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January 2013

Death Notice: James L. Viano

James L. Viano, 97, a Carson City resident, passed away Dec. 22, 2012. FitzHenry's Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the arrangements.Copyright 2013 -. All rights reserved. This material ma...

Death Notice: Jody Anne McKendrick

Jody Anne McKendrick, 53 of Carson City, passed away on Dec. 25, 2012. Autumn Funerals & Cremations is trusted with the arrangements. 888-6800Copyright 2013 -. All rights reserved. This material m...

Death Notice: Mary Joann Hiltsley

Mary Joann Hiltsley, 57 of Minden, passed away on Dec. 28, 2012. Autumn Funerals & Cremations is trusted with the arrangements. 888-6800Copyright 2013 -. All rights reserved. This material may not...

Death Notice: John A. Baratti

John A. Baratti, 53, passed away Jan. 1, 2013 in Dayton, Nevada. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial. 775-882-1766Copyright 2013 -. All rights reserved. This material m...

Death Notice: Joshua Brian Smith

Joshua Brian Smith, 24, passed away Dec. 25, 2012. Arrangements are entrusted to Walton's Chapel of the Valley. 775-882-4965Copyright 2013 -. All rights reserved. This material may not be publishe...

Reno woman found safe, Petaluma woman remains missing after attending South Lake Tahoe party

UPDATE: 8:27 PM: The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the 21-year-old Reno woman reported missing since early New Year's day, Chantel Good, has been found unhurt. Still missing is a 19-year-old Petaluma woman, Alyssa Marie Byrne.

UPDATE 7:35PM: Reno Channel 2 KTVN reports that a 21-year-old Reno woman is missing as well as a 19-year-old Petaluma woman.

Chantel Good is described as 5 foot 4 inches and was last seen wearing brown boots, a flower-printed blue dress, a creme/beige pullover sweater, and a pink Aztec-design sweater. She was holding a brown satchel.
If you have any information on Good's whereabouts, call the South Lake Tahoe Police Department at (530) 542-6110.

Deer make their way to Carson City neighborhoods

Elaine Quilici of Carson City, wife of Carson Now Outdoor editor Don Quilici, took these great deer photos over on the west side of town, near the Governor's Mansion, last week.

Several domestic battery, DUI arrests made prior to New Year's holiday period

Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies dealt with a number of misdemeanor-related crimes in the days leading up to the New Year's holiday period, with several arrests made for domestic abuse, fighting and driving under the influence. Here are some of those arrests:

Addressing bullying and LGBT teens: A workshop for parents and community members

Event Date: 
January 15, 2013 - 7:00pm

A workshop on responding to bullying LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning) teens will be offered for parents and Carson City community members on Jan. 15. The workshop will be led by Christopher Daniels, who is an educator with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. It begins at 7 p.m. at the BRIC (Business Resource Innovation Center), 108 East Proctor Street, Carson City, Nev. The public is invited to attend.

New Book Sale Location for Carson City Friends of the Library

Event Date: 
February 15, 2013 - 10:00am

The Friends of the Carson City Library has a new location for book sales. It is at 2311 North Carson Street, just behind Denny's Restaurant. There is lots of parking off of Hot Springs both in front of the building and behind it. Having a "permanent" space for our sales means that we will be having a sale very month.
The hours for our first sale in February are:

— Thursday, Feb. 14th - 3 pm to 6 pm - preview for members only
— Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15 & 16 - 10 am to 4 pm for everybody

Go to www.friendscclibrary.org for information about the Friend of the Library and how to join.