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Returning with more rides and seat options for its third season after two consecutive years of sold-out tours, tickets to the Carson City Polar Express aboard the historic Virginia and Truckee Railroad are on sale now for the 2013 holiday season.

With just 30 trains in the U.S. that travel to the North Pole, the Polar Express aboard the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad has captured the hearts, minds and imaginations of children, their parents and grandparents making the train tour into a holiday tradition for Carson City area families.

The press & public is invited to attend the grand opening of Perfect Balance Pilates, a Reformer, Mat Pilates & Group Strength Studio. The grand opening is at our new location at 343 Fairview Dr. Suite 205, Carson City, Nevada on October 5, 2013, from 2 pm to 5 pm. To celebrate our grand opening we will have Pilates Reformer, Mat & Barre Pilates demonstrations. Food & Beverage will be served.

Please come meet the owner, Judy Bendure and her wonderful Instructors. Enjoy this wonderful studio with the Tuscan & Nautical themed workout rooms. See what Pilates can do for you!!!!!

A 28-year-old Carson City woman faces a felony drug charge after she was arrested Sept. 12 at 10:08 p.m. in the area of Northridge and Roop streets.

Tosha Nicole Whiting was stopped by Carson City sheriff's Special Enforcement Team after deputies saw that she was driving without a license plate light during the hours of darkness.

The Carson City Council of the United States Navy League will hold its bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino, 2171 Hwy 50E, Carson City. The social hour is at 5:30 PM followed by a buffet dinner at 6:30 PM.

Carson City Historical Society presents a free lecture "Carson City's History in Motion" by Mary Fischer on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The lecture will be at The Business Resource Innovation Center, The BRIC, which is a partnership of Carson City Library, Office of Business Development, Building, Engineering, Planning, and Business Licensing, at 108 E. Proctor St.

Inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division.
 This report is for the week ending Sept. 13, 2013. Inspections include restaurants, fast food restaurants, a bar and lounge, a butcher, and a mobile food vehicle.
See the full report below.

The owner of a dog euthanized by Carson City Animal Services against her wishes will receive $41,500 in a settlement if she signs a waiver of claims and the Board of Supervisors approves the pact Thursday.

Women to Women Nevada's newest segment is with Debbie Sullivan, co-owner of Sunshine Bakery and Deli in Incline Village. Host Carol Paz interviews Sullivan about Incline's newest restaurant.

On Wednesday, September 18, 2013, the Carson City Council of the Navy League of the United States will hold its next Dinner Meeting at the Gold Dust West Casino on Hwy 50 East.
The speaker will be Gwenn Sperling, HMCS(AW) USN (Ret’d). She will be discussing her career and more importantly her efforts as part of the JTFFA Recovery Team efforts in Vietnam and Laos to assist in bringing closure to families of MIA cases.
The Social Hour begins at 5:30 PM with the Dinner at 6:30 PM.
Cost is $25 per person

The Nevada Department of Emergency Management building on Fairview Drive in Carson City was on lock down from 11:20 to 11:45 a.m., Thursday after a landscaping crew informed onsite officials that a man with a hooded sweatshirt jumped the security fence earlier in the morning, Nevada Guard spokesman Dennis Fournier said. No such person was found.

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:

A 20-year-old Carson City man was booked into Carson City Jail on Wednesday with two outstanding warrants, including a felony in which he had failed to appear for his sentencing hearing on a charge of attempted burglary.
Jordon Michael Galloway was booked at 4:56 p.m. Sept. 11 on the felony charge and a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant. Bail: $23,000.

In other arrests:

There was a fantastic turn out for the 2 million biker ride to DC today. Last I checked over 880,000 motor cycle riders rode to Washington DC to honor the fallen on 9/11/01, this 12th anniversary of.

Ellen Lucille Shafer, nee Miller, of Carson City, NV formerly of Chicago, passed away July 31, 2013. Beloved wife of Stanley Shafer; loving mother of Michael and Matthew (Nic...

Richard Allen Bell, 66 of Carson City, passed away on September 5, 2013. Autumn Funerals & Cremations is trusted with the arrangements, (775) 888-6800. …

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Valorie Ann Shanahan, 61 of Carson City, passed away on September 7, 2013. Autumn Funerals & Cremations is trusted with the arrangements, (775) 888-6800. …

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January 4, 1940 - September 6, 2013 Sue Ann (Palady) Madden, January 4, 1940- September 6, 2013, went to Heaven in the morning with her children at her side, in Carson City,...

