Nevada State Legislature
Senator Square: CHS seniors to visit Nevada State Legislature
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 03/08/2015 - 10:56amAll Carson High School seniors will be visiting the Nevada State Legislature during one of their government classes these next two weeks. This is a memorable and relevant experience for our senior class and a key component of their civics education. The field trip will be contained within the government class period.
Capital Crossfire: Governing in the 78th Session of the Nevada State Legislature
Submitted by editor on Tue, 02/10/2015 - 2:28pmCapital Crossfire hosts Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer welcome their guest District 40 Assemblyman PK O’Neill in a discussion about issues coming before the 78th session of the Nevada State Legislature.
Capital Crossfire airs on Access Carson City Television (Charter Cable Channel 226) on Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.
SENarts series back with artists exhibits, talks and demonstrations at Nevada Legislature
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 11:15amSome of Northern Nevada's finest traditional, folk and contemporary artists will appear at the 2015 Nevada State Legislature in “The Work of Artists,” a series of interactive talks and demonstrations that bring a personal side to exhibited pieces. Designed to create an opportunity for artists to engage with community members and people working in or visiting the Nevada State Legislative Building, the presentations are at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 and 24, March 19 and 30, April 17 and May 7. All are free and open to the public in Room 3100.
Rowan debuts at Legislative Exhibition Series Feb. 2
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 01/23/2015 - 12:40pm“Pine Spirit” by Sande Rowan comes to the Legislative eXhibition Series Gallery Feb. 2 Working with Native American basket makers in the Southwest, Sande Rowan learned coiling techniques she incorporated into her own style as a professional basket maker. Her “Rainbow Spiral” pine needle basket is among her works featured in “Pine Spirit” at the Legislative eXhibition Series Gallery Feb. 2-20 in the Nevada Legislative Building.
Outdoors with Don Q: Sad ending for a once great organization
Submitted by editor on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 10:56amThe Ormsby Sportsmen's Association of Carson City has announced that it has disbanded and closed its doors after an existence of almost 70 years, beginning way back in August, 1945.
Nevada Indian Commission hosts 2015 Tribal Legislative Forum
Submitted by editor on Thu, 01/08/2015 - 2:29pmThe Nevada Indian Commission will host the 2015 Tribal Legislative Forum at the former Stewart Indian School in Carson City from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at 5500 Snyder Ave., Building #1. The commission’s board meeting follows the Forum in Building #3 at 1:30 p.m.
OXS Gallery features art and words of noted Nevada writers
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/26/2014 - 9:40amWords become pictures, framed art in their own right, as poetry and prose by beloved local writers are exhibited at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery in Carson City. In “Words + Images: Broadsides from the Black Rock Press,” 34 one-sided printed pages show the work of noted authors, produced with handset type and relief plates. The exhibit runs Sept. 8 to Oct. 31.
Virginia City art exhibit showcases folklife for Nevada Sesquicentennial
Submitted by editor on Thu, 07/24/2014 - 3:34pmThe Comstock History Center presents “One Is Silver, the Other Is Gold: Celebrating 25 Years of Nevada Folklife Apprenticeships” featuring 22 visual artists who have received grant support from the Nevada Arts Council as master or apprentice artists in a variety of folk traditions.
Each recognized master is encouraged to work with one or more dedicated apprentices so that their traditional art forms and personal contributions endure.
Roger Hedgecock - Is this the best you can do?
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 03/05/2014 - 10:11am“The Carson City Republican Central Committee, is hosting a program with Roger Hedgecock. You are invited to attend in room 3100 at the Nevada State Legislature on Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Roger Allan Hedgecock, is a conservative talk radio host and former mayor of San Diego, California. His show is syndicated by Radio America.”
Submitted to Carson Now by Carol Howell
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Here is what Ms, Howell did not state in the spirit of “transparency” which now has become the new “buzzword” in American and Nevada Politics!
The Carson City Republican Central Committee is hosting a program with Roger Hedgecock
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 03/04/2014 - 12:31pmThe Carson City Republican Central Committee, is hosting a program with Roger Hedgecock. You are invited to attend in room 3100 at the Nevada State Legislature on Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Roger Allan Hedgecock, is a conservative talk radio host and former mayor of San Diego, California. His show is syndicated by Radio America.
