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Kyra Gonzales, 11, of Carson City, claimed the top prize of $500 cash at Carson’s Got Talent, the regional talent competition benefiting Meals on Wheels Carson City, last Saturday evening.

Western Nevada FC Coyotes continued their impressive form Saturday night where they captured a 1-0 road win at Southern Oregon Starphire FC. The win now marks their 4th of the season in the Wild West Conference. The Coyotes are currently standing with 12 points and are now in second place of the league with 2 games in hand to the leader at the moment.

CARSON CITY — Carson’s Got Talent, an evening extravaganza of regional talent at the Bob Boldrick Theater, April 14 at 6:30 p.m., announced its panel of celebrity judges this week.

With soggy weather here, some cancellations are inevitable. One thing you can count on, however, is the monthly Downtown Business Association’s wine walk; it’s a rain, shine, or blizzard event. Stay dry and well-fed with the Kiwanis annual BINGO Spaghetti Feed at the Carson Senior Center. The Brewery Arts Center hosts some pretty amazing vocalists for their newest fundraiser, ‘Evening with the Divas.’ Keep reading for even more Carson City, Carson Valley, and Dayton options.
SATURDAY:

Coming April 7 at 9 PM to Sassafras Resturant in Carson City is a Side Show Freak Show Rock Concert called ASYLUM.

Live rock music, aerial acts, pole sport, comedy, scorpions, knives and more! Let us entertain you while you enjoy your drink and perhaps come early to dine from an eclectic variety of food from Sassafras. Cost of the show is only $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Be prepared for one night you won't forget and comedy that just might hit home!
Visit www.AsylumSideShow.com to get your tickets!

Aerial Silks Class is now available in Carson City!

The class is held Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at Yaple's Ballroom Dance Studio, located at 315 N. Carson Street in Carson City.

Cost is $15 per class. Both males and females ages six and up are welcome!

Please Register for class by calling 775-400-2952.

This is an amazing way to get a fun workout. You will gain muscle strength, tighten your center of balance, and increase your flexibility.

This Friday night will be a show unlike anything you have ever seen. The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City partners with Le Cirque Vagabond to bring the Las Vegas stylings of Asylum, an over 18+ production.

A new club, and possibly a lifelong career for senior Lyric Untereiner, is starting at Carson High School.

What happened at the Jan. 4 Carson High School Varsity Basketball game was so amazing that it moved many people to tears and filled them with love for their country and for each other. It all began in the usual fashion.

MINDEN — The famed U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron will be featured at the 2018 Aviation Roundup Airshow, Douglas County and Minden-Tahoe Airport announced Tuesday.

CARSON CITY — As the Nevada National Guard prepares to enter 2018, a look back on the Silver State’s past year reveals an unprecedented request for domestic response activations, not just in Nevada and northern California, but also places around the nation, ranging from Oregon to Puerto Rico.

A momentous congratulations goes out to the students who voluntarily and competitively placed in the 2017 Carson City School Board Sponsored American Citizen Essay Contest with first place at the high school level going to CHS 9th grade Honors English student Marissa Messmann, second place to CHS 12th grade College Readiness Senior English student Jessica Preston, and third place going to 9th grade Honors English student Matteas Klatt.

Here is an updated parade list for all the entries in the Nevada Day Parade on Saturday. Note, there was a last-minute change in streets where the entries are supposed to line up that is different than the printed program. The change was made to accommodate some larger floats. Above is the line-up map, and the list is below:

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Forestry conducted trapping and aerial surveys this season, focusing on the white satin moth outbreak at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. The survey revealed 226 acres of infestation, ranging from minimal to heavy defoliation.

I was out watering a few days ago and I noticed yellowjacket wasps crawling on the ground. I mentioned to my friend Will that I thought yellowjackets bite rather than sting. He said he didn’t think so, saying not only did they sting, but they could sting repeatedly. Well, he was right, but so was I.

CARSON CITY — The crews aboard two Nevada Army Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters will begin firefighting efforts Friday at the Slinkard Fire at Topaz Lake near the Nevada and California state border.

Families, including many wide-eyed children, experience heavy equipment and other working vehicles up close at the Touch-a-Truck event held Saturday in the Carson City Library parking lot.

The Nevada Division of Forestry has issued a Forest Pest Alert for the white satin moth. The non-native insect is causing medium to heavy defoliation in the North Canyon and Marlette Lake areas at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park.

Due to the recent flash flooding of the east side of Mason Valley, the Mason Valley Mosquito Abatement District is making preparations to aerial larvicide the large acreage involved.

A short cinematic video I put together the other day. I always thought Wilson Canyon was one of most beautiful areas we have and I think lots of folks don't actually get to see it end to end from the air.

NCET, Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, selected AboveGeo as its “Aerospace Company of the Year.”

AboveGeo, formerly AboveNV, is an aerial services and data company that provides high-resolution geospatial data collection and analysis through leading edge drone and sensor technologies.

Governor Brian Sandoval and the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) today announced $1,000,000 in STEM Workforce Challenge Grants to Nevada training providers throughout the state.

Heading a stellar line-up of speakers for the second annual UAS Search and Rescue Symposium, Gene Robinson, who literally wrote the book on how to use drones for search and rescue and disasters, will talk about how to train public safety agencies in the use of aerial and ground robots in emergency response.

Silver City, Nevada - The Silver City Post Office, established in 1860, has a display case with changing collections that highlight local history as well as current programs.

Display of Work by Visiting Artists: For those who missed a December 2016 show featuring the artwork, essays, poems, assemblages, and photographs created by visiting artists at the Resident Artist Program in Silver City, some of the pieces are on display at the Silver City Post Office through March.

UPDATE 10:33 p.m. Most Internet and cable service for customers in the South Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley region has been restored, according to Charter.
The severed fiber optic lines above the railroad tracks at Airport Road in Minden were reconnected one-by-one. According to Charter, there can be thousands of wires in each line.
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UPDATE 5:35 pm: Charter Communications estimates their crews will have services restored to the region by 8:00 p.m. Friday night.

This morning, a garbage truck backed into some aerial fiber optic lines in Minden, Nev., causing them to snap in half. The restoration job is normally a 9-10 hour task. The accident occurred at approximately 8:45 a.m., Friday.

An aerial photograph of widespread flooding from the Carson River as it flows northeast from the Silver Saddle Ranch recreation area and Carson River riparian corridor.

An ambitious effort to explore solutions for safe, clean and efficient transportation and to establish a “Living Lab” in the northern Nevada communities of Reno, Sparks and Carson City is under way.

Here is the 2017 State of the State presented by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.

The number of dead trees in the Sierra Nevada are now at historic levels and have fueled the risk of catastrophic wildfires according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The agency announced Wednesday that it has identified an additional 26 million dead trees in California since October 2015, bringing the total to at least 66 million dead trees in the state. The most recent additions are located in six counties across 760,000 acres in the Southern Nevada region.

The south shore at Lake Tahoe is continuing its revitalization to the tune of $500-plus million with new accommodations, retail space, restaurants, and area attractions that reinforce authentic experiences.

The investments, improvements and a confident, singular vibe from locals and adventure seekers has coalesced with the spectacular natural beauty and outdoor recreation to create one of the country’s most desirable destinations, with Lake Tahoe at its center.