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Don’t be intimidated by that indoor SPIN class again! Well Being gym in Carson City is offering a six session program geared to inform, prepare and educate you in the world of stationary bike training and riding. The sessions will be aimed at developing the participants knowledge of proper bike set up, positioning, and pedaling as well as provide a 30 minute “mini-ride” that allow the participants time to apply newly gained skills and concepts.

Don’t be intimidated by that indoor SPIN class again! Well Being gym in Carson City is offering a six session program geared to inform, prepare and educate you in the world of stationary bike training and riding. The sessions will be aimed at developing the participants knowledge of proper bike set up, positioning, and pedaling as well as provide a 30 minute “mini-ride” that allow the participants time to apply newly gained skills and concepts.

The Junior Achievement "Be Entrepreneurial" course will be taught at Carson High School this Fall in all CHS Business classes. Bill Heitman and Ila Acchtabowski from Junior Achievement have been instrumental in making this happen.The course will be taught by professionals from Sierra Financial Advisors Sally Kaplan and Katie Coombs.  Junior Achievement is a non-profit youth organization founded in 1919 by Horace A. Moses, Theodore Vail, and Winthrop M. Crane.

The first official day of fall has come and went. Days are shorter and temperatures are cooler. Talk of a “Monster El Niño” has everyone stoked for winter. Thoughts of checking and tuning the gear begin to creep into our minds. Before each snow season there is one question we often forget to ask ourselves…are we physically ready? A lot of mountain enthusiasts attempt to keep in shape by hitting the trails, bike riding, paddle boarding or other adventurous outdoor activities, while others enjoy the off season in a different way.

This is Ginger, the 2015 Barn Hunt Association's National Games Champion! The competition was held just a few weeks ago at Purina Farms, near St. Louis, MO. The second place team is from Gardnerville and the Grand Champion is from Elko! Only the top dogs out of 15,000 registered were eligible to compete. Ginger also holds a Flyball Master title. I rescued her 4 years ago from the Carson City shelter, where she had been returned twice.

This week is the official Nevada Week of Respect. The purpose of this week is to promote respect as an antidote to bullying and cyberbullying. Here is what is going on at CHS to celebrate the Week of Respect:

• The American Sign Language club is going to be signing songs at lunch on Thursday.
• The Gay-Straight Alliance is going to be putting up a respect wall - a giant poster for people to write what they respect about someone else.
• There will be a daily announcement with a tip on being an upstanding young adult.

This fiasco surrounding John Jay High School and its football program out of Texas has me stirring. The video is pretty clear. The football players really had no reason whatsoever for that kind of action. There was no justification at all.

In time for Labor Day weekend, Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe's south shore unveiled a new permanent climbing wall Thursday and is set open to a new children’s ropes course and zip line Saturday.

On Sept. 4 Carson City Parks and Recreation's registration site, ActiveNet, will be upgraded to a new Customer User Interface. Parks and Recreation uses ActiveNet for many of the daily functions such as pool memberships, class and sport league registrations, out-of-school time programs, and facility rentals.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Aug. 26, 2015 and beyond. Please note that in this report, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has not provided recent updates of Nevada's fishing waters.

Nevada District 2 Congressman Mark Amodei released the following statement Thursday after the Bureau of Land Management completed the conveyance of 10,055 acres of lands to the City of Yerington for industrial, recreational and infrastructure purposes.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Aug. 19, 2015 and beyond. Nevada Department of Wildlife fishing reports for Western Nevada waters are not included as their most current reports are dated June 04.

Ronald McDonald House Charities® Northern Nevada (RMHC® Northern Nevada or the Reno Ronald McDonald House®) is now accepting registrations for its 4th Annual Red Shoe Gala at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. The event will raise money for the organization’s mission of keeping families together while their child receives treatment at an area hospital, continuing its theme to “Make Someone Happy!”

Hello fellow anglers, I have heard over and over how bad the fishing is because of low waters in our area. There are plenty of places to fish in our local area that are very fishable. Renee and I fished up on Wolf Creek, Silver Creek and the East Carson last weekend. Some were good others were slow, we adjusted for every place we fished and had a successful fun day.

