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Energy sipping LED lights, along with an abundance of skylights and motion sensors that automatically switch off the lights when they aren't needed — referred to in the energy industry as "daylight harvesting" — are expected to reduce annual energy costs by about $110,700 at one of the newest warehouses in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center east of Sparks.

Oct. 24. Friday, 7pm, in concert Ron Spears and Friends perform in Brewery Arts Center's Maize Harris Jesse Theater. This legendary tenor has performed with the greatest of the bluegrass greats, including Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver and Special Consensus! Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $12 for BAC members.

The Foundation for the Betterment of Carson City Parks and Recreation will present Special Recognition Awards for year 2014 recipients in a brief ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 4:30 p.m. at the monument at the entrance to the Marv Teixeira Pavilion (formerly Pony Express Pavilion) in Mills Park. The public is invited to attend this free, outdoor event.

The awards will be presented in the following categories:

THE CARSON CREEPY FILM FESTIVAL--deadline to register to make a film is Monday Oct. 13.

Wired Wednesday and Carson TV present THE CARSON CREEPY FILM FESTIVAL competition in the Brewery Arts Center’s Performance Hall. To make a film and enter the competition, register by 5 pm Monday, Oct. 13. Then make your own film. The judged screening will be on Saturday Oct 25 at 6pm in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall. Admission to the screening is $5 per person.

Oct. 17, 7pm in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, Dianna Maria de Borges presents Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. The performance will be followed by discussion. Tickets $12.00 at the door, $10.00 in advance, $8.00 members. Tickets available at www.breweryarts.org

Oct. 18. 7pm in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, CW Bayer presents The Major And The Gambler, a one man play in which we hear first from the gold rush’s most famous gambler, Lucky Bill, and then from his arch rival, Major William Ormsby. Tickets $12.00 at the door, $10.00 in advance, $8.00 members. Tickets available at www.breweryarts.org The true story of Nevada Territory’s founding and of Carson City’s founding—with intrigue, politics and violence. The performance will be followed by discussion.

Don't know the story of Sarah Winnemucca? Here's your chance. Dianna Maria de Borges presents Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, Friday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall of the Brewery Arts Center.

The performance will be followed by discussion. Tickets $12 at the door, $10 in advance, $8 members. Tickets available at www.breweryarts.org.

Join us Oct. 20, 7 p.m. inside the Carson Lanes Center in Carson City for an incredible evening of amazing talent and down right good times with Whiskey Tango from Denver and The Refiners from Reno.

A 71-year-old Oregon man died Friday morning in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Highway 50 in Stateline at Lake Tahoe, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports. Larry Dean Wells died at the scene of the accident. A passenger, Roxane Jean Freeman, 68, was taken by medical helicopter to Renown Medical Center in Reno with non-life threatening injuries.

The annual tradition of Homecoming is upon us. There are many activities taking place this week, both athletic and non-athletic. Each day has a particular dress-up theme, a lunch time activity, and an evening time activity that students can participate. Tuesday’s dress up day is “crazy hat” day.

TACH (Traditional Association for Cultural Harmony) a nonprofit organization presents "Nevada 150th Birthday & Festival of Diwali with Music and Dance" on Oct’18th , 2014 at Laxalt Auditorium (UNR), 401 West 2nd St, Reno at 7.00pm. This concert will present a collaboration of Indo-American artist, an Indian Dance, Indian Classical Kachappi Veena, and Sarod. There will be a jam session of music among Veena, Violin,Sarod and Tabla in this event.

Top artists presenting the events on Oct 18th are:

Carson City fire and rescue were responding this afternoon to a bicycle crash on a trail about a mile up Hobart Canyon. A man in his 50s reportedly suffered injuries to his ribs and pelvis. He was conscious and alert, according to a bicyclist with him. The call came into dispatch at 12:46 p.m.
The area where the man crashed was near Hobart Road and Numaga Pass Road.
Due to the nature of the man's injuries, Care Flight was ordered and was to land nearby.

One person was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno late Saturday morning following a two-vehicle crash involving a red compact vehicle and an SUV.
The crash was reported at around 11:40 a.m. in the area of Carson and Nye streets.

Happy Friday, Carson City. Many people in our area have Facebook accounts, but not everyone, so I am pleased to bring you the event list that is featured on my Facebook page, I love Carson City.

Every week, as I have for the last two years, I follow the pages of local businesses and organizations, search website calendars, and compile a list of anything and everything going on in this community. Some of it is family friendly, some is just for adults, but all of it is nearby.

