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Weed Track and Attack attendees will learn how to use a global positioning system (GPS) to find a specific spot and how to tell someone else to find the same location. They will learn also about the wet meadow environment of Riverview park and will learn to identify several weeds that are so harmful to the environment that Nevada lawmakers have labeled them "noxious". Come learn more about your park and have fun learning technology. Registration is limited to the first 30 registrants. All ages welcome.

The Capital City Community Band will present a free, family oriented concert on Sunday, May 23 at 3:00 PM in the Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center. the Band will perform a variety of music from Broadway tunes to marches. Join us with your family for some FREE entertainment.
For more information please call 883-2219.

Check out the live video and discussion below. Hot topics include the request for $75,000 to proceed with planning for the Nugget Project, and requests by local businesses and organizations for redevelopment money. The agenda is here.

Robert Prater discusses his candidacy for Carson City School Board:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdNLxuyLxBE

Join Nevada Day, Inc., for its official ribbon cutting ceremony and Grand Marshal announcement on Thursday, 5:30 p.m. at its new office located at 107 West Telegraph in Carson City. The event is sponsored by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.

With its theme "100 Years of Aviation" Nevada Day Inc., has announced famed aviator Dick Rutan as this year's Grand Marshal for the Nevada Day Parade.

The Carson City Chamber of Commerce will hold its May evening mixer at 5 p.m. tonight at V&T Pet Clinic, 2230 South Carson Street in Carson City.
See what the buzz is about with the specially decorated pet hotel rooms. Bring a photo of your pet for the Cutest Pet Contest. The winner will get a pet photo package from Little People's Portraits.
V&T Pet Clinic can be reached at (775) 882-6006.

LAKE TAHOE — The “South Shore Summer Series” launches the season with a weekend of live music, culinary delights, sternwheeler race, concerts and competitions stretching across the shore from Camp Richardson Resort on the west to Zephyr Cove on the east. Recognized for its combination of scenic beauty and outdoor recreation with value-added vacations, entertainment and dining options, Lake Tahoe dives into summer as the recently designated No. 2 Destination and No. 8 place in the U.S.

Three people face multiple criminal charges after a fight early Tuesday morning in the 2000 block of Hawaii Circle in Carson City.
Officers were dispatched to the home for a report of domestic battery in progress with a possible weapon involved. An anonymous person alerted dispatch of a fight involving several people.

As deputies arrived there were two men standing in the front lawn and a woman standing in the doorway of the home. The men have been identified as Steven Barnes, 48, and Joshua Emborsky, 21. The woman was identified as Elysia Varney, 19.

Stimulus funds will have created or saved 5,600 construction jobs by the end of the year, according to a press release issued yesterday by the Nevada Department of Transportation
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the release says, has provided about $201 million in funding for road construction in Nevada, and 90 percent of the funds have already been contracted out to construction companies.

Every year at this time for the past few seasons, there would be speculation that Buddy Gouldsmith would be released as UNLV's baseball coach.
And every year at this time, College of Southern Nevada's Tim Chambers and Western Nevada College's D.J. Whittemore's names would be mentioned as possible replacements.

RENO _ Most players go a lifetime without hitting 6-for-6. For former Western Nevada College baseball star Brian Barnett, "a while," when it comes to the last time he has gone 6-for-6 was a little more than a year.
Barnett had his second straight game in which he went 3-for-3 as he helped the University of Nevada baseball team (31-19-1) come back for an 8-6 win over UC Davis on Tuesday at Peccole Park. Barnett's 14th home run of the season gave the Wolf Pack that 8-6 lead in the seventh inning.

RENO -- Most players go a lifetime without hitting 6-for-6. For former Western Nevada College baseball star Brian Barnett, "a while," when it comes to the last time he has gone 6-for-6 was a little more than a year.
Barnett had his second straight game in which he went 3-for-3 as he helped the University of Nevada baseball team (31-19-1) come back for an 8-6 win over UC Davis on Tuesday at Peccole Park. Barnett's 14th home run of the season gave the Wolf Pack that 8-6 lead in the seventh inning.

Carson High baseball players Colby Blueberg, Nick Domitrovich and David Charles have all been invited to a Major League tryout to be held at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Manogue.
Blueberg, Domitrovich and Charles are among 60 college and high school players who were invited to the tryout which is being held by the Major League Scouting Bureau. Major League and college scouts will attend the tryout.

After coming up short on the last day last year, A.J. McInerney and the Coronado Cougars emerged with top honors from the NIAA 4A State Boys Golf Championships on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Meeting is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. You can catch the live video here, and the agenda here.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong and the city are being sued for $10,000 by a former deputy sheriff who is alleging defamation, invasion of privacy, false light and emotional distress. Download the PDF of the lawsuit here.

The plaintiff, Paula Andrews, was the subject of an internal investigation involving falsifying documents and grand larceny in December 2008. According to the lawsuit, the investigation concluded the allegations were unfounded. Nevertheless, the plaintiff was later "constructively discharged."

