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Silver Dollar Cruise Night
Join the Silver Dollar Cars at Carson Lanes on Thursday, June 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. for a night of great cars, rock & roll and food at Johnny Rockets, Carson Lanes 50's theme-restaurant. There's no charge for cars or spectators.

If it seemed somewhat dark walking down Carson Street following a Taste of Downtown, that's because it was.
Lisa Lee, executive director of the Advocates to End Domestic Violence and coordinator of Taste of Downtown wanted to know why the rustic-looking street lights along Carson, Curry and Musser streets went dim as festivities wound down on Saturday night.
"It was very dark as people were walking. I got a lot of complaints," she said.

Among the many things to do on Father's Day was for the kids to take dad (or vice versa) to the train museum.

Two people were injured today after a domestic dispute that happened in the Johnson Lane area, Douglas County authorities said in a press statement. In the dispute a man was stabbed in the back and found traveling in a car with a female where they wound up at a Carson City residence. The man was taken by Care Flight to Renown Medical Center. The other victim in the dispute was taken to Carson Tahoe Hospital.

I was gone for part of last week, and I missed that the new Michael Hohl Honda and Subaru auto dealerships on South Carson opened up on Monday. Looks like the Nevada Appeal missed it as well, at least as far as their website is concerned. Hopefully the addition will add some new sales tax revenue to Carson City's coffers.

A man with a stab wound to the back was taken to a Reno hospital via Careflight after being located by sheriff's deputies in Carson City.

According to initial reports from the scene, officers believe the stabbing took place in Gardnerville, and the victim was driven to Fuji Park where he was put into another vehicle, an older model red Mercury Mystique.

Don't miss the final day of the Stewart Father's Day Powwow at the Stewart Facility, 5500 Snyder Ave., in Carson City. Exhibits, demonstrations, food, and art vendors and the Grand Entry Dance begins at noon today and will continue until about 4 p.m.

A Carson City man faces burglary and threat charges after he allegedly broke into an apartment, took cigarettes, and threatened to kill the occupant.
Clinton Mathew Carlin, 39, was arrested at 3:29 on Saturday morning. Bail was set at $3,132.
According to the arrest report, deputies responded to the 900 block of East Fifth after dispatch was told there was a man attempting to gain entrance into a home through a window.

A Fresno man faces multiple charges including having a felony warrant for his arrest, after he was pulled over early Saturday morning for allegedly driving without headlights.

Darryl Parker, 43, faces DUI, marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle warrant out of Lyon County, according to the arrest report.

The 17th Annual Taste of Downtown winners are:

The 17th Taste of Downtown brought Carson City citizens together again, celebrating what makes the community rich in spirit despite the hard economic times. The annual event brought people of all ages and backgrounds together to celebrate and give to a temendously worthwhile and much-supported organization, Advocates to End Domestic Violence.

Carson Mall has a big crowd already. Lot of food vendors and live music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBkPCmR6WIk

Reno-based Nevada Security Bank, with three Reno branches and an administrative office, an Incline Village branch, and a Roseville, Calif., branch were closed Friday by the Nevada Financial Institutions Division, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver.

Two unemployed Carson City men face felony burglary charges after allegedly breaking into the Mills Park Pavillion and taking cell phones and a clock.
Christopher Darrell Stehlin, 20, and Darren Hutchins, 19, are being held in Carson City jail on $50,000 bail each. The men were arrested Friday afternoon.

The crowds turned out for the Carson City Airport open house today. The event featured plenty of planes of all type on display, as well as some flyovers, a RC model plane demonstration and many other activities.

Pianist Dr. Ron Williams performed the 50th Anniversary Recital of Toccatas and Sonatas Thursday night at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall.

The event was put on as a fundraiser for Carson City Symphony’s String for the School Program. More than fifty people attended, ranging from children to seniors.

The Recital featured songs written and originally played by J.S. Bach, D. Scarlatti, Paradisi, Haydn, Schumann, Beethoven and Ravel.

Williams was accompanied by his wife Genevieve Williams, who also assisted him while he was performing.

A Relay for Life fundraiser at Carson Lanes on Thursday night netted around $350, reports Joe Reinbolt, tech and bar manager. The money raised came from food and bowling specials, says Joe.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s nation-leading 14 percent May unemployment rate announced today shows job losses are beginning to affect local governments after months of avoiding layoffs during a more than two-year long economic slowdown.

You can always tell when summer arrives in Carson City — that's when Nevada's official state tree, the orange traffic cone, starts sprouting up all over town.
Here is the Carson City road report for the period of Monday, June 21 to Sunday, June 27:
The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue fog sealing sections of roadway in the area. The following roadways will have lane closures between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting:
— Northbound Carson City Freeway from US 50 to East Lake Boulevard — Monday and Tuesday

A 30-year-old man who was already in custody today at the Carson City jail, is a possible suspect in the wounding of a victim on Monday in Washoe Valley, authorities report this afternoon.

A Carson City woman and a South Lake Tahoe man were arrested Thursday and face charges including indecent exposure, disorderly conduct and obstruction, after witnesses reported inappropriate behavior at Mills Park near the playground.
Lisa Maria Ferguson, 41, faces charges of gross misdemeanor indecent exposure and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. She is being held on $2,737 bail. Abel Perez Jr., 28, of South Lake Tahoe, faces disorderly conduct and obstruction charges. Both are misdemeanors. His bail was set at $744.

Comma Coffee owner June Joplin talks about events coming up this weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjtDjLXrrc

There's a book signing from 11 to 3 today, Friday, at Comma Coffee, 312 Carson Street. Meet Bill Westbrook who will be there to sign his new book "Beyond Deceit, the Legacy of a Madman." The historical novel is described as an anti-Nazi, pro-America book.
On Friday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Comma Coffee there will be an Open Floor World Dance performance.

CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons today announced the appointment of Charles Harvey as executive director of the Nevada Office of Veterans Services. Harvey currently serves as Nevada’s American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) director.

An 18-year-old Carson City man faces criminal charges of lewdness with a minor and statutory sexual seduction.
Nathan Andrew Bailey, 18, is being held on $52,500 bail after being arrested on June 16. Charges include lewdness with a minor under 14 years of age and statutory sexual seduction. According to a Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report, a 12-year-old girl told authorities that she had been having sexual relations with him for several months.

Multiple news sources including the Las Vegas Sun and KRNV News 4 are reporting tonight that Nevada's unemployment rate has jumped to 14 percent.
The official unemployment figure for the month of May will be released Friday morning.

CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons today approved a plan to phase out operations at the Nevada State Prison in the capital. The decision by the lame duck governor comes even though the Legislature has rejected past attempts to close the facility.
“It costs taxpayers an extra $4,000 to $6,000 per inmate for prisoners at NSP because the facility is so old and poorly designed,� Gibbons said. “Additionally, NSP is not as safe for prison staff as other facilities.�

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons approved plans today to phase-out operations at the 650-inmate Nevada State Prison in Carson City.

“It costs taxpayers an extra $4,000 to $6,000 per inmate for prisoners at NSP because the facility is so old and poorly designed,” Gibbons said. “Additionally, NSP is not as safe for prison staff as other facilities.”

CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons said today he believes Nevada and other states will prevail in their court challenge of the federal health care law following the filing of a motion to dismiss the lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice.

CARSON CITY – For the first time since 1992, Nevada voters will find no question on their November ballot that qualified as the result of a citizen’s initiative petition, the secretary of state’s office has reported.
The deadline for submitting the required number of signatures to county clerks passed Tuesday with no petitions presented in any county. Three petitions to amend the state Constitution were in circulation.

Join us for a meander around the west side. Ride about 5 miles in about 45 minutes. Helmets and membership required (signup forms will be available). For further info, call 775-241-4793 or view the Muscle Powered website at http://www.musclepowered.org

The Carson City Board of Supervisors turned down a request by Supervisor Pete Livermore to put a question tied to the Nugget Project on November's ballot.

All of Livermore's fellow supervisors voted against putting an advisory question on the ballot concerning the 1/8th cent sales tax increase that would be needed to fund the yet-to-be-approved Carson City Center/Nugget Project.

Supervisor Molly Walt called the question premature since they will not know if the project is feasible until the project developer comes back with a proposal this summer.

(Updated at 4:57 p.m. on June 16, 2010)
CARSON CITY – Former state Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas, said he has settled a lawsuit with the Nevada State Democratic Party over a campaign mailer sent out just days before the November 2008 general election alleging he was under review by the state Ethics Commission.

The Las Vegas Sun reports this afternoon that there are no immediate plans to close the aging Nevada State Prison in Carson City. The Sun attributes this to Howard Skolnik, department of corrections state director.

KTVN TV Channel 2 in Reno will feature a story tonight at 5 p.m. by Erin Breen regarding actor Kevin Costner and his involvement in a Carson City tech company's efforts to develop solutions to help with the Gulf Coast oil spill problem.

CARSON CITY – The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) today announced that disbursement of FY 2010 Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funds will be delayed until July. Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., issued a release announcing the delay to Nevadans.
Historically, local governments receive PILT funds in June. Most county budgets are drafted with the expectation that funds will be distributed by the DOI under the standard distribution calendar. Local governments were not notified of the changes until today.

CARSON CITY – The Republican Assembly Caucus has elected Assemblyman Pete Goicoechea as its new minority leader, replacing the retiring Assemblywoman Heidi Gansert.
Goicoechea, R-Eureka, was the unanimous choice of the 14-member caucus.
Gansert, R-Reno, is not running for re-election to the Assembly.

CARSON CITY – A two-member panel of the state Ethics Commission has decided there is insufficient cause to move forward with a complaint that state Treasurer Kate Marshall used her office to benefit her re-election bid.

Carson Lanes is sponsoring the Relay for Life on Thursday, June 17, at 7 p.m. to raise money for the Carson City Relay for Life.

Flights of fancy and aviation demonstrations will be on tap Saturday at the Carson City Airport Open House from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event and parking is free and open to the public.
Festivities will include skydiving demonstrations, fly-bys, model aircraft demonstrations, static displays, hot-air balloon rides and lots of food and snack vendors.

DeeDee Foremaster talks about the mission of Rural Center for Independent Living, and how they help people with disabilities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1CVouJaBVE

CARSON CITY – One proposal sought to increase mining taxes and another wanted to define life as beginning at conception. A third would have required secret ballots for employee votes on whether to join a union and yet another would have given Nevada residents the right to reject participation in government backed health care.

Come and join us every Friday Night at the K9 Dog House Gourmet Hot Dogs, for bike night.
Bring your trikes, bikes, customs, and all makes welcome. Join us for dinner or just hang out to make some new friends. Clubs are also welcome.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified two people who died this morning in a three-car accident on Highway 50 three miles east of Carson City.

Isolde Ann Taysom, 51, of Dayton and Scott W. Lamonda, 46, of Yerington died at the scene of the accident, reported at 6:36 a.m. in Mound House, according to the NHP.

CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons today appointed Anthony Dazzio to the Nevada Commission on Economic Development.

CARSON CITY – Jim Gibbons’ lame duck status as chief executive became a certainty on primary election day June 8, but the Legislature will add its own stamp of finality next week when it is asked to approve $20,000 for an official portrait of Nevada’s 28th governor.
Nevada law provides for an official portrait of each departing governor for display in the state Capitol Building.

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