Community plans event

For the thousands who have attended Country in the Park at Mountain’s Edge since the event debuted three years ago, one of the highlights of the festival has been the choreographed music and dance performances held in the community’s Exploration Park located on Buffalo Drive.

Be cautious when making offer, expect competing bids

Decades ago, sellers priced a little high to leave room to negotiate down. Buyers typically offered 5 percent less. Then they negotiated and settled at a price in between. Today, there is so much variability in the housing market that it’s impossible to use a pat formula for coming up with an offer price.

Bottom’s up for Shadow Ridge

Instead of posting a lineup on her dugout wall, Shadow Ridge softball coach Cynthia Winter puts up a batting circle.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

NFL Draft shouldn’t be mocked

It’s one of the year’s best weekends, and even after months of speculation, only some questions will be answered immediately.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Summers confident NFL will suit him

Former UNLV running back Frank Summers knew his four visits to NFL teams were job interviews, and he wanted to look the part by wearing a suit and tie to all of them.

Return to majors top goal for Lane

After tearing it up in spring training for the Toronto Blue Jays, former Houston Astros outfielder Jason Lane thought he had punched his ticket back to the big leagues.

IN BRIEF

SPORTS AND THE LAW

Former state worker gets prison term

CARSON CITY — A former state computer technician has been sentenced to at least 41/2 years in prison for using his state position to harass his ex-wife and purchase computers for personal use.

CORRECTIONS

John L. Smith’s Friday column incorrectly stated the day of the Joe Williams Benefit Concert. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at the South Point Showroom.

UNLV students get lessons in real world

Across from UNLV, there is a church. Inside that church Friday morning, a man who looked remarkably like Michael Jackson (post-crazy) joined a woman who kinda-sorta resembled Charo (pre-who?), in performing for poor and homeless children.

Phelps spending time with Prejean

Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps have kept a lid on the status of their still hazy relationship.

Increase in fees debated

CARSON CITY — Wedding chapel lobbyists and advocates for programs to stop domestic violence clashed Friday over a bill to help fund those programs by adding $5 to the cost of a Nevada marriage license.

Mulroy seeks to tap climate bill proceeds

WASHINGTON — Southern Nevada’s top water official on Friday recommended to Congress that some money the government plans to raise in a campaign against global warming should be steered into research and financing to upgrade water plants and pipelines.

Henderson police officers cleared in fatal shooting

A coroner’s inquest jury Friday cleared two Henderson police officers involved in a fatal shooting last month at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus.

IN BRIEF

FAMILY PROMISE

Bill would give panel input on appointees

CARSON CITY — A Nevada assemblyman said Friday that he was not trying to get back at any particular governor with his bill that would require a legislative committee to review and confirm some gubernatorial appointments.

New effort targets illegal prostitution in LV

For advocates of legalized prostitution in Las Vegas, it was like a scene out of a dream: a licensed brothel owner and a card-carrying prostitute openly holding court inside a casino on the Strip.

Pipeline hearing postponed

A state hearing on the last and most contentious part of the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s groundwater pipeline plan has been delayed until fall 2011.

Numerous counts alleged in indictment

The married couple accused of duping senior citizens and Asians out of more than $150,000 in a pigeon drop scam were indicted this week on multiple charges, including kidnapping, robbing an elderly person and obtaining money under false pretenses.

NASCAR party coming to Vegas

Citing an aggressive pitch from Las Vegas officials that stressed plentiful rooms at reasonable rates and the opportunity to stage additional fan activities on the city’s famous Strip, NASCAR announced Thursday it will be moving its annual season-ending party to Las Vegas.

IN BRIEF

SEOUL, South Korea

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