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Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell files for re-election
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 03/07/2016 - 6:32pmCARSON CITY, Nev. – Carson City’s mayor, Robert “Bob” Crowell, filed for re-election Monday, March 7, at the Carson City County Clerk’s office.
Crowell said Carson City is realizing a momentous achievement 10 years in the making as the city marked the groundbreaking of the downtown corridor and infrastructure improvement project as was approved by the voters in Envision 2006, the Carson City master plan, also on Monday, March 7.
Carson City School District 2016-2017 Draft Academic Calendar
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 01/15/2016 - 4:10pmSee the calendar below.
Carson City School Board meeting set for November 10
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 11/05/2015 - 2:18pmFormer Carson City DA Rombardo named Chief General Counsel for Washoe County School District
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 10/13/2015 - 2:35pmFormer Carson City District Attorney Neil Rombardo has been named Chief General Council for the Washoe County School District, officials announced Tuesday. The district also hired a new police chief.
Carson City Visitors Bureau announces business alliance
Submitted by editor on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 6:00pmThe Carson City Visitors Bureau announced Monday the creation of the Business Alliance Network, a system to support area professionals.
“The businesses in our community play a vital role in creating a memorable experience for the more than 700,000 visitors who come to the capital each year,” said Joel Dunn, executive director of the visitors bureau. “In turn, those visitors play a crucial role in the success our business — driving more than 30 percent of taxable sales.”
He said the new alliance will connect the two.
Two positions open on Carson City Library Board of Trustees, Planning Commission
Submitted by editor on Thu, 07/02/2015 - 12:08amThe Carson City Board of Supervisors is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on the Carson City Library Board of Trustees. This Committee oversees all Library policy and budgets. Applicants must be willing to serve approximately six to eight hours a month.
Carson Tahoe Honors Dr. James Thom with 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award
Submitted by editor on Fri, 05/15/2015 - 11:11amIt is with great pleasure and enduring gratitude that Carson Tahoe recognizes Dr. James Thom as the honorary recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award.
This award is presented to exceptional individuals who have reached the pinnacle of their career, and who have a proven passion and commitment to Carson Tahoe and through outstanding efforts, have bettered the healthcare commitment to the organization and the community.
Carson City Library trustee sought
Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 2:15pmThe Carson City Library Board of Trustees is seeking a new member for its board to replace Elizabeth Abarca-Angel. Library Director Sena Loyd said applicants should be committed to the services the library has to offer.
Carson City Library first in nation to offer manufacturing training program
Submitted by editor on Wed, 02/25/2015 - 7:04pmUPDATE: A story published Wednesday by the Library Journal's Lisa Peet provides an update on the certification program offered through the Carson City Library, the Carson City School District and Western Nevada College.
Two traditional Northern Nevada MLK weekend events find new venue
Submitted by editor on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 2:57pmThis weekend's traditional MLK service and car caravan will originate in a new location, said Bishop Gene Savoy, Jr., Chair of the Northern Nevada Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Committee.
The 29th Annual Interfaith Community Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 780 Del Monte Lane Lane in south Reno. This represents a change from the longtime former venue, Reno's Second Baptist Church. The Second Baptist Choir will perform on Sunday.
St. Mary's Art Center in Virginia City to host Dec. 6 Art Faire on the Comstock
Submitted by editor on Sat, 11/29/2014 - 3:27pmThe region's finest Nevada-made art will be featured Saturday, Dec. 6 at St. Mary’s Art Center in Virginia City with its first Artists and Artisans Art Faire on the Comstock.
Not only will all galleries be filled with art, the entire building will be full of local artists and creative folk from all over the Comstock region, showing and selling their work. The faire will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The art works range in style, medium, size and price from $5 to $8,000, so there will be something for everyone’s holiday shopping budget.
Lake Tahoe Community College receives $5 million donation to bring 4-year degrees to South Shore
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/12/2014 - 11:16amThe Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees accepted a $5 million donation Tuesday from longtime Tahoe resident Lisa Maloff, in memory of her husband, Robert Maloff, according to the South Lake Tahoe community college website and LTCC officials.
