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The Nevada Day Parade in downtown Carson City drew tens of thousands to Carson Street today to watch and celebrate the Silver State's statehood.
Parade-goers were treated this morning with an air show above the Carson City skies, including the traditional F18 Hornet fly-over.

Click here for more photos. Festivities continue today with the annual Nevada Day Beard Contest at the Capitol Amphitheater. This begins immediately following the parade.

Nevada Day kicks off this morning with annual the Nevada Day Parade, with the theme being "100 Years of Aviation" to go along with the Silver State’s admission to the Union in 1864.

Retired Lt. Col. Dick Rutan of the U.S. Air Force serves as Grand Marshal for today's celebration. He was picked to coincide with the theme, which marks a history-making flight of daredevil pilot William Ivy Baldwin west of Carson City, where he soared to 4,675 feet, the highest ever at that time.
 

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You can watch the Nevada Day Parade on the internet live as it happens.

Viewers will be able to watch the parade online at www.NevadaDay.com beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30. We Shoot Video, a local media production company, will stream the Nevada Day Parade live via the internet.

Bring the family to enjoy FREE treats, prizes, entertainment & more! Check out ALL the fun & FREE things that will be going on...The DARE car will be here to help promote a Drug Free Halloween, Kids costume contest 7pm - $15. gift card for Game Stop to winner, Sheriffs Dept. Juvenile Programs Coordinator distributing Children's ID Kits to parents, Hot Cider, Hot Cocoa & Halloween Candy, Music, Sword Fighters, Face Painter, Tarot Card & Palm Reader, Bring pet food for our local Animal Shelter to be entered in a drawing to win a wine gift basket

Coming off its closest call of the season to date, the undefeated Carson High football team will be looking to continue the momentum into homecoming tonight.

Carson (5-0 overall, 4-0 Northern 4A conference) will host Damonte Ranch (0-5, 0-4) in a 7:30 p.m. conference contest. The Senators picked off a dramatic 16-13 overtime win over arch rival Douglas last week in Minden and have carried that momentum over to this week, according to coach Blair Roman.

CARSON CITY – State Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio said today he will make an endorsement in the neck-and-neck U.S. Senate race within the next few days.

Grab your frilly skirt and join us for an entertaining game of Bunco. Activities inclue a "girls just wanna have fun" costume contest, action, raffle and group game of Bunco. Call 775-447500 or email kathy1.johnson@ge.com

Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare is working with Carson City to turn the region pink for breast cancer awareness. This is the 9th year of ThiNK PiNK. We will be lighting up the capital grounds with pink lights to bring awareness to breast cancer.

With a goal of 300 drivers, Capital Ford's Drive One 4UR School was on par Saturday to raise $6,000 for Carson High School athletic programs.

More than 300 Carson City residents took a test drive of 12 Ford 2010 and 2011 model cars and trucks at the Carson High School parking lot Saturday to support the girls soccer and basketball teams.

"Carson City once again continues to show its true spirit as a community by getting behind fundraising events such as Drive One 4UR School," said Tim Milligan, general manager for Capital Ford in Carson City.

The best speakers in the Carson City area will be chosen Saturday September 18, when three local Toastmasters clubs conduct the annual Area 22, Division B, District 39 speech contest.

The event will be conducted at 1301 Old Hot Springs Road, beginning at 10:00am, and the public is invited. The winner will be chosen from among 6 contestants for the Table Topics contest and 6 for the Humorous Speech contest. The winners of these contests will go on and compete in the Division B contest in Reno on October the 2nd.

Playgrounds are a pure joy to watch. Children experiment and dream with unbridled optimism. One elementary school in Carson City, by itself, houses over 600 future teachers, healers and leaders. It is a parent’s best dream to envision a bright, healthy, productive future for our children. Sometimes fear overtakes us, as we live with the daily reminders of our world’s very-real threats to those futures. Many of those fears are born of the very-real adult perspectives we have on environmental risks - like crime, drug use and violence.

There is an interesting discussion going on over at the Nevada Appeal site concerning the Nugget Project.

The story begins two week ago when Guy Farmer wrote a rather harsh column that slammed the Nugget Project. In response, last week there was a guest column by Michael Douglass criticizing Farmer's take on the subject.

