Annual Share Your Christmas Drive-By Food Drive happening this Friday

When was the last time your feet felt like a million bucks?

If you can't remember, then visit Mike Smith at his shoe shine chair inside Cipriani's Downtown Barber Shop on North Carson Street.

He'll set you straight.

A man was booked into jail Tuesday for felony assault and resisting charges after an arrest was made by a Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team deputy.

The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City is proud to welcome back the Sierra Sweethearts, winners of the 2017 “Forte Award for Best Bluegrass and Americana Band in Northern Nevada.”

A trooper with the Nevada Highway Patrol in the Fallon area conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle March 14 for traveling over the posted speed limit. The trooper observed signs of impairment while speaking with the driver and began an investigation.

CARSON CITY — In light of the latest research indicating that about 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented, Carson Tahoe Health is offering several low-cost HeartSmart screenings to the community.

CARSON CITY — What goes around comes around. Monte Fast has spent his life helping others, and now that he is in need of a little help, it has come to him. Fast was executive director of FISH, Friends in Service Helping, for 20 years. His career has also included serving as a pastor, a musician, music teacher and choir director.

Students at Carson City’s Empire Elementary School were inspired in the art of storytelling and writing throughout the day yesterday. Children’s Author Gary Hogg hosted a writing assembly with the entire school where he shared helpful and easy tips on how they may put their thoughts and ideas down on paper.

Nevada's rural roots will be on display for school children to see next month in Carson City with the annual Capital City Farm Days, hosted by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 4-H.

Nevada residents are urged to get ready to “give where they live” during Nevada’s Big Give 2018, a 24-hour online crowdfunding event created to rally community support for Nevada’s charitable causes.

During each holiday season, Barnes and Noble stores commit to donate books through their annual Holiday Book Drive to hundreds of charities across the country to assist in giving the gift of literacy to those in need.

Tickets are available now for the second annual Nowruz “New Year” Celebration Feast to benefit the Veterans Healing Camp. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 27 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Casino Fandango Buffet Banquet Room in Carson City.

I used to say, “expectations are pre-meditated resentments.” I used to try to stop myself from having expectations, of myself, others, and outcomes. Every time I tried to stop myself, I waged a private war in my head. What I didn’t realize at the time is that I needed to stop communicating with myself so much and start communicating with others.

LAKE TAHOE — It was March Madness on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe Sunday as more than 200 people braved frigid waters all in the spirit of raising money for Special Olympics.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve Association-Sierra Tahoe Unit No. 137 donated to several worthy organizations this year, among them was the Northern Nevada All Veterans Honor Guard.