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Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and parts of Oregon. This report is for the week of Jan. 16-22.

Michael Perondi, 54, resident and native of Carson City passed away on Saturday, January 12. Mike was an avid hunter, loving father and family man, and beloved friend. He was preceded in death by h...

Carson City authorities arrested two men, both with felony convictions, on various felony weapon and drug charges after a traffic stop at 11:45 p.m. Jan. 12 in the 1400 block of Rand. A loaded rifle "ready to fire" tucked in the front seat of the vehicle, knives and methamphetamine were confiscated.

Dareck Gregory Pollock, 38, of Wellington, and Robert Lee Hill, 37, of Ridgecrest were taken into custody by Carson City authorities after a search of the men and vehicle turned up the gun, knives and drugs.

The Wild West returns to Genoa on February 1st, 2nd and 3rd. See the early days of Nevada through the eyes of Eilley Bowers – famous “Queen of the Comstock” and Julia Bulette – Virginia City’s most beloved “working girl”. With their dislike for one another, the comedy and the drama will unfold for you on the stage of Genoa’s Historic Town Hall.

The launch of "The Floyd" rock concert and laser/light show!

North Lake Tahoe pulls out all the stops to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics with the Olympic Heritage Celebration beginning Saturday and lasting through Jan. 21 at venues throughout the region.

The event, which is sponsored by the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association, kicks off Saturday, January 12 with the REI Winter Trails Day at Tahoe Donner Cross Country Resort in Truckee.

Jaron Wade Malone went home to the creator on January 7, 2013. He was born on Feb. 12, 1981, in Carson City. Attended school's in Carson, graduated at the Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, C...

Georges "Mikel" Entwistle passed away at his home in Yerington on Jan. 4th. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 at the Yerington Vineyard, 307 Broadway Avenue with reception to ...

Youth Theatre Carson City is excited to announce our upcoming production of "Aladdin and His Wonderful, Magical Lamp," a magical adaptation of the classic tale, Friday through Sunday Jan. 11-13 at the Carson City Community Center and Jan. 18 at Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City.

The cast and crew are comprised of over 70 local children ages 5 to 18, who play all the classic characters including Aladdin, his pet monkey Alakazam, The Princess Jasmine and her handmaidens, the evil Jammal and his sister Halima, and not just one…but 3 Genies!

One position on the Carson City Planning Commission is open and applications are being sought now through Feb. 7 by the Board of Supervisors.

The commission oversees all matters related to Carson City's planning and zoning, land use and growth management. Meetings are the last Wednesday of every month at 5 p.m. at the Community Center, Sierra Room. Applicants must be willing to serve 12 to 16 hours a month. The seat is for a term that will expire in June 2014.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Jan. 9.

This course covers the same material as the original Adventures in Photography but with greater emphasis on using all that new equipment you got from Santa! This course will teach you to recognize and overcome the common problems facing everyone starting in photography. You will be entertained by your instructor as he shares over thirty years of adventures and misadventures as an international photojournalist. Topics covered: The art of seeing, equipment, photographing people (formal & candid), working with children and pets, scenic (seascapes/landscapes), and introduction to Photoshop.

Be an actor! Shout out, “Lights! Camera! Action!” We’ve got the script. If you wish to act, you can audition. You and the others will be doing the needed skills of gathering costumes and props, manning the cameras, controlling the lights and clapping the clapper. For registration go to www.breweryarts.org.

Tuition: $150 (140 BAC/NNFF Members)
Daily 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
April 1 – April 5
Instructor: Darla Bayer
Location: Class held in Media Center

A traffic accident this morning on Highway 395 at Airport Road north of Minden in Douglas County resulted in serious injuries to a motorist who was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Students will receive an introduction to the art of oil painting. Emphasis will be on developing painting skills through learning sound artistic principles, and hands on practice on an individual basis. All ability levels welcome. Come and learn how to spread the joy of the artistic life. If you do not have supplies, they will be provided for an additional $5 per each class paid to the instructor.

