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Hi Reno! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Reno’s new police drones change 911 responses this spring?
• How Reno’s generosity stacked up in this year’s food drive
• Why Jarod Lucas traded NBA dreams for a permanent return to Reno

Also on today's calendar: Deck The Halls at Reno Public Market and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Francie H.!

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 26 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 58, low: 29.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Drones in Reno's police force ready to take off this spring thanks to pilot program (thisisreno.com) — Reno residents can expect autonomous drones to start assisting police responses after the City Council unanimously approved a first-responder pilot program. Officials say the drones should cut emergency response times and give officers real-time aerial footage, while readers are encouraged to sign up for free access to ongoing coverage of this change.
   

2. Thank You for Making the 33rd Share Your Christmas Drive a Huge Success! (2news.com) — Reno donors helped make the Share Your Christmas food drive at the Grand Sierra Resort a major success, contributing tens of thousands of pounds of food and substantial cash. If you missed Friday’s event, you can still give by dropping donations at the Food Bank of Northern Nevada in McCarran or sending monetary support, with detailed directions provided from Reno and Sparks.
   

3. Why former Wolf Pack star Jarod Lucas chose to end his professional playing career and return to Reno (kolotv.com) — Nevada Wolf Pack favorite Jarod Lucas has ended his pro playing career and moved back to Reno to join Steve Alford’s coaching staff, keeping him in the city he loves. After his mother’s death reshaped his priorities, Lucas chose family proximity and the Nevada program over overseas contracts and NBA chasing, embracing a new chapter on the Silver and Blue bench.
   

4. One-woman ‘museum': The new Great Basin Native Artists show at the Nevada State Museum has, in a sense, been in the works for decades (renonr.com) — A Northern Paiute curator living on Reno-Sparks Indian Colony land has quietly built a personal collection that now powers a major Native art exhibit at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Her Great Basin Native Artists network and Reno museum consulting work are reshaping how Indigenous artists from Nevada and nearby states are seen and celebrated. The show runs through October 2026.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Reno

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• The Candlelit Sessions - Whitney Myer Arroyo + Friends
  Sierra Arts Foundation, Riverside, Reno
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Deck The Halls at Reno Public Market
  Reno Public Market , 299 E Plumb Ln , Reno
  11:00 am
• Kids Crafts: Doodle Your Soul - Free Event at Reno Public Market
  Reno Public Market , 299 E Plumb Ln , Reno
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Riverside Farmers Market
  Idlewild Park, 2055 Idlewild Dr, Reno, NV, 89509
  9:00 am
• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  Celebrity Showroom 1100 Nugget Avenue Reno, Nevada 89431
  6:30 pm

Monday December 15

• Spirit Day: Wear candy cane stripes or plaid!
  Melton Reno, NV 89523

Tuesday December 16

• Spirit Day: Wear holiday or winter sweater
  Melton Reno, NV 89523
  8:00 am
• Boys Basketball vs Swope
  Billinghurst Reno, NV 89523
  2:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• SPCA of Northern Nevada Presents: Reading with Rescues
  4950 Spectrum Blvd , Reno
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Retro Radio Dolls Christmas Special LIVE at Reno Public Market
  Reno Public Market , 299 E Plumb Ln , Reno
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Breakfast with Santa at Reno Public Market
  Reno Public Market , 299 E Plumb Ln , Reno
  11:00 am
• Kids Crafts: Doodle Your Soul - Free Event at Reno Public Market
  Reno Public Market , 299 E Plumb Ln , Reno
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Went to Moana to buy our Christmas tree.
  Picked out a nice 10’ Noble Pine. When I went to pay the manager smiled and asked if I had noticed the name of the tree. It said Karen. He said Merry… (Nextdoor Galena Forest Estates)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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