Nutrition

Since the inception of the Third and Curry Streets Farmers Market nine years ago, organizer Linda Marrone has wanted customers to have the option to pay for produce through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.

“Just like with anything else, we feel everyone deserves access to healthy fruits and vegetables,” Marrone said.

On Friday, August 19th, Kaia FIT, the South Reno facility offering a holistic group fitness and nutrition program for women, will host a grand re-opening of the space with a special “Runway Reveal” fashion show, highlighting the incredible success stories of local women who have achieved tremendous weight-loss and now live healthier and happier lives.

A Summer Family Forum: Revitalize, Connect and Live Well will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23. Join us for our Summer Family Forum, designed specifically for care partners, featuring experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease.

We just completed National Pollinator Week, a designation that recognizes all that pollinators do for our food supply, environment and economy. Last year the Obama administration released a “National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators” led by U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Nevada’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program has been awarded the Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program grant.The $200,000 grant is designed to provide fresh, unprepared fruits and vegetables to WIC ...

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program, also known as RSVP, has free farmers market coupons for Carson City low-income seniors through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.

An object in motion stays in motion, Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion states.

Carson City residents Matthew Bartak and Teak Dopf have got inertia down to a science. They haven't stopped moving since the first time they touched a set of wheels.

They've ridden bikes, skateboards, scooters and skates. They loved them all so much that the two friends became partners in a business two years ago that took their passion for riding to another level.

Carson Tahoe Health is encouraging women with a family history of breast cancer to be proactive about their breast health by attending the Cancer Center’s annual Project Pink event. A woman’s risk of breast cancer doubles if she has a close relative (mother, sister, or daughter) who has been diagnosed with the disease.

Bee populations have been declining with the total number of managed honey bee colonies down from 5 million in the 1940s to 2.5 million in November 2015, according to the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

Carson High School student Larrissa Cruzan has put her love of baking to a good cause as part of her senior project.

She's organized a bake sale this Friday at the Boys and Girls Clubs in Carson City. The purpose of the senior project and bake sale is to spread awareness and raise money for the nonprofit organization Feeding America and its efforts to end childhood hunger and address childhood nutrition in the U.S.

When Shirley Ling moved to Carson City 13 years ago, one of her first stops was to check out what activities were offered at the senior center. She found friendship and recreation, playing some pool here and there. But about six years ago, she found her real niche, playing table tennis.

It is my pleasure to take over for Angila Golik as the new “Senator Square” column writer, which for me is right up there with winning an election, winning a game, and winning a prize in a contest all at the same time. Though I will not be reporting on cures for warts or offering advice on marriage, I will be delivering current news and upcoming events for Carson High School.

In our last column, we specified the duty of elected public officials: a fiduciary duty to voters, taxpayers and the broad public interest. Not, as some people claim, to government institutions such as the system of higher education, the military or some social service agency.

Don't miss the next Kaia CORE session - Up and Out. Leave your Mark. Our five-week long CORE sessions are designed to build strength and endurance, giving you the motivation to stay strong, improve your physical fitness level, and maintain healthy eating habits. Our sessions offer two Kaia Kross Training workouts each week, plus I Kan Run, TRX, I Kan Dance, Kaia Flow, Kaia Ventures, and so much more. Keep the momentum going and take your post-BRIK fitness and nutrition UP AND OUT.

Food For Thought, Inc. in Carson City published its annual Holiday Letter and announced its 2014/2015 distribution numbers. During the 2014/2015 school year, Food For Thought’s Backpack Program distributed 13,509 bags of food that contained 54,036 meals to food insecure elementary, middle and high school children in Carson City. In the summer of 2015, the program provided free lunches to children at two locations within Carson City. The innovative 2015 Summer Program served over 4,500 meals.

Wellness Classes and Individual Counseling Staring January 4th
at Yoga Nidra Studio
Monica Marcinko is a Certified Wellness Coach with over 15 years in the Wellness and weight loss industry.

Classes include a wide range of topics Including:
* Goal Setting for Success (Jan.4th and 8th)
* Healthy eating and portion control
* Creating healthy habits
* Reading nutrition labels
(Call or email me for weekly class topics.)

