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Chamber mixer at Firkin and Fox
- Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 10:58am

The Firkin & Fox in Carson City will be the gathering place for the next Carson City Chamber of Commerce mixer. The cost is free for Chamber members and $20 for non-members. Join in on the fun and networking at 310 S. Carson Street.

Recession, Revenues and Nevada's Recovery Town Hall meeting
- Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 10:37am

“The Recession, Revenues, and Nevada’s Recovery” a town-hall style forum hosted by Nevada Assemblyman Pat Hickey, R-Washoe County, will be in Nevada Legislature Senate Room 1214. Confirmed panelists include Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, Chairman, Ways & Means Committee and Dr. Ty Cobb, former special Assistant to Ronald Reagan.

Air controller lapses at post in Reno
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 10:32am

RENO (AP) - The chief executive of an airport in northern Nevada says a medical flight with at least three people aboard was forced to land without help from air traffic control after the lone c...

Historic Gold Hill Hotel bought by Comstock Mining
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 9:32am

An interesting story in the Virginia City News, which reports that a deal was struck between Comstock Mining Inc., and the owners of the historic Gold Hill Hotel. Click here to read the story.

2nd ANNUAL YOUTH TRANSITION SUMMIT A SUCCESS!
Announcements - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 9:16am

Family TIES of Nevada held its 2nd Youth Transition Summit – Youth Transition Jamboree March 17-18, 2011 at UNLV which was a huge success as family members, youth and professionals gathered to learn more about employment, education and health care support for youth with special health care needs and disabilities. Participants gained an understanding of how and why the health needs of youth can and should be addressed right along with their vocational and educational needs to assure a successful transition from pediatric to adult health care, school to work, and home to community.

Man faces additional charges in alleged fake check cashing scam
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:15am

A Carson City man faces seven felony counts of commercial burglary and seven counts of uttering a forged instrument after being arrested for allegedly attempting to cash counterfeit checks at a casino on the account of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.

Obituary: Rayna Katherine Donoho-King
Obituaries - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

Rayna Katherine Donoho-King was born on Sept. 20, 1989, in Carson City. She went back to heaven on March 18, 2011. Named after her Grandpa Ray and her Grandma Katherine, from birth Rayna was the...

Obituary: Susan L. Neighbors
Obituaries - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

March 5, 1958 - April 9, 2011 Susan L. Neighbors died peacefully at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno after five years with ovarian cancer. She went to Sierra High in Whittier, Calif., and ...

Obituary: Stephen James Anderson
Obituaries - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

Stephen James Anderson, 16, of Carson City died April 9, 2011. He was born May 5, 1994, in Reno. He is survived by his parents Chris and Thea Anderson; sister Sara; grandparents Jim and Jan Anderso...

Obituary: James Allan Slaton
Obituaries - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

James Allan Slaton, 70, of Carson City died April 5, 2011, at Veterans Hospital in Reno. He was born June 6, 1940, in Bishop, Texas. He is survived by his wife Colleen Slaton; daughters Roberta and...

Eric Herzik: Proposed budget puts Nevada's education system on wrong path
Opinion - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

For 100 years, higher education has been a primary gateway to a better life for Americans. People with college degrees make more money, divorce less, live longer and secure a better future for thei...

Eric Herzik: Proposed budget puts Nevada's education system on wrong path
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 10:32am

For one hundred years, higher education has been a primary gateway to a better life for Americans. People with college degrees make more money, divorce less, live longer and secure a better future ...

Health care provider building new facility
Lifestyle - Last Update Thu, 04/14/2011 - 12:32pm

A Carson City health care provider has plans to start construction on a 20,000-square-foot building in north Carson City by the end of May. Nevada Health Centers Inc., currently at 907 N. Mounta...

Health Inspections
Lifestyle - Last Update Sun, 04/17/2011 - 7:12am

The following health inspections are from the period of March 29-April 1:* Bella Fiore Wines Restaurant, 224 S. Carson #8, scored 96 points. No chlorine sanitizer was detected on dishware after mec...

Hard-boiled eggs for Easter brunch
Lifestyle - Last Update Sun, 04/17/2011 - 8:17am

Do you have a "finder" in your family? We did. Our younger son could usually find just about anything that was lost, hidden, or plain old misplaced. That included wrenches left on beams, frogs h...

What is Fifth Disease and how can you avoid it?
Lifestyle - Last Update Sun, 04/17/2011 - 8:17am

Editor's Note: This column appears in the - Wednesday health pages. It addresses topics related to the health of our community.The trees are blooming and spring is slowly taking winter's place in o...

Fresh Ideas by Abby Johnson: Tunnel vision's affect on nuclear waste
Opinion - Last Update Sun, 04/17/2011 - 8:17am

"Tunnel vision - a narrow outlook; specifically the focus of attention on a particular problem without proper regard for possible consequences or alternative approaches" - Webster's New World Dicti...

School employees oppose proposed cuts
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

School employees called on the Carson City School Board during its meeting Monday to use money from the district's ending fund to balance the budget rather than cut jobs and salaries as outlined in...

