
Food Bank
Js' Bistro to Host Fundraiser for the Dayton Food Pantry
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 5:41pm
Event Date:
December 13, 2011 (All day) Js’ Old Town Bistro will host a Spaghetti Feed on Tuesday, December 13th, from 5 – 8pm to benefit the Dayton Food Pantry. $10.00 buys a spaghetti dinner, with $5.00 going directly to the Food Pantry.
Last month nearly 3000 people sought help from The Pantry, including 127 new families, a significant increase over last year. That number is expected to rise even more as Christmas approaches.
Js’ Old Town Bistro is located at 30 Pike Street (on the corner of Main) in Old Town Dayton. Call 774-246-4400 for more information.
South Lake Tahoe Features Holiday Music Festivals, Entertainment and Fireworks
Submitted by editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 11:56amLake Tahoe South is New Year’s celebration central with Snow Globe, a three-day outdoor music festival with over 40 world-class musicians on three main stages, firework shows, combined with a myriad of outdoor recreation, entertainment and nightlife, providing action-packed holiday season for kids of all ages.
November YBP Food Drive!
Submitted by gpoppinga on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 2:28pmNovember YBP Food Drive!
During the month of November drop off food donations to benefit the Friends In Service Helping (FISH) Food Bank at the following locations during business hours:
Alie's Flowers
775-882-8490
1311 S. Carson St.
Carson City, NV 89701
www.aliesflowers.biz
City National Bank
775-885-1221
1811 E. College Parkway
Carson City, NV 89706
www.cnb.com
Nevada Appeal
775-882-2111
580 Mallory Way
Carson City, NV 89701
www.nevadaappeal.com
Steele & Associates
775-882-7198
680 W. Nye Lane, Suite 202
Carson City, NV 89703
www.steelecpas.com
Man arrested near food bank for felony heroin possession
Submitted by T. Costa on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 11:17amCarson City Sheriff's deputies arrested transient Joshua T. Lieberman, 30, at the corner of Fall and Long streets Wednesday afternoon, for felony possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched after a call was placed about a person possibly selling drugs. Deputies spotted the subject - later identified as Lieberman - near the FISH store, acting nervously and clenching his left fist. Being told to relax made the subject more nervous.
FISH food bank mourns loss of 'cereal lady'
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 3:01amThe staff and volunteers at Friends In Service Helping are mourning the loss this week of one of their most prolific donors, Maxine Beck-Gallagher.Affectionately known around the FISH food bank as ...
Dowtown Business Association donates to Disabled American Vetrans
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:57amD.B.A. and Legends of the West Support Disabled American Veterans, chapters #1 and #7
The first annual Legends of the West Bike & Car Fest was held in June of this year. The Downtown Business Association (D.B.A.) was the force behind this new and exciting event which closed our main street for the first time in many years for something other than Nevada Day parades. Visit www.EventsNevada.com/legends.html for all the great pics and videos from Legends.
Carson City to host Heal the World Interfaith Picnic of Nevada
Submitted by editor on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 10:54amVarious faiths are coming together to have a picnic in Nevada’s capital Carson City at the end of the month.
Christians of various denominations, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Baha’is, and others, besides sharing food, music, games, prayers, a “Peace Cake”, etc., will also try to find similarities between their diverse traditions at second annual “Heal the World Interfaith Picnic of Nevada” on July 31, said Adina Richman Karst, vent coordinator.
Dayton yard sale nets more than $2,000 for food bank
Submitted by quest lakes on Sun, 05/08/2011 - 1:40pmFreida Carbery of Dayton Food Pantry extended a big thank you to dozens of volunteers, including JPO youths and staff, who organized and ran the May 7 yard sale benefit for the local Dayton Food Pantry, with help from hundreds of people in the region who donated items for the fundraiser, which made $2,173 in one day for the busy pantry at 4 Enterprise Way in Dayton.
Healthy Communities Coalition: Collaboration Leads to Results
Submitted by quest lakes on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 6:13pmThe Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey hosts special speakers during public meetings held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 9am at the Silver Springs Community Center at 2945 Ft. Churchill Road. Each meeting also includes resource sharing, updates and discussion on issues of regional importance such as health and wellness, substance abuse prevention and recovery, education, workforce development, etc. On May 12, the featured speakers will be from the Tobacco Cessation Helpline.
Show & shine to help the food bank
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 3:01amLee Maehler of Carson City looks at a 1947 Whizzer bike at the Carson City Harley-Davidson car show & shine on Saturday. Capital Classic Productions, organizer of the show and shine, has pledged...
Car show supports food bank
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 3:01amA classic car show and shine plus a food drive will take place Saturday at the Carson City Harley Davidson, 2900 Research Way. A portion of all entries will be donated to The Food Bank of Northe...
Dayton Community Partners with Food Pantry; Takes Feinstein Challenge To Fight Hunger
Submitted by quest lakes on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 9:06amDozens of local groups have taken the challenge to fight hunger in Dayton this spring. When the Dayton Food Bank issued an open invitation to partner with them for The Feinstein $1 Million Dollar Challenge to fight hunger, dozens of individuals, businesses, schools, nonprofits and clubs stepped up to help.
Burning Man kicks in with cash
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 4:08pmSome good news from the Burning Man folks. Maybe some critics swill have second thoughts. Black Rock City, LLC, the organization that hosts the annual Burning Man event, has announced it will donate $97,200 in proceeds from ice sales at the 2010 event to various charitable, art and service organizations in Northern Nevada.
New Coalition Proposes Ideas for Government Efficiency in Nevada
Submitted by quest lakes on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 12:45pmA new group has formed to propose innovative strategies to create a healthy State with well-supported public systems and services and an improved fiscal system.
Members of the Nevada Values Coalition have met twice for “big tent”, nonpartisan meetings to discuss the complex issues, and members then further examined ideas through subcommittees.
Dayton Food Pantry makes plea for Thanksgiving turkey donors
Submitted by quest lakes on Tue, 11/16/2010 - 10:19amWith an unemployment rate of nearly 20 percent in Lyon County, the Dayton Food Pantry has seen a big jump in requests for Thanksgiving food baskets and is asking the community for help.
Food Pantry Director Freida Carbery reports that while many individuals and groups have donated turkeys and trimmings, there are already 100 families in need on the Pantry list, and only 40 turkeys in the freezer. The Pantry's list of those in need doesn’t even include the numbers of families she expects to receive from the local schools this week.
Freida Carbery Named Nevada Prevention Fellow
Submitted by quest lakes on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 12:40amFreida Carbery of Dayton has been named Nevada Prevention Fellow. As an organizer for the Dayton Food Bank through the Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties, Carbery has engaged dozens of community volunteers in the region.
Northern Nevada Radio Control Open House & Air Show
Submitted by Fatima Villalobos on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 4:26pmThe first Northern Nevada RC Air Show hosted by the High Sierra RC Club took place Saturday at the Pony Express Model Airpark.
Radio Control Clubs from all over Northern Nevada participated in the event The High Sierra RC Club, Reno Radio Control Club, Sierra Silent Soarers, Reno Sparks Control Liners Model Airplane Club and Sierra Sagebrush Flyers.
Nevada AG pressured to NOT file state lawsuit against Health Care Reform
Submitted by Dave Morgan on Thu, 04/01/2010 - 8:48amA 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.
Dayton Food Bank needs new home
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 3:01amLocal business helps food bank keep its cool
Submitted by on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 6:54amLocal business helps food bank keep its cool By BRIAN DUGGAN bduggan@nevadaappeal



















