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RSVP will host the 4th of July Celebration and Carnival in Mills Park for the 23rd year! Carson City Toyota-Scion, our premier sponsor, has graciously partnered with RSVP and Cumulus Media to provide a live radio remote on Magic 95.5 FM beginning at 6 pm on Saturday, July 4th and leading up to a broadcast of patriotic music and simulcast to the fireworks display at dusk. We hope that you will be our guest and join us at Mills Park for great live music by Jake Armer and the HotDogs beginning at 2 pm.

The Nevada Rural Housing Authority received a Partnership Innovation Award from the Pacific Southwest Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment officials Monday, May 18.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture encourages low-income seniors to sign up for free Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program coupon books. The aim of the program is to supplement the diets of low-income seniors with fresh, nutritious produce while supporting Nevada’s farmers.

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Inc., also known as RSVP, has free Farmers Market coupons for Carson City low-income seniors.

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Inc., also known as RSVP, has free Farmers Market coupons for Carson City low-income seniors through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program is a cooperative effort provided by RSVP, the USDA, the Nevada State Commodity Food Distribution Program, the Nevada Department of Agriculture, the Nevada Certified Farmers Market Association and the State of Nevada Division for Aging and Disability Services, said Susan Haas, executive director and CEO.

Happy Mother’s Day, Carson City! Several family friendly events are occurring around town this weekend. Take a ride on the McKeen Motor Car at the Nevada State Railroad Museum or the Ferris Wheel at RSVP’s Spring Fair and Carnival. A Harmonica and Strings Concert at Empire Elementary School showcases what some of our talented students can do. Get up early and head over to the Carson City Airport if your youngster has any interest in planes: Young Eagles flights are happening today if the weather permits.

SATURDAY:

• 23rd Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive (leave your donation of non-perishable food items at your mail box for mail carrier to pick up)
• Greenhouse Project Annual Spring Plant Sale and Live Music with Hick’ry Switch at the Carson High Greenhouse: 1111 Saliman, off Robinson –behind the buses (8am-1pm)

Gov. Sandoval went to Fourth Ward School yesterday to sign AB165, the bill that creates "Nevada Educational Choice Scholarships," his pet project that will divert public school funding to private schools. They are supposed to give low income families choices, but will they?

Senate Republicans pushed legislation through the upper house Friday opponents say weakens overtime laws and takes money away from those making the lowest hourly wages in Nevada.SB193 changes the rules for workers at ...

Friday night saw the beginning of Spring Fling Week at Carson High School with the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported FBLA’s efforts to raise money for the March of Dimes. The next week is filled with events for student to celebrate springtime.

Hey Carson City, the Carson High Leadership class is organizing a clean-up day at Mills Park for Thursday, Feb. 26 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. This month, Carson High Leadership is focusing on Love Thy Community.
So every week, Carson High's Student Council will be encouraging their fellow students to clean up in several different ways: they will be making posters and flyers and putting them up around the school, it will be on the announcements, and every Thursday of Friday they will be passing out a reward when they see other students cleaning up.

The Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 Reno paper had an article “Will Immigrants pay Back Taxes.” As I read that, I wondered if anyone had really tried to guess how much taxes an immigrant living illegally might pay if they lived in the U.S. for five years.

There seems to be some confusion on whether they must pay back taxes. The Obama administration indicated the president “misspoke when he said that immigrants would have to ‘pay back taxes.'" The bill seems to say they, among other things would have to have “satisfied any applicable Federal tax liability."

More than $161 million was invested in rural Nevada in 2014 by the Department of Agriculture's Rural Development agency to support housing, business and community facilities. Since 2009, the rural agency has provided more than $987 million to strengthen rural Nevada’s families and communities.

The 2nd Annual "Adopt a Vet Poker Run" sponsored by the Carson Area Chapter 388 of the Vietnam Veterans of America is being held at Carson City Harley-Davidson on Saturday, August 16.

The Adopt a Vet Dental Program is a program providing dental care for low income veterans.

The event includes the motorcycle poker run through Dayton, Minden, Genoa and Zephyr Cove, live music, lunch, ride pouch and a raffle. Registration ($30) starts at 8:30 am, run at 10:00 am.

The cost of nursing home as of May 2013 is about $7,139 per month in Nevada. The cost of nursing services in the home by qualified caregivers can be that much or even more for 24 hour care.

Hopefully we won’t need that care or not for very long. However, it seems the average need is about three years of care.

If a veteran has low income and less than $80,000 in assets, war veterans may be eligible for up to $2,000 per month for home health care, a nursing home or assisted living. A look at www.veteranaid.org will give some information about that program.

Many individuals think the time to plan for 2013 year is past, and most of them are correct. The door to almost all tax saving moves or actions for 2013 closed on Dec. 31, 2013. However, there are some exceptions regarding IRA contributions and some retirement plan contributions.

Contributions to traditional (regular) IRAs for the tax year of 2013, can be made as late as April 15, 2014 and still be a 2013 deduction if certain rules are met.

The Nevada Rural Counties Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Inc. (RSVP) has appointed Mike Reynolds as the Carson City and Regional Mobility Manager. Lack of transportation has been identified as the greatest deterrent to accessing lifesaving goods and services for homebound, low income, frail seniors and disabled persons.

