World Heritage is seeking local families to host high school students from France, Germany, Thailand, Japan, Russia, China, Switzerland, Denmar, and Italy for the 2006-2007 academic school year.
Host families provide room, board, and guidance for a teenager living thousands of miles from home. Students are screened and selected based on academic performance, English proficiency, teacher recommendations, and personal interviews. Couples, single parents, and families with or without children are encouraged to apply. Students will arrive shortly before school begins in the fall, are fully insured, brings their own personal spending money, and expects to bear their share of household responsibilities.
For information, call 1 (800) 888-9040, or visit www.world-heritage.org.
Carson City
Line dancing begins at the Carson Mall
Line dancing will begin tonight from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Carson Mall. Cost is $5 each, and participants are asked to enter through Corral West Ranchwear. Line dances are available now, and partner dances will be starting soon.
Call 885-1481 or 750-7513.
Senior center needs various volunteers
The senior center is looking for volunteers to serve in the following areas; dining room reception desk relief; gift shop; special projects, and fundraisers, mailings; patio gardening; weeding; greeting and conducting tours for prospective members; soliciting interesting collections to be displayed, and maintaining the lobby display case. Relief drivers and helpers for the Meals on Wheels program are also needed.
For information, call 883-0703 or stop by the center at 911 Beverly Drive.
CHS Senior Auction set for Wednesday
The Senior Auction takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Senator Square at Carson High School.
This fundraiser sponsors the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Call 283-1910.
Wastewater reuse public workshop tonight
The Carson City Public Works department will host a wastewater-reuse public workshop at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 211 E. Ninth St.
Public Works employees are examining ways to take care of the city's excess treated wastewater. Call 887-2355.
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