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While it is raining at South Shore Lake Tahoe, it is beginning to snow at the top of Heavenly Mountain Resort, spokeswoman Sally Gunter reports. This photo from Heavenly's new snow stake and camera located near the top of Dipper Express was taken Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Two film contests one great night of short films. Hosted by A to Zen Thrift in Carson City, NV.
Scaredy Pants event is for those under 17 and begins at 4:00 PM October 12, 2013.
Horror Shorts is for those 18 and over and begins at 6:30 PM.
No vulgarity or profanity.
Your film should be under 10 minutes.
Entries must be submitted by Oct. 8th. to Jess Truell of Bum Productions.

Prizes include goodies from Spirit, ink from Skeleton Skin Tattoo, trophies, and notoriety as Carson City's scariest filmmaker!

A compelling and poignant photography exhibition is showing in the galleries of Western Nevada College in Carson City. Reno-based artists Jeff Ross and Susan Mantle share their photography through Friday, Oct. 18.

In the Main Gallery, Ross invites visitors to contemplate "The Faces of St. Vincent’s," photographs and reflections of people in poverty who are being helped through St. Vincent’s Catholic Charities program.

The job is simple: tell visitors why Carson Valley, Nev. is “Rugged. Relaxed. Reachable.” all while riding a horse. The Carson Valley Visitors Authority is looking for one horse savvy woman to become the “Carson Valley Rider.”

Launched in 2012, the “Rugged. Relaxed. Reachable.” campaign plays upon the area’s gateway status as a tourism outfitter for the region. From Topaz Lake and the Pine Nut Mountains to the Tahoe Rim Trail, Carson Valley is looking for a storyteller to bring it all together.

On the night of Tuesday Aug. 8, an unidentified suspect walked into the USA gas station located at 2470 Lake Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe and killed Manpreet Singh, 27, of South Lake Tahoe, with a gunshot to the upper torso.

South Lake Tahoe police detectives have been poring over several items of evidence to include the video produced by the station’s security cameras. On Friday of last week Detectives released a short video clip of a man inspecting the rear of the business on the day prior to the murder, hoping to identify him.

Police have discovered another individual on the security video it hopes to identify with the public’s help. The man pictured here was one of the last customers to interact with the victim clerk prior to the murder. There is nothing which indicates the man in this photograph is a suspect. Nevertheless, because he was among the last patrons to interact with the clerk before the assailant committed the murder, detectives believe he may possibly have seen or witnessed something which could provide valuable investigative information.

Picture overlooking Upper Cathedral Lake in Yosemite with smoke over the mountains. Couldn't tell where the smoke was coming from. A web cam at Bald Mountain, http://ssgic.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/camHist11.pl?camera=bald_helibase_1&vis... smoke over the Dardanelles at the same time. Triangulating these two data points puts the origin in Douglas County Nevada. 

The photos were taken around noon Monday.

The University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory has produced stunning time-lapse, high-definition video of the Bison Fire since its inception Friday, July 5.

“This imagery represents an evolution for the lab as it incorporates multi-hazards and climate monitoring using its high-speed microwave IP-based network,” Graham Kent, director of the Seismological Lab said. “These videos are the opening salvo of a demonstration project that will encompass the Tahoe basin and nearby areas such as Reno and Carson City.”

Two weeks ago, I wrote an article about the wildflowers blooming along the paved highway in the Davis Lake area of Plumas County, California.

This week's article is about a high-altitude hike that Elaine and I took to little Frog Lake in the Mokelumne Wilderness Area of California, as our way to celebrate Father's Day on June 16.

Our purpose for that Sunday hike was three-fold: To walk on snow fields (which we did), to photograph wildflowers (which we did) and to fish for rainbow trout (which we did).

The Beech Boys Formation Flyers, performing at the Carson City airport open house, took flight Friday on a practice run with CarsonNOW.org and cameraman Steve Mitchell of eMedia Studios. Experience raw flight footage and scenic Carson City and Washoe Lake vistas in formation! Sit in the copilot seat, view the action from the camera plane, and share the excitement with pilots Colin Aro, Christian Goetze, John Tate, Bruce Wold, and Wolfgang Polak in formation... fly'in the skies of Carson CIty.

Here's an annual reminder of a special event at this time of the year! The Davis Lake area, just north of Portola, California has some spectacular displays of colorful wildflowers blooming at the present time.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is looking for an older model Chevy or Ford pickup that slammed through an iron fence into the patio area of Firkin and Fox early Sunday morning causing extensive damage.

Video surveillance shows the event happening at 3:02 a.m. The pickup is described as a yellow 1970s or early 1980s model Chevy or Ford, in good condition, with a white or cream stripe and chrome highlights. The vehicle should have driver side front and front quarter panel damage.

by MICHAEL M. MARCOTTE

Nevada Media Alliance Managing Editor Alex Pompliano in Carson City, NV

Wagons Ho! Just imagine an SUV trek for the entire family that traces the same route used by 8,000 early pioneers in more than 1,500 covered wagons from 1849 to 1852 that brought a flood of immigrants to California, most of whom had the Gold Rush fever.

The overland emigrant trip would take five to six months crossing mountains, deserts, rivers, and some of the most hostile country in the world.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 15-21.

The winners of the Carson Memories photo contest were announced this week in a ceremony held at the Carson Nugget.

