Carson City Library hosts Virtual Program: Hour Of Code

UPDATE: The Carson City Community Center shelter evacuation site is at capacity. Evacuees from the Caldor Fire can go to the following places:

— Reno Sparks Convention Center, 4590 S Virginia St, Reno, NV (capacity 454)
— Fuji Park (capacity 62) – 601 Clear Creek Rd. Carson City, NV 89701
— Lifepoint Church, 1095 Stephanie Way, Douglas County
— Dayton Rodeo Event Center (capacity 150 RVs for dry camping and a limited number of large animals) – 500 Schaad Ln, Dayton, NV 89403
— Lyon County Fair Grounds (capacity 200 RVs for dry camping and large animals) – 100 US Highway 95A East, Yerington, NV 89447
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With the Douglas County evacuation center in Gardnerville now full, plans are underway to have evacuees of the Caldor Fire in South Lake Tahoe go to two locations in Carson City that will be open later today — the Community Center on East William Street and Fuji Park.

UPDATE 11:28AM: A Final Evacuation Order for South Lake Tahoe has been issued. The order extends through the remainder of the city to the Nevada state line.
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UPDATE 10:39AM: Much of South Lake Tahoe is now under orders to evacuate as of Monday morning. The following areas of South Lake Tahoe are now under orders, per the City of South Lake Tahoe, to immediately leave due to the Caldor Fire:

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development is partnering with OnTrackNorthAmerica to create the Southwest Supply Chain Coalition that will better connect markets and lower costs, while at the same time addressing urgent climate change, safety, and congestion issues.

UPDATE 10PM: South Lake Tahoe from Tahoma to Stateline has been issued an evacuation warning as of 9:20 p.m. Sunday. See the latest from the City of South Lake Tahoe here.

An evacuation warning is defined as a potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

CARSON VALLEY, Nev. — With the Douglas County Rodeo & Concert taking place Sept. 18 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, Visit Carson Valley is asking for photos depicting the valley’s western heritage. Prizes are awarded for the top three photos. Deadline to submit photos is Friday, Sept. 10.

The Douglas County Community & Senior Center remains an active Evacuation Center for the evacuees in El Dorado County affected by the Caldor Fire. Due to this, the facility is closed to the public until further notice.

How far will you go? Travel with Wild Horse Children’s Theater to the Village of Motunui as we present the Northern Nevada premiere of Disney’s Moana, Jr. Actors, singers and dancers, ages 5 to 18, are invited to audition for this musical adventure!

The Caldor Fire in El Dorado County southwest of Lake Tahoe has now burned 156,515 acres and remains 19 contained as of Sunday morning.

Through the smoke and the ash of California, Montana, and Nevada fires, with an air quality of 363, they wore their pj’s, were wrapped in blankets, and carried cups of Dutch Bros. and Starbucks as they gathered together for Carson High School’s Senior Sunrise.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 30 to Sept. 5, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

The Advanced Graphic Design classes at Carson High School kicked off the new school year with loads of opportunities for students, both for the school and within the community.

"We're doing everything we can so the fire doesn't make it into Tahoe," said Calfire incident commander Eric Schwab during Friday's community meeting.

​As Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Game Warden Sean Flynn arrived on the scene of a capsized boat on Lake Mead on Mother’s Day of last year, he saw fellow game wardens Thomas Hamblin and Casey Humphries near the shoreline with the capsized boat that was now partially submerged. Hamblin and Humphries, the first to arrive on the scene, had just pulled multiple people from the water and were now coordinating with other wardens and National Park Service Rangers to search for a missing 3-year-old girl who was believed to be stuck under the boat. It was dusk and the boat was sinking. Time was running out.

Carson City’s 18th annual Jazz and Beyond Music and Art Festival, presented by the Mile High Jazz Band Association, completes 17 days of music and art on Sunday, August 29.