new year

Hello fellow anglers, welcome to the new year and may it bring you tighter lines. I can truly say the Topaz Lake fishing derby is off to a very good start.

CARSON CITY — The award winning Carson High School Blue Thunder Marching Band was selected to march in the 2018 Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 24.

The new year, 2018, is starting very well for Mark Twain Elementary School music students. The Carson City School District is pleased to announce a $16,000 grant awarded to Mark Twain Elementary for music education. The monies will be used to purchase new musical instruments including a 50-piece world drumming set, steel drums, hand chimes and various other percussion instruments.

A new semester begins Monday, Jan. 8 for the Carson City School District, which has been adjourned for winter break since Dec. 22.

Friends in Service Helping (FISH) and the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative (CIRCLES) are excited to announce a more formal relationship and an expanded collaboration.

Willy, an America's First True Breed Boston Terrier, and his mams, Nicole Madden of Carson City, enjoy a New Years Day hike at Spooner Lake. Photo by Willy's Uncle Tod Jennings

Swing into the New Year with a Jazz Quintet from the Mile High Jazz Band at Comma Coffee on Tuesday, January 9, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door; free for age 18 and under.

Carson City’s Leisure Hour Club begins the New Year with local author Brooke Santina, whose first novel "Dishrags to Dirtbags" tells the story of a meek housewife’s plunge into the often dangerous and mostly crazy world of law enforcement. The presentation will be at the Club’s dinner meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Maybe the first step into 2018 is to get grounded, centered, and focused in present time. In present time you are in good a good position to review your past year, evaluate where you are now and create a "picture" for yourself in 2018.

The event takes place at 1800 E. William St., #207, second floor, the elevator is on the right.

With the arrival of a new year there is an opportunity to start a new career in home inspection at Western Nevada College. Certified Home Inspection courses will be offered on the Carson City campus starting on Monday, Jan. 8, helping prepare an individual for what is necessary to excel in the business.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports 49 arrests during the New Year's holiday weekend beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 through 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1 in both Carson Valley and the Lake Tahoe area of Douglas County.

Ease into the new year with something fun. Trivia junkies have two options for showing off their smarts: DJ Trivia at the Fox Brewpub and the Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz at Sassafras are both free to play and open to all ages. Muscle Powered offers two trail hikes on Tuesday. Today take an easy walk along the Mexican Ditch area in the morning, or opt for something more strenuous along the Linear Ditch this evening. Songwriter Canyon White leads a jam at Living the Good Life: strum along or just sit back and enjoy the music.

TUESDAY: Jan. 2

Carving a crown roast of pork for New Year's dinner prepared by Kathy Silvia and Mike Egeland.

The second supermoon in a series of three will happen tonight, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 with the peak occurring at 6:24 p.m. Pacific Time. The forecast calls for scattered high clouds and relatively mild conditions for this time of the year. The final supermoon in the series will happen Jan. 31, which also corresponds with a lunar eclipse for some parts of the world.

I used to be the resolution girl. I would set no more than three resolutions each year. I’d break the first the same month, the second in February, and the third by March. I always felt a little bad about breaking my resolutions. But everyone was breaking theirs. So, there was sort of a permission to it. A few years ago, I started a new tradition. I threw resolutions out the window and instead starting using a focus word.

In a remarkable interfaith gesture and a unique way to welcome 2018, various religions got together in Reno (Nevada) to celebrate the ringing in of the New Year at midnight in a unique and divine manner, away from the glitter of the casinos and sending a message of unity to the world.

Congratulations on an outstanding holiday display...submitted by a Montana visitor!

Are you ready to ring in the new year? 2018 is just around the corner, and there will be plenty of celebrations to choose from. Whether you’re looking to stay close to home or head out into a neighboring valley, you’ll find it right here. Please stay safe: designate a sober drive, call a cab, or get a ride from UBER or LYFT.

AAA TIPSY TOW: 1-800-222-4357 (Free Tow up to 10 miles from 6pm Dec. 31 until 6am Jan. 1 – you do NOT need to be a AAA member. Stay safe tonight!) 

CAPITAL CAB: 775-885-0300 

CARSON CITY NYE CELEBRATIONS:

A great beginning to a new year starts with safety first, and the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with Carson City School District and Partnership Carson City, is promoting its Safe and Sober New Year’s for all Carson City youth by offering support to any middle school or high school student having a get-together on New Year’s Eve.

Rise Dispensary and Sierra Wellness Connection in Carson City are each beginning recreational cannabis sales on New Year's Day.

It’s finally here, the last weekend of 2017. It’s fairly quiet around town, until Sunday night, that is. Today, Muscle Powered is leading a five-mile half-day hike along Prison Hill. Take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather, and join them. The Carson Nugget is hosting three nights of comedy this weekend: catch Myles Weber on the stage tonight. Head’s up. Galaxy Theater usually plays a movie from the past on Sundays and Wednesdays. This week, we get treated to the Christmas Classic, Die Hard. You won’t want to miss that.

SATURDAY:

A long weekend is just beginning. Tonight, funnyman Steven Briggs kicks off three nights of comedians at Carson Comedy inside of the Nugget Casino. Whiskey Tavern on Highway 50 East hosts a Friday night karaoke party. Enjoy the music stylings of Tom Miller during dinner at Living the Good Life, then stick around for some dancing.

New Year, New Healthy Habits: The start to a new year is the perfect time to become re-motivated towards healthy living. Join us as Verna Lewis, Carson Tahoe Healthy Habits Instructor, chats about ways to amp up your fitness routine and create good habits that will get you one step closer to your goals. This Community Education Series is FREE and open to the public. Come by on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 4:30 p.m. to start your New Year with a healthy mindset! Call (775) 445-7500 for more information.

While the holiday season doesn’t come to an end until the new year, Carson City offers its annual Christmas tree recycling program for those preparing to scrap the family tree until next year.

Friends of the Carson City Library is hosting an ‘Evening in Paris’ New York New Year's Eve Party on Dec. 31st from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Carson Plaza Event Center, 211 E. 9th Street.

Hello fellow anglers, it is that time of year to celebrate the new year and the Topaz Lake opening day fishing season. On Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 at precisely 6:46 a.m. will be the official starting time for anglers to begin fishing on Topaz Lake.

As we get ready to ring in 2018 and say goodbye to 2017, we want to reflect briefly on the history of the New Year celebration and amuse you with some fun historical facts.

One of the most notable celebrations is that in Times Square in Manhattan. This has been an annual event in New York since 1907.

Nearly every television station will broadcast the “ball drop” in Times Square: A large, lighted crystal ball sliding down a 77-foot pole over the course of the last minute of the year. When the ball reaches the bottom, it is the New Year.

The Carson Nugget presents the Demin and Diamond New Year’s 2018 Party inside their Grand Ballroom. The Party starts at 8 p.m. with line dancing with DJ Cowboy Bobby and a Prime Rib Dinner. At 9:30 p.m. Valentino Rodeo takes the stage to rock you into the new year. No countdown is complete without a midnight champagne toast.

Choose the Prime Rib Dinner and NYE Party for $59.99 per person or just the Party for $14.99.

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. — Ring in the New Year with a three-mile, round-trip hike along the Nature Trail at Fort Churchill State Historic Park.

Many joys come with Christmas and the holiday season. Good food, the company of family and friends, observing the joy of children opening presents, good music and the anticipation of the new year to name just a few.

A special aspect of the season for us is the spirit of giving. We use this time to provide more help than usual for both folks less fortunate and for charitable organizations that do good works in our communities. We know we are blessed to have the means to do so.