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Good morning Carson City and welcome to the last day of winter. It is Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Expect mostly sunshine and cloudy skies today as a weather system is expected to move into the region later tonight bringing rain showers to the lower valleys and some snow to the Sierra for the first day of Spring. Here's what is happening around town today, including free admission to the Nevada State Museum.

Network your business every third Tuesday of each month. The next "Fat Tuesday" Business to Business opportunity in Dayton will be Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at J's Old Town Bistro, 30 Pike Street, Dayton.

The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. Must be 21 and over to attend. There are no membership fees. Only bring your business cards. Registration is required. Attendance is Free. Your ticket will get you 1 complimentary Beer/Wine or non-alcoholic beverage, and appetizers will be served.

The CHS teacher of the year is Astronomy, Honors Physics, and head CHS Freshman Football Coach James Bean Jr. Born in Okinawa, Japan where his dad, a Marine, met his mother, Bean moved back to the US when he was 4-years-old.

Come and join us for a night full of fun and prizes at the Carson Mall, 1223 S. Carson Street in Carson City. Proceeds from this event will go to benefit Saint Jude’s .

$20 gets six cards per game with a total of 10 games in the book. $5 for an extra three cards for all the games.

Bingo Dabbers will be $2. Refreshments will be available.

Prizes include gift cards, gift baskets, movie theater tickets, big ticket items.

There's a new Mr. Carson High in town.

Cameron Rudy was crowned Mr. Carson High 2019 Friday at the Carson City Community Center in Carson City.

Editor’s note: The following was written by Yetti De Luca, Carson High School’s District Work-Based Learning Coordinator.

Sergio Trejo Jr., a Las Vegas native and first-generation college graduate, visited several Carson City schools recently to share his inspiring story about his admittance to medical school. Trejo presented to more than 150 students.

The community is cordially invited to the third annual Nowruz “New Year” Celebration Feast to benefit Veterans Healing Camp on Saturday, March 30 from 5-10 p.m. at the Casino Fandango Grand Ballroom in Carson City.

Beginning April 3, Smith's Food and Drug Stores will no longer accept Visa credit cards as a form of payment because of the credit card company's excessive transaction fees, Smith's corporate offices announced in a statement.

Not only is Friday the first day of March in this 2019 calendar year but it is also the end of the work week. And for this we say welcome to a month that brings us the Downtown Carson City Wine Walk, which is this Saturday, NCAA basketball playoffs, St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the first day of spring. While we look forward to these future events, there's plenty of activities lined up for today. Read on and find out more.

It’s tax season again and this time of the year brings out the scammers trying to take away your money. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office wants to remind everyone to pay close attention to those ongoing scams out there.

A woman was arrested Wednesday night for suspicion of felony domestic battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly using a knife during an argument with her boyfriend, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Don't go into the city to network your business when we meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month. There are no membership fees. Only bring your business cards. Registration is required. Attendance is Free. Your ticket will get you 1 complimentary Beer/Wine, and appetizers will be served.

Carson Middle School's annual Chili Bingo Night takes place this Friday, March 1, in the school's gym. The event begins at 6 p.m. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to Carson Middle School Band program which is raising money for new instruments, storage space, and upgraded percussion.

A man and woman were arrested Wednesday, Feb. 20 and Thursday, Feb. 21, respectively, in connection with a residential burglary investigation in Carson City.

Stephanie Baumgardner and Leonard Martinez, both of Carson City, were taken into custody by Carson City Sheriff's deputies and detectives while investigating the burglary of a disabled resident on Beverly Drive.

Surf Thru Express Car Wash is pleased to announce the opening of its newest location at 2050 Pyramid Way, Sparks. This is Surf Thru Express Car Wash’s 18th location and their third location in northern Nevada. Surf Thru Express Car Wash opened in Carson City in 2016 and in Reno the following year. In total, the three locations will employee approximately 45 people.

UPDATE 5:53PM: The man and woman who are suspects in a residential burglary and subsequent credit card fraud are now in Carson City Sheriff's Office custody as of Wednesday evening. Details of the arrests are forthcoming. The CCSO Investigations Division wishes to thank the public for tips that helped identify the pair.
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The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division is asking for public assistance in identifying possible suspects in a residential burglary and subsequent credit card fraud that occurred in Carson City.

The way karma works, what goes around comes around.

In Carson City, the good karma of helping others has spread to innovative projects like the Karma Boxes, a community-based project that promotes human kindness through giving and service.

RENO, Nev. – Chickadees with better learning and memory skills, needed to find numerous food caches, are more likely to survive their first winter, a long-term study of mountain chickadees has found.

Enhanced spatial cognition and brain power evolves via natural selection, an elaborate study of hundreds of mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada has found. Using passive integrative transponder tags in combination with radio frequency identification-equipped feeders, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno have tracked feeding behaviors and measured learning and memory of these non-migratory birds that live year-round in the high-elevation forest northwest of Truckee, Calif.

Rice Street Tattoo is hosting its grand opening tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 9, with music, food, drink, and a raffle to benefit a little girl battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division is asking for assistance in identifying possible suspects in a vehicle burglary that occurred in Carson City and subsequent credit card fraud that occurred in Douglas County.

Apparently those perpetrating the phone scam from January are back at it again. Although the ruse has changed slightly, the method of operation remains the same.

The Carson City School District is seeking parent and family feedback through an online 10-question survey. Available in English or Spanish, the survey may be completed using a desktop computer or mobile device.

Barbecues at Northern Nevada Correctional Center are doing much more than feeding inmates in Carson City.
Piggy-backing off a successful Veterans Integration Program at Warm Springs Correctional Center, Western Nevada College’s Veterans Resource Center is now helping NNCC educate its prisoners through the college.

Local community members and organizations donated generously to Carson City Senior Center’s Meals on Wheels recipients this holiday season with gifts of personal necessities and nice-to-have items for the area’s senior population.

Community members of Douglas County and Carson City, and even our neighbors in Washoe County, took to social media Monday discussing whether or not there was another homicide in Indian Hills, which, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, did not occur. While there was a death that occurred inside one of the residences, there was no suspicion of foul play.

In the aftermath of the tragic four killings in our neighborhoods, it’s understandable to still be on high alert. A 19-year-old man residing in Carson City by the name of Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman was arrested in connection with the four crimes on Saturday.

However, conspiracy theories have begun to run rampant on social media that either it wasn’t Guzman, or that he didn’t act alone.

Reno-Tahoe International is accepting donations of gift cards and cash from the public to help government employees who are not being paid during the federal government shut down. A major donor has kicked off the program with an impressive donation.

Nevada Rural Counties Retired and Senior Volunteer Program received notes of thanks recently following its "Christmas Packages to Our Troops" donation drive.

Who loves Bingo?

Come down to the Carson Mall on Saturday, January 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Support our CCPW Pee Wee Cheerleaders who will be representing Carson Senators in Las Vegas later this month at the "JAMZ Cheer and Dance Youth Nationals Competition." They would greatly appreciate your help!

Let play some Bingo, eat some food, join in to win various raffles prizes, and have tons of fun!

No entry fee. Bring your family and friends. Purchase raffle tickets for 50/50 and prizes. Pizza, snacks and drinks will be sold separately.

Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Director Richard Whitley today announced that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) February payment will be issued at the end of January to ensure recipients are not affected by the federal shutdown.

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP program, based in Carson City, is collecting items for homeless veterans and veterans in need as part of the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

The MLK Day of Service is not just a day off, but an opportunity to serve. Americans from all walks of life work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” Dr. King asked.