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Something which might not draw a great deal of attention around CHS is the Senior Sunrise, because how many 17-year-olds want to get up even earlier in the morning than they already have to, especially on a Wednesday knowing full well they will not be able to run home first and shower before school begins. That would be crazy, right.

The American Buffalo did not roam in Northern Nevada more than a century ago as the West was settled, but Nevada does lay claim to its own Silver Buffalo in 2016. That “Silver Buffalo” is Jim Rogers and the national honor was bestowed upon this Nevadan by the Boy Scouts of America at its 2016 National Annual Meeting held in San Diego.

Rogers was honored during the recent BSA National Convention in San Diego. Today, there are more than 800,000 adult volunteers in BSA, and Rogers has been an active volunteer leader for over 35 years.

When Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence appeared in Henderson last week, a handful of protesters gathered outside the convention center.
I've obtained video of one backer of the GOP ticket who confronted them. Watch and worry:

Panasonic Energy of North America and Nevada JobConnect will host a job fair on Wednesday designed for job seekers looking for full-time employment and careers in advanced manufacturing at the Gigafactory that is now being built near Reno.

Nearly everyone, it seems, has been focused lately on Donald Trump’s nomination by the Republicans and now the chaos of the Democrat convention. We want to celebrate some other important aspects of the GOP convention (where Ron was a delegate) as reflected in speeches by Paul Ryan, Scott Walker and Mike Pence.

Here's what I have done so far, and I will try to post these every night or AM.
On GOP overplaying its hand when it has such a good hand to play on Hillary:

On Day 2 of Cleveland:
On Hillary's visit to Vegas:

The Nevada delegation to the Republican convention, despite being divided in its candidate support, is allied in Cleveland, Ohio, according to Ron Knecht, state controller. “There is a lot of unity and good feelin ...

The Nevada delegation to the Republican convention, despite being divided in its candidate support, is allied in Cleveland, Ohio, according to Ron Knecht, state controller. “There is a lot of unity and good feelin ...

Nevada's capital is Las Vegas? That's what Nevada GOP chairman Michael McDonald said during Tuesday's roll call at the Republican National Convention where each state tells how many delegates it gives to the candidates.

The Nevada delegate gets his own capital city wrong pic.twitter.com/B5oj8sdkO9

— Mashable News (@MashableNews) July 19, 2016

Rick Murdock, vice president of sales and casino marketing for Eldorado Resort Casino, and Airport Trustee since 2009, has been named the new Chairman of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority.

Panasonic Energy of North America and Nevada JobConnect are collaborating on plans to hold a job fair, focused on full-time jobs and careers in advanced manufacturing at the Gigafactory that is now being built outside Reno in Sparks.

Let’s go to the Fair, Carson City. Mills Park is hopping with activity: a carnival, car show, exhibits, music, and a return of the Rendezvous. If you have kids, don’t miss this month’s Young Eagle Flights at the Carson Airport, just make sure to sign up by 8 a.m. Start your day at the Third and Curry Farmers Market, and don’t forget to make your artistic mark on a handcrafted bowl for the Empty Bowls event. Read on for all of your weekend options.

SATURDAY:

Jehovah's Witnesses in Carson City will be attending their annual convention starting Friday, June 24 in Sacramento.
The theme for this year's convention is: "Remain Loyal to Jehovah".
Several conventions will be held this summer at the Sacramento Convention Center.
The public is invited and there is no admission fee.
The dates and locations for each convention can be found on the Witnesses' official website, jw.org.

Carson Assembly Rainbow Girls will be holding their Annual Rummage Sale, June 4th at 1648 Sonoma street Carson City from 7am-12pm. Rainbow Girls are a non-profit service organization for girls between the ages of 11-20. We are raising funds for our girls to attend their State Convention this summer in Las Vegas.

The Nevada Democratic Party has announced it’s sending 20 delegates pledged to Hillary Clinton and 15 pledged to Bernie Sanders to the national convention in July.Eight unpledged Party Leader and Elec ...

Ricky Garcia, 18, is preparing for the entrepreneurship competition at the National Future Business Leaders of America Convention in Atlanta from June 26 to July 3.

“They give you a situation and you have to come up with a solution,” he explained. “That’s something you have to know how to do in life, whether it’s in business or just personal stuff.”

The state Democratic Party has filed a stinging complaint with national Democrats over the "explosive situation" and "paranoid fantasy of fraud and delegate theft" created by Bernie Sanders supporters at Saturday's state convention, warning it could be a harbinger of what's to come in Philadelph ...

On the eve of the Nevada Democratic Convention in Las Vegas, Friday the 13th as the calendar would have it, Bernie Sanders issued a news release asking for good fortune on that traditionally unlucky day.

Eighteenth Century English poet William Cowper once wrote that variety is the spice of life.

In Carson City, both variety and spice can be found together in one place at Sassafras Electic Food Joint, currently located on the Carson Hot Springs Resort property at 1500 Old Hot Springs Road.

Since the early 1980s, May has been a month for celebrating historic preservation and archaeology in Nevada. This year, the theme acknowledges the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, which helps to stabilize neighborhoods and downtowns, contributes to public education, attracts investment, creates jobs, generates tax revenues, supports small business and affordable housing, and powers Nevada’s heritage tourism industry.

Carson City – Chris Forbush, candidate for State Assembly District 40 against PK O’Neill, was the only candidate in the race to receive endorsement from the Carson City Republican Party. The official endorsement was announced following the GOP County Convention held in Carson City on April 9th.

After getting destroyed in Clark County by Team Sanders, Team Clinton is taking no chances.

Hillary Clinton's Nevada campaign sent out a missive to delegates Wednesday evening, asking them to fill out grievance forms to gauge the level of irregularities at last weekend's county conventions but also promising an "aggressive volunteer outreach plan" for the state confab May 14.

The Churchill County Democrats seated 71 delegates at their annual county convention on Saturday at the senior center.“We were expecting a bigger turnout,” said Nyla Howell, chairwoman of t ...

Despite losing the state on Feb. 20 in the caucus, Bernie Sanders' campaign swarmed the Clark County caucus and probably flipped two delegates from Hillary Clinton's camp.

The Carson City Democratic County Convention went off without a hitch Saturday with none of the issues that plagued the March caucuses which were overwhelmed by an unexpected turnout.And th ...

The Hillary Clinton campaign has sent a letter to Clark County Democratic Party officials demanding the removal of the credentials chairman for Saturday's convention that will choose delegates to the state convention next month who could go to Philadelphia this summer.

Carson City's FFA Capitol Chapter had a fun and successful week at the State Convention in Reno, March 22-March 26, 2016. The week culminated on Friday night with Chapter President Meghan Harrison being the first ever member from Carson City to achieve a State Degree. The next morning, Meghan was elected to the Nevada State FFA Officer Team. She is also the first from Carson City to serve as a State Officer.

Two days before the Washoe County Republican Party convention, Ted Cruz's campaign is calling delegates, who could go on to the state and then national conventions.
1. Very smart. No sign of Trump.
2. Very painful to hear the Cruz operative mangle the name of the state. "It's time for Ne-vah-duh ...

On the eve of the latest battle between Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts (and other gamers) over whether to expand the convention center or build a stadium (to house the Raiders?), MGM is poised to release a poll that bolsters its case.
The polling memo, which you can see below, is being released ...