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While Carson City employment figures show a decrease of roughly 100 jobs in July, the capital city is up more than 1,000 jobs over the year, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s monthly economic report released Tuesday.

CARSON CITY — July initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits totaled nearly 9,870, up just over 400 claims, or 4.4 percent compared to June, but are down substantially when compared to last year’s July reading of 10,550, according to a report released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Good morning Carson City and happy Saturday! Today we’ve got a ton of great events, including three separate music festivals at Shoe Tree Brewing Co., Bowers Mansion, and the Brewery Arts Center!

Check out below to see what’s going on this weekend.

Members of the Nevada Gourd Society have a wonderful display of gourd art in the Carson City Library. The local group is known as the Great Basin Gourd Patch meet monthly in the Johnson Lane area to share and learn techniques used on gourds. The exhibit in the library will be on display until the end of August. You don’t want to miss all this art!

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region over the next three days, including the Jazz and Beyond Carson City Music Festival, a bluegrass festival at Bowers Mansion, Celtic favorites at the BAC, tours at the Nevada State Museum, train rides, standup comedy at the Carson Nugget, a block party at Silver Oak Golf Course, a Boy Scouts car show at Fuji Park, "'Kutz for Kids' and more.

Heading into Thursday, August 15, 2019 we can expect hot weather to continue with high temperatures near 100. Among events for the day, there will be a wreath remembrance ceremony for fallen Carson City law enforcement officers at the sheriff's office, a Muscle Powered morning hike, art showings, and a meeting of the Status of Women in Nevada group at the Carson Nugget. As part of the Jazz and Beyond music festival, there will be an outdoor "Woodstock Remembered" concert at Comma Coffee and a music presentation, "All About that Bass" by Scot Marshall and Friends at the Nevada State Museum.

Heading into the midweek, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 activities abound around the capital city. There's a new group for writers that meets at the Brewery Arts Center; a salary negotiation workshop at WNC, a chautauqua and author presentations at Dangberg Historic Park. There's also the Jazz and Beyond Carson City Music Festival that will feature the Wesley Orsolic Trio during Wheeled Food Wednesday at the BAC, with jams to continue at Living the Good Life; there's also a real estate workshop for veterans, art showings, salsa dancing and more. Enjoy.

The Status of Women in Nevada will host their monthly meeting on Thursday, August 15 starting at 12 noon at the Carson Nugget. We will be sitting at the high table in the Alatte Coffee Shop.

There are no membership fees, however, we do pass a Cup around for donations. It's free to attend, but please do register here to attend:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/status-of-women-in-nevada-to-meet-august-15...

To learn more about our nonprofit give CJ a call at 775-241-8508. The Carson Nugget is located at 507 North Carson Street in Carson City.

Join Muscle Powered for its monthly Trash Mob, with the next mob meetup set to cleanup the Historic Virginia & Truckee Trail.

CARSON CITY — From barnstorming pilots of the post-World War I-era — Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart among them — to World War II Army Air Corps training to the present-day Reno National Championship Air Races, aviation has been a mainstay in Nevada.

The Brewery Arts Center welcomes Americana favorites from Lake Tahoe, The Dead Winter Carpenters, as the headline act to The Change Companies’ stage for the Levitt AMP Carson City free music series this Saturday, August 10. Acclaimed singer singer-writer Spike McGuire is the opening act.

On Aug. 5, Carson City’s Mark Salinas and Tonopah’s Kat Galli launched a 10-month collaborative project as part of the Nevada Art Council’s Basin to Range project, which pairs urban and rural entities to “support long-term structural change in communities across Nevada through strategic planning, community engagement, and artistic design.”

We're rounding the corner to the weekend as we head into Thursday, August 8, 2019. Events lined up include a morning hike with Muscle Powered to Marlette Lake, Food Truck Thursday at Mills Park, art showings, library events more. Hug your kids. Enjoy the day.

Dan Kimm will be the speaker at the August 22 Polka Dot Powerhouse Carson City Chapter lunch connect at Red's Old 395 Grill 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. His biography and speech topic can be found below. Please register here for our meeting.

