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The Brewery Arts Center Celtic Series goes Scottish this Saturday as folk music by the acclaimed duo Alan Reid and Rob van Sante take center stage at Maizie Harris Black Box Theater in Carson City.

Over his more than 60-year career as a custom bow maker, or bowyer, Tim Meigs, 89, made more than 9,000 custom bows for archers around the world.

He ended his career at the top of his field, but he got off to an inauspicious start.

Carson City Parks and Recreation is stepping up to the plate with pizza and a movie if you are looking for a way to get out without the kids in tow. You’ll want to register for Parent’s Night Out before all the spaces are filled. Hit the town and discover what new restaurants have popped up this last year. Enjoy live music at Living the Good Life, Bela Vita Bistro, or at the historic Genoa Bar. Teens are welcome at the Boys and Girls Club for a night of dancing, music, and a chance at raffle prizes.

FRIDAY, Feb. 9: Things to do in Carson City

As Oprah ponders a run for the Presidency as a Democrat, she might pause and reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today honoring a great Republican. Dr. King chose to be a registered Republican because he knew, as does anyone who knows civil rights history, that the Democrats were the party of; slavery, the KKK, Jim Crow, and builders of Confederate war memorial monuments honoring slave owners.

In Africa during World War I, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. The Carson City Classic Cinema Club presents "African Queen" on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Carson City-native Grant Davis, 21, trained in acting and singing at Reno’s Take 2 Performers Studio for six years, and this Thursday, December 28, the actor returns to the school's Reno campus for a free public screening of his first feature-film starring role.

In the 100th anniversary of communism last month, three points stood out.
First, polls say half of America’s millennials would rather live under socialism or communism than capitalism.

Second, the reality of communism was, horrifically, exactly the opposite of the naïve view held by today’s young and by many people around the world in the last century.

Third, the essential faults and failures of communism also characterize all government to some degree, especially democratic socialism, progressivism and statist liberalism.

Carson City native Grant Davis, 20, stars in the musical film, "Something Like Summer," the award-winning new movie that has won raves on the 2017 film festival circuit, including prominent engagements in Sydney, Australia; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia and Miami.

The 4th of July was celebrated earlier this month with all its traditional foods, including watermelon. It’s a good thing that watermelon is a part of this summer holiday’s food mix because its health benefits may have helped counteract the impacts of the assortment of less-than-healthy foods we eat that day.

My friend Will asked me about the relationship between apples and crabapples. He wondered if apples were hybrids of crabapples. I had thought they were different, but after extensive research, I found that their hybridization goes back thousands of years and crossed many countries and even continents.

The featured tellers at this year’s event are Willy Claflin, world music percussion band The Batamba Collective, Mother Lode Storytelling Guild tellers Linda Kennedy and Joan McCammon, and chautauquan Larry Lippmann as “Hank Monk”. The weekend also features early afternoon shows specifically for families and children, an open mic storytelling concert and a storytelling group Carson Valley Memories led by Nancy Raven.

Saturday, June 24 starts at 1:00pm with a Family Concert with Willy Claflin. Clafliin is a nationally recognized teller. Check out his website at http://www.willyclaflin.com/

CARSON CITY — Are you a supporter of the United States military, specifically the Sea Services? We need our Community to show that support! Come and learn more about the wide array of missions conducted by the Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines.

Students at Bordewich Bray Elementary School in Carson City will be exploring North America in a big way — with one of the world’s largest maps of the North American continent. The map, measuring 35 feet by 26 feet, gives student explorers an interactive experience through rich content and exciting activities that make geography fun.

Big laughs are in store tonight at the Carson Comedy Club featuring headliner Katsy Chappell with guests Roger Diez, and Norah McCoy.

Voted Entertainer of the Year by the Bob Hope USO Shows, Chappell has performed worldwide including comedy tours to Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait and Djibouti Africa entertaining the troops.

Helene de Bossier Swanson, who completed a 7,000 mile spiritual pilgrimage on foot traveling across all 15 states that have not yet ratified the Equal Right Amendment will be staffing the table Wednesday during the International Women's Day, Empowering Women event.

As the Earth warms from climate change, the risk of lethal dehydration and mass die-offs of songbirds during heat waves will increase in many areas of the world, according to a study published Monday in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Jared Russell has been promoted to CEO/Team Leader of Keller Williams Group One, Inc.

“I am humbled to be a part of such an amazing company and group of professionals,” states Russell, “I look forward to carrying on the mission, vision and values of Keller Williams.” Before his promotion, Russell served as the Assistant Team Leader for Keller Williams in Reno and as an agent for Keller Williams in Boise, Idaho.

