Hi, Nevadans!

A couple of weeks ago, we asked for your input in our reader survey, and we heard many of you would like to see more opportunities to be active in your community. So check out this week’s list below!

Also below: 12 food banks and pantries to support this giving season, and potential new start times for Clark County students.

Have a good week!

Jannelle Calderón

Newsletter Editor, The Nevadan / El Nevadense

📘 Write Your Life: Memoir Workshop — Monday, Nov. 10 from 2-4 p.m. at Incline Village Library (845 Alder Ave., Incline Village) Join fellow writers in writing and sharing memorable moments and experiences.

🎭 The Dam Short Film Society presents a Night of Comedy — Tuesday, Nov. 11, doors open at 6 p.m. program starts at 7 p.m. at The Beverly Theater (515 6th St., Las Vegas) Enjoy 10 crowd-favorite comedic short films from past Dam Short Film Festivals, along with light bites and a silent auction. Tickets can be found online.

🍗 Mo’s Annual Turkey Drop — Friday, Nov. 14 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Reno Public Market (299 E. Plumb Ln., Reno) Come by the 9th Annual Turkey Drive at the Reno Public Market, hosted by DJ and radio personality Mo Ayala, and donate frozen turkeys, canned goods, non-perishable items, drinks, and monetary contributions, all benefiting the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.

✂️ Craft Junkies-Listen, Chat, Make! — Friday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at Sunrise Library (5400 E. Harris Ave., Las Vegas) Come in, listen to music, chat, and work on a unique project on the second Friday of each month. All supplies are provided for free. Space and supplies are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

💛 We Dance in Spirit – A Boarding School Remembrance — Saturday, Nov. 15 from 3-4 p.m. at West Charleston Library (6301 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas) Take part in this powerful and meaningful afternoon of live dance performances by members of our local tribes, where the stories and significance of each dance style will be shared. Local elders and descendants of survivors will also offer reflections on their families’ experiences during the boarding school era nationwide. This is a free event. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and may be limited.

12 Nevada food pantries to donate your time, money, and food to this holiday season

Brooke’s Good Deeds is a volunteer-run food pantry serving the Moapa Valley community. (Aleza Freeman)

By Aleza Freeman

One in five children in Nevada doesn’t know where their next meal will come from.

Factor in the government shutdown, rising costs of groceries, and a murky future for SNAP benefits, and it’s safe to say that many Nevadans may struggle to keep their families fed as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other winter holidays approach.

Whether you’re dealing with food insecurity yourself or you’ve never known the pain of going hungry, your help is needed this holiday season at one of Nevada’s many food banks and pantries. Some are seeking volunteers to help stock shelves, clean, distribute, or serve meals, while others are in need of food and financial donations.

In this article you can find 12 food banks and pantries throughout the state in need of food, money, and volunteers.

Check out the full list!

Students could get extra sleep as CCSD reviews later school start times

A new proposal could push school start times back by 30 minutes. (CDC/Unsplash).

By Sam Cohen

On Nov. 13, the Clark County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees will discuss a proposal to push school start times back by 30 minutes across Las Vegas. If the change is adopted, school start and dismissal times would be as follows:

Elementary schools: 9:30 a.m. to 3:41 p.m.
Middle schools: 8:30 a.m. to 2:41 p.m.
High schools: 7:30 a.m. to 1:41 p.m.

Adjusting the times would not cost additional money. The idea behind the proposal is to provide children with added sleep time, which is better for their overall health and school performance.

A survey was conducted over the last few months to determine what students, parents, and teachers thought of the proposal before it was ultimately scheduled to be presented to the trustees.

Of the 48,038 people who took the survey, an overwhelming number were in support of the changes.

Read more here

NV Energy overcharged customers $65.4 million over more than two decades: “NV Energy estimates it overcharged customers at both ends of the state by a total of $65.4 million from 2002 through 2024, the company reported in response to an investigation by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The utility initially acknowledged overcharging some 60,000 customers by roughly $17 million, the Current reported in May, but the utility later found through an audit it had overcharged another 20,000 ‘previously unidentified ‘multi-family accounts’ for an undisclosed amount.’ It’s unknown how much of the money has been paid back.” (Nevada Current)
Airlines cancel 35 Friday flights at Vegas airport after shutdown-related FAA order: “According to Reid Airport’s website, at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 6, 35 flights — 18 arrivals and 17 departures — scheduled for Friday had been canceled by three air carriers: Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Airlines. Unless the shutdown is ended, it’s expected that additional cancellations will happen over the weekend.” (The Nevada Independent)

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Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Jannelle Calderón with stories from Aleza Freeman and Sam Cohen . It was edited by Kimberly Lawson.

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