Home repairs can be costly, especially for low-income residents. But Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada, 611 S. Ninth St., aims to assist these residents by providing no-cost repairs to veterans, the elderly and low-income homeowners.
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Eleven students at Hyde Park finished in the top 1 percent in the Mathematical Association of America’s American Mathematics Contest 8, an international competition held in November. One Hyde Park student, Ian Johnson, got a perfect score for the second year in a row. Hyde Park is one of the Clark County School District’s magnet schools.
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Three uniformed figures guide the craft carefully out of its protective structure. Two wear green flight suits, the third wears gray and blue attire; all wear dark aviator sunglasses. Their inspection of the Cessna is organized and procedural, though they trade jokes in the relaxed manner of a crew intimately comfortable with its vehicle. What makes the members of this aircrew different than other private or commercial Cessna crews is that they collaborate with the Air Force on humanitarian missions. These flyers are civilians who serve in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP).
Angela Urquiaga is on the phone, trying to track down one of her babies. That’s what she calls the roughly 150 Rancho High School students who don’t have a permanent place to live.
For kids new to the country and the English language, a 3,000-student high school and class sizes of 40 to 50 probably do not make for the most effective learning environment. A small campus in the Sunrise area caters especially to such students.
This week’s event highlights include a performance by the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West Winds, ScoutQuest at the Springs Preserve and Transit(ion) Trilogy: Emigration Transformation, a UNLV Dance show about Eastern European Jews’ immigration to America.
The Mob Bar is designed as a supper club lounge from the 1920s, with silent movies playing and cocktail waitresses wearing flapper-style outfits.
They spin, they jump, and they defy the laws of gravity, making break dancing look effortless. Las Vegas’ own Battle Born represented America at the 2011 Braun Battle of the Year, a world championship event held in November in Montpellier, France.