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TMCC welcomes new interim vice president of academic affairs
Truckee Meadows Community College welcomes Jane A. Nichols, Ph. D., as interim vice president of academic affairs.
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Nation’s best safety record held by NV Energy
The Fort Churchill Generating Station in Nevada, which is owned and operated by NV Energy, has reached a safety milestone of operating 25 years without a lost-time accident.
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ACTIONN leaders part of national summit on families
Two leaders in the local grassroots organization Acting Together in Organizing Northern Nevada (ACTIONN) attended the PICO National Network Summit on Faith and Families in Washington DC in early December.
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Local office supply store partners with non-profits
It’s My Community Store, a northern Nevada-based office supply business that is dedicated to giving back to the community, has recently partnered with local non-profits.
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Public asked to report suspicious solicitations
The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows does not solicit donations door-to-door, nor does it solicit donations at storefront tables or kiosks.
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Bike Project receives $12,850 from Tahoe Fund
INCLINE VILLAGE — Tahoe Transportation District received $12,850 from the Tahoe Fund Dec. 3 toward the Stateline to Stateline Bikeway Project. The Tahoe Fund is a non-profit organization whose mission is to become a major source of private funding for environmental projects around the Lake Tahoe Basin with an emphasis on recreation, conservation and education. The first one-mile section of the 3.2 mile bike path that will connect Round Hill...
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Nevada Seismo Lab used to track meteorite
RENO — When the Sutter Mill’s meteorite streaked across the Nevada sky in April, it made a loud boom and shook homes throughout the region. Ken Smith, associate director for the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno heard it and felt it that Sunday morning. His scientific curiosity drew him right to the lab’s earthquake monitoring network to see what registered on the more than 150 reporting stations. He found an ...
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Foundation to create fellowships for UNR College of Liberal...
RENO — The University of Nevada, Reno College of Liberal Arts will receive a gift from the Bilinski Educational Foundation to fund dissertation-year fellowships for doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences. The $500,000 gift will create the Russell J. and Dorothy S. Bilinski Fellowship Fund for Land-Grant Liberal Arts Scholarship. During the next three years, the fund will support 20 students during the year they anticipate c...
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‘Christmas Carol’ revived and performed this weekend
RENO — Inner Star Performing Arts of NV presents two shows of “Christmas Carol, an American Musical” at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. The show includes live music, traditional Christmas music and other classics. Get ready for Big Band Swing dancing, tap dancing and classical ballet. Cast members range from 3 years old to adults and professionals, all wonderfully talented performers. Join us for a refreshingly new version of a tale of r...
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Children’s Cabinet named PGA TOUR’s Charity Of The Year
RENO — The PGA TOUR announced Dec. 7 that The Children’s Cabinet has been named the organization’s 2012 Charity Of The Year. As part of the award, The Children’s Cabinet receives a $30,000 grant from the PGA TOUR to support the organization’s family and youth programs. The Children’s Cabinet is a northern Nevada non-profit organization that exists to keep children safe and families together by offering services and resources that address unm...
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Students take the stage in Nevada Poetry Out Loud
High school students can take center stage in the Nevada Poetry Out Loud program that offers students a chance to recite poetry for a chance to win cash prizes and a trip to Washington D.C.
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Nevada universities’ Doctor of Nursing Practice degree accre...
The innovative program has been extremely successful, and a few weeks ago, the universities were notified that it has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
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Reno’s Southern Pacific/Amtrak Railroad now historic site
RENO — The National Park Service recently announced they have approved the City of Reno’s nomination for the Southern Pacific/Amtrak Railroad Depot (located at 280 N. Center St.) to be on the National Register for Historic Places. On May 9, the Reno City Council unanimously approved the concept of renovating the historic part of the Depot into a new heritage center. Earlier this year, the City of Reno received a Certified Local Government G...
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United Way Funds VOA to assist area homeless
RENO — The United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra (UWNNS) Board of Directors has approved $22,000 in funding to Volunteers of America – Northern Nevada (VOA)  to assist with the opening of an overflow homeless shelter from Dec. 1 through March 31, 2013. The overflow homeless shelter will be located on Mill Street, near McCarran Boulevard. The funds will be distributed from UWNNS’ Community Response Fund, which can provide a limited amo...
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Courtesy Photo Washoe County Sheriff Michael Haley (center) and Undersheriff Todd Vinger (left) are joined by Honorary Deputy Sheriff’s Association members Luther Mack, Jr., Tom Dolan and Pat Dolan as they get ready to present the Damonte Walmart Superstore with a $50,000 check to fund this year’s Shop with the Sheriff event.
Tenth annual Shop with the Sheriff charity event
RENO — The Honorary Deputy Sheriff’s Association has generously underwritten the Shop with the Sheriff annual holiday shopping spree for hundreds of needy children for ten years, donating about half a million dollars to create a memorable holiday event that has touched the lives of thousands of local families. This year’s Shop with the Sheriff took place at the Damonte Walmart Superstore in south Reno on Dec. 4. Children are pre-selected t...
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Tribune photo by Garrett Valenzuela -- A Subaru crashed into a parked truck in a construction on eastbound I-80 Monday injuring the driver, passenger and a construction worker.
Crash in Sparks construction zone injures 3
SPARKS -- A Subaru two-door coupe crashed into an active construction zone on I-80 East at about 11:30 a.m. Monday after using the maneuvering around other motorists using the left shoulder lane before hitting a parked truck and trailer and a construction worker. Witnesses told Nevada Highway Patrol the car was going about 100 mph before it slipped between the concrete barriers separating the east and west sides of the freeway from the constr...
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Gingerbread Festival at the Wilbur D. May Museum
Building meets baking in this fun holiday tradition at the Wilbur D. May Center from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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$1.7 million donated to UNR library
The late Reno resident Betty Heaston has donated more than $1.7 million to the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center to benefit programs, staff and operations.
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Winter Trails Day is free family fun
It’s time to dust off the snowshoes and unpack the winter wear because winter is officially here!
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Final action on Lake Tahoe Regional Plan
Closing out a multi-year process to update the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the updated plan and supportive environmental documents at Harvey’s Resort convention center in Stateline, Nev.
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