Stories for January 2021

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Sunday, January 31

Break from the snow this weekend

Calm weather expected to last through Monday before next storm arrives.

Where are you anchored?

"He who trusts in his own heart is a fool. But whoever walks wisely will be delivered." -- Proverbs 28:26

Carson Valley Photo Club names officers

Photo club winners for January focused on Eagles and Agriculture

Weather postpones Eagles & Ag tours

The popular tours of Carson Valley conducted with Eagles and Agriculture have been postponed due to the weather.

Tiger keeps sub on even keel

Douglas High School graduate Gieorag Andrews is serving as executive officer on board the USS Toledo, which was featured in a YouTube video presented by SmarterEveryDay.

Residents encouraged to help seniors with vaccinations

Signing up for coronavirus vaccinations online poses a challenges for older residents.

Man receives prison in Tahoe head-on

A California man who was under the influence when he crossed the centerline on Highway 50 last June was sentenced to 2-5 years in prison on Monday.

Thursday, January 28

Carson Valley Blood Drive coming Feb. 11

A Carson Valley Community Blood Drive will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 11 at the CVIC Hall, 1606 Esmeralda Ave., in Minden.

What to prune and what not to prune now

I was recently asked about what to prune now and what not to prune. Why do we prune in the first place?

Wednesday, January 27

Gardnerville projects will fill in commercial core

Two projects on Gardnerville’s southern boundary are underway.

Kurt Hildebrand

A tractor works on the Gardnerville Maverik site in October.

John Flaherty/Special to The R-C

Topaz Ranch Estates resident John Flaherty reported 14 inches of snow in Topaz Ranch Estates.

Kurt Hildebrand

A little Sierra cement clings to a branch north of Genoa where 5.25 inches of snow fell on Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, January 26

Tim Berube/Special to The R-C

Snow blows off Jobs Peak on Tuesday as a new front arrives.

Kurt Hildebrand

Rebates are being offered under a program designed to replace wood stoves.

Special to The R-C

Vehicles line up at a vaccination event on Saturday.

NIAA clarifies stance, leaves basketball and wrestling with one day of competition

Seven days after winter sports competition was supposed to start and 11 days after Governor Sisolak extended his ’30-day statewide pause,’ the NIAA once again has adjusted its winter sports schedule.

May 10 trial date set in eluding case involving a red Audi and a fake FBI badge

It will be around four months until a man arrested in a May 1 vehicle pursuit involving a red Audi will face a jury.

Nevada Department of Transportation

At 6 a.m. there was snow on several roads around Douglas County.

Monday, January 25

Courtesy Reno Aces

Leah Withrow became the only female head groundskeeper in Minor League Baseball Monday after the Reno Aces promoted her. Withrow is a Gardnerville native and previously served as the team's assistant groundskeeper.

Kurt Hildebrand

The Seeman Pond reflects clouds. Improvements on the pond could start this spring.

Gardnerville man faces new drug felonies

A Gardnerville man with a history of drug convictions is denying three new felonies in connection with his Jan. 18 arrest.

Kurt Hildebrand

Cows munch on hay after Saturday morning's snowfall in Genoa.

Sunday, January 24

Kurt Hildebrand

Deer along a snowy lane north of Genoa on Sunday morning.

Saturday, January 23

Kurt Hildebrand

Genoa Lane has a nice coat of snow on it Saturday morning.

Roger Diez: Minden’s Thorson has good showing at Chili Bowl

A pair of NASCAR stars once again battled for the 2021 Golden Driller trophy at this year’s Chili Bowl, the annual Midget racing extravaganza.

Friday, January 22

John Flaherty/Special to The R-C

Clouds cross the sky above southern Douglas County on Thursday afternoon.

Thursday, January 21

Kurt Hildebrand

Charlie Montanaro at 99 at a Memorial Day event in May.

Special to The R-C

Katie, the beagle, modeling the dog raincoat.

Kurt Hildebrand

Vaccinations began at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center on Tuesday for residents with an appointment.

Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act requires restoration

I am writing you today as a wild horse and burro advocate and wildlife ecologist who is familiar with many of the herds throughout the West and has striven since boyhood to have these wonderful animals protected as viable populations in viable habitats.

Mary Cioffi/Special to The R-C

Fish Springs herd wild horse Copper in captivity in 2019 after being trapped in the East Valley.

Roger Kubeck/Special to The R-C

Aerial photos of the Painted Rock gravel pit taken Oct. 17, 2020.

Jan. 21, 2021 Letters to the Editor

Jan. 21, 2021 Letters to the Editor

Time to hold those horses

We don’t have a Magic Eight Ball or a special means to divine when more vaccine appointments will be available.

Lakeside Inn and Casino to auction assets to community

The South Tahoe community experienced a loss early in the pandemic when Lakeside Inn and Casino closed its doors, but now people can buy some memories.

StremmelAuctions.com

The Lakeside Inn closed last spring due to the pandemic.

John Flaherty/Special to The R-C

The sunrise was silver above Topaz Ranch Estates on Saturday.

Wednesday, January 20

Sports briefs: Silver Oak, MEFIYI, Carson Valley youth sports

Each passing month gets us closer to Golf Time!! The Silver Oak Senior Men’s Golf Club (SOSMGC) has officially teed it up for the 2021 golf season.

NV Energy photo

A tree downed by the wind at Lake Tahoe on Tuesday.

Kurt Hildebrand

Flags were flying on Tuesday at a coronavirus testing event in Gardnerville.

Tuesday, January 19

Stabbing investigation closes Vista Grande behind Walmart

Douglas County and Washoe Tribe authorities are investigating a stabbing that occurred on Tuesday afternoon near Vista Grande and Topsy.

Kurt Hildebrand

A Douglas County Sheriff's Patrol unit blocks Vista Grande at Topsy Lane.

Douglas County photo

Daniel Johnson

Carter Eckl/Nevada Appeal

Additional security cameras were being installed in downtown Carson City on Friday. Law enforcement reports have warned of armed protests at state Capitols across the nation, leading up to the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

NV Energy

Most of the outage at Lake Tahoe is affecting Glenbrook this morning.

Frank Dressel/Special to The R-C

Monday's sunset over the Sierra.

Monday, January 18

Tim Berube/Special to The R-C

Six-foot waves attracted surfers to Sand Harbor on Nov. 17. Similar waves are expected on the West Short of Lake Tahoe this afternoon.

Special to The R-C

The cross at the top of Johnson Lane

Carson City Fire Department

Operator Steve Friedlander, a member of Carson City Fire Department’s Station 51 C shift, is lowered head-first Wednesday night during the rescue of a dog that fell into a 10-foot hole.

Sunday, January 17

Nevada Appeal

Rupert's Auto Body donated a car to Tribal Elder Dinah Pete, who lost her granddaughter in a Sept. 8 fire in Woodfords.

Douglas County

Sheriff Dan Coverley, and his now clean shaven staff, present a $3,000 check to Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation.

Chick-fil-A announces new Carson City restaurant to open Jan. 21

A grand opening will be held for Chick-fil-A Carson Valley, located at 4751 Cochise St., on Jan. 21.

Nevada Appeal

Jan. 21 opening date set for the Carson City Chick-fil-A.

Saturday, January 16

Driver in 2019 DUI collision that claimed Wellington man sentenced to 50 years in prison

The man responsible for a collision that resulted in the 2019 death of a 20-year-old Wellington resident was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison on Thursday.

Friday, January 15

Mike Rodgick/Special to the Nevada Appeal

A car drove into the Sportsman's Warehouse in Carson City on Friday.

Roberson dreaming big for his final season with the Wolf Pack

Nevada fullback and 2017 Douglas High graduate Reagan Roberson said the Dec. 11 loss to San Jose State – which kept the Wolf Pack out of the Mountain West Conference title game – felt like a missed opportunity.

Douglas County

Rescuers at the scene where a man was arrested May 1, 2020, for attempting to elude deputies.

Eluder won't go to trial before May

It will be around four months until a man arrested in a May 1 vehicle pursuit involving a red Audi will face a jury.

