special events

Deep Thoughts, Cheap Shots and Bonbons. “It ain’t over till it’s over” — Yogi Berra

From the September 17th Board of Supervisors meeting
Agenda item
#21C Purchasing and Contracts
To approve Purchase Order # 2016-8807 for the purchase of roofing supplies from Garland/DBS, Inc., for a total amount of $93,091.07 with a 10% contingency amount of $9,309.11 for a total not to exceed amount of $102,400.18 to be funded from Capital Projects. Late Material included.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 7-13, 2015: Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, through Friday Sep. 11, Race Track Road will be closed between Bigelow Drive and Saddlehorn Road due to utility work. Saddlehorn Road will be open to local traffic only and there will be limited access during night hours. Detours will be signed.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 17-23, 2015: Beginning Sunday through Thursday, August 20, crews will be re-striping pavement markings on roadways throughout the city each night from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning. There will be a moving traffic control at locations where the striping occurs, with minor delays expected.

There are less than two weeks left until Nevada Humane Society’s Duck Race and Festival. Adopt now then join in on the fun on August 23. Adoption fees are just $5 for rubber ducks with all proceeds benefitting homeless pets. Adoption locations include:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 10-16, 2015: Minnesota Street is now closed to through traffic between King and Second streets. The area will be used as a public space for special events.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 3-9, 2015: Beginning Tuesday, August 4, Minnesota Street will be closed to through traffic between King and Second Streets. The area will be used as a public space for special events.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue construction of drainage improvements on U.S. Highway 50 West between the two truck ramps, just west of Highway 395 to Sierra Highlands Drive. There will be lane closures Monday through Friday, but the roadway will remain open to traffic in both directions.

Seventy-five years ago today, Bugs Bunny made his cinematic debut. Plenty of other animals will be in the spotlight starting Thursday when the Nevada Fair hits Fuji Park. In addition to the free events like the circus, animal shows, and live music, there will be some special events that require tickets. Head over to the Carson Visitor Center on North Carson St. for pre-sale tickets to Bulls and Broncs, the Tractor Pull, or a discounted wristband for a day at the carnival. Just a few more days to wait before Fuji Park is the place to be.

MONDAY:

• Opening Day ‘Wally’s World: The Loneliest Art Collection in Nevada’ in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)

Nevada Humane Society is issuing a big public thanks to Dick Campagni’s Carson City Toyota Scion for generously donating a 2015 Toyota Corolla as the grand prize for the annual Duck Race and Festival set for Sunday, August 23 in Reno.

On race day, 30,000 bright yellow rubber ducks will race down the Truckee River to raise money and awareness for homeless pets. The first duck — not necessarily the fastest duck — to reach the finish line and enter the official duck trap will be the grand prize winner and can walk away with the Toyota Corolla that night.

The Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency today unanimously approved the Tahoe Valley Area Plan the City of South Lake Tahoe created to guide community revitalization and environmental restoration in a district centered around the “Y” intersection of Highways 89 and 50.

A 27-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was arrested Friday on a felony DUI charge after a single-vehicle rollover crash Friday that injured a passenger, a South Lake Tahoe police sergeant said. Extra patrolling and DUI checkpoints are happening this July 4 weekend throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office along with other law enforcement agencies throughout Nevada will be participating in Joining Forces through the rest of the month of July with the focus on impaired drivers and riders. Among the agencies, the Nevada Highway Patrol will hold a DUI checkpoint through the weekend.

Oakland Raiders Offensive Line Coach, Mike Tice, and Carson Valley Inn Owner Mike Pegram, present a check in the amount of $128,500 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, Carson Valley Branch.

Accepting the check was Board Members Sherry Dilley and Brenda Robertson, and Susie Messina, Special Events Coordinator for the Clubs.

DAYTON — The Ghost Soldiers Motorcycle Club invites people to enter its 2nd Annual Motorcycle Show & Shine scheduled in conjunction with the Dayton Valley Days festival Sept. 19 and 20, 2015 in the heart of historic Old Town Dayton.

RSVP will host the 4th of July Celebration and Carnival in Mills Park for the 23rd year! Carson City Toyota-Scion, our premier sponsor, has graciously partnered with RSVP and Cumulus Media to provide a live radio remote on Magic 95.5 FM beginning at 6 pm on Saturday, July 4th and leading up to a broadcast of patriotic music and simulcast to the fireworks display at dusk. We hope that you will be our guest and join us at Mills Park for great live music by Jake Armer and the HotDogs beginning at 2 pm.

Tickets are available for a Saturday crawfish feed and evening with Oakland Raiders Offensive Line Coach Mike Tice. The event will be at TJ's Corral at Carson Valley Inn, beginning at 7 p.m.

This is the kick off to the 5th Annual Mike Tice Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada.

Tickets for the crawfish feed charity event are $40 and includes food, beer and live music provided by "Decades."

The Sunday, June 21, golf tournament held at the Genoa Lakes Golf Course is sold out.

