SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE This Saturday is Fan Appreciation Night at the All American Speedway a couple of hours away in Roseville. In addition to spectacular racing on the third-mile paved oval, fans are in for a treat. Race items from checkered flags and event tickets to T-shirts and seat cushions will be given away...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid will make a series of campaign stops in rural and Northern Nevada beginning this week. The four-day tour will include stops at several traditional Labor Day weekend events and visits to Elko, Winnemucca, Cold Springs, Virginia City, Dayton, Fallon and Hawthorne. Reid’s tour of northern rural communities...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Reno residents are invited to attend a meet-and-greet in southwest Reno with local Democratic candidates on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the South Valleys Public Library. · What: Southwest Reno Neighborhood Candidate Night · When: Wednesday, Sept. 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. · Where: South Valleys Public...
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Truckee Meadows Water Authority reminds customers to show off their water-efficient and beautiful landscapes. The deadline to enter the seventh annual Water-Efficient Landscape Awards is Friday, Sept. 10, and entering is fast and easy. The awards, which recognize customers who have dedicated some or all of their landscaping to water-efficient methods, are open to...
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More than 15,000 people joined the National Marrow Donor Program registry as a result of drives conducted for Vinodkumar Challagundla, a Northern Nevada man with myelofribrosis, after he appealed for help in March. Now Challagundla has announced the best possible news: “National Marrow Donor Program doctors identified a potential donor for me and ...
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BLM NEWS RELEASE WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District Office will enforce a temporary closure and the prohibition of certain activities on public lands immediately surrounding the site of the 2010 Burning Man event through Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. The closures and prohibitions are necessary to provide for public safety...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nev. — Washoe County Library System (WCLS) has expanded its download collection with the addition of eBooks at www.washoecountylibrary.us. Library cardholders can now browse the collection, check out and download eBooks and audiobooks any time, anywhere. eBooks can be read on a PC or Mac using free reader software called...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nev. – The 29th annual Great Reno Balloon Race is scheduled for Sept. 10 – 12, and the community favorite has new balloons, activities and the first-ever wedding this year. While every seat at the Balloon Race is great, this year spectators have an opportunity to take advantage of special...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Join Northern Nevada Development Authority in welcoming new and expanded companies to the Sierra region at the Bubbles, BBQ & Business Recognition Dinner Sept. 29 at the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City. This recognition dinner will showcase the seven new and two expanded companies NNDA has assisted in the Sierra region...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The Great Reno Balloon Race, thanks to the generosity of the National Championship Air Races, is auctioning off six exclusive airplane ride packages on eBay. The winning bidders will get to ride in T-6 airplanes during the “Missing Man” formation while the National Anthem is sung. The package will also include...
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