Kit Carson Toastmasters will hold a humorous speech contest amongst members on Tuesday September 7th. The event will be conducted at Grandma Hattie’s Restaurant, 2811 South Carson Street, Carson City, beginning at 6:30am. This is a free event and the public is welcome to attend. The winner will be chosen from Kit Carson Toastmasters members and will go on to the Area 22 contest in Carson City on September 18th. Fred Daniels will be the contest chair and Tim Mueller will be the chief judge.

Kit Carson Toastmasters will hold a humorous speech contest amongst members on Tuesday September 7th. The event will be conducted at Grandma Hattie’s Restaurant, 2811 South Carson Street, Carson City, beginning at 6:30am. This is a free event and the public is welcome to attend. The winner will be chosen from Kit Carson Toastmasters members and will go on to the Area 22 contest in Carson City on September 18th. Fred Daniels will be the contest chair and Tim Mueller will be the chief judge.

Kevin Ray discusses upcoming events at the Carson Mall, and picks the winner of their Taste of Downtown contest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeMoXoet2gw

CARSON CITY – A two-member panel of the state Ethics Commission has decided there is insufficient cause to move forward with a complaint that state Treasurer Kate Marshall used her office to benefit her re-election bid.

CARSON CITY – In the fight for control of the Republican Party in the state Senate in the Tuesday primary it was an even split, with conservative candidates taking two of four contested seats and two others going to more moderate candidates backed by Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio.

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The Carson City Chamber of Commerce will hold its May evening mixer at 5 p.m. tonight at V&T Pet Clinic, 2230 South Carson Street in Carson City.
See what the buzz is about with the specially decorated pet hotel rooms. Bring a photo of your pet for the Cutest Pet Contest. The winner will get a pet photo package from Little People's Portraits.
V&T Pet Clinic can be reached at (775) 882-6006.

LAKE TAHOE — The “South Shore Summer Series” launches the season with a weekend of live music, culinary delights, sternwheeler race, concerts and competitions stretching across the shore from Camp Richardson Resort on the west to Zephyr Cove on the east. Recognized for its combination of scenic beauty and outdoor recreation with value-added vacations, entertainment and dining options, Lake Tahoe dives into summer as the recently designated No. 2 Destination and No. 8 place in the U.S.

RENO -- Sure, the Carson High softball team had its share of heroes on Thursday afternoon. When all was said and done, however, an all-around performance by "Team" Carson was the difference in an 8-5 victory against Reed at the Northern 4A Regional Softball Tournament at Bishop Manogue High School.

A Clark County District Court jury last Friday ordered Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Baxter Healthcare Services to pay a combined $500 million in punitive damages to a Nevada man who contracted Hepatitis C during an outbreak two years ago.
The jury award was the largest in Nevada history.
In a statement issued shortly after the jury reached its decision, Teva said it planned to contest the verdict.  A spokesman for Baxter later confirmed the company will also most likely appeal.

MINDEN -- They took different routes on Wednesday, but at the end of the day, the stage was set for a showdown between the Galena Grizzlies and Reno Huskies at the Northern 4A Regional Baseball Tournament.

For a team that's been struggling, this went about as well as could be.
The Western Nevada College baseball team rolled to a 10-2 win over the Reno Astros semipro team on Tuesday at John L. Harvey Field. The Wildcats were able to schedule the game to make up for a rained out game early in the season and the contest couldn't have come at a better time for a club that has lost six of its last games.

It's a no-brainer. Drudge through another intrasquad scrimmage or play one of Northern Nevada's top baseball teams.
With one of its games rained out early in the season, the Western Nevada College baseball team has always had one contest it could make up and when the chance came to play the Reno Astros semipro baseball team, the Wildcats jumped at the chance.
 
WNC will host the Astros at 3 p.m. Tuesday at John L. Harvey Field. The game will help the Wildcats prepare for a crucial series against Colorado Northwestern Community College.

CARSON CITY – Nevada GOP state treasurer candidate Steve Martin and Democrat incumbent Treasurer Kate Marshall engaged in a war of words this week over her management of the office for which she is seeking a second term.

RENO -- Even on a day when weather conditions were so unpredictable, it was difficult to find an explanation for the offensive performance of the Carson High softball team on Thursday afternoon.

CARSON CITY – A spokesman for Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall is rejecting any suggestion that her participation in radio ads to promote a children’s contest involving a college savings program is aimed at helping her re-election campaign.

But a campaign consultant for her GOP opponent called Marshall a hypocrite for engaging in the same practice she criticized her predecessor for doing, and for “pushing the envelope” by running ads after the close of filing for office.