Dixie J. Nicholson, 75, passed away February 27, 2012. Capitol City Cremation & Burial is in charge of arrangements. 775-882-1766Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This material may not be publ...

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Five men from the South Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley areas face fines after being cited by the U.S. Forest Service for riding snowmobiles in the Mokelumne Wilderness on the Eldorado National Forest. Snowmobiling and any kind of motorized activity is illegal in nationally-designated wilderness areas.
The riders were issued mandatory notices to appear before the federal magistrate in Sacramento.

Outside the new Planned Parenthood office on North Stewart Street, members of northern Nevada’s faith community are holding a silent prayer vigil as part of the 40 Days for Life campaign in the state capital. The vigil to end abortion will take place at the facility through April 1st on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, its current days of operation. While Planned Parenthood does not perform surgical abortions there, it provides abortifacient drugs to expecting mothers.

R.I.P. Davy Jones of The Monkees:

Carson City Chamber of Commerce monthly mixer will be held March 21 at 5 p.m. at Carson City Health and Human Services, 900 E. Long St.

Come join in the fun “adventure” hunt and build your business continuity plan for emergencies. Every business should have a plan. Get Ready now. Only at Carson City Health & Human Services will you see pets for adoption, tour their lab, speak with a food inspector and of course enjoy great food from Artisan Café and liquid refreshments!

Stop by and pick up your special gift! Cost: Free for members, $20 non members.

It only comes once every four years, Leap Day. And today we get high winds and snow. Joe Childs from CarsonWeather.com said he recorded an 83 mph gust at 9:45 this morning.

With the coming snowstorm in this season of drought, I'm sure there are some of you out there (like me) who were looking forward to hitting the slopes today. By chance, there are $29 Leap Day specials at Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and Diamond Peak. However, the wind has closed the upper mountain areas. The Leap Day curse.

Lake Tahoe clarity improved in 2011, but overall has remained nearly stable since 2000, according to a summary issued by UC Davis scientists who study the lake. Data released today by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency reported the average annual clarity level for 2011 at 68.9 feet, a 4.5-foot improvement over 2010, when average clarity levels were the second-worst on record.

Carson City School District schools are open and on schedule despite the snowy conditions that have closed schools throughout the Tahoe Basin, and delayed classes in Reno.

Sierra Lutheran High School has a 90-minute delay. Here is a full list of other school closures and delays.

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell announced today that he will see reelection this fall.

Here is the statement he released:

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested several people for felonies this weekend, among them:

With a much stronger storm system approaching tonight, expect slick roads with freezing fog this morning for the Lake Tahoe Basin and down into the valleys, according to the National Weather Service.

Chains and snow tires are required along mountain roads throughout the basin and over mountain passes.

The romantic comedy "Wanderlust," now playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City, is an R-rated outing that has plenty of the dirty words, touch of nudity and Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston as a married couple in New York City. He loses his job and her film idea for HBO is rejected.

They have to move out of their 'micro loft" to fall on the hospitality of his brother, a super yuppie in Atlanta with a business of supplying toilets to events.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s taxable sales rose 3.8 percent in December 2011 over December 2010, a modest rise that was outpaced in Clark County which saw a 9.5 percent gain in the important indicator of consumer health.

New Lake Tahoe license plates are appearing on the vehicle fleets of major ski resorts and businesses in the Tahoe Basin, as support for the Tahoe plate program in California and Nevada continues this winter.

Heavenly Ski Resort helped launch the program in 1996 and has 140 vehicles plated for Tahoe. Northstar Resort, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, and Tahoe Dave’s Skis and Boards have ordered new Tahoe plates.

Health Occupations Students of America presents:

PAPER SHREDDING FUNDRAISER!

WHO: HOSA and OFFSITE DATA DEPOT

WHAT: Paper shredding of any documents in a professional shredder, electronics also accepted

WHEN: FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2012, 12 - 3PM at NW parking lot of Carson High School

HOW MUCH: $5 per banker box of paper. Paperclips and staples DON’T need to be removed.

WHY: HOSA is raising money to travel to their leadership conference in Las Vegas in March.

The Historian Inn, built in 2000 and located in downtown Gardnerville, has new owners who plan on bringing their brand of casual elegance to this community landmark.

Clé Hospitality, a hospitality company headquartered in Mammoth Lakes, CA, purchased the property in February 2012 and has already begun renovating hotel rooms with historic artwork and artifacts, custom-designed furniture, and upgraded beds and bedding. The hotel is currently open for guests, and a post-renovation grand opening event is planned for late May to showcase the property to locals.

Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting that the agency responded to a total of 27 crashes this morning due to the slick conditions. Two of those incidents were in the Carson City area, including one that resulted in a minor injury.

Some photos from the robotics competition at Carson High School.

The people behind the effort to put the Carson City Center aka Nugget Project on the ballot were out Saturday collecting signatures at Mills Park. According the Dennis Johnson, the groups is about halfway to having enough signatures for the question to qualify for the ballot.

LaVerne Dorothea Robinson was taken to her heavenly home on February 19, 2012, on her mother's birthday. She was born on August 25, 1924 in Shelby, South Dakota to Albert and Minnie Lipelt Fiedler...

Michael J. Olejnik, 80, was born August 2, 1931 in Gary, Indiana and passed away February 22, 2012 in Carson City, Nevada. He served 4 years in the United States Air Force and retired from US Steel...

Here is the Carson City road construction and maintenance report through March 4. There will be work at the following locations as a result of the Carson City Freeway Landscaping Project. No closures are expected, but traffic control will enforced. Work will be done at:

The action-thriller film "Act of Valor," now playing at now the Galaxy Fandango cineplex in Carson City, merges real-life SEALs (we all know who the SEALs are, thanks to the Osama bin Laden assassination) with Hollywood actors in action photography taken during maneuvers at the SEAL training grounds.
No SEALs are identified by name, although there is a surprisingly length listing of SEALs who have died in action at the end of the film.