Whether she’s writing Silver Sister Mysteries under her own name or penning romantic suspense novels under the pen name Arliss Adams, Las Vegas author Morgan St. James is the picture of prolific. In addition to her fiction, St. James recently released “Writers’ Tricks of the Trade: 39 Things You Need to Know About the ABCs of Writing Fiction,” a how-to book designed to help others pursue the dream she realized at age 68 when her first novel, “A Corpse in the Soup,” was published. For more on the author, visit morganstjames-author.com.
Edward Gonzalez of Las Vegas and Ajit Kundanani of North Las Vegas received the Agency Hands in the Community Award from The Allstate Foundation for their commitment to helping others in their area.
Check out this week’s Book Briefs for information about Readings in the Pumpkin Patch, a children’s book event tied to the Vegas Valley Book Festival, and signings for Imani True’s “Strawberries, Stilettos and Steam” and Deborah Wall’s “Base Camp Las Vegas: Hiking the Western States.”
Clark High School ninth-grader Sara Dula hadn’t seen a dentist in years. Her family couldn’t afford it. Her lack of regular check-ups would have continued had the dentist not come to her. Future Smiles, a nonprofit group that provides oral health care to at-risk students, opened a clinic last month in a modular building at Clark, 4291 W. Pennwood Ave.
POLICE RECORDS BUREAU TO REOPEN SATURDAY AFTER ONE-WEEK CLOSURE
The Metropolitan Police Department’s records bureau is set to reopen at 7 a.m. Saturday at the department’s new headquarters in Building C at 400 S. Martin Luther King Blvd.
May your cup overfloweth with German revelry during the third annual Oktoberfest at Centennial Plaza from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.
Stand Down is a national support initiative for needy veterans. In a more local scope, the second annual Veterans Stand Down is planned for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7 at the Cambridge Community Center, 3900 Cambridge St .
Sushi and Hawaii go together. Hawaiians know fresh fish, and the state has an Asian population of 40 percent. Combine the two and you get Island Sushi and Hawaiian Grill.
Before the Celebrity City Chorus heads to Houston to compete in the International Sweet Adelines Convention and Competition, members plan to put on a free dress rehearsal concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave.
Chanti Evans is used to flying under the radar. Her mother is a vice cop, and in the Denver ‘hood where they live, cops are not cool. Blowing Lana’s cover is not cool, either, so Chanti keeps all that quiet. Not even her BFF since third grade, Tasha, knows the truth.
A delegation of Ukrainian judges, translators and others visited the valley from Sept. 10 -17, at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave., as part of the Open World, Rule of Law Program.
In his office atop City Hall, Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow reflected on the many facets of Ward 5, a place he has lived since 2006, and how he plans to jump-start the community’s economy.