Last week, I sat down with Joe McCarthy, head of Carson City's Office of Business Development, and he provided some details about the Nugget Project that I hadn't heard before.

The biggest nugget is that the city is pursuing a 30-year, lease-to-own deal for the proposed library/discovery center and the land it sits on. McCarthy said that is the way the deal with P3 Development for the building will be, and that they are working to get the same deal for the land from the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation.

We're ready to show you what we've built so far, we'll share what we've found, talk about the different things you want your rock club to do for you!

Light snacks and beverages will be provided, and everyone is eligible for fun door prizes provided by kind donations from Rocking And Rolling: “Purveyors Of Mining And Railroad Collectables,” on historic Telegraph Square in Carson City!

We look forward to meeting you, and if you can't make it that night; please call Jeanette 267-5144, Kris 790-4027 or e-mail us: cvrockclub@live.com !

Thank you.

"There oughta be a rock club a little closer to home." There has certainly been a lot of talk about it; now it's time to get a rock club going in the Carson Valley.

We're from all walks of life: rock-hounds, students, teachers, geologists. We plan to do several kinds of fun things, including show and tell, "how to" sessions, swap meets and shows, field trips, exploration, prospecting, crafting, jewelry classes.

Is is idea just old pyrite? Or is this some high-grade ore?

Bring your cars old and new to the Smith's Food and Drug Show & Shine, 599 East William in Carson City from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature great music, giveaways and trophies. There is a fee for the cars but spectators get in free. T-shirt and free lunch for car participants. Call Bryan at (775) 690-3680 for information.

Join in the fun, fright and local lore in the spine-chilling Ghost Walking Tour of Carson City historic homes. Learn about spirits of the past that still linger. Madame Curry will be your tour guide with many haunting surprises to occur.
The tour begins at 7 p.m. with departure from the Firkin & Fox, (The old St. Charles Hotel) on 3rd and Curry. Adults $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Call (775) 687-7410 for advance tickets and information. Be Brave.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office will host the 7th Annual Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House safety, crime and substance abuse awareness fair on Saturday, May 22, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, 911 E. Musser Street, Carson City.
This year's special guest will be Miss Nevada USA 2010 Julianna Erdesz.

Ayako's Dance Studio dancers will perform in "Alice in Dance Wonderland" on May 28, 7 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center, Bob Boldrick Theater.
This production is sponsored by the Pinkerton Ballet Theatre, a non-profit organization whose mission is to enable children to experience and enjoy the performing arts. Call (775) 882-2916 or e-mail: Tu2teacher@sbcglobal.net for more info and tickets.

Join the Silver Dollar Car Classic cars that will be on display at the Carson Nugget West parking lot. No charge for spectators or cars. Rock & Roll music and food. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Call (775) 687-7410.

Bob Nylen, Curator of History at the Nevada State Museum will continue his series of lectures depicting Nevada's rich historical past with Letters from the Nevada Frontier. Bob will be showing slides and reading the correspondence of Tasker L. Oddie. This will give you an insight of the early life of Nevada. The program starts at 2 p.m. at the Nevada State Museum. Call (775) 687-4811.

Join Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Schools students in a public Contradance, 3 to 4 p.m., Saturday at Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive.
Learn the steps to the jig, reel, and waltz. Dance to live music with the students and leaders Sue Kitts, Chris Bayer, Steve Suwe, and Gary Lyon. Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information, call Strings in the Schools Director Sue Kitts at (775) 450-5584 or the Carson City Symphony at (775) 883-4154.

Join Silver Dollar Car Classic cars with great music and outstanding hot dogs. Beautiful old and new cars. K-9 Dog House (Gourmet Hot Dogs) off College Parkway next to Wal-Mart, 3250 Retail Drive. For information call (775) 687-7410.

CARSON CITY – A member of the citizen’s panel appointed by lawmakers to chart Nevada’s future for the next 20 years expressed concern today about whether the process to be followed to complete the effort conforms to meet the requirements of the state Open Meeting Law.

Former Carson High standout Kayla Sanchez ran to sixth-place in the 400-meter hurdles and ran legs for Arizona State University relay teams that were top-three finishers at the Pacific-10 Conference Track and Field Championships in Berkeley, Calif., on Sunday.

The forum is at the Community Center's Sierra Room, and starts at 7 p.m. You can watch the live video here.

Carson City's J.T. Cockerill and the Cal State Stanislaus University men's golf team will swing into action on Tuesday at the NCAA Division II Tournament in Noblesville, Ind.

The Downtown Coin Club staged its first coin show over the weekend at the Carson Nugget.

The event drew 675 adults, plus a number of kids who were rewarded with a Wheat cent album, and were allowed to begin filling it by picking through a pile of 5,000 of the coins.

