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Summer school helps students finish high school

The Clark County School District estimated at the beginning of the summer that 2,000 seniors would take some form of summer school in an effort to graduate. In the end, a few more than 300 did, and an estimated 230 participated in an Aug. 15 graduation ceremony. One of those students was Henderson resident Oshea Alvarez, who enrolled in night school to supplement his high school classes and earn his diploma.

Alumni searching for Western High’s class of 1972

Alumni from Western High School’s class of 1972 are busy tracking down members for a 40th reunion planned for Oct. 19 and 20 at Texas Station.

Cruise antics splash onto the stage in new show

The Sun City Community Theatre plans to perform the musical production “The Happy Senior Cruise” this weekend at the Starbright Theatre.

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Moms get a workout while entertaining tots

Mothers with young children often have postnatal concerns that include shedding extra pounds gained during pregnancy and postpartum depression. Stroller Strides aims to tackle these concerns with a fitness program.

The Center to open Forbuss building near downtown

Las Vegas’ gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community will have a larger permanent place to call home in December when The Center opens its Robert L. Forbuss Building at 401 S. Maryland Parkway.

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Program puts juvenile traffic offenders on road to safety

The Henderson Municipal Court and the American Traffic Academy have created Advance Interaction Driver’s Education to put juvenile traffic offenders on the road to becoming better and safer drivers.

Fruitless trees can still sometimes create produce

Question: I read a small article online that you wrote about fruitless olive trees. We just had two new 36-inch box fruitless olive trees planted in our front yard. We noticed about a dozen green olives growing at the top areas of the trees.

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