May 2012
Thank You Bike to Work Week Sponsors
Submitted by BikeCarson.com on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 9:45amMuscle Powered and BikeCarson.com would like to thank our 2012 Carson City Bike to Work Week sponsors for their support! Generous donations by our sponsors helped us put on successful events, gave incentives to the challengers, and helped Muscle Powered raise money for future projects in Carson City.
Carson City Historical Society Garden Tour with Capitol Tree Walk
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 9:27am
Event Date:
June 9, 2012 - 1:00pm Join us for the Carson City Historical Society's Annual Garden Tour, this year featuring a Tree Walk of our Capitol Grounds by Tom Henderson of Healthy Trees. Visit 10 private gardens, talk with their gardeners, and enjoy exclusive access to the new Greenhouse at Carson High School. At 4:30pm we'll "Put the garden tour to bed" with wine, refreshments, and a talk by Joanne Skelly. The day is complete with demonstrations by artists at the historic Foreman-Roberts House, and plants & starts from the Mark Twain Garden Club.
Campaign Launched Urging Congress To OK Internet Sales Tax Collections – Nevada Delegation Split
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 9:14amCARSON CITY – The National Retail Federation has launched a nationwide 60-day campaign to raise awareness among lawmakers and the public on how what it calls a loophole exempting online sales from sales tax is hurting local communities and job creation.
If Nevada’s five-member Congressional delegation is any indication, the group has its work cut out for it, with three members opposed and two supportive of the idea to allow states to tax online sales.
Obituary: Georgia A. May (Hart)
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 4:01amGeorgia A. May (Hart) passed away peacefully on May 22, 2012, in Silver Springs, NV. She was born on November 10, 1937. She is survived by two children, Elizabeth Miller of Wisconsin and Raymond B...
Obituary: Howard "Peanut" Collett
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 4:01amHoward 'Peanut' Collett was born March 5, 1923 in Elkins, West Virginia, a son of Thomas J. and Dollie (Schoonover) Collett. Mr. Collett is a graduate of Elkins High School and Davis Elkins Col...
Obituary: Charlene Rae Wendel
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 4:01amCharlene Rae Wendel was born on June 23, 1948 in Hawthorne, California and went to her Heavenly home on May 20, 2012. Charlene was a caring, sensitive person who loved God, her family and her c...
Crime Log: Carson City police arrest teacher for statutory sexual seduction
Submitted by T. Costa on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 2:06pm
Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following individuals through Wednesday morning:
- Sean Alan Holloman, 28, a music teacher from Reno, at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Hollowman was arrested for felony allegations of statutory sexual seduction and sexual acts in public, as well as misdemeanor allegations of contributing to the deliquency of a minor. Hollowman was found by officers, publicly having what appeared to be sexual intercourse with a female, who claimed to be 16 but was later found to be 15, near Second Street. Bail is set at $23,000.
Legislative Panel Takes First Step Toward Repealing Antiquated State Laws
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 1:32pmCARSON CITY – Two years ago it was the metric system. Now it’s communists.
The Legislative Commission today took the first step towards repealing several antiquated statutes, including a provision of state law dating to the “Red Scare” days of the 1950s directed at the Communist Party.
Tahoe Fund Names Amy R. Berry as first CEO
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 11:34am
In a milestone for the organization, Amy R. Berry was appointed to the new position of CEO of the Tahoe Fund on Wednesday. The official announcement is a major shift forward for the organization and its mission to raise private and public funding for environmental projects in Lake Tahoe.
Richard Combs Named New Director Of Legislative Counsel Bureau
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 11:18amCARSON CITY – Richard Combs, most recently an Assembly fiscal analyst and member of the Legislative Counsel Bureau staff since 1994, was unanimously supported today by the Legislative Commission as the new director of the agency.
