Photos, video and commentary of Sunday's storm can be found at aroundcarson.com
.

With the playoffs right around the corner, the Carson High boys soccer team took a step toward building some momentum with a 3-0 victory against Bishop Manogue on Saturday, according to www.carsonsports.com. Click here for the story and click here to read about last night's football victory over Galena.

Join Hosts Cathy & Robert every Saturday in our fabulous new Eleventh Frame Winner's Lounge @ Carson Lanes for a fun-filled evening of Karaoke. No Cover and Smoke FREE. Happy Hour Daily from 5-6pm. Buy one, Get one FREE. Complimentary Appetizers from Wally's Pizza and Alley's Diner.

I'm a taxpayer who has lived here for 20 years and my dream is not the same dream Mae Adams and her trustees dreams are!

I have a problem with a Boise, Idaho resident like Steve Neighbors telling me what's best for Carson City. We are already in the NEGATIVE with other projects (Pony Express and V&T). We have experts say that in this economy it might not be the best thing to start a new project. I kind of would like to see the "pay as you go, and if you cant pay, then don't go" theory when it comes down to tax payers footing more projects.

The Secretary of the Interior announced the approval of $90 million in funding for continued restoration at Lake Tahoe along with other park and trail projects in Nevada as part of the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act.

The funding includes money for the purchase by the Forest Service of the 13 acre Schulz property near the Kings Canyon Waterfall as well as funding up to 40 percent of the $1.6 million for the acquisition of the Bently, Carson River Canyon property. The balance of the funding and future management will be through the City’s Open Space Program.

"Talking With ..." a collection of monologues by Jane Martin, will end on Sunday with a final performance at 2 p.m. at the CVIC Hall in Minden.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for seniors and students. and can be purchased by calling (775) 265-2942 or online at www.thedakotaorganization.com.

The unique collection of 11 monologues features a different woman who talks about her life, according to Wikipedia.

Prepare to see red wrist bands on Carson City adults and children over the coming days as part of a national unified message against substance abuse.

Partnership is the theme of this year's National Red Ribbon Week, which kicks off Saturday and is being coordinated locally through the Carson City School District, the Carson City Sheriff's Office and Partnership Carson City.

A 21-year-old Gardnerville man faces multiple felony charges including sexual assault and lewdness with a minor, Douglas County authorities said.

Juan Daniel Martir was arrested on Wednesday. He admitted to the crimes in an interview with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Dave Price at Carsonsports.com provides some great background into the snap, hold and kick virtues of Carson Senator varsity football player Austin Pacheco and the help he gets from kicking specialist coach Jim de Arrieta. The Senators remain unbeaten this season. Tonight's game against Galena begins at 7:30 at the Carson High School football field.

United Airlines will offer daily non-stop flights to Houston beginning in February, Reno-Tahoe International Airport officials announced Thursday.

“This is tremendous news for the community,” said Krys Bart, president and CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. “We couldn’t be happier to have the return of this outstanding service that offers travelers the ease of connections not only to the east, but to South America and beyond.”

Dozens of Nevada’s nonprofit groups, service providers and others met this week in Reno and Las Vegas to consider the looming threat of deep cuts to the state budget cuts which threaten to eliminate or dramatically reduce health care, education, and human services.

Service agency and nonprofit directors from Lyon and Storey counties attended the Monday meeting, hoping for insights on how to plan for the upcoming deep cuts to Nevada’s public education, health and social services that will hit the rural areas especially hard.

Join us Saturday, October 30th for a Halloween Party in our Fabulous new Eleventh Frame Winner's Lounge @ Carson Lanes. Classic Rock Band "Bad Intent" will be rockin' the house. Come in Costume, and use the password "Carson Now" and receive your first drink FREE. Happy Hour from 5-6pm. Buy One, Get One, FREE. NO Cover and Smoke-Free. Must be 21. Click here to check out our events calendar.

At the Carson City Board of Supervisor meeting going on right now, Office of Business Development Director Joe McCarthy announced that a new Olive Garden restaurant will be going into the Southgate Center on South Carson Street.

Olive Garden has agreed to a land lease, conditioned upon the developer of the shopping center filling the other empty stores. On that point, the new Big Lots store will open next month, and Big 5 Sports will be moving into the other space from their current, smaller location on North Carson Street.

(Updated at 11:45 a.m. on Oct. 21, 2010, to include Gov. Gibbons comments.)
Questionable attack ads and the role of the federal government in job creation were the top issues in an energized debate Wednesday between Rep. Dina Titus and Republican challenger Joe Heck in one of the most closely watched house races of the Nov. 2 general election.

A major drug operation east of Carson City was brought down late Tuesday with 10 arrests, two being juveniles, the Nevada Department of Public Safety reports.

The bust happened at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and involved multiple law enforcement agencies that resulted in the execution of four search warrants and 10 arrests and the confiscation of 1502 grams of drugs, including more than three pounds of methamphetamine.

The weekend is the weekend before Halloween, which around these parts has been come to be known as the “Haunted Weekend”. It started with the Carson City Ghost Walk, which has been a tradition for over a decade, and then the Carson Valley got into the act. There’s now enough going on to keep you busy through the whole weekend. Tours will explore Minden, Gardnerville and Genoa, as well as the Mottsville Cemetery. Scott Schrantz at aroundcarson.com provides a list of happenings on his website.

Just because you can’t get enough, more pictures of the deer that roam around on the west side. You can see more photos like this at aroundcarson.com.

Construction on the new Aaron’s store in south Carson has gone vertical. You may remember this as the site where the old Carpet Barn used to sit.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Service
A debate today among the three candidates for Nevada attorney general focused on a disputed ad discussing a decades old criminal conviction of the Republican seeking the post and allegations of political favoritism by the incumbent, Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto.

After spending decades helping so many here in Carson City, Vikki Hopkins finds herself on the receiving end of that help today.

In September 2010 she was diagnosed with an advanced form of lung cancer. Upon hearing about it, her co-workers started spreading the word about her struggle. Almost immediately a movement began to help Vikki and her family with this struggle. The response was immediate and overwhelming.

Yep, there’s a new guy sitting in the corner office of Heavenly admin building on Kingsbury Grade — Pete Sonntag, one-time ski bum turned management of the giant resort at Lake Tahoe.

So maybe the era of ski bums isn’t over. They may not wear suits but they often are the people doing the suits’ job.

With a new boss at Heavenly, onetime ski bum Pete Sonntag, things are humming there as they prepare for the upcoming season. I taught skiing there for several years and with all the new stuff and improvements going on I sometimes wish I were back on the hill there  — even if they never improve the ski school facilities are Boulder Base.

Sonntag is a real skier (and boarder) who was on the Vail demo team, so you can be sure he’ll be out on the hill checking things out himself. 

Democratic state Senator Joyce Woodhouse and Republican challenger Michael Roberson debated the budget, taxes and unjustified political attacks today in a race viewed as critical by both parties for the upcoming 2011 legislative session.
Woodhouse, running for a second term in Clark District 5, said the mailers sent out by the Nevada State Democratic Party attacking Roberson did not come from her campaign or have her review.

Join Instructor Cowboy Bob every Wednesday in the Eleventh Frame Winner's Lounge @ Carson Lanes. Cowboy Bob will teach you all the coolest Dance Moves. All skill levels welcome.No Cover & Smoke FREE. Happy Hour daily from 5-6pm! Check out the Watermelon Crawl: http://bit.ly/dCfgz4