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Dayton Township Kiwanis will be participating in the pasta cook-off and offering a limited number of raffle tickets for The Society of Medalists 128th issue bronze Fossil Collection, during Oodles of Noodles, Saturday, June 3 in Old Town Dayton.

Eagle Valley Christian School (EVCS) is now registering students for grades 1-8 for the 2017-2018 school year! EVCS is part of the Adventist Education System, the largest Protestant school system in the world.

Business students from Carson High School assembled Wednesday evening at the Governor's Mansion for the annual Carson City chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) awards banquet.

In the 35 years that Western Nevada College has been offering an associate degree in nursing program, there hasn’t been a graduate as young as Morgan Tingle.

Join Soroptimist International of Carson City for Our Scholarship and Girl of the Month Award Luncheon on Wednesday, May 24 at the Brewery Arts Center.

The University of Nevada, Reno’s 2017 Spring Commencement will confer 2,808 degrees. The commencement exercises will take place over four ceremonies in three days: Thursday, May 18; Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 and will be on the University’s historic Quad, located on the southern part of campus.

Taylor Saarem, Nicolaus Salm and Megan Tingle of Carson High School were honored as the 2017 Nevada Parent Teacher Association’s Battle Born Scholarship Winners. Both Saarem and Salm earned $500 scholarships while Tingle earned the highest $1,000 scholarship. Students from Carson City Made up nearly half of the 2017 winners — only seven candidates in the state were awarded scholarships.

Every year, Ormsby County Education Association and the Carson City School District sponsor “The Light of Education” awards, and this year’s CHS winners are Ann Britt, Johanna Davis, and first year teacher Monica Chavez who said, “I felt very shocked, honored, and blessed about winning the award.”

Just when things could not get any better, the Star Wars Club, initiated by CHS students, hit light speed at CHS. To date, CHS Advisor, physics, astronomy, heliophysics coordinator, and head freshman football coach Jim Bean said the club has had two meetings so far.

ELKO, Nev. — The Nevada Division of Tourism recognized outstanding members of the state’s rural tourism industry at the VolunTourism Awards Dinner April 27 in Elko. The awards ceremony was a highlight of the state’s annual Rural Roundup conference.

CARSON CITY — Tedra “Teddy” Cook, 7th grade teacher at Carson Middle School, was honored last night as the Carson City School District’s Educator of the Year. Additionally, Bridget Gordon, 21st Century Solutions Program coordinator at Carson High School, was recognized as the Classified Employee of the Year for the district.

Carson High senior Juliet Favero, recently named a Distinguished Young Woman of Nevada finalist, will join with young women across the nation beginning Monday through April 28 in celebrating Be Your Best Self Week, a national outreach event sponsored by Evonik and presented by Distinguished Young Women.

Pops Play's Pipers. Ride the V&T round trip from Carson City to Virginia City's historic Pipers Opera House. Enjoy Lunch and a concert with the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra.

The train will depart the depot in Carson City at 10 a.m. arrive in Virginia City about 11:15 a.m. you will then be shuttled up to the opera house, lunch is from noon to 1 p.m. and the concert will start at 1:30 p.m., you will then be shuttled back to the train depot for the ride back to Carson City.

More than 80 Carson High School Career and Technical Education health science students and members of CHS HOSA Future Health Professionals swept the Nevada HOSA State Leadership Conference held at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, competing in more than 30 events in March.

The 2017 Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference results are in, and CHS students and staff were on fire, proving all their hard work paid off because both students and staff took many of the major award.

It may be April’s Fools Day, but the fun going on around town is no joke. Get your blood pumping with the Carson Canyon Half Marathon (or Half/Half Marathon if you want something shorter.) It’s Wine Walk weekend, and with the sunny day you have no reason to stay home. The Youth Theater Carson City Showstoppers want to ‘Give Our Regards to Broadway’ during their one weekend only production. There’s too much to mention in this short opening paragraph, so keep reading for all the great things our valley and sister valleys have to offer.

