Clearing skies through some of the smoke will persist today in Carson City, Carson Valley, Lyon County and Lake Tahoe as the Rim Fire is now 75 percent contained. Cooler temperatures and higher humidity helped firefighters gain on the fire which has now consumed 235,841 acres in the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park.

Some smoke is still expected to come into the region as winds shift during the week. The densest smoke and the poorest air quality is expected in Alpine and northern Mono counties, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. A Dense Smoke Advisory was lifted Sunday for much of northern Nevada that has been in direct path of the smoke.

There is a 40 percent chance of thundershowers and rain in Tuesday's forecast for Lake Tahoe.

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Two people were jailed Friday on felony drug charges during an investigation that involved the Tri-County Gang Unit and the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team.

Rebecca Peltier, 31, was arrested at 6:44 p.m. in the 100 block of Corbett Street in Carson City on suspicion of maintaining a drug house, and possession of methamphetamine, both felonies. A 42-year-old Reno man, Jason Leon Baker, was also arrested on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance.

According to the arrest report, the Gang Unit and Special Enforcement Team were assigned to case involving drug dealing from the Corbett Street home. Officers arrived at the residence and saw Peltier's vehicle parked in front. An officer walked up to the apartment and heard the woman yell "who's outside."

Baker pulled open the sheets that were pressed against the window of the home exposing the woman and himself inside the apartment, the arrest report states. The man had a hypodermic needle tucked behind his right ear, the arrest report states.

Baker stepped back from the window, dropping the sheets. An officer picked up the sheets and observe the man drop the needle form his head. The officer ordered the man to come back to the window for which he complied. He was detained as was Peltier.

Officers located a needle with approximately 17ccs of suspected liquid methamphetamine, a clear plastic baggie in a hat with 2 grams of methaamphetamine, another needle that contained 17 ccs of suspected methamphetamine, baggies, spoons, a pouch containing meth inside a lipstick tube, and another 1.5 grams of meth in a bag.

The woman admitted to methamphetamine use and had been injecting the drug but stated the syringes were not hers. She stated she did not live at the apartment, even though the lease was in her and her grandfather's name, the arrest report states.

Peltier was booked on charges of possession of a controlled substance, maintaining a drug house, both felonies, possession of drug paraphernalia and being an ex-felon failing to register. Bail: $23,879.

Baker was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $3,632.

In other arrests:
A 29-year-old Carson City man, Paul John Bekakis, was arrested May 3, 5:36 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Roop Street on a felony domestic battery with strangulation charge.

According to the arrest report, Carson City Sheriff's Officce deputies were dispatched in reference to a domestic battery. Officers met with the victim who stated she lives with her boyfriend and suspect Bekakis. She said she attempted to end their relationship and that she was getting her things to leave the residence when she was attacked and strangled.

The woman told officers Bekakis grabbed everything in her hands, threw them on the floor, grabbed her and threw her down on the floor and held her down, putting his hands around her neck and choking her. The woman said she passed out 2-3 times and attempted to push and scratch his chest to get him off of her but was unsuccessful. Officers observed scratch marks on the front of her throat and red marks and abrasions, the arrest report states.

The woman said she regained consciousness, ran out of the apartment and left in her vehicle. She called for emergency services shortly after the incident. Officers spoke with the man who said he was involved in the physical altercation with the woman. He said she went crazy when she tried to get some of her possessions and he attempted to stop her.

He said at one time they were "scrapping" on the floor when she scratched him on his chest. Officers determined Bekakis to be the primary aggressor. He is also on Alternative Sentencing. The agency asked asked for an additional hold on him because he was in violation of conditions of his probation. Bail: $13,000.

— A 57-year-old transient, Richard Brumette, was arrested Sunday, 6:02 p.m. in the 200 block of Jeanell Drive on a felony charge of indecent exposure and misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

According to the arrest report, officers responded to the area for a subject yelling profanities at passing cars and pedestrians. Upon arrival officers made contact with Brumette who was grossly intoxicated and had soiled himself.

Officers spoke with two witnesses who said the man had entered the parking lot area, began yelling obscenities at people on the balconies, pulled down his pants and underwear and began mooning them. When officers arrived he was shouting obscenities and flipping people off. Bail: $5,192.

— A 41-year-old woman, Stephanie Collins, was arrested May 2, 10:27 p.m. in the 1900 block of North Carson Street on a suspicion of being in possession of a credit card without permission from the owners, and three misdemeanor charges including possession of stolen property, less than an ounce of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Officers made the arrest after a report of a drill being stolen from a business. During the investigation, in which a red drill box was recovered, Collins consented to search her purse. Inside the wallet contained a driver's license and two credit cards for a person living on Fall Street. The woman stated she found the cards the night before and that her friend knew who the credit cards belong to, the arrest report states.