Tuition: $105 ($95 BAC Members) An additional $5 payable to teacher each class for supplies)
Wednesday 9am to 12:00pm

January 9, 16, 23, 30 (4 weeks)

A 31-year-old Washoe Valley woman has been arrested and faces a charge of murder in the death of her husband found inside a home Dec. 29, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office reports.

Shaunna Dodd was arrested Thursday by Washoe County Sheriff's Office Special Operations and Investigations Division. She was taken into custody without incident and was booked at the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility for one count of Open Murder, authorities said. She has no bail. Her 37-year-old husband, Brad Dodd, died by gun fire, an autopsy performed Monday confirmed.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with several agencies including the FBI, are actively searching for 19-year-old Alyssa Byrne of Petaluma, Calif., who was at South Lake Tahoe attending a music festival and was last seen by friends on the gaming floor of the Horizon Casino in Stateline between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 19 year old female, Alyssa Byrne, who was attending the SnowGlobe music event in South Lake Tahoe on New Years Eve.

The circumstances to her disappearance are unknown at this time. Douglas County Search and Rescue has been activated to assist in an area search.

Alyssa Byrne, from Petaluma, Calif., is 5 foot 3 inches tall and 125 pounds. She has black hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black yoga type pants, black snow boots and her hair was pulled back.

Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies dealt with a number of misdemeanor-related crimes in the days leading up to the New Year's holiday period, with several arrests made for domestic abuse, fighting and driving under the influence. Here are some of those arrests:

Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol issued nearly 12,000 traffic citations to motorists observed talking, texting or reading non-voice communication while operating a motor vehicle on Nevada’s highways in 2012.

Thirty of the offenders last year received their second citation for the same offense with 25 of those witnessed on their phone for a third time and cited once more. In all, as of Dec. 26, 2012, there were 11,992 citations issued.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Jan. 2-9:

Authorities are investigating the death of a Washoe Valley man after being dispatched early Saturday morning to a home where there had been a report of some kind of unknown trouble.

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office Special Operations and Investigations Division reports the deceased man was found inside a home in the 3900 block of Pershing Lane in Washoe Valley, said Deputy Armando Avina in a news release. The death has been called "suspicious" by Washoe County authorities. No other details have been made available.

A Carson City man with a felony fugitive from justice warrant out of California was arrested in the 500 block of Bath Street Dec. 27 at 11:34 p.m.
Jonathan Roland Dionne, 24, was being held without bail from a warrant issued out of Solano County, Calif., on charges of cruelty to a child causing possibility of injury or death, driving under the influence and failure to comply with terms under probation.

As I have done for many years, my last article of the current year is to present the Annual Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons.

Those reasons include such assorted things as: Outstanding, memorable, good, not so good, questionable, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.

Those annual awards are presented to all kinds of people or places or things for what has occurred throughout the year. It’s a fun way to end the year for yours truly, so without further ado, here are my 2012 winners:

It looks like Christmas Day could be a soggy one for Carson City with a mixture of rain and snow in the forecast. Rain is likely for capital city, possibly mixed with snow mainly through Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. One to 3 inches of snow is possible for the valley floor.

This is in reference to the story,

http://carsonnow.org/story/12/19/2012/carson-city-sheriff-endorses-conne...

The full text of the statement is found here:

A Call for More Effective Prevention of Violence
http://curry.virginia.edu/articles/sandyhookshooting

Look at the signatories under this pablum.... Look at al those PhD's.... The list is so long that they can't add more to it. 

And YET, all they can come up with is, ...

our deepest condolences
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Along with the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update, Mobility 2035, which is the Lake Tahoe Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, was also approved by regional boards last week at Harvey’s Resort convention center in Stateline, NV. Passage of the Sustainable Communities Strategy makes Tahoe the fourth region in the state of California to approve a plan that complies with new greenhouse gas emissions legislation, according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPO).

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Dec. 19.

A 52-year-old Carson City man faces a gross misdemeanor charge of violating a restraining order after a complaint from a woman concerned about her 14-year-old daughter whom the man had made frequent attempts at contacting, authorities report.

Manuel Bautista Lopez, 87 of Minden, passed away on Dec. 12, 2012. Arrangements are in the trusted care if Autumn Funerals and Cremations. 888-6800Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This mater...