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The Annual Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights and Official Tree Lighting tonight, Friday, Dec. 5. is more than just flipping on the holiday lights in downtown Carson City; Santa, carolers, soup, hot chocolate, and ice skating all play a part in the fun.

The Itinerary for the festival is as follows:

Carson High School will be hosting its annual Craft Fair this weekend, Friday, Nov. 21 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free for children and K-12 students. For adults admission Friday is $2 and allows re-entry on Saturday; Saturday's admission is $1.50, with a discount if you bring something non-perishable for their food drive.

What's a Thanksgiving without pie? Support families in need this holiday season as dozens of Northern Nevada’s best chefs, from local restaurants, donate their time and talent to bake fabulous Thanksgiving pies for the 4th Annual Pie to the Rescue.

Choose from three delicious pies, pumpkin, pecan or apple, place your order and then pick up your pies, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, just in time for Thanksgiving. This year proceeds benefit the Northern Nevada Dream Center, Carson Valley Community Food Closet, the Family Vision Food Truck and the Ron Wood Community Essentials Food Bank.

For the 16th year, Mike's Pharmacy at 1007 N. Carson St. Ste 100 will be holding its "Annual Turkey Round-up" for the Salvation Army. To donate, drop off frozen turkeys to Mike's Pharmacy any time between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. to help food banks in Carson, Douglas, and Lyon Counties.

Call 775-841-1400 for more information.

The Carson City Republican Women’s Club (CCRW) will hold their November luncheon at the Gold Dust West Casino, 2171 U.S. 50, Carson City on Tuesday, November 18th at 11;30 am. Alan Glover, Carson City Clerk/Recorder is the guest speaker. RSVP to Jane Richards 775-297-3712 sweetpea48@charter.net $20. (Cash only, no checks)

Final nominations will be accepted for the CCRW’s Woman of the Year. The nomination form is available in the November 2014 newsletter on the website: http://www.ccrwclub.com/

RENO, Nev. (November 13, 2014) – Renowned celebrities Santa Claus, from the North Pole, and Ronald McDonald, of McDonald’s notoriety, will be at The Grove, Saturday, Dec. 13, for the annual Breakfast with Santa, presented by Alice 96.5 and 106.9 MORE FM of the Reno Media Group, The Grove, McDonald’s and Model Dairy. The third annual Breakfast with Santa benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities® Northern Nevada (RMHC® Northern Nevada), a non-profit that houses families whose children are receiving medical treatment in local hospitals.

The Carson City Leisure Hour Club continues the celebration of its 118th year on Wednesday, Nov. 19 with recognition of the five Leisure Hour Club scholars at Western Nevada College. For the past several years, the Club funded merit scholarships for five graduates of Carson City and Dayton high schools. In the coming year, graduates from Douglas High School will also be eligible.

From now until December 23, Evergreen Gene's Inc. and local paranormal investigative team, Thin Veil Investigators, are hosting a Canned Food Drive, and Sock & Glove tree for the "Do Drop In," a rural center for independent living. Evergreen Gene's Inc. - the canned food drive and glove & sock tree drop off location - is 1815 N. Carson St. (next to Grocery Outlet). Donations are always accepted at 1895 E. Long, the location of Do Drop In.

Cynthia Bunt (Left) "PSN" (Professional Saleswomen of Nevada) Assistant Treasurer, presents a check to Chris Bayer, Director of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for $359.50 from quarterly fund raising efforts.

Visit www.PSN-Nevada.com for more information on how this local networking group makes a difference in our community.

Thank you to all who came out to help this morning to remember our local veterans by placing flags on their grave sites. Happy Veterans Day to all our Men, Woman and their families who have served in our Armed Forces. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

The Friends of the Library announce the Grand Prize winner of the “Name the Beast” contest at the Browsers Corner Book Store.

Pictured here is the winner, Kyra Fields, a fifth grader at Fritsch Elementary School. Her winning entry is “The Beast of Knowledge…Keeper of the Words.”

Kyra is holding her prize, a stack of books, a certificate for one free book of her choice each month for a year at the book store and a coupon donated by Round Table Pizza. Other second and third place winners will also receive books and more for their imaginative entries.

The CHS Marching Band competed last weekend in the Nevada Day Battle of the Bands held at Spanish Springs High School. The band finished first in their division beating out rivals Douglas High School.

They received the caption for "Outstanding Music." This award marks the first time in nine years that the marching band took home a first place trophy in a field show competition. Way to Go Big Blue Thunder!

Academic Award

Ebola virus disease, a severe and often fatal illness in humans, is an international health emergency, a devastating and horrifying disease. Thousands have died in the ongoing Ebola epidemic.

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Nevada’s faith leaders from various traditions will join together to pray for God’s mercy and for the worldwide Ebola victims and their loved ones and care providers in Nevada Governor’s Mansion on Nov. 13. The public is welcome to this free event which will start at 5:45 p.m. at the Nevada Governor’s Mansion, 606 Mountain St., Carson City.