NDOW: Lake Tahoe bears at Incline Village still active as Christmas approaches
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 12/22/2013 - 4:10pmIt has been a busy week at Incline Village on the north shore of Lake Tahoe for Nevada Department of Wildlife game wardens dealing with nuisance bears. On Thursday, NDOW euthanized a 263-pound male black bear and on Sunday a bear was released in the wild south of Gardnerville.
The euthanized bear was positively identified as one that had been breaking into and entering cars, at least one home and some garages in an Incline neighborhood, according to a Nevada Department of Wildlife news release.
Robin Stark's 'Ceramic Reflections' featured at Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 12/06/2013 - 11:53amHenderson artist Robin Stark’s ceramics are featured in the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery in Carson City from Dec. 9 through Jan. 31.
The work featured in Robin Stark: Ceramic Reflections represents a recent trend in which the artist’s ceramic forms become entirely sculptural. From the time spent in her first ceramic class in college, the material continues to engage Stark with its versatile and aesthetic qualities.
“The work fluctuates, presenting the viewer different considerations of what can be made in clay,” Stark said.
Watch it live: Carson City Board of Supervisors
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 11/07/2013 - 7:21amA Walk Down the Fall Art Walk Lane
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 10/31/2013 - 7:43amAt 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning a group of well bundled people met in downtown Carson City for the Fall Art Walk. If you missed the walk or forgot to take notes, here is a brief recap.
1) Comma Coffee – The “Backseat Gallery” in the back was featuring art by Barry Mitchell. It was a great opportunity to get a hot coffee too.
2) Legislative Grounds – A viewing of the statues of Kit Carson and Abraham Curry and the Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial along the beautiful ground of the Nevada State Legislature.
New series debuts at OXS Gallery with Hackett-Morgan work- Reception Aug. 15
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 08/02/2013 - 11:25amLas Vegas artist Suzanne Hackett-Morgan’s paintings and prints are on display at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery in Carson City beginning August 5. The Arts Council will host an artist talk at 6:15 p.m. and a reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15.
“A Western Dependence” features two series of paintings and prints created over the last 14 years by Hackett-Morgan who is drawn to neglected billboards, closed roadside attractions, and other evidence of abandonment in the desert west,” said Susan Boskoff, executive director of the Arts Council.
Nevada art collector Wally Cuchine speaks at Comstock History Center August 3
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 07/18/2013 - 11:28amVIRGINIA CITY, Nev. – The Comstock History Center welcomes renowned Nevada art collector Wally Cuchine to speak during a two-hour presentation on Saturday, August 3, from noon to 2 p.m.
Cuchine will be discussing his love and talent for collecting Nevada art as well as each of the 35 pieces in Wally’s World: The Loneliest Art Collection in Nevada, an exhibit currently featured at the History Center.
WHAT: Presentation by Nevada art collector Wally Cuchine.
WHEN: Saturday, August 3, from noon to 2 p.m.
Reception June 27 for artwork of Matthew Couper shown at Nevada Arts Council’s OXS
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 06/21/2013 - 3:08pmThe Nevada Arts Council will host an artist talk at 6:30 p.m. and a reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27 in Carson City for Las Vegas artist Matthew Couper, the most recent artist to be displayed at the Arts Council’s OXS Gallery.
Service today for Nevada advocate for elderly, former Carson City Supervisor Janice Ayres
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 06/03/2013 - 3:40pmUPDATE: A funeral service for Janice R. Ayres, a longtime Carson City resident and champion for the elderly and disabled in Nevada, will be held today, Friday, in Carson City at the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Musser and Division streets.
A gathering for family and friends of Ayres will follow at Cafe at Adele's, 1112 North Carson Street.
Ayres was 92 when she died May 27, 2013.
Mattew Couper artwork at Nevada Arts Council's OXS June 3 to July 26; Reception and talk June 27
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 4:22pmLas Vegas artist Matthew Couper is the most recent artist to be displayed at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery in Carson City beginning June 3. Couper came from New Zealand to explore periods of Western art history. Through what he calls painterly investigations, he said, he has discovered that history often repeats. In the series, Valley of The Dry Bones, Couper uses the established Spanish Colonial narrative traditions to discuss the space between myth, religion and art politics. The Arts Council will host an artist talk at 6:30 p.m. and a reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Nevada GOP Central Committee hosts Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at dinner
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 04/06/2013 - 8:44amMeeting in Carson City this weekend, the Nevada Republican State Central Committee featured Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker at a dinner held at the Governor's Mansion Friday.
