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CARSON CITY – Former Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley may not be a candidate for public office this year, but this apparent lack of political ambition has not stopped her from maintaining a campaign fund worth nearly half a million dollars.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following individuals for felony or gross misdemeanor allegations over the weekend:

  • David William Koapke, 32, a Minot, S.D. man, for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamines). Koapke was also arrested for the misdemeanor allegation of petit larceny. Bail is set at $2,750 plus administrative fees.

CARSON CITY – Representatives and supporters of the Clark County workforce investment board today strongly opposed a plan being pushed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to consolidate the two local boards in an effort to make more money available to train the unemployed.

The Carson City School District is holding a school board meeting on Tuesday, June 12 at 7 P.M., located at Sierra Room of the Community Center, 851 E. William Street.

There will be nightly lane closures on US 395 from the junction of US 50W (Spooner) to 1st Street in Minden, Sunday through Thursday, between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. There will be flagger controlled traffic. Northbound US 395 will have grooved pavement from Ironwood Drive to
Jacks Valley Road. Please drive with caution.

There will be work at the following locations as a result of the Freeway Landscaping Project. No closures are expected unless otherwise noted.

  • North Carson Street, in the vicinity of the freeway overpass.

The Mile High Jazz Band and guest vocalist Pat Esters will be joined by several poets and readers for a lively evening of big-band music and poetry with an animal theme. Poets names will be drawn from a hat for each reading, followed by a big band tune. The event will be on Tuesday, June 12, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., at Comma Coffee, outdoors in the courtyard, weather permitting. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. Admission is $5 general and free for age 18 and under.

The weather was cool and the track fast as nearly 70 racecars competed at Fernley 95A Speedway on Saturday, June 9.

One of the biggest, once-in-a-lifetime thrills this writer experienced was first-time voting eligibility in local, state and national elections. What a privilege to have my official opinion added in to the larger community, with an impact on public decisions going forward. Much can be learned from the morning-after election results, which chronicle where we are as a community at a given moment. . .a snapshot of what's on people's collective minds, or at least those who choose to exercise their voting rights.

Join us on a hot night for some cool wines. Includes light appetizers, 6pm to 8pm, $14pp.

Also, check our our June Specials -
Just ask for it and get:
Monday- 15% off bottled wine pricing (limited to stock on hand)
Tuesday- Purchase $20 or more in drinks, get ½ off either size cheeseboard (1 per day)
Wednesday- Selected house wine, red or white $5 a glass
Thursday- Flight Tasting $8

The Bella Family
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com
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Come taste some fantastic petite syrah at a great price, includes light appetizers. 6pm to 8pm, $14pp

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

The Nevada Waterfowl Association (NWA) has selected the Snow Goose for this year’s Nevada Duck Stamp Art Contest.

The 2013 Nevada Duck Stamp Art Contest is sanctioned by the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners (NBWC), with the winning artwork to be featured on the 2013-2014 state stamp.

Marie RoseAnna (Perard) Brown-Howland, 90, of Pendleton died on Monday, June 4, 2012 at a local care facility.Marie was born in Pendleton, Oregon on March 17, 1922 to Paul and Ida (Martin) Pera...

Thomas James Rettura, 51, of Carson City, passed away at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center on June 5, 2012. He was born in West Covina, CA to Ambrogio and Francine Rettura on April 19, 1961....

Col. Don Green, 95, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2012, at Riverside Regional Medical Center following a stroke. He was born August 16, 1916, in Missoula, Montana to James and Elizabeth (Ch...

Robert "Bob" Sutton, 66, passed away in his sleep in Reno on June 3, 2012. He was a well-known local gun-smith. Son of the late Clyde C & Vivian M. Sutton, he is survived by his daughter and son-in...

Frank Joseph Chufar, Jr., aka 'Sonny,' died peacefully June 3, 2012 in Santa Barbara, CA at the age of 83. He lived his last 4 months near the Santa Barbara Mission, listening to the Mission Be...

Carson City native and life-long resident, Kani D. Shannon, passed away at home on May 25, 2012. He was born to Robert Shannon and Jackie Cattanach in September of 1950. Kani attended Carson Ci...

LAS VEGAS — Six-hundred or so of the state’s Democratic party faithful this morning attended their annual state convention at the Bally’s Hotel conference center in Las Vegas. Five-hundred sixty-two delegates were credentialed but about two dozen vendors lined both sides of the room and guests were also welcomed.

PINK Ninjas of Doom

Since the widely popular stength and conditioning program, Crossfit, came to Carson City, the Carson City Crossfit team have made it very clear to their members that more than anything, Crossfit is about planning and achieving goals.