Just south of Silver Springs is Buckland’s Station, an old two story house built in 1870 by Samuel Buckland from the dismantled materials from Fort Churchill. This site was once a Pony Express stop, supply center for early pioneers and nearby Fort Churchill, and a former hotel. Today it’s a quiet old building in a park setting under the cottonwoods along the Carson River. I had a free afternoon recently, and decided to make the station my trailhead for an exploration loop around the mountains.

The Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will open its 31st season Sunday, Oct. 26 with "A Nevada 150 Concert" at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater.

The concert includes the Carson City Symphony Chorus directed by Michael Langham, and featured guest artists McAvoy Layne as Mark Twain, poet Shaun Griffin, Native American singer Christina Thomas, and readers Rita Geil and Christina Van Geel. The program begins at 4 p.m.

Nevada faces a critical shortage of mental health professionals. Hoping to generate discussion and money for mental health issues when Nevada lawmakers meet in 2015, the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities has issued a study: Mental Health Workforce: Shortages and Opportunities.

“Improving mental health services has become a top priority for Nevada’s Governor and Legislature,” said Victoria Carreón, Guinn Center director of Research and Policy.

Ron Wood Family Resource Center is kicking off their Food Day Food Drive to offer emergency assistance to the children and families in Carson City. We are looking for youth groups, community groups and businesses that will collect food for Ron Wood to distribute to families in need.

National Food Day starts on Oct. 24.

Want to know what's happening this month at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City? Check out this video and see their website here.

This Saturday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall, Kim Copel presents Charley Darkey Parkhurst – Stagecoach Driver.

The inaugural Nevada Governor’s Conference on Agriculture will be Nov. 13 at the Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa in Reno, the Nevada Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

“I am pleased to announce the very first Nevada Governor’s Conference on Agriculture,” said Gov. Brian Sandoval. “Agriculture is one of Nevada’s leading industries, contributing more than $3 billion to the state’s economy. This includes our rich and diverse agricultural industries, from ranching and farming to all the associated businesses that keep these industries vibrant.”

On Oct. 22 the Nevada Highway Patrol will host an open house. Come out and join our celebration. You will have the opportunity to meet the Chief of the NHP, the command staff and other members of the NHP.

You will be able to tour our facilities to observe what is done on a daily basis for the highway patrol. You can see our fleet of vehicles and see who maintains our vehicles both inside and out. You will also see our mobile command center and our mobile breath analyzer truck. Refreshments will be served.

The Nevada State Demographer’s Office at the University of Nevada, Reno has released its most recent population projections for Nevada and its individual counties, projecting through 2033.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Oct. 8-14, 2014.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a burglary that happened Monday at the Nugget Casino. At approximately 11:18 p.m., the suspect in these photos entered the Carson Nugget, made his way through the casino and broke into a lock box and stole approximately $1,600 in Nugget Casino $1 tokens/coins.

The lock box was positioned in the center of an island of slot machine, which was used by the suspect as cover while he broke into the lock box with a Kobalt brand pry bar.

Carson City fire and rescue were called to a crash involving a vehicle and a bicyclist this afternoon at the corner of Elm and Thompson streets.

More than 400 runners and walkers of all shapes and sizes — and even attire — hit the streets of Carson City every year for the annual Nevada Day Classic 8K Run and 2 Mile Run/Walk. The event, organized by the Tahoe Mountain Milers running club and its members in cooperation with many sponsors has supported many community organizations over the years. This year’s event will benefit Guide Dogs for the Blind.

The Redevelopment Authority Citizens Committee meets tonight, Monday, at 5:30 p.m. p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center.

At the meeting committee members will discuss and give their recommendations to the Carson City Board of Supervisors regarding the conceptual design of the Refresh Carson downtown plan for Carson Street between William and Fifth streets. The committee will vote to recommend allowing city staff to continue to develop more detailed design elements of the plan.

Now that Autumn has arrived, it’s a great time to explore the areas east of Carson City. These trails and back roads can be impassable in the winter, muddy in the Spring, and too hot during the Summer. This time of year, though, the dry conditions and mild temperatures make it the perfect time to go. One of our favorite Fall rides is the off-road route up to Virginia City via the American Flat Toll Road. With the area’s fun and lively Old West history, this ride has started to become an annual event.

Oct. 11, 7pm in the Performance Hall, Kim Copel presents Charley Darkey Parkhurst, Stagecoach Driver. The performance will be followed by discussion. Tickets $12.00 at the door, $10.00 in advance, $8.00 members. Tickets available here.

Saturday, Oct. 11, 7pm, in The Maize Harris Jesse Theater, the Brewery Arts Celtic Series presents Cíana: Traditional Irish and Celtic Music. Tickets are $15.00 at the door, $10.00 in advance, $8.00 members here. For the last four years, this high-energy quartet has played extensively throughout Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. Be prepared for some serious toe-tapping!