Lee Hawkins, 94, a long time resident of Wellington, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2013 in the Carson Valley. He is going to the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemeter...

One of the all-time greats of the San Francisco 49ers, three-time Super Bowl champion Roger Craig will serve as the keynote speaker at the 45th annual Governor’s Dinner in July, the Nevada athletics department announced Tuesday.

The dinner is set for July 12 at the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City. Proceeds from the Governor's Dinner benefit student-athlete scholarships at the University of Nevada.

The origins of the names of many places in Nevada are shrouded in mystery and myth. Jacks Valley, a small valley in northwestern Douglas County, is one of those places. Lying at the base of the Carson Range, the valley is near Clear Creek and Carson City.

It extends several miles south and overlooks Carson Valley. Published sources claim the name “Jacks Valley” is associated with Jack Winter, or Jack Redding, or maybe even jackrabbits.

It’s that time of the year to pick up your copy of a widely-distributed and widely-read annual publication known as “Fishing The California Alps.”

That outdoor newspaper is your personal guide to the fishing, camping, sightseeing and vacationing world in our general area and it has many pages of in-depth information provided by lots of experts in their specific areas of knowledge and experience.

Be sure to use this 2013 edition as your handy and ready-to-use guide on what, when, where and how to enjoy the Great Outdoors.

Cher Haack has been named Administrator at The Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care Community in Carson City. She replaces Karen Perry who is relocating to Arizona.

Ms. Haack has worked at The Lodge for more than two years as the Wellness Coordinator.

Haack has extensive experience working with elders in the Carson City and Carson Valley areas. Prior to joining the Lodge she worked at the Carson Valley Residential Care Center in Gardnerville for many years and has also worked as a private in home caregiver. She believes that working with elders is a true calling.

“Always Lost: A Meditation on War” has returned home to Carson City and was given full honors Wednesday at the Nevada Legislature.

Western Nevada College’s acclaimed creative writing/photographic exhibition about the costs of war will be on display in the Nevada Legislative Building’s second-floor atrium weekdays through May 3.

The third annual Austinpalooza was a night of food, music and festivities that culminated in over $8,500 in funds raised for Austin’s House and the Society of Women Engineers at University Nevada, Reno. The event, organized by GE’s Measurement and Control employees in Minden, was held Friday, February 22, 2013, at Jethro’s Bar and Grill in Gardnerville, Nevada. Both charities rely heavily on support from partners, like GE, to sustain operations.

A good education is an important component of any child’s upbringing. Combine good education with religious studies, and you gain life experiences and spiritual foundations that yield benefits for years to come. Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) have long since believed in and encouraged its members to seek quality education in both secular and religious areas. Over one hundred years ago, the Church started a seminary program in religious studies for its youth.

Early Beginning

A 4-year-old Gardnerville boy died in an accident Sunday in the 900 block of Cavelti Road in the Spring Valley area south of Gardnerville, the Douglas County Sheriff Office reports. The boy has been identified as Mason Geist, authorities said.

Deputies responded at 3:45 p.m. to 980 Cavelti Road in the Spring Valley area on the report of a vehicle accident involving the injury of a 4-year-old boy, said Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell.

A team of middle school Mathletes® from Davidson Academy of Nevada won the Northern Nevada MATHCOUNTS Chapter competition recently while the Best New School award went to Carson Valley Middle School.

The top individual was Dylan Hildebrand from Davidson Academy of Nevada. Members of the winning team are: Dylan Hildebrand, Ian Oh, Sarah MacHarg, Rinik Kumar and Coach James Marshall.

Second place team is Pine Middle School with team members; Aron Chan, Jay Babu, Evan Liu, Jonathan Baker and Coach Pam Calhoun.

Join area experts available with information about keeping your family healthy, fit and safe. This free event will be held at Tumbleweeds Gymnastics in Carson City, 3633 Research Way No. 104. It is also being sponsored by the Carson Valley Fit Kids Coalition.

The event features:
FREE Open Gym (Parents must be present)
Raffle Prizes
Car Seat Check/Installation
Face Painting
Castle, Ball Pit, and Bounce House
Fitness Testing for ALL!
Go to www.tumbleweedsforkids.com for more information and see the flier below.

A 16-year-old and a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper were taken to the hospital after an crash Friday on Highway 395 north of Minden, The two suffered non-life threatening injuries said NHP Trooper Daniel Lopez.