Officers spoke with the victim who said her day planner had been taken the day before Easter and that she was missing a driver's license, credit cards, Social Security card and other items. Bail $5,511.

—A 52-year-old Gardnerville woman was booked into Carson City Jail on a felony warrant charge of suspicion of uttering a forged instrument. Susan Clements was booked at 7:05 p.m. on the warrant issued March 7, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $7,500.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man, Raymond Cody Ward, as arrested May 1, 7:07 p.m. on a felony drug charge and misdemeanor warrant charge. Officers with the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team conducted a consensual stop in the 1900 block of East William Street and learned that he had a warrant for his arrest.

After placing him in custody, officers searched him and found six Hydrocone 500 mg pills and one Hydromorphone 4 mg pill in his right front pants pocket. He was arrested for being in possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription and a misdemeanor warrant, issued Jan. 10, 2013 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,500.

— A 32-year-old Carson City man was arrested May 4, 12:22 a.m. on a felony charge of being in violation of conditions of probation after he had been drinking. Gilbert Ortiz was taken into custody after officers stopped a vehicle on a traffic violation.

Ortiz was the driver of the vehicle and denied he had anything to drink. Because there was alcohol on his breath he was asked to submit to a PBT test. The breath test came back positive and he was arrested. Parole and probation requested a hold be placed on him. An inventory of the car was done and there was an open container, a red Solo cup, and a can of "Four Loko" with some alcohol in it.

— A 22-year-old Carson City man, Geoffrey Paul Larson, was arrested May 2, 9:45 a.m. at Carmine Street and Sneddon Way. He faces a felony charge of suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance, a gross misdemeanor charge of possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of a suspended sentence.

The man admitted officers that he had drugs on him when he was asked. In a search officers found a small clear plastic baggie containing a white pill, Alprazolam, a glass meth pipe with residue, and tin foil with heroin on it. Bail: $9,137. Another man with him was also arrested for on a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Those arrested and facing charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Carson City area casinos report a 1 percent decrease in gaming revenue for the first month of 2014, with overall statewide figures declining nearly 3 percent compared to January 2013 figures, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reports Friday.

Casinos in Carson City and Carson Valley, including Minden, Gardnerville and the Topaz area, took in gaming revenue of $7,268,038 for the month compared to January 2013 which brought $7,342,100.

Gaming figures at South Shore Lake Tahoe fell 12.43 percent for the month over 2013 figures, taking in $14,698,597. North Tahoe area gaming profits slid 18.24 percent over January 2013 figures. Reno and Sparks gaming establishments reported slight revenue gains for the month.

Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees report statewide revenue of $884,203,134 for the month of January 2014. This amounts to a 2.76 percent decrease compared to January 2013, when licensees reported a gaming win of $909,267,893. For the fiscal year, July 1, 2013 through Jan. 31, 2014, gaming win statewide has increased 3.38 percent.

See the full report below.

The anticipated date is finally here. Available for download March 31, 2014 Bought It! smart phone app for IPhone (ios) users.

We all buy products because we have a need for something. For instance, girls! I have bought hairspray that states, “it will hold style all day.” I spray the product on in the morning, by afternoon it’s flat. I go to the store to buy another hair spray product and the same thing happens. I have bought so many different sprays; I forget which products I have bought in the past. Wasting lots of money and time!!

Why buy something more than once if it doesn’t work for you?!

Lots of people drink wine. There is such a wide variety out there now. Do you remember what every bottle looks like, how much you paid for it, what it tastes like?! You can keep track of this. Down load a picture of the product, put where you bought it and how much you spent on it. Put comments as to what you liked and did not like about it. And please, share with your friends so they can save money too. If you don’t like something, do not waste money and time on it!

The Bought it! app can be used for any category and any products you may use or buy, for example:

• Beauty products-hairspray, make up, teeth whitening, tanning products, hair color, hair styles, nail polish, razors, facial creams, hair accessories, etc.
• Clothing-shoes, shirts, pants, skirts, ties, sox, bras, jackets, jewelry, etc.
• Lawn-grass seed, fertilizer, weed killer, mulch, plants, shovel, etc.
• Cleaning supplies-floors, window, counters, laundry, bathroom, etc.
• Misc.-vehicles, candles, all foods, wine, vitamins, spices, etc.

Lots of people carry their smart phones with them. By downloading the Bought it! app, you can have at your fingertips, products which have not worked for you and others that have. Stop buying multiple times.
The app has other options on it as well. Please look for the Bought it! smart phone application at the App store.

The app will be available for purchase on the Itunes store March 31, 2014 for just $2.99.

A special thank you goes to John Jusayan at Reno Collective for doing a great job developing my app and thank you to Nevada Microenterprise Initiative Program for accepting my application and funding my project.

