As Nevada’s education leaders began preparing to implement sweeping changes to the state’s public school system, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday signed several bills to modernize what and how students learn in the Silver State....
Assemblywoman Victoria Seaman managed to navigate the 2015 Legislature’s many political potholes. It was the one she and her husband John Seaman encountered Wednesday that was really painful....
A 24-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday on a felony warrant charge and is considered a person of interest in the June 1 armed robbery of a woman who was followed to her home after leaving a casino and threatened with a gun, a Carson City sheriff’s lieutenant said.
Arrested Thursday morning at a Jumbo Way home was Jac Owen. He was taken into custody on the felony warrant charge unrelated to the armed robbery, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Lt. Brian Humphrey. A second person of interest has also been identified and remains at large. Three others inside the home were detained briefly.
In the robbery earlier this month, two men followed the victim from Casino Fandango to her Sonoma Street residence just after 3 a.m.
When the victim’s vehicle pulled into the driveway, one of the two suspects approached the woman, pointed a pistol at her, and demanded money or he would shoot her. The second man took the victim’s purse from the woman’s vehicle. The suspects then fled in a pickup. Scroll photos to see the pickup that was believed to be used during the robbery.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Nevada Commissioner of Insurance Scott J. Kipper announced Thursday his resignation effective July 2....
Proscenium Players, Inc. brings a witty buffet of One Acts this weekend to the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall.
Proscenium Players, Inc., the second oldest continuously-operating theater company in Nevada will present a series of humorous One Act plays this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The themes of the Acts are as varied as: When you realize your love life is being orchestrated by a terrible screenwriter, how do you stop the ride and get off?
How does a hapless bystander respond when called upon by a deranged actress to give the brush off to her recent ex?
What if your smart car is literally smarter than you and insanely jealous of your girlfriend? And, when it's just the girls, what do the put-upon ladies of Shakespeare – Ophelia, Juliet, Desdemona, Kate, Anne Boleyn and Hecate – gripe about?
Hilariously written by New York playwright Bruce Kane and local writer Fred Hampton, this series of One Acts will flip the script and sort of answer these questions.
Of Bruce Kane, theater professor Duke Stroud says “Bruce is a gifted writer in all genre with a special gift for comedy. I've directed many of his plays and sketches with great audience approval”.
Performances are June 12 and 13 at 7pm and June 14 at 2pm in the Performance Hall at 511 West King Street in Carson City. Advance sale ticket prices are: $8 for Brewery Arts Center and Proscenium Players, Inc. members, $12 for seniors and students and $12.00 for general admission and $15 at the door.
Tickets are available for purchase at Breweryarts.org or in our Artisan Store at 449 West King Street, Carson City, NV 89703.
For more info call the Brewery Arts Center office at 775-883-1976.
The Carson City Historical Society's 2015 Garden Tour is Saturday, June 13. This walking and driving tour includes some very special Carson City homes and gardens.
The self-guided tour begins at 11 a.m. and will run until 4 p.m. More than a dozen carefully selected homes and gardens, some new to the tour, some old favorites, will be available for public viewing for this special event. We are pleased to announce that the Krebs-Petersen House will be opened for your admiration. This was the location of John Wayne's last movie, "The Shootist."
A lawn party follows the tour at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum (1207 N. Carson St.) from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., where we will serve wine and hors d'oeurves. There will be live music by singer June Joplin for all to enjoy as the perfect end to the day.
The after party, which is included in the price of the tour ticket, will feature wine, appetizers and live music by local artist June Joplin. A raffle for an original painting by local artist, Stephanie Shefrin will be held. Raffle tickets are 6 for $5. We hope you will join us.
The Tour will raise funds for the Foreman-Roberts House Carriage House interior work. Tickets are $15 and go on sale May 9. The can be purchased at Due Sorella (Two Sisters), 202 N. Curry St., and at the Greenhouse Garden Center, 2450 S. Curry St. for $15 each. Additionally, tickets will be available the day of the event at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum.
Tickets are also available online at BrownPaperTickets.com (a service charge applies). Will call tickets with home maps can be picked up at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum the day of the tour. Only 250 tickets will be sold, so plan early to get your tickets to attend!
See the Facebook page here. For more information, contact Julie at 775-841-6211.
A plan by the Department of Veterans Affairs to redirect $35 million from a Filipino veterans fund to help bail out a troubled hospital project outside Denver was rejected by Congress on Thursday....
Follow the Money: How Nevada’s Comstock Lode Built San Francisco and So Much More will be featured in a lecture on June 25, 6:30 p.m. at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. This program by Gray Brechin will be enjoyed by anyone interested in Nevada history, art and architecture, Comstock mining, cultural geography, and economics.
