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Carson Animal Services Initiative (CASI) would like to thank everyone who attended our Bark Whine & Dine fundraiser on April 22nd. The generosity for pets in need is truly heartwarming.

The Friends of the Douglas County Library Spring Book Sale will be held at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden.

Bethlehem Lutheran School would like to announce that after 41 years of service in education and 21 years as principal of Bethlehem Lutheran School, Mr. Lonnie Karges is retiring at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa is excited to host the Biggest Little City’s first-ever RunGood Poker Series tour stop May 2-May7. The six-day series includes a range of guaranteed tournaments and ten ring events, headlined by a $100,000 guaranteed main event. Each ring event winner will earn the chance to buy into the tour’s end-of-year $300 Dream Seat Invitational sponsored by PokerGO.

Happy Thursday, Carson City! This week we’d like you to meet 7-year-old Willow, a sweet tortoiseshell that was just returned to the shelter due to unrealistic expectations.

The Division of Child and Family Services, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Carson City, and other Carson City organizations are partnering for the inaugural Be A Hero 5K Fun Run & Walk & Family Resource Fair, April 29, at Riverview Park, 600 Marsh Road in Carson City. The event will raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is celebrated every April.

The Nevada State Museum in Carson City will be opening its doors after hours beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 28 as part of the Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival. This event is no cost to the public.

Brianna Cross will go on to represent Carson City in the competition for Miss Nevada. She is working to promote her Community Service Initiative Project: Raise the B.A.R.R. Obtaining better resources for recovery.

Working directly for Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, CCSSAR employs Unit and Personally Owned Vehicles in response to missions as varied as wilderness and urban searches, evidence searches, wildfire evacuations, and public relations events. The Unit also supports the CCSO Operations and Detective Divisions, Carson City Fire Department, Carson City Parks, BLM, USFS, and neighboring counties.

Come one, come all for the inaugural Mark Twain Days multi-day festival in Carson City! Live as Mark Twain did throughout the festival in Downtown Carson City with events such as costumed balls, family picnics, trains rides, and much more.

Explore Downtown Carson City while solving riddles and completing challenges on this FREE, family-friendly adventure as a part of Mark Twain Days.

Young, handsome, friendly, affectionate, excellent personality, great fur …. Morris has it all. Everyone that meets him falls instantly in love, and so will you.

Jodi Miller has been named Center Manager for Night Off the Streets, Inc. (NOTS). She will oversee the warming center operations and serve as a referral advocate to connect clients to services that help them find housing.

This month’s student senior of the month from Pioneer Academy, Faith Key, is not the kind of person to sit around and watch when something is not right. Faith would rather create some change and help make a positive difference for the world around her.

Currently finishing up her senior year at Pioneer Academy, Faith is planning to attend Western Nevada College next year and would like to earn a degree in ecology and wildlife conservation.

According to Carson City’s Friends in Service Helping (FISH), the Living Stones Church spring drive in conjunction with the Brewery Arts Center was able to contribute a significant amount of food and diapers for the community.

The Carson City Historical Society announces "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Games and Earth Day Celebration, one day only, Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Foreman-Roberts and Carriage House, 1207 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada.

The Carson City Downtown Business Association invites you to stroll through Downtown Carson City and have your Passports stamped inside our businesses between 11am and 2pm.

Enjoy Mark Twain Days with street performers, food, drinks and family fun along the way.

In recognition of National Donate Life Month in April, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is continuing to elevate the donate-life message for Nevadans. In addition to debuting a custom donate-life decals on a sheriff’s office vehicle for the second year in a row, the sheriff’s office was recently presented with an award from the Nevada Donor Network—a statewide not-for-profit organization that facilitates organ, tissue, and cornea donations statewide.

Happy Wednesday Carson City, I hope you're enjoying the sunshine! I know one gentleman who will be: D, our Pet of the Week!

D is short for D.O.G. and we think he’ll be the paw-fect one for you! D was surrendered to the Carson Shelter in mid-February because his previous owners were moving. He enjoys playing fetch and loves tennis balls.

In honor of National School Library month, which takes place throughout April, as well as National Library Week, which takes place April 23-29, Carson City librarians are celebrating with a number of activities for their students.

This is the 38th annual celebration, which will lead up to Nevada Reading Week in the first week of March.

The Mindful SEAD is hosting free workshops in Northern Nevada for area school educators and support staff on Saturday, April 29. The Mindful SEAD (social-emotional academic development) is a non-profit organization providing educators with tools and strategies to support their well-being.

In recognition of National Financial Literacy Month in April, Greater Nevada Credit Union and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health partnered to bring experts together. On Wednesday, April 5, a panel of experts discussed how financial literacy can impact people’s mental and physical health outcomes.

Soroptimist International of Carson City is proud to host Luna Fest a screening of wonderful short films by and about women. The live event will take place on May 11 at the Brewery Arts Performance Center at 6pm.

The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award was recently awarded to Capt. Tom O'Connor of the Douglas County Composite Squadron, Nevada Wing, Civil Air Patrol, at a ceremony at the Minden-Tahoe Airport.

Audrey has a hard luck kitty story that needs a happy ending. Just 4 ½ years old, she was pregnant and homeless, living on the streets of Comstock Mobile Home Park. A kind lady was feeding her and offering shelter from the winter storms, but life was not going well for Audrey.

“Let us endeavor to live that when we come to die, even the undertaker will be sorry.” - Mark Twain

In memory of the 113th anniversary of the death of Mark Twain (aka Samuel Langhorne Clemens) join Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony and the Carson City Chamber of Commerce in a double toast on Thursday, April 20.

We are excited to offer this new Summer Camp Program for Douglas County! Space is limited! Please register with Tara at Tansotegui@unr.edu while space is available.

For the first time, the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum in Carson City will be hosting a heritage and culture class for the community. This inaugural class's topic is Cooking with Nettles.

Nettles are an important traditional food across many indigenous American cultures, and are highly nutritious, high in calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, and Vitamin A.

Happy Thursday, Carson City! We're seeing mild, sunny weather this weekend, so get outside and enjoy the vitamin D!

Let's take a look at what this weekend is bringing!

Saturday, April 15th come to the Nevada State Museum to learn about Nevada’s diverse reptiles.

Children and adults can learn why reptiles are cold-blooded, examine snake and lizard skins in the lab, discover our state reptile, the desert tortoise, and sculpt and paint a lizard or snake to take home.