Welcome to the weekend, Carson City! The first Saturday is always fun here, the Downtown Business Association hosts their monthly wine walk, rain, snow, or shine; and don't miss the raffle with some great prizes. The Elks Lodge is holding a hoop shoot contest for ages 8-13 (as of April 1, 2015), with the winners headed to the District Hoop Shoot in Reno. This is also the last weekend to enjoy a sleigh ride at Sand Harbor; bundle up and enjoy a gorgeous view.

Apr 02, 1946 - Dec 29, 2014 Lura Batjer Caldwell passed away on December 29, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Reno, Nevada. ...

Jan. 14, 1945 - Dec. 29, 2014 Calvin William Dixon passed away December 29, 2014 in Reno, Nevada. He was born January 14, 1945 in Fal...

Are you interested in becoming a skater but have no experience skating? No problem! The Carson Victory Roller program will teach you everything you need to know about roller derby. Join us for six weeks of off-skates training and learn the game and what skills are needed before even putting on your skates.

Adults (ladies 18+) and juniors (boys and girls 7-17) are encouraged to come check it out. First class is free.

When: New skater program starts Wednesday, Jan. 21, and continues Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, and 25. Juniors meet 6:15pm-7:30pm, adults meet 7pm-8:30pm.

Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort hosts the second annual Subaru WinterFest this weekend, Jan. 3-4. This free event includes a Freeride Skills Course, equipment demos and highlights an athlete signing with Women’s Freeski Halfpipe Olympian, Maddie Bowman.

UPDATE: A Carson City Sheriff's Office detective said Tuesday that the sheriff's office has located missing teen runaway, Ismeray Uribe, 17. She was found with her mother, said Detective Steve Olson, after the two were spotted with each other on New Year's Eve.
Ismeray is safe. Her mother, however, had a warrant for her arrest on a parole and probation violation and was arrested.
The teen was listed as a runaway after leaving her home Dec. 26.
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UPDATE: The Nevada Highway Patrol reports the driver of the Isuzu Rodeo involved in a fatal New Year's night vehicle crash has been located. Manuel Mejia Verdusco, 49, of Incline Village, was the driver that had been reported missing in the head-on crash that killed one person on Mt. Rose Highway, according the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Verdusco has multiple injuries to the face, wrist, and ankle and has been taken to the hospital for treatment.
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UPDATE: The Nevada Highway Patrol was able to make contact with Mr. Edgar Guzman-Barrios. After cooperating with an interview with law enforcement officers Mr. Guzman-Barrios provided important proof that cleared him of any involvement in the crash. NHP is confident that Mr. Guzman-Barrios was not inside the vehicle when it caused the accident on Mt. Rose. The NHP investigators are now looking into other evidence to help locate the driver of the Isuzu Rodeo.
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One person has died and another is being sought after a two-vehicle crash on Mt. Rose Highway on New Year's Day in which alcohol may have been a factor, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Try out your acting skills, every first Friday of the month, 7 p.m., in the Brewery Arts Centers’ Maize Harris Jesse theater, as Heidi and Mike host 'Improv at the BAC.' Admission is free.

Join in the fun, the games and, occasionally, the magic of green screen! Everyone is invited participate in the skits—setups often featured on "Whose Line is it Anyway" - Newscaster, Hitchhiker, Lines on the Floor, Props, Dating Game, and many more.

Restaurant and food service inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. The 20 inspections listed here were made from Dec. 11 to Dec. 22, 2014.

See the report below.

The first County Commission meeting of January will be conducted Monday at 8:15 a.m. at the Churchill County Administration Building chambers, 155 N. Taylor St. Among the items commissioners will discuss and that a...

I don't know about you, but I am ecstatic to hear that this cold snap is on it's way out. It has been a chilly few days and I'm ready for my teeth to stop chattering. This first Friday of the year has plenty of options for fun. Join Mikey and Heidi at the Brewery Arts Center for Improv Night, enjoy some red-dirt country music at Caterpillar's Hookah Lounge (and make sure to wish proprietress, Dana, a happy birthday), or travel just outside our boundaries to see local favorites Notch 8 at the Genoa Bar.

