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Collaboration between public, private, and nonprofit partners is the new normal for progress at Lake Tahoe. This cultural shift years in the making is helping the region make significant strides in conserving and restoring Tahoe’s environment, revitalizing its communities, and achieving what was seemingly impossible before. Consider all that has been accomplished in just the last two months.

CARSON CITY — Open Enrollment is now underway, and consumers need to be wary. Consumers shopping for qualified health plans should beware of telemarketers and websites advertising discount medical plans and short-term plans while falsely claiming they are compliant with the Affordable Care Act.

STATELINE, Nev. — The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 15-member Governing Board on Thursday unanimously approved the U.S. 50 South Shore Community Revitalization Project proposed by the Tahoe Transportation District.

Fernley Estates Senior Living’s 2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar is the perfect place to start your holiday shopping and bring the kids for a photo with Santa Claus. The community will open its doors to the public 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1. Fernley Estates is located at 1130 Chisholm Trl, Fernley.

Tiffani Barber was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer on Dec. 8, 2012. For those of you who didn't know Tiffani, all she ever wanted to do was help people.

So it was no surprise to those closest to her that when the social worker assigned to her case asked her what she needed, Tiffani replied with, "How can I help?"

Douglas High School’s athletic department received a pair of orange-clad Automatic External Defibrillator devices from Carson Valley Medical Center Tuesday afternoon.

CVMC primary care provider Jim Gocke, APRN, and CVMC Hospital Foundation board member Nita Schwartz, MD, were on hand to present the devices to Douglas High student athletes and athletic department administration.

Art doll maker Christine Shively-Benjamin of Carson City will be among more than 30 artists from Northern Nevada featured at the 24th annual Artisan Show and Sale Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Reno. Admission is free and at least 20 pieces of original art will be given away.

When it comes to industry, Nevada has been known since its infancy for the three majors: gaming, mining and ranching.

However, in the last decade, we’ve seen an expansion into many other industries as well, with technology quickly becoming the most prevalent since Tesla relocated to our desert and began the trend of big tech companies building in our region.

This Saturday, northern Nevadans can learn what it takes to become a homeowner as the Nevada Rural Housing Authority will host a seminar that gives potential home buyers the tools needed to navigate the buying process.

CARSON CITY — Nevada residents and visitors are invited to celebrate Nevada Public Lands Day this Saturday, Sept. 29 with a “fee-free” day at Nevada’s State Parks. Park fees, including entrance, camping, Saturday night, and boating, where applicable, will be waived at state parks throughout Nevada.

CARSON CITY — For the second straight year Western Nevada College has earned a Best Value School Award from Best Value Colleges. The recognition keeps WNC among an elite group of high quality, affordable higher institutions.

CARSON CITY — Question 3 seems to be the hot ticket item on the ballot this year. In short, if Question 3 is adopted, electricity monopolies would be prohibited by Nevada law, allowing energy customers the right to choose who their energy provider is, and generate their own energy for resale.

Welcome to the last day of summer Carson City. Today is Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. The forecast calls for sunny skies and cool nights through the weekend, ideal for today and the weekend's upcoming events.

Carson City Supervisor, Ward 1, Karen Abowd hosts her monthly Walkabout Friday, Sept. 21 at Mills Park. This is her next to last event, prior to leaving office in November, and while all topics are welcomed, Abowd would like to focus as much time as possible on discussing the affordable housing crisis.

Housing prices for both homeowners and renters alike in Carson City have been climbing as the housing market increases, but wages aren't following suit. There is housing available in Carson, but in some cases they're remaining empty, as some simply can't afford to pay the high costs of living anymore.

CARSON CITY — Richards Crossing is a 39-unit affordable housing development for the homeless and extremely low income individuals. The facility is a little over a year-old and centrally located a couple blocks from N. Carson Street near W. Winnie Lane, an easy walk to the CVS and Grocery Outlet, and every resident gets a free bus pass, so the nearby JAC bus stop enables shopping at Walmart and other destinations.

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. — The Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties gathers for a public meeting featuring guest speakers and discussion of regional issues on the second Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. This month’s breakfast meeting takes place on Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Silver Springs Community Center in the Lahontan meeting room at 2945 Fort Churchill Street.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. – As Chris Longley looks back, she can see so clearly those moments where it started. She finds them in the resolute steps of her 9-year-old self striding up the walkways of a New England neighborhood to visit her father’s patients.

Come one, come all. Scheduled for Monday, Sept. 10 from 4:30 to 8 p.m., this once-a-year event takes the traditional back-to-school night to a whole new level as Carson High School opens its doors a little wider and a little longer.

CARSON CITY — This Monday, Sept. 10, Carson High School will open their doors a little wider and longer for a Back-to-School Night event. “Open House, Open Hearts” will be a community event focused on the following:

RENO — The Northern Nevada community is invited to join friends, parents, children and those affected directly by bleeding disorders during the Nevada Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation’s UNITE for Bleeding Disorders Walk and 5K on September 22, 2018, at Bartley Ranch.

DLL Technologies, LLC, headquartered in Carson City, Nevada, is 2018 “Best of Computer Repair” winner for San Gabriel Valley, Calif. Industry-leading customer care and technology support services coupled with cost-effective options drove customers to cast the most votes to secure DLL Technologies’ honor.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Insurance has received and made public the proposed health insurance rate changes from carriers on and off the Exchange for Plan Year 2019.

My Place Hotels, an Aberdeen, South Dakota-based extended stay hotel franchise, has a building permit under review by the Carson City Planning Division valued at $3.2 million for a brand-new 64-room hotel located at 17 Hospitality Drive, between the Hampton Inn and Suites and the intersection of Arrowhead Drive and North Carson Street.

Recent updates to the Silver Oak Golf Course in Northwest Carson City are turning the assumption of golf as exclusive recreation on its head.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced Thursday that five Carson City area programs will receive nearly $442,000 in community development block grants.

GARDNERVILLE — Over the past few years, the Douglas County Community Services Foundation has been working diligently on a special fundraiser to purchase and install the American Flag in front of the Gardnerville Community and Senior Center.

The Dayton Farmers Market has opened for the 2018 summer season. The market takes place every Saturday through September from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 60 Second Avenue and Highway 50.

The annual Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive was a big success in Dayton.

Health and Social Services (HSS) has been the fastest-growing category of state expenditures since Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10). Nevada spent $5.5 billion on these services in FY17, up from $2.2 billion in FY06.

Much of this spending is financed through federal grants for Medicaid, food stamps and other welfare programs. As Nevada spends money on these programs, it gets some reimbursement from the federal government. However, the reimbursements do not compensate Nevada fully for all expenditures, and certain programs such as Medicaid require a matching state commitment.