retirement
Cautiously Optimistic: Americans are Feeling Better About their Finances, but Regrets and Concerns Persist
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 10/12/2023 - 12:55pmAfter a downward trend in feelings of financial security in the first half of 2023, Americans are starting to feel relief. A new survey from Country Financial found that Americans’ levels of financial security are improving. Nearly 6 in ten Americans (59%) rate their level of financial security as excellent or good, a 5-point increase from Q2 2023.
You're retired, now what?
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 06/06/2022 - 8:30amRetirement. One word that promises endless possibilities and freedom. So why does a new study show that people are not as fulfilled during retirement as they had imagined? The answer might be why people 55 years old and better are moving to Reno’s new active lifestyle community, Mountain Lakes Estates.
Fernley Estates Senior Living ranks in top 15 percent nationwide in customer service
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 02/24/2022 - 12:10pmFernley Estates Senior Living and Memory Care is the recipient of the Pinnacle Quality Insights’ 2022 Customer Experience AwardTM, for scoring in the top 15% of the nation over a 12-month period in the categories of Variety of Food/Menu Choices, Transportation Needs, and Safety and Security.
Reno retirement community ranks in the top 15 percent nationwide for customer service
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 02/15/2022 - 7:23amMountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living, an all-inclusive rental community for adults 55-plus, is the proud recipient of the Pinnacle Quality Insights’ 2022 Customer Experience Award.
GNCU Financial Education Webinar – Healthcare Costs in Retirement
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 01/28/2022 - 3:00pmThere is a lot to budget for in retirement. While it’s fun to think about that dream vacation you want to take or the number of ski days you plan to log at the hill, it’s important to consider the unanticipated costs associated with healthcare. During this free online course open to anyone, expert financial planners at Greater Nevada Credit Union will help outline the potential healthcare costs people can anticipate in retirement. They will address what Medicare will cover and also set realistic expectations about what expenses a retiree’s budget may include.
Fernley Estates Senior Living team members recognized as shining star caregivers
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 12/20/2021 - 8:00amDuring the 2021 Caregiver Recognition Virtual Event, the Nevada Caregivers Coalition recognized four team members from Fernley Estates Senior Living and Memory Care for their hard work and extraordinary commitment to caregiving in both paid and unpaid roles.
Nevada governor proposes $8.68 billion budget restoring cuts to Medicaid, other state programs
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/19/2021 - 10:45amGov. Steve Sisolak is proposing a two-year budget that reverses cuts to Medicaid and other key K-12 programs made last summer, after financial projections left the state at what officials are calling an “inconsistent, if not positive, ending point” for tax revenue.
Carson City accepting applications for health officer position
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 11:09amThe Carson City Board of Supervisors is accepting applications from individuals who are licensed to practice medicine in Nevada, for the consideration and possible appointment to fill the Carson City Health Officer position which serves as the Executive Officer of the Carson City Board of Health, and acts as chairman of the Carson City Board of Health.
New All-Inclusive Rental Apartments for Seniors: Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 6:32pmOn a picturesque lakefront property with mountain views sits Reno’s new independent living retirement community, Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living, 765 South Meadows Drive. The active lifestyle community completed construction and recently welcomed its first residents.
Carson City's DARE program continues amid COVID-19
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 6:06pmCarson City's DARE program, an anti-drug cooperative effort between the Carson City Sheriff's Office and the Carson City School District, remains active but has been through a difficult time due to COVID-19 and the retirement of longtime officer Lisa Davis.
Senator Square: Carson High School NJROTC cadets compete, serve and remember
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 7:54amCarson High School's NJROTC Drill and Color Guard team competed in their first ever ‘virtual’ drill competition hosted by University of North Carolina ROTC program. The various teams’ performances were captured on video and sent to the University for judging.
Obituary: Verne Horton
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 4:01pmVerne R. Horton of Carson City, Nevada passed away at his residence on October 19, 2020. He was born February 1, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA and is survived by loving and devoted wife of 23 years, Brenda; sons Sean and Scott, daughter Debra, 5 grandchildren and brother, Jim Horton.
Nevada Department of Public Safety appoints first woman to NHP colonel command
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 11:10amCARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti has appointed Anne Carpenter as Colonel of the Nevada DPS, Highway Patrol Division. Colonel Carpenter officially takes command of the Nevada Highway Patrol on Monday, October 19, 2020. She will oversee 491 sworn officers and 96 non-sworn personnel.
Carson City School District hiring for several needed and necessary operational positions
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 10/14/2020 - 8:56amCARSON CITY — The global pandemic has proven challenging to businesses and organizations across the state, country and world. Many local school districts cannot find people to fill open positions including transportation, custodial, nutrition, nursing, paraprofessionals and crossing guards. Many are struggling to even maintain enough substitute teachers.
Home Instead Career Fair this Friday in Carson City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 09/22/2020 - 1:38pmWe are in need of Unique Caregivers to join our "Best Place to Work Team" at Home Instead Senior Care in Carson City. Want to be a part of a team that views you as the professional that you are and values you for the quality of care that you deliver to our seniors?
Voya Financial honors Carson City teacher with $2K grant for innovative STEM program
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 09/21/2020 - 9:06amVoya Financial, Inc., a leading provider of retirement plans for educators, announced Monday that Adrienne Wiggins, a teacher at Empire Elementary School in Carson City, has received a $2,000 grant as part of the company’s 2020 Unsung Heroes awards competition.
