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By Deborah Stevenson
In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Nevada Territory, The Nevada State Museum staff designed a unique raffle prize to celebrate this year’s coin show in Carson City, August 26-27, 2011. Raffle tickets are now on sale for the Grand Prize, featuring three special commemoratives: one ounce .999 fine silver medallion, celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Nevada Territory; copper Abraham Lincoln Medallion; and brass Nevada State Seal Medallion.

By Denise Clodjeaux
The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City and ACCtv will launch a new Friday Films Series on June 17. The family friendly fun begins with a five week series of short films for children. Admission is free. All showings are at 6:30pm in the Performance Hall.

The Film Series is an affordable way for families to spend time together this summer. Refreshment are available for purchase in the lobby prior to the show. For the complete film lineup visit www.breweryarts.org.

Here’s the lineup:

A cold wet spring that had northern Nevadans grumbling about the weather could have an upside - it just might keep things a little less creepy this summer.Jeff Knight, entomologist with the Nevada...

RENO (AP) - A Nevada-based defense contractor has branded as "despicable" a former employee's alleged conspiring with others to steal U.S. military ammunition in Iraq and then sell it back to Iraqi...

Yesterday was a bright sunny day in the beautiful city of San Francisco. I went to the Giants game with a press pass in my hand, excited for my chance to cover a Major League Baseball game. Little did I know that this day was going to be a humbling experience for me. 

I missed a couple of the "X Man" interations so I can't offer much in the way of comparisons, but world opening audience size was down from the last version. That said, 'X Man: First Class," now screening at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City, is a film of its times, a melange of fast cuts, amazing technology which reveals its comic-book birthright with fantasy and some fact.

Last week, I wrote about how the pressures of the final hours of the Nevada Legislature result in lots of bad lawmaking. Today, Anjeanette Damon details some really odious bits of sausage making, including a measure to benefit NV Energy that could cost rate payers $1 billion.

This episode supports the contention that the 120-day session limit makes for very bad legislating. Limiting the number of days the Legislature meets does not limit the mischief that can cause. It simply gives the lobbyists and inside wheeler-dealers all the power, while shutting out the public.

A five-month gaming promotion has ended with three area residents winning all-expense paid trips to the U.S. Open which starts Thursday at Congressional in Bethesda, Md.Len Kirtley, 73, Frank Riche...

At first glance, Dayton's Jim and Kitty Collins aren't your normal couple.While many married couples are going on cruises or vacationing in Hawaii, the Collinses are watching professional golf.The ...

State employees will see some significant changes to their pay and benefits from the budget approved by the Legislature and Gov. Brian Sandoval.Dale Erquiaga, senior policy adviser to the govern...

Carson City Animal Services is ready to accept shelter volunteer applications, Health and Human Services Director Marena Works has announced.Residents will get a look at the city's updated voluntee...

Work on the long-awaited "Carson City's History in Motion" freeway landscaping project is set to begin next month.When completed, likely in the spring of next year, it will give motorists a glim...

Gale Virtual Reference LibraryThe library Online Research site, anchored by the recently upgraded and expanded Gale Reference Library, has become much more user-friendly. By using a subject grid an...

RENO - Critics of Nevada's first black bear hunt are worried that with hunters and hikers near Lake Tahoe sharing the same woods, it won't only be bears that get shot. "Someone could be out hiking ...

Developers of a matchless fire starter hope to see widespread inception of their product as it begins to hit outdoor retail stores throughout the year.Minden-based Glacier Ice Development has be...

The exploration companies that act as the research-and-development arm of Nevada's mining industry won a key legal battle last week.Carson City District Court Judge Jim Wilson in Carson City ruled ...

Sales tax on coins and bullion in Nevada has been a sore spot for many dealers, collectors, and investors. Every state in the West, except Nevada, has exempted rare coins and bullion from sales tax...

Billionaire financier George Soros and his army of drug legalizers will be back in action in Nevada next year in their continuing campaign to legalize "personal doses" of marijuana. Although we've ...

Although the biennial budget deal agreed upon by the Legislature and governor will result in rigorous budget cuts for Western Nevada College, its Fallon campus will be spared downsizing or even clo...

SAN FRANCISCO- AT&T Park 'magic' took a day off as the San Francisco Giants' (36-29) ace Tim Lincecum (5-5) was chewed up and spit out by the Cincinnati Reds (34-32) who beat the Giants 10-2 on Saturday afternoon in front of 41,725 fans at AT&T Park (30th consecutive sell-out). Lincecum failed to record an out in the fifth inning in which he was relieved by Guillermo Mota.

High Sierra Swing Dance Club presents its monthly dance party June 25 at the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom, 449 W. King St., Carson City. There will be a lesson at 7 p.m., with the social dance at 8-10:30 p.m. Partners are not required. Lesson $7 for HSSDC and any swing dance club members or $10 for nonmembers; dance $7 for members of swing clubs and $10 for nonmembers. Join the club that night, and the dance is free. For information, go to www.highsierraSDC.org or call 775-629-9369.

Are you a little tired of the same fitness routine? Are you hot and sweaty? Try a change of pace from your regular workout style and move your fitness into the swimming pool. Water is a wonderful medium for those of you who enjoy summer exercise.

Carson City’s Aquatic Facility holds Wet Sweat Water Aerobics classes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:00pm, with Monday and Thursday evenings held in the shallow end of the pool with less water resistance and less water weight to lift.

Rising temperatures and rapid snow melt has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a flood warning for the main stem of the Walker Rivers in Lyon County, which includes Mason Valley, Yerington and Wabuska.

