Community Briefly Aug. 4

Film series at Brewery

BAC Friday Film Series presents "Divorce Iranian Style" at 8 p.m., Friday at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 449 W. King St., Carson City.

The free film series "By and About Women" continues with this film by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini. It's a hilarious, tragic, stirring, fly-on-the-wall look at several weeks in an Iranian divorce court that provides a unique window into the intimate circumstances of Iranian women's lives. For more information, call 775-883-1976.

The spirit of the '60s returns to Virginia City

Virginia City will recreate its counterculture past on Saturday with the annual Hippie Daze Parade, live music all around town, plus a concert by rock 'n' roll legend, Big Brother and the Holding Company.

The Holding Company's Sam Andrew will be the parade grand marshal. The parade begins at noon. Parade lineup begins at 11 a.m. at the Fourth Ward School with the parade beginning at noon. Entry forms are at www.VisitVirginiaCityNV.com. Fax to 775-847-4474 or send an email to comstockwriter@yahoo.com.

Big Brother and the Holding Company take the stage at 9 p.m. at the Red Dog Saloon, 76 North C St., Virginia City. Opening the show at 8 p.m. are the Grateful-Dead inspired local band, the Fillmore Zone. Concert tickets are $35, and can be purchased at www.reddogvc.com, or by calling 775-847-7474.

Evening of music and memories offered

"Silvertown, an Evening of Music and Memories" will be offered by the Comstock Residents Association from 3-11 p.m. Saturday at the Washoe Club, 112 N. C St., in Virginia City.

Entertainment includes Sopwith Camel, The Woodys, Red Rose, The Klaptones and Guitar Woody. Special guest will be Darius and the Various Cocktails. The $15 admission includes dinner and an evening of music. There also will be raffle prizes.

The event is also presented by KLAP FM, The Hayseed Hoot, The Reno Blues Society and Tahoe House.

Proceeds will go toward fighting open-pit mining in the Virginia City National Historic Landmark and efforts to preserve the Virginia City National Historic Landmark. For more information, call Darlene Cobbey at 847-0639.

New Image Salon hosts grand reopening

A grand reopening celebration for the New Image Salon will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at 1821 N. Carson St., next door to Grocery Outlet.

For every service performed on this day, $5 will be donated to the Nevada Food Bank.

A barbecue will be offered between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Guests are invited to bring friends and family along.

For more information, go to www.newimagesalon.net or call 775-883-2882.

Roberts House yard sale set for Saturday

The Roberts House Yard Sale/Flea Market will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at 1207 N. Carson St.

There will be 17 vendors offering something for everyone including antiques, collectibles and crafts.

Tours of historic Foreman-Roberts house will be available.

The event benefits the Carson City Historical Society.

For more information, call Mary DeFelice at 882-0916.

Help needed with annual Backpack Attack

Soroptimist of Carson City and Platinum Plus Salon and Spa are again hosting the Backpack Attack program to provide backpacks, school supplies and hygiene items to children in need.

Children need backpacks and items such as crayons, wide-ruled notebook paper, three- or five-subject wide-ruled notebooks, three-ring binders, pocket-only folders, pencil boxes or bags, red, blue and black medium ballpoint pens, No. 2 pencils, erasers, glue sticks, blunt-nosed scissors, yellow highlighters, rulers, pencil sharpeners, 3x5 ruled index cards and protractors.

Many of these children have been removed from their homes and need hygiene supplies such as bar soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste and small tissue packages. Any of these items will help and will be packed in the backpacks.

A free raffle ticket for a chance to win a spa package valued at $250 from the salon, plus a number of other raffle prizes, will be awarded for each backpack donated.

Drop-off locations, where raffle tickets can also be purchased, are:

• Platinum Plus, 716 N. Carson St., Suite 110

• Carson City Toyota-Scion, 2590 S. Carson St.

• Marilyn Lewis State Farm Insurance, 321 W. Winnie Lane

• Coldwell Banker Best Sellers, 123 W. Second St.

• Navy Recruitment Office, 3246 N. Carson St., Suite 123

School starts Aug. 22 in Carson City, so it is important to get the backpacks to the children before that time.

For more information, call Pat Riggs at 885-7784, Dixie Busch at 882-3051 or Jesse Keller at 246-0557.

Building supplies needed for October haunted house

Jason and Christina Stinson, who operated a haunted house last year at their home at the corner of Broadleaf and Northgate in Carson City, say they're planning to make this year's event even bigger and better.

The couple has already begun working on the haunted house to help the homeless through gently used clothing and canned food donations from those who attend, but they need help with supplies to finish up the construction.

Anyone who would like to help can call 445-9477 to find out what supplies are needed.

