July

North Lake Tahoe takes its music outdoors with a variety of live concerts, festivals and headliner events – all part of the destination’s High Notes: North Lake Tahoe Summerlong Music series, running June through September. The lake’s live music campaign also has a designated website that covers all the free events and ticketed performances.

Free Weekly Summer Concerts

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today announced changes to his staff in his Carson City office, including the departure of Senior Adviser Dale Erquiaga, who will move to Arizona in July to be near his children.

CVCT's new production of Holka Polka is a children's play, written by D.M. Larson, about the nicest witch in Fairytale Land, who embarks on a journey to save all the witches' reputations by saving the Prince. Along the way whe meets some familiar and misunderstood fairytale characters and she also comes to find that an historically sweet and loving character is really evil. This is a wonderful family show that will appeal to any age group. The play is directed by Gardnerville's own Riley Cooper.

The next Bike Polo game is scheduled for Thursday, May 24th, 6:00PM, in the parking Lot behind the old Colonial Bank at 901 North Stewart Street (across from Smiths on Valley Street). The games have been going really good, but we need more players so people can take breaks more often.  We have all the gear, so all you need is a bike, the protective gear of your choice, and a good attitude.  Come down and play!

More than 350 scientists, environmental policy makers and economic stakeholders will discuss Lake Tahoe and its environmental and economic future at the annual Tahoe Science Conference “Environmental Restoration in a Changing Climate” May 22 to 24 at Incline Village.
The conference, this year being held at Sierra Nevada College, features a scientific poster session and the opening of “Visualizing Change, a photographic exhibition,” on Tuesday evening followed by two full days of seminars and workshops covering more than 20 topics in three main areas:

Bring your canned foods and non-perishables to benefit the Salvation Army's food drive!

Food barrels are available at three Greater Nevada Credit Union branches. Stop by our branch in North Carson, on Eagle Station Lane in South Carson, or our Dayton branch between now and July 13, 2012 to make your contribution.

Thanks for supporting our community!

The dark clouds were threatening, and it was a bit breezy, but most of the core group of polo riders rode down to the old bank for the first game of the year regardless. The gang has been itching to play for months, ever since the early sunsets of autumn that finally shut down the games last year.

Celebrating National Train Day, the Nevada State Railroad Museum’s historic 1910 McKeen motor car will ride the rails from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12 in Carson City.

Now a stellar attraction for rail enthusiasts and family fun, the McKeen Motor car operated from 1910 to 1945 racking up more than a half-million miles between Reno and Minden. The prestigious car became a diner and an office but was rescued by the museum when it was donated by the Bernhard family of Carson City in 1995.

Eva Dean Gunier, was born on July 10, 1927 in Neosho, Missouri and went to her Heavenly home on May 2, 2012. Eva lived in Carson City for eight years, and six of those years at the wonderful lo...

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Google’s license application to test autonomous vehicles on Nevada public roads.

It is the first license issued in the United States under new laws and regulations that put Nevada at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development.

Editor's Note: The story about this person's court trial is here.

As some of you already know, I have been charged and convicted by a jury of “Battery Causing Substantial Bodily Harm” on April 26th of 2012 in Carson City, NV. To get to that, we have to go back to the morning of March 25th of 2011.

It’s time for Bike Polo! We had a blast playing last year, and by the end of the season, some riders had even acquired what could pass in some circles as “skill”. This Thursday, May 3rd, the ball will be rolling again.

Polo Match Underway

Christopher Lash, 28, has been found guilty of Battery Causing Substantial Bodily Harm stemming from a March 25, 2011 altercation at a local bar in Carson City.

Carson City Sheriff’s deputies were called to a local establishment at 2:00 A.M. with reports of a man striking another man in the face with a pint glass. The suspect fled the scene when deputies arrived, but the deputies received statements from witnesses indicating Christopher Lash struck the victim, Nicholas Moen, in the face with a pint glass causing severe injuries.

CARSON CITY – Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced today that the state has reached an agreement with on-line retailing giant Amazon to begin collecting Nevada sales tax on purchases.

