Spring
'En Plein Aire' Painting Outings & Hikes throughout Northern Nevada during Spring and Summer 2020
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 02/21/2020 - 4:28pmCombining her passion for the Sierra Nevada wilderness and her love of painting, art instructor and professional watercolorist, Dana Childs is hosting a series of Plein Aire Painting Outings & Hikes.
Carson City Movie Night hosts ‘You Can't Take it With You’
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 02/21/2020 - 11:10amIn his break-out role, Jimmy Stewart plays the son of a powerful banker who falls in love with a girl (Jean Arthur) from an eccentric family of free-thinkers, in this 1938 romantic comedy, directed by Frank Capra. Also featured are Lionel Barrymore, Ann Miller and Spring Byington.
The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe, Spa Edgewood named 4-Star Hotel and Spa In Forbes Travel Guide’s 2020 Star Awards
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 11:14amForbes Travel Guide, the world-renowned and only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, today announced its annual Star Rating list, presenting The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe and Spa Edgewood with new Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel and spa awards. The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe and Spa Edgewood will be showcased with all of the Star Award winners on ForbesTravelGuide.com.
Spring Back into Silver State history: Travel Nevada embraces historical, legendary experiences
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 3:58pmCARSON CITY — A new museum as well as recreation, entertainment and dining opportunities will bloom this spring in Nevada. From the opening of the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum in Carson City to the debut of new restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada delivers uncommon experiences this season.
Senator Square: Carson City community makes Carson High School events possible
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 12:19amEver spend some time watching high school students having fun? They do it so naturally. There is no lack of excitement happening at Carson High School, and one of the more amazing aspects of this high school is everyone is invited to attend every event.
Dbacks-Aces: Plenty of pitching, power down on the farm
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 2:37pmBaseball has arrived. Pitchers and catchers for the Arizona Diamondbacks reported to Spring Training on Wednesday, Feb. 12 as the 2020 regular season approaches.
JoAnne Skelly: Plant hardiness, fickle factors and other spring gardening considerations
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 1:55pmIt’s February already. Days are longer and happily, it will soon be planting time. According to USDA plant hardiness zone map, most of us will be relatively safe planting based on Zone 6b, with temperature lows ranging from minus 5 to 0 degrees F.
South Carson Complete Streets, Roundabout design completed; construction to begin early March
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 2:53pmThe South Carson Complete Streets Project design has been completed, and last week Carson City Public Works and the project contractor, Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc., held a pre-construction meeting to present the anticipated construction schedule and the completed project design.
Hyatt Place Hotel to break ground this spring at The Summit in south Reno
Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 10:41amA northern Nevada developer announced plans Wednesday to build a Hyatt Place hotel at The Summit in South Reno.
Events around Carson City for Monday, Feb. 3
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/02/2020 - 8:09pmHeading into the first Monday of February, we're hoping your post Super Bowl day is filled with a few extra dollars in your pocket, tasty leftovers for lunch and some good-hearted conversational quarterbacking. Activities around the capital city include a luncheon highlighting the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar, a free Partnership Carson City Yoga class at the Carson City Community Center, art activities and showings, swing dance lessons at Carson Lanes and more.
Consort Canzona early music ensemble begins rehearsals at Carson City Senior Center for spring concert
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/02/2020 - 3:45pmConsort Canzona, an early music performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, will begin rehearsals on Monday, Feb. 3, for their May concerts. The program features Madrigals from the Renaissance through the Baroque, and includes separate and combined instrumental and vocal selections. Rehearsals are Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive.
JoAnne Skelly column: Reader asks about gnats, pruning and catalogs for spring planting
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/02/2020 - 9:38amI love to hear from readers. One reader and friend, Paul, suggested the following for article ideas: 1. How to deal with those tiny flies that seem to come from indoor plants. 2. This is the best time to take down danger trees, since the insects will not jump to healthy trees now. 3. This is the time to order from plant catalogues and plan for your gardening in the spring.
Mac the Naw: Taking in a boat show, weather changes and what fish are biting on
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/02/2020 - 9:20amHello fellow anglers, Not to much fishing going on with out crazy weather patterns. But I did have a chance to venture down to the California Sport and Boat Show a couple weeks ago. If you have never been, I highly recommended you set the date for next year.
Carson City Events and Happenings for Saturday, Feb. 1
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 02/01/2020 - 12:26amHappy Saturday Carson City, and say hello to February! That means Spring must be right around the corner! I hope so at least, because Friday’s beautiful weather was enough to make me ready to say goodbye to father winter.
We’ve got a jam packed list of events throughout the weekend, including February’s wine walk happening today!
Check below to see what’s going on throughout the weekend.
Saturday, February 1
Carson City area weather: Sunny and warm into Saturday, wind and snow return Sunday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 5:45pmHeading into the weekend it sure will seem like spring around the Carson City region and even up at Lake Tahoe, with ample sunshine and near record high temperatures. By Sunday though, that will change as a strong cold front brings much colder and windier conditions with a possible quick round of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
Senator Square: Carson High School's Winterfest 2020 played out nicely
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/26/2020 - 1:38amBenjamin Franklin, one of the best gamers of all time said, “We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.” The adults sure could learn a thing or two from the students at CHS because Winterfest 2020 played out, pun intended, just like it was supposed to with Carson's Got Game being the theme.
