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Thanks to the generosity of the community and the William N. Pennington Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada will be renovating all 12 bedrooms of the Ronald McDonald House in Reno.

The outpouring of support for RMHC at the recent Red Shoe Gala was overwhelming, as attendees donated $100,000 during the live auction and paddle raise portions of the event, which the Pennington Foundation offered to match in support of renovations to the 30-plus year old Ronald McDonald House. All $200,000 will be used for the remodeling project.

Carson City TRIAD presents Fire and Fall Prevention for Older Adults, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive. The event is free and open to the public.

CARSON CITY — The Silver State Model T Ford Club will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Red’s Old 395 Grill, 10455 S. Carson Street in Carson City.

Optional no-host dinner precedes the meeting at 6:00 p.m. Anyone interested in Model T Ford cars or trucks is welcome to attend.

This club is organized to have fun, go on tours and help each other with our Model Ts. Spouses are also welcome.

For information, call club president Dick Markley at (575) 654-0124 or Wendell Newman at (775) 721-7949.

A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of indecent exposure in an incident that allegedly happened in front of children and customers at an East William Street store, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

As the Reno Aces gear up for the 2020 campaign, a new change is coming to its home ballpark — to protect fans from foul balls and thrown bats.

South Lake Tahoe Police are looking for the person or persons responsible for vandalizing nine trees on city property near Regan Beach over the weekend.

Western Nevada College will launch its newest student diversity program on Wednesday evening at the Carson City campus.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti announced the appointment of Daniel Solow as Colonel of the Nevada Highway Patrol effective Monday, Nov. 8, 2019.

Colonel Solow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in December 2017 and has been with the Department since 1995, beginning his career with the Nevada DPS as a Trooper serving the Laughlin/Searchlight district. The previous NHP Colonel, John O'Rourke, retired in August 2019.

Keith Alan Barnett's 2nd annual Birthday Concert at A to Zen will be held Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. Keith had such a great time last year, he's decided to make it an annual thing. This year, he has invited his band mates from MiXed Company and Lonesome Polecat Band to join him.

This is going to be a ROCKIN' Night! You don't want to miss it. #KeithAlanBarnett

Only $5 at the door. Food, beer & wine will be available to purchase.

Carmela A Porcella Inman passed unexpectedly on Nov. 8, 2019. Carmela was born Feb. 16, 1958 in Long Island, New York. She was born to the late Roger Porcella and Audrey DeLuca Porcella, and is survived by her husband William Inman who was the love of her life, Mother Audrey DeLuca Porcella, Brother Roger Porcella and wife Karen, sister Mary Beth and husband Brad, 4 nieces and nephews, 9 great nieces and nephews whom she adored.

That first step is a doozy. Junior guard Jalen Harris made the most of his return in a 80-73 victory over Texas-Arlington on Tuesday at Lawlor Events Center in Reno.

While much of the nation is stuck in an arctic freeze, we're stranded with abundant sunshine in Nevada's capital city area with temperatures well above normal for this time of year. Going into the middle of the work week we can expect highs near 70. Local events Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 include an Eagle Valley Middle School expansion plan community meeting, "Get Fit with Fight Camp" at Yaple's Ballroom, a Little Valley fire re-seeding gathering, a Toys for Tots volunteer orientation meeting, art showings, classes and more.

UPDATE 8:56PM: The 60-year-old male pedestrian in Tuesday evening's accident was flown to Renown Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, according to CCSO. The driver of the vehicle that struck him was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected. NHP is investigating a separate incident, a hit and run crash, in which a vehicle struck a parked CCSO patrol vehicle and then fled the scene. The parked patrol vehicle was on the scene of the pedestrian crash.
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UPDATE 7:57PM: North Carson Street is now open for traffic.

UPDATE: The highway was re-opened in both directions at around 7 p.m. The cause is under investigation.
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A vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon involving a motorcycle and SUV that caused serious injury has shut down traffic on US-95A near Silver Springs, according to the The Nevada Highway Patrol.

Carson City Sheriff's Office investigators are asking for the public's help with information regarding vehicles that were burglarized early Sunday at Carson Tahoe Hospital.

Cucina Lupo, Carson City’s newest Italian restaurant, hosted its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday.

The owner, Mark Estee, is also the proprietor of several other local restaurants including Carson City’s The Union, Gardnerville’s Overland Restaurant and Pub, and Reno’s Liberty Food and Wine Exchange, as well as Chez Louie in the Nevada Museum of Art.

Healthy Communities Coalition meets in Yerington on November 14

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ November public breakfast meeting will be in Yerington at the Boys & Girls Club’s main gym at 124 North Main Street on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9 a.m.

During October, Michael Hohl Motor Company in Carson City held a pet food drive to fill a pickup for the national nonprofit Pets of the Homeless.

Traditional Irish and Scottish musicians Cooking with Turf will return to Carson City this Saturday for the Brewery Arts Center's Celtic Music Series, which is celebrating its sixth season.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to a vehicle crash in the 2200 block of North Carson Street.

Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated, a national vacation ownership company, announced Monday the acquisition of The Ridge Resorts, a multi-faceted 11-acre timeshare property with 378 units located in Stateline, Nev. above Lake Tahoe.

In this edition of It's Your City, host Cortney Bloomer sits down with Diane Dye Hansen of Proscenium Players, Inc. to discuss the upcoming production of the Orson Welles legendary 1938 radio teleplay, "War of the Worlds."

