UPDATE: 6:15PM: An arrest has been made after a man had eluded Carson City sheriff's deputies in the area of Hawaii Circle. Andre Franklin, 21, was taken into custody at around 5 p.m. He was found in a home a few houses down on Hawaii Circle from where he was originally thought to be hiding. He was discovered by an officer trying to escape through a backyard.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong released the following information: At 1:37 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic battery report at the 2000 block of Hawaii Circle in Carson City.

The victim reported by 911 that her ex-boyfriend, Andre Franklin, 21 years old, and his friend, Travis Kim, 25 years old, had come to her home following a domestic breakup on Wednesday evening. The victim reported that she was battered by Franklin both Wednesday evening and today, and that he was threatening her and in possession of a pistol. The victim fled from the residence with a child, but reported that Franklin and Kim were still inside her home. Information was obtained that both suspects had violent histories.

As officers arrived on Hawaii Circle, Deputies encountered a male (Travis Kim) fleeing from the back of the residence through a broken window. Following a foot pursuit, Kim was detained about two blocks from the scene. He reported that Franklin remained either in the house or in his nearby vehicle. Both the house and vehicle were secured for several hours, but Franklin was not located. Kim was arrested for a Parole and Probation violation (drugs).

After securing the victims residence, officers began a meticulous search of the area. At approximately 4:46 p.m., officers securing the area perimeter spotted Franklin attempting to flee from a nearby house that had been evacuated for safety concerns. Officers from multiple agencies converged on the home and forced entry, taking Franklin into custody.

There were no injuries reported during this incident, although Fire/Paramedic personnel did have contact with several neighboring residents. Approximately 4 residential blocks were closed to traffic and several homes evacuated during the 3.5 hour event.

At the time of this release, Franklin was anticipated to be charged with Domestic Battery and Ex-Felon (drugs) in possession of a firearm. Neither suspect has had prior contact with law enforcement in Carson City.

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UPDATE 5:20PM: An arrest has been made after a man had eluded Carson City sheriff's deputies in the area of Hawaii Circle. Andre Franklin, 21, was taken into custody at around 5 p.m. He was found in a home a few houses down on Hawaii Circle from where he was originally thought to be hiding. He was discovered by an officer trying to escape through a backyard.

After being spotted, the man then went back inside the home. Officers made a perimeter around the home and broke in through the back yard, finding the suspect inside the house.

Deputies had searched for the man, thought to be inside a home and had nearly given up the search thinking he had left the neighborhood on foot, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. Instead searches around the perimeter of the neighborhood were done and he was spotted by an officer as he was attempting to flee through the back of a Hawaii Circle home.

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UPDATE: Authorities were unable to find the man they were told was hiding inside a Carson City home who had allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend. The man may have jumped the fence and escaped through the backyard before officers arrived.
A male suspect who had been with the suspect previously before he was caught after a foot chase told officers the man was inside the home and had a gun.
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Carson City Sheriff deputies have surrounded a house at Hawaii Street and Industrial Park Drive, off of Roop Street, where they suspect a man is holed up after allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend.

Deputies pulled over a vehicle after a report of a threat to the girlfriend of one of two men inside the vehicle. The suspect ran from the car and it is believed he ran into a home nearby. The other man fled on foot but was caught. He informed the deputies that the suspect had a gun.

Deputies are using a loudspeaker to convince the suspect to come out of the house.

More details to follow.

The Nevada Department of Transportation has largely completed a project to enhance traffic safety with raised center turn lane islands and other improvements on U.S. 50 near the Smith’s Shopping Center in Dayton.

The approximately $300,000 project constructed by Sierra Nevada Construction installed approximately 4,250 linear feet of concrete raised turn islands in the median of U.S. 50 at three shopping center entrances: Retail Road, Pinecone Road and the main entrance to the Smith’s shopping center.

A median island and merging lane was also added for eastbound turns onto U.S. 50 from Fortune Drive. The raised medians provide protected turn pockets for traffic to enter and exit. Roadway shoulders were also widened on both sides of U.S. 50 to allow for longer deceleration lanes, providing safer right hand turns. The project completed on time, with a few remaining roadway guideposts scheduled to be installed in the next weeks.

“As the number of vehicles and development has grown, we’ve been widening and enhancing U.S. 50 east of Carson over the past years. These improvements are a part of our continuing commitment to safety and mobility for everyone traveling U.S. 50,” NDOT Director Rudy Malfabon explained. “We also want to remind everyone on the road to drive at appropriate and safe speeds, to never drive impaired as well as to focus on the road and stay in your lane.”

Christina Thomas is a woman of Paiute, Shoshone, and Hopi descent who has been acknowledged as an emerging leader of her people.

Christina explores the performing arts of traditional singing, drumming and dancing. She has given lessons in the Paiute language, tells traditional stories, shares knowledge of traditional foods and plants, and also discusses the history of the Great Basin native peoples; and gives her unique perspective on contemporary Native American issues.

The event is sponsored by Bently Ranch, SoaringNV, The Record-Courier, Douglas County, Alpen Sierra Coffee Company, and the Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation.

Alpen Sierra Coffee Company is providing complimentary coffee for visitors throughout the series. The event is free and open to the public. Bring a comfortable lawn chair. No dogs allowed, only certified service animals please.

What are homeowners in the Tahoe Keys doing to fight aquatic invasive species? How successful was the pilot research project to reduce the Asian clam population in Emerald Bay, and what does it mean for future control projects? What does the latest research say about whether quagga mussels could survive in Lake Tahoe?

Experts will discuss these issues and more at the fifth annual Aquatic Invasive Species Public Forum, Thursday, May 21, at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course, 2500 Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe. The forum is from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and offers a chance for the public to learn about AIS prevention and control programs at Lake Tahoe.

