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Volunteers help Carson City school construct new playground equipment
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 12/09/2012 - 2:46amRakes, shovels, wheel barrels, wood chips and wrenches were united with nearly 170 volunteers Saturday in Carson City, pitching in their time to put up new playground equipment at Bordewich Bray Elementary School.
Through the support of the Let Them be Kids organization that awarded the school equipment, along with faculty, staff, students and parents, the playground equipment is designed with all students, especially those with autism.
Warm for the holidays, Partnership Carson City collects coats for students
Submitted by editor on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 2:36pmPartnership Carson City gathered coats for the Students in Transition Program operated by the Carson City School District.
The tables in the Carson City Sheriff's Office meeting room were filled with coats of all sizes and colors much to the delight of program coordinator Peggy Sweetland (left). Shown with Sweetland are Mayor Robert Crowell, chairman of Partnership Carson City, and PCC Executive Director Kathy Bartosz.
32 UNR Athletes Are Set To Graduate
Submitted by Chris Graham on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 1:18pmRENO, Nev. — Thirty-two Wolf Pack student-athletes representing 12 teams have applied for graduation at the University of Nevada this winter. Ceremonies for the 2012 Winter Commencement are set for Saturday, Dec. 8 at Lawlor Events Center.
Holiday cheer at two-day Carson City Silver and Snowflake Festival of Lights
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 10:52amCarson City's annual Silver and Snowflake Festival of Lights has become so well received over the years that the 2012 festival will now run for two days. The enhanced event is tonight, Friday, Dec. 7, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ice skating continues until 10 p.m.
Tonight's night's festivities begin on the capitol grounds with the state tree, a bristlecone pine, and downtown Carson City being lit along with a procession including Santa, Mrs. Claus and the 300 voices of the Carson City 5th Grade Music Students Singing Ensemble.
Carson High School Bowling Looks To Get Back To Championship Form
Submitted by Chris Graham on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 10:15pmThe Carson High School Bowling Team fell off of its pedestal last year for the first time in 12 years. The team, which have been champions every year since its inception in 2000-2001, lost by one pin to the Reed High School Bowling Team in early 2012.
Now, coaches Vern Barnes, Kevin Costa, and David Lethcoe are looking to get the team back up on that championship track. The Carson team has a great mixture of veterans and new faces on the roster to steer this team back into the winners circle.
Carson City volunteers to build a new community playground
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 9:27amThrough the efforts of hundreds of volunteers, and with the strong support and leadership provided by Let Them Be Kids, Bordewich Bray E.S. in Carson City will build a brand new playground for its Kindergarten area.
Santa, Holiday Craft Sale and Musical Theater at The Children's Museum
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 9:36pmOn Saturday, December 15th the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City is hosting several holiday events. From 10am-4pm the museum will have its first annual Holiday Craft Sale. They will be featuring Carson City Pottery which is housed in the museum. Staff and students will be giving demonstrations and selling work for last minute holiday purchases. In addition, the museum gift shop will be having a one day only sale, 20% off for members and 10% off for non-members. Admission to the sales are free. Limited vender space still available. Contact Mary Ann at 884-2226
Carson City homes evacuated after elderly man admits to storing dynamite inside walls more than 50 years ago
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 9:05pmA house in the 300 block of Bath Street in Carson City is being searched by a bomb squad Tuesday night and four homes have been evacuated after an elderly man informed authorities that he remembered having stored up to a case of dynamite in the walls of the home sometime between the 1950s and 1960s.
An initial search of the home at 306 Bath Street, about 300 yards from Fritsch Elementary school and at the intersection of Division, has indeed led to the discovery of four sticks of dynamite that were found in the garage of the home buried inside walls, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said.
A search for more dynamite will continue through the night with a bomb squad on the scene from Tahoe Douglas Explosive Ordnance Disposal and a support bomb squad to arrive from Reno.