A man was extradited to Carson City from Arizona on Sunday and faces felony charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and domestic battery with a weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm following an incident last month, a CCSO sheriff's detective said.

You don't want to miss out on this weekend's comedy show at the Carson Comedy Club in Carson City. Comedian Rob Sherwood will be performing this Friday and Saturday.

Lawlor Events Center erupted when Lindsey Drew’s name was announced in the starting lineup during the Nevada men’s basketball team’s exhibition contest against Cal State East Bay.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division is asking for information in several vehicle burglaries in Carson City for the month of October.

CARSON CITY — Commencing this month, the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will be undertaking a comprehensive review to determine if enhanced protection under state law is needed for the rare Tiehm buckwheat, a native plant species that lives exclusively within the Silver Peak Range in Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say the cost of prescription drugs is unreasonable, with voters from both parties agreeing that reducing the cost of prescription drugs should be one of Congress' top priorities ...

Mercury on sun 1

Monday morning we had the ability to view the closest planet to the sun transit across the sun. It took Mercury several hours to complete the transit and ended around 10:00 a.m.

Heading into Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 activities around the capital city include a morning walk and evening hike with Muscle Powered, a Leave No Trace hike and, later, a full moon hike hosted by Carson City Parks and Rec, a Carson City School District board meeting, the monthly gathering of the Carson Fly Fishing Club, pole fitness and swing dance lessons at Yaple's Ballroom and more.

In human years our sun is 38 years old, so in another five billion years it will run out of gas, and without any emotion to speak of, will accidently vaporize its old friend the Earth. But do not despair. An insurance policy is on the way. By then we will have figured out how to move to a new neighborhood — a new universe, for we are explorers.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded late Monday afternoon to a traffic collision in the area of Roop Street and Hot Springs Road.

A hit on Broadway, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards – including Best Musical. Based on Arnold Lobel's well-loved books, and featuring a hummable score by Robert and Willie Reale, this whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons and tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout.

Come join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike, or ride around Carson City! Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. A schedule of all upcoming activities and events can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar.

Come join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike, or ride around Carson City. Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. A schedule of all upcoming activities and events can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar.

Come join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike, or ride around Carson City!

Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. A schedule of all upcoming activities and events can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar.

Nov 15 - Mexican Ditch – South. Meet in the Hidden Meadows trailhead parking area at 965 Buzzy's Ranch Road. Dirt trail.

Come join Muscle Powered for a free, guided group walk, hike, or ride around Carson City! Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. A schedule of all upcoming activities and events can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar.

Join us for another unique shopping experience while assisting Carson High School staff and students. The 25th annual Carson High Holiday Craft Fair will be held Friday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23.

CARSON CITY — The opportunity to take a great photograph at the Nevada State Railroad Museum doesn’t have to end when the sun goes down.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday afternoon to a brush fire near Highway 50 east in the 3900 block. However, a Lake Tahoe fire truck from Incline Village, that happened to be in the area for training, was able to knock it down without major spread.

The Carson City Raiders Booster Club's Christmas Commitment Fundraiser for Home Bound Seniors will be taking place on Sunday, Nov. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Carson Lanes Eleventh Frame Lounge, 4600 Snyder Avenue in Carson City.

Western Nevada College faculty professor Dr. Winnie Kortemeier will share her expertise of the violent formation of Lake Tahoe with members of the Leisure Hour Club at the Club’s next meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

The annual High Five Turkey Drive is happening this Thursday in Carson City. Join Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, for its collection of Thanksgiving turkeys in time for the holiday.

In 2003, I wrote an article on making a home firesafe. I started with this “The raging fires in California are a terrible reminder of the wildfire risk of living in the urban-wildland interface.” Now, 16 years later, that initial sentence bears repeating. With climate change, global warming we are seeing hotter, more intense, faster spreading wildfires than ever before. Fuels such as brush, grasses and trees are tinder dry everywhere, including Northern Nevada.

The Bristlecone Gallery is pleased to present the breathtaking exhibition “Glorious Expanse: Paintings of the Western Sky” by David McCamant. McCamant, a highly skilled oil painter, illumines the regional landscapes of our Western skies — compelling impressions on large-scale canvases.

November's Muscle Powered Trash Mob will be at Centennial Park in Carson City this Saturday, Nov. 16.

CARSON CITY — Single lane closures will take place on a section of Mt. Rose Highway summit, State Route 431, Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 12-15 as part of continuing Nevada Department of Transportation roadway improvements.

As Veteran's Day appears, we should all thank those who have and are currently serving our country. Our military has kept our nation as safe as possible and have put their lives in danger for us and our posterity.

Every day that passes is a day that we should celebrate for a safer and more welcoming time. Show respect for our veterans and for those who are currently serving.

Happy Veteran's Day Carson City!

Going into Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 it is Veterans Day. Federal, state and local government offices and schools are closed to observe the holiday. Thank you U.S. Veterans for your service to our great country. There are a number of organized happenings in the region, including parades in Virginia City and Reno, as well as events in South Lake Tahoe and Sparks. Plus a number of Carson City and Carson Valley restaurants are offering no cost meals as a gesture of gratitude to veterans and active duty military members. Also Monday is a discussion on homeless issues with local advocate and champion for those who are often without a voice, Dee Dee Foremaster.

College President Vincent Solis greets more than 500 Northern Nevada high school seniors who toured Western Nevada College Thursday for the annual Nevada Promise Senior Work Day. Students learned more about the Promise Scholarship requirements, WNC programs, campus resources and community service organizations.

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