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With a new boss at Heavenly, onetime ski bum Pete Sonntag, things are humming there as they prepare for the upcoming season. I taught skiing there for several years and with all the new stuff and improvements going on I sometimes wish I were back on the hill there  — even if they never improve the ski school facilities are Boulder Base.

Sonntag is a real skier (and boarder) who was on the Vail demo team, so you can be sure he’ll be out on the hill checking things out himself. 

"I Say Nevada, The Government Bailout Edition," opens at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City Oct. 22. No one is safe from this hilarious romp across the great state of Nevada.
From the brilliant mind of local author and musician Bob Reid, the production rocks the foundations of the capitol dome. Directed by BACPAC's Karen Chandler, this musical sketch comedy lampoons the politics and the culture of the Silver State and is perfectly timed for pre-election fun as well as Nevada Day.

"I Say Nevada, The Government Bailout Edition," opens at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City Oct. 22. No one is safe from this hilarious romp across the great state of Nevada.

From the brilliant mind of local author and musician Bob Reid, the production rocks the foundations of the capitol dome. Directed by BACPAC's Karen Chandler, this musical sketch comedy lampoons the politics and the culture of the Silver State and is perfectly timed for pre-election fun as well as Nevada Day.

"I Say Nevada, The Government Bailout Edition," opens at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City Oct. 22. No one is safe from this hilarious romp across the great state of Nevada.

From the brilliant mind of local author and musician Bob Reid, the production rocks the foundations of the capitol dome. Directed by BACPAC's Karen Chandler, this musical sketch comedy lampoons the politics and the culture of the Silver State and is perfectly timed for pre-election fun as well as Nevada Day.

"I Say Nevada, The Government Bailout Edition," opens at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City Oct. 22. No one is safe from this hilarious romp across the great state of Nevada.

From the brilliant mind of local author and musician Bob Reid, the production rocks the foundations of the capitol dome. Directed by BACPAC's Karen Chandler, this musical sketch comedy lampoons the politics and the culture of the Silver State and is perfectly timed for pre-election fun as well as Nevada Day.

"I Say Nevada, The Government Bailout Edition," opens at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City Oct. 22. No one is safe from this hilarious romp across the great state of Nevada.

From the brilliant mind of local author and musician Bob Reid, the production rocks the foundations of the capitol dome. Directed by BACPAC's Karen Chandler, this musical sketch comedy lampoons the politics and the culture of the Silver State and is perfectly timed for pre-election fun as well as Nevada Day.

(Editor's note: The following was presented to the Carson City Board of Supervisors during public comments at the Oct. 7 meeting by Star Anderson, General Manager, Carson Nugget)

Follow the White Rabbit and don’t be late! Wild Horse Children’s Theater invites you to Disney’s Alice in Wonderland,, Jr. on stage at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada, 813 N. Carson Street, December 3-18, 2010.

Winter classes are coming to a close but never fear! Spring is here!

The new list of classes will be available very soon!

Classes starts April 1!

Carson City's newest recreation feature will be dedicated on Oct. 23, along with a Fishing Day, highlighting the opening of the one-acre Urban Fishing Pond.

The event, which runs from 7 a.m. to noon at the Carson City Fairgrounds at 601 Old Clear Creek Road, is free to the public. Sponsors include the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Carson City Host Lions Club, and the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department.

Bring the family to enjoy FREE treats, prizes, entertainment & more! Check out ALL the fun & FREE things that will be going on...The DARE car will be here to help promote a Drug Free Halloween, Kids costume contest 7pm - $15. gift card for Game Stop to winner, Sheriffs Dept. Juvenile Programs Coordinator distributing Children's ID Kits to parents, Hot Cider, Hot Cocoa & Halloween Candy, Music, Sword Fighters, Face Painter, Tarot Card & Palm Reader, Bring pet food for our local Animal Shelter to be entered in a drawing to win a wine gift basket

Grab your frilly skirt and join us for an entertaining game of Bunco. Activities inclue a "girls just wanna have fun" costume contest, action, raffle and group game of Bunco. Call 775-447500 or email kathy1.johnson@ge.com

Here's the Carson City road construction report for Monday Oct. 4 through Sunday Oct. 10.
Before we get into the list, a shout-out is in order to all the motorists out there who've kept their cool over the past few months. Bottlenecks and delays are never any fun. If anything, the local road projects, including the Roop Street quagmire, may have taught us to get up a little earlier and exercise some patience, which is a good thing. Mindfulness can never do a person wrong.

With that, here's what's lined up for this week:

For the last six years, the Carson Valley Inn has been the site of the Bunko for Breast Cancer fundraiser — a boisterous evening of fun that raises five figures each year for services to cancer patients in the Carson/Douglas area and beyond.

Carson City Harley-Davidson will be a major venue for motorcyclists as Street Vibrations gets underway throughout Northern Nevada.

Carson City festivities begin today through Sunday, including a fireworks display on Friday night. Harley-Davision is located at 2900 Research Way. The four-day party will feature trick-riding demonstrations, stunts and performances, vendors, live music, food, drinks, a Budweiser Beer Garden and a promise that the good times will indeed roll in true Harley-Davidson fashion.

