Community briefs

Carson City

Celebrate Hank Monk's 182nd birthday

The Carson City Historical Society is celebrating Hank Monk's 182nd birthday 2 p.m. Sunday at the historic Olcovich-Meyers house, 214 W. King St. Bring a gift for Hank, to be auctioned off with proceeds to go to the Carriage House project. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited, to make reservations and for directions call 882-5694.

Capital City Community Band Children's Concert

The Capital City Community Band will present it's annual Children's Concert 3 p.m. Sunday, Boldrick Theater, Carson Community Center. The concert will feature the combined elementary choirs from Bordewich-Bray, Fremont, Fritsch, and Seeliger Elementary Schools. The concert is free and open to the public. For information, call 883-2219.

Young Eagles Flight Program

EAA Sierra Chapter 403 hosts the Young Eagles Flight Program, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 15. The Young Eagles Program, for children ages 8-17, offers a flight in a small aircraft along with information on scholarships and resources available for flight training and careers in aviation. A complimentary pancake breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m.; registration at 9:30 a.m., followed by orientation and flying at 10 a.m. RSVP is required. For information and to RSVP call 849-7959.

Douglas County

C.C. Meneley hosts Friendship Dinner

C.C. Meneley P.T.O. hosts a Friendship Dinner 5-7 p.m. Saturday, March 8 to raise funds for playground equipment, reading programs and more. A spaghetti dinner will be provided by Harrah's Casino for $5 per adult, $3.50 for children, $15 for a family of four. There will be a silent auction and raffle prizes to include Disneyland tickets. C.C. Meneley is located at 1446 Muir Drive in the Gardnerville Ranchos. For information call 265-3154.

Martial Arts Expo V

Douglas County Parks and Recreation, High Desert Martial Arts and Sierra Dojo Martial Arts Center hosts Martial Arts Expo V 10 a.m., Sunday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, Gardnerville. This is a goodwill tournament open to all schools and styles of martial arts. Entry fee for events is $15; spectator fee is $5. The proceeds from this event will be donated to the Douglas County Sheriff's Search and Rescue unit. For information visit www.SierraDojo.com or call 782-1127.

IRS reminder: Tax return must be filed to receive stimulus check

The Internal Revenue Service announced that individuals who normally do not file a tax return but must do so this year in order to receive their 2008 economic stimulus payment can use the IRS Free File program at www.irs.gov to help them file returns for 2007.

IRS and several of its partners in the Free File Alliance can accept returns submitted by people who have no legal requirement to file other than to receive their payments. Once people file a tax return, they don't need to do anything more. The IRS will begin issuing payments starting in May.