Month: July 2012

Residents can celebrate Independence Day with free admission from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday at all Clark County outdoor pools and water parks. Children 8 or younger must be accompanied by an adult at pools, and no alcohol or glass containers are allowed. Participating pool locations include: Cambridge Water Park, 3930 Cambridge St., 735-1664; Desert Breeze Water Park, 8275 W. Spring Mountain Road, 455-7798; Hollywood Water Park, 1550 S. Hollywood Blvd., 455-8508; Paradise Water Park, 4775 S. McLeod Drive, 455-8541; Parkdale Water Park, 3200 Ferndale St. 455-7523; Sunrise Pool, 2240 Linn Lane, 455-7610; Walnut Water Park, 3075 Walnut Road, 455-8422; and Whitney Pool, 5700 E. Missouri Ave., 455-8529. Admission will also be free from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hollywood Skate Park, 1650 S. Hollywood Blvd. Parents or guardians must sign waivers before children may enter the park. Helmets are available for rent at the park. Visit clarkcountynv.gov.

Summerlin-area author Morrie Greenberg served as a school principal, a teacher and as an English-social studies consultant for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Greenberg tapped his history background to write the two-part book “American Adventures: True Stories From America’s Past.” The first volume shares stories from 1770 to 1870, and the second takes readers from 1870 to the present .

Add this small, comfortable place to your list of restaurants that advertises “authentic Mexican food” and actually delivers it.

When people enter the United States as refugees, they can get help from organizations that have been established to help them settle into American life.

Ava Arcaya participated in the Pretty Little Princess Pageant in Las Vegas April 22 and won “Most Fabulous Face” and “Most Likely to Be a Supermodel.”