The dynastic fortunes that rose from the deep mines of the Comstock sent shock waves around the world, propelling San Francisco’s growth well beyond the California Gold Rush, building mansions and office buildings in New York, Newport, London, and Paris, purchasing titled husbands for silver heiresses, and spurring technological innovations that would change the skylines of cities around the world.
Gray Brechin, Ph.D., is an historical geographer and the author of Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin. He is currently a visiting scholar in the University of California Berkeley’s Department of Geography and founder and project scholar of the Living New Deal Project.
Cost: $8 for adults; free for museum members and ages 17 and under.
The Nevada State Museum is located at 600 N. Carson Street in Carson City. Call 775-687-4810, ext. 237 for more information.
Nevada climate experts say recent storms will do little to stem the tide of Nevada’s long-term extreme drought. Several climate officials, water experts and university professors met Thursday at the first meeting of t...
The city of Fallon will be swearing in Mayor Ken Tedford, Councilman Robert “Bob” Erickson and Councilwoman Kelly Frost Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the courtyard behind City Hall with refr...
Carson City Library’s Summer Reading Program will kick off with the Breakfast for Books at 8-10 a.m. Saturday.
“It’s important kids keep reading in the summer so they start off strong in the fall,” said Heather Butler, youth services librarian. “This bridges the gap at the end of the school year.”
This year’s program, Every Hero has a Story, will be hosted online, with participants signing up and tracking hours read at the carsoncitylibrary.com website. Each participant will be assigned an avatar. As that avatar progresses with minutes read and logged, prizes are unlocked for literary games, author videos and other rewards.
Those who complete the program will earn a free book or a 3-D printout. “They don’t have to hit that mark, but if they do, they get something for it,” Butler said.
In honor of the theme, Every Hero has a Story, the Carson City Fire Department will sponsor the pancake breakfast, which costs $3 per person.
While the reading program has focused on youth in the past, this year it will be open to adults as well. Age categories begin at ages 0-4 for listening; kindergarten-fifth grade kids; sixth-12th grade teens and 13 and above as adults.
“When parents are reading with their children, it gives them the opportunity to connect,” said Sena Loyd, library director. “It also provides a recreation experience for adults. Prizes for adults include tickets for the V&T train and to the Nevada State Museum.”
In following the theme, there will be events throughout the summer featuring firefighters, law-enforcement officials and members of the Nevada National Guard.
“They will come in and talk about what they do,” Butler said. “It’s for all ages. The kids will realize the importance and value of having these heroes in our community. For some of the teens, they may be interested in a career and can find out more about it.”
Participants can sign up online and begin logging reading hours Saturday. A calendar of events is also available online.
If you go
WHAT: Carson City Library’s Breakfast for Books
WHEN: 8-10 a.m. Saturday
WHERE: Carson City Library, 900 N. Roop St.
TICKETS: $3 each
MORE INFORMATION: carsoncitylibrary.org
Photo information: Carson City firefighters talk with local kids at a special Carson City Library Storytime on Thursday, July 24, 2014. This year's Summer Reading Program theme is Community Heroes featuring local agencies like Carson City Fire, Sheriff's Department and the Nevada National Guard.
Possible presidential candidate John Kasich received a text from Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday, before the Ohio governor arrived in Las Vegas to speak to Clark County Republicans....
Juvenile justice advocates sounded an alarm on Thursday after Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed a bill that would have revised the state’s controversial sex offender registration law regarding juveniles....
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday signed a bill into law that includes provisions to privatize Medicaid services for the elderly, the blind and the disabled in Nevada....
The weather app on my phone says that it’s supposed to be a sunny weekend hitting a high around 91 degrees. That sounds like summer to me! Get out and enjoy our valley and the surrounding towns, there will be plenty of good times. Carson Valley Days has begun in our neighbor to the south, complete with carnival at Lampe Park. Tonight, welcome a new exhibit in the CCAI Gallery at the Courthouse: a reception for the artists of ‘Industrial Arts’ begins at 5 p.m. Meet the Journey of Hope bike riders at Western Nevada College; plenty of activities for everyone.
FRIDAY:
Pick your poison, Carson City. Music and theater abound. Three performances begin their final weekend: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr., Beauty and the Beast, Jr., and ‘Caught in the Act: An Evening of One Act Plays.’ You’ll find the Trippin King Snakes at Westside Pour House, Soul Connection plays Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint, and Mo’z Motley Blues Band will be at Living the Good Life. Dancers will enjoy a Country Dance at Carson Lanes, or Swing Night at Yaple’s Ballroom.
