St. Teresa of Avila

Two Boy Scouts of Carson City’s Troop 16 received awards at the Bishop’s Rally for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, an annual event held by the Diocese of Reno.

Two Boy Scouts of Carson City’s Troop 16 received awards at the Bishop’s Rally for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, an annual event held by the Diocese of Reno. Clayton Sollberger, left, and Frederick Allen were honored at the ceremony held at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Reno on Sunday, October 18.

Welcome to Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 Carson City. Here are today's happenings in and around our wonderful capital city:
•*NV Day Treasure Hunt (www.NVDayTreasureHunt.com)
•*Last day to RSVP for the Oct. 21 Leisure Hour Club Meeting with speaker Jan Loverin, curator of the Nevada State Museum’s Marjorie Russel Clothing and Textile Center (please call Dorothy Link at (775) 885-2542)
•*’Lines and Fields: Abstract Narrative Paintings’ by Liz Penniman at the Western Nevada College Main Gallery in the Bristlecone Building

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community is hosting their annual parish feast on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 after the 5:30PM Mass and includes “A very nice tradition of an international potluck dinner,” said Fr. Chuck Durante, Pastor.

This year’s special feast includes the 500th anniversary celebration of St. Teresa of Avila’s birth, the community’s namesake. Please join the parish in celebrating this 5th century birthday.

The Interfaith Community of Carson City announces their seventh annual interfaith potluck picnic and food drive on the lawn of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. All members from the community are invited to attend this Labor Day.

Kyle Navarro, a St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church seventh grader, was honored Thursday by AAA Nevada for his leadership qualities as School Safety Patroller of the Year in Carson City.

Kyle has exhibited sound safety skills by making sure students get in and out of cars safely around the school drop off and pick up zone, said Haldon Johnson, AAA Business Manager.

Laura Pradere, 13, will go into this weekend’s U.S Bird Dog Western States National Championships with the confidence of one championship already under her belt.
“I’m still kind of nervous,” she said, “but I think having one national title is an advantage.”

She won the youth division of the North American Gun Dog Association championship in Wiggins, Colo., last month. This competition will be in Mound House, just up the road from the Pradere Ranch in Dayton, where her family has lived for five generations.

Each Spring, the Diocese of Reno celebrates its volunteers with its Annual Diocesan Recognition Banquet. For 2015, Bishop Randolph Calvo, second from left, honored 61 volunteers from across the diocese for their untiring work to help their parishes and missions. For Carson City’s St. Teresa of Avila parish, Betty White, third from left, and Irma Crookshanks were recognized for the untold hours they spend at St. Teresa in assisting Father Charles Durante, left. It was noted Betty has been a parishioner of St. Teresa for 82 years.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will host the Inaugural Celebration of the Governor and Constitutional Officers on Monday, Jan. 5. The program will begin at noon on the capitol steps in Carson City and the official ceremony starts at 12:30 p.m.

Dozens of families made up hundreds of runners and walkers of all ages who met under sunny skies at the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City this Thanksgiving Day for the 2014 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot.

The 8K, 5K and Kids Gobble Wobble Fun Run, hosted by St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School, was designed for those who wanted to get some exercise ahead of the parades, pies, football games and big Thanksgiving Day meals. See the video below.

Before the football games, the big meal, the parades and the pies, why not get in a little run in with a few of your neighbors from the community? Signups are underway for Carson City's 2014 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. It’s an event the entire family will enjoy and may even become a new Thanksgiving Day tradition.

Funeral services for Nevada Assemblyman Pete Livermore of Carson City will be Monday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m., at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Livermore died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. He was 73.

Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, will begin its annual “Trick or Treat for FISH” food drive Wednesday, Oct. 15. Carson City schools will participate in a contest for the students to collect non-perishable food to replenish the inventory at the FISH food bank. The food drive will run until Nov. 3 and will give FISH a boost for the high demand of the holiday season.

Sunday was the annual Fall Fest at Fuji Park in Carson City hosted by St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community Church in Carson City. Though the skies had smoke and even a few rain drops, the spirit was alive with plenty of food, games, booths, crafts and music entertainment.

Watch Carson TV News Monday at 4:30 p.m., again at 7:30 p.m. and throughout the week on Charter Cable Channel 193 to catch the video highlights of this festive Carson City gathering plus other events. The program is hosted by Cortney Bloomer.

St. Teresa of Avila's annual Fall Festival will be held Sunday, Sep 21, 11:30 a.m. at Fuji Park. The festival begins with a Mass in the park followed by fun, food and games.