Today, a group of women from Carson City Crossfit's All-Woman Bootcamp,PINK, met their monthly goal at the Sparks Foam Fest. The Sparks Foam Fest is a 5k marathon that is filled with many obstacles similar to that of the widely-known Tough Mudder.

When it comes to the Free Fishing Day Poster Contest, an annual art contest for the Silver State's fourth and fifth graders sponsored by the Nevada Department of Wildlife, this round definitely goes to the girls.

Selected from 363 entries, this year’s winners were all young ladies.
The top spot went to fifth grader Stacey Horton from French Ford Middle School in Winnemucca.

The two runners-up were sent in by Gabriella Perkins, fifth grader from Bud Beasley Elementary in Sparks, and Josephine Payan, fourth grader from Mark Twain Elementary in Carson City.

Angie Navarete and her children, from left, Diego Cortez, 11, Kaelan Cortez, 3, and Karely Cortez, 9, enjoy the Carson City Library Summer Reading Program Pancake Breakfast Kick-Off on Saturday morning. The event, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Carson City, also included a big book sale, face painting and reading program sign-ups.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source

At approximately 9:30 PM, 06/07/12, a fatal traffic accident occurred on US 50 between Silver Springs and Fallon, Nevada near mile marker LY33.

Ed was born and raised in Carson Valley to Henry and Alice Haase on May 4, 1935. He was a truck driver for Bing Materials for nearly 40 years. A man of few words, his love and dedication for the r...

David Russell Blevins, 66, of Carson City, was born December 27, 1945. David grew up in the small farm town of Dos Palos, California in the San Joaquin Valley. He told stories of his Grandpa's ...

Here's a few shots from the Carson City Rendezvous, which will be taking place all weekend in Mills Park, with food, fun and lots of gun and cannon fire. Bring your kids and your earplugs.

Muscle Powered will be hosting a talk by Boris Mordkovich and Anna Mostovetsky who have been transecting the country riding their electric bicycles.

The Trans-American Electric Bike Tour is a 4,000 mile journey from New York to San Francisco. The entire trip is self-supported, just two electric bicycles, and all the equipment and gear needed for the two-month journey. The purpose of the trip is to promote bicycle commuting, recreational cycling, and alternative transportation. www.transamericanelectricbiketour.com

JUNE 14, 2012
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Mills Park, Carson City

Thomas Deal has been named Food and Beverage Director of the Carson Nugget.

Deal has worked 22 years in Restaurant Management and Food Preparation and has worked in restaurants including Cantina Los Tres Homebres, BJ’s Restaurants and TGI Fridays.

Deal is a 14 year resident of Nevada. He is married to Julia Deal and has a 12-year-old son.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested David Lee Potts, 30, a Carson City man, at 4 p.m. Thursday. Potts was arrested for felony allegations of grand larceny of an electric wrench (worth $1,200). Bail is set at $25,000.

Officers also made the following arrests for misdemeanor allegations:

  • A 45-year-old man for obstructing and delaying a peace officer, resisting a peace officer, and reckless driving.
  • A 22-year-old Carson City man for violation of a suspended sentence.

May 31: Lampe Park Creek in Gardnerville: 3,995 rainbow trout: 11.2 inches in length (for the annual Kids’ Fishing Derby).
For information, call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Headquarters in Reno at 688-1500 during regular business hours.

CARSON CITY – It probably comes as no surprise to many Nevada motorists that the state is ranked in the Top 10 as one of the most dangerous in which to drive.

Nevada rounded out the top 10 states for dangerous driving with 1.56 fatalities for every 100 million miles driven, according to the report by carinsurancecomparison.com.

Today is the last day of early voting for the 2012 primary. Beat the crowds and get down to the Carson City Courthouse and cast your ballot today, or you will have to wait until election day on Tuesday.

ALMANOR LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) (www.shastacascade.com) reports:
Fish are active and conditions are perfect.
The surface temps are averaging 59 degrees, and climbing to 61.5 degrees by midday. Clarity is very good, to 13.5 ft. Still cool enough on the surface to still be holding some nice Kings on the west side. 2 salmon were caught trolling Almanor West up to 2 lbs.
Trolling has been more effective than bait fishing deep holes and should remain that way until surface temps really spike. Like above 65 degrees.

Diving into the Arts is a partnership between the Brewery Arts Center and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada.

IHOP Fundraiser on June 9th, from 4-10pm at IHOP, 3883 S. Carson Street, Carson City, NV 8971. 775-882-6308.

The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada’s Board of Directors is proud to introduce our new Executive Director, Luana Olsen.

Luana has extensive administrative and bookkeeping experience and has taught in the public schools for 12 years. Lu received her Bachelor’s Degree with a double major in Elementary Education and English Literature in Minnesota and holds a current Nevada State Teaching License as well as a Master’s Degree in Computer Education which she received in California.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors yesterday approved wording for ballot question seeking a sales tax increase to fund the Carson City Center Project, aka Nugget Project.

