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The Quest for Ideological Purity - The Arrogance of the Carson City Republican Party

My compliments to Jed Block, Republican candidate for the Assembly 40th District, and his courage to reject the attempt by a small coterie of self-righteous, self-anointed, pseudo-intellectual purists of the Carson City Republican Party.

Block was informed when and where he should appear before the “recently created secret Republican Vetting Committee” so it members could decide whether the party should support his candidacy.” (See Nevada Appeal, March 26th.)

Roger Hedgecock - Is this the best you can do?

“The Carson City Republican Central Committee, is hosting a program with Roger Hedgecock. You are invited to attend in room 3100 at the Nevada State Legislature on Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Roger Allan Hedgecock, is a conservative talk radio host and former mayor of San Diego, California. His show is syndicated by Radio America.”

Submitted to Carson Now by Carol Howell
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Here is what Ms, Howell did not state in the spirit of “transparency” which now has become the new “buzzword” in American and Nevada Politics!

WNC Baseball: Karnos, Roque Key Wildcats’ SWAC-Opening Victory

Pitching decided the outcomes of a Scenic West Athletic Conference-opening baseball doubleheader Saturday at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.

Freshman right-hander Max Karnos pitched a four-hit complete game to provide Western Nevada College with a 7-1 victory over Salt Lake in the opener, but the Bruins battled back for a 6-2 win in game two behind the stingy hurling of Jason Jourdan and Eric Carter.

“Salt Lake has a good team. We each won one; that’s about right,” WNC coach D.J. Whittemore said.

WNC Baseball: Freshman holds Wildcats to two hits in seven scoreless innings

After scoring 21 runs in their previous game, the Western Nevada College Wildcats ran into a pitcher on Friday that kept them off-balance.

Salt Lake Community College freshman right-hander Jason Jourdan checked the 14th-ranked Wildcats on two hits through seven innings en route to the Bruins’ 4-3 baseball victory in Henderson.

TRPA launches online exchange to help property owners restore sensitive land

Lake Tahoe, CA/NV - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has launched an online marketplace for property owners, realtors and land banks to use to increase the environmental improvements that come from transferring commonly-traded development rights in the Lake Tahoe region.

The new, online Transfer of Development Rights Exchange allows buyers and sellers to create postings, explains transfer incentives and eligibility requirements, and makes it all viewable on an interactive map. As the TDR Exchange is used more, it will also track market trends.

The Carson City Vagina Monologues: a Second Year, a Second Chance to Reach Out

Event Date: 
February 14, 2014 - 6:00pm

The comical, informative and uplifting performance of “The Vagina Monologues” will be returning to the stage in Carson City for 2014. This controversial play was written in 1996 by Eve Ensler; a playwright, feminist, activist, performer, and artivist.

Reception kicks off significant new exhibit on Fremont for Sesquicentennial celebration at Nevada State Museum

Event Date: 
January 29, 2014 - 5:00pm

He described and mapped the Oregon Trail, was the Republican Party’s first presidential candidate, and served as California’s military governor in 1847.

IRATION: Automatic Winter Tour

Event Date: 
February 1, 2014 - 6:30pm

IRATION: Automatic Winter Tour

w/ special guests Natural Vibrations, The Movement and Micah Brown

Saturday, Feb 01, 2014

Tickets: $22.50 Advance / $25 Day of (Plus Tax/Fees)

General Admission/ First Come, First Serve Section Access

Doors: 6:30pm / Show 7:30pm

Live in the MontBleu Theatre, 55 Highway 50, Stateline, NV - South Lake Tahoe

Tickets available at http://www.ticketfly.com, http://www.montbleuresort.com

For Immediate Release

Iration:

Automatic Winter Tour with special guests Natural Vibrations,

Wanted sex offender nabbed by Carson City officers after chase through streets, neighborhoods

A 48-year-old transient wanted by authorities after violating conditions of parole as a sex offender was stopped Wednesday on a traffic violation and took off running from Carson City deputies resulting in a search through neighborhoods, businesses and an RV park.

Robert Lee Lyons Jr. was arrested at 7:13 p.m. in the 2400 block of Michael Drive. He faces a felony charge of violation of parole as a sex offender, and six misdemeanor charges, including obstructing police officers.