Lynn Ann Spradley, 70, of Carson City, passed away Monday April 9, 2012. Lynn was born July 6, 1941 in Downey, California to Ralph and Virginia (Bailey) Mossberg. Lynn and her husband, Curt, ca...

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s polices of low taxes and small government ranked it 18^th among states in its ability to compete and grow its economy, according to a report released today by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

CARSON CITY – A member of the state Transportation Department Board of Directors questioned today the proposed selection process for a new agency director.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors will discuss this week what groups will receive money this year out of the $100,000 Redevelopment fund for special events.

There are requests for $118,275, so the supervisors will have to pick which groups will not get what they asked for at the board's next meeting on April 5 at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room at the Carson City Community Center.

CARSON CITY – The Legislative Commission voted today to let the residents of Laughlin decide in June on whether they will become Nevada’s next incorporated city.

Please Nevada Business Connections for our next monthly Nevada Business Connections breakfast meeting, Wednesday, April 18th at 8:00 A.M. This breakfast will feature a panel of local manufacturers discussing the business climate.

Doors will open at 7:30 A.M. at the Gold Dust West Casino, Carson City. The meeting is scheduled for exactly one hour. Cost is $20 for members and $30 for guests. Please RSVP to NBC at 775.771.5747 or kris@nvbizconnect.com.

Eddie Ordaz passed away March 22, 2012 in Carson City, NV. Eddie was born on July 5, 1940 in Cottonwood, AZ and grew up in the San Fernando Valley, CA. He moved to New Mexico where he met and m...

Two Reno men pled guilty to killing two bull elk without a valid tag at the 4th Judicial District Court for Elko County stemming from an incident that occurred in November 2010.
Marty Hall, 45, and Larry Hall, 65, each pled guilty Monday to a gross misdemeanor of killing or possessing a bull elk without a valid tag.
The men had shot two bull elk in the original incident more than a year ago.
Marty Hall was assessed a $1,000 fine, a civil penalty of $2,500, $200 meat storage fee, and he forfeited a 2003 Yamaha Kodiak ATV.

Where else have you seen the likes of Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo and Ray Romano in the same place? No where but the American Century Championship on the shores of Lake Tahoe.

Elfrieda Martha Greene, 93, of Carson City, NV was called home on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 with her beloved granddaughter Justine Talbott by her side. Elfrieda was born July 15, 1918 in Shawano,...

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s top state administrators gathered together in meeting rooms and via the internet today to hear first-hand about Gov. Brian Sandoval’s initial plans for his 2013-15 budget.

The all-day meeting called “Budget Kickoff” was intended to provide instructions to state administrators on how to begin preparing their spending plans for the new two-year budget that will take effect on July 1, 2013.

Linda Lue Shrode was born on July 1, 1947 in Hutchinson, Minnesota. She was the daughter of John C. and Bernice (Hagen) Bahr. Linda was baptized as an infant in the Lutheran faith in Hutchinson...

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today he will propose to extend a package of taxes now set to expire in June 2013 into the next budget to avoid further cuts to education, which he said cannot withstand further reductions.

To maintain a basically flat spending plan for the two-year budget that will begin on July 1, 2013, Sandoval said the modified business tax that was maintained at a higher rate for large businesses in the 2011 legislative session, along with a small increase in the sales tax, must be continued.

The Nevada State Demographer’s Office, located at the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business, has released its 2011 population estimates. The state gained an estimated 17,152 people from July 2010 to July 2011, an estimated increase of 0.6 percent, about equivalent to the increase of 0.7 percent the prior year. Two years ago, the state lost 27,677 people, a decrease of about 1.0 percent.

CARSON CITY – It was the month the Nevada gaming industry and state political leaders were waiting for: the casino industry won more than $1 billion from gamblers in January, a double-digit rise fueled by a nearly 30 percent increase on the Las Vegas Strip.

The reason:  The Chinese New Year came in January instead of February this year. The celebration, which brings high rollers into Nevada’s casinos, ran from Jan. 23 to 29.

CARSON CITY – Nevada took a bold step forward today as lawmakers approved regulations allowing for the operation of self-driving vehicles on the state’s roadways.

The first in the nation regulations were approved by the Legislative Commission, and could provide for economic development opportunities in Nevada.