Enrollment at both rural campuses of Western Nevada College has increased this fall, after six years of state budget cuts that drastically reduced programs and available classes.

Full-time equivalent enrollment, which measures the number of credits a student takes and is a key factor in determining state funding levels, rose 4 percent at the Fallon campus to 415 and 3 percent at the Douglas campus to 371. At the Carson City campus, full-time equivalent headcount rose by 2 percent, indicating that individual students are enrolling in more credits.

The annual Basque Festival at Fuji Park is evolving this year to become a multi-cultural celebration this Sunday, Sept. 15, that includes Basque, Italian, Mexican and Nevada barbecue cuisine.

Dubbed the “Fall Festival,” this family-friendly event offers a “Kid Zone” with 5 bounce houses, arts and crafts tables, a Home Depot build project, various games, kid karaoke, caricatures, face painting and a balloon artist. Adults can enjoy live music and dancing as well as Bingo in the Pavilion with various prize levels available.

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 Sept. 11.

Please come down to the Grocery Outlet parking lot and get your car washed on September 21st from 9AM-1 to support the Carson Middle School Band. They will be performing in a band compition in Southern California and need the community's help in getting there to play. Last year they took first place in the Northern California competion! Come support the CMS advanced band! Tickets are $5.00 a car. All proceeds will go directly to the CMS band.

June 6, 1936 - August 31, 2013 Mary Margaret Slavich at the age of seventy-seven years old of Santa Clara, CA and Carson City, NV passed away August 31st, 2013 in ...

An 18-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday in the 1800 block of Armstrong Lane and faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery following a dispute with her mother.

According to the arrest report, officers were called to the address at around 7:11 p.m. in response to a domestic battery reported between a mother and daughter.

Lyon County has been awarded $11.9 million in grant and loan funds through USDA Rural Development Nevada to build a waste water collection system for nearly 500 users who are currently on septic tanks near Dayton. The project aims to reduce nitrate problems.

A free public forum "Fueling Change: An Emergency Renewable Energy Era" will take place on Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m., at the Carson City Plaza Conference Center, 911 East 9th Street in Carson City.

See the flier below for details.

For one night only, an opportunity to see the movie “Trans” takes place in Carson City on Monday, September 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Galaxy Theater, 4000 South Curry Street. When first announced, the event quickly filled theater capacity and “sold out,” but multiplex Galaxy quickly scheduled the screening in a a larger theater, and there are now ample seats available.

The Western Nevada College softball team will meet College of the Siskiyous of Weed, Calif., in a doubleheader scrimmage beginning at 1 p.m. Friday at Edmonds Sports Complex in Carson City. It is the only time WNC will play at home during the summer-fall scrimmage season.

“We are really excited to be back at home in front of our home crowd and having the weather we are having now,” Wentworth said. “It’s another JC team in the same situation as us, the getting-to-know phase. It will be interesting to see where we stand against another team.”

Contra Dance with Sierra Contra Dance Society to live music by Local Honey Band on Oct. 13, 2013 in the Old Liberty School (Old Southside School Building / Reno Parks and Rec.), 190 E. Liberty St., Reno.

The dance starts at 7:30PM. New-dancer orientation starts at 7:15PM.

Contra dancing is similar to line dancing and square dancing, and it's always done to LIVE music. It's easy to learn, and a caller calls out all the dance moves. It's fun, sociable and aerobic.

4Paws 4H dog club is hosting a guest speaker, Officer Jimmy Sherratt of the Carson City Sheriff's Department Canine Unit at its next meeting, Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Fuji Park's Exhibit Hall. The meeting is open to children age 5-19 and their families. After a demonstration and presentation by Officer Sherratt and his canine companion, he will have a brief question and answer period. Contact the 4-H Extension Office at 887-2252 for further questions.

With Nevada’s 150th birthday celebration about to kick off, the Nevada State Museum in Carson City is offering interested volunteers a chance to make friends, learn history and become part of the party.

Tour guide training begins at the museum Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 9 a.m.
No experience is necessary but volunteers are asked to be available at least four hours per month and bring curiosity and enthusiasm for Nevada’s rich cultural and natural heritage.