The donation will be used to construct a University Center that will make four-year degrees a reality on the South Shore. This is the largest single donation ever given to LTCC, rivaling those that have been given to much larger colleges in California and around the country.
St. Marys Art and Retreat Center in Virginia City to hold Saturday reception
Submitted by editor on Tue, 11/11/2014 - 3:51pmSt. Marys Arts and Retreat Center in Virginia City will host a reception for its art show “a winter tonic” on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 from 1 to 4 p.m. The reception will feature the work of Danish artist Nes Lerpa, Megan Berner, Jessica White and Dusty Roads artists.
Folk musicians Paula Frazer, Jacob Aranda, and David Cuetter will perform. In addition, the exhibit will include the best work from students in the Reno High School Advanced Art class. Kelsey Rolling, Emily Jiang, and Tyler Hart are students of Lauren Gandolfo.
RE/MAX Realty Affiliates Agent Dick McCole Re-Appointed
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 10/20/2014 - 9:13amDick McCole, a top-producing RE/MAX Realty Affiliates Realtor® based in Gardnerville, has recently been re-appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Northern Nevada Regional Multiple Listing Service (NNRMLS), for a two-year term starting January 1, 2015.
Carson City Library to celebrate re-opening of its 'Digitorium' technology center
Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/17/2014 - 2:39pmLibrary Director Sena Loyd announces the grand re-opening of the Carson City Library and its newly repurposed auditorium, now known as The Digitorium. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 23, from noon to 7 p.m. The public is invited to explore reconfigured spaces at the library’s 900 North Roop Street main branch.
Video: Carson City Board of Supervisor, school trustee candidates square off
Submitted by editor on Sat, 09/27/2014 - 8:52amHere is the video of the Thursday, Sept. 25 forum featuring candidates for Carson City Board of Supervisors as well as the Carson City School District School District Board of Trustees.
Held in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center, it was sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the American Association of University Women, Sierra Nevada Forums, and Partnership Carson City. The video is 1 hour, 58 minutes.
Dave Cook, Candidate for Nevada Assembly District 40
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 09/22/2014 - 3:47pmHi…I’m Dave Cook….
Candidate for Nevada Assembly, district 40 (Carson
City, and south Washoe County), democrat, age 64.
I am a fourth generation Nevadan. I have lived in Carson City for thirty-five years, where I raised my two daughters. Both are now college graduates.
I'm a retired emeritus awarded college professor of business and
economics from Western Nevada College, where I taught for almost
thirty years here in Carson City.
I graduated from UNLV with bachelor degrees in Accounting and Political Science, and an MBA in Business and Economics.
Nevada 150 events lined up statewide throughout April
Submitted by editor on Wed, 04/02/2014 - 4:10pmMany great events are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of April to celebrate Nevada’s Sesquicentennial. These Nevada 150 events help celebrate all things Nevada and bring awareness to the state’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood.
Friends of Carson City Library bookstore finds new digs across the street
Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/18/2014 - 3:05pmThe Friends of Carson City Library will be closing their Browser’s Corner Book Store, currently inside the library, at the end of the day on Saturday, March 22. The Browsers Corner Book Store will re-open in their new location across Washington St. from the library with a Grand Opening on Saturday, April 12.
Carson City educator Dave Cook to run for Assembly seat
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 02/04/2014 - 10:19amCarson City educator and state Board of Education member Dave Cook is running for the Nevada State Assembly District 40 seat.
The fourth generation Nevadan and Democrat is running largely on an education plank, saying the state faces important challenges to improve all students' learning experience and ultimately increase the statewide high school graduation rates.
Column: The Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund problem
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/18/2013 - 4:36pmThe Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds sent identical letters on May 31, 2013 to the President of the Senate, Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and to the Speaker of the House of Representative, Hon. John A. Boehner.
