Partnership Carson City

The Nevada Judges Association consisting of over 80 Justices of the Peace and Municipal Court Judges from the Justice and Municipal Courts throughout the State of Nevada honored Carson City Justice of the Peace/Municipal Court Judge John Tatro with the Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Take control of your diabetes! Partnership Carson City invites you to a free diabetes self-management class beginning May 13. Stanford University developed this research based program.

Day: Each Friday for 6 weeks, first class is on May 13

Time: 2:00 pm -4:30 pm

Where: Joshua Tree Room at the Carson Senior Center (enter on the east side of the building)901 Beverly Dr., Carson City.

Partnership Carson City's Prescription Drug Round Up on Saturday, April 30th collected 194 pounds of medications and 73 pounds of needles. This event was made possible with the support of the Drug Enforcement Agency, Carson City Sheriff's Department, both SaveMarts and Smiths stores, and the Carson City Elks Lodge #2177.

Carson City Sheriff’s Deputy Guy Jessop accepts medication from Carson City resident Cindy Mills on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Smith’s during the Partnership Carson City prescription drug and needle roundup. Photo by Shannon Litz/Nevada Photo Source.

Volunteers will be collecting unused or outdated prescription medications, along with hypodermic needles, at three Carson City locations on Saturday.

This Saturday, April 30, Partnership Carson City will hold its annual Prescription Drug Roundup day. Bring your used and expired prescription drugs to drop off locations in Carson City for proper disposal to protect our community and water supply.

This week's It's Your City celebrates National Public Health Month. Host Cortney Bloomer talks with Taylor Radtke, public information officer for Carson City Health and Human Services.

Carson City Health and Human Services, Carson Tahoe Health and Partnership Carson City will host a public health town hall meeting April 28 as part of Public Health Month.

Carson City Health and Human Services, Carson Tahoe Health and Partnership Carson City will host a public health town hall meeting as part of Public Health Month.

The event aims to provide an opportunity for residents to speak with area leaders, public officials and health officials about issues such as access to healthcare and mental/behavioral health services. The meeting also serves as an opportunity to collect input for the next Community Health Needs Assessment that will be published by CCHHS later this year.

Carson High School’s HOSA — Future Health Professionals, one of four Career Technical Student Organizations that are part of the CHS Career and Technical Education program, sent more than 100 students to compete in the state HOSA Future Health Professionals Leadership Conference in Las Vegas this month thanks to a $4,400 grant from Partnership Carson City and fundraising efforts by students.

Nick Fischer, 14, left, and Diana Alonso, 16, One Up student volunteers from Partnership Carson City, pick up tobacco waste around Western Nevada College on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. As part of Kick Butts Day at WNC the organization will do a count of cigarettes found for a later presentation and examine the toxic environmental effects of tobacco waste. These Carson High School students were two of about a dozen volunteers to help in the cause.

A 14-year-old Carson High School student recounted climbing up in her great-grandfather’s bathroom to change a lightbulb. She looked over at the top of the medicine cabinet where she saw a spoon and lighter hidden.

That’s when she learned that both of her uncles had a heroin addiction.

“They both abused heroin and prescription drugs,” she said. “They would take over my great-grandpa’s apartment. They would steal from him and they would steal his medicines.”
It was a terrible realization for her.

“When everyone is looking for gold, it’s good to be in the pick and shovel business.” — Mark Twain

The entrepreneur-turned-humorist ought to know. Even though Samuel Clemens failed miserably at both mining and logging ventures in Nevada, he gave getting rich his best shot. Twain well understood the appetite Americans have for money — and how far those who want a slice of the supply chain pie are willing to go in order to get it.
It’s the same ambitious impulse a recent Seattle Business article identified when it said, “Marijuana entrepreneurs are lining up to cash in.”

Partnership Carson City is seeking applications for primary prevention services within Carson City.

The purpose of this funding is to implement direct service primary prevention programs and strategies at the community level. PCC receives funding from the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency.

Carson High School’s Career and Technical Education program is presenting its Career Expo Thursday, Feb. 18 from 4:30-7 p.m. at the high school in Senator Square. The Expo is open to the general public as well as all Carson High School students.

Pipes disguised as highlighter pens and lipstick cases. Aerosol cans and water bottles that are secret containers for stashing drugs.

