New Years

A cold front expected to move into the Carson City region will bring gusty winds, chilly temperatures and chances for snow showers on New Years Day, according to the National Weather Service.

Celebrate New Years with CASI bingo. That's right CASI will be hosting bingo at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverley Drive on New Years day! Bring your friends and family for a fun and exciting afternoon of bingo. In addition to the prize money given to the winners of the games there will be raffle prizes and a 50/50 drawing too. Doors will open at 11:30 AM and the first game will start at 12:30. Buy-in is $10 and extra packets are $5. All other games are $1. The snack bar will be open offering hot dogs, chips and candy. Sometimes the wonderful CASI volunteers will bring soup.

Is your New Years Resolutions to get healthy not working? Do you need some extra motivation or direction? Then you need to join us at this FREE Wellness Seminar!

Raffles/Healthy Refreshments
Wellness Tips/Handouts
Goal Setting Ideas
One on One sample wellness evaluations.
Hand Spa Treatments with Healthy Bath and Body products from Jordan Essentials

Come see how Certified Wellness Coach Monica Marcinko,with over 15 years in the wellness and weight loss industry can help you, through wellness classes and private consultations, to make 2016 your healthiest year ever!

We’ve made it, Carson City! Today is the last day of 2015, so get your resolutions handy. I’ve got your usual list of all that’s going on in town, organized by start time, but I’ve grouped all of the New Year’s festivities together at the bottom. If you’re looking for a little extra luck in 2016 try wearing red underwear, having a stocked pantry before the day is done, and having cash in your hand when the clock strikes twelve.

THURSDAY: New Year’s Eve

• Carson City School District Winter Break

Happy New Year, Carson City. Dinner, dancing, champagne, and more await you whether you want to head downtown or head to your favorite watering hole. Make sure to make your reservations now or you could miss out on some delicious options. The Carson City Sheriff Department will be out and about to make sure the roadways stay safe, so please designate a driver or call a cab.
AAA TIPSY TOW: 1-800-222-4357 (Free Tow from AAA 6pm until 6am Jan. 1 – you do NOT need to be a AAA member. Stay safe tonight!)
CAPITAL CAB: 775-885-0300

Hello Fellow anglers, a new year will soon be upon us. With the new year brings the Topaz Lake Fishing Derby beginning Jan. 1, and ice fishing in the Sierra. For those California anglers it is time to purchase a 2016 fishing license.

This year you will be able to hike from the Morgan Mill River Put-In to the Mexican Dam and back. Meet at 9:00 am at the Morgan Mill parking lot for the full hike, about 12.75 miles roundtrip. For those who wish to do a partial hike, you can meet us at Hidden Meadows Trailhead parking area at 965 Buzzy's Ranch Road, or the entrance to Saddle Ranch on Carson River Road, or at the barn o Silver Saddle Ranch.

This is an annual reminder that a number of nearby fishing waters will be closing for the year at sunset on Sept. 30. Those waters include the following:

As I have done for many years, my last article of the year, each year, is to present the Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons. Those reasons include such assorted things as: Outstanding, memorable, good, not so good, questionable, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.

These awards are presented to all kinds of people or places or things for what has occurred throughout the year.
It’s a fun way to end the year for yours truly.

So, without further ado, here are the 2014 Don Q Award winners:
Best Birthday Present:

Topaz Lake, which is located along U.S. 395 at the Nevada-California state line, will open its 2015 fishing season, one half hour before sunrise, on Thursday, Jan. 1.

If the weather is decent, if you don't have a massive hangover, if you like to fish and if you don't have anything else planned, this could be a fun way to start the New Year. Bundle up though because daytime temperatures in the area are not expected break 30 degrees.

Good news from the North Pole: Santa Claus is coming to the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada on Friday Dec. 12 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Bring your cameras because photo-ops and crafts are included in the $5 per child admission. Parents are admitted free. Please note: special event admission is not included in membership.

Meet the authors of some recently released books and get your books signed Oct. 4, 2014 in the Dema Guinn Concourse at the Nevada State Museum from noon until 3 p.m.

Did you make a New Years Resolution to Lose Weight or Get Healthy?
How is it going?
Would a little extra support help you achieve your goals?
New Wellness classes are starting on Saturday February 15th
from 9:30 - 10:30 AM.
After over 14 years with Jenny Craig Certified Wellness Coach
Monica Marcinko brings her expertise to the beautiful new
Paradise-Salon-Spa and Wellness center.

As I have done for many years, my last article of the year is to present the Annual Q Awards for a number of different reasons. Those reasons include such assorted things as: Outstanding, memorable, good, not so good, questionable, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.

