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Memorial exhibit, virtual prevention walk, music and more highlight weekend around Carson City
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 7:01pmHeading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. Western Nevada College will host a memorial exhibit and informational presentation on the 9-11 attacks on Friday. Partnership Carson City will team up for a statewide suicide prevention virtual walk this Saturday. Along with live music and a 5K run/walk at Bob McFadden Plaza, there is plenty of excitement buzzing around the state capitol! Read on for more information.
UNR Extension online workshop provides timely information on preparing fire evacuation bag
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 12:44pmWith 642 fires having burned 229,409 acres in Nevada so far this year, and wildfires continuing to threaten homes and lives across the West, University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Living With Fire Program continues its virtual workshop series, “Five Ways to Prepare Your Family and Property for Wildfire.”
Healthy Communities Coalition virtual Thursday meeting features speakers from Nevada's Crisis Now, Zero Suicide initiatives
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 2:14pmHealthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties meets Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. via Zoom. This month, guest speakers include Misty Vaughan Allen, Suicide Prevention Coordinator with the Nevada Office of Suicide Prevention, and Cherylyn Rahr-Wood, Zero Suicide Coordinator.
Republican Candidates to present at Carson City Republican General Meeting on Sept. 24
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 11:16amThe Carson City Republican Committee is presenting all the Republican Candidates at our next General Meeting on Thursday, September 24th. Registration at 6:30pm and meeting starts at 7PM. Listen to their positions and make an informed decision when it comes time to voting.
UNR Extension sessions aim to inform small businesses on how to maintain and use credit
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 2:02pmUniversity of Nevada, Reno Extension continues its online town hall and webinar series next week to assist small-business owners. With many businesses still struggling due to COVID-19, some are having trouble maintaining good credit or paying vendors.
Carson City Jazz and Beyond Festival streaming series continues Tuesday with singer-songwriter duo
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 11:10amThe 2020 Carson City Jazz and Beyond Festival continues its series of live-streamed, streamed, and virtual events through Sept. 27, 2020. The next event, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m., features the Bill Rose and Laurie Blue, a singer-songwriter duo based in Northern Virginia.
Sheriff Ken Furlong to address the Rotary Club of Carson City on Tuesday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 11:04amSheriff Ken Furlong will be the guest speaker at The Rotary Club of Carson City’s lunchtime meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The public is invited to attend the event online via Zoom.
Senator Square: Here comes the sun and Carson High School's class of 2021
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 5:10amThey wore pajamas, were wrapped in blankets, and carried cups of Dutch Bros and Starbucks as they gathered to celebrate the beginning of their senior year and the almost end of the soothing summer weather. The Class of 2020-2021, while practicing social distancing and wearing the latest fashion in face masks, gathered together at 6:00 a.m. Sept. 4 on the bleachers of the CHS football field to watch their sun rise.
Nevada's response to 1918 pandemic the topic of Monday's Democratic Tele-luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 09/04/2020 - 1:21pmFeatured speakers at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be two Nevada journalists who have written extensively about how Nevada responded to the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919: Bob Conrad in Reno and Bob Stoldal in Las Vegas.
Train rides, railbike tours, live music and more highlight Labor Day weekend events around Carson City
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 6:10pmHeading into Labor Day weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. Steam train rides in Carson City and Virginia City will be available Saturday through Sunday. The Carson Canyon Railbike Tours will run four times over the next three days, bringing excitement unlike any other. Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe will open two hours early beginning at 6 a.m. to ease capacity and congestion. Combined with plenty of live music, Labor Day weekend will be a thrill! Read on for more information.
Carson Tahoe Health & Wellness offers Diabetes Support Group
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 3:51pmJoin us for a monthly diabetes support group virtually and/or in person, at the Health & Wellness Institute (1470 Medical PKWY, Suite 250). Each month will feature a different topic. Support group classes are led by Bridget Wood, RD, LD, and or Stefanie Bischoff, BSN, RN
When: September 10th from 3 - 4 PM
In-person registration and masks are required. There is a 50% capacity limitation. Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3bmY670
— If attending the virtual zoom class, there is NO NEED to register. Registration is for IN-PERSON only. See Less
AAUW Membership Brunch via Zoom on Sept. 12
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 1:51pmThe Capital Branch of AAUW is having its annual Membership 'Brunch' this year on Saturday Sept. 12 via Zoom, instead of at the Governor's Mansion as in previous years, since that facility is closed due to the COVID-19 situation.
Pandemic may narrow Trump, Biden race in Nevada
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:38amNevada Democrats have, for years, been fine-tuning their political machine. Two years ago was, perhaps, their best proof of concept. Democrats spirited away a key U.S. Senate seat, took control of the governor’s mansion for the first time in two decades and secured a veto-proof majority in one chamber of the Legislature while retaining a majority in the other.
School support available to students and families via Skill Center and Northern Nevada Dream Center
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 08/30/2020 - 7:06amParents and caregivers are you working from home with kids climbing in your lap? Teens, are you now responsible for your younger siblings' schoolwork and your own?
LDS Dems take center stage at Monday's Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 11:32pmThe featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be Eric Biggart, Chair of LDS Democrats of America. The group, which is not affiliated the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has as its slogan, "Same faith. Same values. Different perspective." Their mission, as laid out on their Facebook page, is to “promote the full participation of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Party. We do this by providing educational and social resources to progressive, moderate, and conservative Democrats who are also LDS, and others who are interested in participating in a ‘no shouting’ environment.”