The Nevada Highway Patrol continues to search for a vehicle and suspect involved in a possible hit and run, fatal crash that happened on July 11, 2015 at approximately 12:06 pm. The investigation details that a black 2007 KTM sport bike ridden by 51 year old Stephen L. Hobbs of Reno, was traveling northbound on US 395. Witnesses indicate a silver Subaru WRX also traveling northbound, struck the sport bike causing it to overturn and eject Mr. Hobbs, who later died because of his injuries.

You can look forward to all kinds of serious problems for the rest of this year and well beyond 2015 due to our prolonged drought.

In a previous article, I wrote that our good friend, Barry Drury who lives in Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada had invited us to join him, his wife Susan, plus two of their friends, Denis Ryan also of Watson Lake and Kirk Jensen of Whitehorse, Yukon on a three-day, fishing trip at Pelican, Alaska.

STATELINE — Sports stars and celebrities worked out the kinks from tee to green Tuesday during the opening practice round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course at Lake Tahoe.

Among the headliners to warm up and sign autographs at the famed Tahoe South course were defending 2014 champion Mark Rypien, retired New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, American Olympic soccer star Brandi Chastain and first-timer Justin Timberlake.

A 51-year-old Reno man, Stephen L. Hobbs, man has been identified in the fatal motorcycle crash that happened Saturday on Highway 395 near Cold Springs. The driver of the car that hit the rider fled the scene, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Here are the results of the 12th Annual Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge held June 26-27 in downtown Carson City:

DAYTON — The Ghost Soldiers Motorcycle Club invites people to enter its 2nd Annual Motorcycle Show & Shine scheduled in conjunction with the Dayton Valley Days festival Sept. 19 and 20, 2015 in the heart of historic Old Town Dayton.

Professional Bullwhip Instructor Doc Durden will share his talent in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, June 27, at 10:00 am.

Hello fellow anglers, I have to tell you that last weekend's Lampe Park Kids derby was rewarding. The fishing was slow both days, but there were a few nice fish caught. At one time I felt as if I were at a ball game. I could hear the crowd  cheering  at one end of Willow Creek with the voices in unison rising and lowering as a 4-year-old angler was reeling in a 7 pound trout.

Megastar and multi-talented artist Justin Timberlake will join superstar athletes and entertainers for the first time this summer at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. The much-decorated performer is an avid golfer who plays to a six handicap and is renowned in the sport for his philanthropic endeavors.

Courtney Warner has been selected as Carson City’s new Senior Center Director. A panel consisting of Senior Center Advisory Board members, and City Staff recently conducted interviews for the position. Mrs. Warner was selected after careful review of the applicants’ work experience and education.

Hundreds of BMX riders gathered and raced Sunday afternoon for the Carson City BMX State Qualifiers. Carson City BMX has Friday Night Lights races every Friday night, signups are from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There is also a free new rider clinic on June 27 at 5 p.m. Regular Sunday racing is every Sunday, signups are from 9 to 10 a.m.

USA BMX has joined forces with the United States Olympic Committee ...and USA Cycling to offer a free day of BMX racing at CARSON CITY BMX in celebration of Olympic Day.

Helping other people is one of the finest things that anyone can do in life. This is your opportunity through the sport we know and love to help people in two ways. First, through your gathering of donations for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society?� , you will be helping fight and bring an end to dreadful diseases that affect thousands of people each year. Secondly, you can introduce BMX to friends and neighbors that may not have thought they would ever be able to participate in competitive BMX, as this is the ONLY race where you don`t have to be an ABA member to try BMX.

Hello fellow anglers and welcome to Memorial weekend. Before I get to our local report, I have to tell you about some great people.
As many have heard, due to the lack of rain in the Carson Valley, the 26th annual Lampe Park Kids Fishing Derby was going to be moved to Mitch Pond. I am here to say, due to the generosity of the Carson Valley Ranchers, they have collectively agreed to give the amount of water needed for the five day derby event. That my friends is what community is all about. I tip my hat to the Carson Valley Ranchers for stepping up and making a difference for the kids.

To find a trail close to home that my wife and I can actually hike is no small thing. Being surrounded by steep mountain ranges means having to do some climbing. For the average area hiker, this is no great feat. But for those with disabilities, trails that are handicapped friendly seem hard to come by.

Applying our local knowledge of the region, and after doing some Internet research, we decided to give the Spooner Lake Trail Loop a try.