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Partnership Carson City seeks volunteers, hosts 'How to Teach English Language Learners' event

Event Date: 
January 26, 2023 - 1:30pm

Partnership Carson City is looking for volunteers to teach English as a Second Language. Can you speak, read, and write in English? Then you can teach English to one to three students. You can help your student use the textbook, stopping to explain or help with pronunciation.

Partnership Carson City seeks volunteers to help with citizenship class in English

Event Date: 
Repeats every week until Mon Mar 28 2022 .
March 29, 2022 - 6:00pm

Can you help one-on-one with flashcards and pronunciation? Students in citizenship classes will be studying and memorizing the 100 civics test questions, practicing writing and reading short English sentences, and practicing vocabulary.

Sheldon Adelson, gaming and political force, dies at 87

Sheldon Adelson, the son of a Boston cabbie who became a billionaire and left an indelible mark on the worlds of gaming and politics, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 87.

Carson City-based ESL program founder earns Governor's Points of Light Lifetime Achievement Award

English Language Learners At-Home Program founder Florence Phillips received Nevada's highest volunteer honors with a lifetime recognition award for the all-volunteer, nonprofit Carson City-based program she established.

House candidate Patricia Ackerman to speak at Monday's Carson City Democratic tele-luncheon

Event Date: 
October 19, 2020 - 12:00pm

The featured speaker at Monday's Carson City Democratic luncheon will be Patricia Ackerman, Democratic candidate for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District (CD-2). An Emerge Nevada graduate, Patricia ran an aggressive Assembly campaign against District 39 Republican Jim Wheeler in 2018.

Nevada program for those behind on rent has paid out around $2 million of its $60M allotment

Officials trying to get $60 million out the door by the end of the year on behalf of Nevadans who have fallen behind on rent have disbursed about $2 million so far, according to progress reports provided to a state housing committee.

House candidate Patricia Ackerman to speak at Monday's Carson City Democratic tele-luncheon

Event Date: 
August 17, 2020 - 12:00pm

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Patricia Ackerman, Democratic candidate for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District (CD-2). An Emerge Nevada graduate, Patricia ran an aggressive Assembly campaign against District 39 Republican Jim Wheeler in 2018.

“Dr.” Sisolak: racism is a public health crisis (opinion)

“Dr.” Sisolak the good Democrat: racism is a public health crisis.

https://carsonnow.org/story/08/06/2020/nevada-governor-proclaims-racism-...

http://gov.nv.gov/News/Proclamations/2020/Racism,_as_a_Public_Health_Cri...

With this proclamation, the governor has perpetrated the most egregious insult of all Nevadans. He has also perpetrated the most egregious assault on fact, law and common sense.

Nevada DMV to offer most driver’s license, ID card renewals online and by mail this fall

CARSON CITY — Nevada motorists who have been unable to make an appointment at DMV offices before their expiration date will benefit from two new initiatives announced by the Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday.

Ackerman led NV-02 fundraising in Quarter 2

On Saturday, the Associated Press first reported that Patricia Ackerman led the NV-02 field in fundraising for 2020’s second quarter.

“We still have a long climb ahead of us, but the wind is at our backs.” Ackerman stated. “Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this race.”

Ackerman on Trump’s Nomination for BLM Director: “Unacceptable”

Patricia Ackerman, Democratic candidate for Nevada Congressional District 2, last Friday stated her vehement opposition to news that President Donald Trump plans to nominate William Perry Pendley to be the Bureau of Land Management Director.

Senator Harry Reid endorses Patricia Ackerman for NV-02

On Tuesday, Senator Harry Reid threw the weight of an early endorsement to Patricia Ackerman, candidate for Nevada’s second congressional district.

Founder of Carson City-based ESL In-Home Program launches fundraiser to provide online learning devices to students

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Florence Phillips has taken her all-volunteer tutoring program for immigrants and refugees — English Language Learners In-Home Program — completely online over the last couple of months.

Seven Democrats run in the primary for Nevada's Second Congressional seat

Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District encompasses the northern part of the silver state including Carson City and the counties Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humbolt, Lander, Pershing, Storey and Washoe, as well as a part of Lyon County.

The district has never sent a Democrat to Washington. However, there are currently seven Democrats vying for the job, opposing Republican incumbent Mark Amodei.

Meet Your Farmer: Holley Family Farms celebrates ten years providing organic produce at Carson Farmer's Market

Tucked away in the valleys of Dayton, a multi-generational ranch and farm has been quietly producing organic and sustainable agriculture for decades to the local community.

Holley Family Farms has been owned and operated since 1970, and bases their practices on the 19th century farming traditions of Dayton Valley, “where Italian immigrants produced vegetables and meat for the thousands of residents of the Virginia City Comstock,” according to the Holly Family Farms blog.

