Gardnerville

The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin a project to mill and overlay a section of US 395 from the junction with US 50 (Spooner) in Carson City to south of Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville.
The following activities are expected as a result of the project, with nightly lane closures occurring from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m.

A Gardnerville man has been identified in the fatal motorcycle accident Wednesday morning on State Route 88 at Centerville Lane in Douglas County, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
Craig William Ducar, 42, died from injuries sustained from a collision with another vehicle.


A 42-year-old motorcyclist died this morning in an accident on State Route 88 at Centerville Lane in Douglas County, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
A preliminary crash investigation done indicates that a Red Hummer, driven by a 51-year-old Gardnerville resident, was traveling westbound on Centerville Lane from the stop sign and failed to yield striking a Honda motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. Traffic was diverted while emergency crews investigated the accident.
The name of the victim hasn't been released pending notification of relatives.

July 01 – Sept. 30 – Pyramid Lake (north of Reno) is closed to fishing for Lahontan cutthroat trout.

July 04 – Fourth of July Holiday.

July 15 – Opening day of the 2011 fishing season at Marlette Lake.
This season will close on September 30.
Call the Nevada Department of Wildlife at 688-1500.

July 15 – Second Wednesday of the month:
Regular monthly meeting of the Clear Creek Bowmen at Fire Station No. 1 on Stewart Street at 6:30 p.m.
Call Jim or Carol Davis at 883-0389.

July 19 – Third Tuesday of the month:

The Carson City's High Sierra RC Club is hosting a Remote Control Flying at the Pony Express Model Air Park, on July 30, 2011, starting at 9:00am to 2:00pm. Static Displays of Airplanes, Cards and Vendors. Demonstration presented by High Sierra, RC Club, of Carson City, Reno RC Club, Reno, Sierra Silent Soarers, Washoe County, Sierra Sagebrush Flyers, Gardnerville, Reno Sparks Control Liners Model Airplane Club, Reno and High Desert RC Club of Fernley. Demonstrations may include Acrobatic, War Birds, Control-line Winch Launched Gliders, Jets, Electrics, Pylon Racing and Helicopters.

A 30-year-old Minden man was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Gardnerville on Monday afternoon.Matthew Autre was stopped in a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier on Virginia Ranch Road when he turned lef...

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada reported by the Nevada Division of Wildlife. For information, call the NDOW headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

Due to space limitations, last week's update on Gardnerville Outlaw Kart racer Tanner Thorson's season didn't make the paper. Thorson, who recently turned 15, made his 360 wingless sprint car debut...

Statewide gaming revenues for Nevada casinos were down about a half of a percent in April, with a 3 percent decrease for the Carson City area, but up by nearly 15 percent for South Shore Lake Tahoe, the state's Gaming Control board reports this morning.

A 73-year-old California man was killed Wednesday morning after his pickup crossed the centerline on Highway 395 south of Gardnerville and collided with an oncoming semi.The Nevada Highway Patro...

One person died in an accident today three miles south of Gardnerville in Douglas County, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

An early investigation into the accident shows that the driver of a 2004 Ford F-150 was pulling a camper trailer and traveling in the southbound lane of Highway 395. For reasons that remain unclear the Ford, occupied by a 73-year-old male from California, drifted into the northbound travel lane and hit a commercial vehicle driven by a Wisconsin resident, said NHP Trooper Daniel Lopez.

It’s now official: Systems Consultants, the private computer firm in Fallon that conducts the annual computerized drawings for Nevada’s big game hunting tags, has posted the results of the 2011 drawings at Internet website www.huntnevada.com for the whole world to see.

There were a whole bunch of winners and a heck of a lot more losers in this year’s drawings for tags for Pronghorn Antelope, Mule Deer, Rocky Mt. Elk, California Bighorn Sheep, Desert Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mt. Bighorn Sheep and Rocky Mt. Goat.

Here are the recent fish plants in Western Nevada by the Nevada Division of Wildlife. For information, call the NDOW headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

CARSON CITY — This is a final reminder that Saturday, June 11 is Nevada’s Free Fishing Day for the year 2011.
On that day, you can fish anywhere you want, and you will not need to have a Nevada fishing license or a Nevada Trout Stamp or a Nevada Second Rod Stamp. However, you will need to abide by whatever the rules and regulations are for whatever water(s) you will fish on that special day.

