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I Love Carson City’s Mothers’ Day Weekend Event Summary: May 13 – 14
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 5:55pmThis weekend is for all of the moms out there, and the dads that are also moms, and the women who hold a special place of honor in our hearts. Scoop the family up and find something to enjoy together. The annual RSVP Spring Carnival is an easy choice, but a round-trip to Virginia City on the historic V and T Steam Train is pretty memorable. Find something pretty for her garden at the Spring Plant Sale that the Greenhouse Project hosts each year. Keep reading, there’s plenty of family fun this weekend, and adult fun if you’ve found yourself a babysitter.
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David Elwyn Johnson: April 23, 1952 – May 6, 2017
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 2:49pmDavid Elwyn Johnson passed away on Saturday May 6th after a long battle with cancer. He loved music, especially jazz, and was fortunate to make music his career as a skilled piano tuner and kindhearted piano teacher. David touched the lives of many as he brought excellence to his profession. He shared his musical talent by playing trombone for many years with the Carson City Symphony.
Greenhouse Project at Carson High hosts Mother’s Day plant sale Saturday
Submitted by editor on Mon, 05/08/2017 - 7:21amThe community is invited to the annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale, hosted by The Greenhouse Project, Saturday, May 13, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Carson High School in Carson City.
Tuesday, May 2: Things to do in Carson City
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Mon, 05/01/2017 - 8:52pmHappy Tuesday, Carson City. The valley is abuzz in blooming flowers and happenings. Tag along with one of the guided planned walks today; the afternoon one will prove more challenging, but perfect for getting ready for summer. The Carson City Classic Cinema Club showcases a different film each month: catch Bette Davis in ‘Of Human Bondage’ tonight at the BAC’s Performance Hall. Even more awaits if you keep reading, including Penguin Taco Tuesday at Westside Pour House.
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I Love Carson City’s Weekend Event Summary: April 29 - 30
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 7:58pmHold on to your hat, the weekend is here. If it’s a cowboy hat, head over to Genoa for their annual Cowboy Festival. Plenty of free things to see, hear, and experience await. The annual Spring Earth Spirit Faire lets you celebrate Mother Earth with workshops, holistic practitioners, great vendors, and a raffle. It benefits the Heart to Heart School and Advocates to End Domestic Violence so it’s always worth checking out. You’ll have to keep reading for all of your choices, the spring thaw brings out the best this valley has to offer.
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I Love Carson City's Weekend Event Summary: April 22 - 23
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 4:08pmHoly moly, it’s going to be a busy weekend: busy and gorgeous out. A bowling tournament and the Comstock Shootout Soccer tournament have the hotels and motels busting at the seams. Celebrate Earth Day with Muscle Powered by making a small piece of Carson City that much cleaner; the trash meets at 8 a.m. and leaves you plenty of time to enjoy the day. Rummage and book sales, live music, a fun run and a half-marathon, comedy and so much more await you. Check out the list for all the ways to embrace the sunshine.
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Lifeline 911: Carson City dispatchers are the public’s first, first responders
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 2:16pmIn tense situations, they are the voice of clarity. Twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, public safety dispatchers are the lifeline between those who need help and those who mobilize to provide it.
Monday, April 17: Things to do in Carson City
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 4:42amIf these April showers are indicative of anything, it’s that we will have impressive May flowers. The drizzle continues off and on for at least the next day or two, so keep your umbrella handy. Get the week off to a fun start with Karaoke at Fox Brewpub. Kick up your heels at El Charro Avita, the High Sierra Swing Dance Club hosts their weekly night out. Find some inner peace as you meditate with the Dharma Zephyr Sangah Sitting Group.
