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Let’s just call this Nevad-oween weekend. So much crazy fun awaits: whether it’s the celebration of our ‘new’ downtown, Halloween parties for kids and adults alike, or our State Museum’s 75th Anniversary. Start your day at the Museum, hang around for the downtown ribbon cutting and festivities, then join in the costumed fun as Blinky Man hits the streets. Do the time warp at the Brewery Arts Center: the Rocky Horror Picture Show Party starts at 8:30 p.m. This is going to be one amazing weekend, so let’s get this party started.

The parade is coming on the new main street of downtown Carson City no less. It's Your City host Cortney Bloomer talks about the Nevada Day Parade, festivities and more with Janet Baker, president of Nevada Day, Inc.

Let’s do the time warp again! This Friday night, Oct. 28 the BAC and PPI will celebrate the season with a screening of the original cult classic musical “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the BAC Performance Hall. The event begins at 8:30 p.m. with costume contests and activities and the movie will begin at 10 p.m.

It’s that time of year again. The ghosts and ghouls come out of hiding and paint the town orange. Halloween isn’t just one night around here. Combined with the festivities of Nevada Day, you can be sure to enjoy at least a week’s worth of celebrating.

Here is a comprehensive list of fall festivals, Halloween parties, and fun for all. Items in italic are for those 21 and older only.

Saturday, Oct. 22:

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval issued a proclamation declaring October as Careers in Construction Month. The proclamation was issued, in part, due to the work done by BuildNV, an outreach arm of the Nevada Construction Collaborative to “narrow the skills gap by guiding Nevada’s youth and displaced workers toward training and opportunities that lead to long-term, rewarding careers in construction.”

Bernie Allen walked in his first Nevada Day Parade 70 years ago. He turned his little red wagon into a covered wagon and hitched it to his dog. He walked alongside his pup dressed as a miner, using equipment borrowed from a neighbor. This year, he will lead the procession through downtown Carson City as the grand marshal.

JOIN, Inc., Northern Nevada’s career training agency, wants every Nevadan to have the opportunity to make not just minimum wage, but a living wage.

“We are breaking the cycle of poverty through education,” Denise Castle, executive director for JOIN, Inc. said. “We offer paid tuition, funding for supportive services like pre-employment physicals and OSHA cards, as well as help with safety gear and tools for eligible clients.”

“Legend tells us of an extraordinary leader who arose from the chaos to unite a troubled kingdom. A man with a vision, who gathered knights together in a Holy Quest.” You’ll find that man and quite a few others on the black box stage of the Brewery Arts Center as the Proscenium Players present ‘Spamalot.’ You’ll find great music around town: Jaime Rollins, Whiskey Lung, and Motown Music. The boys of J and M Productions bring karaoke to Whiskey Tavern. Kick up your cowboy boots with DJ Bobby Truesdale at Carson Lanes’ Country Dance Party.

Nevada Business Connections will host its monthly breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Gold Dust West Casino, 2171 E. William Street, Carson City.

With a December opening planned for its new Highway 50 East location in Carson City, FoodMaxx will host a job fair this Tuesday at Nevada JobConnect.

The discount grocery store, which will go into the former Save Mart location, is hiring 70 employees for its Carson City store and another 70 for its Sparks location.

For seven years running, University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) has ranked among the nation’s top 10 academic medical centers in quality, safety and accountability. This year, the U has risen to the top.

The Reno-Sparks Association of REALTORS® (RSAR) will host “Grand Prix Charity Fundraiser” to benefit Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals on Oct. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Need 2 Speed, 6895-B Sierra Center Parkway, Reno.

NV Energy residential electric customers throughout northern Nevada can reduce their heating and cooling costs by up to $100 a year and help lower peak energy demand with the PowerShift Smart Thermostat.

This free service, valued at $300, saves energy and maintains customer comfort preferences by continuously adapting the operation of the customer’s heating and cooling (HVAC) equipment based upon how the home heats up and cools down.

