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Comedienne Paula Poundstone has canceled her Friday appearance in Carson City due to a family emergency. Friends of the Carson Ciy Library President Phyllis Patton said tickets will be refunded and more information will be made available soon.
The show will be scheduled at a later date, Patton said. Ticket sales had started out slow but began to pick up this week, she said.

Mary M. Harris, 87, passed away in Carson City, Nevada on October 22, 2012. Walton's Chapel of the Valley is in charge of final arrangements. 775-882-4965Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This...

Karen M. Priest, 72, passed away October 12, 2012 in Carson City, Nevada. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial. 775-882-1766Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This ma...

Fred J. Radtke, Sr. passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on September 28, 2012; he was 67 years old. Fred went home to be with the Lord after a battle with brain cancer. He was a...

CARSON CITY – From double-dipping employees to the questionable use of credit cards, the newest edition of the Nevada Policy Research Institute’s “piglet book” released today offers highlights of recent questionable government agency actions.

Thin Veil Investigatiors present their second annual Holiday Bazaar.
Saturday, November 10, 2012 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
430 Jeannell Drive Carson City, Nevada
Beat The Shopping Rush with our Artisians, Professionals and Regional Vendors.
No cover charge
Some of the Vendors are:
Katerina's Korner.
Sandie's Psychic STUFF : Metaphysical items for your personal and ritual needs, Hemp jewerly, Paranormal

Paraphernalia, more!
Lisa's Antique Creations.
Sandie's Psychic Stones - Intuitive Readings gift certificates.
Ribbons & Rainbows handmade jewelry.

A Carson City woman faces felony embezzlement charges after allegedly stealing an estimated $140,000 as office manager of CINC Industries, an environmental engineering company formerly owned by actor Kevin Costner.
Barbara Jean Larson, 56, was arrested October 9 and faces felony charges of obtaining money by false pretenses, uttering a forged instrument and embezzlement. She is due in Carson City Justice Court on Nov. 6. The woman admitted to stealing and told investigators that she has a gambling problem.

CARSON CITY – A Carson City District Judge today ruled an initiative petition being circulated by teachers to levy a 2 percent tax on companies making gross revenues in excess of $1 million a year to raise money to support public education is invalid.

In his ruling, Judge James Wilson found that the description of effect used to explain to voters the intent of the petition is incomplete.

In partnership with Nevada Volunteers, Nevada Health Centers invites patients to enter to win a Nintendo Wii as part of “National Make a Difference Day.”
Happy, Healthy Halloween will be on Friday, October 26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The community is encouraged to come in to Sierra Nevada Health Center to enter the drawing for the Nintendo Wii, pick-up healthy eating habits literature and healthy snacks. Nevada Health Centers promotes living an active lifestyle to improve overall health and to decrease obesity.

The first significant snowfall of the season for the Sierra that began Monday and moved in as rain into Western Nevada valleys overnight is causing travel delays over Lake Tahoe mountain roads. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for Lake Tahoe until 11 a.m. Tuesday. Go here for the latest travel information. For Carson City area weather go to www.CarsonWeather.com.

When Nevada Day rolls around, and the parade rolls through town, the fair rolls in, although not to stay. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program will be bringing in the fair to Mills Park for the 27th time starting Thursday.

Nancy Ann Cotsonis, loving mother and grandmother, succumbed to her illness on October 17, 2012. She was born June 30, 1945, in Wash. D.C. Nancy was the eldest of six children (herself, Patricia, ...

Jay Louis Kimball passed away at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kan. on October 17, 2012. He was a 1957 graduate of Great Bend High School. He married Linda Laffer August 20, 1959 at Winfie...

Krys Bart’s retirement as president/CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority is still a year away, but the process of finding her replacement has begun.
The authority’s board of directors is looking to hire a search firm to come up with candidates for the position Bart has held for the past 14 years and whose three-year contract expires in December 2013.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will release the final draft of the Regional Plan Update and associated documents during the two-day Governing Board meeting taking place on Wednesday, October 24 at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach, and Thursday, October 25 at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline.

The goblins and werewolves will be out! Join us for drink specials all night long!
Show your spirit and wear your costume!

The Bella Family
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com

Starting at 6:30am we will be serving up your favorite A.M. drinks! Bloody Mary’s, Mimosa’s and Hot drinks with or without a mixer to get your morning started. Other drink specials also available. Don't forget we have FREE Hot Cocoa for the kids. Stop by on your way to or during the parade.

