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A fundraiser benefitting Honor Flight Nevada will be held Saturday, March 5, at 11 a.m. at Charlie's Grilled Subs in the Carson Mall.

All menu items are included in the fundraiser, which will last until the items are gone.

Honor Flight Nevada is an annual charitable event that seeks to send military veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Washington, D.C., to visit the war memorials built commemorating their service and sacrifice.

Honor Flight Nevada is proud to be the charity selected by Jim and Lori Bagwell for the Goodbye Charlie's Grilled Subs fundraiser.

This Saturday, March 5, all proceeds raised will go to Honor Flight Nevada to help take World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Veterans back to Washington, D.C. to see the Memorials built in their honor and paid for by their service to our country.

State of Nevada
Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health Prevention and Treatment
Request for Qualifications: 0001
For
Behavioral Health Treatment and Supportive Services
Release Date: February 24, 2016
Deadline for Submission and Opening Date and Time: April 4, 2016 @ 2:00 PM
A Kick-off Meeting will be held March 4, 2016 from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon in Room 303,
4150 Technology Way, Carson City, video conferenced to the following sites:
Elko: DHCFP, 1010 Ruby Vista Drive, Suite 103
Las Vegas: HCQC South, 4220 Maryland Pkwy, Building D, Suite 810

The mood was cheerful Tuesday at Carson City's newest gaming store's grand opening. Outside, employee Tabatha Hughes barbecued hot dogs; inside, a stand of cupcakes and cake decorated to look like a Super Nintendo stood on a display as owners Nick and Mandy Posey (Mandy was decked out in full Super Mario gear) watched on with pride.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Feb. 29 through March 6, 2016: Advance Notice: Utility work will begin the week of Monday, March 7, on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. Lane closures will be in place at that time and more details will be forthcoming.

Whoa, there. In the blink of an eye we’ve reached the last few days of February. Grab hold of the present with something fun to do from the comprehensive list below, whether you’re looking for something family friendly or for adults only. Have a great weekend, Carson City.

SATURDAY:

• Annual Community Rummage Sale at Sierra Lutheran High School: 3601 Romans Rd (7am-3pm)

Joe Freeland, a fire and aviation advisor for the Bureau of Land Management, has been named State Forester Fire Warden, the director of Nevada's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Friday.

Bethlehem Lutheran School student Dylan Friend has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2016 Nevada National Geographic State Bee. The contest will be held in Las Vegas on Friday, April 1.

Jake Willers was working on a video project to educate people about interacting with urban bears at the same time he was raising his little boy, Finn.

“I was reading him a bunch of kids’ books,” Willers recalls. “And I found I was able to recite five or six of them just by heart because I had read them so many times.”

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Feb. 22-28, 2016: There will be intermittent road closures on Washington Street between Roop and Division Streets, Monday through Friday, due to the construction of the East/West Water Transmission Project.

Clinical Psychologist Gene Giudice, Ph.D. will discuss how our minds work on Tuesday, February 23rd, at 6:30 pm, in the Carson City Library’s Digitorium. Did you know that your dreams can help you better understand your hopes and fears? Dr. Giudice will present ideas that will make us think about why we do crazy things even when we know they are crazy. This event is free and open to the public.

Carson City Library will host an OverDrive Workshop on Thursday, February 25, at 3 p.m. in the Library Training Hub, located on the second floor. The growing popularity of e-Readers has expanded with the availability of titles, and OverDrive offers a convenient way to borrow and download e-books and audio-books from the library’s growing collection.

Carson City Library will present the 2015 film “Suffragette”, on Sunday, February 21st, at 2:30 pm, in the Library’s Digitorium. Directed by Sarah Gavron, the all-star cast, including Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, and Meryl Streep star in a powerful drama, inspired by true events, about the women willing to lose everything in their fight for the growing Suffragette movement and obtaining the right to vote. This film, rated PG-13, is free and open to the public.

Race. Family. Gender. The American Dream. These themes still resonate decades after black playwright Lorraine Hansberry first wrote “A Raisin in the Sun.” Hansberry defied convention by writing the breakthrough composition, the first play written by an African-American woman to be produced on Broadway.

The University of Nevada, Reno Department of Theatre and Dance will also be breaking new ground as it presents “A Raisin in the Sun” in March with its first predominantly African-American cast. It will be the premier of the production in Reno, as well.

At Lake Tahoe, we know our natural resources are one of our most valuable assets, and that’s why we have worked for decades to conserve and restore them. The natural wonders of the Jewel of the Sierra and the opportunities they afford are why we live here, and why millions of visitors travel here to enjoy the Tahoe Basin each year.

A 21-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of battery after allegedly punching his neighbor after the two began to argue about presidential candidate Donald Trump, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife has taken necessary actions in the Montana Mountains in Northern Nevada in an effort to save healthy bighorns in the adjacent Nevada and Oregon mountain ranges.

The decision was made to depopulate a herd of California bighorn sheep due to an ongoing and aggressive outbreak of polymicrobial pneumonia that has caused an all age die-off in a once healthy herd in the Montana Mountains of Humboldt County.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Feb. 15-21, 2016: On Tuesday, Feb. 16, there will be narrowed lanes on Airport Road between Highway 50 and Woodside Drive. Minor delays are expected.

The University of Nevada, Reno is proud to announce that it has again been selected as a partner with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. This will be the second year the University will host 25 of Africa’s brightest emerging business and entrepreneurship leaders. In mid-June, fellowship participants will begin their six-week academic and leadership institute sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

State Senator Greg Brower has resigned the District 15 seat representing west and southwest Reno.“I couldn’t say no to a very interesting opportunity,” he said.Brower will move to Washington, D.C. to ...

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Feb. 8-14, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Feb. 1-7, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Carson City is not yet listed on Bicycle Magazine’s list of top 50 bicycle friendly cities, but could earn this distinction in the future when the reinvention of our downtown is complete in late fall this year.

Our downtown streets are being narrowed and a bike lane added so current and future bicyclists may feel safer as they pedal through our downtown to connect to our many bicycle trails.

Carson City native Kyle A. Winter has returned home to accept an associate position with Allison MacKenzie Law Firm in Carson City. This home grown talent has focused his practice in the areas of family law, estate planning, guardianships and probate law.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 25-31, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

It's almost time for the weekend, but don't let Thursday slip through your fingers. Music, improv, and a book reading are here to entertain you. Check out the list below for the things to do in Carson City and the surrounding area.

THURSDAY:
•*Nate Clark's exhibition ‘Leeway’ in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
•*’Divergence’ by artist Katie Lewis at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 18-24, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

The U.S. Navy christened its newest fast-transport ship, the USNS Carson City EPF-7 at a ceremony Saturday in Mobile, Alabama. Susan Asbury Crowell, wife of Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell, and sponsor of the ship, officially introduced it with a bottle of champagne during the ceremony, which also featured Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei.

Reno artist Nate Clark’s paintings are featured at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery through March 11, with a reception and artist talk set for 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19. Clark’s discussion begins at 6:15. The reception is free and open to the public. In “Leeway,” a selection of Clark’s recent paintings, the artist examines order and structure through mark making.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 11-17, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations: