🌱 Sam's Club Robbed + Local Businesses Fail Underage Alcohol Check

Good morning, Reno! Like many of you, the Patch staff will be taking some time off for the Thanksgiving holiday, so you won’t see a newsletter from me tomorrow. We’ll be back bright and early Saturday morning, but for now, here’s all the most important things happening in the community.

But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 48 Low: 22.

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Here are the top three stories today in Reno:

1. A South Reno Sam's Club was burgled before Thanksgiving Day. According to the Reno Police Department, the incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The store received extensive damage, including broken windows. Despite the vandalism, Sam's Club was open again on Wednesday. No information about a suspect had been released as of Wednesday evening. (KOLO)
2. The Rotary Club shared their holiday spirit by hosting a Thanksgiving luncheon for low-income seniors in Reno. Local organizations and volunteers from the community worked together to help provide over 200 seniors with holiday dinners. This important annual tradition not only nourishes low-income seniors, it gives them an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and even make some new ones. The City of Reno and additional rotary clubs also assisted in making the lunch a reality. (FoxReno.com)
3. The Regional Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit of Reno performed an underage alcohol check last week. The operation was a joint effort between the unit and non-profit organization Join Together Northern Nevada. A 20-year-old volunteer was dispatched to 15 different businesses for the check. Of those checked, 10 of the businesses served the minor without confirming their age even after they were presented with the volunteer's actual license, which showed they were not of legal drinking age. (Reno Police Department via Facebook)

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Today in and around Reno:

• Crafts For Christmas At Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks (10:00 AM)
• Thanksgiving Tailgate Buffet At Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks (11:00 AM)
• Thanksgiving Day Potluck At Reno Triangle Club (2:00 PM)
• No Horizon Healing Rooms At Nevada House Of Prayer (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Two adoptable pooches are ready to become TV celebrities! Douglas and Diana stopped by KOLO 8 News to promote the Nevada Humane Society (and hopefully find their forever home along the way). (Nevada Humane Society via Facebook)
• The Reno Art Works Studio will be holding a special event this Saturday! Stop by the studio on Dickerson Road to meet local artists, purchase some great pieces, and soak up the local Reno culture. (Reno Art Works via Facebook)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.