May 2013
Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 11:16amThe following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This report is for the week ending May 3, 2013.
Inspections include a cafe and catering outfit; bar and lounge facilities at two golf courses; deli, meat, bakery and produce departments at a grocery store; a convenience store and several restaurants.
See the full report below.
Women to Women Nevada host Carol Paz has the table turned with interview
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 9:59am
Women to Women Nevada host Carol Paz has interviewed nearly 100 of Northern Nevada's most influential women. In this episode the roles are switched with PJ Degross doing the interview with Carol so you can get better acquainted the host.
Women to Women Nevada is televised on Charter Media every Thursday at 7 pm on Channel 3 (Reno, Sparks, Fernley, Fallon, Lake Tahoe) and 15 (in Carson City, Gardnerville, Dayton). The locally produced and privately owned program features Northern Nevada women who are making a difference in their communities and in the region.
Carson City prison escapee convicted of federal firearm possession
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 2:00amA 48-year-old man who escaped the Nevada Correctional Facility in Carson City months before it was permanently closed was convicted in federal court Thursday of being a felon in possession of a firearm, said U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Christopher Lee Lang, 48, of Grass Valley, Calif. entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England, according to a news release.
Carson City Symphony presents 'At the Movies' 29th Pops Party Concert
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 11:06pmEvent Date:
June 9, 2013 - 3:00pm
The beautiful back lawn of the Governor's Mansion is the site of the Carson City Symphony's twenty-ninth annual "Pops Party" concert on Sunday, June 9, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. The program, "At the Movies," features the Carson City Symphony, Carson Chamber Singers, Strings in the Schools youth orchestra, and guest singer Jakki Ford. Grounds open and pre-concert entertainment begins at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Mile High Jazz Band presents Merry May Jazz at Comma Coffee
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:57pmEvent Date:
May 14, 2013 - 7:30pm
Mile High Jazz Band presents "Jazz in the Merry Month of May," a program of big-band jazz favorites in the Basie-Ellington tradition, featuring guest vocalista Jakki Ford and Cindee LeVal, on Tuesday, May 14, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson St., Carson City.
The performance may be in the courtyard, depending on the weather. Admission is $5 general, and free for age 18 and under. For more information, call the Mile High Jazz Band at (775) 883-4154, Comma Coffee at (775) 883-2662, or see the website, www.milehighjazz.com.
Dayton Intermediate School locked down during acid bomb scare
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:13pmDayton Intermediate School was locked down for about 45 minutes because of a chemical scare Thursday.
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to a report of suspicious materials at the school.
Signups continue for Sunday May-King Tracks 5K Run
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 9:06pmEvent Date:
May 5, 2013 - 7:30am
The May-King Tracks 5K Fun Run and Walk, sponsored by the Carson City Area Wellness Association is on Sunday, May 5. Registration continues Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 9 to noon at the Carson City Health and Human Services Office, 900 E. Long, Carson City.
The run begins at Riverview Park and ends at the end of East 5th Street. Race check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. See flier below for more details.
Memorial at the Nevada Capitol honors fallen law officers
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 7:08pmAs part of National Police Memorial Month, members of various law enforcement agencies came together on Thursday to honor fallen officers.
This was the 16th year of the officers memorial ceremony which pays tribute to the 123 Nevada peace officers who have been killed in the line of duty.
Owl nests with her young ones
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 6:48pm
Carson Now reader Patrice Holt submitted this photo taken by her cousin Cindy Miller near Minden. It appears to be an owl with her young ones.
Carson City volunteers to observe Pluto early Saturday for astronomy research project
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 1:47pm
A research group will use Carson City volunteers to help measure Pluto early Saturday morning at the Jack C. Davis Observatory.
The Research and Education Cooperative Occultation Network, a citizen science research project exploring the outer solar system, is conducing a campaign to measure Pluto just before 1:30 a.m.