Follow Carson TV News at www.facebook.com/carsontvnews for updates, information and to learn more about the program, which airs weekly on Mondays, Charter Cable Channel 193, at 4:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. and throughout the week. Have a news tip? You can also submit photos and video to CarsonTVnews@gmail.com.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) provided remarks today on the House Floor on the passing of former Carson City Mayor Marv Teixeira who died June 5, 2014 at his home. He was 79. See the video below.

A celebration of life for Teixeira will be Friday, June 20, 11:30 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 3000 North Lompa Lane in Carson City. A reception will follow at Eagle Valley Golf Course, 3999 Centennial Park Drive in Carson City.

Please join St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community in dedicating the Bell Pavilion on Wednesday June 18, 2014 at 7:00pm. The dedication will be followed by a light reception. Thank you to the entire community who supported bringing the original 1873 St. Teresa of Avila Bell home. May it ring brightly throughout our community once again.

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community
3000 North Lompa Lane
Carson City, NV

A celebration of life for former Carson City Mayor Marv Teixeira will be Friday, June 20, 11:30 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 3000 North Lompa Lane in Carson City. Teixeira died June 5, 2014. He was 79.

A reception will follow at Eagle Valley Golf Course, 3999 Centennial Park Drive in Carson City.

UPDATE: A celebration of life for former Carson City Mayor Marv Teixeira will be Friday, June 20, 11:30 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 3000 North Lompa Lane in Carson City. Teixeira died June 5, 2014. He was 79.
A reception will follow at Eagle Valley Golf Course, 3999 Centennial Park Drive in Carson City.

Shaheen Beauchamp Builders is setting the original 1873 St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community church bell in its new home on Lompa Lane in Carson City.

The bell was graciously donated by the Brewery Arts Center last year and we are anxiously waiting for it to ring again this spring. St. Teresa of Avila was established in Carson City in 1858.

April 1, 1928 - Mar. 26, 2014 A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD AT ST. TERESA OF AVILA PARISH ON MARCH 31. MARIAN WAS...

Lynn Palma Barbagallo Phalan, 71 years old, wife of James Phalan, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in Carson City, Nev.

Lynn was born Sept. 28, 1942 in Pittsburg, Calif. Among her survivors are her husband James Michael Phalan, her brother William (Lisa) Barbagallo, sister Noreen Byrd, daughter Michelle (Tim) Cleveland, sons Jeff Phalan, and Jim (Gabriela); step children Dave (Debbie) Phalan, Janine Phalan, and Greg (Dora) Phalan, grandchildren Nathan and Ashley Edwards, Zoey Cleveland, Emily Lawrence, Sofia, Jimmy, Jamie, Sara, Holly and Tierra Phalan.
 

The annual Basque Festival at Fuji Park is evolving this year to become a multi-cultural celebration this Sunday, Sept. 15, that includes Basque, Italian, Mexican and Nevada barbecue cuisine.

Dubbed the “Fall Festival,” this family-friendly event offers a “Kid Zone” with 5 bounce houses, arts and crafts tables, a Home Depot build project, various games, kid karaoke, caricatures, face painting and a balloon artist. Adults can enjoy live music and dancing as well as Bingo in the Pavilion with various prize levels available.

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School eighth graders Margaret Rich, vice president student council and Alejandro Escobar, council secretary, recently spent a day with the Carson City Board of Supervisors.

Former Carson Mayor Harold Jacobsen was honored and given a presentation and took pictures with the board and the St. Teresa students.

Come browse our large selection of used children's books from the St Teresa of Avila Catholic School library. Fiction & non-fiction, classics & Scholastic favorites, and lots more! Some "grown up" books too. Most books 25 cents or less! ALL proceeds to benefit the St Teresa school library. LOCATION: Porch of Westwall Militaria, 412 N Curry St, Carson City; TIME: Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Karen Abowd, Carson City Supervisor Ward 1, was honored Thursday during the 24th annual Human Services Network Awards at The Peppermill in Reno.

St. Teresa of Avila will host the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The program begins at 7:30 PM. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Eri Romero at: 775-434-4761

DAVID A. NELSON, 82, passed away June 8, 2012. A memorial mass will be Monday, June 25, 2012, at 11am at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Arrangements entrusted to Walton's Chapel of the Valley...

Could you survive living in poverty? Capital City Circles Initiative and St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community will host a poverty simulation from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 5 at the church, 3000 N. Lom...

The Carson Area Wellness Association is hosting a bowling party Sunday to raise money to help feed the hungry at Christmas.The association teams with St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and other c...