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Time to flip a coin and cash in on some Carson City history this week.
Today through Saturday is National Coin Week and the Nevada State Museum and Reno Coin Club will celebrate the occasion with events culminating on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the museum.

The 87th annual National Coin Week, will celebrate coin and currency collecting with the theme, “Beautiful Places: Landmarks and Mintmarks.” The Nevada State Museum and the Reno Coin Club, both members of the American Numismatic Association, have several events lined up for the day.   

Dan Allison, Carson City Safe Routes to School coordinator, talks about Nevada Moves Day, April 28:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf63Vk-EP90

Former Western Nevada College star Brian Barnett went 2-for-5 with three runs and an RBI and also hit his 16th double of the season for the University of Nevada baseball team in its 22-0 win at Seattle.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/04/17/nsrm_turntable_reconstruction

Saturday will be a new day and a clean slate for the Carson High softball team at the Reed Easter Tournament in Sparks.

On Tax Day it was my day off so I thought I'd go to the Tea Party in front of the Legislature to check out the scene. As a Progressive in my first Tea Party, I found it both exhiliarating and stomach turning. Despite my patchouli scented locks and my tie dyed hat, no one seemed to recognize me as "the enemy" so I browsed and schmoozed freely all over the area. Met 2 ex-coworkers there who were protesting with signs and I even got my picture taken with Govenor Gibbons! (I'll attach it here if I can.) He was real nice.

For all you experts of the terrain parks, Heavenly Mountain Resort has something new and exciting for you. Plus details on that last week of operations for the ski and rider season.

Heavenly has announced its plan for the week of April 19 – 25. In mid-March, Heavenly announced the extension of the 2009-10 season by one week in response to conditions and a plentiful snowpack. This season the resort will operate the final week with the most ski and snowboard terrain available in the past three years.

With veiled threats to the governors of Nevada and several other states last month by a far-right militia group, the amount of anti-government fervor may be boiling over nationally, but all is peaceful today in Carson City as more than a thousand have gathered at the Capitol to protest President Barack Obama, Sen. Harry Reid and health care.

Oh, and taxes. But there were far more anti-Obama and Harry Reid signs and a few Hitler ones than anything remotely about the IRS, today being the filing deadline for federal income taxes.

Hundreds are at the Capitol in Carson City to protest on this tax day. The demonstration has been peaceful thus far, according to Capitol Police.

Dozens of Tea Party and anti-tax demonstrators are at the Capitol Building in Carson City today. As of 9:40 more than 100 people have gathered. Tea parties are happening today throughout the U.S., on Tax Day.

Carson City District Judge James T. Russell did not reach a decision at the end of today’s hearing held to determine whether Nevada Tea Party Senate candidate Scott Ashjian should be dropped from the ballot for the November election, saying he wanted to take the time to look over the information and be fair to both sides of the case.

Gee, I wish I could be up there on the hills, making a few turns and enjoying the weather and the snow. But modern medicine says no, two herniated disks in the back rule it out for the time being. Doc advises against skiing until the spine expert has an eyeful and decides what I can and can’t do for now.

This morning in a statewide media conference call moderated by the Nevada News Bureau, candidate Brian Sandoval fielded questions on numerous issues including the 2003 Supreme Court ruling on the two-thirds legislative supermajority needed to increase taxes, tax policy, the Tax Pledge, budget cuts and higher education salaries, renewable energy mandates and the state’s health care reform lawsuit.

Here are some Tea Party events happening around the state tomorrow (April 15).  If anyone knows of one not listed here, email me at editor@nevadanewsbureau.com and I’ll post it.
Carson City

10:00am – 1:00pm
Carson City Legislature and Capitol
Candidates forum, music, voter registration, conservative club, organization, and party information. No vending is allowed during this event.

With so many of the mountain resorts staying open well into May there's a marvelous chance to combine skiing and hiking in one glorious wind-up of a great season.

I did this once and enjoy it immensely, hiking in the low and then turning around and skiing on the high. It was May of a couple of years ago when I loaded the car with camping gear and tucked a pair of skis on the roof rack. I headed south down 395, inflated with the idea of hiking around Death Valley National Park and then stopping off at Mammoth Mountain on the way home to ski.