The forum is sponsored each year by the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program, a coalition of 40 government agencies and nonprofit groups that have partnered together to prevent the introduction and the spread of AIS at Lake Tahoe. Forum topics and presenters include:

— An update on AIS accomplishments and upcoming projects at Lake Tahoe by Nicole Cartwright, AIS Program Coordinator at the Tahoe Resource Conservation District

— AIS control plans for Lake Tahoe, by Dr. Marion Wittmann, Conservation Biologist at University of Nevada, Reno

— Native mussels in the Truckee River, by Sarah Muskopf, Aquatic Biologist at the U.S. Forest Service

— The Emerald Bay Asian Clam Pilot Research Project, by Dennis Zabaglo, Aquatic Resources Manager at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

— The Lake Tahoe Quagga Mussel Survivability Study, by Sudeep Chandra, Associate Professor at University of Nevada, Reno

— The Tahoe Keys Integrated Weed Management Plan, by Rick Lind, President, Sierra Ecosystem Associates

— Eyes on the Lake and citizen AIS monitoring efforts, Savannah Rudroff, Natural Resources Associate, League to Save Lake Tahoe

The free public forum begins at 5 p.m. with a networking session with light snacks and no-host bar. It will end with a question and answer session and a chance for people to meet and speak with individual presenters. For more information about the forum, contact Nicole Cartwright at 530-543-1501 extension 111 or ncartwright@tahoercd.org.

The Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species and Watercraft Inspection Programs are implemented by 40 public and private partner organizations including federal, state and local jurisdictions, research partners, public utility districts, and private marinas.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Tahoe Resource Conservation District lead the inspection program through the collaborative framework of the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinating Committee chaired by TRPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Committee provides the leadership, direction, and resources to fulfill this program’s mission of prevention, detection and control of aquatic invasive species in the Lake Tahoe Region.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency leads the cooperative effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe Region, while improving local communities, and people’s interactions with our irreplaceable environment. For additional information, call Tom Lotshaw, Public Information Officer, at 775-589-5278.

Gov. Brian Sandoval unveiled a compromise tax plan Thursday, a blend of competing proposals floated in the Legislature that would raise $262 million a year to fund his $7.4 billion budget....

The compromise tax plan unveiled today takes the best parts of the Assembly GOP bill and the governor's original proposal, along with a new Commerce Tax (don't call it gross receipts!) to esnure all businesses contribute something to fund education.
The plan, which I have attached here along with th...

The U.S. House approved an amendment Thursday that seeks to ensure Air Force activities in central Nevada are not hampered by a 1,100-square-mile federally protected national monument area being weighed by the Obama administration....

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church will host the annual Fallon Portuguese Festa this weekend at the church’s new St. Patrick’s Parrish Hall at 850 W. 4th St., to celebrate a historical act ...

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Beginning Friday night and lasting through fall, southbound lanes of Interstate 580 will be reduced south of the Reno spaghetti bowl as the Nevada Department of Transportation replaces aging roadway concrete as part of the Southbound I-580 Reconstruction Project.

Three interstate lanes will remain open in each direction throughout construction. Southbound lanes will be reduced to three lanes between Glendale Avenue and Moana Lane through fall. One lane will be rerouted to a designated construction lane on the northbound interstate, with no access to off ramps north of Moana Lane. The two remaining southbound lanes will be routed through the construction zone with access to select southbound off ramps.

The following ramps will be closed or have limited access:

“This is an important project to replace concrete and improve the interstate,” NDOT Director Rudy Malfabon said. “The Truckee Meadows continues to grow, and this is a vital transportation investment to improve the interstate for a growing population. We hope motorists will consider detours during construction, and we want everyone in the community to know that crews will be working to finish this important project as efficiently and quickly as possible.”

The approximately $12.1 million project by contractor Q & D Construction will improve southbound I-580/U.S. 395 from Glendale Avenue to Moana Lane. Aging concrete roadway slabs last constructed more than 30 years ago will be replaced between Mill Street and Villanova Drive on I-580 southbound. Other areas of existing roadway concrete that are not replaced will be resurfaced on both directions of the interstate.

Major construction will wrap up this fall, with smaller remaining project improvements expected to complete in early 2016. When completed, the project will provide an enhanced concrete southbound I-580 roadway surface for decades to come.

Some lanes on I-580 northbound have already been resurfaced as part of the project. Last fall, initial roadway rehabilitation work began on northbound lanes, with roadway cracks on more than three and a half miles of northbound interstate sealed. Nighttime lane closures have also been in place over recent weeks for crack sealing.

Further project details are available at www.I580project.com or by dialing 1-844-888-ROAD. Drivers can also sign up for construction alerts by texting “ROAD” to 82257. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes and drive safely through road work zones.

One of the last major deadlines of the 2015 Legislature hits today: committee passage in the second house of all legislation not granted an exemption.That means all non-exempt bills which originated in the Assembly mu...

There is no place like home, and for most of you reading this, that home is Carson City. One of our greatest prides is the Western Nevada Musical Theater Company: don’t miss the final weekend of ‘Music Man’ at the Community Center. Today caps Bike to Work week; if you brave the rain this morning, you will be rewarded with free coffee at several coffee houses around town. The annual Bike Week party is on Third St., by Firkin and Fox, starting around 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY: Bike to Work Week

• National Bike to Work Day: Free coffee for bicycle commuters at Comma Coffee, Alatte Coffee and Wine Bar, Carson Coffee, Capital Coffee, LA Bakery, and Starbucks (7am-9am; show your helmet)
• Last Day: White Pine County Artistry by artist Dawn Dot Star at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
• ’New Work’ by artist Pasha Rafat at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• ’The Driest State: Nevada Watersheds’ by artist Nolan Preese at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
• Good Time Auctions at 3579 E Hwy 50, Suite 211 (Preview starts 9am; Auction 6:30pm)
• ‘Spring has Sprung’ Art Show at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• ’Pets of the Homeless’ Food Drive at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson (10am-5pm)
• Third annual SilverState Tattoo and Arts Festival at the Peppermill Casino’s Naples Ballroom (2pm-10pm; $15 or $35 for a three-day pass)
• Southpointe Subdivision Phase 2 Annual Neighborhood Yard Sale: off Silver Sage, enter from Summerfield or Horizon off Silver Sage between Clearview and Koontz

“If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with.”
― L. Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