During October, Michael Hohl Motor Company held a pet food drive to fill a pickup for the national nonprofit Pets of the Homeless. A total of 1,580 pounds of pet food and supplies filled the pickup and where delivered to FISH of Carson City on Monday.

“We are proud to gather donations and help a worthwhile nonprofit like Pets of the Homeless. Michael Hohl Motor Company has made giving back to the local communities we serve a top priority.” Tim Hohl

Lucky attendants at the fifth annual Celebrity Chef & Harvest Dinner, Nov. 10, will enjoy six courses created by chefs Charlie Abowd and Mark Estee.

The event, hosted the first time as a fundrasier for The Greenhouse Project and a tribute dinner to Paul Abowd, restaurateur and Charlie’s father, has grown into a benefit for The Greenhouse Project on site at Carson High School.

The reception begins with hors d’oeuvres at 5 p.m., followed by dinner.

The annual Carson City / Storey County 4-H Fabulous Fabric and Rummage Sale will be held Saturday and Sunday Feb. 14-15, 2015 at Fuji Park Exhibit Hall in Carson City. The sale is a project of the Carson City/Storey County Leaders Council. All sale proceeds benefit the council’s scholarship fund.

Nevada's 150th year of statehood culminated this weekend with festivities celebrated statewide and in Carson City. Carson TV News stops by the Governor's Ball, the statewide record-setting simultaneous sing along of "Home Means Nevada" and the Nevada Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014.

Saturday, Nov. 8 is a busy day for area crafters. Four arts and craft events are scheduled throughout town. Get a jump on your holiday shopping at the following:

Comstock Mobile Village Craft and Rummage Sale located on College Parkway across from the Carson Airport from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 20 vendors will be offering hand-made goods, food, and rummage. Free coffee will help keep you warm.

PetSmart National Adoption Weekend is coming up Nov. 15 and 16 and Carson Tahoe SPCA will be hosting their very own Kitten Bowl at the Carson City PetSmart. They will be in the training arena both days with a couple of adorable kitten teams all trying to win your heart. Plan on stopping by, do a little cheering and maybe you'll fall in love with one of the outstanding players. Game time is 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15 and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16.

Join "PSN" (Professional Saleswomen of Nevada) for Lunch and Networking at Red's Old 395 every second Thursday of the month from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Come join like-minded women/men who want to help each other build their business while helping those in need in our community.
Join us for networking, lunch, raffles and education.
Visit our web site for more information. www.psn-nevada.com

TJ Baijounas, Assistant Director (Right) of "PSN" Professional Saleswomen of Nevada presents a check for $304.00 from "PSN" fund raising efforts to Jim Peckham Executive Director of F.I.S.H (Friends In Service Helping)
For more information about PSN and our community involvement visit us at: www.psn-nevada.com

Submitted by:
Monica Marcinko
PSN Media Chair
775-283-8908

A military flyover officially launched the 2014 Nevada Day Parade marking 150 years of statehood for the Silver State. Carson Now reader Raquel Fulghum captured the flyover in the video below. Here are more Nevada Day festivity photos courtesy of I Love Carson City.

While the Nevada Day Parade is known for its length along Carson Street and the number of entries from around the state who participate, it wasn't short of stellar floats, high school and military marching bands, and its share of elected leaders and those running for office.

This year's Nevada Day Parade was indeed a special one as the Silver State celebrates its 150th Sesquicentennial. While the skies above Carson City had seen rain earlier Saturday morning, they held out for the duration of the parade, with just a few sprinkles to go along with the thousands of happy, smiling faces. Here is our first set of photos from the parade.

Hundreds of hungry Nevada Day parade revelers lined up early Saturday morning at Red's Old 395 Grill in Carson City for the 15th annual Nevada Day Pancake Breakfast hosted by Builders Alliance of Western Nevada, also known as BAWN.

The event runs through 10 a.m. and features a full line pancake breakfast, sausage and bacon. The annual breakfast benefits the BAWN Women’s Council and their philanthropic endeavors.

The Friends of the Carson City Library are having a Holiday Food Drive for the Ron Wood Resource Center. Every day right here in Carson City there are families who do not have enough to eat. Help us make a difference. Bring in a donation of canned or packaged food and pick out a free book of your choice. Bring your donation any time between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm from Nov. 3 through Nov. 15 to the book store at 711 E. Washington St.

For those who can't wait until dark to go trick or treating, head down to Carson Mall for their Safe Trick or Treating event, which will last until 6 p.m.

As most column writers will tell you, reader reaction to columns you’re particularly proud of can range from crickets to complaints to an occasional “good column” e-mail, phone call or comment.

And every so often, you catch lightning in a bottle.

That is what happened to me in October 2001 when I wrote a column for Nevada Day with the headline, “Signs you might be a Nevadan.”