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Mother and daughter Kathy Tatro and Adrienne Jordan Phenix, also known as Team Tatro, have joined the RE/MAX Realty Affiliates office in Carson City.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada is aiming high for the future. The Club has brought on a new chief professional officer, turned earth on its new Carson City teen center in October and partnered with a local marketing firm to create a new website and marketing plan.

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell announced his intention to run for a third term this morning at a meeting of minority business leaders at La Posada Real restaurant.

"We are going to build a community for the future, and we aren't going to leave anybody behind," Crowell said.

First Independent Bank, including its branch in Carson City, is working to make sure kids in Northern Nevada in need of warm coats this winter, will get them. The bank branch is offering an easy way for the public to donate a new or gently used coat for those who need them.

Carson City, Nev. — Squeaky’s Car Wash, located at 1580 N. Lompa Ln. in Carson City (on the corner of Lompa Lane and HWY 50), will partner with the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. to raise funds for the Club. Squeaky’s will offer an Ultimate wash in exchange for donations to the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada is pleased to announce the return of their annual fundraiser, “Annual Auction and BBQ Luau” scheduled for Sunday at the Marv Teixeira Pavilion at Mills Park in Carson City. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada.

​​​Jimmy John's owner Ken Yzurdiaga and Manager Joe Lash present a check to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada. Accepting the check were Laurie Gorris, Chief Professional Officer, and Cliff Sorensen, Board Member.

Jimmy John's held a community night fundraiser, Feb. 9 2015 and donated 20 percent of all proceeds. This donation will cover the membership fee for 10 kids for the entire year, allowing them to receive academic help, life skills programs, and, most importantly, adult mentoring during any out of school times at the Club.

Mr. Dick Campagni, former Board Member and long-time supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, is challenging the community to donate to the Club in support of the 3,000 children served each year in Carson City and Carson Valley.
Donations can made between now through April 30, 2015 and will be matched up to $10,000.

Jimmy John’s World’s Greatest Gourmet Sandwiches, 2329 N. Carson Street in Carson City is having Community Night on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 from 4-10 p.m. They will donate 20 percent of their sales to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada. This event is at the North Carson store only.

“To get along, one must go along.” All too often I have heard this in the last two years. For me, the epiphany of understanding this phrase came in my second year when I realized nothing is going to change, not even this phrase. Puzzling to me is why some think there is a need to build a political consensus; yet, they build a political Berlin Wall and stand behind it saying, “it ain’t me causing this.”

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The Lyon County Republicans will hold their annual Lincoln Day Dinner on February 7, 2015 at The Boys & Girls Club, 124 North Main Street in Yerington. No-host cocktails will begin at 5:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. There will be a gun drawing, a 50/50 drawing, a live auction and a silent auction. For the gun drawing, two guns will awarded, each signed by Marcus Luttrell, the original “Lone Survivor.”

Heavenly Mountain Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort are proud to announce their 2014-2015 grants awards to 49 local organizations and projects.

The grant program is part of Vail Resorts EpicPromise, the company’s umbrella brand for its environmental efforts and community giving. EpicPromise highlights Vail Resorts’ strong commitment amongst guests, employees, and community members and engages them to be stewards of the natural environment and local causes. The local recipients were recognized at a Grants Reception event on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Heavenly’s California Main Lodge.

The Department of Public Safety will host a “Meet and Treat” on Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the DPS Headquarters office located at 555 Wright Way in Carson City.

The Director of the DPS James Wright along with DPS headquarters personnel is hosting a “Meet and Treat” for the Boys & Girls club, Big Brothers and Sisters, Domestic violence advocates and the Health and Human Services for Foster Kids.

Good Morning, Carson City! Many people in our area have facebook accounts, but not everyone, so I am pleased to bring you the event list that is featured on my facebook page, I love Carson City.

Every week (for the last two years) I have scoured the internet, followed the pages of local businesses and organizations, searched website calendars, and compiled a list of anything and everything going on in this community.

Tickets are on sale for the 4th annual Nevada Day Governor's Banquet, Oct. 28 at the Grand Sierra Resort. The event will feature Gov. Brian Sandoval, senators Harry Reid and Dean Heller, Congressman Mark Amodei and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki. The event benefits The Boys & Girls Club of Nevada.

Tickets are $60 per person, or a reserved table for 10 is just $500. Doors open at 6 p.m. The evening also includes table service dinner, silent and live auctions, and a Nevada 150 birthday cake and cake cutting ceremony.

Many celebrations are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of September. These Nevada 150 events celebrate all things Nevada and help bring awareness to the 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following events are held Sept. 15 through 30.