Fifth annual community drive for school supplies

Bauter & Holmes is sponsoring the fifth annual community school supply drive. Donations can be dropped off at the Bauter & Holmes office, 525 W. Washington St. through Aug. 17. Their hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Supplies needed include pens, pencils, paper, facial tissue, hand sanitizer, etc. Monetary donations are also accepted and appreciated. Bauter & Holmes will match a percentage of the amount donated.

Applications sought for volunteer positions

The Carson City Board of Supervisors is seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on The Board of Appeals in the following categories:

• Civil/structural engineer

• Mechanical engineer

• Electrical engineer

• Registered architect

The applicant (depending on the category or if in business for themselves), may need a business license to do business in Carson City.

This Board provides advice on matters involving the building codes and fire codes in Carson City. Each position is for a two-year term, set to expire January 2013 excluding the Registered Architect which will expire January 2012.

Applicants should be aware this Board may require a minimum commitment of up to five hours a month. All members will serve without compensation. The Board of Supervisors will interview and appoint the qualified person to the Board of Appeals.

Volunteer applications may be obtained from the city website at www.carson.org or by contacting the Carson City Executive Offices at 887-2100.

Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Aug. 12.

Carson man earns private pilot glider rating

Sam Schuler of Carson City earned his private pilot glider rating on July 29. Schuler is an employee of SoaringNV in Minden.

Schuler first started flying gliders in March 2009, and was trained by Jeffrey Hazlegrove, a master flight instructor with SoaringNV.

"When he first started, he was not sure if soaring was for him. But soon, after seeing thousands of flights and much joy after those flights, Sam took the challenge. He started training, and of course, working around the gliders, hearing the talk, walking the walk, plus he's computer smart," Hazlegrove said. "It was not long before he was good, and ready to complete his glider pilot's license. Well done Sam!"

Gliders, or sailplanes as they are sometimes called, have no engine, but stay aloft using columns of rising air in which pilots bank their craft in tight circles to climb. Flights of more than five hours covering hundreds of miles are common. High performance sailplanes can cover 60 miles in one glide without lift from only 5,000 feet in altitude.

Schuler has been working for SoaringNV for 2 years, and is also a student at Western Nevada College.

Staples will host Teacher Appreciation Day at store locations across the country to make it easy to provide teachers the tools they need to be successful in the classroom.

The first 100 teachers visiting Staples stores on Teacher Appreciation Day, from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 13 at the Staples store located at 915 Jacks Valley Road in north Douglas County, will receive a reusable lunch bag filled with pens, eraser caps, note tabs, a one-subject notebook, glue sticks and sticky notes. Teachers also will receive a coupon sheet with great savings on classroom supplies from top brands like Crayola®, Spectrum and Eureka.

Each year, more than 90 percent of teachers spend hundreds of dollars of their own money on classroom materials, according to the National Education Association.

RWC hosts professor Erik Herzik

The Carson City Republican Women's Club will host a luncheon from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Gold Dust West Casino, 2171 Highway 50 East.

The program will offer answers to who votes, what motivates voters and what brings them to the polls by guest speaker political science professor Erik Herzik from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Herzik's research and academic focus are American politics, state and local politics and policymaking and administration. He is the author of more than 50 research articles and monographs and he has co-edited five books, including two texts on Nevada politics.

Information comes just in time for the Congressional Dist. 2 special election set for Sept. 13.

The social starts at 11 a.m. with lunch at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $20.

For more information or reservations, call Judy Wakefield at 882-6842 or send email themadknitter007@gmail.com.

Foreclosure information classes offered

Nevada Legal Services is offering free foreclosure information classes available to any homeowner in Nevada. The classes will focus on the foreclosure process including mandatory mediation and the government-sponsored loss mitigation options.

The classes are being held from 3-5 p.m. Aug. 23 and Sept. 27 ay Dayton Valley Branch Library, 321 Old Dayton Valley Road in Dayton.

For more information or to reserve a seat, call Nevada Legal Services at 775-284-3491.

Napa Valley topic of library presentation

Carson City Library will present Explore Napa Valley at Your Library at 6 p.m. Aug. 18 in the library auditorium.

Gino Giudice, Ph.D. will present the program. He has visited this world-famous wine region on various occasions.

If interested in presenting a foreign country or regional travel destination, call 887-2244, Ext. 1021.

The library is located at the corner of Roop and Washington streets. For more information call 887-2244 or go to www.carsoncitylibrary.org.

Democratic women to meet

The Carson City Democratic Women's Club will meet Aug. 13 at Grandma Hattie's Restaurant. Arrive by 11:30 a.m. to order a meal, or at noon for the program.

Special guest speaker is Jim Peckham of F.I.S.H. and the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada. Please be prepared to donate funds and/or to volunteer.

Other programs and activites will be reviewed and discussed. For info call Donna at 884-3037.