Thursday, Dec. 10: Things to do in Carson City

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) released the following statement Wednesday after the House agreed to a procedural motion to successfully pass the House-Senate conference committee report for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), landmark legislation that will reform our nation’s tax system:

Lyon County authorities are investigating an armed robbery that happened Tuesday night at a Silver Springs store.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday night to a vehicle crash at South Carson and 8th Street near Max Casino.

The Carson Cluckers 4H poultry club, part of the UNR Extension program in Carson City, decorated more than 100 chicken cookies.

Since we don’t know what the new tax law for 2018 and later will be, it is difficult to decide what to do before 12-31-17. The proposal indicates the Standard Deduction will be increased and the use of Itemized Deductions on Schedule A of form 1040 will be reduced.

Students in an engineering design class at Western Nevada College in Carson City decided to use the knowledge and skills they’ve honed by creating and designing water purification and filtration system prototypes that could be deployed to Puerto Rico as it recovers following Hurricane Maria

Winter is settling in, even if our mountains are lacking their snowy blanket. It’s chilly out there, but the members of Muscle Powered head out for a walk and a hike every Tuesday unless the rain or snow is falling. Join them tonight for a walk around downtown Carson City to take in the twinkling lights and decorations; there will even be a stop afterward for a warm beverage. If you’d rather exercise your brain, the Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz at Sassafras and DJ Trivia at the Fox Brewpub are your choices.

Carson Valley’s first indoor play-park is cutting the ribbon this Wednesday, Dec. 20 for the official grand opening of Run, Rattle & Roll, an adult-supervised, children’s indoor play-park with a convenient parents’ lounge and healthy snack bar area.

‘Tis the week before Christmas / And all through the brain / The madness is roaring / Like a freight train.

I wrote this little spin on the Night Before Christmas to acknowledge you. A sparkling tree and stockings hung with care don’t come without someone putting up the tree and stuffing the stockings.

Weekly wages in Nevada averaged $900 during the second quarter of 2017, according to figures released this week by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Contractors are hard at work in the Carson City Library, tearing out carpet to replace the flooring and paint the walls. While the library will not reopen until late January, limited services will be available during the closure.

A strong cold front will move through the Carson City region and Sierra from Tuesday night into Wednesday bringing the potential for damaging winds, widespread snow down to all valley floors and very cold temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

The Carson City School District is pleased to report that all samples taken from water fountains and fixtures at school sites had lead levels well below the project Action Level for drinking water. The water quality threshold for lead in drinking water is expressed as an Action Level, which in this case is 20 micrograms per liter or higher (ug/L, also known as parts per billion).

It may be Monday, but the next one on the way is Christmas. If you still have some loved ones on your holiday shopping list, the Craft Fair at the Carson Mall is sure to have something for everyone. Monday also means football. Watch the Falcons take on the Buccaneers at Living the Good Life. You’ll find good food, good drinks, and the game on all of their screens. Put some swing in your step at Carson Lanes. The High Sierra Swing Dance Club meets weekly to learn some new dance moves and put them into action. Santa has been spotted at Red’s Old 395: from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.