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The New Shanghai Circus performance scheduled for Tuesday night has been canceled, according to the Brewery Arts Center. Those who purchased tickets with a credit card will be automatically reimbursed. If you purchased tickets by other means, contact Brewery Arts Center for refund information.

The new film "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" by director Stephen Daldry ("The Hours") playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City a story about a 9-year old boy Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) who loses his father in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. He suffers perhaps from Asperger's and a clear case of overwhelming anxiety.

Have you given any thought to building your body up and increasing your overall health? Would you like a few reasons why you should?

Let's start with a tremendous gain in cardiovascular endurance. When you chase your kids you’ll be able to catch them. Endurance means your heart rate will drop and your heart will beat less to supply your body with the needed oxygen. The proper terminology is "greater stroke volume". You will achieve better circulation, and during cold winter months your body will benefit greatly from that increase.

Carson City School Superintendent Richard Stokes will give a presentation to the school board on the state of the district on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center.

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Here is the latest from Washoe County on evacuations. Go here as this list is being updated.

UPDATE 510PM: Fire burns more than 3,000 acres with zero containment; 4,000 evacuated; no count on home and structure losses.

At 4:40 pm this afternoon, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, under his constitutional and statutory authority, made a state declaration of emergency which qualifies local governments for federal assistance associated with this event. The National Guard is on standby at the request of Sandoval and Washoe County. California has also provided fire assistance as part of a Governor to Governor agreement with Jerry Brown. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been and are being affected by this fire,” Sandoval said. “Declaring a state of emergency ensures that every resource from the local, state and federal level is available to assist. The Nevada Division of Forestry and the Department of Public Safety have also engaged with local responders.” Additionally, Nevada has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG). As a result, Nevada is eligible for up to 75 percent funding assistance for eligible costs. The request was made by the Nevada Division of Forestry on behalf of Washoe County at the onset of the fire.

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The New Year has always been the perfect time to reflect and look ahead with a fresh perspective. As the primary wellness provider for the South Lake Tahoe area, I would like to address questions you may have about the future of healthcare and what Barton Health has planned for 2012 and beyond.

South Shore native Darcie Goodman-Collins has been named the new executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, officials announced today. She replaces Rochelle Nason who resigned last September.

CARSON CITY – A conservative Nevada think tank today announced the second case taken on by its Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation (CJCL), this one aimed at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly flooding a Pahrump church camp through negligent and illegal work on two streams.

Freshly fallen snow and cold temperatures made for challenging driving conditions this morning and caused several fender benders on Interstate 80 between the E. McCarran Blvd and Waltham Way interchanges, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

A celebration of life for Don & Avis Dixon, owners of Dixon's Garage, will be held on Saturday, January 21, at 2pm in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. Friends and colleagues are...

Carson Performing Arts presents "Hiroshima: Crucible of Light" at the Carson Community Center. Showtime: Fri, Sat. 1/20-21 at 7:30 PM; Sundays 1/15,1/22 at 2 PM. A spectacularly artistic montage piece the likes of which Carson City does not see! Please support us!

For bad luck Friday the 13th news, let's start with the hundreds of down-on-their-luck kids who are enrolling in the Carson City School District's Students in Transition program for children without permanent homes. The director of the program, Peggy Sweetland, estimates there will be 650 kids who qualify this year. To quote the "newspaper": "That number is nearly triple the 333 students enrolled at the end of last year." (Don't be too hard on the reporter who wrote this. If journalists like us were any good at math, we would be working in jobs that paid a lot better than journalism.) The program runs on federal grants and donations. Those interested in contributing can call Sweetland at (775) 283-1537.

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The city's long-planned multi-use athletic center is scheduled to be completed by fall 2013, according to Parks and Rec Director Roger Moellendorf. The $5.8 million that will be used to build the 42,000 square foot facility behind the Western Nevada Boys and Girls Club on Russell Way comes from voter-approved Question 18 funds.

Have a fun Friday the 13th. Don't walk under any ladders.

CARSON CITY – A computer glitch that caused some jobless benefit recipients to have their claims mistakenly rejected this week has been fixed, and claimants who had problems are encouraged to re-file using the state’s website.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife, along with state and federal agencies, will jointly host a stakeholder update and engagement session on issues related to the conservation and management of Sage-grouse.  
The meeting will be held January 18 at 2 p.m. in Carson City at the Nevada Legislative Building at 401 South Carson Street in room CC1214.
The meeting will be linked via video conference to Elko at Great Basin College located at 1500 College Parkway, High Tech Center, Room 121 and to Las Vegas at the Grant Sawyer Building on 555 East Washington Avenue, Room 4412E.

Carson Girls Softball is a non-profit organization committed to providing young ladies (ages 5 - 18) in the Carson City area the opportunity to play recreational fastpitch softball in an organized environment. Program goals are to teach girls the fundamentals of softball while promoting good sportsmanship and encouraging exercise and citizenship. In-Person Registration, January 28 and February 4, 9AM – 1PM, Carson City Community Center Gym (851 East William Street). 