Carson Tahoe Health, in partnership with Prestige Care, broke ground Tuesday morning on the new Carson Tahoe Care Center, a senior living community located on Mountain Street in Carson City.

Thanks to Remote Area Medical, Inc., Healthy Communities Coalition and a cadre of volunteers, 323 people received an array of free health care services at a clinic conducted over the weekend at Silver Stage High School in Silver Springs. In doing this, and at just this clinic alone, more than $110,000 in services were provided, costs that otherwise would have to be picked up by either a state or county agency.

Residents and motorists along Highway 50 East may have noticed new chain link fencing being erected on the vacant land at the corner of East College Parkway and Highway 50 East in Carson City.

One of the most historic events affecting the American Business Women's Association was the proclamation of Sept. 22 as American Business Women’s Day.

Enacted in 1983 by a joint resolution of Congress and the signature of then President Ronald Reagan, the proclamation recognized all working women.

Carson City residents got their shred on Saturday during a recycle event and barbecue to benefit Special Olympics of Nevada, raising $1,360 during the event.

The American Buffalo did not roam in Northern Nevada more than a century ago as the West was settled, but Nevada does lay claim to its own Silver Buffalo in 2016. That “Silver Buffalo” is Jim Rogers and the national honor was bestowed upon this Nevadan by the Boy Scouts of America at its 2016 National Annual Meeting held in San Diego.

Rogers was honored during the recent BSA National Convention in San Diego. Today, there are more than 800,000 adult volunteers in BSA, and Rogers has been an active volunteer leader for over 35 years.

The Dayton area will see 45 new single-family homes that will be developed north of the Smith's store off Retail Road, at the corner of Kate Peak Road near Kramer Way, according to Nevada Rural Housing Authority.

Equines and staff at Sierra Therapeutic Equestrian Program (STEP) in Washoe Valley congratulate Jay Mason, winner of the San Francisco Giants tickets to watch the Aug. 30 home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The opening of a new FoodMaxx grocery store on Highway 50 East in Carson City is behind schedule, according to Save Mart Stores Public Affairs Manager Nannette Miranda.

A bingo party fundraiser, featuring a 1980s theme, will be held Friday, Aug. 26 at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive in Carson City.

Dayton, Nevada – Alie Trier, Dayton Food Pantry director, was delighted with the results of a recent “Stuff a Police Car with Food Donations” event at Smith’s Grocery in Dayton. She exclaimed “Everyone was awesome!”

Volunteers in Policing, Lyon County Sheriff's Department, Smith's Grocery Store, donors, and community volunteers contributed to the event that resulted in the collection of $480 in cash plus over $700 worth of food items for the Dayton Food Pantry in just 4 hours on July 9th, 2016 at Smith's Grocery.

As I stare at this blank Word document, which will fill with words, I remember back to when this column first debuted in April of 2014. I was so grateful to have an audience, particularly an audience as wonderful as those who live in and around Carson City.

Boy Scouts of America Troop 33, now in its 77th year, will host its 3rd annual “Send a Scout to Camp” Car and Truck Show Fundraiser on August 13 at Fuji Park in Carson City.

DeBug Computer, Inc. is proof that a local, family owned business can succeed and grow thru tough economic times and when competing with big chain stores. Providing top quality computer help to both home users and large corporations at fair prices. This is DeBug's fourth re-location to a larger building. The latest move doubled their square footage, provides additional customer parking, and efficient service space.

While the parade is still three months away, the Nevada Day committee is hoping people will start planning for the Oct. 29 celebration. “We want to improve the overall quality of the parade,” said Janet Baker, president of Nevada Day Inc.

Larry Ford will present “Virgil Earp: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, July 20, at 6:30 pm.

There's an unspoken connection between horse and rider that has existed for thousands of years, a timeless a bond formed between man and animal based on trust.