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Born in the Netherlands, Stan Rubens picked up the guitar at 14. Later he changed to keyboard and started his music career in Australia. His claim to fame was developing a system of singing three-part harmony on his own with no prerecording or backup singers. Now in Las Vegas, Rubens continues to perform and has taken up writing.
Hawks are natural predators of round-tailed ground squirrels, but the Desert Hawks of Heard Elementary School have a friendlier relationship with the rodents. The school is inside Nellis Air Force Base, and the indigenous squirrels were living under the dirt long before it was built.
“I came here without a feather,” said Sun City Anthem resident Nicole Duffel. After moving here from Carmel, Calif. in 2001, she thought she had left the costumes, sequins and feathers from her former life behind. A classically trained pianist, Duffel, 60, started her professional career at age 15 as a percussionist for the Monterey Peninsula Symphony orchestra. Her ballet and vocal talents led her to a career that included musical theater, local television commercials, film and finally establishing her own performance group.
About four years ago, Valerie Poteete, who goes by the name Penelope Pendragon, was unhappy with her life. Her son left for the U.S. Air Force. Her house was in foreclosure. A nine-year relationship with her boyfriend had ended. At 235 pounds, Pendragon was miserable and ready to make a change. “So I pretty much excavated my life,” Pendragon said.