Good morning, Carson City.

Last Saturday, the Tahoe Douglas Elks hosted the High Sierra Championship Chili Cook-off at Minden Mill Distilling as a qualifier for the World Chili Championship at Casino Arizona starting Jan.

14. Winners include Kim Tolley (people’s choice) and first-place winners in chili categories who earned prizes and trophies.

Dark Prison Haunted House returns to the historic Nevada State Prison this fall under a new five-year agreement with the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society.

It will operate 19 nights from Sept. 25 to Nov. 1 and will employ over 100 local actors, offering interactive games, live music, themed bars + behind-the-scenes tours of its sets and props.

The Young Dubliners will perform at 7 p.m. Aug.

22 at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City, returning for a spirited show featuring new songs and a blend of rock + Irish influences that promises a memorable night.

Carson City School District is proposing to lower the mastery threshold for elementary students from 80% to 75% and expand the grading scale while replacing weekly paper folders with electronic communication.

The proposal received its first reading on Aug. 11 and will return for a final vote Tuesday.

The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended a memorandum of understanding with Muscle Powered to build a bike trail at Centennial Park; the nonprofit will add three miles of trail beginning Oct.

1 — eventually connecting to Washoe Lake and Virginia City. The city will provide staff support without extra funding.

Earlier this month, the Carson Tigersharks competed in four championship meets in California and Nevada, achieving multiple lifetime best times (including those by Hannah Ingram and Chase Lum) and strong finishes.

Their results suggest promising improvement for the local swim team.

Carson High's boys soccer ended 0-0 (a score the coach praised) in their home opener against Reno on Wednesday while the volleyball team won 9-0 (with standout performances from Emma Sanders and teammates) at the Yerington tournament on Tuesday; Carson and Douglas also began their tennis seasons recently.

Carson High School girls soccer got a 3-0 win over Spanish Springs Tuesday using coach Steve Heyder’s new Spanish style (focusing on team relationships) to bring together returning core players and promising newcomers.

Douglas High School volleyball swept the Hug Hawks on Tuesday in Minden with a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-6, 25-14) as key juniors posted strong numbers.

The school’s boys soccer fell 6-1 to Reed and girls soccer lost 3-2 to Reed, with upcoming matches scheduled.