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Carson City Chamber's Health, Wellness and Beauty Faire targets resolution makers
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 6:02pmMore than 100 residents from around the area set to make good on their New Year's resolutions gathered Saturday at the Carson Nugget ballroom to take advantage of the free Carson City Chamber of Commerce Health, Wellness and Beauty Faire.
Go easy on yourself in 2013 was among the many themes at the heath faire, where guests walked through to get their blood pressure checked, sample tasty health foods, compare insurance options and home health care needs, get free flu shots and learn about the many ways to maintain good healthy habits for the year.
Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 4:35pmThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspection includes restaurants, lounges, bakeries, Walmart deli, meat and produce departments, a caterer and convenience stores throughout Carson City. See the full report below.
First-ever Lake Tahoe Nordic festival set for Feb. 8-10
Submitted by editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 3:52pmAlpenglow Sports has teamed up with Tahoe Cross Country to present the first-ever Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival Friday, February 8 through Sunday, February 10. All events are free, open to the public and take place at Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area in Tahoe City, California. A full schedule of events is available at www.tahoenordicfestival.com.
Carson Tahoe Health Comes to Gardnerville with Third 'Clinic at Walmart'
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 3:18pmCarson Tahoe Health and Walmart announce the opening of the newest location for basic health care services – “The Carson Tahoe Clinic at Walmart.” This convenient care clinic is now open to patients and will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, inside the Walmart located at 1511 Grant Avenue, off Highway 395.
Obituary: Gudrun "Runa" Coyle
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 4:01amRuna Coyle, 99, of Carson City, Nev., passed away peacefully at Mountain View Health & Rehab Center. She had lived in Carson City since 1973 until the passing of her husband, Vincent B. Coyle in 19...
Family ski vacations at Lake Tahoe's Granlibakken feature eight resorts
Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/18/2013 - 4:22pmGranlibakken Conference Center and Lodge has answered the arrival of 2013 and ideal conditions at Lake Tahoe with the area’s most attractive ski and stay packages now through spring.
Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by editor on Fri, 01/18/2013 - 9:12amThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspection includes restaurants and lounges throughout Carson City. See the full report below.
Carson Tahoe Invests in Earlier Stage Detection of Illnesses
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 11:53amCarson Tahoe Health today announced that patients and physicians in the region can now access the latest diagnostic imaging technology from Philips Medical Systems at Carson Tahoe Minden Medical Center (CTMMC). The CT (computed tomography) scanner produces crisp, detailed images of the body in just seconds.
Flu Vaccine Available
Submitted by editor on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 8:20amCarson City Health and Human Services and Douglas County Community Health have a large supply of flu vaccine for ages 6 months and older. No appointment needed from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m. through January 25 (closed January 21).
Clinic locations are 900 E. Long Street in Carson City and 1538 US Highway 395 in the Stratton Center in Gardnerville. Flu rates are affordable; many insurances accepted, and low-cost options available. Call (775) 887-2190 or (775) 782-9038 for more information.
Text of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address
Submitted by editor on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 7:24pmAs Prepared for Delivery Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013:
Madam Speaker, Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Legislature, Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court, Constitutional Officers, Senator Heller, honored guests ...
Governor Sandoval declares state of emergency for extreme cold in Nevada
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 8:55pmCARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing extreme winter conditions in the Silver and prolonged periods of freezing temperatures that have increased the demand for propane in the Nevada.
“The declaration is a precautionary measure to ensure propane truck operators can support the needs of Nevada citizens during this prolonged cold weather pattern,” Sandoval said.
Letter: Prison steals work and jobs from struggling Nevada companies
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 1:24pmThis is a letter I sent out to Gov. Sandoval, and multiple other State Representatives. I felt that the general public should know what our prison system is doing to multiple small business owners in Carson City and Nevada. I would be very pleased if someone would bring this to light and show what our tax dollars are doing in this economy. There was a big story about this in Vegas with another company ... but this is also happening in our own backyard.
Dear Governor Sandoval,
Obituary: Stephanie Louise Minko
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/13/2013 - 4:01amStephanie Louise Minko (formerly Mayhorn) passed into the light of our loving God on Jan. 7, 2013 due to many health challenges. She is survived by her adoring father, Steve Minko; her beloved, Lee...
The state of our state? In a slow climb out of recession
Submitted by editor on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 11:33amCARSON CITY — Nevada’s hard fall from its peak seems to be over. The ugly years of shuttered businesses, massive layoffs and relentless cuts in education and government services are, for the most part, past.
But if this is the tenor of the state’s recovery, it will be a long and slow slog toward economic health, an improved education system and a government that doesn’t struggle to take care of the state’s neediest.
The Hundred Year War On The Economy
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 10:26amSometimes it takes a while to get the big picture, to see things coming into focus. Now, I am not much for conspiracy theories, but if anything looks like it is being driven by design, this is one. The theories driving it were formulated many lifetimes ago. The people whose sick minds spawned them are long dead. For the life of me I do not understand how any egomaniac could possibly get his jollies from a trend he might have started but maybe not even his great-grandson might see coming to fruition. But there it is, a hundred year timeline on several fronts.