This is my annual pre-Christmas reminder that Topaz Lake, which is located along U.S. 395 at the Nevada-California state line, will open its 2014 fishing season, one half hour before sunrise, on Wednesday, January 1.


If the weather is decent, if you don't have a massive hang-over, if you like to fish and if you don't have anything else planned, this could be a fun way to start the New Year. Are you interested?

The public is invited to the 4th annual New York New Year’s Eve Party, hosted by The Friends of the Carson City Library and the Carson City Library Foundation. The event, which helps raise funds for the Carson City Library, will be held from 6 to 10 pm in the Carson Nugget Ballroom.

Tickets are $50 each, or $375 for a table for eight, and include a buffet dinner, no-host bar, dancing, and live and silent auctions. Guest will also enjoy a balloon drop, live streaming of the Times Square ball drop and a champagne toast at 9 pm.

This is my annual reminder that a number of nearby fishing waters will be closing for the year at sunset on September 30. Those waters include the following:

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 19 year old female, Alyssa Byrne, who was attending the SnowGlobe music event in South Lake Tahoe on New Years Eve.

The circumstances to her disappearance are unknown at this time. Douglas County Search and Rescue has been activated to assist in an area search.

Alyssa Byrne, from Petaluma, Calif., is 5 foot 3 inches tall and 125 pounds. She has black hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black yoga type pants, black snow boots and her hair was pulled back.

As I have done for many years, my last article of the current year is to present the Annual Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons.

Those reasons include such assorted things as: Outstanding, memorable, good, not so good, questionable, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.

Those annual awards are presented to all kinds of people or places or things for what has occurred throughout the year. It’s a fun way to end the year for yours truly, so without further ado, here are my 2012 winners:

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Dec. 26.

With Christmas and New Years Day each falling on a Tuesday this year, most families may be planning one or both holidays into a four-day event and traveling out of the area or staying near home and celebrating locally. Long holiday weekends generally means more motorists traveling on our state’s roadways thus increasing the calls for service for our agency. Please assist us with our highway safety efforts this holiday season by always driving with safety in mind first, being courteous to others motorists, and never drink and drive.

This is an annual reminder that a number of nearby fishing waters will be closing for the year at sunset on September 30. Those waters include the following:

Last year was the winter that never stopped, as we were still getting snowed on down here in the valley in late spring.

But this year is the winter that never started. No snow at all in December. Look up at the hills, and you might mistake it for September.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested David Anthony Patten, 19, an unemployed Carson City resident, at 10:51 a.m. Friday, near the 500 block of Country Village Drive in Carson City. Patten was arrested for a felony probation violation, a felony failure to appear warrant, and an unspecified misdemeanor felony. No bail has been set.

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Juan Diaz-Rodriguez, 44, of Carson City, was arrested at around noon Friday near the 1900 block of North Carson Street. Diaz-Rodriguez was arrested for a felony fraud of a business. Bail is set at $7,500.

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For those of you who must text while driving, be prepared to pony up a fine starting New Years Day.

Since Oct. 1, Nevada Highway Patrol troopers have been giving out warning for texting while driving, writing up more than 600 warnings in the Reno-Carson City area. But the warnings come to an end on Sunday. This also applies to those who use a cell phone without a hands-free device.

This is a reminder that Topaz Lake, which is located along U.S. 395 at the Nevada-California state line, will open its 2012 fishing season, one half hour before sunrise, on Sunday, Jan. 1.


How to get there: 

Take U.S. 395 south from Carson City for about 40 miles. 
Where to fish from shore: 
Along the beach at the north end.
On the far shore, past the Douglas County campground. 
On the California side, along U.S. 395.


Where to fish from a boat: 


This is my annual pre-Christmas reminder that Topaz Lake, located along U.S. 395 at the Nevada-California state line, will open its 2012 fishing season, one half hour before sunrise, on January 1.
If the weather is decent, if you don't have a massive hang-over, if you like to fish and if you don't have anything else planned, this could be a fun way to start the New Year.

The Tahoe Resource Conservation District has released a series of educational posters which identify some of the biggest threats to Lake Tahoe Basin, as well as what visitors, residents and even kids can do to help. Titled “Tahoe’s Most un-Wanted,” the first three posters feature aquatic invasive species, fine sediments from runoff and invasive weeds, and are free to pick up or request for local schools, businesses and other organizations who would like to display them publicly.

This is an annual reminder that a number of nearby fishing waters will be closing for the year at sunset on September 30. Those waters include the following:

This column addresses topics related to the health of our community.Remember way back in January, when the weather was cold, the year was brand new, and you were full of ideas for all the ways y...