October 2012
Hot wings dished up spicy this weekend in Carson City
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 11:19am
Whether they come hot, mild or fire, there's plenty of heat to be found this early fall weekend in Carson City. The Ultimate Wing Wars, a chicken wing cook-off event at the Best Western Carson Station Hotel Casino in Carson City, continues through Sunday.
This second annual event was organized by W.R. “Willie” Davison the self-proclaimed “Chicken Wing King.” The festival features the region’s best bars, restaurants and catering groups who are dishing up their sauced-up wings to the public and are fighting for bragging rights as to who has the best wings.
Bear Sighting
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 9:37amHello,
I feel it is important to share my story in an effort to keep people and bears living peacefully together in the Tahoe area.
Online and mail-in voter registration ends today; Oct. 16 is final day to register
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 9:24amToday, Saturday, is the last day to register to vote either online, mail-in, by field deputy or party registrations.
All Nevada residents who plan to register to vote or update their voter profiles online at www.registertovotenv.gov must complete the process before 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Voters can register today, Saturday, by 4:30 p.m. at the Clerk-Recorders office, 885 E. Musser Street, Suite 1025 in Carson City.
Candidates lay out plans for Board of Regents
Submitted by editor on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 9:05amMichon Mackedon, challenger to incumbent Ron Knecht for the Dist rict 9 board of regents seat, called the proposed funding model the No. 1 problem facing higher education.
“It would be absolutely devastating to Nevada,” she said during the candidate forum sponsored by the Associated Students of Western Nevada College on Friday. “It would change the landscape of rural community college delivery.”
Obituary: Welton L. Alexius (Dee)
Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 4:01amMy son, Welton L. Alexius (Dee), passed away on October 2, 2012. He is survived by his mother, Bernice Alexius; two sisters, Marjorie Garcia (Robert) and Laura Haverstock; two brothers, Richard...
Obituary: Lillian Jane Lohmeyer
Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 4:01amLillian suffered from an assortment of medical problems for the past several years. In the face of those problems she maintained a cheery attitude. She was an inspiration to younger people, inc...
State Senate District 5 Candidates Agree More Often Than Not In Friday Debate
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 8:18pmCARSON CITY – The two candidates in the race for the state Senate District 5 seat in Henderson debated the issues today in a televised exchange, finding more agreement than division on the all important subject of education reform.
Second annual Ultimate Wing Wars at Carson Station through Sunday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 5:05pm
Expect feathers to fly. The Ultimate Wing Wars, a chicken wing cook-off event at the Best Western Carson Station Hotel Casino in Carson City is now underway, today through Sunday in the parking lot at 900 S. Carson Street.
“Last year’s inaugural chicken wing cook-off event was a tremendous success with thousands in attendance,” said Jennifer Russell, Carson Station’s director of marketing. “This is year we’re upping the ante with more wings, more prizes, more music and more fun.”
Food for Thought celebrates new location with open house on October 24
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 4:54pmEvent Date:
October 24, 2012 - 5:30pm
Food For Thought, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthy food to hungry children in Carson City, Silver Springs and parts of Douglas County, has moved its headquarters and will hold an open house to show off its new digs.
Food for Thought's Grand Re-Opening will be on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 5:30-7 p.m. at the NorthTown Plaza, 3246 North Carson Street, Suite 118 in Carson City.
Letter: CC #1 — we got it on the ballot; now it's time to defeat it
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 12:23pmFrom the Carson City sample ballot for the general election on November 6:
Question CC1.
"Shall Carson City, Nevada, be authorized to impose an additional sales tax of up to ¼ of 1 percent pursuant to NRS Chapter 377A to finance the design, construction, and maintenance of a library and public plaza park in the downtown on lands donated by the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation?"
Where to begin....
