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Is There Anything Traditional About Nevada Day?

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 5:39pm

by Guy Rocha, former Nevada State Archivist
Why all the fuss about Nevada's birthday on October 31? The battle lines were drawn between "traditionalists", and the "grinches" who would steal Nevada Day by calling for the last Friday of October to be the state's official holiday. The parade and other festivities would follow on Saturday; thus making for a three-day weekend for some Nevadans as well as state and local government employees. With the passage of AB396 by the 1997 legislature, Nevada voters, on November 3, 1998 advised the 1999 legislature they wanted to celebrate Nevada Day on the last Friday in October beginning in 2000. The legislature, after much heated debate, complied.

Traffic Enforcement stop near Carson City for stolen vehicle results in 3 arrests

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 12:17pm

By Chuck Allen, NHP
Last evening at approximately 9:48 pm, a law enforcement officer assigned to Department of Public Safety-Investigation Division observed a moving violation by the driver of a silver Chevrolet 4-door sedan on US 395 in Pleasant Valley. The officer was not wearing a uniform and was driving an unmarked police vehicle. He requested assistance from a trooper and provided our DPS-Communications Center with the information which included the Nevada license plate displayed on the sedan. The dispatcher informed him that the vehicle was recently reported stolen. There were four occupants riding in the vehicle. The officer and several other troopers initiated a felony traffic stop on US 395 just south of Lakeview Hill on the north side of Carson City. All four occupants were ordered out of the vehicle, placed into handcuffs and detained.

Sober graduation party in jeopardy

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 4:00am

With no one willing to lead the effort, Carson High School's "sober graduation" celebration may not come to fruition this year.Volunteer Jane Brinson said the decision will be made at the Nov. 1...

Board moves forward with connecting trails

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 4:00am

A seemingly obscure connection between two of Carson City's trails soon could make walking and mountain biking on the east side of town more enjoyable and, for some, a lot easier.The city's Open...

Scholars publish book that challenges Donner Party myths and folklore

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 9:50am

By Claudene Wharton
The Department of Anthropology announces the publication of a new book, “An Archaeology of Desperation: Exploring the Donner Party’s Alder Creek Camp.” The book is a collaboration between anthropology scholars from the University of Nevada, Reno and other academics.

Fishing report through Oct. 26

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 9:17am

Here is this week's fishing report through Oc. 26 for Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

Outdoors with Don Q: Memories from an unforgettable six week adventure

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 8:45am

Bob and Lorraine (my cousin) Scholes of Dayton plus Elaine and I just returned from a six week vacation trip to Italy, Sicily and Switzerland. It was the Scholes’ second trip to Italy and our first-ever trip.
Lorraine’s father was born in Ponte Buggianese and my Dad was born in Lucca, and we both wanted to visit where our roots began.
We left on August 30, flew from Reno to Denver to Montreal to Rome and then returned from Rome to Zurich to San Francisco to Reno on October 12. Here are a bunch of our memories:

The American Dollar and the European Euro:

Carson hosts Spanish Springs in homecoming game

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 4:01am

SPANISH SPRINGS (3-4, 2-3) AT CARSON (5-1, 5-0)Friday, 7:30 p.m.OFFENSE: This will be another tough one to call. Spanish Springs averages about 29 a game thanks to quarterback Hunter Fralick, who h...

Carson City man arrested for sexual abuse of girl in Iowa

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 2:03pm

Carson City Sheriff deputies arrested Ronald James Taylor, 40, on a felony warrant out of Iowa that alleges he had sex multiple times with an eight-year-old girl in 2009 and 2010.

Deputies found Taylor at his residence in the 1400 block of North Edmonds on Tuesday and took him into custody. His bail was set at $50,000.

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Other arrests:

The history of Safeway in Carson City (updated)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 11:08am

It was announced Monday that the Safeway supermarket on North Carson Street would be closing Nov. 23 after spending 38 years in their location at 2035 North Carson Street.

But what wasn't apparent at the time is that Safeway's closing would mean an end to the second-oldest continually operating business in Carson City, according to retired state archivist Guy Rocha.

(Editor's note 10/21: After further review, Rocha found one other business that has been in operation longer, the Carson Hot Springs Resort, which began as a business in 1879, operating under different names and owners. That would make Safeway the third-oldest business in Carson City.)

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