Cheers & Kudos

Silver State High School thanks commencement participants

Thank you to staff writer F.T. Norton regarding Silver State High School's graduation on June 4.

I would just like to add a thank you to the fine Color Guard performance by the cadets of the Civil Air Patrol Douglas County Composite Squadron and to our commencement speaker, Nevada Secretary of State, Ross Miller.

Sincerely,

Steve Knight, M.Ed.,

executive director/administrator of

Silver State High School

Carson City

Lone Mountain Veterinary Hospital extends thanks to event supporters

Many thanks to the following businesses and residents for their support and donations for making our second annual Rummage Sale, Pet Adoption, Silent Auction and Raffle a great success.

All proceeds went to the New Hope Pet Alliance Fund so that injured and sick homeless pets could have every opportunity to be healed and adopted into a new loving family.

Les Schwab Ð South Carson, Empire Ranch Golf Course, Green Lizard Landscape, Tattoo Revelations, DJ and Dick Browning, Dennis and Sheila Kunde, Floor Masters Carpet Cleaning, Benson's Pet Food & Supplies.

Gordon's Photo Service, Tierra Bonaldi, Revelations Costumes, Carlita Ray, Lil' Pups, Liaison Salon, El Charro Avitia, Dick Campagni's Ford-Mazda-Hyundai, Sierra Le Bone, Ali's Flowers, Harley Davidson, Ben's Fine Wine & Spirits, Fleet Feet, U S Sub Base, Feather Blake, Mary Wells.

Deli Francisco, Fitness for 10, Woody's Convenience Store, The Soul of The Dog Portraits by Candy Johnson, Chi Therapeutic, U-Haul Hwy 50 East, Jan's Tropics and Elegant Pooch, Corral West, Critter Junction, Maui Wowi, Starbucks, KCMY AM Radio and the Nevada Appeal. If we have missed thanking anyone, please accept our sincerest apologies.

We would also like to thank the many people who donated all the items for our rummage sale - Pat Wiggins from Carson City Animal Services for the pet adoptions, and the staff at Lone Mountain Veterinary Hospital and their family's for donating their time and energy to help make this all happen.

Sincerely,

Heather Skogerson, DVM

Margie Quirk, LVT

Lone Mountain Veterinary Hospital

Carson Sertoma extends thanks to tournament participants, partners

The Carson Sertoma Club thanks the following for a successful and fun-filled charity golf tournament to raise funds for Carson City children with hearing and speech difficulties, cancer and diabetes.

The golfers who by playing, partner with us in helping those local children. Every team received a prize.

Our partners who provided hole sponsorships and raffle prizes: Horseshoe Club, Capital Beverages, Greater Nevada Credit Union, Decades Lounge, Grandma Hattie's, Sausage Factory, Ocean Mist Farms, Carson Station, Silver Oak Development, Kummer, Kaempfer Law Firm, Irwin Union Bank, Adele's.

Carson Plaza and Convention Center, Assemblywoman Bonnie Parnell, Q's Restaurant, Lou and Barbara Larson, Straw Hat Pizza, Giessen Tool and Lathe, the Kathleen Hale family, Red's Old 395, Raley's, Brewery Arts Center, Western Nevada Supply, and Southwest Gas Corp.

Thank you to the Nevada Appeal columnists for the publicity in your respective columns; Carolyn Tate/Maizie Jessie Harris, Kim Riggs, Charles Whisnand and Rhonda Costa-Landers.

Many Carson City children in need will be helped by your participation and generosity.

Sincerely,

Frank Taylor,

Carson Sertoma golf chairman