Archive for April, 2009

Home on the Range (Driving Range, that is!)

Monday, April 27th, 2009

You know spring has officially come to Northern Nevada when proud parents trot out their offspring for a waddle around the golf course.  This family was spotted near the 10th hole at Lakeridge Golf Course Monday afternoon.  Three feathered families are sharing the fairway with golfers, greenskeepers and some ducks.
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Mixing Local Politics With Excercise

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

If you’ve ever wanted to tell a Reno City Council member a thing or two, now’s your chance.  Councilwomen Jessica Sferrazza and Sharon Zadra want to talk with you, and walk with you.  The two decided to mix exercise with ideas, and are inviting people who live in Reno to join them on informal walks [...]

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Excellent Day Brings Runners, Walkers out for Autism Event

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Sunday morning’s beautiful spring weather made it hard to stay inside,  and sure enough hundreds of walkers and runners turned out for this year’s Spring Forward for Autism event at Mackay Stadium.  The runners took off at 9 a.m. for an  energizing 5K race.  Those who chose to walk lined up for a 10 o’clock [...]

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Downhill Dummies add Excitement to Spring Skiing at Mt. Rose

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

As if the beautiful weather and dusting of new snow weren’t enough to entice skiers to the Sierra Saturday, Mt. Rose held it’s 11th annual Dummy Downhill competition, sending everything from toilet seats to spare tires careening down a specially made jump course near the main lodge.  Entries, all on skis, included a Spiderman dummy [...]

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Pets a’plenty at Reno Adoption Festival

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Eager dogs, cats, horses and even parrots filled the parking lot at the Walmart on Kietzke Lane Saturday, all hoping to find a new home with a loving family.    The SPCA of Northern Nevada and the Nevada Humane society organized the Super Pet Adopotion and Festival, and were pleased to announce that 148 pets had [...]

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Go Red Gets it Done

Monday, April 6th, 2009

More than 500 women, and a handful of men turned out to support the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women seminar and luncheon on Friday.   The purpose of the event is to alert women to the symptoms and signals of heart attacks and to remind them that heart disease is the number one killer [...]

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