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Carson High Crowns Homecoming Queen and King, Honors Football Hall of Fame Inductees

Carson High School (CHS) crowned Anna Turner and Lucas Wold as the 2023 Homecoming Queen and King. A short coronation ceremony was held on the football field during halftime of Friday’s matchup against the Wooster Colts. Additionally, prior to the start of the game, CHS also honored the 2023 Football Hall of Fame inductees.

The school hosted a Homecoming Parade before the game were all the candidates were recognized and all student athletes from CHS’s fall sports were honored. Candidates making up the King’s Homecoming Court included (alphabetically by last name) Christian Galvez Hernandez, Dom Gambol, Todd Gosselin, Isaiah Hurlbert, Zach Laaker and Lucas Wold. Candidates making up the Queen’s Homecoming Court included (alphabetically by last name) Misha Fajayan, Arene LeBlanc, Ashley Ortiz-Rodriguez, Bridgette Paz, Ziah Rizo and Anna Turner.

The CHS student body voted for the winners after the homecoming court was announced at the Homecoming Assembly last Friday, Sept. 22. Anna was escorted and honored by her parents Heather and Charles Turner while Lucas was escorted by his mother Trisha Wold, a second grade teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School.

Anna’s coronation scores a generational trifecta as her mother, Heather (Ligtenberg) Turner, was honored as Carson High’s 1991 Homecoming Queen and her grandmother, Joanne (Iest) Ligtenberg, was honored as Chino High School’s 1961 Homecoming Queen. Ranked third in her class, with a 5.1 weighted GPA, Anna has never received lower than an A throughout her high school career. She is a four-year varsity athlete in Volleyball and a three-year varsity swimmer. After high school, she plans to major in biochemical engineering.

Lucas is a two-sport athlete, playing on the varsity football team as a captain as well as his favorite sport wrestling. Wold is an accomplished wrestler, having taken second at state, as well as being one of the captains for the team. After high school, he plans to wrestle in college and looks to major in either Firefighting or physical therapy.

Football Hall of Fame
Prior to the start of the football game, a short ceremony was also held to honor former CHS Football Hall of Fame athletes. The former football players were all previously inducted at the CHS Hall of Fame Kickoff Dinner before the season began back in August.

The 2023 Football Hall of Fame inductees included (alphabetically by last name):

  • Chris Beattie (1976, 1977 and 1978) accepted posthumously by his daughter Megan Beattie and grandson Austin Currier.
  • Connor Beattie (2010 and 2011) accepted posthumously by his mother Tammy Hansen, her husband Dale Hansen and their grandson Tyler Currier.
  • Jim Beattie (1982 and 1983) accepted posthumously by his son Daniel Newby.
  • Robert Beattie (1984 and 1985) accompanied by good friends Los and Jennifer Canty.
  • Dylan Sawyers (2010, 2011 and 2012) accompanied by his girlfriend Serena Ozaki.

Scholarship

Also, during halftime, Homecoming King Candidate Todd Gosselin of the Carson Swim and Dive Team was recognized as the American First Credit Union and Nevada SportsNet scholar athlete and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

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Evacuation Update for the Davis Fire for September 12th

The following area has been downgraded from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning. This means that residents in this area are allowed to return to their homes.

UPDATE 2 pm Thursday:

Courtesy of Washoe County Sheriff

The following area has been downgraded from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning. This means that residents in this area are allowed to return to their homes.

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The morning briefing is out as of 9 a.m. Thursday, during which officials said crews on scene kept containment on all sides of the fire. Those evacuated from Washoe Valley have been allowed to return.

Good morning, Carson Now readers, here’s our update for Thursday morning.

Outlook on the Davis Fire is positive but is dependent entirely on the weather, according to fire officials during a Wednesday press conference that included officials from Washoe County, Truckee Meadows Fire, NV Energy and more.

As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, however, all active fires are currently within containment lines, which so far, have all been holding.

Several buildings were destroyed during Saturday's blaze from the Davis Fire in the old 395 corridor in Washoe City. The area was shut down for some time in part due to downed power lines which have since been removed.

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UPDATE 330PM: The NV Energy outage has grown to 2,635 customers in Carson City without power. NV Energy earlier had advised that it was canceling its Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) watch for south Carson City, Genoa and Glenbrook areas but did advise outages are possible today due to weather events.
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UPDATE 2:13PM: Carson Now's Kelsey Penrose reports from the field Wednesday afternoon where it is breezy but blue skies. She advises people to not let down their guard down or have a false sense of security as wind is expected to pick up later this afternoon. See her video report here.
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UPDATE 10:52AM: Approximately 2,379 customers remain without power, according to NV Energy.
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Firefighters on the Davis Fire achieved 31 percent containment overnight on the west side of the fire. Firefighters are bracing for gusty winds today, which has prompted a rare PDS Red Flag Warning.
Here is the latest Davis Fire update for Wednesday morning from Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. We will update this report as more information comes in.

NV Energy says it has canceled a Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) Watch for Genoa, south Carson City and Glenbrook "due to updated weather forecasts in these areas."

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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of numerous emails sent to Douglas County residents in an attempt to fraudulently obtain money by threatening means.

As of Wednesday morning, additional evacuation warning zones have been added throughout South Reno. As of 11 a.m., evacuation warnings have extended as far north as McCarren and Kietzke, while the area west of 395 including the Summit Mall is included.

The City of Las Vegas posted on social media that fire crews are headed to Reno to help support fire stations while crews continue to battle the Davis Fire.

Vehicles traveling US-395 Alt From Eastlake Boulevard to I-580 take note, vehicles over 9 feet are prohibited due to gusty winds. Today, as we repair I-580 guardrail posts burned by the Davis Fire, our thoughts remain with first responders and all community members impacted. Stay vigilant, stay informed and stay safely away from the fire area. Find fire-related highway closures, and all highway conditions, at NVRoads.com.

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Here is the latest video report of the Davis Fire. We will provide updates as to the fire size, wind, evacuations and more as they become available.

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While containment grew to 31 percent on the Davis Fire, gusty winds will be a factor, prompting the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a rare PDS Red Flag Warning, also known as "Potentially Dangerous Situation" Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the Sierra Front.

Based on extensive discussions with public safety officials and considering the erratic behavior seen from the Davis Fire and deteriorating conditions, all schools in the Washoe County School District will be canceled Wednesday, Sept. 11.

There will be a community meeting at 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, that will provide Davis Fire updates. It will feature the Complex Incident Command team, including a meteorologist and fire behavior team. It will be at 7 p.m.

The allied command agencies working on the Davis Fire have ordered a Complex Incident Management Team for the fire that has been burning in the Washoe Valley since Sept. 7, 2024. The fire has burned 5,596 acres and is zero percent contained as of Tuesday afternoon. The command team was authorized by the National Interagency Coordination Center and National Incident Management System.

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Although the Davis Fire is still listed as 0 percent contained as of Tuesday morning, the wind switched to give a fairly clear view of some of the firefighting activities.