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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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Hindu leader Rajan Zed presented a “testimonial” to outgoing Reno Police Chief Michael Poehlman for his leadership during his Reno tenure in providing quality police service in partnership with other members of the community and his tireless efforts at furnishing a safe environment for Reno neighborhoods.
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE TMWA and Nevada Home to recognize water-conscious customers As residents prepare their lawns and landscapes for another summer, Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) and Nevada Home magazine are currently accepting entries for the sixth-annual Water-Efficient Landscape Awards. The awards recognize customers who have dedicated some or all of their landscaping to...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Carson City, Nev. The Nevada Rural Housing Authority (NRHA) was recognized with the 2010 “Pushing the Envelope Award” for innovative and creative approaches in the field of weatherization. Margaret Donnelly, Weatherization Program Manager for the NRHA, was presented with the award at the recent Energy OutWest Conference that hosted more than...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Several Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) volunteers were honored for their service at the Nevada Wildlife Federation’s 60th annual awards banquet held recently at the Clark County Shooting Park. The event was held in the state-of-the-art education center that serves as the new home for NDOW hunter education classes. Hunter Educator...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The University of Nevada, Reno has named Janice Cho the recipient of the 2010 Herz Gold Medal, presented at each commencement ceremony to the graduating senior with the highest grade-point average. Cho is an Honors Program biochemistry major with a cumulative 4.0 grade-point average and the Senior Scholar for the College...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The University of Nevada, Reno seems to be setting the standard when it comes to creating stellar online courses. For the second year running, a University course, its instructor and a team of instructional designers have won the Blackboard Exemplary Course Award, an international award which recognizes innovative and engaging online...
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Diane Barone, professor of literacy studies at the University of Nevada, Reno and noted researcher and author, has received the International Reading Association’s John Chorlton Manning Public School Service Award for 2010. The $10,000 award, established in 2004, honors and carries on the work of IRA Past President John Chorlton Manning. It is designed...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Erin Stiles was one of eight people recently honored with the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Citizenship Award by the Center for Public Anthropology. This is the first time a professor from the state has been honored with this prestigious award, which seeks to highlight teachers who...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.–Sen. Harry Reid today met with Emily Orellana, the 2010 Nevada State Champion for Poetry Out Loud, a national organization which encourages America’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. Emily attends Rainshadow Community Charter High School in Reno. Also in attendance were Emily’s grandparents Patricia and...
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