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The City’s Recreation and Park Commissioners are adopting a number of Reno parks this summer and are hopeful that other residents will adopt parks as well. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRGPYgAPnFI]

The City is again sponsoring the USDA Summer Food Service Program this year.  During summer vacation, meals will be served to all children under age 18 free of charge at several locations:

Students enrolled in City of Reno summer camps at these service locations will also receive these meals. For additional information, call Alan Roney, Recreation Supervisor at 775-334-2262.

The City of Reno welcomes the United States Air Force Travis Brass back to town this weekend.  The Travis Brass will perform on Sunday, May 16^th at the Wingfield Park Amphitheater.  This free concert begins at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

When the Travis Brass previously performed at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center, the audience was treated to hours of beautiful, patriotic music.  This year’s performance promises to delight again; the venue is wonderful and the weather forecast looks perfect for an outdoor concert.

For more information call Peggy Nelson-Aguilar, Recreation Supervisor at 775-657-4630 or visit www.bandofthegoldenwest.us.af.mil.

Several online services at www.reno.gov will be unavailable as the City of Reno conducts network maintenance and upgrades.

The interruption to online services will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 26. Every effort will be made to lessen the downtime and to restore these services as quickly as possible.

 The following online services will be affected and may last through Monday, March 29:
• Sewer bill payments
• Parking ticket payments
• Service requests through Reno Direct
• Class registration for Parks and Recreation
• Sewer estimates
• Registration for golf tee times
• Reno Connect email notifications
• Webcams

The online filing of police reports will be affected yet is only expected to be unavailable for a three hour period. Additionally, emails sent to all reno.gov email address will experience a delay in delivery to the recipient.

 We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Thanks to the Ward Two Central Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) area residents will be able to enjoy the water play feature at Yori Park.

At last Wednesday’s Reno City Council Meeting, the Council approved a request from Ward Two Central NAB for $3,000 in Community Pride Grant (CPG) funds to the City of Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. The CPG funds will be used to offset operating expenses associated with the water play feature at Yori Park.

Yori Park is a heavily used neighborhood park with a popular water play feature. Without the CPG allocation this feature would not be operational this summer due to budget restrictions. Turning the water play area on at Yori Park this summer encourages family visits while providing free entertainment and relief during the summer months.

Each NAB’s CPG funds are designed to be used for neighborhood-specific projects. These funds are allocated to projects that the City may not have budgeted for that the NAB would like to expedite. Funds are generally intended for projects that are short term in nature and quick to implement. While funding is recommended by the boards, its use and expenditure are guided by established city procurement, expenditure procedures, and ground rules.

The Spring-Summer 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, summer camps, swim lessons & pool schedules, adult leagues, a facility & park directory and more.

Download brochure (5mb) or pick it 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.

Reno’s Urban Forestry Commission wants volunteers to help promote a safe, healthy and attractive urban forest.  The Urban Forestry Commission advises the Reno City Council of the City’s Urban Forestry program and provides information to the public regarding Urban Forestry programs and practices.

We have camps at five different locations over the upcoming WCSD winter break for kids ages 6-15.  The camps operate from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Thursday.

In order to assist families and help them take advantage of affordable youth programs during the holiday season, the standard Thursday registration deadline has been lifted, and parents are able to register their children for camp by 9 a.m. the same day as attending.  No late fee will be assessed.

See the camp menu or call 775-334-2262 for more information.

The City of Reno employees are dedicated public servants who also give back to the community through their commitment to charitable projects, hobbies or sports. In this “Know Your City Employee” reporter Elisabeth Bartlett introduces us to Dave Barrett, a Parks Maintenance Supervisor who is also part of the group “Doctors without Borders.”

Join Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and the City of Reno at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 23^rd as we kick off Nevada Shade Tree Week with the dedication and planting of trees donated to the City by AT&T Real Yellow Pages. The event will be held at Idlewild Park near the Rose Garden.

Reno City Councilman Dan Gustin will join KTMB and AT&T executives in celebrating the City’s success in the annual Phone Books for Trees phone book recycling campaign.  AT&T Real Yellow Pages with the assistance of the National Arbor Day Foundation has generously donated over 200 trees to Reno, Sparks and Washoe County that will be planted on Saturday, October 24th in five parks as part of Make-a-Difference Day.

Volunteers are still being recruited for the Make-a-Difference Day tree planting projects on Saturday.  Trees will be planted at Dick Taylor Park, Melody Lane Park, Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, Hidden Valley Regional Park, and along Sparks Boulevard. To volunteer visit the Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful website www.ktmb.org or call (775) 851-5185.

For more information call Steve Churchillo, Urban Forester at (775) 334-2270.