I hope all that use the app get great use out of it. If this basic version does well, I hope to expand to Android users and give an advanced version that may have the option of a scan bar for product information to be directly entered in to app. Shopping list, so you can mark the products you need to buy again. A monthly expense screen, to see how much you have spent on products you love and you would never purchase again.

Any questions or comments, please email at bought_it123@yahoo.com or send to P.O. Box 776 Dayton, NV 89403.

RENO (6-3, 6-2) AT CARSON (7-1, 7-0)FRIDAY, 7:30 P.M.OFFENSE: The Huskies come into the game averaging nearly 28 points a game. Coach Blair Roman said the Huskies are very creative in how they get ...

One Hospodka presented enough of a challenge for Colorado Northwestern Community College pitchers to contain on Saturday, but two Hospodkas in the top half of the Western Nevada College lineup proved to be too much for the Spartans to handle.

Twin sisters Makenzie and Meghan Hospodka hit two-run homers as WNC completed a Scenic West Athletic Conference softball doubleheader sweep of CNCC with a come-from-behind 7-5 victory in Carson City.

WNC started its second doubleheader sweep in two days with a 10-2 win as sophomore Carlee Beck pitched a complete-game three-hitter and the Wildcats made offensive contributions throughout their lineup.

“I think we were just rolling over from (Friday’s) wins, and I just think we are looking really good at the plate and concentrating,” said Makenzie Hospodka, who attended Damonte Ranch High School in Reno.

Makenzie Hospodka’s two-run shot over the right-field fence snapped a 5-5 tie in the sixth. Pitcher Lindsey Ashbaugh took it from there, retiring the Spartans in order in the top of the seventh.

It was WNC’s fifth straight SWAC victory after starting the conference season 0-6. Wildcat coach Leah Wentworth said that her Wildcats are benefiting from playing a difficult early season schedule.

“If you look at basically all of the games leading up to this series, 90 percent of the teams we’ve played are in the top 20 in the nation right now,” Wentworth said. “It’s always tough to start out like that, but at the same time when you play that kind of competition, it only helps you improve.

“They are taking a lot of what they’ve learned in the past couple of weeks and applying it today and yesterday.”
Meghan Hospodka gave the Wildcats’ offense a jolt in the first inning as her two-run blast tied the score at 2. The twins combined for five hits, six RBI and three runs scored.

Ashbaugh earned her first conference victory, blanking the Spartans over the final three innings. The Carson High product retired seven of the final eight batters she faced.

CNCC jumped ahead 2-0 in the top of the first inning. Amanda Cook doubled in Mackenzie Gray, who reached on an error. Shannen Andersen’s two-out hit down the left-field line plated Cook.

But WNC struck back in its first at-bat to tie the score. Madi Gonzalez beat out a groundball for an infield hit and Meghan Hopsodka followed with a two-run homer to center.

When the first four Wildcats reached base in the second inning, CNCC elected to replace starting pitcher Kellie Percival with Rilee Lutz. A single by Ashbaugh and a botched throw to first by Percival on a sacrifice bunt by Gonzalez put both runners in scoring position. Katelyn Bomar and Makenzie Hospodka followed with RBI singles to make the score 4-2. But Lutz came in to put out the rally, retiring the next three hitters.

The Spartans came back with two runs in the third on the strength of a couple of extra-base hits. Gray doubled to center to begin the rally, then Cook brought her home with a double to left. Cook took third on the throw home and beat a relay to the plate on Jaisha Webb’s groundout.

In the fourth inning, CNCC moved in front 5-4 on a two-out base hit by Gray.

However, the Wildcats recouped the run in their half of the fourth. Makenzie Hospodka was nearly robbed by left fielder Gray, who left her feet in an attempt to flag down the drive into the gap. By the time, the ball was relayed into the infield, Makenzie Hospodka was on third base. After a walk to Gonzalez, Meghan Hospodka plated her sister with the tying run on a deep fly ball to center.

The Wildcats stranded Heather Septon on third base in the fifth, but Makenzie Hospodka delivered the decisive blow in the sixth.

“This weekend, they have been doing a great job of still pushing runs through and getting hits with two outs. They are showing a lot of fight in that regard, and I don’t see a lot of quit in these girls,” Wentworth said.
In the opener, Beck surrendered just two hits while shutting out the Spartans through the first four innings.

Six Wildcats lined two hits as WNC pounded pitcher Nicole Durfey for 15 hits. Gonzalez, Meghan Hospodka, Makenzie Hospodka and Jenny Rechel each collected two hits and crossed the plate twice. Andi Lee and Katilyn Covione blasted a pair of hits and scored a run. Knocking in a run were Gonzalez, Covione, Rechel and Septon.

WNC missed a chance to close out the Spartans in the fifth inning when two Colorado Northwestern baserunners scored on a dropped infield fly with one out.