See the live Tweets of the meeting here.

Supervisors agreed to two important changes to the original wording released last week.

For the second time in history, mountain bike enthusiasts are welcome to join their peers on a great "Mountain Bike Nevada" adventure and ride through Nevada, border to border, from Sept. 8-18, 2012. "We're looking for riders who want to experience an epic ride across some of state's most spectacular terrain," said Todd Whear, ride organizer and event co-founder. The journey is touted as "once in a life-time experience" and is a fund-raising event for the Nevada Public Education Foundation.

Sierra Front Interagency Fire Dispatch Center is asking citizens to stay out of the area where the Preacher Mine Fire recently burned in Douglas County.
Curious citizens and off-road vehicle operators have been utilizing the roadways and backcountry area where the fire burned, and this has caused problems for the fire mop-up crews still operating in the area.
Some smoldering hot spots still remain in the area, and hand crews will be operating in the area for several more days extinguishing them.

On Friday, June 8, 2012, Heavenly Mountain Resort will begin operating the Heavenly Gondola seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for sightseeing, hiking and dining. The Tamarack Express Chairlift will also operate, accessing miles of hiking trails with the best views of Lake Tahoe.

Here’s an advance notice of something very special in the Outdoor world that will occur in just several days:

Draw a great big red circle around the date of Saturday, June 9 on your calendar and then plan to have a fun-filled day in the Great Outdoors.
June 09 is Nevada’s Free Fishing Day for the year 2012.

On that day, you can fish anywhere you want, and not need a Nevada fishing license or a Nevada Trout Stamp or a Nevada Second Rod Stamp.

CARSON CITY – The House Natural Resources Committee today passed, with bipartisan support, H.R. 4039, the Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act, which was introduced by Congressman Mark Amodei, R-Nev.

“I want to thank Chairman (Doc) Hastings and my colleagues on the Natural Resources Committee for their thoughtful consideration and support of this bill, which is of vital importance to the people of Yerington, Lyon County, and Northern Nevada,” Amodei said.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following individuals for felony or gross misdemeanor allegations:

  • Sean Tyler Van Doren, 26, a Carson City resident, just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Van Doren was arrested for gross misdemeanor allegations of child abuse/endangerment, as well as misdemeanor allegations of driving on a revoked driver's license, reckless driving, and violation of a temporary protective order. Bail is set at $6,500 plus administrative assessments.
public auction, auction, estate sale, liquidation,

Brand Used Works auction house has opened a new location in Carson City! now 3 locations covering Fallon, Sparks, & Carson City. Online bidding also available. We specialize in auctions of overstock, store display, and box damage items from all the leading retailers. We also host estate sales and total liquidations. We will be hosting a public auction every other Wednesday night starting at 6:30PM in Carson City. There are NO reserves, FREE admission and FREE registration. You can view all our items up for auction daily at www.brandusedworks.com.

One of the big topics this morning concerns forgiving lease payments for Eagle Valley Golf Course. This afternoon will be the discussion of the Nugget Project ballot question.

Catch the live video and discussion here. The agenda is here.

My wife this morning heard some strange sound outside that sounded like air escaping. I went outside to see what it was, expecting it to be the street sweeper or something.

Then I saw someone standing in the the street looking up in the air toward our house. I turned around, and couldn't see anything because of the tree in our front yard. I could hear voices talking above me, and for a second I thought our new neighbors were doing something on their roof.

CARSON CITY – Two Democrats seeking to succeed Steven Horsford in the 4th Senate district in Clark County disagreed today in a televised debate on a business margin tax sought by teachers to fund public education.

A new bus service at Lake Tahoe that will run from Incline Village to Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area will begin this month.
A collaboration of the Tahoe Transportation District, the Nevada Division of State Parks, Nevada Department of Transportation, Nevada Highway Patrol and Washoe County School District will inaugurate the East Shore Express, a pilot Park and Ride bus service beginning June 15 and will run to Sept. 3, 2012.

Raffle tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Carson City Mint Coin Show’s grand prize. The event is held annually in August at the site of the former U.S. Mint in Carson City and advance raffle sales to support the Nevada State Museum are well underway.

Come soak up some sun at the “Cowboys & Cowgirls” performance during Carson City’s twenty-eighth annual Pops Party on Sunday, June 10, located at the Governor’s Mansion at 3 P.M. The “Cowboys & Cowgirls” program will feature classic western tunes performed by The Carson City Symphony and Chamber Singers, and Strings of the Schools youth orchestra.

CARSON CITY – A business margin tax initiative petition filed with the Secretary of State’s office won’t see signature gathering efforts start right away because a legal challenge to the proposal is expected, a teachers union official said today.

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