The white walls on the second floor, outside the banquet rooms of the Carson Nugget, are in the process of being transformed. Right now they contain the mural paintings of Kit Carson, V&T Railroad, Dat So La Lee, the Carson Mint, Carson Nugget, Roosevelt’s Speech Capital Building, Carson Brewery and Capital Building; but soon those walls could contain so much more.

“The hope is to show Carson City’s uniqueness as well as the love and pride we have for our home and community,” said Gardnerville artist Beverly Caputo.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Richard Guevarra, 775-827-6111

Local Student Mathletes® to Compete in Northern Nevada Math Contest

(Reno, Nevada) — Middle school Mathletes® from Northern Nevada schools will compete in a contest for the national MATHCOUNTS® program on February 2nd starting at 9AM and held at NV Energy (6100 Neil Road, Reno, Nevada). The competition has been organized by volunteers from the engineering community and the Nevada Society of Professional Engineers.

Nevada's gaming figures for November show overall casino "win" down 11.08 percent, with South Shore Lake Tahoe casinos at Stateline performing the best, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reports today.

November figures for South Shore Lake Tahoe casinos show the largest spike statewide in earnings or "win" at 26.63 percent over November 2011 profits, according to the board. South Lake Tahoe casinos took in $17,734,866 in November 2012 compared to $14,005,506 in 2011.

The Carson City Recreation Department, through the generous support of Let Them Be Kids, is proud to announce the Joe Lopez Adult/Child Swim Hour for Children with Autism and ASD.

This program is a first of its kind in the Carson Valley and is designed specifically to expose children and adults with autism or ASD to the water. The swim hour is free of charge to anyone affected by Autism and is the precursor to the Joe Lopez Adaptive Swim program which will teach water safety and swim lessons to those on the spectrum and is set to begin in the first quarter of 2013.

CARSON CITY – Nevada casinos took in $978.8 million from gamblers in October, eking out a modest 1.9 percent increase over the same month in 2011, the Gaming Control Board reported today. It was the third consecutive month of modest gaming wins for the state.

For the 2013 fiscal year that began July 1, the gaming win has increased 4.6 percent.

Gusty winds will continue today for Carson City, Carson Valley and Virginia City areas as a cold front pushes through the region. A Wind Advisory that was set to expire at 10 this morning has been extended to 4 this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

The Bureau of Land Management Carson City District has begun selling Christmas tree cutting permits. The permits allow cutting a pinyon pine or juniper tree on designated BLM lands primarily in the Pinenut Mountains between Carson City and Yerington, the Clan Alpine and Desatoya mountains east of Fallon, and the Excelsior Mountains southeast of Hawthorne. Maps and directions are available with permit purchase. The cost per permit is $5.

After 21 years serving as executive director of the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, Executive Director Candy Duncan has announced her retirement.
She will officially retire on Jan. 1, she told the board in a letter. During her tenure, Duncan oversaw the transformation of Carson City as a travel destination, changing the tourism paradigm by highlighting the area's rich history and modern amenities as attractive attributes to luring visitors to the capital city.

Les passed away peacefully in the care of Saint Mary's Hospice at the Carson Valley Senior Living in Gardnerville, NV where he resided the last five years. Les was a devoted, proud and loving s...

Minden industrialist Donald E. Bently died on Monday at age 88, Bently Agrowdynamics' Web site announced today.

Born Oct. 18, 1924, the Minden businessman and inventor founded Bently Nevada in 1961 with three people. When he sold the company to General Electric in 2001, it employed more than 2,100 people worldwide, including 1,200 in Carson Valley.

Three Dayton High School students will experience a thrill when they fly with Care Flight on Saturday. The ride is part of Care Flight’s “Flight for a Good Cause” fundraising effort. The students, two juniors and a senior are enrolled in Dayton High School’s HOSA; Future Health Professionals class.

UPDATE 8PM: The U.S. Forest Service reports Friday night that the fire burning on the Douglas County side of Lake Tahoe on public land off of Elks Point Road has been contained at 2.6 acres. Cheva Heck, spokeswoman for the Forest Service, said local government resources assigned to the fire are being released. An engine will remain at the fire site overnight. The cause of the fire is under investigation. "We have no reports with lightning or problems with power lines. The fire is believed to be human caused," she said.