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Interested in learning about flying? This event Saturday at Carson City Airport is for kids ages 8-17 years old that are interested in learning more about flying. Pilots will be discussing the Principles of Flight and general information about aircraft and flying. We will also be discussing our Young Eagles Program and how kids can get a free flights in an aircraft.

A Pruning Clinic at Greenhouse Garden Center in Carson City originally scheduled for Saturday, March 11 is now rescheduled for March 18. The Clinic time: 10am to 12pm at the Greenhouse Garden Center, 2450 South Curry Street
Carson City.
Please call if any questions: 775.882.8600

Happy Wednesday Carson City. Today’s Pet of the Week is none other than Jolene. What better way than to celebrate National Adopt a Guinea Pig month than with this sweet, 2-month-old critter.

Jolene is shy and nervous at first but is curious once she gets to know you. She enjoys pellets, timothy hay, carrots, celery and lettuce.

RENO — Northern Nevada Legal Aid, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving qualified residents across Northern Nevada, will host its 13th annual “Voices For Justice” luncheon on Friday, April 21, at The Renaissance Hotel at One Lake St. in Reno.The event typically draws some 300 attorneys, judges, community leaders and volunteers who gather in support of the legal aid organization.

The Dayton Senior Center is hosting a Spring Craft Show and Bake Sale on Sat., April 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The center is currently seeking vendors to participate.

The Dayton Senior Center is hosting their annual Fabric and Yarn Sale fundraiser on Saturday, March 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Dayton Senior Center, and the senior services Lyon County provides through the center.

Carson City Parks and Recreation, together with Sierra Nevada Cornhole, is having its 1st annual FUNdraiser Cornhole Tournament for Youth Scholarships in the CCPR’s many programs here in Carson City! Tourney is at the MAC Building on March 18.

The Retired School Employee’s Association will be holding their March meeting on Friday, March 10th. If you are a retired school employee from any state please join us for lunch and a brief meeting at MiCasa Two in Carson City. The meeting starts at 11:00 and will last for about an hour.

Come bid on scrumptious homemade pies, lovingly baked by the Comstock's best home bakers! Just show up, bid and take home a wonderful pie!

The first of the "Odeon Oldies Lecture Series" begins with Local Nevada Author Sandie La Nae who will offer her power point presentation on key points of Eilley Orrum Bower’s life.

Come on over March 22 and enjoy what was once considered the Center of the community at the historic Odeon Saloon in historic Dayton, Nevada.

In a brief break during the storms, Carson Cassie’s longtime beau Carson Carl was spotted alongside Carson City’s favorite pond monster.

In a brief respite from the back to back winter storms the Sierra region is experiencing, vino enthusiasts used the opportunity to walk the downtown for the March wine walk.

Are you looking for a young, playful and active cat to enjoy and love? Luck is with you because our dear Jack is back.

It seems as though someone took the recent snowfall as an opportunity to hit the slopes! Snowboard tracks were spotted on the backside of C Hill Friday afternoon in this photo by Carson Now Publisher Kirk Caraway.

The Carson Cluckers 4-H Poultry Club has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 8, at 6 p.m. at the Carson/Storey Extension Conference Rm, 2621 Northgate Lane in Carson City, Suite 12.

The 4-H club is open to any youth 5-19 years of age who want to learn how to raise and show poultry.

Beautiful night for a run 10 p.m. Feb. 28 after yet another snowfall.

A few years ago, volunteers installed chicken wire over all the windows at the historic Donovan Mill in Silver City. Fast forward to July 2022 when the Daughters of the American Revolution granted $10,000 for Donovan Mill window restoration and replacement. The Comstock Foundation for History and Culture matched this funding with $10,000.

Join Muscle Powered and Western Nevada's Safe Routes to School in a "Ride for Reading" event to deliver books March 16 to Bordewich Bray Elementary School in Carson City.

Join us March 25, 1 p.m. for the 7th annual Reno Women's March, where we celebrate The Power of One for each and every one of us to make a difference. We will be honoring 3 amazing women who did just that and left a lasting legacy on our community: Amanda Davis, Mylan Hawkins, and Evelyn Mount.

The Soroptimist International of Carson City ceremony held Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Red’s Old 395 Grill was inspiring. It is such a thrill to honor women and girls seeking to enhance their career potential. Soroptimist strongly believes that education is a pathway to economically empower women and girls. It is the tool to tackle multiple barriers. When women learn, families live healthier lives.

This month’s Pioneer Academy’s senior spotlight is on Madelyn Peachay. She is one of Pioneer Academy’s high achieving students, that found success despite many challenges, including the pandemic which hit during her 9th grade year.

Warm your heart, your lap and your home with this sweet mother-daughter pair, Mona and Lucy.

Kyle Allen, a freshman at Carson High School won the Lions Clubs District 46-Nevada Zone 1-C Feb. 19 competition on held at the Ormsby Room in the Sheriff’s Office in Carson City.

Join us as we celebrate our grand opening with a ribbon cutting and open house! Hosted at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City, Thursday, March 2 from 4pm to 7pm come see and taste all of charcuterie board offerings and creations.

Tired of paying $7 a dozen for eggs? Learn how to produce your own. Carson Cluckers 4H Poultry Club will meet on Wednesday, March 1, 6 p.m. at Cooperative Extensive Conference Rm, 2621 Northgate Lane in Carson City.

Special Olympics Nevada will be hosting a “Tip-a-Cop” fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse, located at 150 Damonte Ranch Parkway from 3 to 9 p.m. on March 8, 2023.

Each year, the Law Enforcement Torch Run makes its way across Northern Nevada to raise awareness — and funds — for Special Olympics.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation is looking ahead to the summer road construction season by accepting applications for paid summer internships.

Local artist Abner Rivera volunteered his time and talent to brighten the exterior of the Brewery Art Center by transforming the “ugly” outdoor trash cans into works of art!

Kyle is just purrfect. This 7-month old short-haired black male kitten is very special. The family that adopts him is going to be so lucky.

Carson High School (CHS) Speech and Debate wrapped up its regular season over the weekend at Spanish Springs High School where the team completed its best season in decades. The final regular season tournament saw 14 schools and 203 competitors, with 11 CHS debaters advancing into final rounds over the two-day event.