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UPDATE 4:25PM: Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is currently working on its master plan for Ross Gold Park. Replacement of the aging picnic shelter will be addressed in the master plan.
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CARSON CITY — The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department will begin demolition on the existing playground and picnic shelter at Ross Gold Park beginning March 25. The playground is over 25 years old and does not meet current playground safety guidelines.

What the heck is hugelkultur? That’s what I asked my friend Will after he said he was going to try it. He had just finished cutting down a tree and had a load of branches and bark to get rid of. According to centuries’ old Eastern European and German tradition, it starts with no-dig raised beds made out of logs, branches, leaves, grass clippings, straw, cardboard, petroleum-free newspaper, manure, compost and/or other organic matter. Top this raised mound with soil and then it’s ready to plant.

Carson Valley Trails Association invites you to join us in celebrating 25 years of trails planning and construction. Learn what we've accomplished in the past year, and what we have planned for the future.

The meeting will be April 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Douglas County Community and Senior Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville. Refreshments, No-host bar. For more information see the website carsonvalleytrails.org as well as the Facebook and Instagram pages:

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CARSON CITY — As the district works on aligning workforce preparedness efforts under the Work-Based Learning umbrella, community partners will have more opportunities to share information with students including career exploration, preparation and training.

Uncovering Nevada’s past is the topic for the Carson City Leisure Hour Club on Wednesday, March 20. Presented by Dennis Casinelli, club members will learn about artifacts that he discovered while growing up in Nevada and during his long career as a highway engineer for the Nevada Department of Transportation. He also founded Cassinelli Landscaping and Construction, which still serves Northern Nevada today.

Nevada is a recreational wonder, abounding with one-of-a-kind State Parks, vibrant trail systems, historic treasures, native wildlife, abundant hunting and fishing, and memorable adventures of all kinds waiting to be discovered.

Now, outdoor enthusiasts will have even greater opportunities to connect with nature and enjoy Nevada’s vast recreational splendor.

CARSON CITY — The Silver State added 3,800 jobs the first month of 2019 and 53,300 jobs over the past year, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s January 2019 economic report.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Education has started a program that will allow adult learners to complete their high school equivalency and concurrently enroll in college courses.

The Board of Supervisors will hold its next meeting on March 7, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center, located at 851 East William Street.

Summit Estates Senior Living and Memory Care, a Mission Senior Living community, is expanding its memory care neighborhood with a 3,200 square-foot addition that includes accommodations for eight additional residents. The $900,000 construction project began on Feb. 28 and is expected to take about six months to complete.

Future Farmers of America provided the venue, Carson High School students voted with their hard earned dollars, and AP Environment and Honors Biology teacher Cort Roseleip was chosen to kiss a goat. Readers must take a look at the photo above to fully comprehend the magnitude of this event.

The Adams 308 N. Curry Building in Carson City will be 90 percent-plus occupied as of next week, with the anticipated opening of Squeeze In. Parking downtown will become more of a premium. To assist as we can with parking issues for everyone, we are making the following adjustments for the added parking needs downtown.

Blockchains Communications LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blockchains, LLC, can move forward with building a proposed 102-mile fiber optic ring that spans Innovation Park, Reno and Carson City.

My first full-time job after college was assistant city engineer in Urbana, Illinois in 1972. I worked on my liberal Democrat green interests: bikeways, undergrounding communications and power lines, better sewer systems, sidewalks, traffic, planning and zoning codes.

I learned a key lesson in those matters. Its breadth and importance would become clearer as my career progressed.

One day the public works director, a crotchety old conservative Republican, said: “You want bikeways, underground lines, sidewalks and all those things? Well, it really is easy and cheap.”

MINDEN — Douglas County is urging residents to prepare for the possibility of flooding and high winds. A storm is coming Wednesday and Thursday which could potentially cause flooding for snow-clogged drainage areas, poor drainage areas, and small streams below 6000 feet, however no rivers have been predicted to flood at this time.