(This story was updated at 3:40 PM on 4/13/10)
Last Friday, Nevada Tea Party Senate candidate Scott Ashjian filed a response to the lawsuit brought against him by Independent American Party candidate Tim Fasano.

A few thoughts about tonight's supervisor candidate forum (you can get our live blog of the event here, and the Nevada Appeal version here):

• All candidates did well. There were no obvious gaffs. A lot of times, these forums expose those not-ready-for-prime-time candidates. Not this time. All spoke well and knew the issues.

Squaw Valley USA reports the longest and most complete season in Lake Tahoe
After receiving seven feet of fresh snow in seven days, Squaw Valley is once again offering the longest and most complete ski season in Lake Tahoe with plans to stay open for skiing and riding through May 9, 2010. Squaw Valley’s annual snowfall of 450 inches and mountain topography featuring acres upon acres of upper elevation North-facing terrain are among the natural attributes that enable the resort to remain open through the middle of May each ski season.

Candidates for Carson City Supervisor will be answering questions at 6 p.m. at the Carson Nugget, at a forum put on by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.

Here are the candidates who are scheduled to speak:

Ward 1 Candidates:

Karen Abowd
Rob Joiner
Sean Lehmann
Paul Saucedo
Gary Schulz
Norman Scoggin

Ward 3 Candidates:

John McKenna
Mark Sattler
Day Williams

WNC Professor Robert Morin will serve as moderator and ask each candidate a series of three questions.
The audience will have the opportunity to weigh in.

Since a lot of people in Carson City know me from my political column that ran for four years in the Nevada Appeal, many asked if Carson Now would follow along the same philosophical slant.

The answer is no. But is Carson Now an "objective" news source? No way.

As someone who enjoys politics and has friends all over the political spectrum, I set out to make Carson Now open to all viewpoints. Anyone can sign up for an account and write whatever they want, subject only to keeping the content PG rated so as not to offend our younger viewers.

CARSON CITY – Despite being described as a “wounded” senator who has not been effective in representing Nevada in Washington, DC, state Republican officials and candidates surveyed by the Nevada News Bureau for the most part are still not calling on U.S. Senator John Ensign, R-Nev., to step down.

CARSON CITY – If the idea that a $9.1 billion long-term unfunded liability in Nevada’s public employee pension plan is cause for concern, then a recent analysis by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research should really get the attention of state policy makers.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/04/07/state_parks_announces_75th_anniversary_photography_and_geocaching_contests News Release: March 26 marked the 75th anniversary of Nevada State Parks. It was the exact date on which the Nevada Legislature first created the Nevada State Park system in 1935.

The recently-passed health insurance reform bill will lead to major changes for Nevada’s Medicaid program.

It's time for the skinny skier, skiers, snowshoers and fit bodies race up the mountain in the Annual Billy Dutton Uphill, in honor of late local luminary, Billy Dutton. The original “run what ya brung” race is an uphill answer to the famous ‘Chinese Downhill’ of the 70s. Starting from the bottom of KT-22, the course climbs 2,000 vertical feet over 3.2 miles to the finish at High Camp, at 8,200 feet.
It's enough to take your breath away just thinking about it.
The Billy Dutton Uphill race is open to Nordic skiers, snowshoers, runners and outdoor enthusiasts of all ages.

(Washington, D.C.) – The Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) launches its latest campaign, Balanced Education for Everyone (BEE) on Monday, April 5. The campaign advocates for parents to take control of their children’s education, especially when it comes to alarmist global warming indoctrination.

Alex Fallon had no intention of settling for third-place as she prepared for her final attempt in the triple jump at the Reed Sparks Rotary Invitational on Friday.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/04/03/vt_ticket_sales_sluggish

It was a frustrating day for the Western Nevada College softball team, which dropped a doubleheader on Friday at Colorado Northwestern Community College in Scenic West Athletic Conference action.
 
WNC (4-28, 3-23) lost the opener 4-3 and the nightcap 7-5. The Wildcats fell in the nightcap when Colorado Northwestern hit a two-out, game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie.

RENO -- On a day when the wind was gusting up to 40 mph, coupled with occasional rain and snow flurries, Carson High softball coach Scott Vickrey knew better than to expect an ordinary game against Galena.
"I told the kids nothing would be routine today, and the team that puts the ball in play the most would walk out of here with a win," Vickrey said.