http://www.NevadaAppeal.com Serving Carson City, NV Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:43:18 -0600 en 30 http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6978952-113/nevada-program-millennium-million CARSON CITY — The Nevada National Guard held a Flag Day ceremony for the 15th straight year at the Capitol building to commemorate the 236th anniversary of the U.S. flag and the U.S. Army’s 238th birthday on Friday. The ceremony was held inside the Nevada Capitol Assembly Chambers. Master Sgt. Harry Schroeder of the 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion gave the Flag Day address. He spoke about the history of Old Glory and its meaning to him. “On days like this we should all reflect on what the flag means to us and take a moment to reflect on the … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6965553-113/flag-nevada-national-army At the ceremony celebrating the 238th birthday of the Army, Secretary of the Army John McHugh said birthdays can be bittersweet. “When I blow out candles, I start thinking it’s another year closer to that inevitable conclusion,” McHugh said. “But I want to make a suggestion for this occasion: that we consider instead of turning a year older, the Army is turning a year newer, a year better, a year stronger.” Throughout the ceremony, which took place in the Pentagon auditorium, McHugh, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke on the … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6965264-113/army-mchugh-soldiers-238 http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6978919-113/tonight-395-bypass-carson http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6939163-113/ago-appeal-dolan-goldfield Patricia Cabrera and her neighbors walked to the park just north of Empire Elementary School on Monday. They sat in the shade, feeding their babies, while their older children ran through the grass or sprinkled glitter on an art project. “The kids are happy here,” Cabrera said. “They can eat and play. Two things at the same time.” More than 70 children showed up Monday to eat a free lunch and participate in activities as part of Food for Thought’s second annual summer lunch program. Stephanie Gardner, executive director of the nonprofit Food for Thought, which discreetly provides food to … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6967839-113/lunch-program-park-carnival Miss Carson City, Diana Sweeney, won the Miss Nevada pageant Saturday night in Las Vegas. Her talent was lyrical dance, and her platform was “Sexual Assault — No Means No.” Sweeney, of Mound House, advances to the Miss America pageant, set for Sept. 15 in Atlantic City, N.J. … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6951619-113/miss-nevada-carson-pageant The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada threw open its doors Saturday for a birthday party to celebrate 25 years of fun — and learning. “Think of a kid’s birthday party,” said Janet Baker, marketing director of the museum. “That’s what we’re doing.” The museum’s birthday party began with a proclamation by Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell in honor of the museum and the unveiling of a new logo — a blue silhouette of a leaping child. Then came the fun. With about 45 volunteers directing the party, children and their parents moved about among bounce house, face painting, bubble blowing, … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6944621-113/museum-nevada-kids-northern Riding an average of 75 miles a day, the team of cyclists participating in the 26th Journey of Hope arrived in Carson City on Friday. After a stop at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, they biked over to the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada, where they played with the children and presented a puppet show. “I think it’s pretty fun seeing them because they’re cycling and they’re exercising a lot,” said Adam Sulik, 9. “They keep on being trained, and they keep getting healthier.” Journey of Hope is a program of Push America, the national philanthropy of … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6931170-113/marpe-museum-nevada-university Stewart Indian School is alive this weekend with the sounds, smells and sights of the annual Father’s Day Powwow, featuring competition dancing, Native American arts and crafts, Indian tacos and drum groups. But before the air filled with the melodic chimes of the jingle dancers and the feathered bounce of the fancy dance, the school served as an off-reservation boarding facility from 1890 through 1980. Two former students, Billy Domingues and Aletha Tom, were honored during an alumni reception Thursday and will be recognized today at the powwow. “I just had a birthday last month,” said Domingues, 80. “This is … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6923628-113/powwow-stewart-indian-domingues http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6828108-113/ago-carson-dolan-nevada Ginny Dugan of Fallon has been honored as Nevada’s Salute to Senior Service award winner. Dugan, 67, was recognized for her dedicated community service, including her work at the Churchill County Senior Center. The program honors the contributions of adults 65 and older who give at least 15 hours a month of volunteer service to their favorite causes. Dugan was pleased to receive the award, while at the same time recognizing the service offered at the senior center is the result of a team effort by many volunteers. “It is quite an honor to even be nominated, so to win … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6886958-113/senior-dugan-service-award http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6915774-113/freeway-carson-malfabon-bypass From Carson City’s drinking water to its wastewater, from Carson River’s