Western Nevada College has named 322 students to the Dean’s List for the 2015 spring semester. To qualify for WNC’s Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Students achieving the honor are:
Beaverton, Ore.
Corey Pool
Carson City
Haley Abeyta, Zachary Adams, Garrett Altus, Michael Atkinson, Gabriela Ayala Ponce, Asha Badhan, Jesse Barker, Samuel Blei, Katie Borgman, Laura Borntrager, Kierra Bracken, Alsy Brinkmeyer, Cheyenne Bryant, James Burnett, Nichole Carter, Steven Chaparro, Christina Clark, April Cole, Theresa Coleman, Daisy Cooley, Cassidy Council, Joel Cuadras Ruiz, Mhervin Dagdagan, Alexis Davalos, Kristi Decker, Corrina Demaria, Jason Dewitt, Emily Eiswert, Kimberley Espinoza, Steven Fowzer, Danielle Fredenburg, Kennadie Frias, Timothy Gamroth, Celia Garcia, Joshua Garrison, Tiffany Gehr, Sarah Goulart, Jeremy Gray, Lesley Green, Stephanie Guillen Cisneros, Nathan Hammock, Katie Harvey, James Hewitt, Danielle Howard, Caitlin Hutchings, Andrew Kapczynski, Katie Krahn, Melissa Kulla, Leslie Loyola, Danielle Marrone, Heather Marrone, Limmce Martinez, Jennifer McKenzie, Garrett Meyer, Devin Miner, Bridger Nielson, Rodney Noble, Peter Ott, Harlan Ouellette, Bryana Painter, Matthew Payne, Danielle Perinn, Alexis Pineda Arciniega, Justin Pope, Daccine Popham, Lori Rainey, Jennifer Ramirez, Joseph Reissig, Rachel Renaud, Jasmine Reynolds, Stephanie Richards, Allison Rikalo, Sequoia Rohr, Brian Rosas, Skyler Rose, Jeremy Ruiz, Itzel Salazar Garcia, Lenys Salazar-Cano, Anthony Sandoval, Shayla Schmidt, Andrea Senda, Joseph Sheeketski, Katlynn Shepard, Daniel Skinkis, Teresa Soto, Andrew Starita, Jason Stinson, Lindsey Stoeberl, Mellisa Swirczek, Bailee Taylor, Aaron Ternau, Joseph Thurman, Morgan Tingle, Matthew Tooker, Ettore Toro, Jessica Torres, Maria Tovar-Leon, Meaghan Traxler, Merlin Tryon, Richard Tucker, Michael Van Hulzen, James Weir, Carole Whiles, Samantha Whiles, Roxanne Williams, Derek Winter, Ashlee Wutch, Taylor Zubey
Coleville, Calif.
Whitney Lynd
Dayton
Christian Avila, Margaret Bulthuis, Britney Coats, Joshua Crevling, Vanessa Cross, Itsel Davalos-Cano, Emily Delbecq, Mikki Deluz, Hollee Eckenrode, Michael Fitzgerald, Hugh Fonzo, Colton Hansen, Megan Lynch, Todd Minto, David Mohr, Nicholas Palmer, Jeremiah Paul, Gemma Ramirez, Kaylee Turner, Richard Vlach, Nathan White
Ely
John McDonnell
Fallon
Kaitlyn Beauregard, Youki Clare, Marshall Coverston, Krystina Dalton, Taylor Davids, Megan DeSouza, Helmuth Dela Cruz, Sheri Dodd, James Domsic, Brandon Donahue, Brooke Donahue, Ryan Donahue, Brenda Esposito, Daniel Franklin, Nau Gill, Marlene Heines, Daniel Henry, Kovey Huckaby, Christopher Hughes, Maysie Jones, Skylar Jones, Shayna Jung, Savannah Lamb, John Lawlor, Jimmie Lemon, Abigail Lunderstadt, Mckenzie Lunger, Tammy Mason, Sean McNabb, Michael O’Toole, Robyn Openshaw, Carissa Parsons, Hannah Perazzo, Ronald Rockstrom, Reyna Rodriguez Pizarro, Alana Rogne, Faith Soto, Edward Stahi, Rebecca Strong, Shane Weaver
Fernley
Kaysi Archey, Drew Bassett, Taylor Bennett, Colby Brazell, Rhiannon Britschgi, Dominic Ceresola, Logan Distefano, Sean Dixon, Kelsey Fagundes, Lupe Fernandez, Jason Hanski, Kayla Harrison, Gavin Henderson, Kestra Higby, Britt Hoashi, Brooke Jeakins, Christopher Kilbride, Krystal Largent, Mackenzie Lawson, Amanda Lett, Jazmin Morales, Jack Munson, Justin Nystrom, Shelby O’Herron, Madison Parmenter, Cristian Profilio, Sarah Rader, Jensen Radley, Emily Richter, Abigail Richter, David Shields, Adora Shortridge, Alexa Taylor, Nicole Thompson, Marygel Tiong, Carol Weaver, Nicholas Wong, Dwayne Yancey
Gardnerville
