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Mike Hayes, Carson Valley Conservation District Coordinator, speaks with participants of the “Get On The Bus” tour Wednesday along the west fork of the Carson River.
alancing water demands between human, agriculture and environmental needs was Wednesday’s focus of the “Get on the Bus” tour at the River Fork Ranch in Genoa. “It’s going to be dry, that’s what Mother Nature has given us,” said Ed James, general manager for the Carson Water Subconservancy District. “But there are things each area can do to help.” The tour and its 54 participants visited the west fork of the Carson River where work has been done to rebuild flood plains harmed by dredging. James cited flood plain management— even in a drought year—as an important step in water conservation for the upper watershed area, which encompasses the west fork of the Carson River. “Keeping fields open alleviates flood damage,” he said. “It’s cost effective and it keeps habitats green.” He said another way the different counties and communities along the Carson River watershed can conserve water is to find ways to reuse it. “The Lost Lake reservoir in Alpine County is used in the summer for recreation, then it’s released into the Carson Valley in the fall and pumped up to Carson City for human use after that,” he said. Recycling water can help conserve it during drought years when snowpack does not replenish the watershed, he said. “People are interested,” he said. “It’s a great way to learn about the watershed. People care but they don’t know about the surrounding areas (outside of Carson City).” The Carson River watershed extends from
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Goodman second to none Voter turnout tops By Scott Sonner Associated Press
RENO — As embarrassing as it was for leaders of Nevada’s Democratic Party, political analysts say they shouldn’t necessarily have been surprised their candidate topping the ticket in November will be best known as the man who beat out seven other gubernatorial contenders by finishing second in the primary to “none of the above.” Now, Democrat Robert Goodman, who was Gov. Michael O’Callaghan’s director of economic development in the 1970s, faces the unenviable task of taking on Gov. Brian Sandoval and his big campaign war chest. For his part, Goodman on Wednesday was sticking to the
low-profile approach that proved successful enough to win the nomination Tuesday with 25 percent of the vote, compared to 30 percent for “none of these candidates.” The contact number on his campaign website — the same one on his campaign finance forms — apparently had been disconnected or was out of order, and he did not respond to emails sent by The Associated Press. State Democrats also were keeping mum on their plans for how to handle his general-election race, which he begins with virtually no financial resources compared to Sandoval’s $3 million. Party spokesman Zach Hudson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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projections for primary
By Geoff Dornan [email protected]
Total voter turnout for this year’s primary actually beat the gloomy projections offered by pundits around the state. When early voting, absentee ballots and Tuesday’s election day voters were added up, 222,135 of the state’s 1.15 million active voters went to the polls — 19.25 percent. But a much higher turnout is expected in November since several interesting races not featured in the primary will be up for grabs. Still at the top in statewide interest is the lieutenant governor’s
contest between Republican state Sen. Mark Hutchison and Democratic Assemblywoman Lucy Flores. The reason is the widely held belief Gov. Brian Sandoval will run against Sen. Harry Reid in two years, making the Flores-Hutchison contest a potential governor’s race. Through the primary, Flores had raised $348,892 and spent just $103,552. Hutchison, who had a contentious primary battle against former state Sen. Sue Lowden, had a
TURNOUT, A5
It’s time for Carson Valley Days.
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Your Life. Your Community. Your News. | Thursday, June 12, 2014
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ecycling, preserving ater focus of bus tour
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by Leslie Pearson [email protected]
LIGHTING IT UP Donations needed for Fourth of July event.
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Locals graduate from academy.
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BRAD COMAN
Mike Hayes, Carson Valley Conservation District Coordinator, speaks with participants of the “Get On The Bus” tour Wednesday along the west fork of the Carson River.
alancing water demands between human, agriculture and environmental needs was Wednesday’s focus of the “Get on the Bus” tour at the River Fork Ranch in Genoa. “It’s going to be dry, that’s what Mother Nature has given us,” said Ed James, general manager for the Carson Water Subconservancy District. “But there are things each area can do to help.” The tour and its 54 participants visited the west fork of the Carson River where work has been done to rebuild flood plains harmed by dredging. James cited flood plain management— even in a drought year—as an important step in water conservation for the upper watershed area, which encompasses the west fork of the Carson River. “Keeping fields open alleviates flood damage,” he said. “It’s cost effective and it keeps habitats green.” He said another way the different counties and communities along the Carson River watershed can conserve water is to find ways to reuse it. “The Lost Lake reservoir in Alpine County is used in the summer for recreation, then it’s released into the Carson Valley in the fall and pumped up to Carson City for human use after that,” he said. Recycling water can help conserve it during drought years when snowpack does not replenish the watershed, he said. “People are interested,” he said. “It’s a great way to learn about the watershed. People care but they don’t know about the surrounding areas (outside of Carson City).” The Carson River watershed extends from
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Goodman second to none Voter turnout tops By Scott Sonner Associated Press
RENO — As embarrassing as it was for leaders of Nevada’s Democratic Party, political analysts say they shouldn’t necessarily have been surprised their candidate topping the ticket in November will be best known as the man who beat out seven other gubernatorial contenders by finishing second in the primary to “none of the above.” Now, Democrat Robert Goodman, who was Gov. Michael O’Callaghan’s director of economic development in the 1970s, faces the unenviable task of taking on Gov. Brian Sandoval and his big campaign war chest. For his part, Goodman on Wednesday was sticking to the
low-profile approach that proved successful enough to win the nomination Tuesday with 25 percent of the vote, compared to 30 percent for “none of these candidates.” The contact number on his campaign website — the same one on his campaign finance forms — apparently had been disconnected or was out of order, and he did not respond to emails sent by The Associated Press. State Democrats also were keeping mum on their plans for how to handle his general-election race, which he begins with virtually no financial resources compared to Sandoval’s $3 million. Party spokesman Zach Hudson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
DEMOCRATS, A5
projections for primary
By Geoff Dornan [email protected]
Total voter turnout for this year’s primary actually beat the gloomy projections offered by pundits around the state. When early voting, absentee ballots and Tuesday’s election day voters were added up, 222,135 of the state’s 1.15 million active voters went to the polls — 19.25 percent. But a much higher turnout is expected in November since several interesting races not featured in the primary will be up for grabs. Still at the top in statewide interest is the lieutenant governor’s
contest between Republican state Sen. Mark Hutchison and Democratic Assemblywoman Lucy Flores. The reason is the widely held belief Gov. Brian Sandoval will run against Sen. Harry Reid in two years, making the Flores-Hutchison contest a potential governor’s race. Through the primary, Flores had raised $348,892 and spent just $103,552. Hutchison, who had a contentious primary battle against former state Sen. Sue Lowden, had a
TURNOUT, A5
