Health
March taxable sales in Nevada up 5 percent; Carson City sees 10.9 percent increase
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 05/28/2013 - 11:23amStatewide taxable sales in Nevada for March increased by 5 percent over March 2012 and a 5.4 percent increase for the fiscal year, the state's Department of Taxation reports Tuesday. In Carson City, taxable sales increased by 10.9 percent, largely due to the Nevada Legislative session.
Nevada advocate for elderly, former Carson City Supervisor Janice Ayres dies
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 05/27/2013 - 11:38pmJanice R. Ayres, a tireless advocate for the elderly and the disabled, an unshakable Democrat and former member of the Carson City Board of Supervisors died Monday morning at Carson Tahoe Hospital after battling cancer. She was 92.
Ayres was the executive director of the Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Program, a position she held since 1979. RSVP Board member Charlie Abowd confirmed her passing and said directors will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss arrangements.
Media Alliance Provides Lessons in Collaboration
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Mon, 05/27/2013 - 3:55pmCarson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 11:40amThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division.
This report for the week ending May 24, 2013, includes inspections of motels and hotels, as well as restaurants, take-out restaurants, convenience stores, retail grocers and a detention center food facility.
See the full report below.
Senate Passes Bill for Universal Background Checks on Guns
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 4:11pmTaste of DownTown Carson City celebrates 20 years with June 15 culinary event
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 9:53amThirteen blocks. Dozens of restaurants. Multiple live bands. One Day. Foodies prepare yourself because the best of Carson City's culinary side comes alive Saturday, June 15 at the 20th annual Taste of DownTown, the capital city's premiere downtown summer event.
Cancer Drug Parity Bill Passes Assembly
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 3:24pmA bill that requires medical insurance plans with cancer coverage to pay more for oral chemotherapy medications passes the Assembly 39-0 on Tuesday.
SB266, which passed the Nevada Senate unanimously in April, would require health insurers to not charge patients more for oral chemotherapy medications (pills) than patients who are undergoing traditional IV chemotherapy. Such drugs can cost patients as much as $2,000 to $10,000 per month.
Nevada Division of Insurance website offers guide to the Affordable Care Act
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 2:14pmInsurance and healthcare reform information is available through a new website launched by the Nevada Division of Insurance.
The website provides Nevada consumers with comprehensive information about insurance and healthcare reform in Nevada. Members of the insurance industry will also find information about doing business in Nevada.
Skin Cancer: Most common and most preventable cancer
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 2:06pmYou've heard about the dangers of too much sun exposure and the need to use sunscreen. Still, you love the great outdoors and wouldn't miss a day of playing in the sun. Sunscreen? That is an afterthought. Or your prom or some other significant event is coming up so you opt for a tanning booth thinking….just this once. If any of these scenarios describes you, you may be setting yourself up for skin cancer.
Bill would help children with food allergy attacks at school
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 11:16amA bill that would allow schools to obtain and administer auto-injectable epinephrine in the event of a student having a food allergy attack has cleared committee and is on its way to the General Assembly this week.
While it hasn't gotten a lot of press attention and isn't shrouded in controversy, SB453 is designed to protect children at school if they suffer from a food allergy attack or are stung by a bee and have an allergic reaction.
Carson City Cops and Kids open house lives up to its 'safest party on the street' reputation
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:17pmWith sunny skies, a gentle breeze and plenty of children and their parents, the 10th annual Cops and Kids open house, hosted by the Carson City Sheriff's Office on Saturday, lived up to its reputation as the safest party on the street.
More than 2,000 attended the four-hour event, which featured games, prizes and demonstrations by Carson City Sheriff's Office patrol officers and personnel. The event is designed for children and their parents to get quality meet-and-greet face time with law enforcement personnel.
Carson City restaurant and food; motel and hotel inspection report
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:54pmThe following food and motel/hotel inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This report is for the week ending May 17, 2013.
Inspections include convenience stores, restaurants, take out restaurants, retail grocers, a juvenile detention center kitchen, retail food producers and motels.
See the full report below.
Can AB67 Combat the Rise of Human and Sex Trafficking in Nevada?
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:45amby PAUL GEORGE & LINDSAY TOSTE
Column: Parenthood and its Boundaries, Limits and Wellness
Submitted by editor on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 8:23amAll it takes is a day or two of sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aches, or pains and many of us are immediately headed toward our primary care doc’s office. Once we enter the exam room, we spill our symptoms all over the office; “I can’t breathe”, “my throat hurts”, “my head hurts”, “I FEEL AWFUL!”. But, the way you feel is not an emotion. It’s how your body feels and it feels awful.
Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 05/10/2013 - 11:00amThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This report is for the week ending May 10, 2013.
Inspections include restaurants and take-out restaurants; bar and lounge facilities; retail food producers; a mobile food truck and an inspection of a motel.
See the full report below.
Surviving and thriving in the new economy: 10 tips from one small business success
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 1:57pmIf you are a family-owned, small business, what does it take to survive and thrive in the “new economy?” Reno resident Cherie Humphreys has some insight. As the founder, owner and operator of Answerwest, a boutique answering service/call center based out of Reno, Nevada, her company has survived and thrived despite constantly changing technologies and stiff competition from the larger global economy.
February job fair lands work for 43; next Carson City employer and jobseeker event is June 14
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 11:41amA Carson City job fair held in February resulted in 43 people being hired, the city's workforce case manager reports.
"We felt it was a huge success with the 36 employers attending and 619 job seekers; this is more than 14 percent of the job seekers who became employed as a direct result of the job fair," said Lynn Ellis, WorkForce Program Case Manager for Carson City Health and Human Services.