• Wine Tasting at Genoa Candy and Coffee in Carson Lanes (4pm-8pm; $5 for five tastes)
• Bike to Work Week Party: Live Music with Trippin King Snakes, Raffle, Games, and Fundraiser at the Firkin and Fox (5:30pm)
• Annual Beer and Brats Fundraiser for the Nevada Sharks Fastpitch team at Fuji Park (6pm-11pm; $20 all you can eat and drink)
• Live Music with Acoustic Solution at Bella Fiore Wines (6pm-8:30pm)
• Live Music with Tom Miller at La Posada Real: 3205 Retail Dr. (6pm-9pm)
• CCBMX: Friday Night Lights at the Livermore (Edmonds) Sports Complex (Signups 6:30pm-7:30pm; $5)
• Live Music with Terri Campillo and Craig Fletcher at Glen Eagles Restaurant (6:30pm-10:30pm)
• Live Music with the Mighty Surf Lords at the Feisty Goat Pub (7pm)
• Dayton Intermediate School's Theatre Production class Presents: The Tempest (Kinda!) in the Dayton Intermediate School Multi-Purpose Room: 315 Old Dayton Valley Rd, Dayton (7pm; $5)
• Open Mic at A to Zen: 1803 N. Carson St. (7pm)

110 years ago, 110 acres were auctioned off in what would later become downtown Las Vegas. Happy birthday to Sin City. While Carson City can’t compete with the nightlife of a metropolis with two million people, we do just fine. Check out Carson Comedy with Will Durst, or Swing meets Swing night at Yaple’s Ballroom for a night of dancing. The Mighty Surf Lords are playing at the Feisty Goat Pub, Prey For Son can be found at Westside Pour House, and Acoustic Solution is at Bella Fiore Wine Bar. For some culture, check out Consort Canzona’s Celebration of Renaissance Music.

• Swing meets Swing Dance Night at Yaple’s Ballroom (drop-in Jitterbug lesson 7pm; Dance 8pm; $10 for the whole evening)
• Consort Canzona Presents “Madrigals and Dances: A Celebration of Renaissance Music” at the Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church: 3680 Highway 395 South, behind Best Buy (7pm; free)
• Live Music the Michael Furlong Band at Casino Fandango (7pm)
• Carson Comedy: Will Durst ‘BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG’ at Carson Comedy, upstairs in the Carson Nugget (7pm; $15)
• Western Nevada Musical Theatre Presents: Music Man at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center (7:30pm; $25-28, tickets available online at www.wnmtc.com)
• Live Music with Daniel Gough at Flight: 2244 Meridian, off Airport in Minden (7:30pm)
• Live Music at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City (7:30pm)
• Karaoke at Barb’s Y-Not: 152 E. Long (8pm)
• Live Music with Prey For Son at Westside Pour House (8pm)
• Live Music with the Rick Hammond Blues Band at the Ponderosa Saloon, Virginia City (8pm)
• Live Music at the Carson Station (8:30pm)
• Live Music with Jaime Rollins at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson St. (9pm)
• Karaoke at Whiskey Tavern (9pm)
• DJ and Dancing at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar (10pm)

Enjoying its second weekend and final run is Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company's production of an Americana favorite "The Music Man" with performances Friday night, two shows Saturday and a final show Sunday at the Carson City Community Center.

The critically acclaimed, award-winning Carson City musical theatre company offers plenty of pomp and buzz with high-stepping songs such as “76 Trombones,” the romantic “’Til There Was You,” and the comical “Trouble in River City ” in Meredith Willson's famed story.

Shows are Friday and Saturday nights, May 15-16 at 7:30 p.m., a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. and a final Sunday matinee, also at 2 p.m.

"The Music Man" revolves around a charismatic, fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill who sells band instruments and uniforms with the promise of teaching children how to perform, then takes the money and skips town each time the band instruments arrive. His plans fall apart, though, when he falls in love with Marion, the local librarian, and he decides to stay and face the music so he can marry her.

Willson's award-winning score includes several styles of music, ranging from barbershop quartet to early rap. The cast album for The Music Man won the first Grammy Award ever presented. The show won eight Tony Awards - beating West Side Story for Best Musical.

The production was turned into a movie in 1962, starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. Playing Harold Hill and Marian Paroo in this production are Matt Wilkerson and Andie Anderson. Phoenix Burke plays young Winthrope. Some 50 people complete the cast. Stephanie Arrigotti produces and directs, Gina Kaskie Davis is the choreographer and Kevin Murphy the conductor.

Tickets are $28 or $25 per show. Season ticket purchases receive an additional discount. Shop early for best seats, as all seating is reserved. Click through the link on WNMTC.com or call 866-977-6849.

The next Western Nevada Musical Theatre production is in November when "a wind in the east" brings an incomparable Broadway hit to our area for the first time. A not-to-be-missed, high-flying, supercalifragilistic spectacular! Step in time to the magical music of Disney, as WNMTC presents Mary Poppins!

WNMTC productions are featured at the Carson City Community Center Bob Boldrick Theater, an 800-seat proscenium theater located in the heart of the state capitol. This critically acclaimed company draws tour buses and season ticket holders from all over the states of Nevada and California, attracting as many as 7,000 people to a single production. WNMTC presents two productions a year, one in May and one in November.

UPDATE 1PM: Due to inclement weather conditions, the Saturday morning, May 16, Commencement ceremony has been moved to Lawlor Events Center. Yesterday, the University moved both Friday, May 15, ceremonies for the same reason.

Saturday morning, with line-up at 7:45 and procession at 8:15 a.m., will be the Reynolds School of Journalism, College of Liberal Arts and College of Education.
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Due to inclement weather conditions, the Friday, May 15, morning and afternoon Commencement ceremonies have been moved to Lawlor Events Center. Saturday morning ceremonies are scheduled to remain on the Quad. This is subject to change. All ceremony times remain the same. Please check the university website at www.unr.edu for Commencement information.

Friday morning's ceremony begins with a line-up at 7:45 and procession at 8:15 a.m., will be the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, College of Business and the Division of Health Sciences.
Friday early evening, with the procession at 4:55 p.m., will be the College of Engineering and the College of Science.

