Gambling revenue in the Carson City ticked up by 1.35 percent in October compared with a year ago, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reports Wednesday. Statewide,
revenues are down 2.6 percent.

Casinos in Carson City, Minden, Gardnerville and Douglas County with the exception of Stateline took in $8,073,373 for the month of October in gaming. In all, Nevada casinos brought in $954 million for the month.

Strings in the Schools, Carson City Symphony's after-school program, presents its fourth annual "This is Not a Christmas Concert" on Tuesday, December 3, 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City.

More than 100 string players, including Carson City public-, private-, and home-schooled students, and students from surrounding areas, will perform several pieces, from classics to folk and fiddle tunes, including Karl Jenkins' Palladio: Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra, Let's Boogey, and Flop Eared Mule. Admission is free.

Would You Like To Give a Hand Up...Not a Handout? Join us at any one of our upcoming informational meetings to learn how you can make a positive change in the life of a family/individual living in poverty by volunteering a few hours per week.

December 19, 2013
5:30PM
2621 Northgate Lane, Suite 10
To attend this event or for more information please call Brenda Silis, Circles Coordinator at (775) 883-6506.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman believed to have stolen money from an ATM machine inside Walmart off of Highway 395 in Carson City.

The woman appears to be in her late 50s, is of Native American decent, wearing a 49ers jacket, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

The victim stated on Nov. 1 at 6:30 a.m., he entered the Walmart and used the ATM machine to withdraw $300 cash from his account. The machine had a service message on the screen and that's when the victim left to find a cashier.

Carson Tahoe Health in Carson City was selected by the International Order of Forensic Nurses as the West Coast site for the clinical portion of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training course. The training took place on November 18 and 19 at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center where 15 nurses were certified, four of which are employed by Carson Tahoe Health.

Hunters have killed 14 black bears in Nevada so far this year. The Nevada Department of Wildlife says six have been killed west of U.S. 395 since the season began Sept. 15.

Jason Bender, 29, received a life sentence Monday with a possibility of parole after serving 10 years in prison for lewd acts upon a 6-year old child, according to the Carson City District Attorney's Office.

Bender, who was recently released from prison for an unrelated drug charge, groped a six year old female while her family and other adults were in a nearby room. The child later disclosed the fondling to her mother and Bender’s sister who in turn reported the crime to authorities.

The Toys for Tots HOTLINE will be open for families requesting toys for Christmas. The hotline opens December 2nd through December 23rd from 9am to 4pm Monday through Friday.

Toys for Tots will be serving children in Carson, Douglas, Storey and Lyon counties. The HOTLINE NUMBER IS 884-TOYS.

Toys for Tots will be kicking off the 2013 campaign with our local Marines at all three Walmart stores on Friday, November 29 and Saturday, November 30.

For more information call: Ron Wood Family Resource Center at (775) 884-2269.

The Carson City Fire Department responded Tuesday night to three accidents, two in the southbound lane of Carson Street and Old Clear Creek Road, reported at 5:23 p.m. with one being a chain-reaction rear-ender.

A third vehicle accident was reported at 5:27 p.m. at the intersection of Carson and Robinson streets. Paramedics were called to the scene because one of those involved in the accident is 34 weeks pregnant, according to dispatchers. She wasn't injured but it was requested she be checked out.

Restaurant inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. Inspections for the week ending Nov. 22 include a convenience and liquor store, restaurants, fast food restaurants; a super center deli and meat department and the food facility at the Carson City juvenile detention kitchen.
See the full report below.

A 27-year-old Carson City woman faces a gross misdemeanor charge of child endangerment after being arrested Nov. 22, 4:37 p.m. in the 800 block of North Carson Street. Her 29-year-old boyfriend also faces gross misdemeanor child endangerment charges.

According an arrest report by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the location after a report of two men fighting and threatening to throw each other off of a two-story balcony. Officers arrived and met with a woman holding her 22-day-old son.

