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Destination unknown. Sounds like the beginning of a spy novel, an exciting movie, or even the title of a hit soundtrack. Sure, unknown is simply an adjective modifying the noun destination, and people may certainly say "Our destination is unknown" or "We are going to an unknown destination", but to be more dramatic or literary, it is better to say, "Where are we going? destination unknown."

For the first time since 2013 the BWAA did not elect anyone to the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. Curt Schilling was 16 votes shy of the 75% needed for election. Other notables are Clemens who received 61.6% and Bonds who received 61.8%.

For ages 10-14, join us virtually via Zoom. Do you enjoy coding? Then join us for one hour of computer programming each month! No prior experience needed. This month, write code to help a monkey astronaut catch bananas in space! Go here to register.

For PRE-K (children not yet in elementary school) and families: Join us for weekly themed stories and crafts. This week, we'll read about, and make, bears! There are two delicious versions of this edible craft; here are the supplies you need: 1. bread, banana, nut butter, butter knife and chocolate chips or raisins; 2. graham cracker, large and small marshmallows, frosting, knife, scissors and chocolate chips or raisins.

Just after 4:30 p.m. a 911 call came in from a motorist who had struck a pedestrian with her car on S. Roop Street near Little Lane.

Lawmakers won’t be gathering in person during committee meetings and will instead participate virtually at the start of the legislative session next week.

Today, the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) announced that it is working to correct a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) system error. The system is issuing erroneous ‘new claim notifications’ that are being sent to existing PUA claimants.

“Now it’s your old friend, Buffalo Moses, playing songs that I know...”

Early on in a segue between songs in the first track of Loud As Folk Volume 5: Buffalo Moses, the titular Buffalo Moses, introduces himself and sets the stage for a warm and intimate set of songs both brand new (“Whatever Disease” was written the night before recording) and old, including a stunning rendition of “The Worst Things” from Jones’ prior band, Gardnerville-based Buster Blue.

Join us in congratulating Jessica Weisser, one of our 2021 “Women Helping Women” Honorees.

Alzheimer’s and gerontology expert Heidi Slater will be the guest speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting.

To expand the community’s ability to access library materials at their convenience, the Carson City Library has installed self-check lockers outside the front doors of the library.

While the library remains closed amid the extended statewide pause, library customers can now safely pick up library materials after hours and when curbside services aren’t available.

Lyon County became the latest rural county to declare an economic emergency and decline to enforce the governor’s COVID-19 directives on the basis that they hurt businesses.

The county of about 58,000 people joins the rural resistance along with White Pine, Elko and Eureka counties, which are less populous.

A 47-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of Market Street for felony commercial burglary and felony attempted grand larceny.

Featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress. Her presentation will outline the hard choices legislators will be forced to make in the 81st session, which begins Monday.

Teams from Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Carson City Search and Rescue, and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office successfully rescued an individual stuck in the snow in the hills between Goni Road and the Virginia Foothills Friday morning.

On Wednesday, the driver of a crash that injured five individuals within Sportsman’s Warehouse was arrested for reckless driving with substantial bodily harm, driving without a license, and failure to maintain a travel lane. According to the suspect, this is the third vehicle he has crashed.
On Friday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. Ronald Wilkerson of Gardnerville exited the Carson City DMV following a dispute regarding the denial of his driver’s license.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind residents and visitors to practice caution when participating in outdoor activities in the snow and winter weather.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 that there are 4 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. We are also reporting 27 new cases and 106 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 10,723, with 6,761 recoveries and 188 deaths; 3,774 cases remain active.

We are reporting 4 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region.

CARSON CITY — Due to expected overnight snow and cold weather, the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety are anticipating dangerous road conditions in the Carson City, Washoe County and Douglas County areas on Wednesday morning.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 that there is an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. The agency is also reporting 16 new cases and 133 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region.

It looks like winter driving conditions are finally here. We are expected to have blizzard like conditions in and around Carson City for the rest of the week. Carson City Sheriff’s Office encourages drivers to be responsible and exercise caution while driving.

As a result of the impending snowstorm, all schools in the Carson City School District will be closed for the entire day Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. The National Weather Service is predicting one of the most impactful winter storms in recent years to hit our area. Periods of heavy snow and strong winds are expected tonight. The storm threatens to be disruptive to travel throughout the region.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday the appointment of Elisa Cafferata as the permanent director of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. She had been in the role of acting director.

Prestige Carson Tahoe Care Center invites community members to challenge the mind and body on Friday, Jan. 29 at 10:30 a.m. with a free webinar hosted by Ageless Grace, an innovative brain fitness program focused on activating all five areas of the brain and addressing all 21 aging factors of the body.

Rob Bastien

Climate change: Is it real? Yes! Is there something that you can do? Yes! A few years ago I became more aware and concerned about our environment. My concern was elevated based upon what I was reading, hearing and witnessing.

In a continuing series of profiles, Soroptimist International of Carson City welcomes the community join us in congratulating 2021 “Women Helping Women” honoree Katie Leao Geiser, who is among eight Carson City area women to be honored at our Feb. 18 virtual event.