The public should expect and plan for traffic congestion before the events. Free public parking is available on the top two floors of the Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex and in the West Stadium Parking Complex, both accessible off Virginia Street. Disabled parking will be available in the Joe Crowley Student Union metered area. Shuttles will be available Saturday to transport disabled guests to the ceremony location.

Attendees are asked to follow directional signage from Virginia Street to access the disabled parking area. Shuttle service Saturday will be available 90 minutes prior to each ceremony to transport guests from their parking location to the Virginia Street Gym.

A livestream of all three ceremonies will be available here. Live streaming will be mobile-friendly. Closed captioning on mobile devices for the hearing impaired will also be available and can be accessed through a QR code provided at the event.

University graduates and their families are encouraged to join the conversation online by using the hashtag #PackPride when posting to social media. Those interested can also check out an infographic about the Class of 2015.

Here are 30 outdoor trivia questions to test your outdoor knowledge in the areas of fish, animal and miscellaneous.
If you're ready to take the test, I'll pose the questions first and then post the answers at the end of this article.
Good luck and remember no cheating by peeking at the answers.

Fish Questions:
01. Name a sport fish found in Canada and Alaska but not Siberia.
02. Name the largest fish found in U.S. inland waters.
03. Name the world's largest fish.
04. Name the trout developed from a cross breed between a female Brown Trout and a male Brook Trout.
05. What fish do Eskimos call "Likalupik?"
06. What trout is sometimes called "Speckled Trout?"
07. What is unique about the tail of a White Crappie fish?
08. What is the most difficult trout to catch: Brook, Brown or Rainbow?
09. If fish is prepared "Seviche" style, what is done?
10. Who was the first person to catch a 1,000 pound fish on rod and reel?

Animal Questions:
01. Name the most hunted game animal in the U.S.
02. How many ounces does an average black bear cub weigh at birth?
03. What is the most common big game animal hunted in the U.S.?
04. What large animal do scientists call "Ursus Horribilis?"
05. What is a Cygent?
06. What are adult male and female rabbits called?
07. What Moose part is a delicacy for Far North natives?
08. Where do Raccoons usually live?
09. Name the different types of Caribou.
10. What are young Pronghorn Antelope called?

Miscellaneous Questions:
01. Name the Great Lakes of North America.
02. What is the phrase for the shortest day of the year?
03. What map shows natural and man-made features as well as elevations?
04. What is the world's most extensive geothermal area?
05.On a compass, how many degrees is West?
06. What is the "Herring Bone Technique" in skiing?
07. What is Carrion?
08. Name the only poisonous lizard in the U.S.
09. What do you call the trail used to carry canoes between bodies of water?
10. Name three North American plants that are poisonous to touch.

Fish Answers:
01. Mackinaw (Lake) Trout.
02. White Sturgeon.
03. Whale Shark.
04. Tiger Trout.
05. Char.
06. Brook Trout.
07. Nothing. I got you on this one!
08. Brown Trout.
09. It is pickled.
10. Zane Grey.

Animal Answers:
01. Rabbit.
02. 10 ounces.
03. White Tail Deer.
04. Grizzly Bear.
05. Young Swan.
06. Buck and Doe.
07. Nose.
08. Hollow trees.
09. Barren Ground, Mountain, Woodland.
10. Kids.

Miscellaneous Answers:
01. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.
Note: The first letter of the five Great Lakes spells out the word HOMES.
02. Winter Solstice.
03. Topographical Map.
04. Yellowstone Natural Park in the U.S.
05. West is 270 degrees.
06. It is a technique used for moving uphill, especially on cross country skis.
07. The rotting flesh of a dead animal.
08. The Gila Monster.
09. Portage.
10. Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac.

Finally:
How did you do? I'd be willing to bet that even if you did very well, you did not correctly answer all of the 30 questions.
I sure didn't get them all correct when I took this test.
But, even if you did miss a question here or a question there, you now have a little better knowledge of the Great Outdoors.

Bet Your Favorite Pigeon
Bet your favorite pigeon that he can't tell you the size of the largest saltwater fish that I have ever caught.
If he grins and says, "It was a 115 pound Halibut, caught while fishing with Kingfisher Charters at Sitka Alaska some years ago," he could have been one of the other three fishermen on that boat.
P.S. Sigh, on that same day, Elaine caught a 148 pound Halibut, her largest ever, and I lost the bet on who would catch the largest fish.

— Don Quilici is the Outdoor editor for Carson Now. Don's wife, Elaine, is the Outdoor photographer. They live in Carson City and can be reached at donquilici@hotmail.com

What can you do to help? Come help us plan our recruitment campaigns for more foster homes in Carson City.
Help us support existing foster parents & their foster kids.
Mark your calendar - meet with us every third Wednesday.

The next Coalition meeting is Wednesday - May 20th at 3:30pm, 1539 E. 5th St. CC, NV.

Call 882-6776 for more information about the Foster Coalition.

Bring your friends, acquaintances & co-workers and come hear about the huge need for foster families in Carson City and what can be done to help support the existing ones. We welcome your ideas!

For more information about fostering in Northern Nevada, please call Lori Nichols 775/687-4943 x262.

Western Nevada College has announced that it will graduate 515 students for the 2014-15 academic year. The 2015 commencement ceremony will take place on Monday, May 18, 11 a.m. at the Marv Teixieira Pavilion in Mills Park, in Carson City.

The class of 2015 will receive 568 degrees and certificates.

