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The Fall-Winter Program Brochure produced by the Reno Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department is now available. The Brochure contains information on public art, special events, senior programs, ice skating, swim lessons & pool schedules, adult leagues, a facility & park directory and more.

The Brochure can be downloaded from cityofreno.com or picked up at one of these facilities:

Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center, 1301 Valley Road
Neil Road Recreation Center, 3925 Neil Road
McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive
Teglia’s Paradise Park Activity Center, 2745 Elementary Drive
Southside Cultural Center, 190 East Liberty Street
Northwest Pool, 2925 Apollo Way

To have a copy mailed to you or for more information call (775) 334-2262.

The City of Reno’s Recreation & Park Commission, a volunteer group, is hosting several community clean up events this summer at five Reno Parks. The next one will be held in Northwest Reno at Rainbow Ridge Park on Saturday, August 15th. The public is invited to join them from 8 -11 a.m.

Businesses, organizations and groups of friends will find these events build teamwork, company and neighborhood pride, and personal satisfaction through service. Volunteers should bring their own gardening or work gloves to use while weeding or raking planter beds and tree wells, spreading mulch, planting annuals or painting. Materials and tools will be provided.

For more information call Jeff Mann, Parks Manager, at (775) 334-2270.

Reno City Council women Sharon Zadra and Jessica Sferrazza are inviting you to join them for an informal way to share ideas. 

On Monday, June 29th they will be at Pickett Park where they will host an hour long walk that provides you the opportunity to chat with them on any topic of your choice. The park is located across from Renown Health on Mill Street.

For more information on their walks which is called, “Fresh Air, New Ideas,” call Reno Direct at 334-INFO. We’d also like to hear your ideas on good places to walk and talk. New dates and locations to join them in the month of July will be posted soon!

On Wednesday, June 24, the Reno City Council approved the NAB allocation. Community Pride Grant funds are designed to be used for neighborhood-specific projects. They are funds the City may not have budgeted for that NAB members would like to expedite. Funds are generally intended for projects that are short term and quick to implement. While funding is recommended by the NABs, its use and expenditure are guided by established city procurement, expenditure procedures and ground rules.