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Collaborative efforts between the Nevada Small Business Development Center and the Nevada Microenterprise Initiative/Women’s Business Center (NMI) are demonstrating solid benefits to funding sources and the public. “More than ever state agencies must be efficient and results-oriented in how tax dollars are spent,” said Sam Males, NSBDC’s state director.

Teams of super heroes, penguins, pirates and other characters jumped into Lake Tahoe last winter, and on March 17, they’ll do it again. You’re invited to join them as Special Olympics Northern California and Nevada co-host Polar Plunge® 2012 at Zephyr Cove, South Lake Tahoe. The event is open to all and will include entertainment, a costume contest, and prizes, as well as Special Olympics athletes, coaches, and volunteers who will share their experiences with the organization’s inspiring programs.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michael Salogga
Business Resource Innovation Center
108 East Proctor Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
msalogga@carson.org

Millions Could Overlook Valuable Tax Credit

CARSON CITY, NEVADA-Millions of workers could overlook a special federal tax credit because they don't know about it. As a result, they could miss out on up to $5,751 extra in their federal income tax refunds through the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. Last year, on average, the credit boosted refunds for eligible workers by $2,100.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of Feb. 1-7.

LOCAL SCHOOL SEEKS COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Here is the fishing report through Jan. 31. The report covers rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

Would You Like to Give a Hand Up...Not a Handout?

Circles needs volunteers...there are various ways you can help!

Change the way that families and individuals in poverty in our community experience life. Join us to learn how you can make a positive change by simply volunteering a few hours a week.

For more information or to attend this event please call the Circles Coordinator, Brenda Silis at (775) 315-9469 or at (775) 883-6506.

UPDATE: 9:15PM: A 23-year-old Bay Area man who died on Saturday after slipping on ice and plunging about 150 feet near Cascade Falls, has been identified by family members as Michael James Machell of El Cerrito, Calif.

Here is the fishing report through Jan. 17 for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

CASA OF CARSON CITY will begin a CASA volunteer training January 30, 5:30 to 8:30 at the Carson City Juvenile Court, 1545 E. 5th St.. Anyone is welcome to attend the first of the ten training sessions to learn more about CASA.

When Carson City children are removed from the home due to abuse or neglect and placed in state custody the Carson City Juvenile Court appoints a trained community member to serve as guardian ad litem for the child.

Ordinary people with good communication skills, caring, patience and writing ability advocate for the best interests of the child while they are in state care.

Find out more about becoming a CASA volunteer...

Here is the fishing report for the week of Dec. 28, 2011 through Jan. 3, 2012. The report covers rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and southern Oregon.

Here is this week's fishing report for the week of Dec. 21 through Dec. 27. This report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

Question: What do Santa, a clown, a platoon of police officers, and coffee have in common?

Answer: They were all at the Wal-Mart service center Friday morning.

The second day of the seventh-annual Holiday With a Hero shopping spree event kicked off at 9 a.m., with the volunteers being fed donuts and coffee. Santa and his Wal-Mart helpers stood prepped to welcome less-fortunate children and help pair them off with volunteers, who would help them spend their complimentary Wal-Mart gift cards.

Sheriff's officers, state troopers, National Guardsmen, and a plethora of other volunteers - and their charges - middle and high school students in need of a Christmas - converged at Wal-Mart at 9 p.m. Wednesday morning for the annual Holiday with a Hero event.

With 280 low-income students to help, this year's shopping spree had to be broken up into two groups - one of middle and high school students, and one of elementary school students - spread out over two days.

Here is the fishing report for the week of December 14-21. This report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Northern California, Nevada and Southern Oregon.

Seven months ago, my spouse walked into my place of employment and told me that one of our best friends had been shot and killed.

It's been seven months and we've all begun to move on - all of Steve Gale's friends and family are slowly teaching themselves to exist in a world without Steve in it. We're all achieving this with varying degrees of success.