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Living on his own since he was 17 years old, Adrian Barrera has learned a number of skills that have helped him personally, but at the same time has developed selfless human qualities that have enriched his young life.

Kiwanis Club of Dayton Township hosts its monthly meeting, Wednesday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m. at Dayton Senior Center, 320 Old Dayton Valley Road.

Carson City Toyota and Capital Ford have started new scholarships through Western Nevada College that will be offered beginning this fall. These donations are dedicated to helping students pursuing careers in automotive mechanics as well as students pursuing associates degrees in other academic areas.

March 15th & 16th ESA informational and application "Hit Submit" event

Are you interested in learning more about Nevada's educational choice programs? Do you need help applying? Come to this free event to learn more about both the ESA program and the state tax scholarship program. Please bring required documents and if possible, laptops.

Free wifi is provided and computer labs in the library will be available.

March 15th |1-4 PM
Minden library
1625 Library Lane
Minden 89423

March 15th
5:30-8:00 PM
Carson City I library
900 North Roop St.
Carson City, 89701

March 16th

Western Nevada College Foundation Scholarship Celebration at Fuji Park in Carson City shined Friday night. In the first photo, from left, Niki Gladys, Emily Howarth, Dale and Lisa Granahan welcome guests.

In the second photo, Alexis Gray listens to a speaker. In the third photo, supporters Vivian Moon, left, and Beverly Dean enjoy dinner at the Western Nevada College Foundation Scholarship Celebration.

Students competed Feb. 17 at the Thompson Federal Courthouse in Reno, Nevada in the Northern Nevada Regional Mock Trial Competition. All schools were given the same case construct and asked to create their own take on it, presenting it as an attorney and a witness would in a real court case.

Nine youth scholarship winners were named Saturday at the Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Sierra Tahoe Branch 137, annual Scholarship Luncheon held inside Veterans Hall in downtown Carson City.

The Carson Valley Pops Orchestra will present an eclectic array of music and announce the 2017 Scholarship winners at their Annual Spring Concert on April 1 at 7 p.m. at the Carson Valley CIVC Hall.

CARSON CITY, Nevada – Las Vegas artist Christopher Tsouras, a grandson of Greek immigrants, has a longtime fascination with pre-classical Greek mythology.

That fascination, along with his deep interest in modern astronomy, are at the heart of Tsouras’ photography and mixed media exhibit that goes on display at the Nevada Arts Council’s LXS Gallery beginning Monday, Feb. 27.

Bringing an American reality television series to CHS Business Students is another reason why Carson High School is a cutting edge high school. Thanks to teachers Billy McHenry and Angila Golik as well as Carson City community professionals, students are offered real life experiences.

Any senior female residing in the Carson City or Dayton area who will be attending a trade, 2 year or 4 year college/university may apply for this scholarship. She may be attending public, private, charter or home schooled. If the applicant is under 18 years old, at least one parent must be a registered Republican. If the applicant is 18 or older, she may be the registered Republican.

The completed application is due in the counselor's office on the 8th of March.


Want to be a lawyer for a day? At CHS, with Mock Trial, it is possible. Mock Trial is Law and Order set in a simulated trial environment in a real courthouse with a real judge. The Carson High School Mock Trial team will meet professional attorneys and students around the state to compete Feb. 17 in Reno.

A year can pass very quickly. Just ask Samantha Byassee and Karrina Ferris, who were crowned Miss Carson City and Miss Carson City Outstanding Teen, respectively, in 2016.

One year later, the two reigning local titleholders in the Miss America organization turned their crowns over to the 2017 winners Saturday night on stage in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street in Carson City.

Each year, Simon Youth Foundation awards Simon Youth Community Scholarships to high school seniors in every community across the country that is home to Simon, Mills, or Premium Outlets malls. The application period has begun and ends on March 1, 2017.

Students can apply online by visiting syf.org/scholarships.