Throughout September, Michael Hohl Motor Company will be celebrating its 30th anniversary with weekend entertainment, $5,000 in cash giveaways, along with special sale and service offers.

Michael Hohl and his wife, Karen, founded Michael Hohl Motor Company in 1984. Originally, the dealership carried four lines: Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac and GMC Trucks. Chevrolet was added in 2007. Michael Hohl Motor Company is the longest serving General Motors dealership in Northern Nevada and the largest full line General Motors dealership in the state.

Today is the official graduation ceremony of the Carson City Leadership Institute Class of 2014. They’ve spent 8 months of intensive study learning about Carson City and have made new friends and business acquaintances.

Friday night at the Chamber’s annual meeting, which is sold out, the class will unveil its unique and historic class project that has the souls of some very historic figures, including our founder Abram Curry, dancing on their graves.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors meet today beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. Go here for the agenda and here to watch it live.
Among the items for discussion and possible action:

Eddie Money performs in TJ's Corral, the new outdoor events center at Carson Valley Inn in Minden. The show takes place Saturday, June 21, 2014 with auction and ticket proceeds to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada, Carson Valley Branch. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., live auction begins at 7 p.m. and show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Auction items include VIP trips for two to the 2015 Country Music Awards, Del Mar Race Track and Atlanta Falcons Game as guests of Coach Tice and more.
Tickets cost $60 and includes two drinks. Tickets are available at carsonvalleyinn.com or 775-783-6606.

The Historical Society of Dayton Valley hosts “Discover Gold in Dayton, Again,” as part of the Nevada 150th celebration, Saturday, May 17 in Old Town Dayton. Everyone is invited to come celebrate the community’s “firsts."

It is the location of Nevada’s first gold discovery which took place in 1849. It was the Silver State’s first permanent settlement, founded in 1851 and is the site of Lyon County’s first courthouse, opened in 1864. It is also the site of Nevada’s first marriage and ironically, the first divorce, as well, Docent Lauri Emerich, said. “We have a lot to celebrate.”

Dick Campagni's Carson City Toyota presented the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada with a check for $10,000 today.

"Every day we serve 600 to 800 kids, for a nominal fee, so we never charge the parents too much," said Laurie Gorris, Chief Professional Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada. "And they get after school programing, homework help and a meal every day and mentoring."

The Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada in Carson City was among 15 charitable organizations in four states to receive a portion of $15,000 from City National Bank.

The bank recently celebrated its 60th anniversary and awarded community grants to charities of choice. The bank will continue to select grants on a quarterly basis this year.

The Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada and the Washoe Tribe Head Start Office in Carson City are among the sponsoring agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Child and Adult Care Food Program, Nevada Department of Agriculture announced Friday.

With so many important issues up for discussion, this month’s walkabout Friday, Dec. 13 may be more pressing than usual, said Carson City Supervisor Karen Abowd.

Topics for this month include the proposed sales tax increase to help fund a no-kill animal shelter in Carson City, the East-North-South Corridors Project and The Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada’s multi-use activity center, which would be a city project for use by The Boys & Girls Club, but would also provide additional space where conventions and a variety of other activities to help promote Carson City, could be conducted.

Between June 7 and August 4 the Carson City Library engaged a record breaking 2,750 youth, ages 6 – 17, in signups for the 2013 summer reading program and attendance in summer learning activities. In that time, more than 21,788 items circulated from the library’s youth collection, primarily traditional books but also e-readers like Kindles, iPads, PlayAways and PlayAway Views.

Carson City, NV – From the Carson Library and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, librarian-led summer programs and activities are over the halfway point and more than 1,500 community youth are participating. Summer reading pages for prizes, technology enrichments, video journalism and art clinics are among the most popular ways youth are spending time.

Archaeologist Patti DeBunch, with EETZA Research Associates, speaks to a group of kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada, in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The event was co-sponsored by the Carson City Library as part of the Summer Reading Program.
Photo by Cathleen Allison / Nevada Photo Source

“No. 10 DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father’s Dream,” the documentary by Jackson’s brother Byron Jackson and Hollywood Director Kern Konwiser will screen Wednesday, July 17, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at the Horizon Casino and Resort, during the 24th American Century Celebrity Championship Tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

The multicultural film with universal themes presented by Wright Enterprises and LaHitz Media as an encore of the San Francisco Black Film Festival benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe and the academic arm of SportsRhythms.

Just in time for Independence Day, Reno-based non-profit Black Rock Solar has reached the milestone of building 3 megawatts of solar power capacity across the state of Nevada. That’s 3 megawatts of clean, renewable energy fostering freedom from fossil fuels and building a self-reliant nation independent of environmentally hazardous power-production methods.