Capital Classic High School Basketball Invitational
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 10:29pmThe annual three day Capital Classic High School Basketball Invitational, sponsored by Carson City Host Lions, will be on Thursday December 6th and Friday 7th with doors opening at 4:00 PM. Thursday's lineup is 4;30 PM Reed vs Sparks 6:00 PM Wooster vs Incline Village, and 7;30 PM Carson vs Damonte Ranch. Friday's lineup is 4:30 PM Sparks vs Damonte Ranch 6:00 PM Incline Village vs Hug 7:30 PM Carson vs Reed. Saturday the 8th, doors open at 11:30 AM, play starts at 11:45 AM with Carson vs Incline Village 1:15 PM Damonte Ranch vs Reed 2:30 PM Carson vs Sparks.
More than 3.5 feet of new snow at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Submitted by editor on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 10:44amIt might have been raining across much of Northern California, but last week’s storm brought snow to Lake Tahoe ski resorts – more than 3.5 feet of the white stuff, making for a great ski weekend.
“You just never know how these storms are going to play out,” said Chief Marketing Officer Andy Chapman of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association. “But Mother Nature cooperated and we’ve got new snow on the mountains.”
Carson City students to apply research and robotics during LEGO League challenge
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 12:30amTeams of school children from Carson City with a knack for building and design will join students throughout Northern Nevada in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) challenge, Saturday, Dec. 8 at Sparks High School.
FIRST is founded by inventor Dean Kamen as a way to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. The competition brings its biggest-ever annual FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) season to Northern Nevada with the 2012 “Senior Solutions℠” Challenge.
$1.7 million donated to UNR's Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center by the late Betty Heaston
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 11/30/2012 - 12:27pmThe late Reno resident Betty Heaston has donated more than $1.7 million to the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center to benefit programs, staff and operations. Heaston also made an additional bequest of more than $57,000 to create an endowment for student scholarships.
“Betty particularly loved her life in Reno and championed all the city had to offer,” said Forrest Bolles, Heaston’s nephew. “But she had a particular feeling for the University of Nevada, Reno, and was very proud that the city had a world-class institution of higher learning.”
Carson City School District is Department of Education 'Race to the Top' finalist
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 4:27pmThe Carson City School District is a finalist for millions of dollars in federal money through the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top program. Grants range from $5 million to $40 million.
Superintendent Richard Stokes said he learned the district was a finalist on Monday. There were 61 applications for the money.
Fitness on the Wire: After Turkey Day
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 11/25/2012 - 6:09pmOvereating at Thanksgiving means four days of overindulgence. It’s long enough to set a pattern for life. Thanksgiving dinner alone brings with it about five thousand calories, that’s a lot of eating. We overeat to relieve tension, and there is sure enough of that to go around at Thanksgiving. Relatives who haven’t seen each other for years get together for ego mashing over the potatoes. You end up with a migraine and a killer desire for pie. And we were born with overdeveloped guilt feelings regarding pie.
CHS students join cause to save Iraqi children
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 9:53amIn a Skype call with Carson High School students on Wednesday, Cody Fisher told them how he ended up in Iraq after graduating from college in 2006.
Carson City Pottery sale at the Children's Museum
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 4:19pmCome support local potters/artists and finish your holiday shopping up at Carson City Pottery in the Children's Museum. Also, you can students at work and learn more taking classes or workshops.
The sale is downstairs at The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada
813 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV. 89701
775-313-8628
carsoncitypottery@yahoo.com
Carson City Symphony Strings in the Schools presents 'This is not a Christmas Concert'
Submitted by editor on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 1:08pmStrings in the Schools, Carson City Symphony's after-school program, presents its third annual "This is Not a Christmas Concert" on Tuesday, December 4, 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City.
About 80 string players, including Carson City public-, private-, and home-schooled students, and students from surrounding areas, will perform several pieces, from classics to folk and fiddle tunes, including Pachelbel's Canon in D, Lackawanna Locomotive, and Japanese Hoedown. Admission is free.
