The City of South Lake Tahoe and the League to Save Lake Tahoe have entered into a Settlement Agreement in which the League agrees to drop its appeal of their lawsuit against the City regarding the General Plan Update and the City agrees not to seek payment for legal fees.

What could be better than spending Valentines at Bella Fiore Wines? We will be tasting 6 Champagnes (TBA) to celebrate the sweetest day of the year, Valentines Day. …And of course our delectable chocolate fountain with tons of goodies to dunk.

So don't miss Valentines Day at Bella Fiore Wines. Only $35 per tasting for all that. The fun starts at 6pm.

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

Elaine Ann Cunningham, 57, of Carson City and Spring Creek, passed away on January 28, 2012, following a year-long courageous struggle with cancer. She was a fourth generation Nevadan and second g...

Carson City is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on the Debt Management Commission. The Commission provides a cursory review of proposed bonded indebtedness, makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors based upon statutory limits on Ad-Valorem, rates and tax caps, and establishes debt management policies. Meetings are held at least every August and February and may also meet at the call of the Chairman.

There is one (1) opening for a “Public-at-Large” to fill a one-year term, expiring January 2013.

Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced today that the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals issued an opinion today in ACLU v. Masto, granting the state’s request to overturn an injunction against enforcement of Nevada’s Adam Walsh Act.

Jan. 23: Hinkson Slough on the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area in Lyon County: 1,501 rainbow trout: 10.3 inches in length.
For information, call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Headquarters in Reno at 688-1500 during regular business hours.

This is a reminder that February 11 is the opening day of the 2012 fishing seasons for the following waters in Lyon County:

• The Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds, near Wabuska.
• Applicable open waters (Bass Pond, Beaver Slough, Crappie Pond, Hinkson Slough, North Pond and the Walker River), all on the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area (MVWMA), near Yerington.

All of the waters listed above will close on Sept. 30.

Fort Churchill Cooling Ponds:
How to get there:

The Northern Nevada Development Authority's monthly breakfast on Feb. 29 at the Carson Nugget will feature Steve Hill, director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. Hill will share the new strategies and plans for developing a stronger and more effective economic development structure throughout the State of Nevada.

Key elements of The Plan include:

• Coordinate & execute regional planning
• Regional & sub-region branding

The Carson City Senior Citizens Center will be holding open auditions for the 2012 Senior Follies production of “Those Delightful Decades.” This production will be co-directed by Norma Conway and Carla Wilson.

This annual production is a fundraiser for the senior meals programs here in Carson City. If you are age 35 or older and would like to be a part of this wonderful fundraising project we would love to have you share your talents with us. It is a variety show consisting of musical and comedy acts ranging from the 1920’s through today.

The Brewery Arts Center is pleased to announce it is in process of seeking a new operator for the BAC Cafe located in the Artisans Store.

Qualified food operators interested in submitting a proposal please seek the Request for Proposal here. Deadline is March 9.

The BAC will be hosting an open house for any interested operators Monday Feb. 13 at 3pm, including a tour of the facilities and get an over view of the program.

Please direct questions to 883-1976 x115.

I was busy some other place when "Star Wars, The Phantom Menace" opened in 1999 in the USA. Lucky me. Not so lucky now when I went to see the reworked original decked out in 3D. It's a corny movie and the 3D adds little to the viewing except for the $3 extra per ticket. At the Galaxy Fandango in Carson City you can see the release without 3D and you won't be missing much.

Nv Shows announced today it is looking for chefs and vendors for the Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry in Virginia City. (Prize money will be awarded)
March 17, 2012 is the world famous Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry. Anyone who wishes to sign up to cook will be given 40 pounds of beef "fries" as part of their $100 application/permit fee. This event takes place on St. Patricks day so there will also be a fun parade at noon. Craft vendors, non profits and local companies are also invited to purchase a booth space.

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Jill Kinmont Boothe, the former ski champion and Olympic hopeful who was left paralyzed after a skiing accident in Utah in 1955 and whose life story was the subject of the film "The Other Side of the Mountain" and a subsequent sequel, died Thursday at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, the Los Angeles Times reports. She was 75.
Ruth Rhines, senior deputy coroner of Carson City, confirmed that Boothe died. A cause of death wasn't given and Rhines could not confirm reports that Boothe died of complications related to surgery.

The sci-fi thriller "Chronicle," currently showing at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City, explores the world of ESP in general and telekinesis in particular. The explorers are three teens, Andrew (Dane DeHaan), Steve (Michael B. Jordan) and Matt (Alex Russell). Most of the movie is composed of film clips from Andrew, a nerd and unpopular at school.

The three pals ask Andrew, who records everything, to video a hole in the ground. The three enter the hole and find a blue rock which glows as they touch it. Quickly their noses begin to bleed.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a positive ruling in the opening stages of the lawsuit challenging the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Master Plan that was filed by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the West Shore, a Lake Tahoe environmental group.

Elaine Cunningham Samuelsen passed away January 28, 2012 in Reno, Nevada. She is survived by her husband, Scott; father, Ryland Cunningham; mother, Shirley Cunningham; brother, Larry Cunningham; si...

The downtown Carson City ice skating rink will close for the season on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.

According to Carson City Parks and Recreation, the rink has hosted 9,469 skaters this season, an increase of 16.4 percent over this time last year.

The department said they rescheduled the closing date because of a decline in participation.

"With our region's unseasonably warm weather we are finding families enjoying other outdoor recreational activities," read a statement sent out by the department.

Are you a mystery lover? Then you won't be disappointed by Jasmin Palo's new medical thriller “Heart Attack” that takes the reader for a journey through the streets of Reno in a hunt for a killer. This recently released novel engages the reader from the beginning and is already getting praises from its readers - calling it intense, intriguing and full of suspense.

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee today approved a request from the Department of Taxation for $260,000 to hire a team of auditors to track cigarette sales to protect a $40 million a year payment to Nevada from the nation’s major tobacco companies.

June E. Hargis, 93, passed away on January 19, 2012 in the Washoe Drive Fire. She was born on October 23, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois. June loved to watch professional football, knit and watch movie...

Stephanie Phillips of Dayton, passed away January 21, 2012 following a short illness. She was born in Reno in 1947, the eldest of five children of Robert H and Eleanor Phillips of Carson City. Sh...

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested two women early this morning after a traffic stop that netted a half pound of suspected methamphetamine.

According to the arrest report, Dawn Fletcher, 32, of Carson City, was arrested for felony possession of the controlled substance, felony possession of the controlled substance for sale, misdemeanor trafficking of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Carson City was named the country’s No. 3 Family Destination for its old west heritage, special events and value by away.com, one of the nation’s premier vacation planning websites.
Notable highlights of a visit to Nevada’s capital city in the rating included special designation of the Nevada State Museum, Nevada State Railroad Museum and Carson Hot Springs. Besides museums, there are plenty of activities throughout Carson City including Hiking and biking trails, dining, a plethora of parks and terrain for ATV’s. Here's the latest blog from the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau on the designation, plus lots of other fun things families can do in Carson City.