kids sports
New Carson City Barbell Club gym aims to forge strength in community
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 10/17/2023 - 4:46pm
Event Date:
October 19, 2023 - 6:30pm Carson City Barbell Club, which aims to forage strength in community, is the capital city's first USAW Weightlifting Club. There will be an open house this Thursday, Oct. 19 to go through its programs, tour the gym and answer any questions.
Sierra Wildfires Junior Roller Derby Recruitment Night
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 11/12/2018 - 10:41am
Event Date:
November 15, 2018 - 6:30pm Come learn more about junior roller derby. This Thursday, 6:30pm, at Roller Kingdom in Reno, Sierra Regional Roller Derby will be holding a recruitment night for our new Juniors program; The Sierra Wildfires.
Get information on our new skater course and the sport of roller derby. We will have schedule information, cost breakdown, and safety gear requirements. Your child can meet some junior skaters and get questions answered. Please visit us online for more information
https://www.playyon.com/sierrawildfiresjrd
Learn about suggested gear and about the sport of roller derby
Western Nevada College Professor Marilee Swirczek, driving force behind ‘Always Lost’ war exhibit, dies
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 07/18/2016 - 1:11pm
Marilee Swirczek, a writer, professor of English, faculty member at Western Nevada College, and a driving force behind the highly acclaimed “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” photo exhibition, died Sunday.
Swirczek was project director for the “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” exhibition that originated in her creative writing class. The exhibition received nationwide recognition, with a national tour that began in 2010 and ends this July 29, 2016. Marilee was a former Carson City Supervisor from 1987 to 1989 and wife of Ron Swirczek, a member of the Carson City School Board. She was 68.
