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Because of frigid, single digit overnight temperatures, the Carson City emergency warming shelter at Fuji Park will remain open Monday and Tuesday nights, said Beth McCready-White, client services manager of Friends In Service Helping, also known as FISH, which operates the shelter.

Because of the significant and predicted snowfall, and the potential for hazardous traveling conditions, non-essential Carson City employees will be sent home early and city offices will close at 3 p.m. Thursday, said Carson City Manager Nick Marano.

Cafe at Adele’s welcomes the musical stylings of jazz vocalist Sherre Carne’s accompanied by keyboardist Jimmy Vermilion, beginning at 9:30 p.m., in the lounge on New Year’s Eve.

“We always have such a wonderful welcoming of the New Year and we are happy to have Sherre sing us into it,” said Chef Charlie Abowd.

UPDATE THURSDAY: Due to the cold temperatures associated with the storm, the Emergency Warming Shelter at Fuji Park will be open tonight, Dec. 24, in addition to the other three days it is scheduled to be open, Christmas night through Dec. 27, said Beth McCready-White, client services manager for Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH.

You would be surprised at the number of people that don’t know who we are or what we do. Yes, people use our name and adopt from us and talk about us, but many people confuse us with other non-profit groups. It’s a common challenge faced by all animal welfare agencies.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer welcomes guest Karen Abowd, Ward 1 Supervisor for Carson City. Among the topics discussed in this Christmas edition is a new project coming to Carson City called the Harvest Hub.

Hello fellow anglers, Christmas is right around the corner soon followed by New Year's Day. Time seems to get away from us throughout the year, but when Christmas comes we all start to think about family and friends we have had over the years.

Many of you may not know this but prior to arriving at the Nevada Humane Society, I was a producer at a local news station. That basically means I was responsible for putting content on the air.

Our biggest struggle was always that so many people didn’t want to hear the bad things, yet they wanted to know if something was awry in their neighborhood. It was my job to give them that information. However, there’s also “fluffy” news which is that of happy, lighthearted content, and a “kicker” which is the uplifting or funny story that is typically aired at the end of the newscast.

The Emergency Warming Shelter at Fuji Park will be open starting tonight, Monday, Dec. 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 15, with times times to be announced, due to the projected nighttime temperatures being below 15 degrees.

The clock is ticking for last minute shoppers. Luckily, Carson City has great options for everyone on the list. Telegraph Square in downtown will be hopping with a Santa parade, vendors, and a pirate ship, in addition to great shops. The Brewery Arts Center is hosting a weekend-long art sale with one of a kind options throughout the campus. Art is a great gift, and making it is even more fun. Carson City Pottery is holding an open house today; a gift certificate for a pottery class is perfect for all skill levels.

SATURDAY:

Dashing through the snow via a U.S.S. Nevada Burning Man Art Car will be the order of the morning for Santa Claus, a band of elves and anyone who wishes to participate in Saturday's Downtown Carson City Christmas Parade.

Carson City residents woke up to at least an inch or more of snow Friday morning, which made for slow going along local roads.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for the Reno, Carson City, Carson Valley, Virginia City and Dayton areas.

Hot chocolate, Santa, soup, and song made the annual Silver and Snowflakes Festival a success. The annual event co-sponsored by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce and the Redevelopment Committee brought young and old downtown to watch the Capitol light up.

A Christmas Fair in Telegraph Square featured entertainment by the Carson Middle School Band, the Carson High Chamber Choir, and the Youth Theater Carson City Showstoppers. Craft booths for the kids, vendors, and a roaming Grinch were all a part of the action. Santa’s appearance was the icing on the cake.

Each year, Nevada Humane Society sets aside time to pay tribute to the pets in our lives, past and present. The holiday season is a time to show our animal companions how much they mean to us, and our annual Lights of Love is a touching way to do just that.

Last month in Carson City the Nevada Humane Society lent a hand to help save a number of animals and is an example of what Lights of Love is about.

Hello fellow anglers, winter doesn't officially begin until Dec. 21 but with our recent weather, I'm getting ready for ice fishing season.

With 8 degree mornings, the higher lakes are now beginning to freeze over. I prefer to wait until a lake has a minimum of 8 to 10 inches of ice on it before I venture out, even though statistics and various websites may say different.

You better watch out, you better not cry, or you may be walking the plank. Santa Claus is coming to town, but he'll be arriving on the U.S.S. Nevada Burning Man Art Car instead of his usual sleigh. He will be escorted by some scurvy pirate elves. Come down to Telegraph Square in Downtown Carson City Saturday, Dec. 12 for the Christmas Parade sponsored by Carson City Downtown 20/20.

