Lone Mountain

September has arrived, and with it a hint of autumn to come. The nights are starting to get chilly, so sweaters, scarves, and pumpkin everything are on the way. Crisp fall evenings are perfect for movie watching. Develop a love of old movies with the Carson City Classic Cinema Club. They meet tonight at Red’s Old 395 and will be watching noir classic ‘Suddenly’ with Frank Sinatra. Or kick up your heels and head to Carson Lanes for some line dancing.

TUESDAY:

Meet on Beverly Drive, outside the east gates opposite to Senior Center. All walkers are to bring bottled water with them.
A different walk every week on Tuesdays. Walks are easy paced, on level ground, of approximately 1 hour duration, and of no cost to participants. All skill levels are welcome and leader is willing to work with participants to develop an individual walking program. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and leader may request physician’s release if needed.
Leader: Donna Inversin 775.315.6763 donnanv1@gmail.com

It’s a blast from the past weekend. Get started with some history at the Dangberg Home Historic Ranch with the Naughty Tea Mistresses. A walking tour of our haunted past begins at the corner of Third and Curry with the Downtown Ghost Walk. Celebrate Prohibition-style at the Brewery Arts Center: the annual Speakeasy Swing Dance Party wants to see you in your finest zoot suit or flapper dress. Head back to the Eighties at Living the Good Life; DJ Bobby G is spinning the hits from yesteryear.

Muscle Powered, the local non-profit organization that advocates for a walkable and bikeable Carson City, is hosting a Trash Mob Saturday morning, August 15 along the Lone Mountain trail located north of the cemetery in Carson City.

Trash Mobs are a grassroots effort (based on the popular flash mobs) with the intention of keeping the Carson City walkways and bikeways free of litter.

Designed to make it convenient for people with busy schedules to give back to their community, Trash Mobs take place on the third Saturday of each month from 8-9 a.m.

The Nevada State Fair is coming to town at the end of the month. A limited number of parking passes are available at City Hall starting today, and discounted all-day carnival ride passes are for sale at the Visitor Center. The four days of fun start July 30. Tonight, enjoy Farewell to Arms with the Carson City Classic Cinema Club at Red’s Old 395. Learn to Line Dance at Carson Lanes, or get your swing on with lessons at El Charro’s. Check out the new karaoke night at Living the Good Life and get dinner and a show.

TUESDAY:

• One Putt Jr. Academy at Silver Oak Golf Course (7:45am sign in, 8am-10am; $40 per class or $200 for six classes: includes Green Fees, Pull Cart, Golf Clubs, Gatorade; space limited, ages 7-12)
• Carson City Parks and Recreation Easy Walk: Historical East Side Part I -Meet in front of the state capitol building (8am-9am; bring water)

Carson City Parks and Recreation and Public Works have contracted with a Sparks consulting firm to provide a city wide inventory of all public tree located along street right-of-ways, city parks, city owned landscaped areas, Eagle Valley Golf Course and Lone Mountain Cemetery.

The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health urges Nevadans to “Start Talking. Stop HIV.” Knowing your status is important, and testing is quick and easy. Free HIV testing is available in Carson City and Reno.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, too many people are unaware they have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In the United States, nearly 1.2 million people are living with HIV, and almost one in seven (14 percent) do not know they are infected. In 2014 in Nevada, there were 420 new HIV diagnoses and more than 9,831 persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Honoring our services members is the theme of this weekend, and there will be a ceremony at Lone Mountain Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Monday.
Current and retired military and their significant others can indulge in a complementary soak at the Carson Hot Springs. Empire Ranch Golf Course is offering a free round of golf with a military I.D., in addition to other specials.
Evergreen Gene’s on North Carson Street hosts their annual picnic on Monday: hamburgers and hot dogs for all.

MONDAY: Memorial Day

Active duty military and veterans receive 50% off your meal Monday from 11AM-3PM for Memorial Day at Red's Old 395 Bar and Grill in Carson City.
• All active and retired military and their wives/husbands/partners are free at Carson Hot Springs
• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, and blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Virginia and Truckee #25 Steam Engine Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (10am-4pm; $8, $4 kids 11 and under)

Families of veterans buried in Walton's Chapel of the Valley and Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City recognize their loved ones this Memorial weekend by placing flags and flowers on headstone markers. Families across the United States will remember the brave men and women who who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

It’s a Railroad kind of weekend in Carson City. The historic 1885 Glenbrook Steam Engine will be on display Saturday, all steamed up with the Inyo at the Nevada Railroad Museum. You will want to arrive before the dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. to get the best photos. The V and T Steam Engine #25 will be running all weekend if you want to take a ride. It’s also opening weekend for the Virginia and Truckee that departs from the Eastgate Depot for Virginia City. Roundtrips sell out fast, so make sure to get a reservation if you want to go.

SATURDAY:

• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, and blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Coffee and Donuts with EAA Sierra Chapter 403 at 2500 E. College Pkwy (8:30am-12pm, all welcome)
• Early Spring Farmers Market in the south parking lot of the Greenhouse Garden Center (9am-1pm)

Welcome to the weekend, Carson City! Get things started with ska/reggae band, Taking Root at Sassafras; some African-infused blues at the Brewery Arts Center with Peter Joseph Burtt; or Atomica at the Casino Fandango. The Spoke Bar and Grill is rocking with the Remains, and the Chaser Band is playing at the Westside Pour House.