If you would like to fish on June 11, be advised that the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will have planted many thousands of rainbow trout in our Western Nevada waters.

Here’s an advance notice of something very special in the Outdoor world that will occur in just 10 days:
Draw a great big red circle around the date of Saturday, June 11 on your calendar and then plan to have a fun-filled day in the Great Outdoors.

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada reported by the Nevada Department of Wildlife:

Here is the outdoor calendar for the month of June. If you have additions to this calendar, email us and include the activity, date, time and location to: donquilici@hotmail.com or jeff@carsonnow.org.

Carson City resident Emilio Vargas-Gonzales, 26, was identified as the man killed in a single-vehicle rollover south of Gardnerville early Sunday morning.Vargas-Gonzales was thrown from the 1998...

A Carson City driver who died and a Reno passenger who was injured have been identified by the Nevada Highway Patrol in Sunday morning's fatal rollover accident that happened south of Gardnerville.

A 26-year-old Carson City man died and a Reno man is in critical condition today after an early morning rollover accident on Highway 395 south of Gardnerville, reports the Nevada Highway Patrol.

An autopsy to identify and determine the cause of death of Gardnerville resident Robert Henderson "Budge" Brown Sr., 78, is scheduled for Monday, the Amador County Sheriff's Office said Friday nigh...

Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol-Major Accident Investigation Team are still piecing together the seven-vehicle crash that happened on Highway 395 near Jacks Valley Road in Douglas County Monday that sent several to the hospital and shut down southbound traffic on HIghway 395 for four hours.

The Concordia University-Irvine's Handbells and Hand Chimes will present a Carillon Fantasy concert at 7 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1480 Douglas Ave., Gardnerville.Directed by Dr....

Here are the recent fish plants in Western Nevada by Nevada Division of Wildlife:

May 04: Squaw Creek Reservoir in Northern Washoe County: 3,996 rainbow trout: 10.4 inches in length.
May 04: Martin Slough in Gardnerville: 246 rainbows: 10.2 inches.
May 04: Wilson Common in Washoe Valley: 503 rainbows: 10.2 inches.
May 04: Davis Creek Pond in Washoe Valley: 503 rainbows: 10.2 inches.
May 05: Kuenzli Pond in Yerington: 854 rainbows: 10.2 inches.

Here is the outdoor calendar for the month of May. Submit your calendar items to donquilici@hotmail.com or jeff@carsonnow.org

May 1 – Opening day of the 2011 fishing season at Hobart Reservoir in the mountains between Carson City and Lake Tahoe.
This season closes September 30.
Call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) headquarters office in Reno at 688-1500 during regular business hours.

May 4 – First Wednesday of the month:

Here is the fishing report for Western Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra for the week of April 27. Opening Day for fishing on California lakes and streams is April 30.

ALMANOR LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530) 365-7500 www.shastacascade.com reports:
Water surface temperatures are at 44.7 degrees and water clarity has improved in most areas to 6.5 to 7.5 feet.
Lake Almanor looks great, and the bite has really picked up.
Welcome to "Prime Time."

In Carson City and Carson Valley, golf courses are vibrant green, fairways lush and putts are rolling smoothly at Divine 9 layouts – the golf season is here and the big winter a distant memory.

UPDATED: A 56-year-old Gardnerville man has been identified as the victim of an accident Tuesday night on Foothill Road in Douglas County, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Dan Steven Navone died at the scene of the single-vehicle accident, reported at 8:33 p.m. Navone was driving a 1997 Chevy Tahoe in the eastbound lane and apparently overcorrected. The overcorrection caused the him to vault over a barb wire fence, said NHP Trooper Dan Lopez.

Here is a list of the most recent fish plants in the western part of the Silver State done by the Nevada Division of Wildlife:

April 11: West Walker River in Lyon County: 2,009 rainbow trout: 10.1 inches in length.
April 12: Wilson Common Pond in Washoe Valley: 499 rainbow trout: 10.1 inches in length.
April 12: Davis Creek Pond in Washoe Valley: 504 rainbows: 10.5 inches.
April 12: Liberty Pond in Churchill County: 672 rainbows: 10.1 inches.

Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center:To Pedro and Sarah Sanchez of Gardnerville, a daughter, Norma Lumen Sanchez, born April 3, 2011, weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces.To Reanna Abare and Donald Schragl...