She didn’t win, place or show in Carson City’s “Dancing with the Stars” competition. Yet she showed in the best sense of the word. She, in this case, is Carson City Supervisor Karen Abowd. A designer, gardener and pianist, an advocate for culture and a politician, she also is supportive of the Western Nevada College nursing program. So Abowd stretched outside her comfort zone for what she viewed as a good cause during the weekend, joining other local “stars” in a dance competition at the Carson High School gymnasium to raise funds for the WNC chapter of the National Nursing …


