When Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger flew F-4 Phantom fighter jets over Nellis Air Force Range he always prepared for the unthinkable emergency.
So far, January 2009 has been bleak for Las Vegas, with unemployment rising and visitor numbers falling.
A rose may always be a rose, but sometimes a beautiful flower arrangement is more than just a beautiful flower arrangement. For members of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society, the Japanese art of flower arranging is a form of meditation as well as a teaching tool about life and nature.
I love winters in Southern Nevada! In fact, just about anytime from October to June is fine by me, but deep winter is special. I suppose it’s a stretch to call our relatively mild and brief period of cool weather “deep winter” but hey, it’s all we’ve got.
No, it is not too late to prune your roses. Mark your calendar for Jan. 24 when the South Valley Rose Society will present a free rose pruning demonstration at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus, continuously from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The campus is located at 3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson. For more information, call the master gardener help line at 257-5555
When he caught a glimpse of his freshman class in 2005, Cheyenne football coach Charles Anthony had a feeling the group would become something special.
To my surprise, only a handful of vehicles were parked near the fishing pier at Boulder Harbor when I parked my truck in front of the sign that read “No Parking from here to the water.” It was about 4:30 p.m.