Nevada's Lake Mead to rise 20 feet in 10 months
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Federal officials say the wettest year in more than a decade will let Colorado River water managers send more water to drought-ravaged Lake Mead this year. The U.S. Bureau of Recla...

Eerie similarities noted in NY, Calif. cold cases
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

SAN RAFAEL, Calif (AP) - A Nevada man's arrest in a string of cold-case deaths in California has authorities investigating whether he's connected to other unsolved killings across the country, i...

Assembly panel OKs amended online gambling bill
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

A Nevada legislative panel amended and approved a bill Tuesday that would pave the way for the Silver State to set the standard for Internet gambling.The amended version of AB258 directs the Nev...

Bill seeks execution moratorium in Nevada
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

Nevada is weighing the cost of the death penalty in a new way.Proponents of a bill that would calculate the costs of condemning an inmate told a legislative panel on Tuesday that the state's fis...

Funeral set for Stephen Anderson
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

A funeral will be held Saturday for one of the Carson City teenagers who died in a diving accident last weekend in Monterey, Calif.The service for Stephen James Anderson, 16, will be 10 a.m. at ...

Carson gas prices up 22 cents
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

Gas prices continue to go up in Nevada as the peak summer travel season approaches, according to the latest report from AAA Nevada.The average price in Nevada for regular, unleaded gasoline is $3.8...

Annual fuels reduction project includes flock of willing workers
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

The sheep have arrived in Carson City for their annual spring job - scouring the hillsides on the west side of town to reduce highly flammable cheat grass. Supported by Carson City's Open Space ...

Income tax bill met with opposition
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

The hearing into Assemblywom-an Peggy Pierce's proposed corporate income tax revealed very little common ground between those for and those against.Assembly Bill 336 would impose a 4.5 percent c...

Gov. Brian Sandoval creates sunset task force
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

Gov. Brian Sandoval Tuesday issued an executive order creating a Sunset Task Force to review whether some advisory bodies in the executive branch should be eliminated.He said some of those group...

Today's legislative calendar
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

7:30 AM Assembly Government AffairsRoom 3143 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.Bills to be heard: AB257 Revises provisions relating to the Open Meeting Law, AB334 E...

Nevada baseball: Balk gives Pack win
Sports - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:21am

RENO - The Nevada Wolf Pack is finding new ways to win a baseball game lately.The Wolf Pack beat San Francisco State 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon at Peccole Park as Gators reliever Steven Dea balked in...

Nick Larsen's 'Thick Dreams' presented by Nevada Arts Council

Lifestyle - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 2:39am

By Teresa Moiola / Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
The Nevada Arts Council presents "Thick Dreams," a series of mixed media artwork by Nick Larsen, in its Carson City office now through June 3 as part of the Office eXhibition Series. An artist talk and reception will be held Thursday, April 14 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

2011 Carson City Historic Preservation Scavenger Hunt

- Last Update Wed, 04/27/2011 - 11:05am

In celebration of Historic Preservation Month, the Carson City Historic Resources Commission is holding their second annual Historic Preservation Scavenger Hunt May 2-31, 2011. The adult scavenger hunt will consist of 30 historic architectural features, all within in the historic district, and the kids scavenger hunt will consist of 20 historic features within a smaller area.

Fourteenth annual Invitational Fishing Derby at Topaz Lake
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 2:59am

By Don Quilici
Mark your calendars for April 24-26 for the highly-popular John Riordan Invitational Fishing Derby. John is the Assistant General Manager for the Carson Station Hotel and Casino in Carson City, and this will be the 14th version of his annual, fun-filled, fishing event at Topaz Lake.
His derby is traditionally co-headquartered at the Topaz Lake Marina and the Topaz Lake Lodge at Topaz Lake, which lies along the Nevada-California state line about 40 miles south of Carson City.

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Fishing Report for April 13-20
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 1:17am

CARSON CITY — Here is this week's fishing report for Northern and Western Nevada, Northern California and southern Oregon. This report is for the week of April 13-20:

ALMANOR LAKE, CALIF:
Brian Roccucci of Big Daddy’s Guide Service (539) 283-4103) www.bigdaddyfishing.com reports:
It is Game On at Lake Almanor. How fast things can change with a break in the storms and a little sun. A week ago the fish were in a solid winter pattern and now the weather has them acting like spring.

Where the Antelope Run
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:46am

A small band of Pronghorn Antelope flee from the photographer at S.R. 70, near Hallelujah Junction, California on Saturday April 9, 2011. Photo by Elaine Quilici

Prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek during April and May
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:40am

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) will be conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry throughout late April and into May.
The Tunnel Creek road, from State Route 28 to Tunnel Creek Station, may be closed in order to conduct the burns.
Signs will be posted throughout the area when burns are being conducted.
Nearly 100 acres will be treated in 15 separate phases.