Fat Bikes!

I still remember my first mountain bike ride. It was back in 1985 at my local BMX shop. The owner showed us the new bike he just got, a big-wheeled, fat-tired bike with low gearing. Our small-wheeled BMX bikes were limited to firmer terrain, and you had push them up the steeper hills.

Downtown Carson City vision plan promotes small business, provides incentive for new business

There has been a lot of controversy and negative press over the last few years regarding our downtown and the movement of the 20/20 group. Many of you remember Carson City having a downtown. Some of you are new to our area within the last 30 years, and some are of a generation who grew up here and only know what you have been familiar with. In all these scenarios change is very unsettling.

Silver and Snowflake Festival of Lights 2013 features Empty Bowls Project fundraiser

Christmas and holiday lights will illuminate the Capitol Building and downtown Friday night when Carson City flips the switch at the annual Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights celebration.

The event brings thousands to downtown Carson City marking the city's official kick off of the Christmas and holiday season. Festivities begin at the capitol grounds, 5:30 p.m. where more than 300 voices of the Carson City 5th Grade Music Students Singing Ensemble will provide musical entertainment.

First ever Empty Bowls event to end hunger set for Dec. 6 during Festival of Lights

Empty Bowls Project of Carson City
Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights
empty bowls
Event Date: 
December 6, 2013 - 4:00pm

The inaugural Empty Bowls Project kicks off its campaign for the Carson City area Dec. 6 at the downtown skating rink during the Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights.

Empty Bowls is a grass roots movement to end hunger. Local artists young and old donate handmade bowls. Restaurants donate soup and food. For a minimum $10 donation you choose a bowl and fill it with food.

Carson City regional Scouts kick off 2013 food drive with Nov. 16 neighborhood collection

The holiday season brings out plenty of good will, including food drives through the Pinenut District of the Nevada Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Beginning this weekend, an estimated 400 Scouters comprising Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and adult leaders of the District will distribute 16,000 flyers announcing the food drive. The flyers will be distributed to area homes between Saturday, Nov. 9 and Wednesday Nov. 13.

Erik Holland is painting in Carson City for his November show

Reno plein air painter Erik Holland will be out in all weather over the next two weeks painting some of the iconic features of Carson City for an upcoming reception, show and sale. The event is called "Art in the Afternoon" and will take place at the Jones Mansion in Gold Hill on November 9 and 10.

Reno family keeps food movement sustainable with local eats

by JULIANA BLEDSOE “We started with wanting to change our diets for health purposes, and we started making soups,” Juli Scala said Friday, amongst the afternoon clamor of chefs and diners in her Midtown restaurant. When Gino and Juli Scala... Read More ›

Youth Theatre Carson City to hold Sept. 14 auditions for 'Shrek: The Musical!'

Event Date: 
September 14, 2013 - 10:00am

Youth Theatre Carson City is excited to announce our upcoming auditions for SHREK: The Musical, an exciting adaptation of the classic DreamWorks film to be held on Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. in the gymnasium at the Carson City Community Center. The show will run one weekend, Jan. 10-12, 2014 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Community Center.

The March on Washington in perspective

In the late summer of 1963 Susan and I were finishing our three-month Peace Corps training program at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. We had survived the mid-term "deselection process" (a Peace Corps term for the trainees who didn't make it--close to 50% of the students). We had endured weeks of intensive Turkish language instruction and instruction in TEFL (teaching English as a Foreign Language from some of the country's foremost experts. In addition to studying Turkish politics and culture, we wilted under the physical education requirements at 5:00 in the afternoon during a D.C.

Urban Farm Fest Features Food Beer Kids Activities Farm Animals Slim & Minnie

Urban Farm Fest at Reno River School on Sept 22, 2013
Event Date: 
September 22, 2013 - 3:00pm

Urban Farm Fest Sunday, September 22nd from 3-8pm, River School Farm, Reno, NV, September 22, 2013

This year urban farms from across the city are all coming together to celebrate the urban growing movement at this time of harvest and the autumnal equinox!

