Books
Election Rules Approved by Secretary of State Despite Concerns
Submitted by editor on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 3:02pmCARSON CITY – A Clark County Republican Party official and concerned Nevada voters Friday continued their assault on regulations proposed by Secretary of State Ross Miller to guide the 2012 election process.
More than a dozen speakers expressed concerns with different sections of the proposed regulations at a second public hearing.
Free books trailer at State and Hwy 50 Tuesday morning
Submitted by T. Costa on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 12:46pm
A trailer full of books being given away for free to members of the general public. The books belonged to the recently-deceased owner of a local bookstore. Her brother, who said this was his tenth such load of books, has made her collection a gift to the community.
UNR holiday book tree erected in Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
Submitted by editor on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 2:33pm
The soaring atrium of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center at the University of Nevada, Reno has an unconventional tree on display this holiday season. Some would call it a green tree, not just because of its color, but because the tree is made entirely of recycled materials – old books.
The 9.5-foot tree was constructed using pre-1950 National Union Catalog books. The rarely used reference books made an ideal book tree, with their evergreen covers and gold lettering on the spine.
Pink House Winter Bazaar
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 2:07pm
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December 18, 2011 (All day) Come join Thin Veil Investigators and Genoa Historic Ghost Tours at Genoa's historical Pink House for a Winter Bazaar. Unique hand crafted items, Noted Nevada Vendors, Renown authors of historic and paranormal books. Last minute shopping? Check us out!
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
(A few spaces are still available. $10 per table. Contact Kim at 220-0605 until Friday Dec. 16)
For further information contact Sandie at: admin@sandiespsychicstones.com
Carson City Library Scholastic Holiday Book Sale
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 3:21pm
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December 10, 2011 (All day) Volunteer Elaine Jones, left, and Youth Services Librarian Amber Sady set up for the Scholastic Holiday Book Sale at the Carson City Library on Friday afternoon. The event will run Dec. 3-10 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily (except Sunday) in the auditorium. The sale, "To the Book Fair and Beyond," offers books and stocking stuffers for all ages from babies to teens.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/www.NevadaPhotoSource.com
Willa Oldham Ramsden turns 100
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 2:20pm
Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell wishes Willa Oldham Ramsden happy 100th birthday on Sunday, November 27th. Willa is a local historian who has written two books on Carson City history.
Fishing report through Dec. 6
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 7:39pmHere is this week's fishing report from Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, 2011. This report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Nevada, the Sierra, Northern California and Southern Oregon.
Danger Season is here in Northern Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 9:10amFor Immediate Release
contact: christynevada@pajamaprogram.org
“DANGER SEASON” IS HERE IN Northern Nevada
AS TEMPERATURES DROP PAJAMA PROGRAM PROVIDES
NEW PAJAMAS AND NEW BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN NEED
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Pajama Program Celebrates 10th Year
Press Release for Book: WESTWARD WOMAN: My Two Thousand Mile Trek of Raw Discovery along the DONNER TRAIL
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 5:53pmPress Release 11/15/2011
Book Title: WESTWARD WOMAN: My Two Thousand Mile Trek of Raw Discovery along the DONNER TRAIL (ISBN-13: 978-1463738822, ISBN-10: 146373882X)
Author: Barbara Maat
Available on www.amazon.com
For more details:
Pictures and an early draft are on www.DonnerTrail.Homestead.com
Friends To All, Inc. Santa Visits for Senior Citizens
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 1:31pm
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December 17, 2011 (All day) On Saturday, December 17, 2011 volunteers from all walks of life come together for a great cause. They dress up in Santa suits and Elf costumes and bring joy and happiness to our homebound and senior citizens with limited financial resources by visiting them with gifts provided by business owners and members of the community.
Meet Your Merchant: From collector to businessman
Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/13/2011 - 9:24amDK's Sierra Mountain Comics sells single-issue comic books, collectibles, trade paperbacks, tabletop gaming supplies, Magic: The Gathering cards and more. It also hosts tournaments and launch parties.
