Community

Carson City Ward 4 Supervisor Lisa Schuette will begin holding a monthly Coffee with Lisa on Wednesday, February 8, from 7 to 8 am at the Cracker Box restaurant.

Everyone is welcome to come and discuss issues they care about.

Schuette will be holding the coffee gatherings on the second Wednesday of each month.

Skylar (Sophia) Crittendon is an amazing student at Carson High School. She is both academically and artistically gifted.

Skylar currently has a 4.2 GPA and has taken Honors, AP and Jump Start classes. As an artist, she enjoys drawing and painting using acrylics. Neo-realism is her favorite painting style, and she draws or paints every day.

Do you have any time to share and give to a community organization?

ComputerCorps is an internationally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to computer technology and skills training for the under-served families, while eliminating electronic scrap (escrap) in our nations’ landfills.

Happy Wednesday Carson City! This week we have the snuggliest pet of them all to introduce you to: Snuggles!

This six-year-old tabby lives up to his name once he’s comfortable enough to come out of his shell. Snuggles is handsome and quite photogenic and our staff learns more and more about him every day.

The Nevada State Museum hosts monthly lectures on Nevada history on the fourth Thursday of every month. In January, the Frances Humphrey Lecture Series will showcase “The Frémont Cannon Resurfaces” by Dr. Gene Hattori, Ph.D., Curator of Anthropology.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is seeking sponsors to provide meals to children through the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. SFSP ensures that students who depend on school meals have access to nutritious food when school is not in session.

Wild horses on Pheasant Drive in Carson City.

The Northern Nevada Cultural Foundation, a (501-c-3), in Partnership with the Alpha Nu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and other Divine 9 organizations presents the 2nd Annual Capital City Black History Program at Western Nevada College 2201 W. College Parkway inside the Rotunda. This program will be on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at 6 p.m.

Join the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce as we celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Odeon Saloon in historic downtown Dayton.

In 1961, Dayton and the Odeon became a hot spot of activity when the cast and crew of The Misfits came to town.

Need a ray of sunshine? Taboo is the cat for you. This super sweet short-haired tabby girl brightens up any room with her sunny, loving disposition and beautiful green eyes.

Taboo loves people and thrives on attention. She is super affectionate and would gladly sit on your lap and be petted and kissed all day long. She also likes to assist at the computer and “help” me type. Taboo is currently Catmandu’s greeter and she is very good at her job.

Happy Wednesday Carson City! Are you ready to meet your new soulmates? Say hello to Puzzle and Butterfly.

Carson City's FISH (Friends In Service Helping) is calling for community donations of grocery bags for use in their food bank.

Lost then found. If you had to use only a few words to describe how Andrea Munoz, 12th grade Pioneer Academy Jumpstart student, felt a few years ago when high school began.

Deadline Extended! See the flier above.

Carson City residents might know Friends in Service Helping, or “FISH,” for their thrift stores and food bank, but a new project with big, long-terms goals, helping a higher level of client, is finally taking shape on Carson City’s main street. The FISH Student Housing Project — completion planned for Fall 2023.

Partnership Carson City is looking for volunteers to teach English as a Second Language. Can you speak, read, and write in English? Then you can teach English to one to three students. You can help your student use the textbook, stopping to explain or help with pronunciation.

Keep your eyes peeled for a beloved stuffed animal, Cason City.

During the recent power outages, the family of beloved Lamby went to stay in a hotel on New Years in Carson City, but Lamby mysteriously disappeared during this trip.

Careful, these two handsome brothers are bound to steal your heart, just like they’ve stolen our hearts at Catmandu. Just under two years old and bonded litter mates, they must be adopted together. Most cat lovers agree; two cats are better than one. Life-long best friends, they will keep each other playfully entertained.

The Dayton High School Boosters are calling for craft and food vendors to reserve their space for the Safe and Sober Grad Craft and Vendor Fair.

The Fair will take place March 4, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dayton High School.

On the second and fourth Thursday each month through 2023, the Douglas County Community Center hosts "Toddler Time" from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

First Place was awarded to the Douglas County Democratic Women for their Christmas tree decorated in this year’s Gallery of Trees “Buttons ‘n’ Bows” theme.

Do you have youth that are interested in rabbits or poultry? Come to the University Extension office for our new Rabbit and Poultry 4-H Club meeting to learn more about these 4-H Youth Development Projects. The meeting will begin at 6:30PM at 2621 Northgate Lane, Suite 15 on January 17th. If you have any questions, please contact Tara Ansotegui at Tansotegui@unr.edu. We look forward to seeing new and familiar faces!

The Carson City Moose Lodge in conjunction with The Blue Bull are hosting a Beer & Brats fundraising event. For just a $10 ticket, one can get a freshly grilled brat and two draft beers. A raffle will be held every half hour from noon to 3 p.m. Proceeds will support the Friends of Sutro Tunnel.

The annual 4-H Fabric Sale will be held on Feb. 4-5 at Fuji Park Exhibit Hall in Carson City. Doors open at 9 a.m. and will close at 4 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday.

Happy Thursday, Carson City! It’s a perfect day to meet Sir Scrapes-a-lot, Carson City Humane Society’s newest Pet of the Week.

Attention parents of Carson City and Storey County Youth: Please join us for our new Rabbit and Poultry 4-H Club meeting. The first meeting will be held at the University of Nevada, Reno Carson Extension office at 2621 Northgate Lane Suite 15, Carson City, on Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m.

It's been raining and snowing a lot in western Nevada and while everyone can appreciate the value of water in the spring and summer, it's been a helluva ride.

In December 2018, I moved out to the Dayton Valley Road ranchos, a beautiful rural residential area that lies between the magnificent Pine Nut mountains to the south and the vibrant Carson River to the north.

All the snow has made for some exciting times since last week, but our team really stepped it up to care for the horses. One of our 2023 goals is to continue providing the best of care for our equine partners, despite the rising cost of food and care needs. This is why with the new year, we’ve launched the Healthy Horse campaign, and our 2023 Kids & Horses calendar.

All 23 families have officially been barred from entering their apartments at Carson Pines in Carson City after they learned the upper floors of the buildings were being condemned by the city.

Meet a very special kitty named Mojo. This handsome short-haired gray fella is friendly, affectionate and absolutely adores people. He will nuzzle your face while you pet him and beg for more rubs. Less than a year-old Mojo still likes to play but not with other cats. In fact, he would like to be your one and only kitty.