I would like to know why Carson Tahoe Hospital & Clinic goes through Doctors & P.A.'s like people drink water?

The Brewery Arts Center is the place to be St. Patrick’s Day weekend when a bit of Ireland and Scotland come to town. The folk duo Men of Worth will bring Celtic music to life in the Performance Hall on Friday, March 16th at 8pm.
Scotsman Donnie Macdonald and Irishman James Keigher blend music and storytelling to take audiences on journey to their homelands. The self described Extreme Traditional Celtic Musicians have preserved the emotion and tradition of their homeland songs while at the same time telling new stories.

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Policy Research Institute’s Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation has just filed an opposition brief maintaining that Sen. Mo Denis’ resignation from his executive-branch job does not moot Pojunis v. State of Nevada, et al., because of several well-established exceptions to the “mootness doctrine.”

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Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested a 67-year-old Carson City woman at around noon Thursday at the 900 block of Beverly Drive.

During the lunch hour at the Carson City Senior Citizen's Center, a patron allegedly became annoyed with a fellow patron who was playing the piano and began yelling at him. Another patron stood to defend the piano player and was assaulted, being struck on the back and having her hair pulled. The defendant then assaulted the piano player as well. The arresting officer stated that he felt the defendant was intoxicated.

RENO, Nev. – An online graduate certificate in renewable energy that provides an opportunity to study the policies and practices in the diverse fields of renewable energy is being offered at the University of Nevada, Reno beginning in the spring 2012 semester.

“With an emphasis on renewable energy by the Governor’s Task Force on Economic Development, this should be a popular program,” Nancy LaTourrette, of the University’s College of Engineering, said. “The program provides a breadth of understanding of the different aspects of renewable energy in a traditional semester-long time frame.”

The Homewood Mountain Resort project, which cleared the strictest of environmental hurdles at Lake Tahoe, is now being sued by a consortium of groups including the Sierra Club who, among other things, wish to stop promised environmental improvements, job creation and economic revitalization to the ailing west shore Sierra community.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, which oversees development and environmental protection at Lake Tahoe, was told it was being sued on Thursday because of its recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.

The Carson City Democratic Women's Club will hold its monthly meeting at Grandma Hatties . Please be there from 11:15 to 11:45 to order off of the menu. No food or beverages will be served once the meeting starts at noon. Featured speaker is Sara Jones, Director of the Carson City Library who will talk about the planned Knowledge and Learning Center and the BRIC. We will also be evaluating how we are doing as a club and discussing plans for the Fashion Show March 17, 2012. Please call 841-DEMS for more information.

The Carson City Council of the United States Navy League will hold its bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino, 2171 Hwy 50E, Carson City. The social hour is at 5:30 PM followed by a buffet dinner at 6:30 PM. Our speaker will be Colonel Phillip W. Chandler, USMC, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC). For Reservations, please call Bob Prater, 888-2050 or Dennis Johnson at 841-3825 or you may email Bob at: Robert_Prater@sbcglobal.net. The price is $25 per person.

The Carson City Symphony conducted by David Bugli will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, January 11, at 7:00 p.m., in the Carson High School band room, 1111 N. Saliman Road in Carson City, for a February concert, "Russian Treasures."

Carson City Symphony is a volunteer, community organization, and auditions are not required. Registration, however, is necessary. Current openings are for strings. For information, call the Symphony at 775-883-4154.

An Incline Village couple have been identified in the fatal pedestrian accident on Friday night at a crosswalk on State Route 28 in Incline Village, North Lake Tahoe. The Nevada Highway Patrol reports Robert C. Mathis and Linda Mathis, both 46 and husband and wife, died from injuries sustained in the accident.

Fire crews tending to the 300-acre Laurel Fire that burned off of Deer Run Road on the east side of Carson City on in the mop-up phase. While the fire area continues to smolder no structures are threatened, according to the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. The fire on BLM land began at about 1 p.m. and was fanned by flames, at one point threatening some homes in the area. However the winds pushed the fire into Brunswick Canyon.

UPDATE 6:30PM: Fire officials have reduced the amount of acres having burned on the east side of Carson City. Tonight officials report 300 acres have been consumed so far in the Laurel Fire burning on BLM land off of Deer Run Road. While no structures are threatened at this time, there is no estimate of containment.

This is a reminder that if you are planning to fish in the State of California in 2012, you will need a new license as of January 1.

Licenses:
The 2012 non-resident annual fishing license is $120.14, and it is good through December 31, 2012.
A one-day resident or non-resident license is $14.30.
A two-day resident or non-resident license is $22.42.
A ten-day non-resident license is $44.85.

Second-Rod Stamp:
A Second-Rod Stamp is $13.78.