Keller Williams Group One closed over $400,000,000 in real estate in 2016 and currently has over 215 agents in offices across Northern Nevada.

“My Thousand Words, book sculptures” created by the mother and daughter team of Debbie and Rachael Lambin has gained a lot of attention around Northern Nevada and California.

The sculptures as they are very unique and special “One of a Kind” and are signed and tagged. They are books that literally “come to life” and can make an incredible addition to anyone's study, office, etc. Find your favorite book and let us bring that story to life!

Maria Leslie was another victim of an internet scam. She suffered a theft loss of $405,000. She was involved in getting a divorce and a friend she trusted completely urged she send money to get a “large shipment of diamonds” from Africa.

When talking with students, Brian Williams compares their lives to being dealt a hand of cards. Some cards are health or illness, wealth or poverty, strong families or dysfunctional ones.

“You can’t control the cards you’re given, and you can’t hand them back in,” he told Eagle Valley Middle School students Monday afternoon. “Sometimes people look at their cards and think, ‘This is a horrible hand, there’s no way I can win.’ But there are always people who can take a terrible deck of cards and come away winning.”

The Carson City Library is hosting a free public presentation for our elementary youth and their families to inspire our community to be kind.

#KindnesMatters #BullyFreeZone #CarsonCity #CommunityPartners

When: Wednesday, November 9, 2016
6:00-7:00 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM)
Where: Carson City Community Center
Bob Boldrick Theater
851 E. Williams Street

Join us and Brian Williams, Founder of ThinkKindness, to make a difference in Carson City!

My friend Paul asked me to write about pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana, which in some parts of the country has become a problem invasive plant. While it is not on the noxious weed list (listed as noxious by law) for Nevada or California, Nevada plant ecologists consider it potentially invasive in the Las Vegas area and the California Invasive Plant Council has categorized it as a “high” threat to the state’s wildlands.

The weather cools down just as the fun heats up. Fundraisers, contests, food, football, outhouse races and more. Carson Valley Community Theater has one last performance of ‘The Savannah Sippin Society.’ Pooches in costume are welcome at Genoa’s last Sweet Sippin Sunday: there will be a pet parade at 3 p.m. And for all those brides out there's there's a fall wedding faire at Silver Oak Golf Club. Read on: there is something for everyone.

SUNDAY:

Good luck, Carson City. The options for this weekend are endless, but you can’t be everywhere at once. CASI’s annual Pooch Plunge at the Carson Aquatic Center is always a fun time for your furry friends. Red’s Old 395 welcomes back the THiNK PiNK kick-off to breast cancer awareness month. Downtown you’ll find the wine walk, a rummage sale at the Veterans Memorial Hall, and the Fall Vintage Market at Due Sorella. Toast the season at Fandango: Oktoberfest has returned. Keep reading and be prepared to make some hard choices.

SATURDAY:

Carson City area Boy Scout Luke Bowler is collecting used bicycles and bicycle parts to send to Africa in an effort to help the people there. The drive, which began Sept. 25, is Bowler's Eagle Scout project. Thus far, 65 bikes have been collected. The goal is 100.

So long, summer. Cozy sweaters, soft scarves, scarecrows, crunchy leaves underfoot, and pumpkin spice will soon take over. Sunday means football for the next few months, but for those looking for something else to do, read on.

SUNDAY:

Street Vibes and the Candy Dance are always the endcap to September. Arts and crafts take over the small hamlet of Genoa this weekend; get a jump on your holiday gift list. All the other corners of Northern Nevada are a playground for the thousands of motorcycle riders and enthusiasts here to enjoy the bike rally. Battle Born Harley on Research Way offers a huge party without ever leaving the valley. Those two events are hardly all that Carson City and our neighboring counties have to offer, however. Keep reading for more fun than you’ll know what to do with.

SATURDAY:

Local Boy Scout Luke Bowler is collecting used bicycles and bicycle parts to send to Africa in an effort to help the people there. The drive is Bowler's Eagle Scout Project.

Sundown is a 1941 American war film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gene Tierney and Bruce Cabot. The film's adventure story, set against a World War II backdrop in British East Africa, was well received by critics, earning three Academy Award nominations.

SERVICE, Drusilla “Drucy” J, 86, of Chester, VA, went home to be with her Lord peacefully surrounded by family July 31st, 2016.

Born on March 14, 1930 in Bolckow, MO, Drusilla spent her life in California, Nevada and Virginia. A beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, she had an unwavering and steadfast devotion to her family and to the Lord. Drusilla’s belief in goodness, her sense of optimism, and her belief that everything would be all right was an inspiration to all who knew her.