Address: 1801 U.S. Highway 50, Suite J;
Phone: 841-4263;
Online: Facebook.com/DKsSierraMountainComics
Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday; noon-7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 1 p.m.-midnight Friday; 1-6 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday.
September Gaming Win Down 5.9 Percent Statewide, Baccarat To Blame
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:13pmCARSON CITY – Nevada’s gaming win declined 5.9 percent statewide in September over the same month in 2010, with casinos bringing in nearly $54 million less from gamblers, the state Gaming Control Board reported today.
Nevada casinos won nearly $864 million, but nearly every market was down compared to September 2010. Las Vegas Strip casinos brought in $491 million, down 5.7 percent over the same month in the prior year.
Jumping for fitness: One for the books
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 3:00amOne for the booksCarson High School students and staff jumped at the chance to be a part an international attempt to break the Guinness World Record for "The Most People Doing Jumping Jacks in a...
New Book Chronicles Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by editor on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 5:33am
A new book, " Fairest Picture – Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe," by David C. Antonucci describes Mark Twain’s experiences and travels at Lake Tahoe. Fairest Picture is the first and only book to describe Lake Tahoe as it was in Mark Twain’s time and reveal in detail the locations where he traveled, camped and stayed at luxury hotels.
Witchcraft in Our Schools - 5:30PM Meeting Today at CMS
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 9:07am
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September 6, 2011 - 5:30pm The final Harry Potter movie is out this summer. It's a tale of magical kids attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, being empowered, and learning wicked things like Arithmacy, Potions, Care of Magical Creatures, and Quiddich. This makes some real-world parents uncomfortable. Children learning things we don't know, things beyond the "straight and narrow", things that empower them, is scary.
Library News and Notes: September is National Library Card Sign Up Month - So much value from one free card
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 3:01amTraditionally, a library card had one purpose: to check out books. Today's card holds the key to countless sources of information, entertainment, reading methodology and education. Last year, the l...
David Ake Named Director of UNR's School of the Arts
Submitted by editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 12:44pm
By Claudene Wharton
The University of Nevada, Reno College of Liberal Arts has named accomplished jazz musician and associate professor of music David Ake the director of its School of the Arts.
Strings in Schools program begins new season Aug. 29
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 8:17am
Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of string instruction begins August 29. Strings in the Schools, directed by Symphony Education Director Sue Jesch, provides free beginning violin lessons for students grades 2-5 and ensemble/orchestra experience for string students in all grades. Tuition and books are subsidized by the Carson City Symphony Association. Enrollment is limited and classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Students are asked not to rent of purchase an instrument until after the first class. Some scholarships are available for instruments.
Carson City Library: Girl Scout's fundraiser aims high: Books, library cards for youngsters
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 3:01amA Carson City teen's vision to get books into the hands of young readers will culminate Saturday with a book sale at the Carson City Library. Margaret Duvall, 13, has been collecting used books ...
Local author to sign books Saturday
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 3:01amLiz Patterson said she spent nine months writing a book, and then eight years thinking about publishing it. Finally, Patterson can hold in her hands what she'd dreamt about since being a little ...
Local author to sign books Saturday
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 3:01amLiz Patterson said she spent nine months writing a book, and then eight years thinking about publishing it. Finally, Patterson can hold in her hands what she'd dreamt about since being a little ...
LIBRARY NEWS & NOTES: The library's wow factor for the community
Submitted by admin on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 3:01amLibraries of the past were often quiet, stately structures, with a staff dedicated to checking books in and out and assisting patrons with research oriented questions. Today's Carson City Library i...
Book Review: Two mystery-thrillers from the top of the batting order
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 10:23amHere's a couple of dependable books waiting for you at the Carson City Library: Johnathan Kellerman's "Mystery" and Stuart Woods' "Santa Fe Edge." Both are dealing with characters from earlier books and it's nice to see how they enlarge themselves herein.
Book Review: Fareed Zakaria explains America no longer alone as superpower
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 10:16amFareed Zakaria is a TV talk show who knows the complex world of economics, the Mideast and international politics. His book "The Post-American World, Release 2.0," paints a world where the United States is no longer the sole superpower. Not that superpowers are measured in size of armies but rather in economic sense.