Leading 9-2 in the bottom of the inning, Gonzalez nearly ended the game when her one-out line drive hit off the protective plastic topping the outfield fence in left.

After the double, Gonzalez moved to third on a groundout but was left there when Cook snared Rechel’s liner that was headed into right-center field.
Beck bounced back in the sixth, retiring the Spartans 1-2-3.

Then, the Wildcats finished off the Spartans in the sixth. Lee doubled to center and moved to third on Ashbaugh’s high fly ball to center. Covione delivered a two-out base hit to center to plate Lee.

The Wildcats scored four runs in the first inning and three in the second to build a quick 7-0 lead. Makenzie Hospodka, Gonzalez and Meghan Hospodka came through with his in the first frame, while Gonzalez and Rechel delivered run-scoring base hits in the second.

WNC (8-12 overall) continues SWAC play with a four-game set at North Idaho College on Feb. 28 and March 1.
“The confidence that they are getting through this series is really going to help propel them in the future games, and next time when we see those teams, there will be a difference,” Wentworth said.

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A new study shows support for Gov. Brian Sandoval’s plan to implement President Barack Obama’s national health care reform law.
Nevada small businesses prefer a health insurance exchange crafted in Nevada rather than one created and implemented by the federal government, according to a survey from the local branch of the National Federation of Independent Business.

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Reno artist Lara Alberti is the latest to be featured at the Nevada Legislature in the Legislative Exhibition Series gallery in Carson City. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. adjacent to the Caucus Deli, the LXS space displays Alberti’s series “Time Frame” March 18 through April 5. Managed by the Artist Services Program of the Nevada Arts Council, the Legislative eXhibition Series has provided a spotlight on the Silver State's breadth of contemporary and folk artists during the biennial session since 1985.

Alberti uses antique clock cases as a device for artistic exploration. She focuses on timing and the devices used to orient people in the universe. The paradox of constant and fixed units of time in opposition to fluid and elastic personal sense of time is explored throughout her work.

“Each of our experiences is a measure of time. Playing chess, climbing a flight of stairs, watching a butterfly flit across the yard - all are events that could measure time in a very personal way,” she said. “For example, the chess player may define the length of a day by the number of chess games that could be played or won.” Alberti said she finds these gauges of time -- rather than minutes, hours, or days -- much more descriptive and evocative when measuring life experience.

In exploring her expanding notions of time and space, Alberti found herself compressing these ideas into ever-smaller clock cases, which reminded her of dreaming. The clock cases ceased to be the housing for clock movements and became architecture for mirroring dreams. By reflecting architectural elements found on and in the clock cases, Alberti generates a new construct in which the thoughts and images of a lifetime converge.

Born in Wellesley, MA, Alberti earned a bachelor of fine arts degree magna cum laude at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has exhibited in Arizona at the West Valley Art Museum in Sun City and the Sedona Arts Center, and at the Nevada Art Museum in Reno.

Alberti’s work can be found in numerous collections including the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; University of Nevada, Reynolds School of Journalism, and in private collections in the United States, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland.

Get ready for an exciting summer of music when the Jazz and Beyond Carson City Music Festival takes place, August 1-17. The festival, which began in 2004, is presented by the Mile High Jazz Band Assoc.

Last year, the Jazz and Beyond Festival featured 60 performances and over 100 performers, and organizers hope to match that accomplishment this year. Most performances are presented free to the public. Beyond jazz, the festival included bluegrass, blues, mariachi, and more.

Sunday afternoon concerts on the grounds of the Legislature are expected to attract large crowds, as they did last year. Other events include free concerts at Carson Mall, Comma Courtyard, and other locations around downtown Carson City.

"Jazz and Beyond is a homegrown event that celebrates the talent of our region and relies on many local citizens who donate their time and effort," said committee co-chair David Bugli, President of the Mile High Jazz Band Assoc. "Volunteers, sponsors, and advertisers help us make the event one of the best in the area, and keep most performances admission free."

This summer the Nevada Sesquicentennial Fair will run from July 30 through August 3 in Fuji Park in Carson City. As part of that, the festival organizers are lining up talent for the Fair's Jazz Day, Saturday, August 2. Free concerts will be presented in Fuji Park by Slide Mountain Band, Reno Video Game Symphony-Tantalus, Lynne Colvig Quartet, the Reno Jazz Orchestra, and the St. Christopher Project (a Tom Waits-inspired band).

