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Excitement abounds as teachers and students have been holding multiple events throughout Carson City this holiday season, everything from Christmas tree sales with CHS teacher and Adviser Ty McMillen’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes to the American Sign Language students of teacher Mary Anne Weaver putting on their Sign Me a Song Christmas production at the high school.

RENO — A destructive fire-generated vortex — a massive stream of rising, spinning, smoke, ash and fire — that topped out at 17,000 feet above the earth, accelerated the Carr fire that killed eight people and devastated a widespread area in the Redding, Calif., region in July 2018.

The vortex, a little-observed atmospheric phenomena, was spinning with the power of a class three tornado, which earned it the name of Firenado.

Fifty-four Nevada Area Council Eagle Scouts were honored recently at the Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner by Scouting’s Chief Scout Executive, Michael Surbaugh, the council’s newest Distinguished Eagle Scout, UNR President, Dr. Marc Johnson, and Scouters from throughout Northern Nevada and Northeastern California.

Though it would take some seriously intense research to prove the following, it is believed by many the Carson City community is the most supportive group of people in the country. Hyperbole, maybe, but Carson High School senior Nik Hylan, in fulfilling his graduation requirement, is asking the community to give a gift of blood and receive a free gift this holiday season.

The Carson City School District was a point of highlight at the Nevada Association of School Boards (NASB) Annual Conference this past Saturday, Nov. 17, in Las Vegas.

RENO, Nev. — The AlertWildfire network of mountaintop fire cameras is working with utility companies and local and state government to expand their networks into more and more areas around the state, especially in the urban and wildland interfaces.

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!"

Winners of the 91st National FFA Nursery and Landscape Career Development Event held in Indianapolis were announced at the annual awards banquet, and students Connor Arnold, Alexsandra Knowlton, Maritza Filson, and Hayden Story took home some medals.

Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.
Carson City Community Center
851 E. William Street in Carson City

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!!"

Dec. 16 at 1 p.m.
Redemption Church
1600 Snyder Avenue in Carson City

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!!"

Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.
Virginia Street Brewhouse
211 N Virginia Street in Reno

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!!"

Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.
Washoe County Library
301 S. Center Street in downtown Reno

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!!"

Dec. 9 at 11 a.m.
Spanish Springs Library
7100A Pyramid Way in Sparks

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!!"

Dec. 8 at 1 p.m.
William N Pennington Life Center in Fallon

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!!"

Dec 7 at 7 p.m.
39 North
900 Victorian Square in Sparks

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!!"

Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
357 Clay Street in Reno

A local favorite, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble is excited to present their 2018 Christmas concert season, "Oh Wait! It's Christmas!!"

The Carson High School Library was packed with students Nov. 1 for a special occasion guest speaker, author and CHS graduate Teri Case. She gave students who attend College Connections some practical and realistic advice on writing applications for both local and national scholarships.

Help support homeless veterans in the Carson City and Reno communities by donating underwear, gloves, socks, toilet paper, and reading glasses. Donation bins will be available from Nov. 4-11 at the following locations:

Homecoming Week is a fun-filled time at CHS with a frenzy of activities and celebrations to honor the high school and its students.

Former Nevada Wolf Pack golfer Kaleb Gorbahn of Reno shot a 3-under 69 for an 8-under 280 total to grab second place behind field leader Lorens Chan in the final round of Stage One Web.com Tour Qualifying held at Dayton Valley Golf Club.

The thunderous roar of jet engines will rumble across the skies above Carson City and the Carson Valley this weekend as the famed U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight team headlines the 2018 Aviation Roundup at the Minden-Tahoe Airport.

This Saturday, October 13th, the Nevada Wolf Pack will take on the Boise State Broncos at Mackay Stadium at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Recently, Nevada Highway Patrol Colonel John O'Rourke and Idaho State Police Colonel Kedrick Wills completed a Public Service Announcement reminding all motorists and football fans to have a great time, but remember to always have a sober, designated driver.

Northern Nevadans who are uninsured, underinsured or without a social security number can receive free medical care this October through December 2018 at upcoming University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Student Outreach Clinics including a new Rural Outreach Influenza Clinic in Dayton.

National Honor Society President Eleanor Sturm made her opening remarks at the annual NHS induction ceremony Sept. 17 in the CHS Big Gym. Guest Speaker, Greater Nevada Credit Union Vice President Jenny Casselman then addressed the new NHS members and discussed what it means to be a part of such a fantastic organization and the responsibilities of being an NHS member.

A recorded TED Talk by Dr. Jonathan Patz, and panel discussion by local experts on the impacts of warmer temperatures on our health will take place at Western Nevada Community College’s Marlette Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. Marlette Hall is located in the Cedar Building on the south side of the Carson City campus.

RENO — Mountain snowpack is a primary source of water for the arid western United States. This region, which includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, receives precipitation in mountains far from agricultural fields, and during the winter months when crops are not grown.

In Plain Sight Marketing, LLC announces the addition of longtime communications professional Anne McMillin, APR, to its agency as an account manager.

Last Wednesday, 34 juniors and seniors from Carson High School in Carson City took a tour of the University of Nevada, Reno campus and received their college identification cards. In partnership with the UNR, CHS offers the dual credit EDU 110 course for students interested in pursuing a teaching career.

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Grow Your Own, Nevada! Program presents four classes to help Nevadans get on the path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food. The next class on Sept. 18 discusses composting and fertilizer basics.

Reno Open Studios is an opportunity to visit the artist’s studios and see them at work. You will learn what inspires them, witness their techniques, and be stimulated by their passion for the creative process. We have artists who paint, make jewelry, silk painting, photography, baskets gourds, wood, textiles, and sculpture. Check www.renoopenstudios.com for the map to artist participating in this year’s art crawl.