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Thirty-two employees who have worked a collective 671 years with the Carson City School District will retire this year. The retirees were recognized at the school board meeting Tuesday, May 28.

A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday in the 100 block of East Telegraph Street for misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence.

A new movie that was filmed at the historic state prison in Carson City “The Mustang” starring veteran actor Bruce Dern and Matthias Schoenaerts, known for the Academy Award winning film “The Danish Girl” and Jennifer Lawrence’s “Red Sparrow,” will be hitting select theaters March 15.

Some people call him the space cowboy, some call him the gangster of love. Some people call him Maurice, as he speaks of the pompitous of love. He’s a joker, he’s a smoker and he’s headed back to Lake Tahoe. The Steve Miller Band will play Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, joined by Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives.

The Carson City Republican Party wishes to thank all the volunteers who worked on the beautiful GOP float for the Nevada Day Parade. In particular, we would like to thank Industrial Logistic Services, Inc. for loaning us the big semi driven by Chris, Senator Settlemeyer for his truck, Roger Shaheen for loaning us his Tesla, Elmer Larsen for loaning us his chuck wagon which he built himself, Maurice who built the drone and the elephant, Dan Holden who chaired the float committee, Roger Haynes who gave us new books, and Jerry at Carson City Liquidators.

When the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra held its very first concert fifty years ago, it played the music of the iconic American composer George Gershwin.

As part of its Reno Philharmonic Exhibition Lecture Series, the Nevada Historical Society will welcome guest lecturers Dr. Mark Clague and Timothy Freeze, both musicologists, who take on the topic, “Gershwin’s Legacy.”

I told myself some time ago that I would not infuse my columns with politics, so I will tread lightly here to (marginally) "walk the line," as Johnny Cash once sang.

The Carson City Republican Party invites all Republicans in Carson City to our meeting Thursday night.
We have Brady Griffiths who is the Field Outreach Director for Marsy’s Law, which happens to be Question 1 this November. Next will be John Wood, candidate for Board of Supervisors, following that we have Maurice White quickly talk about our new Nevada GOP Platform and Resolutions.

Hold onto your hat, Carson City, we’re in for one heck of a weekend. It’ll be cowboy hats and pioneer bonnets in Genoa for Western Heritage Day. Keep an eye out for Mark Twain, plenty of music, and fun for all. Leis are the preferred accessory for Lei Day at the Nevada State Museum where you’ll be treated to Polynesian surprises and free admission. With three local theater groups performing this weekend, you’re sure to find a performance that’s right up your alley. Read on and be prepared to be bombarded with options.

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Eugene Hoover, Republican candidate for Nevada Lieutenant Governor, is hosting a meet and greet at Glen Eagles restaurant in Carson City on Wednesday, May 2.

Have you ever wished you could clone yourself? If you haven’t, then these next few weekends will make you consider it: there are just too many options to choose from. Whether you prefer indoors, outdoors, adults-only, or family friendly, there is something to enjoy. The Stewart Fathers’ Day Pow Wow and the Carson City Off-Road are the big tickets in town this weekend, complete with some downtown road closures. Take a look at the whole list and you’ll find something that suits your mood perfectly, and is possibly just around the corner.

FRIDAY:

Western Nevada College is graduating one of its largest classes ever, with 551 students graduating with 592 degrees and certificates during a commencement ceremony today, Monday, May 22 at the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Carson City.

The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada, 813 N. Carson Street, is a downtown staple for anyone with kids. Join them as they celebrate a slew of new exhibits with a free admission day, Saturday, May 6, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Free admission day has been made possible by a sponsorship from Carson City Toyota.

Elections were held for the Executive Board of the Carson City Republican Party on Thursday night, April 27th. The following are the new Executive Board for the Carson City GOP:

UPDATE 917PM FINAL RESULTS: Below is the FINAL Carson City General Election results for the Carson City area on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Go here for the Carson City Elections Department.

The following are 100 percent of the votes counted: combined absentee, early voting, Carson City Courthouse election day results and the full list from the Carson City Community Center from tonight. Total voter count is 25,061. Carson City Clerk Sue Merriwether reports 91.79 percent of the registered voters turned out to vote.

Carson City Mayor (nonpartisan)

Carver YES, Crowell NO.
Shirk YES, Barrette NO.
White YES, Bonkowski NO.

