Hi, Nevadans!
Here’s a holiday treat to start your week, a snapshot of my cat Jasper helping me set up the Christmas tree:
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Besides all this cat cuteness, here’s what else is in today’s newsletter:
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The 114-year-old Manzanita Lake at UNR is getting a new look and swans.
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The state’s business licensing website got an overhaul to make it more user-friendly—check out phase one of Project Orion.
- Some fun things to do in your community.
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⛄ Waterless Snow Globes – Family Crafternoon — Monday, Dec. 22, 4-4:45 p.m. at East Las Vegas Library (2851 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas). Learn how to make waterless snow globes in this free class for all ages. Waterless snow globes are fun to shake and easy to make!
🎸 Jam Sessions — Saturday, Dec. 27, 3-5 p.m. in the theatre of the Clark County Library (1401 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas). Join this last jam session of the year, where you’ll learn to play and improvise, or you can simply watch and enjoy the live music. Bring your own instrument or borrow one from the fellow musicians. Free admission. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All ages are welcome.
❄️🥾 Frosty Yurt Hike — Monday, Dec. 22, 10 a.m.-noon at Water Canyon (Winnemucca). Bundle up and join Nevada Outdoor School and the Humboldt County Library for a refreshing winter adventure! Exploring the trail together for a scenic hike to the Water Canyon yurt, enjoying the crisp winter air, and snowy views along the way. After the hike, warm up with s’mores by the fire.
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Geese walking around UNR’s Manzanita Lake. (Malia.aa/Shutterstock)
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By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect
The University of Nevada, Reno, is upgrading Manzanita Lake and the adjacent grassy field with the goal of making the once hot spot on campus a bustling destination again.
A $7 million construction project includes structural and utility upgrades, but the lake and adjacent Manzanita Bowl are also getting facelifts with accessible walking paths, benches, a patio overlooking the lake and a student event plaza.
Eventually, swans will again call campus home when construction is complete.
When the area was developed more than 100 years ago, Manzanita Lake was a recreation spot for ice skating, swimming and boating. UNR isn’t planning on bringing back water activities—the lake rarely freezes over now—but it does plan to bring back that kind of energy to what was a campus hot spot.
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Open sign on a small business. (shisu_ka/Shutterstock)
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Nevada will replace its state business platform, Silver Flume, with a modernized system that promises a more user-friendly experience for businesses statewide.
The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office announced this week the launch of the first phase of Project Orion, following more than 1,000 bug fixes to the Silver Flume system over the past couple of years.
Why it matters: Silver Flume was prone to frequent errors, with a daily failure rate averaging 12% to 14%. On top of the technological difficulties, the platform’s highly technical and often confusing language forced many entrepreneurs and small business owners to hire a lawyer just to complete basic filings.
So far: The failure rate has dropped to approximately 0.1%, or about just three to four transactions on an average day, and forms have been revised to use plain language, according to the Secretary of State’s office. The new platform also offers road maps and clear steps for filings.
Current Silver Flume users will be able to log in using their existing username and password. The new platform is accessible through the official Project Orion website.
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Trump called to put cannabis lower on the dangerous drugs list. What does it mean for Nevada? “The switch would move marijuana away from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD. Cannabis would instead be a Schedule III substance, along with ketamine and some anabolic steroids. Reclassification by the Drug Enforcement Administration would not make it legal for recreational use by adults nationwide, but it could change how the drug is regulated and reduce a hefty tax burden on the cannabis industry.” (The Nevada Independent)
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Bat-killing fungus reaches Nevada, raising concerns for ecosystems and farms: “Nevada is home to several bat populations that hibernate in caves and abandoned mines—environments where the fungus can thrive. A major decline in bat populations could have ripple effects across ecosystems and agriculture, increasing insect populations and potentially leading to greater crop damage, biologists say. State wildlife officials say they have been preparing for the fungus to arrive in Nevada for years. In response to the detection, they plan to expand monitoring efforts, protect high-risk roosting sites, and continue educating the public about ways to limit the spread.” (KUNR)
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