Carson City accepting applications for Ward 3 Board of Supervisors
Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/14/2020 - 6:51pmThe Carson City Board of Supervisors is accepting applications from qualified candidates who are interested in appointment to the office of Ward 3 Supervisor by the Board of Supervisors, Pursuant to Art. 2, 2.030(1) of the Carson City Charter.
Carson City Mayor Robert 'Bob' Crowell dies
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 09/12/2020 - 11:05amCarson City Mayor, attorney and Vietnam veteran Robert L. "Bob" Crowell died overnight. He was 74.
Robert L. "Bob" Crowell was a native Nevadan, born in the mining town of Tonopah and raised in Carson City. An attorney by profession, Bob was a Vietnam Veteran and retired Navy Captain. He was elected Mayor of Carson City in 2008 and assumed his duties as Mayor on January 5, 2009. He was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. Prior to being elected Mayor, Bob served 11 years on the Carson City School Board of Trustees.
Former Nevada Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Steffen dies
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 11:41amFormer Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Steffen died peacefully from natural causes on Sept. 1, 2020 in Hendersonville, TN. He was 90. Steffen served on the Nevada Supreme Court from 1982 until his retirement in 1997.
Celebrate Your Dog! Stop by Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 11:42amMountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living is celebrating National Dog Day all week long, Monday, Aug. 24-Friday, Aug. 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Reno and neighboring residents and their pups are invited to stop by the sales trailer at the 765 South Meadows Parkway Reno, NV 89521, to pick up a free homemade dog treat and enter to win a $50 gift card from Lulu's Pet Grooming. The treats are made with love by Scraps Dog Company in Reno.
NAI Alliance Carson City announces retirement of Cheryl Evans
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 8:47amAndie Wilson, CCIM, an Owner/Broker-salesperson with NAI Alliance Carson City, has announced that Cheryl Evans, CPM is retiring and has sold her property management business to Kevin Sigstad, CCIM with RE/MAX Premier Properties.
Nevada Department of Public Safety appoints Dzyak as State Fire Marshal Division Chief
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 07/30/2020 - 9:07pmCARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti appointed Mike Dzyak as Chief of the Nevada DPS, State Fire Marshal Division on July 27, 2020. Dzyak previously served as Lieutenant and as Acting Fire Marshal following the retirement of former Chief Bart Chambers.
Retired Army colonel named Nevada Guard's chief diversity officer
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 07/26/2020 - 10:02amRetired Army Col. Alvin Bolton of Reno has been named the Nevada National Guard's first chief diversity officer and he will begin his new position in Carson City on July 28.
New lakefront community catering to 55-plus crowd to open in Reno this fall
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 2:54pmConstruction of Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Community is nearly complete, and its first residents are expected to move in this fall, said Darryl Fisher, president of Mission Senior Living. The active lifestyle community for adults 55-years-old and better is located at 765 South Meadows Parkway, Reno. Construction began in the spring of 2019.
Carson City Sheriff's Office celebrates promotions and says goodbye to one of its own
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 07/04/2020 - 11:28amIt was a full house at the Carson City Sheriff's Office on Thursday afternoon with every seat in the Ormsby Room filled to celebrate promotions and retirement.
Obituary: Nellie Rosalyn Sherman
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 9:45amNellie Rosalyn Midge Sherman (88) of Butte, Montana, a former Stateline resident, passed away in Great Falls, Montana, on June 30, 2020.
Rosalyn was born on March 11, 1932, at her family’s homestead on the Bootlegger Trail east of Ledger, Montana. She was the youngest of six children that were born to Robert and Myrtle Midge.
She was known as “Nellie” to many, but as “Rosalyn” to others.
Celebrating milestones in the age of social distancing
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 06/28/2020 - 11:19amIn their nearly 70-year marriage, Georgia and Lew Foster had never spent a single anniversary apart, and they weren’t about to break that tradition because of COVID-19.
Celebrating their 70th-wedding anniversary would require some planning and creativity on the part of Summit Estates Senior Living and Memory Care, where Lew lives, but this sort of planning is in this team’s wheelhouse.
Nevada governor addresses state employees, proposes monthly furlough day, hiring freeze
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 06/11/2020 - 11:59amNevada Gov. Steve Sisolak notified state employees Thursday of proposed plans to address the projected Fiscal Year 2021 budget shortfall.
Preliminary estimates indicate approximately a $900 million General Fund shortfall, when combined with the Distributive School Account, the revenue shortfall increases up to $1.3 billion in Fiscal Year 2021. The estimated revenue shortfall represents a significant percentage of the state’s overall $4.5 billion operating appropriations for the fiscal year.
Senator Square: Carson High School recognizes its support staff, says goodbye to retirees
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 05/31/2020 - 6:10amCarson High School is pleased to announce individuals who have excelled in their positions as Educational Support Professionals and have been recognized for their works of merit by their peers and coworkers. The ESP employees from CHS are those individuals who enable teachers to focus on the teaching of their students, and every teacher knows that without them, a school could not hope to function.
Carson City Public Works Deputy Director Curtis Horton retires leaving legacy for the future
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 05/30/2020 - 11:06amFor nearly three and a half decades Curtis Horton made Carson City Public Works his life’s purpose. Over the course of these 35 years Horton witnessed Public Works drastically transform, grow, improve, and services expanded.