Earlier in the day Nevada's GOP Central Committee members attended sessions at the Nevada State Legislature.
Saturday's activities include caucus meetings and a keynote address by Tea Party organizer Heather Gass.
Alberti art featured at Nevada State Legislature
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 2:43pmReno artist Lara Alberti is the latest to be featured at the Nevada Legislature in the Legislative Exhibition Series gallery in Carson City. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. adjacent to the Caucus Deli, the LXS space displays Alberti’s series “Time Frame” March 18 through April 5. Managed by the Artist Services Program of the Nevada Arts Council, the Legislative eXhibition Series has provided a spotlight on the Silver State's breadth of contemporary and folk artists during the biennial session since 1985.
Assemblywoman Olivia Diaz Hopes to Improve Education Legislation
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 9:51amby NATASHA VITALE
Achievement Unlocked: Report the First Month of 77th Session
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 10:54pmby MOLLY MOSER
I spent most of January studying the faces of each Senatorial and Assembly lawmaker. I also tried to force myself to understand some of the bills, but I figured it would be better to just get the idea of it and learn along the way (which I did, and it worked). Reporting on big Nevada politics is new to me, and I’m eager to learn more.
Kids and drugs to be topic of Carson City Chamber’s Soup’s On! luncheon
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 5:42pmThe public is invited to a very special Carson City Chamber educational luncheon on Monday that should be of interest to every mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle and others concerned about drug use in our children beginning in the fourth grade.
Many well-meaning adults do not realize the drugs in their medicine cabinet may be the pathway to their child’s drug use.
Full speech: Sen. Harry Reid addresses 2013 Nevada Legislature
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 8:18pmNevada son and United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid addressed a joint session of the Nevada State Legislature today in Carson City. Here is the text of his speech:
Kids and drugs to be topic of Carson City Chamber’s Soup’s On! luncheon
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 1:38pmThe public is invited to a very special Carson City Chamber educational luncheon that should be of interest to every mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle and others concerned about drug use in our children beginning in Grade 4.
Many well-meaning adults do not realize the drugs in their medicine cabinet may be the pathway to their child’s drug use.
3-2-1, Blast Off!
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Sun, 02/03/2013 - 11:46pmby MICHAEL V. MARCOTTE
As I pen this, three UNR grad students are leading eight undergrads in the final planning of the launch of the Nevada Media Alliance. I may be supervising this experiment in news partnering, but these eager, ambitious journalism students will be deciding — and doing — much of what goes into it.
Poetry Out Loud Registration Due Dec. 1
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 4:42pmHigh school teachers and students are invited to get involved in Nevada Poetry Out Loud, the dynamic poetry program that is structured similarly to the National Spelling Bee, but focuses on literary heritage through memorization and performance of classic and contemporary poetry. Registration for The Eighth Annual Nevada Poetry Out Loud competition is open to all Nevada public, private, charter, parochial and alternative schools and home school associations through Dec. 1.
Reception Thursday for Nevada Arts Council exhibit 'A study of Human' at OXS Gallery
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 10:23amPrints by artist Eunkang Koh makeup the latest exhibit at OXS Gallery in Carson City. Within the offices of the Nevada Arts Council, OXS provides a public space for talented Nevada artists to share their work. The new exhibit is now open and runs through Nov.16. The Arts Council will sponsor an artist talk and free reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at 716 N. Carson St. Guests are welcome.
Douglas County Justice of Peace: No additional judge needed in East Fork Court
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 2:41pmThe caseload at the East Fork Township in Douglas County does not require an additional judge at this time, Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins has decided.
The announcement was made public in a news release sent Monday.
State law requires that an additional judge be added to the township when it reaches 34,000 in population. According to Nevada's demographer, the population of East Fork Township is 39,907. In a letter written to the Legislative Counsel Bureau, Judge Perkins said: