St. Teresa of Avila

St. Teresa of Avila school in Carson City started a mountain bike team this year. Lisa Broman, owner of Blue Zone Sports, was instrumental in getting the team organized. The team has done two meets so far and two to go through National Interscholastic Cycling Association.

Members of Carson City Boy Scout Troop 16 recently helped biology teacher Julie Koop update the Carson High School Monarch Butterfly Waystation.

Carson High Safe Grad Boosters would like to thank the following people for their help in making the 2018 Safe and Sober graduation party one of the best we have had. We could not have done it without their support. Thank you for your generosity!

Friends In Service Helping would like to thank the community for their invaluable help at our Have a Heart Fundraiser. In particular, FISH would like to thank the following people and businesses who made their Celebrity Waiter fundraisers possible and successful:

It’s going to be a chili weekend, and that has nothing to do with the weather. The annual Chili on the Comstock Competition takes over the tiny town of Virginia City, including a saloon crawl Saturday and the hilarious ‘Fun with the Runs’ 5K. Families will have a hard time choosing between the Cops and Kids Open House and Safety Fair at the Sheriff’s Office and the ‘Kids to Parks’ Day activities at Silver Saddle Ranch. Keep reading, and I apologize in advance for throwing so many great options your way.

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Registration for the 2018 St. Teresa Summer Camp has begun and spaces are filling up quickly, said Carmen Mellow of St. Teresa of Avila School.

Shaheen Beauchamp Builders, LLC kicked off its 20th anniversary celebration by claiming the 2017 Retail Development of the Year Summit Award and receiving a Senatorial Certificate from Sen. Dean Heller’s office.

CARSON CITY — Shaheen Beauchamp Builders LLC kicked off its 20th anniversary celebration by claiming the 2017 Retail Development of the Year Summit Award and receiving a Senatorial Certificate from Sen. Dean Heller’s office.

The Gabriel Project provides immediate and practical help if you are a pregnant woman coping with an unplanned, unwanted or difficult pregnancy. This is an outreach from St. Teresa of Avila catholic community for our local community. Our toll free Hope Line, 844-201-0317, is answered 24 hours/day, 365 days/year.

A 34-year-old man was arrested Monday after he was seen exiting a Jeep on Bryan Circle that was reported stolen, then eluding police by going into a church and later catching a cab, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The 15th Annual Crab Feed benefiting St. Teresa of Avila School in Carson City will be held on Saturday, March 3, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 East William Street.

With cold weather having settled into the region, five churches in Carson City have partnered this season to operate nightly winter warming shelters for the area's homeless. These volunteer-staffed shelters will rotate monthly, each providing a warm place to sleep for the homeless and their pets.

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School in Carson City will host its 2nd annual "Night of Nativity Exhibit" where more than 100 nativity sets will be lovingly displayed.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada State Museum and Western Nevada College Latino Cohort have teamed to present an El Día de los Muertos, or, Day of the Dead, celebration with a reception Thursday evening and a full day of activities on Saturday in downtown Carson City.

Boy Scout Troop 16 meets every Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. at St. Teresa of Avila School (567 S Richmond Ave, Carson City, NV 89703). Young men ages 11-18 are invited to visit and join. For more information, contact Martin Schwedhelm at 775-883-0570.

Seek and you shall find. This week in Carson City, participants in a local scavenger hunt will be searching for four purple-painted parking meters placed indoors at public venues throughout the Nevada state capital.

The 14th Annual Crab Feed benefiting St. Teresa of Avila School in Carson City will be held on Saturday, March 4, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 East William Street.

Carlos Montejana and Alyssa Butler of Carson City were awarded the first annual Rosemary Nebesky Memorial Scholarships by the Carson City Symphony Association last month.

Top Notch Distributors, Inc., a national supplier of architectural locksets and hardware for residential and commercial buildings with offices in Carson City, Missouri and Massachusetts, has completed the addition of 33,000 square feet of warehouse space in its Northern Nevada operation.

More than 400 braved a brisk Thanksgiving morning to participate in the Carson City Turkey Trot at the Governor's Mansion. The annual race is hosted by St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School with proceeds benefitting Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH.

Below are the race results and above are photos of the event.

Leonard Dionisio, 83, was born in Vineland, Colorado but grew up in Pueblo. The son of Tony and Anna Dionisio, he loved to sing from a young age.

As a freshman at Central High School he decided to join the choir. On the very first day he spotted the pretty junior and he told his buddy "I'm going to marry that girl one day".

A celebration of life for Marilee Swirczek, a Western Nevada College English professor and founder of the nationally acclaimed “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” photo exhibition, will be held Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the WNC Art Gallery as part of the final exhibit reception.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2016, 9 a.m. at St. Teresa Of Avila on Lompa Lane.

A celebration of life for Marilee Swirczek, a Western Nevada College English professor and founder of the nationally acclaimed “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” photo exhibition, will be held Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the WNC Art Gallery as part of the final exhibit reception.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2016, 9 a.m. at St. Teresa Of Avila on Lompa Lane.

The school year is winding down, which usually means the activities and excitement around Carson High amp up in direct proportion. There is also much nailbiting and desperate prayers as freshmen and sophomores take their End of Course exams, juniors and seniors finish taking their AP exams, and finals approach for all students.

Funeral services will be held May 6 in Carson City for Ruth Aberasturi, a lifelong advocate for children with disabilities who served as director of special education with the Carson City School District for more than 30 years. She died April 20, 2016. Aberasturi was 85.

The architectural firm also designed St. Teresa of Avila in Carson City and Holy Cross Catholic Community in Sparks. “She really took the vision the ...

We have a wine walk weekend coming up and you won’t want to miss it. The ground-breaking on the downtown construction is Monday, so downtown will never look quite the same again. Those interested about the schedule or process won’t want to miss the ‘Pre-construction’ meeting with Public Works at the Sheriff’s office. Spend the evening in our historic downtown devouring sushi at Kim Lee’s, sampling the chef’s creations at Mystique, or enjoying a cocktail at the Carson Cigar Company. Fun seekers won’t want to miss karaoke night at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar.

THURSDAY:

Patricia (Patty) Marie (Mummey) Welden, 54, was born May 9, 1961 in Bethesda, Maryland. She said goodbye to this life and left for Heaven on February 28, 2016.

Patty grew up in a Navy family and moved around quite a bit in her life.

Patty spent 4 years in the United States Air Force. She was stationed in Lackland AFB, Suwon AFB, in South Korea, as well as Mather and Norton Air Force Bases, both in California.

Patty graduated from the University of Western Florida in Pensacola with a BS in Education.

Surf and Turf will be featured at this year’s 13th Annual Crab Feed scheduled for Saturday, March 5, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street.

This wildly popular annual dinner supports the St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School in Carson City, educating kids in grades K-8 and providing preschool and pre-K programs in its Child Development Center.

Funeral services for former Nevada First Judicial District Court Judge Michael Fondi are scheduled for Monday, Feb. 1, at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Carson City, Fitzhenry’s Funeral Home Director Jim Smolenski said.