February 2016
Forest Service at Lake Tahoe to host information meetings on snowmobile use planning
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 5:22pm
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the planning process to designate National Forest System areas for snowmobile use in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Carson City Empty Bowls hunger awareness campaign seeks materials for 2016 project
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 5:01pm
As we are starting another year of Empty Bowls in Carson City, we wanted to take a minute and ask for help ... early on.
We are currently collecting bisquited, unglazed and undecorated handmade bowls. We are also seeking cone 6 white clay, kiln firings and other materials.
Body of missing Lake Tahoe woman found near Emerald Bay
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 4:25pmA Search and Rescue team from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office found the body of Carolyn Batchelor, the Zephyr Cove woman who was reported missing on Feb. 17.
Opinion: 'All Pain No Gain' Federal Overreach
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 3:25pm
“No pain, no gain!” For years, exercise buffs have encouraged people to hit the gym with this phrase.
Would as many have been eager to get off the couch if the rallying cry had been, “All pain, no gain”?
Obituary: Services March 3 for Patricia Marie Welden of Carson City
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 2:45pm
Event Date:
March 3, 2016 - 4:00pm Patricia (Patty) Marie (Mummey) Welden, 54, was born May 9, 1961 in Bethesda, Maryland. She said goodbye to this life and left for Heaven on February 28, 2016.
Patty grew up in a Navy family and moved around quite a bit in her life.
Patty spent 4 years in the United States Air Force. She was stationed in Lackland AFB, Suwon AFB, in South Korea, as well as Mather and Norton Air Force Bases, both in California.
Patty graduated from the University of Western Florida in Pensacola with a BS in Education.
Carson City Early Childhood Expo is this Saturday
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 1:57pm
Event Date:
March 5, 2016 (All day) The Carson City Early Childhood Advisory will host the second annual free Early Childhood Expo Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada.
The Early Childhood Expo is organized by the Carson City Early Childhood Advisory to provide a free community event to share early childhood information and resources in Carson City.
Nevada joins Brand USA, Department of Commerce to launch China Tourism Year
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 1:51pmNevada tourism officials attended the launch of the China Tourism Year in Beijing on Monday, marking a cooperative effort to increase travel between China and the United States.
Carson City emergency crews called to vehicle crash on East Fifth Street
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 1:41pmCarson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday afternoon to a crash involving three vehicles in the 1000 block of East Fifth Street.
Traffic along 5th Street has been diverted at Carson Meadows and eastbound traffic was being diverted, according to emergency responders on scene.
The Big Bonanza featured at Piper's Opera House in Virginia City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 1:10pm
Event Date:
April 2, 2016 - 3:00pm Help us raise the curtain at Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City once again on April 2, from 3-5 pm, at a gala premiere party, an intimate and exclusive event, to present scenes from the new opera, The Big Bonanza.
The Territorial Enterprise newspaper writer Dan DeQuille was commissioned to tell the story of the epic 1873 discovery of the Comstock Lode by the “Bonanza King”’ John W. Mackey.
New Carson City app allows residents to connect issues via smart phone devices
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 1:06pmSee a pothole that needs filling? Overgrown weeds? Tap right into Carson City Connect and report the issue fast with the iPhone or Android app. Just open the app, select your issue, and take a picture — the app knows the location and who can fix it for you.