Poker run, lacrosse, duck fundraiser and more highlight weekend activities around Carson City area
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 6:10pmHeading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. The American Cancer Society is hosting a poker run Saturday at Mills Park, and a free lacrosse clinic for kids ages 6-12 will be held at John L. Harvey Field. The Nevada Humane Society is virtually hosting its annual “Adopt a Duck” fundraiser for interested participants. Combined with train rides and live music, there’s plenty of excitement going on over the weekend! Read on for more information.
Citizens' Climate Lobby, Carson City Chapter Monthly Meeting is Online
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 1:43pmThis month's meeting will review what is occurring and what we want to do to mitigate the effects of climate change. Everyone is welcome to attend the online Zoom meeting by contacting our email (cclcarsoncity@gmail.com) by August 31. If you are new to using Zoom, let us know in your email and we'll help you learn how to use it.
Voice talent sought as Carson City's Proscenium Players partner with KNVC to produce radio drama
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 12:08pmProscenium Players, Carson City’s longest running theater company is casting for voice actors in the production of an original radio drama “Secrets of Harridge House” with 13 episodes. The premiere broadcast is scheduled for this fall and multiple seasons are planned.
Senator Square: Carson High School students, teachers and staff prepare for Monday return
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 6:40amHe is a senior at Carson High School, and his last year is, to say the least, unconventional. Adults have had their say, so how about a chat with this popular young man as he sports a 1980s hairstyle called a mullet in which the hair is short on the sides and long at the front and back.
Open studio tour, drive-in movie, dancing and more highlight weekend activities in Carson City region
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 6:20pmHeading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. The 2020 Jazz & Beyond Music and Art Festival will include the second annual Carson City Open Studios Tour with multiple locations. Hosted by the Carson City Classic Cinema Club, the Brewery Arts Center is holding a drive-in movie showing of the 1950s classic “Shane” on Saturday. Combined with live music and plenty of dancing, it will be a weekend for all to enjoy! Read on for more information.
Senior loneliness the topic at Monday's Carson City Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 1:14pmThe featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be Mary Liveratti, who served as AARP's Nevada state president for six years before retiring in 2018. She now serves as a volunteer advocate on behalf of legislation impacting seniors. At Monday's luncheon, she will talk about the role she plays in the University of Nevada, Reno’s NEST (Nevada Ensures Support Together) program, which addresses the social service needs of older Nevadans.
Nevada Humanities Announces Major Project Grants Now Open for Application
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 4:27pmNevada Humanities is pleased to announce the opening of the Nevada Humanities Major Project Grants that are part of their FY2021 Nevada Humanities Project Grants to Support Public Humanities Projects. These Major Project Grants have a public humanities project focus and will support larger-scale public humanities projects statewide that range from one month to one year to implement.
With commercial eviction moratorium lifted, Nevada's small business banks on landlord communication
Submitted by admin on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 6:20amWhen Will Truce and Jake Conway worked as high school teachers in Carson City, a colleague offered them some crystallized honey from his bee farm, and the two began experimenting with making mead, the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage brewed by fermenting honey with water and sometimes referred to as ‘honey wine.’
Be a Forest Friend Virtual Program with the Carson City Library
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 11:03amFor ages 8-12 and families: Join us on Zoom and learn the ways of being a friend of the forest. Explore the idea of what makes a healthy forest through discussion, drawing, sending a stewardship postcard and playing Forest Friend Bingo.
Suffrage train rides, pet food drive, live music and more highlight weekend events around Carson City area
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 6:51pmHeading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. The Nevada State Railroad Museum is holding train rides dedicated toward women’s suffrage on Saturday. Feeding Pets of the Homeless is hosting its 11th annual nationwide pet food and supply drive over the next three days, and there is plenty of live music for all to enjoy! Read on for more information.
House candidate Patricia Ackerman to speak at Monday's Carson City Democratic tele-luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 8:23amThe featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Patricia Ackerman, Democratic candidate for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District (CD-2). An Emerge Nevada graduate, Patricia ran an aggressive Assembly campaign against District 39 Republican Jim Wheeler in 2018.
Healthy Communities’ speakers Thursday focus on K-12 students and also housing eviction
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 6:27amHealthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties meets on the second Thursday of each month. The Coalition’s next public meeting is Thursday, August 13 via Zoom at 9 a.m.
Nevada governor signs COVID liability bill granting protections to many Nevada businesses
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/11/2020 - 4:11pmGov. Steve Sisolak signed a bill on Tuesday that shields most Nevada businesses from “frivolous lawsuits” related to COVID-19 — a measure backed by some of the state’s most influential political voices including the tourism and gaming industry and the Culinary Union, but opposed by progressive groups and the entities that were left out.
Reno, Carson City area climate advocates participate in virtual conference, lobbying efforts
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/11/2020 - 3:10pmA group of advocates from the Carson City and Reno Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Education participated in a virtual climate conference and lobbying event last month.
Railbike tours, school supply drive, live music and more highlight weekend events in Carson City region
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Fri, 08/07/2020 - 10:43amHeading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. Carson River railbike tours begin Saturday packed with thrills for all to enjoy, and Virginia City is hosting several exciting events throughout the weekend. The Brewery Art Center's Flatbed Concert series continues featuring Kingwhistler and Eric Andersen. Read on for more events and happenings.