Favorite Sons & Daughters
Avery Driscoll, 9, of North Las Vegas has been named a St. Baldrick's Foundation 2013 Ambassador.
Ambassadors serve as faces and voices of the foundation throughout the year as a reminder of the need to fund research to conquer all childhood cancers.
Avery was diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma, a childhood brain tumor, in June 2011.
She likes to color, paint and work with clay. She sings for her family and friends and is learning to play piano.
A New York Yankees fan, Avery played softball until her tumor began to affect her vision.
Her treatment is scheduled to end this spring.
She hopes to become an oncology life specialist to work with kids with cancer.
Aleksey Katchev has graduated from basic military training in San Antonio.
A 2012 graduate of Basic High School, he is the son of Marina Hops and stepson of Gary Hops, both of Henderson.
Ryan Wilson has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
A 2009 graduate of Mojave High School, Wilson is the son of Stephanie and Colin Wilson of Las Vegas.
Eric Medina has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
Medina is the brother of Jason Medina of North Las Vegas.
Emily Walter has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
Walter is the daughter of Pete and Sharon Walter of Prescott, Ariz., and granddaughter of Leona Neelon of Las Vegas.
Dominique Daunte Davis of North Las Vegas has graduated from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tenn., with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Nora Lee Carr of North Las Vegas has graduated cum laude from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tenn., with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Alexandra Morris of Las Vegas has graduated cum laude from Clemson University in Clemson, S.C., with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.
Alyssa Reamy of Las Vegas has been named to the honor roll at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn., for the winter term. Reamy is a senior at the school.
Kerry Dineen has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
Dineen earned an associate degree in 2006 from Hancock College in Santa Maria, Calif.
He is the son of Jaime and Kerry Dineen Sr. of Henderson.
