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Indigenous Peoples' Day + UNR Studying Fire Tornadoes
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Welcome back, Reno! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on in Reno today.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and cool. High: 57 Low: 29.
Here are the top stories today in Reno:
- The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and the city of Reno honored Indigenous Peoples Day with traditional and modern dances Monday afternoon. Traditional dances included the basket dance, which is typically performed in the spring. Dancers wore traditional animal hide dresses and carried baskets above their heads while dancing to the beat of the music. "The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony has more than 1,200 members from the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes and over there are over 5,000 urban Native Americans living in Reno," Bethany Sam, public information officer of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, said during the ceremony. (Reno Gazette Journal)
- Experts don't yet have a good understanding of how and where dangerous fire tornadoes form, but hope a new UNR and Desert Research Institute study can 'demystify' them. Fire tornadoes, spiraling vortexes that form under intense fire conditions, are rare, but can level entire communities. UNR researchers are teaming up with the Desert Research Institute and the public to launch a multi-year study to better predict them — to hopefully get fire crews and residents out before it's too late. The public is critical to this research said Neil Lareau, a UNR physics professor, because researchers want to study wildfire ashfall that rains down during intense periods of fire behavior. Next time you see ash falling from the sky, researchers want you to photograph the ash particles, with a ruler or coin for scale, and submit the photos through the new Citizen Science Tahoe web application. (KRNV My News 4)
- Washoe County School District is working with Washoe County Health District to host vaccine clinics at five area schools during school hours for students 12 and older. (ThisisReno)
- Thrill-seekers can visit a haunted house in Spanish Springs and virtually donate to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada on October 31st from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (KRNV My News 4)
- Reno retailers are doing the best they can to prep for the holidays as supply chain hiccups continue. (Nevada Appeal)
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About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.