Zakaria writes well and with a tremendous fund of knowledge, and while he paints a grim picture for the USA, he doesn't write the country off.
Movie Review: Harry Potter lives one more time at the Galaxy in Carson City
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 10:07am
OK, so I missed the first seven Harry Potter films and the J.K Rowling books that served as the basis for the series. Bad planning or no planning. So when the last of the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," opened at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex with three theaters showing the film simultaneous, in 2-D and 3-D, I figured time to catch up.
Carson City employee pens first book
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 7:03am
Carson City Support Services Specialist Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Patterson can now add author to her resume.
Movie Review: 'Green Lantern' shines
Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 7:09am
"Green Lantern," the current DC Comic ripoff now playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineflex in Carson City, is all about a corps of Green Lantern good guys who protected the universe from evildoers such as Parallax, the baddest bad guy around.
Movie starts with Temuera Morrison as Abin Sur getting hit by Parallax while sledding through space and crashing on a rocky beach. With his dying breath he send his powerful Green Lantern out to find someone to replace him in guarding Earth from Parallax.
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park extends tour schedule through June 30
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 6:46pmBy the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
This is a final reminder that the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is extending its tour schedule through June 30. After that date, Nevada State Parks will discontinue its operation of the park.
B'Sghetti's Says Goodbye
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:26pm
When the announcement of the origination of B'Sghetti's restaurant became the front page story on the Reno Gazette Journal in Feb of 1997, it was the recognition of lifelong goals and dreams. Nearly 15 yrs later our fate has been realized. B'Sghetti's will cease operations on, or before, Thursday June 30, 2011.
Moview Review: 'X Men: First Class' a hot and heavy fantasy film
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 06/12/2011 - 12:23pmI missed a couple of the "X Man" interations so I can't offer much in the way of comparisons, but world opening audience size was down from the last version. That said, 'X Man: First Class," now screening at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City, is a film of its times, a melange of fast cuts, amazing technology which reveals its comic-book birthright with fantasy and some fact.
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park extends tour schedule
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 8:49pmBy the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
This is a reminder that the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is extending its tour schedule through June 30. After that date, Nevada State Parks will discontinue its operation of the park.
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park tours extended through June 30
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 8:22amBy the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
The Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is extending its tour schedule through June 30. After that date, Nevada State Parks will discontinue its operation of the park.
Library News and Notes: Summer is in full swing
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 12:23amPatrons visiting the library recently often ask where all the books have gone. Though many books have been "weeded," more than 8,000 books and materials have been purchased this year and the collec...
Lyon County continues life jacket giveaway for Boating Safety Week
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 4:48pmBy the Nevada Department of Wildlife
Game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and other boating safety experts are reminding boaters about life jackets, safe boating classes and the danger of invasive species during National Safe Boating Week May 21-27, leading into Memorial Day weekend—the traditional kickoff to boating season in Northern Nevada.
Library News and Notes: The more things change ...
Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 3:01amWhen the library was built, its primary focus was books, and Carson City was a community of around 30,000. Today, the library serves more than 50,000 residents, as well as visitors from surrounding...
Movie Review: 'Thor' of the magic hammer alive and well
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 5:39pmIt's hard to say whether the mythical adventure film "Thor" currently playing at the Fandango Galaxy in Carson City is the best adventure film since "Fast Five," or whether it is a messy marketing adaptation of Scandinavian myth with no logic and sense to the story other than luring the kids in.
Roger Diez: Gardnerville's Mann shares stories
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 3:01amI had an interesting assignment last Wednesday. A friend from bygone racing days, Linda Finch of Shelby's Books in Minden, invited me to interview legendary motorcycle racer Dick Mann. The 76-year-...
Community turns out for book launch
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 3:01amMore than 50 books were sold within the first hour of the book launch Thursday for "Compulsion," a young adult novel written by Heidi Ayarbe.The Carson City native who now lives in Colombia gree...
