Mrs. Addie Julia Mathews Patterson, age 93, passed away on July 31, 2012 at Carson Tahoe Hospital. She was born on June 24, 1919 in Coffee County, Alabama and was married to Alfred A. "Pat" Pat...

CARSON CITY – State Treasurer Kate Marshall today announced a record year for her office’s Unclaimed Property Division, with nearly $33 million in property returned to its rightful owners in Fiscal Year 2012.

Mark your Calendars for an informational talks on August 9 and 14 to learn to identify yellow starthistle and pull offending weeds. The workshop will be a couple of hours, after work for most, and in some very pretty locations near the Carson River. It will be fun AND informative and you will get to visit areas that are “off the beaten path.”

Visit the Carson City Weed Coalition on facebook to keep current on Carson City noxious weed issues.

http://www.facebook.com/CCWeeds

CARSON CITY – The U.S. Department of Education today approved Nevada’s request for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act in exchange for state-developed accountability measures.

Nevada’s accountability plan is designed to prepare all students for college and career readiness, substantially raise the achievement of the lowest achieving students, and support effective teaching and administration.

by Jeff Potter, originally appearing on the Muscle Powered blog.

Matthew Garret McMaster
August 5, 1987 – July 28, 2012

Matthew was born and raised at South Shore and grew up loving skiing, snowboarding, hiking and all things outdoors. He was active in school sports, and had a great love for all animals. Matthew was in the process of following his dream by attending motorcycle mechanic school in Phoenix.

Matthew is survived by his parents, Barry and Nancy McMaster of Stateline, Nv, brother Tobias (Melanie) Sharp, and nephew Tyler Sharp, of South Lake Tahoe, and Grandmother Madeline Kerr of Carson City, Nevada.

Join Bella Fiore Wines for drink specials all night long as you enjoy the Carson City Music Festival’s night on 3rd Street. Free outdoor music by multiple bands, go to JazzCarsonCity.com for details. 3pm-10pm

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

Join Bella Fiore Wines for drink specials all night long as you enjoy the Friday 3rd Street Free Outdoor Concert. The Shane Dwight Band will be playing great American Roots Rock music starting @ 7:30pm.

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

CARSON CITY – Nevada has been selected by the National Governors Association to receive a $65,000 grant and additional technical assistance to implement Common Core State Standards at the postsecondary education level.

South Lake Tahoe fire and police departments responded to a gas leak Monday night which forced the outside evacuation of at least a two block area of Highway 50 from Fairway to Herbert. Lakeland Village and Howard Johnsons guests were ordered to stay in their rooms as of 11 p.m. Areas outside the lodging establishments on both the east and west sides of Highway 50, (Lake Tahoe Boulevard) were evacuated, with guests being ordered to stay inside.

Get ready to laugh! Wednesday Night is comedy night at the Carson Nugget at 7 PM in the Show Lounge. Seating is limited. There is no cover; however, there is a two drink minimum.

Morgan Preston is the featured comedian on August 8th. Preston has spent more than 22 years in the business. His, “I dare you not to laugh” style and on-stage swagger is guaranteed to make you smile.

CARSON CITY – Carson City District Judge James Wilson today ruled a teacher-backed proposal to impose a margin tax in Nevada cannot go forward because it violates a “single-subject” rule for such measures.

Children and Family Counseling therapists Kristopher Komarek, MSW and Jeffrey Davis, MSW, LCSW will present a monthly mental wellness series at the Carson City Library beginning Monday, August 13th, at 6:00 p.m. The first program for the Mind-Body Connection: Mental Wellness Series is “Don’t do that! Do what I say! How your child learns behavior. Birth to 12.”

This monthly series will be held on the second Monday of the month and run through October. These recurring presentations will focus on various topics. Active participation and interactive dialogue is encouraged.

Daniel Eugene Graybill, 53, passed away in Reno, NV. On July 13, 2012. He was born in Sacramento, CA. on Nov. 7, 1958 to Charles & Phyllis Graybill. He lived in the Carson City, Reno area since...

Linda was born and raised in Ridgecrest, CA. She married her high school sweetheart, Charles Fields, on November 6, 1971, and was mother of three sons. She graduated on the honor roll from Burr...

There will be a graveside service for Nina Prockish on Saturday, August 11 at 11am at Lone Mountain Cemetery. Directly following, there will be a luncheon reception at Glen Eagles Restaurant to ...

A Gardnervile man has been arrested and faces charges in connection with several vehicle burglaries last month in the Indian Hills area in north Douglas County. A 15-year-old male was also arrested.
Nathan Centeno, 18, was arrested on Thursday by Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators. The arrest was made after an investigation following several vehicle burglaries that happened on July 10.
Here is a Douglas County Sheriff's Office press release that provides the details:

Is it possible to be thrilled and relaxed at the same time?

I learned the answer to this question hanging beneath the canopy of a paraglider as it soared several hundred feet over the forested ridge that runs along the border between California and Nevada on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.

The excitement of flying through the air under an oversized parachute was matched only by the peaceful beauty of the blue lake below. It's a vantage point that might have left the great Mark Twain speechless.

On July 28th, thousands of people came to see close-up and personal the nearly completed I-580 Freeway. When finished, it will better connect Washoe Valley to South Reno, lighten the traffic through Pleasant Valley, and lessen the bottleneck that’s starting to form at the Mount Rose Intersection. Throngs of motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists attended Sunday’s Rush to Washoe event that began at 7:00 AM and went strong until 1PM.

CARSON CITY, NV – Governor Brian Sandoval today commended the work of the Nevada Sage-grouse Advisory Committee which issued recommendations yesterday on a course of action that provides conservation measures sufficient to preclude the need to list the Greater Sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act.

“I thank the Advisory Committee, its Chairman, Bob Crowell and each of the members for their diligent and timely work on this very important issue,” Governor Sandoval said. “Representatives from a cross section of our state collaborated in an effort to conserve the Greater Sage-grouse species while maintaining predictable and multiple uses of private, state and public lands. I look forward to reviewing the Committee’s recommendations.”

With the completion of the I-580 freeway extension project connecting Reno to Carson City, getting to Heavenly Mountain Resort for the 2012-13 ski season will be faster, safer and more convenient than ever before.

The live video is here. The agenda is here.

Carson Nugget Ballroom is celebrating a ribbon-cutting event of their newly remodeled ballroom on Tuesday, August 7 at 7:30 A.M. on 507 N. Carson Street.

Breakfast will be provided and is $5 for Carson Nugget members and $15 for non-members. RSVP can be made to 882-1565 or to manager@carsoncitychamber.com

Coming from as far as Australia and as near as North Lake Tahoe, more than 200 men and women athletes are gearing up for a race to remember at Northern Nevada’s inaugural Expedition Man Endurance Festival and Ultra-Distance-Triathlon, taking place Saturday, August 25. Athletes will begin with a swim at Zephyr Cove Resort at Lake Tahoe, then onto a more than 100-mile-bike-ride through Carson City and a long-run along the Truckee River, ending at the Legends at Sparks Marina.