The Centennial Hills area is packed with fun events including King’s Faire, which is set to include more than 2 tons of candy for trick-or-treaters.
Experience the abundance of harvest-time festivities or scare up new memories at Halloween fetes planned around Centennial Hills and Mount Charleston this weekend.
Enjoy not-so-scary Halloween stories or check out the North Las Vegas Police Department’s annual Safe Halloween event this week.
Clark County Vector Control staff members thought they had the midges along the Sloan Channel under control until reports starting coming in about another bug-pocalypse. This time, the pests are mayflies, which require a whole new batch of bug-battling tools.
Whether it’s a scary ghost, a wicked witch or even a favorite movie character, no costume will go to waste on Halloween with plenty of candy-collecting events planned around Henderson.
n Mardi Gras Mambo is scheduled to perform traditional New Orleans jazz with a modern sensibility at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $12. Tickets for seniors and Jazz Society and Guitar Society members are $10. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.
Sun City Summerlin plans to host a Community Wide Yard Sale involving hundreds of homes from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Nathan Adelson Hospice plans to move from its current location at 3391 N. Buffalo Drive to a new, expanded location at the MountainView Medical Office Building, 3150 N. Tenaya Way. MountainView will provide meals, linens, security, maintenance and a chapel for meditation to the hospice.
After being going through chemotherapy while pregnant, a Henderson woman talks about becoming a breast cancer survivor a year later.
What is the psychology of philanthropy? I’m wondering why some wealthy people give a lot of money away to good causes, but other wealthy people don’t. And do you think a wealthy American has an obligation to give to American charities instead of global charities? — L.A., Kansas City, Kan.
After his daughter Lili Claire died from complications of a neurogentic disorder nearly five months after being born, Keith Resnick decided to do something to help other children with similar medical conditions. And now that the city of Henderson has donated 5.3 acres near the corner of Paradise Hills and Compassion drives near Nevada State College, it could be possible.
People are welcome to step inside Scott and Kathy Rice’s house and grab a piece of candy Halloween night. But there is one catch — guests must first walk through his haunted house. “It’s a night you can put on a mask and be someone else,” Rice said. “I think people who are passionate about Halloween understand that.”
Dr. Lonnie Hammargren was out of town when he got a call from his wife, Sandy. “She told me we’d had a tsunami at the house,” he said. “It turned out my big acrylic tank had burst open and flooded the backyard.” On Sunday , the public will be able to view the damage when Hammargren opens his home to the public in honor of Nevada Day.
Summerlin artist Nja Oné plans to explain the stories behind the paintings in her exhibit “Art Coming to Life” in a program titled “Pennies From Heaven,” scheduled for Nov. 5 at the West Las Vegas Arts Center.
Lauren Feather is only 19, but she already operates her own business, the (Best Kept Secret) Boutique in Summerlin.
Every detail of Steven Goble’s first firefight is still fresh in his mind.
It was the middle of the night when his fire engine arrived at a house in the Pittman area. The house was engulfed in flames. The first unit had just been pushed out and Goble’s unit was going in next to contain the flames.
When it comes to keeping youths active, on top of schoolwork and off the streets, many of them turn to sports. One gym that offers opportunities to train in boxing and receive tutoring in school is North Las Vegas Center Ring Boxing, 1018 Fremont St.
Book events scheduled this week include signings for “Fade Sag Crumble: Ten Las Vegas Writers Confront Decay,” “Feathers & Gifts” and “Confessions of a Guidette.”
A gypsy curse, dreams of a mysterious woman later spotted in a 60-year-old photograph, family secrets and a gay man looking for acceptance from his retired minister grandfather fill the pages of local author Donna M. Quick’s novel “Hallowed Illusions.” For more information about the book, visit iuniverse.com or Quick can be contacted at donnamquick@hotmail.com.
El Rancho Mexican is a fusion restaurant without all the fuss and fancy trimmings that many associate with fusion dining.
Looking for fun in Southwest and Spring Valley? Consider An Evening of Cabaret with singer/ actress Lainie Kazan or a concert featuring Osmonds brothers Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Jimmy.
The Las Vegas Grille, with its outdoor patio, is a comfortable smokehouse-style restaurant that has become the place to enjoy wood-roasted meats, poultry, fish and vegetables.
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