Carson City Events and Happenings for Sunday, Jan. 26
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 01/25/2020 - 9:09pmHappy Sunday, Carson City! Today we have a bunch of great events to round out this busy weekend! Check below to see what's going on!
Carson City Events and Happenings for Saturday, Jan. 25
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 01/25/2020 - 1:19amHappy Saturday Carson City! There are a ton of great events in the region this weekend, it’ll be hard to choose which ones to attend! Music, food and fun await below. Check to see what’s happening for this weekend!
Saturday, January 25
Chinese New Year, Carson Comedy Club's military appreciation night, live music and more: Carson City region readies for weekend
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:45pmHeading into the last weekend of January there’s a mountain of activities around the Carson City region over the next three days. Events include a Chinese New Year Celebration at the Nevada State Museum and the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada. The Carson Comedy Club hosts its first Military Appreciation Night on Friday at the Carson Nugget. Carson Valley’s 18th annual Eagles and AG Photo Contest will be underway and live music will keep the Silver State buzzing with excitement. Read on for more information.
Carson City Sheriff: Traffic enforcement unit fully staffed with sergeant, 4 deputies
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 5:24pmIn the fall of 2018, the Carson City Board of Supervisors approved a plan submitted by Sheriff Furlong to fund a Traffic Enforcement Unit in the community. The Sheriff justified his proposal by evidence of rising accident rates and fatalities of both drivers and pedestrians in the area.
Greenhouse Project, Carson Tahoe Health offer 2020 Foothill Garden Education Series starting Friday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 01/20/2020 - 10:29amThe first of a series of 12 educational gardening classes presented through the collaboration of Carson Tahoe Health and The Greenhouse Project begins this Friday, Jan. 24. Site managers Cory King and William Pierz have put together the monthly series of classes.
Roots raconteur Ray Bonneville returns to Silver City Schoolhouse with Richie Lawrence
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 01/19/2020 - 12:49pmRoots Raconteur Ray Bonneville returns to Silver City in February for a one-night performance accompanied by acclaimed instrumentalist Richie Lawrence on keyboard and accordion.
Senator Square: Carson’s got game is the theme of 2020 Winterfest
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/19/2020 - 9:47amWinterfest is here, and the theme, Carson's Got Game, is more than just a nice motto, it is a series of multiple physical board games, playground games, and video games. According to CHS physical education teacher and Leadership adviser Ann Britt, “the class color teachers will be playing a game of life-size Hungry Hippo during the assembly Jan. 17, and we will be doing a door decorating competition with judging taking place Jan. 21; the top three winners will receive a gift card to Starbucks.”
2019 Housing Market Recap and 2020 Outlook
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 01/18/2020 - 12:17pmThe temperatures may be dropping outside—but for house hunters, things are just about to start heating up.
First, let’s look at the numbers for Carson City in 2019:
How did the housing market do in 2019?
JoAnne Skelly column: A bulb by any other name is a geophyte
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/12/2020 - 7:03pmWe often call many of our spring perennial flowers bulbs. However, botanically speaking, not everything we call a bulb is a true bulb. For example, is an iris a bulb? A corm? Or something else, such as a rhizome or tuber?
Senator Square: Reflections art contest winners, Carson's Got Game, senior projects and more
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/12/2020 - 9:28amHow many students ever apply to participate in a contest, let alone actually do it and win 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or even 5th place? For that matter, how many adults say they are going to write a book one day, paint like Michelangelo, or seek discomfort, my own personal new year’s resolution, by learning something new, performing selfless endeavors, or fulfilling an item on their bucket list?
Misfits Theater Group Holds Auditions for Spring Melodrama
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 1:28pmThe Misfits Theater Group in Dayton is holding auditions for its Spring melodrama “Showdown at Phingerdoo or Bad Day at Dead Frog Flats” on Sunday, January 26 at 6 p.m. at the Dayton Library, 321 Dayton Valley Rd, Dayton. This old-time melodrama directed by Andra Woolman is set in the Wild West and has a cast of eight (8) men and five (5) women. As with all melodramas, good triumphs over evil, love wins out, and laughs abound! Performance dates are April 24, 25, 26 and May 1, 2, 3 at the Odeon Hall in Dayton. For more information, contact the director at 775-430-3974.
Carson City Soroptimist to present award, scholarships, recognize Girls of the Month
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 8:37amCarson City Soroptimist will present the Live Your Dream Award, five scholarships, and recognize four Girls of the Month during its January program meeting. The meeting is open to the public, with prior reservations required. It will be Wednesday, Jan. 22, noon to 1 p.m., at Glen Eagles Restaurant.
Senator Square: Fellowship of Christian Athletes thanks Carson City community for support
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/05/2020 - 8:58amNot only did the nonprofit organization Fellowship of Christian Athletes open their Christmas tree lot Nov. 24 to raise funds for their organization’s events and outreaches, they also supported other organizations and individuals by giving away 350 Angel Tree Christmas stockings and Christmas trees to Carson City children and families in need, and they also partnered with Sierra Lutheran High School to donate 75 trees to the US Marines at the Warfare Training Center in Coleville, Calif.
Legendary Country Rock Band I See Hawks in LA to Play at Historic Silver City Schoolhouse
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 12/29/2019 - 1:37pmI See Hawks in L.A., “The house band for the hippy diaspora," to play exclusive Northern Nevada show January 11, 2020 at the Historic Silver City Schoolhouse Saturday, Jan. 11.