Advocates

One of Carson City's most popular events, Taste of Downtown, will be on Saturday, June 19. This is a tour of downtown Carson City with 25-plus excellent restaurants giving you a taste of their specialities. Now in its 17th year, Taste of Downtown covers 11 city blocks with five live bands at various locations. The band that will be featured on Third Street will play until midnight.

Legislators this week voiced objections to the passage of Senate Bill 5 during the 2010 special session, which lifted the sunset on a temporary sales tax increase that was passed by voters in 2002.

A Carson City man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly beat his girlfriend, locked her in a room, and then hit her in the head with a rock.

Nyle Silva, 23, is being held on felony robbery and false imprisonment charges as well as gross misdemeanor interference with emergency communication and domestic battery. His bail has been set at $35,632.

Lake Tahoe-based McCall Realty (www.mccalltahoe.com) will donate all its profits through 2010 to five area children’s non-profit organizations: Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), South Lake Tahoe Police Activities League (PAL), South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center, and Tahoe Youth and Family Services.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/04/17/pinwheels_at_the_legislature

Advocates to End Domestic Violence, in conjunction with other agencies, will be placing pinwheels on the legislative lawn on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 1:00 pm . This is part of Prevent Child Abuse Nevada’s statewide, “Pinwheels for Prevention” campaign. The Pinwheels will remain in place for the following week.

(Washington, D.C.) – The Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) launches its latest campaign, Balanced Education for Everyone (BEE) on Monday, April 5. The campaign advocates for parents to take control of their children’s education, especially when it comes to alarmist global warming indoctrination.

Chris Bayer talks about events to support Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SgFbzoUBrQ

A dozen community and labor groups from Nevada have signed onto a letter to Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto urging her to support, not file suit, over federal health care reform.
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons this week demanded the Attorney General join a lawsuit filed by 14 other Attorneys General to block implementation of federal health care reform, a package of changes that critics of the lawsuits claim are needed in Nevada, where an estimated 400,000 men, women and children lack health insurance coverage.

ATTEND A CASA INFORMATION HOUR ON ANY OF THESE DATES:
APRIL 6, APRIL 21, MAY 5, 5:30-6:30pm
at the Juvenile Court Building, 1545 E. 5th St.
Can you tell a friend?

ATTEND A CASA INFORMATION HOUR ON ANY OF THESE DATES:
APRIL 6, APRIL 21, MAY 5, 5:30-6:30pm
at the Juvenile Court Building, 1545 E. 5th St.
Can you tell a friend?

ATTEND A CASA INFORMATION HOUR ON ANY OF THESE DATES:
APRIL 6, APRIL 21, MAY 5, 5:30-6:30pm
at the Juvenile Court Building, 1545 E. 5th St.
Can you tell a friend?

(Updated at 10:23 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2010)

Saturday, January 23, 7-10 p.m. at Carson Nugget

by Stacey Rahr

CASA OF CARSON CITY will begin a training for CASA advocates Nov. 19 6-9pm at the Carson City Juvenile Court. This will be the first of ten weekly training sessions.

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South Lake Tahoe - Dozens of medical marijuana advocates showed up at the South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting on Tuesday, but the council did not discuss what action to take against the city's three medical marijuana collectives.