We hate to say we told you so, JB's

Register to vote this week ... then vote in the elections ... if you don't vote, your opinions don't count ... so there ....

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Tip to organizers of the Farmer's Market ... think about putting some chairs around so that people can rest and chat and spend a little time relaxing there ... the bleachers don't cut it ... we would probably stay longer and buy more ....

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Ha! ... remember when we told you about Joe Bob's? Are we prescient, or what? (look it up, Dan). And we liked reading about the girls being "covered up" ... they're going to wear bikinis ... wow, that's a "cover up" for sure ....

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The good people from Carson-Tahoe Hospital showed us the plans for our new hospital that will be ready to go in the latter part of 2005 ... 146 private rooms ... no public address announcements (we had asked about "noise" in hospitals; we also asked about billing Intensive Care Unit patients ... they were aware of the problem and have taken care of it) ... and lots of "state of the art" things that will make our lives better ... pretty exciting stuff ... now all we need is a contract with the state insurance people so we can use it ....

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An employee at Western Nevada Community College got to work early the other morning and found a kitty in the parking lot ... she was about 6 months old and had a collar and tag on her. Fearing she would be hurt, the lady called the number on the tag, and asked for the owner, Hilary Dwyer ... there was a pause on the other end of the line, and a voice said, "That's my cat."

Seems "Hilary Dwyer" had escaped from Silver Oak and decided to go to college ... she was returned safely over the back fence to her owner ....

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Lot's of things going on this week ... St. Gall's in Gardnerville is having its annual fund raiser on this Friday and Saturday at the church (call 267-4317 for information) ... it's a massive rummage sale, with everything from soup to nuts ... well, maybe not ... but they will have linens, sporting goods, housewares, toys, etc. It goes from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day ... and you don't even have to be Catholic to buy a load of goodies ... c'mon, all you Mormons and Methodists, you ...

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And listen to the likes of Dave Lindley (he played with Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne) at Adele's tomorrow night at 7:45 p.m .... call 882-8900 for tickets ... $25 in advance ... $30 at the door ... music "under the stars" ....

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Today, the Sheriff's Office is putting on its 2nd annual National Night Out ... a fun affair for everyone ... free hot dogs and pop ... and featuring the hunky SWAT boys, demonstrations, hunky motorcycle guys (do we have a "thing" about "guys in uniform?"), and much more ... you don't want to miss this one ....

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Speaking of hunky guys (well, we try) ... we heard the story of a dear lady here in Carson who fell at her home and couldn't get up ... so she called 911 and the medical team from the Fire Department showed up ... fortunately, she was not badly hurt and recovered nicely.

A few weeks later, she confided to a friend, "They were so nice and soooo good looking, I might have to do that again sometime." (Columnists note: we do not advocate this as a way to meet cute guys ... just go down to your local FD and ogle them on your own time).

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KPTL (1300 AM) did have live coverage on the Waterfall fire ... Jerry Evans, owner, kindly submitted two tapes to us, giving us a blow-by-blow account of what was going on ... we missed it every time we turned on the radio ... apparently we need to listen more often ... .

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In case you're wondering what to do with Yucca Mountain if it's not going to be used for nuclear waste ... how about a B&B with chintz curtains? Or a teen club where they can be as loud as they want and nobody will care? Or better yet, a UFO landing site ... after all, it's not far from Area 51 ... or a new Trump hotel (oh gee, that's probably the same thing) ....

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For bipartisan fun ... go to www.jibjab.com ... and have a good laugh ...

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We say Tim Smith is a "regular guy"...his wife says he's a "regular" guy ... does this sound like a Pepto-Bismol commercial, or what? Shhhh, don't tell anyone ....

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Finally, look for the Salsa Queens (guess who?) at the Greenhouse Garden Center on Sept. 11 ... they've asked us to judge the salsa contest that da ... we will always "work" for food ....

Carolyn DeMar and Maizie Harris Jesse are longtime Carson City residents. Write to them at editor@nevadaappeal.com.