Cheers & Kudos

Blue Thunder band and color guard say 'thank you'

The Carson High School Blue Thunder Marching Band and Color Guard would like to thank Carla and the staff from Panithias Grill for their support in hosting a fundraiser for our band.

We appreciate their efforts in helping our band and color guard by sponsoring us. Their great food and friendly staff made this a terrific fundraiser. We look forward to working with Panithias Grill in the future.

Sincerely,

Lisa Holland

Teena Alworth family

appreciate the compassion

The family of Teena Alworth would like to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, food and for being there for us.

We would like to give a heartfelt thanks to Banner Churchill Hospital, and especially the doctors, nurses and staff at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center for the wonderful care they gave our mother.

Thank you to Jeff at Smith Family Funeral Home for helping us during this difficult period. Special thanks from the children of Teena Alworth to special angel "Annie" in Carson City for caring for our mom.

Thanks to Kelli and BobbiJo for opening their home to the many relatives and friends for the gathering after the service. To everyone who made a donation to the Churchill County Museum in our mother's name, thank you.

Sincerely,

Pat and Wayne Whitten and children

Fran and Kelly Hanifen and children

Jim and Penny Alworth and children

Gail and Joe Carter

Boosters thank community, businesses for support

The Carson High School Band Boosters would like to thank the community and local businesses for their support of our recent Wine Tasting Fundraiser. We could not have had this event without the generous contributions of supplies and silent auction items from local businesses and community members. Many thanks goes out to :

Mustang Manufacturing; Ben's Liquor; D'Vine Wine; Rapunzel's Hair Studio; Appliance Outlet Center; Big O Tire; Shear Designs (Julie and Teresa); Carson City Florist; Purple Avocado; Expressions; Empire Golf Course; Les Schwab; Home Depot; Two Sisters Gift Shop; Mary & Scott Thorson; Ehni Enterprises; Overland Meat Co.; Deanna Kierstead; Carson Cigar Co.; Starbucks; Mission Industries; Csiga family; Tastefully Simple; Alie's Flowers; Tahoe Ridge; Norma Holland; Grandma Hattie's; Tracy Gowan; and Sierra Bakery.

If we have inadvertently left anyone out, we apologize. Thank you all for supporting your local Carson High Band.

Sincerely,

Carson High Band Boosters

PTA offers appreciation for

support, donations

The Carson Middle School PTA wishes to thank the following community businesses for their support in donations and services to our Bingo/Chili Cook-Off fundraising event:

Baskin Robbins, Best Buy, Carson City Toyota, Carson Hot Springs, Classic Lube and Oil, Cold Stone Creamery, David Walley's Resort, Eagle Valley Golf, Empire Ranch Golf, Grand Central Pizza, Greenhouse Garden Center, Hollywood Theater (Northgate 10 plex), Jan's Tropics.

Locals BBQ, Ming's Restaurant, Papa Murphy's Pizza, Partylite Candle (Lorana Brown), Q's Steak House, Red's Old 395 Grill, Straw Hat Pizza, The Cracker Box, Wal-Mart, and Wild Island. Thank you to Joe Tonino and the Sausage Factory for their continued support throughout the entire year.

The event was a success thanks to the fantastic prizes donated, diligent work of the volunteers and to the attendance of students and parents. Proceeds from this event went to the school and to the Carson City Sheriff's Office - Canine Unit.

Sincerely,

Pam Richards and Charise Whitt

CMS PTA

FISHreceives bounty from Letter Carriers' food drive

The FISH organization wishes to acknowledge with gratitude the bountiful harvest of food received by our food bank from the National Association of Letter Carriers' Food Drive on May 12.

The total amount produced by the drive was 50,500 pounds.

Just saying thanks hardly expresses our appreciation for the generosity of the Carson City community. The sacrifices and compassion of the givers is evident by the large amount of food received. We wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all involved in the food drive.

Let us not forget the postal employees who worked extra hard during their busy day to bring food from mail box stations to the postal loading dock where it was picked up by FISH volunteers and staff. We do deeply appreciate all their hard work and commitment to this annual food drive.

Sincerely,

James McMullen

FISH food bank manager

Child, family services extends their appreciation

May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month. It is an opportunity to celebrate, acknowledge and honor foster parents throughout the State of Nevada.

This year the Division of Child and Family Services held two events honoring our foster parents and acknowledging children in foster care. Thanks to several sponsors within the Carson City community both events were a huge success.

The Division of Child and Family Services would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to the following people and businesses for contributing to these very special events and for their continued commitment and support to the Nevada Foster Care Program:

Dawn Gibbons, first lady of Nevada; Adele's; Casino Fandango; Costco; Empire Ranch Golf Course; Greenbrae Trophy Center; Red's Old 395 Grill; SlotWorld; Smith's Food and Drug Stores; Subway; Target; Walgreens; Wal-Mart; McDonald's main office; Model Dairy, and Pepsi.

Sincerely,

Tawnya Robertson

Division of Child and Family Services

Volunteers thanked for

helping at fishing derby

We would like to thank all of the volunteers who help put on the Fishing Derby at Lampe Park in Gardnerville.

Everyone last year was so nice and helpful to all the children. It makes a great day for the family. We would like to especially thank Pam Rodriquez and Trent Dowell for the numerous hours and efforts you put in for the Special Needs session.

You and the volunteers truly make them part of our community. We look forward to next years event.

Sincerely,

Rich and Ellen Marquez

Gardnerville