Community Briefly July 1

'First Friday' offers opportunity to meet with Amodei

A fundraiser and meet and greet for Congressional candidate Mark Amodei will be today at 5:30 p.m. at Red's Old 395 in Carson City on the outside patio.

Amodei will give a small speech which will be followed by a chance for people to talk him.

Robert Schultz is putting this on as part of the First Friday event in which every first Friday of the month a guest speaker will be invited to talk about different subjects that are important to the community.

Next month, commisoners from Douglas County will be invited to speak about what the last legislative session will mean for county finances and the services that the county provides.

First Friday will always be at 5:30 p.m. at Red's Old 395. It is also being offered in Reno and Las Vegas at the same time, with different speakers.

If anyone needs more information or has questions they can call Schultz at 265-6943.

Farmers market ready for Fourth

The Downtown 3rd & Curry Streets Farmers Market will feature a Fourth of July bike decorating contest for kids at the Pop-up park on Saturday.

Nathan Alanz will be on stage keeping the music coming and Molly is back featuring prepared foods. Some early tomatoes should be available to freshen up those holiday salads.

New this week is a knife sharpening vendor, so bring your dull knives and get them sharpened for barbecue season.

The market is open 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Senior outing trip for July heads to Harveys

Happy Senior Tours will go to Harveys on July 12.

The bus will load at 7:45 a.m. at the Carson City Senior Citizens Center, 901 Beverley Drive, and return to the center at 4 p.m.

Cost is $17. The casino will give each guest $10 in free play plus a food voucher for the day.

To register contact the senior center at 883-0703.

PTA Nevada Congress receives $1,000 through The Allstate Foundation

Allstate agent Dennis Brinson has earned an Allstate Foundation "Agency Hands in the Community" award for outstanding commitment to community service. With this award comes a $1,000 grant from The Allstate Foundation to PTA Nevada Congress.

"These grant funds will provide necessary resources to PTA Nevada Congress that it otherwise wouldn't have," Brinson said. "The experiences I've enjoyed working with PTA Nevada Congress have been life-changing. This organization truly improves the lives of those within our community and I'm proud to play a part."

The program, which launched in 2003, recognizes Allstate agents' volunteerism within the community and provides financial support to organizations through The Allstate Foundation. Every Allstate agent who volunteers for a charitable organization in their community may qualify for this award.

Friends of the Library host annual dinner meeting

July 14 is the date for the annual dinner meeting for the Friends of the Carson City Library.

A no-host bar will open at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and a business meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the Plaza Conference Center.

Guest speaker will be author Dale Brown, and a tri-tip or vegetarian dinner will be served at a cost of $10 for members of the Friends.

Reservations can by made by calling 885-9917 or 883-3219 or by coming in to the Friends' Book Store at the Library.

Anyone who is not a member and would like to join the Friends is invited to join.

Fire apparatus wanted for V.C. muster parade

The Virginia City firemen's muster committee is inviting privately owned fire engines, as well as those from area fire departments, to participate in the muster weekend kick-off parade on the morning of July 16.

Those interested in participating in the parade may enter their fire apparatus online by visiting the muster website at http://virginiacitymuster.tlcurtis.com, or by showing up for staging near the historic Fourth Ward School on C Street at 8 a.m. There is no fee for participating in the muster parade.

This will be the largest gathering of antique fire apparatus in Nevada, with competition governed by the California Firemen's Muster Association that was formed in 1974 to standardize competition and safety rules. The muster competition is designed to give spectators a view of what it was like to respond to and fight fires "way back when." The two-day competition is open to the public at no charge.

The Comstock Firemen's Museum/Liberty Engine Company No. 1, a non-profit organization that has hosted several firemen's muster in Virginia City beginning in 1981, is hosting the firemen's muster as part of its celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Virginia Fire Department.

The fire companies of Virginia City and Gold Hill held contests in the early 1860s through the 1870s, testing their hand-pumped and steam powered fire engines to see who had the best, fastest or most efficient equipment and firefighters. For more information contact Steve Frady at 775-813-6911.

New summer writing class for teens at Comma Coffee

The latest writing class, "Teen Writing Workshop" is at Comma Coffee Mondays from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

The class lasts four weeks, from July 11-Aug.1 and costs $50.

This class is for all teens who are serious about writing in any genre. They will learn to write quality work with their own style and flair. They'll learn to improve their writing skills, how to peer edit, how to submit their work to a publisher and much more.

"We have a lot of talented young people in our area," said instructor Deana Hoover. "With arts education being cut, some of these kids are missing out."

To sign up for the class, contact Hoover at 721-4453 or email her at deanasarts@yahoo.com. Payment is due during the first class.

Hoover teaches writing and art at the Brewery Arts Center and Comma Coffee.