William Banner, Nicole Bennett, Cody Burkhauser, Cira Craighead, Zachary Cupp, Erica Dehnke, Leoriben Eleccion, Kiran Hothi, Connie Jameson, Kyle Johnson, Molly Jordan, Douglas Keennon, Davan Kellogg, Kathleen Koerner, Chloe Lynch, Raymond May, Kelly McCue, Michael Miranda, Kyle Mock, Carlee Monson, Matthew Nimtz, Michael O’Dell, Taylorann Olsen, Erolinda Pacheco Duarte, Noellani Pacheco Graciano, Kaitlyn Rublaitus, Miguel Sanchez, Teresa Seidman, Arthur Swisher, Leon Talhelm, Carly Talia, Adriana Tellez, Leiah Youmans
Las Vegas
Bradley Lewis, David Modler, Joseph Yarbrough
Markleeville
James Foley, David Foley, Daniel Foley, Loren Lundy
Minden
Callie Andress, Katherine Antti, Barbara Bessol, Gregory Coleman, Freddie Columbus, Madison Fellows, Brian Fluke, Mark Gruver, Annie Guddat, Cody Hannah, Terri Heglar, Kristen Henie, Michael Irvin, Michael Jarrett, Mikayla Knight, Lindsay Moore, Annika Peterson, Casey Rodgers, Samuel Schnorbus, Turia Seiger-Todd, Meaghan Singer
Mound House
Judith Hinostroza, Terry Jeter, Cynthia Soto Cuadras
Newcastle, Utah
Dakota Robinson
North Las Vegas
Christine Herman, Pia Beaty
Park City, Utah
Blake Morin
Portland, Ore.
Connor Zwetsch
Reno
Charles Darby, Neil Fager, Dawn Kalanick, Gwyneth Landaburu, Jesse Lemos, Dylan Mcaninch, Sean Miller
Silver City
Natascha Celestino
Silver Springs
Jessica Babbitt, Keelie Bishop, Ningsih Codick, Robert Corbin, Angel Ortiz, Brandon Perez, Matthew Rex, Sierra Rich, Jade Salvo, David Simcox, Sahara Kathleen Winder, Dakota Womek, Kevin Zimmerman
Sparks
Torin Gallo, Jamie Harpster
Stagecoach
Chyann Campbell, Jonathan Canales, Brandon Cardey, Kristen Davis-Lange, Bradley Douthitt, Samuel Faulkner, Emily Johnson, Stoney Reeves
Stateline
Daryl Altman
Valencia, Calif.
David Neiman
Virginia City
Tiffani Curtis
Washoe Valley
Clay Hendricks, Erika Minaberry, Kayla Talamo
Wellington
Shad Rosaschi, Dustin Urton, Daniel Ferguson
Yerington
Barbara Menesini, Elizabeth Sanderson, Charles Straw
Tonya Champa reads a book to her son Kade Champa, 4, after the Carson City Chamber Leadership graduation ceremony and unveiling of their project, The Kennedy Children's Corner, at the Carson City Library Thursday, June 11, 2015. Each year the graduates do something to benefit the library.
The Nevada Republican Alliance will hold its first West Presidential Roundup to be held at The Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, August 22. It will be a rare opportunity to listen to and meet Republican presidential candidates.
Invited candidates (alphabetical order): Gov. Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Ted Cruz, Ms. Carly Fiorina, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Rand Paul, Gov. Mike Pence, Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Rick Santorum, Gov. Scott Walker.
Visitors and guests will be able to give their preference for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. This is expected to be the largest straw poll of the entire election season with results published nationally.
Republicans are learning that social media has become essential to successful elections. We are encouraging Republican committees across the nation to join us with social media to sell tickets via our affiliate program. Affiliates will earn a healthy commission online ticket purchases they refer to help their committee for the 2016 election season. We plan to expand this program to news websites, blogs, email newsletters, and other media that feel our event would appeal to their audience.
Our event website includes a blog page for regular updates on the affiliate program, changes in candidates and more. Anyone may subscribe to free email updates on those postings.
