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Carson City road report for June 21-27
Submitted by editor on Fri, 06/18/2010 - 4:51pmYou can always tell when summer arrives in Carson City — that's when Nevada's official state tree, the orange traffic cone, starts sprouting up all over town.
Here is the Carson City road report for the period of Monday, June 21 to Sunday, June 27:
The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue fog sealing sections of roadway in the area. The following roadways will have lane closures between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting:
— Northbound Carson City Freeway from US 50 to East Lake Boulevard — Monday and Tuesday
A Rail of a Good Time: Virginia & Truckee Railroad opens season with great deals
Submitted by editor on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 5:25pmThe Virginia & Truckee Railroad opened its 2010 season with completely booked train rides over Memorial Day weekend. As if channeling the “Little Engine that Could,” the historic railway started right where it left off last year with overwhelming public support. After a sold-out season in 2009, the V&T has expanded operations to Friday through Sunday rides, now through Oct. 31.
The strong beginning to the V&T’s summer operations has tourism officials hopeful the trend sticks.
Families enjoy holiday weekend on V&T, steam trains between Carson City and Virginia City
Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 3:44pmBack on the tracks again, the V&T Railroad kicked off Saturday with a near-sold out day, ample sunshine and a promising full-steam-ahead summer.
"We had a couple of seats left, with quite a few tickets sold for tomorrow," said Candy Duncan, executive director of the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Today went very smoothly and everyone was excited about going on that first ride of the season."
Train Rides This Weekend
Submitted by on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 5:25pmV&T Railroad offers $5 Friday discount
Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 11:30amCARSON CITY — In an effort to attract local riders and welcome the opening of the 2010 season, the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is offering $5 off adult tickets on all Friday train rides. The discount is available on adult tickets, May 29 through June 25, providing an affordable, $24 round trip voyage on a vintage diesel train between Carson City and Virginia City.
Radio program looks to Nevada history as guide to the region's future
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 7:05pmVIRGINIA CITY — Longtime Virginia City businessman Hugh Roy Marshall brings old cars, old wars and old warhorses to the Northern Nevada airwaves this Saturday, May 22.
Tales of Nevada Past and Present airs at 1 p.m. on 5,000-watt 1270-AM. The program is also available live to online listeners at www.KBZZ.com. The on-air call-in talk line is (775) 823-1920.
This week's featured players:
The old war horse: Veteran tourism media specialist Harry Spencer, a popular local columnist who specializes in stories of his first-hand knowledge of the golden age of Nevada gambling.
Tales of Nevada Past and Present premieres Saturday on 1270-AM
Submitted by editor on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 7:46pmVIRGINIA CITY — Longtime Virginia City businessman Hugh Roy Marshall brings history to the airwaves and the Internet beginning Saturday.
Tales of Nevada Past and Present premieres at 1:00 p.m. PDT on 5,000-watt on the regional affiliate 1270-AM. The program will be available live to online listeners at www.KBZZ.com. The on-air talk line is (775) 823-1920.
"The rich future of Virginia City and the legacy of the legendary Comstock Lode cannot be fully realized without a continuing focus on all the things that led us here," Marshall says.
Carson City Freeway project awarded for archeological efforts
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 4:58pmThe Nevada Department of Transportation has received an award for archeological preservation of the Old Stewart Indian Cemetery.
An Exemplary Human Environment Initiative award to NDOT was presented by the Federal Highway Administration for partnering efforts to enhance and preserve the historic cemetery as part of the Carson City Freeway project.
McAvoy Layne's Mark Twain at Piper's Opera House on Saturday
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 3:19pmAs every schoolchild knows, Sam Clemens first used the byline Mark Twain on February 3, 1863, while a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City.
What's not so well known is that he took the name, not as a tribute to the river pilot Captain Sellers (as he wrote in "Life on the Mississippi") but from his facetious way of calling out additions to his bar tab.
Media Release - Carson Chamber Singers Concert May 1
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 11:58pmMedia Release - prepared April 6, 2010
Information: Elinor Bugli 775-883-4154, or Judy Monson 775-882-7464
CARSON CHAMBER SINGERS TO PERFORM MAY 1
Concert features World Premiere of "The Stars Above the Hill" by David Dickau
NV Energy giving V&T reconstruction commission $100,000 check
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:16pmWritten by NV Energy Public Information Officer Karl Walquist:
The effort to reconstruct the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad is receiving a boost from NV Energy with a $100,000 grant to the Northern Nevada Railway Foundation, the fund-raising arm of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the V&T Railway.
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A Carson City Classic: Historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad Tickets Now On Sale
Submitted by editor on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 4:11pmThe 2010 season for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is rolling down the tracks toward its May 27 opening, with online tickets available now at www.VisitCarsonCity.com.
Virginia & Truckee is back from the dead, and its awesome
Submitted by on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 1:54pmSt. Patrick's parade in Virginia City
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 1:29pmPublic relations team wins for V&T grand opening campaign
Submitted by editor on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 1:40pmA successful public information campaign to spread the word about Carson's City's historic Virginia and Truckee Railroad grand opening were recognized and honored recently.
V&T Fundraiser hosted by Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Auxiliary
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 11:09pmMar. 27, 2010, 10 a.m.
V&T Fundraiser hosted by Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Auxiliary
Creating a Local Organic Food Economy (updated)
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 8:24amBy Quest Lakes
Article: Creating a Local Organic Food Economy in Silver Springs, Fernley and Yerington
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 9:46amNew Welcome Signs for Virginia City
Submitted by on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 2:10pmV&T Railway Running This Weekend
Submitted by on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 4:54pmOur Opinion: We support efforts to bring more filmmaking to Nevada
Submitted by on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 8:08amOur Opinion: We support efforts to bring more filmmaking to NevadaBy The Nevada A
Nevada Day: Comstock reclaims title of hairiest chins
Submitted by on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 6:37amNevada Day: Comstock reclaims title of hairiest chinsBy BRIAN DUGGAN bduggan@neva
V&T Railway: Getting on track
Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 4:01amThe steam engine that will pull the V&T tourist train between Carson City and Virginia City finally arrived in Nevada Tuesday - by flatbed trailer.