Carson City’s own Miles Construction has set itself apart in its field of being at the forefront of Nevada’s future industries, as well as preserving the buildings with historic significance to our community.

Miles Construction has been around since 1986, and recently has been behind many of the projects making the news time and again for both innovation and preservation.

Lyon County is taking a proactive approach with the anticipated upcoming storm. With rain predicted in higher elevations the threat of flash flooding is a concern, said County Manager Jeff Page. Lyon County crews are establishing self fill sandbag stations at the following locations:

The world’s ancient temples represent engineering marvels that have endured for centuries built on the progressive systems used to erect them.

Today’s modern temples continue to be predicated on employing advanced engineering systems to anticipate society’s complex needs. But they also depend on emerging leaders like Leanna Temple, who is not your Pharaoh’s engineer.

In the tradition of TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, comes TEDxCarsonCity, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

"Winterflix," a play on the popular Netflix streaming service, was the theme this year at the 2019 Winterfest week at CHS with dress-up days and night-time activities all week long. Some of the events included the Netflix show, "Stranger Things," a Twins Day, "Riverdale," "The Office," and even the ever popular once-a-month Dress for Success competition.

Vikingsholm, (literally meaning Viking island in the middle of a lake) named after its creator’s love of Scandinavia and viking culture, is a mansion on the shore of Emerald Bay, boasting 30 rooms and perfectly reconstructed viking treasures.

Lora Josephine Knight purchased the property where Vikingsholm now stands for $250,000 (which would be $3.6 million today) in 1928, and immediately began planning her creation. Lake Tahoe, she said, reminded her of the fjords and mountains of Scandinavia. Knight wanted to build a summer home that was reminiscent of the culture.

The long awaited project has finally reached completion, and the Bently Heritage Tasting Room will be open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 9 for its grand reveal.

Residents of Carson Valley and beyond have been eagerly anticipating the opening of the doors to the historic Minden Flour Mill, which owners Christopher and Camille Bently decided to revamp into the Bently Heritage Estate Distillery, with the help of Carson City’s Miles Construction.

On Thursday, Feb. 7 the Board of Supervisors and Redevelopment Authority will hold a meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, located at 851 East William Street.

Under discussion at the February meeting will be purchases and contracts, appointments in the Redevelopment Authority Citizen’s Community, grants for Parks and Recreation, and more.

A group of Carson High School students tour the Career and Technical Education programs at Western Nevada College, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, Jan. 28. The students learned about the welding, automotive, machine tool technology, advanced manufacturing, construction and computer information technology degrees and certifications.

UPDATED WITH VIDEO LINK: Here is the State of the City address delivered Wednesday by Carson City Mayor Robert "Bob" Crowell. The annual presentation highlights activity and successes within city government in 2018 and goals put forward to accomplish this year.

A 55-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday on multiple felony drug charges including suspicion of trafficking methamphetamine and possession with intent to sell, a sheriff’s deputy said.

Good day Carson City. It is Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Heading into the weekend it looks like the heavy stuff is out of the way weather wise. Today we'll see a slight chance of rain and snow after 10 a.m. with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 46. Saturday we are looking at partly sunny skies and a high in the low 50s.

Dear Governor Sisolak & Members of the Nevada State Legislature:
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. English is my second language, so I hope I can share my thoughts okay with you.

I am a mother of five who immigrated to this country 33 years ago because of the opportunity of a better life. The American Dream. My life here with my family has been a dream, and I want my kids to know all the opportunities America offers. The most important opportunity I want them to have is the Nevada Opportunity Scholarship, and the chance for the best education possible.

CARSON CITY — Nevada added 6,300 jobs in December which brings the total amount of jobs over the year at 52,400, according to figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

The Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department is seeking public input on naming the new disc golf facility on Flint Drive and new park in the Schulz Ranch Subdivision on Race Track Road.