WNC students initiate Giving Tree project
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:24amGiven the hostility temperature lately, it's refreshing to see young adults with cool heads mobilize for the good of the cause. The Associated Students of Western Nevada has initiated a holiday giving project to help fellow students struggling financially during the holidays.
The Giving Tree will be set up in the Bristlecone Building at WNC Carson City and Virgil Getto Hall at WNC Fallon Campus containing cards with information for a WNC student who could use a little help this holiday season, according to a news release.
Reflections on the Traveling Vietnam Wall
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 7:21pm“If thou be judged, thou shall be judged by the company ye keep”
— Author Unknown
When the Traveling Vietnam Wall came to Carson City, I was a member of the Honor Guard. In no particular order, and if I’m to be judged, then, the following comments are from men and their families whose company I choose to keep!
Carson High School Students Take a 'Bite Of Reality'
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 7:22pmAround 35 Carson City students from Carson High School’s MASH (Mandatory Academic Study Hall) program recently participated in “Bite of Reality”, a hands-on simulation program in which they were given a fictional occupation, salary, spouse and family, student loan debt, credit card debt, and medical insurance payments.
Cyber-Bullying; Should We Be Concerned?
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 9:15amWith widespread use of social media among adults and children, there's been an uptick in the amount of cyber-bullying cases brought to Carson City area school officials and law enforcement. Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will discuss this and other internet safety concerns on Saturday, Nov. 10 beginning at 2:30 p.m. The presentation, geared for parents, students and educators, will touch on cyber-predators, sexting and cyber-bullying.
Sandoval Announces Education Grant Agreement
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 12:29pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval announced today that the Clark County School District’s $40 million Race to the Top grant application will move forward with the support of the Clark County Education Association.
Silver and Snowflake Festival of Lights
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 9:20amCarson City's annual Silver and Snowflake Festival of Lights has become so well received over the years that the 2012 festival will now run for two days. The enhanced event is Friday, Dec. 7, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8, from 11:30 a.m.to 3 p.m.
Carson High School Holiday Craft Fair
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 2:36pmGreenhouse Project benefit teams up celebrity Chef Mark Estee at Adele’s
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 11/01/2012 - 10:37am2013 UPDATE: Chefs Charlie Abowd and Mark Estee join forces for a second time, creating a menu for the fourth annual Celebrity Chef and Harvest Dinner that will outshine every past event. This year’s event takes place Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 in Carson City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Carson High School Students Prepare For $3,500 College Scholarship
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 12:16pmEric Abowd and Steve Rose, partners and Carson City lead financial advisors at locally-based Abowd & Rose Financial Group, recently announced they will once again offer a $3,500 college scholarship in May 2013 to a local high school student.
Library Habits, Library Innovations
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 6:18amLibrary Habits, Library Innovations
'None of the Above!' political song and dance satire today at Brewery Arts Center
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 9:36amAs Nevada Day weekend winds down, the election season continues to ramp up and in Carson City, there's plenty of room for song and dance. Robert Leonard Reid’s “None of the Above!” a satirical comedy revue that lampoons the 2012 presidential election continues today with a 2 p.m. performance by the Wild Horse Theater Company at the Brewery Arts Center.
Graham Blog: Some High Schools Get A Failing Grade with Student-Athletes
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 10/26/2012 - 1:08pmWhat are some high schools thinking? Some high schools around the nation are lowering or have already lowered the Grade Point Average (GPA) requirements for their student-athletes, and some go as low as 1.6 (a “D” average). This is absolutely absurd to me. I watched a show on ESPN about this and it left me fuming. I cannot believe that schools are so lazy to teach their pupils. They are indirectly saying: “Students struggle so we are not going to work to get them better.”
Carson City Symphony Concert 'Scandinavia and All That Jazz' set for Sunday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 5:25pmThe Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will open its 29th season on Sunday, 4 p.m., with a concert, "Scandinavia and All That Jazz," at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street in Carson City.
After the first half of the concert, harmonica player Tom Stryker will lead a harmonica workshop for youth attending the concert. Each will be given a harmonica and learn to play a tune. After intermission, they will perform on stage.