Sacramento, Ca — This Fourth of July weekend, many people will be traveling, firing up the backyard grill or enjoying fireworks, and the American Red Cross offers a series of steps everyone can follow to safely enjoy the holiday weekend. “Everyone looks forward to having fun over the Fourth of July, and the Red Cross wants […]
Sacramento, Ca – California Fair Share today praised state lawmakers for passage of a budget that significantly boosts funding for early childhood education as well as early childcare. More than 50 public school superintendents, school board members and trustees joined California Fair Share in calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the budget legislation as […]
Sacramento, Ca – California Fair Share issued the following statement, in response to a tentative agreement among state legislators to fund 43,000 new, full-day Pre-K slots, which will be phased in over the coming years: “The agreement reached in budget conference committee is a modest step forward for California’s kids, California’s economy and California’s […]
Reno, NV….Washoe County Regional Animal Services will put members of the local media on the hot seat Monday to emphasize the dangers of leaving pets inside enclosed vehicles, even for a short time. The forecast for Monday, June 9, calls for temperatures in the mid-nineties. Washoe County Regional Animal Services Director Barry Brode is taking advantage […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA – The fourth session of the City of South Lake Tahoe’s Citizens Academy graduated during today’s city council meeting. The Spring 2014 academy was held from April 9-May 21, 2014 and consisted of 13 attendees including: Douglas Bolton, Tom Burkart, Ian Caruth, Tobias Devor, Janill Gilbert, Misty Johansen, Jen Menzel, Jo […]
Death by drug overdose has tripled from 1990 to 2008. In 2008, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 36,450 people died from a drug overdose and 75% of overdoses were prescription drug related. Of the prescription drug-related deaths in 2008, the CDC reports 74% were opiate prescription drugs. Opiate pain […]
Reno, NV… The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD), firefighters from Local 3895, along with assistance from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and Washoe County Regional Parks are pleased to announce the first annual Kids’ Fire Camp. The three-day kids’ camp is open to adventurous boys and girls ages 11-14 who are interested […]
Reno, NV…Washoe County Community Education, a collaborative venture of Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) and Washoe County School District, is offering class on “Bhagavad-Gita”, the best-known Hindu scripture worldwide, which is open to the public. All are welcome to sign-up for “Bhagavad-Gita” (CR144C/18551), one session class taught from six to nine pm on Tuesday, February […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV… TahoeChamber is pleased to announce the participants for the Leadership Lake Tahoe Class of 2013/2014. 25 applicants have been accepted in to the upcoming program due to start next month. Leadership Lake Tahoe is an intensive ten-month experience in which participants meet once each month for a full class day. Each month […]
Washington, DC…NASA has awarded $10.5 million to colleges and universities to conduct research and technology development in areas important to the agency’s mission, develop faculty and support higher education students. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Fourteen proposals were selected for funding in Alaska, Alabama, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, West Virginia, and […]