Northern Nevada’s own Rick J. Radecki touches down his traveling road show in the backyard of our state capital. If you’re wanting to experience first-rate, high-energy live entertainment that’s not only family friendly, but sure to catch your ear and inspire your love for good music to take flight, you’ve got to catch Radecki’s newest show: “Proud to be An American — A Musical Salute to Our Troops and All Things Americana.”

Presented by Petco Foundation, Nevada Humane Society’s Duck Race and Festival is swimming back for a 6th year with a goal to adopt 30,000 rubber ducks to benefit homeless pets. The community is encouraged to adopt a rubber duck now then spend a fun-filled day in the park to cheer on their duck as they race down the Truckee River. The grand prize is a 2015 Toyota Corolla generously donated by Dick Campagni’s Carson City Toyota Scion.

Mile High Jazz Band Association and Carson City present the 12th Annual Jazz and Beyond Festival. It features 17 days of Music and Art at multiple venues in Carson City, August 7-23.

When Sam Wilson, 15, heard the Carson City Library was extending its hours to include Sundays beginning in June, he was overjoyed. “That’s exciting news,” he said. “The more they’re open, the more opportunity there is for me to go and learn new technology.”

Wilson, who just completed his freshman year at Carson High School, rides his bike nearly every day to the Carson City Library where he spends his afternoons in the Digitorium doing his homework and surfing the Internet.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of May 11-17: Due to roadway sealing, there will be road closures throughout the entire week east of downtown in the general vicinity of William Street to the north, Saliman Road to the east, Fifth Street to the south, and Carson Street to the west, as well as along Deer Run Road and Pinon Hills Drive and the neighborhood directly west of Fremont Elementary School.

For the 30th year, the Nevada Rural Counties Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Inc. (RSVP) will sponsor the Spring Fun Fair and Carnival at Mills Park this Thursday, May 7 through Sunday, May 10.

The carnival opens at 5 pm on Thursday and Friday, at 2 pm on Saturday and Noon on Sunday. All proceeds go toward services for Carson City seniors designed to assist them to remain independent and in their own homes with dignity.

You have to adapt to changes in life or you won't survive, a Lake Tahoe area ski resort management executive and Tahoe South stalwart John Rice told business leaders this week at a Lake Tahoe Community College forum.

"Change is happening, Clearly we're in a drought, whether it's here for short term, or long term, time will tell," said Rice, the vice president and general manager of Sierra-at-Tahoe, long considered one of the nation's best managed, economically and environmentally efficient ski resorts. "The ski industry has the most to lose in a drought."

Carson City Ward 2 Supervisor Brad Bonkowski will hold his monthly “Breakfast with Brad” on Friday, April 3, at 7:00 am at the Cracker Box restaurant. Any Carson City resident is welcome to stop in and have a cup of coffee with Bonkowski.

In the 19th century, the darker side to life in Virginia City was often overlooked; it just wasn’t proper to talk about. Even today when tales are told of Virginia City, its rich Comstock history, wooden boardwalks, mine tours, paranormal activity and even its nationally recognized special events take center stage. The Historic Fourth Ward School Museum & Archives is changing that with its May – Oct. 2015 exhibit, “Every Man Has The Right To Go To Hell In His Own Way.”

Virginia City’s economic vitality is getting a shot in the arm with the addition of a new event venue designed to accommodate nearly 5,000.

For a place dating back more than 150 years, Virginia City attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. Many are drawn to the historic Comstock town for its rich history; many others attend one of the unique events that make up the annual calendar including the Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry, the International Camel & Ostrich Races or the Outhouse Races.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 30 to April 5, 2015. Fifth Street will be closed between Carson Street and Stewart Street and the intersection of Fifth Street and Plaza Street will be closed during the following dates and times due to special events:

Morgan Rubenacker has joined The Builders Alliance as Marketing Director. In this role, Rubenacker is in charge of the website content and blog, social media management, public relations, and event planning.

Avatar: The Last Airbender was a groundbreaking cartoon released ten years ago. It featured an ensemble cast of characters ranging from a woman of color to a young disabled girl, all of whom were integral to the storyline and helped the hero save the day.

CANFEST takes place Saturday, August 22nd from 6 – 10 p.m. at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino Reno. The original international canned beer festival gives attendees the opportunity to sample 100-120 craft canned beers from around the globe. The festival also includes live music, vendors and a raffle.

Ticket information can be found on www.canfestbeer.com. VIP’s start tasting an hour early and receive a buffet style dinner.

Peppermill Resort Spa Casino Reno: 2707 S Virginia St Reno, NV 89502

For more information email info@canfestbeer.com

Support the Reno Chamber Orchestra at Reno’s original Derby Day on Saturday, May 2nd at 12 p.m. inside the Peppermill’s Tuscany Ballroom. Dress up in fashionable attire and enjoy a live stream of the Kentucky Derby Race over a luncheon and traditional mint juleps. The event features a hat contest with prizes, a live auction and wine raffle. Tickets are $70 and tables of 8 or 10 are also available. Reservations required.

Peppermill Tuscany Ballroom: 2707 S Virginia St Reno, NV 89502

For more information call 775-348-9413 or email info@renochamberorchestra.org