Other groups scheduled to perform during the Festival are A Little Latin, Back Forty (bluegrass), Beatles Flashback, Buddy Emmer Blues Band, CeCe Gable and the DG Kicks Combo, Impromptu, Jackie Landrum Quartet, the Jazz Guys, Me and Bobby McGee, Mile High Jazz Band, the Millennium Bugs, New West Guitar Trio, No Comprende, Sloe Djinn Fez, and Take This. Several musical performances presented by local restaurants and other venues will also be listed in the Festival schedule. Two paid-admission events are being planned: a "Garden Party" at the Governor's Mansion on Friday, August 1, with the Corky Bennett Trio, and a "Speakeasy Swing Dance" on Saturday, August 9, in the Brewery Arts Center Ballroom with Brass Knuckles. Band times for these performances and others will be posted on the Festival website at JazzCarsonCity.com as they are confirmed.

Free concerts are planned for two Sundays, August 10 and 17, on the Legislative Plaza. Current Festival sponsors are Mile High Jazz Band Assoc., Carson City, For the Love of Jazz, and private donors. The organizers are seeking additional sponsors so they can add free concerts on the Legislative Plaza on August 3 and other events. If you or your business is interested in being a sponsor, or if you seek more general information, please call David Bugli at 775-883-4154.

Thursday's Women to Women program on Charter Media will feature a very special lady from London, England. She was born, bred and educated quite well for the world of business and customer service. She is the local owner of a popular tea and sandwich shop in the heart of Carson City.

How she got to America is a great story. She is quite enterprising when it comes to creating business and in running them. She understands what makes an endeavor work and what doesn't. Tune in to find out who this woman is tonight at 7 p.m. on Charter Media, Channel 15 in Carson City, Gardnerville and Dayton and Channel 190 in Reno, Sparks, Fernley, Fallon, and Lake Tahoe. The program appears every Friday on Carson Now.

By Mike Wolterbeek
RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno’s micromouse scooted its way around the maze in the fastest time Saturday to beat out 10 other teams from around the west. The MicroMouse competition featured small robotic vehicles designed, built and programmed by undergraduate electrical engineering students.

The University of Nevada, Reno team of Alexander Bajenov and Eric Chalko spent months designing and building their palm-sized mouse, “Nevada Blue.” Their hard work paid off by completing the fastest run of the day, 22 seconds, just two seconds ahead of second place University of Hawaii, Manoa. California State University at Chico was third with a time of 49 seconds.

“The final path was very short,” Mehdi Etezadi, chair of the electrical and biomedical engineering department, said. “It was a lot of complex twist and turns, which “Nevada Blue” handled well, but it wasn’t able to use its high speed to really gain a good time gap. The students have done a fantastic job in winning the first place award for all categories of the competition.”

Contestants are not permitted to know the layout of the maze prior to the beginning of the competition. The vehicle uses its multiple sensors and controllers, and the computer chip, to find and remember its way to the center of the 12-foot-by12-foot system of walls and gaps. The mouse may go through the maze multiple times within its allotted 10 minutes and the mouse’s fastest time from start to finish counts.

The vehicles are built with sensors, tiny motors for a drive system and a programmable computer chip for decision making to guide it as it moves through the twists and turns of the maze. The goal is to get the mouse from one corner of the maze to the center square in the fastest possible time.

“It’s a highly-complex autonomous robot,” Etezadi said. “There is no remote control. Besides the sophisticated construction, it takes creative programming and control system skill so it can learn-as-it-goes to find its way to the center of the maze. Our student team has developed a super smart mouse.”

In addition to trying for the fastest time through the maze, contestants were judged in a separate MicroMouse packaging competition. They were judged on audible noise, size and weight (smaller was better), thermal dissipation, power consumption, electromagnetic compatibility, reliability and product appearance and design. The University of Nevada, Reno team took first in this contest too.

The technologically advanced MicroMouse race was hosted by the University’s electrical and biomedical engineering department as part of the spring conference for Region 6, Central Area of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

“We’re very excited to have hosted this event,” Etezadi said. “It was a great and fun opportunity for the community to see how students can put their skills into practice.”

— Writer Mike Wolterbeek is a media relations officer for the University of Nevada, Reno. He can be reached at mwolterbeek@unr.edu

Photo information: The University of Nevada, Reno’s winning robotic vehicle, Nevada Blue, warms-up in the maze before the MicroMouse competition Saturday. Electrical engineering undergraduate students Alexander Bajenov and Eric Chalko teamed up to design, build and program the mouse for the 2011 contest hosted by the University. Photo by Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno.

Dr. Michael Fischer will present a lecture on "Reno's Dark Underbelly of Prostitution and Drugs from 1900 through the 1950s" on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. at the Business Innovation Resource Center (the BRIC), 108 E. Proctor Street, Carson City,

The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Carson City Historical Society in cooperation with the Carson City Library and is part of the Society's "Third Thursday" series of lectures.