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- -- Douglas County School District Spring Break
Sunday, April 2: Things to do around Carson City
Submitted by editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 1:49amI’m hoping that April brings more than just showers. Not that I don’t love the spring flowers, but I’m really ready for some sunshine. Start off the month with a clean kitchen: let the Elks Club take care of breakfast. Grab your guitar, tambourine, ukulele, or vocal chords and join the A to Zen Music Jam. Head ‘North by Northwest’ at the Galaxy Theater. The classic thriller is on the big screen at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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I Love Carson City's Weekend Event Summary: April 1 - 2
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 03/31/2017 - 6:49pmIt may be April’s Fools Day, but the fun going on around town is no joke. Get your blood pumping with the Carson Canyon Half Marathon (or Half/Half Marathon if you want something shorter.) It’s Wine Walk weekend, and with the sunny day you have no reason to stay home. The Youth Theater Carson City Showstoppers want to ‘Give Our Regards to Broadway’ during their one weekend only production. There’s too much to mention in this short opening paragraph, so keep reading for all the great things our valley and sister valleys have to offer.
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Senator Square: A symphony of students perform at UNR’s Nightingale Hall
Submitted by editor on Sat, 03/18/2017 - 8:34pmThe CHSD Orchestra, under the direction of Brian Fox, participated in the Washoe County School District High School Orchestra Festival 2017 at UNR’s Nightingale Hall. Judges from Sacramento and the Bay Area rated this group alongside similar groups from the Reno and Sparks area.
Family Stone band to headline 2017 Concert Under the Stars in Carson City
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 2:40pmThe Family Stone band, founded by musical legend Sly Stone, will headline the 2017 Concert Under the Stars sponsored by the Cafe at Adele's on July 12 at the Brewery Arts Center's Minnesota Street Stage, said Adele's co-owner Charlie Abowd.
Senator Square: Carson High reveals its winning Shark Tank entrepreneurs
Submitted by editor on Sat, 03/11/2017 - 10:12pmThe Carson High School winners of the Shark Tank competition are in with amazing new ideas for start-up companies and new inventions of products, not to mention the monetary winnings that allow these aspiring entrepreneur-contestants to take the next step in the process of starting their own businesses or inventing and marketing their new products.
Eyes On Carson City: Sagebrush at Nevada State Museum
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Sun, 02/26/2017 - 9:29amSagebrush, Nevada's state flower, was the feature Saturday during the Nevada State Museum's Family Fun Saturday event.
Senator Square: Sharks at Carson High School circle the tank in entrepreneur skills contest
Submitted by editor on Sat, 02/25/2017 - 8:40pmBringing an American reality television series to CHS Business Students is another reason why Carson High School is a cutting edge high school. Thanks to teachers Billy McHenry and Angila Golik as well as Carson City community professionals, students are offered real life experiences.
What Works column: What to do when you just aren’t feeling it
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/13/2017 - 1:19pmMonday is not always about being full of motivation. Sometimes it’s about finding it. I have a standing call every Monday at 7 am with my team, as some of them are on the east coast. Although I made it through the call, this Monday was more challenging. Can you identify? Unfortunately, not doing business isn’t usually an option. Here’s how to get yourself going when the going is rough.
Thursday, Feb. 9: Things to do in Carson City
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 10:23pmI just keep telling myself that the spring flowers will be amazing this year, but honestly, I’m growing weary of all this rain. Several of our hiking and bike trails have been affected, the sports fields are a muddy mess, and we are still in danger of more flooding.
Creating Culture, Leaving Legacy
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 01/26/2017 - 12:26am“Great companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust.”
— Howard Schultz, Entrepreneur
Senator Square: Second semester in full swing at CHS
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Sat, 01/21/2017 - 5:53pmCarson High School students are currently working with great intensity to fulfill their Senior Projects, a graduation requirement.
All those involved encourage students to pursue a personal interest, something to benefit others, or something to prepare themselves for their future.
JoAnne Skelly: Create Holiday Floral Arrangements
Submitted by editor on Sat, 12/24/2016 - 3:41pmLet your inner floral designer out and do some holiday bouquets. First, choose a container. Then decide what will hold the flowers in place. When I use a vase, I just put the flowers and greens in loosely. You can place clear marbles or pebbles in the bottom to hold the flowers.