Eddy Street Vintage Market is helping raise funds for Main Street Gardnerville, a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization. A portion of the proceeds from the $5 entry fee from their 5th Annual Artisans & Antiques Festival will be donated to Main Street Gardnerville to further their work creating and preserving a beautiful and economically vibrant downtown.

Heading into the middle of the work week, we're looking at partly cloudy skies, a chance of thunderstorms and a bevy of happenings around the Carson City area. On tap Wednesday, August 7, 2019 there's Wheeled Food Wednesday at the Brewery Arts Center, art showings, a class in acrylic pour jewelry making at Rustically Divine, salsa dancing and more. Hug your children. Enjoy the day.

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ monthly breakfast meeting is in Fernley this Thursday, August 8 at 9am at Silverland Middle School in room 105. Guest speakers include Cody Wagner of the Fernley Community Foundation and Donna McDonald of Nevada Legal Services.

Entrepreneurial Millennials Tommy and Kaley Basham hope to give fellow Millennials and customers of all ages additional options when it comes to grocery and wine shopping in Carson City. If anyone would know the tastes of the generation now coming into their own, this is the couple.

The monthly meeting of the Carson Fly Fishing Club will be Tuesday, August 13. Come to our club gathering and meet fellow fishing enthusiasts; listen and learn from guest speakers; enjoy a chance to win a prize in the raffle; hear the latest fishing stories and much more.

Beginning in October, NV Energy residential customers will see a decrease of around $2 a month on their electric bills after a recent approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

RENO — Northern Nevadans who are uninsured, underinsured or without a social security number can receive free medical care this August and September 2019 at upcoming University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Student Outreach Clinics.

A 47-year-old Carson City man and a 48-year-old Carson City woman were arrested in the area of Carson and S. Winnie Friday evening on multiple charges including felony possession of a stun gun by prohibited persons.

The market is shifting in Carson City, interest rates remain low with another cut on the horizon which is good news for buyers, while inventory is still at historic lows, meaning seller’s have an easier time selling, however, buyers are taking their time and we are starting to see longer days on market for the average listing.

The Numbers Month to Month and Year to Year
The median sales price for Carson City, NV homes for sale was $350,000 in July 2019 compared to $286,715 during July 2018 and $259,000 in July of 2017. Which is about an 26% increase in 3 years.

Heading into the last day of the month, July 31, 2019 and we should note it has been a pretty good summer so far weather wise, without much in the way of extreme heat. But as they say here in the Silver State, wait 15 minutes and it is bound to change. On tap Wednesday, there's a preserving family history workshop hosted by the Nevada State Library and Archives, art showings, Wheeled Food Wednesday at the Brewery Arts Center and more. Enjoy.

Good day Carson City and welcome to Sunday, July 28, 2019. It's the last day of this year's Carson City Fair at Fuji Park. Be sure to stop by and check out the farm animals, tractors and demonstrations. Also today is a tour of the Wungnema House, train rides, an author event in Silver City, a veterans support gathering for women at Mills Park and more.

Stop by the east side of Mills Park today, July 28th, ride the Carson City and Mills Park Railroad, and then come by the Wungnema House for the Carson City Parks Foundation’s monthly open house, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. There is no admission fee for the open house, and all are welcome.

Gardnerville, Nevada’s only vintage pop-up shop for their 5th Annual Artisans & Antiques Festival. This year’s outdoor festival is Saturday, August 17, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 1235 Eddy Street in the heart of the Main Street Gardnerville District. The event includes 55+ local vendors featuring a variety of handmade items, vintage furniture and decor. Plus, an array of delicious food and drinks will be available for your stroll down Eddy Street.

The Carson City Photo Club has announced the winners of this month's contest, with the theme "light and light painting."

Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church in Carson City donated proceeds raised from community rummage sale to Carson City Search and Rescue to support the replacement of an aging search and rescue vehicle. A generous donation in the amount of $3,147.25 was presented on July 24, which will join funds already raised for the vehicle purchase.

Local non-profit Carson Youth Programs, Inc. is pleased to announce the brand new Cap City Baseball program, with the inaugural season kicking off this fall!