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Firehouse Subs invited its guests to participate Saturday in H20 for Heroes, a nationwide effort to collect bottled water for firefighting agencies. Carson City residents delivered by donating more than 80 cases of bottled water to local first responders.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will continue a project to eradicate, control, and contain known infestations of invasive plants in the Lake Tahoe Basin using chemical treatment. Work will take place at approximately 90 infestations sites (18.25 acres) beginning in mid-July and continuing through September 2017.

Did you know that not too long ago people did not require medical insurance? Less than fifty years ago people paid cash or used credit for medical care which was true for most of the history of our nation. Indeed, medical care was once so accessible and affordable that most people did not need insurance to pay their medical bills. Then, medical Doctors and Insurance companies began to lobby government to 'regulate' (i.e. monopolize) health care to 'improve' it.

Police officers are spending Thursday and Friday learning new skills that will be showcased during Saturday’s 14th annual Carson City Extreme Motor Officer Challenge in Mills Park.

First it was warm then it wasn't. Then came the valley rain and Sierra snow Monday. Now it's warming up again with a chance some areas of western Nevada could inch close to 100 by Sunday into next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Three of the premier Celtic harpers in the world take you on a dramatic musical journey deep into the myths, magic and fabled history of this most captivating instrument to close out this season’s Celtic Series at the Brewery Arts Center, this Saturday May 13, 7 p.m. in the BAC’s MHJ Black Box Theater at 411 West King Street.

Living on his own since he was 17 years old, Adrian Barrera has learned a number of skills that have helped him personally, but at the same time has developed selfless human qualities that have enriched his young life.

Now that the sun has come out, the month is just flying by. St Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, with the first day of spring on Monday. Find some new art to love at the Artsy Fartsy Artist Meet and Greet. With two story times and Lego Club today, the Carson Library has your little ones covered. Treat yourself to dinner out and lend a hand to the Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation with the Give Back Event at Chili’s. Get that chopper out of the garage and head over to Battle Born Harley for Bike Night with beer pong, pool, and more.

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. – J.N.J Home Works is a residential, commercial, and junk removal cleaning company since 2014 that has teamed up with Cleaning For A Reason, an international nonprofit serving women with cancer. The company focuses on providing a variety of home services with the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

Book Perks:
— Anthropology in Native American culture.
— Various university contributions made by professors, graduates, and university texts in review.
— Consists of seven and a half notebooks full of notes; from quotes directly sourced from books on the subject of Bigfoot/Sasquatch, to quotes directly sourced from various university findings, many of which are drawn from Native American accounts that are pre-“Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch." This book has been successfully put-together with the “Fair Use Law” in mind.
— A great review of other books on the subject of Bigfoot/Sasquatch.

About 25 years ago, I purchased a 1933 three-volume set of The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture by L. H. Bailey, also known as Liberty Hyde Bailey. First published in 1914, the set was “a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables: with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the States and Provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists.”

Public Safety agencies in Carson City have been awarded more than $47,000 combined in life-saving equipment grants through the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, a press release said.

TACH (Traditional Association for Cultural Harmony) a non profit organization founded by Internationally renowned musician Thakur Chakrapani Singh going to present "World Music Award Night" on Dec 10th, 2016 @ 5.30PM.
In this event TACH is going to present it’s 4th annual award “Award of Excellence” to an artist who are having the extra ability in the field of music. TACH is going to add a new award from this year"SRIJAN Music Excellence Award" to an artist who devoted in music field as well as creating and innovating in music.

The nominee of the “Award of Excellence” is

Start your engines! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to team up with him for a day of family fun at Day Out with Thomas: The Ready, Set, Go Tour 2016 in Virginia City.

I just returned from a trip to the Black Hills in South Dakota. While Mt Rushmore was impressive, the amount of dead trees in the otherwise beautiful forests was depressing. They were everywhere. In addition, there were huge slash piles stacked in the forest. It was ugly and sad to see the extent of the damage.

