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Friday Roundup and Today’s Media Tip
It’s been a busy week in Northern Nevada. The Nevada Humane Society wrote me with some “Breaking Mews.” They are hosting a kitten shower Saturday, June 13th from 1pm to 5pm. The shower “wish list” includes: Kitten Chow, hand sanitizer, paper towels and cat toys, just to name a few items. More information at www.nevadahumane [...]
Educating One Woman can Spark a Powerful Chain Reaction
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 [...]
Arts Funding Gets Creative
One day after the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced a record $20,000 dollar grant to Artown, the festival got news that Washoe county would also find a way to support it, through cash and in-kind gifts. According to Artown executive director, Beth Macmillan, Washoe County commissioners had voted last year not to support [...]