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EVENT AT ANDRE AGASSI BOYS & GIRLS CLUB TO PROMOTE SAFE DRIVING

Newsmakers for the week of May 7-13

J.D. Fraser was inducted into the Foothill High School Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame Feb. 1.

Local moms recognized by group

American Mothers Inc. has named Zan Peterson Hyer, a resident of The Lakes area, as its Nevada Mother of the Year for 2013.

Mountain peak named for ranching family

Red Rock Canyon’s beauty includes Mount Wilson, which stands 7,068 feet high and is one of the peaks overlooking Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. It is named for James Bernard Wilson, an early rancher who lived most of this life in the area.

Dining Pick of the Week: Rice N’ Noodle

Chinese food revolves around rice and noodles, and these noodles and bowls of rice are perfectly prepared for a real taste of Chinese cuisine.

Dining Pick of the Week: Sushi Bay

If you like choices, Sushi Bay has 26 nigiri selections, six vegetable rolls, 20 sushi rolls, 40 special rolls, six sashimi specials, eight deep-fried rolls and five baked rolls.

Dining Pick of the Week: Lumberjacks

It’s fun to eat where the big boys eat, and the big boys eat at Lumberjacks.

Home store draws on desert inspiration

A little piece of Sedona, Ariz., has found its way to Las Vegas. Viva Southwest offers a collection of Pueblo-inspired home furnishings and décor.

Donated books helping to boost library’s supply

The week of April 14 celebrated National Library Week, and perhaps no one was happier to mark the occasion than Dr. George Alexander, who donates books throughout the year to the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.

Las Vegas Academy students to back up jazz musicians

The 24th annual Jazz in the Park concert series is scheduled to begin Saturday, featuring some of today’s top jazz musicians and, perhaps, some of its future ones.

Science and tech expo covers variety of disciplines at CSN

College of Southern Nevada professor Marion Hammond performed a chemistry magic show for students and teachers as part of the 10th annual Science and Technology Expo April 19 at CSN’s Cheyenne campus.

Nevada native combines wedding, college graduation

PULLMAN, Wash. — With friends and family already gathered for her graduation from Washington State University, Cassie Dotts thought it would be a good time for another ceremony — her wedding.

Small street reflects namesake’s avoidance of limelight

Robert L. Mendenhall is a big name in the Las Vegas Valley. Big enough to share his name with everything from a practice facility for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ mens basketball team, to a tiny stretch of asphalt between Losee Road and North Lawrence Street in North Las Vegas.

After difficult pregnancies, mom says she’s set to advocate for natural births

Born more than a month too soon and still less than a month old, doctors had to force air down a tube in Dawson Michel’s throat to help him breath, one in a battery of procedures meant to keep him and his twin sister Adelaide alive for two weeks.

Iron sulfates can stain several surfaces

Question: My husband used a fertilizer that stained our pavers and the bottom of our pool in spots. Do you know of a solution to remove those stains?

Investigators probe why limousine burst into flames, killing five

SAN FRANCISCO — A stretch limousine that burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay bridge, killing five women inside, was carrying one too many passengers, investigators said Monday.