A case filed by the Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, but was denied by the country’s highest court, which declined to hear the case.

Though the skies around Carson City were blue Tuesday morning, a winter storm is on the way, with various warnings for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra, as well as down to the valley floors around the Carson City area.

The National Weather Service in Reno warns that if you have to travel into the Sierra, do so early Tuesday as conditions will rapidly change Tuesday evening.

In December, Carson City saw an increase of 200 jobs, or 0.7 percent, since November 2020 with the trade, transportation, and utilities sector growing the most by 100 jobs, according to data released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Did you know that wood-burning stove heaters are a significant source of harmful air pollution? Not only are these heating units among the most popular in Northern Nevada, they’re also one of the least cost-efficient heating options for homeowners.

Undoubtedly a year like no other, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada’s Mike Tice Charity Weekend was one many events cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Nevada has earned a reputation over the years for ranking at the bottom of all the wrong health care lists. But Nevadans have grown increasingly frustrated over the past few days at the fact that the Silver State is both receiving and administering fewer doses per capita than almost every other state in the nation.

Carson City Health and Human Services has released its weekend COVID-19 health report, for three days, Jan. 23 to 25, 2021.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak wrote a letter to acting Health and Human Services Secretary Norris Cochran on Monday regarding the State’s federal allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to publicly available federal data, Nevada has received the second-lowest number of vaccine doses per capita among all U.S. states so far.

The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada is kicking off its first of several fundraisers. Like many other businesses the Children’s Museum is also struggling to make ends meet. Operating costs such as rent and utilities make it impossible for a nonprofit whose main funding source has been cut by 75% to make ends meet.

Taking advantage of statewide moisture in the forecast, the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will conduct prescribed fire operations across several portions of the forest this week as part of the forest’s hazardous fuels reduction effort and active forest management program. Also, weather and conditions permitting, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will continue widespread prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine has characterized the first known Nevada case of the new B.1.1.7 coronavirus strain. The new strain was detected in a sample that was initially tested in the Southern Nevada Public Health Laboratory.

Online Nutrition Classes for Lyon County Seniors Begin February 2

Seniors Eating Well is a free online nutrition class for seniors. The series of nine lessons offered through Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties begins on February 2, 2021 and ends on March 2, 2021.

Dr. Alex Manteghi, D.O. joins Sierra Nevada ENT practice.

Dr. Alex Manteghi, D.O., has joined the team at Sierra Nevada Ear, Nose & Throat. A fellowship-trained, board-certified pediatric and adult otolaryngology specialist, Dr. Manteghi delivers a wide array of surgical and non-surgical ear, nose and throat medical services to children and adults in Sierra Nevada ENT’s Carson City and Gardnerville offices.

The Carson City School District is pleased to announce Empire Elementary School, a designated Governor’s STEM School, has received 550 Thermometer Watches from local Scientist Ron Newton. The wearable technology, costing less than $10, is designed to monitor the temperature of the wearer and indicate if they are running a fever.

I glanced up from my paper this morning to see a news alert: "Hammerin' Hank Aaron Dies at 86!" Oh, no! My memory raced away, back to 1974, where in the face of numerous death threats, Hank went after the Babe's revered homerun record, and smashed it. I wish I could have known him.

Two Carson City Jail inmates were booked Friday on drug charges following an investigation into allegedly concealing prescription medication, according to a sheriff's office booking report.

With anywhere from a light dusting in the capital city to an inch or more from Reno into Washoe Valley, winter weather has arrived again, with a strong system shaping up to drop several feet of snow in the Sierra and several inches along the valley floors, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Looking out over Washoe valley from Genoa Peak on Jan. 24, 2021.

With $51 million having been allocated to Nevada small businesses as part of the Pandemic Emergency Technical Support Grant program, Gov. Steve Sisolak is asking the Legislature to approve $50 million more for struggling small businesses in the Silver State.

Al Roker of NBC’s "Today Show" fame will discuss his passion, interest and concerns about climate change, as well as his storied career as keynote speaker at Operation Sierra Storm, the annual television meteorologists’ conference at Lake Tahoe. The public is invited to tune in via Facebook to watch Roker on Monday, Jan. 25.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — It’s a banner year for Bald Eagles in Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Institute of Natural Science reports that a record number of 42 Bald Eagles were spotted during its annual survey. The previous high was 27 set in 2017.

As part of a series of profiles, Soroptimist International of Carson City is pleased to introduce Tiffany Kenison as one of our 2021 “Women Helping Women” honorees, who will be recognized at our Feb. 18 virtual recognition event.

In recent weeks, the ground was pliable. The temperature, comfortable and the outside beckoned. The urge to plant was getting hard to resist. Yet resist we must, for this is winter after all. I know the 15-day forecast is unreliable, but I can’t help but check it out, if, for no other reason than to instill a smidgin of common sense into my “I want to plant” brain. Snow is ahead this week.

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