Area briefing

MUNICIPAL COURT CHANGES HOURS

Nonprofit opens facility in Las Vegas to aid worldly goals

Discarded hotel items such as soap and shampoo were once destined to end up in landfills. Thanks to nonprofit organization Clean the World, those items are helping to save lives.

Prosthestics company making leaps and bounds in technology

Debilitating accidents led to loss of blood supply to a limb and an amputation for valley resident Ken Muller and Winter the dolphin. With seemingly boundless energy and a genteel demeanor, the pair were given new leases on life by Hanger, a Texas-based provider of orthotic and prosthetic services and products.

Red Rock Rendezvous heading to new heights

Professional climbing instructors and rookies alike plan to descend into Red Rock National Conservation Area this weekend during the ninth annual Red Rock Rendezvous.

Literary Las Vegas: Jay Rankin

From the deadly crush of the crowd after the infamous 1997 Tyson-Holyfield rematch to the secrets of surviving hotel politics, Jay Rankin tells all in “Under the Neon Sky: A Las Vegas Doorman’s Story.”

Book Briefs for Mar. 27

Bookstore plans Women’s History event

Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley

n The Extreme Thing Sports and Music Festival is planned from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at Desert Breeze Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road near Durango Drive. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 the day of the show. A VIP Package is $30 and includes a T-shirt and poster. Visit extremething.com.

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DEBUTS REBEL RED BEER

Former graduate forever a Charger at Clark High School

Luke Werner, who has Williams syndrome, is still a fixture at Clark High School 36 years after graduating. He helps out with the sports teams and is a hall monitor on Mondays and Fridays.

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