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Good morning Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. With the long holiday weekend behind us, the week ahead looks to be busy indeed weather wise. Enjoy the sunshine today as another weather system will move into the Carson City and Lake Tahoe regions by Wednesday.

Valorie Jean Turley left our presence Sunday, January 13, 2019. Valorie leaves three children, Jeremy Houston Sheldon, Jerrad Joseph Sheldon, of Carson City, Nevada; and Kourtny Jean Sheldon of Las Vegas, Nevada. As well as her three children, she leaves a daughter in law, Veronica (Mrs. Jeremy Sheldon) and beloved grandchildren,
Helen Bernice Sheldon and Garrett Sheldon.

Recently, SkillsUSA had its Regional Photography Competition, and all five participating CHS students are going to State. SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school, college, and middle school students across the nation in trade training programs and technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations.

Chains or traction tires are required on the following road ways in and out of Carson City Friday:

— Interstate 580 through Carson City, from the Spooner Junction at South Carson Street to Eastlake Blvd at the top of Lakeview Hill.

— U.S. Highway 50 from the Highway 395 junction at William Street to Deer Run Road in Carson City, and mile post 14 in Carson City to mile post 10.8 in Churchill County.

Students from Wild Horse Children's Theater in Carson City won a Freddie G Award for Excellence in Ensemble Work and earned other recognition at the 2019 Junior Theater Festival West held recently in Sacramento.

Good day Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2019. We're looking at partly sunny skies today with a high of 41, followed by gusty winds and the chance of rain and snow overnight into Wednesday, lasting through at least Thursday.

A 38-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 300 block of East Winnie Lane on Saturday evening for suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation, felony dissuading a victim from reporting a crime, and a gross misdemeanor of false imprisonment, a sheriff's deputy said.

An 18 year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday at 10:10 p.m. in the area of E. Nye Lane and Concord Drive for misdemeanor underage marijuana possession, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Heavy snow fell overnight in the Carson City area, resulting in more chain and traction tire requirements on local roads.

Travel restrictions are currently in place Sunday morning for Interstate 580 from about the Washoe County line through Washoe Valley to mile post 15.0 in Washoe County.

Chains or snow tires also required for Old U.S. Highway 395 Alternate from the Bowers Mansion interchange to the SR 431/341 junction in South Reno, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) said.

Chains or snow tires are required on these other area highways:

"Winterflix," a play on the popular Netflix streaming service, was the theme this year at the 2019 Winterfest week at CHS with dress-up days and night-time activities all week long. Some of the events included the Netflix show, "Stranger Things," a Twins Day, "Riverdale," "The Office," and even the ever popular once-a-month Dress for Success competition.

The weekend is here and your Saturday around Carson City is chockfull of activities.

Despite snow on the ground, a Chinese New Year celebration will take place in downtown Carson City between the Nevada State Museum and the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada.

The ninth annual Carson High School Safe Grad Safe and Sober Run/Walk occurs at the CHS track.

And the 20th annual Feast of Chocolate, a scholarship fundraiser for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Capital Branch, is being held at the Plaza Hotel Event Center.

Vikingsholm, (literally meaning Viking island in the middle of a lake) named after its creator’s love of Scandinavia and viking culture, is a mansion on the shore of Emerald Bay, boasting 30 rooms and perfectly reconstructed viking treasures.

Lora Josephine Knight purchased the property where Vikingsholm now stands for $250,000 (which would be $3.6 million today) in 1928, and immediately began planning her creation. Lake Tahoe, she said, reminded her of the fjords and mountains of Scandinavia. Knight wanted to build a summer home that was reminiscent of the culture.

Attention Golfers!

A new golf club is being formed and is now accepting members. The club is called Washoe Valley Golfers, and we will be playing every Wednesday morning at Toiyabe Golf Club. We will also have a monthly away tournament at nearby golf courses.

While our members will be primarily senior men, we will not have an age limit.

Our formats will be Individual Stroke Play (ISP), 2 Man Best Ball, 4 Man 2 Best Ball, 2 or 4 Man Scramble.

