Carmen Ortiz has been off methamphetamines for 14 years now. In that time she’s gone to college, become her class president, served as an academic advisor to other students and is raising her 9 year old son. She credits the Nevada Women’s Fund for their scholarships and support. Ortiz told her story to several hundred [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Educating One Woman can Spark a Powerful Chain Reaction
Friday, May 29th, 2009
We Lost a Good One
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Commander Luther “Meat” Hook was meant to have girls, and he had seven of them. This Memorial Day weekend we lost this father, military man and community leader along with three of his daughters from his first marriage. As with many weekends, Luther had flown down to Fresno in his private plane to pick up [...]
Reno River Festival Gets Attention of National Magazine
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
It’s nice to see folks enjoying the Truckee River on a beautiful spring weekend. The Reno River Festival brought tourists, competitors and families with kids to the heart of downtown Reno this past weekend. Even Sunset Magazine has noticed, and May’s issue includes an article about Reno’s waterfront area with its “pretty river park anchoring [...]
Time to Invite Grandma to Visit
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Visitors to downtown Reno witnessed an honest to goodness, full scale, pep rally under the Reno arch Tuesday morning, as tourism officials and local businesses kicked off a new campaign to bring more people to Reno, Sparks and Lake Tahoe.
Representatives from the Reno Air Races, the Reno Balloon Races, Hot August Nights and just [...]
New Artown Poster Deemed Wall-Worthy
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
“Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.” – Alfred North Whitehead.
If the new Artown poster evokes an immediate feeling, it seems to be a sense of adventure. Look again and you get a feeling of art and nature, of looking at things in a new way. That’s exactly what artist Candace Nicol did [...]
Walks by the River Spawn New Ideas
Monday, May 4th, 2009
If you’ve ever tried to contact your City Councilman or Councilwomen by phone, now you can put on your walking shoes and get quality time on the trail. Councilwomen Jessica Sferrazza and Sharon Zadra have been inviting citizens to join them for lunchtime walks around the city. Monday they teamed up for a walk along [...]
Meeting Your New Best Friend
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Volunteers and staffers at the Nevada Humane Society pulled an all nighter, staying up Saturday night for the 2009 Adopt-a-thon. Thousands of animal shelters around the country did the same. Locally, the goal is to send 200 animals to new homes with loving families, and as of Saturday at 5 p.m., the shelter had adopted [...]
Educating One Woman can Spark a Powerful Chain Reaction
Friday, May 29th, 2009
We Lost a Good One
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Commander Luther “Meat” Hook was meant to have girls, and he had seven of them. This Memorial Day weekend we lost this father, military man and community leader along with three of his daughters from his first marriage. As with many weekends, Luther had flown down to Fresno in his private plane to pick up [...]
Commander Luther “Meat” Hook was meant to have girls, and he had seven of them. This Memorial Day weekend we lost this father, military man and community leader along with three of his daughters from his first marriage. As with many weekends, Luther had flown down to Fresno in his private plane to pick up [...]
Reno River Festival Gets Attention of National Magazine
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
It’s nice to see folks enjoying the Truckee River on a beautiful spring weekend. The Reno River Festival brought tourists, competitors and families with kids to the heart of downtown Reno this past weekend. Even Sunset Magazine has noticed, and May’s issue includes an article about Reno’s waterfront area with its “pretty river park anchoring [...]
It’s nice to see folks enjoying the Truckee River on a beautiful spring weekend. The Reno River Festival brought tourists, competitors and families with kids to the heart of downtown Reno this past weekend. Even Sunset Magazine has noticed, and May’s issue includes an article about Reno’s waterfront area with its “pretty river park anchoring [...]
Time to Invite Grandma to Visit
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Visitors to downtown Reno witnessed an honest to goodness, full scale, pep rally under the Reno arch Tuesday morning, as tourism officials and local businesses kicked off a new campaign to bring more people to Reno, Sparks and Lake Tahoe.
Representatives from the Reno Air Races, the Reno Balloon Races, Hot August Nights and just [...]
Visitors to downtown Reno witnessed an honest to goodness, full scale, pep rally under the Reno arch Tuesday morning, as tourism officials and local businesses kicked off a new campaign to bring more people to Reno, Sparks and Lake Tahoe.
Representatives from the Reno Air Races, the Reno Balloon Races, Hot August Nights and just [...]
New Artown Poster Deemed Wall-Worthy
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
“Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.” – Alfred North Whitehead.
If the new Artown poster evokes an immediate feeling, it seems to be a sense of adventure. Look again and you get a feeling of art and nature, of looking at things in a new way. That’s exactly what artist Candace Nicol did [...]
“Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.” – Alfred North Whitehead.
If the new Artown poster evokes an immediate feeling, it seems to be a sense of adventure. Look again and you get a feeling of art and nature, of looking at things in a new way. That’s exactly what artist Candace Nicol did [...]
Walks by the River Spawn New Ideas
Monday, May 4th, 2009
If you’ve ever tried to contact your City Councilman or Councilwomen by phone, now you can put on your walking shoes and get quality time on the trail. Councilwomen Jessica Sferrazza and Sharon Zadra have been inviting citizens to join them for lunchtime walks around the city. Monday they teamed up for a walk along [...]
If you’ve ever tried to contact your City Councilman or Councilwomen by phone, now you can put on your walking shoes and get quality time on the trail. Councilwomen Jessica Sferrazza and Sharon Zadra have been inviting citizens to join them for lunchtime walks around the city. Monday they teamed up for a walk along [...]
Meeting Your New Best Friend
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Volunteers and staffers at the Nevada Humane Society pulled an all nighter, staying up Saturday night for the 2009 Adopt-a-thon. Thousands of animal shelters around the country did the same. Locally, the goal is to send 200 animals to new homes with loving families, and as of Saturday at 5 p.m., the shelter had adopted [...]
Volunteers and staffers at the Nevada Humane Society pulled an all nighter, staying up Saturday night for the 2009 Adopt-a-thon. Thousands of animal shelters around the country did the same. Locally, the goal is to send 200 animals to new homes with loving families, and as of Saturday at 5 p.m., the shelter had adopted [...]