I'm also very happy to report that we had great success at our first FLL and Jr. FLL event. We are sure to expand the program and establish a permanent league in northern Nevada. Had a ton of fun! Here are links to recent media coverage:
Sparks Tribune Click First LEGO League Comes to Sparks
Channel 4 Click LEGO Championship
Nevada Appeal- Banana Nauts- FLL Team
Reno Gazette Journal Sparks Lego tourney encourages children to apply research, robotics to biomedical engineering

Second, Rich Williams' Sierra Star Observatory collaboration with the UA SkyCenter is now official. The UA and the Sierra Stars Observatory Network, or SSON, have announced an agreement that will allow users almost anywhere access to the Schulmann 32-inch telescope perched at the top of the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Ariz. Click on http://uanews.org/node/36778 to view the announcement from Ed Beshore of the UA Sky Center. Paul Guttman was instrumental in introducing Rich Williams to Adam Block of the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter.