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CARSON CITY, Nev. – Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) will hold foster/adoptive parent training on March 21, 22, and 28 in Carson City. Each day runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Training sessions will be held at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Valley View Room, 3rd Floor, at 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703 (lunch and snacks will be provided, courtesy of Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center).

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) will hold foster/adoptive parent training on March 21, 22, and 28 in Carson City. Each day runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Training sessions will be held at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Valley View Room, 3rd Floor, at 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703 (lunch and snacks will be provided, courtesy of Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center).

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) will hold foster/adoptive parent training on March 21, 22, and 28 in Carson City. Each day runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Training sessions will be held at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Valley View Room, 3rd Floor, at 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703 (lunch and snacks will be provided, courtesy of Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center).

This morning, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, which means we are in for six more weeks of winter. While, in Carson City this means hope for a few more powder days in a very powder-light season, the east coast is less than happy by the news. Ultimately, it’s about one thing — perspective.

Insects are picky eaters, and not the voracious eat-everything-in-sight bingers that devour all the plants in your garden. After decades of field work from dozens of sites around the world, and after two years of combing through and analyzing data, Matt Forister, associate professor and ecologist from the University of Nevada, Reno, and an international team have reported on global patterns in the diets of insect herbivores.

The following statement taken from the Carson High School website: On Jan. 1, 2015 a new state law takes effect for student drivers under the age of 18. Students looking forward to the privilege of driving in the State of Nevada are expected to attend school at least 90 percent of the time and not be considered a “Habitual Truant.”

Carson High Performing Arts presents the powerful drama All My Sons by Arthur Miller (author of The Crucible and Death of a Salesman). In true Arthur Miller form, this show explores themes of relationships between parent and child, blame, idealism, denial, legacy, and the American dream. This is the story of a family that must confront the past in the course of one day.

Performance times:
Friday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

TimeHop is a great little app I use when I need a little reminder about how far I have come. This app takes you back as many as five years in your social media posts. For me, it illustrates one simple point of life. The only thing that is certain is change.

School children from Carson and Eagle Valley middle schools involved with the Gifted and Academically Talented Education program took a walk on the side of the law Wednesday to get a glimpse of three areas of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office: The Gang Unit, K9 and Special Enforcement Team, and the Mounted Posse.

It was the second year the sheriff’s office has worked with GATE students. Last year, the program focused on the K9 Unit, but this year, Lt. Brian Humphrey said he wanted to incorporate two more layers of the sheriff’s office for the kids to learn.

The Carson Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce that Carson City will be receiving a placement of 5th in the nation for communities of comparable size for its community wide crime prevention programs in 2014. This accomplishment was achieved even though a substantial rainfall prevented our August National Night Out in Mills Park. That cancelation was the first in 12 years.

A new South Lake Tahoe couple brought along a little something special on their recent home search — a camera crew, an HGTV House Hunters crew, to be exact.

Travis and Morgan Fields were working with Chase International’s Angie Clark last spring when the Oakland couple decided to contact the popular show. Angie, already a huge fan, was immediately on board. The trio completed questionnaires and sent in audition tapes.

First of all, don’t let financial matters be more important than your personal relationships. But if you are planning to get married, it might save some taxes for you to consider some of the following items.

In 2014, two unmarried individuals can each have $89,350 of taxable income (after the standard deduction or Itemized Deductions and personal exemption) before they are taxed at 28 percent. But, if they are married, their combined taxable income over $148,850 wills be taxed at a rate starting at 28 percent for taxable income above that.

Yikes Diane! Did you say the Q word? Are you actually suggesting, Ms. Mindset, that quitting IS an option? Yes, dear reader, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Just as we have reasons for adapting, improvising, overcoming, and pressing on, there are times we need to recognize, rearrange, and restart when something doesn’t serve us. In other words, quitting isn’t the end. It’s the beginning.

A handful of Chase International agents recently attended Luxury Connect, a private, one-day gathering last month where elite professionals discussed the future of real estate. This first-ever event, spearheaded by Inman News, was held at the former William Randolph Hearst estate, the Beverly House.

The exclusive group consisted of only 100 real estate professionals and agents. Chase International founder, president and CEO Shari Chase attended with agents Kerry Donovan, Donna Spear, Trinkie Watson, Marian Huish, Mary Kleingartner, and Georgia Chase.

Noah Elsfelder has joined Greater Nevada Credit Union as Business Services Specialist. He brings more than 12 years of banking experience to Greater Nevada and the businesses it serves.

In his new role, Elsfelder will help establish and maintain Greater Nevada Credit Union’s business banking relationships. Greater Nevada offers a full range of business banking products and services such as checking accounts, merchant services, cash management, as well as business loans, including construction, SBA and agriculture.

A faculty member at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension has received national recognition for her program addressing nutrition and early literacy in Nevada.

Early Care and Education Specialist YaeBin Kim received the First Place National Award in the human development/family relationships program category for her “Little Books and Little Cooks” nutrition and early literacy program from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences a few weeks ago at the Association’s annual meeting in Lexington, Ken.

