September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all; a key tool in achieving academic success! A number of libraries are celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month with various promotions and events.
The primary event at the Carson City Library will be a “Concert on the Grass at Your Library” Friday, September 28th from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in front of the library. Live music will be provided by “Deep Groove” a trio whose members are Mark Ashworth on drums and vocals, Dan Lancaster on sax, clarinet and flute, and John Shipley on keyboard and vocals.

RENO – Northern Nevada state lawmakers and candidates in the November general election identified a number of public education priorities at a forum here Monday, from ending social promotion to paying the best performing teachers more to making much-needed capital improvements to older Washoe County schools.

Carson Canine Adventures in Carson City will hold an open house this weekend Sept., 23, 2012 from 10am until 4pm. Come by and meet the trainers and find out all about our new classes. Try some of the sport activities yourself. Dogs must be on leashes.
There will be everything from puppy classes to the “big show” conformation instructors there to meet you and talk about all things DOG! We will discuss nutrition and there will even be a groomer there to talk about grooming your best friend.

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. See the full report below.

Need a night out with the girlfriends? Join us for free live music, tasty food, free mini massages, free skin & hair consultations, and of course, shopping! All this and more...at The Carson Mall!

Carson City Pottery is presenting a workshop on how to create your own hand made ceramic Birdhouse on Saturday September 29th from 10am to 2pm. In just four hours, you will learn how to work with clay and experience personal creativity as never before! Your finished Birdhouse, designed and decorated only by yourself, is perfect as a treasure for your home or as a personal gift for the upcoming Holiday Season. Robin McGregor, who has over 20 years experience working in clay, will conduct the workshop.

CARSON CITY — Walter Samasko Jr., a recluse, died at home in May, but his body wasn’t discovered until June, when neighbors complained of the smell coming from his house. There was only $200 in his bank account. But there was a $7 million surprise at home.
As the house was being cleaned for sale, officials discovered gold bars and gold coins stored in boxes in the garage and in the house. There were so many coins that Carson City Clerk Alan Glover used a wheelbarrow to haul the gold to his truck and deposit it for safekeeping.

Derva was born February 9, 1929 to Rena and Charles Sater in Medford, Oregon. She was preceded in death by brother, Dwane Sater and is survived by husband, Lincoln Snider; son, Gary Snider; dau...

Hilda "Siggie" Cardinalli passed away early Sunday morning on September 9, 2012. She was 104 years old. Siggie's parents came from Iceland via Liverpool, England and then to Montreal and Winnip...

Here is the Carson City area road construction and maintenance report for the week of Sept. 17-23.
There will be lane closures on Carson Street between 8th Street and Musser Street due to maintenance from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Sunday, Sept. 16, and continuing through Thursday, Sept. 20.

In other areas:
— There will be traffic control on N. Roop Street from Hot Springs Road to Winnie Lane due to the construction of bicycle and pedestrian improvements. Minor delays are possible.

The Northern Nevada Development Authority will recognize several Carson City area businesses that have expanded their operations next week during its third annual Business Recognition Dinner at the Carson Nugget.

Michael Derloshon, 64, of Carson City, Nevada passed away September 13, 2012. Walton's Chapel of the Valley 775-882-4965Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, br...

Odie L. Porterfield, 81, passed away September 13, 2012 in Minden, Nevada. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial. 775-882-1766Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This m...

Irving R. Bass, 92 of Dayton, Nevada passed away September 10, 2012 in Carson City, Nevada. Loving father of Jackie Sumsion of Dayton; grandfather of Tierna, Jonathan, Briea, Matthew and Gabriel, ...

Billiban's Island - Love Peace and Murder!

Mystery Dinner Theater
Silent Auction
No-Host Bar

Come dressed as your favorite character!
Purchase a cocktail and enjoy the dinner theater
and bid on our fabulous silent auction items!

October 6th, 2012 - 5:30pm
Tickets $40.00 each, available at the museum or call 884-2226.

Tri-tip Dinner provided by the Artisan Cafe.

All proceeds to benefit The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada.

The Dementia Resource Center of Northern Nevada will host a workshop in Carson City that will feature three noted experts and authors who will share how families can care for their loved ones who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Caring for a loved one with dementia is daunting, creating new challenges and situations at every turn. This workshop is designed to give caregivers, family members and loved ones the skills and knowledge needed to cope with the situation, and even find some humor in it. It will also help ease the anxiety and fear that goes along with the care giving.

RENO, Nev. – Putting the water-use-efficient and turbo-charged photosynthesis from plants such as agave into woody biomass plants such as poplar can hedge against predicted long-term increases in temperatures and reduced precipitation. It can also provide dedicated energy crops suitable for establishment on marginal land as a source of renewable biomass.

Carson Nugget Casino and Kat Simmons presents an evening of laughter when the nationally touring comedy show “3 Blonde Moms … See How They Run,” takes the stage in the newly-remodeled Carson City showroom, Friday, Sept. 21.

The Lake Tahoe Resource Conservation District is calling all boaters, anglers, paddlers, swimmers and water-lovers to attend a talk on September 26, 6:30pm at REI, 2225 Harvard Way, Reno to learn about the spread of aquatic invasive species.
Asian clams, zebra and quagga mussels and invasive weeds like Eurasian water milfoil are just a few of the plants and critters that currently threaten local waters in the Lake Tahoe and Northern Nevada region.

This is the last in a three-part series about my recent (August 16-23) fly-in, trout fishing trip to remote Mitchell Lake, located in Cariboo Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
The first in the series told you about our trip from Dayton, Nevada to Mitchell Lake via a single engine aircraft (piloted by my cousin’s husband, Bob Scholes) from Carson City and Dayton to Auburn, Washington to Abbotsford, British Columbia to Williams Lake, B.C. Then, at Williams Lake, we switched over to a helicopter to fly to our final destination of Mitchell Lake.

Here’s a tip that you may find useful that I just wrote for my other site, The Path Less Beaten.

Southwest Gas customers can voice their opinion on the utility's annual rate adjustments on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada in Carson City. A decrease in monthly bills by 3 cents in summer and 12 cents in winter is being proposed in Northern Nevada, according to the PUC.
Southern Nevada customers would see an increase of 5 cents and 14 cents, respectively.
If approved by the commission, the company proposes the rate changes take effect Jan. 1, 2013.

The Como Fire, believed to have been sparked Saturday night by lightning, has been fully contained, Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch reports today. The fire burned 786 acres. No structures burned. See the news release below.

Irving R. Bass, 92, of Dayton, Nevada, passed away September 10, 2012. FitzHenry's Funeral Home is trusted with the arrangements. 775-882-2644Faye Hutchins, 93, passed away September 9, 2012 in Car...