Hikers concerned about condition, repairs needed on C-Hill in Carson City
Two Carson City residents who hiked C-Hill recently returned Sunday morning with a message: The flag that graces the hillside is in need of repair.
Terry and Tara Kilfian sent Carson Now these photos (scroll through and click on photos to enlarge) and this message to residents.
Attention Carson City residents:
Does anyone know who I can contact about our flag on top of C Hill it is in dire need of maintenance. This is my second climb to the top in two weeks and if it will help raise funds to put toward the repairs to bring our flag back to life, I will climb to the top every Sunday morning until the repairs are made. We are the Capitol of Nevada. Let's show our respect to our state and our country. Together we can make these repairs happen. God bless from Breaking Addiction Ministries.
Terry and Tara Kilfian
The message asked readers to "please leave info in comments."
Carson City will soon likely see the results of a long-held tradition of the changing of the C on the hillside — often done surreptitiously overnight — to reflect the senior graduating class year. And then, a few weeks (sometimes a couple months) later, it gets changed back. As of Sunday, the C remains as is.
In a followup message, the couple wrote: We are just wondering who we can contact to help rebuild the flag. We would be happy to volunteer to help. My husband climbs it every Sunday at 6 a.m. for the last to weeks to help raise awareness and possibly start raising funds to help rebuild. Just not sure if this belongs to the city or how to go about it.
Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space maintains the C-Hill trail system. There have been volunteer efforts for cleanup and repair in the past, including a student-led one, with Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space, in 2019.
The Kilfians would like to help and are reaching out to other like-minded hikers. They can be reached at 775-508-6063 or by email: breakingaddictionministries@gmail.com.