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Meagan HoChing was honored by the United Way of Southern Nevada on Aug. 19 for her commitment to service with a special ceremony at Desert Rose Adult High School attended by U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley and Henderson Councilwoman Gerri Schroder.
LITTLE LEAGUE HONORS RETIRED OFFICER WITH 2011 CHALLENGER AWARD
To honor those who died, were injured or survived the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, events around the city are being planned to commemorate them this weekend. “It is the 10-year anniversary,” said Kristine Anderson, vice president of media and communication for 9/11 Remembrance Las Vegas. “It’s nice for us to all come together to remember.”
Along the eastern rim of Utah’s Paunsaugunt Plateau lies Bryce Canyon National Park, a visual feast for the eyes. Standing along the park’s rim, visitors are treated to a multicolored landscape of natural spires, pinnacles and pillars called hoodoos. They got their name because their upright shape, with a little imagination, suggests humanoid or even supernatural beings.
Several of the 9/11 hijackers spent time in Las Vegas before committing the deadliest act of terrorism in the nation’s history. But in its 2004 report, the 9/11 Commission wrote, “Beyond Las Vegas’ reputation for welcoming tourists, we have seen no credible evidence explaining why, on this occasion and others, the operatives flew to or met in Las Vegas.” Former Clark County Sheriff Jerry Keller told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2006 that he thought the hijackers were eyeing Las Vegas for a possible future attack involving other al-Qaida members.
All summer long, you’ve managed to avoid anything that even remotely resembles school. You get enough of it from now until spring, so why add to the misery, right? And yeah, you’ve been reading all summer long, but that doesn’t count because reading is fun.
Gianna LoPresti was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.
Born with spina bifida, a developmental disorder affecting the spinal cord, Steve Morales never imagined a life playing sports. Now 28, he aggressively races down the court as he dribbles the basketball just out of his opponent’s reach.
Pre-festival events for this year’s Vegas Valley Book Festival begin Saturday with a children’s bookmaking celebration in the downtown Cultural Corridor. Events are free with regular museum admission. Children can craft Harry Potter-inspired laboratory notebooks at 11 a.m. and take in Tony Daniel’s Harry Potter Magic Show at 12:30 p.m. at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 384-3466.