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Meet your candidates running for office at the September Luncheon meeting of the Carson City Republican Women’s Club. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 11:30AM at GOLD DUST WEST, Carson City, NV. This is your opportunity to visit with those running for office.

RSVP suggested by Friday, September 12, 2014: Jane Richards 775-297-3712 sweetpea48@charter.net $20.00 (Cash only, no checks)

My thoughts after hearing the song –
“Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning”
9.11
Where I Was (When the World Stopped Turning)
That September Day

That Tuesday morning my girls rushed to school
With a wave as they ran out the door
I turned on the TV to Good Morning America
Didn’t notice as my coffee hit the floor

As I stood there in shock thinking this can't be real
The screams and the flames how they grew
And then through the smoke a camera focused in
As a plane hit Tower #2

All my worst fears were filling the screen
I didn’t know what I should do first

There will be a service Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, 9 a.m. at the World Trade Center Steel I Beam at the eastern edge of Mills Park in Carson City.

The beam was given to Carson City by the Port Authority of New York to mark that fateful day. The public is invited.

In launching the new school year, Carson City 4-H will participate in the annual 4-H National Science Experiment. This year’s national experiment revolves around the popular rockets program. Titled “Rockets to the Rescue” youth will be tasked with one mission.

Design your own pottery for the greater good this Saturday at the Children's Museum in Carson City. Project Empty Bowls will be working with all ages making bowls from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Dec. 5 Empty Bowl's soup feed fundraiser at the Carson City Silver & Snowflakes Festival of Lights.

No experience necessary. Come create a bowl to donate and help the Empty Bowls Carson City Project to feed the hungry in our valley.

The Carson City Plaza Hotel and Event Center has the privilege of hosting Marty Brounstein, talented speaker and the author of “Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust” on Monday, Sept. 29 at 6:00 pm. Doors will open before 6:00 pm, space is limited: RSVP to kelley@radow.net

The public is invited to join Soroptimist International of Carson City Wednesday in welcoming the following School District Trustee candidates from District 1 (Jim Bathgate and Ron Swirczek), District 3 (David Carter and Stacie Wilke) and District 4 (Jeffrey Cherpeski and Ryan Green).

Lunch is $16 at Glen Eagles Restaurant, 3700 North Carson Street. Registration will be from 11:30 a.m. and the program will begin at noon until 1 p.m. For further information please contact Charlene Spinner at spinsbabe@aol.com or (775) 267-4901.

The Carson City Leisure Hour Club begins its 118th year with a presentation by Iker Saitua, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Nevada, Reno. Born in Algorta, Basque Country, Iker will discuss Basque history in a presentation titled Becoming Basque-American: Basque Sheep Breeders and their Ethnic Legitimacy in Nevada (1890-1959).

The Leisure Hour Club, established in September of 1896, is Carson City’s oldest continuously operating social organization. Its goal is promoting knowledge on important issues, science, music and literature.

On Saturday, Sept. 20 the Carson City Kiwanis is holding their Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day at the Empire Ranch Golf Course. There will be a number events including a 5K walk/run; bench pressing and a scramble golf tournament. Participate in one or more events. Proceeds will benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (75 percent) and the Kiwanis Scholarship Fund (25 percent).

Each year, the Foundation for the Betterment of Carson City Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department, recognizes individuals and groups who contribute to the vitality of the community and Carson City's recreational environment.

Carson Middle School's eighth grade staff answered the challenge from Carson High School and did the ALS Bucket Challenge on Friday, Sept. 5.

Bri Valley's Leadership Group put on the Carson Middle School soaker. CMS did a shout out Bucket Challenge to Fritsch, Mark Twain and Bordewich-Bray elementary schools.

Free Books for Canned Food! The Friends of the Library are having a canned food drive to support the Ron Wood Family Resource Center. Bring in a donation of canned or packaged food from Sept. 8 through Sept. 13 and pick out a free book of your choice.

One free book per donation. Especially needed now are staples such as canned tuna, beans, vegetables, fruit, pastas and sauces. Bring your donations to The Browsers Corner Book Store at 711 East Washington Street. Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Partnership Carson City is initiating Character Counts! in our community, beginning with the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada and the Park and Recreation after school programs.

Character Counts! is dedicated to strengthening the character of America’s citizens with a consistent set of ethical values. These values, which are not politically, racially, or religiously based, are called the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.

Please join the Carson Tahoe SPCA and Cafe' At Adele's for Paws On The Veranda. Bring you 4 legged friend for breakfast or lunch and the Carson Tahoe SPCA will be on hand with homemade treats and lots of other surprises! A portion of your check will be donated to our spay and neuter fund for the homeless animals that come into our care. A perfect day to dine with your dog!

This week’s guest on Women to Women is with Mary Lou Pawley, who introduced the Grace Works program to Carson City. Grace Works is a Christian-based outreach effort that meets weekends in communities across the country.

It is a program designed where volunteers pitch in to help local people and programs. It began two years ago, with its beginnings at the First Presbyterian Church and now includes 14 other local churches and groups who volunteer their time and energy. Go here for a list of efforts from earlier this year.