Ron Roberts from the Nevada State Museum gave each kid who picked out Foreign coins a trip around the globe, showing them the country and telling them the denomination.

A screening of the public television documentary "Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure" will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday May, 20 in the Carson City Library Auditorium, 900 N. Roop St, Carson City. The event will be hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers – Capital Branch.

The screening will be followed by a community discussion with Mark Brethauer P.E., a Senior Project Manager with Carson City Public Works. The event is free and open to the public.

CARSON CITY – Nevada Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said today he does not believe Congress will move forward with any type of immigration reform this year because the issue is too controversial for Democrats in an election year.

New board members of the Nevada Rural Democratic Caucus were elected at a meeting Saturday, May 15 in Fallon. They are, left to right, back row, member-at-large Claude Butler of Humboldt County; second vice chair Nora Hadfield of Elko County; secretary Vickie Rock of Humboldt County, and chair Gim Hollister of Douglas County; front row, member-at-large Kristin Thomas of Lincoln County and first vice chair Nora Howell of Churchill County; not pictured, treasurer Karen McEntire of Carson City. Submitted photo

The Nevada Appeal has a good poll question about the Nugget Project, so we recreated the question here. Since this is probably the closest thing we are going to get to a public vote, go vote on our question, and then go over to the Appeal and vote on theirs.

Update: Event has been canceled.

The public is invited to a Coffee and Conversation forum with Mayor Bob Crowell at the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada on Thursday, May 27 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.

A candidates forum, hosted by the Carson City Arts and Culture Coalition, will be held tonight from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. Carson Now will have live coverage.
The forum is free and open to the public.

A traffic stop near Airport Road in Carson City resulted in the arrest of two women, one of whom allegedly was in possession of a pharmaceutical drug without a prescription.
According to the arrest report, a vehicle was stopped on Sunday and an unidentified driver was arrested for DUI.
During the investigation, a deputy asked the arresting officer to have the vehicle towed. While conducting a vehicle inventory, a deputy found an orange pill bottle with the suspect's name on the top, according to the arrest report. The suspect was a passenger in the vehicle.

A Carson City man who told authorities he was hanging out in the bushes behind the old K-Mart because there was a box of clothes he was going through, was arrested on drug charges.
Kermit Kincheloe, 49, faces a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine and a misdemeanor charge of drug paraphernalia, according to Carson City deputies.

While the Carson City Board of Supervisors are on track to ante up $75,000 this week to move the Nugget Project to the next phase, I'm finding that the more I dig into the details, the more the numbers don't seem to add up.

Specifically, I'm looking into part of the project that calls for getting three state agencies to lease space in this proposed 177,000 square foot development in downtown Carson City. I use the word "proposed" in a very loose sense here, since it's likely to change once P3 Development begins the real process of feasibility planning for this project. In fact, as I am writing this, there's a new story out from Northern Nevada Business Weekly quoting the developer that the office portion would be 175,000 square feet, with an additional 50,000 square feet of retail space, to go along with the 60,000 square feet for the library/business incubator/digital media lab portion of the project.

Kris Holt of Nevada Business Connections talks about his efforts to attract companies to the Carson City area:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vN6cCWkPrs

Former Western Nevada College star Brian Barnett had his best day so far with the University of Nevada baseball team as the Wolf Pack rolled to an 11-0 win at Sacramento State on Sunday.

RENO — The Nevada Republican Party elected Mark Amodei its new chairman last night during a special Central Committee meeting at the Sienna Hotel and Casino.  Amodei, a former state senator, defeated Clark County Republican Party Political Director David Isbell by a vote of 218 to 54.
After the election, Amodei said he would focus on moving forward and defeating the Democrats in the upcoming elections. To do this, he says, he will focus on communication and collaboration within the party.

Brian Lester won the 1-meter diving while Ashton McIntosh, Tim Grunert, Zachary White and Luke Gentner combined to win the 200-yard freestyle relay as Carson High's boys took second as a team at the Northern 4A Regional Swimming and Diving Championships, which wrapped up at the Carson City Aquatic Facility on Saturday afternoon.

RENO — Richard Shroy went into the last lap of his boys 1,600 meters race merely trying to hang on for third-place and qualify for state. The Carson High senior did much better than that, using a blistering late kick to surge from third-place to a gold medal in the event during the Northern 4A Regional Track and Field Championships at Damonte Ranch High School on Saturday afternoon.

CARSON CITY — Is the next Phil Mickelson or Michelle Wie living in the Carson City area? Well the Fred and Judy Alexander Foundation wants to find out. That's why the foundation and the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Northern California PGA Section will hold a free golf clinic — The 18th Annual Fred Alexander Memorial Family Golf Clinic — for children ages 6 to 17 on Sunday, May 16 at Eagle Valley Golf Course in Carson City.
The event begins at 11:45 a.m. and last until 4:30 p.m., with registration running from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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