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Carson Now News (edition 217)

Friday, July 6, 2012 - 6:57am

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.”

Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 12:26pm

CARSON CITY – Marcia Giller, 76, of Reno, has been sentenced to prison for two felony offenses of submitting false Medicaid claims, the Attorney General’s office announced this week.

Washoe County District Judge Steven Kosach sentenced Giller on Tuesday to 18 to 48 months imprisonment for each count, to be served consecutively, and additionally ordered Giller to pay $226,000 in restitution, penalties and costs.

Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 11:33am

Carson City Sheriff's deputies have arrested the following individuals for felony allegations:

  • Heidi Ann Brouhard, 22, a Carson City woman, just prior to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Brouhard was arrested for a felony larceny warrant in her name as well as a misdemeanor larceny warrant in her name. Bail is set at $20,000.
  • Devyn Lawrence Smith-Thompson, 18, a Reno man, at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Smith-Thompson was arrested for grand larceny. Bail is set at $25,000.
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 9:47am

Get ready to rumble Carson City.
Best Western Carson Station Hotel/Casino, partnering with Carson City Harley-
Davidson, announces its first annual Ribmaster Rumble, Carson City’s new
signature rib cook-off event, on Friday July 6 through Sunday, July 8.
Carson Station’s Ribmaster Rumble will be held in the parking lot of Carson
Station, at 900 S. Carson Street.
The concept is easy: the region’s best catering groups will compete side-by-side
to see whose ribs are the best on the tracks and who will earn the coveted title of
“Ribmaster”.

Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 9:38am

Check out the live video here. The agenda is here.

Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 7:20am

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for July 5 through July 10.

Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 6:58am

This is the first of a short series of weekly articles about a fabulous, first-time-ever, 11-day, sightseeing and fishing trip that Elaine and I took in late June to the Yukon in Canada.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 8:38am

Wilbur Lane came into the world July 4, 1921 and is one of a handful of remaining World War II veterans who served on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which entered the war Dec.7, 1941 when her planes found the Japanese squadrons attacking Pearl Harbor.
“It was the most decorated ship of WWII, called The Galloping Ghost because (the Japanese) couldn’t find us,” Lane said from his home in Dayton. “Every time they bombed us, they’d announce it on the radio in Japan.”

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 5:51pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today signed an Executive Order establishing the Governor’s Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs.

Executive Order 2012-15 creates the council to work to identify and prioritize the needs of Nevada’s veterans.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 9:52am

Carson City Sheriff's deputies Monday morning arrested Thomas Dean Caudill, 31, of Carson City, for felony kidnapping with a deadly weapon, and felony assault with a deadly weapon.

According to the arrest report, the suspect allegedly threatened two females with a large knife at a party in the 900 block of South Minnesota. His bail was set at $100,000.