Managers follow code of ethics

Q: My question involves community managers and ethics? Like Realtors, do managers have to have ethics training? While Realtors have to account for their actions, what about managers? Who do they have to answer to after the fact in a conflict situation? What if the manager doesn’t know when he or she is in conflict? What about the bidding process? What if a person involved with the management company favors certain bidding companies? Is that a conflict?

Shoppers invited to tour Tuscan Cliffs homes

This holiday weekend, Tuscan Cliffs invites luxury home shoppers to tour their models in its Southern Highlands Collection. Pacific Southwest Development has four custom-designed residences available for immediate move-in and home sites available for custom building with views of the city.

First school opens at Providence

Henry and Evelyn Bozarth Elementary School celebrated its grand opening Aug. 21 with a ribbon-cutting and open house to kick off the 2009-2010 school year. The elementary school is the first to open within Providence, a 1,200-acre master-planned community located at Interstate 215, the Las Vegas Beltway, and Hualapai Road.

Rhodes offers homes for under $100 per square foot

According to sales agent DeAnna Forsyth, activity has increased at Rhodes Ranch. “I am happy to say we’ve gotten increasingly busy over the past four months helping home shoppers find the perfect home at Rhodes Ranch,” Forsyth said. “They have found that the grass was not greener in foreclosures and new homes provide a critical peace of mind that was not possible when looking at bank-owned properties. With a new home, you know you are the first person to live in the home, have your offer accepted within a few days and can avoid all the headaches associated with resales.”

Pardee Homes offers incentives in neighborhoods in Mountain’s Edge

At Pardee Homes’ Trail Ridge and Rosetta neighborhoods in the master-planned Mountain’s Edge community in the southwestern Las Vegas Valley, a select number of move-in ready homes are being offered with prices starting from $161,200.

2009-2010 school year begins in Summerlin

More than 20,000 students recently headed back to school for the 2009-2010 school year in the master-planned community of Summerlin. With 25 public and private schools and five institutions of higher education, Summerlin offers exceptional educational facilities, including some of the valley’s top-performing schools, and is a desirable community for families in Southern Nevada, according to Kevin Orrock, top division executive for The Howard Hughes Corp., developer of Summerlin.

Nevada Energy Star Partners finish 2009 campaign

Nevada Energy Star Partners, a voluntary coalition of Southern Nevada homebuilders, developers, retailers, mortgage providers, energy consultants and local utilities promoting energy conservation, has concluded its 2009 Energy Star campaign, “Together we save.” The annual awareness-building campaign, funded by contributions from partners, is designed to increase Energy Star brand awareness and promote a green lifestyle by demonstrating how easy it is to save resources at home, work, school and play.

Naumann warns about property tax review scam

Q: We recently received a letter asking us to mail a check for $189 to the Property Tax Review Board to appeal our property tax bill. A few days later, I saw on the news that this is some kind of scam. If it is a scam, is anybody doing anything about it? Thanks. — Jayne C., Las Vegas

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Rebels optimistic but questions linger as they host Sacramento State

More optimism greets this UNLV football season than any in many years, but some questions remain unanswered. Those answers will begin to come tonight when the Rebels open against Sacramento State tonight.

GAME DAY:
UNLV vs. Sacramento State: 7 p.m. at Sam Boyd Stadium. Radio: KWWN-AM (1100). Line: Rebels -22, no total

Ruiz’s stellar year with 51s nets MVP honor

Randy Ruiz hasn’t played in the Pacific Coast League since Aug. 11, but the former 51s first baseman still leads the league in RBIs (106), doubles (43) and extra-base hits (70).

Cimarron already in a rush

Cimarron-Memorial took the field for the first time in 2009 on Friday night, but the Spartans’ trademark power running game already looks in midseason form.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

Gorman overcomes mistakes

Bishop Gorman football coach Tony Sanchez was stone-faced Friday as he scolded his offense in a postgame huddle.

Injury puts damper on victory flip

A victory Sunday night by Carl Edwards in the Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway could snap a pair of streaks for the popular driver.

If Sanford has no rants, UNLV could win raves

Mike Sanford insists he is going to stay off the field more during games this season, which is a good thing considering UNLV’s football team has an opportunity to flirt with its first winning record since 2000.

Arencibia leads 51s past Beavers

J.P. Arencibia hit two three-run homers Friday as the 51s kept alive their bid to finish the Pacific Coast League season above .500 with a 7-2 victory over the Portland Beavers in Portland, Ore.

Eagles’ lesson learned

Spring Mountain coach Aaron Masden sensed his players were “a little shell-shocked” in their season opener last week because many were seeing game action for the first time.

Obama’s speech optional

Controversy surrounding President Barack Obama’s speech to school children on Tuesday kept educators busy Friday as the Clark County School District arranged a news conference to respond to inquiries about the event.

Gibbons planning to create Nevada crime commission

CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons has announced plans to create a Nevada Crime Commission. Gibbons’ office says the commission would examine current crime problems in the state and those that could emerge and would look for solutions.

Official laments hikers’ assault on area of ancient pine trees

Wilderness official Kurt Kuznicki was on a recent mission at Griffith Peak in the Spring Mountains to preserve some of the oldest living things on the planet: a stand of bristlecone pines that have survived in the thin, alpine air for thousands of years. But hikers had set fire some time ago to branches and wood from the ancient trees. “You know for five minutes of warmth, why are you going to burn a 1,000-year-old tree? Think about it,” Kuzinki said.


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