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The week is starting out with a spattering of snow, just enough to remind us how unpredictable our weather can be. It’ll make for a difficult morning commute but won’t be long-lived. Enjoy some old-timey music on your lunch break. CW, Dave Leather, and the Doctor perform each Monday at A to Zen. Get your dancing shoes on for High Sierra Swing Dance Club’s weekly night out at Carson Lanes. The stage is open to all-ages at Fox Brewpub’s karaoke night.

MONDAY, April 16: Things to do in Carson City

• — Douglas County School District Spring Break

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of April 16-22. Road closures are expected at the following locations due to road/utility work:

Carson City Sheriff's deputies are on scene of a reported robbery at Little Caesar's Pizza at the Carson Mall.

The robbery was reported to emergency dispatch shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Sheep have arrived in West Carson City for their annual Spring feeding near C Hill.

A large herd of the woolly, cleft-hoofed herbivores can be seen grazing on grasses and shrubs along the backside of C Hill behind the Green House Garden Center off Rhodes and South Curry streets.

The sheep are brought in annually to help reduce wildfire fuels.

A 49 year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday morning in the 2100 block of East William Street for misdemeanor embezzlement, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

I’m sad. I just had an old birch tree removed.

After babying the sickly thing for years, I finally gave in and had it cut down.

The tree was here when we moved in 30 years ago and it didn’t look great then. It never really grew.

Why did it die? Bronze birch borers had infested the tree and it never recovered.

The Amazing Spider-Man, a recent sensation with his daytime public appearances in Carson City this year, has apparently been making his rounds in the Nevada state capital for longer than that.

Carson City residents spotted Spider-Man traversing the town in broad daylight Saturday.

Sierra Regional Roller Derby bestowed a crowd at the Carson Community Center Gym Saturday with an afternoon full of fanny packs, fishnets, big hair and bruises at the Eighties-themed mixer scrimmage match.

Come out and join us for free hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at the west end of Kings Canyon Road by the trailhead.

THE TIME HAS CHANGED TO 8:30 AM STARTING IN MAY!

Come out and join us for free hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet in the Highway 50 Park n Ride where we will carpool or caravan to the starting point off of Golf Course Road.

Come out and join us for free hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at the west end of Kings Canyon Road by the trailhead.

Come out and join us for free hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet just east of the gates for the Cinderlite mine on Goni Road.

The Carson High Senators varsity baseball team and fans in attendance paid tribute to Timothy Jones in a commemorative ceremony Saturday at Ron McNutt field.

Meet at Fremont Elementary School, 1511 Firebox Road, in the south parking lot next to the Linear Ditch Trail.

Meet at Fremont Elementary School, 1511 Firebox Road, in the south parking lot next to the Linear Ditch Trail.

Come and join us for our weekly one hour walks to enjoy Nevada outdoors and see this beautiful waterfall! Meet at the west end of Kings Canyon Road by the trailhead.

Come and join us for our weekly one hour walks to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at Morgan Mill Road River Access area on Morgan Mill Road.

Come and join us for our weekly one hour walks to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at 1003 Sonoma Street, corner of Sonoma and Fremont Street.

Come and join us for our weekly one hour walks to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at the corner of Koontz Lane and Center Drive.

An estimated 24 runners and walkers got their bodies moving Saturday morning during the eighth annual Carson High Safe and Sober 5k Run/Walk.

Come and join us for our weekly one hour walks to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at the corner of Longview and Bristol Place.