Genoa News

Carson City officials gave the Office of Business Development the nod Tuesday to participate with the Carson Nugget in developing a detailed plan for nearly nine acres of downtown property as a civic and business city center.

Genoa is anticipating that Candy Dance will show a $20,000 shortfall this year. Town Manager Sheryl Gonzales asked Tuesday that members table a discussion of the accounting until a later date.

Genoans may learn the preliminary results of Candy Dance at their regular meeting tonight.

Genoa had a wonderful craft event just recently . Thank you to many private owners too, who used their acreage to let vendors show their wares.

The Douglas County Public Library Lake Tahoe branch will present Saturday Stories and Crafts on Saturday at 3 p.m. Miss Carol will read Halloween stories and youngsters will make a Halloween decoration to take home.

Marlena Hellwinkel talks to the witch, Laurie Hickey, through a broken window at the C.O.D. Garage in Minden, which will be on the Haunted Minden Ghost Walk on Oct.

Katie and Jason Woellner in their last picture together, a few days before he died.

The Carson River near Genoa. Students in the ninth through 12th grades of Carson and Douglas high schools and Carson Valley and Pau-Wa-Lu middle schools are invited to create a one- to three-minute video or animated slide show exploring the importance of riparian areas of the Carson River.

Nevada historian Bob Ellison speaks on vigilantes and self-government in the 1850s at the Douglas County Historical Society's lecture of the month, 7 p.m. tonight, at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center.

Meet Your Merchant highlights the many great places to shop in the region, keeping dollars in our local communities and contributing to a healthy economy.

Genoa resident John Howell engraves pumpkins at the Corley Ranch in Gardnerville.

The Grizzly Hackles play 7 p.m. Friday at the ArtBar in the Copeland Arts Center in Minden.

A tree branch knocked a power line loose from a streetlight behind the Douglas County Administrative Building in Minden.

Iggy and Squiggy's Holbrook Junction Bar was a stop on the Austin's House Poker Run on Sept.

Douglas County commissioners meet in Minden starting 1 p.m. today. Among the items on their agenda, which times out at more than six hours, are the abandonment of 25 feet of the right of way along Carson Street in Genoa and a presentation on the county's emergency management role in dealing with swine flu.

After more than a year of negotiations, the sale of Genoa Lakes Golf Course and Resort has fizzled, owner Mario Antoci confirmed last week.

Douglas County commissioners are setting aside 45 minutes to hear a request for a contentious abandonment of a section of Carson Street's right of way in Genoa at their regular meeting on Thursday.

We are approaching another open burn season. The dates have not been confirmed yet but will be posted on the East Fork Fire District Web site at www.eastforkfire.org as soon as they are determined.

Dog show in Fuji Park The Northern Nevada Shetland Sheepdog Club celebrates their 25th annual specialty show and AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, at Fuji Park in Carson City.

A volunteer packs a box of candy at the Genoa town kitchen on Sept. 21 in preparation for sale at this weekend's Candy Dance Arts and Crafts Fair.