Community Briefly Sept. 3

Dog obedience class begins Tuesday

Guy Yeaman's Dog Obedience Class, sponsored by Carson City Recreation, begins again Tuesday and continues Tuesdays through Oct. 25 at Fuji Park. There will be no class on Oct. 4 or 11.

Registration is from 6-6:30 p.m. on the first night in the white exhibit hall. Classes are 6:30-7:30 p.m. Cost is $75 for the six-week session.

Positive training methods will be used to teach dogs the basic commands - heel, sit, stand, recall, etc. Any individual problems will be dealt with as the class progresses. Results are guaranteed. Each dog needs a training collar (choke collar, Halti, Martingale, head or body harness). Dogs must be current on all shots, and current vaccination records must be shown at the time of registration.

For information, call Guy Yeaman at 775-265-4530.

Virginia City celebrates workers with Labor Day Parade

America's workers will be honored in the annual Virginia City Labor Day Parade at noon Monday. Patrick Gilmore and Cory Wood of the Virginia City Convention and Tourism Authority will serve as grand marshals. Gilmore is head of visitor services, and Wood is office manager.

Unions, veterans' groups, equestrian units, classic cars and any other entries are invited to join in the parade. Already signed up are the UAW, Civil War re-enactors, the Wild Horse Preservation League and Larry McPherson, former Lyon County commissioner, among others.

The parade lineup begins at 11 a.m., with the parade kicking off at noon, at the Historic Fourth Ward School, 527 South C St. Late entries are welcome, and pre-registration is encouraged.

Contestants can pre-register for the parade by calling 775-847-4768, or downloading an entry form at www.VisitVirginiaCityNV.com. Completed forms can be faxed to 775-847-4744, or send via e-mail to comstockwriter@yahoo.com.

After the parade, the Comstock Civil War Re-enactors will fight the "Battle for C Street" in conjunction with their weekend-long Virginia City Civil War Days, complete with encampments, train battles and demonstrations.