brain tumor

Obstacles are nothing new for Carson City native Rebecca Ostrander.

Ostrander, 21, suffered a brain tumor shortly after her 18th birthday. She was forced to spend most of her senior year of high school in hospitals and physical therapy recovery centers.

Happy Saturday, Carson City! Are you feeling in the holiday spirit yet? Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and soon after it will be the season of jingle bells, red fur hats, ugly sweaters and snow!

Heading into the weekend before Thanksgiving, there’s a mountain of activities around the Carson City region over the next three days. Events include the 25th annual Carson High School Holiday Craft Fair, a “War of the Worlds” play at the Brewery Arts Center, a Chili Bingo Night fundraiser to benefit the Carson Middle School Band, laughs at the Carson Nugget and much more.

Tonight, (Wednesday night) in Dayton, the Sutro Elementary School Boosters Club will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for a student, Maliya Gafford, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. A fundraiser is also planned for this Saturday in Carson City.

The dinner tonight is from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Sutro Elementary School multipurpose room, 190 Dayton Village Pkwy, Dayton.

The cost is $5. There will be a raffle, silent auction and a bake sale. Boosters will have a donation box in the office if you are unable to attend but would like to help.

In what many had hoped would be a return to the wild for a large black bear tranquilized Tuesday morning on the west side of Carson City, ended in tragedy as the 19-year-old animal died in transit, where it was later discovered he had a brain tumor.

UPDATE: The 19-year-old bear captured Tuesday in Carson City by wildlife officials has died as a result of a brain tumor after he was tranquilized, with the intention of being released later into the wild, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Go here for the updated version of this story.
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With recent bear sightings around Carson City, including Tuesday morning off of Minnesota Street, it is a sure sign that fall has set in as the capital city area is seeing increased bear foraging activity, according to wildlife officials.

Take your family out for a pizza tonight or have your pizza delivered!

Today, Tuesday, February 5, our local Carson City Pizza Factory, 3120 U.S. Highway 50 East, will be donating 20 percent of the entire day's proceeds, and gymnasts from Silver State Gymnastics Academy will be serving customers, to help Colleen Butler, who has a brain tumor that she wants to go away!!

Good morning and happy Tuesday, Carson City! It's a snow day for Carson City school children, who will enjoy a Winter wonderland outside in several inches of the white stuff.

But the roads are no fun to drive on with solid black ice underneath the snow. Be careful on your commute today, leave early and slow down for the Winter conditions.

A Go Fund Me account has been set up for Colleen Butler, a Carson City mother of three who has a inoperable brain tumor. The tumor touches four different parts of her brain and is also beginning to affect the blood flow to her brain which is causing a long list of symptoms and challenges.

The Capital City Arts Initiative, also known as CCAI, presents its exhibition, "Jenny Raven: The Creative Growth Years 1979 - 1984" with artwork by artist Jenny Raven in the city’s Community Center Sierra Room, 851 E William Street, Carson City. The exhibition is available to the public through October 18, 2018. CCAI will host an exhibition reception on Friday, August 17, 5-7pm in the Sierra Room.

Tiffani’s 5th annual Sealed Toy Drive has commenced with 17 drop off locations in and around Carson City. The "sealed" toy drive allows hospitalized children who have to stay in their room, or are unable to play with used toys, a chance to receive a small gift basket of toys and games to play with over the holidays.

Sundays can be a lazy day if you prefer, but there’s plenty to do if you’d rather seize the day. There's a Health Energy Fair today from 11 to 4 in Carson City. The pet parade at Dayton Valley Days is free for all participants, so dress up Fido in his best costume and strut your stuff. Head over to the Shoe Tree Brewing Company for an afternoon of good feels. A fundraiser to benefit the family of Iliana Avila, a local girl with an inoperable brain tumor, features great beer, a silent auction, live music, and more. Keep reading for all your Sunday options.

SUNDAY:

Enjoy these September days, it will be blustery and cold before we know it. Celebrate our neighbor to the east during their annual Dayton Valley Days street festival. Tour their museums, pan for gold, and enjoy samples at their Chili cook-off. Downtown Carson is a hotbed of fun tonight with two pub crawls and the Ghost Walk Haunted History Tour. Keep reading for all of the happenings.

