environmental impacts. (See the wording attached below). This item is scheduled to be discussed during the afternoon session at approximately 2 p.m.

It’s that time of the year again!
The Davis Lake area, just north of Portola, California has some spectacular displays of colorful wildflowers blooming at the present time.

The Lake Tahoe region will celebrates Independence Day holiday with multiple fireworks displays from virtually all points, with the first show set to kick off July 3.

“North Lake Tahoe is unique in that we have a series of fireworks events held throughout the region,” said Chief Marketing Officer Andy Chapman of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association. “Visitors to the area can take their pick in terms of when and where or enjoy more than one show during their stay.”

One of the big topics this morning concerns forgiving lease payments for Eagle Valley Golf Course. This afternoon will be the discussion of the Nugget Project ballot question.

Catch the live video and discussion here. The agenda is here.

Tony Romo, the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys and renowned amateur golfer, is the top choice of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Sportsbook to win the 23nd annual American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament.
The now married 32 year-old, a new father, is listed at 5-2, ahead of perennial favorite Rick Rhoden (4-1), the former Major League Baseball pitcher who has won the American Century Championship eight times and started 33 tournaments on the PGA Champions Tour.