Ellis gleaned the statistics after taking a survey of employers six week after the Feb. 22 job fair held at the Carson City Senior Center.
Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 11:16amThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This report is for the week ending May 3, 2013.
Inspections include a cafe and catering outfit; bar and lounge facilities at two golf courses; deli, meat, bakery and produce departments at a grocery store; a convenience store and several restaurants.
See the full report below.
Signups continue for Sunday May-King Tracks 5K Run
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 9:06pmThe May-King Tracks 5K Fun Run and Walk, sponsored by the Carson City Area Wellness Association is on Sunday, May 5. Registration continues Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 9 to noon at the Carson City Health and Human Services Office, 900 E. Long, Carson City.
The run begins at Riverview Park and ends at the end of East 5th Street. Race check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. See flier below for more details.
Carson City Sheriff: Symbolic baton exchange a precursor to Thursday's Peace Officers Memorial
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 4:42pmEach year we celebrate National Police Week in May. In Nevada, the celebration kicks off in Las Vegas with a relay run to Carson City. Public Safety Officers carry a baton that bears the names of those officers who have given their lives in the line of duty on the inside of the baton.
On Wednesday, the day before the statewide law enforcement ceremony, the baton and runners passed through Douglas County and did the hand-off to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office SWAT members at the RV area in Indian Hills. The SWAT team then ran the baton to the Legislature where the spot has been held.
Carson City Bike Month Bigger Than Ever
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 8:08amMay is Bike Month in Carson City, and that means more bike riders out and about, commuting, or riding for fun. In honor of National Bike Month, Muscle-Powered, Citizens for a Walkable and Bikeable Carson City has developed a full schedule of events for 2013, including the Tour de Carson May 5- a 30-mile bike ride for more advanced riders, along with two Family Cruise rides, one on May 15 at 6 p.m. starting at Telegraph Square, and a second Ride with a Vet on May 18 in conjunction with Chapter 388 of the Vietnam Veterans of America.
Nevada Governor Sandoval says firings, discipline action taken in mental health bus probe
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 1:01pmAn investigation that found Las Vegas area mental health patients being shipped by bus to California and other states for treatment has led to an unspecified amount of firings, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Monday.
In a statement, Sandoval said further disciplinary action has been taken at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas based upon internal investigations of 1,500 patients discharged since July 2008. Late last week, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services finished its review of out-of-state transports between July 2008 and March 2013.
Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 11:10amThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This report is for the week ending April 26, 2013.
Inspections include casino bars, lounges and restaurants, convenience stores, take-out, sit down and fast food restaurants, caterers, retail grocer's bakery, meat, deli and produce, departments.
See the full report below.
Carson City Chamber announces 2013-14 board of directors
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 9:54amCarson City Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Stan Jones is pleased to announce the 2013-14 Board of Directors and Officers.
Re-elected to a second three year term are Curt Spradley, owner, Carson Coffee and Carol Swanson, District Sales for Mary Kay.
Bob Tote, general manager of Costco Carson City, is new to the board and will serve a three-year term.
Gordon Gagnon, co-owner REDCO, and Joyce Whitney-Silva, COO of Greater Nevada Credit Union, have been selected to serve their first three year term advancing from a one-year Chairman’s pick slot.
Carson City Health & Human Services Announces Opportunity for Residents to Save on Medications and Health Care Costs
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 12:23pmCarson City Health & Human Services announces an opportunity for residents to save money on their medications and health care costs through a program with NeedyMeds, a national non-profit organization.
Students, faculty honored at WNC awards banquet
Submitted by editor on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 12:35pmOutstanding Western Nevada College students and faculty have been honored for outstanding scholarship and teaching during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Awards were presented to students for academic excellence, tutoring, peer mentorship, athletics, those in the Latino cohort and in student government, as well as to faculty for outstanding teaching and service during the 2012-13 academic year.
Faculty of the Year honors went to Mathematics Professor Michael Hardie, Ed.D. and English instructor Ryan Stryffeler, Ph.D.
Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 1:27pmThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This report is for the week ending April 19, 2013.
Inspections include several restaurants, fast food restaurants, convenience stores, bar and grills, a casino bar and lounge, retail grocer's meat, deli, produce, coffee shop and food-to-go departments.
See the full report below.
Carson Chamber Home and Garden Show comes to Carson Mall on Saturday
Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 8:37amThis is the second year the Carson City Chamber of Commerce has organized a Home & Garden Show to showcase the many businesses that can help homeowners improve their homes and gardens.
This Saturday, April 20th, Greenhouse Garden Center will again take center stage showcasing their expertise and creativeness in creating a unique garden setting that only the professionals at Greenhouse can create. Owner David Ruf and staff will be on hand to conduct informative seminars as well.
Reid addresses Senate, supports ban on assault rifles, high-capacity magazines; wants improvements to mental health services
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 8:08amNevada Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate that he supports an assault weapons ban, limits on high-capacity ammunition clips and polices to improve access to mental health services. He spoke of mass shootings that have happened across the country and close to home in Carson City.
"As the case of the Carson City, Nevada IHOP tragedy reveals, the deficiencies in this nation’s mental health treatment system are another important part of the discussion about how to prevent gun violence," Reid said on the Senate floor. "We have simply not done a good job of providing funding for and access to mental health services. We have also done a poor job of removing the stigma that keeps many Americas from seeking the treatment they need."
Rotary Club of Carson City Announces Winners of Second Annual Beer and Pizza Championships
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:47amCARSON CITY, NV - For the second year in a row, area residents came out by the hundreds to enjoy an evening of pizza, beer, music and fundraising for a good cause. The second annual Carson City Rotary Club Beer and Pizza Championships was a big success, raising more than $25,000 to assist with a number of community needs.