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Many events are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of March. These Nevada 150 events help celebrate all things Nevada and bring awareness to the state’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood. Here are some events scheduled for around Carson City and Northern Nevada:

This past year and a half has been like a rocket ride for us at Carson Now.

Our readership has exploded to the point where we are now the most visited news website for local Carson City readers. We have also seen rising interest in advertising from local businesses, reflective of the increase in traffic as well as an improving economy.

June 04, 1947 - Jan. 14, 2014 Lifetime Northern Nevada resident and local business owner of “Sparky’s Stereo’s”, “Sparky”, went to be with his Lord and Savior on J...

Carson City sheriff's officers made felony arrests in two separate cases Friday involving possession of stolen property. In one arrest a man was in possession of an electronic tablet that was allegedly stolen from a Target store in Oregon and the other, a vehicle that was reported stolen Dec. 26.

Meetings have been established with two Carson City supervisors to discuss proposed downtown revitalization plans as well as building, improvements and infrastructure for Carson City through a proposed 1/8-cent sales tax.

Carson City's Forward group will meet today with Carson City Supervisor John McKenna, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Business Resource Innovation Center, BRIC, 108 E. Proctor St., Carson City.

On Saturday October 19th Touched by Angels, 108 E. John St., will be celebrating their one year anniversary.

On this day all profits will be donated to local charities. Joining in are the members of the Elks club who will be selling food, drinks, and also donating proceeds to charity. Several other local businesses will be selling their products or marketing their businesses - plenty of room for other local business members to join in, (775) 841-6106. Raffle prizes will include works from 20 local artisans - available for purchase as well!

"Accelerated Networking" Reception Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. BRIC, 108 E. Proctor Street Carson City, Nevada eWomenNetwork introduces our brand of "Accelerated Networking" to the Carson City. Our philosophy is "Give first; share always." No one makes it alone, so please come share with others who you are, what you do, and tell us what you specifically need for your business in a relaxed, fun environment of local business women and men. Light refreshments will be served. 

A worldwide industry leader known for welcoming and accommodating guests has awarded Western Nevada College and its Carson City business partners a grant to offer hospitality certification workshops.

Hilton Worldwide has allocated a $5,000 Travel and Purpose Action Grant to WNC and key local partners - the Hampton Inn & Suites Carson City, and the Carson Valley Inn, Carson City Chamber of Commerce, and Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce. The grant will help fund a public workshop for American Hotel and Lodging Association certification on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Hampton Inn.

Spherion Staffing in Carson City is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a birthday party, with the local business community invited for coffee and cake.

Locally owned and operated, Spherion is a temporary staffing company located at 725 Basque Way suite 3 in North Carson City near Villa Basque and Walmart. The anniversary celebration is on Oct. 3 beginning at 4 p.m.

Western Nevada College is collaborating with local business leaders in the hospitality industry to provide training to resort, hotel and restaurant employees. The Carson City Chamber of Commerce, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce, Carson Valley Inn, and Hampton Inn and Suites are all part of the effort.

Local business owners Perry and Starr Nixdorf announce that they bought the building at 3430 Executive Pointe Way. The previously bank-owned building is being remodeled to become the largest salon, spa and wellness center in Carson City.

Hair services performed at Hair Studio and body piercing services by Spear Me will be moved to the new location, to be called Paradise Salon-Spa-Wellness. It will be the only salon/spa in the area to provide private and semi-private salon suites.

With sunny skies, a gentle breeze and plenty of children and their parents, the 10th annual Cops and Kids open house, hosted by the Carson City Sheriff's Office on Saturday, lived up to its reputation as the safest party on the street.

More than 2,000 attended the four-hour event, which featured games, prizes and demonstrations by Carson City Sheriff's Office patrol officers and personnel. The event is designed for children and their parents to get quality meet-and-greet face time with law enforcement personnel.

Studio 403 Yoga Carson City's first donation based Yoga Studio.

UPDATE: Tonight is your night, Carson City. Free admission for all, plenty of chili and refreshments and an opportunity to win some pretty impressive prizes are in store at Carson Middle School beginning at 6 p.m. during its huge Family Bingo and Chili Night party.

With well over $7,000 in total prizes to be won in 15 exciting bingo games, the Carson City community will see the mother of all bingo parties, organizers promise. Recently added to the prize list are:

Donned in costumes, but without the protection of wet suits, Special Olympics athletes and their supporters will jump into icy waters on March 23 for the annual South Lake Tahoe Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Northern Nevada and California.

This Saturday, The Carson Mall in Carson City is hosting it’s FIRST monthly Small Business Expo. Join several local small business to learn more about the amazing businesses, services, and organizations in our community!

This event is FREE to the Public!

Recently, the Carson City District Attorney’s Office was made aware of a potentially misleading solicitation from U S Telecom sweeping the country.