The Bella Family
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com

Lake Tahoe ski resorts are celebrating the arrival of the first snow storm of the season, with several inches having fallen and more on the way. Mother Nature's fall delivery sets the winter season in motion for a promising ski and snowboard season.

I agree with the message different authorities are trying to send with sports, but some are doing it in the wrong way. You cannot erase accomplishments no matter how they were obtained. You cannot erase what actually happened. I do not agree with erasing the books, in any sport, at any level.

The Traveling Vietnam Wall and the AVTT crew is officially being escorted into Carson City this afternoon by the Nevada Highway Patrol and local law enforcement officials, as well as veterans and local military personnel via convoy consisting of motorcycle riders and emergency vehicles.

Monday morning has brought the first winter snow of the season to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. Light to moderate snow is being reported this morning throughout the basin. The National Weather Service calls for 10 to 18 inches above 7,000 feet and 4 to 8 inches at lake level. A winter storm warning runs through Tuesday morning.

Organizers of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce Soup's On Candidate Forum set for Tuesday at Gold Dust West would like to have RSVP's today, Monday, by noon. Featured at the luncheon will be the candidates for the Carson City Supervisor Ward 2 race, Brad Bonkowski and Dennis Johnson and Ward 4 contestants incumbent Molly Walt and Jim Shirk. Questions will be fielded from the audience.
The forum begins at 11:30 a.m. at Gold Dust West, 2171 U.S. Highway 50 East in Carson City. The cost is $15 per person in advance and $20 at the door. Call (775) 882-1565. See the flier below.

This is in reference to the Letter: Think before you vote, Carson City Nevada News - Carson Now.

16 Questions about CC1

While few can claim to have all the answers about the CC1 advisory, concerning the funding of a new city library, here are a few questions that I think everyone might consider – especially those in our city government.

Why are libraries being closed and sold all over the country?

Why are universities closing and selling libraries?

How fast will all books be replaced with eBooks?

What is the future of the library in the Internet age?

How many books can I carry on my keychain flashdrive or in my smart cell phone or eBook reader?

Here is the Carson City road report for the week of Oct. 22-28: There will be intermittent delays on Roop Street between Hot Springs Road and Winnie Lane throughout the week due to sidewalk construction. Meanwhile, the Nevada Department of Transportation will be paving their maintenance yard located on Fairview Drive just east of the Carson City Freeway interchange. The outside westbound lane on Fairview Drive will be closed at this location.

With the fall weather whipping the leaves off trees and into streets and yards, Carson City is preparing for its fall pick-up yard debris schedule by reminding residents to take pride in the city by pruning trees, shrubs and raking leaves.
Beginning Monday, residents can call the Public Works Operations Division to be put on a list for free yard debris pick up. Leaves must be bagged; the limbs must be less than six feet long tied in bundles and no larger that 4" in diameter.

Rolf Johnson lived gently with a warrior spirit. Surrounded by his family, he passed quietly into the dawn on October 18, 2012 after challenging a rare cancer for nearly 14 years, proving that ...

Lynn Murrill Davis was called to Heaven on October 15, 2012, at the age of 87. After 47 years of marriage, she was reunited with her husband, Rod, who passed on March 6, 2012. Lynn was born in ...

The Tea Party Republicans claim President Obama has not repaired the Bush/Republican mistakes fast enough. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi passed several job bills out of the House. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell filibustered and stopped those job bills.
In 2010 the Tea Party Republicans ran on "jobs, jobs, jobs" and, oh yes, hate President Obama. Please note: Not one job bill was offered by Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner and the Tea Party Republicans. Further, they killed all job bills from President Obama.

The Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will open its 29th season on Sunday, 4 p.m., with a concert, "Scandinavia and All That Jazz," at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street in Carson City.

After the first half of the concert, harmonica player Tom Stryker will lead a harmonica workshop for youth attending the concert. Each will be given a harmonica and learn to play a tune. After intermission, they will perform on stage.

Come and be 'Part of Our World!' as Wild Horse Children’s Theater presents the Northern Nevada premiere of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King Street in Carson City on Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 7 pm and Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 2 pm.

Js’ Old Town Bistro will host the “Noodles for Neighbors” Spaghetti Feed on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 4-8pm. The annual event benefits the Dayton Food Pantry. Just $10 buys a spaghetti dinner, with $5 going directly to the Food Pantry.

Join us at the Children's Museum in Carson City on Sunday, October 28th from 4-6pm for crafts and trick or treating. Come dressed in costume. Cost is $5 per child.