Buying a vehicle is now an even better deal for Nevadans who get their financing from Greater Nevada Credit Union. Through a partnership with CU Direct, Greater Nevada has received exclusive rights to launch the region’s first AutoPREMIER auto buying service and has already signed on a variety of preferred-partner dealers.

Love her or hate her, Rupaul has some wise words when it comes to loving yourself. “If you don’t love yourself, how the hell are you going to love someone else?” The wisest example I have found on loving myself came from a set of airplane instructions. “Put your own oxygen mask on first before you attempt to help someone with theirs.”

I think I just felt a hundred hearts skip a beat. “Diane, you are off your rocker. Aren’t you a business coach? Don’t you measure success based on EXPECTED outcomes?” Yes. The word OUTCOMES (plural) means there is more than one scenario to the situation and any one of them could come about. By not having expectations or at least not being emotionally tied to ONE outcome, I open myself up to the plural form. I try not to emotionally tie myself to “this is how it’s going to turn out.” Why? It’s limiting.

HotSpot Yoga Studio and Fitness Defined will celebrate their grand opening Saturday, Sept. 6 with ample, healthy activities planned, and a food drive for the Ron Wood Family Resource Center.

Festivities will run from 4 p.m to 8 p.m., with raffle drawings at 6 p.m. Free yoga classes will be held at 8 and 9:30 a.m., 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., to introduce this fantastic new health opportunity right here in Carson City. HotSpot Yoga is located inside Fitness Defined Personal Training, 195 E Winnie Lane, Carson City.

I visited a friend’s house this weekend and noticed a dog roaming freely in their unfenced yard. At first I was taken aback and then I noticed something. They were utilizing an electric fence. Put aside your feelings about electric fences for a moment and hang with me for a bit. This concept can teach us a lot about personal and professional boundaries.

Food For Thought Inc., a local nonprofit organization, would like to announce the selection of Marlene Maffei, as its new executive director. The selection was made after an open application process, during which Maffei served as operations manager for the organization.

“We are very pleased to announce this appointment,” reports Lynette Conrad Board President, along with the entire Board of Directors. “Marlene will bring great leadership and creativity to the program and strengthen community relationships. She has served the volunteer nonprofit sector in Carson City for over 10 years.”

With a cooperative pact signed earlier this year, the highest ranking military official in Kingdom of Tonga, Brig. Gen. Tau'aika Uta Atu, visited Carson City Monday, the first stop on his tour of Nevada.

The Nevada National Guard and the South Pacific island nation are one of the newest official relationships created in the National Guard's State Partnership Program, a Department of Defense function that links a state's National Guard with the armed forces or equivalent of a partner country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial agreement.

Managing water in northern Nevada’s Truckee-Carson River System requires local communities to balance urban, agricultural and ecosystem needs. Changes in historical climate trends are increasingly expected to make this balancing act more challenging. A competitive grant totaling $3.8 million has been awarded to the University of Nevada, Reno and the Desert Research Institute in partnership with the U.S.

With cuts made to the program because of the sequester, Head Start in Nevada will receive a $2.5 million boost after the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it will receive a grant.

The $2,559,327 grant is designed to expand projects in Nevada and will be funded through the University of Nevada Reno, said Sen. Harry Reid.

CARSON CITY - Eight Airmen from the Nevada Air National Guard joined 160 people from seven nations Monday to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Tonga as part of Operation Pacific Angel-Tonga.

The mission will continue until July 26. Tonga is Nevada National Guard's partner in the National Guard's State Partnership Program, the Department of Defense program that links a state's National Guard with the armed forces or equivalent of a partner country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship.

Several days ago, my dad and I had a conversation. Our conversation started like most other people start theirs. He expressed his thoughts and concerns and I parried back with mine. At the end of the day we were both frustrated with the whole conversation. It was a stalemate. He didn’t understand me and I didn’t understand him. Which seems very familiar with some of the conversations I’ve had with my wife.

How can two people in the same room, speaking the same language, not understand each other? How many conversations like that, have you had?

This weekend provided a lesson in self-kindness I will never forget. It started with a group hike at Upper Thomas Creek Trail.

Hiking with a group, I thought, would make the experience more enjoyable. Unfortunately, initially, it didn't. It wasn't because of the group. It was because of what went on in my head as a result. In an effort to try to keep up with more experienced hikers, I focused outside myself and pushed myself too hard to keep up.

At one time, I use to be proud to call myself a conservative and a Republican. I considered myself to be a “classical conservative”, one who believes in limited government, free markets, individual liberty, a strong national defense, and firmly believed that the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals, and the placement of the individual in our society above that of the collective wisdom of the government.

The brilliance of classical conservatism is, and still remains, in its simplicity.

The Third and Curry Street Farmer’s Market in Carson City, kicks off Saturday, June 7 and continues every week through Sept. 20, providing young and old an opportunity to shop and learn in a fun, friendly environment.

Voted number one market in the state three years running, this is the premiere place to find regional and NevadaGrown produce, cheese, eggs, flowers, arranged planters, fresh-baked breads and pastries, honey and produce.