 Here are the names of the 2015 graduates:
Anchorage, Alaska


Phoenix, Ariz.
Associate of Arts – Criminal Justice
Christina Celeste Henning

Clayton, Calif.
Associate of Arts
Katilyn Elizabeth Covione

Coleville, Calif.
Associate of Applied Science – Deaf Studies
Whitney E. Lynd

Associate of Arts
Whitney E. Lynd, Chanden Tolbert

Associate of General Studies
Whitney E. Lynd

Foresthill, Calif.
Brittney Leigh Edwards

Markleeville, Calif.
Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Bethany L. Hinchliffe

Associate of Arts
Cheryl E. Simmons

Newbury Park, Calif.
Dylan James Francis

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Associate of Applied Science – Geographic Information Systems
Jason Hudak

Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Michelle Flury, LaVon C. Shay, Jennifer Diane Webb

Associate of Applied Science – Welding Technology
Christopher J. Lindner

Associate of Science
Aaron R. Dartt

Certificate of Achievement – Geographic Information Systems
Jason Hudak

Certificate of Achievement – Machine Tool Technology
Christopher J. Lindner

Susanville, Calif.
Associate of Arts
Joseph Beck

Valencia, Calif.
Associate of General Studies
David Philip Neiman

Hermon, Maine
Associate of General Studies
Rachel Marie Whitcomb

Ypsilanti, Mich.
Associate of Science
Sajidah Abdeljaber

Carson City
Associate of Applied Science – Accounting
Erin Landis, Maria Therese Murray, April. D. Romo, Beverly Ann Sonny

Associate of Applied Science – Automated Systems Technology
Wesley Joseph Rece

Associate of Applied Science –Automotive Mechanics
Scott Alexander Hite Downs

Associate of Applied Science – Computer Information Technology
David Hoesch

Associate of Applied Science – Computer Networking Technology
Jessica Jackson, Clark Milholland, Jenna Marie Soga, Michael Chris Tyrell

Associate of Applied Science – Construction Technology
Pedro William Ramirez

Associate of Applied Science – Criminal Justice
Julisa Martinez, Linda Susan Moli, Jennifer L. Russell

Associate of Applied Science – Deaf Studies
Joseph Ryan Baggs, Christina Cheryl Clark, Margaret Rose Dalinet, Kimberly Miranda Gordon, Kelly Lynn Keefe, James Dalton Lewandowski, Brittany Lewis, Ayla Sebben, Ashley Anne Spohn, Bailee Taylor

Associate of Applied Science – Early Childhood Education
Margaret Rose Dalinet, Britney Hutchings

Associate of Applied Science – General Business
Aldo Amador Del Razo, Zachary Nevada Hoefling, Daccine Popham, Jaclynn Ann Schroeder, Megan R. Zich

Associate of Applied Science – General Industrial Technology
Matthew R. Anderson

Associate of Applied Science – Graphic Communications
Daniel D. Chatley II, Melanie Ann McClenahan, April White

Associate of Applied Science – Information Technology
Jonathan D. Miller

Associate of Applied Science – Law Enforcement Academy
Christopher Ballesteros, Brian Paul Mendoza, Wade Nicholas Wolford

Associate of Applied Science – Machine Tool Technology
Erick Solis

Associate of Applied Science - Management
Jeremy Dwayne Branham, Christine Ann Leist, Katherine Ann Leist, Ambra Reed

Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Brittney Ann Allen, Elena Lynn Crandell, Jennifer Ruth Evans, James Hewitt, Danielle Allyn Jones, Jennifer Lynn McCoun, Heather Palmer, Amanda Peachay, Daniel Perez, Marina Vyshutina, Cynthia Yenter

Associate of Applied Science – Welding Technology
Seth Thomas Ellery, David Harris Wolfgang Skalecki, Alec Whipple

Associate of Arts
Austin Andrews, Nicollette Justine Arnn, Susie Ball, Cody Allen Barnette, Leoney Jensen Berg, Kevin P. Broward, Kyle Buck, Iris Yudith Carrillo, Aline Chan-Hunter, Christina Cheryl Clark, Nancy Lee Clark, Chyanne Muriah Corley, Alma Jacqueline Cuhadar, Allie Annette Davis, Micah J. Davis, Zaide Diaz-Sanchez, Uriel Enrique Duran, Lauren Kathryn Ely, Alvaro Ivan Espinoz-Barrios, Deseree Hernandez Fitch, Sierra Fowzer, Paula Franks, Danelle Renee Galvan-Olmos, Nadine D. Garrard, Bethany SusAnne Giurlani, Daniel Gomez, Alexandria E. Gooch, Kimberly Goodbear, Derreck Haas, Jonathan David Harms, Jessica Susan Harris, Victoria Mae Hein, Miguel Angel Hernandez, Sarah Mae Hernandez, Clarissa Hoff, Danielle Howard, Kaysha Ann Kight, Jennifer Gale King, Katie R. Krahn, Christine Ann Leist, Katherine Ann Leist, Kevin William Liston, Cristina Lobato Melgarejo, Jazelle W. Lopez-Pancho, Magaly Loyola, Michael Lee Lynch, Omar Maldonado, Heather Marrone, James Marrone, Rose West McCall, Jennifer Lynn McCoun, Kristen McKelvey, Cynthia Margarita Medina, Howard O’Dell-Ficken, Guillermo Santiago Olivo, Peter William Ott, Zaira Vianey Padilla Ochoa, Joel A. Parra, Heather Marie Pennine, Kirin Pommer, Michelle L. Powers, Caitlin Rose Priess, Juan Fernando Quijas, Debra Ridgeway, Oscar Rodriguez, Andrea Avila Ruiz, Laura Salazar, Itzel Ury Salazar Garcia, Lucrecia Salguero, Joshua Eugene Shaw-Corthorn, Lindsey Mina Stoeberl, Erik Tedrowe, Josiah K. Toral, Jessica Torres, Yvette Stephanie Torres, Rocio Guadalupe Villagrana-Acosta, Lisa Villarreal, Adam P. Welch, Carole Dawn Whiles, Dawn O. White, Leeann Nichole White, Victoria V. White, Bailey Michelle Wilson, Victoria Zimmerman

Associate of Arts – Criminal Justice
Davina Agee, Chloe Annette Clifton, Derek Scott Conrad, Emerette LeAnn Frank, Kyndra Williams

Associate of Arts – Deaf Studies
Joseph Ryan Baggs, Aaron David Daily

Associate of General Studies
Davina Agee, Kasey L. Armstrong, Jeremy Branham, Bradley Mitchell Brazil, Paige Camara, Nichole Kayleen Carter, Jamie Caviezel, Daniel D. Chatley, Travis DePerez, Monique Chere Dunn-Granada, James Dye, Jonathan Harder, Kaysha Ann Kight, Hansel Franco Maaghop-Talledo, Rosa A. Mayhall, Jonathan D. Miller, Timothy Joseph Niederer, Monique Christine Peden, Caitlin Rose Priess, Jacquline Ann Rhea, Debra Ridgeway, Jennifer L. Russell, Jake Thompson, Randy D. Travis, Ethyl Mae R. Trinidad, Marina Vyshutina

