October 2020
Resilience brings success to Carson City's Pioneer High School student
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 4:27pm
Amanda Nichols was nominated by Pioneer High School staff as the PHS Rotary Student of the Month. Her ability to adapt, learn and grow nurtured by a foundation of resilience and hard work has transformed Amanda Nichols world to success today and tomorrow.
Nevada State Museum Family Fun Saturday to be featured as Facebook live event
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 4:07pm
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October 24, 2020 - 10:00am To kick off our Dia de los Muertos celebration this year I will lead a craft making Facebook Live event at 10 a.m. Saturday as part of the Nevada State Museum Family Fun Saturday. We will be making tissue paper flowers that are used to decorate Dia de los Muertos Altars.
Fall Poetry in a Park happening this Saturday at Carson City's Riverview Park
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 3:52pm
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October 24, 2020 - 11:30am Do you enjoy writing poetry? Are you inspired by the fall? If so, be sure to join us for our "Fall Poetry in a Park" event on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 11:30 a.m. at Riverview Park in Carson City.
Forest Service uses sheep to reduce hazardous fuels south of Carson City
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 2:14pm
As part of the Carson Ranger District’s Hazardous Fuels Reduction Program, the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest recently released sheep in the Jacks Valley Wildlife Management Fuels Reduction Project area just south of Jacks Valley Road in Carson City, Nev.
Historic coin press to mint medallion recognizing health care workers as part of Nevada Day celebration
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 1:00pmEvent Date:
October 30, 2020 - 9:00am
CARSON CITY — To honor and raise funds for Nevada’s health care workers, historic Coin Press No. 1 will mint a special medallion from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson St. in Carson City.
Pine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: The stump speech that gave us Mark Twain
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 12:36pm
It was a stroke of luck that Sam Clemens happened to hear a stump speech, satirize it, and send it over to the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, as that speech, and the letter it fostered, would trail blaze the literary birth of Mark Twain.
Carson City, Douglas and Lyon County students encouraged to enter pedestrian safety poster contest
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 11:37am
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Repeats every week until Tue Dec 15 2020 .
October 19, 2020 (All day)
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October 26, 2020 (All day)
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November 2, 2020 (All day)
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November 9, 2020 (All day)
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November 16, 2020 (All day)
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November 23, 2020 (All day)
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November 30, 2020 (All day)
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December 7, 2020 (All day)
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December 14, 2020 (All day) Western Nevada Safe Routes to School presents the first Pedestrian Safety Poster Contest! Students ages 5-18 from Carson City, Douglas and Lyon counties are all eligible to enter the poster contest.
Nevada Department of Public Safety appoints first woman to NHP colonel command
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 11:10am
CARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti has appointed Anne Carpenter as Colonel of the Nevada DPS, Highway Patrol Division. Colonel Carpenter officially takes command of the Nevada Highway Patrol on Monday, October 19, 2020. She will oversee 491 sworn officers and 96 non-sworn personnel.
Nevada employment agency warns claimants, employers about phishing email scam
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 10:52am
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is warning businesses that an email with a subject line “Important Notice (Urgent Response Required)” is not from the agency, but a phishing email targeting Nevada employers.
Carson City man jailed after homeowner shoots him in foot for alleged attempted break-in
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 10:24am
A 24-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday for suspicion of felony home invasion after being shot in the foot by a homeowner who had attempted to scare the suspect away, according to a sheriff's office booking report.
