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The Nevada Mining Association provided full-day workshops and field trips for about 100 local science teachers to learn about and explore the state’s rich mining history. Teachers said they can use what they learned to help engage students in the classroom.
Photos taken by the late Warren Bates are on display at Left of Center Gallery in North Las Vegas. The exhibit includes letters from his family and friends talking about how his suicide affected them.
The Las Vegas Epicurean Affair is scheduled for Thursday at The Pools at the Palazzo, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Take note, kids: Read newspapers and win a trip to Sea World.
It worked for Martin Middle School students who received a trip to San Diego for winning A Test for Excellence, a competition that assesses students’ knowledge about current events.
It’s Oscar Goodman’s final luncheon with the Clark County Bar Association as the mayor of Las Vegas. Someone makes the mistake of calling it his “last.” “Last? Last?!?,” he asks in disbelief. “Everyone’s talking about it’s my last this or my last that. It’s not like I’m dying or anything.” Discussing the quickly approaching end of his 12-year reign as the “World’s Happiest Mayor” is, understandably, a touchy subject. He gets a bit emotional. After all, he swears in the new mayor July 6.
Porsha Revesz weighs in on her years on Oscar Goodman’s elbow promoting the city as a showgirl with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “He’s straightforward. There’s nothing fake about him. I’ll miss my good friend,” she said of the soon to be term limited mayor.