This week's It's Your City with Cortney Bloomer looks to Friday night's annual Carson City holiday traditions: The Christmas tree lighting at the Nevada State Capitol Building and the Empty Bowls Project. Cortney talks with Robin McGregor of the Empty Bowls Project, which benefits Friends In Service Helping, also known as FISH and with Ronni Hannaman, executive director of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.

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This week's It's Your City with Cortney Bloomer looks to Friday night's annual Carson City holiday traditions: The Christmas tree lighting at the Nevada State Capitol Building and the Empty Bowls Project. Cortney talks with Robin McGregor of the Empty Bowls Project, which benefits Friends In Service Helping, also known as FISH and with Ronni Hannaman of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce about the tree lighting.

Donevan Coffin and Kayden Gildark went shopping Wednesday for gloves, hats and socks to donate to the homeless warming facility that opens tonight through Saturday at Fuji Park. This is them dropping them off. Blessed to teach the importance of helping others to our children.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the region later this week due to overnight temperatures predicted to be below 15 degrees. Carson City and Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, are partnering to protect those seeking refuge from the cold during the overnight period. The cold weather shelter, located at Fuji Park on Old Clear Creek road, is scheduled to open on Wednesday night beginning at 6 p.m. through Saturday night.

The third annual Empty Bowls Carson City event to help raise hunger awareness, will be Friday, Dec. 4 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event is part of the Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights and takes place inside the First Presbyterian Church, 306 W. Musser St., the site of the second tree lighting event of the evening.

There will be a raffle for dozens of locally made art pieces and other merchandise, generously donated to the cause. Demonstrations on a potter's wheel will also be occurring to show you how bowls are made.

Empty Bowls Carson City gives everyone the chance to choose a bowl made by local artists and fellow citizens for a minimum $12 donation that includes comes all you can eat soup generously donated by many local restaurants.

Minnesota wildlife artist Mark A. Thone has done well in the previous art contests he has entered, but after getting close several times and never winning, he was starting to wonder if it was ever going to happen. Well, he can stop wondering because Thone’s entry has been selected as the winner of this year’s Nevada Duck Stamp Art Contest.

“My first reaction to your announcement of my selection as Nevada Duck Stamp winner was an ear to ear grin,” said Thone. “Then I played my poker face told my wife the news…As her face lit up, I admit to doing a little touchdown dance.”

Hello fellow anglers, fishing season is coming to an end in some areas. In California, this will be your last weekend to fish many rivers and streams. On Nov. 16, the majority of rivers and streams in California will be officially closed for the season.

A 35-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Saturday on felony suspicion of DUI causing injury and other charges after colliding with a motorcycle rider in the area of College Parkway and Highway 50 East, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

As Cambodians celebrated Independence Day on Monday, Nov. 9, fishermen near Phnom Penh made a very special catch befitting the occasion: a rare Mekong Giant Catfish, also known as the “royal fish” because of its enormous size.

Mike's Pharmacy in Carson City will host what may be its final Turkey Round Up on Tuesday. The annual event, now in its 17th year, collects frozen turkeys to fill Salvation Army holiday food baskets for Carson City area families in need. The owners of the pharmacy at 1007 N Curry St, announced the pharmacy would be closing after the annual Round Up.

Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, puts together holiday food baskets for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving sign ups have begun. The "baskets" include a frozen turkey and a grocery bag with the items needed for the holiday meal.

Saturday, Nov. 21 the food bank will be preparing the grocery bags for distribution. The process takes approximately 2 to 3 hours.

Volunteers. They’re a cornerstone to our involvement in the community, allowing us to save even more lives and bring people and pets together. Volunteers provide support at the shelter and at numerous events, assist with administrative work, walk dogs and much, much more — such as the volunteer who went above and beyond to save a litter of three kittens who were stuck in a drain pipe near the southern end of Carson City.

Nevada game wardens are seeking information about a bull elk that was poached and left to rot near the Pearson Ranch late August in Lincoln County. Operation Game Thief is offering a $2,000 reward to help catch the shooter.

As of Saturday, I am retiring as the Outdoor Editor for Carson Now and a very special outdoor photographer (my wife Elaine) will also be retiring.
It's been a great run, full of great memories, but sooner or later all good things must come to an end, and Oct. 31 is that special time for the two of us.