On March 26 of this year Dr. Fischer presented this lecture to a full house at the Laxalt Theatre in Reno. Late arrivals were turned away because of a lack of seats. This is your chance to hear the same program at the BRIC in Carson City. The presentation will include some rarely seen photographs and will reveal long-held secrets of Reno's dark underbelly. Come early to hear this fascinating program on Reno, Nevada's lurid past! Seating is limited.

Dr. Fischer is an active researcher in all aspects of Nevada History, but the modern gambling period and Prohibition especially interest him. He also does Chautauqua performances of John Sparks and H.F. Dangberg, Sr. A native Nevadan, Dr. Fischer was the last Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs for the State of Nevada.

For more information, call David Bugli at 775-883-4154 or check the Society's website at CCHistorical.org.

CARSON CITY– Gov. Brian Sandoval today said he wants an assessment of how Nevada’s public schools are doing in regards to security following the horrific shooting deaths a week ago at a Connecticut elementary school.

Sandoval made the request as chairman of the state Homeland Security Commission, which met today by teleconference. A presentation will be prepared for the next meeting of the commission.

“I think it would be worthwhile perhaps if we had an item on the agenda where we could get some type of presentation of where our state stands in terms of school security,” he said. “I’m interested in terms of what is best practices and if there are things we need to recommend or do.

Gov. Brian Sandoval. / Nevada News Bureau file photo.

“I also am curious in terms of fencing and single points of entry and buzzing in and out,” Sandoval said. “Just how we’re doing with the newer schools and the older schools. Perhaps it might be appropriate to have a representative from the two largest school districts.”

Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza forced his way into the elementary school, where he killed 26 adults and children before taking his own life.

Washoe County Sheriff Mike Haley said the review could include a discussion of a proposed “campus carry” bill being sought by Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, R-Las Vegas. The measure, first reported on by the Nevada News Bureau, would allow those with concealed weapons permits to carry their weapons on the campuses of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Concealed weapons are now prohibited on the campuses except for rare exceptions.

A similar bill proposed by former state Sen. John Lee in the 2011 session was the focus of intense debate but did not pass.

Haley said he opposed the bill in 2011 as president of the state Sheriffs and Chiefs Association. The higher education system also opposed the bill.

Haley said there should be a discussion about what the position of the commission should be in regards to the proposed law.

“As we all know, even though we are at a university with young men and women, we also have day care centers in those universities, we also have high school students meeting there for college-level training, and we have kids moving in and out of those facilities on a regular basis,” he said.

Adam Garcia, security director at the University of Nevada, Reno, said he remains opposed to the bill as he did in 2011.

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The Nevada State Museum and Reno Coin Club are bringing to life a bit of Carson City history with a special weekend coin minting session.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Nevada State Museum on North Carson Street. Part of the museum operated as mint following the silver rush of the late 1800s.

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension invites Nevada students to showcase their artistic talents and promote radon awareness by entering the 2015 Nevada Radon Poster Contest.

The contest is open to all children ages 9 to 14 years old enrolled in public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense and home schools. Children can also enter through a sponsoring club, such as an art, computer, library, reading, science, scouting, youth or 4-H club.

Radon is a radioactive, colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that comes from the ground. It accumulates in homes and can cause lung cancer. This type of lung cancer is preventable, and the only way to know if a home has elevated levels is to test for it.

The poster contest is part of the Nevada Radon Education Program and is sponsored by Cooperative Extension, the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Kansas State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cooperative Extension has worked to raise awareness of the dangers of radon in the home since 2007. Program educators have also distributed radon test kits, and since 2008, more than 18,649 homes in Nevada have been tested with 3,795 finding potentially hazardous radon levels. Once radon is detected, there are fairly easy, inexpensive ways to reduce the radon exposure and reduce the risk of lung cancer.

Posters in this year’s Nevada Radon Poster Contest should convey one of these messages: 1) What is radon? 2) Where does radon come from? 3) How does radon get into our homes? 4) Radon can cause lung cancer, and 5) Test your home for radon. Posters will be judged on content accuracy, visual communication of the topic, reproducibility and originality. They can be created with crayon, markers, paint, collage, pencil, photographs or computer graphics. There is no fee to enter, but each child is limited to one entry. Entries must be received at 4955 Energy Way in Reno by Oct. 31.

Cash prizes for the top five entries are $75 for first place, $60 for second, $45 for third and $25 for fourth and fifth place. The top three entries are also awarded cash prizes for their teachers or sponsoring organization’s representative and are entered in the national contest. National contest winners receive $1,000 for first place, $600 for second, $400 for third and $400 for special online voting recognition. National winners will receive recognition, and the posters will be reproduced and distributed nationally to promote radon awareness.

To better help students comprehend the dangers of radon and the rules of the contest, the Nevada Radon Education Program will offer radon presentations to interested school or community groups in Washoe, Douglas and Carson City counties.

