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The Northern Zone Nevada Music Educators Association held its annual Honor Choir and Honor Band auditions last month. More than 300 music students auditioned for the 4 groups made up of students from neighboring regions and school districts including Douglas, Dayton, Churchill and Yerington.

Carnival on the Comstock Parade - Official Nevada Day Button

The Carson City Host Lions Club has been designated an official vendor of the Nevada Day Button. Lions will be selling the buttons again this year during the Nevada Day Parade for $2.

Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is working on updating the master plan for Mills Park and is seeking community feedback.

Remember the 5 D's of dodgeball: Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge?

The Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department is hosting its second annual “Can’t Dodge This” co-ed dodgeball tournament Friday, Nov. 4 starting at 6 p.m.

League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, AAUW Capital (NV) Branch and Sierra Nevada Forums presented the third of four election forums of 2022 on Friday, Oct. 11 located at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

The Nevada Day Powwow will return on Oct. 28 at the Multi-Purpose Athletic (MAC) Center in Carson City after a two-year hiatus.

There are a lot of Nevada Day activities at the Carson Mall this year and so Carson Mall management is asking the public be respectful and safe when driving through the Carson Mall parking lot and parking area.

Though temperatures dropped Wednesday with a weak system sweeping the region, near average temperatures return for the rest of the week into Nevada Day weekend and Halloween with mostly sunny skies and mild, dry conditions, according to the National Weather Service.

The safest and spookiest Carson City-sponsored trick-or-treating event is back for its 6th year tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 27 at Mills Park.

CARSON CITY — In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Carson High School NJROTC cadets sold pink aiguillettes to wear on their uniforms with all proceeds donated to the Carson Tahoe Health Cancer Center. The battalion provided an oversized check in the amount of $1,000 to Carson Tahoe Health representatives Angelina Craig, director of philanthropy, and Brittany Munns, philanthropy coordinator, yesterday on the football field.

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On Sunday, October 30, 2022, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host a Halloween Fun Shoot from 9 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. Fees will be discounted for all day and shooters who come in costume will receive one free round of twenty-five targets on a course of their choice. Everyone is invited to come!

You can download an electronic version of the the 2022 Nevada Day Parade Program below:

When people think of the Catholic holiday celebration of "Carnivál", the first thing that comes to mind usually isn’t the state of Nevada or the tiny mining town of Virginia City. However, Carnivál celebrations can be traced back over a hundred years in the Silver State!

The Potter's House Church in Carson City will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, Nevada Day, from 4 to 6 p.m. Activities include a bounce house, candy, food truck, games and more.

Attention musicians! The Carson City Symphony, conducted by David Bugli, will begin rehearsals for the 39th annual Holiday Treat Concert on Wednesday, November 2, 7:00 to 9:15 p.m., at the Carson High School band/orchestra room, 1111 N. Saliman Road in Carson City.

INCLINE VILLAGE — Halloween is coming to Sand Harbor State Park! Dress in your best costume and join park staff on Friday, October 28 for a night of trick-or-treating after dark. The spooktacular evening begins with a Halloween movie in the park at 5:30 p.m., followed by trick-or-treating.

Nevada's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in September 2022 which was unchanged from July and August 2022, according to the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s September 2022 economic report.

Carson City's Denny's, located at 2299 N. Carson Street, will be reopening Wednesday.

The popular breakfast chain closed following a fire in the kitchen that led to many renovations including acquiring all new appliances, according to Manager Carmen Ronyak.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation will host public listening tours to gather community feedback on proposals for future traffic improvements to U.S. 50 at Lake Tahoe’s East Shore.

Community members can visit the following locations for study information and to provide feedback:

The next Carson City School District School Board meeting will take place tonight, Tuesday Oct. 25 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room within the Carson City Community Center.

Items up for discussion at the school board include group health care insurance, Family Life Committee member selections, changes to regulations and more.