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USDA Rural Development Nevada is reminding rural nonprofits, public bodies and Tribes that the deadline to apply for USDA's new Rural Business Development Grant is May 15.

Grant money can be used to acquire or develop land, buildings, plants and equipment; build or improve access roads, parking areas, utility extensions and water and waste disposal facilities; provide technical assistance, establish revolving loan funds and to support rural distance learning programs that provide educational or job training.

This is a reminder to pick up a widely-distributed and widely-read, outdoor publication known as “Fishing The California Alps.”
That annual newspaper is your personal guide to the fishing, camping, sightseeing and vacationing world in this part of the West, and it has many pages of detailed, in-depth information provided by experts in their specific areas of knowledge and experience.

A 38-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly fleeing from a deputy during a traffic stop, jumping out of the moving vehicle with his pregnant girlfriend still inside, and then attempting to carjack a vehicle occupied by a juvenile from a South Carson Street parking lot, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Depending on the weather, prescribed fires around the Lake Tahoe basin may resume beginning Monday, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

UPDATE: The cause of this morning's garage fire in the 600 block of Minnesota is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City firefighters are on the scene of a blaze in a detached garage behind a house at Minnesota and West 6th Street, two blocks behind the Ormsby House.

Thick smoke is billowing out of the garage at this time. Smoke is also very heavy throughout the immediate neighborhood.

The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Galena Forest Estates within an undeveloped common area, located off of Joy Lake Road, on Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29, weather permitting.
Ten acres, with about 30 burn piles, will be burned over the next two days. Signs will be posted on Joy Lake Road and the junction of Joy Lake Road and Mount Rose Highway.

UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department responded this morning to Startbucks at 1850 North Carson Street to a small electrical fire inside. Firefighters were called shortly before 8:30 a.m. When they made entry they discovered light smoke and a water leak, said Carson City Battalion Chief John Arneson. The building was evacuated and the fire was quickly extinguished.
The coffee shop is closed at this time.
The building department and health department have been notified and will respond.
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UPDATE 5:30PM: The latest through dispatch via scanner is the fire has been knocked down and all personnel are safe. Fire units were inside the building checking for any fire damage to the building itself. Firefighters remain on scene are doing mop up. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Central Lyon County Fire District was called this afternoon to a fire on Airpark Vista in Dayton near the Industrial Park area. Responding units are fighting a fire involving several pallets, according to a Central Lyon County Fire office worker.

A 19-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday, 12:29 a.m. in the 400 block of West Winnie on a misdemeanor charge, possession of drug paraphernalia, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, officers were called to a residence after a female called dispatch because she ate mushrooms and was overdosing, the arrest report states. Officers made contact with the woman who stated she needed medical help.

Wow, time sure flies when you are having fun.

So fast that I almost forgot about our birthday. I first turned the Carson Now website on back in November 2009, but our official public launch was in March 2010.

A coalition of heath organizations offered its support today to a bill that would make it illegal for adults to smoke tobacco in a car with children present. Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle ......

The documented ill health effects from inhaling secondhand smoke were squared off against individual rights at a hearing Thursday on a bill that would ban smoking in cars while children are present....

Even with an aging population, Carson City is showing improvements in a number of public health areas including preventable hospital stays, diabetic monitoring and mammography screening, according to a nationwide health survey released Wednesday through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Survey results are compiled county-by-county in an easy-to-use snapshot.

UPDATE: Traffic was allowed to proceed off of Center Street near the Stewart Indian School, the site of a brush fire adjacent to the old football field. Firefighters have doused the flames and begun mop up operation. The fire burned approximately 2 acres, said Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans.

"We are trying to determine the cause of it," he said.

While structures were threatened at one point, firefighters were able to halt the spread. No structures were damaged. The location straddles Carson City and state property. The State Fire Marshal has arrived and is also investigating.

UPDATE: Firefighters have got a handle on a structure fire in an apartment in the 3900 block of Pheasant Drive. The fire is believed to have started near the area of a water heater. Carson City firefighters were able to knock down the flames coming from the home.
Nearby residences were evacuated. The cause of the fire has not been determined. An ambulance was called to assist at least one person who was evacuated.

