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Comments are being sought by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest regarding a proposal to charge fees at two group sites at the new Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway Complex at Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in southern Nevada.

Set to be finished by 2015, Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway Complex will feature a visitor center, approximately 17 miles of new trails, an education building, two amphitheaters, the Cold War Monument, the Seven Stone Memorial, and two group picnic sites.

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Humble Vessel, by artist Karl Schwiesow at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery from June 13 – September 11, 2014. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The exhibition is free and the public is cordially invited. The gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced Tuesday the launch of a new online tree removal permit application and credit card payment system that can be accessed through their website at trpa.org.

“The new online service is more customer friendly and is in line with the Agency’s core values of improving operational efficiency while providing a high-level of customer service,” said TRPA Executive Director, Joanne S. Marchetta.

USDA Rural Development will hold a workshop June 12 to help rural small businesses and agricultural producers apply for the federal Rural Energy for America Program funds.

The workshop will be conducted via video teleconference from 9-11:30 a.m. at Cooperative Extension offices in Carson City, Ely, Eureka, Yerington, Caliente and at the Logandale Office. USDA Rural Energy Coordinator Mark Williams will lead the training from the Carson City location to help applicants understanding the REAP application process.

Many college students seek to enroll in summer classes to stay on track for graduation, or learn a new skill. At Western Nevada College students can choose from a variety of classes in the upcoming eight-week summer term. Classes begin June 9 and continue through August 2, unless otherwise noted.

More than 40 courses are scheduled for the summer, including writing, communications, art, music, theater, accounting math, and more. Over a dozen online classes are also available, providing students the flexibility of earning college credit while enjoying their summer activities.

Tickets are on sale now for Carson City's culinary event of the year, the 21st annual Taste of Downtown, June 21 in Carson City.

More than 40 restaurants and nine bands are participating in this signature event that spans 13 blocks and is the major fundraiser for Advocates to End Domestic Violence. Tasting begins at 5:30 p.m. and continuing until 9 p.m. Live bands will be located throughout downtown with music playing until midnight.

Nevada’s state capitol, Carson City, will host festivities to pay tribute to the Silver State’s 150th anniversary of statehood. A full schedule of events during the Nevada Day holiday weekend will be highlighted by the original Nevada Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 1, when celebrating crowds will line the Carson Street parade route to view the floats, marching bands, horses, entertainers, public officials and celebrity guests.

Invasive aquatic species watercraft inspection and decontamination stations have opened at Lahontan Reservoir and other waterways in time for Memorial Day weekend, according to the Nevada Division of State Parks.

The last of the Lake Tahoe area inspection stations, on State Route 267 at Northstar Drive south of Truckee in California, opened Thursday.

Construction is underway on the new home of one of northern Nevada's fastest-growing companies, creating hundreds of construction jobs. Zulily is a Seattle-based online retailer that specializes in children's and women's apparel, toys, infant gear and home decor.

One of the more politically charged boards in Carson City has three open seats. The Board of Supervisors is seeking applicants through July 1, 2014 for positions on the Carson City Visitors Bureau board.

The board oversees all tourism matters within Carson City. Meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 4 p.m. at the Community Center, Sierra Room. They have been known to be quite lively. Applicants must be willing to serve approximately six to eight hours a month.

It is full steam ahead aboard Nevada's premiere window seat into the Wild West with the 2014 season of the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad taking to the rails beginning Memorial Day weekend.

Steam train rides from Carson City to the 1860s boom-era mining town of Virginia City will begin May 24 and extend weekends through Oct. 19. Friday diesel train tours will begin June 20.
 

Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend in historic Virginia City with the annual Celebration of Heroes Parade Saturday, May 24 at noon. Taking place down C Street, the parade honors the memory of those who gave their lives for this country.

Reno Fam on the Go and the Food Bank of Northern Nevada are teaming together to promote family fun and the upcoming “Together We Can Solve Hunger” concert.   Participants make their most magnificent ice cream sundae, snap a picture, and enter it on the Facebook contest site at 

Gardnerville freelance writer and former Nevada Press Association Journalist of Merit Scott Neuffer will be hosting two public signings for his first full-length book, a collection of short fictional stories entitled “Scars of the New Order.”

Neuffer will be signing books 6:30-8 p.m. June 4 at Sundance Books and Music at 121 California Ave. in Reno. He’ll also be hosting a book reading and signing 6 p.m. June 6 at Shelby’s Book Shoppe at 1663 Lucerne St. Suite C in the Minden Village.

The 14th Annual Water Quality Snapshot Day will be held Saturday, May 17, from 9 am to 12 pm throughout South Lake Tahoe. The event is a citizen-based environmental effort designed to take a “snapshot,” at one moment in time, of the water quality throughout the Lake Tahoe and Truckee River watershed. Water quality monitoring will take place from the tributaries flowing into the Lake.

Gardnerville freelance writer and former Nevada Press Association Journalist of Merit Scott Neuffer will be hosting two public signings for his first full-length book, a collection of short fictional stories entitled Scars of the New Order.