FRIDAY:

Dr. Sandra Stotsky, Endowed Chair in Teacher Quality at the University of Arkansas’s Department of Education Reform and Chair of the Sadlier Mathematics Advisory Board, along with Dr. James Milgram, Emeritus Professor at Stanford University’s Department of Mathematics, will be speaking about why Common Core is not good for our children or our country, at events in Carson City, Fallon and Reno, on January 13th and 14th.

Carson City is better positioned to draw in tourists after receiving $17,200 from the Nevada Commission on Tourism recently, said Joel Dunn, executive director of the Carson City Visitors Bureau.

“It allows us to build on and expand on the many ways we’re marketing Carson City to potential visitors,” Dunn said.

A paddle-wheel cruise boat ran aground on the California side of Lake Tahoe only minutes into the new year, stranding hundreds of revelers for about two hours in sub-freezing temperatures, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Tahoe Queen became stuck near its dock in South Lake Tahoe at the end of a cruise early Thursday, said El Dorado County sheriff's deputies.

Hope everyone had a Holiday Season filled with joy and cheerful moments that create lasting memories. My wish to all: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Nevada Appeal on December 28th had the following article, “Balancing Development, Services” written by John Barrette. The context covered what each Board member thought were the highlights in 2014, as well as their priorities for 2015. Informative and covering a broad spectrum of topics, three Board members classified the 1/8 of a cent sales tax as their number one highlight of 2014.

A 31-year-old man was arrested Thursday, 12:58 a.m. in the 2600 block of Highway 50 East on suspicion of DUI, driving in the middle lane for 200 feet and violation of bail conditions, all misdemeanors, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, officers stopped the Dayton man after observing him enter the middle driving lane past Airport Road where he traveled approximately 500 feet in the center before stopping at the red light at Highway 50 and Lompa Lane.

The Carson Nugget threw down the ultimate disco-era themed New Year's Eve party Wednesday night to ring in the new year. Illuminated disco balls, streamers, balloons, dancing and music all played out as party-goers celebrated the arrival of 2015.

Today has a pretty short list, and to be honest with you, most of it is near Carson City, not actually in it. Enjoy the first day of the new year, make your resolutions, and go hiking if the chill doesn't scare you off.

THURSDAY:

• Opening Day- Fishing Season at Topaz Lake (a half hour before sunrise)
• Arlington Square Ice Rink: Winter Break Schedule (Sessions 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2p.m. - 5 p.m., 6 p.m. - 9p.m; $7/$5 kids, $3 Skate Rental)

There are now nearly 11,000 Nevada Sesquicentennial license plates on the road, making the plate honoring the state’s 150th anniversary of statehood one of the most popular in DMV’s inventory. The dark blue plate with a full-co...

Kayden went up to her mom one afternoon in October and stated, "Mom, I want to go the orphanage and donate presents and sing for all the kids." Robyn replied "I don't think that's how it works anymore, a lot of the kids live in foster homes, but I can find out about adopting a family." "That sounds great!" And so she did.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. — There is so much more to SnowGlobe than the beat of bass heard echoing through the trees across the south shore community. It is much more than a very large group of young people turning out for a three-day outdoor electronic dance music techno concert.
It is an experience.

Get outdoors and celebrate the New Year with free guided hikes Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 at Spooner Lake State Park near Tahoe or Washoe Lake north of Carson City.

The Spooner hike will be a snowshoe one if there is adequate snow. The outing will follow the Spooner Lake loop trail, which is a little over two miles. Very little change in elevation makes this trail a family favorite. Park entrance fees are waived for hike participants.

Nevada Humane Society wants you to ring in the New Year by making a resolution to neuter your male dog or cat during their Happy Neuter Year campaign.

Sponsored by PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America, the Happy Neuter Year campaign will provide a limited number of $20 neuter surgeries for male dogs and cats during the month of January.

A 28-year-old Dayton man was arrested Tuesday, 8:32 p.m. in the 8500 block of Highway 50 East on two counts misdemeanor domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, officers met with the reporting witness who said his three sons had been in a fight earlier.