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Carson School District seeks help to end Destructive, Indecent and Unlawful Social Media Challenges

We find ourselves seeking the assistance of parents, students and community members to help end the various “Challenges” being recorded and uploaded to social media sites.

These viral trends have made a difficult year, even more difficult. When it comes to these destructive, indecent, inappropriate and unlawful acts, we ask for your assistance in helping us stop these school disruptions.

“I encourage parents to take time to discuss with their children the importance of not participating in dangerous, destructive or illegal social media challenges, and specifically the importance of treating educators, classmates and school property with respect,” said Richard Stokes, superintendent for the Carson City School District. “I encourage parents to monitor their children’s social media activities and talk with them about some of the dangers associated with the platforms. Of course, it’s also important that adults model good behavior while interacting with others in person and while on social media.”

With the Governor’s “Week of Respect” observed Oct. 4-8 and in response to the social media challenges, Carson High School administration, faculty and staff are encouraging students to TikTok-trend something positive. This may include an act of kindness, helping a fellow student out, picking up trash, showing school spirit, etc.

Throughout the month of October, CHS plans on recognizing students who exemplify these positive actions by awarding gift cards.

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There will be a volunteer and planning meeting this Tuesday night to prepare for the Deputy Howell Memorial Music Festival and VIP dinner. The volunteer meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m., at Battle Born Harley-Davidson, 2900 Research Way, Carson City.

School may be out for kids in Nevada, but the need for healthy meals never ends. Nearly 4,000 students in Carson City are eligible for free and reduced lunch, making up more than 48 percent of the student population.

I suspect this last week of June will just fly by. Before you know it, you’ll see the annual Fourth of July Carnival setting up in Mills Park. Make plans now for the monthly downtown Wine Walk on Saturday; it’s always a fun time. Don’t think you’ve got to wait for the weekend for some fun, though. You’ll find live music, karaoke, art, and dancing most every day, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to take a break from the work week.

MONDAY:

Beautiful sunsets

Beautiful sunset Sunday night over Carson City with amazing clouds.

Gusty winds and low humidity expected to arrive Monday has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Warning for Carson City, western Nevada and extreme northeastern California.

Carson City's Grocery Outlet will be running a food drive to benefit the Ron Wood Family Resource Center Food Bank beginning Saturday, July 1 through July 31.

How much fun can you pack into a weekend? That isn’t purely a rhetorical question – it’s more of a challenge. Grab the kids for a day at the Dangberg Home Historical Ranch where storytellers are the featured guests. Locals are in the spotlight at the Rockabilly Riot, the Iron Rebels Car Show is for resident cars only. The bells are ringing at the First United Methodist Church. Handbell Ensemble group, Tintabulations, presents a free concert at 7 p.m.

SUNDAY:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of June 26 through July 2. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road/utility work. Please follow detours.

I’m a lazy gardener. I try to minimize my work load while maximizing aesthetic appeal and practical function. I avoid plants that are needy, like those that need extra fertilizer or pruning or those that are susceptible to insects or disease. I’m not into planting annuals.

"It was so frustrating and only so much we could do," recalled Kit Bailey of the U.S. Forest Service during Saturday's Angora Fire First Responder Remembrance Ceremony. "Its miraculous nobody got hurt."

Beautiful sunset over looking the Sierra on Saturday evening.

Festivities continued early Saturday at Mills Park as the Rockabilly Riot Car Show launches another jam packed weekend in Carson City. Coinciding with the Iron Horse Training Challenge, hot rod enthusiasts by the hundreds filed into the parking grounds to feast their eyes on some truly spectacular custom made and souped up classics.

UPDATE 2:17PM: From Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch: Firefighters stopped forward progress of the Coleman Fire at around 10 acres. Resources are in the mop-up stage.
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UPDATE 1:56PM: While the Kit Kat Fire burning east of Carson City near Mound House has been contained with 2.8 acres having burned, firefighters were called to the Silver Springs, Stagecoach area for a two-acre fire, called the Coleman Fire, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. The wildfire is burning near Coleman Drive. It was reported at 1:13 p.m.

Carson City Fire Department and rescue were called Saturday afternoon to a single vehicle motorcycle crash in the area of Clearview and South Carson Street.

Escaping the recording breaking hot weather in the West this week is reason enough to visit Lake Tahoe but Squaw Valley has just announced another reason to visit: extended hours for skiers and snowboarders.

A 27-year-old woman was arrested Friday for felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor driving without a valid license, driving without registration and not having insurance, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

This week marks the start of competition for Juliet Favero, the Carson City teen and 2017 Carson High graduate who is competing in the 60th Distinguished Young Women National Finals in Mobile, Alabama.

Here are photos courtesy of John Green Jr. and David Bugli of Friday night's Levitt-AMP outdoor concert featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Brewery Art Center's Minnesota Street Stage. Scroll over each photo and double click to enlarge.

Tickets for this year’s Fuji Park Flat Trac will be sold at a discounted price until July 1. Tickets purchased before then will be $5 for children and $15 for adults; afterwards prices will go up $5 to $10 for children and $20 for adults. Buy them at visitcarsoncity.com.

The heat continues this weekend for the Carson City region with above average temperatures and highs near 100 and then some cooling by early next week, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Nevada police officers and local law enforcement agencies including the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Nevada Highway Patrol, Nye County Sheriff’s Office and Reno Police Department negotiated tough turns Friday during the 14th Extreme Motor Officer Challenge competition at Mills Park.

After a 4-3 comeback victory, the Reno Aces and Tacoma Rainiers faced off Friday for the second time in the four game series.

Are you ready for a Friday night dance party Carson City? The Levitt-AMP summer concert series opens tonight with jazz swing band greats Big Bad VooDoo Daddy on the Minnesota Street Stage in front of the Brewery Arts Center.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded early Friday night to a multi-vehicle crash in the area of Highway 50 and Fairview.

Widely considered a key swing vote in Republican efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Dean Heller said Friday that he cannot support a recently released Senate revision to the healthcare law as written.

A 44-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday for felony suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor resisting a public officer, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

On June 24, 2007, embers from an illegal and abandoned campfire ignited the most destructive fire in the history of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Many students never make it to college because they can’t afford it. Western Nevada College is delighted to announce that it will participate in the state’s new Nevada Promise Scholarship program, so that young Nevadans can attend WNC starting with the fall 2018 semester, free of class fees.

Don’t look now, but there are only seven days left to purchase your tickets for the Nevada Dream Tag raffle. Tickets are available now and will be sold until Friday, June 30 for this year’s hunting season. The winners will be announced in early July.