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DAYTON — Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties hosts its farmers market in Dayton for the 10th summer in a row. The market will be open on Thursday evenings from 4-7 pm this summer, beginning June 20th. It will be co-located with Healthy Communities’ new community garden, known as the Solidarity Garden. This will offer market patrons the opportunity to join the community garden as well.

Heading into Tuesday, June 18, 2019 we're looking at continued warming around the region with a daytime high around 91. Temperatures are expected to actually lower toward the end of the week. Events around town Tuesday include a Muscle Powered walk, hike and bike ride, yoga, exercises for the mind and body hosted by the Carson City Emblem Club, political gatherings, art activities and more.

Good day Carson City. Today is Monday, June 17, 2019. We're off and running into a week filled with activities and a weekend that promises to deliver. The forecast calls for sunny weather and a high near 90, making it another beautiful day around the capital city. Enjoy.

My friend Laura who lives in Southern Oregon is the best vegetable and fruit gardener I know. She makes excellent compost from fresh horse and chicken manures, which she combines with green vegetable, fruit and kitchen waste. She then turns it with her tractor. And, coming from a ranching family who grew their own food, she has an innate sense of how to garden successfully.

In this week's edition of It's Your City, host Cortney Bloomer talks with Courtney Warner, director of the Carson City Senior Center. Among the many activities offered through the center, its supportive services include onsite lunches and the popular Meals on Wheels program.

This year, the Creative Kids Camp at Carson City's Brewery Arts Center is exploring nature through arts and crafts. Children can create a variety of items inspired by nature including garden stepping stones and rock accents.

I’ve been noticing all the new seedlings coming up around the yard: Currants, Oregon grape, penstemons, sumacs, catmint, caryopteris, feverfew, hardy geranium and many more. I did not plant these; the birds did. The seeds spread in the wind or I accidentally spread seeds when deadheading.

Good day Carson City. It is Sunday, June 9, 2019. Events and activities continue or wrap up around the area. You can visit Motor Car weekend today at the Nevada State Railroad Museum or take the train from Virginia City to Carson City. It's the final day of the fair at Mills Park and Carson Valley Days in Douglas County. Plus there's the 35th annual Pops Party Concert at Carson City’s Capital Amphitheater to top-off a fun-filled weekend.

June 17th kicks off Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space’s first annual Pollinator Week! Come out and celebrate pollinators and what they do for the environment at one or all of the many interpretive programs for the week.

Happy Saturday Carson City! It’s shaping up to be a truly beautiful Spring day today in our capital city with a high of 70 degrees, and full sun. There’s over twenty items on our list for today, and even more for Sunday! Check below to see what’s going on today!

Saturday, June 8

The Carson City Bee Habitat’s grand opening built some buzz around town Friday at the Foothill Garden behind the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center.

With the weather reaching the mid-80s, now is the perfect time to get out and explore during a jam-packed three days around the Carson City region. Friday has plenty of events to get you to the weekend.

Carson City, NV (June, 2019)- The 2019 Nevada State Fair will be held June 6th – 9th, open daily 11am-10pm, and free to the public! This year we are proud to introduce our new Home & Garden Show inside the pavilion.

Nevada State Fair returns to Mills Park in Carson City, Nevada’s great capital for four days of fun, live entertainment on the main stage, carnival rides, culture, music and much more!

Hello Carson City as we head into Thursday, June 6, 2019. Activities, art and entertainment abound as we get closer to the weekend. There's the kickoff of two main events, the Nevada State Fair at Mills Park and the Spring Street Vibrations at Battle Born Harley-Davidson. There's also a morning hike, art showings, an end of school year celebration with live music at Living the Good Life, and the Thursday night Cruise that begins at Vino's Pizza. Read on for more.

Join Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space to learn about the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles with a number of free interpretive programs.

— Pollinator Interpretive Hike - Monday, June 17, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Longview Trail, 2649 Kings Canyon Road.

— Pollinator Tot Trek, Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m. to noon at Carson River Park.

— Pollinator Garden Planting on Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m. to noon at the Foothill Garden, 1535 Medical Parkway.

