Here are the results of the Nevada Day 2025 Beard contest from Saturday. Carson City was declared the "Most Bearded Community" with 32 representatives standing up on behalf of the capital city. Second place went to Lyon County with 12 bearded men representing, third place was Washoe County with 8 beards, Douglas County with 4 beards and Storey County with 1 bearded.

Here are reader submitted photos from Nevada Day taken by Carson Now readers. Scroll through each gallery and click for full size. The first three below and the top photo are from Chris Dickerson. Carson Now Reader Gary Gundlach submitted these photos below, writing: "The view of the Nevada Day balloon launch from the Prison Hill area. Carson Now reader Natalie Feddema submitted these photos, writing that she's "grateful for this community."

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Thank you to the 18 (some not pictured) volunteers who helped out at our National Public Lands Day clean-up! Volunteers helped to clean up over 10 large bags full of trash from the Sand Canyon area. Want to help out at the next volunteer clean-up? Join us on Saturday October 11th for a trash clean-up at Voltaire Canyon! Use the link here for more information and registration. For additional questions, email [email protected] for more information.

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