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The Carson High School Library was packed with students Nov. 1 for a special occasion guest speaker, author and CHS graduate Teri Case. She gave students who attend College Connections some practical and realistic advice on writing applications for both local and national scholarships.

How about a high temperature of 74 degrees in the Nevada state capital on the first Sunday of November? That's according to the National Weather Service in Reno, and it ought to be motivation enough to get outside, soak up the warm weather and enjoy all that the Carson City area has to offer.

Take advantage of the extra daylight while it lasts. Saturday is the final day of the year for Daylight Savings Time. Be sure to "fall back" one hour on your clocks Saturday night into early Sunday when Standard Time takes over.

There will be a Holiday Craft Fair at Comstock Mobile Village 2601 E. College Parkway, Carson City, across the street from The Carson City Airport. The craft fair is Friday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 4, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We have a lot of unique items our residents have created and a lot of items great for holiday gifts. Hope to see you there.

Though no one knows for sure who said “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”, CHS teacher and Air Force veteran Tod Jennings, in his respectfully fun and playful manner, challenged CHS teacher and Navy veteran Daniel Ingram to a bet.

Just because Nevada Day and the parade are over doesn't mean there isn't anything to do around Carson City on Sunday. Take advantage of the last of a three-day weekend, relax or have some more fun.

It's parade day in Carson City, which means a host of Nevada Day activities throughout the state capital all day long.

Of course, the 80th annual Nevada Day Parade is the centerpiece of the Silver State's 154th birthday celebration.

For more than three decades, the Nevada Day Powwow has been a concurrent celebration of Nevada statehood as well as the culture and heritage of the Silver State's native people.

Eight days before the presidential election of 1864, Nevada became the 36th state in the union. Hello Carson City and welcome to Friday, Nevada Day, Oct. 26, 2018. Today is the observed state holiday, where businesses are open but state and local government offices and schools are closed. Meanwhile, the capital city itself is getting warmed up for a three-day weekend and famed parade that celebrates statehood.

Nevada's celebration of statehood provides for a bevy of activities that showcase the Silver State's best. From contests to exhibits, food and beverages of all kinds, Native dancing, hot air balloons, concerts, a carnival celebration at Mills Park and the famed Nevada Day parade, there is something for everyone throughout the long weekend.

Nevada Day Celebration begins on Friday, October 26th with the Passport to Downtown event, Curry Street Ribbon Cutting, Raffles, and more.

After a spectacular sunset and the rise of the Hunter's Moon last night, you know greatness is ahead. Good morning Carson City, today is Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Ahead today is a morning coffee networking event, a craft fair in its 18th year at the Carson Valley Inn, a haunted hayride in Dayton, family night at RSVP's Nevada Day Carnival held through Sunday at Mills Park, a lecture on Nevada names and much more.

RSVP presents the 33rd Annual Nevada Day Carnival and Celebration in Carson City, beginning Thursday, Oct. 25 and running through Sunday, Oct. 28 at Mills Park.

The carnival kicks off Thursday evening, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. where all rides are just $1, courtesy of Dick Campagni's Carson City Toyota.

SCREENWRITING 101 with Sean Mick: This one-day workshop covers all aspects of the screenwriter's craft, including Structure, Character, Dialogue, Format, Sales and Marketing. Beginners will learn the tools needed to write their first screenplay; more experienced writers will increase their skills and gain new insights into the writing process.

Kelly Gustafson, a Carson High School Health Science teacher and HOSA adviser in the Career and Technical Education Department at CHS, provides this week's news regarding a health career competition. She reports the following:

Nevada Day and the big parade are just one week away, but first is the annual Carson City Ghost Walk this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in downtown Carson City.

A Touch of Class Craft Show - October 25-27, 10:00 am-8:00 pm at Carson Valley Inn, Ballroom.

Boutique style show. All products are handmade by 31 crafters.

FREE admission with hourly door prizes.

First 100 customers that bring a non-perishable food item to help support the food closet will receive a small handmade gift.

We also will be supporting the Boys and Girls club with a portion of our profits.

Find us at www.atouchofclassnv.org

Please indulge us as we ask you to re-elect Ron as Nevada Controller. If Ron wins, James also gets reappointed Deputy Controller.

Ron’s running on his record and qualifications. When we discuss below things we’ve done, it’s both of us, but also 39 other people in the office. We’re blessed with an outstanding team of professionals led by talented managers.

Carson City High senior Jazlyn Duran puts her artistic passion to work this month for the benefit of the Carson City Senior Center and its Meals on Wheels program recipients, as she helps with the installation art donated by former Carson City artist, Carol Benson, for her senior project.

Every spooky Halloween or family friendly fall themed event in Carson City, Gardnerville, Virginia City, Reno, Sparks, Dayton, and more.

CARSON CITY — Winging it has serious implications for Conner Love and those around him, but after the last 24 months, he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Families braved crisp, chilly temperatures in the thirties Saturday morning to participate in the 26th annual Seeliger Elementary Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival in Carson City.

The thunderous roar of jet engines will rumble across the skies above Carson City and the Carson Valley this weekend as the famed U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight team headlines the 2018 Aviation Roundup at the Minden-Tahoe Airport.

Come on down to the Carson Mall Scare Crow Festival, spanning two Saturdays, Oct. 13 and Oct. 20, from 12-3 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. Scarecrows cost $20 per day and pumpkins are $15 each day to decorate.

Save $5 if you register before the day of on the Carson Mall Facebook page.

Make your own scarecrow. We have enough supplies to make over 150 hand-made scarecrows and 100 pumpkins, too.

The Aviation Roundup Air Show at the Minden-Tahoe Airport brings “Aviation, Celebration and Commemoration” to the Carson Valley this weekend, October 13-14.

Happy Friday Carson City! Today starts the sunny weekend ahead, with a high of 67 and cloudless skies.

On the books today is the Loud as Folk concert at the Brewery Arts Center, a tour of the Carson River, a morning walk of the newly opened Linear Ditch Trail, Moon Lectures, and more!

Celebrating more than a quarter century of turning the round, orange members of the squash family into memorable Halloween carving traditions, Seeliger Elementary School in Carson City will host its 26th annual Pumpkin Patch this Saturday, Oct. 13.

Celebrating more than a quarter century of turning the round, orange members of the squash family into memorable Halloween carving traditions, Seeliger Elementary School in Carson City will host its 26th annual Pumpkin Patch this Saturday, Oct. 13.

Weekend events, including Oktoberfests and zany outhouse races, continue Sunday around Carson City and throughout the greater Reno-Tahoe area.

October is a festive month of the Fall season in Carson City, including Casino Fandango's Oktoberfest, now in its fourth year.