Please watch the video of the local candidates forum hosted by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce as you read my comments. I did not transcribe the Chamber’s 5-6 questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4qlj0K2-ZWo

Thank you all who have voted for new representation for Supervisor, Ward 2. If you haven’t yet voted I hope you will carefully consider your options. I will bring a diverse blue collar point of view that will help our Board of Supervisors make better decisions.

I understand our City’s issues. We are not meeting our obligation to provide the basic life and safety services our residents expect and deserve. Our Sheriff and Fire Chief have issued statements expressing their concerns. Various department leaders have remarked about insufficient budgeting.

Dear Editor,I see from the ad in the Nevada Appeal, that Crowell, Bonkowski and Barrette have finally declared themselves a slate. They say they are for preservation of property rights. Not those of existing Carsonites but only those of absentee developers.

They say they are for protection of home ownership. Not the protection of existing home owners, but for future Californicators with big bucks.

Please watch the video as you read my comments. I did not transcribe the Chamber's 5-6 questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlj0K2-ZWo

The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums, American Association of University Women Capital Branch, and PFLAG Carson Region, will present election forums Wednesday, Oct. 12 and Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Meet Your Candidate Maurice White for Carson City Supervisor Ward 2. Help us elect a supervisor who will not gamble with your tax $.

Mallard's Restaurant - 1875 Fair Way, Carson City

Friendly Poker - Dealer Calls Game
Hosted food - No host bar

Join us for an evening of friendly Poker and good food & drinks. The winner's prize is two rounds of golf at Empire Ranch!

$25.00 donation requested - Larger donations accepted!
Make your reservations now! Call Marti 721-9364

Your hosts:
Vivian & Tom Lahey
Paul Strasser
Sam & Ann Nunnemaker
Mary Burgoon-Spradley Curtis Spradley

The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums, American Association of University Women Capital Branch, and PFLAG Carson Region, will present a series of election forums on Oct. 11, 12 and 18.

Northern Nevada League of Women Voters will host its election year candidate interviews on the following dates:

Tuesday October 11,2016
1. State Board of Education Dist. 2: David Carter and Pat Hickey
2. Board of Regents Dist. 9: Carol Del Carlo and Sara Lafrance
3. State Assembly District 40: Michael Greedy, Al Kramer, John Wagner
4 Congressional Dist. 2: Mark Amodei, Chip Evans, John Everhart, Drew Knight

Wednesday October 12
1. Carson School Trustee Dist. 5: Steve Reynolds and Michael Walker
2. Carson City Ballot Q1, Gas Tax indexing; Informational discussion

July 23, 1936 - August 18, 2016Maurice Dominique Herlax, 80, left his earthly body for ...

CHRISTMAS IN JULY
July was an interesting month indeed.

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Print Project, at the Community Development Building [the Brick], 108 E Proctor Street, Carson City. Ten University of Nevada, Reno [UNR] student artists created the art posters in class earlier this summer. The building is open to the public daily, 8am – noon, 1-4pm. The free exhibition will remain in the building’s lobby exhibition space through August 29.

"Confirmation bias may be defined and often refers to a type of selective thinking whereby one tends to notice and to look for what confirms one's beliefs, and to ignore, not look for, or undervalue the relevance of what contradicts one's beliefs.”

Admittedly, we all suffer from this weakness in our personal analysis of the many issues that confront the citizens of Carson City.

This is in response to a posting by a frequent contributor:

http://carsonnow.org/reader-content/07/17/2016/northern-nevada-developme...

which is yet again a perfect illustration of the sad fact that if one can't make a sensible argument, one resorts to distortions, insults and just plain silliness. But then that's all that's left when one does not have the facts on one's side.

"In Mr. White’s recent paranoid screed..."

In Mr. White’s recent paranoid screed against the Northern Nevada Development Agency (NNDA) and against his political opponent, Supervisor Brad Bonkowski, is the classic example of the simplistic “argument of incredulity”. His argument is presented as such: “I don’t know anything about the NNDA, but I know it’s a “government agency”, and therefore it is bad”.

Why do we pay Northern Nevada Development Authority $100,000 dollars a year?
In short, we tax payers pay them to talk to local manufacturers.
In August of 2014 Carson City entered into a two-year contract with NNDA for $150,256 with the stated goal of “create a one-stop resource for existing Carson City manufacturers for all issues attached to growth, expansion, and retention of their business”. Additionally Carson City provides $24,000 a year in other financial support to NNDA.