Announcements

Curious about Linux? Long time user? Join us for the February meeting of the Carson City Linux Users Group.

We meet on the third Saturday of each month, and have great information and discussions of interest to any level of experience with Linux.

Members of the Bahá’i community of Carson City invite the public to a series of conversations on spiritual growth and unity. Meeting each Sunday at 2:00PM at the Wungnema House in Mills Park, 900 N Saliman Rd.

Carson City Historical Society (CCHC) announces guest speaker Michael J. Smith will present a talk on African Americans and the Arts at their Thursday, February 29, 2024, lecture presentation as part of Black History Month.

Carson City Historical Society announces guest speaker Michael J. Smith will present a talk on African Americans and the Arts at their Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, lecture presentation as part of Black History Month.

Carson City is now accepting applications for volunteers to participate in a grant application review workgroup. The workgroup will be reviewing applications for the Community Support Services Grant on April 18, 2024.

The Battle Born Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution is a women's volunteer service organization, promoting Patriotism, Education and Historic Preservation.

Carson City is now accepting letters of intent for the Community Support Services Grant for projects taking place July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Special consideration will be given to nonprofits providing mental health services.

Saturday evening during the Winterfest Dance in Senator Square, Carson High School named AJ Marhevka and Brooklyn Grundy as the 2024 Winterfest King and Queen, respectively.

Due to expected inclement weather, the second day of the 2024 4-H Fabric Sale, scheduled for Sunday, February 4th is canceled.

The Friends of the Douglas County Library will host a two-day used book sale, Friday and Saturday, February 16-17, at the Minden Library, 1625 Library Lane, Minden.

The sale will feature paperback and hardcover fiction and nonfiction books, children's books, puzzles and more. A preview sale for members of Friends of the Douglas County Library will be from Noon to 3 pm on Friday, February 16; non-members can join at the door.

UPDATE Feb. 3: Due to the oncoming storm, the fabric sale will be canceled for Sunday, Feb. 4.

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The Annual 4-H Fabric Sale will be held on February 3rd and 4th, 2024 at Fuji Park Exhibit Hall, 601 Old Clear Creek Rd in Carson City. Doors will be open on Saturday from 9 am to 4pm and Sunday from 9am to noon (weather depending.)

Beautiful yet strange looking lenticular cloud Wednesday morning, the last day of January, south of Carson City.

The third annual Holiday with a Hero Golf Tournament will tee off May 18 at the Eagle Valley Golf Course. The 4-person scramble golf tournament raises funds for scholarships for students in need within the community.

Donna Inversin, president of the Historic Virginia & Truckee Trail will present a slideshow on the nonprofit’s effort to find those remaining sections of old rail bed routes and stitch them together to build a Rail-Trail of between 60 and 80 miles.

Dan Carstens, the newly named principal at Carson High School, will be the guest speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. The public is invited to attend. The meeting takes place Tuesday, Jan. 30, at noon in the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom in Carson City.

Anna Shane, a local high school student from Carson City, has been selected by the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management to participate in the High School Youth Forum, an SRM sponsored youth activity held jointly during the 77th SRM International Conference.

This EmployNV Resume Workshop will teach you how to prepare a professional resume that reflects your skills, knowledge, and education that are relevant to the jobs you are seeking! Attend this workshop on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, from 10am-11am at the EmployNV Career Hub, 1929 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV. Walk-ins are welcome! For more information, call 775-684-0400.

Eleven year-old kart racer and Carson City native Levi Annas will represent the capital city in the outlaw Kart High Desert Hustle held next month in Reno.

Thrive Market is a company with a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for all by offering savings on pantry essentials, snacks, supplements, home, beauty, and baby products - and it's all delivered to their doors. Join this team of Thrivers and help the mission of getting quality natural and organic products shipped nationwide!

Longtime Army aviator Lt. Col. Andrew Wagner’s military career path completed its transition from rotary-wing aviation to financial and logistics management Jan. 19 when he succeeded Col. Mary Devine as the U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer for Nevada. Wagner, 46, of Reno, is just the 10th USPFO officer for the Nevada Guard since the conclusion of World War II.

The Carson City Senior Center will host poet Kathy Nelson on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 12:30 p.m. Nelson is a poet and a 2024 Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellow. As a relative newcomer to the area, she writes poetry about the northern Nevada landscape and ecosystem in order to acquaint herself with the area’s beauty and distinct character.

We would like the community to know that Browsers Corner Book Store in Carson City, across from the Carson City Library, received a large donation of Harry Potter film books, as well as film books about other popular movies. These books are all high quality and in excellent shape and will be a great addition to someone’s collection.

The 2024 Miss Nevada Scholarship Organization is holding its 75th anniversary competition this upcoming June. Registration is now open for women ages 13-28. There are two age divisions: Teen (13-18) and Miss (19-28).

Western Nevada LGBTQ+ and Friends Social on Feb. 24, 2 to 5 p.m. at Sassafras Restaurant in Carson City. Sponsored by PFLAG Carson Region and Carson Valley’s Pride Sassabration.

The Carson City Senior Center is seeking individuals to lead new programs in 2024.

Promoting residents’ awareness of social and civic concerns in Carson City and the surrounding area is the goal behind BUILD2WIN, a newly formed nonprofit. Members of the Rotary Club of Carson City will learn about the organization when BUILD2Win President Bepsy Strasburg speaks at the next club meeting.

Erich Obermayr, a long-time Lyon County resident, and Chair of the Comstock Democratic Club, announced this week he is running for Nevada Assembly District 39.

The campaign will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 20 with events in Douglas County Headquarters, 1758 U. S. Hwy. 395N Suite K in Minden from noon until 2 p.m. Then the campaign launch continues in Lyon County at the Silver City Community Center 385 High Street Silver City from 4-6 pm.

The Eagle Valley Women’s Golf Club plays 18 hole rounds on Wednesday mornings from mid-April through early October. We play both the East course and the West course at Eagle Valley Golf Course. We also have a 9-hole after work league on Thursday, with tee times available from 3:30 to 4:30. Any member of the league is entitled to play either or both.

Curious about Linux? Long time user? Join us for the January meeting of the Carson City Linux Users Group.

We meet on the third Saturday of each month, and have great information and discussions of interest to any level of experience with Linux.

Northern Nevada Dream Center has been selected as a beneficiary of the FoodMaxx Give Back Bag Program for the month of January 2024.