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Ten weeks after the 2016 campaign began, Holiday with a Hero culminated Wednesday morning in the Wal-Mart parking lot off Retail Drive in North Carson City.

Hundreds of homeless children and their families braved the wet conditions for a chance to see Santa Claus arrive by fire engine and to go shopping with their community hero.

The Northern Nevada Development Authority is now accepting nominations for its annual Pioneer Awards for 2017. The annual awards are presented for outstanding business achievements in the Sierra region of Northern Nevada, with new relocations and expansions in 2016 also highlighted.

Just five days before Christmas, the state of Nevada has ensured something under the tree for hundreds of local children in the Carson City area this year.

Less than a week to go until Christmas, Capitol Cab in Carson City finished collecting toys for its annual Toys For Tots campaign, which began on Black Friday this year and ended this morning, said campaign organizer and taxicab driver Mark Shepler.

Rural Nevada is the recipient of more than $500,000 in grants from the Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) to aid in the marketing efforts of local tourism organizations, announced Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison.

The Salvation Army serving Carson City and Douglas County are seeing Red Kettle donations down by nearly 35 percent compared to funds raised last Christmas season.

The Carson Victory Rollers, Carson City's hometown roller derby club, held its final scrimmage of the year Sunday in the Carson City Community Center gymnasium as a benefit fundraiser for the Toys For Tots Christmas campaign.

Save Mart Supermarkets in Carson City will match in-store donations Friday to the Ron Wood Family Resource Center.

For the past month, Carson City shoppers have been able to donate to Ron Wood at checkout through Save Mart Companies' "Give.Share.CARE! Holiday Drive," said company spokeswoman Nanette Miranda.

Michael Hohl Motor Company in Carson City is once again helping out Toys for Tots and the Ron Wood Family Resource Center Holiday Food Drive. Drop off your unwrapped toy and food donation by Saturday, Dec. 17 to be eligible to win one of three Walmart gift cards totaling $500.

To help raise funds for the Salvation Army, two Carson City area Kiwanis groups are having a friendly Challenge.

The Kiwanis club of Carson City has been bell ringing for The Salvation Army at Smiths on Hwy 50 for many years and now the Kiwanis of Sierra Nevada have challenged them to a “ring off.”

Public Safety agencies in Carson City have been awarded more than $47,000 combined in life-saving equipment grants through the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, a press release said.

Bell ringers are back for the Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle campaign with more than 30 locations throughout Carson City, Douglas County and surrounding communities.

The campaign goal for 2016 is $160,000, said Salvation Army Captain Mark Cyr. Bell ringers in 2015 raised $151,200.

CARSON CITY – Before the nitty-gritty of lawmaking begins in February, newbie Nevada legislators fresh off the campaign trail need to know the basics.

Community fundraising efforts continue throughout town to meet the $25,000 goal for the 12th annual Holiday with a Hero campaign to benefit Carson City school children who may not otherwise have a nice Christmas this year.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office will be looking for motorists and occupants who are not buckled up while traveling as part of a statewide "Click it or Ticket" seat belt safety campaign running now through Dec. 10.

Kaia F.I.T, a women’s fitness program, is inviting all women to work off the Thanksgiving Feast in a heroic way to help the community’s children in need.

Carson City marketer, Kathie Taylor, managing partner of In Plain Sight Marketing LLC, was awarded a Bronze Spike award from the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America at the organization’s annual awards dinner at the Whitney Peak Ballroom in Reno Thursday evening.

There’s no place like home for the holidays, and Nevada Humane Society is asking for your help in finding homes for 1,200 dogs and cats during the Home 4 the Holidays Pet Adoption Drive going on now through Jan. 1.

Brewery Arts Center is currently in the running to bring a 10 week live music series to Carson City during the Summer of 2017. With the Levitt AMP Carson City 2016 Award, the Brewery Arts Center was able to bring in such Nationally renowned groups as Mumbo Gumbo, Southern Drawl Band and SambaDa’, for FREE concerts for 10 straight Saturday nights and became the cornerstone of entertainment and family friendly activities all summer long.

Asher hopes to see the movement grow throughout the state and additional gift shops opening in Carson City, Fallon, Elko and even Las Vegas.

This is what happens to a school principal when his students collected more than 7,000 cans of food for Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH.
The school staff of Bethlehem Lutheran in Carson City challenged their students to raise more than 7,000 cans of food to help FISH provide for those in need with their "Trick or Treat for F.I.S.H." campaign.

With thousands of pets at stake across the United States, Pets of the Homeless has begun its annual fundraising campaign in an effort to help homeless individuals keep their furry companions healthy.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's four decades of professional misdeeds, scandals and crimes are well documented throughout the internet. Given that history, WHY would ANYBODY like HER to be the next PRESIDENT?!?!? I can think of two reasons.

1. Ideology.

Western Nevada College is partnering with Carson City Health and Human Services to take a 1DayStand against tobacco on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. The 1DayStand campaign was developed by the Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative to encourage college campuses across the nation to participate in the American Cancer Society's Great American SmokeOut.

Inspired by the locally-based national non-profit Pets of the Homeless, Chef Don Pepe and Downtown Coin of Carson City have joined forces once again this year to raise money for the organization and its efforts to provide care for the furry companions of homeless individuals across the United States.

Join Northern Nevada Dream Center and support Carson City area families in need this holiday season as dozens of the region's best chefs from local restaurants donate their time and talent to bake fabulous Thanksgiving pies for the sixth annual Pie to the Rescue.

Chefs Josh and Whitney Deri of Blend Catering, Reno, join Chef Charlie Abowd in the kitchen for this year’s Celebrity Chef and Harvest Dinner, A Benefit for The Greenhouse Project, Monday, Nov. 7 at Cafe at Adele’s in Carson City.

Disagreement is part of human nature, especially in any society that values people as unique individuals.

Geoff was reminded of that recently when he and his sainted wife Jenna watched a reenactment of the Jefferson-Adams debates. Bill Barker and Steven Holloway, two scholars from the Colonial Williamsburg living history museum, played Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, respectively.