Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for compulsive and other eating disorders, meets at 9:30 a.m. Fridays in the library at Green Valley United Methodist Church, 2200 Robindale Road, Henderson (866-6682).
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas celebrated their five years of culinary education excellence July 14 at a reception and dinner for invited guests at Cafe Bleu at school. The reception took place in the college’s Garde Manger Two room, where large ice carvings of the college’s logo served as backdrops for the wine and beer bartenders.
: I looked at ladder trellises at my garden store, but they are too expensive. The design does not look complicated. If I try to copy and build one myself, what is the proper procedure to make one? — Martha G.
Homeowners know that improvement and redecorating projects can be financially draining. Pair that with the fact that the cost of gas and groceries continue to rise and sprucing up your home may be on the back burner. However, you can still invest in some simple projects that provide a big impact, and you won’t have to spend a fortune to complete them.
Families are investing record amounts of time and money to create stylish outdoor living spaces furnished as carefully as their indoor living rooms.
If you really want to get to know someone, ask them to tell you about their favorite collections. Those of us who live to collect everything from historic treasures to quirky curiosities know that our collections are intensely personal and say volumes about our passions and interests, dreams and memories.
: My fiberglass shower pan had a crack in it and so a neighbor came over and helped me remove it. He pulled off several rows of tile at the bottom of the shower walls, cut the pan in half and carted it away. I have a replacement pan but neither one of us knows how to make the drain connection. Is this something we should consider or should we call in a plumber?
When it comes to lawns, everyone tells us to be water-wise, green and eco-friendly. But some of us are too stubborn to get rid of our real grass in spite of high water bills, in spite of having to mow every week and in spite of the difficulty of trying to remove the green and brown stains that children get on their clothes after a two-hour game of tag.
Maybe you have an apricot tree that produces way more apricots than you can use or your tomatoes come in all at once and you have nowhere to go with them. There are people out there who would love to have them. I am in the process of putting together a list of seasonal foods produced in Southern Nevada. If you are interested in participating in this list, please drop me an e-mail at morrisr@unce.unr.edu or give me a call at 257-5509.
Many of the benefits of green living are in real time. We enjoy them as they happen. Paying less money at the gas pump or for a utility bill can be a rewarding activity these days. Our lives also are enhanced by green buildings or by making healthy dietary choices. In my humble opinion, however, the greatest benefits are those that accrue over time as a result of our collective actions.
“It’s not easy being green.” Kermit the Frog, a Muppet, one of puppeteer Jim Henson’s most famous and beloved creations, first introduced in 1955.
Film legend Tony Curtis is coming out with his memoirs in October. Curtis, 83, let the cat out of the bag during a telephone conversation Wednesday.
In the fishing tackle industry, Las Vegas resident Ken Whiting is known as the “Wizard of Rods.” His rod designs have dominated the competition in recent years, and during the 2007 International Convention of Allied Sportsfishing Trades (ICAST), Whiting won top honors in both the freshwater and saltwater categories, as well as the overall “Best of Show” award with fishing rods made from carrot fibers that were produced by e21 Fishing.
Juan Pierre needed just four games in Triple A, in 2000, to prove he was ready to play in the big leagues.
In these difficult economic times, one Reebok Summer Championships team was not deterred from again paying a high price to make the trek to Las Vegas: Quebec’s Ste-Foy Basketball club.
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is used to being behind center — not behind a knife.
No Child Left Behind has always faced criticism from those who see the federal act as an unfunded mandate that turned schools into test-taking factories.
For an athlete, being on the outside looking in has to be the worst feeling in the world.
Another hepatitis C case has been linked to a shuttered Las Vegas endoscopy center, and it genetically matches strains from a cluster of six cases that prompted the nation’s largest patient notification, Southern Nevada Health District officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — The House Wednesday easily approved legislation that seeks to slow the steepest slide in house prices in a generation, rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure and reassure global markets that mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not be allowed to fail.
Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy prefers to deal in facts, so he couldn’t answer my two questions: How long did it take for Jason Rimer to die, and how much did the disabled 4-year-old suffer?
• LAKE MEAD — Anglers are finding good striper action using a variety of baits and techniques. Jigging and still-fishing with cut bait are taking fish from 33 Hole to the Vegas Wash inlet. Two fish weighing in at 8 and 9 pounds were reeled in from the area over the weekend. Top-water action associated with boils is starting to pick up.