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Carson City Supervisor, Ward 1, Karen Abowd hosts her monthly Walkabout Friday, Sept. 21 at Mills Park. This is her next to last event, prior to leaving office in November, and while all topics are welcomed, Abowd would like to focus as much time as possible on discussing the affordable housing crisis.

Next year, Vincent Gates, the owner of Carson City’s local music shop, Play Your Own Music, is celebrating his 30th year in the music business.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. – As Chris Longley looks back, she can see so clearly those moments where it started. She finds them in the resolute steps of her 9-year-old self striding up the walkways of a New England neighborhood to visit her father’s patients.

American culture has been focused on being great for as far back as I can remember.

Striving for greatness is a good thing. I certainly believe in doing and giving my best in all of my daily tasks or endeavors.

One of the most historic events affecting the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) was the proclamation of Sept. 22 as American Business Women’s Day.

Hello Carson City and welcome to the end of the work week. It is Friday Sept. 7, 2018. Today’s events include an organized walk along Carson City's historic east side, coffee and talk with a supervisor, art showings, a lecture, live standup comedy with Howie Nave at the Carson Comedy Club and plenty of music.

Good Day Carson City. It is Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Health and wellness, art events, live jazz and “Ideas on Tap” are featured around town.

Carson City Supervisor Brad Bonkowski will hold his monthly Breakfast with Brad this Friday, Sept. 7, from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Cracker Box restaurant.

Bonkowski encourages any resident with ideas, questions or concerns about city issues to join him for coffee and conversation.

The second in a series of monthly "Ideas on Tap" is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 5 inside the Battle Born Social Lounge, 318 N. Carson Street, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Fire officials on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest would like to remind the public the fire danger level is still extreme. Human-caused wildfires are still a major concern heading into the Labor Day weekend and hunting season.

A new, yet not so new, technology policy at CHS has upset some and caused others to look at the potential benefits.

No longer are students allowed to possess their earbuds at school let alone use them during breaks or at lunch time. Accessing cell-phones during class may also result in confiscation, delivery to the office, and a call home to have the parent or guardian come and personally pick it up from the office.

The Interfaith Community of Carson City will host the 10th annual interfaith potluck picnic and food drive on the lawn of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Monday, Sept. 3, from 4 to 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to share food, conversation, music, and fun activities with community members of all faiths.

(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.

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will address the congregants and others at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church, “a community of Christians” in Carson City on Oct. 11.

A 25-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including a felony, after driving with his high beams on early Sunday morning, and then attempting to throw methamphetamine over a freeway ramp during a traffic stop, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Carson City Supervisor, Ward 1, Karen Abowd hosts her monthly Walkabout this Friday, Aug. 17 at Mills Park.

Everyone is invited to join the conversation, bring ideas, questions and concerns to the monthly gathering. To participate, simply meet at noon on the steps of Carson City Community Center. Take a sack lunch if desired.

In 1997, President Bill Clinton traveled to Lake Tahoe, which straddles California and Nevada, to inaugurate what would become an annual bi-state forum focusing on environmental challenges at the lake. More than two decades later, the conversation has shifted, implicitly and at other times explicitly, for a new century and a Lake Tahoe watershed that must contend with changing weather dynamics, from warmer water to increasing wildfires.

Western Nevada College is offering a new opportunity to study a foreign language for the upcoming fall semester.
Japanese 111, a four-credit language course, will be available to students on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 6:45 p.m. on the Carson City campus.

Learning a second language isn't as simple as sitting through classes and completing workbooks. Just ask clients at the United Latino Community (ULC) in Carson City, where learning a language is a shared experience and a common thread that binds people together.

Do you love where you live? Would other people love to live there too? Those two questions are at the heart of economic development, according to Peter Kageyama, a keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual Nevada Economic Development Conference Aug. 20-22, 2018 at the Atlantis Casino Resort & Spa in Reno, Nevada. For registration and more information, visit nvedc.com.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management confirmed Thursday that its staff conducted a roundup Tuesday of what the agency determined to be "nuisance" wild horses that had been reported the previous week in the Dayton area and plan to take the rest Friday, Aug. 3.

CARSON CITY — Increased fuels due to the wet winter and spring, drying vegetation, high fuel loading, and increasing daytime temperatures have prompted the Bridgeport and Carson Ranger Districts on the Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest to announce the implementation of fire restrictions beginning Saturday, August 4.

For the first time, the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon County, reportedly established in 1861, will start its day in Yerington, Nev. on Thursday, August 2 with Hindu invocation, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. — Fort Churchill State Historic Park is offering a variety of ranger-led programs during the month of August. Programs highlight the area’s rich history and abundant natural resources.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mike Smith, owner of Shiny Shoes in downtown Carson City, last Sunday to talk about his "Ideas on Tap" concept as a monthly community event in the Nevada state capital.

Conversation is a skill Mike Smith has polished to a gleam even more than the shoes he has shined since he was a youth growing up in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

Carson City Ward 1 Supervisor Karen Abowd hosts her monthly Walkabout a week early, this Friday, July 13. Everyone is invited to participate in the conversation that has allowed Abowd, throughout her tenure, to understand her constituency’s concerns and desires for the community moving forward.
To participate, simply meet at noon on the steps of Carson City Community Center. Bring a sack lunch if desired.

Nevada Humanities is pleased to announce that 27 grants totaling over $104,500 were awarded to fund humanities programs across Nevada, including four in Carson City area.

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. — Fort Churchill State Historic Park is offering a variety of ranger-led programs during the month of July. Programs highlight the area’s rich history and abundant natural resources.