Meet Ripley! Ripley is four months old and was surrendered by her owner on the 31st. They surrendered her because they did not have the time to care for her.

First Choice Consulting presents a Black History Program at the Studio, located inside the Adams Business Hub, 111 W. Proctor Street in Carson City.

According to Michael Smith, CEO of First Choice Consulting, a premier educational consultant firm will present a video screening titled "Educating Black Boys" after the 30 minute video screening there will be a discussion and reflections opportunity.

Immediately afterward the video screening, attendees will have an opportunity to sample soul food delicacies prepared by members of the community.

Snow-covered roads throughout the region have resulted in travel restrictions for the Tuesday morning commute.

Traction tires or chains are required on the following roadways in Carson City and surrounding areas:

Snow covered roadways in and around Carson City Monday morning may have a layer of ice underneath, so motorists should drive with caution on their commute into, out of or around the Nevada state capital this morning.

Here is the Nevada Department of Transport (NDOT) list of current road conditions for the area. Updates can be obtained by visiting nvroads.com or by calling 5-1-1:

Carson City Firefighter-Paramedics and Sheriff's deputies are on scene of a single-vehicle rollover accident on Deer Run Road near U.S. Highway 50 East in Carson City.

One 12 year-old victim has minor injuries, believed to be limited to lacerations. Two other occupants, both teenagers, appear unhurt at this time.

Traffic on Deer Run Road has been shut down while emergency crews work the accident.

CHS hosted the Northern Nevada Forensic League tournament last weekend.

According to CHS teacher and Speech and Debate Adviser Patrick Mobley, “We would like to thank all the judges and coaches who volunteered their time to help this tournament become a success.”

A 34 year-old Reno woman was among four people arrested Friday by Carson City Sheriff's deputies on felony drug offenses.

Eleven months ago, Charlie and Karen Abowd announced that they would be putting their restaurant, Cafe at Adele's, and the historic Mansard-roofed, Comstock Lode-era Victorian home it is situated in at 1112 N. Carson Street, up for sale.

Shoe Tree Brewing Co. is into its second year in production and has proven to be an asset to the Carson City community outside of doing what it does best: Pouring its own brews.

Whether it’s fundraising or live music shows, Shoe Tree has been first in line to lend a hand when its community has called out for help.

A 34 year-old man and 49 year-old woman, both homeless, were arrested Friday morning at about 10 a.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street on multiple misdemeanor offenses, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported, including littering and obstruction.

A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of Sherman and Highway 50 on multiple felonies, including eluding with endangerment and assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. Misdemeanor charges included resisting a public officer, reckless driving, and failure to use due care.

A 31-year-old Dayton man was arrested for resisting arrest after coming to turn himself in to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office on an active warrant that he did not have.

Good day Carson City and welcome to the middle of the work week. Today is Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. We're looking at mostly sunny skies ahead today and for the remainder of the week, with highs in the low 50s today and warming into the mid 50s through Sunday.

Community members of Douglas County and Carson City, and even our neighbors in Washoe County, took to social media Monday discussing whether or not there was another homicide in Indian Hills, which, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, did not occur. While there was a death that occurred inside one of the residences, there was no suspicion of foul play.

In the aftermath of the tragic four killings in our neighborhoods, it’s understandable to still be on high alert. A 19-year-old man residing in Carson City by the name of Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman was arrested in connection with the four crimes on Saturday.

However, conspiracy theories have begun to run rampant on social media that either it wasn’t Guzman, or that he didn’t act alone.

A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 7:57 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Carson Street for misdemeanor petit larceny and possession of a shopping cart, a sheriff's deputy said.

Carson City School District is pleased to announce Educator Kristina Britt, speech language pathologist at Bordewich Bray Elementary School, as a winner of GreenNevada’s Growing Resources for Environmental Education in Nevada 2019 Golden Pinecone Sustainability Award.

This one day Odyssey relay run will join the Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay in progress for the last 12 legs of the RTO course. The relay is from Carson City to Reno. Teams of typically 2-6 runners will be running 54 miles/12 legs.
http://renotahoeodyssey.com/