Alice Burke, 82, of Carson City, Nevada, passed away April 3, 2012. Arrangements are entrusted to Walton's Chapel of the Valley. 775-882-4965Justine "Noya" Koos, 75, of Gardnerville, passed away Ap...

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The Carson City Sheriff's Office has announced that they will be holding their Citizen Academy beginning May 2. These academies are available several times a year to the public who are interested in learning how the Sheriff's Office operates. Classes will run from May 2 through June 20 and will be held from 6 p.m. through 9 p.m. Wednesday evenings at the Ormsby Room of the Sheriff's Office.

There is no charge for these classes. The deadline for completed applications is 5 p.m. April 27, 2012.

As Spring tries to peak through the cold mist of the Sierra Mountain Range, a small ray of hope blossoms in the trees.

Local marketing communications expert, Diane Hansen, was featured in PRWeek for her work on GlitzyLips - an international cosmetics brand. Hansen specializes in quick-hit campaigns that deliver fast results. The article is below.

Lip service from Katy Perry puts product on the map

Tanya Lewis
March 30, 2012

Client: GlitzyLips (Houston, TX)
Agency: Hansen Marketing Communications (Carson City, NV)
Campaign: Operation Glitzy Grammy
Duration: February 11 – February 14 2012
Budget: $1,500

Elaine and I just returned home from a special way to celebrate a special occasion. March 30 was our 10th wedding anniversary and we had wanted to do something out of the ordinary for that event.

When we were married 10 years ago, we took a 19 day honeymoon in Southeast Asia, which included Hong Kong, China; Singapore, Malaysia; Bangkok, Thailand; and the last eight days at Bali, Indonesia.

Most interesting, we took my new mother-in-law, Mary Bottoms, with us!
I bet that very few of you took your mother-in-law on your honeymoon!

Ellen McAndrews, 79, of Carson City, Nevada, passed away March 30, 2012. Fitzhenry's Funeral Home is caring for arrangements.Bernard Walter Daniel, 69, of Carson City, passed away March 30, 2012. W...

Dorene Jessie Bergendahl, 75, passed away March 30, 2012 in Carson City, NV. Dorene was lovingly called 'Scottie' by her friends and family. Scottie was born January 22, 1937 in Glasgow, Scotlan...

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced the schedule of public meetings and workshops for public input on the Regional Plan Update draft and environmental documents for Lake Tahoe being released later this month.

Thomas J. Huddleston, Nevada's state fire marshal from 1977 until 1987, died March 22 in Poulsbo, Wash., after a lengthy illness. He was 69. As fire marshal, Huddleston was instrumental in the com...

The Eastern Sierra Back Country Fishing Guide is designed to provide anglers with a quick, informative and accurate account of the distribution of fisheries in back country high elevation lakes.
This guide does not address front country waters, defined as lakes and streams that are accessible by vehicle.
The individual lake information is based on DFG surveys conducted from 2001 to present, with some surveys dating back to 1995.
More than 3,000 lakes have been surveyed for fish and amphibians and related habitat features.

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

March 26: Squaw Creek Reservoir north of Gerlach in Washoe County: 1,506 rainbow trout: 10.0 inches in length.
March 26: Truckee River in Washoe County: 7,002 rainbows: 8.6 inches.
March 28: West Walker River in Lyon County: 10,383 brown trout fingerlings: 1.9 inches.
March 28: Wilson Common in Washoe Valley: 502 rainbows: 10.0 inches.
March 28: Davis Creek Pond in Washoe Valley: 502 rainbows: 10.0 inches.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s Office of the Military figured it would be money ahead after entering into a contract with a firm to build solar panels on three of its sites around the state to supply it with electricity.

But today officials with the office won approval from the state Board of Examiners to seek $46,284 from a legislative contingency fund to pay excess utility costs. The reason is because the solar energy being provided under the contract is costing the agency more than if it purchased electricity directly from NV Energy.