Associate of Science
Brittney Ann Allen, Elizabeth Maude Allen, Gabriela Idalia Ayala-Ponce, Lisa Michelle Beck, Steven Chaparro, Beverly Diana De Paz, Zachary Baldwin Denson, Brian Thomas Dodds, Uriel Enrique Duran, Nora Esders, Arturo Fernandez, Celia Alina Garcia, Jose A. Gomez-Banda, Clinton Hinds, Raymond Ibarra, Leah Catherine Kniffen, William C. Korb, Michael Lee Lynch, Cynthia Margarita Medina, Amy Meisler, Nicholas Kyle Minter, Sharon Elizabeth Montiel, Jennifer K. Nair, Andrew James Penrose, Nathan W. Pinuelas, Jasmine L. Reynolds, Job E. Rodriguez-Felix, Itzel Ury Salazar Garcia, Michael Nathan Walters, Adam P. Welch, Ty Hunter Welch

Associate of Science – Engineering Science
Iskander McGoff, Nathaniel C. Rash

Associate of Science – Mathematics
Amy B. Barlow

Bachelor of Technology – Construction Management
Elliot S. Drange, Victor Mejorado, Pedro William Ramirez

Certificate of Achievement – American Sign Language
Brittany Albin, Matthew Vincent Coyle, Heather Marrone, James Marrone, Guillermo Santiago Olivo, Ayla Sebben

Certificate of Achievement – Bookkeeping
Leopoldo Franco, Janet L. Marrone

Certificate of Achievement – Business
Aldo Amador Del Razo, Jaclynn Ann Schroeder

Certificate of Achievement – Early Childhood Education
Sherry Lynn Duranko, Angeles Zarate

Certificate of Achievement – Graphic Communications
Zephen Guthrie, Stephany Hash, Shannon McKean, Rachel Lee Renaud

Certificate of Achievement – Machine Tool Technology
Oscar Freddy Vanegas-Rojas

Dayton
Associate of Applied Science – Accounting
Jessica Kay Brown, Cherrice Dotson, Shannon Webb

Associate of Applied Science – Computer Networking Technology
Ian Oliver

Associate of Applied Science – Construction Technology
Michael Fitzgerald

Associate of Applied Science – Criminal Justice
Kylie Nicole Shepherd

Associate of Applied Science – Deaf Studies
Cristol Digangi

Associate of Applied Science – General Business
Lindsey Ann Boldry, Taylor Nicole Radtke, Alexis M. Strey, Jason James Young

Associate of Applied Science – Graphic Communications
Hollee Eckenrodge

Associate of Applied Science – Law Enforcement Academy
Brett John Bindley

Associate of Applied Science – Machine Tool Technology
Rosa Maldonado-Vega
Christopher T. Yarrow

Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Della Morron, Melissa A. Trubitsky

Associate of Applied Science- Welding Technology
Nathan Elijah White

Associate of Arts
Cynthia Carrillo, Priscilla Natali Castaneda, Britney Coats, Vanessa Cross, Emily Patina Delbecq, Delia Diaz, Raquel Duenas, Joshua Feliz, Selina D. Giesler, Cora Elizabeth Jeffreys, Nicholas Vito Lazzarino, Tulio Aurelio Marroquin, Marlayna Mary Martinez, Sarah Linnea Nelson, Dominic Olivieri, Karina Rubio, Julie Russ, Honey Lynn Tapley, Kelsie Maria Torres, Jana L. Trudell

Associate of Arts – Criminal Justice
Gabrielle Marie Robinson, Miranda Lee Smith

Associate of General Studies
Emily Rose Drews, Veronica Lynn Passalacqua, Edgar Ruiz-Baez, Jennifer Renee Stewart, Jana L. Trudell, Patrick Joseph Vradenburg

Associate of Science
Kristina T. Hoopes, Timothy Lee Allen Hoover, Joel Gregory King, Mitzi Ann Mueller, Ailia M. Toledo-Sotelo

Associate of Science – Biological Sciences
Barbara Fay Church

Associate of Science – Chemistry
Barbara Fay Church

Associate of Science – Mathematics
Barbara Fay Church

Certificate of Achievement – American Sign Language
Donna V. Julian

Certificate of Achievement – Business
Michelle Fanelli

Ely
Associate of Applied Science – Machine Tool Technology
John Henry McDonnell

Fallon
Associate of Applied Science – Accounting
Desiree Raina Fiedler

Associate of Applied Science – Automated Systems Technology
Paula Lynn Swanberg

Associate of Applied Science – Automotive Mechanics
David R. Wilkins

Associate of Applied Science – Criminal Justice
Paula Deanne Fryling, Dallana Medina Soto

Associate of Applied Science – General Business
Desiree Raina Fiedler

Associate of Applied Science – Graphic Communications
Michael Lynn Lakin, Debra Lynn Van Blaricom

Associate of Applied Science – Information Technology
Christopher Ernest Angel

Associate of Applied Science – Machine Tool Technology
Alex Christopher Peden

Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Kimberley S. Dela Vega, Stacy M. Wallace

Associate of Arts
Cassie Marie Bell, Jennifer A. Ciak, Corey Lyn Cook, Ryan Patrick Crossland, Miguel Evan Garate, Rebecca Ann Glinka, Kris Ann Hadley, Lindsey Elizabeth Haselton, David A. Henderson, Tarin Jones, LaNae Marie Noel, Robyn Bernadette Openshaw, Eric Charles Perazzo, Donita Marie Petean, Jessica Portillo, Jennifer Michele Rechel, Alana Kirsten Rogne, Marcie Grace Smitten, Christina L.A. Sponsler, Jan Stotts, Cassandra Victoria Terrazas, Stacy M. Wallace, Cheddie Wilson