Search on for woman in fatal collision

While a warrant for a Verdi woman sought in connection with a Feb. 28 fatal collision was issued for throughout the state of Nevada, the search for her went national on Friday.

Tim Berube/Special to The R-C

Jets paint the sunset with contrails on Thursday evening.

Thursday, January 14

Courtesy Nevada Athletics

Reagan Roberson stands in his Wolf Pack gear holding the United States flag, prior to kickoff during a Nevada football game this season. Roberson, a Douglas High graduate, will take advantage of his extra year of eligibility and return for one final season with the Wolf Pack in hopes of winning a Mountain West Conference title.

Courtesy Nevada Athletics

2017 Douglas High graduate Reagan Roberson tosses a football pregame for the Nevada Wolf Pack. Roberson will play one more season with Nevada football in hopes of capturing a Mountain West title.

Carson City's man identified as body found in Douglas County on Jan. 3

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the body of a 61-year-old Carson City man was found in the area north of Cradlebaugh Bridge on Highway 395 on Jan. 3.

Carson City man's body found near Cradlebaugh Bridge

A man whose body was found north of Cradlebaugh Bridge on Jan. 3 was a 1977 Douglas High School graduate.

R-C File Photo

The switchboard and lineman as part of the Main Street exhibit at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center.

Free protective gear, sanitizer available to businesses, nonprofits

Douglas County businesses and nonprofits may now request to receive free personal protective equipment and sanitizing products through the CARES Act.

The best speech is free

There’s a fine line between freedom of speech and inciting violent protest. It shouldn’t be a surprise that we’re all in on the former and not such a fan of the latter.

Jan. 14, 2021, Letters to the Editor

Jan. 14, 2021, Letters to the Editor

Looking ahead at the 2021 board of commissioners

We residents of Douglas County are all immigrants escaping government tyranny.

Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District

Chief Scott Baker's farewell cake.

Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District

New Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Scott Lindgren receives his badge from his daughter on Wednesday.

Centers for Disease Control

The literal version of the beach ball of death, the coronavirus.

Wednesday, January 13

Healing with Insight and Compassion

Leaning forward in intense concentration, his brow becomes deeply furrowed as he rests his head on his hands

Great Basin Physical Therapy photo

Ashwin Datt and his staff-family at Great Basin Physical Therapy

Kurt HIldebrand

A North Lake Tahoe Fire crew clears brush from under power lines along Foothill Road south of Genoa on Tuesday.

Kurt Hildebrand

Cows in a field south of Genoa Lane. Eagles and Agriculture is coming Jan. 28-31. Find out more at www.carsonvalleynv.org

Tuesday, January 12

Businessman buys Virginia Ranch property

A California businessman purchased 206 acres of land behind the Gardnerville Walmart from Carson Valley Inn owner Mike Pegram for $27 million.

Kurt HIldebrand

The Virginia Ranch property south of Gardnerville.

Doug Busey

Topaz Lake had a mist on it on New Year's Day.

John Flaherty/Special to The R-C

John Flaherty said this Cooper's hawk landed right in front of his window.

Monday, January 11

Susan Calvert/Special to The R-C

Sunset over Lake Tahoe.

Saturday, January 9

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Members of the Kiwanis Aktion Club of Carson Valley accept a donation from Sheriff Dan Coverley.

Friday, January 8

NV Energy

Outages reflected by red dots at NVenergy.com

Kurt Hildebrand

It wasn't the concrete but the irrigation infrastructure that wound up killing the Kings Lane entrance project on Tuesday.

Kurt Hildebrand

A total of 228 people were tested at East Fork Station 12 in Sunridge on Tuesday.

Ed Baird/Special to The R-C

Two mud hens appear to walk on water at Jakes Wetlands in Minden.

Thursday, January 7

Accused dealer arrested in connection with fatal overdose

A Dayton woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of an Indian Hills man, who was found dead of a suspected overdose the weekend before Christmas.

Editorial: That’s a cold breeze

Winter is coming for Douglas County’s builders with county commissioners proposing a moratorium on issuing building permits until comprehensive water and traffic studies.