Circles is recruiting Allies (volunteers) who would like to befriend a family in poverty and through friendship and support change the way that the family/individual experiences life.

December 13th. or December 27th.
6:00 PM — 7:30 PM
2621 Northgate Lane, Ste. 10
Carson City, NV 89706

Join us to find out how you can make a positive change in the life of a family or individual in our community. For more information or to attend this event please contact the Circles Coordinator, Brenda Silis at (775) 883-6506.

For the lucky 7,500 people who scored tickets on the V&T Railway's Polar Express this year, you are in for a fantastic treat. My wife Tracy and I took our daughter Mira last night, and everyone had a great time.

For Immediate Release
contact: christynevada@pajamaprogram.org
“DANGER SEASON” IS HERE IN Northern Nevada
AS TEMPERATURES DROP PAJAMA PROGRAM PROVIDES
NEW PAJAMAS AND NEW BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN NEED
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Pajama Program Celebrates 10th Year

On Saturday, December 17, 2011 volunteers from all walks of life come together for a great cause. They dress up in Santa suits and Elf costumes and bring joy and happiness to our homebound and senior citizens with limited financial resources by visiting them with gifts provided by business owners and members of the community.

Circles is recruiting allies (volunteers) who would like to befriend a family in poverty and, through friendship and support, change the way the family/individual experiences life.

AN ALLY HAS THREE PRIMARY GOALS:

To make an intentional friendship with a family in poverty and join them in their journey to self-sufficiency, serving as their support system in our community.

To identify one's own stereotypes and class rules and examine how this affects our interactions with families in poverty.

NV Energy recently provided a group of volunteers to help with trail-building work on the Genoa Canyon segment of the Genoa Loop Trail. Supervised by trail builders from the Carson Valley Trails...

A video shot by Casino Fandango security captures IHOP gunman Eduardo Sencion firing his assault weapon in the parking lot. (See below)

The video reportedly shows Sencion exiting the restaurant after shooting the victims inside, and then shows him shooting B.J. Lejon, 67, who was standing near a motorcycle in the parking lot. Fortunately, the helmet she was wearing saved her life, according to Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong.

Lejon is seen trying to duck behind the motorcycle, but Sencion sees her. She said she begged him not to shoot her, to no avail. She is still recovering from her wounds.

Her husband, who was inside the restaurant but not wounded, didn't find out about his wife being shot until eight hours later because of all the chaos at the scene.

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The sober grad party for Carson High School is back on after a successful appeal for volunteers to help with the event. The event began in 1988, and includes a party at the Carson City Community Center and a bus trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif.

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There is a Board of Supervisors meeting this morning starting at 8:30. You can see the agenda for the meeting here, and watch the live video here.

On the verge of canceling the annual safe and sober party for Carson High School graduates, Jane Brinson put out a final plea for volunteers in the Oct. 21 edition of the -. At the time, she was on...

RENO (AP) - For the first time in more than 100 years, Nevada's official state animal is back in the Virginia Range just east of Reno.With the help of 70 volunteers, Nevada Department of Wildlife o...

RENO (AP) - For the first time in more than 100 years, Nevada's official state animal is back in the Virginia Range just east of Reno.With the help of 70 volunteers, Nevada Department of Wildlife o...

For the first time in more than a century, bighorn sheep are back in the Virginia Mountain Range of Northern Nevada.

On Sunday, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and volunteers from conservation groups, released eight desert bighorn sheep into Virginia Mountains south and east of Reno. It%u2019s the first step in an effort to re-establish a population of Nevada%u2019s state animal there for the first time since the 1880s.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is looking to expand the Volunteers In Partnership with the Sheriff (VIPS) program. Special consideration will be given to senior citizens, and Spanish speakers wou...

Court Appointed Special Advocates is hosting a dinner Nov. 4 to raise money for the nonprofit group and recognize its volunteers. The Volunteer Recognition Dinner will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Go...