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January 2017

Wednesday, February 1: Things to do in Carson City

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February sounds so much closer to spring than January did. As the week comes to a close and the month just begins we welcome several new art exhibits around town. The Carson Visitor Center hosts the Great Basin Native Artists, Western Nevada College students are the talent at the BRIC, and Capital City Arts Initiative features Gil Martin in the Courthouse Gallery. Tonight, join June and the gang at Comma Coffee for their first Wednesday Backseat Gallery reception for this month’s artist.

Citizenship class offered at Carson City library

Over the past seven years, Ronald Roberts has helped more than 200 immigrants become U.S. citizens through the class he offers at the Carson City Library.

Scams and Frauds: The ongoing crime everywhere and Carson City is no different

Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the community of some on-going scams and frauds that occur on a regular basis. Too often we are seeing people lose money and personal information to scams. With the technology that is out there, the bad guys can hide anywhere.

Construction at Carson Mall expected to bring in Chipotle Mexican Grill, dental office

Officials with Metcalf Builders, Inc. confirmed that a new retail annex is being built on the south side of the Carson Mall, at the corner of South Carson and Stewart streets.

Carson City recent arrests: Man jailed after fighting with brother over card game rules

A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Tuesday morning for suspicion of domestic battery after fighting with his brother in a dispute over rules to a game they were playing, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

What Works: Stressed Entrepreneur? You are not alone!


This month, I’ve been writing along a general theme. Have you noticed yet? You are not alone! This week, I am posting on a Tuesday because life was preparing me to write this column. I had a day of complete and total entrepreneurial stress.

Carson City, Lake Tahoe casinos see December gaming revenue increases

Carson City area casinos saw a healthy bounce in gaming revenue the last month of 2016 with an increase of nearly 7.3 percent from December 2015, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Western Nevada College, Capital City Art Initiative to showcase 'Art from WNC'

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The Capital City Arts Initiative is presenting an “ART from WNC” exhibition starting Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Community Development Building — “The Brick” — 108 E Proctor Street in Carson City.

Twenty-one student artists from Western Nevada College are represented in the exhibit that is open to the public at no cost from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 1 through March 30.

ART from WNC includes a cache of creativity, including graphic design, drawing, photography and book art pieces that show the diversity of the students’ imagination.

Mountain Picassos: Basque Arborglyphs of the Great Basin

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Visitors to Western Nevada College’s Main Gallery will see the product of transforming 100-year-old tree carving art into preserved art.

“Mountain Picassos: Basque Arborglyphs of the Great Basin” is part of the Nevada Touring Initiative’s Traveling Exhibition Program and will be on display at WNC’s Carson City campus from Monday, Feb. 13 through Friday, April 7.

It provides a rare opportunity to see some of the intimate personal images inscribed by Basque sheepherders in the aspen groves of the Great Basin during the first half of the 20th century.

Join Us For A "Big Game" Party!

Feb. 5th at 3:00pm Party/Potluck
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Repeats every day until Sun Feb 05 2017 .
February 5, 2017 - 3:00pm

Please come to CenterPoint in Dayton, NV to watch the game on Feb. 5th. It is free for all and will have prizes and raffles. There will be a movie room for the kids. Feel free to bring a snack to share and enjoy the game in a family friendly environment!
CenterPoint is located in Dayton, NV at 100 Breakwater Dr. - in front of the Dayton High School, near the Dayton library.