headwaters to the Carson desert, a bus tour this week showed why water is a bit like oil. In a word, valuable. The two-day “Get on the Bus” Carson River watershed tour ending Thursday demonstrated that there is too little water much of the time and too much during floods. Like a watery famine, the 184 miles of watershed becomes parched in drought years. A water feast brings a floodplain bloated with H2O. But dry is the byword now. “You’ll see in the Carson — especially this summer — … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6914103-113/carson-river-tour-bus Climate change is warming Lake Tahoe’s cobalt-blue waters, which could complicate efforts to maintain its famed clarity, according to a scientific expert on the lake. The lake has warmed about 1 degree Fahrenheit over the past 30 years, a result of it not releasing as much heat back into the atmosphere due to carbon dioxide blanketing, said limnologist Charles Goldman. Limnology is the study of inland waters. “These are serious times, and this carbon dioxide question is just enormously serious,” he said during a presentation June 7 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences building in Incline Village. “There is … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6901010-113/lake-tahoe-clarity-goldman Former Lyon County Commissioner Larry McPherson wore many hats during his career and retirement, but it was his cowboy hat he was most proud of. So say friends and family members of the Stagecoach man, who died June 7 after suffering a stroke five days earlier. He was 81. McPherson was a familiar face — and voice — to Nevada Day Parade attendees. He announced the annual event in front of the Legislative Building for 16 years. The Pony Express was one of McPherson’s passions, and he spearheaded the construction of the metal horse-rider silhouette that drivers see when heading … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6888010-113/mcpherson-nevada-larry-county http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6828061-113/ago-carson-dolan-honor http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6887041-113/court-johnson-plea-appear http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6899346-113/street-bid-project-slurry At least once a week, Susan Escamillo makes the 45-mile drive from Wellington to bring her grandchildren to the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City. “It’s fantastic,” she said. “It gives the kids something to do other than watch TV or play video games.” Since its incorporation in 1988, the museum’s mission has been to give children that outlet. “It’s someplace kids can go where they’re not always told, ‘no, no, no,’” explained Lu Olsen, executive director of the Children’s Museum. “They can play. They can touch things. They get a chance to explore their world.” The museum’s … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6887718-113/museum-nevada-carson-anniversary http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6828051-113/ago-dolan-arena-carson On the Web For more information or to order tickets to the 2013 Miss Nevada and Miss Nevada’s Outstanding Teen, visit www.missnevada.org. … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6902172-113/nevada-miss-sweeney-carson Carson City’s C Hill has a different look these days. Carson High School students or parents altered the iconic C over the weekend, coinciding with the school’s graduation. The C last was altered as a senior prank in 2010 by a group of graduating seniors dubbing themselves the “Sexy Six.” If no one cleans it up, it’s unclear who will be left footing the bill. In 2010, the students restored the C themselves. The location is on city property. … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6889241-113/hill-carson-2010-altered http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6877676-113/church-peter-building-cream http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6828029-113/ago-carson-dolan-state Advocates for wild horses and representatives of Comstock Mining Co. met and welcomed the new Carson City district manager for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Tuesday. The wild-horse advocates and a delegation from Comstock in Virginia City were among nearly 50 people who showed up to meet Bernadette Lovato in the 5-7 p.m. session at the district offices, at 5665 Moran Hill Road just off Deer Run Road near the city’s east edge. “She’s a wonderful lady,” Lacy Sheck, one of a trio forming the Deer Run Wild Horse Preservation Group, said of her impression of Lovato. … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6889111-113/blm-comstock-wild-horses http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6894916-113/principal-process-hiring-board A less than filling runoff has created a water shortage in the Lahontan Valley. At Friday’s Truckee-Carson Irrigation District Board of Director’s meeting, water flows were a hot topic. Deputy Project Manager Walt Winder encouraged Carson Division users not to waste any water as the storage levels at Lahontan Reservoir are low. As of Tuesday, the reservoir carried 108,723 acre-feet of water. Winder said the 75 percent water allocation for the Carson Division is still on track, but the district will be very close to that number. “We don’t have any to lose this year,” Winder said. He said water … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6887614-113/tcid-winder-canal-district … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6886155-113/county-monday-area-areas As summer approaches, kids are out of school and activity levels are high. While it’s fun to play in the sun, kids suffering from bone injuries are coming in to see doctors at Banner Churchill Community Hospital. Dr. Richard Davis, orthopedic surgeon at Banner Churchill’s