Forest Service, BLM release bi-state sage grouse draft EIS

A draft environmental impact statement to conserve, restore and enhance habitat for the sage grouse was released jointly this week by the Carson City Bureau of Land Management and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Reno Stop on ADHD Strike Out Stigma national tour hosted by Nevada Department of Education and Eye to Eye

LD / ADHD STRIKE OUT STIGMA NATIONAL TOUR team
LD / ADHD STRIKE OUT STIGMA NATIONAL TOUR Team members
Event Date: 
July 19, 2013 - 2:00pm

Achieving their goals - to "strike out the stigma" of the LD / ADHD label and to empower those living with learning disabilities (LDs) and ADHD - is the focus of 5 college students, Eye to Eye mentors, who will make a special stop in Reno during a 12-day road trip: the Eye to Eye LD / ADHD STRIKE OUT STIGMA NATIONAL TOUR.

Carson High graduate makes Unity College spring semester honors list

Carson City resident and Carson High graduate Miranda Grato was named to the Honor’s List for spring semester at Unity College in Maine.

Grato, who will graduate in the 2016 class, is a marine biology and wildlife biology double major, attained a 3.33 grade point average or above.

In recent years Unity College has gained national attention for a variety of achievements including its focus on sustainability science, the leading-edge of 21st century ecological problem solving and the vanguard in the fight for the mitigation of global climate change.

Western Nevada College Summer Art Exhibition Features Space Photography

A fascinating and colorful exhibition of space photography is on display in Carson City at the Western Nevada College Main Art Gallery through August. 23. The collection contains several dozen large photographs of Earth’s moon, planets in our Solar System and their moons, and colorful nebulae.

A photograph of the Observatory under the night sky, taken over a 40-minute duration, offers a fascinating look at the movement of stars in the night sky.

Act Now! For a Livable Downtown

The plan for making downtown more pedestrian, bike, and business friendly will be presented and voted on at the Board of Supervisors meeting this Thursday April 18, at 6:30 PM, in the Carson City Community Center’s Sierra Room.  Your attendance at this meeting is vital to ensure that this project moves forward!

Yoga 4 Beginners

Event Date: 
April 9, 2013 - 6:00pm

Are you wondering what this yoga thing is all about?

4-SESSION YOGA 4 BEGINNER'S WORKSHOP

Lecture to address how to move young adults out of their parents house and into jobs

Event Date: 
April 8, 2013 - 6:30pm

Children and Family Counseling therapists Jeffrey Davis and Kristopher Komarek will present “From Sofa to Salary: Launching Your Young Adult” at the Carson City Library on Monday, April 8, 6:30 p.m. Active participation and interactive dialogue are encouraged. Refreshments will be served.

Below is a recent column that addresses some of what will be discussed at the presentation.

Sofa to Salary: Launching Your Young Adult

It is no secret that since the mid to late 1990’s young people turning 18 have not flown the nest to embark on their adult lives like previous generations. Parents, expecting that their fledgling adult would be anxious to venture out on their own, away from parental rules and prying eyes, have been unpleasantly surprised that movement toward independent living has been slow or even non-existent.

And they are perplexed by the choices their young adult children are making.

Kids and drugs to be topic of Carson City Chamber’s Soup’s On! luncheon

The public is invited to a very special Carson City Chamber educational luncheon on Monday that should be of interest to every mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle and others concerned about drug use in our children beginning in the fourth grade.

Many well-meaning adults do not realize the drugs in their medicine cabinet may be the pathway to their child’s drug use.

Nevada Orthodontist Dr. Frank Beglin to Donate $1,000 to Community-Chosen School

Carson City Orthodontist Frank Beglin

Carson City orthodontist Frank Beglin is a perpetual student. From college, dental school, and post-doctoral residency, to annual C.E. and Invisalign classes that board-certified orthodontists must attend, he’s no stranger to education.

Kids and drugs to be topic of Carson City Chamber’s Soup’s On! luncheon

The public is invited to a very special Carson City Chamber educational luncheon that should be of interest to every mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle and others concerned about drug use in our children beginning in Grade 4.

Many well-meaning adults do not realize the drugs in their medicine cabinet may be the pathway to their child’s drug use.

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