9.11

Six years ago, shots rang out and Carson City was thrust into the middle of a tragedy. Four people died in the IHOP shooting, three of them National Guard members. Today, they will be honored again during the annual Remembrance Run. If you are driving along Fairview, please give them some extra room. Wheeled Truck Wednesday at the Brewery Arts Center is a ‘weather permitting’ event, so keep your eye out for rain clouds.

Nearly 400 American Legion riders roared into Carson City Thursday, Aug. 17. The riders stopped at Battle Born Harley-Davidson for lunch along their six-day trip from Fort Dodge, Kansas, enroute to Reno.

May is a month to celebrate historic preservation and archaeology in Nevada.

Nevada agencies and organizations have worked to spread awareness of archaeological and historic preservation efforts throughout the state, encouraging both residents and visitors to explore and learn about Nevada’s significant archaeological and historical treasures.

The following are scheduled events throughout Nevada:

Welcome to Wednesday, Carson City. The week keeps on rolling along and every day brings some new kind of fun. Kick up your heels at Carson Lanes: Country Line dance lessons tonight. Westside Pour House hosts the Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz each week; it’s a great excuse to grab some friends and fight for bragging rights. The International Air Races in Stead begin today and take flight through Sunday. A special opportunity to fly in a B25 Bomber awaits at the Carson Airport; call for reservations.

This is to express my gratitude to the organizers of the 9/11 memorial held at Mills Park. The ceremony was poignant, reverent, and healing. The presentation of colors in front of the I-Beam was so moving as was the ringing of the fire bell later in the service. Also, I wish to thank the members of the community who showed up to remember our heros. Your attendance and quiet respect was amazing. Thank you Carson City for not forgetting.

Dozens attended a ceremony this morning in Mills Park, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and United Flight 93 over Pennsylvania.

One last chance awaits to enjoy the Reno Balloon Races or Virginia City’s annual Camel Races, so don’t miss out. A remembrance ceremony will take place at the World Trade Center I-Beam Memorial in Mills Park to honor those lost fifteen years ago. Grab the whole family and a picnic for the final ‘Concert on the Green’ in the Genoa Park. The Trey Stone Trio will entertain as weekend winds to a close.

SUNDAY:

Welcome to the weekend, Carson City. Happenings, going-ons, and to-dos can be found all over. Early birds catch the Great Reno Balloon Race, while night owls can enjoy karaoke and live music. Kids won’t want to miss out on the Young Eagle flights at the Carson Airport, just make sure to get there on time. Learn about Roswell at the WNC Observatory or meet Author Sandie LaNae at Artsy Fartsy. Our valley offers something for everyone, keep reading and see.

SATURDAY:

The Carson City community is invited to attend a brief 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday, September 11th, at 8:15 a.m. at the World Trade Center I-beam memorial in Mills Park.

Please join Governor Sandoval, City of Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford and City Council to honor the heroes and those lost during the September 11, 2001 attacks. The event is open to the public and includes a permanent display of an original steel beam from the fallen World Trade Center as well as a patriotic performance by local elementary school children.

The changing of the monthly guard is happening. The first of May is Sunday and Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Music, theater, sports, shopping and more will be abundant in the valley this weekend, so make sure to take a good look at this weekend’s list for all of your fun options.

SATURDAY:

• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Bill Migan and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)
• Coffee and Donuts with EAA Sierra Chapter 403 at 2500 E. College Pkwy (8:30am-12pm, all welcome)

Since the early 1980s, May has been a month for celebrating historic preservation and archaeology in Nevada. This year, the theme acknowledges the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, which helps to stabilize neighborhoods and downtowns, contributes to public education, attracts investment, creates jobs, generates tax revenues, supports small business and affordable housing, and powers Nevada’s heritage tourism industry.

I was honored to attend and cover Saturday's Vietnam War Remembrance and Welcome Home ceremony near the Nevada Vietnam War Memorial at Mills Park.

While there, a television image suddenly came to mind of a Vietnam War veteran sitting alone at the counter of a cafe while a young boy and his mother paid attention to a uniformed service man who had just come in.

The scene was from a television spot paid for by moments.org, a production of the INSP network, entitled "Thank You For Your Service (A Moment of Truth)."

As fathers, we teach our children to assume most folks are good and to begin relationships by extending respect, friendship and generosity unless they have clear reasons to do otherwise. As relationships progress, they should respond to others in ways reflecting the accumulated mix of good and bad a person has demonstrated.

Carson City has some great options tonight: live music at Living the Good Life and Glen Eagles, country dance at Carson Lanes, or Geeks who Drink Trivia at Lake Tahoe Brewery. For the more culturally minded, don’t miss the Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 9/11 Memorial Concert with Guest Artist Elizabeth Pitcairn at the Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Capital City Arts Initiative is proud to present Nicole Nathan, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon. Nathan will give an illustrated talk on the role of craft and design in contemporary culture, titled ‘Craft Now’, as part of CCAI’s ongoing Nevada Neighbors Series.

