🌱 Organizations Give Back To Veterans + Paint Or Poker For A Purpose

Hi all. Miranda Fraraccio here with your fresh copy of the Reno Patch newsletter, full of all the local information you need to know right now.

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Here are the top three stories in Reno today:

1. The University of Nevada, Reno Veterans Service department has installed a karma box in front of the Veterans Guest House to provide non-perishable goods, personal items, and food for the housing and food-insecure community. The karma box project was founded in 2018 by Grant Denton, with 50 donation boxes placed in various areas around Northern Nevada. The Veterans Guest House serves as a place for families to stay while their loved ones receive treatment at the VA hospital, and the karma box is there to help them and the larger community. (Nevada Today)
2. The Reno Rodeo Foundation is hosting a fundraising event, "Paint or Poker for a Purpose," at New West Distributing on Mar. 4. The event offers Texas Hold'em and painting activities with all proceeds to fund scholarships and support children and teens with extraordinary needs in 14 Northern Nevada counties. Attendees can participate in the poker tournament for a $100 buy-in, and the first-place winner will take home a $1,000 prize and a custom championship belt buckle. (KOLO)
3. The median sales price for a single-family home in Reno-Sparks has decreased to $510,000 from $565,000 in January 2022; however, the rising interest rates are making some buyers hesitant. Closed sales and new listings have declined by almost 40 percent compared to last year, and homes in the area stay on the market for a median of about two months, up over 700 percent from last year. The Federal Reserve is expected to continue hiking interest rates, albeit at a slower pace, according to their meeting minutes from Feb. 1. (KRNV)

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Today in Reno:

• After School Tutoring At Wooster, College Career Center (2:30 PM)
• Winter Light Band At Boomtown Casino (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Deputies from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office used Narcan to revive three women suffering from fentanyl overdoses in Reno. The deputies found the first woman unconscious and, while administering Narcan, discovered two other women in the same house suffering from overdoses. (KRNV)
• During Wednesday's Reno City Council meeting, a contract was awarded to Spanish Springs Construction to complete Teglia’s Paradise Park playground and restroom project. The project will involve demolishing the oldest portion of the playground and picnic shelter to make room for a custom, multi-structure-inclusive playground, an innovative ninja-style fitness course, and a new pre-fabricated restroom building. (Press Release Desk)
• The Reno Aces' Fan Fest, presented by News 4, Fox 11, and Nevada Sports Net, will take place on Mar. 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and is free for fans to attend. Visit the link to see the planned activities for the fest. (KRNV)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.