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Fourteenth annual Invitational Fishing Derby at Topaz Lake
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 12:39am

By Don Quilici
Mark your calendars for April 24-26 for the highly-popular John Riordan Invitational Fishing Derby. John is the Assistant General Manager for the Carson Station Hotel and Casino in Carson City, and this will be the 14th version of his annual, fun-filled, fishing event at Topaz Lake.
His derby is traditionally co-headquartered at the Topaz Lake Marina and the Topaz Lake Lodge at Topaz Lake, which lies along the Nevada-California state line about 40 miles south of Carson City.

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Public Sector Unions And Local Governments Spar Over Collective Bargaining Bill
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 7:28pm

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – In the end, only acrimony prevailed.
Legislators did not immediately vote on a bill from Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, but a hearing on Senate Bill 343 provoked heated testimony over how local governments and public sector unions bargain their contracts.

Senate Panel Hears Proposal To Move Nevada Toward School Choice
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 7:24pm

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A proposed amendment to the Nevada constitution to allow a future Legislature to create a school voucher program so parents could get state funding to send their children to private schools, including religious schools, was heard by a Senate panel today.

Sandoval Issues Executive Order To Review Commissions
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 1:42pm

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval has created a task force charged with reviewing executive branch advisory bodies.
The governor has asked three former state senators to identify, evaluate and recommend whether groups created by former governors or state agencies should continue.

Sandoval says no to 'sin' taxes; wants merit among his policies
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 12:07pm

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today the Legislature should take up the policy initiatives he has proposed in his budget and State of the State address based on their own merits, and not be used in trade for negotiations on fee or tax increases.

Governor’s Education Bills Get First Vetting In Legislature
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 11:39am

By Andrew Doughman/ Nevada News Bureau
 CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval has said before that he can reform Nevada’s education system while still reducing the budget allotted to the state’s K-12 system.

Carson High School mourns students who died in scuba accident
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 4:43pm

Carson High School students, faculty and staff mourned the loss of two of their own Monday with a memorial at the Carson City campus parking lot following a tragic scuba diving accident on Saturday in Monterey Bay.

Fitness on the Wire: Use of Hand Weights
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 8:34am

By Jerry Vance
 Fitness students still carry hand-held weights during aerobic workouts with the thought that carrying extra weight in each hand while running would speed up fat loss.  It is true that the heavier you are the more calories you burn with any given energy expenditure.  But, there are other factors to consider before you pick up those hand weights. 
 

Excuse our dust
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 7:05am

Those of you who have been here before might notice a few changes on the Carson Now site this morning. We worked on an update to the site over the weekend, and there are still a few tasks left to do. So consider this a construction zone, at least for the next few hours. Put on your virtual hardhats, and report any problems that you see. Thanks. 

School district issues statement about students' deaths
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 2:12am

The following is a news release issued by the Carson City School District:

Stephen Anderson age 16, and Keegan Aiazzi age 17, died in a scuba diving accident in the Monterey Bay, California area on Saturday, April 9, 2011. The two were part of a scuba diving event that was organized and sponsored by a scuba diving business in Reno.

Following successful dives on Friday evening and Saturday morning, both young men who had recently become certified scuba divers, did not surface with the rest of the group during the second dive on Saturday morning.

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