Carson City schools, supervisors and library partner with strategic plan through 2019
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 12/14/2013 - 1:44amOn December 12, 2013 in coordinated efforts with the Carson City School Board and Board of Supervisors, the Library Trustees unanimously adopted Level Up, a strategic plan for learning 2014 – 2019, the library’s next five year plan.
“An educated, skilled citizenry will secure our future. The integration of the strategic plans and the exciting partnerships/collaborations demonstrate that collectively, community leadership gets it. We welcome the challenge and look forward to the possibilities,” said Library Trustee Chairwoman Sandy Foley.
Former Nevada Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman dies
Submitted by editor on Thu, 12/05/2013 - 7:31pmFormer Nevada Assemblywoman and hospital trustee Vivian Freeman died Thursday at her home in Reno. She was 86 years old.
She successfully underwent kidney transplant surgery in 2011 and passed away due to complications from a stroke she suffered on Nov. 26. In accordance with her wishes, she asked that all treatment be stopped so that she could return home where she died at 11:00 a.m. PST on Thursday, Dec. 5.
Carson City Library Foundation funds new 'Digitorium'
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 11/13/2013 - 10:09pmIn a unanimous vote at their last quarterly meeting of 2013, the Carson City Library Foundation agreed to commit $33,000 toward renovating and furnishing the library auditorium to house the new Digitorium, a proposed space build-out for around 20 MacBook Pro computers, high tech software and more.
Approximately $22,000 in residual private matching monies that helped open the library’s first digital space in January of 2012 will also be used for the project, targeted for completion by late spring of 2014.
Watch it Live: Joint meeting of the Carson City Board of Supervisors and School District Trustees
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 11/13/2013 - 6:14pmThere will be a joint meeting of the Carson City Board of Supervisors and the Carson City School District Board of Trustees beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, 851 E William Street in Carson City. Go here for the agenda, view it below and go here to watch it live.
Carson City superintendent receives 'superior' rating at board meeting
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/13/2013 - 11:29amRichard Stokes, superintendent of the Carson City School District, improved from last year’s rating of “very satisfactory” to “superior” in his annual review conducted Tuesday evening by the board of trustees.
Sena Loyd picked as new Carson City Library director
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 7:13pmSena Loyd, who is the current technology trainer at Carson City Library, was selected Thursday as the new director.
The Carson City Library Board of Trustees held the interviews from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the new library director in Carson City. Loyd replaces former Carson City Library Director Sara Jones, who took a job earlier this year as Marin County Director of Library Services in California.
In the main photo, from left, director candidates Amy Geddes, Sena Loyd, Mary Scott Wallace and Diane Duquette answer questions from the board.
Notice of Possible Quorum
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 07/23/2013 - 9:52amMembers of the Carson City Library Board of Trustees may be attending a
reception held on Thursday, July 25, 2013, from 5:00 until 5:30 p.m., in the Library Auditorium, at the Carson City Library located at 900 N. Roop Street, for a tour of the library and welcome and thank you presentation to recognize Trustee service.
A quorum of the Library Board of Trustees may be present; however no
Library Trustee matters will be discussed, deliberated, or action among the quorum, and there will not be any recording clerk or formal public comment period.
Bill Could Redefine What ‘Bullying’ Means for Schools
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 8:14pmby MOLLY MOSER
On Mar. 20, the Senate Committee on Education discussed Senate Bill 164 in order to clarify the definition of bullying and to provide safe and respectful learning environments of Nevada schools.
Nevada School Police Officers May Get Expanded Jurisdiction
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 6:27pmby RILEY SNYDER
School police officers in Washoe and Clark Counties could play a more active role in public safety if a Nevada Assembly bill passes this session.
Assembly Bill 103, which was introduced today in the Assembly Committee on Government Affairs, would remove the jurisdiction restrictions placed on school police officers in Washoe and Clark counties, giving them classification as full-fledged police officers. Most of the questions regarding AB 103 came from a proposed repeal of the jurisdiction guidelines in the Nevada Revised Statues.