SATURDAY:

There will be a fundraiser Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Shoe Tree Brewing Company for Iliana Avila, an 8 year old girl from Carson City with an inoperable brain tumor, (DIPG).

She is currently under care at UCSF, where she is undergoing radiation to slow down the progression of her tumor. All funds collected at the event will help relieve some of the financial stress as her family spends as much time as possible with her.

Arizona’s United States Senator John McCain has been a difficult Republican for libertarian limited-government conservatives like us to embrace. Often, we stand opposite him on important issues of the day. He is too lacking in overarching principle for our taste. James has called on him to retire and actually sided with his Republican primary opponents in 2010 and 2016.
Yet, today we are sad.

I am married to an immigrant. Among the many definitions that people apply to this word is "a person who comes into a new country".

Families unite Saturday at Mills Park in Carson City for the first-ever Northern Nevada Family Fun Day, a community event featuring live music, workshops, shopping, raffles, a Kids Zone, giveaways, raffles and more.

There will be rock climbing demonstrations, face painting, pirates, obstacle courses, a bubble station, music, a photo booth, ice cream, refreshments beginning at 11 a.m. and running until to 9 p.m.

After months of planning and preparation, Faith Hope Love of Northern Nevada is about to launch its first-ever Northern Nevada Family Fun Day this Saturday at Mills Park in Carson City.

It was 10 p.m. on a temperate winter evening in early February three years ago when my best friend suffered a grand mal seizure. I rushed her to the hospital, and waited. And waited. And waited some more.

Then the doctor came out and informed me that she felt my friend had a brain tumor causing the seizure, because my friend was not responding to the anti-epileptic medication administered to her. The doctor said the only way to be sure was a three thousand dollar CT scan or MRI.

It was ten o’clock at night on a temperate winter evening in early February three years ago when my best friend suffered a grand mal seizure. I rushed her to the hospital, and waited. And waited. And waited some more.
Then the doctor came out and informed me that she felt my friend had a brain tumor causing the seizure, because my friend was not responding to the anti-epileptic medication administered to her. The doctor said the only way to be sure was a three thousand dollar CT scan or MRI.

There's a free block party in Gardnerville on Sunday, June 28, to benefit a local girl, Sierra, who suffers from a brain tumor. Hosted by Northern Nevada Hotspot, the Southgate Block Party will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1475 Southgate Drive. Lots of family fun including face painting, balloon twisting, water candles, raffles, shopping free popcorn, food and refreshments. Check out the ad above.

There's a free block party in Gardnerville on Sunday, May 31, to benefit a local girl, Sierra, who suffers from a brain tumor. Hosted by Northern Nevada Hotspot, the Southgate Block Party will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1475 Southgate Drive. Check out the ad above.

State Sen. Debbie Smith made her session debut in the Nevada Senate on Wednesday and was welcomed by ovations, cheers and tears following her treatment for a malignant brain tumor....

Our friend Drew Seitz of Dayton is asking for the public’s help in raising money to help off-set medical expenses for his mother, Karen Kerley of Minden, who was diagnosed recently with a brain tumor.

Drew writes: As we all know, my Mom, Karen has been suffering from a glioblastoma tumor in her brain. The surgery for removal was successful and the surgeon was able to remove all of the tumor. However, she has now inherited medical expenses that exceed insurance coverage. She also has to continue on with radiation and chemotherapy treatments that are going to be costly.

State Sen. Debbie Smith, who missed the first month of the Nevada Legislature while undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, said Wednesday she plans to return to the state Senate in April....

Nevada state Sen. Debbie Smith was scheduled to undergo a four- to five-hour surgery at a Texas hospital on Friday to remove a brain tumor and determine whether it's cancerous. The Sparks Democrat, 59, was diagnosed with a tumor last Thursday and is ......

State Sen. Debbie Smith was resting Friday at a Houston hospital after undergoing surgery for a brain tumor....

The Nevada Senate on Thursday appointed alternates to three committees while Sen. Debbie Smith undergoes treatment for a brain tumor....

Nevada Democratic state Sen. Debbie Smith has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and will undergo surgery Friday in Houston ......

Nevada State Sen. Debbie Smith announced Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with an operable brain tumor and will face surgery on Friday....