December 2014
Supreme Court lifts ban on firefighter layoffs
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 10:47pmThe Nevada Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, lifted the injunction preventing Reno from laying off 32 firefighters. The layoffs were ordered in May after the federal gover...
150 plates popular, still behind Vegas, Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 10:47pmThere are now nearly 11,000 Nevada Sesquicentennial license plates on the road, making the plate honoring the state’s 150th anniversary of statehood one of the most popular in DMV’s inventory. The dark blue plate with a full-co...
2 Elementary kids capture the holiday spirit
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 9:43pm
Kayden went up to her mom one afternoon in October and stated, "Mom, I want to go the orphanage and donate presents and sing for all the kids." Robyn replied "I don't think that's how it works anymore, a lot of the kids live in foster homes, but I can find out about adopting a family." "That sounds great!" And so she did.
Family Fun Saturday: Funky Fungi
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 5:41pm
Event Date:
January 10, 2015 (All day) Discover fungi, amazing organisms that are neither plants nor animals. Learn their symbiotic role in recycling nutrients and energy, how some are used for food and medicine, but others can be dangerous.
Make a cute mushroom craft to take home; view an exciting animated PowerPoint presentation.
No reservations needed. All ages welcome. Contact Deborah Stevenson: dstevenson@nevadaculture.org or 775-687-4810, ext.
Cold weather meets high energy at Tahoe's SnowGlobe Music Festival
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 2:44pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. — There is so much more to SnowGlobe than the beat of bass heard echoing through the trees across the south shore community. It is much more than a very large group of young people turning out for a three-day outdoor electronic dance music techno concert.
It is an experience.
Climate change pioneer, former NASA Goddard director keynotes 2015 Tahoe weather conference
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 1:55pm
Dr. James E. Hansen, former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and adjunct professor at Columbia University's Earth Institute, will address television meteorologists, media and the public as the keynote speaker at Operation Sierra Storm, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, 9 a.m. at Harveys Lake Tahoe.
Guided New Year's hikes at Spooner and Washoe Lake state parks
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 1:34pm
Get outdoors and celebrate the New Year with free guided hikes Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 at Spooner Lake State Park near Tahoe or Washoe Lake north of Carson City.
The Spooner hike will be a snowshoe one if there is adequate snow. The outing will follow the Spooner Lake loop trail, which is a little over two miles. Very little change in elevation makes this trail a family favorite. Park entrance fees are waived for hike participants.
Carson City Supervisor Brad Bonkowski to Hold 'Breakfast with Brad' Friday, Jan. 2
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 1:02pmEvent Date:
January 2, 2015 - 7:30am
Carson City Ward 2 Supervisor Brad Bonkowski will hold his first monthly “Breakfast with Brad” of 2015 on Friday, January 2 at 7:30 am at the Cracker Box restaurant. Any Carson City resident is invited to attend and Bonkowski will buy the coffee.
Nevada Humane Society: Make a New Year's resolution to spay and neuter pets in January
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 12:50pmNevada Humane Society wants you to ring in the New Year by making a resolution to neuter your male dog or cat during their Happy Neuter Year campaign.
Sponsored by PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America, the Happy Neuter Year campaign will provide a limited number of $20 neuter surgeries for male dogs and cats during the month of January.
Virginia City offers a day of dance on the town for fathers and daughters
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 12:44pmEvent Date:
February 28, 2015 - 3:00pm
Virginia City, Nev. is offering dads the opportunity to make their daughters feel like a Victorian-era princesses with a special day in the historic town. The Father-Daughter Day & Dance, Feb. 28, 2015, features a “day on the Comstock” which includes a flower for daughters, old-time photo portraits, lunch for two, a hot cocoa or coffee and tickets to the Father-Daughter Dance at Piper’s Opera House.