Destruction of money
Carson City prepares for widespread increase in flu, vaccines readily available
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 2:02pmWith widespread flu being reported around the nation, Carson City and Douglas County health officials say they have large supplies of flu vaccine.
Based on recent reports from the CDC, the flu has started to peak nearly 5 weeks early this year, with significant activity reported in over 41 states with 18 deaths reported in children thus far. The predominant current flu strain that is being reported with widespread activity, H3N2 (Influenza A), appears to have good match to the flu strains in this year’s vaccine, according to a news release.
Nevada clears hurdle in implementing health exchange system
Submitted by editor on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 6:55amThe federal government has conditionally approved Nevada's plan to set up an information system for consumers and small businesses to compare health insurance plans as required by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by editor on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 3:24pmThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspection includes a convenience store, three restaurants and a weight loss center. See the full report below.
NHP issues nearly 12,000 cell phone-related distracted driving traffic citations
Submitted by editor on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 8:57amTroopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol issued nearly 12,000 traffic citations to motorists observed talking, texting or reading non-voice communication while operating a motor vehicle on Nevada’s highways in 2012.
Thirty of the offenders last year received their second citation for the same offense with 25 of those witnessed on their phone for a third time and cited once more. In all, as of Dec. 26, 2012, there were 11,992 citations issued.
Amodei rejects 'fiscal cliff' compromise; issues statement
Submitted by editor on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 7:51amWASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) released the following statement regarding the "fiscal cliff' vote before Congress Tuesday.
New Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy now available, close to home at Sierra Nevada Cancer Center
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 10:16pmSeventy-two-year-old L. Brown of northern Nevada first learned he had prostate cancer back in 1995. “I tell people who are diagnosed, there is no need to panic, although I certainly did, at least 52 times or more,” he said laughing. “I’ve learned this is something you can control and live with because it is manageable. “
Weather conference at Lake Tahoe to feature Nobel Prize team winner
Submitted by editor on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 2:13pmChris Field, a 2007 Nobel Prize team winner and lead author of the study on the effects of global climate change will be the keynote speaker at Lake Tahoe South's Operation Sierra Storm Meteorologist Conference, Jan 10.
Field, was the Co-Chair for Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which shared the 2007 Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore. He’s the director of the Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University and a 2009 Heinz Award recipient, recognizing extraordinary environmental achievement.
Kristina Pickering named Chief Justice at Nevada Supreme Court
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 12:38pmLeadership at the state's highest court will change Jan. 5 when Chief Justice Michael A. Cherry ends his term and Justice Kristina Pickering begins the administrative role of Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court.
Pickering will represent Nevada’s courts at the 2013 Nevada Legislature and will give the State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers early in the session. She will serve as Chief Justice until January 2014.
The Private Bank by Nevada State Bank releases research on charitable giving by wealthiest Nevadans
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 5:07pmLAS VEGAS – Nevadans with a net worth of more than $1 million make up only 0.2 percent of the state’s population but account for more than 27 percent of its reported charitable contributions, according to a report from The Private Bank by Nevada State Bank.
The third in the bank’s series of monthly reports prepared in conjunction with local market research firm Applied Analysis focused on charitable giving by Nevadans with a household net worth of at least $1 million.
Nevada to receive $21 million share in big tobacco settlement
Submitted by editor on Sun, 12/23/2012 - 10:14amNevada and 16 other states have reached an agreement with the nation's largest tobacco companies to resolve 10 years of disputes regarding terms in a 1998 settlement. The agreement provides Nevada with about $21 million in 2013.
incredible -- The Best That All Those Brains Can Do Is THIS?
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 7:53pmThis is in reference to the story,
http://carsonnow.org/story/12/19/2012/carson-city-sheriff-endorses-conne...
The full text of the statement is found here:
A Call for More Effective Prevention of Violence
http://curry.virginia.edu/articles/sandyhookshooting
Look at the signatories under this pablum.... Look at al those PhD's.... The list is so long that they can't add more to it.
And YET, all they can come up with is, ...
our deepest condolences
our concern is not limited to schools
Flu Vaccine and Pediatric Immunization Services at Sierra Nevada Health Center
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 11:55amThe Sierra Nevada Health Center in Carson City will be offering reduced cost flu vaccines on Dec. 21 and Dec. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. The reduced cost of the flu vaccine is $15. They are accepting new patients who would like to receive the flu vaccine. They are also offering pediatric immunizations on Dec. 20 and Dec. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 3325 Research Way. No appointment is necessary.
Carson City sheriff endorses Connecticut school shooting position statement
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 1:16pmNine school violence prevention researchers and practitioners nationwide have developed a position statement released nationwide Wednesday regarding the Dec. 14 Connecticut school shootings.
The statement has been endorsed by more than 100 organizations representing more than 4 million professionals, including Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. It is in response to the tragic acts of violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School and updates the School Shootings Position Statement released nationally following the school-related shootings of 2006.
Jurist Says Mental Health Support Key To Stemming Mass Killings
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 3:12pmCARSON CITY – Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty said today that the country will not have success in reducing the tragic type of shooting incident that occurred Friday in Connecticut without providing more mental health support.
Gov. Sandoval Releases Expanded Budget Data
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 5:11pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today released budget data that had been sought by state lawmakers after a weeks-long disagreement over whether the information was public.
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