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The Carson City Host Lions Club will be hosting the Annual Kids’ Fishing Day at Baily Pond in Fuji Park on Saturday, April 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is free and provides a good opportunity to introduce kids under the age of 12 to fishing and conservation. Volunteers will be available to answer questions and to help kids in need of assistance with fishing.

Meet our Pet of the Week: Boone!

Boone will make you swoon; he’s playful, happy and a bit of a ladies’ man, which is why he’s a staff pick at the Carson City Shelter.

April is Financial Literacy Month and Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU) is offering information and resources for people of all ages and generations to tackle their goals and manage their finances. Being financially literate involves skills such as budgeting, investing, borrowing and personal financial management.

Douglas County is hosting a Pollinator Month logo student contest to help raise awareness of how important our pollinators are to the region, with cash prizes for the winners.

Sandie La Nae, Nevada author (of 30 volumes) will be at the Mark Twain Days, April 21 - 23, in the booth with the "Comstock Foundation" and "Northern Nevada Ghost Hunters."

Veterans Healing Camp will celebrate the theme “Roaring 20’s” at the 7th annual Nowruz “New Year” Celebration Feast on Saturday, April 15. Join us on our trip back in time to revive some good times. You are invited to join us from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Casino Fandango Grand Ballroom in Carson City.

If you agree that two cats are better than one, come meet Garfield and Winnie, a pair of bonded siblings. This brother and sister duo is new to Catmandu, and they are a little overwhelmed by the 80 other cats, the activity, and the unfamiliar faces of the staff and volunteers.

Happy Friday Carson City! While the weather today might be murky, blue skies and warmth are on their way! Sunday marks the beginning of some more "normal" Spring weather with highs in the 60s through Tuesday.

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

Providing safe drinking water to communities around the globe is a high priority for Rotary International. The Rotary Club of Carson City is helping fulfill that goal with a project in Panama.

Local Rotarian John Copoulos just returned from the project site in Sofre, Panama where residents and Rotarians celebrated the project’s completion.

Happy Wednesday, Carson City, and say hello to Sugar.

Kiwanis Club of Carson Valley invites you for an evening of fun at our 3rd annual Spring into Wine event. It will be held on Saturday April 22, 2023 at the Genoa Lakes Country Club/Supper Club from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. Cost is $70 per person for the general admission wine event.

Come help the Carson Victory Rollers fundraise to help get to the C-Squads Tournament in Angels Camp, Calif. We will be serving chili, cornbread, and chili dogs. $25 for a meal, one soft drink, and one raffle ticket.

$10 for kids 12 and under equals a meal and soft drink. Additional tickets may be purchased at the event as well. We’ll have lots of prizes to win and lots of junk to sort through. Find some treasures to take home, have some chili, and help your favorite local roller derby team achieve a goal they’ve been working so hard for!

After numerous discussions and the revision of dog codes inside Carson City parks, Mills Park has now officially become a dog-friendly zone — so long as Fido and Spot remain on leash.

The change comes after many years-worth of issues regarding citizens bringing dogs into Mills Park, which, until the recent revision, was unauthorized.

Gov. Joe Lombardo and the Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology announced the start of the High Speed Nevada Connectivity Outreach and Engagement Tour.

Carson City Supervisor Lisa Schuette will be hosting ‘Coffee with Lisa’ from 7-8 am on Wednesday, April 12 at The Cracker Box, 402 E. William St. Lisa invites the public to share thoughts, ask questions, and discuss concerns and ideas.

Carson City Community, You are invited to join us for a Easter Morning Service, April 9, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Silver Hills Church 4555 S. Edmonds Drive, Carson City.

Do you want to know the historic town of Dayton’s best kept secrets? Visit the Dayton Museum at the town’s 1865 schoolhouse at 135 Shady Lane to discover the culture, the tools used by the pioneers, their lifestyles and names of many who settled in Dayton 174 years ago.

Looking for a fun evening out? Come join us for Bingo!

Bingo is played on Mondays from 6-9 PM at the Dayton Valley Community Center at 170 Pike Street in Old Town Dayton. Doors open at 5 PM. Free coffee is available and you are welcome to bring your own snacks.

Game packs are $10 and include the 3 warm-up games, 8 regular games, and the Double Action Blackout. Other games include:

• FREE Stand-up/Last Man Standing Bingo
• Progressive Special Bingo
• Bonanza Blackout
• Fun Tabs
• FREE Raffle Door Prize Drawings

Finally, a sunny day! At least somewhat; wine walkers took to the streets Saturday for the April Wine Walk in Carson City. With temperatures in the mid-50s, the occasional cloud won’t ruin their day.

Wine walk continues through 5 p.m. Saturday.

Interested in experiencing the thrill of flight in a single engine aircraft? The Carson City EAA Chapter 403 is hosting another Young Eagles event at the Carson City Airport.

Stanley has a different story than usual. He isn’t looking for a home. After 4 long years lost from his family, last week they were happily reunited, thanks to his microchip.

It’s spring, and that means our area bears will soon come out of hibernation. Tahoe Urbanized Bear Expert Toogee Sielsch wants residents to do everything they can to keep the bears out of neighborhoods and to limit their human encounters.

He will share his knowledge about local bear activity with members of the Rotary Club of Carson City and the public at the club’s next meeting on Tuesday, April 4th.

The Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department presents two free writing workshops for the community on Saturday, April 22, as part of the Mark Twain Days Festival. The workshops will take place at the Carson City Community Center, Bonanza Room, 851 E. William St.

This is a wonderful opportunity for adult writers of any level to learn from award-winning Nevada authors Suzanne Morgan Williams, Courtney Cliften, and Nevada Poet Laureate Gailmarie Pahmeier.

Happy Thursday Carson City! If you're as sick of this winter as I am, I have good news for you: Sunshine and warm temperatures are coming this weekend. With daytime highs of around 50 through the weekend, make sure to get out and soak up some of that vitamin D at one of the amazing events going on.

Let's take a look.

Maybe if we all collectively put our faith in the Easter Bunny he'll bring sunshine and flowers and true spring with him when our colored eggs are deposited! Let's take a look at all the ways you can enjoy the (hopefully) warm weather that will (hopefully) be here by Easter.

Lady K is such a fashionista, don’t you think? Don’t mind her grumpy face, she’s really just a sweet and independent lady who loves treats, pets, and hanging out on the couch or cat bed. Looking out the window and watching the birds, in addition to binge watching TV, are top priorities for this fabulous 9-year-old feline.

She hasn’t been able to do this as she’s been in the Carson City shelter since late December.

Bethlehem Lutheran School students Jason Bradshaw, Grace Emery and Max de la Torre traveled to Las Vegas and competed in the Nevada State Spelling Bee at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 25.

All three students represented Carson City well, spelling against the best spellers in the state. They all three finished tied for 12, beating 18 other spellers before misspelling the words emblazoned, hiatus, and exoneration, respectively.

The Carson-Tahoe Home & Garden Show is coming to the Carson City Community Center May 19-21, 2023. This highly anticipated event is free to attendees and is expected to draw thousands of people from the region.

The Spring Eggstravaganza, complete with the chaotic and wholly entertaining annual egg hunt on the lawn at Nevada State Railroad Museum, is returning April 8-9 in Carson City.