The Carson City Pop Warner Youth Football and Cheerleading program is hosting its annual Friday Night Lights fundraiser this Friday, August 16, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Governor’s Field in Carson City.

The fundraising event benefits Carson City Pop Warner to cover its costs for travel to competitions.

Friday Night Lights will feature a scrimmage football game, family fun activities, game booths, vendors, and food.

Admission wristbands are available for purchase in advance for $5. They can also be purchased at the gate for slightly more.

Nevadans are recycling more, according to a report released Wednesday by state environmental officials.
In 2012, the recycling rate was 28.8 percent, surpassing the state's goal of 25 percent, according to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. In 2012, Carson City had a recycling rate of 24.9 percent.

In 1991 legislation known as AB320 set a goal that at least 25 percent of municipal solid waste would be recycled in counties that have a population of greater than 45,000.

(Editor's Note: The following is from Ken Beaton of Carson City about the death of his friend Bob Thomas, who died Saturday. Funeral arrangements are pending. Thomas was a retired high-tech industrialist who served on the Carson City School Board, Nevada Welfare Board and Carson City Airport Authority and was a state Assemblyman. He also wrote a column for the Nevada Appeal.)

The word last leaves a bad taste in my mouth. One exception is after an intense workout our aerobics instructor says, “This is the last exercise before we stretch and leave for the day.”

CARSON CITY — A state board has endorsed pumping another $3 million into Nevada mental health services to increase bed capacity and reduce wait times for criminal defendants ordered to undergo evaluations.