Gold Hill, Nevada - A show in Gold Hill titled "Splendors from the Brush" will include 50 paintings by respected Silver Springs, Nevada artist Darlene Grace Novy-Zuelke (1931-2011).

When and Where: The show opens at Maynard Station in Gold Hill on Friday, Oct. 7 from 4pm - 8pm, with refreshments and a no host bar.
The sale will continue Saturday, Oct. 8 12pm - 6pm and Sunday, Oct. 9 2pm - 6pm.

Start your engines! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to team up with him for a day of family fun at Day Out with Thomas: The Ready, Set, Go Tour 2016. Children everywhere can join Team Thomas in Virginia City when the #1 Engine pulls into VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD on October 21, 22, 23 and 28, 29 30. Day Out with Thomas: The Ready, Set, Go Tour 2016 is presented by Fisher-Price.

There could be a battle royal in northwest Nevada to determine the route of Interstate 11, the new north-south freeway that ultimately will connect Mexico to Canada, according to Congressma ...

There could be a battle royal in northwest Nevada to determine the route of Interstate 11, the new north-south freeway that ultimately will connect Mexico to Canada, according to ...

More than a dozen area manufacturing leaders gathered at Western Nevada College in Carson City on Friday to preview the latest technical training initiative in support of the Northern Nevada workforce. Siemens Technik Akademie Barlin, a worldwide leader in automation and mechatronics, is partnering with Western Nevada College to launch the Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program.

This Saturday, July 23 at 7pm the Levitt AMP Carson City Concert Series will open with Carson City’s own Whatiddo and award-winning Nashville band Southern Drawl Band will take the stage at 8pm.

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A new study from the Stanford Center on Longevity found that anger and excitement — known as “high arousal” emotions — can lead to risky decision making, especially for older folks.

Many elderly are victims of financial fraud. The Federal Trade Commission estimated that in 2011, 7.3 percent of adults aged 65 to 74 were victims of financial fraud.

The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] announces its exhibition, New Crop 2016, by five artists from Sierra Nevada College and the University of Nevada Reno at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery. CCAI will host a reception for the artists on Friday, June 3, 5-7pm and the artists will give brief talks about their work at 5:30pm. The show will be open to the public Monday – Friday, 8am -5pm from June 3 – September 29, 2016. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City. The reception and the exhibition are free.

Carson City-based Pets of the Homeless, the only national nonprofit organization that is focused on feeding and providing emergency veterinary care to pets of homeless people, was recognized for their outstanding achievements as a family owned business and for making significant contributions to the community and giving back.

The Carson City area BMX community has launched its annual Race For Life campaign to help raise money in the fight to find a cure for blood-related cancers.

Racers and their families can pick up collection envelopes and begin collecting donations from friends, relatives, neighbors and businesses in the community. Helping others is one of the finest things anyone can ever do in life.

Mary Kaye Knaphus returns to Piper’s Opera House, Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 3:30pm. Doors open at 3:00pm.

As a business leader and involved citizen in the Carson City area, Allstate Exclusive Agency Owner David Smith has been designated an Allstate Premier Agency for 2016.

The Allstate Premier Agency designation is bestowed upon 32 percent of Allstate’s nearly 10,000 agency owners across the country. This designation is presented to Allstate agency owner David Smith for his outstanding business performance and commitment to putting customers at the center of his agency’s work.

With an innovative camp curriculum developed from the country that invented soccer — and a team of coaches who grew up eating, drinking and breathing the sport — Challenger Sports is bringing young players throughout the United States and Canada an up close and personal opportunity to experience the sport closest to Britain’s heart.

The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations presented Anne Hansen, of Reno, Nev., the 2016 D. Richard Petrizzo Career Service Award at its annual conference here in March.

Named for a former NCMPR president who helped shape the organization in its early years, the Petrizzo Award honors an NCMPR professional for longtime accomplishments in college marketing and public relations.