FRIDAY:

• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, and blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)

An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday in the 2000 block of Lone Mountain on suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing a male victim in the head, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 48-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday morning on felony drug trafficking and domestic battery charges after a K9 found a large quantity of methamphetamine outside a home where a woman had been beaten and choked, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said Friday that the body wrapped in a sleeping bag and discovered Tuesday by a hiker off trail by Lone Mountain Cemetery was a woman, who may have been associated with a local homeless population. Photos of the woman's belongings have been provided.

The Western Nevada College arts and humanities exhibition Always Lost: A Meditation on War returns to the Nevada Legislative Building ​April 6-22 ​during the 2015​ Legislative​ session.​ Always Lost will be on display in the second floor atrium​ of the Legislative Building​. A special opening ceremony is planned for Monday, April 6 from 10-10:30 a.m. in Room 1214.

Scheduled to speak at the opening are ​Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, Assembly Speaker John Hambrick, Nevada Military and Veterans Policy Director Caleb Cage and Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell.

UPDATE 7:48PM: A mostly decomposed body inside of a sleeping bag was removed from a shallow two-foot grave on Lone Mountain, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. Details regarding the identity, gender and age are pending an autopsy scheduled for Wednesday. No other details are available at this time.
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UPDATE 4:48PM: The body found by a hiker Tuesday morning off a hiking trail in the hills above Lone Mountain Cemetery has been removed and an autopsy will be performed Wednesday morning, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The following arrests were made Friday through early Sunday by the Carson City Sheriff's Office. Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in court.

A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 12:18 a.m. in the 1600 block of North Fall Street on suspicion of domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Once upon a time in Nevada, a Reno tailor named Jacob Davis wrote a letter to Levi Strauss about his pocket rivets, and thus the blue jean was born. Coincidentally, today is Strauss’ birthday. Once upon a time in Nevada, Buffalo Bill Cody was just a kid riding for the Pony Express. It’s his birthday, too. Fun fact: Cuba Crutchfield, a trick-rope cowboy with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, is buried in Carson City’s Lone Mountain Cemetery. Once upon a time in Nevada, a man was shot in Reno.

The Crossroads Bar at Winnie Lane was burglarized this morning, with the cleaning person inside the business at the time they broke in, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The burglary happened at around 6:30 a.m., and involved two men, each wearing dark clothing and ski masks. They made entry, possibly using tools, gaining access through the back of the business at 300 east Winnie Lane across from Lone Mountain. Some evidence has been recovered, according to officers on scene. The cleaning person was not injured.

Where to start? This weekend is chock-full of options. The local 4-H club is hosting their annual Fabric and Rummage Sale at Fuji Park. The Annual Feast of Chocolate, hosted by AAUW, is Saturday afternoon at the Plaza Event Center. The Vagina Monologues and One Billion Rising are both raising awareness this V-Day weekend for women’s issues.

Come watch the Carson Victory Rollers and other local derby skaters break some hearts on the track. My Bloody Valentine Charity Scrimmage rolls into the Carson City Community Center Gymnasium Sunday, Feb. 15: doors open at 4:30pm, Juniors skate at 4:45pm, Adults skate at 6:30pm.

Admission is $5 at the door or a suggested pet related donation item: dog or cat food, dog or cat treats, blankets, towels, toys, etc.

A Carson City man was arrested Friday, 10:30 a.m. on suspicion of possessing a stolen vehicle after a brief vehicle pursuit with officers, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Arrested was Adrian Garcia Montez, 21, of Carson City. Bail has been set at $25,000. According to the booking report, deputies were dispatched to a call of an occupied stolen vehicle that was being followed by the victim.

A GoFundMe account has been started by local Tiffany Dubois for an adorable dog in need. Fuzzy is an Australian Shepherd dog who is about 5 years old. In October he was tied by a leash to the front porch of a rural animal shelter in Yerington, Nevada. He was left with a teddy bear, french fries and a note attached to his leash saying that someone found him but couldn't care for him. The animal shelter took him in and have been caring for him since.

In the early morning hours of January 2, 2015 Verl passed away, peacefully of natural causes, while residing at the Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carson City, NV. He was 100 years old.

Verl was born on November 8, 1914 in Joplin, Missouri, one of three children born to Howard and Janie May Means.

Holly is a five year old canine who was recently diagnosed with papillary squamous cell carcinoma cancer. Holly has been under the care of the Lone Mountain Veterinary Hospital and now requires a very expensive surgery.

Holly's owner, Amy Shelton, is a twenty five year old long time resident of Carson and is asking the community to help in any way they can. Amy, Holly, friends and family will hold a fundraising bake sale, Sunday, December 7th at 1:00pm in front of the Petco on Topsy Lane.

A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday on felony charges, battery with a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana with intent to sell, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Christoper Matthew Couch is being held on $35,000 bail. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the 3800 block of South Carson Street regarding two people arguing. Dispatch advised they were getting several 911 calls and one of the reporting witnesses said one of the men hit the other.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval officially honored “Always Lost: A Meditation on War,” Tuesday in a Veterans Day proclamation. The humanities exhibit, touring nationally, was created by Western Nevada College faculty and students in Carson City.

The proclamation notes 2014 is the “Year of the Veteran” in Nevada as it entered the Union during the Civil War and henceforth is called “Battle Born.”

Thank you to all who came out to help this morning to remember our local veterans by placing flags on their grave sites. Happy Veterans Day to all our Men, Woman and their families who have served in our Armed Forces. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Happy Nevada Day, Carson City! Many people in our area have Facebook accounts, but not everyone, so I am pleased to bring you the event list that is featured on my Facebook page, I love Carson City.
Every week I follow the pages of local businesses and organizations, search website calendars, and compile a list of anything and everything going on in this community. Some of it is family friendly, some is just for adults, but all of it is nearby.