U S Telecom sends a solicitation for telecom services to local municipalities, school districts, and businesses. Although not stamped with the word “invoice,” the document appears to be an invoice and municipalities, school districts, and companies have complained of being duped into paying U S Telecom $425 for what these entities later complain is little or nothing in return.

The Carson City community banded together to help Tiffani Barber and raised over $3000.00 in silent auction items at High Sierra Brewery on Monday, January 21st. This would not have been possible without the community support. The Carson City community members and businesses generously donated items and have supported the Barber family through this difficult time.
Diana Burns
Sheri Carothers
Tamara Boyd
Michael’s Cycle
Glen Eagles Restaurant
Ruby Lantern Tattoo
Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint
High Sierra Brewery
Bella Cakes
RE-Nu Salon & Spa
Julie Reichardt- All Realty

The Western Nevada College exhibit "Always Lost: A Meditation on War" continues to travel the country, now with a stop at Wisconsin's Mount Mary College.
Marilee Swirczek, Emeritus Professor of English at Western Nevada College notes the exhibit at the college and an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

A Dayton woman faces a felony DUI charge, the third one if convicted, after she was discovered driving erratically by an off-duty Carson City sheriff's deputy.

Stephanie Dale Sawyer, 31, was arrested Monday, Dec. 3, at 1:39 p.m. According to an officer's report, authorities were dispatched to the 800 block of Fairview Drive regarding a possible DUI driver. Upon arrival the arresting officer made contact with an off-duty Carson City sheriff's deputy who witnessed the driver's behavior.

Locals may not know about the new bar in Carson City, Remedy’s, but they certainly remember the bar’s predecessor. Toad’s had a reputation for extreme late nights, bar fights, assault and other crimes.

However, once Toad’s ceased operations, two local business women, Lisa Tucker of Gardnerville and Megan Torres of Carson City, decided to make some changes for the better, take matters into their own hands, and create the relaxing and fun environment they envision at Remedy’s.

Carson City Soroptimist will host an Intro to Soroptimist Social Thursday, Nov. 8. Local business women, those recently retired from a profession, and those just embarking on a career are invited. This is an opportunity to meet members of the local club, learn about their projects, events, and scholarships, and experience their camaraderie in a fun and relaxed setting. Wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and lots of finger foods will be available.

Carson City Library Director Sara Jones was named the 2012 Nevada Library Association’s (NLA) Librarian of the Year at its 67th annual conference, held Oct. 4 & 5 at the Sahara West Library in Las Vegas. Jones joins the ranks of an elite group of librarians recognized for effective advancement and extension of library services; exemplary library management; notable activity in recruitment to the profession; statewide planning and for broadening the scope of library and information service to the community.

As the new fall term begins, the college welcomes several academic faculty members who have joined WNC in 2012 to fill crucial vacancies. Dr. Robert Whitcomb is the most recent, arriving in time to teach business courses this fall. He hails from Haines, Alaska, where he retired as director of Human Resources and Organizational Development for the Chilkoot Indian Association, a Native Sovereign Nation there.

RENO – GOP Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, at one time a resident of Las Vegas, rallied supporters for Sen. Dean Heller’s election bid today at an area nightclub.

Rubio, who earlier in the day held a rally with Heller in Las Vegas, toured a local business, the Great Basin Brewing Company, before arriving at Mambo’s next to the Atlantis hotel-casino.

Several hundred supporters turned out for the Reno event.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors will be discussing on Thursday an amendment to the previous redevelopment incentive loan package offered to Micheal Hohl Motors to keep the company's three dealerships in the county.

The company has already received $2.4 million in redevelopment funds that was used to help build the new Honda and Subaru dealerships on South Carson Street, and is preparing to take out the remaining $2.4 million for remodeling of the GM dealership.

In many ways, Thursday evening was an ordinary monthly mixer for the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, with members and guests partaking of food and drink, and employees of the host business talking about their contribution to the local economy.

But the host business on this occasion was the Love Ranch brothel, and the "employees" included several provocatively dressed working girls, and the business they were talking about was sex.

A fire bomber air tanker owned by Minden Air Corp, made a successful emergency landing on its belly today at the Minden-Tahoe Airport in Carson Valley.

RENO – President Barack Obama made a brief stopover here today, visiting with a couple who refinanced their home through a White House initiative helping underwater homeowners who have government-backed loans.

After meeting with Paul and Valerie Keller, Obama urged Congress to expand the Home Affordable Refinancing Program (HARP) to other mortgages as well.

The annual Carson Girls Softball fundraiser for the Sharks Tournament Softball teams will be held on May 18th for 6PM to 9PM at the Fuji Park Exhibition hall. For a $20.00 donation you will get all you can eat bratwurst and all you can drink beer! There will be a silent auction, raffle and door prizes from local business plus it’s a great time. All proceeds go to the Sharks tournament season and fund there indoor facility utilized by the girls in our community. For tickets contact jessie@carsongirlssoftball.com