Banner Health Clinic, said they’re seeing a lot of kids between 5 and 10 years of age coming in with various arm and knee injuries. “They’re on the monkey bars or the jungle gym, and they land on their wrist and break their elbow,” said Davis. He said they see more knee injuries and some … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6849109-113/davis-injuries-kids-banner http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6841993-113/carson-points-100-scored http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6827981-113/ago-dolan-carson-davis Thousands of Carson City residents lost power Saturday through Monday, as thunder rumbled and wind gusts hit nearly 50 mph. Nearly 2,000 customers downtown lacked power from 12:36 to 12:54 p.m. Monday, the result of a tree falling across a power line at the Curry Street substation, according to NV Energy spokesman Karl Walquist. On Sunday, about 5,000 customers were without power from 3 to 7 p.m. About 3,000 of them had service restored at 7; most of the remainder had service back by 10 p.m., Walquist said. Sunday’s outages affected Carson City and were caused by lightning strikes or … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6877424-113/carson-power-monday-weather Every income tax return is meant to be a reasonable settlement. It is not perfect or completely accurate in every respect for most returns. The income tax tables (for taxable incomes up to $100,000) are built in $50 increments. The income tax on $40,001 is the same as on $40,049. If the form 1040 has itemized deductions, the deduction for sales tax is based on a table that uses the income (including non-taxed income like part of the Social Security benefits) and the number of people in the household (as shown on the return). Of course, you can keep every … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6828160-113/tax-income-return-sales http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6862414-113/comics-puzzles-run-sunday http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6796536-113/flag-public-join-nevada http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6829864-113/street-carson-closed-lane http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6827885-113/ago-benefiel-carson-death http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6795921-113/radtke-carson-program-cancer http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6830634-113/2013-born-pounds-weighing http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6829994-113/god-letters-fee-ged http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6853709-113/power-3200-carson-hours Salutatorian Maddison Saarem broke with tradition during Carson High School’s commencement ceremony Saturday when she began her address with a dance party. “Now that we got some of that craziness out of our system,” she told her fellow graduates, “I think we can agree we’ve all had some pretty fun times. All these memories will stay in our hearts and comfort us when we need it most.” Principal Ron Beck said the class of 2013, which received a combined $1.5 million in scholarships, was known not only for its academic achievement, but accomplishments in drama, music and athletics. What set … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6849292-113/carson-class-ceremony-commencement Janice Ayres left ’em laughing and near tears on Friday, a day that others spent celebrating her life and paying tribute to her commitments in private and public life. The Carson City social services activist, who died at 92 on Memorial Day, was venerated at First Presbyterian Church for her work helping people; a four-year term on the Board of Supervisors; and many more years as executive director of Nevada Rural Counties RSVP, also known as the Retired and Seniors Volunteer Program. Among those eulogizing her with pathos and humor was former Mayor Marv Teixeira, who opened his remarks by … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6833953-113/ayres-janice-former-nevada http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6825966-113/job-fair-carson-seekers http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6736295-113/ago-carson-dolan-capitol Fritsch Elementary School received five stars, the highest score available in the state’s new ranking system, according to results released Friday by the Nevada Department of Education. “I’m so happy for our staff; they’ve worked so hard,” said Principal Mary Garey. “We are a five-star school. It just gives me goose bumps every time I say it.” As of May, 37 states had received waivers to replace the school-accountability system known as Adequate Yearly Progress under the federal No Child Left Behind law, which was enacted in 2002. The Nevada School Performance Framework, approved in 2012, defines the state’s shift … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6837178-113/stars-star-schools-elementary Accepting 2.78 acres of properties and more than $1.6 million in grants, the Board of Supervisors worked a shorter day and short-handed Thursday. With Mayor Robert Crowell having knee-repair surgery and Karen Abowd presiding, the four supervisors in a morning meeting accepted two acres of vacant commercial land and more than three-quarters of an acre that once had been targeted to have mixed family units for low-income residents. All the land is in east Carson City, just south of U.S. Highway 50. The commercial acreage slots are at 3679 and 3689 Gordon St., but in three parcels. The mixed family … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6822720-113/carson-supervisors-board-airport http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6781402-113/nevada-northern-krulevitch-youtube http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/6828263-113/las-patient-review-vegas