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Lifesaving for homeless pets in Carson City is about to reach a new beginning. A brand new animal shelter is opening, with a special Open House this Saturday and Sunday.

Carson Now columnist and business consultant Diane Dye Hansen will be speaking at Women’s Conference. This event, filled with education, inspiration, networking, shopping, and fun for women will take place at the Carson Nugget, Saturday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Over the next week, as part of National 4-H Week, youth in Nevada will join over 100,000 youth across the world in leading the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge.

I saw a meme on Facebook the other day. It was a woman with glowing, soulless eyes. The meme read, “the look you get when you have been in sales too long.” It was posted by a career salesman who felt soulless doing what he does for a living. My question to him was this. Do you believe in what you are selling? His answer: no.
If you don’t believe in what you are selling, you are going to face challenges.

Although the fall semester has begun at Western Nevada College, many noncredit educational and self-improvement classes are still available through WNC Continuing Education.

Class offerings range from learning the Washoe language to Tai Chi, to accounting methods designed for small business owners.

I was so touched by the response to the Advanced Gratitude Journaling class I taught last Friday. Whenever I can make a difference in someone’s life, I get a deep sense of satisfaction. I feel it takes me one step closer to fulfilling my life’s purpose.I am committed to learning, growing, inspiring others, and making a difference in the world.

Florence Phillips, 85, used to rely on her walker to get to where she needed to go. But ever since she committed her time twice a week to attend fitness classes hosted by Jerry Vance at the Carson Senior Center, she progressed to a cane.

Streets and sidewalks around Carson City will be busier starting Monday morning as children throughout the district head back to school.

In 2009, I lost my job at Konami Digital Entertainment. It was devastating. I realized my household now had zero income. My husband at the time didn’t have a job, either. He had been looking for a job for months since he quit his job in Dallas to move us to Southern California.

A Summer Family Forum: Revitalize, Connect and Live Well will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23. Join us for our Summer Family Forum, designed specifically for care partners, featuring experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease.

This weekend, I attended the final Levitt AMP concert for the summer at the Brewery Arts Center. Boy, was it fun! But, it also sparked a few connections for me which will result in business meetings this week. This, to me, is networking.

As I stare at this blank Word document, which will fill with words, I remember back to when this column first debuted in April of 2014. I was so grateful to have an audience, particularly an audience as wonderful as those who live in and around Carson City.

On July 9, Carson Animal Services Initiative, also known as CASI, had the pleasure of hosting our annual Bark, Whine and Dine fundraiser at Fuji Park, and because of our incredible community, it was once again a huge success.

Hot and dry weather will continue through at least Monday with gusty winds expected to arrive, prompting the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a Red Flag Warning for Carson City and much of Western Nevada beginning Sunday.

With the Pokemon Go app exploding in popularity among teens and adults across the country, Carson City dispatch has received numerous calls of "suspicious people" who have turned out to be game players, walking around empty buildings in the middle of the day and night.

Few people really understand the world that David Haynes lives in.

There's his family, his treatment team, and now Francisco Rodriguez, owner of the Tazmanian Boxing Club in Carson City.

Winds will become increasingly strong and gusty Friday afternoon and Saturday prompting a Red Flag Warning by the National Weather Service for much of western Nevada and Carson City region.

Popular culture sensationalizes the martial arts as inflicting pain, but the reality is that these ancient practices are more about internal healing than forms of defense.

It’s hard not to be impressed by the winning records of the Carson Futbol Club. But if you talk to the coaches themselves, they’ll tell you the club means so much more than trophies, though trophies are always nice.

“It works pretty much like a family,” said Frank Martinez, coach of the boys CFC team Pumas Elite. “The main thing is to guide these boys to be better people and better men.”

Marines and sailors from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Pendelton, Calif., are scheduled to conduct training in areas surrounding Minden-Tahoe Airport beginning Friday and running through June 24.

The unit will fly personnel and equipment in Marine aircraft to conduct training exercises in the adjacent areas. To ensure the training is realistic, some flights will occur after dark, increasing local air traffic.

Seventy-two years ago today, the largest seaborne invasion force the world had ever seen landed on the shores of Northern France, both making and changing history at the same time.

D-Day, June 6, 1944, was the beginning of the end of Nazi rule across Europe.

Registration is now open for the Carson City Library’s Summer Learning Challenge, which is open to all ages and encourages participants to read as well as develop other skills.

What can kids do with spare change? Lots of things! Nancy Cole's 5th graders decided that their change will go to help shelter animals.

As the days become longer with plenty of sunshine, elementary students in the Carson City School District may be more eager than ever to put their bike tires to the asphalt.

Come and join our Open Forum discussion every "first Friday of the month" from 10:30 - 11:30am in the Tahoe Room at the Carson City Senior Center.

This Friday, May 6, our topic is "All Politics Is Local" and we will be discussing the local Primary races for Carson City Mayor and State Assembly District 40.

The mounted unit of the Carson City Sheriff's Office will be working with horses Friday after sunset and into the evening in which fireworks and gunfire will be used as part of the training, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The event is to help condition the horses to loud noises. The exercise will be held at Silver Saddle Ranch and should be over by 10 p.m.

The weekend has rushed by again, but Carson City still offers plenty o’ fun. The new United Federal Credit Union is offering up free Dunkin Donuts this morning as part of their weeklong Grand Opening Celebration. Take a walk with the furry friends at the Littlest Things: ponies and pooches need exercise, too. Carson Cigar Company is the place for laughs: Heads Up is today’s choice for their new game night. Join J and M Productions at the Firkin and Fox. These boys will be bringing over 60,000 songs to choose from for all your karaoke desires.

My name is Colleen Bannister and I am the owner of 6weekworkout studio in Carson City. I have been a personal trainer for over 10 years and I am certified by the National Council on Strength and Fitness.Experience has taught me that a big part of staying healthy is trying new things and finding things that work with your schedule and lifestyle.

My son and I have a blast jumping rope together to loud music and it's something healthy for both of us!
I hope you will find these weekly tips helpful for whatever your goal happens to be.

If the shoe fits, then wear it.

For brothers Jeff and Paul Young of Carson City, becoming professional brewers just seemed to fit like the right pair of sneakers.

Their company, the Shoe Tree Brewing Company, is scheduled to break ground on its roughly 2,000 square-foot brewery and retail space Monday on the Carson Hot Springs Resort property located at 1500 Old Hot Springs Road in Carson City.

April is almost here, and so is wine walk weekend, but don’t let this beautiful Wednesday pass you by. Get a dose of exercise and sunshine with the Wellness Mile Walking Group at Carson Tahoe Medical Center. Or enjoy your lunch hour at Comma Coffee and listen to Dave Leather strum his guitar. Tonight, you won’t want to miss the jazz jam at Living the Good Life: Rocky and Judith are your talented hosts. Sing your workweek blues away at Crossroads Karaoke.

WEDNESDAY:

• Western Nevada College Spring Break
• Carson City School District Spring Break