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Continuing the energy of the Blinky Man Summer Solstice event, Carson City’s costumed night time bike ride with lights was at it again this Halloween. At least 30 riders participated in the first ever Blinky Man Halloween event.

A food drive to benefit the Ron Wood Family Resource Center, sponsored by the Carson City Library, is happening now through Nov. 27. Donate six full-size food items, canned or packaged goods and enter a drawing to win four movie passes to the all-digital Galaxy Theatre.

The highly anticipated Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company production of Les Misérables is now underway at the Carson City Community Center with 10 performances of the famed international hit weekends through Nov. 24.

Produced and directed by Stephanie Arrigotti, choreographed by Gina Kaskie Davis and conducted by Kevin Murphy, the stage production features a cast of nearly 60 performers and is complemented by a professional orchestra.

With all the deferred infrastructure maintenance in our city, you would expect key projects to receive priority funding. Not so with the relatively new sidewalk in front of city public works facilities on the south side of Butti Way between Fairview and Airport.

This sidewalk serves virtually no one in a given day, probably cost taxpayers upwards of $200,000, and diverted funds from repairing crumbling sidewalks that serve many people.

Restaurant inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspections for the week ending Oct. 31, include a convenience store, various departments of two retail grocers, the kitchen of Carson City Community Center, restaurants and fast food restaurants.
See the full report below.

Christmas tree cutting permits available through the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Carson Ranger District will be ready for sale beginning Nov. 22 and lasting through Dec. 24 or until the 4,000 permits are sold.

Permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis for $10 each in designated cutting areas for white fir, incense cedar, Jeffrey, and lodgepole pine trees, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Kristen Remington of Channel 2 will air a segment "Someone 2 know" Tuesday at 5 p.m. featuring PJ Degross of Carson City. The story on Channel 2 will kick off the "Be A Santa to a Veteran" Christmas project sponsored by webofsupport.com.

Northern Nevada Veterans Resource Center, 99.1FM Talk Radio and Cowboy Country 102.5 FM are sponsors in the campaign that runs from Tuesday, Nov. 5 to Dec. 9 in order to get gifts to our veterans in time for Christmas.

Carson City Supervisor Karen Abowd hosts her monthly walkabout Friday, Nov. 8. This month, she will be discussing the city manager, the proposed animal shelter and East-North-South Corridors Project.

Anyone wanting clarification about the new water and sewer rates, or who may have questions about the reasons rates were increased, are encouraged to attend.

The walkabouts are conducted every second Friday at noon, in keeping with a campaign promise Abowd made to keep the lines of communication open.

Every year the Carson City Shade Tree Council presents a different topic and educates the professional and the amateur alike about trees and their environment. This year's seminar is packed with speakers not to miss. Catered breakfast from LA Bakery and lunch at the Carson City High School Greenhouse (following a tour), catered by the students at the Culinary Arts Program is included for the all day seminar for $75.

1939 - October 27, 2013 Born in Reno at Washoe Medical Center in 1939 to Bud and Alva of Carson City. Sam was the 4th generation born in Carson City since the 1840...

Buy a pie and feed a family, Carson City. Join Capital Christian Center in supporting families in need this holiday season as dozens of Northern Nevada’s best chefs, from local restaurants, donate their time and talent to bake fabulous Thanksgiving pies for the 3rd Annual Pie to the Rescue.

Choose from three delicious pies, pumpkin, pecan or apple, place your order and then pick up your pies, on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in time for Thanksgiving.

A cement truck overturned Monday morning blocking westbound traffic on Fairview and the I-580 off ramp in Carson CIty.

The driver of the truck was injured and will be transported via Care Flight to Renown Medical Center in Reno.
The accident, reported at around 8:40 a.m. is blocking the westbound and eastbound lanes of traffic.

The cement truck is spilling fuel and other liquid onto the roadway, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office personnel on the scene.

The Sierra Nevada Ballet will present the popular “Peanutcracker – The Story in Nut Shell” on December 6 and 7 in Carson City and December 17 in Reno. Based on Lev Ivanov‘s original ballet “The Nutcracker,” Peanutcracker is a shorter, 45-minute narrated version that is “designed for families with younger children to introduce them to the wonderful world of ballet,” noted Rosine Bena, Artistic Director of the Sierra Nevada Ballet.

Carson City fire and ambulance crews responded Friday night to an accident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle at the intersection of Fairview and Carson streets. The accident was reported at 7:19 p.m.
A Care Flight air ambulance was ordered.

Unmanned Aerial Systems, also known as drones, may be relatively small, but could have a big impact on Nevada’s economy and natural resources, especially when the necessary pieces and experts come together to do the work and research.

To that end, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the University’s Center for Economic Development at the College of Business, is holding a public workshop on unmanned aerial systems, with a focus on how communities in Nevada can become involved with this economic initiative.

The Carson City Symphony Chorus, an extension of the select Carson Chamber Singers, will begin rehearsals on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7 to 9 p.m., at First Baptist Church, 1750 N. Mountain Street in Carson City.

