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Editor's Note: The following item was written by Emma Doty, Christian Garcia-Perez, and Edwin Vasquez who are Honors Biology students at Carson High School.
Carson High School's honors biology class students recently shared their thoughts on the school's three native habitat gardens that help attract wildlife, expand learning, and benefit the environment.

CARSON CITY — As the Nevada National Guard prepares to enter 2018, a look back on the Silver State’s past year reveals an unprecedented request for domestic response activations, not just in Nevada and northern California, but also places around the nation, ranging from Oregon to Puerto Rico.

Timothy Jones' family takes turns sitting by his bedside at Renown Regional Medical Center. His grandmother Tina Oberson sings him "You Are My Sunshine" - a special song she would sing to her daughter, Timothy's mom, when she was a baby. Oberson hopes "her Timmy" can hear her as he lies in a medically induced coma.

On Veterans Day, we take time to honor those men and women that have served in our armed forces. The holiday is observed today, meaning schools and public offices will be closed. Several locations have something special for Veterans this weekend, go HERE for a list of freebies, specials and discounts good today or tomorrow.

Yesterday at around 4pm an angel was born. The greatest woman I've ever known passed away after a brief hospitalization.

My grandmother raised me from a baby, and in her final years we took care of her through alzheimer's and dementia. She fell and broke her femur 6 weeks ago, and it has been downhill ever since. Although we have been gone from Carson for about 10 years, my grandmother was known by many people when I was a child.

Facial hair of all sizes, shapes and sorts took over Bob McFadden Plaza in downtown Carson City Saturday following the Nevada Day Parade.

Dozens of competitors from all over the Silver State let their whiskers hang low in a beard versus beard face-off.

Three people were taken into custody by the Carson City Sheriff's Office Friday morning at 10:58 p.m. following a welfare check by the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday in the 200 block of Gardengate Way for suspicion of felony burglary, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

In a way, Hannah McDonald is claiming her legacy when she takes over at the end of this month as director of Partnership Carson City.

“As a kid, I grew up in prevention work,” she said. “I naturally kind of fell into the effort.”

A Carson City mother is urging parents to talk to their children about identifying rattlesnakes and warning them not to pick them up after her son was hospitalized Saturday due to a bite from a baby rattler.

Almost immediately after giving birth to her son, Javon, five months ago, Kim Thomas introduced him to one of her favorite hobbies.

Six years ago, shots rang out and Carson City was thrust into the middle of a tragedy. Four people died in the IHOP shooting, three of them National Guard members. Today, they will be honored again during the annual Remembrance Run. If you are driving along Fairview, please give them some extra room. Wheeled Truck Wednesday at the Brewery Arts Center is a ‘weather permitting’ event, so keep your eye out for rain clouds.

The Carson Comedy Club at the Carson Nugget presents Mary Kennedy this Friday at the Carson Comedy Club. A professional actress, you can see her as the new recurring character New Fiona on Shameless Season 7. She will be seen in the feature Shattered, release date 2017. She costars in a feature film Creative Differences. Was a featured mom commentator on The Mom Rules webseries and did the pilot, for Nickelodeons new network, NickMOM called road mamas which she also co-created. You can also see her comic acting regularly and various sketches for CONAN.

Once upon a time, I was someone who wouldn’t ask for help. I considered it a badge of courage to be independent. Not asking for help meant I could handle things on my own. I was self-sufficient. I considered it radical self-reliance. Really, what I was doing was being radically unreliable.

Two women were booked into jail Wednesday on burglary, possessing stolen property and other charges after allegedly using a baby stroller and backpack to steal merchandise at Home Depot and Walmart, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 52-year-old Dayton man was arrested Monday in the 1600 block of Fifth Street for suspicion of third offense felony possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

RENO, Nev. — Sarah Hunt never enjoyed the girlie lifestyle. She begrudgingly wore feminine clothes at McQueen High. At Nevada, Hunt played Division 1 softball and soccer where she was more comfortable around campus wearing gender-neutral athletic sweats and sportswear as opposed to dresses and high heels.

The health, and even lives, of first responders are at threat when they enter a home where drugs are being cut with dangerous synthetics.

Carson Tahoe Health’s Women and Children’s Center has been recognized by March of Dimes, an industry-leading infant mortality research and education group, for reducing the number of elective inductions and C-sections performed before 39 weeks of pregnancy to less than 3 percent of all deliveries.

A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper and local man help baby geese cross the road Saturday morning on Carson Street in Carson City.

Though we always expect it, we can never predict when emergency situations will happen — though it often seems to happen early in the evenings.

Nugget’s story is no different.

You’re almost there. The long weekend is just around the corner, and everywhere I go I hear of camping trips and bbq plans. As the weather heats up, Muscle Powered compensates by moving their easy hike to the cooler hours of the morning. Chef Mitchell Tufts has found a new home at the new Cadillac Café at the Silver Oak Golf Course: the Grand Opening is at noon. Author and journalist, David Toll, tells the tale of the defunct newspaper, The Gold Hill News, at this month’s lecture at the Nevada State Museum.

I’m not exactly sure what a ‘cupcake war’ is, but whatever the Carson Library has planned, it sounds delicious. Just make sure you register online to participate. Today is relatively quiet around town: we always have some great art exhibits to discover, but not too many planned events. DJ Trivia Night at Westside Pour House pits your smarts against other teams while surrounded by good food and drink. Jazz at Living the Good Life will put some swing in your step for the next few days.

WEDNESDAY:

Today has all the makings of a great day. Have lunch with the Chamber of Commerce and speaker Caren Roblin will teach you about the good, bad, and ugly sides of social media. Meet artists Gail Rappa and Elaine Parks at the Nevada Arts Council this evening. A reception in honor of their shared exhibit begins at 5 p.m. Ladies are invited to join the weekly Muscle Powered bike ride in Ash Canyon, just don’t forget your helmet and some sunscreen. Let the students of Carson High Musical Theater entertain you during their last concert of the year; general admission is only $4.00.

TUESDAY:

Make a craft, and watch a movie in our Digitorium.

ALL AGES: Ages 9 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver of at least 13 years of age at all times.

Supplies are limited; register in advance on our website’s calendar (http://www.carsoncitylibrary.org/about/news/calendar-of-events) to reserve your spot!

Providing the selfless care of others on a daily basis warrants recognition. Through National Nurses Week, nurses are recognized for the significant contributions they make to improve the health and wellness of the nation.

Smokers in Nevada can get free medications to help them quit. Medications made available by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health include gum and/or patches, lozenges, inhaler, and/or nasal spray. Supplies may be limited.

In tense situations, they are the voice of clarity. Twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, public safety dispatchers are the lifeline between those who need help and those who mobilize to provide it.

“All children are artists. The problem is to remain an artist once you grow up.” — Pablo Picasso, Painter, Sculptor.

In the Fall of 2015, I was teaching to a group of high school students on the topic of creativity and innovation in entrepreneurship. As examples, I shared stories about the imaginative minds of George Lucas and Steve Jobs.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting an increase of positive pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, cases in the Carson City and Douglas County areas.