Author Karel Ancona-Henry will be on hand to sign copies of "Irish Flame's Biker & Travel Guide to Nevada,"as well as limited edition prints, at two locations during Street Vibrations and Thunder on the Comstock.

Appearances and displays will be in Virginia City at Thunder on the Comstock inside the Ponderosa Saloon, beginning Thursday at 2 p.m., Friday at 11 a.m., Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. And at the Road Rider of Reno, 2187 Market Street, Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jan Mackenzie of Reno was the winner of the Marilyn Monroe Look-a-like contest on Saturday during Dayton Valley Days. The annual street fair's theme this year is the 50th anniversary of the making of the "Misfits" starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, which was filmed in and around Dayton.

Music, parades, and plenty of fun are in store as the 22nd Dayton Valley Days kicks of Saturday and Sunday.

The two-day event features more than 100 food, music, arts and crafts booths, plus historical demonstrations and many other attractions.

Festivities will be at Old Town Dayton. A pancake breakfast by the Kiwanis Club begins at 7 a.m. both days. Festivities run from 9 a.m. to dusk on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Nevada Day Party with Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours at the Brewery Arts Center:

Antsy and the Troubs are back for what is sure to be a fun night of music, humor and a time to celebrate Nevada Day at its best! Antsy will share new music from his just released CD “Living the Dream” as well as expected crowd favorites.

Saturday, October 27th, at 8:00pm.

Three types of seating provide you with the type of experience you want to share,

Formerly known as Salsa Y Salsas, the second Latino Cultural Fest began this morning with a parade down Carson Street and Highway 50 and continued on to Gold Dust West in Carson City. Click here to see more photos. Dozens of horses and cars were featured in the parade, as well as a traveling mariachi band, local politicians and lots of waving.

A Green Living Festival will be held at Lampe Park in Gardnerville from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The event, sponsored by the Sustainable Living and Renewable Energy Roundup, features informational workshops, exhibits and an interactive Discovery Center with fun activities for kids — making smoothies with the bike blender, baking in solar ovens, making your own butter, beekeeping presentation, activities by Master Gardeners and the Great Basin Outdoor School. The event is free to the public. 

Dayton Valley Days on September 18 and 19 will be more than a fun family event. The annual street fair will also benefit several local nonprofits that add to the quality of life in the Dayton Valley.

One of those nonprofits is Central Lyon Youth Connections (CLYC), an organization that offers a number of free programs to enhance positive youth development. Director Michele Watkins explained that CLYC includes Project Success, Volunteer Connections, Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws and service learning projects.

Improving School Success:

Every Monday is Dollar Day at the all new Carson Lanes Retail Center. Bowling is just $1 per game, and shoe rental is also $1. The Alley's Diner features $1 food and drink items. The Carson Game Room, Classic Billiards, Johnny Rockets, and Wally's Pizza and Subs are also available. The 10th Lane Service Bar and the 11th Frame Winner's Lounge feature happy hour daily from 4-6pm. Buy One Get One FREE.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/09/02/virginia_city_cemetery

There is an interesting discussion going on over at the Nevada Appeal site concerning the Nugget Project.

The story begins two week ago when Guy Farmer wrote a rather harsh column that slammed the Nugget Project. In response, last week there was a guest column by Michael Douglass criticizing Farmer's take on the subject.

Physical Fitness - Quality of Life

Being physically fit gives you the ability to enjoy life. It's called "quality of life".

With so many new types of exercise available maybe it’s time to define quality of life and how you achieve it. When you work on physical fitness, you enhance the physiological capacity of your body. You increase the ability to stay with a task longer and increase the range and weight of the task. Your heart will beat slower with more blood behind each beat, and generate more oxygen to your muscles. Who cares? You should!

Parks 4 Paws, a nonprofit community group to develop designated dogs parks in Carson City, in conjunction with Carson City Parks and Recreation Department and the community pool will sponsor the second annual Pooch Plunge on Saturday, Sept. 18. Last year’s event was very entertaining to watch. It was debatable who had more fun – the dogs or their owners.
The event will held at the Carson Aquatic Facility Outdoor Pool, 841 N Roop St Carson City.

Red's Old 395 will be the designated place for food, networking and fun at the Carson City Chamber of Commerce's monthly mixer. The mixer will be on Wednesday, Sept. 15, beginning at 5 p.m. The event is free for members and $20 for non-members
Red's Old 395 is located at 1055 South Carson Street in Carson City.

The Clash of the Champions is a quality car show with great music, great giveaways, great trophies and great fun. Fee for cars but not for spectators. Free t-shirt for car participants. Bring the family. The show will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Unique Sounds, 3080 Hwy 50 East. For more information call Bryan at (775) 690-3680.

Join in the fun, fright and local lore in the spine-chilling Ghost Walking Tour of Carson City historic homes on Saturday, Sept. 25. Learn about spirits of the past that still linger. Madame Curry will be your tour guide with many haunting surprises to occur.
 The tour begins at 7 p.m. with departure from the Firkin & Fox, (The old St. Charles Hotel) on 3rd and Curry. Adults $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Call (775) 687-7410 for advance tickets and information. Be Brave.