Thousands of cars pass by each day the fenced-in, now-defunct El Capitan mobile home park on Bonanza near Nellis, and probably no one realized what was behind that temporary fence. In fact, until this past week, there was a massive illegal tire dump so large, numbering some 2,000 discarded tires, that it could clearly be seen from satellite photo imagery on Google Earth.
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Jake Edward Galins, 16, has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
Thousands of kindergarten students across the Las Vegas Valley are learning to read with the help of handmade books from the Desert Sage auxiliary group, a part of the Assistance League of Las Vegas.
Born from humble beginnings, the Magical Forest will celebrate 20 years with more attractions and its brightest lights ever. Opportunity Village, 6300 W. Oakey Blvd., replaced about 3 million traditional Christmas lights with energy-efficient LED lighting.
Small is mighty in one corner of the triathlon scene in Las Vegas. Iron Kids is a monthly fitness program for athletes ages 9-13 offered by the YMCA of Southern Nevada. The youngsters learn the running, cycling and swimming skills necessary to complete a sprint triathlon, a timed race in the three fields.
Anna and Andy, the hummingbirds that inspired Linda P. Young’s “The Adventures of Anna and Andy Hummingbird,” grew up amid the mulberry trees in the author’s Centennial Hills-area backyard. While some of the feathered adventures in the book are based on true events, others were hatched from Young’s imagination. She said her book, written to amuse her grandchildren, is “about the fun hummingbirds seem to have.” Born in Iowa City, the author moved to Las Vegas 20 years ago. In addition to writing, she owns a sign business. For more information, visit theadventuresofannaandandy
hummingbird.wordpress.com.
This week’s event highlights include a free live theatrical adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” a screening of the film “The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes” and a community theater production of “Avenue Q.”
Question: In March of this year I planted a 2-foot tree with few leaves. It now has grown to 4 feet with a wide spread of branches. It is planted in an 18-inch pot in the southeast section of my yard. Will this tree continue to grow in a container? If so, should I transplant it to a larger container? I grow citrus trees in containers and in the ground successfully. This is my first attempt to grow a peach tree.
Summerlin residents and area businesses are combining their talents to bring special meals to the homeless each month.
“Barn Boot Blues,” an teen angst-free novel about a city girl’s relocation to a farm, is a real kick.
Clark County School District teacher Meredith Allard combines romance, paranormal fantasy and historical fiction into her novel “Her Dear & Loving Husband.” The action follows Salem, Mass., professor James Wentworth, a widower who can’t move on until he meets librarian Sarah Alexander, a dead ringer for his long-gone wife, Elizabeth. E-book versions of the novel in all formats are available free from smashwords.com. For more information about the author, visit meredithhallard.com.
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