Community Service

The days of summer flew by, and soon it will be fall again. Life and its events are relentlessly changing as though time were speeding up. Here at CHS, this new school year brings a list of new students, new clubs, and new activities to the desk and table of CHS teachers and students, and because time passes so quickly when busy, it is easy to become stressed with anxiety and succumb to its temptations.

4 Paws 4-H Dog Club leader, Annamarie Thompson and club members will be selling their wonderful homemade dog biscuits beginning at 9 am this Saturday, August 26, at Benson’s Feed Store, 2750 Highway 50.

This is a club fundraiser for their upcoming 2017 – 2018 4-H year. Drop on by and treat your canine pal to some homemade and nutritious goodies and help support 4 Paws.

Young people like to sleep in, and so do some eccentric teachers for that matter, but it is time for everyone, parents included, to set that alarm clock and prepare for the 2017-2018 school year at Carson High School.

A 28-year-old inmate at Carson City Jail was booked on a felony evading charge issued out of California, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Carson City Kiwanis present their Third Annual Concert Series featuring Heartache Tonight, a Tribute to the Music of the Eagles.

Carson City’s National Night Out, the safest outdoor party of the summer, arrives this Tuesday, August 1 at Mills Park, with a host of games, music, activities, and refreshments offered from dozens of agencies and community service organizations designed to promote public safety, awareness and community.

The biggest single-night park party of the summer, Carson City’s National Night Out, arrives Tuesday, August 1 at Mills Park, promising to pack the green space with dozens of agencies and community service organizations in the name of a public safety, awareness and community.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation will present Community Service Awards for year 2017 recipients in a brief ceremony on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. at the monument at the entrance to the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation is hosting an Open House and demonstration of disc golf at the historic Wungnema House located in Mills Park, from 2 to 5 p.m. this Sunday, July 2.

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.

The Ad People of the Year Awards will recognize some of the region’s premiere professionals in advertising at the annual event. These awards bring attention to the industry’s exceptional leaders with an emphasis on community involvement.

... Reporting Clerk needed in the finance department based in Carson City. ... CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER ...

The Carson Valley site of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada Torch Club is holding a car wash at the Stratton Center, 1532 U.S. Highway 395 in Gardnerville on Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Ametherm in Carson City is looking to hire a Electronic Technician. ... CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER (VHR ...

Business students from Carson High School assembled Wednesday evening at the Governor's Mansion for the annual Carson City chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) awards banquet.

Game wardens have closed the case of two Utah residents, sentenced for the illegal killing and possession of elk in both Nevada and Utah. The case spanned several years, three states, and a multitude of charges and poached animals.

Ariana Schmidt, Executive Editor of the 2017 Carneta yearbook and Carson High School News Magazine, accepted yet another Gallery of Excellence award from Walsworth Sales Representative Natasha Volpe.

Join Soroptimist International of Carson City for Our Scholarship and Girl of the Month Award Luncheon on Wednesday, May 24 at the Brewery Arts Center.

A 22-year-old woman was booked into jail Thursday for a felony warrant alleging DUI causing substantial bodily harm, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Greater Nevada Mortgage has promoted Eva Simmons from Loss Mitigation Supervisor to Mortgage Funding Manager. She will be located in Carson City.

Have you ever wondered what goes on inside those double doors at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office? You can find out by becoming a volunteer.

Just when things could not get any better, the Star Wars Club, initiated by CHS students, hit light speed at CHS. To date, CHS Advisor, physics, astronomy, heliophysics coordinator, and head freshman football coach Jim Bean said the club has had two meetings so far.

Soroptimist International of Carson City will honor its Ruby Award recipient during a luncheon meeting Wednesday, April 26. Around the world, many women are working to improve the lives of women and girls. Some women work through their personal or volunteer efforts; others do so through professional avenues.

YERINGTON — Lyon County's seat celebrated Earth Day on Wednesday with a volunteer fair at its fire station, tree planting, painting the town's animal shelter and the announcement the community has been approved for $36 million in federal funding for water and sewer improvements.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation is holding an Open House at the Wungnema House in Mills Park Sunday, April 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. The building is accessible by the Park entrance on Saliman Road, opposite the high school.

The 2017 Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference results are in, and CHS students and staff were on fire, proving all their hard work paid off because both students and staff took many of the major award.

Kiwanis Club of Dayton Township hosts its monthly meeting, Wednesday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m. at Dayton Senior Center, 320 Old Dayton Valley Road.

Team Captain, the Carson High School robotics team representing Carson City, has been invited to the prestigious FIRST World Championship, which includes 39 countries, in Houston, Texas to be held next month.

Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada’s 2017 cookie program is officially underway. Girl Scout troops will host their cookie booths in front of retail shops and grocery stores from Friday, March 3 to April 2, 2017.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is a federal holiday, but wasn’t always a state holiday. As the chairperson of the Northern Nevada Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Advisory Committee, Bertha Mullins has a unique insight into the story of the political wrangling involved in creating this state holiday.