Neighborhood News

Witness racing at a smaller scale and learn about electric radio-control cars during the second annual Silver State Short Course Championship planned for May 7 and 8 at 702 RC Raceway, 2901 S. Highland Drive, Suite 7A.

Area briefing

Area law enforcement agencies are out on special patrols to make sure pedestrians are crossing streets safely and legally and motorists are paying attention to pedestrians using crosswalks.

Residents claim HOAs rule with unfair hand

When Gerald Henrick bought his home seven years ago, he knew the homeowners association that oversaw its operation had a shaky past. Henrick now serves as secretary for the mostly defunct Royal Crest Rancheros HOA, but said his mission is more to bring the former board’s records and about $10,000 back to their rightful owners.

A La Carte

El Segundo Sol at Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, plans to host a Cooking Fiesta class from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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Area briefing

Area law enforcement agencies are out on special patrols to make sure pedestrians are crossing streets safely and legally and motorists are paying attention to pedestrians using crosswalks.

Some chose to live in established areas like Whitney to avoid associations

The east side of the valley has fewer HOAs in part because most of the neighborhoods were established more that 20 years ago, long before HOAs took the valley by storm in the ’90s housing boom, and some residents like it that way.

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A La Carte

One Six Sky Lounge inside the Eastside Cannery, 5255 Boulder Highway, plans to offer dining specials for Mother’s Day on May 8.

Area briefing

Area law enforcement agencies are out on special patrols to make sure pedestrians are crossing streets safely and legally and motorists are paying attention to pedestrians using crosswalks.

Warm weather warrants awareness of indoor air

Sealing up the house for summer to save on energy bills can invite harmful contaminants. The University of Nevada’s Cooperative Extension offers tips for maintaining healthy indoor air.

Some choose to live in established areas like Sunrise to avoid associations

“When it came time to buy, one of the first things we told the real estate agent was that we didn’t want a place with an HOA,” said longtime Sunrise-area resident Christina Arnold. “We’d been renting at our two previous homes, so we didn’t have a lot of say.” Arnold isn’t alone. Many residents selected the more established area to avoid homeowners associations.

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Princesses and afternoon tea abound in Las Vegas

That’s what Las Vegas residents will find at the eighth annual Child Focus Moms Rock Mother’s Day celebration at 11 a.m. May 7 at the Springs Preserve Amphitheater, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Child Focus is a nonprofit organization that helps keep siblings in foster care situations connected.

FAVORITE SONS & DAUGHTERS

Dillon James Battaglia, 17, has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.

Letters to the editor

Tell us about your father

Do you have the most wonderful father in town? Tell us what makes your dad great in 200 words or fewer. Photos or drawings are welcome, too, but they cannot be returned. We’ll print excerpts from the top submissions in our June 14 edition. Send submissions by mail to Honoring Fathers: View, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070 or by email to viewcalendars@viewnews.com with Honoring Fathers in the subject line. Please include your ZIP code and contact information. The deadline for submissions is May 23.

HOA CC&Rs contain numerous bizarre restrictions

Perhaps the most misunderstood documents associated with owning a home with a homeowners association are the CC&Rs, the covenants, conditions and restrictions.
This heavy document written in legalese lists in excruciating detail what you can and can’t do on your property. Anecdotal evidence suggests that most folks haven’t really read them.

Area briefing

Area law enforcement agencies are out on special patrols to make sure pedestrians are crossing streets safely and legally and motorists are paying attention to pedestrians using crosswalks.

Warm weather warrants awareness of indoor air

Sealing up the house for summer to save on energy bills can invite harmful contaminants. The University of Nevada’s Cooperative Extension offers tips for maintaining healthy indoor air.

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