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

• Charity Michael Rife, 35, a Sparks woman, was transferred to the Carson City Detention Facility from the Northern Nevada Correctional Facility on the following warrants out of Carson City: obtaining and using a false ID to avoid imprisonment; theft; burglary (two counts; uttering forged instruments (three counts); and theft from $250 - $2,500 (two counts). Bail is set at $50,000.

CARSON CITY – A lengthy legal dispute with the contractor who built the first phase of the Carson City freeway bypass was settled today for about $13.6 million by the Board of Examiners.

With $5.9 million in additional legal costs incurred by the state Department of Transportation to defend itself from the lawsuit filed by Ames Construction in 2008, the total cost to resolve the matter is $19.5 million.

Chad is picking out some great bourbon for this special event!
Come taste them straight up or with mixers, your choice! Includes light appetizers.
6-9pm. $20 per person.

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Ernest D. Gilmore, Jr., a resident of Carson City for the past 42 years, passed away on March 29, 2012 at the age of 54, after a life long battle with diabetes. He was born June 18, 1957 in Sonora,...

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

• Michael Eric Irwin, 26, a Carson City resident, was transported to the Carson City Detention Facility for allegations of lewdness with a child under 14, and two allegations of sexual assault of a child under 14. Irwin was arrested in Washoe County and transported to the CCDF at approximately 9:30 Friday evening. A warrant for Irwin's arrest was issued on March 26, 2012 by the Carson City Justice Court. Bail is set at $150,000.

A Carmichael, Calif., man has been arrested in the 31-year-old murder case of Richard Swanson, South Lake Tahoe police report.
On March 28, 2012 Andrew Sanford, 50, of Carmichael, was arrested and booked in the Sacramento County Jail for the murder of Richard Swanson. The robbery/homicide occurred on Aug. 14, 1980 in South Lake Tahoe at what was then the Shell Gas Station located at the “Y” on the corner of Lake Tahoe Blvd and Emerald Bay Road.

Local race fans will soon get a taste of live racing, as two dirt tracks, a road course, and a drag strip all begin their seasons this month. Next Saturday night the quarter mile dirt oval at Fallon’s Rattlesnake Raceway will open their season, with Hobby Stock, Pro Stock, GenX, Rat Mod, Super Four, and 360 Sprint divisions in action, as well as four divisions of Outlaw Karts. General admission is $10, with $5 tickets for seniors, kids less than 64” tall, and kids under 5 years old free.

A father of 5, loving husband, and devoted Christian, is in the hospital right now after suffering multiple strokes and will be needing spinal/brain surgery. He was diagnosed with Klippel-Feil syndrome. This is a rare disorder in which the spine has abnormalities in it that are formed in the womb. His skull and first two vertebrates are fused together, and multiple more further down his spine. The abnormality is putting pressure on part of his brain. He currently has no health insurance. In an effort to help I have put together a raffle fundraiser to help towards his medical bills.

There will be work at the following locations as a result of the Freeway Landscaping Project. No closures are expected, but traffic control will be in effect.

• College Parkway in the vicinity of the Freeway.
• US Highway 50 in the vicinity of the Freeway.
• Northgate Lane between Jumbo Court and Dyer Court.
• Emerson Drive between Mark Way and College Parkway.
• North Carson Street, in the vicinity of the freeway overpass.
• Arrowhead Drive between N. Carson Street and Garnet Way.

Myra Carolyn McCulloch Malespin Grupe, a resident of Star Idaho, passed away peacefully in her home on March 26, 2012. Her family was at her side as she walked confidently to her heavenly Father. ...

The Carson Valley Trails Association (CVTA) needs volunteers for scheduled trail work days in April on the Fay-Luther and Genoa Trail systems. Anyone who is interested is welcome to participate; no previous trail building experience is required. Volunteers must wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt, hiking boots, work gloves and sunglasses. Tools and hard hats are provided. Bring food and water.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a percentage point in February to a seasonally adjusted 12.3 percent, but the news is not all positive, a state agency reported today.

Bill Anderson, chief economist with the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), said an argument can be made that the forces behind the drop in the jobless rate were signs of weakness.