Hannah McDonald, youth program coordinator and training specialist for Partnership Carson City, laid out some of the ways youth are hiding their drug use. She unveiled the methods in a presentation Monday for counselors at Carson High School.

Thank you everyone for participating in the 6th annual Carson High Safe & Sober 5k Run/Walk. We had a great turn-out with 104 sign-ups and 88 participants. The weather was the best it’s been for the past five years – even after many inches of snow earlier in the week!

The complete race results are located at http://www.carsonhighsafegrad.com/5k.html. Special thank you to Steve Lang for helping with organizing runner information and keeping time on the entire race.

Please join us on Feb 6, at 10 a.m. for the sixth annual Carson High Safe Grad - Safe & Sober 5K Run/Walk. This event is organized by volunteers of the Carson High Safe Grad Booster and will be held, once again, at the CHS Track/Field.

Free Diabetes Class in Spanish. Clase de autocontrol de la diabetes, gratis. Aprenda cómo vivir con la diabetes.

Empezando: Jueves, 4 de Febrero
La primera clase empieza a las 5:00 pm para registracion. Las otras clases son de 5:30-8:00 pm
Dónde: En Comunidad Latina Unida, 1711 N. Roop Street

It seems appropriate at this time of year we acknowledge the amazing young people in our community.

Strings in the Schools, Carson City Symphony's after-school program, presents its sixth annual "This is Not a Christmas Concert" on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center.

Sierra Nevada Forums, Partnership Carson City and Nevada Juvenile Justice will host a lecture Thursday in Carson City on the brain/body connection by a consultant for the Navy SEALS and the International Olympic Committee.

John Underwood, director and founder of Pure Performance, is the Human Performance Consultant for the U.S. Navy SEALS, and presented at numerous military bases.

Partnership Carson City’s annual Prescription Drug Roundup on Saturday brought in 199 pounds of unused or expired prescription medication and 49 pounds of syringes, organizers said.

The Dog Days of Summer have hit town, so grab your favorite four-legged friend and have fun. CASI is hosting the ‘pooch plunge’ at the Carson Aquatic Center so that your pooches can beat this late September heat. Join the Nevada Humane Society at Lake Tahoe Brewing Company for the first annual ‘Brew-paw.’ Adoptable pets, a raffle, and more await. Don’t miss out on the downtown walk Sunday following coffee and mimosas at Adele’s. The ‘wag-n-walk’ will end up at the Visitor’s Center where you will be rewarded with a special pet tag.

On Friday Sept. 18 the Carson City Sheriff’s Office conducted an “Alcohol Sale to Minors Compliance Check” during the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Of the 19 local businesses that were checked, three failed to fall into compliance. Those businesses were:

This Saturday, Sept. 26, is Partnership Carson City’s annual Prescription Drug Roundup day. The Carson City roundups will be from 9 to 1 p.m.

Remote Area Medical and community partners are providing free medical services in October to Northern Nevadans regardless of age or insurance status. Events will be held in Carson City and Yerington in October and services include dental, vision and medical. Medical volunteers are needed with opportunities available for both medical and non-medical volunteers.



Sierra Nevada Forums will host a free presentation on hiking and biking trails in Carson City on Thursday at the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theatre.

"People who like trails get to use them, and if more people come into town there's better business and tourism,” said Anne Macquarie, moderator of the forum and founding president of Muscle Power: Citizens For A Bikeable and Walkable Carson City.



This time last year Carson City experienced a downpour that turned Mills Park into swamp land and forced the last-minute cancellation of National Night Out.

As the Carson City region continues to experience similar and strange weather this summer, the skies threatened a bit but ultimately held out for the 13th annual National Night Out with an astounding community turnout. It was as if locals had put all their energy from last year's disappointment to this year's celebration.

With the theme of violence prevention, Carson City Sheriff’s Office will host 13 years of community partnership with local agencies, groups and nonprofit organizations Tuesday at Mills Park with the 2015 National Night Out.

Returning this year after a last minute cancelation in 2014 because of heavy rain, this three hour annual family event is designed to bring children and their parents to the park for activities, music, information booths, demonstrations, hot dogs and refreshments. Festivities begin at 5 p.m.

Sally is a mother of two and a wife. Her children were raised under the same roof in Carson City, with the same rules, but heroin found her son. According to Sally, her son said, “Heroin was my destiny.”

The following is an interview with Sally, whose name was changed to protect the family: