Northern Nevada Briefly April 22

UNR students help kids in peace corner

UNR Upward Bound Student Volunteers, under Guidance Program Coordinator Amy Blomquist, officially helped kick off Partnership Carson City's Children's Peace Talk Corner at the Kids' Talking Wall on April 3. They helped kids write and post their messages of peace, then rang the peace bell.

The Upward Bound Program is a free college preparatory program for students who come from a family where no parent in the home has earned a four-year college degree and/or the family taxable income meets the low-income level guidelines set by the federal government.

New Nevada State Engineer appointed

Allen Biaggi, director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, announced that acting State Engineer Jason King will be appointed to the position of state engineer.

King has been acting state engineer in place of Tracy Taylor who has experienced health problems. King's appointment was made in consultation with Gov. Jim Gibbons and Leo Drozdoff, who will be taking over as acting director of the department May 3, after Biaggi's retirement.

King is a registered professional engineer and has been with the Division of Water Resources for more than 19 years.

State parks' club trail challenge announced

The Nevada Legislature first created the Nevada State Park System in 1935. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Nevada State Parks, State Parks is partnering with the Recreational Trails Program to sponsor a 75-Mile Club.

Hike, bike, snowshoe, cross-country ski or ride a horse on 75 miles of designated trails in Nevada state parks, complete and submit the tracking form and receive a certificate of completion and prize package.

Visitors can ride different trails or the same trail over and over again to reach a total of 75 miles traveled in state parks. In turn, State Parks will post 75-Mile Club members' names and images on the 75-Mile Club page of State Parks' website.

An informational brochure and mileage tracking form can be found at www.parks.

nv.gov. For more information, call Steve Weaver, 684-2773 or e-mail to jsweaver@parks.nv.gov.

Dutch Bros. partners with MD Association

Coffee for a cause will be observed April 30 by all Dutch Bros. Coffee locations with proceeds from all coffee sales going to the Muscular Dystrophy Association to raise awareness for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).

The drive is held annually in honor of company co-founder, Dane Boersma who was diagnosed with ALS in 2005 and died in late 2009. Last year, Dutch Bros. contributed $80,000 to the MDA for research and family services funding.

In Carson City, Dutch Bros. coffee is located at 1449 S. Carson St. For more information, call 888-9929.

In addition, customers may make donations at www.danesdrive.org.

Pizza night to benefit Guatemala mission

The Carson City First United Methodist Church will hold a pizza night from 4-8 p.m. April 28 at the new Straw Hat Pizza, 2010 Highway 50 East in the Sak 'n' Save shopping center.

Proceeds from pizza sales will benefit the church's Guatemala mission. Residents of Carson City are invited to assist by buying a pizza and by telling their friends and neighbors.

Church members began assisting with medical missions to Guatemala in 2007. This year, the church will lead a service mission to La Union, an impoverished rural Guatemalan village, to improve basic health conditions and educational opportunities.

For more information, contact Hope Hutchins at 882-6882.

Dog obedience classes start May 4

A dog obedience class by instructor Guy Yeaman will use a light-handed approach to help dog owners teach their dogs to obey commands such as: heel, sit, stay, stand and recall.

Each dog needs a training collar and a fabric or leather lead. Dogs must be at least 4 months old and current on their shots.

The next session begins May 4. Classes are held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Fuji Park Exhibit Hall. Cost for the six-week session is $75.

For more information or to register, call Yeaman at 265-4530.

'Wave of Love' joins 'Tree of Love' at Carson Tahoe

The Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Auxiliary has created a new "Wave of Love" and will eventually display about 200 leaves which will be individually engraved with loved ones names, etc. It is displayed close to the gift shop in the lobby of the medical center.

The original "Tree of Love" was created in 1988 by Eleanor Whitney Nelson. It is completely filled with engraved leaves of loved ones and is hanging in our new Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center on the second floor.

The sculpture is a unique way to recognize those who have made minimum donations of $25 to the Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Auxiliary's memorial fund in honor of loved ones and special events, such as births or anniversaries.

Gifts are used by the auxiliary to purchase medical equipment for the hospital.

For more information, call 882-3936. Donations may also be made, with the name of the person to be remembered, directly to: Memorial Chairperson, Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Auxiliary, c/o Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center, P.O. Box 2168, Carson City, NV 89702.