Interested groups should contact Jamie Roice-Gomes, radon education coordinator for Cooperative Extension, at 775-336-0252 or roicej@unce.unr.edu to schedule a presentation or for more information on the contest. For more information on the dangers of radon and the Nevada Radon Education Program, visit www.RadonNV.com or call the Radon Hotline at 1-888-Radon10 (888-723-6610).

— Writer Tiffany Kozsan is a Communications Assistant with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Dean and Director’s Office. She can be reached at kozsant@unce.unr.edu

Daniel Eugene Graybill, 53, passed away in Reno, NV. On July 13, 2012. He was born in Sacramento, CA. on Nov. 7, 1958 to Charles & Phyllis Graybill. He lived in the Carson City, Reno area since...

By Andrew Barbano
Longtime Nevada labor leader Danny Coyle died of cancer in Carson City early Saturday morning, July 17. He was 74 years old.
At the time of his death, he was president of the retiree chapter of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 4041/AFL-CIO, an organization he founded. He was concurrently legislative vice-chair of the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans. He had also served as president of AFSCME Local 4041/AFL-CIO.

He worked for the state of Nevada for more than 31 years, retiring as a senior right-of-way agent for the Nevada Dept. of Transportation in 1995.
Danny Nicholas Coyle was born in Butte, Mont., on May 10, 1936, to Lucille Jacobsen Coyle and Walter Edward "Cubs" Coyle, former district attorney of Silverbow County, Mont.

He attended Butte High School and on Jan. 31, 1955, enlisted in the U.S. Army where he earned a military GED. He married the former Verna Mathisen in Butte, Mont., on June 25, 1955. He served as an army intelligence officer at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis and in Nancy, France. After military service, he attended Evangel College in Springfield, Mo., and the University of Montana in Missoula.

He worked for the Federal Bureau of Public Roads in Yellowstone National Park in 1961 and moved to Elko, Nev., in 1962. He joined the Nevada Dept. of Transportation in 1963.

After retirement from NDOT in 1995, he volunteered as an organized labor lobbyist before the Nevada State Legislature. He was a member of Chief Truckee Chapter of E Clampus Vitus and served as president of the Carson City Sundowner Sertoma Club.

He was a senior member and chaired the professional development committee of the National Right of Way Association. He was Nevada North District Deputy of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and served as the organization's president in 1983-84. He was also a member of the Nevada Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1006.

Earlier this year, Sen. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, and Assemblymember Bonnie Parnell, D-Carson City, presented him with a legislative proclamation in honor of his long record of community service. The predecessor of Local 4041, the State of Nevada Employees Assn., honored him with the Jerry Cianci Award for his lifetime contribution to the organization.

He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his former wife, Verna Hardgrave of Winnemucca, Nev.; sisters, Anna Lisa Whately (Jim), of Charleston, N.C., and Colleen Genero of Boise, Idaho.; sons, Dennis (Sandy) of Carson City and Danny (Denise) of Dayton, and a daughter, Hylari Roth (Al) of Dayton; numerous nieces and nephews; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A tenth great-grandchild is expected soon.
Arrangements are being handled by Fitzhenry's, 3945 Fairview Dr. in Carson City, where a memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 21, at 2:00 p.m. Interment with family members only will follow at Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City.
A reception will be held after the memorial service at the Elks Carson City Lodge No. 2177 at 515 N. Nevada Street, two blocks west of the Carson Nugget.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be given in Danny Coyle's name to the Rypien Foundation at markrypienfoundation.org. A two-time super bowl champion with the Washington Redskins, Rypien is a golf buddy of the Coyles. His charity supports children with cancer and their families. The Super Bowl XXVI MVP lost his three year-old son, Andrew, to cancer.

"We are sure that Dad would have liked this," Dennis Coyle said.

Remembrances may be sent to NevadaLabor.com, P.O. Box 10034, Reno, NV 89510. They will be permanently posted at the website along with photos of his life and achievements. Material may be e-mailed to barbano@frontpage.reno.nv.us.

For more information, contact Dennis Coyle at (775) 721-6491.

The job is simple: tell visitors why Carson Valley, Nev. is “Rugged. Relaxed. Reachable.” all while riding a horse. The Carson Valley Visitors Authority is looking for one horse savvy woman to become the “Carson Valley Rider.”

Launched in 2012, the “Rugged. Relaxed. Reachable.” campaign plays upon the area’s gateway status as a tourism outfitter for the region. From Topaz Lake and the Pine Nut Mountains to the Tahoe Rim Trail, Carson Valley is looking for a storyteller to bring it all together.

“This is great opportunity for us to educate people about what we have to offer here in Carson Valley in a fun and entertaining way,” said A.J. Frels, Carson Valley Visitors Authority executive director.