Participants helped themselves to an Italian feast during the Italian Feed fundraiser at the Governor’s Mansion’s Nevada Room on Friday, May 31.

Good morning Carson City, and happy June! We have a ton of events going on today in our beloved capital city, with the June wine walk, the first day of the farmer’s market, a brew fest at Fuji park, and more! With a high of 75, it’s shaping up to finally start to feel like summer (knock on wood).

Carson Animal Services Initiative would like to thank everyone who joined us on May 18 for our annual Woofs, Wine and Whiskers wine tasting event. Once again people came together to help animals in need, and we are grateful!
CASI continues to assist the community through our Critter Fixer low-cost spay/neuter voucher program for low-income applicants.

Heading into a jam-packed weekend of events around the Carson City region, there's a bevy of activities Friday to get your started. Lace up your shoes for a morning walk at Riverview Park, and then head on over to the Nevada State Museum for a coin press demonstration, and tours that explore anthropology and Nevada history. Later there's a cruise night gathering at Carson Mall to benefit Safe Grad Night, an Italian dinner fundraiser at the Governor's Mansion to benefit Carson City's homeless, live music at Living the Good Life and A to Zen, laughs at the Carson Comedy Club, and much more. Read on and enjoy!

Summer at Lake Tahoe is the best – especially on Thursdays at South Shore. The weekly tradition that is Live at Lakeview delivers its eighth season with a tsunami of music from national touring bands and a blend of homegrown talent.

The latest buzz: Don’t miss our bee hotel unveiling Friday, June 7. This project is a collaboration between the Carson City Chamber leadership class, Carson Tahoe Health, Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space, Southwest Gas, Arizona Pipeline, and The Greenhouse Project.

The Jazz and Beyond festival committee announces that the winner of the 2019 poster and program cover art contest is Reta Hanks, a member of the Nevada Artists Association, Capital City Arts Initiative and several other artists organizations in Nevada and California.

Visiting the garden today at The Greenhouse Project in Carson City, I was discussing perennial pepperweed, Lepidium latifolium, management with Cory King, the Project’s manager, farmer and educator. Controlling this noxious invasive weed organically is difficult.

Heading into Memorial Day, May 27, 2019, we urge all to take time out of your day to honor those who served and died defending our country. Memorial Day is the day we celebrate those men and women who passed while serving in the United States Armed Forces. There are events Monday in Carson City at the Stewart Indian School Cemetery and at Lone Mountain Cemetery and in Fernley at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Good morning Carson City and happy Sunday! I hope you're all thoroughly enjoying your holiday weekend despite the weather, which looks like it's going to continue through the upcoming week. Even still, we've got a ton of activities going on in town for the day, so check them out below, and remember to bring a jacket!

According to the National Weather Service, father winter must have been given a bonus this year because more snow is scheduled to fall in the mountains, and thunderstorms are expected throughout the region, prompting a special weather alert announcement warning to take precautions if out on any bodies of water.

Good morning Carson City and happy Saturday! It’s going to be another grey day, with a high of 64 and a low of 44. But hey, it could be freezing, or things could be on fire, so I won’t complain! On the docket today we’ve got day two of the Rib Fest, a Virginia City train tour, museum activities, a heroes parade, and more. Check below to see the schedule for the rest of Memorial Weekend, and stay warm!

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s state museums are once again taking part in the national Blue Star Museums program, providing free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families.

The National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families program, now in its 10th year, launched the 2019 program on Saturday, May 18 – Armed Forces Day – and it will stay in effect through the Labor Day Weekend.

As we head into a jam-packed Memorial Day weekend, activities and events around Carson City on Friday will help set the mood for what promises to be a tremendous few days ahead. Festivities include the opening day of the Rockin’ Rib Fest at Carson City's Casino Fandango, the planting of American flags on the graves of our fallen veterans at Lone Mountain Cemetery, a weekly open mic night at A to Zen, laughs at the Carson Comedy Club, live music and more.

Here’s an events lineup of what's happening around the Carson City region for the 2019 Memorial Day weekend. More events will be added as information becomes available.

Friday, May 24