WEDNESDAY:

• National Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport (8am-4:30pm; $16 general admission)
• ‘Wally’s World: The Loneliest Art Collection in Nevada’ in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)

Carson City residents gathered Friday in Mills Park with law officers and firefighters to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The service was held surrounding a I-beam memorial that was given to Carson City in 2010 by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Among the flowers placed on the beam was as an American flag presented to the Carson City Fire Department by Michael Manfredo. The flag was given to the Carson City man by a son of one of the 343 fighters killed at the World Trade Center that day.

I stopped by this morning at the 9/11 memorial in Mills Park so I could be there at 6:37 a.m., the Carson City time in which the Pentagon was hit. These law enforcement officers were there and it made me smile knowing that we have such a great group of officers working here in Carson City. I candidly took this picture. Respect. This is part of my life (everyone's really) where everything changed.

Many of us will never forget where we were when we first heard about the hijacking and subsequent attacks on the World Trade Center. September 11, 2001 is burned into our collective memory. At 8:30 a.m. this morning there will be a memorial service at the 9/11 Memorial in Mills Park where an I-beam from the fallen towers now serves as a reminder. Even if you cannot make it to the ceremony, please take a moment of silence to remember.

FRIDAY:

• 9/11 Memorial Service at the World Trade Center Steel I Beam located at the eastern edge of Mills Park, near the entrance of the Marv Texeira Pavilion (8:30am)
• Last Day to sign up for Nevada State Museum tour guide training (training sessions are Sept. 15, 16, 22, and 23 from 9am-4pm; training and materials are free; Contact Deborah Stevenson: dstevenson@nevadaculture.org or (775) 687-4810, ext. 237 to RSVP)
• Great Reno Balloon Race at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, Reno (3:30am Gates Open; 5:15am Super Glow Show; 6:45am Mass Ascension Launch; 7am-8am Star Wars Pajama Contest; 9:30am Tissue Paper Balloon Launch; 4:30am-10am Shopping along Balloon Boulevard)

Two were booked into jail Thursday on felony charges after officers responded to a vehicle reported stolen from a motel in the 2700 block of South Carson Street, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 36-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Monday on suspicion of burglary and being in violation of a temporary protection order, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the location at 9:11 p.m. for a report of a residential burglary in progress in the 2300 block of Sherman Lane.

TOCCATA Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will finalize their 2015 Tahoe Summer MusicFest with a concert series beginning Wednesday, September 16, at 7:00 pm, in the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Carson City (3597 N. Sunridge Drive). The concert series commemorates the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy and features Verdi’s Requiem (selections) and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with Guest Artist Elizabeth Pitcairn performing on the legendary Red Stradivarius Violin.

The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations beginning Monday, Jan. 12.

A 31-year-old man was arrested Thursday, 12:58 a.m. in the 2600 block of Highway 50 East on suspicion of DUI, driving in the middle lane for 200 feet and violation of bail conditions, all misdemeanors, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, officers stopped the Dayton man after observing him enter the middle driving lane past Airport Road where he traveled approximately 500 feet in the center before stopping at the red light at Highway 50 and Lompa Lane.

Dr. William Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA for 12 years, will discuss abolition of the death penalty and the future of human rights at two Reno talks Saturday.

“Abolishing the Death Penalty in the United States: A Conversation with Dr. William Schulz” will be held in the Joe Crowley Student Union, room 423, at the University of Nevada, Reno, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today released the following statement on the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:

“There is a commemorative license plate in Nevada featuring the words ‘United We Stand’ and ‘We Will Never Forget.’ On this 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the 2,977 victims whose lives were mindlessly taken by evil men in the name of radical Islam.

My thoughts after hearing the song –
“Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning”
9.11
Where I Was (When the World Stopped Turning)
That September Day

That Tuesday morning my girls rushed to school
With a wave as they ran out the door
I turned on the TV to Good Morning America
Didn’t notice as my coffee hit the floor

As I stood there in shock thinking this can't be real
The screams and the flames how they grew
And then through the smoke a camera focused in
As a plane hit Tower #2

All my worst fears were filling the screen
I didn’t know what I should do first

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.

A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday on multiple felony charges including two warrants, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said. Cahner Stephen Yews, of Gardnerville, was taken into custody at 11:16 a.m. in the area of Roop and John streets following a traffic stop.
According to the arrest report, officers stopped the vehicle, occupied by four people, because it had suspended plates.

Two men were arrested Friday, 3:45 a.m. at the intersection of William and Stewart streets in Carson City on drug-related charges.

Casey S. Clifford, 20, faces a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine and three lesser charges: obstructing an officer, possession marijuana and drug paraphernalia. A 31-year-old man was also arrested on a misdemeanor warrant and possession of drug paraphernalia charges.

The Winter Solstice in Nevada is this Saturday, at 9:11 a.m. The Winter Solstice occurs when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. In other words, it is when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun, according to timeanddate.com.

Depending on the Gregorian calendar, the December solstice occurs annually on a day between December 20 and December 23.