Bridgeport Hunter/Author Wins Book Award
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 2:15amTim Baugh of Bridgeport, California and his publisher, Companion Press of Bozeman, Montana, have received a design award for Spirit of a Hunter, published in June of 2010.
PubWest, the leading trade association of independent publishers in North America, has announced the winners of its 2011 Book Design Awards contest, in which Spirit of a Hunter won a Silver Award in the Sports/Fitness/Recreation category.
Wellness Fair with Veterans’ and Military Families’ Outreach on May 7
Submitted by quest lakes on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 3:26pm
The Silver Stage Task Force’s 7th annual Wellness Fair is shaping up to be the best one yet, with live music by Queen Bee and the Dogheads, free kids’ immunizations and free health services and door prizes for all ages, healthy cooking demonstrations, Shriner’s clowns and a family fitness relay course.
Books Meant to Inspire Donated to Library by AAUW
Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 12:00pm
Jane Johnson, Program Chair of the American Association of University Women Capital Branch, presents a set of Cool Careers books to Amber Sady, the Carson City Library Youth Services Librarian. These books were created by Sally Ride Science and donated by AAUW to interest girls and boys in today's exciting careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Decaying house to succumb to fire training exercise
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 3:01amHeaps of trash littered the floor of that old, boarded-up house on Stewart and Telegraph streets a few weeks ago. Books on how to overthrow the government were stacked on top of old photographs,...
'Atlas Shrugged Part I' - politcs as a movie, and not very good
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 11:43am
The film "Atlas Shrugged Part 1," opened Friday night at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City. The opening was overshadowed by the first-night celebration the V&T's No. 18 steam locomotive in "Water for Elephants," an average romance-plus-disaster film.
Sports books' sale reflects capital needs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 3:01amGrowing complexity in the sports book sector - and especially the demand for substantial fresh investments in technology - played a role in driving the sale of the Cal Neva Sportsbook Division and ...
Blog: John Ensign episode ... too many
Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:57amBy Elizabeth Crum / Nevada News Bureau
With yesterday’s preemptive, hastily announced resignation, Senator John Ensign’s graceless fall from grace continued.
Healthy Communities Coalition: Collaboration Leads to Results
Submitted by quest lakes on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 6:13pmThe Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey hosts special speakers during public meetings held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 9am at the Silver Springs Community Center at 2945 Ft. Churchill Road. Each meeting also includes resource sharing, updates and discussion on issues of regional importance such as health and wellness, substance abuse prevention and recovery, education, workforce development, etc. On May 12, the featured speakers will be from the Tobacco Cessation Helpline.
Silver City Plans a Summer Full of Family Fun
Submitted by quest lakes on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 4:03pmThe Silver City Community Partners, formerly known as the Silver City Task Force, has announced a full summer schedule of community events and programs. The tightknit community of Silver City works together to offer a free summer youth program, monthly community dinners, cultural events, a volunteer library, cooking lessons, and a community garden.
Movie Review: "Scream 4" a merry film of slashing fun
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 7:41am
I did not have the luck to see the first three versions of the "Scream" franchise, so I can't compare "Scream 4" currently playing at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City. But I suspect this version is just as bloody as the earlier three. Where's the Red Cross when you really need it?
Bill From Secretary Of State Could Net State $11 Million
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 8:24pmCARSON CITY — Changing one word in a law could save Nevada up to $11 million.
Secretary of State Ross Miller has sponsored a bill that would change who is exempt from Nevada’s business license fee.
Right now, home-based businesses making less than $27,000 a year in net earnings are exempt from the requirement.
Miller would change the language to “a natural person” rather than the current “person,” since businesses have used this as an excuse to declare themselves exempt.
Nick Larsen's 'Thick Dreams' presented by Nevada Arts Council
Submitted by editor on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 1:39am
By Teresa Moiola / Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
The Nevada Arts Council presents "Thick Dreams," a series of mixed media artwork by Nick Larsen, in its Carson City office now through June 3 as part of the Office eXhibition Series. An artist talk and reception will be held Thursday, April 14 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
