Community makes Bark, Whine & Dine a successParks 4 Paws partnered with Friends of the Carson Animal Services Initiative for our fifth annual Bark, Whine & Dine. We wish to thank Mayor Bob Crowell for hosting the event; Sandi TenBoer for providing our musical entertainment; A Perfect Pear Catering for providing excellent food; Alsco for providing tablecloths and High Sierra Brewing Company for their microbrews. In addition, thank you to the following merchants and individuals who donated to our silent auction: A Pawsitive Image; Advanced Dentistry by Design; Applebee’s; Artsy Fartsy Gallery; Benson’s Feed and Tack; Bike Habitat; Body & Soul Massage; Body by Pilates; Caf at Adele’s; Carson Canine Adventures; Chili’s; Chocolate Shoppe; Cindy Brenneman; Clippers Dog Grooming; Club Fandango; Dee Swanson; Donna Curtis; Dream Dinners; Due Sorella; Empire Ranch Golf Course; Energy Bar Massage; Free Style Hair Designs; Galaxy Theatre; Gayle McCullock; Gold Dust West Casino; Great Basin Gallery; Greenhouse Garden Center; Iola Swick; JT Basque Restaurant; Jan Webb; Le Xague; Liaison Salon and April, Courtney, Keelee, Megan and Vicki; Lone Mountain Veterinary Hospital; Mary’s About Face; Melissa Dyer Cobb; Ming’s; Monica Marcionko; Moonlight Boat Cruise and Gene Barbara; Nancy Nelson; PetPortrait and Target; Petco; PetSmart; Platinum Salon; Puppy Cut Grooming; Rapunzel’s Salon; Sally Battista; Samantha Fife; San Marcos Grill; Shear Designs and Terresa and Susan; Sierra Le Bone; Silverheels Bootique; Sunny’s Mobile Massage; The Basil; Tito’s Restaurant; Trader Joe’s and True Value Hardware. Last but not least, events such as this are labors of love by many hardworking volunteers who helped to gather silent auction items, make donations, sell tickets, work the event, set up, clean up and breakdown after the event. Thank you to all of our volunteers. Ilona Strull and Lisa SchuetteParks 4 Paws and CASIThank you for successful fundraiserOn behalf of all of us at Carson Tahoe SPCA, we would like to thank everyone that participated in our inaugural Spay-ghetti and No Balls dinner event at the Governor’s Mansion held on Aug. 22. It was wonderful to meet those who support the work of our organization, as we enjoyed the food so generously donated by Caf at Adele’s. Without the support of the community we could not be successful in our efforts to spay and neuter the homeless animals of our community. This event was a huge success because of all the generous donations of our local businesses, as well as the support of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce and people like you. A special thanks to Charlie Abowd and Linda Marrone for their support in making our first event a reality.Renee OshinskiCarson City