With enough cannon fire, frontier food and Wild West living history to pack a weekend's worth of activities, the 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous continues today, tonight and through Sunday at Mills Park in Carson City.

The Carson City Rendezvous is noted for portraying the lifestyle of early Nevada settlers, with a host of gun skirmishes, mountain man encampments and trapping demonstrations. This year the main demonstration of the Civil War-era gun battles has been moved from afternoon to dusk to better capture the backdrop of live-fire, rounds shot from muskets and cannons.

Due to space limitations, last week's update on Gardnerville Outlaw Kart racer Tanner Thorson's season didn't make the paper. Thorson, who recently turned 15, made his 360 wingless sprint car debut...

The Carson City Regional Transportation Commission awarded several new projects at its June 8 meeting. The newly awarded projects will primarily be funded through federal and state grants. The proj...

A deadly incident of domestic violence in Silver Springs on Monday stunned not only the small desert community where it happened, it also shocked the suspect's family who said they never expected s...

Four TechCamps 2K11, are slated for this summer and are open to students ages 10-15 years and offer participants a chance, not only to learn about computers but also to build a 2 gigahertz-plus com...

The loss of civilizationI once read an account about an ancient people - humanoids who lived more than 10,000 years ago on the eastern coast of Africa. There were two unique features of these ancie...

Starting in her days working as a paralegal in the special victim's unit of the Las Vegas District Attorney's Office, Stephanie Gardner knew she had a keen interest in working with underprivileg...

The 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous - a living history and re-enactment event celebrating Nevada's early days of the mid- to late- 1800s -continues today and Sunday at Mills ParkEvents will p...

Soroptimist International of the Comstock hosts Beauty, Bling & Bubbles, 4-8 p.m. June 18 at Dayton Valley Golf Club.Proceeds from the event will go to improving the lives of local women and childr...

The Carson Valley United Methodist Church will host Tim Zimmerman and The King's Brass in Concert on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 7 p.m. The church is located at 1375 Centerville Lane in Gardnervi...

(AP) - A wide range of legislation dealing with animal cruelty, graffiti, train whistles, campaign finance reform, the state wildlife agency and other issues were among 36 bills signed into law Fri...

What do six months of record snowfall mean for South Lake Tahoe this summer? It translates to pure blue energy on and off the water, reports the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority.

The Silver Springs man accused of killing his girlfriend and then shooting himself was taken off life support today.The family of Leland Scott Lawson said his organs were donated to seven people. L...

By the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Through late spring snow and cold temperatures, more than 300 people around Lake Tahoe rode in the 2011 Tahoe Bike Challenge, logging over 3,000 commuter bike or pedestrian trips and 10,000 miles of zero-emission travel. The Federal Highway Administration estimates that 1.9 pounds of CO2 is prevented by every bicycle mile traveled.

CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks 6th among the states in a new index generated by the Mercatus Center called “Freedom in the 50 States, An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom.”

PRESS RELEASE — Squaw Valley USA starts the five day countdown to the resort’s June 15 season pass deadline. Following the June 15 deadline, most season pass prices are slated to increase so skiers and riders are encouraged to buy now to get the best season pass deal in Lake Tahoe. Starting at $399 for adults and $99 for kids, Squaw Valley 2011-12 season passes are on sale now at squaw.com.

By Jake Sunderland
CARSON CITY — Do you know if you have enough homeowner’s insurance coverage for everything in your home? If you had to file a claim for a total loss could you list the value of every one of your destroyed possessions? Because the investments that you make in your personal hobbies and homes can have a great influence on your insurance needs, the Nevada Division of Insurance (Division) recommends that you create a home inventory to help make your insurance decisions easier.

CARSON CITY – Some GOP lawmakers say a bill introduced late in the just-ended 2011 session appears to be an attempt to move the Nevada Legislature more toward a full-time operation in the period in-between the biennial sessions.
Republican lawmakers critical of Assembly Bill 578 also say it would limit participation on interim policy panels by many of the 63 state lawmakers.

Following the end of the 2011 Legislature, my friend and political pundit Steve Sebelius wrote the following:"That brings us to the Americans for Tax Reform pledge overseen most vigorously in Nevad...

Now in it's third year, a Concert Under the Stars, a fundraiser for the Greenhouse Project takes place 5-8 p.m. July 13.Headlining the show is Grammy award-winner Booker T. Jones & Friends, feat...

Gaming licensees reported basically flat win numbers for April at $806 million.While that is a half percent down from the same month of 2010, Gaming Control Board analyst Mike Lawton said part of t...

Chromalloy Nevada, one of Carson City's largest employers, laid off 41 people Thursday, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed."Chromalloy's Nevada facility experienced a decline in our busines...

A Silver Springs man who police say gunned down his longtime girlfriend then turned the gun on himself, remained on life support Thursday, according to police.But friends and family have created a ...

The Carson City Regional Transportation Commission awarded several new projects at its June 8 meeting. The newly awarded projects will primarily be funded through federal and state grants. The proj...

Gov. Brian Sandoval Thursday issued a statement further ensuring that redistricting for legislative and congressional seats will be handled in the Nevada Supreme Court."As the Legislature has now a...

RENO - The Carson Blue Jays put on a small-ball clinic.Carson dropped down five bunts. Two went for hits, once the batter-runner was safe on a throwing error and two moved runners up a base as was ...

Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . The legend of Colin Kaepernick keeps growing and growing. Kaepernick said this week on the Comcast Sports Net Bay Area television show "Chronicle Live" that...

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