summer

CARSON CITY — Nevada is launching a new summer ad campaign aimed largely at the massive online and television markets to entice visitors to the Silver State, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki, Nevada Commission on Tourism chair, announced this week.

“Our goal is to convince spring and summer travelers that Nevada is their best bet to experience an unforgettable vacation for outstanding value,” Krolicki said. “We’re taking our ads to the busiest marketplaces, where potential travelers spend the most time and are more likely to be influenced.”

Lake Tahoe-based McCall Realty (www.mccalltahoe.com) will donate all its profits through 2010 to five area children’s non-profit organizations: Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), South Lake Tahoe Police Activities League (PAL), South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center, and Tahoe Youth and Family Services.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/04/29/new_diesel_locomotive_on_the_vt

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/04/29/colorado_street_closing_next_week

Former Western Nevada College star Lance Ray has been putting up big numbers throughout his college career and his performance has earned him a spot in the country's most prestigious summer amateur baseball league.
Ray, a junior at the University of Kentucky, has signed to play this summer with the Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod League. Ray had a huge series this past weekend at Auburn to solidify his spot in the lineup for the Wildcats.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) this morning voted to overturn the U.S. Atomic Energy Safety and Licensing Board’s order to suspend the Yucca Mountain administrative hearings.
The NRC has ordered the licensing board to make a decision on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) motion to withdraw the license for Yucca Mountain with prejudice by June 1.

For all you experts of the terrain parks, Heavenly Mountain Resort has something new and exciting for you. Plus details on that last week of operations for the ski and rider season.

Heavenly has announced its plan for the week of April 19 – 25. In mid-March, Heavenly announced the extension of the 2009-10 season by one week in response to conditions and a plentiful snowpack. This season the resort will operate the final week with the most ski and snowboard terrain available in the past three years.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/04/03/vt_ticket_sales_sluggish

Washoe County has the most transparent website out of all Nevada’s counties, according to the Sunshine Review.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/03/28/fuji_park_pond_opens_this_fall

CARSON CITY – Five members of Congress representing the states of Washington and South Carolina have sent a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu protesting a decision to reallocate $115 million budgeted for work on Yucca Mountain and discontinue licensing of the site as a nuclear waste repository.

Brian Barnett's second-inning home run was the difference maker for the University of Nevada baseball team in its 1-0 victory at California State University-Bakersfield on Saturday afternoon.

After a number of years of drier than normal winters, it appears that Carson City may be in for a more normal summer water season in 2010.

by Scott Schrantz

Good Lovelies – From Riches to Rags to Life on the Road

Coming April 22 at 7:30 pm!

Pre-sale discount for advanced ticket sales.

Carson High's new boys soccer coach has hit the ground running, preparing for his first season coming up this fall.

Former Western Nevada College baseball star Brian Barnett went 1-for-4 with two RBI in the University of Nevada's 10-3 win at the University of Pacific on Sunday.

By Quest Lakes

by Scott Schrantz

Auditor: I agree that renting an ice rink for 8 weeks is a poor investment, that’s why I’ve supported a permanent rink that could also be used in the summer as a splash pad.

Leave it to Genoa to put on a cowboy entertainment event that rivals its own late Summer Candy Dance.
It’s their first annual Genoa Cowboy Poetry Music Festival.

Yes Woodie, an honest question.

A Carson City man who was angry at a woman for allegedly stealing money from him and who left her bleeding from a gunshot wound in her back in Brunswick Canyon last summer was sentenced Monday to 20 y

Though Northern Nevada is not out of the woods for large earthquakes, there is a potential for seismically-charged shakers for the region, says Cal Orey, a Lake Tahoe earthquake intuitive, who predict

by Scott Schrantz

Wish Upon A Star with BAC Stage Kids’ production of Disney’s My Son Pinocchio

Join The Blue Fairy, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio and over 80 local kids,

In this fun adapta

Sometimes you come across a book that explains all the things we are doing wrong in Afghanistan and Iraq and you wonder why all those brain trusts in the White House and Pentagon hadn’t picked upon it

Brewery Arts Center Summer “Kick Off” Art Sale and Open House

Saturday, June 2nd from 10 am until 5 pm

Put it on your calendars!