Antonis Michael, with Spokes Across America, teaches, from left, Ella Wick, Katie Schulze, both 12, and Eyden Nicholas, 10, about water rockets at the Carson City Library in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2016.
There are many aspects that go into organizing an endurance race the logistics of the course, permits, lottery registration, aid stations and more. But for George Ruiz, director of the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run, his overarching motivation is helping the individual runner find the strength to cross the finish line.
The Carson City Library dedicated its first retirement bin Sunday as part of an 8-year-old student s state project. The bin is the first of three coming to Carson City, all of which are sponsored by Children of the American Revolution Fort Churchill Society and Daughters of the American Revolution Battle Born Chapter.
Members of The Capital City Circles Initiative pose with Recycled Rides Award recipient Miriam Silis and her restored 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt after a celebration event in Western Nevada College’s E.L. Cord Automotive Technology Center on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.
There was a certain energy in the air, an excitement swirling among the 15 students spanning the grades from kindergarten through eighth in the isolated, one-room schoolhouse in Ruby Valley.