Archive for December, 2009

WCSD Head Reflects on First 100 Days in Northern Nevada

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

The year 2010 holds more change for the Washoe County School District according to Superintendent Heath Morrison, who is completing his first 100 days on the job this week.  On Wednesday Morrison will speak formally about his time here, but I wanted to find out what he’s learned so far.  Asked to reflect on his [...]

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Enough with the Fog

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Waking up to thick, heavy fog is okay for about five minutes.  That’s the time it usually takes to realize you’re probably going to have to drive in it.  Along with other people– on the already icy roads.  People who might not be very good drivers in fog.  Instead of burning off, it lasted all [...]

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Channel Your Inner Santa, Scrooge

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Downtown Reno is the place to be this weekend whether you’re looking for Santas or Scrooge.  Events include a local production of A Christmas Carol and the ‘fast-becoming-famous’ Reno Santa Crawl where five thousand Santas are expected to gather under the Reno Arch on Saturday night.  This year the crawl has expanded and includes add-on [...]

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Builders Association Toy Drive at Lamppost Pizza

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Just got word that the Builders Association is accepting unwrapped toys Monday, December 7th at Lamppost Pizza on Steamboat Pkwy in Reno.  Your new unwrapped toy will go to needy kids.
If you feel like wrapping, come to Lampost Pizza at 5pm Monday, bring your favorite roll of Christmas paper and help the volunteers wrap the [...]

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