August 2014
Paul Michel Laxalt
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 6:19pmMay 2, 1962 - Aug 24, 2014 Our dear husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend Paul M. Laxalt, has left us...
Medicaid prisoners 'devastating' to Carson-Tahoe Health's bottom line
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 4:03pmWhen the state decided to shift prison inmates to Medicaid to save the state on their health-care costs, no one asked what the impact would be on Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center.
Kingsbury Grade reopened, firefighters make significant progress on wildfire
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 2:29pm
UPDATE 10PM: Kingsbury Grade has re-opened. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the wildfire is around around 4.5 acres.
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UPDATE: 6:40: Fire crews and aircraft have halted the forward advancement of a wildland fire Wednesday night off Kingsbury Grade in Douglas County. Firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, the Nevada Division of Forestry, and local fire districts, including East Fork, Tahoe Douglas, Lake Valley, and South Lake Tahoe responded to the Kingsbury Fire.
WNC Announces 2014 Summer Dean’s List
Submitted by editor on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 11:07amWestern Nevada College has named 68 students to the Summer 2014 Dean’s List. To qualify for WNC’s Dean’s List, students must complete at least six units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.
Students achieving the honor are:
Always Lost: A Meditation on War’ Exhibition at Historic Minden Inn Through Sept. 12
Submitted by editor on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 10:44am
A Western Nevada College student veteran crouches down on her knees to search for those she served with. The mother of a fallen soldier stares at the face of her son. The Wall of the Dead quietly tells the story of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, and the thousands who have died.
“Always Lost, A Meditation on War,” the nationally touring humanities exhibition created by WNC students and faculty, opened Monday at the historic Minden Inn, 1594 Esmeralda Ave., and remains through Friday, Sept. 12.
Carson City's Fremont Elementary staff take Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 10:30am
Fremont Elementary School faculty and staff take the ice bucket challenge for ALS on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, in Carson City, Nev.
Nine reasons why you should go to China with Carson Now and the Chamber Travel Club
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 10:03am
Next April, I will be traveling with the Carson City Chamber of Commerce Travel Club on a trade mission to China. This trip is open to anyone who wants to go, and is a great way to see this country for a really great price. Here are nine reasons why you should go:
NAI Alliance Carson City Open House Today
Submitted by editor on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 9:55am
Event Date:
August 27, 2014 - 4:00pm The Grand Opening Celebration of NAI Alliance Carson City will be held on Wednesday, August 27 with an official ribbon cutting event and open house.
The open house runs from 4 to 7 p.m. This will be a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada. The ribbon cutting is at 5:30 p.m.
NIA Alliance is asking for donations for the club in lieu of any flowers or gifts. The event is at 504 Musser Street in Carson City.
Nevada 150 Sesquicentennial events lined up through September
Submitted by editor on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 9:44am
The deadline to submit applications for Official and Signature Nevada 150 events will be 5:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. Over 400 events have been held across the Silver State since Nevada Day 2013, in celebration of Nevada’s Sesquicentennial, with many more ahead. To submit an event application please visit www.Nevada150.org. For questions or additional information please contact Scott Carey, events and community relations manager, at 775-687-0645 or shcarey@nevada150.org.
The following events will be held Sept. 1 through Sept. 14.
Carson City runaway teen found safe
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/27/2014 - 9:37amA 14-year-old Carson City teen who was reported as a runaway earlier this month has been located, said Carson City Sheriff’s Office Detective Steve Olson.
The juvenile had not been seen since Aug. 19, when she left her Hot Springs Road home and failed to show up for school. She has since been found and is safe, said Olson.