With notice, we will make the leadership of this event and the Nevada Republican Party available to the media to discuss the event and all things Republican.
Tickets are available at www.nevadarepublicanalliance.com/purchase-tickets.html
Those desiring to be an affiliate reseller should join the free email list to be notified when the program goes live: http://www.nevadarepublicanalliance.com/news.
About The Nevada Republican Alliance: The Nevada Republican Alliance is a joint project of the Nevada Republican Party and the Douglas County Republican Central Committee. We are an official sub-committee formed to plan, organize, and execute the First in the West Presidential Roundup. The Nevada Republican Party represents the 474,453 registered Republicans in Nevada.
The Carson Valley Pops Orchestra is bringing back their traditional July Fourth Concert in the Park. Set for 11:30 a.m. at Heritage Park in Gardnerville, right after the Gardnerville Fun Run, this free concert is an ideal way for families to celebrate the Fourth in an old fashioned, small town setting. Bring your picinic and a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the patriotic line up of traditional July Fourth tunes.
The Pops Orchestra will be joined by the Voices of the Sierra Choir, led by Rodger Banes. The program will include “The Star Spangled Banner”, “Salute to the Armed Forces” , “American Salute to the American Frontier”, “Ghosts of Antietam”, “Battle Hymn of the Republic” , “Semper Fidelis” and of course “ The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
The Carson Valley Pops Orchestra is a 501 © 3 organization made up of musicians in the community who donate their time and talent to provide free concerts to Carson Valley. There are about 35–40 members consisting of both amateur and professional musicians and middle school, high school and college students as well. CV Pops has awarded scholarships to graduates the last 2 years.
Rattlesnakes have already been active for months due to the mild winter and low precipitation, fostering an earlier and longer snake season. If you enjoy activities that take you and your dogs outdoors, you and your pets may be at risk for encountering rattlesnakes.
And as the snakes keep moving in search of food and mates, they may even end up in your own backyard. According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife, the state’s current drought means that more rattlers will find their way into urban areas proving for a very active snake season.
“I’d say that most dog owners don’t really think about snake bites until they see a rattlesnake for themselves, in parks, or their backyards, and then realize their dogs can be at risk,” says John Potash co-founder and co-owner of Get Rattled. He adds, “Get Rattled is a unique training clinic designed specifically to teach dogs on rattlesnake avoidance. We have been teaching this clinic for 15 years and have successfully trained thousands of dogs.”
Potash is licensed by the Nevada Department of Wildlife and has over 25 years of experience working with venomous snakes and wildlife in areas of animal control, wildlife rescue, and public education. He works with skilled dog trainer Willie J. Stevens Jr. who has over 20 years of experience training and judging pointing dogs.
Rattlesnake Avoidance Training is a crucial tool for dog owners. Potash says, “Prevention is your number one line of defense in protecting your dogs from venomous snakes. When dogs and their owners go hiking or to the dog parks to go off leash, this training teaches them to be fearful of the rattlesnake. It protects people as well, as the dog becomes an alert system. This training has proven to be an effective tool in teaching rattlesnake avoidance to all dogs from Great Danes to Chihuahuas.”
Because rattlesnakes can regulate the amount of venom they inject into another animal; the health risks to dogs from a bite can vary greatly depending on the amount of venom injected, the species and size of rattlesnake, and the size of the dog and where it was bitten. Dogs can also be bitten when owners are not around, so Potash suggests that people know some general signs of a bite along with health risks: “Dogs are usually bitten on their limbs, neck, head, or face so look for severe swelling in those areas. After some time, the venom may produce nausea, vomiting, and the dog can seem lethargic and will begin to act as if something is bothering them. If you see a snake bite happen or notice these symptoms, keep your dog calm and take them to a vet right away. It’s always better to be safe than sorry.”
Lyon County pet owners are highly encouraged to take part in this important Rattlesnake Avoidance Training Clinic. Get Rattled will be holding training sessions in Dayton at the Dayton Valley Dog Park on Saturday, June 20, 2015 with appointments between 8:00am and 11:00am, and at Mountain View Park in Yerington June 20 with appointments between 1:00pm and 4:00pm.
Pre-registration is encouraged but walk-ins are welcome. Sessions last approximately 20 minutes. Costs for the training are $75 per dog. The clinic does require the use of a remote training collar that will be customized to each individual dog. This clinic will provide local dog owners extra assurance and peace of mind this summer that their dogs will avoid dangerous rattlesnake encounters, protecting their health, and their families from suffering the pain and medical costs of a rattlesnake bite.
To register or for more information, please contact Get Rattled at 775-234-8844, GetRattledNV@gmail.com