The 20th annual Pumpkin Patch at Seeliger Elementary School in Carson City brought hundreds of children and their families out Saturday for games, face painting, a dunk tank, contests, pumpkin picking and delicious food. Click on each photo to enlarge.

Nevada voters itching to cast their ballot for the general election, today through November 2 is designed for them. Early voting is underway at the first floor of the Carson City Clerk's Office, 885 E. Musser Street, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Saturday; again Monday through Friday, Oct. 22-26 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., again on Saturday Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday through Friday, Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

CARSON CITY – Scores of people waited in line at the county courthouse here this morning to become some of the first of more than 1.2 million registered voters statewide to cast ballots in the Nov. 6 general election.

It will never go away. Until the MLB really DOES something about it. A little venting here on the case of steroids/PED's in baseball.

I know this would never pass with the Player's Association in a CBA agreement but if you want to completely get rid of steroids/PED's, the MLB and the MLBPA need to have a 'one and done' approach about it starting in the minor leagues.

Kenneth "Kenny" M. Menghini, 61, passed away October 16, 2012 in Ely, Nevada. Arrangements entrusted to Walton's Chapel of the Valley. 775-882-4965Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This materi...

Genevieve C. Young, 86, passed away on October 19, 2012 in Carson City, Nevada. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial. 775-882-1766Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. T...

Nona Y. Baker, 90, passed away on September 30, 2012 in Carson City, Nevada. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial. 775-882-1766Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This...

Carson City Sheriff's Office and the Nevada Highway Patrol have teamed up, along with other Northern Nevada law enforcement agencies, in an effort to beef up DUI enforcement now through Nov. 9.

During this two-week time frame, agencies will be step up patrol in the Carson City and Reno/Sparks areas, focusing efforts on identifying impaired drivers. The program is funded by the Office of Traffic Safety and is one of many campaigns that are conducted throughout the year to help reduce accidents and fatalities in northern Nevada.

Barton Memorial Hospital’s da Vinci® Si Surgical System will be on display for special public viewing during Nevada Day on Saturday, October 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Carson City’s Nugget Convention Center Lobby.

Nevada Day attendees will have the opportunity to “test drive” the da Vinci and enter to win an iPad. Barton Memorial Hospital, located in South Lake Tahoe, is one of the only hospitals serving Northern Nevada and California to offer da Vinci single-site gallbladder surgery.

CARSON CITY – More than 1.2 million Nevadans are registered as active voters for the Nov. 6 general election as of the close of the registration Oct. 16, the Secretary of State’s office reported today.

Numbers released today by Secretary of State Ross Miller’s Elections Division show that Democrats registered nearly twice as many voters than Republicans since the end of September.

The Nevada Arts Council has awarded $9,148 in Jackpot Grants to nine Nevada artists and one public institution for arts and arts learning projects. Jackpot grants are awarded on a quarterly schedule and are designed to support arts projects initiated by artists, schools, nonprofit organizations and public institutions. These projects are usually “sudden opportunity events” or applications from groups new to the NAC.

The Center for Research Design and Analysis was contracted by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety to conduct a telephone survey about Nevadans' driving behavior and attitudes. The objectives of this survey included gathering behavioral self-reported and opinion data on key safety issues, such as impaired driving, safety belts, speeding, and distracted driving. The OTS also was interested in examining the effect that a "Click it or Ticket" (CIOT) campaign had on respondents' answers to safety belt questions. The CIOT campaign ran from May 21, 2012 through June 3, 2012.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to 11.8 percent in September, a decline of three-tenths of a percentage point from the 12.1 percent rate reported for August and a significant improvement from September 2011’s reading of 13.6 percent, a state agency reported today.

The seasonally-adjusted rate remains above the 11.6 percent figure reported in May, which was a three-year low.

A Carson City Sheriff's Office deputy was injured in a motorcycle accident Thursday near Lake Tahoe Club Drive and Old Clear Creek Road, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Sherri Lynn Sharp, 66, passed away October 12, 2012 in Carson City, Nevada. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial. 775-882-1766Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This ...

Thomas Clifford Carter was born in Draper, N.C. on November 12, 1922 to Julia and Barney Jefferson Carter Sr. He went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 12, 2012. Hi...

A Carson City couple face felony drug and gross misdemeanor child neglect charges after authorities were led to methamphetamine and marijuana inside the home, described as "filthy" by arresting officers.

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