Neuffer will be signing books 6:30-8 p.m. June 4 at Sundance Books and Music at 121 California Ave. in Reno. He’ll also be hosting a book reading and signing 6 p.m. June 6 at Shelby’s Book Shoppe at 1663 Lucerne St. Suite C in the Minden Village.

Carson City is going head-to-head with 63 other towns across the country in Outside Magazine's online edition of Best Towns in the country. The contest, in its fourth year, is pitting towns against towns in a readers poll.

Meet and Greet at Caterpiller's Lounge - Daniel Gonzales, Candidate for Sheriff will be at Caterpiller's Hookah Lounge , Saturday May 17, 8:00 PM. This is an excellent opportunity to meet the candidate, his wife Meliah, and other members of his team to learn first hand about his vision of service for Carson City, and to share your ideas and concerns.

Daniel's team will be setup to help people register to vote online. The deadline for registering is May 20.

Caterpillar's Hookah Lounge
314 S. Carson St, Carson City NV 89701
(775)883-2777

Like a detective story with twists and turns in the plot, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are unfolding a story about the rapid uplift of the famous 400-mile long Sierra Nevada mountain range of California and Nevada.

The University of Nevada, Reno’s 2014 Spring Commencement will confer 2,251 degrees and certificates. There will be three ceremonies, one for advanced-degree recipients Friday afternoon, May 16, and two for bachelor-degree recipients on the mornings of Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17. All three ceremonies will be held on the University’s historic Quadrangle, located on the southern part of campus.

The statistic is staggering: 56 percent of school children, grades 5-12, or about 13 million nationwide say they've been a target of bullies at one time or another.

It's a problem that affects communities, families and schools. Tackling the issue takes a commitment from parents, teachers, law enforcement, elected officials and children themselves. That was the message delivered Saturday at workshop in Carson City presented by the founding members of the national nonprofit group Teach Anti-Bullying, Inc.

Building on the Carson City library’s month-long focus on engineering, on May 14 at 6:30 p.m. Library Director Sena Loyd will facilitate a panel discussion among five local professional engineers, four women and a gentleman about the ways females of all ages can succeed and advance in the field of engineering and be recognized for life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders.

The talk will be hosted from the Carson City Library’s business branch, the Business Resource Innovation Center (the BRIC) located at 108 E. Proctor St.

Applications are being sought by the USDA from rural small businesses and agriculture producers looking to make energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy installations, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday. Up to $12.3 million in grants and $57.8 million in loan guarantees are available nationwide.

Carson City Supervisor Brad Bonkowski provides an update of the May 1 Board of Supervisors meeting. In this report, Brad discusses hours for the clerk's office during the election cycle, the final reading and passage of the 1/8th cent sales tax, planning department grants and a state mandated small business loan program.

It's the first Saturday of the month and that means wine sipping and a stroll through downtown Carson City. From 1 to 5 p.m. today is the Downtown Carson City Wine Walk.

For just $10 you’ll receive a commemorative wine glass and endless reasons to stroll through downtown sipping and tasting the afternoon away. Bring your wine walk glass with the Carson City Logo on it and pay only $8.

In honor of Armed Forces Day, the Capital City Arts Initiative invites you to attend a reading by Iraq veteran and writer Caleb Cage at the BRIC, 108 E Proctor Street, Carson City.

The reading will take place Saturday, May 17 at 5pm. The free event is part of CCAI’s Books & Writers series co-sponsored with the Carson City Library. CCAI and the Library enthusiastically invite everyone to attend the reading.

Now that the California 2014 fishing season is open, this is a special reminder that if you are planning to fish in the Golden State, be aware that you will need the current license.

You can purchase that license and any applicable stamps at a number of local outlets or on the Internet and, of course, go here for the latest updates on fishing in California and Nevada. If you need to buy a license and stamps, here is some info:

So the big game tag application deadline came and went and you somehow forgot to get your application in. Or you applied for your hunts but you’re always looking for other opportunities. If either of these scenarios hits home for you, we would like to direct your attention to the Nevada Dream Tag.

The Nevada Dream Tags Program is a raffle that allows resident and nonresident sportsmen a chance at the hunt of a lifetime while also contributing to Nevada’s wildlife habitat. The tags are similar to other western states’ raffle tags and “hunt of a lifetime” tags.

Several of Nevada’s law enforcement agencies will target speeders in the northeastern region of the state through May 10 to change behaviors that have led to deadly crashes in the Silver State.

With its vast rural areas and wide roadways, Nevada is not immune from these behavioral challenges, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. In 2012, of the 258 deaths on our state’s roads, 100 lives were lost due to speeding, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The death toll related to speeding increased by 24 from the previous year.

Registration for fall AYSO Soccer will be tonight, Monday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Carson City BRIC., 108 E. Proctor St. (the BRIC)

Get in now before the registration fees go up. The cost is $55 if registered in April and $75 after April 30.