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A third punch of snow overnight in Carson City brought a few spinouts, minor accidents, downed power lines and traffic delays this morning. In one accident, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper sustained injuries after a car lost control and slid into his parked SUV.

Dave Price at Carsonsports.com provides some great background into the snap, hold and kick virtues of Carson Senator varsity football player Austin Pacheco and the help he gets from kicking specialist coach Jim de Arrieta. The Senators remain unbeaten this season. Tonight's game against Galena begins at 7:30 at the Carson High School football field.

A 24-yard final field goal by Carson Senator Austin Pacheco in overtime, his third one of the night, brought home yet another victory for the Carson City high school football team, reports Carsonsports.com.
Pacheco's winning kick was the difference as the Carson High football team kept its undefeated season record intact with a thrilling 16-13 victory against arch rival Douglas on Friday night.

Lake Tahoe’s annual Valhalla Arts, Music and Theatre Festival has some of the most unique entertainment choices around-the-lake with its solid line-up of performing arts and cultural events running through the month of September. For tickets call (530) 541-4975 or click here.

Here’s the upcoming line-up:

Tahoe Dance Band performs at the Grand Hall on Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The 17-piece band plays big band and swing with fox trots, waltzes, tangos, and polkas. Tickets are $15/$12/$5.

Local REALTOR, Heidi McFadden, Earns Short Sale Designation to Help Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure

Carson City, NV – 8/25/2010 – Heidi McFadden of Realty Executives Nevada’s Choice in Carson City has earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance, with a particular emphasis on short sales. At a time when millions of homeowners are struggling with the possibility of foreclosure, the skills and education amassed by McFadden will help benefit Carson City area residents and communities.

AUSTIN, Nev. — It’s not often you’ll find a classic historic mining town full of options for the more active traveler. Austin, Nevada is not only a living ghost town and a cultural heritage get-away but it has a multitude of adventurous options including hiking, mountain bike trails and more. Founded in 1862 during the silver rush, the town is located exactly in the center of the state along the Pony Express route on Highway 50 on the western slopes of the Toiyabe Range at elevation 6,605 feet.

Reno artist Erik Holland, who has created 22 paintings of Austin, Nev., historic buildings, is being honored at the Nevada Historical Society with a show and opening reception on Friday, Aug. 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Changing Gallery at the Nevada Historical Society Building across from the Fleishman Planetarium at the back of UNR Campus in Reno.

Ely, Nev. – The Nevada Northern Railway is not your usual traditional museum with stationary buildings, equipment and trains that may not even tie to the history of the area.

The Nevada Highway Patrol reports today that it has booked a 21-year-old woman on charges related to a July 21 head-on accident on Highway 50 west of Dayton.
Occupants of both vehicles were transported to Renown Regional Medical Center for injuries sustained in the accident. The occupants of the Dodge van were all discharged from Renown, the NHP reports.

Celebrating Nevada's rich American Indian culture is a new exhibit at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City called "What Continues the Dream: Contemporary Arts and Crafts from the Powwow Tradition."
This colorful exhibit, featured now through Aug. 7, was developed by the Folklife Program of the Nevada Arts Council and presents art and crafts that capture the vibrant spirit of the contemporary powwow, Nevada-style.

CARSON CITY – New technology aimed both at cutting unnecessary vehicle emissions and saving tax dollars will soon be installed in the fleets of four Nevada law enforcement agencies using federal stimulus funds.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Nevada Highway Patrol, the City of Henderson Police Department and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office are purchasing 175 of the “idle reduction� units for $700,000.

Carson City music lovers have a real treat ahead of them this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. when Carrie Rodriguez brings her violin and other instruments to the Brewery’s Outdoor Amphitheater at 441 W. King St.

A Carson City couple face criminal charges of child endangerment after authorities found a baby crawling around in an apartment filled with trash, moldy food, pet and chinchilla excrement.
Katherine Denise Martin, 20 and Grant Austin, 21, each faces gross misdemeanor child neglect and endangerment charges after Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies made the May 28 discovery at the College Parkway apartment. Bail has been set at $2,500 each.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- Call it redemption, a harbinger of things to come, a catharsis. Whatever it was, the young Carson High baseball team made a resounding statement to end its season on Friday afternoon.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- When Austin Pacheco launched an RBI double to straightaway center field, the Carson High baseball team made a statement that it wasn't intimidated by South Tahoe ace pitcher Max De Lallo.
De Lallo got in his licks, but so did CHS as it rolled to its second straight victory over South Tahoe in an 11-6 win on Thursday. Adam Whitt started on the mound and pitched four solid innings and Cameron Mayville added four RBI for Carson.
 

FALLON _ It's early in the season, but the frustration is beginning to mount for the Carson High baseball team. And the youth of the team is no longer a scapegoat.

by NevadaCulturalAffairs

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Carson midgets blank Fallon 32-0Submitted report