Carson City Fire Department were called this afternoon to a structure fire at 1600 Long Street. Fire Department personnel arrived and called it a working incident with multiple units responding. It appears that no one was home at the time of the fire, or at least escaped when the fire started, according to firefighters on scene.
Neighbors said the home is occupied by one person.

Black smoke was seen coming from inside, alerting neighbors to call 911. Dispatch was alerted to the fire at 1:22 p.m. Firefighters made entry into the home and doused whatever flames were inside.

A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday after a domestic dispute in which the victim said she was hit by the man and then to get away from him, jumped out of the moving vehicle he was driving, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A Carson City man and woman were arrested Thursday and face multiple gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor charges after police officers conducting a warrant service discovered that both individuals were intoxicated while caring for an infant.

The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations beginning Monday, Jan. 12.

As I have done for many years, my last article of the year, each year, is to present the Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons. Those reasons include such assorted things as: Outstanding, memorable, good, not so good, questionable, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.

These awards are presented to all kinds of people or places or things for what has occurred throughout the year.
It’s a fun way to end the year for yours truly.

So, without further ado, here are the 2014 Don Q Award winners:
Best Birthday Present:

The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations this week on Kingsbury Grade near Buchanan Road, Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly, Luther Pass and Spooner Summit. Operations will last through the next several weeks as conditions allow.

UPDATE 9:19PM: One man was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene of a house fire Monday night in the 1500 block of North Division. Two dogs were inside the home when the fire started. One dog escaped and another suffered smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene by firefighters, said Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi.

The dog was not in good shape when firefighters found him but emergency crews were able to help the dog breathe, said Giomi. The dog is now recovering under the supervision of animal services and should survive.

A Mill Valley, Calif., man was arrested at 3:03 a.m. Sunday at East Musser at Carson Street on suspicion of DUI, speeding and driving with a suspended or revoked license, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The vehicle was stopped after being clocked going 50 mph in a 35 and 48 mph in a 25 mph zone, according to the arrest report. The driver was contacted where he identified himself with a California driver’s license that came back suspended.

With a strong storm likely to hit the region on Thursday and Friday, Carson City Emergency Management is reminding citizens of importance of being prepared. It’s that time of year when winter weather can have severe impacts in Northern Nevada and we encourage everyone to get ready.

What you need to know:

The success of the pilot program for fire cameras at Lake Tahoe has prompted the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory to pursue funding to build out its fire camera network that rings the majestic mile-high lake.

“We’ve seen the system avert potentially large fires this summer at Tahoe, even with its minimal presence,” Graham Kent, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, said of the prototype system with its four cameras. “It makes sense to build this system out now to help protect the basin from devastating fires.”

Prescribed fire operations near Sugar Pine Point State Park, Pioneer Trail and Washoan Boulevard, Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly, Luther Pass, Spooner Summit, and Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park in Slaughterhouse Canyon, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team announced Friday.

Free radon test kits are available from Dec. 1 through Feb. 28 at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offices and partner offices statewide. Nevadans are encouraged to take advantage of this free offer to test their homes for this radioactive, colorless gas that comes from the ground, accumulates in homes and can cause lung cancer.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 21,000 Americans die each year from radon-caused lung cancer, killing more people than secondhand smoke, drunk driving, falls in the home, drowning or house fires.

Prescribed fire operations are planned around all four shores of the Lake Tahoe Basin beginning Sunday, according to the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team.

Prescribed burns are planned near Incline Village, Tahoma, Meeks Bay, Sugar Pine Point State Park, Tahoe Mountain and Heavenly urban lot areas. A winter storm system is expected to arrive around the time the burning operations begin.

The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations in the Van Sickle Park, McKinney Rubicon and Heavenly urban lot areas. Operations will last through the next several weeks as conditions allow.

UPDATE: Click onto the video below to see some fantastic video footage of the controlled burn via drone. The footage is by Carson City resident Joe Childs.
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Several calls to Carson City dispatch have been made regarding a controlled burn happening today, Tuesday, around Riverview Park. The burn was planned and is between 5 and 10 acres, according to Carson City dispatch. It is emitting a lot of smoke in the area.