Associate of Arts – Criminal Justice
William J. Few

Associate of Arts – Fine Arts
Gabriella D. Thompson

Associate of General Studies
Nilzara Atchison, Thomas Christopher Bynum, David A. Johnson, Jacque Anne Manley, Marysol Murillo, Rebecca Strong, Matt Eugene Tholl, Rafael David Valdez

Associate of Science
Brooke A. Donahue, Nau Nicole Gill, Drew K. Hepner, Ashlee Jolan Pargett, Edward W. Stahi

Associate of Science – Physics
Brenna A. King

Certificate of Achievement – Graphic Communications
Mary E. Lammel

Fernley
Associate of Applied Science – General Business
Ted Saxe

Associate of Arts
Rebecca Louise Benner, Carlie Nicole Callahan, Rebecca Lynn Pinzon, Kelli Rae Rush

Associate of General Studies
Lori Minch-Winberg

Associate of Science
Britt Samuel Hoashi

Certificate of Achievement – American Sign Language
Lori Minch-Winberg

Certificate of Achievement – Bookkeeping
Ronnie A. Stark

Certificate of Achievement – Early Childhood Education
Rebecca Benner

Gardnerville
Associate of Applied Science – Accounting
Cristi R. Cota, Cody A. Hudson, Aubrey Luna, Lanette Regales

Associate of Applied Science – Automotive Mechanics
Jason P. Bates, Willie Jim

Associate of Applied Science – Deaf Studies
Taylor Elizabeth Hibler, Ellen Marquez, Kern Elizabeth McCrosky, Nicole Elizabeth Rinasz

Associate of Applied Science – General Studies
Cristi R. Cota, Mindy Lynn DePaz, Shawyne Garren, Sara Gonzales, Brittney Taylor Schell, Leon Talhelm

Associate of Applied Science – Graphic Communications
Douglas Marshall Jones, Joshua Aaron Lee, Arthur Swisher

Associate of Applied Science – Machine Tool Technology
Kevin Allen Owens

Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Tonya Sofia Cioffi, Elizabeth Ann Eubanks, Hannah Gonzales, Stephanie Nicole Pruitt, Sarah D. Rollins, Suzanne G. Thompson

Associate of Applied Science – Welding Technology
William Thomas Moody

Associate of Arts
Austin Byers, Pedro M. Centeno Briones, Hayley Cline, Kortney M. Cullincini-Nikolov, Erica Alison Dehnke, Maria A. Gonzalez, Jeffrey David Gurewitz, Courtney B. Holst, Kayla Danell Hunter, Shelina Jenkins, Emily Karcher-Stewart, Devan M. Kellogg, Linnette K. Kenney, Kathleen Elizabeth Koerner, Chloe Mae Lynch, Katie MaryAnn Molina, Jillian Drew Olivera, KaLynn Larisa Payne, Nicole Elizabeth Rinasz, Rachel Soleta, Jennifer Tart, Cody Tindel, Kristy Lynn Williams, Malina Wilson, Riley Joanne Wing

Associate of Arts – Criminal Justice
Jennifer Marie Ferrara, Jena E. Lawry, Kyle Mathews, Danean F. McDarment, Monica Salas-Dominguez

Associate of General Studies
Thomas L. Cervantez Jr., Stephanie Robin Fulstone, Shelby Angeline Heiman, Dakotah Lee Higginson, Branden Irvine, Sharon Jim, Janelle Laure Johnson, Douglas Marshall Jones, Brittney Nicole Kashuba, Joshua Aaron Lee, Lisa Mefford, Derek M. O’Connell, Christopher L. Whittington

Associate of Science
Brent Tyler John, Rachel Tewalt, Herman Touchin

Certificate of Achievement – American Sign Language
Nora K. Grant

Certificate of Achievement – Business
Erica Alison Dehnke, Mindy Lynn DePaz

Certificate of Achievement – Retail Management
Philip Rowland Jones

Certificate of Achievement – System Administration Technician
Ronald A. Garcia

Genoa
Associate of General Studies
Carol Bernice Mortensen

Certificate of Achievement – 911 Dispatch Telecommunications
Carol Bernice Mortensen

Hawthorne
Associate of Applied Science – Machine Tool Technology
Evan Michael Wallis

Henderson
Associate of Applied Science – Criminal Justice
Benjamin Thatcher

Associate of Applied Science – General Business
Michael George Butwinick

Associate of Arts
Hannah Renee Russo, Pamela Tomeko Sakuma

Las Vegas
Associate of Arts
Brandon Lapointe

Minden
Associate of Applied Science – Computer Networking Technology
Seth D. Griffin

Associate of Applied Science – Deaf Studies
Turia Seiger-Todd, Marilyn Weese

Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Janelle M. Martin, Michelle M. Meyer, Jesseca Pacheco-Larios
Kathryn Jean Schaller

Associate of Applied Science – Welding Technology
Kody Andrew Miller

Associate of Arts
Shandi Lynn Anderson-Freer, Brianne Burnside, Paul T. Cain, Kyle C. Espino, Cody J. Hannah, Marissa Nicole Knight, Barbara Jolene Polish, Caitlin Weese

Associate of Arts – Deaf Studies
Turia Seiger-Todd

Associate of General Studies
Joshua Gruver, Amber Darlene Murphy

Associate of Science
Claude Henry Church, Anthony Cornell, Samantha Lynn Yates

Associate of Applied Science – Engineering Science
Allan Milan Chessell

Certificate of Achievement – American Sign Language
Amber Darlene Murphy, Turia Seiger-Todd

Mound House
Associate of Applied Science – Criminal Justice
Carrie Lynn Vance

Associate of Science
Cynthia Citlaly Solo Cuadras

Reno
Associate of Applied Science – Accounting
Lisa Louise Moya, Tiffany Whitney

Associate of Applied Science – Automotive Mechanics
Jazmyn R. White

Associate of Applied Science – Construction Technology
Ian Wood

Associate of Applied Science – Deaf Studies
Cassandra Arnold, Summer M.R. Milstead

