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Monday, November 28, 2011 - 8:00am

Carson High's football season came to a disastrous and disappointing end Saturday afternoon.

Top-ranked Reed dominated in all phases of the game en route to an easy 49-0 win over the second-seeded Senators in the NIAA 4A state semifinal game at Mackay Stadium.

Monday, November 28, 2011 - 4:00am

RENO (AP) - Northern Nevada courts are failing to comply with a new state gun-ban notification law, a Reno newspaper's investigation found.The law requires all state courts to send records of peopl...

Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 2:10pm

The winter holidays are a time for celebration with family and friends, and that means more cooking, entertaining, home decorating and an increased risk of home fires due to increased usage of cooking and heating equipment. Most home fires and injuries occur in the kitchen as reported by the U.S. Fire Administration. Here are some simple and easy life-saving tips from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District to remember during the holiday season:

Cooking Fire Safety:

Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 4:48pm

The motion picture "Hugo," now playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City, is a holiday movie that kids and adults can enjoy. It's Martin Scorsese's homage to film pioneer Georges Méliès, a French innovator who created much of the library of movie techniques back before World War I only to be forgotten amid the strife on combat in France. His films were largely destroyed to make such things as guitar picks.

Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 10:18am

Despite the spring-like temperatures Friday, a downtown parking lot was transformed into a winter wonderland complete with mitten-wearing ice skaters.

More than 100 visitors took to the rink in Arlington Square's first official day of business this year.

Friday, November 25, 2011 - 7:42pm

This is the second in a series of photos of oddities that were seen on a six week vacation trip to Italy in September and October, 2011.
That trip was taken by Bob and Lorraine Scholes of Dayton and Don and Elaine Quilici of Carson City, as they traveled the length and width of Italy, plus being on the Island of Sicily and in Switzerland.

— Writer Don Quilici is the Outdoor editor for Carson Now. He can be reached at donquilici@hotmail.com

Friday, November 25, 2011 - 8:06am

Term limits and redistricting are about to end Northern Nevada's decades-long stranglehold on key leadership posts in the Legislature.

Because the top leaders shape each legislative session, that should mean more power for Southern Nevada.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 12:54pm

Once again, as an annual reminder for this time of the year, when you get ready to sit down to your big, Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, you might want to remember that old saying: “You are what you eat.”
So, think twice:
Before you eat all that turkey or you will be a turkey.
Before you eat all that ham or you will be a ham.
Before you eat all that chicken or you will be a chicken.
Don’t say that you were not forewarned.
And, yes, before you ask, I’m going to eat turkey!

Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 9:17am

If you hunt and/or fish, you might want to set aside the evening of Saturday, December 03 for a “Ton of Fun” with a whole bunch of your counterparts.

That is the date of the Ormsby Sportsmen’s Association (OSA) of Carson City big, end-of-the-year, annual banquet.

Ormsby Sportsmen’s Association:
OSA is a local sportsmen’s club, which was founded way back in 1945; and with a 2011 paid-up membership of more than 220 members, it is one of the oldest and largest sportsmen’s group in the State of Nevada.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 9:12am

BISHOP AREA, CALIF:
The fishing season for the Bishop area is closed.
 
BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR, CALIF:
The fishing season for Bridgeport Reservoir is closed.

CARSON RIVER, CALIF:
East Carson River:
The fishing season for the East Carson River is closed upstream from Hangman’s Bridge.
West Carson River:
The fishing season for the West Carson River is closed.

CHETCO RIVER, ORE:
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (800-720-ODWF) (www.dfw.state.or.us.com) reports: