Clubs

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

The Hop and Mae Adam’s Foundation will temporarily donate several of its downtown Carson City parking lots to help charities raise money over the Nevada Day weekend. The charities will be collecting $5 donations for vehicle parking on Nevada Day in parking lots owned and maintained by the Foundation.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this time every year touches the heart of one of the teachers at CHS: Art teacher Mike Malley, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor, due to early detection, has decided to take breast cancer awareness to a new level by putting on a fundraising event Oct. 18 at the Trimmer Barn from 5 to 8 p.m.

Cory Michaelis will be headlining the Carson Comedy Club Oct 5-6 at 8PM located inside the Carson Nugget 507 N Carson St. Make it a date night and enjoy some great food at Angelina's Italian Steakhouse inside the Carson Nugget.

Cory recently recorded his first comedy special “Collage Graduate” – 45 minutes of squeaky clean material – in Provo, Utah at Dry Bar Comedy and released his first album “The Collage Dropout” that reached #2 on Billboard and #3 on iTunes.

Jonathon Olivas, LUTCF, has been named a member of the 2018 Executive Council of New York Life, which recognizes the top 20 percent of New York Life’s elite sales force of more than 12,000 licensed agents in sales achievement.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada’s annual Luau raised 18 percent of the Club’s annual operating budget for the year, the highest amount in the event’s 25-year history. BGCWN operates five sites in Carson City and the Carson Valley, serving more than 2,600 children, with an operating budget of $2 million.

The long awaited Disc Golf course for Carson City has its end in sight, and should be finished by the end of the year if all goes well.

For my 2019 Senior Project, a Carson High School graduation requirement, I chose to be the coordinator and director of the annual junior cheer camp because I want to increase my knowledge and understanding on how to put on a special event; I also desire to improve my personal leadership, communication, and delegation skills.

Most people who were raised in the area spent some period of their teenage years creeping around the ruins of the United Comstock Merger Cyanide Mill, known as the American Flats near Virginia City.

Sassafras Electric Food Joint and The Moonshot Coup will present a free Carson City show featuring award winning singer, songwriter and international artist Nate Currin. With more than 600,000 miles driven and 800 shows performed over the last 12 years, Nate Currin is a troubadour in every sense of the word.

Blue plaid jerseys with a capital emblem line the trail. Cheers and words of encouragement echo past. My heart is pounding in my chest; my eyes are focused on the path ahead, silently cursing my greatest enemy: the sun. On Sept. 9, the Carson High School Senators Cycling team competed at Rattlesnake Roundup, a Hidden Valley race course.

Sassafras and The Moonshot Coup proudly present a free show with award-winning international artist Nate Currin.

The theme of the 30th anniversary year of Dayton Valley Days this Saturday and Sunday is “Community,” celebrating both the 100th year anniversary of the Dayton High School building which has since become a community center, and the community of Dayton Valley as a whole.

The second annual Summer Soiree event benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada Carson Valley raised over $30,000 toward sustaining and developing programs for Carson Valley kids.

Club member and historian Kim Harris will help the Carson City Leisure Hour Club begin celebrating its 123-year history with a presentation at the Club’s first dinner meeting of the year on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

The Carson High School senior class of 2019 arose early, not an easy task for a high school student, to celebrate the rising of the sun on this their final year of high school. A tradition that began decades ago at CHS has seniors jumping out of bed still wearing their pajamas, grabbing their blankets, and heading off to the CHS football field to arrive by 6 a.m.

The Associated Students of Western Nevada (ASWN) began welcoming back its student body for Fall 2018 on Thursday, Aug. 30 with a barbecue introducing new Western Nevada College President, Dr. Vincent Solis.

RENO — Nevada students are encouraged to exhibit their artistic skills and promote radon awareness by entering the Nevada Radon Poster Contest, with all entries due by Oct. 31.

Tahoe/Douglas Elks Lodge is sponsoring free concert by Re-Creation, the full performance singing and dancing group in Minden on Sunday September 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the CVIC Hall, 1604 Esmeralda Ave.

Re-Creation presents sparkling, energetic professional entertainment by eleven exciting young performers who offer dynamic vocal renditions of America's best-loved songs and enliven the stage with intricate, disciplined dance and choreography.

(Reno, Nev.) – College is nearly back in session, with classes at the University of Nevada, Reno starting Monday, August 27. If your student is heading to the University of Nevada, Reno, here are some safety tips and resources. If they are attending a different college, be sure to review policies and student resources at their school. REMSA would like to remind Reno community members of some basic back to college tips and precautions.

Update vaccinations if necessary

· It’s important for students living and learning in close quarters to be protected from viral illnesses.

RENO, NV – At Nevada Field Day on Sept. 8, visitors will be treated to a variety of free activities and giveaways, and even some tasty food samples.

As part of this year’s activities, nationally acclaimed local food advocate Mark Estee will present a cooking demonstration at 10 a.m. Estee has been featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and in Esquire Magazine.

Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” But it is difficult to imagine that Monday, just two days away, is here already, and it is now time once again for students, parents included, to set that alarm clock and prepare for the 2018-2019 school year.

Cast members of a new television show pilot “Casino Boss” that was filmed this week at the Carson Nugget in Carson City attended a formal meet and greet Thursday evening.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — The Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada hosts the second annual Summer Soiree fundraiser, formerly the Fall Affair, to help build a clubhouse for Carson Valley members Sunday, Aug. 26, at 4 p.m. in Genoa.

MINDEN — Two times a year, six China Spring Youth Camp residents get the opportunity to learn from some of the best fly-fishers in Douglas County.

CARSON CITY — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, in conjunction with the Nevada Appeal, is selling dining cards featuring coupons from more than a dozen local restaurants. Proceeds will help fund tween and teen leadership programs, Torch and Keystone Clubs.

Jukebox International Film Festival, the only event of its kind to feature films that have music only as a central driving theme, is proud to announce the Official Selections that will be screening this year in Carson City on August 23-24, 2018.

Comedian Travis Nelson will be headlining at the Carson Comedy Club located inside the Carson Nugget at 507 N Carson St Carson City on July 27-28, 2018. Show starts at 8 p.m. and doors open up at 7:15 p.m.

The Brewery Arts Center presents one of the West Coast’s hottest Brazilian bands, SambaDa’ on Saturday, July 21 as part of the Levitt AMP Carson City free music series presented by The Change Companies.

Comedian Anderi Bailey will be headlining the Carson Comedy Club July 20-21 inside the Carson Nugget, located at 507 North Carson Street in Carson City.

Anderi has been mastering his craft since 2006, with his talent and hard work leading the way to opening for the likes of D.L. Hughley, Earth Quake and Charlie Murphy.

Also bringing him front-and-center on the historical and legendary stage of the Apollo Theater, along with Laughs Unlimited and Tommy T's comedy clubs, and ultimately to his television debut on Magic Johnson's aspire network's "Who Got Next" comedy special.