Nevada Briefly Nov. 13

Happy Senior Tours canceled

The Carson City Senior Center's Happy Senior Tours group has been canceled until further notice.

For more information, call 882-3352.

Don't miss annual Stop & Shop at Genoa Lakes

Stop & Shop 2010 will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Genoa Lakes Golf Resort's Montana Health and Fitness Center.

Among the vendors are Wild Tree, Avon, Miche Gags, Mary Kay Cosmetics, PartyLite, Cookie Lee, Reni's House, Xocai Chocolate, Usborne Books, Arbonne, Scentsy, Tupperware, Tastefully Simple, Locals Discount Guide, Princess House, Willow House, Pampered Chef, Uppercase Living, Gold Canyon Candles, Heritage Makers, Silpada Jewelry, Dove Discoveries Chocolate, Photography by Karen Sacherman, and delicious baked seasonal treats.

This event is a fundraiser for Jacks Valley Elementary School.

BLM hosting public workshop on ranch transfer

The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District-Sierra Front Field Office, is hosting an informal public workshop from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the District Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, to present a draft conservation easement being reserved by BLM for the Silver Saddle Ranch in Carson City.

Congress passed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 which included direction to BLM to transfer Silver Saddle Ranch and certain land parcels adjacent to the Carson River to the City of Carson City with the reservation of a conservation easement. The conservation easement would be retained by the United States to ensure that the lands transferred would be managed in accordance with the Act. A draft conservation easement has been prepared by BLM and its stakeholders for Silver Saddle Ranch that is now ready for public review.

For more information, call Dan Jacquet, BLM community liaison, at 885-6116.

'Christmas with Mark Twain' offered

The Carson City Historical Society presents, "Christmas with Mark Twain" from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Bliss Mansion in Carson City.

The event includes an evening with Mark Twain (McAvoy Lane), dinner and a tour of the mansion. David Bugli and Mark Twain will present a piano-and-narrator version of my "Becoming Mark Twain."

The dinner includes tri-tip, celebration shrimp with lemon pasta, three-cheese tortellini alfredo, roasted herb and garlic red potatoes, wine and dessert.

Cost for the event is $50 per person. Please make reservations by calling Gary Cain at Westwall Militaria, 885-7643 or Sue Ballew at White Cat Antiques 841-1975. Checks may be mailed to Carson City Historical Society, P.O. Box 1864, Carson City, NV 89702, or tickets may be purchased at those locations and at "Play Your Own Music" at the Carson Mall.

Reservations should be made early - there is space available for only 75 people.

The Carson City Historical is a nonprofit organization. Funds from this project benefit the "Carriage House" project.