House candidate Rick Shepherd to speak at Carson Dems' tele-luncheon

Event Date: 
May 18, 2020 - 12:00pm

Rick Shepherd, primary candidate for the House of Representatives, District 2, will be the featured speaker at Monday's virtual Democratic luncheon. A native Nevadan, Rick is UNR educated and has operaed a technology company in Sparks since 2002.

Chris Giunchigliani endorses Patricia Ackerman for NV-02

Carson City, NV (May 4, 2020) - In a selfie video released yesterday, Chris Giunchigliani formally endorsed Patricia Ackerman for Nevada Congressional District 2. “Chris G.”, as she is known in Nevada Democratic circles, has been active in Nevada politics since she was elected to the Nevada Assembly in 1991. In 2006, Giunchigliani was elected to the Clark County Commission. She was also president at different points of the Clark County Education Association and Nevada State Education Association.

Pine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: A short history of Levis

Trousers came into being when it was discovered, before Christ, that hand-to-hand combat was most unpleasant while wearing a robe, not to mention the discomfort endured while riding a horse while wearing a robe.

62 Nevada community agencies awarded $20 million in Victims of Crime Act grant funding

The Division of Child and Family Services on Monday announced 62 agencies, including 5 new agencies, will be awarded the annual Victims of Crime Act Assistance Formula Grant funding for the 2021 State Fiscal Year (SFY21) totaling $20 million.

Patricia Ackerman finishes first quarter of 2020 as Democratic leader in individual contributions in race for Congress

Patricia Ackerman is a Democrat running for Nevada Congressional District 2

Patricia Ackerman finished the first quarter of 2020 with the most money raised, as well as the most cash on hand, of any Democratic candidate in the race for Nevada Congressional District 2.

AD-40 candidate to speak at Carson City Democrats online luncheon

Event Date: 
April 6, 2020 - 12:00pm

Sherrie Scaffidi, Democratic primary candidate for Assembly District 40, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon, being held online only for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transgender Woman, Sherrie Scaffidi Announces Her Candidacy for State Assembly District 40

Sherrie Paulie Scaffidi is running for the Nevada Assembly Seat in District 40. Sherrie is a US Navy Seabee, veteran. She is a widower who lost her wife of 42 years to cancer in 2012. Sherrie is the father of three grown children. She lived in Carson City from 1991 to 2005 and happily moved back in 2018.

House candidate to speak at Carson City Democratic luncheon

Event Date: 
December 30, 2019 - 11:30am

The featured speaker at Monday's Carson City Democratic luncheon will be Patricia Ackerman, a Democratic primary candidate for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District.

Elizabeth Warren in Vegas: Trump wants to turn everybody against immigrants

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke to union workers in Las Vegas on Monday, saying she would celebrate immigration as a force that makes the country stronger.

Lunch with CASA: Attorney Mark Beguelin at Red's Old 395 Grill in Carson City

If there has ever been a court case involving a hamburger, attorney Mark Beguelin probably knows about it.

The child advocacy lawyer for Washoe Legal Services in Reno defends his cases with the sort of vigor that he relishes great burgers.

Cuban immigrant dream comes true in Carson City

Cuban immigrant Yamila Perez has hit Carson City by storm. With so much raw energy, she will become a force in representing the Latino community as she grows her new beauty business catering to those who want to look and feel better.

Carson City ESL program founder among 4 picked for prestigious Manhattan Institute award

A Carson City-based nonprofit that teaches the English language to those preparing for U.S. citizenship — and whose founder was recognized in December 2018 as a finalist for the CNN Hero Award — has been picked to receive a national recognition award from the prestigious Manhattan Institute.

Horsford: Accurate count vital for Nevada

Horsford expressed concern over the potential cooling effects the Trump administration’s actions could have on census participation, not only among immigrants but among …

Events around the Carson City area for Thursday, June 27

Heading into Thursday, June 27, 2019, there's plenty to do and see around the Carson City area as we march toward an action-packed weekend. There's a morning Muscle Powered walk, Food Truck Thursday at Mills Park, a Farmers Market in Dayton, a discussion on climate change at Western Nevada College, a history presentation on Chinese woodcutters at the Nevada State Museum, a presentation by the NNDA Executive Director at a GOP monthly meeting, Cruise Night at Wing Stop, an information meeting on the Ross Gold Park master plan hosted by Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space. Read on. There's more.

Lecture details lives of immigrant Chinese woodcutters

Event Date: 
June 28, 2019 - 1:00pm

CARSON CITY — Chinese immigrants were abundant in the mining camps of the Sierra Nevada in the latter half of the 19th century.

In the 1860s, the first Chinese immigrants found their way to Aurora, Nevada and by the 1870s, they had settled along King Street in Bodie, California, creating a sizeable Chinatown. By the 1880s, they cornered the woodcutting market, providing cordwood and charcoal to neighboring residents, businesses, and ranches.

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