Jan Lopas, a Martial Arts coach, instructor, parent and student from Carson ATA Martial Arts, announced the school has joined the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Carson ATA Martial Arts chief instructors, Mr. Goodner and Mr. Stevens, are taking this Ice Bucket Challenge one step further. They intend to take an Ice BATH for 3 minutes in exchange for donations to the ALS Association.

Time to lace up the jogging shoes and strut with the pooches Saturday, Sept. 20 in Carson City. It's the third annual Carson Animal Services Initiative's 5K9 fun run/walk at Riverview Park on East Fifth Street in Carson City.

The fundraising event is a great way for families to show off their pets while giving them some exercise too. Awards will be given to the 1st place male and female K9 finishers. Every participant receives a free gift.

Check-in time is between 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. with the run beginning at 9 a.m. Pre-registration is encouraged and discounted fees are offered.

Several local churches will be uniting together tonight to worship and pray for Carson City. The event, called "Engage" begins at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday, August 29, at the Carson City Community Center.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and several local ministries will be on hand to share the work that is being done in our community. This is the third Engage event in Carson City and momentum has continued to grow with each event.

New and returning Western Nevada College students were treated to a barbecue lunch Thursday, an annual Carson City event hosted by the Associated Students of Western Nevada College. WNC officials report a significant increase in full-time student enrollment, with more than 4,000 total students registered this semester.

Carson High School faculty and staff accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS from Douglas High on Aug. 28, 2014 and extended a challenge to Carson Middle School, Eagle Valley and Pioneer High. Water courtesy of Cinderlite Trucking.

Fremont Elementary School faculty and staff take the ice bucket challenge for ALS on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, in Carson City, Nev. ​

17th Annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day
Sep 27, 2014, 9am - 2pm
Tahoe Paradise Park
Meyers, CA
Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day is the largest volunteer restoration event in the Tahoe basin. Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are invited to restore trails, stabilize stream banks and plant native plants. Last year 82 volunteers from various organizations participated to help restore Tahoe Paradise Park in Meyers, CA.

The League to Save Lake Tahoe is inviting community members to help mark storm drains and prevent pollution from entering Lake Tahoe at two Stewards of Stormwater events in August at the Tahoe Keys.
The first event is on August 18 from 9 – 11 am and the second is on August 27 from 6 – 8 pm. The League will host the events in partnership with the City of South Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association.

This past Saturday close to 200 youth and their families came out for one of the largest free youth outdoor expos in the area.
This is the first year that the Wild Sheep Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation combined their efforts to make one, huge event.

Carson High has a new principal to call the shots around the school. Tasha Fuson stepped up to take over the biggest position Carson High offers to begin her 20th year in education. Mrs. Fuson has lived in Washoe Valley for the last seven years after growing up in Las Vegas. She chose Carson because she lives close and she (and her family) have been highly involved in the community for the last seven years.

I am Nick Bowler of Troop 16 in Carson City. I am working on a food drive for FISH for my Eagle Scout project. There will be drop off locations at both Carson City Walmart locations on Saturday, August 23.

There will also be a drop off location on Sept. 6 at First Baptist Church on Mountain Street during their annual Block Party. FISH feeds over 300 families per month and their shelves are empty right now. They can use any non-perishable food item but really need protein like beans, tuna, peanut butter, macaroni and cheese or chili.

Welcome back to the first edition of the 2014-2015 Senator Square column: all news about Carson High School. Hope the summer was great for all of our staff and students. Staff returned last week and have been busy preparing for the students to arrive tomorrow.

The bell schedule for Monday will be an all period day, which means students will go to every one of their classes. The A-B Day rotation of classes will start on Tuesday when students will go to their A Day classes and Wednesday to their B Day classes. Classes begin at 7:40 a.m. and conclude at 2:05 p.m. each day.

Raiders fans, did you know there is a booster club in Carson City that is the next best thing to being at an Oakland Raiders game?

This Saturday, the Carson City Raiders Booster Club will hold its annual Membership Picnic, and you are invited to attend. The picnic will be at the Dayton State Park off Highway 50 in Dayton.

Parking is $5.00 As signed member you will receive 1 club t-shirt. The CCRBC will provide the main dish, sodas, and bottled water. Please bring a dish to share, and drinks of your choice if you choose to drink something else.

Beat the back to school run and bring your child in to the Carson City Health and Human Services office this week for their immunization.

Today through Aug. 15, immunizations are being held, with back to school walk-in hours from 1 to 4:30 p.m, no appointment necessary. All required school vaccines are available. After this week, Health and Human Services will offer immunizations on Thursdays only.

The agency is located at 900 East Long Street in Carson City. The number is (775) 887-2190.

Charlotte Anderson, 5, eats ice cream during the Summer Reading Program ice cream party at the Carson City Library on Saturday, August 9, 2014. The party celebrated the end of the reading program this year and featured raffles, a science project and ice cream.