A one week stay in a luxury home on the island of Kauai will be a featured lot item during the live auction at this summer’s Concert Under the Stars in Carson City.

The event takes place July 9, outdoors behind Café at Adele’s. Legendary Rock Band “War” will headline the Concert, local favorites Notch 8 and CW and Mr. Spoons will open the show. The gates open at 5 p.m. and the music begins at 6:30 p.m.

Nevada lawmakers hosted a town hall style meeting to discuss how to use the Silver State's tax dollars in the best way possible.

Three major topics were discussed at the town hall forum, the PERS Preservation Act, Public Works and Opportunity Scholarships for low income students.

Legendary rock band “War” will headline this summer’s Concert Under the Stars taking place Tuesday, July 9 outdoors behind Café at Adele’s. The annual event benefits Carson City’s Greenhouse Project. The gates open at 5 p.m. and the music begins at 6:30 p.m.

In a career that has spanned more than four decades War has sold more than 50 million albums. The band’s unique mix of Funk, Jazz, R&B and Rock and Roll has produced numerous top ten singles including “Low Rider”, “Cisco Kid”, “Why Can’t We be Friends” and many more.

Pre-registration begins at noon today for 40,000 Burning Man tickets at $380 per ticket. The pre-registration period ends noon Sunday, Feb. 10. Burning Man officials are doing tiered first-come-first serve sales of the 2013 tickets.

According to the official Burning Man website, organizers say they've come up with a ticket sales plan to avoid scalping and to meet the needs of the "greatest number of people possible," given there is a limited supply available.

After selling 3,000 tickets during the holidays, Burning Man officials have announced the sale of 55,000 tickets for 2013.

According to the official Burning Man website, organizers say they've come up with a ticket sales plan to meet the needs of the "greatest number of people possible," given that there is a limited supply available.

CARSON CITY – Nevada State Medical Association President Florence Jameson said today that Gov. Brian Sandoval made a “politically courageous and correct” policy decision to expand the Nevada Medicaid program.

The decision will ensure that there will not be a new class of uninsured Nevadans when the federal health coverage changes are implemented in January 2014, said Jameson, a physician.

Carson City’s Greenhouse Project will hold a plant and yard sale on Saturday, May 19th from 8am to noon. Several varieties of seedlings and small plants will be available including tomatoes, peppers and petunias. The Greenhouse opened in December 2011, these plants are the first crops grown in the facility. There will also be a yard sale of donated items including restaurant supplies and household items. All money raised will benefit the Greenhouse Project.

The Greenhouse Project is located on the campus of Carson High School, 1111 N. Saliman in Carson City.

Nevada Legal Services is offering a free Foreclosure Information Class available to any homeowner in Nevada. The class will focus on the foreclosure process including mandatory mediation and the government sponsored loss mitigation options. The class will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Dayton Library, 321 Old Dayton Rd., Dayton. Nevada Legal Services is a nonprofit HUD Certified Housing Counseling organization providing free legal services to low income Nevadans. Nevada Legal Services is a statewide organization assisting every county in Nevada.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s top state administrators gathered together in meeting rooms and via the internet today to hear first-hand about Gov. Brian Sandoval’s initial plans for his 2013-15 budget.

The all-day meeting called “Budget Kickoff” was intended to provide instructions to state administrators on how to begin preparing their spending plans for the new two-year budget that will take effect on July 1, 2013.

CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks at the top of states for its low overall tax liability paid by mature businesses, but only 38^th for new firms due in part to a lack of incentives, according to a new comprehensive study by the Tax Foundation.

Friday, December 16th at 2:30 pm on the Carson High School Campus. The ceremony is the culmination of nearly three years of planning, fundraising and construction. The Greenhouse Project’s focus on using renewable energy and ecological sustainable growing methods make it the only one of its kind in Nevada.

CARSON CITY – Medicaid fraud is a growing problem here and around the country, and two different Nevada agencies are tasked with investigating cases and returning ill-gotten taxpayer dollars to the program.

CARSON CITY – Thousands of Nevada residents who rely on financial assistance to pay their power bills likely won’t get help this year because of federal funding cuts, a state agency reported today.
Miki Allard, staff specialist with the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, said federal funding for Nevada’s Energy Assistance Program will amount to only $4 million this year, down from $15.8 million in the fiscal year that just ended June 30.

Nevada Legal Services has launched two months worth of free foreclosure seminars teaching homeowners about mediation and loss mitigation.
The class in Carson City will be on Monday, July 11, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Carson City Library, 900 North Roop Street.
The class will also be held in Dayton on July 26, 1:30 p.m., at the library, 321 Old Dayton Valley Road.

The 3rd annual Concert Under the Stars will rock Carson City on July 13th behind Adele’s Restaurant and Lounge. Grammy Winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Booker T will headline the event. The soul legend will perform music from his critically acclaimed new album “The Road from Memphis” as well as old favorites. Also performing, Sonoma based Frobeck. The band’s unique blend of pop, funk and rock has been wowing audiences since 2005. Reno favorite The Mighty Surf Lords will open the show.