June 2014
Carson City Leadership Institute graduates class of 2014 tonight
Submitted by editor on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 10:02am
Today is the official graduation ceremony of the Carson City Leadership Institute Class of 2014. They’ve spent 8 months of intensive study learning about Carson City and have made new friends and business acquaintances.
Friday night at the Chamber’s annual meeting, which is sold out, the class will unveil its unique and historic class project that has the souls of some very historic figures, including our founder Abram Curry, dancing on their graves.
Women to Women with Rebecca Ortiz
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 9:20am
This week's Women to Women features Rebecca Ortiz, an 18-year-old Carson High School graduate. Rebecca plans on attending University of Nevada, Reno for premedical studies this September.
She is the youngest woman ever to be interviewed on Women to Women, but it is the encompassing aspect of her senior high graduation project that brought her into local and statewide attention.
May Nevada gaming earnings climbs to 8.1 percent, down 2.7 percent for Carson City area
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 7:56amGaming profits in Nevada jumped 8.1 percent in May thanks to a healthy rebound at Lake Tahoe but fell 2.7 percent for the Carson City area, the Gaming Control Board reports Friday.
Casinos in Carson City and Carson Valley, including Minden, Gardnerville and Topaz had a gaming "win" of $8,618,391 for May compared to $8,858,762 during the same period in 2013.
Nevada Group Pushes for Marriage Equality
Submitted by editor on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 7:23amThere’s a new group in Nevada, and its goal is to establish marriage equality in the state in 2016 or sooner.
BLM: No Money, Room for More Mustang Roundups
Submitted by editor on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 7:17amRENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers say a lawsuit by Nevada ranchers and others demanding acceleration of wild horse roundups doesn't pass legal muster, but even if it did, they don't have the money or the room at U.S. corrals to gather more mustangs.
Korean War Vet Kicked To Street
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 9:20pmTo the editor:
Sheriff's deputies will enforce a lock-down (forced eviction) on 84 year old decorated Korean War Veteran, Rick Ostler early Friday, June 27.
Although Ostler has his rent paid through July 31, the Terrace Apartment management, where Ostler lives on Fifth Street in Carson City, has filed criminal misdemeanor assault charges against Ostler. To counter the allegation, Ostler submitted to and passed a lie detector test, proving, he says, contrived charges by Terrace Apt. personnel.
Convict who escaped Carson City prison camp seen in Genoa
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 5:26pm
A man who escaped the Nevada Department of Corrections Stewart Conservation Camp in Carson City on Tuesday night was seen Wednesday at a bar in Genoa, prompting the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to do a reverse 911 call to residents advising them of the situation.
WNC Baseball Team Continues Academic Success
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 5:13pm
At one of the top junior college programs in the country, baseball comes second to academics. Western Nevada College in Carson City once again made the National Junior College Athletic Association’s list of All-Academic Teams for the 2013-14 school year.
Wildcats coach D.J. Whittemore said that players learn before they arrive at WNC that their academic success is more important than what they accomplish on the diamond.
WNC Softball tops SWAC academic honors; Ashbaugh, Gonzalez earn individual awards
Submitted by editor on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 4:54pm
Not only did the Western Nevada College softball team make strides on the field to finish fourth in the 2014 Region 18 softball tournament in May, the Wildcats outscored their conference foes in a more important area: the classroom.
WNC led three Scenic West Athletic Conference softball teams, making the grade for the 2013-14 National Junior College Athletic Association’s All-Academic Teams announced on Tuesday.
Sandie La Nae Book Signing at Morely's Books
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 06/26/2014 - 4:05pm
Event Date:
July 5, 2014 - 1:00pm Local Author, Sandie La Nae, will be signing books at Morely's Books, 201 W. King Street, Carson City, Nevada on Saturday July 5, 2014.
This is being held during the Wine Walk.
La Nae writes books what she terms as Historic/Paranormal. Some titles are: St. Charles Hotel (in Carson City) The Old Genoa Bar (in Genoa) St. Mary Louise Hospital) in Virginia City and the Dake House (in Genoa)
Stop on it to say hi. No need to register for the wine walk to enjoy Morely's Books.
In advance, thank you for your interest