Several students from the Carson City School District will be recognized Tuesday for their submissions to the 2013-2014 American Citizen Essay Contest.
The students will be honored beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center.

Among the winners are Vidhi Pandit, a 5th grader at Bordewich Bray Elementary School. She submitted the winning elementary school essay below that was passed to Carson Now by her proud parents, Girish and Dr. Su Pandit of Carson City.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office, the Carson City School District, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Corrections and the Uniformed First Responders from across the Carson Valley will collaborate to make Christmas come true for students within the Carson City School District.

This is a letter to the editor addressed to Carson City Board of Supervisor Jim Shirk: Jim, Your vote Thursday although disappointing was not a surprise. I believe either you have no experience in running a business and its challenges or you have no respect for the power of small business. We small business owners are also tax and fee payers to not only City, State but also Federal government. We are also the employers.

Before the Internet, before television, there was radio, and before radio was Vaudeville. The small orchestras of the radio shows and vaudeville stage performed varied repertoire from short snappy commercials to full-length works by major composers arranged for their size. Trinkle Brass Works presents Portable Masterpieces, a salon/theater orchestra that will bring this music to life at Piper’s Opera House on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Light classical, ragtime and plenty of melodrama. Just like it was in the late 1800's and early 20th century.

RENO — If not for a couple of unlucky breaks, Carson High might very well have won its first regional title in more than 50 years.

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The Carson Baseball Boosters Club, Inc. is kicking off our biggest fundraiser of the year! The 6th Annual Charity Poker Night Fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Fuji Park. Doors will open at 5:00pm and Poker will start at 7:00pm. We need you, family, friends, business partners, etc.

Tickets are $25.00 for dinner and drinks or $60.00 for dinner, drinks, and poker. Dinner includes chicken, tri-tip, BBQ ribs, beer and wine. Just contact us at the information listed below and we'll get you your tickets. We will also have a Raffle and a Silent Auction.

If you bought rental real estate years ago before the Great Recession and it has gone down in value, you might have a big gain if you sell it. That is especially true if it is rental real estate and you have claimed depreciation expense for many years.

The way to postpone the gain might be to trade it for other investment real estate of equal or greater value. Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows you to trade for “like kind” property without paying tax on the gain unless you get cash out and/or have more mortgage given up than mortgage assumed on the new property.

An 81-year-old Gardnerville man faces a murder charge after he allegedly shot and killed his caretaker with a shotgun at his Fish Springs home on Thursday.

Melvin Norlund was being held without bail and booked on a charge of murder after shooting 51-year-old Catherine Mary Costanza of Concord, Calif, said Douglas County Sheriff's Sgt. Pat Brooks.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded at 1:20 p.m. Thursday to a call of a person shot in the 1300 block of Homestead Road. Deputies arrived on scene and found Costanza dead from an apparent gunshot wound, said Brooks.

Via the Bike Habitat:
With the 2013 Cycling season nearly complete, I have decided to host a Store-wide Sale. While everything in the store will be on sale, the Sale features great deals on 2013 model year bikes. Some Bikes are special markdowns, and some are opportunity buys from bike supplier overstock. I made some great purchases and I am passing on the savings. The Sale also features big discounts on summer clothing, helmets, shoes, tires & tubes, parts and accessories.

Santa Claus makes room for lots of children on his express runs at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 14 and 15.

The historic and picturesque V&T Railway steam locomotive No. 25 pulls Santa Train, departing Carson City’s Wabuska Depot at the corner of Fairview Drive and Carson Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. All seats are $3 and children 3 and younger are free. Tickets are available at the depot on days the train operates.

A 20-year-old Carson City man was was arrested Thursday and admitted to felony embezzlement from Walmart, his employer.

Kyle James Bettencourt is being held in Carson City Jail on $20,000 bond. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to Walmart on Market Street and spoke with store security personnel who advised they had been monitoring Bettencourt's cash transactions while he was working the register.