Jan. 7, 2021: Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor for Jan. 7, 2021

Kurt Hildebrand

Homes are being built in Minden.

That’s a cold breeze

Winter is coming for Douglas County’s builders with county commissioners proposing a moratorium on issuing building permits until comprehensive water and traffic studies.

Freedom of religion vs. Sisolak, Round 2

Claiming virtually unlimited power to restrict constitutional rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Sisolak issued a directive on May 28 that severely limited attendance at religious services.

Jan. 7, 2021, Letters to the Editor

Jan. 7, 2021, Letters to the Editor

Sue Cooke/Special to The R-C

Pink puffy clouds drift across the sky on Sunday morning.

Shannon Litz/R-C File Photo

A family of five owls spent a morning in 2009, in the trees in front of Douglas High School.

East Fork Fire Protection District

When you get promoted in East Fork, you get a new hat. Here Chief Tod Carlini presents Capt. Steve Koontz.

Reno woman faces vehicular homicide charge

A Reno woman facing a charge of felony vehicular homicide in connection with a 2020 fatal collision has a record of drunken driving convictions.

Nevada Highway Patrol

A red Toyota Tacoma involved in a Feb. 28, 2020, fatality.

Kurt Hildebrand

Construction of the new McDonald's looks like it's under way.

Wednesday, January 6

The Jan. 6, 2021, R-C Morning Report

The Jan. 6, 2021, R-C Morning Report

Ken Bezich/Special to The R-C

Ducks paddle around Jake's Wetlands on Monday morning.

Tuesday, January 5

Carson River snowpack running well behind

Carson River snowpack running well behind

Kurt Hildebrand

A rainbow from Monday's storm.

The Jan. 5, 2021, R-C Morning Report

The Jan. 5, 2021, R-C Morning Report

Kurt Hildebrand

For the second time this year a truck lies on its side next to Highway 395 north of Minden.

Monday, January 4

Ron Harpin

An animated Rod Smalley gives instructions on the Douglas High sidelines.

Ron Harpin

Rod Smalley coaching on the sidelines at a Douglas High football game.

Blown over semi blocks traffic on Highway 395

Blown over semi blocks traffic on Highway 395

Kurt Hildebrand

Cars diverted off Highway 395 onto Genoa Lane back up on Monday afternoon.

Former Douglas High football coach and community member passes away

Former Douglas High football coach and community member passes away

Bandaged Bandit admits 2016 Stateline bank robbery

Bandaged Bandit admits 2016 Stateline bank robbery

Two in custody in pursuit through Mason, Smith valleys

Two in custody in pursuit through Mason, Smith valleys

Free radon test kits available for Douglas residents

Free radon test kits available for Douglas residents

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

Free radon test kits are available in Douglas County.

The Jan. 4, 2021, R-C Morning Report

The Jan. 4, 2021, R-C Morning Report

Doug Busey

The sun rises on opening day at Topaz Lake.

Sunday, January 3

Douglas health officials report 1,016 active coronavirus cases

Douglas health officials report 1,016 active coronavirus cases

2020: A year in review

2020: A year in review

Art project livens up Gardnerville

Art project livens up Gardnerville

Kurt Hildebrand

Gardnerville's first statue portrays a man reading a newspaper with two dogs.

Event center will survive redevelopment’s sunset

Event center will survive redevelopment’s sunset

Steve Davis

“Hummer”

Kim Steed

“Finely Feathered”

Donald Swezey

“Heron Fire Dance”

Gaming bouncing back at Stateline casinos

Gaming bouncing back at Stateline casinos

Friday, January 1

Special to The R-C

A collision on New Year's Eve morning damaged this Pleasantview home.

Kurt Hildebrand

Care Flight Ambulance helicopter lifts off carrying an injured truck driver on New Year's Day.

Kurt Hildebrand

Clouds cling to Jobs Peak on New Year's Eve afternoon.

Kurt Hildebrand

That's one. A hawk in a field north of Muller Lane may well be counted on Saturday at the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count.