Sometimes florists use a crisscross pattern of floral tape over the mouth of the vase to give stability to the arrangement. However, to make a French bouquet, a centerpiece or a one-sided arrangement, use floral foam in a low container.
Sierra Desert Garden Club gives FISH $500 for Carson City veterans housing complex landscaping
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 3:41pmThe Sierra Desert Garden Club presented Jim Peckham of Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, with a check for $500. The club selected FISH to receive the restricted award to go toward a tree or landscaping at the new 39-unit Richard's Crossing housing complex on Jeanell Drive in Carson City that are reserved for homeless military veterans. The remainder of the units are open to non-veterans.
Obituary: Dianne Askew October 8, 1946 - November 28, 2016
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 11/29/2016 - 4:20pmDianne Harman Askew, 70, passed away peacefully on November 28 after a brave battle with interstitial lung disease, a rare autoimmune disorder.
Born in Detroit in 1946, Dianne was raised in El Paso, Texas. A Kappa Delta, she graduated from the University of Texas El Paso with a bachelor’s degree in business. Shortly afterward, a handsome and charming drill sergeant, Phillip “Mike” Askew, just returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam, swept her off her feet.
JoAnne Skelly: Gift-giving time is here, by golly
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Sun, 11/27/2016 - 9:35amI’m writing this before Thanksgiving and stores have been decorated for the holidays with their red, green, silver, gold and white HO HO HO wares for weeks now. Christmas is only a month away and Hanukkah begins December 24.
Veterans Day 11NOV2016
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 11/14/2016 - 9:52amWe have just elected a new President and a new Congress after eighteen months of bitter mudslinging. Our politicians are so busy assassinating character using; lies, half truths and innuendo that they, and many of the people of our nation, forgot many of the issues that should be matters for adult discussion by serious men and women and their would-be leaders.
JoAnne Skelly: Avoid wormy apples or pears next year
Submitted by editor on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 11:31amThe apple harvest is almost over. We have picked so many red delicious apples at our house, we don’t care there are still some on the tree. I had thought a freeze in late May had destroyed all the flowers. Surprise! The recent winds have blown down many of the apples remaining on the tree.
Carson High CTE, FFA sell floral arrangements for breast cancer and domestic violence awareness
Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/07/2016 - 4:01pmCarson High School Career and Technical Education floriculture students led by agriculture teacher, Charlie Mann, are taking orders for floral arrangements created and sold to benefit local breast cancer and domestic violence charitable organizations. Orders will be accepted through Oct. 12.
Mac the Naw fishing report for Sierra and Lake Tahoe: Kokanee salmon festival at South Shore
Submitted by editor on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 9:38pmHello fellow anglers, I can tell you where there will be plenty of fish this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, is the Kokanee Salmon festival at Taylor Creek located on Highway 89, a half mile north of Camp Richardson on the south end of Lake Tahoe.
I Love Carson City’s Weekend Event Summary: Sept. 24-25
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 09/23/2016 - 6:52pmStreet 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.
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JoAnne Skelly: Fall crocus flower brings lovely burst of color
Submitted by editor on Sun, 09/18/2016 - 9:35amWhat a surprise awaited me one morning a week ago as I was watering. I had completely forgotten this wonderful late summer gem, thinking bulb blooming time was over until next spring. However, the fall-flowering crocus amazed me once again.
I Love Carson City’s Weekend Event Summary: Sept. 17 - 18
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 09/16/2016 - 7:20pmWhoa doggy, what a weekend. Dayton Valley Days, the Steampunk Ball and Parade in Virginia City, and the Western Heritage Festival at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park are just the tip of the iceberg. Whether it’s in Carson City, or just over the hill in one of our neighboring counties, you’ll find something fun to do. Read on.
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