Mark Saturday, Feb. 1 on your calendar to be a contestant in the annual ice fishing tournament at Davis Lake in Plumas County, Calif.

How to get there: Davis Lake is about 80 miles from Carson City by a combination of I-580 and
U.S. 395 north to Hallelujah Junction. At that junction, take California S.R.70 to the west and travel through Chilcoot, Vinton and Beckwourth toward Portola.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — How was your first day in prison? That’s what E.K. McDaniel and Glen Whorton will describe at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the Carson Nugget.

Of course, McDaniel and Whorton were able to go home after their first day — because they worked for the Department of Corrections. And both had many days after that to learn the unique job of working on the inside.
Their talk on "My First Day in Prison" is free and open to the public.

Western Nevada College Softball Coach Leah Wentworth announced three area players who will be on the Wildcats Carson City roster in 2015: Carson High School pitcher Kaitlyn Jimmy; Reed High School infielder Britni Greninger and Bishop Manogue High School infielder Katie Gonzales.

In a statement today, Assemblyman Pete Livermore, who represents Carson City in the Nevada Legislature, submitted the following to Carson Now:

Foodies Bystro in Carson City is offering a "Vegan Challenge." Those selected to be vegan for three days will get lunch, snacks and dinner for three days complimentary of Foodies.

To qualify you must currently be a meat eater, have no food allergies or special diet, enjoy new foods and be a Carson City resident.

A family caregiver support workshop is being offered on Saturday, January 25th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church at 314 N. Division in Carson City. The early registration cost is $20 and space is limited. Please call 775- 882-1534 to register or for more details.

A 34-year-old man was arrested Jan. 14, 8:15 p.m. at 20 College Parkway and is being held without bail on a fugitive from justice warrant out of California, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.

Nicholas Schroeder also faces a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana. According to the arrest report, officers responded on an anonymous tip that Schroeder was at a residence and had the warrant.

A fully-involved fire destroyed a Gardnerville Ranchos home near Chambers Field in Douglas County on Tuesday night, authorities said. No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

East Fork Fire and Paramedic District responded to the house fire at 1136 Meadowlark Circle in the Gardnerville Ranchos at 8:45 p.m.

Please join us on February 15th for the fourth annual Carson High School Safe Grad - Safe & Sober 5K Run/Walk. This event is organized by volunteers of the Safe Grad Committee.

Carson High Safe Grad program has been an annual tradition in Carson City for over 20 years. It provides our graduating seniors with a safe and sober, all night celebration on the evening of their graduation, followed by a trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom amusement park in Northern California.

Please come out and show your support for the Perry family who have recently suffered through a tragic event.

Please join Fitness 1440 celebrating our ribbon cutting on Thursday, 5pm - 8pm. We will have an Open House - with eats and drinks. The ribbon cutting is at 5:30pm. The location is 3456 N Carson St. in Carson City.

Anybody remember the lyrics to the Wizard of Oz song about the Yellow Brick Road?

“You’re off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. You’ll find he is a Whiz of a Wiz if ever a Wiz there was. If ever, oh ever, a Wiz there was the Wizard of Oz is one because. Because, because, because, because, because. Because of the wonderful things he does. You’re off to see the wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

Western Nevada College Carson City is offering youth piano classes in its high-tech, digital piano laboratory this spring semester. Youth can now enroll for classes in the same Clavinova lab that is a favorite with college students.

Professional pianist Sue Kinney teaches the classes on Friday afternoons. Beginning classes for Kindergarteners and first graders are offered from 4:30-5:20, p.m., second and third graders meet from 5:30-6:20 p.m., and fourth to sixth graders meet from 3:30-4:20 p.m.

Creative minds will be stimulated on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Western Nevada College in Carson City.

The public is welcome to watch the 2013-14 Northern Nevada FIRST Tech Challenge Championship at the Donald W. Reynolds Technology Center. The event will begin with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Admission is free.

On Monday at approximately 3:06 a.m. employees of North Sails Company, 2549 Business Parkway Minden, NV were present when a flash fire enveloped a product manufacturing machine.

March 1, 1932 - January 2, 2014 Vernon Conrad “Con” Rowley, Jr, of St. George, Utah passed away on January 2, 2014. He was 81 years old. He was born on March 1, 1932 in Bunke...

A power outage affected 1,025 NV Energy customers early Sunday morning in the East Carson City and Mound House areas.

NV Energy Spokeswoman Stefanie McCaffrey said there were three separate outages early Sunday morning caused by an underground fault indicator that failed.

Capital Business Network (CBN) meets every Wednesday. The meetings include a breakfast of your choice. The meetings are structured, but informal, and afford each member a chance to offer a short business commercial.

In addition, each member delivers a 10 minute presentation about his or her business to the general membership approximately once per quarter. Business issues, upcoming events, mixers, community events, trade shows, etc are discussed each week. Referrals are exchanged by the members and ideas are offered.

Two Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies were treated and released for minor injuries after a vehicle chase Sunday night that began in Carson City and wound up with a patrol car being rammed in South Lake Tahoe.

Samantha Rose Randazzo, 32, of South Lake Tahoe was arrested on suspicion of felony enhancement, evading, and assault with a deadly weapon. She also faces misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. Randazzo is being held in the El Dorado County Jail in South Lake Tahoe. Her bail is $112,500.

Imagine that you are driving down Carson Street, toward the Capitol. You see yellow clad people, holding signs, and waving at passersby. You ask yourself, "What are they protesting now?" and prepare to avert your eyes...then you catch sight of the signs themselves.

A snow dance performed by a group of traditional Native American dancers produced immediate results at Lake Tahoe on Saturday.

More than 10 girls in the Eagle Wings troupe, wearing colorful jewelry and dressed in the traditional dress of Great Basin tribes, stomped in unison to beating drums as they danced at the entrance of Sugar Pine Point State Park.

I have mentioned in the past that I get questions from time to time about traffic related issues. Today I received one about the roundabouts in Carson City. The concern was that many drivers may not understand how they work.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Carson City's Brewery Arts Center Feb. 8. 2 p.m. with traditional Chinese dance featuring Nevada Arts Council artist Xian Na Carlson.

Xian Na Carlson began learning folk dances as a child growing up in Zhangzhou, China. From her aunt she learned the Tuan Shan, (fan dance), the Xin Jiang regional dance and Tai Ji forms.

The Carson City Republican Central Committee. will hold its annual Lincoln Day Dinner Fundraiser on January 31, 2014. The Sesquicentennial Celebration will be held at the Fuji Park Exhibit Hall. The VIP Reception starts at 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a $10.00 cover charge and no host bar.