The job recruitment video (see below) and posting are listed on the Carson Valley Visitors Authority website here and advertised on Monster.com, CareerBuilder, Craigslist and PersonnelOne.com. PersonnelOne, a national staffing and recruiting firm with offices in Reno and Carson City, is involved in the effort to secure the “Rider.” The video, filled with eye candy shots, opens on a lone rider crossing the plain, then quickly transforms to snowboarding, glider shots, mountain biking, golf, motocross and more.

Carson Valley Rider Qualifications:
— A woman, 21 or older, who exudes country confidence with an urban edge
— Must be able to keep a horse between you and the ground. Rodeo skills not necessary, but, we wouldn’t turn you away either.
— Enthusiastic about trying new activities and open to adventure
— Comfortable, convincing and charming in front of a camera
— Real, authentic and friendly
— Not afraid to get your hands dirty

The Visitors Authority isn’t looking for a decathlete, just someone who can embody the authentic Carson Valley experience. The winning candidate will show the world what Carson Valley has to offer via a series of videos, riding her horse to various attractions, activities and events to demonstrate the unique diversity and appeal of the area.

The casual work environment provides wide-open possibilities, no cubicles, flexible start times as well as well as wide media exposure and reputation as the Carson Valley Rider. The casting call is waiting for the right person to saddle up for the job of a lifetime.

“The Storyteller on Horseback is obviously a unique employment opportunity and we’re ready to charge from the gate to help find the right person to represent authentic Nevada,” said Brad Stewart, Branch Manager for PersonnelOne. “Since we’re used to ‘saddling up’ candidates in business, we’re comfortable finding the perfect rider for this horse.”

Interested applicants can apply by submitting a 3-5 minute personal video on why they should be the Carson Valley Rider. The application period is Sept. 4 – Oct. 4, 2013. The finalist will receive an all-expense paid outfitted four-night, five-day adventure in the Carson Valley for herself and a guest.

The rider will be compensated with a “salary of real experiences” from participating sponsors like 1862 David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort & Spa, the Carson Valley Inn, Topaz Lodge and Casino, Soaring NV, area ski resorts and J.T. Basque Bar & Dining Room.

She will be featured in videos and promotions filmed on location throughout the Carson Valley through October 2014.

Photo caption: Foxy, a Missouri Fox Trotter mare, stands in as the model horse for the future “Carson Valley Rider.” The region’s travel and tourism organization launched a nationwide search today for a woman equestrian to be the area’s ambassador.

A.J. Frels, executive director of the Carson Valley Visitors Authority and Bill Henderson, Carson Valley Inn director of sales and chair of the authority pose with Foxy, a Missouri Fox Trotter. The travel and tourism organization launched a nationwide search today for a woman equestrian to be the area’s ambassador.
Photos courtesy of Jim Grant

Carson City Sheriff deputies Sunday night arrested Luis Mayoral-Ortiz, 27, in the 3200 block of Market Street for sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl.

According to the police report, the victim reported being at a residence in the 400 block of Hot Springs Road, and that the suspect had given her shots of Jack Daniels. She said she became sick and passed out, and when she woke up, the suspect was having sex with her.

The victim's friend reported that she had told all the people in the residence that they were both only 15 years old, and specifically warned the suspect not to touch her friend. The friend reported that she later walked in and saw the suspect having sex with the victim, and helped her get dressed and took her to Renown Medical Center in Reno. At the hospital, the victim said the suspect hurt her really bad, and the nurse found a small tear inside her vagina.

When questioned by a deputy, the suspect claimed he had consensual sex with the victim, and believed she was 19 years old.

Mayoral-Ortiz was arrested for felony sexual assault, felony statutory sexual seduction, and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor. His bail was set at $25,642.

This week's episode of Women to Women features Lori Bagwell and Karen Abowd. Two residents who are running for Supervisor, but in different wards — Abowd, Ward 1 as an Incumbent and Bagwell in Ward 3.

Both of these women are business veterans as well as experienced in working with budgets. Karen will be running for re-election in November, while Lori will be running for the first time in an elected position.

Both candidates are responding to questions that were written and sent in by local Carson City voters who primarily live in these specific wards. Both women are quite articulate and insightful with their viewpoints.

In its third season, Women to Women Nevada, hosted by Carol Paz of Carson City, is televised on Charter Media every Thursday at 7 p.m. on Channel 190 in Carson City, Gardnerville, Dayton, Reno, Sparks, Fernley, Fallon and Lake Tahoe. The program also airs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 8-8:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Episodes also appear every Friday on Carson Now.

Guests range in ages as well as circumstances and come from different cultures, religions, traditions, educational levels and professional achievements. The common thread is that they are willing to share their lives with others in the hope that what they have found and learned can be of benefit to others.

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Women to Women is produced by Nevada Multimedia Productions. Go here for a list of previous programs.