The Chorus, directed by Michael Langham, is open to all singers, high-school age through adults. They will perform in the Holiday Treat concert with the Symphony on Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Carson City Community Center.

The student veterans group of Western Nevada College celebrated the opening of the Western Nevada College Student Veterans Resource Center on Thursday, Oct. 31, 1-3 p.m., at the Carson City campus.

The four-room center located in the Cedar Building is the only one of its kind in Northern Nevada. It offers counseling services, student staff, access to VA benefit/medical information, and a study/tutor area with Internet access. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Friday.

CARSON CITY, NEVADA-The Carson City Library, Carson City Literacy Volunteers, and Literacy Volunteers for Children, will present a documentary film by Luis Macias, “Embracing Dyslexia”, on Monday, November 4th, at 6:00 pm, at the BRIC (Business Resource Innovation Center). The BRIC is located at 108 East Proctor Street, downtown Carson City.

A 45-year-old Minden man was arrested Wednesday at the intersection of South Carson and Old Clear Creek Road in Carson City after fire department personnel found him passed out in the southbound lane of traffic. He faces misdemeanor charges of DUI and open container.

According to the arrest report, Carson City sheriff deputies were called at 11:49 a.m. to the location by fire department personnel who observed a man passed out in a vehicle in the No. 1 southbound lane of traffic.

At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning a group of well bundled people met in downtown Carson City for the Fall Art Walk. If you missed the walk or forgot to take notes, here is a brief recap.

1) Comma Coffee – The “Backseat Gallery” in the back was featuring art by Barry Mitchell. It was a great opportunity to get a hot coffee too.

2) Legislative Grounds – A viewing of the statues of Kit Carson and Abraham Curry and the Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial along the beautiful ground of the Nevada State Legislature.

The Nevada Indian Commission will honor four Nevadans at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City for their important contributions to the American Indian community.

The American Indian Achievement Awards Banquet and Silent Auction is now in its fourth year and is the first statewide effort to recognize people in the state that have positively influenced the lives of American Indians.

Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans, also known as VARN, will host a free legal aid fair at the Carson City Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Volunteer attorneys will be on-site to answer civil legal questions in a variety of areas including, but not limited to, family law, bankruptcy, wills and estates, foreclosure and other real property matters, landlord/tenant issues, debt collection, government benefits, and immigration.

Events come and go but public land, when properly named and designated points highlighted, usually lasts forever.

Two areas of property along the Carson River, acquired by the Carson City Open Space Program, are deserving of names. That's why the city is asking for citizens to chime in with their ideas about what to call them. The property is located near Deer Run Road on the east side of Carson City.

Reno plein air painter Erik Holland will be out in all weather over the next two weeks painting some of the iconic features of Carson City for an upcoming reception, show and sale. The event is called "Art in the Afternoon" and will take place at the Jones Mansion in Gold Hill on November 9 and 10.

A man wanted as a fugitive after being convicted in 1976 of second degree murder of a child in Carson City has been arrested, the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation reports.

Wanted fugitive Eric William Zessman, 59, was arrested in Las Vegas. Zessman was convicted of the second degree murder of a child in Carson City in 1976. He was first paroled in 1981, and in each of his six parole releases since that date he became a fugitive or committed new crimes.

The National Governors Association has picked Nevada to participate in the Learning Network on Improving Birth Outcomes designed to assist states with their policies and practices relevant to improving birth outcomes, defined and measured by incidence of preterm births and infant mortality.

“We are honored to be selected for the Learning Network on Improving Birth Outcomes,” said Tracey D. Green, M.D., Chief Medical Officer. “I am encouraged to see that NGA recognizes birth outcomes as a significant public health challenge.”

Blinky Man, Carson City’s costumed, night-time, bicycling-with-lights event, will ride this Halloween. Each year, Halloween at the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City attracts thousands of trick-or-treaters and celebrators. Visitors flock to the area to receive candy from the Governor plus enjoy a street party which includes haunted houses, jugglers, stilt-walkers, horse patrols and more.

Restaurant inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspections restaurants, fast food restaurants, the kitchen at the Carson City Community Center, a retail food producer, a convenience store and a bar and lounge.

See the full report below.

The season's first significant snowfall covered the Sierra Monday with nearly a foot of powder at Lake Tahoe area resorts and 3-5 inches at lake level.

Anticipation for additional snowfall along with summer investments pays winter dividends at Tahoe South this season. Millions of capital expenditures at the three area ski resorts this year will complement revitalization efforts throughout town to create new options on where to stay, play and dine during the 2013-14 season.

The Carson Chamber Singers, a choral group of the Carson City Symphony Association, begins its 29th season with a pair of a cappella concerts directed by Michael Langham in Reno and Carson City.

The first concert, Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m., will be at Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 Island Ave., Reno. The program will be repeated on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m., at the Brewery Arts Center Grand Ballroom, 449 W. King Street, Carson City.