Associate of Applied Science – General Business
William Lee Sibley Jr.
Associate of Applied Science – Graphic Communications
Sarah Jayne Benson, Mark Miller, Deborah Anne Warmkessel

Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Anna Alauria, Keana Mae Grover, Christian Merritt Jensen, Aaron Toshio Kanow, Laura Kruse, Esther Wegener, Shei Lynn West

Associate of Arts
Brittany R. Branigin, Johanna Brewster, RaeAnna Maree Burd, Briana Day, Bobbie Folden, Amber Michelle Gaab, Nicholle Hiatt, Kody Reynolds, Kendyl D. Rioux, Rielly Felix Rose

Associate of Arts – Criminal Justice
Kraig Michael Palmer

Associate of Arts – Deaf Sudies
Amanda Christine Meeks, Alanna M. Vick

Associate of General Studies
Jacquelyne Michelle Cross, Neil Frederick Fager, Allyson Morse

Associate of Science
Jesse Wayne Lemos, Peter Saul Montejo, Scott James Russell

Certificate of Achievement – American Sign Language
Summer M.R. Milstead

Schurz
Associate of Arts
Chauncee Dennis

Silver Springs
Associate of Applied Science – Accounting
Mae Lynn Calmese

Associate of Applied Science – General Business
Stephanie Ann Wozniak

Associate of Applied Science – Graphic Communications
Delton Pierson Jr.

Associate of Applied Science – Machine Tool Technology
Alfred J. Marshall

Associate of Arts
Jessica Batchelor, Nicole Calmese, Rebecca Lynn Larkin, Sara Rumker, Monica Michelle Spraggins

Certificate of Achievement – American Sign Language
Nicole Calmese

Sparks
Associate of Applied Science – Deaf Studies
Jamie Harpster

Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Bryce Becker, Jose DeJesus Zepeda-Barrios

Associate of Arts
Anna Lee Rojas

Associate of Science
David Anthony Tingle

Stagecoach
Associate of Applied Science – Welding Technology
Stoney Lee Reeves

Associate of Arts
Emily Jane Steel

Sun Valley
Associate of Science
Shelly Melissa Hardy

Virginia City
Associate of Applied Science – Accounting
Jennifer Marie McCain

Associate of Applied Science – General Business
Cheryl Bailey

Associate of Arts
Ty C. O’Neil, Brittani M. Walters

Associate of Arts – Fine Arts
Ty C. O’Neil

Associate of General Studies
Lisa C. Light

Olympia, Wash.
Associate of Arts
Thomas Kerr

Washoe Valley
Associate of Applied Science – Information Technology
Robert A. McCoy

Associate of Applied Science – Welding Technology
William R. Naylor

Associate of Arts
Randi Nichole Alarid, Kenneth Maxwell Immers, Charles Roy Nimsic

Associate of Arts – Deaf Studies
Lori Ann Kuntz

Associate of Science
Charles Roy Nimsic

Wellington
Associate of General Studies
Victoria Tovar

Associate of Science
Mikayla Rae DeBusk

Yerington
Associate of Arts
Barbara J. Menesini

Associate of Arts – Criminal Justice
Robert Wayne Biggs

Zephyr Cove
Associate of Applied Science – Nursing
Maureen S. McDermott

Associate of Arts
Kelly Kollar

Portland, Ore.
Associate of Arts
Connor Zwetsch

Auburn, Wash.
Certificate of Achievement – Business
Emma Geraldin Contreras

Newman Lake, Wash.
Associate of Arts
Daniel Zachary Heiderman

May 15th is Bike to Work Day, and also the final day of Bike to Work Week. This morning, several Carson City coffee shops gave away free coffee to bike commuters willing to brave the weather. The Corporate Bicycle Commuter Challenge is now in its 5th day. As of Thursday evening, the Nevada Guard...

It is with great pleasure and enduring gratitude that Carson Tahoe recognizes Dr. James Thom as the honorary recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award.
This award is presented to exceptional individuals who have reached the pinnacle of their career, and who have a proven passion and commitment to Carson Tahoe and through outstanding efforts, have bettered the healthcare commitment to the organization and the community.

Dr. Thom played a vital role in establishing the first hospital in Carson City, providing patients access to care without having to drive to Reno. Additionally, he was the first physician in Nevada to travel by air via his personal airplane in order to provide timely care to rural patients in need.

Recognizing the critical need for a hospital in Carson City, Dr. Thom and Major Max C. Fleischmann together embarked on a community-wide fundraising campaign. Major Fleischmann, inspired by Dr. Thom’s dedication, informed Dr. Thom, “If you’ll get your businessmen to donate, I’ll match every dime they give. We’ll get a hospital for Carson City!” Through tireless efforts and an enduring commitment to this important community initiative, Carson Tahoe Hospital became a reality when it opened in 1949.

“Dr. Thom was the typical village doctor,” commented Art and Naomi Bernard. “He was a warm, personable, and efficient man, always available at any hour you called, and for whatever reason.”

In 1947-1948, Dr. Thom served on the Carson Tahoe Hospital Board of Trustees, and in 1955 he became the Chief of Staff of the hospital. In December 1962 Dr. Thom passed away at the age of 72.

Although Dr. Thom has passed away, his contributions and legacy of support continue to make a positive difference throughout the Carson Tahoe medical system and community. A plaque honoring Dr. Thom as the winner of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award is now on display at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center on the ‘hall of fame’ wall near the Sage Café. For more information, call (775) 445-5161.

Carson Tahoe Health is a local, not-for-profit healthcare system consisting of three hospitals, two urgent cares, an emergent care center, outpatient services and a provider network with over 20 regional locations. The system is headquartered on a beautiful master planned medical campus nestled among the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in north Carson City.

As the system’s cornerstone, Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (CTRMC), voted 5th most beautiful hospital in the nation, is the only Baby Friendly designated hospital in Nevada. This magnificent facility offers a tranquil healing environment with 138 private rooms, an advanced open heart surgery program and expanded 24 hour emergency care. Also included on the medical campus is Sierra Surgery, voted #1 in Nevada for patient satisfaction, and the State’s only gold level Cancer Center. Go here for more information.