Monday 12:30
Wednesday 4:15 *
Friday 3:30

* This class is for those with learning disabilities or special needs. ( Call for more information)

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada is aiming high for the future. The Club has brought on a new chief professional officer, turned earth on its new Carson City teen center in October and partnered with a local marketing firm to create a new website and marketing plan.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) released the Buy Nevada Holiday Gift Guide for the 2015 holiday season.

Available online, the Buy Nevada catalog highlights Buy Nevada members. With more than 100 businesses from around the state, showcasing the many food and agriculture products produced or processed in Nevada to help consumers shop local on “Shop Local Saturday.”

A 39-year-old food and nutrition manager at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of embezzlement after allegedly creating a fake account for a bakery where he would funnel invoices that were approved for payment by the hospital’s accounting department, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — Eddy Street Vintage Market is hosting its Second Annual Canned Food Drive this Friday-Sunday at 1235 Eddy Street in the Main Street Gardnerville District. Donations of 10 cans or more will result in a 10% discount on your purchase through the weekend.

“Our goal is to fill the truck with cans for the community,” said owner, Meredith Fischer. “We had a great turnout last year for our canned food drive but this year, we want to do more.”

Sierra Nevada Forums, Partnership Carson City and Nevada Juvenile Justice will host a lecture Thursday in Carson City on the brain/body connection by a consultant for the Navy SEALS and the International Olympic Committee.

John Underwood, director and founder of Pure Performance, is the Human Performance Consultant for the U.S. Navy SEALS, and presented at numerous military bases.

The tradition of homecoming is once again here at Carson High School. Congratulations to the following students who have been nominated by their senior classmates as queen and king candidates: Tess Corda, Paris Regan, Kassidy Cox, Delaney Fine, Lindy Lehman, Haley Gray, Ikela Lewis, Todd Lani, Asa Carter, Conner Pradere, Joe Nelson, and Eddie Duarte.

The following list of activities will take place for students next week to celebrate homecoming. For more information regarding these events, please contact Ann Britt at abritt@carson.k12.nv.us.

The tradition of homecoming continues at Carson High School the week of Sept. 21-26 with events every day for students and the community to participate. The newest event added to the week of homecoming will be the addition of a family night.

Everyone is invited to the Ninth Annual Poker Run to benefit Austin's House on Saturday, Sept. 19. All types of vehicles are welcome to join in the fun. Registration is from 9 to 10 a.m. in the parking lot at Century 21 Clark Properties located at 1674 Highway 395 in Minden.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture and Return to Freedom, under a cooperative agreement, are working with the Nevada Department of Transportation as they install livestock fencing on sections of Highway 50 in Silver Springs. The project is expected to be completed in late August.

Kaia FIT, a women’s fitness program, is offering free classes in Carson City and Minden next week.
Starting Monday, women can attend any classes, which will be a mixed hour of endurance-based exercises.

Regular classes in Carson City are offered at 5, 6 and 8:30 a.m.; noon; and 5:30 p.m. Minden classes are 5, 6, and 9 a.m.; and 5:30 p.m.

With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, more Nevadans than ever now have health insurance coverage. One of the covered benefits is the provision of preventative health services and treatment for most illnesses. With so many Nevadans having coverage, the primary health care system has been overwhelmed with people trying to access services.

Kaia FIT is hosting its fourth annual Paddle Board Triathlon at El Dorado Beach and the surrounding Al Tahoe neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe this weekend.
“It’s in Lake Tahoe so, of course, it’s absolutely breathtaking,” said Kai FIT owner Nikki Warren. “There’s great music and just a great atmosphere.”

Several lawmakers on Thursday questioned whether a federally funded nutrition study would generate any useful data.But the majority of the Interim Finance Committee approved the Healthy Hunger Free Kids A...

The Nevada Department of Agriculture encourages low-income seniors to sign up for free Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program coupon books. The aim of the program is to supplement the diets of low-income seniors with fresh, nutritious produce while supporting Nevada’s farmers.

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Inc., also known as RSVP, has free Farmers Market coupons for Carson City low-income seniors.