The Carson City Republican Women’s Luncheon

The Carson City Leisure Hour Club members will celebrate the holidays at their dinner meeting on Wednesday, December 20 with local entertainer, Hallie Kirk.

I’m so excited! I found surprises inside the ‘Fuyu’ persimmons we have been eating: seeds! Perhaps you have discovered seeds when you have eaten a persimmon, but I hadn’t. To non-gardeners, my enthusiasm may seem not only misplaced, but too geeky for words. But to my fellow gardeners, don’t you too sometimes get excited about starting something unusual from seed?

CARSON CITY— The Salvation Army will be providing a Christmas food Basket to families and individuals in need and toys for children 0-17 years old. All those wishing to receive assistance must register.

Bring your NV Energy Bill, all income verification, and identification for everyone in your household.

Last Date to Register: Monday, December 11th from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM.

A Carson City man was found with what is suspected to be methamphetamine after deputies arrested him on a felony warrant.

The Carson City Library held an event Thursday at the Jack C. Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College as part of the nationwide NASA@ My Library initiative.

A Carson City Christmas tradition for more than three decades, the annual Santa Train has hit full steam at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (NSRM), located at 2180 South Carson Street.

The Carson City area is awash in entertainment, shopping, and family-friendly options this weekend. Santa Claus is popping up all over, including at Benson Feed for the annual CASI Pet Photos with St. Nick and aboard the train at our Railroad Museum’s Santa Train. The musical ‘Honk, Jr’ for the young ones and Love/Sick for the older crowd are on the stage at the Brewery Arts Center. Spend the day at the Silver Saddle Ranch: their annual Holiday Open House is the perfect time to explore their trails and learn more about the working ranch’s preservation.

The Carson City Human Resources Department administers the recruitment for the Northern Nevada and California F.I.R.E Consortium.

Ralph Waldo Emerson asserted, “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” Art students from Pioneer High School had an opportunity to survey some of these creations of beauty during a recent field trip.

A 53-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Friday morning for suspicion of felony third DUI, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

CARSON CITY — Walton’s Chapel of the Valley is hosting a Remembrance and Candle Lighting Service on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. for anyone in the Northern Nevada community who has lost a loved one. The service will last about an hour and a half and everyone is welcome.

We’ve got one heck of a weekend on its way, and it’s starting right now. Start off with a trip to the Governor’s Mansion with something non-perishable for the annual Share Your Christmas Food Drive: you won’t even have to leave the warmth of your vehicle. Break a leg to Wild Horse Children’s Theater and to the Proscenium Players. Both troupes begin the run of their winter plays tonight at the Brewery Arts Center. It’s a Christmas Shopping Extravaganza at Fuji Park. You’ll find a plethora of vendors, crafters, and artisans waiting to help make your holiday shopping hassle-free.

A phone number connected to the main line at Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City has been identified in an out of state phone scam operation, the Nevada Department of Corrections said Thursday.

Six Nevada Department of Corrections and Division of Forestry fire crews including inmates from Stewart Camp in Carson City have been deployed to fight fires in southern California, state prison officials said Thursday.