Recent fish plants in Western Nevada by NDOW
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:37am

The Nevada Department of Wildlife has recently completed several fish plants in the northern and western part of the state. Here are the latest plants:
April 5: Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe: 4,244 rainbow trout: 10.1 inches.
April 5: Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe: 2,091 rainbows, 10.1 inches.
April 6: Squaw Creek Reservoir in Northern Washoe County; 3,036 rainbows: 10.0 inches.
April 6: Mountain View Park in Lyon County: 468 rainbows, 10.0 inches.
April 8: Topaz Lake: 6,780 rainbow fingerings: 5.0 inches.

Reminder of local sportsmen’s club meeting on April 19
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:32am

This is a reminder that the Ormsby Sportsmen’s Association (OSA), a local sportsmen’s club for hunters and fishermen will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, April 19 in the conference room at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office at 911 East Musser Street at 6:30 p.m.
Enter through the west side door.
The evening’s guest will be Rob Buonamici, Chief Game Warden, of the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Anyone interested in hunting or fishing is invited to attend the club meetings and functions.

Final reminder for would-be Nevada big game hunters

Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:30am

CARSON CITY — This is a final reminder that if you're one of many tens of thousands of big game hunters interested in drawing a 2011 hunting tag.

The drawing is for Pronghorn Antelope, Mule Deer, California Bighorn Sheep, Desert (Nelson) Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Elk and Rocky Mountain Goat in the State of Nevada, be advised that the final deadline for RECEIVING your application(s) is 5 p.m. on Monday, April 18.

The drawing results will be made available to the public by June 13. If you want to apply, you can do so by one of two different methods:

Final reminder of Silver State hunt of a lifetime
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:21am

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
This is a final reminder that some sportsmen and women are already calling it the hunt opportunity of a lifetime, but what really has people talking is the fact that Nevada’s new Silver State Tag is available to the average sportsman at a price that won’t break the bank.

Reminder of Winter Classic Trout Derby
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:18am

By the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce
The Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors bureau would like to remind everyone that there are just a few weeks left in the new Winter Classic Trout Derby.

Thanks to grant funding provided by Inyo County, the Chamber has contracted with Inland Aquaculture to purchase and plant specially tagged Alpers Trout in Pleasant Valley Reservoir and Lower Owens River.

Second reminder of Idaho moose, sheep and goat applications
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 12:15am

By the Idaho Department of Fish and Game
This is a second reminder that April is not just tax month; it's also the month to apply for Idaho moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat hunts.

Applications for these controlled hunts will be accepted from April 1 through April 30.
Hunters may apply at Fish and Game offices, license vendors, and with a credit card by telephone or over the Internet.

Public Sector Unions And Local Governments Spar Over Collective Bargaining Bill
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 1:48am

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – In the end, only acrimony prevailed.
Legislators did not immediately vote on a bill from Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, but a hearing on Senate Bill 343 provoked heated testimony over how local governments and public sector unions bargain their contracts.

Senate Panel Hears Proposal To Move Nevada Toward School Choice
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 1:50am

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A proposed amendment to the Nevada constitution to allow a future Legislature to create a school voucher program so parents could get state funding to send their children to private schools, including religious schools, was heard by a Senate panel today.

Sandoval Issues Executive Order To Review Commissions
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 1:52am

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval has created a task force charged with reviewing executive branch advisory bodies.
The governor has asked three former state senators to identify, evaluate and recommend whether groups created by former governors or state agencies should continue.

Multiple murder suspect arrested in South Lake Tahoe
News - Last Update Tue, 04/12/2011 - 2:49pm

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - A 77-year-old Nevada man accused of murdering four women whose bodies were found across Northern California over two decades was a professional photographer who often t...

Sandoval says no to 'sin' taxes; wants merit among his policies
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 1:53am

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today the Legislature should take up the policy initiatives he has proposed in his budget and State of the State address based on their own merits, and not be used in trade for negotiations on fee or tax increases.

Gov. Sandoval Says His Policy Proposals Should Be Considered On Own Merits
News - Last Update Tue, 04/12/2011 - 2:02pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today the Legislature should take up the policy initiatives he has proposed in his budget and State of the State address based on their own merits, and not be used in trade for negotiations on fee or tax increases.

Governor’s Education Bills Get First Vetting In Legislature
News - Last Update Wed, 04/13/2011 - 1:55am

By Andrew Doughman/ Nevada News Bureau
 CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval has said before that he can reform Nevada’s education system while still reducing the budget allotted to the state’s K-12 system.

Another lunchtime distraction
Sports - Last Update Tue, 04/12/2011 - 12:09pm

Ok, so maybe David Beckham gets some help from Pepsi's video editor, but still some amazing soccer skills:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTLVMKtn0Ew

Obituary: Dorothy Fendrich Dolan
Obituaries - Last Update Tue, 04/12/2011 - 4:14am

Dorothy Fendrich Dolan, 89, passed away at her home in Carson City April 7, 2011. Dorothy was born Dec. 21, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Edgar and Dorothy Fendrich. Dorothy was raised in Phila...

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