The Carson Memories contest asked participants to submit their favorite photos demonstrating something special or distinct about the Carson City area.

The winning photos, along with the other select photos, are being incorporated into an exhibit created by Gardnerville artist, Beverly Caputo. The exhibit is featured next to a recently finished mural painted by Caputo. The mural depicts key people, places and things of historical relevance to Carson City.

Entertaining audiences for more than 25 years, comedian and inspirational humorist Kat Simmons is this week's guest on Women to Women Nevada with Carol Paz.

You may have seen her at The Improvs, Catch A Rising Star, the Comedy Channel, Fox’s Comedy Tonight, or on Candid Camera. She is currently a regular cast member of the national comedy hit, The 3 Blonde Moms. Kat hosts her own cable show called, "Speak Up, With Kat Simmons." She won the eWomen Network's international talent contest in Dallas in 2009.

by S. LANEY OLSON

Retired Nevada Senator Valerie Wiener introduced Senate Bill 414 to the Senate Committee on Judiciary today. The bill would work to prevent minors from “transmitting or distributing certain images of a violent offense committed against another minor” and would also revise the definition of cyber-bullying.

If you have a 2013 California fishing license and if you are looking for somewhere to fish that is fairly close to the Carson City area, look no further than Indian Creek Reservoir (ICR) in nearby Alpine County.
You just might want to seriously consider ICR as it contains cutthroat, brown and rainbow trout, plus even some bass.

That trout-filled reservoir is a mere 39 miles from our front door and it is easily reached from here by two different directions:

by MOLLY MOSER

I’ve successfully reported the very first half of the legislature and have been through quite a lot. The majority of the experiences are good and quite silly and I would like to share them with you. Not a lot of people get to witness what’s behind the curtains of a Nevada Media Alliance reporter. Here, I share my experiences, in no particular order including: my efforts, encounters, and outcomes all while reporting for the Nevada Legislature.

The following photos of "White Light" the matriarch mare tapped by the BLM, were submitted by photographer Annie Jantzen.

by PAUL GEORGE

Two Carson City brothers were arrested and stolen property recovered from home burglaries reported earlier this year. Kyle Canyon Curtis, 25, and his brother Matthew Blair Curtis, 21, face felony charges involving burglary and possession of stolen property.

Matthew Blair Curtis was arrested Feb. 19, 3:02 p.m. in the 1000 block of Carson Street. Kyle Curtis was arrested at the same time at the corner of Washington and North Carson streets.

by S. LANEY OLSON

I knew little about broadcast up until Feb. 14 of last week. However, when the opportunity for me to shadow Brent Boynton from KNPB arose, I jumped at it without hesitation. I had always been interested in broadcast but had focused my attention on print. This was opportunity to expand my horizons.

This course covers the same material as the original Adventures in Photography but with greater emphasis on using all that new equipment you got from Santa! This course will teach you to recognize and overcome the common problems facing everyone starting in photography. You will be entertained by your instructor as he shares over thirty years of adventures and misadventures as an international photojournalist. Topics covered: The art of seeing, equipment, photographing people (formal & candid), working with children and pets, scenic (seascapes/landscapes), and introduction to Photoshop.

Be an actor! Shout out, “Lights! Camera! Action!” We’ve got the script. If you wish to act, you can audition. You and the others will be doing the needed skills of gathering costumes and props, manning the cameras, controlling the lights and clapping the clapper. For registration go to www.breweryarts.org.

Tuition: $150 (140 BAC/NNFF Members)
Daily 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
April 1 – April 5
Instructor: Darla Bayer
Location: Class held in Media Center

Being the capital city of Nevada, Carson City once again shines brighter and bucks the rest, turning the lights on Friday to not one but two Christmas trees during the kick-off of the two-day Snowflake Festival of Lights.

Perched on the State Capital steps, some 300 voices of the Carson City 5th Grade Singing Ensemble sang Christmas carols to a crowd of hundreds (if not thousands) of parents, siblings, dignitaries, retirees, state workers and locals who swelled onto Carson Street in good measure.

Carson City's annual Silver and Snowflake Festival of Lights has become so well received over the years that the 2012 festival will now run for two days. The enhanced event is tonight, Friday, Dec. 7, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ice skating continues until 10 p.m.

Tonight's night's festivities begin on the capitol grounds with the state tree, a bristlecone pine, and downtown Carson City being lit along with a procession including Santa, Mrs. Claus and the 300 voices of the Carson City 5th Grade Music Students Singing Ensemble.

This my annual reminder that many California waters will close to fishing on Thursday, November 15.
That’s only a few days from now, so if you want to fish any of them, you better hustle because you are rapidly running out of time.
Those waters will not re-open until the last Saturday in April next year (April 27, 2013), and that is a long, long time to wait to wet your line.
Here is a partial list of some of the nearby waters that will be closing on November 15:

Alpine County:

As an "Old Timer" who was born and raised in Carson City, the Nevada Day celebration has always been something special in my life.
Through many years of living in Carson City, I have enjoyed many of the activities associated with the celebration of our state's admission to the Union, way back on October 31, 1864.

The airplane that crashed and killed five people after takeoff from Lake Tahoe Airport on August 25 may have experienced problems with a fuel and air mixture after landing earlier in the day at the airport, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.